My Three Wives Are Beautiful Vampires

Chapter 812: An Echo of the Past.

Adonis felt as if he were floating in a space completely separated from existence, or was it his own consciousness piecing together within himself?

In this numbing state where he didnʼt know what was happening in his confused mind, he began to hear voices.

These voices were in no way comprehensible; their tones were extremely distorted, as if people were talking through a cell phone, but the interference was just too strong.

Suddenly, restlessness settled within his body.

His body felt heavy, and he couldnʼt move. His body didnʼt respond to his calls; he couldnʼt even feel his body. Panic began to grow within Adonis, and questions started to arise.

”Where am I? Is this a dream?” Such thoughts were immediately dismissed. He didnʼt dream, and when he did, it was about future events that would happen.

Perhaps this was one of those future events? But the feeling was entirely different, and instinctively, he felt that this answer was incorrect.

In these hazy thoughts, where the strange voice began to grow louder and more indecipherable, a frightening thought passed through his mind.

”...Has Persephoneʼs curse progressed even further than I expected?” He could easily imagine himself lying in bed in a vegetative state, unable to move or do anything. He could very well see himself just... existing.

Could these voices be the voices of his family or even his wife, but he couldnʼt understand them because his body was too debilitated.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, terror filled his heart as he tried to move more intensely, he tried to struggle, he tried to do SOMETHING!

Yet... still, he couldnʼt do anything.

He didnʼt know how long it took or even if any time had passed, but at some point, these indecipherable voices began to become understandable.

”Hmm, I think itʼs working now.” He heard a familiar yet strange voice.

”...I canʼt believe it... It really works...”

”Agnes?” He perked up upon hearing his wifeʼs voice.

”Humph, of course, it would work. I told you it would, didnʼt I?”

”He looks just like my father... Even his debilitated appearance is exactly how I remember it... Although he has these extra features...”

”Violet?” A sense of calm washed over him as he heard Violetʼs voice.

”As I said, heʼs just an echo from the past. He shouldnʼt even be existing here; Iʼm the one supporting his existence.”

”Just... Is this really... working? B-But.”

”...Aphrodite?” This time Adonis felt strange. What was this woman doing here?

”My god, Darling. Do you understand what youʼve just done?” Aphrodite exclaimed in shock.

”This has never been done before! Youʼve literally hacked existence!”

”Hey, using the adjective ʼhackedʼ is an exaggeration; I did everything correctly according to the programming done by the primordial beings. Donʼt think hacking existence is that easy, Aphrodite.”

”STILL! You brought a record of something that only exists within the Akashic Records! Iʼve never heard of anyone doing this before! I never even thought it was possible.”

”...Oh? Werenʼt you confident in your husband?”

”W-Well, I was! I was, but... this is something not even the gods can do...” Aphrodite stopped speaking as Victor gently caressed her cheek.

”Gods...?” Victorʼs eyes gleamed. ”This isnʼt about being a god or not, My dear. Itʼs about competence. Gods have been around since the true beginning of this planet, but tell me... Even with such a long lifespan, have they sought to evolve? Have they sought to become stronger? To understand themselves and everything around them better?”

”No, they havenʼt. Instead, theyʼd rather waste millions of years in debauchery and foolish wars among themselves.”

Aphrodite breathed heavily as she felt the weight of Victorʼs gaze and existence upon her; she bit her lip and felt her body tremble at his touch.

”I refuse to call these beings gods. Theyʼre not gods. Theyʼre a bunch of incompetents.” Victor stepped away from Aphrodite.

Aphrodite took a deep breath and controlled her intense feelings; this wasnʼt the time or place to let her more mischievous side act.

”...B-But, you have to understand that not all of us have these qualities that help you understand this world, Darling.”

In response to this question, Victor simply said, ”Werenʼt you born strong with an elevated divine sense?”

”Yes.”

”Senses that allow you to ʼseeʼ and understand the ʼtruthʼ?”

”...”

”Tell me, My Dear. Youʼve existed since the dawn of time. Have you ever tried or thought about improving this ʼvisionʼ?”

”...Well... No.” Aphrodite felt somewhat embarrassed now. It was only recently that she started seeking ways to better herself. Before that, she just enjoyed herself and didnʼt care much about anything else.

