Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

Following the lady to the dining hall, Alex couldn't help but marvel at the numerous paintings and antiques lined up by the wall.

"Are these paintings from the hunting days of the Vampire Lord?" Alex asked as he saw paintings of hundreds of dead bodies piled up and a vacant throne resting over the tower.

In another picture, there was a round table with five seats only four of them were occupied by four different races. The seat of the Vampire Lord was left vacant.

In other pictures as well, the Vampire Lord couldn't be seen in any of them, even though Alex knew those paintings were dedicated to Azeroth.

"Hmm?" Alex hummed again; in questioning, however, Natasha ignored him, walking silently with her long hair swaying slightly with each step.

'Guess someone doesn't like to talk...' Alex didn't say anything after that and followed the woman in silence until they reached a certain door.

"He is waiting-."

Alex stepped inside before she could finish.

Although there was a familiar person in the room, Alex couldn't look at her.

His whole focus was converged on a single person.

Sitting at the head position of the table, the red-eyed individual looked back at Alex with a blank look.

His face has wrinkles, but those aging marks only elevated his charm as a man. Short white hair was almost blending with his pale white skin. Even though the man possessed a lean build, his aura didn't leave any doubt about his strength.

"You must be Alex. Please sit down." His voice carried a weighty, commanding presence.

Alex nodded before he made his way towards Jullie and stood next to her.

"It's nice to meet you, Your Majesty." Alex extended the formal greetings.

The Vampire Monarch chuckled, the heavy sound from his throat making the cup plate vibrate, as he added, "You don't need to be so formal. Anyway, sit down."

Alex nodded before joining the table.

The comfortable chair engulfed his stiff body before he heard Azeroth asking, "Did you meet my daughter?"

Alex nodded, "Yes...she is a nice person." At least she didn't say something abusive like a clichè cocky Princess.

Azeroth smiled mischievously, "It seems you didn't have a good interaction with her. Well, I can understand. Nat is very much like me...silent and solitary lover."

Alex smiled in response, before he suddenly remembered something, "Uh, I brought something for you."

He summoned the gifts Jullie gave him and extended them towards Azeroth.

The Vampire Monarch raised his brows as he asked, "You know spatial magic?" Saying so, he took the gifts with a slight tilt of his head to show gratitude before a servant came to pick them up.

Alex responded, "I can make anything a storage space using my magic. Not really spatial magic."

Azeroth hummed, a contemplative frown creasing brows, as he added, "That's a basic level of spatial magic, but if what you say is true, then you can use your magic for quite terrifying things."

Alex was taken aback, "I don't understand, sir."

Azeroth thought for a moment before asking, "If it's possible, tell me what is the requirement for you to use your skill?"

Naturally, Alex didn't feel that the man would exploit the information in any way, so he revealed, "I need to touch both, what I want to make my storage and what I need to store. However, nothing living could be contained within my storage."

He has tried to store living things before, but they died the moment they were pushed into his dimensional pocket.

"And do you need to push the entity towards your storage to push them inside your storage space?"

Alex thought for a moment—this was the first time for someone to take interest, not in his swordsmanship but his magical skill—before he responded,

"No, even if I push the storage component toward the thing, it will work-ah!" Alex's eyes widened suddenly, as he realized something crucial.

Azeroth smiled, "You understand, right? If you can measure the magic capability and the size of your target and prepare a perfect vessel for them, you can create a death trap for them, easily."

Alex had never thought of using his skill for such inhumane practices. However, he wasn't against it.

As an assassin and someone who was destined to kill in the future as well, he was quite thrilled at the idea.

"But there must be a limitation to it, no?" Jullie added. It wasn't like she showed any reluctance to let Alex use his skill in such an...outlandish way. However, it sounded too simple and overwhelming that's why Jullie believed there must be some catch.

Azeroth nodded, "As I said, he needs to realize the magic capabilities of the target, and the overall size of the being he is planning to devour."

Picking a small bowl and a spoon, he explained, "You can fit the spoon in the bowl, but the spoon won't be able to cover the bowl, and hence, it will fall."

Alex added, "My spatial storage will break, and I will receive backlash since my Soul Energy always remains connected to the storage equipment."

The Vampire Supreme nodded, "Yes, that's right. And you cannot create too big of a storage since there are beings who can damage your soul through it."

Alex was stunned, "Is that possible?"

"My experiences say so."

There was no further question needed. If the Vampire Lord said something based on his vast experience then it must be true.

'I need to gain some experience at assessing others' magic strength...' If Alex could do so, he might be able to use his storage skill as a devouring spell.

Meeting the man before the Ascension Trials was really fortunate for Alex since, by himself, he couldn't have thought of such a way of using his skill.

"I completely forgot about the dinner.*ting*" He tapped the fork on the glass before the servants began serving the food one by one, and in a very orderly fashion.

Their movements were calculated and quite elegant. No extra movement, and no sound while serving the food.

They were served soup first which Alex quite enjoyed because of its slight tangy flavour and the perfect blend of spices.

Soon, the other dishes were served, and the dinner went silently.

....

"I heard about your duel with Allen. And I cannot be any more ashamed of his actions." After dinner, they were sitting in the study room, with Alex across from the Vampire Lord.

Jullie was tired, so she retired early and left the men alone.

"He disrespected the Holy Mother, and that's a sin in my eyes. So I am thankful for what you did to him." There was no hidden meaning or grudge in his voice even though his subordinate was humiliated and beaten to the verge of death.

That shows how sensible the man is.

Alex shook his head, "You don't need to thank me. I did what was the most obvious ...however, if you are really thankful, please don't let him appear in the human realm again."

Azeroth gave a firm nod, "I assure you. Allen would never trouble you or your brethren ever again."

The conversation came to a pause before Azeroth asked the maid nearby to bring tea for them.

As she walked out, Azeroth asked, "I have heard about the recent commotion in the human realm...because of some prophecy. Mind sharing some details?"

Alex wasn't surprised to hear that the Vampire Lord was aware of the prophecy Sarah shared. He has eyes and ears in each domain.

Leaning back in his seat, the silver-headed boy responded, "A disaster is approaching, and to tackle that, every race would need to unify once again."

Azeroth didn't give any particular reaction, signifying he wasn't completely unaware.

Exhaling a sigh, he added, "That was a time...when the warriors from each race gave importance to their safety and ignored their rivalry. But in today's generation, I feel there would be quite a bit of problem for different races to come together and handle the catastrophe."

"They have to. They would have no other option." Alex followed, holding conviction in his voice.

The Vampire Lord raised his brows, "You see quite sure about this?"

Alex nodded, "I trust the Saintess' words, and after hearing her prophecy, I know that once the disaster shows its face, all the four major races would have to unite...just like the old times..." Alex's voice trailed off when his eyes landed on a certain parchment resting on the table.

The handwriting on the parchment was the same as it was in the diary, which ushered the human to ask, "Did you write that?"

Azeroth glanced at the paper, before shaking his head, "No, it wasn't me." Saying so, a smile bloomed on his face as he looked at Alex.

Alex waited for him to reveal who is the writer, but even after waiting for a few seconds, Azeroth remained silent

'...weird father, weird daughter ...'
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