“You have Azriel’s scent all over your body”

“W-What?” This time, Ithania and Azriel, both were confused.

Luminia quickly realized what they somehow misunderstood and tried to explain it in a better way.

“How do I say it… your scent is similar to Azriel… no, it’s more like your ‘presence’ is similar to Azriel…” She muttered in an unsure tone and the more she spoke, the more Azriel frowned in confusion.

However, Ithania was different, a thought appeared in her head and her eyes brightened up in enlightenment.

Luminia was quick to notice the change in her expression and questioned.

“You seem to know something, care to enlighten us?”

“I have drunk his blood. That might be the reason why you feel that my ‘presence’ is similar to his.”

Luminia then turned towards Azriel with a frown.

‘Even I haven’t drunk his blood yet…’

Luminia thought inwardly however when she noticed the confused look on his face, she questioned.

“When did you give your blood to her?”

“I don’t know what she is talking about, teacher. I have been with you since I came back… how can I give her my blood?” Azriel replied in confusion.

“Lady Luminia, you misunderstood, I didn’t say that he gave me his blood, I said that I took his blood.”

Her clarification did not work since Azriel and Luminia frowned even more.

Explain.

That was what their face said.

‘This will take time…’

Ithania then sighed before she shook her head and started.

“Although I was a Slave just like other vampires, I did not stay in one place. I join farmland, work, and get the blood, however, when I get into the eyes of the human in charge there, I leave that farmland and join another one.

I am not a fool, I know what fate awaits me, and I am unwilling to just stay there and do nothing.

A month ago, while I was running away from a Farmland, I noticed that my body was acting weirdly. It was as if it was trying to tell me something. I started walking to where my instincts were pointing and walked into Andhghati Village.

I looked around and noticed blood all over the ground, some of it had even dried up.

Listening to my instincts, I walked towards a particular spot, used my ability to pick the blood I needed, and drank it.

I did not know whose blood was that, however, it was delicious.

Then, that blood started changing my whole body, my skin turned a tone paler, and my malnourished body started gaining some mass. I felt my strength and speed had increased, but that was not the end of it.

When I drank human blood after that, awakened another ability, [Charm].

I instinctively knew how to use it, and after practising and testing it for a week, I got used to the new strength I gained and started taking other slave vampires under me.

This was how my journey started.

One thing was for sure, if I didn’t drink that mysterious blood that day, nothing would have happened, that blood was simply magical.”

Ithania recalled all the events in one go and made it as short as possible. Azriel was still confused about how she got his blood, Luminia however, pieced a few things together and muttered.

“So you are telling me that the day Azriel fought those cultivators, you came there after a few hours, used your ability to get his blood, drank it, and everything happened?”

This time, Azriel finally understood what happened and nodded to himself.

His teacher is indeed the best, why should you complicate things so much. One should learn how to keep them simple. Just like his teacher.

“Precisely,” Ithania answered.

“Then how do you know it’s Azriel’s blood and not someone else’s?” Luminia questioned.

Ithania then glanced at Azriel who was lost in his own thoughts and muttered in an unsure tone.

“My blood reacts differently whenever I am near him… it is as it is trying to tell me that I am connected to him… I don’t know what this strange feeling is… however, I joined 2 and 2 together and predicted that the blood I drank that day was his.”

“Well, the village you are talking about matches the place Azriel fought so your prediction is right…” Luminia muttered before she narrowed her eyes and questioned.

“What is this ability you are talking about?” Luminia questioned.

Rather than answering, Ithania took out a bottle filled with blood before spilling a little of blood outside.

However, just as the blood was about to touch the floor, her icy blue eyes shined and it stopped mid-air. The blood then formed a ball. Ithania raised her hand and that blood ball defied the gravity and flew up as well.

She moved it around a little more before she placed it back inside the bottle and closed her eyes.

Azriel noticed that her breathing was a little rushed and knew that she was tired.

Ithania then finally opened her eyes and muttered.

“I can only do this for a minute and a half now. Before drinking Azriel’s blood, it was even worse.”

She then glanced at Luminia and noticed that she was looking at her as her crimson eyes gleamed with interest and a little surprise.

“You can use [Blood Control] even though you haven’t started cultivating… with how diluted your blood is, you can even be called a Heaven’s Defying Genius…”

“Umm… thank you for the compliment?” Ithania replied in a sceptical tone.

“Hmm, so you are telling me, that you drank my blood, and your powers increased… right?” Azriel, who was silent for all this while questioned.

“Yes,” Ithania nodded.

“Then why don’t we give a few drops of my blood to every vampire and create a strong army?” Azriel proposed, however, unlike him, who was complimenting himself for coming up with this genius Idea, Ithania directly shook her head.

“We can’t do that.”