”Thatʼs the difference... You were born with that vision, you were born strong. Therefore, to you, itʼs nothing; because of that, most gods donʼt even want to explore their own potential.”

”If they explored their potential, I fear there would be more beings like Kali out there who would be close to ascending to become entities above the system. Iʼm sure she can see the system even more clearly than I can, and sheʼs not a Dragon Progenitor or anything like that. Sheʼs a goddess, just like you and the rest of the pantheon.”

”...Fine... Fine! I understand. Most gods are just arrogant beings with childish attitudes who like to use their power, okay? I get it.” Aphrodite huffed.

”Is this all Iʼve had throughout my life?” She muttered to herself in a low voice.

Victor smiled gently as he saw Aphroditeʼs pout and heard what she said. He gently stroked her head and said,

”You donʼt need to be upset. At least you awakened much earlier than most gods and became a great woman.”

”Darling...”

Victor kissed Aphroditeʼs forehead. ”Even today, most gods just live in debauchery without caring about anything or trying to become stronger. Youʼre no longer confined by that foolish mindset, my goddess of love.”

While listening to the discussion, Adonisʼs senses slowly began to return, but he couldnʼt help but wonder who this man was that the arrogant goddess of beauty herself was utterly enamored with. Even though he wasnʼt seeing anything, only hearing the voices, he could clearly detect the passionate and obsessed tone of the goddess.

”Adonis...” A voice murmured, and despite speaking very softly, Adonis heard and immediately recognized it.

Persephone... Persephone!?

Adonis opened his eyes and sat up. For a moment, his vision wavered, but he didnʼt mind; he was focused on getting up to prevent something from happening...

His thoughts were interrupted when he felt a strong hand on his shoulder.

”Easy, youʼve just woken up. Regain your senses first.”

”Huh?” Adonis looked to the side and saw two pairs of violet-crimson eyes. For some reason, that gaze sent terror through his entire being.

”Hmm... now that I look closely, Iʼm more handsome than he is.”

”Thatʼs because youʼre a dragon, an existence close to perfection. Not to mention, you have all my blessings, and youʼve undergone various evolutions over time,” Aphrodite spoke.

ʼDragon? Heʼs a dragon!?ʼ

”Try to get used to your surroundings,” the man said as he let go.

Adonis nodded, looked around, and saw his daughter, his wife, Persephone, Aphrodite, and a hooded stranger. He was in an even stranger place, where hundreds of souls were floating around.

”Whatʼs going on...?” Adonis asked.

”First, tell me. Who are you?” The tall man, who appeared to be a dragon, spoke.

”Adonis Snow.”

ʼ... Why canʼt I reject his words?!ʼ He panicked. He felt like he should obey ʼhis fatherʼ, a strange feeling for someone he had just met... ʼWait, donʼt I already know him?ʼ He felt like he did, but his mind was confused.

”Tell me what you were doing yesterday.”

”I was talking to Agnes and thinking about what to do about my imminent death. I was about to ask for help from the new Count Vampire, Victor Alucard, who is also a Progenitor of vampires.”

Violet and Agnes exchanged glances and nodded. They realized that this was Adonis from a few days before he merged with Victor. It seems that everything was a success.

”Count Vampire... How nostalgic. Itʼs been a while since I was called that.” Victor chuckled.

Adonis widened his eyes when he heard what the man said:

”Wait... You are... Victor?”

”Yeah. It seems it was a success, huh. Unexpected.”

”...Unexpected...” Three women spoke simultaneously.

Adonis squirmed as he heard the sickly tone from Violet, Agnes, and Aphrodite.

”You said you were sure, Victor!” Aphrodite growled.

”I mean, I was sure... But I was venturing into unknown territory here, you know? I had the theory in mind, but succeeding in that theory is a whole different story.”

”Okay, no more hacking creation for a while! Youʼre Banned!”

”Mm, I didnʼt intend to do that either. Itʼs quite tiring, and even with my dragon brain, I have a headache.” Victor touched his forehead.

”That headache is because your soul suffered the backlash from accessing the system, Victor.” Roxanne appeared next to Victor.

