Leaving the dream world that for once feels good without any sort of nightmare whatsoever, Rex's eyelids trembled as the light from the window disturbed his peace. It was then he slowly open his eyes and saw a view of the ceiling.
'It's not bad, this will do...' Rex thought feeling his mind as fresh as ever.
Despite wanting to freshen his mind in other ways which involve stabbing himself with a spear, he didn't think of doing something like this that has effectively helped him multiple times already.
Glancing over to the side, Rex saw Gistella sleeping naked with only a blanket on.
But this puts a light frown on his face as he remembered something, 'Didn't she say that she was not used to sleeping? Look at her now. Considering how many times we did it, even though our stamina is quite terrifying already, I don't blame her'
Remembering last night that went wild, he can only smile wryly.
Just then seeing Gistella's exposed back that highlighted her curvy lines, he gulps harshly wanting to do it again but he refrains himself from doing so, 'It's bad if I'm accustomed on rewarding myself when I failed, let's correct problems first before doing something pleasant again'
As he in a way, failed to protect Kyran, he decided to fix that first.
Upon deciding that, he takes a deep breath and sits up on the bed while leaving on the headboard with a pondering look. 'I could use the last chance in the system to buy the information, but I got a great hint from the system that night. Since Kyran is hibernated by the power of the Ice and Snow Moon, then the energy should be linked to a Lunirich God'
'From the quest reward, I gained exactly the item I needed' he added.
It was still a guess as he didn't know if the Confide of Ice item would only carve a path for King Mark or if he could actually use it to enter the Lunirich God of Ice and Snow Moon realm, but he can't risk wasting it.
Although he couldn't gain another King Mark, as per the Lunirich Edict, the others can.
'But there are no pack members under me that have Ice and Snow Moon as their birth moon, so I don't think it's also a huge loss if I use the item. Fine, I'll do it after reclaiming back the Countess' power' Rex thought as he decided on what he was going to do.
Since he was going to face the Lunirich God of Ice and Snow Moon, he need more strength.
Moreover, his reputation in the Lunirich Gods' circle is probably not that great considering he has a relationship with the Countess as well as screws over Kaiser and takes his power forcefully.
It would be a miracle if the other Lunirich Gods would even talk a single word with him.
Rex then gets up from bed and changed as he was completely naked, he then went over and rubs Gistella's head gently, causing her to moan slightly in her sleep before he left the bed chamber.
Forgetting that Calidora is inside the castle, he was about to check on her.
Making use of his absolute authority over the inside of the castle, he could determine that Calidora was present in Naela's chamber along with Naela herself and Kyran. Rex took long strides and made his way over to check on them.
But upon entering the room, he was surprised by the scenery.
"What's going on here?" Rex asked in confusion.
Kneeling beside the bed was Calidora who is circulating blood energy through the tip of her fingers that are connected with Kyran's forehead, she pulses her energy like a subtle shockwave throughout Kyran's body.
On the side was Naela, similarly kneeling but falling asleep with her head on Kyran's lap.
Rex didn't hesitate and instantly asked the System what Calidora could possibly be doing, but the answer surprises him as he walks over and touch Kyran's body that is surprisingly not as cold as the last time.
<Calculating the time until waking up...>
<Time until waking up: 99 Years 241 Days>
Upon seeing this, his eyes widened finding that the time has gone down by a bit.
Considering that it has barely been one day since the last time he checked on how long Kyran will wake up, this much decrease is quite surprising to see. Moreover, he couldn't believe that Calidora was the one that did this.
Glancing over to her questioningly, she then explained what she has found.
A moment later, Rex is sitting on a sofa chair in the corner of the room, pondering about what Calidora has told him. 'I still need to meet with the Lunirich God of Ice and Snow Moon. But in case it doesn't work, this can be an alternative'
'More than 100 days has been shaved off, that's a considerable amount' he added.
Rex looks at Calidora who is still helping Kyran with a focused and serene look on her face, she has been doing this since last night, and he couldn't get why she would go to such lengths to help Kyran.
But remembering what she usually likes, he then nodded his head.
"Keep doing this, and I'm going to give you my blood. Isn't that what you want?" Rex asked.
Upon hearing this Caldiora's eyes lit up as she doesn't seem to reject the idea of being rewarded, this act is quite tiring for her, and being given a supply of blood that tastes like the seven wonders of the world, she wouldn't refuse it even if she was already full.
Looking at her reaction, Rex can only shake his head.
Approaching the side of the bed again, standing beside Calidora, he then reaches out his hand and puts his hand above Calidora's hand. Focusing a bit, his kingly energy seeped out and went inside Kyran's forehead.
It was then Calidora felt a sting on her hand before Rex pulls away.
