"Arin, I have just one request..."
Arin squinted his eyes.
For some reason, he felt request was important...
"I'm listening," he said, still curious.
Tessa folded her arms as she began.
"You're strong, and you're also getting stronger. But me... I feel like... No, I know that I'm still weak... Really weak."
He knew that Tessa had gotten much stronger than before, and she could be considered quite powerful, but she was still feeling like she was weak, and he wouldn't blame her for that.
Even after getting stronger than before, he still felt like he was weak, so he understood what was going on in her head right now.
"So... I want to get stronger, so that I'll be able to perfectly fight by your side..."
Tessa stared at Arin, a determined expression on her face.
"And because of that, I've made a decision..."
She stepped forward, moving closer to Arin.
Arin instantly furrowed his brows.
He clearly understood what Tessa meant by "turn me".
"Tessa, did you think this through or are you making a rash decision?"
"You know, it's really not good to make rash decisions..."
Tessa closed her eyes for a second and opened them back before saying, "I know, Arin. I've been thinking about it for a while now, but I'm only just telling you..."
For Arin, the problem really wasn't turning her. The problem was that he didn't know what would happen after turning her.
In his case, his Mana merged with his Blood Energy, but in this case, he didn't know if the same thing would happen to her.
For example, in the last war against the Vampires, when a human got bitten by a Vampire, that human would instantly become a full blooded Vampire. Their Mana would be no more.
So the moment a human gets bitten by a Vampire, there was nothing that could be done. That human would 100 percent become a Vampire and their Mana would cease to exist, meaning that they would no longer be able to use Magic.
Though, due to that old man, the Vampires had found a way to utilize Mana.
'The only way I can be confident to turn her is if she has proper control over her Mana,' Arin thought. 'And I know she does.'
But just in case, he decided to ask her.
"Do you have proper control over your Mana?"
"I do... For a while now."
"Okay, I'll ask you one more time..."
His eyes were fixated on Tessa's eyes.
"Are you sure about this?"
Tessa nodded, her gaze unwavering.
With that, Arin walked forward, quickly closing the distance between him and Tessa.
"Okay, you must follow the instructions I'm about to give you now."
"Understood," Tessa said.
"Once you feel a strange Energy entering your body, start gathering your Mana into a single location," Arin said.
Tessa nodded in understanding.
"As for the strange Energy, which is Blood Energy, I'll teach you how to control it, but it will have to be in your body first in order to teach you how to use it."
"Alright," Tessa said, her gaze firm.
"Are you ready?" Arin asked, now standing really close to her.
Arin's eyes widened slightly.
'Wait... I'll have to bite her... Why the hell am I just realizing that?'
If he bites her, then that means that he would have to drink her blood.
This would be the first time he was drinking blood directly from a person.
'I've only drunk blood once, and I even drank it from a flask,' Arin thought. 'Since then, I've been controlling my thirst for blood.'
Arin couldn't deny the fact that he was quite hungry for blood, after all, it had been a while since he drank that blood from that flask.
Gulping, Arin ignored the thoughts, and leaned forward.
Tessa smiled at him. "Go ahead..."
Arin nodded and instantly transformed into his Vampire form.
His hair became white and elongated. His claws were visible, and his fangs were now also visible.
He leaned forward again.
Now, his head was on the right side of Tessa's face, his fangs just a few inches away from her neck.
Tessa could feel his breath brushing against her neck.
Suddenly, Arin's senses became even more heightened, making him widen his eyes.
For a moment, he swore that he could see the veins on Tessa's smooth neck.
He could hear the blood flowing in her body.
He could see it... The intoxicating red liquid.
It was calling out to him.
His heart began beating rapidly. His fangs became longer and sharper than before.
And finally... He couldn't hold it anymore.
His fangs sank into Tessa's neck, and instantly, her sweet blood began flowing into his mouth.
The scent of her blood was so appealing, making him drink her blood more.
He could barely hear Tessa's moans because his mind was already clouded by the taste of her blood.
Tessa herself was feeling a certain kind of pleasure she had never felt before.
She felt vulnerable, and paralyzed but it didn't matter to her at the moment.
She closed her eyes, savoring the feeling.
She didn't want it to end.
She tugged on Arin's cloak, her knees threatening to give in.
At this point, Arin had also closed his eyes.
Unknowingly to him, he gripped Tessa's waist, pulling her closer to himself as he continued drinking her blood.
But deep in his mind, he kept trying to stop himself.
He kept screaming at himself to stop, but his body didn't listen.
Due to forcefully trying to stop himself, he gripped Tessa's waist harder, making her groan slightly.
The both of them were lost in pleasure, but even with that, Tessa was doing what Arin told her to do.
Arin could feel it... He was stopping himself.
But for now, he failed to notice the system screen that appeared in front of him.