Kim inwardly cursed the system. He didn't want to be a vampire, based on what the Imp said, either demons are the nemesis of vampires or they aren't accepted as a whole. However, he just couldn't let someone he could save die right in front of him. "A-Apollo..." He turned his head, tears forming on his eyelids. "I can turn her into a vampire... I think that's the only way to save her." Apollo faltered for a second, looking back at his dying sister. "I can still hear her desperate breaths, her weak heartbeats..." Apollo stood up, his brown hair covering his eyes as he stared at his sister. He peeked back at Kim and whispered. "Do it."
Kim nodded and stepped past Apollo, crouching just above her body.
[Turning]
[Description: Once a person drinks the user's blood, if they have the intention to, the person will transform, officially making them into an underling of the Sire.]
Kim elongated his fingernails, making a small incision on his hand which he hovered right above her mouth. His crimson blood trickled down his hand, which led to it dripping into her mouth.
[Turning]
Instantly, red swirls and lightning flew around both of their bodies, a powerful beam of red descending upon the two. The ground shook, and the powerful beam of red was visible in the night sky. Lightning crackled and viciously struck nearby trees, lighting the nearby forest on a dangerous fire that spread quickly. The wind that was propelled by the force of the beam caused Apollo to cover his eyes, his shirt wildly flapping about, revealing his stomach and multiple scars that were scattered on his body.
He watched through his green eyes as the beam of red enclosing his sister and Kim grew more energetic, charring the ground around them. 'Work you stupid bitch!' Kim inwardly cursed as Ana's body was still unresponsive.
[More blood!]
'You thirsty system!' Without hesitation, Kim slashed at his arm, causing blood to intensively flow out of his arm onto Ana's face which she hungrily consumed.
[Efficient Blood!]
Ana's eyes slightly opened, revealing a deep-red tint, her fangs slowly growing. Her brown hair transformed into a jet-black color which elegantly flowed down to the middle of her back, slightly stained with the blood of Kim.
Simultaneously, the red beam slowly weakened, eventually vanishing from the world. Ana and Kim locked eyes for a few seconds before Kim came rushing over, crying and hugging his sister. "A-Are you okay?" He asked.
Ana didn't respond, she instead stood at him, perplexed. She was sure she was about to die. She couldn't even feel her legs after the kick she received from the Imp. Glimpsing over, she could see the headless body of the purple monster lying lifeless, its purple blood composing a pool beneath it. "Y-You guys killed it?" She said in a guttural voice, her eyes slightly narrowing. "Yes, yes we did," Apollo replied with a smile on his face. Ana's eyes slowly began shutting, "I-I'm tired." She spoke in a low tone. Apollo nodded, "You can sleep, Ana." Ana smiled in reply and fell to sleep near instantly after those words.
Kim stood from the back, dumbfounded. Of course, he was happy he saved someone's life, but turning them into a vampire like him was bizarre. Apollo stood up after giving his sister a light peck on the forehead, turning to Kim.
"Thank you, Kim. I know we haven't known each other long, but you've guided me, saved me so many times, and my sister. Of course, this time is different because you actually saved her life, and just not from an injury. If th-"
Kim waved his hand and smiled nervously. "We're teammates, Apollo. And I'm just lucky this system decided to give me a quest and grant me that ability to turn her." He humbly spoke. His cheeks slightly brightened in a cherry-red hue which caused Apollo to chuckle. "Sure, but really, if you ever need help with anything and it's within my ability, I'll do it."
Apollo reached his hand out to Kim, a lively smile plastered on his face. Kim smiled back, shaking his hand. "Alright, but don't get mad if I want an item of yours that piqued my interest." Kim joked, a large grin on his face. Apollo chuckled in response and sat next to his sister.
Kim, however, read the new notifications he received after turning Ana.
[Congratulations! You have turned your first human. Granted: Team window!]
[Congratulations! Quest complete. Granted: [Turning]
"Oi, Apollo, Come check this out," Kim spoke. Apollo, confused, walked over and took his hand. With physical contact, they can share their stats, information, and much more about who they're touching.
Apollo gaped in shock, "Team? Like a party thing?" He said.
Kim nodded, "I guess I can see her status and such?" Although unsure, he said. Navigating to the "team" window, he was presented with information about Ana."
[Ana Garol]
[Level: 5]
[State: Unconcious]
The screen skimmed through other information like her age, stats, and plenty of other things. Eventually, he came across her 'rank' and an upgrade option, which caused the two boys to nearly shriek in shock.
[Vampire Rank: Copper (Can not exceed Sire rank]
[Upgrade: X]
Despite the statement saying he can't rank her up, he pressed upgrade as half of him thought some ridiculous malfunction would occur and upgrade her; the other half not knowing what to expect.
[Declined! Can not exceed sire rank!]
Kim sighed, "I guess I have to wait to evolve to the Bronze rank to upgrade her."
