The Blood King

Splat! Splat!

Levi walked out from under the waterfall, without drying himself off or putting on any clothes.

Every step he took caused a splattering sound to ring out, as he walked up to a dry tree.

Boom!

His fingernails grew as he slashed out, cutting down the old tree, before sitting on the stump.

" Who is this great ancestor?" Levi asked aloud.

The girl looked at this scene with confusion on her slightly red face.

This frightening person told her to stop, then ignored her existence.

Washed himself in the waterfall, before abruptly walking out and cutting down a tree just to make something to sit on.

[ The great ancestor created the 'Blood Evolution' skill in an attempt to become the strongest being, but as his lifespan came to an end, he could not fulfill that d.e.s.i.r.e.]

[ And thus he created me and passed his bloodline along with the blood evolution skill onto another person.]

[ Many blood lords added to the skill over the tens of millions of years, whether it was knowledge or skills.]

[ And now, the blood evolution skill was passed on to you.] The emotionless voice explained in detail.

"....Why did you only appear now?" Levi asked.

[ As your blood energy was below the required level, i was not able to awaken.] The voice replied.

" Blood energy?" Levi asked, a little irritated.

This voice appeared out of nowhere and began talking about things he had no idea about.

[ Nlood energy is the power only bloodlords are able to access.]

[ The size of the blood gate also increases as your blood energy levels rise.] The voice said.

" Blood gate....why don't i remember using it?" Levi mumbled.

[ As the blood energy in your body was more than what you at your current level could handle, you automatically entered the release state.]

[ In that state, you will use up the excess blood energy in a suitable way.] The voice explained.

" Can i control or stop that release state?" Levi asked.

[ If you stop the release of excess blood energy, your body will explode.]

[ As for controlling it, it should be possible in the future.] The voice replied.

[ As time passes, you will unlock more secrets of the blood evolution skill.]

[ Being able to control your core, for instance.] The voice said.

" Core?" Levi's head was beginning to spin.

[ If i recall correctly, you once referred to it as....the tattoo.] The voice said.

" What does this core do?" Levi's curiosity was piqued.

Something that could trap the demon saint was quite interesting to him, and it seemed that he didn't unlock all of it's secrets yet.

[ The core was made by one of the early blood lords to record bloodlines, and was improved by later blood lords.]

[ If your body was destroyed, as long as the core was still intact, you would be able to attach yourself to another body, or slowly rebuild your body.]

[ I apologize, as my knowledge about the core is limited.] The voice explained.

[ Over the melenia, many blood lords attempted to open the blood gate, as they believed that doing so would unlock the secrets to their bloodlines, but none of them have succeeded.] The voice suddenly said.

"....Why are you telling me this?" Levi asked.

He wondered why he was told about something like this at random.

" You keep saying 'previous' bloodlords, are they all dead?" Levi asked.

[ To my knowledge, the only bloodlord still currently alive is lord Raum, who passed the blood evolution skill onto to you.] Yhe voice said.

".....There are still some things i want to ask you, but that will have to wait." Levi suddenly said.

[ The majority of knowledge i posses is about the bloodlords and bloodlines of different beasts.]

[ I have little knowledge of human tools, as most bloodlords tend to stay in the wilderness, searching for powerful bloodlines.] The voice explained.

"..." Levi said nothing.

What did this voice take him for?

He had the demon saint for the purpose of explaining those things.

Levi slowly opened his golden eyes, looking up, he saw the girl still standing in her original possiton, looking at him.

He took out a demonic god sect robe from the spatial ring and put it on.

" Where is this? Speak." Levi asked coldly.

" Ekk! Eh? Ah, u-umm, th-this is, we are just outside of the imperial city, i think..." The girl said softly.

" Imperial city? What country is this?" Levi asked again.

" Country? This is the cloud continent?" The girl said in an unsure tone.

" Is there a Divine country in this cloud continent?" Levi found that he was getting nowhere talking to this girl.

" Maybe? They are a lot of small countries in the cloud continent." The girl said after some thought.

" Small countries...." Levi mumbled.

" Lead the way." He said.

" Wh-Where?" The girl asked.

" The imperial city." Levi replied coldly.

" Ah, ok!" The girl started to walk clumsily, falling multiple times.

Levi said nothing as he followed her.

" Um..." The girl called out weakly.

Levi looked at her silently.

" Are you going to..." She paused.

"...to ki-kill me?" she stuttered.

Levi just followed silently without a word.

Seeing that Levi ignored her question, the girl could only lead the way quietly.

Levi suddenly stopped, before grabbing his face.

As he was walking, his vision blurred before returning as different colors.

It only returned to normal after a few seconds.

After a bit of thought, he began walking once again.

After a while they saw a large brick wall in the distance, with people occasionally walking through the large gate.

As they got close to the gate, Levi realised that they were no guards.

As he walked into the imperial city, the streets were filled with life.

The street vendors shouted their slogans in order to attract customers.

Stalls were filled to the brim with all kinds of fruits and vegetables.

Drunk men hit on women, as children ran from angry imperial guards.

The nobles looked out of their carriage windows, arrogant expressions on their faces.

Young masters from large clans sneering as their bodyguards beat people senseless.

Levi's eyes widened in surprise and shock, he had never seen a place bursting with such vitality.

The imperial city, still prospering even after millions of years.

" Um-" The girl called out, but was inturupted.

" You can go." Levi lightly waved his hand.

He walked off into the streets filled with life, but none of the happiness or vitality seemed to reach to him.

He walked through the streets filled with life, but an air of melancholy loomed over him.

He was in an unknown place, knowing no one, alone.

At this time he remembered the annoying old man from the demonic god sect, he realised that he didn't even know the old man's name.

Thinking about it made him feel empty inside.

As he walked through the street filled with people, he felt so, so alone.