To Be a Power in the Shadows!

Miriam was once under the command of 'Queen of Blood' Elizabeth.

That was when vampires ruled the night of the world. From that time on, Elizabeth had a strong power among her original ancestors.

The vampires were hunting and eating humans as if they were even playing. For many vampires, humans were only inferior livestock, even to countries where vampires controlled people.

It was a golden age for vampires.

But in those times, only Elizabeth hated hunting people more than she had to. I don't take my life for hunting as much as I need to live. There were many vampires who rebelled against her way like that, and while she had great power, she handed it down less.

But times move into dark times for vampires.

People hunt vampires, nightmarish times for vampires. Cutting off the destruction of the vampire kingdom, man flipped one flag after another against the vampire and instantly reduced its number.

Around that time Elizabeth and her subordinates were guarding the borders as lords of a small nation ruled by men. He was working hand in hand with men, plowing fields, fighting demons, and ruling territories.

In her territory, vampires do not look down on people, and people do not fear vampires. I was able to have that relationship because they didn't suck people's blood.

Vampires can't live without breathing human blood.

Elizabeth proved the idea of common sense wrong by cutting off her own blood.

The bloodsucking urge of the original ancestors is dozens of times stronger than that of normal vampires. Her suffering should have been immeasurable. But she accomplished it in pain like chewing off her own arm. And the men followed it.

Vampires who turned down blood gradually lost their power and only had much the same power as people.

But there was something I got instead.

It's the power to live in the sun. Vampires who turned down blood were able to live in a beautiful world with just as much light as men.

And another thing, I got a peaceful mind. By turning down blood and living in the sun's light, the blood sucking impulses gradually faded, and they became no different spirits than people.

But among them, only Elizabeth, the original ancestor, had the same and strong power.

If you get sunlight, your skin will rot and you can't walk outside without a black sun umbrella. It was not ash, but many of the original ancestors were resistant to the light of the sun from the beginning.

And no matter how much blood she turned down, her insanely blood-sucking urge didn't go away.

But in such agony, she gave her black sun umbrella and worked like everyone else during the day, and gathered her subordinates to speak.

"Let's create a resting place here. A place where vampires and people can live happily ever after..."

And she added protection and distribution to the vampires who had been chased by people.

That, of course, is conditional upon cutting off blood. Some vampires disdained and disobeyed her. That's when she banished with a sad face. If she didn't obey, she put her hands down herself.

Only when vampires from all over the world were being chased by people and gathered under her. The population grew, people mixed with vampires, and the territory prospered. Vampire hunters did not even appear on her territory, which had strong powers and was protected by the country.

There, the 'resting place' she aspired to did exist.

She wished, as everyone there was happy.

But The Land of Rest collapsed overnight.

That was the night the Red Moon floated.

She was stuck in the castle to curb the blood-sucking urge that grew stronger and stronger.

Miriam was the number one executive at the time, and the number two executive was Crimson.

They were taking turns transporting meals to Elizabeth's room. And the incident happened when Crimson carried the meal.

He mixed people's blood with Elizabeth's meal.

I might have noticed before eating it if it was regular Elizabeth. Even if I ate it, I might have been able to contain my impulse.

But that day was The Red Moon.

After turning down blood for a long time, she ran uncontrollably wild, and Crimson and his men flipped the anti-flag.

Vampires who only saw people as livestock could not live with people.

Her dream was...... 'The Land of Rest' was a fantasy.

The runaway Elizabetes and Crimsons ate and killed the people of the Territory in just a few hours.

Elizabeth's men, who had lost their blood, could do nothing and fled. They were killed.

Except for just one, Miriam.

She sucked the blood of dead meat weeping to stop Elizabeth.

And followed Elizabeth out of the realm.

The momentum of Elizabeth and the others did not stop, and she devastated the little country she had defended in the course of the day, tearing apart the Kingdoms of tenderness.

Miriam did not make it and cried in front of the King and Queen who had been killed and begged for forgiveness.

And Elizabeth's rampage lasted three days, and three more nations were devastated.

It was the night it was all over that Miriam found Elizabeth.

Elizabeth was crying looking at the country she had destroyed.

"Throw ashes into the sea, lest you ever make mistakes again, lest you ever rise again..."

That's what she said and stuck a sword in her own heart and fell.

And Elizabeth was supposed to be ash.

But she didn't turn to ashes. Her sword was slightly off the steeple.

He's not breathing, his heart's stopped.

It was as if he were dead.

But he's still alive.

If you let that mouth contain a person's blood, it will happen that she will breathe back.

On the contrary, if you push that sword slightly, it will turn her into ash.

Miriam couldn't do either.

It could not be against the Lord's will, nor could it kill him. She hid the Lord in her coffin in eternal sleep, and decided to keep it permanently protected.

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"It was a stupid choice. I didn't have the power to protect Master Elizabeth when I turned down his blood. Master Elizabeth has been taken by Crimson and is about to be used again. I must make amends for my mistakes a thousand years ago. If Master Elizabeth runs wild, I don't know what to apologize for primarily..."

Miriam grinned with a sad face.

"This is all I have. I'm sorry I hid it..."

"It's okay. Same goes for me. I may be a demon possessor. I used to have a black mole on my back and it kept spreading. But one day it suddenly got better at the border, and when I realized it, the black mole was gone like a lie. If that black mole was demon-possessed I would sooner or later...... That's why I wanted to put my brother in the Knights before I was gone. But I got caught in the gap I took my eyes off... and if anything happens to Sid, I don't know what to apologize for either..."

"It was..."

The two pressed silently for a while.

"The... I don't think 'resting place' was a fantasy. Not necessarily that mistakes will be repeated. Again, can't you talk to Elizabeth?

But Miriam shook her head sideways.

"I don't want to go against the Lord's will anymore"

"Then I'll do it. If you grab Elizabeth and 'Red Moon' is over, she won't storm off. Right?"

"Probably..."

"Then you'll wake her up with my blood when the Red Moon is over. So let's talk again. I'm sure something will change. It's all on my own, so Miriam has nothing to do with it."

"But... I don't want to make Master Elizabeth feel any harder"

Miriam was leaning over and thinking. There are all sorts of glitches in her.

"Let's just talk again. It's sad how this ends. Miriam, Elizabeth, and those who died."

Claire peered into Miriam's eyes and smiled.

Miriam's eyes were lost. She doesn't really want it to end this way either.

I'm just scared.

That I might make the same mistake over and over again. And that it might make Elizabeth feel hard.

"The 'resting place' you were aiming for was not a fantasy. I think so. So let's all end up laughing."

"I'm sorry...... it bothers me"

Miriam looked up and nodded as she leaned down.

"It's okay, 'cause it's what I do on my own"

"And then... I'm sorry I said terrible things. I can't believe demon possession doesn't heal... you know, there's a vampire hideout built by my old buddies. You might know something, so I'll ask."

"Never mind. And then, thanks. Now, do you want to bust a crimson and grab a sleeping queen?"

"Yeah. Claire's brother will definitely help out, too."

"Because I'm the one who helps Sid. Don't be ridiculous."

"Oh, yeah......"

"Support a beautiful and magnificent rescue play."

"... ok"

And they went up the tower.