As I enter the forest, I immediately think about my first priority, which is securing food.
"Luckily, I started in a forest. The are always brimming with foods."
How wrong I was.
I found a fruit which looked similar to an apple. But the moment I tried to bite in it, my whole body writhed in agony.
"What was that about?"
Well, you never know what fruits are in a fantasy world, and this one might have been one that was not meant for consumption.
So, I continue, and find some nuts.
Not much, but I gave it a try nonetheless. But I ended up with the same result.
"How am I supposed to survive in a world where my body refuses any kind of food?!"
Two days pass with me not meeting anyone, and writhing in stomach pain when I try to eat food from the forest.
I kick a tree in frustration, and another fruit which seemed like a plum fell. I caught it easily.
"This must be a divine sign! After so two days without food, surely the god who reincarnated me send me something!"
Once again, I curl up from the pain on the ground. Surely I have become delusional to expect a divine intervention.
As darkness settles in for the 3rd night, I start to lose my rationality. But for some reason, the more hungry I get, the less the night looks "dark".
And suddenly, I see a slight trail of a red type of energy in the air.
I jump on the nearest tree, and see this energy. I smell it, and I even feel it.
But, I know what this is. This is blood.
Normally, I would be contemplating about my actions, but this time, my body reacted before I could think about anything.
I passed through the tree which contained the animal I just killed, landed on the ground, and held my hand in front of me.
A carcass of an owl fell on the grond, cleanly split in two. And out of this carcass it's blood flew towards my hands.
"Itadakimasu!"
I chomped on the orb made of blood, and an euphoric feeling entered my body through my mouth. "I was meant to consume it" was my only thought.
But as soon as I was done consuming this prey, my rationality returned.
It seems like this was no ordinary owl, but rather a magic beast. This blood had a certain "flavour" to it which made it delicious.
I guess I should consider myself as part of nature as a predator. I simply cannot survive without hunting currently.
And so, the next two days go by. I ignored the fruits for food this time, but normal animals their blood was not that satisfactory. But it was edible to me. The sad part, is that I almost do not come across these animals. Like something is keeping them away. It couldn't be me right?
But, as if once again my silent prayers were heard, when the sun was about to go down, I sense a massive amount of energy. Multiple times stronger as a magic beast.
Once again, my rationality slips away, and I charge towards this creature, until I am a couple of meters away from it.
Suddenly, my skin is feeling ice cold of fear, as if a threat was standing in front of me. This interaction returned my rationality.
"Oh, so not a magic beast or monster after all?"
"Speach!" I blurted out maybe a bit too loud.
"Well, yeah. I am capable of it. Now, what is your purpose, vampire I presume?"
A vampire! That was the name of the mythical creature.
"My purpose? I have not spoken to anyone in days. I was hunting for food, and your scent led me here. But you are not an animal or magic beast."
The person brandishes a battleaxe, and swings it.
I instantly put my guard up, but two trees fall on the ground. The person walks out of the shadows of the forest and reveals herself.
A girl around the height of myself. Two horns sticking out her head, and a lizard like tail from behind. Red scales covered a large part of her body like her shoulders and hips, but she wore light armor together with it. And lastly red glowing eyes with a lizard like pupil.
She sits on top of one of the trees she cut down.
"Well, I have not had some company for a while myself, and you certainly seem interesting. care for a chat?"
This is the 3rd goal accomplished, make contact with a person from this world!
Not showing my eagerness, I sit down rather dignified.
"Heh?, for a wild person, you got quite the manners. Where are you from?"
I pointed towards the direction I came from.
"Impossible. There is nothing there for days on end, except for an abandoned ruin. But it leads to nothingness. Unless?"
A slight idea of the situation came.
"What is your name?"
Oh, the being wrote that I still had none.
Quick thinking.... I have white hair, and I can see red energy. Red... White....
"Akashiro"
I blurted out two colors while thinking out loud. And suddenly, as if my being got achored to this name, I suddenly understood. 'I have named myself'.
"That's a rather difficult name. Nice to meet you, my name is Velnessa Scathach. A rather high ranking demoness."
A demoness, makes sense. I thought.
"How old are you?, and where are you from?"
Well, no need to lie.
"About 6 days. And I came from that ruin you were talking about earlier."
"I see, so you are a monster."
"How rude! You are a demon yourself! This monster has a race, I am a vampire!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Velnessa burst out from laughing.
I looked at her while pouting until she stopped, and after that she asked:
"Tell me, what is the difference between a monster, and a beast."
"Nothing?"
I turned my head sideways, as if a questionmark appeared above it.
"False. In 'this world', a beast is an animalistic creature that humanoid beings see as hostile."
I nodded in understanding.
"Good, now, a monster is a creature born from 'the world'. Basically, anything that lives without having parents. Usually, these are creatures which arise from the grounds of corrupted lands. Usually, these beings are of less intelligence and hostile, with one exception."
Now understanding why she was called me a monster instead, she showed more interest in the conversation.
"Tell me, what is that exception"
"An ancestor being." Velnessa said.
"Ancestors?"
"Ironic, isn't it? Beings without parents starting as the rank of ancestor. But basically said, they are the beginning of a race. Which means you are the purest form of a vampire."
"Purest form?"
"Ofcourse! Since there is only one being with 100% of those genes, no matter what, your offspring with anyone else will only have 50% of those genes. And as if nature rules it, there cannot be 2 ancestors of a single race."
"I see. Then, what is your purity?"
"I am 50% demon, 25% dragon and 25% human. So I am demon royalty. One of my parents is the ancestor of demons. The demon king."
I feel like I have stuck my head in a wasps nest. But, that must certainly be very powerful. That magic power floating behind her...
Unconsciously, my eyes start to glow red as the night has commenced.
"Akashiro, your look... It is kind of scaring me..."
Feeling my rationality slip away, I dash towards Velnessa.
"Akashiiii"
Her voice slightly slipping away once I had her in an arm lock, and sank my fangs into her neck which fills my mouth with her blood.
The feeling was absolutely ecstatic. It felt way better compared to that owl.
But it seems like the feeling is mutual, as Velnessa starts to breathe heavily, and despite losing a lot of blood, she starts to blush.
"Akashiro, please, I don't want to suffer from anemia..."
Velnessa her complexion did not look too well, as she fell unconscious, strangely with a smile on her face.
My rationality returns while my fangs are still in her neck.
Seeing her unconsciously in front of me, I start to panick. Obviously she is suffering from anemia. She looks a lot paler compared to before.
She needs blood as well. So, I sank my teeth into the same holes I made before with my canines. But, I control the flow of my blood to flow into her body.
A DIY blood transfusion!
But this blood seems to still be mine, and I can still "control" it outside of my own body. I use this to let the blood flow faster through her body, and her normal complexion returns after some time but...
I can feel her body now as if it is part of my own. She is still alive, but the blood flowing through it seems to be mine.
As a test, I try to control the blood in her eyelids, and open them.
The result is a vision. I see an extremely cute white haired girl which I know is me. Both I and Velnessa start to blush.
"Hell yeah! I look ridiculously cute! This is the first time I see myself since a mirror did not work."
I said in Velnessa her voice.
But as I see her memories, I feel like I screwed up pretty badly.