"... I figured you wanted to leave. But what makes you think we need information?" Ruby asked. She did want to figure out where her hometown was located, especially after Judieth told her off after her blunder with Drakove. 'How was I supposed to know people in his position would need to know information about the world at large.'
Still smiling and full of confidence, Cristina shrugged. "Everyone needs information, big or small." Cristina said. "What do you want to know? What do you seek?" The blond haired woman looked at the group scrutinizing them.
"... How do you expect us to get you out of her in the first place?" Ruby asked, ignoring Cristina's question. "... You may look Human, but someone trying to cover every inch of their body from the sun is going to draw suspicion. Not to mention if you're forced to reveal yourself in the sun things will end badly."
"Fine, don't tell me what you're looking for. How'bout the rest of you?" Cristina asked. "Do you guy's want to tell me what ya'll want?"
"Just answer Lucilla's questions." Judieth said.
"Tch, ya'll aren't fun." She said a bit annoyed. "Fine then. I simply need blood."
"Don't you already have blood from the Goblins?" Judith asked.
"No, this blood won't do. Not strong enough, too weak." Cristina said.
"... Then, what type of blood do you need?" Ruby asked.
"Glad you asked Lucilla!" Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath Cristina continued. " I need strong blood. Blood from powerful people."
Ruby regarded the woman in front of her. 'Strong blood? So I guess that means either Judieth or Morella would be perfect candidates.' She thought. 'I would prefer if she went with Judieth though.' One-sidedly deciding to use Judieth's blood Ruby spoke, "How does that work exactly? Plus if you could do something like that why not do it before coming all the way out here?"
"Well s'not easy to get blood from powerful people, most if not all know how to fight, ain't worth it in my opinion." Cristina said. "Not many of us can do something like this either, completely unique to a few individuals, otherwise Vampires would team up to take down powerful people just to walk in the light."
"... I see." Ruby said. "So you're not a normal Vampire are you?"
"Nope! 'm a Vampire Lord, Monarch, Aristocrat, King, Queen, or even Overlord." She said smiling. "Humans call us upper Vampires a lot of names, Personally I prefer Lord."
"You're a Vampire Lord?" Judieth asked excitedly. "If you don't mind could you help me wi-"
"Absolutely not. Y'ain't getting anywhere near me necromancer." Cristina said cutting Judieth off and shutting her down. "I can smell it in yer blood, that stench of the ones who control the undead." Wrinkling her nose she is a step away from Judieth.
"... Anyway getting back on track." Ruby said, "How about we discuss what you'll do for us in return for getting you out of here."
"Yes, yes." Cristina said nodding her head. "So what are ya looking for?" Cristina smiled expecting something grand.
"... Did you hear any information about me nine years ago? I'm looking for the town I grew up in before I was driven out." She said matter of fact.
"... Is that it?" She asked, her smile faltering for a second. "You guys don't have anything else you want to know? I got the location of the lost dungeon in the lost country you know? I know locations of runes in the Corrupted Lands, and lost treasure in the Frozen Waste." She said looking at the others.
"I would still like you to help with my experiments but you turned me down already." Judieth said.
"Yeah..."
"... If you can get me that information we'll help you get out of here." Ruby said, then she used her thumb to point at Judieth behind her. "You can use her blood."
"Wha- hey!"
"Nope can't use hers." Cristina said. "Well I can use hers, but I don't want to risk taking the blood of a necromancer."
"... Why?"
"Vampires are related to the undead and necromancers control the undead. If I don't hafta to get close to them, I won't."
"... Yeah that makes sense I guess." Ruby said. Glancing over at Morella in worry since she's just as powerful as Judieth.
Noticing this Cristina spoke up, "I won't be using her blood either, not compatible. There are so many barriers to get the temporary ability to walk in sunlight, that it's actually annoying." Cristina said. "One of em is blood compatibility."
"... Then how do you expect us to get you out of here?" Ruby asked confused.
"Lucilla, Lucilla, Lucilla." Cristina said Shaking her head. "You are powerful, but damage. Yuki is the same way. I don't know what happened that made it so you can't utilize that power, but you two are stronger than most. Sure Judieth and Morella are definitely very powerful and could probably wipe the floor with anyone they come across, but that doesn't mean you're weak yourself."
Stepping closer to Ruby she placed her hand on her shoulder. In response Ruby immediately shrugged her off. Not letting that bother her the Vampire continued. "What I'm getting at is I want your blood. I don't know how it'll react because of the mixture of Human and Monster inside you but that's what I want to find out."
