On the Ferris wheel at HOMU Amusement Park.
Slurp... slurp... nom...
"Emmmm..."
Elias stared fixedly at Luna.
At this moment, the vampire girl was like an adorable little gluttonous beast, continuously licking the vivid crimson blood seeping from his wound.
Although he had threatened her earlier with excessive blood loss, with Elias' self-healing abilities as the Herrscher of Rebirth and his physical constitution, his blood was practically inexhaustible. Even if not a single drop remained in his body, he would at most become weak rather than die.
Nom... smack... slurp...
Luna remained completely absorbed in drinking his blood.
This person's blood was just so~ delicious.
It was like the forbidden fruit of Eden, something from which there could be no turning back after the very first taste. It nourished not only her body and heart, but seemingly even her soul.
Luna felt more comfortable than she ever had before, as though even her soul was gradually taking on Elias' shape. At this moment, hearts were already appearing in the vampire girl's crimson eyes.
"Is it really that delicious?"
"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm!!"
Luna nodded with tremendous force.
She had always utterly despised her own urge to drink blood, but for a vampire, blood was necessary to sustain life.
Although blood was delicious and pleasant to drink, if it weren't necessary for survival, and if she weren't influenced by her instincts, Luna would absolutely never take the initiative to drink even a mouthful. Compared to blood, she much preferred dark-chocolate devil-spiced steak.
But Elias' blood was different. This was the ultimate vintage, an absolute temptation no vampire could possibly resist.
After tasting that first mouthful, Luna felt that she had already become hopelessly addicted to it. For the first time in her life, she developed the greedy desire to drain someone's blood completely dry.
"Is that so? My blood really tastes that good...? Emmm, but this still feels unfair. Luna's the only one feeling this good. I want to feel good too."
As Elias spoke, he withdrew his hand and casually wiped his wrist. Instantly, the wound that had been supplying the vampire girl with an endless stream of Holy Blood of Salvation healed completely.
"Ah!"
Luna couldn't help letting out a mournful cry.
Although she had already escaped her blood-starved state, she still hadn't had enough. She wanted to drink more, taste more. The vampire girl was now thoroughly addicted to the Holy Blood of Salvation.
Elias looked at his wrist, which had been licked until it was covered in glistening saliva, and felt absolutely no disgust. After all, having his hand licked by a beautiful girl should count as a blessing no matter how you looked at it~
But he wasn't satisfied that easily.
After all, craving more was simply human nature.
"Luna, I've gotten tired of doing it this way, so let's change things up a little."
Elias narrowed his eyes with a smile, looking like a white fox plotting something wicked.
"Hm?"
Luna wiped the bloodstain from the corner of her lips, then subconsciously glanced at the Holy Blood that had previously been wasted on the cabin floor.
She involuntarily swallowed, repeatedly reminding herself that blood that had fallen onto the floor wasn't edible.
In the next second, Elias undid the buttons of his collar, exposing fair skin and his collarbone. Luna's lips immediately parted slightly, as though she were staring at an exquisite delicacy.
"H-Human, what are you trying to do?"
Don't tempt me like this.
"This time, drink my blood directly. Di~rect~ly~. Sink your fangs into my body, then draw the blood straight from my veins. I've heard that getting your blood sucked by a vampire actually feels really good, so hurry up and let me experience it."
Elias spoke impatiently, his mismatched eyes glittering brightly. He was obviously extremely interested in the prospect of having his blood sucked, and he was probably the first person in the world to actively want a vampire to drink his blood.
"No, you can't, Human! If I drink your blood that way, I'll turn you into a vampire too!"
Luna hurriedly waved her hands, insisting that they couldn't do that.
"Oh? Turn me into a vampire? I'm equally interested in that, but I doubt it'll actually be possible."
Elias stroked Luna's head as he spoke. There was far too great a difference between this vampire girl and himself on a biological level. For Luna to assimilate Elias into a vampire was nothing short of fantasy.
Just as a drop of lethal poison falling into the ocean would have no effect at all and would soon be purified by the vast sea.
"Either way, we'll know once we try."
"N-No, it's too dangerous."
"I don't care. It's too unfair that Luna gets to enjoy herself all by herself. I want to feel good too, so come drink my blood."
The moment Elias finished speaking, Luna discovered that her mind could no longer control her body. Her mouth opened on its own, revealing the fangs she used for drinking blood, before she bit directly into Elias' shoulder.
(W-What's going on?!)
"It's been a while since I used the effects of [Discipline]. So this is what having your blood sucked feels like? Not bad, not bad. Hiss~ This really could get addictive. Luna, don't hold back. Drink some more."
Elias' cheeks flushed slightly as an expression of enjoyment appeared on his face. When Luna drank blood, her fangs seemed to secrete some kind of substance that was actually capable of affecting even him despite his maxed-out resistance to drugs.
Elias felt his entire body turn pleasantly numb and tingly. His heart began beating faster on its own, and his body grew somewhat hot. At this moment, he experienced an indescribable, forbidden pleasure.
However, along with the blood-drinking process, microscopic bacteria-type Honkai Beasts were also injected into Elias' body. An ordinary person would undoubtedly be infected and corroded by them, transforming into a vampire within twenty-four hours.
