Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, forgive me readers. My life was too hectic this year with university exams, dealing with unhappy customers at a coffee shop and dealing with a house cat who keeps wandering off to who knows god where. So yeah I was on a long hiatus…So to make up for my busy life, chapters will be shorter but quicker in terms of release than the previous… ahem four months…hehe sorry. And further sorry for replying to late messages and comments, I haven't logged on for quite some time.
Thank you for your patience, OWLSIES loves you.
Furthermore, there was an error I made in chapter 8, when Ni said she served Asami for two decades, I was meant to write two centuries, sorry about the confusion, she is older than Akihito by two hundred years. I'll change that when I get to it :D
It has caught my attention that a few readers have been confused with the whole generation thing, so I will explain it again in step form for your understanding. I've also added a few interesting facts you should read for this story:
Full-Blooded Vampire: A vampire breed who was once born human and turned sometime during their life. Those who are born from generations of propagation (3/4 vampire, ¼ human) are also classified as full-blooded, despite having a bit of human in them.
Pure-Blooded Vampire: A vampire descended from pure vampiric parents and lineage. Pure vampires are the rarest of the rarest, only a few live to exist. Because they have a stronger link to the supernatural world they are more powerful than the average full-blooded vampire. They are also known to have the worst fertility, most will give up on having children. Pure-blooded werewolves however are the opposite, they have the highest fertility…because they're dogs.
This whole concept is purely fictional and I question its logic sometimes, but don't worry if you don't get it, it was vaguely explained in the previous chapters.
Steps to Understanding Generation Propagation in Lonesome Vampires
Step 1: Human and (full or pure) blooded vampire have sex and give birth to a half blood baby, this half blood is known as the first generation.
Human + Full Vampire = Half Blood (1st Generation)
Step 2: First generation (half-bloods) can make babies with a full-blood to create a second generation. If they mate with a human, it also classified as a second generation, so same concept.
Half Blood (1st Gen) + Full Blood = Full Blood (3/4 Vampire, ½ Human- 2nd Gen)
or
Half Blood (1st Gen) + Human = Classified as Half Blood (2nd Gen)
Step 3: 2nd Generations will propagate with either 1st Gen or Full Blood to create 3rd generation.
2nd Gen + 1st Gen/ Full Blood = 3rd Gen
The Alvichors have introduced a law that mating with third generations to create a fourth is punishable by death. Unlike humans we don't evolve in a short span of generations, vampires do, because its not natural.
Step 4: Akihito is a fifth generation (human + ¾ Full Blood), that's all you need to know thus far.
The end of the lesson.
You may progress onto the main storyline…
Unbeta…version.
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An Agreement
Down in the tribal cavern, flaming torches and metal pitchforks were raised furiously in the air, their animosity deepens, burning with a hate so strong that the teachings of peace could no longer quell their malice. The cave dwellers had lost eight young and lively members of their colony, including Akihito. Val had not returned since his taking, hence his name was added to the count.
"Heave that way!" The chieftain ordered directionally to a group of men.
"Yes chief!" They responded in unison. Takato and Kou were among the laboring force. The two friends were determined to set Akihito free, they had vowed to the chieftain and Aurieas that no matter how long or hard it would take to complete their rescue mission, they will try.
"Okay men!" Masato unrolled a paper containing the blueprints of a trebuchet. "Now we shall build our ultimate weapon and show them our strength!" He roared with a thunderous voice. How dare he take my son! I'll make him pay! Masato clenched his teeth viciously. Fate was cruel but he wasn't going to let it defeat him.
"Revenge!" The restless gather clamored loudly. "Crush the Silverbloods! Bring the victims back! Fight back!"
The sound of hammers nailing down metal bolts into hard wood echoed throughout the cavern.
Meanwhile on the other side…
Akihito explored every inch of Asami's…well their quarters now, leaving no furniture unturned. He wanted to know every secret Asami had, his weakness, plans or hobbies. But to his disappointment, the vampire lord's slate was clean. Ridden of all personal materials that not even a single document could be found laying around. Maybe they were piled in his private office, after all Asami wasn't stupid enough to let a stranger wander into his household without relocating his confidential information to a safer place and out of reach. Akihito had not yet earned his trust. The boy sighed heavily before moving back to the lounging area and slumping down onto a couch. There was nothing in his interest to do, reading a novel packed with academic literature wasn't his cup of tea and the rabbit blood tasted barney with a hint of hay, farm animals were the worst. "This is pathetic, I'm not a prisoner…" Akihito grumbled under his breath, his laid his elbow on an arm rest with his legs spread open in a lazy manner, often shifting his sore back up, down or sideways to find a comfortable seating posture.
