The Blood King

in the five years after being exiled from his clan, levi struggled to survive. begging for food on the streets, eating from garbage, and this wasn"t even the worst of it. people came to beat him up and bully him every day. and every day, his heart would grow colder. he swore to himself that if he became strong one day, even if he was to become a demon, he would live as he pleased.

just as he was thinking that, a voice rang out. "You should be sufficient. you are weak and alone. do you seek strength?" a person wearing a black robe, and a hood over his head walked up to him. "Yes!" without any hesitation, levi replied. "even if you become a demon hated by all?" the mysterious person asked again.

"old man, aren"t i already hated by all?" levi looked up at the person. the person was shocked and then started to laugh. "hahahah! then drink! drink this accursed blood of mine! become strong enough to decide your own fate!"

The mysterious person lifted levi up and opened his mouth. suddenly the man"s hand started bleeding, he let the blood flow into levi"s mouth. it didn"t taste like blood, in fact it was sweet. at first it was warm, but at time went by the blood in his body became scorching hot.

"aghhhh!" levi groaned in pain. he was twisting and rolling up on the ground due to the pain. it felt like he was being boiled from the inside out. his bones felt like they were being broken and rebuilt, over and over again. he felt like his organs were being eaten by ants. while levi was rolling around due to pain, the impurities in his body were being pushed out.

he pa.s.sed out from the pain. levi was left pa.s.sed out on the ground, in a puddle of his own filth.

a few hours later.

levi"s eyelids twitched as he smelled something putrid. he got up and found himself in a puddle of greenish black grime. he felt the urge to puke, but held it down. he couldn"t afford to puke, who knows if he would get something to eat tomorrow.

it was night time but a lone figure was stealing water from a well. but no matter how he tried, the smell just wouldn"t dissapear, so the figure jumped in! when he got into the well, he rubbed his skin on the walls until the smell dissapeared, then proceeded to climb out.

needless to say, that well would need to be sealed from now on. the figure, as you have already guessed, was levi. he scurried off after polluting the well. when running he fell. "strange. when was i ever that fast?" levi thought as he got up.

he felt a burning sensation and looked down at his hand. there was a big cut that was bleeding. for some reason, levi felt the urge to make the blood stop. the second he thought about stopping the blood, it froze, as if receiving an order. levi was shocked when he saw this turn of events, he then thought of calling the blood back into his body.

as the blood seeped back into his hand, some dirt and stuff was left on his hand. it was like the dirt was filtered out. levi was bewildered when these things happened, then he remembered the mysterious person he met. he thought that meeting that person was a dream, but how else would he able to do these things if not for that person?

he clenched his fist and felt power that he never felt before. at this moment a voice appeared in his head.

"this skill is called "blood evolution skill". to become stronger, absorb the bloodlines and skills of humans and beast alike. the sole purpose of this skill is to become the strongest! to become stronger, you will have to put your life on the line! you already have the bloodline of the last blood lord inside you, use it as a stepping stone on your path to unrivaled power!"

the voice shook levi to his core. he wasn"t afraid, he was excited. he finally found a path to strength. even if he were to become a demon, he will gain power. not to get back into his clan, not go get back his friends, not to regain the love of his parents.

no, he wanted power so that he could do as he pleased, he wanted the power to be able to get what he wants. he didn"t need things as shallow as family and friends. levi laughed out crazily, then ran off. he found a tree and went to sleep in it.

Morning.

levi woke up to a bird pecking his face and fell out of the tree. "aghh, f.u.c.k!" he looked up at the bird coldly. the bird looked down at the fool who fell out of the tree, this human was snoring throughout the night and kept it"s children up. if he didn"t get revenge, how could he call himself a bird?

levi got up and dusted off himself. then he thought of something, didn"t that voice say something about absorbing bloodlines of both humans and beast? his lips curled up into a cold grin as he looked at the pesky bird. but he would have to be disappointed, because to absorb the birds bloodline, he would have to catch it first.

