My Three Wives Are Beautiful Vampires

Chapter 818: Scathach Alucard Scarlett, Ancestor of...

The first thing that happened when Victor set foot in Nightingale again was a rather familiar scene.

A violet rocket shot towards him, causing several sonic booms. But unlike the previous times, this particular rocket didnʼt immediately lunge at Victorʼs body; instead, it stopped inches away from him.

”V-...” Zaladrac was about to say something but stopped when she looked at Victorʼs shoulder and saw a ʼbabyʼ Dragon floating there.

And it wasnʼt just any baby Dragon but a female baby Dragon. And to worsen her mood even further, the baby Dragon was drenched in Victorʼs scent.

Zaladracʼs pupils narrowed even further, and her wings spread widely. In the next moment, a dreadful pressure descended around them.

Metis shivered as she felt Zaladracʼs pressure. Unconsciously, she lowered her head and moved away from Victor, a clear gesture of submission.

Seeing this, Zaladracʼs expression returned to normal, as did the breadth of her wings.

Dragons, by nature, were highly territorial. Whether they were young or not, if a Dragon entered anotherʼs territory, a fight was bound to happen.

Because of this, it was rare to have two Dragons in the same place, especially two female Dragons near a male.

From Zaladracʼs point of view, Metis might be a young Dragon, but such details didnʼt matter. She needed to know her place; who the second Dragon in command was. That position belonged to her, not Metis, and that had to be clear from the beginning.

Victor merely observed with an amused look. To him, it was like watching two cats fighting to establish dominance; there was no real danger. He also knew that Zaladrac wouldnʼt attack Metis due to her scent and connection. She clearly understood that this Dragon was a member of his Family, and she wouldnʼt intentionally harm her. Though, that was only the case if Metis didnʼt submit, of course.

Dragon Hierarchy was absolute; there was no middle ground.

Of course, the same amusement wasnʼt felt by those whoʼd sensed Zaladracʼs aura. For them, it was like an Apex Predator was watching them, ready to attack at any moment.

It was a feeling that drove everyoneʼs instincts mad.

After putting Metis in her place, Zaladrac looked at Victor.

”You should have called me... But I understand your decision... In the end, it proved correct.”

Victor narrowed his eyes. ”What happened?”

”Intruders.”

With just those words, sounds of grinding teeth were heard from Victor, and unconsciously, all of his Draconic features became more prominent.

Zaladrac looked at this sight with her eyes subtly shining. Before, she found Victor attractive, that was a fact, but... not as much as now.

His Draconic qualities, especially his aura, made him 1000 times more attractive to her.

ʼThis scent...ʼ Zaladracʼs wings fluttered a bit as she sensed the smell of a strong male Dragon, making her eyes shine even more.

Dragons hardly interacted with other species that werenʼt True Dragons. The reason for this was quite simple: they had no interest in those who werenʼt True Dragons.

The species known as Dragons were only attracted to their own kind. There were several reasons for this, but definitely the main one was... the Dragon population could be counted on the fingers of both hands; they were few, very few, to the point of being endangered. Zaladrac might even be one of the last of the Dragons, and because of this, her ʼbestial instinctsʼ worked to ensure the Raceʼs future.

Although, in Zaladracʼs case, that wasnʼt the only reason. If another Dragon that wasnʼt Victor appeared, she wouldnʼt even spare a glance for them. The reason she was acting like this was that the ʼmale Dragonʼ in front of her was also a man she respected greatly and who had helped her become stronger.

”Who?” It was a simple question, but everyone who knew Victor understood that literal Hell could break loose depending on Zaladracʼs answer.

Instead of speaking, Zaladrac merely made a hand gesture and brought forth five bodies. Three of them were clearly dead with pierced chests, while the other two were paralyzed as if affected by Medusaʼs petrification.

”A scouting team. I killed 3 and left two alive.”

Victor looked at the individuals with his eyes, and it took just one look for him to understand the nature of these individuals.

”Demigods...”

”These clothes, these are Divine Garments.” Aphrodite lightly tapped the clothing of one of the corpses. ”This fabric... Itʼs familiar to me; where have I felt this before?”

Scathach went to the other corpse and lifted it up. ”Hmm, these features arenʼt from our planet.”

When Scathach said this, everyone understood that she meant these Beings didnʼt belong to any Supernatural Being created on this planet.

”Thatʼs true... Iʼve traveled to many places, but Iʼve never seen a species like this.”

The individualsʼ skin was beige, with two horns of the same color as their skin and a tail made of scales. At first glance, they looked very much like Demons.

But that was where the similarities ended. Unlike Demons, who had a Negative Aura that could be easily recognized, the aura of these Beings was more ʼpositiveʼ.

Victor narrowed his eyes. ”I canʼt pry into their Souls.”

These words surprised everyone present.

Victor floated toward one of the live prisoners and grabbed his head.

He forced his Soul Manipulation, and something unexpected happened; he encountered a barrier as if someone was preventing him from gaining information from their Soul.

Victor growled, Crimson Power covered his body, and his eyes shone more intensely. ”Do you think you can stop me from getting what I want?”

”AHHHHHHHHHH!”

