Vampire Cultivation System in a Hidden World of Monsters

"What is it doc? Spit it out," Mira said.

"How many times did you use that neural accelerator today?" He said.

"20 times, but who's counting, am I right?" She said.

"20 times? Mira! You're going to kill yourself! That thing inside you is not meant for someone with your small frame. And even the people it's meant for can only use it 4 times in a day. And not consecutively. If you don't get rid of that thing, it will kill you," Crazy Sanchez said.

"And not in a long time from now. You have a month, at most. Unless you stop using it. But knowing you, you can't unless you remove it. I'll remove it free of charge. Just say the word."

"No! It's my body! I can do what I want with it. I need this to protect myself. I'm vulnerable without it. Have you seen my size lately? I'm small. I need this. Isn't there something you can give me?" She said.

"I can give you something for the pain and to prevent rejection, but I only have enough for a month. After that, you take it out, or you die. It's that simple," he said.

"Dylan can help me with that. Can't you Dylan?" She said.

"It's not that simple. I would have to watch over you and take care of you during the transition. I can't just turn you and let you go," I said.

"Why? So you can control me? So you can use me?" She said.

"No. I would never do anything to you that you didn't want. Especially not for sex. That's disgusting," I said.

"Oh, I'm disgusting now am I?" She said.

"That's not what I meant and you know it. Act like an adult and have an adult conversation with me," I said.

"I don't want to," she said, turning her head away from me.

"Ok, what's all this about turning? What are you two talking about?"

"Dylan's a vampire. A form of undead. If I become a vampire, the cybernetic implant can't kill me, because I'll already be dead," she said.

"Let's suppose for one second that I believe vampires are real. That would mean throwing your life away. Over a toy," he said.

"It's not a toy! It's a weapon! A weapon I need to defend myself," she said.

"You don't have to become a vampire. You can have the thing removed. I can protect you," I said.

"I don't want you to protect me! I want to protect myself!" She said.

"Ok, let's say we go this vampire route," Sanchez said. "You heard what Dylan said. You would need him to guide you at least for a little while until you can stand on your own two feet. I can tell you're upset with him, but I really think you should hear him out before you cut him out. He seems like a good guy, and I'm a great judge of character."

Sanchez got up. "I'll leave you two alone for a bit so you can talk it out." He walked away into another room and closed the door.

"Mira, I'm sorry I upset you, but it's not what you think it is. I don't have a slave harem. Everything is voluntary. And everyone can leave whenever they want. These girls want to be with me and they're ok with sharing me if it means they get to have me," I said.

"I'm kind of a weirdo, but I like a lot of people. I can't just settle with one person. I'm a people person. I like to get to know people. I like to learn their stories and to build something with them. I'm sorry I'm like this, but I am. I've learned to accept it. Can you learn to accept me?"

Mira turned over on the surgery table to look at me. "Is it really voluntary? These women want to be with you. You don't own any of them?"

"Of course not! That's disgusting. I would never do such a thing. I may be a little controlling, but that's just because I want to keep everyone safe. And I'll make sure not to be controlling with you, since that seems to be a trigger for you," I said.

"Thank you," she said. "I may have overreacted. I do still want to be with you. You just scared me, ok?"

"I understand. If you can learn to accept my flaws, I can learn to accept that you're a perfect person who never makes any mistakes," I said, smiling.

"Shut up! Don't make fun of me! I know I make mistakes. I'm big enough to admit it," she said, laughing and smiling back.

Sanchez poked his head out of the door. "I heard laughing. Have you made up already?"
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"Yeah, Sanchez. It seems like we have," Mira said.

"Let's get going Mira," I said. "You have a father to visit after all."

"Ok," Mira said. Mira got up off the table. We walked towards the door. "See you later Sanchez!"

"Don't forget your pills!" Sanchez walked up to Mira and handed her a brown paper bag.

"Thanks!" She hugged him. We left Sanchez's shop.

We walked to the hospital that her dad was staying at. It wasn't too far.

When we got to the hospital, but before we walked into the hospital room, the nurse said to Mira, "He's on his last legs. If you have anything you need to say to him, do it now."

"Ok," Mira said.

"I'm going to wait out here," I said. "I think you should talk to your father alone. You deserve to spend the time together, with out having to worry about me."

"Thank you," Mira said. She kissed me and went inside.

I waited, and waited, and waited. At some point I fell asleep in the chair I was sitting in out in the hallway. I didn't wake up until the morning. When I saw the sun shining through, I put my blessing of the day on so I would be immune to the sunlight.

Mira came out of the room, with tears in her eyes. She came over and hugged me and cried on my shoulder for a while. "He's gone."

"I'm so sorry baby," I said, caressing her back. "Let's get you back to the hotel so you can get some rest."

When we got back to the love hotel, I paid for a full day.

"Coming back for seconds are we?" The woman said.

I leaned in and said, "She just lost her father. Can we keep it pg for a bit?"

"Oh. I'm so sorry. I'll tighten it up. I don't mean to disturb anyone on the worst day of their lives. I'm only trying to cheer people up on the best day of their lives," she said with a smile.

"Thank you," I said.

Huh. That gave me a view into her life that I didn't expect. She wasn't trying to be creepy. She was trying to be jovial. Conversational. Hospitable even. It just came out the wrong way.

I gently laid Mira down on the bed. I got behind her and held her until she fell asleep.