"Why do I feel hungry all of a sudden?" Enzo thought to himself. He hadn't felt the need to eat food ever since he entered this body.
Maybe it was because he was under the constant stress of fighting for his life, or maybe because he was so close to home, but something had changed in him, now he felt hungry.
"What do night creatures even eat?" Enzo muttered with a raised eyebrow, his back rested against a wall.
Victoria was a vampire, so she drank blood. Nibbleskin was a hybrid creature which could eat animal flesh, and Thane, as a zombie, didn't particularly need food.
So what was it for him?
"Ehnn, you're a night creature… you can eat whatever you want. Meat preferably… even blood," Nibbleskin, who had just heard Enzo's mutter, replied with drowsiness in his eyes.
It was tired..
"Blood?" Enzo was taken aback by the last word. He never thought blood would ever be something he would crave.
"You don't have a vampire's craving, Enzo, just that… well, blood helps night creatures evolve… good blood particularly." This time around, the person to speak was Victoria.
She walked next to Enzo and sat beside him, leaning into him. This had become more of an instinct for her in recent times; she felt that Enzo responded more strongly to her words when she was close to him.
"That… I'm not sure I can do that," Enzo said to himself in a low voice.
"Well, for you it's very complicated. Your blood is extremely pure, so you'd struggle to find something as pure. If you were to take blood, it would just be for filling your stomach," Victoria explained.
Evolution didn't necessarily make one stronger, it was just a means of hierarchical differentiation. Of course, at Enzo's level of purity, it could affect…
"There are two people with extremely unique blood here. Would you like to see what we mean?" Victoria asked, an idea growing in her mind.
There were a million ways to thank Enzo for all he had done so far, but she couldn't help but feel each was inadequate whenever she thought of it.
But this?… It was perfect. What creature of the night wouldn't die to have a taste of the Vampire Queen's royal blood? Improvement? What he would see from tasting her blood was leaps and bounds beyond what he currently was, despite his purity.
"Come, it's not a bother," Victoria said as she pulled the handle of her dress, revealing her succulent fair neck to him.
At first glance, Enzo felt strange, then he responded in a way no one could have seen coming.
"Eww, no," Enzo said, turning his head away.
"I…" Victoria was confused at this statement for around five seconds before drawing her handle right back up. In silence, she stared at him for a few seconds, trying to make sense of his expression.
His face had suddenly become red, and he had begun perspiring all of a sudden. It was a strange reaction.
"Lady Victoria, leave the kid alone. He's a little baby," Nibbleskin said in a teasing manner as he climbed atop Victoria's shoulder.
"Ohh? Has he not grown his fangs yet? I had no idea," she responded with some naivety, before standing up and petting Nibbleskin on the head.
"I'll… give him the lay down… don't worry," he said, enjoying Victoria's hand as it caressed his fur.
"Okay."
Seconds later, Victoria leaped into the air and climbed atop a rock, where she proceeded to look upwards toward the peak of the mountain.
She was scouting for a safe route to the top.
Meanwhile…
"You just missed a massive opportunity, kid. Don't you know she's the daughter of a sovereign? Imagine the strength you would wield if you tasted that…" Nibbleskin continued to tease, this time right in Enzo's face.
He knew the dirty thoughts going through Enzo's mind when he saw Victoria's neck. This kid was a straight pervert, just an inexperienced one.
"But really, it's an honor to have that blood mix with yours." Nibbleskin, after teasing Enzo for a long while, finally stopped and said.
Victoria was a primal being with true immortality. If nothing else, Enzo would gain a bulk load of vitality from her. All he needed was her blood in his veins.
"Tell you what. Have a taste of mine first. I know it's a bit strange, but you know I did taste yours a while back… just look at it as repayment," Nibbleskin said… but unlike Victoria, his request didn't need permission.
He suddenly sliced through his paw and stuck it right through Enzo's mouth, sending the two of them crashing to the ground.
[Ancient Whitehole blood detected: Supreme Grade.]
[Would the host like to digest this and gain a skill?]
Enzo unknowingly picked yes and suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness as he was suddenly pulled asleep.