These particular birds were know for their speed. so he could only leave helplessly. he then thought a while before going out of the city. he went into the forest that was just outside of the north city gate. that forest was filled with all kinds of animals.

as he was looking around, his eyes landed on a wild boar. he picked up a sharp rock and snuck up on it, tip toe style. "haa!" he stabbed down, but, the boar, who was startled, ran off even faster. it seemed to remember something as it turned around and angrily charged at levi.

levi, who didn"t know any martial arts skills froze for a moment before dodging to the side. the tusk cut his stomach. levi fell to the ground while trembling, the boar however, turned around to face him again. levi held up the sharp stone with trembling hands.

the boar charged towards him again, levi closed his eyes and stabbed forward with the rock.

puchi!

the boars tusk pierced his stomach this time, but he clenched his teeth and stabbed towards the boars eye. another piercing sound rang out as the rock stabbed into the boars eye. the boar Unsteadily walked backward, pulling the tusk out with it. levi winced in pain when the tusk was pulled out. he watched as the boar fell to the ground and breathed it"s last.

levi struggled to walk towards the boar and sat down beside it. he reached out and touched the boar and suddenly, a warm feeling went through his right hand and into his body. the boar got smaller, then his skin began to itch. the hole in his stomach closed up and it felt like his skin felt smoother and tougher than before.

"is this the bloodline of the boar? tough skin, huh." he mumbled. he got up and left to find some dry wood. when he got back, he rubbed some sticks together and lit a fire, then used the sharp rock from earlier to skin the boar. Even though he didn"t put any seasonings or salt on it, it tasted d.a.m.n good!

probably because he absorbed all the blood from the boar, it wasn"t raw and tasted quite good. after eating, he got up and went back to the city. he was walking when he caught sight of two people, those people also noticed him.

"oh if it isn"t levi the outcast." the girl sneered. "don"t you know? this guy, wait my apologies, this "thing" has the blood of a c.o.c.kroach, no matter how much you want it do die, it will just keep living!" the boy said. levi looked at the duo coldly, these two were people from the azure clan. during these five years, it was their favorite thing to beat him up until he couldn"t even walk.

the two of them are twins, blond hair, black eyes, pink lips and pointed noses. they looked exactly the same except one had a third leg and the other had steamed buns on her chest. levi looked at them, his reddish black hair blowing in the wind.

the twins walked up to levi and stood right in front of him. without a word, levi punched out at the boys face, sending him stumbling back. before the girl could react, he kicked her stomach and sent her flying. although he didn"t know any martial arts skills, after killing the boar and absorbing it"s bloodline, he could at least hit hard.

levi walked up to the boy who fell from the surprise attack and stomped on his face, then towards his stomach, breaking his dantian. he then proceeded to strip his cloths and slung them over his shoulder. he walked up to the trembling girl, she was looking up to him in fear and anger. he kicked her in the face, knocking out some of her teeth, then proceeded to stomp on her stomach multiple times, breaking her dantian and crus.h.i.+ng whatever else was there.

after doing the deed, he walked off. when the onlookers saw this happen, they looked on in shock. they were shocked because someone actually dared to beat the azure clans children to such a degree. but they were even more shocked because of the one who did it, was the trash that the azure clan discarded, Levi azure!

after leaving the crime scene, levi changed out of his rags and put on the cloths he robbed from boy that i don"t have the time or patients to name, they fit perfectly. he decided to go back into the forest because he knew the azure clan"s people would come looking for him.

when he got into the forest, it was already approaching night time. he looked for a suitable tree to sleep in. when he was closing his eyes, he heard steps and voices. he opened his eyes and silently looked for the source of the sounds.

he found a boy and a girl, they looked about 16 or 17 wearing black robes. they were arguing about being lost and whose fault it was. "i can"t believe we"re lost! this is all your fault! how can it be that you can"t even find a mere star city?!" the girl spat. the boy wore a helpless expression. "isn"t it because you used the map to light a fire?" he asked. "ohhh? so it"s my fault then?!" the girl shouted.

"sighhh, it"s not your fault. so instead of arguing, why not ask the person up in the tree?" the boy looked up to where levi was. levi was shocked and tensed up, looking warily at the two people. when she saw levi, the girls eyes sparkled. "little brother there! can you tell big sister where i can find star city?"

"this kid is so cute!" she thought. her fellow disciple could only helplessly face palm. "dammit, i forgot this girl flips out whenever she see"s cute children! she always talks about her cute little sister!". levi still looked at the pair of clowns warily. he pointed to a certain direction " go that way and you should find star city." he said coldly.

But the female disciples just found him even cuter because of it. she looked at levi, her eyes basically shooting lasers at this point. "little brother, do you want to come with us?" she asked excitedly, she looked at levi in antic.i.p.ation. "no." levi"s cold yet childish voice rang out again. "awww, thats too bad. if we pa.s.s back here and find you, i will bring you back to the sect no matter what!" she mumbled.

the male disciple heard what she said and thought "hey, hey, hey, that"s kidnapping! kid run! this crazy girl has her sights on you!" then followed behind her.