Nameless King

A single trickle of blood flowed down Okam's forehead, passing between his eyes and moving toward the end, toward his chin before dropping down in a few drops.

Okam tried to shift as his hands headed for Alucard as if he wanted to stop him. However, it was already over, so his hands just fell down, never reaching their destination.

"Fine, now you're ready, but first let's get these out of the way. You don't need them anymore, for you are no longer a Dragon, you are merely a vessel of blood." Alucard said coldly before swinging his arm.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

Many scales flew aside as well as Okam's massive wings. He was already dead, so he heard or felt nothing.

"Well, it's done now." Alucard looked at Okam's neck and ran his finger over it, leaving a wide cut on it from which blood immediately gushed out.

The dark blood began to trickle down to Alucard as he slowly began to absorb it.

'Agh... Elder Dragon, this is different from anything I have tasted before, perhaps you are one of the best blood I have ever drunk.' Alucard pondered.

No one could disturb Alucard, for in the vast void there was only he and his victim, nothing more.

...

"Hah, looks like it's all over now." Wain smirked as he stopped looking where his gaze had been directed for quite some time.

"So... Elder Dragon is dead?" Reto wasn't sure.

"Yeah, Alucard will drink all the blood he can, so there won't even be any energy left in Elder's body for anyone to find him. His fate is now to be out in the open forever or until the bugs eat him." Wain shrugged before heading toward Felix.

Felix had been trying to make contact with the darkness from the open space all along, which he had been able to do quite successfully.

"How are you feeling?" Wain asked with a slight smile.

"Excellent. Now I'm beginning to understand the power I have... At first, I couldn't believe it, but now everything has changed." Felix muttered, holding a blob of darkness in his hands.

He stared at it for a while, then he turned to Wain, "Thank you for accepting me into your Void, but I think I'll be spending a lot of time here from now on. I hope you don't mind."

'Hah, just look at him. He's gotten so much more confident in one fight, though that's exactly what should have happened to him, considering the abilities he has.' Wain said inwardly.

"Is something wrong?" Felix raised an eyebrow.

Wain shook his head, "No, nothing's wrong, I was just a little surprised. As I said earlier, it would be good for you to stay out in the open. Hah, I actually got a great idea now."

Felix gave him a questioning look.

"There are several commanders in my Void, each in charge of a different area or generally keeping the whole area safe. How about you become the one who oversees the outside?" Wain suggested as he stared at Felix with a curious expression.

For a moment, Felix was puzzled, but when he realized that Wain was serious and considered his words once more, Felix nodded.

"Sure. Being defenders of the Nameless King's Void is something I couldn't have even imagined a few hours ago. A lot has happened today, perhaps even too much for me to comprehend properly..." Felix muttered with a happy smile, "Today is actually a good day."

Wain patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the massive water orb that hung in the middle of nowhere.

"Be that as it may, we came here for something else entirely. A lot has actually happened, but you still have to give one thing to Reto, depending on his choice."

"Ah, to be honest, I had completely forgotten about that... fine, in that case, follow me." Felix sighed, clutched the blob of darkness to his chest, and headed for the water sphere.

Felix simply jumped in, gesturing to Reto and Wain. They looked at each other and entered the orb as well. There was only water inside as expected, so they had to hold their breath for a while.

'What now...?' Wain asked with his gaze as he waved his hand.

Felix smiled weakly and stretched his arms forward, then he began to rotate them slowly in a circle as if he were about to start a whirlpool.

Whoooooooooooooosh.

After a while, the sphere began to rotate, gradually gaining speed. Because of that, there was nothing visible outside the sphere as the fast-flowing water blocked everything.

"Fine, we're here." Felix muttered as he stopped moving his hands and stepped forward.

He stepped out of the sphere, steadily heading forward. Wain and Reto hurried out of the sphere, joining him.

"Damn, what was that? That's the strangest gateway to the zone I've ever seen in my life." Wain said, shaking his head as he tried to shoot off as much water as he could.

"Yeah... I agree." Reto did the same.

"Hah, this sphere is special since only I know how to use it. Anyway, you wanted to get into my Void, so you did." Felix looked ahead as he placed his hands at his sides.

In front of him was a massive mountain of various treasures around which everything was covered in gold, crystals, or something similar. Among the gold coins, there were many glass jars inside which stored souls of various qualities as well as Soul Pearls.

"What the hell...? How long did it take you to collect all this? It looks magical... It's like you made every thief's dream come true." Wain muttered in disbelief.

"Well, on the other hand, it sure is hell for a perfectionist. At first, I tried to make all the treasures be separated into sections, but at one point I realized it was useless, so it's just a mess." Felix shrugged his shoulders.

Reto scrutinized it, trying to find something that might interest him.