Chapter 523 Blood Eyes

Chapter 523 Blood Eyes

The second thing worth mentioning in November is——

One day in late November, Schelling received a message from Dobby that Prince Bathory wanted to see him.

It has been more than a year since Schelling and Bathory rebuilt their old alliance. During this period, the vampires fought for him, not only attacking the werewolf tribe, but also assassinating Kingsley Shacklebolt for him. They were a sharp blade in Schelling's hand. Of course, in exchange, the power of the vampires also ushered in a great development. Not only did they have a place in Knockturn Alley, but they also obtained unimaginable resources and wealth.

Since Prince Bathory asked for a meeting in person, Schelling had no reason to refuse.

In the dim and deep Slytherin secret room, the emerald green magic candlelight flickered slightly, reflecting the serpentine carvings on the stone wall, and the air was filled with a faint damp smell. Water droplets dripped from the cracks in the ceiling, creating ripples on the quiet underground lake.

Xie Lin sat on the True Dragon Throne, looking leisurely at the graceful and mysterious figure opposite him.

She was an extremely gorgeous woman, with skin so white that it was almost transparent, and her bright red lips slightly raised, revealing a lazy and charming smile. She was wearing a dark red velvet long skirt, the hem of which spread on the ground like a piece of gorgeous silk stained with blood. Her blonde hair was slightly curled, and her delicate facial features were flawless, like a sculptured classical queen.

The visitor was none other than Princess Elizabeth Bathory, the leader of the remaining vampires in Great Britain. She was an ancient being who had lived for hundreds of years, but preferred to appear as a young girl.

"Your Highness, long time no see." Xie Lin smiled slightly, his eyes calm.

"Oh, dear Sherin, you kept me waiting." Prince Bathory sighed and slowly walked towards her ally, his voice soft and charming with a hint of teasing, "I almost thought that you had lost interest in such a beautiful lady."

Xie Lin raised his eyebrows slightly: "If Your Highness is here for these meaningless pleasantries, then I'm afraid tonight's meeting will be even more boring than I expected."

Bathory chuckled, gently playing with his golden hair with his slender fingers, looking at Xie Ling with a smile.

"You are still as cold as ever." She sighed, then stopped joking and became serious. "Well, I am not here just to tease you this time."

Xie Ling looked at her quietly, waiting for her to continue.

Prince Bathory was silent for a while before he whispered, "I want to entrust a child to you."

Xie Lin was slightly startled, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Entrust?"

Bathory nodded slightly, turned around, and hooked his finger at the dark corner behind him: "Come out, Natalia."

A slender figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

She looked like a sixteen-year-old girl, but Xie Lin could keenly sense that she was much older than that. She had pure and cool facial features, and her long black hair was tied into two ponytails and fell on her shoulders. As it swayed slightly, her hair had a dark luster.

Her skin was fairer than that of an average person, almost like porcelain, but what caught people's attention most were her deep burgundy pupils - they emitted a faint glow in the dim room, as if they contained some indescribable power.

Natalia stood quietly behind Prince Bathory, without saying a word, just looking at Xielin indifferently, her eyes cold and alert.

Xie Ling's eyes narrowed slightly: "Her pupils..."

"Did you notice that?" Prince Bathory smiled slightly, with a meaningful light flashing in his eyes.

She slowly walked to Natalia's side, gently stroked the girl's hair, and said in a low and distant voice: "She is an outlier, Sherin. She has a quarter of vampire blood, but she doesn't like darkness, doesn't like sucking blood, but likes sunlight and human food... It's not easy for such a being to survive in our tribe."

Xie Lin nodded, showing his understanding. Vampire society has its own set of rules. It is a society with a very strict hierarchy. Lower vampires cannot disobey the orders of upper vampires. And eating human blood is the fastest way for vampires to gain power. A vampire who doesn't like to drink blood will naturally be regarded as an alien and find it difficult to integrate into vampire society.

At the same time, he noticed that Natalia's fingers were slightly tightened. He didn't say anything, because he knew Prince Bathory hadn't finished speaking.

Sure enough, Prince Bathory continued, "What's worse is that she is an orphan. No one knows who her parents are. Because she is different, the tribe sees her as an alien, rejects her, hates her, and even... fears her."

Xie Lin's eyes sank slightly, and after a moment's silence, he slowly said, "Why are they afraid of her?"

