As Philip felt that the weight above him had disappeared, he coughed violently as black liquid is being shot out from his mouth. The black liquid dissipates in the air
The white liquid that was released on his right neck evaporated from his heating body. The heat of his body was not enough to singe the bedsheet. It was because the Truth Serum seemed to have a lower boiling or evaporation point than water
The effects of the Obedience Gas still lingered around his nose even though the gas has been sent outside the window. But the Disresistance Spray was still in full effect since it entered his eyes. Philip doesn't have the means to remove foreign materials in his eyes except for rolling it around, though this material is liquid in form and he could only let it dilute in his tear sacs
Philip immediately calmed down after the whole fiasco. He was still angry though, but it was subsiding due to the Aphrodisiac. The bitterness in his mouth was disappearing rapidly and he could only let out a sigh
He then furrowed his eyebrows when he remembered the names of Vanessa's concoctions. The first question that entered his mind was, 'How could Vanessa create those type of potions?'
There was a potion that controls the obedience of someone, a potion that make someone tell the truth, a potion that disables nerve and muscle resistance, and a potion that can directly extract information from others
Philip had no idea how Vanessa made these. Even if he has knowledge of molecular compositions and atomical structures where certain elements that combined to each ither will lead to the desired mixture, he thought that it would be impossible
In all honesty, Philip believed in witches. Since it was confirmed that witch-hunts were done 500 years ago and the last witch was executed around 200 years ago, Philip questioned if Anna Göldi was actually the last witch to be executed
Surely there were still many witches that were in hiding and survived? Then Vanessa is the descendants of these witches. That may be the reason why Vanessa could make these types of concoctions
But somehow, Philip did not believe that Vanessa was a witch at all. Vanessa said that she was a Master Alchemist, which can mean she was a chemical engineer or some sort. She was then became obsessed about chemistry and made different kinds of mixtures that can be deemed as dangerous by the government. This, in turn, made Vanessa get stripped of her privileges in continuing her experiments. She then made into this mansion and continued her hobby
That's what Philip believed
Another explanation is the emergence of the Mysticism Age. The Mana in the air and the Mana Hotspots could have helped her in developing these types of concoctions. Additionally, Philip remembered the Silky Gaia Leaves that Yuze made into tea. If such magical herbs grew near the Mana Hotspots, wouldn't Vanessa discovered these and further developed her alchemy?
This was the most likely reasoning
Then Philip had a realization. Should numerous magical herbs and plants of different kinds and types already grew this early?
'It's possible...'
Philip considered the probability
Until then, information flowed through his mind. It was all about alchemy and Vanessa's past
Philip was confused and deeply furrowed his eyebrows. He felt guilt as this was as if he was invading her privacy, yet he couldn't do anything to stop it
He learned of the most crucial instructions and processes to create a concoction. He also learned the secrets of each compund that can be amplified to harness the true potential of the material
At this moment, somehow, Philip became a Professional Alchemist, one level lower than a Master Alchemist, just like that. It was because the extraction was cut off in the middle of the process
In the middle of his thoughts, he felt a presence in front of him. The presence did not bother to hide its presence at all and it was like it was intentionally calling for Philip's attention
Philip slightly raised his upper body. He was struggling a little bit due to the Disresistance Spray and the lingering effect of the Aphrodisiac
He saw a man standing in front of him. The man's right side was illuminated by the moonlight from the window. His silver-white hair seemed to be glowing from the light as it was calmly waving from the breeze. His red eyes were glowing, despite his right eye being illuminated
"Alucard..."
