Chapter 12

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Meanwhile in the Lunar Temple...

There was a wooden bench at the side and Miya, still dressed in white and now fully recovered, peacefully sat by a lake filled with lilies and fireflies.

She then heard a soothing yet concerned voice from the Elf King, who was dressed in a dark purple cape of crow feathers.

ESTES
"Miya, you are alone here. What's the matter?"

MIYA
"It's nothing, brother."

ESTES
"Really? You were not around for a couple of weeks or so. What happened?"

MIYA
"It's a long story, but it's a good thing I'm back here, isn't it?"

ESTES
"Is it about the human? Count Alucard, perhaps?"

MIYA
"How did you know?"

ESTES
"I had seen him for some time. You even invited him as a guest, remember? He was the one who aggressively fought against the orcs and demons who invaded our home. He changed the last time I saw him. Can you tell me why?"

MIYA
"I would hesitate to tell you anything if it's about Alucard. He warned me about anything before he was our guest. He might be perceived by the elves as one of the blood demons, he said."

ESTES
"A blood demon? He's nowhere close to that. If you think of a blood demon, it is a monstrous creature that absorbs the very life-force of an unsuspecting prey. This prey could be us, or this could be humans. I saw Count Alucard as what his job is - a demon hunter. I even witnessed that firsthand. He dressed a vampire to absorb the life-force of any demon he sees without being revealed as just a mere human. A blood demon is more susceptible to the holy light. Count Alucard? He's not. I had blessed him at one point. Has our prayers to the Great Moon Goddess reached his spirit? For sure, he might not know that the elves gained trust on him, including ourselves."

MIYA
"This alone is what I love to hear. I would like to tell Alucard regarding your message. I feel comfortable when I am with him, to be honest. I mean... he saved me and our fellow kind countless times already. He even sacrificed his life to save us."

ESTES (laughing)
"Really? I didn't see that since I was in a long nap. I think you would like him to come over here, wouldn't you? You know, I asked him questions at that moment, but it was only a matter of time when he went away. You insisted on going with him."

But Miya became suspicious after seeing Alucard's changes.

MIYA
"I... I don't want him to be alone in his journey... I understood his story why he became a demon hunter. But what concerns me is why he became... Alucard."

ESTES
"What do you mean?"

ESTES"What do you mean?"

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MIYA
"His eyes, his suit... back then, they're blue, but now... they're red. His skin... it's paler than what it used to be. His hair... at first he looked like a blond knight, but now his hair is white. I don't see anything that remained the same. His voice remains familiar to me but... how he acted now... it's... different. He is more powerful than he was, at the cost of his changing looks... He's too weak to hold his own before, requesting assistance from us or his fellow comrades. Now, he's alone... but he can hold his own. Back then, he was a handsome warrior with the name of Alucard. Now, his name, when you spell it backward, you get the idea why he literally changed... Even you called him 'Count Alucard' now unlike before."

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