The next three nights in Necroma were silent for the most part, but for the 'Uncouth', it was a massacre like no other, they were being hunted by three Vampires.
Originally, Uncouth were vampires that were banished from their covenant, for crimes unpardonable but not enough to warrant death. These individuals met with other Uncouth and lived in City slums and sewers, infamous for their disgraceful and immoral behaviour that went against the teachings that Vampires follow.
In one of the hidden corridors of the Sewers of Necroma, screams could be heard, only if you were one of the people who were being hunted that night.
There were Thirty Seven bodies lying on the ground in that corridor, all of them had their head crushed and the remains of their brain and crushed eyes floating in the sea of blood. The three people killing them were Abel, Eluya and Arbor. Out of which, Abel and Eluya were smiling wickedly as they killed the Uncouths. Blood trickled from their black eyes and their hands were drenched in the blood of the Uncouths they killed.
"PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU! LET ME LI-." The man begged for his life before his head burst into a pool of blood with his brain splattering onto the hands of the maiden. Eluya had crushed his head and smiled at his death, licking the Uncouth's blood from her fingers. "Abel, How long must I breathe the same air as these immoral ones?"
"A few more minutes.." Abel replied calmly, cornering the final Uncouth before coldly asking. "Have you seen a rogue vampire killing in broad daylight?"
"N-n-no.. I don't know anyone like that." The man stammered, barely coherent, horrified as he felt Abel grab his face, slowly squeezing him as the skill slowly broke due to the force. "Wait.. WAIT! AT LEAST TELL ME WHO ARE YOU.. You won't deny me your name no matter how immoral I am, right?"
"Ah yes, so you remember the duties now. I am Abraxas Nouveriër De'Zua. Proxy of Justifia.. Satisfied?" Abel replied with a cold stare in his eyes, crushing the face of the Uncouth. His last words were "I'm sorry."
"Be sorry in death. No living vampire is allowed to breach the 'Moral Code' of our society.. And I could not smell any guilt in your blood." Abel said, hatred flowing in his voice as he used a cloth to wipe off the blood.
"We've been hunting for three days. We still haven't found the Rogue Vampire or any clues.." Arbor said a sigh, watching the corpses disappear into a pool of Black Mud, which vanished shortly after devouring the corpses.
"Your abilities are exceptional, Arbor. We couldn't be half as bold if you weren't here." Eluya said as the sclera of Eluya and Abel turn from black to white, as they finally calmed down.
"Yes.. I only had to keep 3 blessings active just so the authorities don't get alerted." Arbor said with a sarcastic smile as he retracts the three blessings.
1st Blessing: Area of Harmony (cast on the three of them)
2nd Blessing: Area of No-exchange (makes the Harmony area made by 1st Blessing inescapable by everything, including light and sound.)
5th Blessing: Devourer (Black Mud that devours everything you want it to)
"Well.. Thank you for putting that much strain on yourself for us.. Just two more Uncouth Hideouts and we'll be done here." Abel praised Arbor by patting his back.
"All things aside. I didn't think you two hated the Uncouth enough to kill everyone of them in sight. How do you even differentiate an Uncouth from a normal Wanderer Vampire?" Arbor asked calmly, as he was clueless about how the two have had a 100% success rate of finding Uncouths.
"Oh.. About that. It's our natural blessing. For Abel, he is the Proxy of Justifia, giving him access to the 'True Sight' and as for me, I am one of three High Priest of Justifia so I have access to 'True Sight' as well." Eluya clarified with a smile, wiping the blood from her hands using the same cloth as Abel did.
"Oh.. So that's what it was. I've known that Justifia's blessings are always very civil and subtle. But a 'sight' blessing.. That's pretty rare." Arbor spoke with a surprised look on his face, recognising how helpful this was in their current position.
"Yeah.. But it's not gonna stay with us forever." Abel said calmly as the three of them began walking towards the exit of the Sewer lines.
"I can see that.. I have a blessing that allows for a full body checkup of someone.. I see what the effects of being a Proxy are on your body.. Abel." Arbor said calmly, a hint of concern and worry in his tone as the results from the 6th Blessing show how limiting the title of 'Proxy' is, especially for Abel.
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Abel sighs, realising that he can't hold the position for a Proxy for long now. He has held the position of Proxy for 249 years and during this time, his strength has grown tremendously and now the title of 'Proxy' is limiting his growth further.
"Leaving that aside for now, when do you two want to marry each other? The Rituals and all the extra bullshit will take like a month or two.. maybe even more." Arbor said calmly as the smell of dirty sewer water intensified which led to the three of them putting on a mask and breathing through their mouths.
"Probably after the Banquet that's like 15 days from now. We have to attend that first." Eluya said calmly, while Abel maintained silence.
"Oh? You mean that Detectives Only Banquet? In the City Hall at Capital City of Garharia, Melobranch?" Arbor asked with an amazed look on his face. Being invited to a Banquet like that is the highest honour for a detective so it was understandable why they could hold their wedding off.