Alucard then kneeled down his right knee. His left had is on his chest and his right hand is on the floor
Philip pulled his body upwards slowly. He struggled as his muscles were not responding very well. His Spirit Fibers were working overdrive and trying to push out the effects of the Disresistance Spray
Eventually, Philip was able to sit up straight and face the kneeling Alucard. He waited fro Alucard to talk but Alucard wasn't moving
Philip became confused as to why Alucard was unmoving. But one thing is for sure, Alucard came here because there was something that he needed from Philip. He just happened to feel something did inside the room and saved Philip, or rather, saved Vanessa
In truth, Alucard was not afraid of Philip being in danger. He was afraid that Vanessa might die just from making contact with Philip and offended him
He was just disappointed that Vanessa did not follow the Old Man's warning and request. He did not hesitate to be rough with her when he placed Vanessa inside of her room
He could be considerate and put her in her bed but he was in hurry to meet and talk with Philip. Therefore, he showed respect to him and kneeled
After several seconds, Alucard was still not talking. Philip then realized that he said to Alucard that he should not talk unless he allowed him to. He was surprised that Alucard followed his command until the end
It gives him the idea at how Alucard really respects him or recognizes him as a master. Although, he still has no idea why Alucard calls him that
"Oh yeah, you can speak now." Philip softly said
"I greet the Master." Alucard said with melancholy
"Do you want to talk?"
"Yes, Master"
"Alright, I just need to recover from these effects..." Philio said as he lied down on the bed once again
Alucard elegantly stood up and widened his eyes at Philip. His red eyes glowed and Philip was covered in faint red light
Philip felt relief fill his body and lifted his head. He could see Alucard using his ability on him. The effects of the Disresistance Spray and Aphrodisiac has disappeared as Alucard purified it with his eyes
"Looks like you really need to talk to me..." Philip sat up and muttered
"I apologize, Master." Alucard said as he followed Philip with his eyes
"Alright, first of all, I'll refrain you from calling me Master. I'm not used to it. Why are you calling me that anyway?" Philip shifted his body and stood up from the right side of his bed. He faced Alucard and turned his body to him
Instead of immediately answering Philip's question, Alucard took a deep breath and turned around. He walked towards the door that lead to the balcony, outside of Philip's room
The balcony was small and could only fit a small round tea table and four chairs. There was a small potted plant in the corner
Alucard went outside and stared at the full moon with his glowing red eyes. Philip followed him and went outside to the balcony. He leaned on the stone railing and he also looked at the bright moon
"I called you Master because..." Alucard paused as he turned his head towards Philip, "It's because you hold the ability to control Fate"
Philip's ears perked up and he slowly turned his head to look at Alucard. His eyes were sharp and his body is screaming. Depending on Alucard's goal, Philip was willing to eliminate him to protect his secret
"How do you know that?!" Philip asked in a dreadful tone
Alucard flinched from Philip's sharp glare. He took a deep breath and answered Philip
"I am a direct descendant of the very first Original Ancient Vampire. I inherited all of the abilities and powers of previous inheritors, including the first's Blood Eye of Truth." Alucard said with melancholy as his red eyes glowed while looking at Philip
"Tell me more." Philip said with interedt in curiosity. He was not angry nor annoyed in the first place rather, he was interested since Alucard himself said that he is a vampire
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Alucard is the 100th direct descendant of the Original Ancient Vampire and he is the longest living vampire that inherited the power of the Ancient Vampire for over 2,000 years
The power of the Ancient Vampire is called the Pureblood. Pureblood has the ability to masterfully control the blood of the inheritor and use it as a weapon. Pureblood also has the ability to take and pass on the abilities and memories of the previous inheritors to the next generation of inheritors
Having the power of Pureblood also means that they hold the future of all vampires in the world. It also means that other vampires can challenge the holder of Pureblood an take the power for themselves
So far, during the history of inheritance, no one has succeeded on stealing the Pureblood from an inheritor
The inheritor's lifespan should have been at 1,000 years max and Alucard exceeded that point. Other inheritors lived for less than 1,000 years due to unfortunate events
