Surviving in my Own Unpublished Failed Novel

A few minutes ago before Russell beheaded Arthur.

Russell crouched down to Ruina's side, not letting his guard down as he knew the nature of the woman with red hair and crimson eyes.

He leaned his head and whispered in her ear.

"I know you are dying to taste Reinhardt's blood, especially with the blood that's splattered across this room.

"I know what you are. If you do what I say, I'll let you live or even help you go back to your clan, or get revenge against those who cast you out.

"It's not like you have any choice as I told you about what I know because if we secretly reported you to the authorities, you are finished either way."

...

Presently, Freya and Amelie looked at Ruina sucking the blood out of Reinhardt as she positioned herself behind him.

Their expressions were of utter shock.

"...Russell, is she a vampire? I thought they only exists in horror or some romantic movies."

Amelie asked as she curiously stared at Ruina; Russell didn't tell them anything about her.

"Let's talk later, we are pressed for time."

Russell briefly said, causing Amelie to nod in response.

Reinhardt's scream reverberated throughout the VIP Room, but after a few minutes, his scream gradually weakened — a sign of him losing his Health and Stamina.

He couldn't do anything due to the Mana Nullifier that was wrapped around his wrists.

Thud-!

His body gave up, truly killing him this time.

"Satisfied?"

Russell asked as he looked at Ruina, while Amelie and Freya were on guard due to an unexpected variable that they encountered for the first time.

"...What's your question?"

...

"I see... It seems you are quick to catch on, huh...? What's your relationship with Tanya Drusilla from the A-1 class of the first year?"

Russell asked while maintaining his cold demeanor; Amelie and Freya's ears pricked up upon hearing a familiar name, but their reactions were entirely different from each other; the former constricted her eyes, while the latter had a look of understanding as if she knew why her older brother had asked such a question.

'Tanya, that b*tch...? Is she also a vampire?'

Amelie recalled her direct encounter with Tanya — who was wrapping her arms around Ken Raven that time — when Maya became her Personal Attendant under Russell's orders.

She didn't say anything verbally, but she continued to listen attentively just like Freya, waiting for Ruina's next words.

"Ha... It seems with the information you possess, I won't be able to hide anything from you, right? Well, I think you already know, but Tanya's a vampire, too, just like me."

Ruina spoke casually as she crouched down near Reinhardt's dead body whose back was leaning on the wall, she then used one of his shoulders as a pillow as though she had been wanting to do that for a long time.

'I don't know how much information this man knew; based on the reactions of the other two, they didn't know about vampires, so it's only right to be more cautious of this man.'

"Hmm... You see, I'm not asking about what she is, rather, what's your relationship with her? Also, what's your real name?"

"Haha, you really are a meticulous man, aren't you? About that... I don't have a close relationship with her, so I don't know anything about her business. Then, about my real name... It's Ruina, no surname. Does it suffice?"

Ruina said as she caressed the cheek of the dead Reinhardt as though she was playing with a toy; Reinhardt's body became thin due to the lack of blood.

"It's normal that you don't have a surname because you are a cast-out vampire; Tanya is probably similar to you. Then, each of your family right now is charmed in some way, letting them think that you two are their legitimate daughter or sibling.

"In other words, if what you said earlier is correct... That you two barely knew each other, it would mean that you two probably belong to two different clans."

Russell spoke casually with a cold voice; he didn't miss the slight flinch from Ruina, especially when he mentioned them... being cast out.

'T-this... This man is dangerous!'

Before she could open her mouth, Amelie interjected as something poked her curiosity.

"Excuse me, Russell, but how they didn't get detected, especially about their race?"

Amelie's concern was about how these vampires were enjoying their lives inside the Obelisk Academy.

"Hmm... It's probably the ring in her hand. It has the ability to change her race; her whole physique, which would reflect in her Status Window. Though I'm certain that this woman was lucky enough to avoid Artorious' eyes or else she would be killed on the spot."

The accuracy of the information that Russell was spewing as if he knew the ins and outs of the vampire race sent chills down Ruina's spine.

'I don't know why he spared me, but I need to get out of this. This is very valuable information, enough for me to go back to the clan... That there are humans that already know our existence!'

She thought calmly, assessing the next possible course of action.

According to Russell's information or from what he had written in his unpublished novel, vampires were the race that took pride in their strength and clan, and they considered humans as trash, not seriously worth paying attention to.

But, they still sent vampire spies because of only one reason: the frightening ability of humanity to adapt; with vampire spies, they would be able to attack internally if some worth noting circumstances needed to be eliminated or reported.

"Don't worry about it. I'll let you live if you do my last request, but first... Amelie."

...

Amelie heard Russell's words, and as if she knew what he was referring to, she stood up from her seat, took out the Staff of the Lost Shade (Growth) that she put inside the Dimensional Inventory after the fighting, and walked towards the headless body of the Student Council President, Arthur Wolfson.

[Activating Skill: Dark Resurrection (Forbidden)]

At that moment, the staff in Amelie's hand left by itself, vertically floated in midair, while Amelie subconsciously made a hand sign that signified the shape of a "spade".

