A familiar sight entered into Caesar"s eyes, he was standing on a square platform, in front of him were four separate paths that lead through the endless darkness.
Caesar squinted his eyes slightly, "what is the trigger that causes this dream?" he whispered out loud.
Caesar stepped forward and approached the four roads, they each had a different color… from left to right they were red, black, white, and grey respectively.
Caesar stroked his chin in contemplation, "were these in the same order as last time?" he thought to himself slightly intrigued.
The plaques that were in front of each path when Caesar last had this dream were gone, only the roads were left.
Suddenly a wretched voice entered into Caesar"s ears, "the road you pick will mold you into what it represents"
Caesar looked over his shoulder to see who or what was talking, contrary to his expectations, all he could see was the endless darkness behind him.
"Haha, we don"t exist… you can"t see us" that same wretched voice exclaimed from the darkness.
"Tsk"
Caesar clicked his tongue in displeasure and shifted his attention back towards the four paths, "If my guess is correct, these four paths represent the four vampire progenitors" he voiced his thoughts audibly hoping for a reaction from the "ghost".
Unfortunately, the "ghost" had stopped talking and didn"t give Caesar any clues… Caesar"s lips curled and he walked forward.
He did not walk towards the four paths that lead through the darkness, but the darkness itself.
"I refuse to walk the same path that those before me have already treaded, I will forge my own path," Caesar said in an overbearing tone.
*step*
*step*
He slowly walked towards the darkness without hesitation, his steps did not stutter but instead, they carried unrivaled resolution and steadiness.
Caesar soon reached the edge of the platform he was standing on, he took one more step forward and entered the unfathomable darkness.
He closed his eyes and marched onward, "humans innately fear the unknown, however, I want to explore it" he said quietly.
"Hehe, a path that has not been walked before… interesting, I wonder, will you be the one to help destroy the world or save it?" the wretched voice laughed loudly.
Caesar paid close attention to the voice of the "ghost", he wanted to find more clues about what the purpose of this dream was.
Inside the darkness, Caesar just kept walking straight… Nothing stopped him and he just silently kept moving forward.
15 minutes… 30 minutes… 60 minutes…
Caesar walked for an indistinct amount of time, he had contemplated just stopping many times but he wanted to see what was at the end… if there was an end.
"How entertaining, the first progenitor had the ultimate magic, the second had the ultimate body, the third had the ultimate mind, and the fourth had the ultimate speed" The wretched voice entered into Caesar"s ears once again.
"Perhaps, you who treads through the unknown will have the ultimate eye… HAHAHA" loud laughter resounded shaking the area.
Caesar furrowed his brows, "perhaps my previous selection of blood demon had influenced my decision of walking through the darkness?" Caesar couldn"t help but wonder.
Caesar felt as though the ground below him was shaking, the sky above him was cracking and the darkness was slowly disappearing.
"HAHAHA, YOU HAVE CHOSEN YOUR PATH… I CAN"T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU BECOME" the wretched voice practically screamed and Caesar felt as though he fell through the ground.
[Vampire evolution progress: 15%]
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"Hey, wake up!" A sweet and familiar feminine voice invaded Caesar"s ears.
Caesar "s eyelids twitched in irritation, he slowly lifted his upper body and ma.s.saged his forehead with the palm of his hands.
He slowly opened his eyes and a worried Ahri was staring straight at him…
"Are you okay? You were sweating heavily in your sleep" she asked in a concerned tone.
Caesar pulled his bangs of hair covering his face back and flashed a smile towards Ahri, "I" am fine, thank you for worrying about me" Caesar said soothingly.
Caesar looked at her unconvinced expression and chuckled softly, "it was merely a nightmare, nothing is wrong with me"
"Mmhmm" Ahri hummed in doubt and got off the bed, "Joe and Edward have already left to purchase supplies, you slept through morning… It is already noon" She said mockingly as if to call Caesar out on his lie.
Caesar got out of bed and took out a black suit from his spatial ring, "I am not lying, it was a long nightmare" Caesar said with a wry smile plastered on his face.
Ahri still had some traces of doubt in her eyes but she still believed Caesar, "I don"t think you"re telling me the full story, but I"ll let you slide this time around"
Caesar finished dressing in his black suit and put on a pair of white gloves, he grabbed a brush and sat down in front of the mirror… he groomed himself for a few minutes and styled his hair.
Ahri waiting by his side looking at him with a sly grin, "the men in my clan look down on other men that groom themselves so finely... You"re going to be looked down upon when we arrive at my home haha" she laughed gleefully.
Caesar sat the brush on the table and stood up from his chair, his height towered over Ahri as he grabbed her gently and brought her into his embrace.
"Men who do not groom themselves are inconsiderate to their partner, personally, I detest dirty things" Caesar whispered into her ear.
"It"s good that I pride myself in keeping clean then, I also dislike ditty things" Ahri replied back with a sly smirk.
Caesar loosened his grip on Ahri and lifted her chin with his index finger, he looked into her eyes deeply and pecked her on the lips.
