Tome of Blood

"The Secret Book of Blood?"

Looking at the shape that was similar to the Blood Sacred Scripture, Charlotte was slightly startled.

She turned the magic power in her hand slightly and put the book in her hand.

A wave of divine power that made her feel somewhat familiar passed by, and then completely dissipated between heaven and earth.

The confused eyes of the great prophet Mago who stood aside gradually regained their clarity.

"No! Your Majesty the Queen——!"

Charlotte only heard her scream, stretched out her hand to Ashes, and then fell to her knees on the ground with a thud, crying loudly.

Charlotte sighed slightly but did not stop.

…

The great prophet Mago cried for a long time.

Charlotte stood beside her, waiting quietly.

She didn't offer any consolation, she just allowed the Scarlet Queen's favored person to vent to his heart's content.

The god you serve is the heaven of those favored by the god.

The fall of the Scarlet Queen was like the sky falling for the Great Prophet Mago.

After a long time, the great prophet of Hortosh finally cried his last tear.

She regained her composure and gave Charlotte a difficult smile:

"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty True Ancestor... I just lost my composure."

Charlotte nodded:

"Just cheer up, Rowena values ​​you so much, and I'm afraid she doesn't want to see you, the God's Favorite, fall into despair."

As she spoke, she sighed slightly and said with some emotion:

"Do you know? The reason why I was able to rescue the vampires of Hortosh intact was because I sensed that there seemed to be some kind of power in the monster's body to protect the soul of the devoured person from being completely devoured. …”

"It was just a guess before, but looking at it now, it should be Rowena's remnant and the last effort she made for her clan."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Great Prophet Mago was stunned for a moment, and her eye circles became red again.

Seeing this, Charlotte secretly scolded herself for being too talkative, as she was simply looking for trouble for nothing.

Fortunately, perhaps she had already vaguely guessed this, and after being lost for a while, the Great Prophet Mago picked herself up again.

In Charlotte's somewhat surprised gaze, the expression of the beloved of the Hortosh clan gradually became firmer, and he knelt down in front of Charlotte with a bang:

"Under the crown of the great True Ancestor, the source of all blood descendants, the supreme Lord of Blood..."

"I, Mago Hortosh, am willing to lead all the members of the Hortosh clan to offer their loyalty to you again."

Seeing the determination in the other person's eyes, Charlotte smiled with satisfaction:

"Yes, I like guys who keep their promises."

After saying that, she looked at the other person's eyes that were shining again and asked:

"I see something else in your eyes, Margo. Was it that last thing Rowena said to you?"

Great Prophet Mago was slightly startled:

"You...you know?"

Recalling the last trace of divine power that had just dispersed, Charlotte nodded:

"I just sensed it. It should be the fluctuation of divine power left by His residual thoughts, right?"

Great Prophet Mago was silent.

Taking a deep breath, she said:

"At the end of leaving Her Majesty's spiritual world, I received the last oracle from Her Majesty..."

"Her Majesty Her Majesty orders us... to renew our oath of allegiance to you."

After hearing the words of the great prophet Mago, this time it was Charlotte's turn to be stunned.

She glanced in the direction of the Queen's Palace, and her expression became a little complicated:

"That's it..."

…

The vampires were busy coming and going, directing the blood servants, the Balrogs, and the Trolls to repair the severely damaged holy land.

In the relatively well-preserved castle, the vampire family members who were lucky enough to survive the monster attack were in twos and threes. Together with the succubi and phantoms, they took care of the newly awakened vampires.

It is the only relatively complete side hall in the Queen's Palace.

Mago, the great prophet of Hortosh, was looking at the statistical report presented while listening to the Palace Guard Captain Sophia, who was still a little pale and had obviously not fully recovered from her weakness, reporting on the losses of the entire Holy Land:

"Great Prophet, according to preliminary statistics, about one-third of the buildings in the entire Holy Land center have been destroyed, and as many as 1,327 solidified magic circles have been destroyed. A large number of precious magic items and works of art have been destroyed. A rough estimate...the loss may exceed 120 million quintana."

"Among them, the most severely damaged facility is the underground magic energy defense tower. Since it was heavily attacked by the blood demon tide, I am afraid it will be difficult to build it again in a short time and will no longer be able to withstand the blood demon's attack."

"In addition, the restrictions left under the queen's crown have also been irreversibly damaged. This damage has even extended to the part restricted to the continent of Miria. The magic restrictions covering the north have also become ineffective."

"Considering that this is a restriction left by the Queen, it would be quite difficult to rebuild it..."

Having said this, Sophia lowered her head slightly, looking a little disappointed.

Great Prophet Mago's expression was much calmer.

There was even a little bit of sadness in the calmness.

