I sat in my bed trying to breathe and calm down. But the panic and fear from what I had just experienced in my fathers office was to intense. Bishop Polos was a vampire...a freaking vampire...
I knew this world that I have been reborn into was filled with magic and mystical things, but a vampire...I wish I had Linus or Max by my side. They were always more knowledgeable when it came to fantasy stuff, especially Max.
I held my knees close to my body as I felt my whole body shake from fear. The picture I had in my head of vampires was either that of the classic Dracula or the sparkling vampires from those movies. But this was so different.
I noticed my knees was wet from tears. I hadn't realized I was crying.
"You shall begin your training in one week after you have gotten your magic disc." My fathers words rang through my head. Training, well that might be a good thing but... I looked down and lifted my nightgown. In the middle of my chest was a red mark. A circle with a a smaller circle inside and inside that was a cross in the shape of a plus sign.
Polos after he had tasted my blood had grabbed me by the neck and sank his fangs into me. His repugnant smell still lingered in my noose. But after he had bitten me he had sad. "This is my gift to you. Not even your father has been given one yet."
My fathers eyes had been filled with jealousy as Polos had bitten me. But for what the gift I had been given...it was the mark on my chest. After Polos had bitten me my chest started to burn. "Seal of the bloodkin." That's what Polos had called it.
He ahd explained to me what it meant but I didn't listen. I was to scared and had only one thing on my mind. To escape from that office. There was one thing I did hear though. People mark by this 'Blood seal' could always be tracked down by other vampires.
"Linus...Max...where are you...I am so scared..." I sobbed as I let out all my fear and frustration.
*Knock*
"Lady Eliza? Are you alright?" Kara the black catkin voice could be heard behind the door.
I quickly wiped my tears and answered. "Yes...I just..." Kara had always seemed to have kept her distance from me. Always avoiding me outside of her tasks as a maid.
"Lady Eliza I could hear you crying all the way to my room. If I may...can I come in?"
I hesitated for a bit before I gave her the go a head to enter.
"Lady Eliza." Kara bowed her head and held her hand to her chest. It was the proper way for a maid to greet a noble in the kingdom of Luteria.
She was dressed in a white simple nightgown with her long black hair tied in a thick braid on the side. Her two black cat ears was on top of her head and seemingly listening for something in a very cat like maner. Her tail could be seen hanging out underneath the nightgown flowing back and forth a little bit nervously.
Kara was four years older then me, she was twelve. Even though I have lived a life before in some sense my mentality seemed to be affected by the age of my new body.
Kara studied my face for a bit before she spoke.
"Lady Eliza if I may speak openly for a bit."
I nodded and said. "It's just us two, you don't have to hold back. Speak freely with me."
Kara thought for a bit before she walked up to my bed. "Are you okay?" She asked. "I heard you run back from your nightly library visit."
"So you too know about them...I always thought I was keeping them hidden from the people around me..."
Kara shock her head. "I don't know about the other maids but as you know I am a Beastkin my hearing is better then most other races."
"Well it doesn't really matter..." I said in sad voice.
"May I ask what happened?" She asked as she looked into my eyes with concerne.
"Don't you hate me? You are a slave, you have no freedom?" I suddenly asked in a harsh tone.
"That is true, but I don't hate you Lady Eliza...you seem different. You seem kind and you acknowledge me many times even though I have been trying to keep my distance." She said with a smile.
"Why? You know in two years you are bound to be contacted to me right? You will never be free, I won't be able to free you either..."
"Well being bound to you would be better then the alternative."
"What's the alternative? Being bound to someone else then me? Or being sold on the market?" I said with disgust.
"No, those are still the better alternatives. You don't know the truth about this Kingdom do you princess?"
The truth about this Kingdom? The truth that the biggest church of this Kingdom is run by vampires? Or that my father the Crown Prince is loyal to that church?
I was about to say all that when the Blood seal started to burn. Thats when more of Polos words came back to me. "You can never tell someone about us vampires as long as you have this seal." I am basically cursed...I did want to tell her why I was crying but know I know there's nothing I can do about it.
"Do you know what the farms are?" Kara suddenly asked.
The farms? Oh right! Polos and father talked about them....wait don't tell me...
"The farms is a place where they send slaves that the enslavement contract don't work on. Those who are sent there never return..." Kara explained with a sad smile. "My parents was sent there."
The farms. A place to gather food for the Church of Light. Basically a massive blood bank.
I felt my stomach churn. I wanted to puke.
Kara noticed my face turning green and quickly brought a large ceramic bowl from my closet they kept for filling with water in the morning to clean my hair or wash my face.
I hurled into it emptying my stomach into it. Kara patted my back as I hurled out all my stomachs content.
After I was done she wiped my face and helped me clean up.
"I am sorry..." I said as I felt tears once again started to stream down my face. "I am so sorry..."
"Why are you apologizing? It's only a little puke. Nothing a maid shouldn't be able to handle."
That's not why I was apologizing...I wanted to tell her the truth about everything I knew. But I couldn't...
"I am sorry about your parents, about what my family my country has done to you..."
Kara shock her head. "It's not your fault, you are only a child. It's not like you are the one who ordered the soldiers to take my parents there or who ordered the wizards to enslave me? Sure I did hate you at first...but as I got to see what kind of person you were I realize that I was lucky."
"Kara..." I was about to show the seal when I realized it was gone. As if it knew I was about to show it. I could still feel it there but it was hidden.
I wanted to tell someone the truth about what I know but I am stuck, Trapped. "Kara I promise that I will do everything in my power to make it up to you, to correct any wrong this Kingdom has done tonyou. And if I ever find a way to free you, I will."
Kara looked a little bit shocked at first but just smiled. "Then my I make a promise as well?" She smiled. "I promise to stay loyal to you even if you find my freedom."
I think I have found my first friend in this next life.
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(Max PoV)
After I was sent to my next life after meeting Thor the hunk of a God. Damn he was a manly man... enough of that I was reincarnated as newborn child.
I was happy at first, having one of my fantasies come true. I would say every anime weeb has dreamt of being Isekaid. But the truth is. I miss my two friends. Linus and Lisa.
Lisa my "Ex" and probably my best friend. And her childhood friend Linus. They were always good to me, although I do feel sorry for Linus and what happened to him.
The truth is that Lisa and I never really were a couple. She agreed to be my beard. My fake girlfriend to trick my super religious family that I was straight. But we never got the chance to explain it to Linus. He joined the military and then he was gone.
When he returned he was in the hospitals mental ward.
I did feel guilty about it all. After all...Lisa loves Linus and he loves Lisa. They never got the chance to clear things up before we crashed the truck.
But at least I think I have my chance now. After all, I think I found Linus.
Before me a boy of ten years of age. Well he looks like he could be fourteen or fifteen. He has red skin black hair and has a lean muscular build.
His name is Bellz.
My friend in this life.
And my rivals little brother.
I as I was sitting on top of my pole balancing. My fluffy foxtail was swaying side to side.
I have to confirm that Bellz is Linus.