“Your Majesty, I was commanded to take this woman under my wing and teach her how to survive in this world as a vampire… I swear to you that I have done nothing wrong!”

Ada processed his wording. ‘How to survive in this world as a vampire?’ This woman must be a Turned.

Turned Vampires are those that were previously human, but were turned into vampires. Usually, they would be subordinates of the vampire.

“Who ordered you to do such a thing?” Ada’s curiosity got the best of her. Commanding Alaric, who was on the verge of becoming an Elder Vampire, would mean that it was someone with status.

“It was Lord Dr-!”

Alaric’s voice phased to gurgling. The cold blood spewed from his throat.

“I’ve told you to not mention his name in my presence.”

Ada turned to the woman. She was a Turned, but she had the ability to kill a vampire of Alaric’s caliber?

The woman spoke.

“It was some despicable bastard that dropped me off here. He is unimportant.”

Ada narrowed her eyes.

“You are unworthy to deem what is important and what is not. However, you have talent. If you bend your knee to me now, I will take you in as a subordinate. Of course, I will first have to punish you for not kneeling at the sight of me.”

Her voice was firm and confident, as if speaking to one beneath herself.

“Hah? Who the hell are you, bitch?”

Air snapped as the sound barrier broke. The sound was akin to a whip lashing through the air. A small fist erupted into the blue-haired woman’s gut. Slender fingers wrapped around her neck. She gasped for air as she desperately tried to pry herself lose, but her feet left the ground as the grip tightened. Ada spoke.

“Our difference in level is insurmountable. Choose now- die a dog’s death in this cave, or agree to serve my every whim until the day of your eventual death.”

She struggled desperately. After a few moments, she felt her life slipping away. Scripture began to appear in her head. Her rage did nothing to help remove her from the predicament. Seeing that she had no other choice, she reluctantly spoke the words.

“I, Cornella, submit my will to Ada Vampyre, forever acting as her will incarnate. These words are my truth, and the truth lies in my words.”

Cornella’s eyes glowed as a chain conjured around her body. The chain tightened.

“I, Ada Vampyre, accept your vow- and will serve as a dutiful master.” Ada’s eyes glowed as the chains around Cornella disappeared. Cornella coughed as she squeezed words out.

“What the hell… just happened to me?”

Ada sensed approaching presences.

“That’ll have to wait. We have company.”

Footsteps filled the cave’s atmosphere.