"...."
"What do you say? You do this i'll get the information that you seek." Cristina said, sticking her hand out for a hand shake. "If you don't wanna do it i'll happily use that Demons blood instead."
"... Fine, you can use my blood." Ruby said after a pause, grabbing the blond woman's hand. "So how will this work Cristina Grim?"
"Well, Lucilla Crimson, I will need to drink your blood." Cristina said licking her lips. "It wont hurt, we Vampires release an aphrodisiac to make sure our victims stay calm when we feed. After that I'll perform blood magic on my self using your blood I acquired as the base."
Hearing this Ruby recoiled a bit. It's one thing to have you blood sucked out of you, but she didn't need whatever would happen when pumped full of a drug that induces sexual desire. Ruby wasn't sure if she should continue or not, if she were honest she was a bit frightened by the prospect. Noticing the Silver haired girls discomfort Cristina hurriedly spoke up.
"Don'tcha worry too much about it. It isn't strong and most it'll do will make you feel good and dazed. Not like sexually good, just good...." Cristina trailed off. "I don't really know how to explain it but you'll be fine I swear."
"... You sure?" Ruby asked cautiously.
"Yes you'll be fine." Cristina said turning her Crimson eyes to Ruby's.
"... Alright let's start."
Licking her lip again Cristina brought her mouth to Ruby's neck. "Thanks for the meal~." She said before biting down on her neck, her two fangs puncturing the girls neck. For two seconds Ruby did feel pain before it dissipated replaced by a pleasant sensation making her mind go hazy. She could feel something being extracted from her but instead of feeling fear or revulsion like one would normally, the feeling was enjoyable instead.
Before she knew it Cristina was done. Licking the puncture wounds on her neck, healing them, the Vampire moved back with a satisfied smile on her face. "See, everything turned out fine." She said looking at the dazed face of Ruby. "Now you'll be a little out of it for a few minutes but then you'll be fine. While I let you get your brings I'll start the spell, can't wait too long or I won't be able to do it." After saying that she took a few steps back and sat down and got into a meditative position with her eyes closed.
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A few minutes later a Silver haired girl found herself glaring up at a rocky ceiling, while her head was resting on something soft, the rest of her body wasn't as comfortable. Without getting up she started observing her surroundings to get an understanding of what was going on.
Directly above her she saw Morella face looking down at her with a warm smile on her face. The Blue Nymph was brushing Ruby's hair as she laid in her lap. Turning her head to the left she saw The Vampire and the others surrounding her. They weren't exactly surrounding her but they were all watching the Vampire as she stood on the other side of the cavern, with her hands in her red pirate coat, smiling.
"Nice to see you awake dear." Morella said as Ruby got up.
"How long has it been?" Ruby asked, her head now fully clear. "Was I asleep?"
"It's only been five minutes, and no you weren't asleep, just dazed." Morella answered helping Ruby get to her feet.
Ruby nodded in acknowledgment, but she couldn't help but feel like she keeps ending up in these situations. How many times has she been knocked out? 'Well technically I didn't pass out this time, but I'm still missing time like I was knocked out.' She thought.
"Well, nice to see you back with us." Cristina said. "Let's get goin then, shall we?" Moving past the others she made her way towards the exit of the cave. "I can't wait to feel the sun on my face."
Strolling through the tunnel Cristina led the way, with the others following her. After exiting the cave they made their way across the river bank and through the forest, the sun high in the sky. The Vampire was practically dancing on her feet as she made her way across the grassy plains after exiting the forest, the sun shining on her face, with the city in the distance. Ruby watched the woman's back as she walked behind them. When suddenly the Vampire turned her attention back to Ruby.
"So, are you going to tell me your real name?" She asked.
"... No." She replied curtly.
"Then is there a reason you chose the name Lucilla?"
"... It's..." Ruby hesitated, but she noticed that the others were listening in and she turned to look at them.
"I'm also curious." Yuki said, looking at Ruby.
While Morella, Judieth and Maisy didn't say anything but it was clear that they were also curious about the name.
"... Well I might as well tell you anyway, you could use it to help locate my home town." Ruby finally said. "... The name Lucilla belonged to my mo- the woman that took care of me. Her name was Lucilla Baker."
"Really? She was human right?" Yuki asked. "What was she like?"
"Can we continue this conversation at another time, please." Ruby said, glancing at Cristina
"I get it, don't want to talk about the sensitive stuff around me." Cristina said throwing her hands up in mock surrender.
After that the conversation died and they made their way back to the city in silence.