"Her bloodline... I'm afraid she has an extraordinary origin," Prince Bathory said with a measured tone, his eyes deep. "Although she is only a half-blood, she has a natural talent for concealment. She can completely blend into the darkness and move as a shadow. She is almost impossible to catch in the dark. You should know that this is a skill that only very rare upper-level vampires have. In addition..."

She paused, then slowly raised her hand and pointed at Natalia's blood-red pupils: "She has awakened the extremely rare blood-red pupil talent among vampires."

Xie Ling's eyes changed slightly. He had fought against Vladmir, the ancestor of vampires, in the illusion created by Gryffindor, so he knew more about the ancient heritage of vampires than any modern wizard.

The racial talents of vampires are also divided into different levels. Turning into a bat and hypnosis are only the lowest level abilities. Being able to transform into shadows or move in black mist is an advanced talent, but none of them can compare to the legendary top talents, and blood pupils are one of them.

Prince Bathory continued, "The blood-stained pupil talent gives her the extremely terrifying ability to lock and track, allowing her to plant a mark on the target through her gaze. Once the target is locked by her pupil power, no matter where the target escapes to or how they hide, she can ignore all distances and obstacles and locate the target, making it impossible for the target to hide or escape."

Although he already knew the power of the Blood Eye Talent, Bathory's description still moved Xie Lin. He was silent for a moment before he said, "It sounds like a very powerful talent indeed."

"Yes." Prince Bathory smiled, but soon the smile faded, and a deep solemnity emerged in her eyes: "But it is also a curse."

Xie Ling looked at her quietly without saying a word.

"In ancient legends, these eyes are a curse for vampires," Prince Bathory sighed softly and whispered, "The owner of blood-red pupils will eventually become a vampire hunter."

Natalia's fingertips trembled slightly, but she remained silent.

Prince Bathory continued, "Legend has it that a vampire with blood-red eyes will constantly absorb the blood of her own kind to continuously sublimate herself... In other words, her existence itself is a threat to the entire race."

Xie Lin's eyes were deep, and he said softly: "So, you want to hand her over to me?"

Prince Bathory nodded: "She can't stay in the vampire castle, otherwise something bad will happen sooner or later. And you are my most trusted ally."

Xie Lin looked at Natalia. The girl still had her head down, her fingertips tightly clenched around the corner of her clothes, as if she was used to being talked about and having her fate decided by others.

After a moment, Xie Lin slowly said: "Natalia."

The girl was slightly startled, raised her head and met Xie Lin's deep eyes.

Xie Lin looked at her and said calmly, "Will you follow me?"

Natalia was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Xie Lin smiled slightly, turned to look at Prince Bathory, and said softly: "In that case - I will accept the person."

…Prince Bathory disappeared into the depths of the secret room, and the stone door slowly closed, blocking out the light from the outside. The air suddenly became quiet, and the faint magic candlelight flickered, casting a dark shadow, reflecting the cold stone wall like a flowing abyss.

Xie Ling stood up, walked to Natalia's side, and his eyes fell on the girl who was still standing timidly beside her.

Seen from a close distance, Natalia is actually quite beautiful. Against the backdrop of the dim candlelight, her facial features are extremely delicate, like a carefully carved porcelain doll, especially her burgundy eyes, which flashed a lively and mysterious light like two rubies, making people involuntarily indulge in them and unable to look away.

However, her figure was a little too thin, as if she would fall down if the wind blew. This was probably because she was unwilling to suck blood, which led to malnutrition.

At this moment, she stood there quietly, her petite body trembling slightly, her hands subconsciously twisting the corners of her clothes, her knuckles slightly white, she looked so weak and helpless, like a lost deer, waiting for help alone.

She clearly looked like she was only sixteen years old, but the loneliness and desolation she exuded was incompatible with her youthful appearance.

Xie Lin sighed secretly in his heart. He could actually imagine how the girl felt right now.

She has been an orphan since childhood and is not accepted by her tribe members. She has suffered discrimination and exclusion, and may even have been bullied. She grew up in loneliness, not knowing what family and love are. Now she is abandoned by her tribe members and forced to come to a completely unfamiliar place alone to seek refuge with a foreign tribe.

Although Xie Ling can take ruthless measures for his ambition and hegemony, it does not mean that he does not have the compassion of a normal person.

This is a very pitiful child.

Her experience is somewhat similar to Luna's, but even worse than the latter.

Xie Lin spoke slowly, his voice low and gentle: "It just so happens that I need a treasure vault manager to help me manage the various alchemical items, materials and treasures in the treasure vault. How about giving this task to you?"

