Progenitor Vampire: I Have Many Skills!

'Vampires seem to be more compatible with the cold because of it... I see; it makes sense. When vampires first came to Earth, they appeared in cold places... Maybe that's why my Icy Power evolved and became an Icy Curse? Somehow, I feel it's an evolution and not a bad thing...' Matt was surprised by this whole theory Alice had told him.

Somehow, that also took him back to the moment he arrived in this world. That icy place was terrifying, and being in these mountains, he felt it even more.

It's cold here, but nothing compared to these mountains. This place was regular for him, but that place was so cold that it was scary.

He wanted to investigate many things about that place, and knowing that vampires were compatible with the ice made him think that it might make some sense to be in that place, even though he didn't have the slightest idea what the sense was in that situation. It was simply a hunch that came with the memory.

Alice noticed he was thoughtful and satisfied with the explanation, so she felt relaxed and much better.

"That all makes sense, but... Why was I able to unlock this?" she said, looking down at her vampiric claws that she could display them at will.

"I feel like I have perfect control over this. But I shouldn't have it so fast."

Vampiric claws are an ability of every vampire's body, and it's not even listed among the skills when you use the book to find out your abilities. But that doesn't take away from the fact that it's one of the most amazing abilities a vampire has because of its versatility and lethal cadence.

Matt was also confused about it. He flashed his claws and tried to think of something, but in the end hid them.

"Honestly, I have no idea. But I don't think it's a bad thing. This way, we have an additional trump card. Besides, this skill goes really well with your ability, doesn't it?"

"Yeah... I feel like with Vampiric Claws, I have more compatibility with my victims' blood."

Matt smiled after hearing this.

'Makes sense since we are compatible with blood, and the claws come from our body.' He thought.

The two talked for a while longer while Matt explained some things to her regarding the classes. Neither of them brought up the subject of yesterday, and soon after, they both went to sleep.

That night, Matt tried again to contact Charlotte. He just needed a signal from her, but nothing came.

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The following day, they both went to classes during the morning hours.

Matt and Alice re-entered that spirit's domain.

During the day, Matt seemed more relaxed than the day before.

This time, he was a little more focused on what he wanted to accomplish.

So when he set foot in the tests and the mental attacks came to him and even formed illusions quickly, he was unaffected.

'I've been doing it wrong. An accomplished personality doesn't see personal mistakes. I simply have to do the things I have to do the right way, and that's it. Personal mistakes need not cause my personality to falter. And if personal mistakes make me weaker, then I must ignore them and move on.' As he thought about it, the minutes continued to tick by, and his walk didn't stop.

Soon after, he surpassed the 5-minute mark that he couldn't break before.

'One mistake can't drag me down. I'd be throwing away all the progress I've made so far. If 10 minutes was my mark to beat before yesterday, then today it will become an easy mark to beat.'

With a brisk walk and in the face of the mental steadiness Matt had achieved in one night, the trials and illusions that came along were simultaneously destroyed.

Somehow, he had made up his mind the night before after receiving no answers from Charlotte.

He just needed to do things as he saw fit. His decisions for his sake, need not hurt Charlotte.

When he got to 15 minutes on his first try, a strong test came to him.

'My decisions don't have to hurt Charlotte... But what if they hurt her?' This thought somehow hit him and sent his body into tremendous shock, stopping all progress on the 15 minutes.

Just as he emerged from that test, Alice somehow reached the fourth test. Today, she looked different; even Matt noticed it in the morning.

But, right now, he was pensive.

'If anything harms Charlotte... Naturally, I must destroy that bastard. But what if it's me?' This plunged him into a dilemma once again.

'...It's like something wants to harm Alice. I honestly can't allow it, and I have to destroy it...' He thought and suddenly felt his head hurt.

'Why did I think about Alice? Although if I were to hurt Alice with my decisions, I don't think there's anything I can do. I even think I did it recently.' He thought and sighed.

But suddenly, he felt he had found the answer.

'If my ultimate goal is to avenge Charlotte's death, the decisions I make along the way that allow me to reach that goal, even if they hurt Charlotte, would not be entirely my fault. They are necessary decisions to make me stronger so that I can reach my goal, which is to avenge her...' He thought and went back into evidence.

Although he realized that this thought was quite selfish, and under that selfishness, many bad things could be transformed into something he should not feel guilty about, he also realized one more thing.

'As long as I am firm enough in my way and in my principles, there is no way for me to do bad things and cover them up with that selfishness. But, at the end of it all, even if the time comes when my principles prevent me from getting what I long for, then I would have to throw those principles on the floor.

So I just need to be steady on my path and look at what I should and want to look at, following the path I want to walk...' His mind lightened along with his thoughts as he felt a weight leave his back.

Then, he began to walk along the path that was right for him.