Chapter 305 War is Here(1)

After arriving back home, Alice explained to everyone what happened. She was a bit embarrassed to explain that they were caught almost immediately, but everyone reassured her it wasn't her fault. She has only been a vampire for two months after all, while the others have been for years. She also told them what Patricia said, but as expected, no one trusted the words of the enemy.

"Look, we have little choice. It's not like I can sneak into the camp, I got almost immediately. Skorn already confirmed that Askalad cannot use his family ability, so maybe we can trust her that Askalad will attack in three days as well." Alice said, looking over at Skorn and he nodded his head in confirmation. Alice has decided to place her trust in the vampire nobles.

"Non of the demons in Askalad's army wants to be there, so a betrayal isn't surprising. Although what worries me is that it was orchestrated, and they are trying to use our nativity to spread misinformation." Skorn said

"So your saying that they might not attack in three days, because Patricia is lying. In that case we are back to square one." Alice said with a huff

"War isn't easy young one, and misinformation is what leads to most armies downfall. Trusting information blindly could lead to our deaths." Skorn said and Alice looked at the ground

"How about this, we keep people on the look out for any enemy demons, while we continue our activities. You two need to tone down the intensity of your training, to keep the two of you in the best health possible, just incase. I swear, the two of you are trying to kill each other....again." Lily said with a groan

"No problem." Skorn said

"Agreed. Bartus, how is the weapon coming along?" Colin asked

"Slow, we can create guns easily now, but creating one that has enough penetrative power to pierce through a tier 5s skin while also moving at a speed that they can't dodge is difficult. Plus, we have adjust the accuracy of gun.... it's a mess, a real brain tickler." He said with a wide smile, despite the severity of the situation.

[Oh, and by the way, the items you asked me to make are finished.] Bartus said

[Good.] Colin responded

"Leia, how is everyone else coming along?" Colin asked

"Well, the Arachnids have laid a new batch of eggs, but I'm not sure we have enough time for them to hatch. We currently have thirty tier 4 drones, so that's something. The high Imps are excited about the war, a bit too excited if you ask me. The high Daimonis aren't too happy about the situation, but they are training deligently. And as for the wolf pack..." Leia said and turned towards Paul, who sighed

"They are itching for combat, they are a bit restless." Paul sighed, cursing the werewolf bloodlust.

"They will have their itch scratched soon enough. For now, keep them inside and don't let them outside the town. That should be all for now, everyone get some rest." Colin warned and Paul hesitantly nodded his head. The meeting ended and everyone retired to their room, exhausted by the days work.

"You're back." Lily said as both her and Alice laid beside each other in Colin's room. The sleeping arrangements in Colin's room has changed since the previous night.

"Sorry, I had to collect something from Bartus." Colin said and sat on the bed, and both Alice and Lily crawled over curiously. Colin opened his [Demonic Inventory] and took out three black boxes of different, each of them engraved with golden sigils and the three of them could feel the demonic energy eminating from them.

"What are these?" Alice asked curiously

"Gifts for the two of you." Colin said and handed the smallest box to her, making her pout as it was the smallest, but she curiously opened it. Inside, was a white, metallic ring with purple runes on it's band and a small purple crystal on it.

[Name: Memoriam of Shadow Love

Type: Cursed Ring

Tier: 4

Enchantments: [Shadow Empowerment], [Lover's Bond]

System Remark: A ring made by the Leprechaun Bartus at the behest of the [????], Colin Dunamis. This ring is a significance of his love for his first Queen Alice Dunamis.]

"Colin." Alice said with tears streaming down her face and gave him a big hug, and Colin smiled happily. Colin had requested that Bartus create a ring with the Shadow Leopard's soul crystal and he did just that with the [Shadow Empowerment] enchantment, but he didn't expect him to add the [Lover's Bond] enchantment. This enchantment allowed her to find Colin wherever he was.

"How romantic, my turn." She happily opened hers, with her tail wagging joyfully. Inside, was a bracelet with a thin purple band connecting beautiful pink crystals, in the form of butterflies, together, Lily looked at the bracelet for a while, not saying a word.

[Name: Butterfly Wristlet

Type: Cursed Bracelet

Tier: 4

Enchantments: [Illusion Empowerment]

System Remark: A bracelet made at the behest of the [????], Colin Dunamis by the leprechaun Bartus. This bracelet was made for his companion Lily Eros, daughter of the [Demon Queen of Lust], Asmodious Eros.]

"I know that since you are a princess you probably got tons of better gifts before." Colin said when he saw Lily staring at it in silence.

"On the contrary, I don't. The only people who ever gave me a gift are my mother and big sister. Thank you." She said and wore it on her hand and have Colin a kiss on his cheek, before a small smile blossomed on her lips.

"Now let's see what you got." She said turning to the largest box. Colin opened it, already knowing what was inside, a golden chain necklace with a transparent crystal containing a shifting blue energy at the end.

[Name: Psychic-Aquarius Chain

Type: Cursed Necklace

Tier: 4

Enchantments: [Underwater Breathing], [Psychic Force], [Underwater Mobility], [Marine Beast Taming]

System Remark: A chain created at the behest of the [????], Colin Dunamis by the leprechaun Bartus. This chain was created from the soul crystal of the Mind Crab, the Psychic of the Sea. This chain still contains a fragment of the power of the Psychic of the Sea.]

"It looks pretty powerful. Why does it seem you kept the best one for yourself." Lily said, and Colin shrugged his shoulder. The chain was indeed very powerful, it's enchantments, [Underwater Breathing] and [Underwater Mobility] respectively, allowed him to breathe underwater and also move freely under the water, uninhibited by the fact that it wasn't his natural environment and unaffected by water pressure. Atleast that's what the description said. [Psychic Force] was an ability that allowed him to move things with his mind, a weaker version of what the mind crab had, while also doubling to protect his mind from mental attacks. [Marine Beast Taming] allowed him to tame weak marine animals.

"Now then, we are all exhausted from opening all those gifts. Why don't you come here Colin?" Lily said seductively

"We saved a spot for you, right here." Alice said, patting the spot between her and Lily, causing Colin to gulp.

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*Boooooom*

*Roooaaaaaar*

"What the fuck is going on?!!" Colin roared furiously as he was jolted awake. The sun has just risen, lighting up the surrounding and Colin has only managed to fall asleep thirty minutes ago. So him being furious was understandable.

"What's going on?" Lily asked as both her and Alice woke up.

"Not sure." Colin said and got up out of bed, before transforming and summoning some clothes. He jumped off the balcony and flew towards the wall. Another explosion rang out and Colin changed the direction of his flight. The other members of the family also rushed towards the wall as well, tired and angry.

"Are those boars? The warthogs Skorn mentioned." Colin realized and he grinded his teeth together as his rage soared and his tattoo glowed intensely. Indeed, there were eleven boars charging at the wall, damaging it.

"What's going on?" Lily asked again, looking down at the warthogs and her eyes widened

"They started the war early, way too early. Do these motherfuckers not fucking sleep?!" Colin said angrily

"But-" Alice said, her lips trembling

"Your vampire friend lied to you, Alice." Lily said harshly and Alice looked down at the boars, her fangs extended and her eyes glowed with an angry light.

[Everyone, prepare for war.] Colin said, as he summoned his gauntlets, and his cursed necklace. In the distance, he could see Askalads army marching towards them, with Askalad at the forefront, smiling maliciously.