Chapter 229 Elaine Slytherin
The girl was very close, and Evan could perceive her scent.
"Do you desire to become a vampire?" she asked softly, with a low voice and a huskiness in her clear tone, as if she were whispering.
The girl, with her wine-colored eyes fixed on Evan, sincerely said, "If you wish, I can give you the First Embrace!"
After saying this, she seemed to ponder something, hugging her legs and curling up. Her face turned red, and her expression seemed somewhat strained.
For the first time, Evan saw a blush on her pale, almost bloodless face. To her, the term "First Embrace" seemed to hold a special significance.
She resembled Hermione when talking about mistletoe, nervous and timid, with a hint of anticipation.
She gazed at him and awaited his response.
"Absolutely not!" Evan didn't even hesitate. He shook his head and refused.
Though they were in the same place, under the expansive mistletoe of the Christmas tree, and the two girls looked alike, this was far from the moment when Hermione spoke about mistletoe customs and wanted Evan to kiss her. The atmosphere was also very different.
One could say the former resembled a sweet and warm love story, and the latter a shocking horror tale.
"Do you wish to become a vampire?"
Upon hearing this, Evan's hair stood on end instantly. He distanced himself as much as he could from the girl.
It was truly terrifying. Just the thought of it made his skin crawl.
What did she just say? Did she really invite him to become a vampire?"
Seeing that she seemed serious, it seemed that if Evan agreed, she would come and bite him.
This time not to suck his blood and satisfy her appetite, but to give Evan the First Embrace and turn him into a vampire!
From Evan's perspective, the two distinct behaviors of blood-sucking and the First Embrace were practically the same. He would be bitten by the girl before him, and she would extract a certain amount of his blood.
In the first case, he would be used as sustenance, in a unidirectional suction process.
In the second scenario, after biting Evan, the girl would reintroduce her blood and mix it in a special way, causing their blood to merge.
Either way, Evan felt it was all just too malevolent.
He thought of that scene and hastily shook his head. It was completely unacceptable.
Apart from being ideologically unacceptable, another key point was that he did not want to relinquish his human identity and become a vampire.
For dark evil sorcerers, becoming a vampire might be a rare opportunity. It signifies that their power can grow rapidly; they can use dark magic more easily and master the magic of many bloodlines.
Due to the scarcity of vampires and their extremely strict requirements for new members, few magicians can obtain this opportunity.
It is known that the magic of the "First Embrace" can cause great harm to the vampire performing it.
Therefore, unless they have a very intimate relationship with their subject, vampires almost never agree to give the First Embrace to a magician.
But this girl, in less than ten minutes of meeting Evan for the first time, not even knowing what kind of person he was, offered him the First Embrace.
In theory, the chances of such an event occurring were virtually nonexistent.
Looking at the serious girl in front of him, Evan, besides shaking his head, did not know whether he should be happy or simply cry.
If it were anyone else, eager for power, they would never reject this temptation falling from the sky like a gift.
One needs to give up a lot to become a vampire, but what one could gain in return is even greater.
Compared to other sorcerers, they can advance further on the path of strength.
Of course, this only concerns normal sorcerers.
Someone like Voldemort, for example, would never accept the First Embrace.
In the pursuit of powerful strength, he directly used dark magic to carry out various fundamental transformations in his body, transcending humans in magical ability.
The strength that came with becoming a vampire meant nothing to him.
After Evan declined, the girl did not give up. She approached like a kitten and kept whispering in his ear about the benefits of being a vampire.
It seemed she did not know much. She repeated the same words over and over.
She seemed to think the main reason Evan refused to become a vampire was because he feared pain. So, she emphasized the most that the magic of the "First Embrace" would never cause pain, as if it happened in a dream.
It took a long time for Evan to understand why she was emphasizing this "painless" aspect.
It turned out that a few years ago, when his uncle was going to give him the First Embrace, he was afraid of pain and death and did not agree, and he had to make a lot of effort to get him to accept it.
Based on her own experience, she also thought that Evan was refusing for this reason.
Evan looked at her in silence, not knowing how to explain the problem. He did not know what to say to make her understand that he did not want to be a vampire not because he feared pain, but because the vampire itself was an evil taboo...
Since she seldom had contact with the outside world, she seemed completely unable to understand this.
Evan spent all his time striving for the best, only to discover it was in vain.
He had no idea what the girl was thinking, and why did she have to become a vampire when she appeared to be the person from his family's prophecy?
"I've never done this before. You are my first subject, but I have witnessed this magic many times, and it will not go wrong..."
The girl continued to persuade, and Evan just shook his head, hoping that Hermione would reach him as soon as possible.
"Don't worry; it might sting a bit when the fangs pierce the skin. I've never bitten another person, and I do not know how it feels. My uncle prepared all the food before, but..." The girl opened her mouth and revealed two fangs. "My teeth are very sharp, and a bite would surely be successful."
Evan looked at the two sharp fangs in her mouth and shook his head.
He was almost certain that if he let this girl bite him, she would have to bite hard enough to reach the blood vessels. Just the thought of it was already painful.
"Why do you have to start with me?" Seeing that the girl kept trying to persuade him, Evan hurriedly interrupted her. "Even if I am the one mentioned in your family prophecy, there is no need for me to become a vampire."
"You are too weak, if you do not become a vampire, then they would not agree to let you participate..." The girl said and suddenly stopped.
She seemed to sense something, got up hastily, and looked nervously around.
"What's happening?" Evan said puzzled, not knowing what the girl wanted to do.
"My uncle is coming for me. It's better if I stay away from you. He does not like sorcerers. Do not let him know that you have been in contact with me. Otherwise, he will take you back to become food." The girl struck the chain around Evan's body with her wand, and the chain instantly turned into a red mist and dissipated.
She was unconcerned about Evan's reaction and hurriedly ran out of the alley.
Looking at her back, Evan was completely out of the picture.
To be honest, if possible, he hoped not to see the girl who wanted to give him the First Embrace again.
Moreover, he could not follow the thread of his thoughts. Just like now, Evan did not understand why she wanted to run.
Since he was the only one who could help his family out of trouble, he should meet with his uncle and clarify the entire situation with him.
In particular, this family is a direct descendant of Slytherin. If he could earn their trust, it would be of great help in resisting Voldemort and could have an unexpected impact.
"Wait a moment..."
"Evan Mason! I shall remember you; I will come see you later," the girl ran and shouted. "Remember, my name is Elaine Slytherin!"
She ran very swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, her silhouette vanished from the alley, as if she had never been there before.