Chapter 783
Blood Diamond and Blood Coral
Lionheart City, Victorious Palace.
A man, gaunt like a ghost and hunched like a wolf, stood at the entrance, diligently adjusting his morning suit. His body was so thin that the shoulders of his suit were creased.
His dark hair was damp and lank, falling naturally to his shoulders without any kind of styling. When he lowered his head, he resembled a corpse that had just crawled out of a lake after drowning.
This was his first time at the Royal Palace—as an Extraordinary of the Twilight Path, he adhered to the principle of minimizing movement. For him to leave the Spirit Tower and undertake such a troublesome task, there must have been a reason.
He stood respectfully before the study door. He didn’t have to wait long before a beauty, who seemed somewhat familiar yet whom he had never actually met, opened the study door and walked out.
“Major Odwall Rasimi… correct?”
The woman inquired with a stern expression.
“It is I.”
Professor Rasimi nodded, his gaze sweeping over the woman before him. She had long red hair, wore a nearly transparent crimson gauze that made her appear like a dancer, possessed a voluptuous figure, fair skin, and wore lipstick the color of dried blood.
There was no doubt that the woman before him was the head of the “Secret Chamber Mechanism,” Madam “Blood Diamond.” Although she was only at the Fourth Tier, she was, in a sense, a guardian of the Royal Family.
The reason Professor Rasimi knew these secrets… was because Blood Diamond was Biological Sister to Blood Coral, and Blood Coral had told him these things.
These sisters were witches who had fled from the Iris Kingdom during the Shattered Land War.
When the Empire split, most of the Children of the Moon were sealed and suppressed by the First Generation Daffodil Duke. However, a portion of the Children of the Moon who escaped the seal joined forces with the defunct Imperial Art Association to establish the Iris Kingdom.
To help their disadvantaged allies quickly regain strength and secure their position in the Shattered Land War, the King of the Iris Kingdom had his people round up low-level Extraordinarys of the Path of Love within his territory, transforming them into Children of the Moon.
The Children of the Moon, initially numbering only a few, rapidly expanded to thousands within a few years… and the lowest among them were Third Tier Extraordinarys. With an intermediate leadership stratum that could not be coerced, infiltrated, or assassinated, and an army with excellent combat prowess and immortality, the Iris Kingdom finally completed its establishment, becoming the last of the currently existing four nations to do so.
The Blood Diamond sisters, fleeing at that time, had smuggled themselves to Star Antinomy on a “black ship.”
However, at that time, they were both only First Tier and had no opportunity to come into contact with high-ranking figures like Red Phase.
Blood Diamond’s talent was quite good—she soon ascended to the Third Tier, even nearing the Fourth Tier. At this level, in a chaotic era lacking talent, she was already sufficient to serve Valentin I.
But Blood Coral’s talent was far inferior… her aptitude in the Path of Love was not outstanding, and because she did not possess such intense desire, she remained at the First Tier.
It was then that Red Phase, taken by Blood Diamond’s beauty, sought to transform her into a Child of the Moon.
And Blood Diamond refused him without hesitation—at the time, she still harbored a cautious wariness towards the Children of the Moon, viewing them as victims.
Of course, Red Phase back then was entirely different from his current self.
Although still willful, before Valentin I’s death, Red Phase was a rather polite, unrestrained, and remarkably steady and reliable gentleman. He did not become angry upon being refused but approached Blood Coral, Blood Diamond’s twin sister.
To Blood Diamond’s surprise, Blood Coral, still stuck at the First Tier, accepted Red Phase’s invitation instead.
“Didn’t we go through great hardship to escape to Star Antinomy precisely to refuse becoming Children of the Moon!”
“Doesn’t your stagnation at the First Tier indicate your lack of desire for Extraordinary Power?”
This was incomprehensible to Blood Diamond, and the sisters thus broke ties.
Later, Blood Diamond, through her own efforts, became an equally immortal witch—she even had one foot in the Fifth Tier.
However, Red Phase’s power still far surpassed hers.
As a witch, Blood Diamond, despite constantly using youth-preserving techniques, appeared to be over thirty at a glance. Yet Blood Coral’s current appearance seemed no older than seventeen or eighteen.
Although merely sisters, the two now looked like mother and daughter.
Was this the great power of the Children of the Moon?
