"I do not tolerate useless things."
The female vampire sitting down on the throne was a true monster.
She stood in a room filled with the corpses of her clan members and yet her face did not show even a trace of hesitation or remorse.
Mary looked down at the bodies and noticed that they were already beginning to rapidly decay away into nothingness.
"I understand mistress," Mary softly replied as she bowed her head and put a meek expression on her face.
What else could she do?
She just watched the gorgeous vampire massacre an entire room of her fellow kin. One wrong move and a crimson spear would skewer her body into pieces.
Camilla's lips gently curved upwards as she got up from her throne and walked towards the throne room's open doors.
"Come now pet… I will reward you for your loyalty," she casually spoke as she raised up her arm and beckoned for the human to follow her.
Mary immediately walked behind the beautiful vampire and tried not to look at the scattered body parts and dark bloodstains on the ground.
The shoes on her feet made loud squishing noises as she waded through the filth. It was an unpleasant sound but the worst part about the entire experience was definitely the smell.
Mary wasn't sure if vampire corpses naturally decayed that fast or if it was something that Camilla had done.
Either way the bodies were rotting before her very eyes and the stench… good lord it was truly awful.
The young woman scrunched up her nose and tried not to gag loudly.
Camilla seemed to be unaffected by the odour as she confidently walked over the bodies with a sadistic smile on her face.
She walked out of the room and led Mary through a labyrinth of side passageways and corridors.
The castle was much bigger on the inside than Mary had initially expected and even the space itself seemed warped and strange.
Despite its ancient appearance, the rooms inside the castle were… surprisingly modern?
Mary spotted televisions, computers, regular home appliances and electric outlets sticking out of the walls.
"What are these hideous things?" Camilla asked curiously as she peered closer at the screen of a television.
She had been asleep for centuries so naturally she had missed the modern inventions such as the internet and phones.
"Pet… tell me what this is," Camilla ordered firmly as she turned to look at Mary with those deep crimson eyes.
"Err… that's a television. Basically, it can show images and videos of events far away both real and imaginary," Mary hesitantly explained.
"Videos are moving pictures."
Camilla hummed curiously and then moved away from the strange device. She had a lot of catching up to do before she met the other vampire nobles.
One did not want to appear ignorant and out of time like those ancient fools who spent most of their lives sleeping away.
Although with her age…
Camilla quickly shoved those thoughts to the back of her mind since she did not want to feel old.
The female vampire walked towards a certain area of the castle and let out a quiet sigh of relief when she realised that it was relatively unchanged.
"Alright my pet… here is your reward!" Camilla happily spoke as she reached for Mary's arms and pulled her in close.
The female vampire sniffed her body a few times and felt a hunger rise up in her veins.
Her sharpened fangs inched ever so closer to the human's body, but she stopped when her teeth were a few centimeters away.
This desire… it was not to feed.
Camilla frowned as she felt a stirring sensation in her nether regions.
She took a closer look at the human for the first time she truly appreciated the beauty lying helpless in her arms.
Mary was a fragile human with pale skin, long black hair and piercing green eyes that gazed at her with a hint of fear.
Her body was weak and slender, yet this did little to diminish her natural beauty. Camilla ran her fingers along the sides of her cheek as dark desires flashed across in her mind.
She owned this human, but she wanted more… she wanted to toss this human on a large bed and ravage her mercilessly.
Make her cry and scream with pleasure until her voice went hoarse.
Camilla's brows furrowed as images of a naked woman smiling at her surfaced in her mind.
The woman did not look like Mary at first but then the memories blurred and changed until she was the one who was naked and lying-in bed with her.
What was going on?
No one was capable of stirring her desires much less some… human even if she was a Sun- Born.
Camilla released Mary from her grasp and moved away from the young woman with an expressionless mask on her face.
She pretended as though nothing had happened and instead pointed at the wooden door that was at the end of the corridor.
"Your reward is inside there. You have ten minutes to enjoy it and then I expect you to meet me back here. Is that understood?" Camilla coldly spoke.
"Yes mistress," Mary replied with an almost robotic tone.
The female vampire turned and walked away with slow purposeful steps.
Mary did not know the inner turmoil in her mind since Camilla had concealed her emotions quite well.
Well… apparently her 'reward' was on the other side of the door. Mary stepped forward and paused when she heard a loud grumbling noise coming from her stomach.
Yeah… she was hungry.
She hadn't gotten a chance to eat since the elderly vampire had led her to the underground room and several hours had passed since then.
Hopefully there would be some leftover food somewhere in the castle.
Mary let out a light sigh as she once again contemplated the dangerous situation that she found herself in.
She was completely alone and trapped in an enormous castle with a powerful vampire who considered her as a pet.
The young woman took a moment to compose herself and then opened the door. She was greeted by the sight of an enormous kitchen complex filled with modern applications.
Oh?
Mary walked towards one of the fridges and opened it. She saw fresh vegetables, meat, diary products and other items.
Vampire could survive primarily on blood but that did not mean that they were unable to consuming other food for nutrition.
This was the place where the chefs would cook meals for the entire castle's residents. Well… at least she wouldn't have to worry about food for the time being.
Time… shit!
She only had ten minutes!
Mary hurriedly ran towards the pantry and picked up a loaf of bread and some hard cheese that was next to the rack.
She rushed towards the microwave in the corner of the room and quickly placed the bread on a plate with small strips of cheese on its surface.
If she had more time, then she would try to make a proper meal but for now the best she could do was some cheese toast.
"Okay… one minute…" Mary softly muttered to herself as she pressed a series of numbers and then waited.
The plate spun around the microwave and was illuminated by a soft yellow glow from the lights inside the machine.
Mary headed for the fridge while the cheese was melting and grabbed a bottle of unopened milk from inside.
She unscrewed the top and took a few sips of the cool liquid.
Honestly it may not seem like much of a 'reward', but Mary was just relieved to discover that she wouldn't starve at least in the short term.
Bleep! Bleep!
The microwave's timer finally ran out, so Mary opened the door. The cheese on the bread had melted away into an almost butter-like texture that was slightly gooey.
It smelled delicious.
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