In other words, they would become Luna's dependent (dog).
But more importantly, even against an ordinary human, these bacteria-type Honkai Beasts needed a full twenty-four hours before they could take effect.
Using them against the ultimate organism known as Elias, however...
Bacteria-type Honkai Beasts: "Yay! We're in! Let's hurry up and turn this human into a vampire... huh?"
Hundreds of thousands of Honkai Beast genes: "Where did these bugs come from?"
Bacteria-type Honkai Beasts: "MONSTERS!!!"
These bacteria-type Honkai Beasts were simply far too weak. Any single strain of Honkai Beast genes inside Elias' body could slaughter them effortlessly, making them no different from a swarm of ants that had accidentally wandered into a nest of dragons.
In fact, putting everything else aside, Elias' Holy Blood of Salvation instantly dissolved and annihilated these bacteria-type Honkai Beasts.
The difference in level between the two sides was simply too vast.
Even describing it as the difference between heaven and earth fell far short. Thus, with Luna's abilities, turning Elias into her dependent was about as difficult as making Fu Hua grow into Aponia's proportions.
"Human, you're okay?"
"Mm-hmm~ Are you disappointed? That you couldn't turn me into your dependent, Luna?"
"A little, but... I'm much happier than I am disappointed."
Luna revealed a breathtakingly beautiful and adorable smile. Although they had only spent a single day and night together, Elias' place in her heart had already far surpassed Kallen's (or anyone else's).
She had originally been somewhat worried about whether staying beside this person would put him in danger, or whether one day she might lose control of herself and turn Elias into a vampire.
But now, that concern had vanished. Her beloved Human was incredibly powerful. He was always giving her new surprises.
Elias would not be corroded by her abilities. Even if she bit him, this pure-white person would never be contaminated.
"From now on, Luna only needs to drink my blood. That way, no one else will ever have to get hurt."
"But Human, you..."
"Hehe, I really like it when Luna drinks my blood, because it genuinely feels incredible. So... have some more. From now on, anytime, anywhere, whenever you want it, just come find me, okay?"
"..."
Luna stared blankly at Elias, feeling as though those words had pierced straight through her heart. How strange. She was clearly supposed to be the vampire, yet Elias was far better at seducing people than she was.
She felt as though he had already bewitched her beyond all salvation.
Luna's crimson eyes grew hazy. She involuntarily parted her cherry-red lips and bit Elias' neck once more. At the same time, she subconsciously injected her Honkai energy into him, engraving her mark.
This was her "First Embrace/Kindred."
A rose-like pattern appeared on Elias' neck. It was a mark formed when a vampire injected their power while drinking blood, otherwise known as a bloodkin contract.
It signified a vow, companionship, and exclusive possession.
Elias could easily have rejected this "First Embrace," yet he chose to accept it. Looking at Luna's rose-shaped mark reflected in the cabin window, he thought it looked rather nice.
"I'll just treat it as another decoration on my body."
"Human, you really aren't rejecting it? Most people would hate having a monster like a vampire leave a mark on their body."
"Really? But Luna's mark is beautiful. Besides, I already have quite a few marks on my body."
Elias spoke without the slightest concern.
This thing looked almost identical to a stigma, and did he have any shortage of those? The Schariac stigma, Kaslana stigma, Herrscher of Death stigma, Salvation stigma, and Eternity stigma.
Mobius had made some adjustments to the Flame-Chasers' Signets and transformed them into sixteen types of stigmata. Elias currently had five types on his body. If he took off his clothes, they could be seen clearly, like emblems painted across his flesh with the blood of gods.
They possessed a kind of forbidden beauty.
"Keep going, Luna. Or are you already full?"
"No, I want more. Please let me continue."
As Luna spoke, she bit down once again. However, at that very moment, the Ferris wheel had completed a full rotation.
This Ferris wheel had fifty cabins and took fifty minutes to complete one revolution, like an enormous clock missing ten minutes.
Elias and Luna had become so engrossed in one another that they forgot all about the outside world and the passage of time. And so... things were about to get awkward.
When the Ferris wheel attendant opened their cabin, they immediately saw Luna lying in Elias' arms, her small mouth biting into his neck. Both of their cheeks were flushed crimson, and both wore expressions of pleasure and satisfaction. The sight was both beautiful and incredibly lewd!
Attendant: (T-They sure know how to play!)
Luna: o(////▽////)q
Elias: "Ahem! We've already gone all the way around?"
The white-haired boy and vampire girl hurriedly fled the scene. Elias didn't forget to use the authority of the Herrscher of Transcendent Sentience to erase the attendant's memories either. After all... she looked like she was already planning to call the police.
Rosemary: "..."
Ai: "..."
The witch and the AI girl stared speechlessly at the two of them.
They had secretly followed behind them but failed to catch the Ferris wheel in time, so they had taken out binoculars and observed from a distance instead. As a result, they had seen everything that happened inside the cabin with perfect clarity.
Although they hadn't heard what Elias and Luna were saying, women's imaginations were rich. The two of them had already mentally written a five-hundred-thousand-word story about what had just happened.
The two girls had no choice but to admit it.
They were jealous as hell!