The reason why the other inheritors lived less than 1,000 years is because the world rejected the concept of Pureblood. Pureblood has the power to change the world drastically and let vampires take over the world. The Spirit of the World did not want that and placed a curse to inheritors
The curse that was placed to the inheritors is the Curse of Hatred
The Curse of Hatred makes it so that any humans who saw them, incluidng vampires and other spiritual races, will hate them unreasonably. Even Mother Nature will hate them and send powerful natural disasters on their way which made the inheritors meet their creators. This also made humans do vampire-hunts that made vampires hate inheritors even more
As soon as an inheritor died, there will be a set interval before the next inheritor to be born
In present, Alucard holds all this responsibility and danger. The reason Alucard has lived for this long is that he refused to die and fought with his everything
He used the powers and abilities of the previous inheritors to its full potential to survive
This is because he doesn't want the next inheritor to be born and pass the Pureblood to them and make them bear the responsibility and danger of possessing Pureblood
Over several years and centuries, Alucard searched for someone or something that can help him to end the inheritance on him
He met different kinds of people and he placed himself in harm's way. He risked himself due to the Curse of Hatred since anyone that met him will undoubtedly hate him
He also saw weapons such as legendary and cursed swords that might end him and seal the Pureblood, but the weapons were wielded by powerful humans. So, Alucard dismissed the idea of meeting them
Alucard also avoided meeting with other vampires the best that he can. He knew that it will be troublesome if he lived with other vampires. He couldn't risk having a kingdom or loyal retainers as they might backstab him in the future
As time goes by, Alucard was constantly losing hope as there were no chances that he would meet someone that will grant his wish
Eventually, he decided to sleep in a coffin and burry himself in a place that no one will find him
Alucard slept for a few centuries and no one found him, but Mother Nature will always find him. She tried to kill him by causing a strong earthquake which made Alucard's coffin resurface
After a few years, no one still found the coffin and a powerful rain created a current that lead the coffin into the ocean. The coffin fell to the depths of the ocean, trying to crush the coffin with pressure but to no avail
As Alucard made the coffin, he used his inherited abilities to make the coffin semi-indestructible by using an unconvential alloys that has never discovered by humans before
A few more centuries passed, Alucard's coffin was being pulled out of the bottom of the ocean with incredible speed
Time passed, Alucard woke up and the coffin was opened. The first that he saw was a full moon. He looked down and saw a mansion. He looked further down and saw an Old Man
Alucard used the Blood Eyes of Truth and looked at the Old Man. As he looked at him, he couldn't see anything but a blank space. It was then that blood flowed out of his eyes
"I can help you find someone that can end your bloodline. In return, stay in my mansion and make yourself at home. Enjoy your stay as long as you want." The Old Man said with open arms as he welcomed Alucard
This took place around 10 years ago. Alucard was alone in the mansion with the company of Jude and a few maids and butlers
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"So, long story short... The Pureblood is a dangerous power that can change the world and you don't want for the next inheritor to inherit Pureblood because you don't want them to suffer the same fate as yours and the previous inheritors?" Philip asked after he processed Alucard's story
"Yes." Alucard confirmed
"You're telling this to me because... I have the means to end the inheritance on you?"
"Yes"
"If I stopped the bloodline inheritance on you and remove the Pureblood power in you. Wouldn't you die?" Philip asked a genuine question
Alucard's eyes widened from Philip's words. Philip straight up said "remove" instead of something else like contain or seal it. This reinforced his understanding that Philip's ability is far more powerful
"Yes, it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make." Alucard had a firm determination. His heart was getting lighter and lighter as Philip understood his story. It was about time for his suffering and despair to end
"Alright, I'll do it..." Philip said confidently to Alucard. Alucard felt joy and excitement for the first time ever since he was born. Philip continued, "But I have one more question... What happens to the memories of the previous inheritors if I removed Pureblood?"
Alucard was struck as he heard the question. He doesn't know what happens to the memories but he realized the importance and worth of them. He had a feeling that it would be such a waste
"They'll... Also disappear." Alucard said dejectedly
"Let me ask you this... Do you really want to die?"
