Fate rubbed her eyes and looked at her mother and asked: "An ability?"
"Mmm… This ability messed with my mind. It turned my feelings of love for you into hate. It was slow at first, but gradually as time went on and you got older, my strong feelings of love for you turned into me wanting nothing more than to torture you. But now my head is completely clear. The ability no longer has any effect on me. Nor will the person who used it on me be able to do anything like that again. Fate, not as your servant but as the person who was once your mother, I am truly sorry. I know the me from before, only wanted the best for you. Sadly such a thing happened. Even you going to a trinity academy has made you suffer, and that was only because I begged your father to pull some strings." Kacey went on to explain.
Fate listened to everything, taking it all in. After being silent for a while and digesting it all, Fate pushed away from Kacey and looked her in the eye. "Who is my father?"
"One of the seven great generals. Charles Flamethorn." Kacey answered.
"Does he have any connections to the Greystone family?" It was just a hunch, but Fate figured she would ask. She wanted to know if Sergeant Greystone had any other reasons to hate her besides being a normal human.
"His second wife is Gizel Greystone." This answer alone told Fate a lot. So her father was a big shot, and the reason why she was in the slums was because her mother wanted to keep her father's women from killing her. Sadly they messed with her mother's mind, and she lived a life of hell as a result. "It seems we will one day need to take care of those people in that household."
"Fate you can't! If you go there as you are now, you will die! They will kill you with ease." Kacey quickly yelled out, she did not want Fate charging in and getting herself hurt.
"I know, mom, do not worry. I will not do it until I know I am strong enough to handle the situation. My first goal is to get us out of this hell we live in now. Also, from now on, we are mother and daughter, not master and servant. I want you to be my mother. The mother I did not have while growing up." Fate smiled and hugged Kacey. This was the start of her better life. She could not hate her mother if things were as she had said, and Kacey could not lie to her. Which meant everything really happened.
"If that is what you wish. I will make sure ma… that you get the kind of life you deserve." Kacey smiled and patted Fate on the head.
Fate hugged Kacey tightly. "Mom, tomorrow I need to go shopping for all new clothes. So I will need some money." Fate couldn't wait to get new clothes. She had been dying to get some clothes that she could wear. But she also decided to get lots of hoodies. She would no longer go to school looking dirty, but she wanted to hide her appearance as much as possible from others. She truly wished to start new.
"That's fine. But take Jessica with you and get her some clothes as well." Kacey went into the other room and grabbed her purse. She took out a crystal and handed it to Fate. "This is everything I have saved up to now. I will let you hold it. There should be a few thousand on there, enough to get you whatever you need."
Fate took the crystal with shaky hands. The largest amount of money she has ever had was a few bucks, but now with this, she felt like a rich girl. Fate took a few breaths to calm herself down. She had to make sure this money was spent wisely. She still had to come up with some plans. She thought for a moment before opening her status menu.
[Status Points]: 11 =-> 0
[Mind]: 30->41
[Number Of Servants]: 2/3->2/4
"That should do. Although I really do not wish to be the center of attention, all the skills that are really handy to me right now are based off this one stat. {Charm}, will come in handy whether I like it or not. Plus, having extra slots for servants is not too bad..." Fate was formulating a plan in her mind. There was someone who was close to Sergeant Greystone that goes to her school. She just needed to get this person alone and turn them. "If I am right, she also has her own apartment… Hehe… Ella, oh Ella, just wait for me, my little pretty. I will make you my bitch and live in your house."
Fate suddenly felt very happy. She only needed to trick Ella into meeting her, and she could escape this hell hole. "Mom, where do you work?"
"Inside the gates. I work two jobs." Kacey replied.
"Good, so you have a pass to get back and forth then?" Fate wanted to make sure otherwise, she would need to figure something out for her mom.
"Yes, I do. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, nothing really. I just plan to make our living conditions better by turning a bitch. She seems to be connected to that fucker Sergeant Greystone. Once I get strong enough, we can use her to trick that fucker. " Fate smiled and giggled just thinking about the look on that man's face as she sucked him dry until he died. As for the other girls, she will use them as food one by one. "It seems things will get busy from now on!"
"Master, I did the best I could with the clothes..." Jessica came out wearing a towel while pouting her lip. The clothes in her hand were still stained with blood. So much so that it would be impossible to wear them again.
"It's fine. I kept another set just in case, and we will be buying you more tomorrow. So burn them." Fate replied as she got up and looked at the clock. "Only 3 am… I really need to get used to always being awake… Come, Jessica, I will get the other set."
Around 4 am all three finally finished up the tasks they had and sat down on the couch. "So I need you two to tell me all about vampires."
Jessica was the first to speak up. " Vampires are not as most understand them to be. Well, in this day and age, most would not even know what a vampire is. But in ancient times, vampires were not so called mythical beings. They were actually a separate bloodline of the human race. They were few and, as you know, had to suck the blood of others to survive. Because of this, they were seen as monsters and hunted down. Many things were hidden from the masses about ancient times. Things like magic also existed back then. But anything that did not fit with the norm of society was feared.
" Vampires were known for their regenerative abilities. As long as there was blood in their bodies, they could easily regenerate an arm, a leg, and even their heads. The only way to truly kill a vampire was to bleed them dry. Only then could you officially kill a vampire. They were also able to detect things in their surroundings as well as hide in the shadows. Their biggest weapon was their charm. Vampires all have a natural charm about them. Master, when I first laid eyes on you, I was entranced by you. Anything you said I was willing to do. This is how charm works.
"Lastly, there is one more thing about vampires. When they suck your blood, it is like having sex for their prey. Even when Master was sucking my blood, I… Hehe..." Jessica blushed from ear to ear.
Fate held her head in her hands. 'So I am basically a walking aphrodisiac!? This all makes me sound no different than a damn succubus.' Fate changed the subject and asked: "Anyway, the regeneration, is it possible to not regenerate at times?"
"It is possible. You just need to control it. New vampires will not be able to until they grasp the concept of controlling the cells in their bodies. I can explain it all to you if you would like, Master." Jessica explained.
"Yes, in a little bit. I have one final question. How do you know all of this? When I became a vampire, I had no idea about my race at all. So how do you know?" Fate asked. She was seriously confused. She couldn't understand how her servants know so much from past to present about vampires. She had to rummage through a bunch of fantasy tales to find something that actually worked for her. But she was happy that she was able to create a servant, or she would never have known any of this. This information held her a lot. She found out two more traits that vampires have that were very helpful.