Blood Awakening: The Strongest Hybrid and His Vampire Bride

Nikolai stepped walked down the stairs with a faint smile. He couldn't help but feel wonderful after absorbing that many black blood crystals. He noticed Kumiko dragging the female vampire across the floor with various stab wounds, yet she still lived.

"Oh?"

'It seems Kumiko is more ferocious than she appears to be.'

His eyes observed the bar, which was brimming with people a few minutes ago. But now there was no one else but the maids from his mansion and a few members of the Fenrir clan standing around and questioning some vampires.

"Young Lord!" The leading maid stepped forward in her combat outfit and greeted him.

"Your name, was Leona, right?"

"Yes! Captain Leona of Squad Five."

Risa stared at Nikolai with a sharp gaze from behind, alternating her eyes between the two with a slight grimace on her face. Although he understood her look, Nikolai couldn't ignore the maids who protected them each day.

"Is there anything you need to report to me, about this case?" He asked with a deep voice, his eyes flicking towards Risa

"N-No, Young Lord, everything has been taken care of…" Her voice trailed off as she looked away.

The strange atmosphere of Nikolai from both the alcohol and his sudden increase in Evil god's blood increased his natural charm.

He shook his head, before tapping the maid's shoulder, causing Leona to jump and look at the young heir of the alliance with a slightly pink hue on her cheeks.

"It seems that the Nosferatu are using a new method to empower their younger members, ensure you get their bodies back to the mansion without being discovered. We don't have much time before they realise something happened."

"Understood, what about the young lord of Bloodmire?"

Leona's question made Nikolai chuckle, before he remembered back to fighting with the bald mutant.

"He's alive, but cannot move, just leave him there and let his family or the Nosferatu deal with him."

Although they could take his body and learn more about their plans, the issues that might spring up if the Bloodmire's discovered their heir were kidnapped by werewolves.

'Even if Selene is my fiancée, it would just give more power to the Nosferatu against the Tepes clan.'

"Understood, will you be heading home with us?" Leona's eyes seemed expectant, but with Ryan sitting on the sofa with his right eye bruised and his lips swollen. He shook his head and tapped the maid's shoulder once again before stepping past her.

"No, I have something to do tonight, so I will return later."

"Master—"

Before Leona could call out to him, Risa stepped in front of her, and frowned.

"He said he had something to do, just keep working and I will protect him. Understood?"

Risa did not want to feel jealous of a mere maid, but the sudden change in Nikolai caused her chest to pound. Though he was her type before, somehow after defeating that vampire, his body almost seemed to become like catnip for her.

'What are you doing, becoming even more attractive?' She thought while watching him rush to the side of the human who caused this trouble.

"Kumi, are you staying out with us, or are you going home?"

She couldn't get involved and stop Nikolai, so rather than struggle alone, she tried to rope Kumiko into her troubles.

'Though keeping her around him so much is dangerous.'

Meanwhile, oblivious to Risa's conflicted thoughts and feelings, Nikolai sat on the black leather seat beside Ryan, who was holding an iced cloth to his nose. Stay updated via empire

"Damn, that bitch was strong, I used all the bullets saved up just to keep her at bay."

"No need to curse because you lost a fight. Are you going to survive?" Nikolai spoke in a slightly distinct voice to Ryan, a more relaxed and calm voice like a tranquil breeze.

"Of course I am, idiot."

The atmosphere no longer seemed tense like earlier, and Nikolai realised from Ryan's actions that he didn't hold the same feelings as his father.

Though it was difficult to trust him easily, he could only accept that he was mistaken and instead try to make their friendship work somehow.

"Ryan, your father tried to kill me."

Nikolai's sudden statement caused the air to freeze, as if the world became just the two of them, and silence filled the room. Ryan looked at Nikolai with a blank, yet awkward, face.

"I know, he told me."

The two boys sat together in silence, unsure of what to say. Until Nikolai sighed and placed his hand on his chest. He could still feel his heartbeat from the battle earlier. Though his Evil God's blood had removed any of his exhaustion and injuries, his emotions still ran rampant. The thought that the father of his best friend attempted to murder him was too much to swallow.

