"It's actually a national crime to use human blood to make runes, but only if the blood used to make the rune is not the rune maker's own blood. Many cities in our kingdom even ban the buying and selling of instruments that are made using human blood runes entirely, just to prevent the harming of humans to create these types of runes. So most rune makers across the empire that use their own blood to make runes, tend to make runes that are for their own personal use.
Other than human blood, rune makers tend to use the blood of various animals and creatures instead, due to the use of human blood being frowned upon and even banned by the empire.
But there is an exception to the empire's rule that bans the use of human blood. There's actually a race of humans whose blood can be used to make runes without it being illegal. This race is so vile in their behavior that they've incurred great infamy across the empire, making them wanted criminals that must be arrested on sight, otherwise only an ill fate will befall anyone around them. This cursed race is called the corpse race." Hui Shi said, as his face shifted into one of disgust at the mention of the corpse race.
"The corpse race? I've heard of this race being gossiped about in the past. I heard from my friends, that the first member of this race was birthed after a deranged ghost raped a corpse. After the corpse was raped, it became pregnant and birthed a cursed being that became the forefather of the corpse race." Annette added, as her face also shifted into one of disgust as well, at the thought of a ghost raping a female corpse.
"That is true. I've read many ancient records mention that the corpse race was truly birthed from the body of a corpse, after a cultivated ghost celestial from ancient times revived and raped a corpse. After the birth of their progenitor, the corpse race have wrecked havoc all over the empire, doing many vile acts, which include the killing of people, cannibalism, and the raping of corpses, until they were all hunted down by the empire, and driven into hiding.
The worst part about the corpse race is not only their ability to successfully impregnate female corpses, but their unique rune making technology that requires the blood and souls of human babies." Hui Shi said, with his face turning even more gloomy at the remembrance of the records that he had read in the past.
"This corpse race sounds pretty cruel. It's best If I never come across such vile beings in the future. This world truly isn't as safe as I once thought it was." Lain said after listening to their conversation. He couldn't help but shiver at the thought of a corpse being raped by a ghost.
"Don't worry. The chances of you encountering a corpse race member must be pretty low. Since I've been working with the law enforcement agency of our district for years, and I've never come across a single corpse race member." Annette said gently, in order to help ease Lain's mind.