Free Web NovelChapter 240: Chapter 240 Unfeeling and Unrighteous Sister_1
Since it was something he had agreed to beforehand, Aiden recounted to Ophelia his encounter with Kael, as well as the purpose of Kael’s visit to Silvertown.
"That spineless thing is still working for the ancestor," Ophelia frowned upon hearing that Kael had come to interfere with the Blood Moon Cult on the ancestor’s orders.
"What’s the matter? Is there a problem?" Aiden noticed her reaction came with a hint of disgust.
"Hmph, it’s nothing. After we turned into vampires, we followed the ancestor for a while in Nidhogg. Later on, I got tired of being ordered around, so I discussed leaving the ancestor to go elsewhere, find a relic and settle down. But that guy actually refused me, insisting on continuing to be a servant to others... and he would always nag at me not to attack humans at will," Ophelia crossed her arms, "I couldn’t stand it and left on my own."
"And then you caused trouble everywhere, got arrested in the autonomous regions after more than a decade, right?" Aiden continued in a sarcastic tone, "Not to mention, his advice against attacking humans was quite right. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here."
Ophelia, a vampire who didn’t practice restraint when it came to feeding, had regularly consumed human blood over those years, with documented victims numbering in the hundreds, leading to a direct sentence of a hundred years. freёwebnoѵel.com
Stung by Aiden’s sarcasm, Ophelia glared at him fiercely, "None of your business!!"
"Your elder brother mentioned he was involved in a major affair, possibly life-threatening, and now it seems he might not have been exaggerating. The acting member of the Blood Moon Cult he’s pursuing," Aiden glanced at the countess lying on the bed, "is an extremely dangerous individual, aren’t you worried about him at all?"
Ophelia’s expression softened slightly, but the next second she turned her face away, "He brought it on himself, I don’t care whether he lives or dies!"
"You really are a cold and faithless sister," Aiden shook his head and decided to ask Ophelia for information about the Blood Moon Cult, "You said you followed the ancestor too? How much do you know about the Blood Moon Cult?"
"Not much. I just remember a bunch of vampires eager to become Death’s minions, plus a bunch of humans yearning for eternal life, clamoring to serve vampires, that’s all," Ophelia replied irritably. freewebnovёl.ƈom
This information was not too different from what Kael and Abigail had mentioned, but at that moment, the countess Martha lying on the bed suddenly let out an "Eh."
"What’s up?" Aiden sensed she might have some useful information to spill and turned his gaze towards her, "Do you have anything to add? The more details you provide, the better it could be for your sentencing."
"Well... my impression is that there were no mortals in the cult, only vampires," the countess said in a daze, "I once asked the acting member why not recruit humans to serve as underlings. He told me that the cult does not need unreliable human followers..."
"That’s impossible. When I first became a vampire, the Blood Moon Cult always had more humans than vampires. The world is never short of humans wanting eternal life... Although I do remember they weren’t numerous to begin with," Ophelia raised an objection.
The countess shrank her neck, seemingly not daring to argue with the royal in front of her, and murmured, "But the acting member said that humans are fickle, ready to switch allegiances for their own ends, ready to betray at any moment, not to be trusted..."
Hearing this, Aiden fell into thought. Abigail had also mentioned that the Blood Moon Cult was made up of vampires and humans seeking eternal life, and Ophelia’s description confirmed this. In this world, in fact, there were many humans who worshiped vampires. Although the signing of "The Covenant" and the rise of heretical tribunals in various countries had curtailed this trend, the allure of vampire immortality was still strong for some.
For the sake of receiving the initial embrace, these humans would be willing to serve vampires, so there should be many mortals wanting to join the Blood Moon Cult.
Yet Martha Kayden had said that the cult consisted only of vampires and was even unwilling to recruit humans.
The response from the proxy sounded as if they had been betrayed by the humans within the cult before...
Speaking of which, the Blood Moon Cult, created and manipulated by "Mr. Blood Robe" five years ago, seemed to consist only of humans and not vampires.
Aiden thought of a possibility—perhaps "Mr. Blood Robe" had not simply appropriated the name of the Blood Moon Cult out of thin air but had, through some means, usurped a part of the cult. This allowed the human followers within the Blood Moon Cult to start worshiping Melifilia and summoned the new ruler to the mortals.
The proxy had experienced the fickleness of human followers and thus no longer trusted humans; in contrast, the vampires, who were directly associated with the authority of "Death," were unlikely to switch allegiance to a ruler outside of "Death’s" authority so easily.
If "Mr. Blood Robe" had indeed poached followers from the original Blood Moon Cult, could it be... this supervisor, the proxy of Death, had contact with "Mr. Blood Robe"?
It wasn’t impossible!
If this line of reasoning held, investigating the current Blood Moon Cult might lead to some information about "Mr. Blood Robe."
In that case, it became even more crucial to apprehend this proxy wandering around the city.
Moreover, now that Aiden had confirmed that the proxy had set sights on Rose Iron Prison and had begun to probe, even harboring intentions of a prison break, he felt obligated to deal with this proxy, if only out of duty.
However, with Melissa suddenly leaving the city, the Inquisition Bureau facing a shortage of clues and a lack of personnel, and Abigail only willing to undertake hands-on tasks...
It was going to be too difficult for him alone to fish out a serial killer whose appearance was unknown from this city.
"I’m done with this. That good-for-nothing insists on serving the progenitor. Let him be foolish enough to fight such an adversary to death," Ophelia exclaimed irritably, "Enough, I’m going back to my cell!"
Aiden gave Veronica a look, signaling her to take Ophelia back.
Ophelia was relatively safe in this prison, as long as they didn’t hand over the prisoners, a prison break was virtually impossible.
The danger lay in the proxy’s methods; if he orchestrated another hostage situation next time, it would be troublesome. Extra measures to ensure the safety of the prison guards had to be taken...
But, did the proxy really need to go to such lengths just to threaten Kael Callado?
The extent to which a person values their opponent is indicative of how much of a threat the opponent poses to them.
The proxy already possessed a portion of Death’s powers; how much of a threat could an ordinary vampire prince be to him?
At this thought, Aiden had an idea: take the initiative to visit Kael Callado for clarification, especially since it was necessary to inform him about today’s events.