Victor didnʼt care at all about the creatureʼs scream; he had no patience for an interrogation. He would get answers straight from the Soul.

A sound of something shattering was heard by Victor, and in the next moment, he accessed the individualʼs Soul. But it was at that moment that he found himself in a completely white space.

Before him stood a Being over 6 meters tall, and its whole body was covered in some kind of incomprehensible veil, only its silhouette visible.

”... @#$%”

The Being opened its mouth and said something, but Victor didnʼt understand. For someone who had all known languages in his head, this was unexpected, yet it explained the origins of these creatures.

”Foreigners, huh,” Victor spoke, and with that action, the space around him was slightly distorted, then immediately returned to normal.

This seemed to slightly shock the Being in front of him. Even with only its silhouette visible, Victor could still read its obvious reactions.

”@$%#@!” The creature seemed to speak again, and this time, obvious changes began to happen in the space around them. Everything started to tremble, and the white world began to be replaced by something else.

Victor didnʼt completely understand the situation, but he knew a power struggle when he saw one. Because of this, he didnʼt hold back.

His body started to deform, the change happening abruptly. In one moment, his body was in Humanoid Form... In the next…

A creature 500 meters tall stood there, and it wasnʼt just any creature; it was the predator at the top of the food chain.

A Dragon.

”.....” The Being looked at that creature with visible shock in its bodily expression.

Since this place was where the Soul could be manifested, Victor evoked his True Form.

When the transformation was complete, the Dragonʼs Eyes, which were even larger than a Human, shone with Power, and its mere presence completely distorted space.

And before the foreign Being could do anything, a deafening roar was heard, causing this place to shatter.

”... !@$$@!” A cry of pain was heard, and in the next moment, the creature disappeared.

Victor blinked again and was back in reality.

”What happened, Victor? For a moment, I felt you completely leave yourself,” Violet asked.

”I donʼt know,” Victor answered honestly. ”But I will find out.”

The moment Victor spoke, the creature in his hand began to shatter until... it turned into dust... Dust that slowly faded from existence.

”... Was that you?” Scathach asked.

”No... This is a countermeasure. His Soul was destroyed by his master.”

”A pact or a contract? Was he in servitude?” Scathach continued.

”Something like that... but much more intrusive.” Victor narrowed his eyes, and now that the foreign influence was diminished, he could see clearly.

”A Soul within another Soul... No, itʼs more accurate to call it a Spiritual Parasite.”

Scathach, Aphrodite, Agnes, and Violet shivered at what they heard.

”To prevent Beings like me from gaining information from their scouts, their master placed a very small piece of his own Soul to act as a last defense and, in extreme cases, enact Spiritual Suicide.”

”... A basic war tactic,” Scathach said.

”But thatʼs madness; the Soul is where all an individualʼs Records are. A Being just cutting a piece of their Soul to put into another is insane,” Aphrodite said.

That would be like cutting your own existence and putting it into another Being.

”Not necessarily.” Victor floated up to the last survivor.

”Beings like me can cut their Souls into pieces and wonʼt be affected by any negative effects.”

Aphrodite opened her mouth to speak but fell silent as she realized Victor was right. He not only had Roxanne to regenerate his damaged Soul, but also, as a Dragon Progenitor, his Soul was much more robust than usual.

In theory, he could cut small pieces of himself and put them into other Beings.

”Not to mention, this method is ingenious.” Victor analyzed.

”... What do you mean?” Agnes asked.

”The Soul, as Aphrodite said, is where all of an individualʼs information is stored. That means likes, personalities, etc., are all stored in the Soul.”

”What happens if someone like me puts a piece of their Soul into a weaker Being?”

Everyone fell silent when they realized the obvious answer.

”As Iʼm a stronger Being, my Soul Fragment would start influencing that individual, and with my control over the Soul, I could even control them as I want.”

Something similar had happened before, with Junketsu, his blade. That weapon had a piece of his Soul, which was why the blade could evolve with him.

What happened here was somewhat similar, but on a smaller scale, just cutting a small piece that will influence a Being, yet still maintain some of the Beingʼs sanity.

After all, if he put in too large a piece, that superior Soul would consume the other Soul, and an entirely different individual would be born.

”Honestly... This is quite ingenious work.” Victor spoke. He had never thought of doing this for obvious reasons, as there were many risks involved.

He would much rather use his Immortal Army as his eyes and ears, no matter how far they were, than do this.

While Victor was lost in thought, the girls were talking.

”Zaladrac, why didnʼt you mention finding intruders?” Violet asked.

”It wasnʼt necessary,” Zaladrac said.

”... How was it not?” Violet frowned.

”The situation was handled by me, and given the unknown nature of the intruders, I deemed it better for my Companion to make a decision.”

”And due to that unknown nature, I also left them paralyzed, unable to react or do anything,” Zaladrac explained.

”... Thatʼs not the issue, Zaladrac.”

Zaladrac looked at Violet. ”... Explain.”

”And if these individuals had a method to transport you elsewhere as happened with Victor?”

Zaladrac opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by Violet.

”... Donʼt just say that youʼre a Dragon, and that will never happen.”