Layers of dark magic circles with intricate and esoteric rune inscriptions overlapped with the headless body of Arthur. After a few seconds, his blood that splattered and made a pool started to move by itself as though it's water that has a natural flow in a river; his head that was detached also followed suit, connecting itself to the neck of the body.

After the ritualistic process, Amelie received various System messages.

...

[The Skill: Dark Resurrection has successfully been performed.]

[The player target, 'Arthur Wolfson' does not have the Trait: Chaos.]

[With the lack of Trait: Chaos, the player target, 'Arthur Wolfson' will become your "Puppet".]

[The contract of the player target, 'Arthur Wolfson' will be forcibly cut off!]

[The Constellation, 'Weaver of the False Thread' has been hit on the Lumen Heart!]

[The Constellation, 'Weaver of the False Thread' wonders about what had happened.]

[Your Trait: Nihility has greatly delayed the information about the player target, Arthur Wolfson's death.]

[The Constellation, 'Weaver of the False Thread' has let go of any connections regarding his champion.]

...

"Cough! Cough!"

Ruina had her crimson eyes filled with horror at the sight of something impossible.

"A-Arthur...?"

She asked in disbelief as her crimson eyes dilated.

"Success! I can feel some connection with him, I think it's alright now."

Amelie said casually as she looked at Russell; she didn't mind whatever reaction Ruina had.

Russell nodded at her before she proceeded to experiment with the resurrected Arthur.

"Arthur, punch your face."

'Arthur, punch your face."

Smack-!

Smack-!

"Hmm... Commanding him just works verbally and mentally."

"I guess it'll be alright for now."

Russell — who witnessed the incredible ritualistic process — said casually.

The reason why they had delayed the plan to get rid of Arthur was because of Russell's death unexpectedly; through it, Amelie had to use the Skill: Dark Resurrection, then waited for 60 Earth Days for cooldown.

"About this mess... Ruina, do you think you can clean up this with some Blood-related skills?"

Russell asked casually as if Ruina already became subservient to him.

...

After an unknown period of time, the VIP Room felt like new, except for the glass table that shattered. All of them — one by one — changed clothes to the bathroom where Freya came in from the Nether Realm earlier due to the splattered blood on them.

"Russell, how about the bodies of these three?"

Amelie asked calmly; she was referring to Reinhardt, Ferd, and Algar; the two had their heads cut off, while Reinhardt became as thin as a bone with all the blood that was sucked by Ruina.

"Let Arthur take care of that by letting him fabricate something. I think he has a will on his own, but will be a hundred percent subservient to you if you give him an order."

Russell said as he looked at his younger sister who's been quiet all this time since she had an emotional breakdown after she killed Algar.

"I see... Arthur, do whatever you want, but don't cause any harm. Then get rid of the bodies in any way you think is possible."

Arthur — who's alive, but at the same time, dead — bowed at Amelie's words before she called some connection that he can be trusted.

Ruina was watching the spectacle in disbelief as various thoughts surfaced in her mind.

'T-that's monstrous! Even in the vampire clans, resurrection-related skills are very rare; there's only one vampire per clan who could perform such a skill... And yet this girl could also control the resurrected body... Just who the hell are these people?!'

She knew who they were, but she couldn't help but wonder about the ins and outs of the identity of these individuals.

'This is more than enough to get me back to the clan, and the Clan Leader might even give me another reward... I need to take a chance to report this!'

"Amelie, take off Ruina's Mana Nullifier, here's the key."

Russell tossed a simple, small gray key that could open the gray handcuff or the Mana Nullifier that's wrapped around Ruina's wrists.

...

'Heh... This man is somehow an idiot, I guess they really have that thinking capacity as minors.'

Amelie approached Ruina, holding the gray key that Russell had tossed; she then insert the key through the keyhole of the handcuff or Mana Nullifier.

Click-!

Ruina felt instantly her Mana before she implemented something she planned about after some consideration.

At that moment, Ruina appeared behind Amelie as she used the Skill: Blood Blink (C+), which allowed her to be like a crimson smoke, teleporting her within a hundred meters.

"What a shame, I was planning to survive by helping the three of you for whatever reason you want me for."

Ruina had bitten Amelie's neck, and was draining her blood; Russell raised his sword, as well as Freya.

"Truly... What a shame..."

Amelie seemed relaxed even though she was gradually being drained of her blood; at that moment, Ruina felt something burning from her mouth, throat, and inside her body.

At that moment, Ruina's expression turned into something indescribable; she looked at Amelie's blood that somewhat splashed in her hand. It was colored dark but changing, depending on the circumstances.

"Sigh... thank you for being honest, Ruina."

Russell interjected as Ruina let go of Amelie, but her body was gradually turning black, seemingly turning her into a piece of architecture or art.

Ruina didn't know what was happening, but she knew that it was from Amelie's blood.

"Hey... b*tch, thank you for calling me one earlier... Because I was one."

Smack-!

Amelie smashed Ruina's head which was becoming dark in color, sending her unconscious... Then after a minute or two, her whole body became dark as charcoal, truly killing her this time.

"What a long night this is..."

Amelie muttered softly, after looking at Ruina's dead body, who experienced a somehow anticlimactic death.

...

October 16, 2062, 12:01 A.M.

[The Tower of Growth will now open!]