Elena walked slowly up to the stage under the gaze of a hundred guests (perhaps the darkness within their identical hoods was staring at her).
She took the golden scepter studded with a huge ruby from Alucard and lowered her head as he placed a crystal-clear red crystal crown on her head.
Then, Alucard and Elena faced the guests. He raised his hands high and shouted loudly, "Now! Please offer your blessings to the princess!"
One guest stood up, then two... Elena noticed that the gem on her golden scepter was gradually shining brighter and brighter... When the hundredth guest stood up, the light from the gem on the scepter seemed to reach its peak, as if it would burst out at any moment if she just waved the scepter slightly.
Alucard gazed at the dazzling red gem and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "This is the most powerful vampire power your mother obtained in the blood pool of the castle. Now, it's in your hands. As long as you raise the scepter, you will gain the most powerful vampire power and end the bloodline of ***** once and for all, becoming the true vampire princess."
Alucard's voice trembled as he clenched his teeth, "Mother... she really did everything she could for you..."
Elena stared at the dazzling gem, feeling her blood boiling under its light. Vaguely, she felt another consciousness in her body controlling her hand to slowly raise the scepter... Elena was suddenly shocked! At the same time, another figure of herself appeared beside her, His hand holding hers, slowly raising the scepter...
"You..."
"I am you, Elena." He smiled at the scepter, "Congratulations on making the right choice."
"No! I haven't made a choice yet, and you are not me!" Elena opened her blood-red eyes wide, "Although your current form is the image in my heart, just like a person with multiple personalities can always see their other personalities, but now, you are not my second personality!"
"What nonsense are you talking, Elena?" He still smiled kindly, "This is all your own choice. You have chosen the way to open the door, and I have always supported your choice."
Elena struggled against the power, and the scepter remained suspended in mid-air, unable to be raised. "Actually, whether there are many, few, or a normal number of guests, the door can be opened, right?" Elena, who was tightly grasping the scepter, now wore a ferocious smile.
"When there are fewer guests, you will come out of the door and coexist with me; when there are more guests, I will gradually disappear and be replaced by you. And when there are neither too many nor too few guests, that is, a normal number, then you will become my second personality!"
"I'm glad you understand your choice and have made a decision." He smiled calmly, as if everything was under control.
"I knew it!" Ever since the third "Future Visible", Elena had wondered why the power would become her second personality when the number of guests was normal. Sure enough, no matter how hard she tried to control the number of guests, the result was always to open the door and let Him out!
"You clearly know everything, so it seems you are ready to accept me, Elena." He smiled contentedly, "You truly love me, just as I love you. Unlike your mother, who was evil enough to want to abandon me."
"I'm sorry, I think you might be misunderstanding." Elena revealed a hideous and distorted smile and said, "Who would want to coexist in one body with you, this monster!!"
She let out a loud cry, using all her strength, and waved her staff towards Arucado beside her! The blood-red light on the staff, upon touching Arucado, made a "clang" sound, like the shattering of glass, and burst out a blood-red mysterious space. The blood-colored light on the gem wrapped around Arucado's body, like thousands of red earthworms, crazily burrowing into every inch of his skin.
Arucado cried out in pain, "Sister, what are you doing...?"
"This is the proof I give you, Arucado." Elena's face was distorted, sickly, and crazy. "Don't you understand yet, Arucado! Mother's prophecy was - on the day of my daughter Elena's coming-of-age ceremony, she will receive the blessings of a hundred guests and unlock the most powerful vampire power. At that time, the most powerful vampire will be born!"
"But, that most powerful vampire was never me, but you!"
"Mother said that just to confuse the power!"
"This most powerful vampire power was prepared for you from the very beginning!"
"Because - she loves each and every one of us so deeply! Arucado!!"
Yes, this was the only correct way for him to survive the coming-of-age ceremony! Father losing an arm meant he was doomed to fail. Arucado not receiving the gift of mother's guilty love meant he was also doomed to fail. So if Elena wanted to survive the coming-of-age ceremony, she had to follow mother's will - love everyone deeply!
At this moment, Arucado bit his teeth in pain: "If... if that's the case... then... how will you... get rid of... Him..."
"Hey!" Elena smiled, smiling with indulgence, "You can't get rid of it... From now on, you'll have to protect your sister..."
"Ah! Ah! Ah!!" Arucado cried out, tears rolling down his cheeks. "When I become the most powerful vampire, I! Arucado! Will be the most loyal knight of my sister - Princess Elena!"
[Ding Dong! Congratulations, host, you have gained your first devout follower! Congratulations, your queen's position has been recognized for the first time. Reward: The radius of the 'Queen's Halo' increases by one meter. Intimidation +1, charm +1.]
Elena: (✿゚▽゚)ノ
The radius of the "Queen's Halo" increased by one meter. Finally, she wouldn't have to be so close to the Lord of Fear anymore! How sudden the happiness was!
"You're crazy, Elena. Such powerful strength, and you're willing to give it away so easily." The "Elena" in front of Elena showed an angry expression for the first time.
"If not for my brother, are you saying I should give it to you, Power?" Elena said disdainfully.
"You've done the most foolish thing!!"
"No! This - is my final choice!!"
"No! You'll regret it..." The other self was full of distortion and collapse. At the same time, her body began to gradually turn into white light points, constantly evaporating in all directions.
"The prophecy is not over! As long as the key is still here!" He looked at his body gradually dissipating, saying unwillingly.
"Remember, I'm only leaving temporarily! When you become abnormal again, when you completely lose your mind, I will reappear - as you!"
"When the ceremony is over, I will destroy the key!" Elena grinned.
"Eh eh eh! I said the prophecy is not over. If you do that, just wait for a disaster even more painful than me. Hahaha, hehehe..."
The other self laughed loudly, and her body completely turned into light points, dissipating in the mysterious blood-red surroundings. Only Elena stood in place, secretly biting her teeth.