"If that's what it takes to get rid of Pureblood, save my descendants, and soothe the hatred of the Spirit of the World." Alucard said with clear sadness and sorrow in his voice
"You're not answering my question." Philip said with firm voice
Alucard turned his head to Philip. His red glowing eyes were flickering and trembling. His mouth was also quivering
"After all this years that you met the residents of this mansion... You're just going to leave them without saying goodbye?" Philip said as if he's trying dig Alucard's sympathy and guilt. Philip knows that Alucard cared for everyone in the mansion. Especially when he pulled Vanessa out of his room and basically saved her
"Why not say your farewell to them first befote you go? After you do it, come back to me again." Philip voiced a suggestion to Alucard since he already knows his answer by reading his body language
Philip looked at Alucard and he could see his eyes and mouth curved down. It was different from his usual emotionless and stoic expression. It was clear that Alucard's heart was wavering
In Alucard's mind, he was weighing weather he should die right here right now and fulfill his ultimate goal or he should postpone it further and bid farewell to the residents and the Old Man
"Do whatever you want, okay?" Philip reached for Alucard's right shoulder and tapped it with his right hand
Alucard reflexively dodged after Philip touched his shoulder. Philip flinched and also reflexively pulled his hand back
Alucard's eyes went wide after seeing Philip. Philip was also confused and surprised. He felt his hand become extremely numb instantly
Alucard was showing concern and he became worried. But Philip beat him to it
"Is that one of the powers that came with Pureblood?" Philip asked with curiosity
"Yes, it's called Blood Rend. The 41st Pureblood Inheritor's ability. It pops any body parts that the living creature used to touch the inheritor without their permission"
"I see..." Philip held his right hand with his left hand
On the other hand, Alucard was shocked. First, he never expected for Philip to casually touch him. He was used to no one being able to touch him because others saw him as unreachable or something
Another reason is that Philip's right arm did not pop into a bloody mess when he touched him
It just comes to show that Philip's ability or his body is very powerful or durable. Alucard racked his brain to find out the reason why Philip's harm was unharmed
On the other hand, Philip was smiling as his right arm was violently shaking. He was very intrigued by the feeling
"Okay then, perhaps you need to go back to your room an think about it? I'm still very sleepy and I want to sleep..." Philip tried to make Alucard leave
"Alright, I'll talk to you next time I have decided." Alucard said with sadness on his eyes. He then disappeared into a red mist that turned to a red liquid that dropped on the floor
"Hm... Another ability? So, him alone, he has 99 abilities?" Philip muttered as he lowered his head and placed his arm on his side and let it dangle
The numbness on his arm was getting worse. He closed his eyes and sweat trickled on his forehead to his cheek
He then closed his right hand and clenched it. He flexed his right arm to remove the numbness. He was having a hard time since the numbness wasn't painful or anything. It was just bothersome and quite ticklish
A few security personnel that was roaming in the frontyard saw Philip in the balcony. They watched him for a second then returned to their patrols
Philip clench his whole arm harder and white lines suddenly appeared across and around his arm
The lines were drawn across the hair follicles in a pattern. It also goes across where the fibers of the muscles are lined up like the vane of a feather. His fist was then filled with similar lines
Eventually, the lines illuminated and a stinging pain was felt across his entire arm. He lifted his arm and clenched it further until his whole arm glowed white
After a few seconds, the white light shattered like glass and the pieces dissipated in the air as it scattered into dusts
Philip let out a deep sigh and looked at his arm with confusion
"Huh?" Philip exclaimed after seeing the shattered light
He racked his brain and tried to remember any imaginary abilities that he had in the past
So far, he can't remember any and he was struck by confusion. Perhaps it was a new ability that he gained when his body was reformed? He had no idea and he might look unto it later
He turned around and came back into his room. He jumped back to his fluffy bed and closed his eyes. He doesn't know if the Aphrodisiac fumes were still lingering in the room but, he was debating whether he would beat before sleeping or go straight into sleeping. He was teased earlier when Vanessa invaded his room and he was a little bit frustrated