"Since both Edward and Joe are out getting the supplies, how about we go on a date to somewhere nice?" he asked curiously.
"A date?" Ahri tilted her head in confusion.
"Haha, it"s basically when two lovers go out somewhere alone and do activities together" Caesar laughed softly and explained calmly.
Ahri nodded her head in understanding, "I see, do you have an idea of where should we go then?" she asked, excitement was clearly discernable in her voice.
Caesar hooked arms with her and headed towards the door, "let"s see if there are any good restaurants in this town"
Ahri nodded her head with a smile on her face.
*creak*
They stepped out of their room and walked through the long hallway, they went down the small set of stairs and entered into the bar area of the inn.
The inn was quiet compared to last night, very few people were drinking at this time. Caesar and Ahri didn"t stay very long and they walked straight out of the Inn...
The glaring sun shone down upon them as they walked out of the door, the breeze kicked up both Ahri and Caesar"s hair making their long hair flutter in the wind beautifully.
They walked down the busy streets and caught the attention of the townsfolk… Ahri"s beauty and Caesar"s elegance were unmatched.
Ahri was becoming slightly embarra.s.sed with all of the attention they were getting. Caesar, of course, was used to this and didn"t pay it much heed.
They soon pa.s.sed by a fancy looking building, they could hear the sounds of instruments playing from the streets.
Intrigued, Caesar took and Ahri walked towards the entrance of the building and opened the door.
Inside were many fancy looking green tables, each table was in a secluded area and a delicious scent a.s.saulted both Ahri and Caesar"s nose.
A middle-aged man in a suit quickly walked over and greeted the both of them, "h.e.l.lo, welcome to the Fire Lilly… would you like a table for two?" the man asked extremely respectfully.
Caesar nodded his head, The waiter immediately led them upstairs and went into the fanciest room the restaurant had… he took out two pieces of paper from his breast pocket and handed them to Caesar.
"This is the menu, I will be right back with your refreshments" The waiter bowed deeply and left.
Caesar sat down on one side of the table and Ahri sat opposite of him, she was looking at everything with curiosity reflected in her eyes.
"Wow, I have never been to a restaurant before," She said with a happy smile on her face.
"Get used to it, I will take you to many more," Caesar said to which Ahri nodded her head in gratification.
The waiter soon came back with two cups of water and handed them to both Ahri and Caesar.
"What would the both of you like to eat?" The waiter asked curiously and looked at Caesar first.
"Hmm, I will take the medium-rare flame bear steak" Caesar answered.
"I will take the uhhm… royal fish fillet" Ahri answered after thinking for a few seconds.
The waiter nodded his head and took both of the menus back, "your food will arrive shortly, please be patient"
"Thank you" Caesar thanked the waiter gracefully and took a sip out of his water.
Once the waiter left Caesar and Ahri entertained themselves with small talk, Ahri took a large gulp of her water and looked deeply at Caesar.
"Your eyes a bit different!" she pointed out with astonishment.
Caesar raised his right hand and touched his eye, "my eyes?" he asked suspiciously.
"I didn"t notice it earlier, but they have a barely discernable pattern inside of them," Ahri said with surprise.
"Interesting…was that ghost not lying?" Caesar whispered under his breath.
"What did you say?" Ahri tilted her head and asked.
"Nothing important, I was just talking to myself" Caesar replied with a smile.
Soon the waited entered into their room and interrupted their conversation, he placed a place of delicious looking steak in front of Caesar and a plate with a refined looking fish in front of Ahri.
"Please enjoy, let me know if you need anything else" The waiter bowed once again and left their table.
The food made Ahri forget about Caesar"s eyes and she started digging in, Caesar cut his piece of steak slowly and took a bite.
"It"s delicious" Caesar couldn"t help but open his eyes wide and compliment the food.
Ahri nodded her head enthusiastically and chowed down her food even faster than before.
They finished their food and Ahri patter her belly in satisfaction, both of their plates were licked clean.
As if the waiter knew they were finished with their food, he walked in and bowed deeply "the entire meal costs 50 silver coins"
Caesar stood up from his chair and nodded his head, according to his knowledge… 100 bronze coins were equal to 1 silver coin and 100 silver coins were equal to 1 gold coin.
Caesar had already prepared an appropriate amount of funds for the trip so he put his hand in his pocket and took out a gold coin from his storage ring.
He handed the gold coin to the butler with a smile on his face, "keep the tip"
"T-thank you so much!" The butler smiled widely and thanked both Ahri and Caesar repeatedly.
"Excellent service, you deserve it," Caesar said and walked past the still excited butler.
They both walked out of the restaurant with satisfied smiled on their faces, "that was a very enjoyable experience… but I feel like I am forgetting something" Ahri looked at Caesar with an inquiring gaze.
Caesar averted his eyes and chuckled softly, "Joe and Edward are probably waiting for us at the carriage, let"s move quickly so that we can continue our journey"
"Okay" Ahri agreed and they both walked back to the Inn with long strides.