Chapter 1115: Old Friends.
In the Imperial Capital, atop a skyscraper, a man was standing on the head of a gargoyle.
'People with Power say that Power corrupts. I believe they are wrong. Power only shows the true face that everyone hides. Do you really want to know what a person is like? Give Power to that person and observe them. I'd bet that, 90% of the time, that person would become a selfish, deviant person who would harm everything and everyone. After all, it was easier to do evil than to do good.
8% would likely be typically good while committing minor selfish acts. Usually, these people had very firm morals, while the remaining 2%... They were made up of people who would not change their essence.
My friend, Victor Walker... Or should I call him Victor Elderblood now? He is a person like that; he is part of the 2%.
He has never changed. His actions were always the same, repaying violence with violence and kindness with kindness. This has been his philosophy ever since the first time I'd met him. When he became a Supernatural creature, he only expanded his reach. After all, there was a limit to the actions a sick 21-year-old man could take. But as a Progenitor Vampire, those limits simply disappeared.
There was a Japanese saying that I really like: Humans have three masks. One mask you showed to everyone. This was the mask that society had imposed on you. The second mask was what you only showed to people you trust, the kind for company among close friends and family. The third mask was something that only you knew: your deepest thoughts and dark desires. This mask you didn't show to anyone.
"... Are you still using the gargoyle? I want to use it to have philosophical thoughts, too."
"...." Andrew turned his head and saw Fred and Edward standing there, forming a line to use the gargoyle he was using.
As always, Fred had that annoying smile, and Edward had a stoic expression, broken only by the small smile that played on his lips.
"My friend." Andrew laughed, turned, raised his arm towards Fred, and gave a powerful handshake that caused a small rumble around them.
"Ouch, ouch, you're stronger now," Andrew said playfully.
"Perks of being a Daywalker, I suppose." Fred laughed.
"How envious." Out of all his friends, he was the only one still Human.
"And you, Edward, how is the life of the Lykos Clan Leader going? I heard you were going to marry your aunt? What was her name again... Hmm, Oh, yes, Bellatrix."
"What? He's part of the Black family, and I only found out now!?" Fred said in shock and then looked at Edward with an irritating smile: "But as expected of the Blacks, they're already practicing incest with each other."
Veins bulged on Edward's head. "It seems your level of assholery has grown exponentially, Fred."
"That's what happens when you live with a Noble Vampire who thinks like me." Fred nodded in satisfaction. Since receiving The Emperor's 'Blessing', his wife's family had practically been kissing the ground he walked on, a complete change from what he was used to.
Although, he wasn't complaining, and neither was his wife. It was good to live in peace after all.
"Oh, yes, you married a Vampire, huh," Edward said.
"Yes." Fred nodded in satisfaction. He never thought he would get married in the old world. After all, it was the old world; you couldn't trust anyone, especially women. A good example of this was Andrew. The playboy used to go around sleeping with married women easily. Despite being a flirt, he didn't force women. In other words, they made the decision to cheat on their partners themselves. This only proved that something like 'trust between couples' didn't exist.
"Do you plan on having a harem, Fred?" Andrew asked.
"Nah, having a harem is every man's dream, but in reality, it's a pain to manage, and I don't have that Yandere Rizz that Victor has, nor do I have enough stamina to deal with more Vampires."
"Vampires? I was talking about other Races." Andrew said.
"That's even worse. Despite The Empire banning racism, there are still many Races that hate each other. They just don't show it on the surface for fear of The Empire's wrath, but exchanging insults in secret is common." Fred explained. "I'm sure that if I decided to take a Witch, Werewolf, or any Species as another wife, my wife would kill me. She's very possessive." řAΝ𝙤₿Ε𝓢
"I'm not complaining, though. It just proves that she loves me, and not everyone is like Victor, capable of taming several yanderes."
"Although, you're not trying either, from what I can tell... The Fred I know, who casually jumps off buildings, the unparalleled genius, would definitely find a solution to the problem if he wanted one." Andrew pointed out.
Fred laughed. "I could easily find a solution, something like a political marriage, or something else, but I'm not interested. The prerequisite for me to have a relationship with someone is if that person has the same tastes as me, and in this new world, it's hard to find anyone remotely similar."