Still, he had a powerful mental control, self-control, and patience. Plus, his sleepiness was clouding his mind
Now that he mentioned it, back when Philip was a kid, he was once an incredibly kind person to the point he never said a bad word, he never got angry, and he was always funny and always tries to make everyone happy
He called his powerful self-control as Superior Self-Control and his patience as Extreme Patience. He was wondering if these imaginary abilities would resurface like his Bipolar Body, Body Language Translator, and Supreme Sense of Measurement
He also remembered that there were Eye Vision, Night Vision, X-ray Vision, Wind Manipulation, Seismic Sense, Clairvoyance, Hearing Aid, Vacuum Smell, and Super Strength to name the few
There were even absurd imaginary powers and abilities such as Eternal Life, Spatial Sense, Anaerobic Breathing, Telekinesis, Telepathy, Spirit Caller, Meteor Caller, and Divinity. Although these imaginary abilities never happened even once, it was still within the power of his imagination
There was even a time that he called himself as the Embodiment of Neutrality. He still calls himself that since he is very neutral in all situations because he believed that greatness and the true meaning behind everything lies in being neutral
In addition to that, none of the two parties will argue with him. He may risk himself of both parties joining hands and arguing with him, but he can stand ground and his perspectives might destroy them
On the other hand, Fate Control and Future Vision, which is a part of the absurd imaginary abilities, became usable. Philip denied that he can use the other imaginay abilities and he has no expectations
He shrugged and and moved on from thinking about it. He just wondered if the few of them would resurface in the future and he'll be able to use them
He then thought about Vanessa's situation since her memories were extracted to Philip. He didn't know how, but it just happened. Seeing her memories, he couldn't help but feel bad for her instead of holding a grudge and being angry from what she did earlier
He also thought about Alucard's situation where he was willing to sacrifice his life just to save and free his descendants from their fate and to soothe the feeling of the Spirit of the World. Who is this Spirit of the World anyway? Gaia? Mother Earth herself? He actually has no idea
He was just extremely intrigued and interested that vampires exists before the emergence of the Mysticism Age. Well, he could believe that they exist, the same as witches, spirits, and mystical users such as cultivators, meditators, and seers
He also thought about the Pureblood power. Pureblood contained 99 abilities and he already learned two of them. It would be such a waste to remove it and get rid of it
He then realized that Vanessa and Alucard had their own problems in a personal level. He remembered the individuals during dinner. Natsuki, Natsume, Mathilda, Jude, the sadistic girl (Kyouko), the frustrated looking girl (Bea), the calm looking girl (Mei'er), and the strict looking woman (Camille)
He wondered if they also have problems in their situation. Maybe the developments in the mansion will grow the more Philip learn about them
His mind drifts away as he nears to fall completely asleep. He could somehow imagine the problems that the residents of the mansion will have. Perhaps his Future Vision was activating, but he was currently not in the plane of Future Vision and he can't see any possible timelines. Just a blurry image of foggy mess
Eventually, as his train of thoughts were flowing for whatever happened the past two days, it ended for his thoughts on Fate Control
He could control Fate and alter the course of everything to whatever he desires. Is he bound by Fate? Or is he not bound by Fate? Then why can he control Fate? Does he really control Fate? What if there was someone else who changes Fate around him? If that is the case, then, he'll let Fate itself guide him to whatever or wherever he needs to be
Perhaps there is a reason why he met these people, he got these abilities, and the world turned out to what he wanted. Maybe, just maybe, everything will turn out even better, or worse
At this moment, Philip completely fell asleep and he slept soundly. The breeze from the window and the wind from the stand fan filled the room with cold air, which made Philip's body feel better
White lines across Philip's entire body appeared like crawling worms. The white lines glowed and Philip's room was filled with a dim white light
