Taming My Vampire Servant

Suddenly, there was a loud bang at the door. It was Lycus, who looked paler and thinner. He has puffy eyes, and his silver hair appeared lackluster. "Master… please replenish my mana…"

The possessive Vampire Servant  glowered at him, "She's not your Master!"

"She is… from now on…" he answered, stumbling onto the floor.

"Lycus!" Ivory knew she was the reason why the lone Werewolf had become weak. As she felt guilt running through her, she told Sigmund in the calmest way possible, "Please… Please get out of the room."

"Hey… You promised me! So why are you-"

"Please, Sigmund… I don't have time to explain!" she yelled and went to Lycus' side. "Please go out for a while!"

Sigmund wanted to drag Lycus out of the hut and burn him alive, but he knew he couldn't. He was only able to clench his fists in anger as he walked towards the door, shutting it loudly. 

A sound barrier was then formed by the Master. "Lycus… Lycus, look at me," she placed his head onto her lap to support him. "I do not know how a Werewolf replenishes mana. Please tell me, so I can help you."

"Master…" he turned his head towards her and started to sniff her. "You smell so good, Master," he uttered, placing his arms around her waist to hold her nearer to his head.

"Lycus, what are you-"

"This is… how a Werewolf replenishes mana."

Outside, Sigmund was trying hard to control his emotions. 'Darn it… I knew that Lycus would only bring trouble… How dare he claim her as his Master… What a joke, how can Ivory have two Servants?'

He couldn't help his curiosity, and when he opened the door once again, he caught Lycus embracing his beloved Master with his face buried on her neck.

Using half of his mana, he broke his Master's strong sound barrier!

"You…" Sigmund's crimson-red irises glowed because of his anger. "Bastard! What do you think you're doing to my Master?" 

But Lycus didn't move an inch and only rested his head on his Master's neck.

"Why you-" the Vampire Servant was about to grab him, but Ivory shoved his hand.

"Can you please be a bit more understanding? Lycus is too weak right now, and he needs my mana!"

Sigmund was shocked to hear this from Ivory. It never occurred to him that she would someday disobey him; perhaps it was because she got more guts due to the extraordinary mana that was naturally flowing in her. He thought he had already tamed her to satisfy his greediness and desire for her, but everything was back to square one.

He suddenly remembered that day, when he discovered that his past Master, Deshanna, had been lying to him for four months already. And it involved the late King's Werewolf Servant, Wolfram.

The trust between Sigmund and Deshanna crumbled as soon as she and Wolfram became closer. It was as if he came in between them, even though he had another Master.

Sigmund didn't want history to repeat itself. Before, it was only about the trust between him and his Master, but now, it was more than that.

Due to his occurring human emotions, he not only felt jealous, but also betrayed. During the contract ritual, he made Ivory promise him not to get near other Servants because of his past experience. Unfortunately, she has broken it.

Sigmund kneeled in front of Ivory, who was sitting on the floor and was holding the back of Lycus' head while his face was still buried at the side of her neck. The Vampire got teary-eyed with his glowing crimson red eyes, and slow tears fell on his cheeks.

"Master…" he furrowed his eyebrows as his sight turned blurry. His deep voice trembled, "Don't… Don't neglect me…"

It was the very first time that Ivory saw Sigmund cry. Her Servant looked so pitiful, "I apologize if I shouted at you, but as you can see… Lycus did his best so I can travel to my dream and solve the problem of my extraordinary mana…" she then gestured for him to come closer, "Sigmund."

The Vampire Servant obediently walked closer upon seeing her beckoned to her side.

"Sigmund, you know that I won't neglect you," she reached out to him and caressed his cheek with her free hand, wiping the tears on his cheeks. "I promise. I will be your Master, and you will be my Servant… until the day I die."

He looked at her dewy-eyed, and slowly his eyes stopped glowing. He nodded at her, held her hand and kissed the back of it.

"Come closer," she pointed to the other side of her neck, "This side is free. Why not take this side?"  and smiled sweetly at him. "Don't be too upset now, okay?"

Sigmund sighed, and he muttered, "Dimwit… You think I'll just accept this situation? You're kidding me..." but he still sat behind his Master anyway, then rested his head onto her other shoulder.

"You two… Your heads are heavy, you know…" Ivory said. At the back of her mind, she was wondering how she would manage two Servants at the same time.

…

The next day, Ivory found herself lying on the king-sized bed. Because of the comfortable warmth she felt, she managed to sleep very well, and when she realized why she felt so cozy...

"GAAAAAH!" she yelled when she saw Lycus on her left side and Sigmund on her right. Both of them were topless and their firm abs were exposed, and she caught them staring at her amorously. 

"Good morning, Master," Lycus said.

Sigmund then asked, "Hey, how's your sleep?"

Seeing the two hot, topless guys on the same bed as her, she turned beet red because of embarrassment!

"Uhh… good morning, you two! I had a good sleep!" she immediately stood up and ran towards the bathroom's wooden door. She suddenly remembered something and glanced back at them, "Sigmund, help Lycus prepare our breakfast."

"Master, I am now once again a full-fledged Servant, and I do not need to eat. So I will only prepare your share," Lycus explained as he sat on the bed.

"Ah, yes, you are right…" she replied. "Then can you at least join me for breakfast and eat a little, just like Sigmund did these past few days? Eating alone can be too lonely."

Lycus nodded, "Apologies. Then, I shall also join you for breakfast."

"I am her first Servant, and you should learn from me. I know a hundred ways to make Ivory happy, but some are only done by me," Sigmund smirked and Lycus gave a confused reaction, and the two of them stood up and started walking out of the hut.

'I hope they will be alright,' Ivory thought. A subtle smile displayed on her face as she felt lighter that the Vampire was talking casually to the Werewolf - a sign that he's slowly opening up to him. She then proceeded inside the bathroom to wash her face. She looked forward to the upcoming training that she would have in the following days.

…

Days went on and Lycus showed Ivory her training area, which was only a few steps away from their huts. On the first few days, a plank of wood was situated on the sea waters near the end of the dock. Ivory stood straight on it and kept her balance. She would sometimes fall, but after many tries, she eventually did it successfully. The goal was to move towards the shore by controlling the water underneath her.

Lycus had informed her that blending her normal mana and the Silverblade's mana was similar to blending coffee and sugar. Depending on the situation, the goal should always be just the right amount of the two.

Her normal mana's nature was more of the Fire Element, but Wind Element dominated the other mana. It was fortunate though, that in both manas, the gap in the other elements' powers weren't that far, so her disadvantage with her nature's weakness would only be minimal, unlike Caspian Reagan whose level of Water Element in the ice form was already on the highest level. 

But the most challenging part for Ivory in their three-week training was keeping the identities of the two from each other. Sigmund was keeping the fact that he's a Vampire, while Lycus also kept that he's a Werewolf. They pretended to be both Spirit Servants, who had varying magic techniques and mana replenishing methods, because both their Classes were banished.

One night, she tried to ask Sigmund what he'd do if he met someone from the Werewolf Class.

"I'll definitely burn him to ashes."

And when she asked Lycus separately what he'd do if he met a Vampire Servant, he said, "Goddess Destinia won't let any Vampire return to her Kingdom. They were banished because the Servant who killed the Silverblades in the castle was a Vampire. But if there's a chance, I'd probably ask our pack to help me take him down and make sure he be unsummoned."

Because of those answers, Ivory knew it was not a good idea to let the two reveal their secrets in front of one another!