20 Crispember 2314
"Master, experiment 1856 can be conducted on the subject Lily Adams," a middle-aged man told the young man with blood-red hair and eyes.
"Is she transported to the experiment ground?"
"Yes."
"Is her family here?"
"Yes, Master."
"Hmm, give me the high-level orb of contract."
And with his order, a red-colored fist-sized orb was given to the young man.
…
In a messy room reeking of blood, many altars are placed. The altars are marked with a magical circle on them.
On one of the altars, Lily is being held with her hands and legs tied apart (大), completely naked.
BEEP
FWOOSH
Suddenly, a section of the eastern wall opened with a beep sound, and in came five individuals: Lily's family, the middle-aged man, and the young man.
""LILY"" "BIG SIS" upon seeing the state in which Lily is in, her parents and her little sister exclaimed loudly.
"AAAH"
With another word, another magic circle of blue color manifested on top of Lily, releasing an electric current on her, waking her up with pain.
"Looks like the princess is up."
"Haa, haa, arghh." Lily kept gasping in pain for a few seconds and finally turned her head towards the sound.
"M-mom? Dad? Rose?" Upon turning her head, she found her family floating in the air with a magic circle on their neck.
CLAP
"Alright, Princess, turn your head over here, and this is the last time I am saying it or else you won't like the punishment I will give," the young man spoke with irritation.
"W-why are you here? And why is there a magic circle on your neck? Why are you guys floating?" Only to be ignored completely.
BAM
BAM
And with another word spoken two times in succession, two big purple magic circles manifested on the walls of the room, only for Lily's family to be pulled forcefully onto them with strong suction, leaving them with serious injuries.
"MOM, DAD, ROSE!" Lily, in terror, shouted and twisted her body but couldn't move out of the binds no matter what she did, and finally, she started crying.
"Now listen."
And with this command, finally, Lily turned her terror and pain-filled gaze on the young man.
"Become my slave and withstand whatever is going to happen to you, and I promise that nothing will happen to your family. Or else what happened with that Alice girl will happen with your mother and sister, while your father will be tortured until he breaks."
Upon hearing his demand, Lily widened her eyes and shook for a moment. Then she turned her gaze towards her family and finally turned her eyes, filled with tears, towards the young man and nodded her head.
Upon seeing her nod her head, he took the red-colored orb and placed it in his and Lily's hand at the same time. While both passed mana into it, he spoke – "I, Reed Crimson von Crimsonsworth, son of Welsh Crimson von Crimsonsworth, promise that I won't do anything to Lily Adams's Family only if she abides by her side of the contract. If I break my side of the contract, may my soul be destroyed."
"I, Lily Adams, daughter of Chris Adams, promise that I will become Reed Crimson von Crimsonsworth's slave till eternity and will withstand whatever is going to happen to me. If I break my side of the contract, may my soul be destroyed." Following him, she spoke while keeping her eyes shut in despair.
After both spoke, the orb emitted a red light and floated in space.
[You have acquired a slave named Lily Adams. Follow your side of the contract, or else you shall be punished accordingly.]
[You have become the slave of Reed Crimson. Follow your side of the contract, or else you shall be punished accordingly.]
Suddenly, a system screen manifested in front of them.
"Status, Lily Adams," Reed muttered, and with that, a system screen materialized in front of him, revealing the status of Lily.
===STATUS===
Name: Lily Adams
Race: Human
Title: Slave of Reed Crimson
Potential: E
Affinity: Ice (Mid), Fire (Mid)
Rank: F
===ATTRIBUTES===
Strength: F– –
Stamina: F–
Agility: F– –
Intelligence: F– –
Mana: F–
Charm: 7
> Arts:
- Basic Sword Art (Low) [89%]
> Skills:
- None
> Abilities:
- Eidetic Memory – Remember everything you have experienced.
===END===
"Wow, you are weak. Yup, and with this, it is confirmed that you possess Eidetic Memory Ability," he said mockingly and in satisfaction.
He turned his head only to find Lily glaring at him with hatred.
"Missy, don't look at me like that after all I promised to not let your family suffer; it was never you. And if you want to resent something and someone, then resent this ability and the one who gave you this ability," he said to her with a smirk, hiding his intention to know about who gave her this ability.
