BXBX NOVEL Chapter 4 - Do You Desire Power?
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Although Noah desired to enter a Dungeon and grind Cores from Monsters, his necessity to drink blood was slowly weakening him, if he wanted to exert his full strength, he had to drink blood, there was no other option!
Noah walked through the area of the military school, one of the few schools that remain within Sector D, one of the \'nations\' built by the surviving humans after the Apocalypse.
These Military Schools prepare young humans for survival in this new and chaotic world shrouded in apocalyptic insanity.
Noah, who had no ability, decided to join in anyway, as he had heard that the Military School would distribute Ability Cores for its students, however, it seemed that such an event has not happened yet, after almost three months in here, he had been bullied due to his low physique, lack of power, and low self-esteem, which made him a great target for those who could barely cope with this world and its insanity, releasing their frustrations on him.
He had slowly warped this place as some kind of living hell at this point, there was not a single day where he did not suffer from bullying to the point that he had thought of committing suicide many times.
However, before that plan could have even been fulfilled, the voice of the Blood Progenitor began to whisper within his mind, leading to this present… where he had finally attained the power he desired, albeit, at a price.
Glaring everywhere, Noah began to feel weaker and weaker, gasping for air.
He walked through the empty corridors, most students were now inside of their rooms either sleeping or studying, making the entire place some kind of desolated building.
His crimson eyes glared to his left, as Noah sensed the smell of a human…
"There…!" he muttered, walking through the corridors and then upstairs, where he reached the rooftop of the military school…
Over there, was a girl of around 18 years old, the same age as Noah.
Noah glanced at her with a tremendous bloodthirst, as she was also covered in blood, making Noah want to drink it even more!
The intoxicating iron smell of her blood almost made him go insane… yet, somehow, he maintained his calm and slowly yet steadily walked towards her.
The girl had short bobby-styled brown hair, she wore glasses and was of rather small stature.
She was wearing the uniform of the school, but her glasses were broken, and her clothes were covered in her blood.
Her pretty face was swelled up, and her right eye was purple-colored, seemingly recently beaten down.
This girl was like him.
Noah knew that there were others bullied.
Although they had Abilities, they were perhaps even more pathetic than F-Rank, named \'useless-rank\'.
They were people who awakened an Ability, but the Ability itself was either useless or their stats were even below 10, some of them even reaching 1…
This girl right here… Noah knew about her…
Her name was Iris, and she was bullied by other girls because of the useless ability she had to simply let her grow fox-like ears atop her head…
It did not bring anything but a slight auditive enhancement, and her stats were all around 1-3.
Although she could be said to be at least a bit stronger than Noah, she was bullied and treated just as terribly.
The girl suddenly woke up from her unconscious state, as she faintly glanced at Noah.
She could barely see him due to her bad vision, one of her eyes was swelled up, and her glasses broken.
"Who… Who are you?" she asked, barely managing to ask a few words, her body was beaten down by other girls who used her as a punching bag to release their frustrations.
Noah, who clearly looked like the silhouette of a man, slightly scared Iris, as she began to tremble in fear…
There was something within him that made her instinctively quiver!
"You… Iris, right? Do you feel like you want a change? Do you want to change this fate you have? Do you want to exert revenge, perhaps?" asked Noah.
"Ah… What… what are you talking… about?" asked Iris.
"Answer me…" said Noah.
"I… I wish! I wish I could… do something… I wish I could have the strength! I wish… Sniff…" cried the girl, as tears began to drip from her eyes.
However, instead of pity, Noah glanced at her with fascination.
Although different in many circumstances, her entire story was very similar to Noah\'s.
In this world, there were many people like this after all.
It would not be hard to find more like these people…
The ones in need of a change.
The ones wanting things to become better.
Those who also harbored an immense rage, frustration, and grudge!
Noah felt as if the nature of the Blood Progenitor was now his, and couldn\'t help but nod.
"Good…" he said.
"W-What… are you going to do? Why are you even here? Who are you?!" asked Iris.
"I am… The one that shall bring you strength, Iris!" said Noah, as he leaped towards the defenseless girl, grabbing her torso as she struggled.
"Let me go!" she cried.
Noah fell into silence as his impulses were making him go completely wild!
Using his immense strength through his stats, he easily immobilized Iris\' body with his arms, as he moved his lips towards her tender neck!
His canines began to grow like sharp blades, as Iris felt his cold breath cover her neck!
"N-Nooo! Let me… goooo!" cried Iris, as she felt the sharp pain of Noah\'s fangs stabbing into her tender neck!
"Hyaaaaaaahh! It hurts! It… hurts! Ah… Aaaahh…!"
Iris cried and struggled, but against Noah\'s strength, she was powerless!
Noah drank the delicious, warm, and sweet blood of the young girl, as his senses enhanced, his hunger increased, and he could not let go of her neck!
More…
More!
He wanted more!
"Nnnguuh... Aahh…"
Iris slowly began to moan, as if the pain were slowly causing her… pleasure?
Noah, however, ignored her moans, as he kept drinking her blood until his entire body felt revitalized!
After hours, Noah\'s consciousness awakened, as he found himself prostrating on the rooftop with Iris at his side, unconscious, and with a clear mark of his fangs in her neck…
"I… Did it…" he muttered.
He felt no guilt, but a strangeness within him.
He felt like the thing he did was completely alien… yet at the moment he did it, it filled him with exhilaration!
"Congratulations, Noah! You attacked our first victim… She\'s still \'alive\', don\'t worry… And soon, she shall be reborn!" said the Blood Progenitor.
"Reborn?! I… You mean?" asked Noah.
"Indeed! The Blood Progenitor Ability lets you convert anyone you drink their blood from their necks into your Subordinate Vampires! Rejoice, as you have finally acquired your first loyal subject!" laughed the Blood Progenitor, drowning into the insanity of the situation!
Noah glanced at Iris, as she suddenly began to quiver…
"Ah!" she cried, awakening as her entire body started to… change!
"Unngggg…. Unngggyaaaahh…!"
Iris\'s skin turned into complete pale white, almost like candle wax, her eyes were also crimson red… and her hair dyed red.
She slowly stood up as she gasped for air, glancing at Noah, however, instead of fear, she sensed something within him… something deep within her instincts called her to him!
"I… This power… What… have I become?" asked Iris.
Noah could only glance at her with contemplation, as he released a slight smile.
"Iris, I\'ve given you the power you wanted, now, shall you join my side?" asked Noah.
"This power… you give it to me? I…"
Iris glanced at her nails, as the great black and sharp… She was no longer powerless, and her muscles and bones felt incredibly strengthened, she then glared at her stats, and all of them were over 15!
"Answer me, Iris," said Noah.
"I… I have nothing to lose… I guess…" said Iris, her eyes gleaming eerily as she glanced at Noah, something within him called her to him, she could not help but say…
"Yes, I accept,"
Noah smiled greedily.
"Good…"
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