Vampire Cultivation System in a Hidden World of Monsters

"You won the battle derby and then you got shot to death?" Ralph said to Mira. "I don't know whether to shake your hand and ask for an autograph or ask you if you're ok."

"She even made a leap of death," I said.

"What the shit?" Ralph said. "That's never been done before!"

"I saw it with my own two eyes. She almost didn't make it. If it wasn't for those serpent arms you sold me, she'd be dead," I said.

"Really? I knew those things were good luck. I think serpent arms are the best all around useful arms. I hear nothing but them getting people out of nasty situations and helping people reach shit. Where as gorilla arms, you try to eat cereal, and the hydraulic system punches a hole through your counter!" Ralph said.

"You sound like you have a lot of stories to tell, Ralph, but we need to get going. She needs to go visit her father in the hospital and I need to go take care of a rat infestation in our apartment," I said.

"Oh, wow, you two sound like you have a lot on your plates. I'll let you two go. You can go out the back. It goes to a hallway that no one else has access to. It leads all the way outside," Ralph said.

"Thanks, Ralph. You've been nothing but a good man," I said.

"Thank you so much Ralph. I owe you my life," Mira said.

"Have a good one, kids. Be safe," Ralph said.

We walked through the back of his shop and ended up in the hallway just like he said. We took it all the way to the outer door and stopped.

"Where did you have to go?" Mira said, making eye contact. It was like she was pleading for me to come with her.

"There's something I have to do to keep you safe. If you're not coming with me to the outside world, I want to know that whatever happens, you will be ok," I said.

"What does that mean?" She said.

"Gino Gambino. He ordered the hit on you. He was the one who had you killed. I need to take him down so he can never do that again," I said.

"Oh. Then you're right. He does need to be stopped, but I won't let you do it alone," she said.

"It's too dangerous! You're not bulletproof like me," I said. I looked down at her and brushed the hair out of her face. "I can't lose you again."

"You won't," she said. "You'll be there to protect me. Besides, I'm pretty sure we got dermal armor at the auction. That'll make me bullet proof."

"If you insist," I said. "But we'll probably want to gear up as much as possible before we hit them."

"I agree with that. I know just the place we can gear up too. They don't keep customer records, they don't ask questions, and most importantly, they don't give a fuck," she said.

"Sounds like my kind of place," I said.

"You say that now," she said. "Wait until we get there."

"Ok. That sounds ominous," I said.

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We stood outside of a love hotel. A love hotel is a short stay hotel that charges by the hour rather than by the night, whose primary purpose is to give people a room to have sex in.

The neon sign read, "Make Good Love Hotel." It looked a little rundown but it wasn't falling apart. It was red and white on the outside with stucco siding and see through glass doors in the front.

"Huh. Not what I was expecting, but I don't hate it," I said.

"You say that now," she said.

"You keep saying that!" I said.

She didn't respond and walked through the front doors of the hotel. I followed her in. She walked up to the counter where there was a nice older lady with a crook in her back and a semi charming smile on her face.

"How can I help you dearies?" She said.

"We'd like a room please for five hours please," Mira said.

"Oh, really planning a night are we?" She said, smiling even wider. She seemed to be happy that we were going to bang for a long time, which was half creepy and half nice in a weird way. It was a level of concern that most people didn't offer strangers.

"Yes, maam," I said. "She can't get enough of me." I smiled. I was actually starting to like the charm of this place.

"If my man was strapped like you are," she said, looking at the bulge in my crotch, "I wouldn't be able to either." She giggled. It was both adorable and creepy.
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That was one of the downsides of having a big dick. Everyone knew, because everyone could see it. I shifted uneasily on my feet.

She stated the price and I paid her, in cash. She grabbed a key off the wall and handed it to Mira. "First one on the left, at the end of the hall."

Those directions didn't make sense. We began to walk away and as soon as we were fully turned away from her, she said, "Make love good, dearies!" And then she rang a quiet little bell. Again, endearing and weird.

I leaned in to Mira and said, "Those directions didn't make any sense."

Mira responded, "They never do."

As we walked down the hallway to our room, I said, "Hmm. I kind of like this place, regardless of how weird it is."

"You say that now," she said.

"Stop saying that!" I said.

Mira giggled and opened the door to our room. The floor was carpeted and the walls were red. So was the bed. It was shaped like a big heart, which I thought couldn't be comfortable to sleep in. I guess it was just for sex. How unpleasant could it be?

Mira pulled some of the cyberware from the auction out of the air and set them on the bed. "You're going to need to cut me open a little. Older cyberware required professional surgeons, but this new stuff mostly installs itself. Just draw a couple lines with a scalpel and you're good."

"Ok. I guess I can do that," I said. "Take your shirt off, I guess?"

"You're an eager beaver!" She said, teasing me, and ripped her shirt off. What I saw, made me gasp.