The Bride Of The Vampire King Chapter 15
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Aaric did not think that Ellen would do something as reckless and bold as this, that too in his office room.
He knew that Dr. Drake, the man whose body he was occupying now, was Ellen's lover. They have been maintaining this secret relationship for a long time and Aaric only found out about it after he occupied this body and got all the memories about the two of them.
He was shocked, as he didn't expect something like this to happen, but what else could he do now?
They were good at keeping it secret from the others, because until to this day, no one knew about the affair between Dr. Drake and Ellen.
But, who would have thought that Ellen would take such a bold approach when they were still within the scope of the facility, and moreover in his office room.
First, Ellen just went up to him and touched his shoulder, she said something so seductive and slow, but Aaric didn't really understand what she was actually saying, because right after that very moment, Ellen tiptoed and kissed his lips while wrapping her hands around his neck.
This completely threw him off guard.
"Ellen?!" Aaric immediately distanced himself from her and pushed her away. However, Ellen was so stubborn, she still clung to Aaric's collar and didn't allow herself to be shooed away from this man. "What are you doing?"
Aaric looked at her fiercely and his words sounded very cold and sharp, making Ellen frown and her eyes reflected the pain in her heart at the treatment of her lover.
"Drake, why did you change? What happened? Did I do something wrong?" Ellen began to ask questions in a row. She couldn't take it anymore.
Drake had been avoiding her for the past week, he even acted like they were just colleagues, be it in the research facility or outside.
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Even when Ellen came to his apartment, Drake always said that he wasn't home, and what made Ellen even more clueless was when Drake changed the apartment passcode and didn't allow her to get inside.
Since when did Drake do that?
Ellen couldn't understand what had happened to the man she had been dating for almost two years now. If it weren't for work, they would be married by now.
The last time Drake acted normal was when he said there was something strange in his house and immediately ended the call while they were still on the phone.
And the next morning, Drake began to treat her coldly.
"Drake, did I do something wrong? Did I do something that made you angry? Tell me, what happened?" Ellen shook his hand violently while Aaric was still trying to free himself from Ellen's grip.
"Don't be like this, if someone else sees us then we will be in big trouble," Aaric hissed, trying to warn Ellen.
However, the two of them didn't realize that someone else was already watching them with eyes full of hatred. Every inch of her body was shaking with the emotions that were churning inside her chest.
An unfamiliar emotion, but it would turn into something fatal if no one realized it immediately. It was just that Aaric and Ellen were too busy with themselves to realize what dangers that were lurking just around the corner...
"I don't care, I will be like this until you explain what made you change!" Ellen lost control of herself and now she started forcing a hug on Aaric.
Fortunately, in Aaric's office, there was no active CCTV, he himself had confirmed this, if not what they were doing now, was sure to raise suspicion.
What else, he did with Mila earlier…
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"I will explain to you, but you have to let go of me first," Aaric tried to free himself from Ellen and pushed her to the bed that Mila slept in earlier.
However, a low growl from the direction of the door made the two of them turn their heads toward it.
And when they did that, their eyes found Mila, still standing there. Her misty gray eyes now darkened, as her nails elongated.
Mila stared at the two of them with a strong killing intent, but that wasn't what frightened Ellen, but the fact that Mila had reached this stage, left her at a loss for words.
Supposedly, with the various medications and injections she received, Mila should not be as dangerous as she was now, but the reality Ellen saw said the complete opposite.
And the next mistake Ellen did was, she hugged Aaric, trying to hide behind him, which only made Mila even angrier.
A deep growl could be heard from her throat.
"Drake, you have to call the guard..." Ellen said in a low voice, fear was clearly written on her face.
But, Aaric was staring at Mila with a frown, he was not afraid but of course, seeing Mila regain her strength in this scenario didn't benefit their situation either.
In this case, if Mila got out of control, then things would only get worse.
"Mila... listen to me." Aaric tried to get close to Mila, but Ellen, who didn't know what kind of relationship existed between Aaric and this vampire girl, held him back.
"No Drake, she is dangerous," Ellen warned him, worried that something might happen to her man.
But of course Drake didn't respond. Now the thing that was far more dangerous was; if Mila lost control now and took an action that could harm herself.
Mila had just gotten a little freedom in the name of researching her behavior, but if she attacked Ellen, then things wouldn't benefit her.
Cautiously, Aaric took the sedative injection that was on the table, when Mila's focus was only on Ellen.
"Shut up Ellen," Aaric said irritably, because this woman was just a pain in the ars*.
It was just that Ellen didn't listen and pressed herself closer to Aaric, seeing that, Mila felt herself burning with anger and without thinking, she lunged at Ellen.
Trying to tear her face with her razor- sharp nails.
This, of course, made Ellen scream hysterically. Fortunately, before Mila could injure Ellen, Aaric quickly stabbed the syringe in his hand into Mila's neck.
