Kratia looked at the girl, she had long red hair and a serious face. This girl is the leader of the knight group.
The girl stopped once she was in front of the knights. "You... wait a minute. He was the person who helped by Princess Elerona, wasn't he?"
The knights became confused. They looked at each other, trying to remember Kratia's face.
"Yes, that's right! I'm Kratia, and I'm the one Princess Elerona employs in the castle. I'm not a threat!"
The knight leader approached Kratia and took a closer look. "He's right. His face is similar to the image we received from Princess Elerona."
The knights began to let go of their spears and swords, but remained alert.
The knight leader spoke again, "We still have to investigate what happened in this village. And what makes you..."
With worry, the knight leader looked at Kratia's entire body covered in blood, and her eyes focused on the blood that was protruding from Kratia's mouth. There was confusion on his face as she asked, "What happened to you? Why is there blood... in your mouth?"
Kratia tried to explain, "I don't know... I just woke up, and everything was like this. I didn't mean to..."
The knights looked doubtful. Their leader thought for a moment, then said, "Princess Elerona did say something about your condition being strange. But right now, we have a more urgent situation. The village was attacked by the demon race, and we have to investigate what happened."
"The devil racers are gone…"
"What?!"
"Yeah, you could say you're late."
The knights looked at each other, frustrated at failing to protect the village. Their leader spoke, "We will immediately investigate the situation and help the surviving villagers. However, since you are here first you will be our witness in the interrogation room."
The knights immediately tied Kratia's hands with handcuffs, and she felt trapped in an increasingly complicated situation.
What is this…
Kartia tried to look at his hands which were tied behind his body, "Why am I tied up?" he asked the leader of the knights
"I know, you are trusted by Princess Elerona but you have to be on guard, if something happens."
Kratia just lowered her gaze.
"By the way my name is Arshley."
While the knights began to scatter into the village houses to look for signs of any remaining demons or living victims, Marlin and Lancey were in a tree, watching Kratia from a distance.
"Is it okay if that kid dies?" Lancey asked.
"It doesn't matter, he's the kingdom's golden boy... I hope."
***
[Interrogation Room]
The room is narrow, only contains one table with two chairs facing each other past the table and one door, now I sit in one of the chairs... and wait for someone to come in to interrogate me.
Crieek! The sound of the door opening
And I looked towards the door to see Arshley entering the room
Arshley entered the room quickly, looking at Kratia with a serious expression. She immediately sat down in the chair across the table from Kratia and started talking. "Kratia, I need to know what really happened in that village. Why are you there, and why is there blood in your mouth?"
"I really don't know, Arshley. I just woke up, and everything was like that. I didn't mean to..."
"Isn't a servant not allowed to leave without permission?"
"E-Eh? Um…"
"Kratia, our job here is to understand what happened here. How did you know about the demon race attacking the village, while you were in the castle?"
"There was a voice in my mind that told me about the threat."
Arshley looked skeptical, "The voice in your head? Can you explain further?"
Kratia tried to explain, even though he knew it sounded very strange. "The voice was like... guidance or instructions that came out of the blue. He told me what to do and provided insight into the situation. I had never experienced anything like this before, and I was completely confused."
Arshley thought about Kratia's explanation seriously. "That's really strange…"
Kratia nodded. "I don't know why, Arshley. I just followed what the voice told me. And now, everything feels so… strange."
Arshley pondered for a moment. "Alright, I'll try to understand the situation further. In the meantime, you'll stay here."
Arshley then continued, "You need to remain under supervision. We need to understand more about your role in all of this and whether you are truly reliable."
Kratia could only nod, feeling pressured by the increasingly complicated situation. He didn't know what would happen next.
***
Alan, who read this, just scratched his head, "Why is he not running away?"
After being confused by Kratia I decided to take a break from reading, after standing up from the chair I went to bed and lay down.
"Hahhh…." My breath is heavy
My cell phone rang quickly, disturbing the moment of peace I had just had. I grabbed my cell phone and saw an incoming message. Apparently, it was a message from Elera.
[Elera]: Alan, what happened to Kratia? Marlin and Lancey, they'll be there soon.
[Alan]: He was arrested and interrogated, he is probably in the knight's quarters.
[Elera]: OK, I'll be right there.