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Alucard is staring at the moon outside his window, as he stands in front of the large window and his left arm is on the window sill. His red glowing eyes flickers as his silver-white hair is waving from the breeze
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Camille is on her bed with her hands on top of her chest. Her face is as serene as a calm ocean. She lies on her bed like she was a frozen corpse. The Blood Rose on her hair glows dimly and pulsates like it was breathing. Blood can be faintly seen flowing in her pale white skin, along her veins
~~~
Vanessa is still on the floor in her room, lying down in an uncomfortable position. Her tears and saliva has already dried but she was still sweating profusely while unconscious
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Kyouko fell asleep in her room after tucking herself in her blanket tightly. The pillows were on her fsce which made her difficult to breathe. The skin of her arms were stitched back and band-aids are plastered all over her arms and face. Bandages were also wrapped around her legs
~~~
Natsuki sleps soundly on her bed. Her position is that of a typical bad sleeper that rotates around their bed and flails their arms and legs around the bed. The blanket has fallen on the floor and the pillows were in disarray
On the other hand, Natsume is sleeping soundly. She slept like a maiden with her body turned towards the wall as the blanket is closely tucked on her body and neck. It gives the illusion that Natsume is having a good sleep with the way how she slept
~~~
Mei'er is sleeping on her small bed inside the sunroom at the garden in the backyard. Her bed is surrounded by Misty Blooms and above her are Breezing Midnights. There are also Fragrant Blossoms, Dreamcatcher Ferns, Twinkling Jingles, Cloud Cottons, and Thrysthenermiryst mixed around the her bed. She has an angelic look on her face as she slept incredibly peaceful
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Bea is inside the large library at the right wing of the mansion. She was not sleeping and reading a very thick book that is plastered on the table. Her eyebrows are furrowed as she read incredibly fast that he turns a page every two seconds from a one milimeter height of text. Her eyes were glowing blue as a four-petal pink flower formed inside her pupils. Yellow stars form and twinkle as they dissipate around her eyes
~~~
Mathilda was knocked out and she slept soundly on her bed inside her room. The metallic scales and casing on her shoulders, jaw, and back has already disappeared. Her clothes were changed by the lower maids
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Jude is sitting inside his room on a chair. He holds a curved longsword on his lap. The curved long sword is longer than am Odachi and thicker than than a Cleaver. The length of the curved long sword is two times his height
He is holding a special cotton with a metal tweezer as he wipes the surface of the blade with a special kind of oil. He also grinds the blade and make it sharp at all times. Finally, he picked up a diamond-tipped needle and wrote across the blade. He was writing inscriptions and runes across the blade, or perhaps he has the eyes that can determine the properties of a sword and he chips and cuts away miniscule areas of the blade to further increase the potential power and limit of a sword
~~~
The residents of the mansion finally slept soundly with the exception of a few people and the patrolling security personnel. Most of the maids and butlers has already gone home to their houses that was given by the Old Man while a few of them stayed at the mansion to prepare for the morning
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In a small house at the north side of Los Angeles, a man that was drunk is wasted on a table with hundreds of empty 500ml bottled beers scattered around the floor and table
The blue blob of energy that was soaring high up in the sky, shot towards the small house and broke his window
The blue blob of energy circled around the man and entered inside all of his orifices
The man died and blood bursted from his orifices
Blue light then shot out from his orifices and his body hovered in the air. All of the bottles broke and shattered. The man's body glowed brightly and his body generated a low toned sound that rocked his house
The man then released a massive burst of energy that demolished his whole house. The burst was only limited to the area of his house
The man reappeared inside an hospital on the floor. A nurse found him and tended to him, calling other nurses and a security guard to pick him up using a stretcher
He was provided a room and life support as he was diagnosed with concussion