Taming My Vampire Servant

Ivory and Sigmund went after him, worried that he might do something reckless, but it became easier for them to catch up to him because he had no mana. When they turned to a corner of the small street, it was a dead end, and Zen only knelt down. In his mind, there was no more hope for him, just like how he ended up on that blocked path. 

He broke down and cried as loud as he could, while Ivory and Sigmund let him take out his sadness. Afterwards, Zen let Ivory and Sigmund bring him back to the inn. Together with Lucius and Lycus, they talked with him in a vacant room.

"I can't remember anything, but I can only remember them as my real parents. At this point, I do not know myself anymore," Zen uttered as his tears trickled down his cheeks. He then drank water from a cup given by Lycus.

Lucius reacted, "This will be hard. We need to know if you are truly of the Silverblade clan."

"You never had a birthmark of Destinia, right?" Lycus asked. Upon seeing him nod, he added, "I heard… that those of the Silverblade clan had immunity against Dark Mana. Even if you aren't a Chosen One, you are protected by your powerful lineage."

"Where did you hear that from?" Sigmund asked, raising his brow.

"From... a trusted source."

Zen then said, "The parents I recognize just call me Zen. All I knew was their surnames were Silverblade, but they told me to never reveal it because it is too dangerous. All my life, I stayed in Topazeon, and my only hobby is reading scrolls about mathematics and science. And all they did was to cook for me and buy me scrolls for my own entertainment, but not once did I ask where the money came from."

As they heard Zen tell them his story, they were saddened about the lies they fed to him. But who was the culprit? Who controlled the old couple all these years, and brainwashed Zen into believing that they're his real parents?

Most of all, why did the Dark Mana controller let him live, and why did he or she let Zen remember his surname?

"Zen, listen to me," Ivory stared at his face, "From now on, we are going to be your family. You can stay here at Precious Inn for as long as you want."

"Thank you… But I am not sure how I'd live without knowing my real parents-"

"For now, I can be your mother, and this guy here," she pointed at Sigmund, "He can be your father."

"What the heck, Ivory. He's freakin' eighteen, and he's almost an adult. I am sure he will not like the idea-"

Zen uttered, "I accept you as my father, Mister Sigmund," and a subtle smile escaped from his lips, then wiped his tears. At that time, he felt fortunate that he met them and thought of coming with them. 

Sigmund froze and could not believe his reaction, but he just let Ivory's ridiculous idea because the young man seemed depressed. Perhaps, Ivory wanted to somewhat ease the pain he's feeling. 

They were all called for supper and went towards the kitchen. Grisha already prepared stir-fry mushrooms and savory pork ribs. Although Zen could not eat that much because of the unfortunate thing that happened, he praised her cooking and smiled. Grisha slightly blushed at his positive remark and found his dimples cute!

After a proper meal, Zen was led to his room. As soon as he changed into his gartered pants and light tunic, he laid down on the bed. 

Ivory tucked him in, and Zen smiled, showing his dimples. He said, "Father, Mother… Thank you."

"Sweet dreams, Zen," she patted his head, then glanced at Sigmund, who kept on staring at them by the door. "Why are you so quiet there?"

"I was just wondering when I will get used to this," he smirked, "Should we use this opportunity to practice being parents?"

With those words, Ivory turned beet red. How nice would it be, if she could marry her beloved Sigmund. She wondered if under the Goddess' grace, would they be able to have children?

Zen fell asleep while the couple was talking to each other. With this, Ivory and Sigmund left his room, and closed the door.

"I'm sleepy," Ivory told her Vampire Servant. They were about to head towards her room, but someone spoke behind them.

"Wait up," Lucius furrowed his brows and looked at the two of them suspiciously. He then faced Ivory with a frown, "I understand that you're both in a relationship, but as your brother, I am responsible for your safety."

Hearing his warning, the Vampire blocked his way and retorted, "What the hell, rich boy? I will never harm your sister. Don't you see how much I care for her?"

Lucius looked around, making sure that there were no other people. He said in a lower tone, "I know you are a Servant, but you are an unusual one. What if due to your recklessness, Ivory gets pregnant or something? Do you want the next generation of our clan to be cursed?"

The two did not think of that beforehand, and they already made love! All they wanted was to cherish each other, and make up for the time they had lost during the time they were afraid of facing their true feelings.

"But Lucius… is it possible?" she questioned, "Can a Servant have children?"

Lucius shrugged, "Under pure human logic, no. But only Goddess Destinia has the definite answer to that," he then glared at the Vampire and grabbed his arm, "You will be sleeping in Zen's bedroom. There's an extra bed there."

"What? Are you kidding me? Why will I-"

"Zen is your son now, so you should try to get closer to him," the blonde young man chuckled, obviously testing his patience. He turned to his sister, "Ivory, please understand. Although you are my older sister, our parents gave me the responsibility to watch over you. If you go back home with a child inside your womb, how will I explain it to them?"

Ivory saw the seriousness in Lucius' expression. She knew he had always looked out for her, and that she's always troubling him by her life choices and risky decisions. But even so, he was kind enough not to send personal letters and let Principal Arthurdane or General Darius Goldwine know. 

"Fine. For our parents," Ivory finally told Lucius, and she saw him sigh in relief. 

"I can't do anything about it, now that Ivory has spoken," Sigmund said. "But I still need to replenish mana daily. I want a private moment with her every night."

"Okay," Lucius nodded at him. "But you only have five minutes!"

"What? At least give me an hour!"

"A lot of things can happen in an hour. I do not trust your human desires, Sigmund," he narrowed his eyes as he spoke.

Ivory yawned, and so she uttered, "I need to rest now. Cleansing two people has depleted a lot of my stamina and mana."

"Are you going to shower? I will warm up your bath- Hey, let me go!"

Lucius immediately pulled his arm before he could even go inside Ivory's room. He took him inside Zen's room and left him there. Then, he went back to Ivory, "I hope you're not disappointed in me."

"I was disappointed in you… But now I know about who you really are, I understand you better, so…"

The blonde young man, happy that his sister finally understood him, grabbed her hands and clenched it subtly. "You can treat me as your close friend, just like before, okay?" he peered into her light blue irises. "You can tell me everything. I mean it."

She nodded at her kind brother and gave him a warm hug. She got teary-eyed and emotional about it, "Thank you for everything, Lucius," then she stepped back and said goodnight.

…

The next day, Ivory was awakened by the smell of meat being grilled. The aroma was so close, that it made her jump off her bed instantly. When she opened her windows, she saw Sigmund and Zen outside, who were grilling meat attached to a wooden board over an open fire. 

"Mother, good morning," Zen said with a bright smile. "Father is teaching me how to grill meat… I have never tried it in my entire life."

"So why do you have to grill near my window?" she put her hands on her waist, "Was it your idea, Sigmund?"

"How did you know?" The Vampire chuckled, "It is more effective than us waking you up."

"You meanie," Ivory pouted, and the two boys gave a short laugh.

"By the way, you and Lucius need to condition yourselves again. We're about to go back to patrolling duties. Fortunately, we're assigned at night time, so we can sneak around the mines with less chance of us being seen."

"Okay, Sigmund. Let us have a meeting about it later," Ivory then climbed her window and hopped to reach the two. She sat beside Zen and told him to get a knife and a place from the kitchen. 

But when he was about to stand up, he felt a sudden headache. He held his head and laid on the ground, and due to the intense pain he was feeling, he kept on yelling, until he passed out!