Chapter 440: A Vampiric Heart
byHusband? What does she mean she’s always called me her husband?
While Luke was trying to wrap his head around that, Charlie’s system screen had been flooded with skill notifications, each one with its own loading bar. Her evolution into a vampire had triggered the avalanche, and both of them watched as the windows blinked into existence, each promising to reshape her in ways neither of them fully understood.
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Night Eyes]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Blood Sensitivity]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Enhanced Senses]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Disease Immunity]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Poison Immunity]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Vampiric Reflexes I]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Vampiric Aura I]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Weak Vampiric Charm I]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Vampiric Leap I]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Vampiric Softfall I]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Vampiric Strength I]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Vampiric Regeneration I]
[Charlotte Vespertilio has awakened the Race Skill: Vampiric Bite I]
[The Bloodline Skill has been successfully awakened!]
Then the rest of her skills appeared all at once, exploding across the interface like an avalanche of pop ups on a shady website. Each description was darker than the last, but before Luke could read any of them, something made Charlie’s body jerk violently.
[Charlotte Vespertilio’s Blood Core is awakening…]
“Charlie? Are you okay?” Luke said.
She arched forward as something surged out of her. A red energy, bright like crystallized blood, spilled from her skin in glittering particles. It gathered in the air, shaping itself into something egg like or heart like, a red tear encased in jagged crystalline spines. Then it evaporated, dissolving into the air. A brief crimson glow pulsed from inside Charlie’s chest before fading completely.
[Charlotte Vespertilio’s Blood Core has awakened successfully!]
“Charlie? Talk to me.” Luke shook her gently, panic creeping in.
Her expression softened. The pain drained away, and she pushed herself upright, pressing a hand to her temple.
“I’m fine, Master Luke. I just… feel strange,” she admitted.
“It’s probably that Blood Core thing. Or maybe your body’s trying to handle every skill hitting you at once.”
Luke also noticed another change in her.
“Charlie… your eyes are red,” he murmured, leaning closer.
Her eyes, once a pale blue, had turned a deep, vivid crimson.
“Really, Master Luke?” She touched her face as if she might feel the difference.
Another notification floated to the top of her interface.
[Blood Core: 0/100]
The bar flickered, then settled neatly beneath her HP on the profile screen.
[Warning: The Blood Core requires Blood Energy. Consume blood to prevent the effects of Vampiric Hunger.]
A final message appeared, stark and merciless.
[Vampiric Hunger will begin consuming HP. If HP reaches 0, the vampire will die.]
Luke and Charlie stared at each other in silence.
Charlie finally had a real body… but along with it came a problem neither of them were prepared for.
A massive one.
“Master Luke…” she murmured, eyes lowering, her voice slipping into something small and uneasy. “I’m hungry. Really hungry… and my body knows… it’s not for food.”
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Luke immediately dismissed the barrage of skill notifications, closing them out without hesitation. His focus snapped to Charlie’s HP bar.
Name: Charlotte Vespertilio
Level: 50
Race: Vampire
Rank: E
Class: [Blood Death Knight (Lvl 60)]
2nd Class: [Black Ash Fighter (Lvl 60]
Title: [Servant of the Dark Lord]
Bloodline: [Bloodline of Vespertilio]
Health Points (HP): 5080/5080
Mana Points (MP): 4350/4350
Stamina: 4950/(4950)
Blood Core: 0/100
Stats:
Strength: 911 (981)
Lethality: 401
Agility: 357
Dexterity: 187
Endurance: 455 (495)
Vitality: 508
Toughness: 485
Perception: 300
Intelligence: 435
Wisdom: 435
Intelligence: 196
Willpower: 402
Free Points: 0
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