As a kid, Ken was never really physically adept. He wasn't strong nor was he fast, but he was intelligent. Spending his days reading books and studying magic, he continued to try and master magic. But to no avail, he fell into a deep depression. The only person to accompany him was an elf with bright yellow hair and a large pool of Mana, Alex. Alex knew Ken since he was born. Alex is a few years older than Ken, but they still got along well even when they reached their teens.
As he was reading, he heard large crashes in the other rooms. Monsters had invaded his home. He remembered what his parents taught him before getting drafted, and he hid in the basement. The monsters burst through the trap door and immediately attacked him. A goblin bit and clawed at his legs, creating large gashes. A serpent choked him while intoxicating him with venom. And finally, an orc swung his axe down on his neck.
As his life faded, a strange message appeared in front of him. It said, "You have died. Do you wish to respawn 1 hour into the future?"
He stared at it for a good few seconds, and finally he mustered up enough strength to say, "Yes."
When he awoke, his home was in ruins. His books were burned, and his lab equipment was destroyed. But then suddenly, he felt something pulsating. His head was pounded with anger, fear, hate, sadness, and lust. A strong list for blood. A bloodlust that would make him insane if he didn't quench it. But after calming down, he could feel something soft and heavy on his legs. He looked down to see Alex laying down, gripping onto his pants, sobbing.
The pounding started to occur again. He needed to be fed, he needed the taste of blood. And an easy meal was right in front of him. He gripped his mouth, salivating but holding back the urge. When Alex woke up, she saw Ken lean up against a piece of rubble. Saliva dripping from his mouth and hands, he stared at Alex. And then he pounced, he grabbed Alex by the shoulders and held her up. But he stopped, he slapped himself and grabbed his jaw once more. He hammered the ground with his fist, grinding his teeth. He then threw up, everything he ate that day, gone. Completely regurgitated in that moment, Alex tried consulting him but he just pushed her away.
He got up and started walking away, Alex stopped him as he was about to fall. He passed out and saliva continued to drip from his mouth. As she dragged him to her camp, she could feel his body getting hotter and hotter. In a small cave, she started a fire and made a bed of thatch for Ken to lay on. As she warmed up next to the fire. Ken woke up and tried to crawl away. She grabbed him and hugged him close.
"Hey buddy, what's wrong?" She asked him.
*Ha, ha* He panted as he contained his thirst. Alex noticed his fangs and knew the problem, he had turned. Turned into a monster of his own kind, one that feasts on blood and preys on the innocent. He had become a vampire, but how could it be? Nothing like this had ever occurred before. Unless, he had obtained a system.
Systems are a progression chart of sorts. They allow the user to upgrade any part of them. Whether it's their speed, strength, or intelligence. Everything can be altered with a system. All systems are unique, no two people have the same systems. They may have some similarities, but they will never be carbon copies.
Ken, had gotten a system with vampiric powers. He was holding back his urge for human blood. Alex doesn't know how it feels, but she assumed that he was in hell. She held him close and tight, not letting his skinny body go.
"I'll allow you to do it." She told him.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I'll let you drink my blood, but with a few restrictions." She restated.
"Ok, what are the conditions?" Ken asked.
"One, no more than two mouthfuls of blood. Two, you may only do this once a day. And three, don't get too hooked too on it. Got it?" She said.
"Yes." He answered.
"Alright, now come here." She held her arms out, inviting him in. Ken leaned in, and bit down on her neck.
"Aek!" She squealed.
"Oh, are you ok?" Ken frantically asked.
"No no, continue, it just caught me off guard." She told him.
He bit down on her neck, and started to suck. Suck after suck, there was more blood. After the limit that was set on him, he stopped and stared down at the ground. Alex cleaned the area of her neck that he bit and continued to warm herself up.
Ken looked at his menu, he had 3 points available. He could upgrade strength, muscle mass, speed, flexibility, intelligence, endurance, stamina, and immunity. He chose to put two into strength, and one into speed.
He looked back at Alex, she looked so calm and peaceful. But then that sudden bloodlust came back. But this time, all he could do was claw at the ground and stare at her.
After a few minutes, she put the fire out and went to sleep. But Ken couldn't sleep, he was hungry, tired, sore, angry, sad, he was going insane!
"Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck!" He yelled as he got up, waking up Alex in the process. He ventured around, until Alex wasn't able to sense him. She cast a light spell to illuminate the surrounding area. And from behind her, a warm breath grazed the back of her neck. She turned her head, she then saw Ken crouched next to her. His mouth was salivating and his fangs were visible. He pushed her over and he mounted her. He bent down to bite, but she blocked him with a stick to his mouth.
"Stop it! Get off!" Alex said sternly and menacingly.
As a wave of Mana washed over Ken, he began to close his eyes. He then fainted and began sleeping. Alex held him close, making sure that he wouldn't get too cold.
The next morning, Ken was feeling like his old self and was apologizing profusely to Alex.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what happened! Please, I'm sorry!" Ken apologized with tears in his eyes. His words were true, he couldn't recall anything. All he knew was that he tried attacking her.
"Aye, it's ok! Stop apologizing and let's go!" Alex told him.
"Ok." Ken said.
As they trekked through the lands of Dremel, they came across a town with a building for travelers. They booked a room and when they entered, there was only one bed.
"Shit." Alex said under her breath.
"Ah, it's ok. I'll just sleep on the floor." Ken told her.