He had a few glimpses outside the window here and there, hoping to catch a few open spots for a chance of escape, he had three days before that physic would expose his generation. Evidently, it was constantly guarded with armed sentries whom have doubled in numbers and patrols since the sheep incident. Akihito was locked in tight. Jumping down could possibly result in a serious injury or a broken leg, this quarter had to be on the second highest level, even if he did use a rope tied to a balcony rail, the guards at the bottom floor would detect him abseiling down, he would need to be more innovative than that. Asami had him on surveillance in every corner, twenty-four hours a day.
The maids had dismissed themselves long ago, they had other duties to attend to, if Akihito required their assistance he was taught on how to 'ring the bell', which was technically a fancy rope by the door linked to the servant's quarters and could be pulled anytime to call for room service. Despite the luxurious comfort available for him to bask in, Akihito felt lonely, the great space was filled with emptiness and wherever he turned to there was no one but silence. He sat there reminiscing, his mind escaped into his own world where true happiness lingered. He missed the idyllic cave, the rocky smell of limestone and the kindness of his people, and as a tribe that worked and lived together since birth, it felt as if he was torn from a family he loved. That pain of separation would have been worse if the distance between Asami's castle and his home was further away. He imagined how his father felt, to lose a son he'd had raised since birth, it must of gored him right in the heart.
"This is so boring! Asami you heartless bastard give me freedom! You can't keep me locked up in here and leave me to peril!" Akihito got up from his spot before stomping irately around the room, for his sanity was starting to break and he couldn't relax, the longer he sat there, the more mental he became. On top of that he had too many emotions spiraling through his troubled mind all at once, with the first one being confusion. Like any new pet introduced to its new home, Akihito felt as if he was thrown into an alien environment unfamiliar to his liking and every occupant in the castle was a stranger to him. The second was loneliness and the third was anger, he wanted to know why he was chosen, aside from being indebted, and how to reverse the bindings. And lastly, fear. He had the fear of his colony being harmed, yet at the same time he wanted to abscond to the distant lands.
At last he exploded.
"That's it! I can't take this anymore. He can't boss me around!" He stormed out of the room, this time with the audacity to confront those elite guards.
Halberds crossed once again. "Stop, you shall not pass under orders—"
"Yeah, yeah I get it." Akihito gave them the attitude. "Hey look its Lord Asami!" Akihito pointed to their backs dramatically. The elite guards were not fazed by the boy's attempt to trick them. Instead they remained neutral in expression and without further ado they manhandled him back to his quarter. "I have rights!" Akihito struggled and thrashed his shoulders. They shoved him through the door, closed it and left. But it wasn't locked, so Akihito tried once more. This time he sprinted at full speed past them while they were busy walking away.
"What?" The guards were startled by Akihito's sudden bold move. "Oi stop, come back!" The two Silverbloods chased after him with the fear of being scolded by their master for failure to conduct their duty correctly. Akihito ran around the corner, only to be greeted with more guards at the end of the hallway. "Get him!" They spotted the escapee.
"Ah shit!" Akihito was trapped and surrounded on both sides. Thrice he was caught on his first day here. They carried him with his legs and arms restrained and carelessly tossed him back into his prison before a higher ranked elite locked him inside with a spare master key. "Let me out! Let me ouuuttt!" Akihito repeatedly banged the door with his fists.
Hours passed and Akihito had drifted off to sleep on the couch as a result of extreme boredom. The sound of double doors closing awoke him from his comatose state. He jerked out of surprise before shooting upright to see who had entered.
"I've heard you've been naughty," came the deep voice of the vampire lord. "Desperate to run back to your cave are you?" Asami sauntered closer to his mate. "You know you can't escape from my watch." He lightly brushed Akihito's blonde locks aside with the back of his hand.
"Don't touch me as you please!" Akihito slapped his hand away from his face.
"Is my wife upset?" Asami purred, he enjoyed teasing Akihito. It was fun.