”Even with Victorʼs Supernatural Senses, he was caught off guard. There is no perfect defense, you know that.”

”.....” Zaladrac couldnʼt argue with that; after all, she was right.

”Thatʼs just a light scenario. What if these Beings had some kind of bomb that you couldnʼt detect?”

”What if, at the moment of their capture, they sent a signal for reinforcements, and more Beings came? Luckily, it was just a small group, but what if there were more? And they had some kind of strange technology or Technique that prevented your senses from detecting them?”

”.....” Zaladrac blinked several times, not thinking that far.

”Thatʼs why contingency plans are necessary. When you encounter an unknown individual, inform everyone quickly; with your Power, you can easily do that, right?”

”... Yes.”

”Then do it. Being overly cautious is never enough against invaders, especially these foreigners.”

”Okay, I will do that.” Zaladrac nodded.

Scathach and Victor, who were listening to their discussion, displayed small, imperceptible smiles. It seemed the conversation with Adonis did Violet a lot of good.

Victorʼs smile faded, and he looked at the remaining foreigner and spoke in the Draconic Language.

”Restraint. Seal. Ecstasy.”

In the next moment, the entire existence of the Being was frozen and contained; even its Soul was not an exception.

”Gather everyone. We will accomplish great things today, girls.”

”By everyone, do you mean EVERYONE?” Agnes asked.

”Yes.” Victor nodded.

”The Amazons, The Youkai, The Vampires, The Gods, my Demonic Generals, EVERYONE.”

”... Okay, luckily, most are nearby, but the rest will take a bit,” Agnes said.

”No problem, just tell them to hurry,” Victor replied.

Scathach then spoke: ”Are we putting that project into action?”

”Yes.”

”... Youʼre crazy; we donʼt have enough Masters for that.”

”You have me and Zaladrac, two True Dragons...” Victor floated toward Scathach and gently caressed her cheek.

”Natalia will hold the Space, and Hephaestus will make the base.”

”And we will make everything work.”

”... This level of Enchantment is beyond even me, Vic.”

”Yes, thatʼs correct... for now.”

Scathach widened her eyes slightly as she understood the implications of Victorʼs words. She bit her lip lightly, battling her pride internally, but this pride was easily defeated when she remembered the previous battle.

Victor remained silent; he would respect whatever decision Scathach made, so he let her decide for herself.

”... Very well...” Her voice started a bit doubtful but soon changed to confidence; she wouldnʼt back down now: ”I accept.”

Victor smiled. ”Welcome to the Family, Scathach.”

Before Scathach could even say anything, her body began to glow in shades of crimson and violet. Scathachʼs eyes began to feel sleepy, and soon, she closed her eyes.

”... Is this...?” Violetʼs eyes widened. ”Is this really happening?”

”Finally, she officially joined. It was about time,” Agnes said.

”Youʼre not getting it, Mother. Did you forget what Darling is now?”

”... Oh... OH!” Agnes paid more attention to what was happening now.

Metis flapped her little wings and scrunched her face a bit when she saw this situation. She didnʼt know why, but for some reason, she didnʼt like it.

The same feeling was felt by Zaladrac. ”Grrr...” She growled a bit when she sensed the presence of another member of her kind.

Having two Dragons together was already a rarity, let alone two female Dragons near a male, and now there were 3 female Dragons!? This was a recipe for disaster.

But... for some reason, Zaladrac felt that this was just the beginning. ʼI have to secure my position. I am the First Dragon, so I must be the first!ʼ

She had never felt these feelings before; she was the only one around, after all, but with the existence of a Dragon Progenitor, that wouldnʼt be the case anymore.

Despite feeling everything around him, Victor didnʼt focus on that, more concentrated on Scathach. He wanted to ensure that he didnʼt make any mistakes, but surprisingly, the whole process was smooth.

Just as he did in the past with the Vampires, his ʼinstinctsʼ guided him all the way, and the process was also smoother because Scathach was already strong and had a powerful Soul.

Therefore, she accepted the changes very well.

A few minutes passed, and the wave of Power began to diminish. Slowly, Scathachʼs body started to reappear.

Suddenly, two Dragon Wings with red scales opened up and released all the Power they contained in a gust of wind.

Two horns of the same color as the wings become visible. Her crimson eyes didnʼt change; they just became narrower like a reptileʼs. She grew a few centimeters, reaching a height of two meters, the same height as Victor.

Her red hair became even more vibrant, and her figure balanced out with her new height, giving the impression that she got ʼbulkier,ʼ but that was just an illusion caused by her new height.

”... Two Elements, huh. As expected of you, Scathach.”

Victor could clearly see that the Elements this woman in front of him was most proficient in were Fire and Ice. That didnʼt mean she wasnʼt good at controlling other Elements, but... she would always excel in the manipulation of Fire and Ice in particular; after all, she was not like Victor, who had control over Creation. That was a privilege reserved only for Dragon Progenitors.

Today would be an event that would always be remembered in the future – Scathach Alucard Scarlett, The Ancestor of The Red Dragons, known for their Mastery over the Elements of Fire and Ice and their immense talent for understanding and incorporating various Martial Arts into themselves, had just been reborn.