Apollo smiled. "It's fine, with how strong all of us are getting, we'll be there in no time."
Kim nodded, "Indeed. Also, how many levels did you gain?"
Apollo accessed his system, and his level was the same as Kim's. "Both two levels, nice. But anyway, we should leave. That surely attracted the attention of players and beasts." Kim stated, very true. Apollo simply nodded and retrieved her, slinging his sister over his shoulder. "We'll go back to the wolves, after Ana wakes up we'll venture back into the forest... I don't think we'll be meeting any monsters like that for a bit."
They began walking from where they came, walking over the field of corpses they encountered earlier. "Should we take the weapons from them?" Kim stopped, it wasn't a bad idea but there was a problem that opposed this. "Where the hell would we keep them?" He asked.
Apollo pondered in silence before picking one of the swords up, holding it in his other hand. "Well, I can just wield them both. We should probably take the armor some of them have."
After a short looting session, Apollo had a breastplate with some elbow pads, while Kim possessed a sleeve of armor for both arms.
**
The trio was able to sleep peacefully due to Kim's heightened senses which were able to pick up anyone, or thing creeping up on them. After returning to the "outer layer", what they call it, they hunted a few more wolves until both reached level 8, substantially boosting their kills.
Due to a few solo skills and the Imp's bonus of 10 kills, Kim finally reached 29 kills with Apollo reaching 26, closely following behind. They were, by far, the top players in the tutorial with Ana only having 11 kills still due to her being knocked unconscious and not obtaining any XP or the bonus 10 kills from the Imp. To Kim's and Apollo's surprise, someone managed to fight enough to surpass her in kills, reaching 14. "If not for the bonus kills, I would've only been up by 2." He said in shock. "Seem's like Angelina is on par with us to a degree," Kim stated, surprised himself. If her kills were gotten in the party, the other 4 players would've had more if not the same kills, so the fact as an archer she was able to get that many kills alone was a great display of her skill.
"Once we meet her again we should ask her to join us." The teenager suggested as he ogled at his sword, caressing the edges. Kim didn't respond, recalling their first encounter with the woman who appeared in her mid-twenties, similar to Kim. "Maybe."
Apollo shrugged off the answer and peeked at his sister who began having more lively breaths, although her skin slightly grew more pale, akin to Kim's.
The next few hours came and went in silence. Kim watched out for monsters or any players, navigating through the system and making sure to learn all its functions. 'A lot of the tabs are locked, which is a bummer. But...' His eyes traveled to the stat section where six stat points were waiting to be used.
[Strength - 25 (27) (Mid-F) | Dexterity - 25 (27) (Mid-F) | Stamina - 14 (15) (Mid-F) | Magic - 13 (14) (Mid-F) | Mana - 11 (12) (Mid-F)]
He was split between dumping three into magic and three into mana but after the fight with the Imp, he realized that wasn't the problem, and it was more him being weaker overall.
After very short thinking, he decided to put all 6 points into dexterity. 'They won't be able to beat me if I'm too fast for them.' He hoped he was right. Apollo snoozed off with his sister lying next to him, a cute sight causing Kim to smile.
'How many times will I be able to smile? I've got chosen for whatever reason and thrown into this world. I always hoped for something like this to occur, but after it actually happened... I don't think I like it that much."
His inner monologue abruptly ended as a new scent entered his nose, followed by a faint footstep resounding from behind him. With his new speed and the addition of the night boost, he utilized [Slicing Dash] to quickly dash at the unknown, nails already resting on their throat.
"Calm down! It's me!" The feminine voice whispered. It took Kim a few seconds, but he realized this was Angelina, the #3 player on the leaderboard and the archer they met earlier. "How'd you find us?" He hurriedly asked, removing his nails from her throat. "I-I tracked you guys, it was a part of my skill."
Kim's eyebrows raised, "Skill? Tracking? Are you not an archer?" He curiously asked.
Angelina shook her head, "I'm a hunter. Just for some reason they gave me a bow off the bat, not long after we met, I took a dagger from a dead body and it helped a lot in getting kills." She said, flourishing the small dagger that was holstered on her hip. "Ah, I see. C'mon." Kim signaled for her to follow and he walked over to the small part of the forest where the three were camping. "These are my teammates if you remember, Apollo and Ana. After fighting a certain monster... Whatever. But Ana will be out for a bit."
Angelina nodded, taking a seat next to Kim. "So, how has the day been for you all?" She asked, placing her bow and dagger on her side. "Fine, I guess. We were able to hunt a lot of monsters, we even got 10 kills for defeating a single monster." He casually said to her, trying to make a first impression that he was cool; After all, he only had one girlfriend which turned out to be a catfish.
"Oh really? I guess that's how you magically jumped so high, I was confused."
Kim didn't respond, just staring at him. "Now I have a question for you."
Angelina turned her head, "What?"
"What happened to the people you were with? Someone doesn't magically get 4 kills as you did in just two minutes."