"No, you're going to sleep with me! I have to look after you, your parents told me to. And with that system of yours, there's no telling what you might do when you're out of my sight." Alex told him sternly, she was concerned and was trying to fulfill her promise to protect him.
"Ok." Ken said while backing up from her, she had gotten right in his face to say that. They dropped their stuff and looked around the town. There didn't seem to be anything fun or any activities. So they just got food and went back to their room.
Ken took a bite of Alex's rice and immediately spat it out in the trash.
"What the fuck? Why was that so gross?" Ken was confused.
"You're a vampire dumbass, you think vampires eat rice? Plus, you got a fucking Demonic System, how rare is that?" Alex told him.
Ken's stomach growled, but he didn't want to suck Alex's blood again. He had already taken so much yesterday, there's no way she has regenerated the blood already.
"Come on! Stop stalling, aren't you hungry?" Alex asked angrily.
"Yeah." Ken answered, not knowing what to do.
"Then start sucking!" Alex told him.
"Ok, are you sure?" Ken asked her.
"If it keeps you alive, yes!" She said.
Ken dug his teeth into her neck and sucked the blood from her. After the allocated amount he was given, he stopped and wiped his mouth. He got up and got a cup of water.
"Ugh, why'd that feel good?" Alex asked herself.
Ken spat out the water and choked on a bit of his own spit. Ken stared at her, absolutely flabbergasted by what he just heard.
"What? It felt good." She continued to say.
Ken got down and started doing pushups. He did four reps of twenty-five, taking about two minutes of rest. After that, he ran back and forth, he did this for fifteen minutes. Then did four reps of fifty squats, again taking two minute rest breaks. He got on his back and started doing sit-ups, four reps of twenty-five. Then he did consecutive Russian twists, no breaks, he just kept doing them for around five minutes. When he was done, Alex had already fallen asleep. He climbed into the bed, but then thought about what she said.
"The workout was supposed to clear my mind. So why am I still thinking about this?" He thought to himself.
He sat there for a few minutes and then decided to just sleep. When he woke up, he was caught in the warm embrace of Alex. He pushed her away and started doing the exercises again. When he was done, Alex had woken up and changed into her armor.
"Get dressed, we're going into a dungeon." Alex told him.
"Ok." Ken said. He put on his black pants which had straps and buttoned pockets. He then put on a white shirt. Above his shirt, he wore a black jacket with zipper pockets.
"Oh! The drip is real, I see." Alex said.
"Shut up, let's go." Ken complained.
"Aye, fuck you. That was a compliment!" She protested, "Well, anyways, follow me."
In the forest they roamed, crossing rivers and climbing mountains. On a cliff edge, there was a massive cave. Inside the cave was a giant stone door. Waiting for them outside of the door were 3 people.
Samuel, a light brown swordsman with curly back hair, who's trained since he was a toddler. His skills are unmatched at their age level.
William, a tall brown shooter with black hair, who specializes in magical bullets and sniping from long distances.
And Vanessa, a mage who uses the mana system. For years, she had trained in hopes of reaching that goal. And just the previous year, she had accomplished it. She has long purple hair and a very light skin tone.
"Yo." Ken said as he entered, his light skin darkened as he entered. His wavy black hair seemingly disappeared into the shadows.
"Aye, my guy! How's it going?" William greeted him.
"Ah, nothing much. Just died a few days ago, so small events." Ken said nonchalantly.
They just stared at him, confused and in shock.
"It's true." Alex butted in, "He's a system user now, a vampire actually!"
Vanessa gasped and got up quickly running towards him. She grabbed his hand and squealed in excitement. "So you've got the skill points too?" She asked energetically.
"Um, yeah. Hold on, I might actually have some available. Ken answered. He opened his menu and looked at his stats, he had five points available.
He equally distributed his points across two stats, defense and strength.
"Alright, let's get this party going!" Samuel said as he opened the gates. Large torches on the walls of the cave illuminated the dark abyss. As they ventured deeper into the cave, a goblin jumped out and attacked Ken. It's claws dug into his face, ripping and tearing his skin. The small devil slides across the floor and stares up at him. His face had completely healed, and he was getting angrier and angrier. The goblin pounced again, but Ken grabbed it by the jaw and slammed it into the ground. It's head bust open and blood splattered everywhere. He took the body deeper and dropped it in front of a bunch of other goblins.
"Tell me, do monsters feel fear?" He asked menacingly. The goblins coward in fear, until an orc emerged from the darkness. It swung its axe down into the ground, piercing and cracking the soil. The goblins hoped and cheered for the orc.
Ken stared at his menu, "Red Flame of Frenzy," the new magic he had just learned. It looked like a black flame with small instances of red.
The orc walked up to him and swung his axe across to his neck. Ken caught the axe's blade with his bare hand, and crushed it into pieces. He stepped forward and scratched the orc with an upwards swing. The monster's eye popped out and Ken pierced the eye with his nail. The orc cries in pain, the goblins raise their guards and start stepping back. Ken grabs the orc by the shoulder and head, he then swiftly breaks the orc's neck. The goblins start running away, but he fires a wall of fire at them. The flames engulf them and they all get incinerated.
He turns around and walks back but his head starts feeling dizzy and he falls to his knees. His vision shifted and warped as he blacked out. When he woke up, Alex was carrying him on his back. He chopped her neck and she threw him on the ground.
"Ah, fuck." He said quietly as he got up.
They continued going deeper and deeper, until they reached another door. When they opened it, a giant dragon slumbered inside. Sitting atop mounds of gold and various riches, it awoke. It looked at the group, and let out an ear shattering roar.