"My name is Alphonsa Augustine D'Franz. I'm a Vampire of the Crystal Moon Covenant. And today, I'm being accused of a murder.. that I didn't do.." The Female Vampire said in her mind while standing in the witness stand. Her eyes were devoid of any emotions and her white hair hiding her face.
"This court finds the female Vampire present here guilty of Mr. Roseanne's murder." The Judge said before slamming his gavel on the sound block.
Then the Police dragged the female vampire to another room, where Iliana took the final statement from her.
"What are your final words, Miss Vampire?" Iliana asks, still unaware of the vampire's name since that didn't come in the court hearing and asking for it here will look suspicious in the Police's eyes.
"I want to.. go home." Alphonsa said with a calm voice.
"Strange.. This woman smells like.. my sister." Alphonsa thought to herself but decided to keep quiet so to protect her sister's identity, wherever she was.
After taking the final statement from Alphonsa, Iliana left the room and went back to the detective agency. Meanwhile, Alphonsa was thrown into a High Security Prison Carrier Van and was meant to be transported to Prison of Aslahan.
On the way to the prison, Alphonsa remained silent. She was terrified of going to prison. "Please.. Someone save me." She thought to herself while crying, and hearing the police transporting her laugh made her cry even more.
But suddenly, the Carrier Van stopped and the laughs from the Police turned to screams and Gunshots followed by silence. Then the Carrier Van's door was taken apart by two masked people, one male and one female.
Alphonsa raised her head and looked at the Masked Figures, then she recognised the female vampire and spoke while crying. "Sister.. Elaira?"
"Alphonsa?" Eluya recognized her sister and quickly broke the Argentite Steel Chains holding her before the three of them made a quick escape deeper into the Northern forests, known for its maze-like structure. Even the Army of Empire wouldn't venture into the Northern Forests.
Once they were sufficiently deep into the forest. Eluya took off her mask and hugged her sister, Alphonsa to comfort her. "Hey, Alphonsa.. It's alright, I'm here now.. Nothing happened, okay? Calm down.."
But Alphonsa didn't stop. She hugged her sister and cried her heart out, drenching her shirt in her tears. "Sister.. I was scared.. They accused me of something I didn't do.. I was so scared.. Those Police guys said I would be a.. a.. " Her words were accompanied by a lot of wailing.
Abel sighed and put his mask back on, his blood boiling from the result in the court. "Well.. Take care of your sister. I'll handle the rest."
Then Abel walked towards the Carrier Van, where a lot of personnel from Aslahan Prison were also present by now.
"By the order of Justifia, All of you will be subjected to pain for not standing against the false justice of the Empire." Abel said as he conjured fifty one blood weapons, three for every person standing there.
While Abel was subjecting them to pain that will lead to them resigning from their current jobs, Eluya consoled her sister.
"Alphonsa.. It's alright. You are safe now.. But tell me, how did you come here? This place is very far away from our covenant." Eluya asked while wiping the tears from her sister's eyes.
"There was.. Rift Tear. It suddenly appeared and absorbed me.. It threw me in the city where I was captured by the Police and an old guy.." Alphonsa said, her face was still wet from tears but she was finally able to speak coherently.
"A Rift Tear.. you say. Eluya or should I call you Elaira in front of your siblings.. There is a Rift Tear just a few hundred metres ahead that connects to your Covenant. Escort your sister back to the Rift Tear, we don't have much time out here." Abel said calmly before handing Alphonsa, a pack of Goat blood.
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"Here, Miss Alphonsa. This should start your regeneration." Abel said calmly while handing Alphonsa the blood pack.
Alphonsa nodded at Telt, accepting the blood with both of her hands. Then she inserts her pointy canines into the blood bag, drinking the blood slowly to recover.
"It's good that Iliana was quick to inform her.. But I didn't expect my sister to be the one Mr. Monzard put the blame on." Eluya said with a gloomy look in her eyes.
"Yes.. I was surprised that Mr. Monzard, not only bribed the judges but also got a Vampire caught.. just to save his daughter." Abel spoke with a calm look, though still angry. "This is why we became detectives.. So we can end this biased justice system from inside but there doesn't seem to be an end to cases like these."
"Yes.. I wonder how high we'll have to climb up the ladder of roles to change this system and if this can even be changed." Eluya spoke, while caressing Alphonsa's back.