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Contention
August Marlow had always been an echo of those around him, finding safety in the diffusion of his presence amongst the larger group. His whole life had been a slow declination of self, trading away parts of himself to retain his sense of belonging. He'd never stepped forward to make his wants heard or to put a voice to his anger because to offer up something like that would be exposing weakness or highlighting vulnerability. With a strange system projected into his mind, an Island called Devil's Nest and without a group to lose himself within—For the first time in his life, August is forced to step into the role of the decision-maker, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
8 209A Virtual Invasion
An invasion from another dimension is shut down by an Empire's traitor and the world has a scant few decades to build the strength to resist a multidimensional Empire. How will the world fair when no one even knows its doom is one barred gate away? Fortunately, the traitor has a plan. Maybe with a bit of luck and planning, he can build a force to defend the world without anyone realizing it. Author's Thoughts: What is litRPG (From wikipedia) - LitRPG, short for Literary Role Playing Game, is a literary genre combining the conventions of MMORPGs with science-fiction fantasy novels.[1] LitRPG is a literary genre where games or game-like challenges form an essential part of the story. A LitRPG work simultaneously narrates the story of characters inside and outside of the game-world. At least some of the characters in a LitRPG novel therefore understand that they are playing a game: they are 'meta-aware'. So, while Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel, a book about people creating avatars and interacting in a Lord of the Rings MMORPG would be a LitRPG novel.Why do I read them? You know, I am not too sure. I love MMOs. I played them, quit them, joined up and repeated the cycle. They are fun! They are a massive waste of time but so are most games. Do I want to read about someone else playing them? Sort of?The advent of VR and the possibility of VR someday becoming so immersive that you can't tell them from reality sets the imagination on fire. What if this could be life? But most stories fall short. At the end of the day the protagonist hangs up his VR helmet and goes to have dinner with his mom and dad or other family and it becomes meaningless. It's like the story that ends because the main character woke up and nothing you read matters.There have been some books that explore the concept of the intersection of reality and total immersion VR. Enders Game is a classic. There were a few others that escape me but they exist, however, the cross between the game and reality is weak.So what if the game was real? The technology needed for total immersion VR is so advanced that by the time we reach that goal technology should have naturally evolved to include several items. You must have direct neural input. You simply can't have a total immersion (all senses and perfect presence) experience without this basic prerequisite. If you have direct neural access, you can probably do neat things like feed knowledge and skills directly to that person. You can undoubtedly do many horrible things as well. Muscles are controlled by the brain. If you control the brain why would you let the body just sit there and rot? A person that sits unmoving for 24 hours a day will have their body whither away just like a coma patient. However, if you control the brain you could control the muscles. On a basic level, this would be isometric impulses, working muscle group against muscle group to avoid atrophy. Taken to its logical conclusion you would be able to gain muscle mass and program muscle memory. The flip side is that you could remote control their body... but let's not go there. So what would people do if it were real? Well, they would probably limit and regulate it since the drawbacks are very obvious. Even if you look at the basic aspects of this you can see some negative possibilities. Look at the Sword Art Online anime. Personally, I think they missed the boat by putting a bomb in the VR helmet. Do you really need a bomb when you have direct access to the brain?So what kind of events would you need to have a situation where the obvious drawbacks haven't been explored? Maybe a society where the advancement of technology has so far outstripped the explorations of its applications that ignorance was truly bliss? Okay, so I had to put in an alien invasion to kickstart the premise, but that was just one of the possibilities.
8 126Kingdom of Ice
"170 years ago, in a world where humans have evolved such that they could live on the ocean floor, and form cities there, Commandant Franklin led a hunting party on a reconaissance expedition north, traveling from the outer edge of the Indian Ocean, all the way to the High Arctic. His goal: to find the fabled Northwest Passages for the Vicegerent of Tridention, and establish business with underwater arctic cities there. But the expedition went awry, and they never returned. Everyone in the party was presumed dead. Until now. When two of the hunters from that same expedition find their way back to Tridention after all these years, Watson, a retired commandant for one of Tridention's thirty-five hunting parties, agrees to help those hunters form a ragtag party of their own, against their leadership's wishes, and travel all the way back to the same Northwest Passages to recover the rest of the hunting expedition. The hope is that their commandant, and other hunters, are somehow still alive and can be brought back home safely. "
8 82Existara
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Rebirth is only months away and a victory is a must. At all cost. To stop the reoccurring nightmare that has tormented the land of Existara for centuries… For the first time in the History of the Concord – there is a chance for the impossible to happen. The question is – can they make it in time? Or will one man’s ambition be the executor that condemns the world into eternal chaos…
8 153The End
There are five days left. The End is a miracle 10,000 years in the making that will free all from the confines of the world. The gods will soon be born. There is nothing that can be done about this. Not a webnovel, but a screenplay, submitted as my dissertation for my screenwriting degree. Sort of experimental. I have learned that I dislike writing screenplays, but all the same, I thought I'd post it anyway so it's at least worth something that way.
8 180My Annoying Brothers
[ℂ𝕆𝕄ℙ𝕃𝔼𝕋𝔼𝔻] (SHORT STORY) A family with bts and y/nI wrote this for fun in grade 6-7 so there's no logic in this at all, but thanks for reading
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