Fabian had met various kinds of people in the village. And amongst those people, he hated casanova-type people very much. But in the second place, he hated mercenaries the most. And he had his share of encounters with mercenaries.
Mercenaries were the brutes who liked bullying other. Most of the mercenaries that came to the village came as an escort to young rich lords. They use to bully everyone in the village showing their weapons and especially their ID. According to them that right there was their license to kill. With that ID they could kill anyone and get away with it.
Fabian knew that he was a very suspicious fellow. The sabers that he had clearly weren't meant for him. They looked like something a young lord should possess. And his attire also made it hard for anyone to believe that those sabers belonged to him. So when the old man asked him whether he was a mercenary he said yes.
If he was a mercenary then he could get away from the charges of murder. And even with the young girl's statement, he knew that it would be very hard for him to get out of that situation without catching someone's eye. So he believed that it would be for the best to lie that he was a mercenary.
But not all mercenaries were bad. Some time ago some mercenaries came to their village. They didn't bully anyone and they were even friendly. But those guys talked to the ladies of the village. And it was then he heard that if some mercenary loses their ID then they could get the new one. But they just have to apply for it.
Fabian didn't know where he can apply for it. But the old man helped him with that. Fabian then wanted to visit the guild and apply for an ID there….
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As Fabian came out of the City Hall he saw that it was already nighttime. He thought that he should visit the Mercenary guild as soon as he can. He asked some bypassers about the guild and he soon came to the guild.
But as he came there, he was dejected. There was a board hanging outside the guild which said that the administration hours of the guild were over. When he read that sign he was not happy as he was not able to apply for an ID today.
Fabian didn't have any money from which he rent a room. So Fabian started roaming around. He went to the outer city and saw that most of the street-side stalls were closed down. He saw that there were many brothels in the city that were all working very energetically. He still had the golden ring of the vampire.
He thought that maybe he should sell that ring to someone. Then at least he would be able to sleep in a comfortable bed tonight. But then he dropped the idea. According to him, he would have to sell the ring eventually. But it would be for the best if he sells to someone in the broad daylight and he would only sell it to establish stores. That way he could get a fair price for the ring.
But he sells here and now, he would get ripped off for sure. As Fabian was thinking about things to sell he suddenly remembered that he had the meat of the horned rabbit that he had been carrying around all day. He then quickly found a food stall and then he was able to sell the meat of the horned rabbit. There were some food stalls that were still operating. And they were more than happy to take the rabbit's meat off his hands.
Fabian then rented the cheapest inn that he could find and finally by midnight he sat on a warm bed. The room that Fabian rented was a very small room. There was a small bed in the room with a human-size mirror on the wardrobe. And that was it. The walls of the inn were so thin that Fabian could hear the voices of the whores and their adventure with different men all night.
But hearing those voices wasn't able to faze Fabian the slightest. After all, he had his head wrapped around something that had been bothering him all day long…
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He remembered it perfectly. The day Fabian woke up, and when he smelled blood. He could not forget that experience no matter what he does. That day he felt like that there was an animal trapped inside him. And as soon as he smelled blood the animal took over his body.
That animal liked to hunt. And when he found that small boy he dragged his body towards his home like any predator would do. And then he devoured him…
That boy was able to calm his hunger to some extent. As well as he definitely remembers that after drinking the blood of the boy, he felt that he had gained power. His body grew muscle in the span of seconds. And he felt like a new man then.
And when he drank Sherly's blood, the power that gained from that blood was way more powerful. That refined his body to a new level. He felt like a bodybuilder. He felt like he could do anything in the world. And the only thing he would need is blood.
Blood is the way…
But then how come today, he didn't feel that same kind of blood lust? What the hell changed in him that now he doesn't need to drink blood?