”Is he in danger, Roxanne?” Violet asked.

”Heʼs fine, but I recommend he doesnʼt do it again. If it werenʼt for him being the progenitor, a fusion of a dragon and a vampire, if it werenʼt for Ruler and the god of death being around, if it werenʼt for his soul connections, he would have suffered even more backlash or even been erased.”

”Toying with the system, even for a few seconds, is dangerous, and he did it for quite some time.”

”The system is the work of the primordial beings, and only they can command it at will without suffering any repercussions.”

”...If you knew that, why didnʼt you stop him!?” Agnes asked.

”He wouldnʼt have stopped, you know that. And you canʼt demand anything from me. After all, you made him do it.” Roxanneʼs eyes glowed dangerously, clearly very upset with Agnes now.

Agnes shrank back under Roxanneʼs accusatory tone. Before she could say anything, they heard Victorʼs heavy voice.

”Enough.” Victorʼs heavy voice reverberated around.

The two women trembled and looked at Victor.

”...I apologize, Darling.”

”That apology should not be directed at me.”

Roxanne looked at Agnes as the red eyes of the World Tree glowed softly.

”...I apologize, Agnes.”

Seeing Agnesʼs expression, Victor said, ”Wipe that expression off your face. As Iʼve said, I knew what I was doing, and donʼt worry too much about Roxanne. Just talk to her later, okay? Sheʼll be upset for a few days, but sheʼll reappear soon.”

”Yes...” Agnes nodded.

”Now, letʼs deal with this.” Victor looked at Adonis.

”...How much time have I lost, Victor?” Adonis asked.

”Oh?” Victor raised a surprised eyebrow and then smiled. ”Of course, youʼll understand... In fact, it would be obvious that youʼd understand. After all, youʼre not slow.”

”Look at yourself, Adonis,” Victor said.

Adonis looked at his body and saw that he was in a transparent state.

”This is...”

”Much more complicated than youʼre assuming,” Adonis opened his eyes a little, giving a look that said, how do you know my thoughts?

”I know how you think, Adonis,” Victor laughed, then touched Adonisʼs head.

In the next moment, hundreds of memories flowed into Adonisʼs mind, a complete overview of everything he had missed. Of course, Victor left out the more ʼintimateʼ parts. He only presented the overall picture up to the current situation.

A few seconds later, Adonis blinked then his confused look disappeared, replaced by an incredulous expression. ”Youʼve come a long way, Count Vampire... No, Blood Dragon Progenitor.”

”Indeed, Adonis. Indeed,” Victor nodded.

Adonis looked at himself and said, ”An echo of the past, huh.”

”Much like watching a video recording from many years ago...” Victor smiled. ”Your current ʼselfʼ is operating within my soul along with dozens of thousands of other beings.”

”...Seriously, youʼre insane. Only you would mess with creation to help your wives.” He shook his head incredulously.

Victor just laughed and acted as if it wasnʼt a big deal.

”Honestly, it makes me a little jealous. If I were a woman...”

Victorʼs, Agnesʼs, and Violetʼs faces twitched a bit.

Knowing that Adonis was Greek and you could expect anything from a Greek, Victor just said,

”... Okay... This is getting weird, even for me. Iʼll go sit in the corner like a good dragon.”

”Thanatos, letʼs play Uno.”

”...Are you serious?” Thanatos asked.

”Do I look like Iʼm joking?” Victor said, creating a deck and showing it to Thanatos.

”...Fine... Just so you know, Iʼve never lost at Uno.”

”Heh~. Rejoice, god of death. Today, youʼll experience your first defeat.”

”Weʼll see.”

Thanatos and Victor began to move away, leaving Violet, Persephone, and Agnes behind.

Surprisingly, Aphrodite followed Victor.

”Oh? Arenʼt you going to talk to him?”

”I let him go a long time ago, Vic. My love is with you, not someone from the past.”

”Hmm~, always earning brownie points, huh? I like it.”

”Fufufu~”

”Oh, I forgot to mention something.” Victor looked at the group in the distance. ”Just a reminder, you have 2 hours. After that, youʼll return to the Akashic Records.” He spoke.

Agnes, Violet, and Persephone just nodded.