Eternal and beautiful youth…
Eternity, agelessness…
Professor Rasimi subconsciously swallowed.
Blood Diamond seemed to interpret this gesture as affirmation of her beauty, and a genuine smile suddenly bloomed on her face. She walked over, took Professor Rasimi’s arm, and her voice softened, “Professor Rasimi… I heard you know my sister?”
“…Yes.”
Professor Rasimi nodded slightly, his voice cool and low, “I have known her for a long time.”
“How was playing with her?”
Blood Diamond lowered her voice and asked suggestively, “She is also, after all, a daughter and lover to Lord Red Phase.”
“She was alright.”
Rasimi replied concisely.
Frankly speaking, “Blood Coral” was the most beautiful maiden he had ever seen. It was understandable why Red Phase had been smitten years ago.
In terms of appearance alone, only “Succubus” Emma and that Miss Alistair could compare. As for the current Blood Diamond, although she could still be considered beautiful, that dangerous aura had already ruined her natural, rose-like beauty.
…But even so, Rasimi was still not particularly interested in such matters.
To Rasimi, a cold corpse was far more appealing than a warm body in his embrace—not that he had immense passion for his work and research, but his interest and desire for corpses far exceeded that for the living… this was also the reason he initially chose the Twilight Path.
His relationship with Blood Coral was purely a result of her pushing and him yielding.
Blood Coral believed that this would give her leverage over him, so he feigned being captivated by her.
This way, their relationship could deepen, he could gain her trust, and further cooperation could be achieved.
Compared to Blood Coral, a Child of the Moon, Blood Diamond, as a living person, only evoked disgust and nausea in him.
– Professor Rasimi’s unruffled heart clearly perceived Blood Diamond’s peculiar sense of rivalry.
Although their falling out had occurred hundreds of years ago, and they had since reconciled, it seemed their relationship still bore scars… It was not apparent from Blood Coral’s side; she seemed to no longer care about such matters.
But from Madam Blood Diamond, Professor Rasimi could clearly sense a trace of hatred.
This was not due to Blood Coral’s betrayal.
Her sudden change in attitude towards him could only be because she mistakenly believed he desired her. And Professor Rasimi knew he was extremely ordinary, even ugly to the point of being unremarkable… the only thing that could make Blood Diamond care was his special relationship with Blood Coral.
She wanted to surpass Blood Coral.
Or rather… she harbored intense jealousy towards “Blood Coral.”
Professor Rasimi’s indifferent eyes gazed at Blood Diamond, his pupils cold and dark, like an unfathomable abyss.
“Are you… regretting it?”
He suddenly inquired, “Madam Blood Diamond? Regretting your choice back then…”
In an instant, Blood Diamond’s expression turned unsightly.
At this moment, hearty laughter echoed from behind the study door.
This left Blood Diamond unable to vent her anger, and she could only purse her lips and usher Professor Rasimi into the room.
Upon entering, Professor Rasimi witnessed a truly remarkable scene—
The current Monarch of Star Antinomy, Lucien Valentin, the Eighth of his name, was seated on Red Phase’s lap, his face flushed crimson. Seeing Professor Rasimi enter, the young monarch, who appeared to be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth, displayed clear resistance and shame. And his mother—Queen Louise, the former Queen Consort and wife of the previous King Alfonso—stood behind Red Phase with a similarly flushed face, her hands reaching from behind into Red Phase’s collar, lightly nipping his ear.
If it were anyone else, they would likely be stunned by this sacrilegious, sinful, and information-rich scene.
However, Professor Rasimi merely observed it all calmly, with no ripple of emotion in his eyes or heart.
“Rasimi… should I just call you Odwall?”
“First Generation Red Phase,” Pomanach laughed heartily, his voice cheerful, “You are a genius—even though you walk the Twilight Path, you understand the human heart better than the Path of Love!”
He very courteously gestured with his chin towards Blood Diamond beside Professor Rasimi, inviting him with boisterous generosity as if offering a cigarette, “Do you want her? It’s up to you.”
“No, Your Majesty.”
Professor Rasimi bowed slightly, not even glancing at Blood Diamond, “I have matters to report.”
– Blood Diamond, who could captivate countless men, was uglier to him than a flayed skeleton.
(End of Chapter)