She sighed slightly and asked:

"How about the casualties...?"

Sophia's expression suddenly felt strange.

She hesitated and replied:

"In terms of casualties... 371 vampires were injured, of which 53 were seriously injured. Most of them were injured in the battle with the fallen vampires."

Great Prophet Mago paused slightly.

She looked at Sophia and asked:

"No one... died?"

Sophia's expression became even weirder:

"Yes, no one died. All the missing vampires who were 'swallowed' were found near the Palace of the Holy Lady."

"Most people are unscathed. Apart from being relatively weak due to severe loss of magic power, there is no danger to their lives. Only a few people have injured their bloodline sources and their ranks have dropped."

"Not only that...the descendants of the ancestors who have long since fallen and broke out from the sealed land are also freed from the curse. Some of the ones who recovered relatively quickly have already awakened."

"However, their bloodline origins have been seriously injured, and most of their ranks have fallen below count, including several dukes and marquises."

Hearing this, the great prophet trembled slightly:

"All the Dukes...have recovered?"

Sophia nodded:

"Yes, they have all recovered from the curse, but... maybe the Dukes have been corrupted for too long, and their memories are severely damaged. They only vaguely remember their names before the mutation, and their approximate identities... "

"In addition, their strength has also dropped drastically..."

The great prophet sighed slightly:

"It would be nice to be able to recover from the curse. Memory and strength... just get it back slowly. After all, the most important thing for us vampires is time."

"As for the underground defense tower and the Holy Land Restriction...if they are broken, let them be broken. Anyway...we won't need these things in the future."

After hearing the words of the great prophet, Sophia was slightly stunned.

She hesitated for a moment, and asked, as if expecting something, but also as if she was afraid:

"Great Prophet, could it be that... are those blood servants telling the truth? The curse in the underground has been..."

The great prophet nodded and said:

"Yes, the curse that has enveloped our Hortosh clan is no longer there. Although we still cannot get rid of our blood addiction, at least... we will not fall as easily as in the past."

After saying that, she looked at Sophia:

"You should be able to detect the changes in your body..."

Sophia lowered her head.

She stretched out her hands and looked at her palms with a somewhat complicated look.

The great prophet was right.

She could feel the blood changes in her body.

Before today, she had always been able to sense that there seemed to be some kind of invisible and intangible shackles deep in her blood. There seemed to be a voice calling faintly from the bottom of her heart, tempting her to follow that mysterious voice.

That... is the demonic sound of corruption. All Hortosh vampires who cannot bear it will eventually turn into blood demons.

But now, she couldn't hear anything.

She felt that the power of her blood had never been so active and relaxed. The feeling... was as if it had been purified and sublimated by some kind of power.

But she didn't fall into complete joy.

She is the captain of the palace guard.

She also knows more things than other tribesmen.

Although... not as many as the Great Prophet.

"That...that is to say, the queen crowns him...him..."

Sophia's voice was trembling.

The Great Prophet fell silent.

After a long time, she sighed and said:

"Her Majesty the Queen...has left us."

"I betrayed Her Majesty's trust and misjudged Her Majesty's oracle. For four hundred years... Her Majesty has been warning us to leave."

"The Queen has fallen long ago, but until the last moment, He is still protecting us, even...in this huge disaster caused by my arrogance and ignorance."

Having said this, the Great Prophet looked at the sky and closed his eyes in pain:

"That person said that when he was 'purifying' the curse, he felt some kind of soul-protecting power in the body of the 'monster'."

"It is precisely because of that kind of power that He can easily purify the curses on everyone..."

"I'm afraid... that is the last tenderness that Her Majesty, who turned into a 'monster', insists on to protect us."

"In such a terrible disaster, no one died. Until the end... we still enjoyed the protection of the Queen..."

At the end of the sentence, Great Prophet Mago’s voice was choked up again.

Sophia was also slightly stunned.

However, she quickly noticed the details in the great prophet’s words:

"That one... Your Majesty?"

"Master Great Prophet, the one you are talking about...is..."

"Your Majesty the One who saved us from our fall?"

Great Prophet Mago paused slightly.

"you know?"

She looked at Sophia.

Sophia hesitated for a moment and nodded:

"After being swallowed, I... seemed to see something."

"I seemed to see crimson light, and I seemed to see a beautiful figure..."

"I seem... I seem to feel some kind of extremely friendly atmosphere."

The Great Prophet was silent.

After a moment, she sighed slightly and said:

"Regarding this matter, I have more important things to announce to the tribe."

"Let me know. In three days, everyone will gather in front of the Queen's Palace. I will convey the Queen's last oracle to everyone."

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Sorry it's later.

It's a bit shaky,