"And also.. we also need to get Iliana accepted and recognised by our covenants too, you know.. We don't know how we plan on doing it but that's something we are considering." Eluya added, smiling beneath the mask and clearly proud.
As for Abel, he didn't add a word, letting Eluya handle all the talks. It was pretty obvious why he didn't say a word.
It's because he was scared.
"Oh and once we are done with the case, we need to go shopping. We all want to buy stuff for Lady 4th, right?" Eluya reminded both of them as they walked out of the sewer lines before getting rid of the masks.
"Yes.. I do want to buy gifts for Master." Abel said calmly as the three of them continued walking, now headed towards the inn to rest.
"I suppose I'll get some too.. I'll probably return and meet her before you two get a chance." Arbor said calmly.
During their walk back to the inn, Eluya did get looked at by men walking around. Though none of them ever tried to make a move due to Abel and Arbor walking closely by her.
"Everyone is still the same.. Looking at someone and just wishing they could make a move." Eluya whispered with a slightly curious look in her eyes as she gazed at Abel.
"This reminds me of the time before I became a numbered.. Always being surrounded by people who wanted to use me for my name, lineage and beauty.." Eluya recalled her past before sighing.
"Oh? I didn't know you had a past like that?" Abel said calmly as he walked beside her and nudged her elbow. "Tell me more."
"Oh, it isn't anything important. I was blessed by Phamis so I was pretty much a perfect candidate for extending the bloodlines of other patriarchs and such.." Eluya said with a smile as she matched Abel's walking speed, with Arbor following close behind. "I played around a lot during that time period. Since I knew and understood my value, I was pretty much like a celebrity."
"Hmm.. Understandable, Blessing Phamis, the Goddess of Earth and Fertility, is extremely rare. In the eyes of other Patriarchs and Matriarchs, you were the best way to extend the direct bloodline without any complications." Abel spoke calmly, recalling that time period.
"Well, it all ended pretty quickly after you became one of the Numbered. When you returned to Red Iron Covenant with Lady 4th, I came specifically to see you .. or should I say, charm you. It didn't work, you didn't even look at me like other men did." Eluya chuckled as she spoke, remembering the day when Abel brought her confidence to the ground by ignoring her.
"I'm happy for it though.. I wouldn't have worked as much as I did back then if you didn't ignore me. A lot of realisations were made that day." Eluya said with a smile, holding Abel's hand as they walked towards the Inn.
"You know.. Though the attention came back to me once you left, I didn't want that attention anymore. I've wanted you ever since we first met that day." Eluya confessed as they reached the inn and walked into the room, Arbor just close behind as he silently listened to all the exchanges between Abel and Eluya.
"I was happy that day too.. Knowing that you were the only person who greeted me without having fear in your system. I know how afraid the others who came that day were.. I respected you for that. Though I never knew that after almost 2 centuries, we'd be this close." Abel said calmly as they walked towards the balcony, looking at the starry sky with Eluya's fingers wrapped in his.
"So, should I leave or not?" Arbor asked calmly, feeling conflicted whether to stay or not when the two people in front of him are having a moment between themselves.
"No need to leave, Arbor. We are just talking about things we've never talked about before. Maybe you should take notes from your seniors.. They will help with the girl you love." Eluya spoke with a chuckle, teasing Arbor while gripping Abel's hand tightly.
"I would've brought a notebook if I knew that I'd be getting free lessons. Anyways, I'll sleep so do whatever you want." Arbor yawned as he spoke, then he removed his shoes before falling face-first on his bed.
Abel sighed and Eluya chuckled, seeing Arbor fall asleep on the bed. Just then, Eliya turned to face Abel, her breath falling on his face while his fell on hers. Their eyes gleamed in the moonlight and the ethereal silence was broken by Eluya's chuckles.
"We aren't kissing. I just like seeing your face from down here.. How tall are you? 6'?" Eluya asked with a smile as her other hand brushed hair away from Abel's face to get a better view of him.
"5'11", to be honest. And I know damn well that we aren't kissing.. We've already discussed that before." Abel said with a chuckle as he leaned closer to Eluya, tapping his forehead with hers.
"I should go to sleep now or I may end up tasting your blood out of curiosity." Eluya said with a chuckle, taking a step back from Abel and walking into the room to lay down on the free bed.
Abel smiled as he watched Eluya fall asleep after covering herself with a blanket. For a while, Abel continued to stare into the night sky with a smile fixated on his lips. Then he walked back to his own bed and laid down on it to fall asleep as well.
Just as Abel closed his eyes, the image of a man with blonde hair dressed in a white toga and silver armbands floated in his mind. The image repeated a sentence continuously. "Don't kill the Rogue Vampire." After the seventh repetition, it finally stopped as Abel fell into deep sleep but he was able to recognise one thing before he fell asleep. The voice was of Justifia, the very God he follows.