Natalia shuddered slightly, and her eyelashes trembled slightly. She raised her head and looked at Xie Lin, with a trace of confusion and deep uneasiness in her red eyes.

"...Treasure house?" Her voice was soft and a little awkward, as if she was unprepared for this strange proposal.

Xie Lin nodded slightly, his tone calm and firm: "You need an identity, and you also need a place to stay."

Natalia bit her lip and nervously pinched the hem of her clothes with her fingertips, as if she had not yet recovered from her situation.

She had been abandoned by her tribe. In fact, before this, she had always been an outlier in the vampire community. No one accepted her, and no one really cared about her. No matter where she went, she would be isolated, hated, and excluded... Even Prince Bathory, who took her in, had no choice but to send her away in the end, because her existence would only bring unrest to the community.

Her world is like that of a wanderer who never belongs to anyone and never has a harbor to dock.

Xie Lin looked at her, and suddenly sighed, and his tone slowed down a bit: "Are you afraid of strangers?"

Natalia shrank her shoulders slightly and didn't answer, but her reaction said it all.

Xie Lin's eyes darkened, and then his tone softened: "From now on, this is your home. You can treat me as your family. You will never be driven away or abandoned again."

This sentence was like an invisible warm current that gently hit Natalia's heart. She stared at Xie Lin in a daze, unable to speak for a long time, with a trace of struggle and a bit of unbelievable desire in her eyes.

"Home? Can I have a home?" she said in a hoarse voice.

"Yes," Xie Ling said in a positive tone, "as long as you are willing to agree to one of my requests, I will give you a home and you will no longer be wandering from now on."

"What request?" Natalia asked timidly.

Xie Lin walked up to her, the distance between them was less than a foot, and then he looked at her deeply: "I will plant the Demon Servant Mark on you - this is a master-slave contract magic. From now on, you will belong to me, and you will never betray me in this life."

Natalia's eyes dimmed slightly, of course she understood.

There is also similar contract magic among vampires, which allows upper vampires to easily control the life and death of lower vampires, making lower vampires the most loyal slaves who will never dare to betray.

She knew in her heart that this was the prerequisite for Xie Ling to trust her, and it was also the only price she could pay in exchange for this protection.

She had no choice.

Silence spread between the two of them. Finally, Natalia took a deep breath, looked up at Xie Lin, and said timidly but firmly, "I do."

There was still a deep sense of uneasiness in her wine-red pupils, but there was a hint of resolute courage in that panic and confusion.

Xie Lin looked at her, and after confirming that there was no hesitation in her eyes, he slowly extended his wand, chanted the ancient spell, and summoned the Demon Servant Contract.

As Natalia finished her chant, the scroll began to burn, and a complex black mark appeared on the side of Natalia's neck, like a rose thorn wrapped around her neck, faintly flickering with faint magical fluctuations.

Natalia felt a slightly cool breath seeping into her skin, bringing a strange feeling. She subconsciously raised her hand and gently touched the mark. A slight magical vibration came from her fingertips, making her shudder.

"Master-slave contract - established!" An unclear voice came from the void. Xielin was used to it, but Natalia felt that something seemed to have changed in her heart. She suddenly realized clearly that from this moment on, everything she had would belong to the young man in front of her.

Xie Lin looked at her uneasy look, smiled slightly, stretched out his hand, and slowly stroked the mark on her neck.

The moment his fingertips brushed across her snow-white skin, Natalia's body trembled slightly, and she instinctively wanted to shrink back, but in the end she held back and stood there obediently, allowing him to touch the mark that symbolized bondage and belonging.

She drooped her eyelashes, her breathing became heavy, and her chest rose and fell slightly, like a fledgling entering the world for the first time, frightened and confused.

"From now on, you are my demon servant." Xie Lin whispered, with some irresistible power in his tone, which was directly imprinted into her consciousness.

Natalia opened her mouth slightly and an inaudible sound came out of her throat.

Her life had never had a clear direction, and she had never been truly accepted. But now, at least she knew that she had a place to belong—even if this belonging came at the cost of a mark, she was willing to accept it.

At this moment, the helpless fear in her heart seemed to be replaced by a powerful force.

That kind of power is called submission.

She nodded slightly and whispered, "Yes, Demon Servant Natalia, I pay my respects to my Lord."

This address, as if even she herself was not aware of it, actually brought with it an imperceptible sense of relief and steadiness.

[“Maid” Natalia obtained! ]