"...It's not as hard as you think, after all, we have the Goddesses of Culture on our side," Andrew said.
"Goddesses of Culture? What's that?" Fred asked.
"You don't know?" Edward raised an eyebrow. "Even I, who reside on another planet, know about that."
"Know what? Stop stalling and tell me! I've barely had time to do anything these days due to internal problems. Being an adult sucks."
"It's better to just show you." Andrew put his hand on his wrist, and soon, a hologram appeared in front of the three men, displaying the appearance of Pepper and Sienna.
The two were in their 'Emperor's Wives' or 'Goddess Forms, standing 4.70 meters tall, with horns, eyes, and Dragon wings, wearing Divine Raiments that amplified their superior attributes but demonstrated a nobility worthy of a Goddess, a style of dress that didn't expose much skin, with only the shoulders visible.
Due to their 'public image', all of Victor's Wives were given a complete wardrobe makeover so that when they appeared in public, they would portray the appearance of beautiful Goddesses. All of their clothing was noble and beautiful, but they didn't expose too much. After all, in addition to being Goddesses, they were also Mothers and married to The Emperor. An appropriate image of nobility and elegance was necessary.
For those who liked more modern clothing, a designer made more modern clothing with shorter dresses and thigh-high boots.
Those who liked to wear clothing from their own culture, such as Amaterasu, Tasha, and Haruna, all had their clothing enhanced and styled according to their culture to be elegant, beautiful, and noble.
Those 'restrictive' clothes, as Scathach liked to call them, were made only for public appearances, as most usually stayed in Victor's Inner World, working from there. Some rarely wore those clothes, and only those who currently took a more active position in The Empire wore these clothes daily.
Even Scathach herself, who had a lot of free will and usually wore a bodysuit with armor to facilitate movement, had to change. Usually, she wore an outfit that looked like a high-ranking military uniform. When she wasn't wearing that, she was wearing futuristic full-body armor with a long holographic cape with the symbol of The Empire, a suit of armor that Velnorah had made for all the Goddesses.
Although Scathach's complaint of movement restriction didn't actually apply since all the clothes were made with the best materials and hands in The Empire, meaning that they were made especially for each Goddess, so they don't hinder their movement at all.
After reading the article that Andrew had shown him, Fred finally understood why his wife was so excited these days. 'No wonder she made an altar in the corner of the mansion… It was to pray to those two, huh?'
'But damn, this Goddess of 'Culture' is really a Goddess of 'Culture'. Look at the size of those breasts!' Fred thought the elegant dress didn't adequately convey the primary purpose of elegance, nobility, and enhancing the beauty of the Goddesses since, because it was Pepper in the picture, the dress couldn't hide her size very well.
Of course, he wasn't crazy enough to say it out loud. What if his friend were to hear him? Worse still, what if his wife heard him? After all, he didn't know if he was bugged or not.
It was hard to know this when you weren't entirely up-to-date with recent Technologies, but in Fred's defense, the pace at which The Empire's technology was progressing was absurd.
For example, the holograms Andrew was using were an older model. A new model that activated with just a thought had already been released! And he didn't even have the old version yet!
'Fuck it, I'm going to throw all the administration into the hands of those old Vampires. They can't do anything anyway, all the general influence is in the hands of The Emperor.'
The Great Clans, the Great Families, and the great groups were downgraded to just a common family name. Yes, their tradition and history were not lost, but in the grand scheme of things, they lost a lot of power.
Everything was in the hands of The Empire now, and in order for you to have 'power', you needed to participate in a new game run by The Empire itself.
And just like all gambling houses, the house always wins in its own territory. False loyalty? Deception? Self-hypnotized into believing in the God-Emperor and his Empire?
None of that worked. The Empire could see through any deception, and you couldn't progress if you didn't have loyalty, which was a very hard blow for these old Beings who were too used to power.
Victor literally kicked the table of the old game over and made his own, in which everyone was forced to follow his rules. This was the privilege of the strongest. He could do whatever he wanted, and no one could go against him.
"Damn, I asked for too much! I need to get back to watching my anime!" He said in frustration when he saw the massive list of old anime and new anime that were being released.
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