"What do you think?!" The blond erupted. "Stop calling me wife and look at this!" He hastily showed Asami his scars by folding his collar aside. "You did this! How can you do this to me?! Unbind these scars now!" Asami held a stony glare, he didn't appreciate the fact that Akihito was shouting at him and forgetting his place. This untamed behavior calls for another punishment. Asami pushed Akihito onto his back before crawling on top. Akihito yelped as his head fell against the cushion. Asami's tough hand, just one, had enough strength to cuff both of Akihito's wrists together. "Get off me!" The boy tried to twist and wriggle free.
"Your manners are appalling. One does not simply challenge my authority. You have guts little bat. I may need to discipline you with harsher techniques," Asami said with a cruelness to his voice.
"NOO!" Akihito kneed the older vampire's stomach without inflicting significant damage but enough to prompt a response, just as when Asami was about to lunge forward to attack Akihito with an unforgiving kiss, a maid knocked on the door, halting him midway.
"Master dinners ready!" Ni Cei innocently ruined their so-called intimate moment. Not that she knew what was happening behind her master's closed doors, but she had an idea about what may happen after dinner, after all she was the one who was ordered to prepare a weekly supply of lubricants, lotions and oil fragrances for the couple.
Akihito seized this moment to sneak out but Asami latched onto his sleeve before pulling him back down. "Stay seated with me Akihito." He whispered and tucked the boy in closer with a sneaky slap to his thigh.
"Get your filthy hands off my me!" Akihito fussed as he shooed away Asami's perverted arm wrapped around his lower back, but it remained adamant to give him space.
Asami cupped Akihito's chin upward and guided it to face him, forcing his attention to those stern lines of his eyebrow. "Punishment will come later," the vampire lord instilled with a threatening squint. Akihito gulped, judging from Asami's serious tone, he knew that it had to be something related to sex, hopefully not torture. "You may enter now!" Asami answered.
Seo opened the door for her sister. Ni entered and placed a silver tray containing two goblets onto a short legged table. "The left is for you master and the right is for the young master." This was an informal dinner, as blood drinkers a table was not needed, dining on a couch meant closer contact with his captured toy and Asami preferred it on this occasion.
"Thank you Ni, you and your sister are dismissed," Asami said
"Yes master." The two bowed before leaving the quarters.
"Eat up as much as you want, you can request for more if needed," Asami transferred a goblet filled with warm blood to Akihito as he took his before relaxing back. Akihito accepted the drink, a small growl in his belly impelled him to hush it.
"Don't tell me this is human Asami." Akihito took a quick sniff, evaluating the smell and determining the origin, although it didn't smell exactly like human to him.
"It's rabbit, your favorite isn't it?" Asami had a habit for swirling his goblet before drinking, he hated it when blood coagulated. Feeding directly from a human's neck would prevent the need to stir whilst maintaining its warm temperature, however he knew Akihito would be opposed to this live feeding therefore he kept it discrete for now.
"How did you know it was my favorite?" Akihito looked confounded, then he remembered…
Flashback
In Vldörf's main market.
"Oh my look at all these delicious furry creatures. Look!" Eri signaled Akihito excitedly and pointed to the cage. "Rabbits, your favorite Aki-kun! Lets buy some."
"I don't like rabbit," Val interjected, "they're too small and lack enough blood to feed. Let's get a sheep instead."
"We always get sheep, even at home," Akihito complained, "rabbit blood tastes better. I'm craving for it."
Obtaining a sheep was easier since they can be bought or hunted in the wild, however rabbits are rare in the Eastern parts. These bucktooth vegetarians were seen as a nuisance to crops and are killed on sight to decrease their booming population. And yes Silverbloods do have agriculture. Compared to the Alvichors who refuse to integrate with the rest of the world, Asami stood out to expand his wealth and power by conducting business with all races. When Asami announced his plan for farming, the Alvichor overlords laughed and derided him, even by going far as sending him a wooden hoe as a good luck present. Needlessly to say, Asami had the last laugh. Drought and irregular land formation in the human lands resulted in a massive demand for food supplies, the rich would pay with gold but the majority of the poor would pay with their blood in return for food to feed their starving families, reports of death from anemia are not uncommon. Immoral dealings like this infuriated many Aurieas followers, the Silverbloods were taking advantage of the needy.
"It isn't any different from sheep," Val argued, Akihito's stubbornness irritated him sometimes.
"Yes it is, its thinner and sweeter. Sheep tastes barney, I hate that taste."
"So do rabbits if they were raised in a barn! And plus the price for these carrot eaters is expensive!"
"It's cheaper here than where we get them," Akihito caviled on.