Once Alphonsa was done feeding on the blood, Abel took the empty blood pack and put it in a disposable packet before putting it in his pocket.
"Thank you.." Alphonsa said before posing a question she deemed to be the most important. "Are you my sister's consort?"
Abel was in disbelief after hearing the question, turning his head to look at Eluya. While Eluya burst into laughter at Alphonsa's question.
"Oh my god.. That was such an impressive question." Eluya said, patting Alphonsa's head while barely containing her laughter.
"Sister Elaira! This is an important question. I don't want my Brother-in-law to be someone undeserving. And I need to report this to Father as well." Alphonsa said while pouting at the headpats but not pulling away from them.
"I'll tell you about my 'consort' while we walk to the Rift Tear." Eluya said calmly as she and her sister slowly walked back to Rift Tear, while Abel stayed behind.
Once they were sufficiently away from Abel, Eluya spoke with a smile. "Alphonsa.. If you tell Father about that man, just tell him one name 'Abraxas of Red Iron Covenant', alright? He'll understand."
Alphonsa nodded at Eluya's instruction, though she wasn't aware of that name. "Okay.. But is his name important? Why don't I remember that name? Is he good enough for you?" Alphonsa asked curiously as the two stopped in front of the Rift Tear.
"Well.. You might know him as the '2nd Disciple of Fourth Progenitor'." Eluya said while patting her sister's back. After all, not many people know of Abel by his name, most of them only know him by his title.
Though Alphonsa was shocked at this but before she could say anything else, Eluya pushed her into the Rift Tear.
"Take care, Alphonsa!" Eluya said enthusiastically before lifting two of her fingers. "Çløßē¡" The Rift Tear closes itself right in front of Eluya's eyes, then she sighs before walking back to the place where Abel was.
"Told her about me, didn't you?" Abel asks calmly before they make their way quietly to the other side of Huding River to get back into Town of Luminae via the Black Market's route.
"Hmm.. I had to. She has to inform Father about it." Eluya said calmly as the two disposed of their mask and overcoat, before entering the town and making their way back to the office.
Once they were inside the office and the door was closed behind them, Iliana comes running from her desk and tackles Eluya, hugging her tightly.
"Are you alright? Was that innocent girl saved? Where is she now? Did you give the blood pack to her? Did you dispose the packet carefully? What about the mask and overcoat you two were using as disguise?" Iliana asked without taking a single breath.
"Yeah.. That Innocent vampire was my sister." Eluya said calmly while Abel headed back to his room to rest.
"I'll need all the details from you, Eluya." Iliana said as she pulled Eluya to the sofa and sat down with Eluya being forced to sit beside her.
After a gruesome ten minutes of explanation, Eluya sighed in relief now that she had relayed all of the information to Iliana.
"So.. The innocent girl was your sister, Alphonsa, who was absorbed by a Rift Tear and thrown in the city. And that's how she got caught by Mr. Monzard and the Police force he brought." Iliana said, deep in thought.
"Wait.. You said your sister has a good sense of smell.. Does that mean that she could've smelled your scent on me from the time I took her statement?" Iliana asked calmly, her face showing a look of surprise.
"Yes.. It's possible. I wonder what she'll do with this information.. Anyways, it shouldn't be much of an issue considering what our plans for the future are." Eluya said calmly before getting up from the sofa. "I'm tired so I'll head back to my room. You can annoy Abel if you want to ask how he fought."
Meanwhile, In an isolated town very far north in the Northern Forests, also known as Crystal Moon Covenant, housing 1000 vampires and a decorated castle in the middle belonging to the patriarch.
Inside this castle,
"That's all the information I got from Sister Elaira.. I also smelled her scent from a Human Female." Alphonsa said, reporting everything that transpired with her to her father, who is the Patriarch of the Crystal Moon Covenant.
"I see.. 'Abraxas of the Red Iron Covenant' and a human female. It seems my daughter is living her life out there. Anyways, Alphonsa, you can go rest now. If there is any problem, just ask the maids to help you. You are dismissed." Alphonsa's father, Silvaria Augustine D'Franz, spoke with a calm voice.
Once Alphonsa left the room, Silvaria sighs before muttering to himself while smiling. "My daughter Elaira.. I hope she's having fun wherever she is and her oath isn't binding her."