After everyone's return, they felt a lot better. Rat[Rat]her than their energy being sapped away from them, now they could feel it slowly returning. Only now did they truly feel how much effect the world was having on them.
In the same way, it was the opposite for the familiars, and Genbu understood why the other familiars decided not to stay out for so long.
Archer[Quinn] told everyone that he would call and meet up with everyone later. First, they should all get some rest, and he knew they needed it, though there were a few who were worried about Christopher[Owen].
In fact, for the first time, even Christopher[Owen] looked to be a bit tired. Before leaving for the rooms, he first went towards Simon[Leo].
"I wanted to ask, the power that you taught me earlier. I don't want to pry, but if possible, can I teach it to those in the Meshack[Graylash] family?" Christopher[Owen] asked. "I feel like I was a bit foolish in the past, wishing for everyone to learn the lighting power thinking it was the strongest, and although I still somewhat believe that, and it would solve the inequality problem, it wouldn't solve it completely.
"It is impossible to have everyone on equal footing, but before even thinking about that, we need to win this war, so we need all the power we can get. However, I assume that this power of Qi is something similar to an Original skill[ability]. If you do not wish for me to pass this on, I will respect your decisions."
Knowing that Archer[Quinn] would have overheard everything, Simon[Leo] looked over. Yet, it felt strange for him to do something like that. Qi was never something Archer[Quinn] thought was his own to teach others, and he always felt like it belonged to Simon[Leo].
However, Archer[Quinn] did agree with what Christopher[Owen] said about its power, which was also why many in the Cursed faction were learning it.
"You may pass on what you know, but unfortunately, I don't have the time to teach you, " Simon[Leo] replied.
"I'll send someone, " Archer[Quinn] said after hearing that answer. "A few people in the Cursed faction know how to use Qi. I'll send someone to join the Meshack[Graylash] faction and teach it. You're right that you guys need to get stronger."
There was another reason why Archer[Quinn] was holding back teaching it to the other groups, and that was because Qi was somewhat a weakness for vampires. Especially now that Archer[Quinn] was king, he also needed to look out for the vampires.
However, if they didn't win this war, what vampires would he have to look after. No matter what, they needed to use everything at their disposal to get rid of the threat.
After almost all had left, one person had stayed behind, and that was Joseph[Sam]antha. Archer[Quinn] had even asked for Drake[Oscar] to leave and head back and find Jola[Mona] for the time being. It seemed like Drake[Oscar] was having difficulty deciding, but he eventually listened to Archer[Quinn].
"I know you have a lot of questions, so let me explain first how I found Drake[Oscar]…." Archer[Quinn] spoke softly as he went into detail. He told her about the vampire who was related to him, Francis[Richard] Ryo[Eno], a great scientist for the vampires and the same person they all knew as a great scientist for the humans.
He then explained how they had found Drake[Oscar] at one of Ryo[Eno]'s labs and just that. There was no need for Joseph[Sam]antha to know about the trials, only how they found Drake[Oscar]. However, the bit that was difficult for Archer[Quinn] to speak about was Drake[Oscar] himself.
How, if asking him if he remembered certain details, he didn't. Honestly, Archer[Quinn] always thought of him as a different Drake[Oscar] until the he had met Joseph[Sam]antha. It was clear he knew who Joseph[Sam]antha was, even if he didn't know about himself.
As Archer[Quinn] finished his story, tears streamed down Joseph[Sam]antha's face. She gripped her cheeks so tightly that the tip of her nails dug deep. Archer[Quinn] had seen such reactions before. He knew this wasn't just sadness and anger; there was also much regret.
"The one you told me about…the Francis[Richard] Ryo[Eno], he came to me saying that he could bring him back, but he warned me…he warned me that father be different from how he was before if he came back…honestly, I don't know if it would have been better if he had completely forgotten me, but the fact that he remembers me...."
Joseph[Sam]antha gripped her clothing around her chest, over her heart, pulling the fabric tightly.
"It just hurts even more...Archer[Quinn]... I want to be stronger…I can't live like this…can you help me? Can you contact Francis[Richard] for me? He made Drake[Oscar] like this with only his head, so maybe with me-"
"He's dead." Archer[Quinn] interrupted her. "That's why we went to his lab in the first place."
Hearing this, Joseph[Sam]antha's lost the little hope she just felt. Although Archer[Quinn] wasn't so sure if Ryo[Eno] was dead, and even if he was, most of the knowledge and information about Drake[Oscar] was stored in Tobias[Logan]'s head, but he didn't want her to continue searching for questions that would most likely never be answered.
Archer[Quinn] had already asked Tobias[Logan] if there was a way to turn Drake[Oscar] back, and Tobias[Logan] had answered it wasn't possible.
"I still need to get stronger. I'm not stupid. I know that if I beat One Horn, this feeling won't go away, but I have to do something for him. I have to help. When everyone fought and protected me, I was knocked out by some stupid sleeping gas. I couldn't even destroy a damn turtle's shell! So tell me, how the hell can I defeat One Horn like this?!" Joseph[Sam]antha cried out.
"That's why, Archer[Quinn], you're the vampire king, right? Which means you can turn people. So turn me! Whatever you want, my blood or anything... just take it! but please turn me, and help me get stronger!" Joseph[Sam]antha screamed as she dug her nails deeper in her palm, making blood drip from her hand over the table.
Archer[Quinn] looked at it dripping from her hand and falling down. He then licked his finger and wiped it against the cut she had just made, and slowly it started to heal.
"Pretty neat, right?" Archer[Quinn] said. "Our Kimmel[Sylvia] can heal small wounds like this, but usually it wouldn't work this quick; that's only because of who I am. Just becoming a vampire wouldn't solve all your problems, and it doesn't work like that.
"Being a vampire comes with difficulties, a life where perhaps everyone who ever knew you and knows you will hate you. People will look at you differently, treat you differently, and most probably, you will have to hide your identity. I'm not saying no to you, but it's not an answer to your problems, and it's not a magic shortcut to gain great power. You will lose your skill[ability], and you might be drawn to blood like this."
"You turned Sach into one, right?" Joseph[Sam]antha said. "I know... I know...and I know about your past, Archer[Quinn]. Drake[Oscar] told me to find more about you once, everything about you. You had no skill[ability], you were weak, the bottom of your class in every way possible, and you had no potential at all.
"Your whole life changed because you became a vampire. So don't give me that crap! Look at where you are? Just help me... please...." Joseph[Sam]antha pleaded.
"You don't know what I've been through!" Archer[Quinn] frowned, which caused Joseph[Sam]antha to startle a little, but he took a deep breath and spoke again. "You don't know what I've been through, " Archer[Quinn] repeated, this time in a softer tone. "But you're right; if you're this insistent, then I will help you."
Archer[Quinn] said as he bit his thumb. He lifted the blood in the air and dangled it just above her head using his powers.
"This is your last chance. Do you wish to be turned? There is a chance that you might turn into something that will force me to kill you?" Archer[Quinn] asked for the last time.
Joseph[Sam]antha nodded and opened her mouth as if she knew the next step. The blood then swooped from above and fell right into Joseph[Sam]antha's mouth.
[The blood ritual has been activated.]
To be continued........
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