The reasons were more or less the same.
Either for Power, or for a longer life.
But hearing it from Raymond's lips, it felt exceptionally different.
He still remembered how on the battlefields against the Fiery Sun Kingdom, this Count had personally led the charge, fighting at the forefront with his Knights. He had suffered numerous wounds but never took a single step back.
Back then, he was a true soldier, a respectable nobleman.
"So, you accepted," Raylo said.
"I accepted."
Raymond nodded, a strange flush creeping onto his face.
"I swore allegiance to the great Prince, and she bestowed upon me the Initial Embrace."
"I can feel my body overflowing with Power. The sensation... it's just too wonderful. My aging body has been revitalized. I can even feel the threshold of the Domain Level right before my eyes."
Raylo looked at him, a trace of pity in his eyes.
"Raymond, we once fought side-by-side."
