Once I made sure my target was dead I immediately moved to back up Dominque.
Dodging shadow blades created by her opponent, she summoned forth a flaming sword into her right hand and closed the distance. She then instantly bisected up opponent straight down the middle, swinging her sword up, starting her slice at his balls.
As his two haves fell apart, they burst into flames.
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That's when the last vampire tried to attack Dominque by rushing straight at her.
'Not while I'm around. ' I thought.
I moved to the vampire's left side.
He noticed me instantly and tried to attack me by turning his left arm into bats.
Seeing this I raised my hand and used ice magic to freeze his bats and his arm.
While I did this Dominque was able to steady herself. Once she did she rushed the target and stabbed him straight through the face.
Meanwhile I used my blade to chop off his legs.
We both moved back as he fell onto the ground.
Once he did Dominque stabbed him straight through the heart, making sure he was gone with good measure.
Once the battle was over we fist-pumped.
We then turned toward Veronica and walked up to her.
"You both did well. " Veronica said.
"But don't let that go to your heads. Those were only small-fry.
The enemies you will face in the future will not be so easy to beat. "
"Yes. " We both said.
We then started moving with Veronica to look for any survivors.
As we did I marveled at the fact that I took another life and didn't even blink. Hell I don't even feel any guilt or remorse.
I guess my new lifestyle and vampire blood is influencing in more ways than I thought.
Not that its a bad thing.
Because in this world of DxD if you're not the preadator you're the prey.
And I intend to always be the predator.
"Ha. .
. Ha.
. .
Ha. .
. "
Breathing heavily, a young girl is running through the forest, a terrified expression on her face.
It is nighttime and the full moon is out, along with a slight fog, turning the setting of the forest into something out of a horror film.
The girl however wasn't focused on her surroundings. No instead, all she is focused on is running.
Because she is being pursued.
Right behind the girl several shadows with red eyes are chasing her.
The girl knew this, which is why no matter what she knew she couldn't stop running. Because she knew if that happened, she would suffer a fate worse than death.
So the girl desperately tried to pick up her pace. To run even faster than she already is.
But in the end, it didn't matter.
Before the girl even realized it, she tripped. She tripped over a moss-covered rock directly in her path.
Falling flat on her face the girl immediately tried to stand to her feet.
But before she could one of the red-eyed shadows appeared over her and slammed her face into the ground.
"Mhmmmm!" The girl shouted at the top of her lungs. But the sound of her screams are being muffled by the ground.
"Finally caught you. " The figure holding the girl on the ground said.
"Nice try, but there is no escaping us. " The figure told her.
"Now then, let's go back. We have lots of things to do together after all.
" The figure told the girl.
The shape of the figures mouth then formed into a sadistic grin.
Meanwhile the girl just kept screaming with all her might.
But in the forest in the dead of night, no one heard her cries.
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(MC: POV)
Moving through the forest, I followed behind Veronica along with Dominque and a squad of elite soldiers.
It's been three months since Dominque and I passed our initiation test and we are now able to officially call ourselves true warriors of the progenitor faction.
Since that happened we've continued our training, but we have also started doing missions. Taking down rogue vampires, killing stray exorcists that think its ok to operate in our territory, and also helping those in our territory with mundane tasks such as tending to farmland or helping them rebuild their home if it is damaged in a storm or other natural disaster.
Everyone has to make their bones. That's why Dominque and I have not complained once.
We also knew that if we did Veronica would intensify our training, and neither of us wanted that.
Not to mention, it's good to help your people out. It allows them to get to know you as a person, and vice versa.
That's how I've come to learn about the everyday lives of the citizens who live in the territory of Blackspire, and a bit more about how the territory operates in general.
For instance, I had no clue we allowed stray exorcists and certain other species of supernatural beings to live within our territory.
All of whom we've thoroughly investigated of course. We don't want a sleeper cell situation.
Anyway, when I question my mother about it, she told me that those people are just ones that want somewhere to live a peaceful life. A lot of the stray exorcists that live in our lands were excommunicated from the church for not killing supernaturals because they learned they were just innocents living their lives.
As for the other supernatural species, it was because they had nowhere else to go. A lot of them possess human blood and human ancestry, so most of them are shunned by their own kind.
The anime showed DxD as an ecchi world filled with hot-blood battles. But in reality, this world is a cruel and cold place.
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Though I already knew that, so it's not a shock at all.
Our party came to a stop when Veronica did.
She then surveyed the area briefly, before using her hand to motion us to move forward. Once she did we slowly approached, coming out of the trees.
When we did we found ourselves looking at a lake, and on the other side of it was a massive five-story mansion.