Epoch: A Berserker's Rise

Chapter 179: Vampire King

King Slayer showed a single finger and said "First is the obvious danger, the powerhouses in this world, every Legend Rank, and a few peak Hero Ranks and the corresponding monsters too, of course."

He continued "Those can only be countered by other Legend Ranks, as although there exists magical weapons capable of killing Legends, they are not good for defending. Only a Legend Rank or a Hero with an especially powerful domain can protect our people from other Legends. That will be your role to fulfill."

Adam nodded, so King Slayer raised another finger "The second problem comes when the first problem has been resolved. While the other Legends won't dare to come attack our people if you are strong enough, the same will apply to you against their people."

"That's why there are usually contracts between the Legends of the different powers to stop them from interfering in fight with lower ranked citizens. A Legend is only allowed to fight another Legend, otherwise the losses would be too heavy and the wars would always end in two sided destruction."

"That's why, although you will be able to protect us form Legends and Hero Ranks, you won't be able to protect humans from lower ranked people. This is why they will need weapons, and here come my creation. Most humans won't even be Bronze Rank when they arrive, but our enemies will have Silver and Gold Ranks among them, so fighting fair is impossible."

"Hence, we will give them better weapons that can be used by anyone. For example, we can destroy an army with a hydrogen bomb, or on a lower scale give our men firearms. That will solve the second danger."

Adam said after a moment "You thought about this a lot." King Slayer shrugged and said "I had to, I don't want the other humans to just die Now, the Vampire King must be waiting for us, let us go."

Adam nodded and the two left the alley as Neith got back on her feet, and together the three headed toward the castle.

The city was in quite dark, as expected of Vampires, and had a Gothic style, which made it look beautiful and cold at the same time. Probably because this was a monster city, they didn't care about Neith walking in the street, despite her size.

Soon, they all arrived in front of the castle, and this time Neith had no choice but to wait for them outside. She couldn't fit in the entrance, it was only ten meters tall, which was quite big already, but no one in their sane mind would build a fifty meters tall entrance when they were less than two meters.

So she didn't even have to try to know she couldn't fit. But she was fine with waiting outside, fortunately, and with her connection to Adam she couldn't more or less follow what would happen inside.

The guards first wanted to check on Adam and King Slayer, but when they saw King Slayer's name they immediately stopped and let them pass, he really was quite influential here, thought Adam.

As they entered the castle, they arrived in a big hall, with a throne against the opposite wall. Sitting on the throne was a middle aged man with no hair on his face and long dark hair. Adam didn't have to check on his status to understand this was the Vampire King.

Next to the king, was a smaller throne, upon which a younger female was sitting. She had similar features to the king, and emitted an aura as powerful as him. She was on his left, and her status revealed she was the queen. She was the one who took care of most matters, leaving only the most important stuff to the King.

Finally, there was a third throne, on the other side of the king, but this one was empty.

As King Slayer and Adam entered the room, someone at the door yelled "King Slayer the Dark Sovereign from Blackheart and Valiant Heart the Aqua Sovereign have arrived!"

Adam sent a look at the vampire who just yelled their arrival, he didn't remember their name but he knew that most courts had them.

As the two arrived in front of the Royal Couple, neither bowed nor kneeled, but this didn't bother the King as he said with a smile "Young friend King Slayer, I see you managed to come all the way over here, and you brought some interesting guests."

As he said that, his gaze turned toward Adam, and he said "Aqua Sovereign, I have long heard of your renown, it is a pleasure to have you here today."

Adam nodded and said "It is my pleasure, I have long been curious about the home of the legendary vampires." The king raised an eyebrow and asked "Is that so?"

He looked back at King Slayer and asked "Now I wonder, for what purpose did you come all the way here?"

King Slayer looked at Adam before saying "Actually, we have requests, each of us. You have things we need, and we are ready to pay to get those things, as long as the price is reasonable, of course."

The Vampire King titled his head, and he began tapping his finger against his throne in a rhythmic manner as he said "Well, it all depends on what you wish of me."

King Slayer replied "My friend's request is simple, he needs ten pieces of Blood Metal Ore. As for me I wish to become a Vampire. Not any Vampire, of course, but a Royal Vampire."

The King stopped tapping against his throne all of a sudden, his finger stuck in the air. At that moment, not a sound could be heard in the entire hall, except from the beatings of Adam's and King Slayer's hearts. They weren't particularly loud, they were very quiet, actually, but for some reason everyone in the room was able to hear them.

However, that only lasted for a few seconds as the tapping resumed, and the Vampire King said "That can be arranged For those ten pieces, it is really not much of a problem. However, to ask to become a Royal Vampire there has only been three Royal Vampires for decades now, to suddenly add another one"

King Slayer cleared his throat and said "Actually, I heard about a challenge, a tower created by an ancient vampire. I heard that if anyone was capable of climbing to the top of the tower, they would be rewarded with a wish from the Royal Clan."

A smile appeared on the Vampire King's face as he said "There is indeed such a tradition, you must be talking about the Blood Tower. But this is a very dangerous zone, and you must know that even Sovereigns and Chosen ones have failed to climb to the top. Other than the tower's creator, no one knows what the last floor actually is."

He then looked at Adam and said "For King Slayer's request, trying to climb the Blood Tower is understandable, but you don't have to do so. You can exchange the ores for Gold Coins or other materials. The test is an individual one anyone, so it wouldn't be helping your friend to pass the challenge."

King Slayer looked at Adam too, curious about what his answer would be. Adam smiled and said "I always welcome challenges, I will try climbing that tower. Something that even stopped Sovereigns, if I manage to climb it that would be quite the achievement."

The Vampire King seemed pleased with his answer as he grinned and said "I've always liked Northmen for their bravery and honesty. I've decided, if you manage to climb to the top of the tower, I will give you the ten Blood Metal Ores for free, and you will be granted one wish."

Adam was surprised, but then he smiled and thanked the king.