[25th of May, 1547 PS
Severin Imperial Palace, Underground Hidden Room]
There was a handsome blond man wearing fancy clothes walking with a young maid girl who seemed rather worried.
"Y-your highness, are you sure there's something to be cleaned here? It seems rather...abandoned."
"Yes, Emily. Follow me. Remember how much I'm paying you to clean this room."
The maid followed, remembering the generous pay, and how much her family of fourteen needed it.
Once they had walked in enough, she saw a huge door, which only opened when the crown prince, Richard Von Severin, put his hand on it. Once it opened the room was very dark, so she couldn't see anything. However, once she walked in, the lights turned on, revealing a huge magic circle drawn on the room's floor, along with candles on its perimeter. She also...saw..two..human corpses, with their throats slit, bleeding on the circle, prompting her to scream, however, before she could let out any sound, the prince covered her mouth and slit her throat, throwing her onto the magic circle.
This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it
"My lord, I hereby humbly offer you the bodies of three virgin girls. Please heed my call."
The magic circle glowed as the corpses turned into pure crimson particles and were absorbed by it. Then, from the circle came a tall, horned, and winged figure with ash colored skin. The prince immediately prostrated in front of the figure.
"Human. Your offering has been accepted. State your wish"
"My lord, please offer me your support in maintaining my position of crown prince. My brother's authority has become too much, and I fear he might challenge me for my position soon."
"Hmm....Your brother is Benjamin Von Severin, the 15 star aura master, and emperor grade swordmaster, yes? Alright. However, three mere commoner virgins are not enough for that much power."
"I know, my lord. Hence, I offer you the blood of my sister, Mirna Von Reverin. Not only is she of royal blood, which means she has a higher mana capacity, but she was also born with a Stigma from the Lord of Light, Lurius, although I sealed it when she was born before anyone learned of it."
"Interesting offer, but still not enough"
"Uhh.....Ah, yes. She has a daughter, and although she's mixed with peasant blood, I could sense quite a high mana capacity from her"
"Alright, that shall suffice. Two days from now, you and I shall go claim what you have offered."