Noticing the changes, Calidora lifted her hand away from Kyran's forehead and finds that she could still use her blood energy without touching him. "With this, you don't need to sit there all day. As long as you keep circulating your blood energy, then you can connect with Kyran from anywhere"
Rex has asked the system to make it easier, and there's a way to do that.
Since Kyran is one of his pack members, Rex can connect with him easily, and he could use his connection to create another one for Calidora using his kingly energy. But he also needs to focus to maintain it.
With his very powerful mind, focusing on this is nothing for him.
"Let's leave the two of them, they probably need some time alone. Also, I need help from you about something" Rex said, he then turns around and walks towards the door nonchalantly.
But Calidora was elated when she heard this, she skips behind him.
Poking her head beside Rex, she then said teasingly with her eyes flickering with a red hue, "I'm quite helpful, right? What would happen to the Royal Black Prince if the Princess of Vampires is not here..."
"If you're going to keep doing this, I'm not going to ask for your help" Rex replied.
Despite he was still uneasy around Calidora aside from having nosebleeds now and then, he couldn't help but see her in a new light, she has been a great help to him recently and he couldn't deny that.
A moment later, inside an empty room.
"How do you have the Slave Mark but don't seem to be affected by it?"
"I don't know, but maybe because I'm far away?"
Gazing down at the Slave Mark on her back that looks almost like being branded by an iron, Rex observed the magical design and frowned. Unlike Flunra, there was no scarring around the edges of the mark from its activation.
Just from this alone, he could tell that the Slave Mark isn't activated.
Even Flunra who was at the castle as well as being covered with Evelyn's luna energy is still inflicted by the Slave Mark, so being far away shouldn't be the answer, especially in the initial stage of the Executor awakening.
'Is it because of the Eye of Terror? Or the Eternal Curse? What could be the reason?'
'Now that I think about it, hope Flunra is fine being so close with the Executor' Rex thought.
But then his eyes returned back to Calidora again, who was seated with her exposed back facing him. Like any other Vampire, her skin had a deathly pallor and look velvety soft, though Rex hadn't even touched it yet.
Since she was the Princess of Vampires, she must've been well taken care of.
Rex wanted to do this with Flunra as he was now also a grandmaster of the ancient runes as well as also having the Slave Mark to be inspected. Now that Calidora is here, he decided to do it with her.
With the Ancient Runemaster Analyst knowledge inside of his head, he started to work.
In preparation for the multi-step plan that he was creating in order to face the Executor and beat him thoroughly, this is something he must solve before their fated fight happened in the near future.
Slowing down is not an option, he needs to finish this quickly.
Both of them stayed inside the room for a couple of hours as Rex keenly extracted as much information as he could from the Slave Mark he now finds that it was engraved with mana he has never seen before.
Not that it's different, he just feels something off about it.
Even though he doesn't know what it is that makes the mana feels off, he needs to find out as that might be the secret of how a mark like this could survive thousands of years and hasn't gone dysfunctional in the very least.
Just then, Calidora who was sitting suddenly chuckled.
"What are you laughing about?" Rex asked while still extracting the mana inside the mark.
Upon hearing this Calidora shakes her head with a flushed expression, "I suddenly remembered that if my grandmother saw me with a Werewolf right now, she would definitely freak out and scold me"
"Oh? I thought the Werewolves and Vampires are not that against each other" Rex replied.
Although he was not planning on talking while he was doing this, it doesn't really matter as he also might gain a few more insights from her stories about the Supernatural races back then.
Reminiscing old times, Calidora paused for a moment, "Well, that's not entirely the case"
"My grandmother always talked of the animosity of her deceased mother against an Alpha from the Werewolf Kingdom, their animosity was so great that even during the time of peace between the two races, the two of them are still trying to kill each other. It was very bad since the two of them have quite a standing on their own respective side. But they are very mindful of the damage they cause, so they always fight in some place secluded from everyone"
"Eventually, the two of them died mysteriously. Many said that their battle ended as a draw. My grandmother says that it runs in our blood, the hatred that is, and console me to not get too close to a Werewolf lest I ended up the same way" she said with a nostalgic tone of voice.
Rex listens to this before he eventually said nonchalantly, "We could still end up like them"
"Maybe... I don't know about hate" Calidora muttered and paused, she then glanced over at Rex before she continues with her eyes flickering from purple to red, "But I do know that I'm always excited to see you"
Upon hearing this, Rex stopped as he was surprised by her answer.
But soon he scratches the back of his head speechless, "If you say something like that, then I really don't know what to say. You're distracting me, so just shut up and keep your gaze straight"
"You're no fun" Calidora replied as she turns her face away again.
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