"Fine." Val gave in to please him. "Have it your way! But you're carrying them!"
End of Flashback
"Don't tell me you were spying on us in the markets?! How did you know we were in Vldörf in the first place?! Did you know it was us the whole time, even at the party?! How Asami? Tell me! You tricked us didn't you?" Akihito became indignant and thoughtlessly waved his arms around with the goblet still in his grasp as he spoke loudly.
"Careful Akihito, you almost spilled your drink on me," Asami warned, "I'll make you clean it with your mouth if it does."
"Whatever!" Akihito slammed his goblet aside so he could properly interrogate the older vampire.
"Don't underestimate my ability to track your every move Akihito. Besides, if your smart enough, I'm sure that small brain of yours should have no problems in piecing the puzzle together."
"What do you mean?" Akihito's voice grew demanding.
Asami reached into his pant pocket. "This belongs to you." He retrieved out an empty coin purse and held out it before dropping it into Akihito's palm.
The boy stared wide-eyed at his purse as he processed everything, he cannot believe what was in his hand! Oh how he wanted to beat his stupidity to pulp, darn his generosity! "That thieving bastard was a spy all along?! Now I understand! And he took all of my money as well!"
"Vldörf is soon to become mine, every inch of that city is under my watch. Your coming wasn't unexpected."
Akihito scrunched the purse in his fist. "Why didn't you arrest us in the first place if you knew we were there?"
"Then that would ruin the enjoyment, wouldn't it? Besides, that dress suited you very nicely. Maybe I should get my servants to have one specially made for you."
"Don't you dare!" Akihito growled defensively. His fist clenched tighter as he restrained himself from attempting to punch the older vampire across the jaw and wiping off that cheeky smile from his face, never in his entire life was he going to become Asami's little dress up doll. But putting that matter aside, there was one more question Akihito was itching to ask, he sighed in heavily. "Out of all the woman you could have, why me?"
"Because I get what I want," Asami leaned in closer and loomed over him intimidatingly. Akihito shriveled backwards, "…and what I want is your body."
"Pfft, You don't even know me." Akihito scoffed and averted his head at the pathetic answer.
"I don't need to, your only job in this castle is to pay off the debt you and your pathetic cave bats owe me." Asami was acting like a cold-hearted monster, he didn't care about Akihito nor his feelings, all he cared about was his own wealth and satisfying his own sexual desires, typical rich people.
This stung Akihito. To be worth that low in their fake marriage, Akihito wanted a divorce ASAP. "I'll pay off your debt you bastard, what do I have to do to pay it off, sleep with you?!"
"That's a start, how about I propose something. Every time you serve your body to me, I'll deduct one hundred gold off from your debt. Or shall you choose hard labor, your choice. "
"Only one hundred?! That means I'll have to sleep with you like eight hundred times." Akihito cried internally, he imagined himself in the future, covered in a white cast, restricted to bedrest and walking crookedly with wooden crutches under both of his arms after his debt had been paid off. Sex was pleasurable with a human, but with Asami, a vampire lord descended from an unknown supernatural origin, pleasure was bounded with pain. But this was an option he would need to consider taking. If he had chosen a job as a menial laborer, the highest pay grade would be about fifteen gold coins per month, and that would undoubtedly take much longer to pay off and perhaps extending his stay to at least three centuries, of course Asami's proposal would entice him.
"Well, well, you cave bats know how to do your math. I'm impressed."
"And after the debt is paid off, will you let me go and also unbind these scars?"
"I will grant you your freedom, and with the binds I will find a spell breaker to release our bloodmoon contract."
"What about the others? Can they go free as well?" Akihito negotiated.
"No. They are not under my control, their spouses are. But I can enforce a law which allows the victims to visit their families once a year, if permissible by their partner. Do we have an agreement?"
It wasn't good enough but it was better than nothing. "Fine." Akihito exhaled dejectedly. Another contract had been locked on, let's just pray he would survive this. And indeed he prayed.
"Good. Oh and one more thing, if you shall dare to escape or even disobey me, I will seize a portion of your paid debt and you will have to start again, understood?"
"What?!" Akihito shook his head in disagreement. "That's abuse of power!"
"No Akihito, its business."
"You bastard! Fine! You want me too be your whore, so be it!" Akihito hurriedly unbuttoned his shirt. "Hurry up and get this over and done with so I can go home!"
A wide smile stretched across Asami's face. "Determined aren't you little bat."