At least, that's how he felt before leaving the mansion.

"I won't blame you if you hate me now, Nikolai. I cannot change my father, or my family. But… I can swear to never join him in attacking you."

Nikolai gazed into Ryan's eyes, sincere and void of deceit. "For your sister, right?"

"Haha…" Ryan curled his lips into a faint smile. "You were always good at guessing things, it's all for her, I cannot abandon my father. Are you disappointed?"

'How do I truly feel about it?'

Although Nikolai wanted to say he didn't mind, that could never be true. However, if asked whether he wanted to beat or kill Ryan because of that, he would call the person stupid. Instead, he closed his eyes, breathing slowly, and nodded.

"I won't blame you, or break our friendship, but the form of our friendship will change. Right?"

"True, I can't bring you home any more now that old bastard want's to use you. But meeting and hunting monsters should be okay right?"

Ryan's eyes looked hopeful. He already noticed who Risa was, and after discovering she became Nikolai's third lover and future wife, that he couldn't afford to treat her lightly any more.

Nikolai could tell how difficult this became for Ryan. There wasn't just a friendship but work and other things they needed to think of when changing their relationship.

"If Risa accepts an invitation to a mission, prepare a spare seat." He joked with a faint smirk.

Ryan laughed awkwardly. "Yeah, I'll keep one open just in case." He looked away, almost like an adult trying to deal with his mischievous child.

"You have changed… it's almost scary." His voice was low, yet it held no disdain, only an honest feeling. "Are you still human, Niko?"

The way he used his name with no titles caused the nearby maids to flinch. Though their gazes were sharp enough to cut through steel, they kept their mouths closed.

'Have I changed that much? Or has the Evil God blood has altered my personality?' The thoughts lingered in Nikolai's mind as he wondered how much of his humanity he remained.

'No, I am me evil god included.'

"I'm me, is that not good enough for you Ryan?" His words sounded a bit more powerful than intended, but it didn't seem to cause much issue. If anything, Ryan was more curious about it.

Though the sudden sharp gaze of Leona towards the human male made his body flinch.

"I see, that's good."

Ryan stood up, muttering to himself, as he looked back at Risa, then at Nikolai before walking towards the entrance. He seemed to have decided, but Nikolai didn't ask him what or why.

Instead, he turned back to the people who cared about him. Kumiko and Risa watched him with expectant eyes, as if worried.

"Shall we leave?" Nikolai smirked at the two beautiful women. Maybe it was the alcohol in his system or the bloodlust after fighting, but he would rather not return home just yet.

"Where are we going?" Risa, with both hands on her hips, asked, while Kumiko seemed a little confused about how to act.

Throughout their drinking game, they engaged in a few raunchy actions, and now their distance seemed vague. Nikolai didn't sense any negative feelings from Kumiko, rather it was her who became more aggressive with each following round, pouring him more drinks.

"What would you like to do, Kumiko?"

It might have been the first time that Nikolai asked her something of this nature, but the transformed fox seemed thrilled. Her eyes shone, and her tail swayed rapidly.

"I… would like to go to a tavern."

The tavern Kumiko meant was an eastern style of pub, where you could order light snacks and beer. It was more cosy and quiet compared to the loud clubs. "Is that okay?"

'Well, there are quite a few in the north and southern districts.'

Nikolai touched his chin, still deep in thought, as he looked through his phone at possible taverns to drink at.

'It appears to be popular among the workers from the Scarlet Group, too.'

"Sure, if Risa doesn't mind, I would love to join you both for a quiet and relaxing drink, since it's something Kumi decided, why not?"

"Kumi?" The lovely fox blushed at him using a pet name, unable to refuse as Nikolai already grabbed both their hands and pulled them out of the bar with a bright smile on his face, as if finally refreshed.

However, because he drank a little too much, he regretted sending the maids back to the mansion, making him unable to drive to the tavern in the city's south.

"I'll order us a car." Risa tapped her phone before Leona came from inside and suddenly called out to Nikolai with a wry grin on her face.

"Should I drive you?"