I slowly sighed again and put my cell phone on the table next to the mattress, then I sat on the edge of the mattress, looked at the wall clock and saw that I had been reading the novel for about 3 hours, now it was midday.
"It's better to take a shower then continue reading that novel..."
After standing up, I stepped into the bathroom to take a shower. The warm water greeted my body, and it felt refreshing. Bathing is a short moment where I can reflect and absorb the various events that have occurred in my fictional story.
After I finished showering, I put on comfortable clothes and returned to my room. Then I sat in the chair in front of my computer, and read it again, it turned out that Kratia had been released because Princess Elerona told her to.
***
Kratia walked out of the interrogation room. Together with Princess Elerona, they walked away from the knights' headquarters.
"Thank you Elerona."
Elerona replied with a slightly annoyed face, "It's okay, next time, tell me first, okay?"
I regretted it a little and just nodded my head and continued walking.
We stepped out of the knights' quarters, and I felt a little relieved after the experience in the interrogation room earlier. Elerona, the princess, walked beside me, and we moved on to lighter conversation.
"Elerona, what actually happened in the village earlier?" I asked with confusion still clouding my mind.
She took a deep breath before replying, "Kratia, it seems like our kingdom is facing a big problem. The demon race suddenly attacked our villages, and we don't know what's causing it."
I nodded in understanding, even though questions were still racing through my mind. What happened to me earlier? Why do I feel so hungry for demon flesh?
"You... are you really a vampire?"
Hearing those words made me shocked and stopped walking to reflect on what he said, "I don't know, besides... why do people call me a vampire? What's that?"
I started to remember the words that Orteg Marlin Lancey once said.
"Are you a vampire?"
"Where did you get this Vampire…?"
"What do you mean vampire? Isn't he human? Or… cannibals."
I could only reflect on what I remembered…not knowing who I really was.
"Vampires are a race that drink human blood or eat human flesh," she said seriously.
When I heard that definition, my heart became even more confused. Am I really a vampire?
Then suddenly a screen appeared in front of me:
[Name: G̸͇̉͗a̵͙͑̔̚b̸̢̺́̔̚ͅr̴͓̼̻̖͛ỉ̵̛̥͝e̶͚̿̈l̷͕̔̈́̂́ ̴̫̎͐̓̔M̵̢̙̹̽̕͜à̵̳̉͆̿h̸̫͔̗̥͋̓a̶̢͇̙͒̚͘r̷͍̜̀̽̇a̴̭̿j̸̲̦͓̩̓̔̈̆á̶̢̓͠͝]
[Level: 5]
[Experience: (25)]
[Race: Vampire]
[Skill: Bloodthirst, Flash Step]
[Passive Skill: All Hearing Ears]
When the screen appeared with that information, my heart felt heavy. All the questions that kept bothering me got unexpected answers. I looked at the screen displaying my ID, including "Race: Vampire."
"Ah, maybe it's true that I'm a vampire..." I admitted with a heavy heart, accepting this difficult reality. While I was trying to understand what it meant to be a vampire, I felt increasingly stressed by these confusing feelings.
Elerona looked at me in confusion, "Why…did you admit it all of a sudden? How do you know? What if you really are a vampire?"
Elerona's question made me think for a moment. I really don't know where this knowledge came from, but something gave me confidence about what I call "myself." Even though I didn't fully understand, I felt like it was a part of me that was missing.
"I don't know, Elerona. But when I saw this screen, something gave me confidence," I answered, pointing to the screen in front of me. "I don't know how this happened, but I have to look for answers. I have to understand more about myself."
"… why, are you pointing at me?"
I forgot that Elerona couldn't see the screen I was looking at.
I realized and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, Elerona. I forgot that only I can see this screen. Simply put, this is a display that gives me knowledge about myself, and now I know that I am a vampire."
Elerona looked surprised, but then she smiled. "Ah… no problem, now we go back to the castle, and… I want you to meet Orteg."
I'm a little confused why I have to meet Orteg at the castle? Does this have anything to do with me being a vampire?
I nodded in agreement. "Sure, Elerona."
We continued our journey towards the castle, and I pondered how my life had suddenly changed. How can I become a vampire? And does this have anything to do with the mysterious voice that appeared in my mind? While I had many questions, I also felt determined to embrace my new role in a mission to save the kingdom and uncover the mystery behind my newfound identity.
< Chapter 11 > To Be Continued.