Yet, he found confusion on her face and resentment directed at something and him.
"Master, all preparations are complete, and we can begin at any time." Suddenly, the middle-aged man appeared behind Reed without any sign.
"Whatever, withstand the ritual, my dear beautiful little slave." He said and backed off a bit, coming out of the range of the magic circle drawn on the ground, and stood in front of one section of the circle where a hole is made.
"Commencing the ritual in 3… 2… 1… Begin."
The moment the middle-aged man said 2, Reed slashed his wrist and started pouring out his blood on the hole. The moment he said Begin, the hole was filled with Reed's blood, and suddenly, the drawn magic circle started glowing white.
The blood in the hole started decreasing, and with it, the light turned pink and then finally blood-red.
Throughout the process, Lily kept screaming in pain, and she twisted her body here and there, which broke her limbs, and yet she kept twisting, screaming, and crying.
After one hour, the red color on the circle started to turn pink, and the moment it almost became white, Reed teleported on top of Lily and kissed her while making her drink his blood.
The moment she drank his blood a bit, she started to passionately suck his blood. She drank his blood for five minutes, and then she fell unconscious, and the magic circle glowed white.
"Status, Lily Adams." After seeing her get unconscious, Reed fell on top of her and muttered.
===STATUS===
Name: Lily Adams
Race: Dhampir
Title: Slave of Reed Crimson
Potential: A
Affinity: Ice (Mid), Fire (Mid), Blood (Low)
Rank: F
===ATTRIBUTES===
Strength: F+
Stamina: F+
Agility: F++
Intelligence: F– –
Mana: F++
Charm: 7
> Arts:
- Basic Sword Art (Low) [89%]
> Skills:
- None
> Abilities:
- Eidetic Memory – Remember everything you have experienced.
===END===
"Master, what is the result? Did she turn into a Vampire, Dhampir, or a Ghoul?" After a moment when the light stopped slipping out of the magic circle, the middle-aged man came beside Reed and asked with anticipation.
"Dhampir." He said and directed his lust-filled gaze at Lily.
"Tch, another failure. At least she didn't turn into a ghoul, so we can use her ability." The man clicked his tongue in disappointment.
"No, the experiment is partially successful. She almost turned into a Vampire, and she can still become one, but I don't know how." He replied and got up from the altar.
He took out a switch from his pocket and pressed the green button on it, which removed the binds on Lily's body.
After a minute, Lily's body twitched, and her body started to heal at an extraordinary level, and in a minute, she turned completely normal.
"Wow, you are correct, Master. She displayed Vampiric-level healing, which is not possible for a Dhampir to do, yet she is still a Dhampir."
The man joyously spoke and started writing something in his notebook.
Reed took Lily's body in his arms and started to take her out of the room, only to stop and gaze at her family.
"Mathew, you know what you have to do with her family." Reed spoke coldly and went out of the room.
"Kekeke, yes Master. I know. After all, you said you will not do anything, but we can do whatever we want with them, right?" Mathew spoke and gazed at Lily's mother and sister with a lust-filled gaze.
***
Crimson Palace
KNOCK KNOCK
"Come in." Welsh spoke coldly from his desk surrounded by reports.
A man with blood-red hair and eyes entered the room, knelt right in front of the door after closing it in the direction of Welsh.
"Just say what is the matter."
"His Highness the Eighth Prince has reported that the latest experiment was partially successful. Lily Adams, the girl with Eidetic Memory Ability, became a Dhampir. She has Vampiric level healing ability, thirst, and her potential increased from E to A. According to his observation, after some time of her turning, she can become a full-fledged vampire if she is given pure vampire blood."
"And about the source of her ability?"
"Nothing is known yet, and Lily didn't know about it as well."
"Hmm. Tell him to conduct the experiment on her sister next and tell me the result personally. And I want to meet this Lily girl."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After his audience, the man walked out of the room and closed the door.
"Vampire Turning. It shouldn't be possible with any kind of method until and unless a progenitor does it. Just what are you hiding, Lily Adams?"
Welsh spoke while contemplating and gazed out of the window by his side.