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Chapter 10 - Chapter Nine: The Blood Princess

Months pass, and the introduction of the game, Legend Conquerors Online, is a massive hit. In the first month alone, it gains over 2 million players worldwide. Everyone is awestruck by the freedom, the challenges, and the realisticness that they can find in the game. With the introduction of the game to the public, it also comes with many updates, raids, and special events that provide even more challenges and fun for the many players worldwide. With twelve different maps, and a massive variety of monsters and playable characters, the game's popularity only rises and more time passes.

Another two years pass. In the map known as Necron, there's a large town on the eastern side of the continent full of both NPCs and players alike. This town is much bigger than the one that Eris first visited. Like that one, the houses and the rest of the technology within the city is comparable to the middle ages.

However, this town also has a building that is not in the other. This building is known as the quest office. The quest office can be found in almost any town or city on any map in the game world. The quest office is a building in which players are offered quests and then receive a reward upon completion of said quest. These quests can include anything from fighting monsters to gathering materials.

Within the quest office, there are two floors. The first floor is the one where players can actually take the quests and where they also receive rewards for completing the quests. The second floor has multiple tables and chairs, and is where players can socialize and coordinate their next move.

On the second floor of this particular quest office, there are four men, sitting at a table near the guard rails, with a nonchalant atmosphere about them. Each of them were wearing heavy-looking, silver plate armor along with bits of leather clothing. One has a bald head, tan skin, brown eyes, and carries an axe secured to his back. The one next to him has short blond hair, blue eyes, and slightly pale skin. The blond carries a broad sword secured to his waist. One one to the blond's right has black hair tied in a ponytail, brown eyes, and dark skin. This individual also has long, pointed ears and carries a bow and a container of arrows on his back. The final gentleman, who has his back facing the guard rails, has long brown hair, green eyes, and slightly tan skin. He also carries a claymore secured to his back.

"Hahaha! Are you serious? You were the one who told me to go for that thing!" says that blond.

"Ha! You're the one who listened to my dumb ass! And you call yourself the leader," says the bald headed man jokingly.

The men at the table laugh and then the expression of the pointed-eared man turns serious, "Hey, did you guys hear the news?"

"What's up?" the brown haired man asks.

"There's word going around this area… that she's arrived."

The blood of all the men runs cold, "Are you serious?!" the blond haired man asks.

"That's what the rumors say. And not only that, but apparently she's already gotten a few more kills under her belt."

"Who are you guys talking about?" asks the brown haired man.

"The Blood Princess," says the one with a black ponytail forebodingly.

"Oh come on. You idiots can't possibly be afraid of her," the brown haired man says angrily.

"Do you know why she is even called the Blood Princess?! She has more player kills than anyone in the entire freaking game!" says the axe-wielder.

"I know that, but I don't take cheaters seriously! There's no way in hell that a little girl can have that many player kills without cheating!"

"Dude, there are special things that prevent people from hacking the game. She has to be the real deal," says the dark skinned person.

"I'm sorry, I can't believe it. In my opinion, the Blood Princess is just a tiny, overconfident b…"

The brown-haired individual's words are cut off as the doors to the quest office burst open, and from them, a young girl emerges. The girl is almost 60 inches in height, has raven black hair that almost goes down to her knees, unhealthily pale skin, pointed ears, and ruby red eyes that glow ominously as she makes her entrance. She wears a black shirt and long skirt, and has a crimson red breastplate protecting her chest. She also wears crimson red gauntlets that envelop her hands and forearms as well as armored greeves of a similar color that go almost up to her knees. Lastely, she carries a sword resting in its sheath on the left side of her hip. The sword has a black handle with a guard that resembles a pair of bat wings.

The eyes of the players on both the second and the first floors are locked onto the little girl as she walks up the stairs to the second floor. She goes to one of the empty tables and yawns as she pulls up a chair and sits down. The four men sitting at the table next to hers have eyes filled to the brim with fear, especially the eyes of the brown haired individual.

"You want to finish that sentence, West?" the blond asks in a whisper.

"Shut up," the brown haired individual answers.

The black-haired girl yawns once more before finally speaking, "Status."

"Name: Eris Vermilion. Race: Lunar Vampire Apostle. Age: 12. Level: 59. Class: Magic Swordsman. Titles: Progenitor, Insect Killer, Slaughterer, Great Mage, Great Swordsman, Beast Killer, Insect Killer, Player Destroyer, Kin Killer, Blood Stalker, Devastator, Dragon Killer, Enchantress, Hypnotic Master, Death Bringer. Skill Points: 30. HP: 2200. MP: 2200. SP: 2200. Strength: 1800. Defense: 1650. Magic Attack: 1800. Magic Defense: 1650. Speed: 2000. Passive Skills: Demon Claws (level 3), High-Speed Regeneration (level 2), Blood Collecting (level 3), Blood Devouring (level 2), Blood Weaponization (level 3), Evil Eyes of Hypnosis (level 1), Kin Creation (level 1), High-Speed Flight (level 3). Skills: Shadow Magic (level 2), Blaze Magic (level 2), Thunder Magic (level 1), Intermediate Swordsmanship (level 3), Physical Attack Protection (level 4), Magic Attack Protection (level 3), Poison Protection (level 2), Enhancement Magic (level 9), Long Range Attack Protection (level 2), Rot Protection (level 1), Binding Protection (level 1), Enhanced Detection Medium (level 4), True Vampire Magic (level 4), Summoning Magic (level 1)."

Eris smiles broadly, showing off her sharp fangs and scaring the people around her even more, "I'm quite happy with my progress. All of my skills have evolved and I even gained the summoning magic skill. I have more than fifty different spells and weapon techniques and that number will only continue to rise. I also have enough money and materials to buy my own land and start my own country" she then sighs, "However, I should probably get more money and materials to be on the safe side, just so I'm not broke when I create my nation. Not only that, but my brother has been pestering me about finding friends again. That's kinda hard to do when everyone I meet wants to challenge and kill me."

"Excuse me," Eris turns to see the voice's source, the blond-haired individual, "You're her right? The Blood Princess?"

"That's what they call me," she answers nonchalantly.

"Is it true that you have 700 player kills?" the dark-skinned elf asks.

"779 if we're being precise."

The men shudder, and The axe-wielder asks, "Is it true that after a guy lost a duel to you, you decapitated him when he tried to run away?"

"I did. But first I cut off his legs and then decapitated him as he was falling."

"Why did you do that? The guy already gave up."

The vampire smiles, "I don't give my enemies second chances. If you let your adversary live, then there's a possibility that they might come back one day even stronger than you. So I take precautions to make sure that never happens."

"Seriously? This is just a game you know?"

"So what?" Eris asks coldly, with eyes glaring at the brown-haired individual.

"Uh… no, it's nothing."

Eris goes back to reading her stats and whispering to herself, "Maybe I should consider looking for people to help me out. Even though I can rule it alone, it'll be a lot easier if I can find some reliable people. But even then, who wants to join up with a girl nicknamed the Blood Princess." she shrugs her shoulders, "Oh well. I'll go on a few quests and think about it later today."