To Be a Power in the Shadows!

Miriam showed me the house that was about to collapse. The indoors are somehow about to be buried with tons of dirt and sand.

Filled with dust and mildew. So Miriam lit the lamp.

"For once, the chair is there..."

Miriam said as she stood.

"I don't need it."

The chair is going to break when I sit down.

"Yes. Could it have been Claire. Your brother is probably in the castle of Elizabeth the Queen of Blood, the Red Tower."

"What does sacrifice mean?

"To explain that, we must first talk about the 'Queen of Blood' Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a queen called the vampire of her true ancestors. There used to be other vampires she called true ancestors, and vampires dominated the night of the world. It was over a thousand years ago..."

Miriam talks pale with eyes that look far away.

"He was a vampire who ruled the night of the world, but eventually the weakness of vampires spread to humans, and they were put in a position to be hunted.

Vampires have three weaknesses.

One, if they destroy your heart, you die. He was a vampire with amazing regenerative abilities and was feared to be immortal, but he couldn't regenerate if his heart was destroyed. This fact has been a great force in humans fearing vampires.

Two, they can't sustain their strength unless they do a blood-sucking act. Vampires who have drained blood for a long time can only produce the same power as people. They were racially determined to coexist with people and could never destroy them.

And three, when they hit the light of day, they become ashes. No matter how strong the vampires were and how weak people were, they could kill them on anyone as long as they put them in the light of day. You can trap me, you can destroy my address, there were as many ways. And turned into their execution site during the day... "

"You're familiar with it."

Listening to Miriam, Claire was impressed with the knowledge.

Few people know more about vampires.

Because vampires are a thing of the past, and the damage they've done is nearly zero in recent years. Except for lawless cities.

The officials who proceeded with the meeting of the Demon Swordsmen's Association also said they had not yet confirmed the vampires and only had the knowledge they had read in their books.

"They were driven away by people. Eventually the vampires had disappeared from the night of the world and everyone was beginning to forget their existence. And a thousand years ago, that abominable incident happened...... The night" The Red Moon "floated in the sky, only one night left the country to perish. Now it's a small country whose name has even been forgotten... It was the work of Elizabeth and her family."

"'Red Moon' is a strangely red moon thing lately...?

To Claire's inquiry, Miriam nodded.

"" The Red Moon "dramatically increases the ability of vampires and their families. They were hunted down and raised rebel werewolf smoke the night" The Red Moon "rose." The Red Moon "lasted three days. One country perished in the first night, and three countries were devastated in the second. When the" Red Moon "ended, the" Queen of Blood "and her family disappeared neglectfully and hid themselves until people forgot their existence..."

"Are you telling me that the rebellion of the vampires is going to start again?

Miriam nodded.

"They only see people as livestock. They never forget the humiliation pursued by livestock. Currently The Blood Queen is in a thousand years of long sleep. It's a nearby vampire named Crimson who leads a lawless city vampire. Crimson will resurrect The Blood Queen when The Red Moon begins. And the tragedy of a thousand years ago is repeated again..."

"No way, what is sacrifice...?

"The resurrection of" The Blood Queen "requires the life blood of a young man rich in magic. Claire's brother will be sacrificed for" The Blood Queen "..."

"I won't let you! When does' Red Moon 'start!?

Miriam looked up at the moon outside from the perforated wall. The moon is already crimson.

I heard something like a scream from afar.

"It just started..."

And people's screams echo on the night of the lawless city.

"It's a ghoul. Ahhhh! To, run!!

People make noise and the smell of blood spreads through the city.

"The runoff has begun......" The Red Moon "gives them tremendous power. But at its price, it is attacked by a blood-sucking impulse that is difficult to contain. This is the beginning of it all…"

"Huh!! What about Sid!? My brother is in" The Red Tower "right?!?

"Wait."

Miriam stopped Claire from jumping out.

"Crimson should revive the 'Queen of Blood' at the moment when the moon stains the reddest for certainty. We still have about half a day."

"Half a day? Half a day is not daylight!

"The 'Red Moon' lasts three days. Three days, nights don't dawn. It's okay, I have a plan."

That's what Miriam said and peeled off the worn floorboards.

"I dug a hole for this day..."

"... Hole?

Claire tilted her neck.

That was a hole, for sure.

There were floorboards underneath, holes to the extent that people could crawl and move on.

"The 'Red Tower' usually has many family members who can't get into it. But the 'Red Moon' begins, and they go outside. This is another opportunity to break in..."

"I mean, this hole...?

"Intrusion from the ground is difficult. So I'm digging under the Red Tower."

"... I see"

"I want to make sure last. My aim is the murder of 'Queen of Blood' Elizabeth. Claire's purpose is to rescue her brother. You mean we work together, okay?

"That's fine. Nice to meet you, Miriam."

"Nice to meet you, Claire"

The two shake hands from either side.

"If that's what you decide, I'll just go. Wait, Sid."

Claire went into the hole without hesitation.

Miriam let Claire go first and looked back and looked up at the red moon again.

Those eyes are shaking somewhere.

"Dear Elizabeth, we are almost there..."

She shrugged small and followed Claire.