The System of a Vampire

Draig had spent a few weeks salvaging what he could from the fallen Dorm to build himself a decent sized living space though it was hardly suitable to his tastes. The building itself brought a bit of nostalgia to the Feratu as it's weathered appearance reminded him of the old Farmhouse he had dwelled in for some time in the Old world.

Chidori had surprisingly been able to stay, this was a shock to her as she believed that Lord Asura had merely been putting on an act due to the cold personality she had always known him to possess. The girl had assisted Draig though her stamina was nothing compared to that of the Feratu who didn't only possess great strength and thus the small dwelling was completed with a slightly larger amount of living space than he had originally intended.

Since it's completion Draig hadn't left the building and had been focusing on bringing his Mana back under control, this was a necessity born from from the fact he could only gain access to the brush Avatar. However it was useless without his Mana to act as the ink, the Feratu hadn't bore any results as of yet but he had found himself able to at least direct the flow of the Magical energy.

Chidori in the meantime had played the role of cooking meals and brewing tea for their meals, she didn't understand why the Vampire was meditating so intently day after day but then again how could she possibly fathom the fact he possessed a different kind of energy besides that of a Deva.

As things continued Draig began feeling frustrated with his lack of substantial results.

'I am a Vampire, a creature born with innate Mana capabilities yet I find myself in this predicament' thought Draig.

It was almost as if he had lost touch with ability since the event where he was forced to stab himself with the Thousand Fold blade to keep Zarra and the rest from being swallowed up by the Silent God Jewel acting as his heart.

It was as he was manipulating the flow of his Mana that he received a few unexpected guests in the form of Souta, Keiko, Ari, and Yuki. The fact the zealous Draig believer was with them had merely confirmed his thoughts on his desertion.

"Draig, are you in here. . ." called Ari with a bit of hesitance, she didn't know how the Feratu may react after not having seen them since the ordeal he faced.

Souta in particular was on edge due to his complete abandonment, Yuki and Keiko seemed at ease. Keiko in particular carried a smug smile on her face as if she hoped to see him in a pathetic state, however none of them expected to be greeted by a girl.

Ari and Yuki seemed to be troubled by it while Keiko was just shocked.

"What do you need Draig for, he didn't say we would be having visitors so I can only assume you came here for your own reasons" stated Chidori as she placed a hand on her Kodaichi, she had been watching Draig for some time and knew that the last interaction with three of the people in front of her hadn't ended on a positive note.

"Is Draig here, we wish to speak with him" asked Ari softly seeming to have become depressed upon seeing Chidori.

"He is busy at the moment, I can relay any message you may have in your stead" stated Chidori causing Yuki and Keiko to become a bit stern.

"Who are you to be playing gate keeper, tell that sorry excuse of a man to come out and speak to us or maybe he is filled with shame upon losing his powers" chuckled Keiko causing Chidori to glare at her.

Yuki at the side sent a disapproving look towards her faction leader because of the comment but didn't say anything.

Chidori was about to chastise Keiko but Draig's voice was suddenly heard as he left his room.

"Why would I be filled with shame, even without my Deva powers I could slaughter a good number of the people within the Deva grounds you wretch" sneered Draig, his failure in achieving control of his Mana had done nothing for his mood causing him to be a bit standoffish.

Keiko hearing the response couldn't help but smirk, she was the one who had invited Souta to join their little group to visit Draig. Thinking she had hit a soft spot she decided to call his bluff.

"Oh so the wounded tiger has left it's den, must be pitiful to have bragged about being such a great leader only to be abandoned due to your loss of strength" started Keiko only for Draig's body to appear in front of her without her being able to follow the movement causing her to jump back in fright.

"I wouldn't say I'm wounded, would you?" asked Draig as he stared down at the short Faction leader.

Keiko grit her teeth at having been toyed with and placed a hand on to grab the Snubbed Sword on her back.

"Pretty cocky for someone who can't even manifest, how about going a few rounds if you're in such good shape then" spoke Keiko hoping to reclaim a bit of the pride she came with.

Draig smirked in a patronizing way as his skin blackened and he entered his Hybrid form that those around the Deva grounds had come to think of as his Materialization.

Keiko saw this widened her eyes, she hadn't expected Draig to still be able to enter this form due to the fact it was believed to be a byproduct of his Deva powers.

"Who said I was wounded" repeated Draig as he stepped forward causing Keiko to subconsciously step back again forcing him to snort.

"Still as weak as before, truth is I don't even need this form to beat you" chuckled Draig as he returned to his normal form.

"If this is all you came for, leave. I don't wish to be bothered with such trivial things" stated Draig as he turned his back.

'Chance' thought Keiko as she her drew Snubbed Sword and lunged in an attempt to stab Draig in the back.

Draig smirked and time seemed to slow down as he spun around and caught her wrist in his grasp.

"Weak and slow, stupid too" stated Draig as he squeezed causing Keiko to drop her blade with a pained yelp.

Draig then planted his fist into the girl's stomach lifting her off the ground forcing the wind from her lungs then allowed her to fall to her knees.

'Such a foolish person will never have any noteworthy achievements' thought Draig as Ari, Souta, Yuki ran to Keiko's side.

"You may leave now, it is apparent I stopped my meditation for nothing" spoke Draig as he walked back into the dwelling intent on returning to his meditation.

"Draig wait, we didn't here to start trouble" called Ari halting the Feratu before he could get out of seeing distance.

"It seems that from the moment you came here it has been nothing but trouble, if this isn't the case then why didn't you keep your little wretch on a leash" Scoffed Draig, he truly didn't like Keiko. Not because she was human as Draig could think of several human's he did like, no. It was simply due to her character flaws, he knew he had his own flaws but he didn't intentionally attempt to provoke those he knew weren't wise to mess with. A good example being when he had just started learning of the Deva, he didn't assume that he could rule over them all simply because of his natural born superiority and Runes. He recognized that they would be able to kill him and thus obeyed within reasonable means.

Ari heard the words and couldn't help but blame Keiko, she loved the girl like a little sister but even she found her personality to be detestable at times.

"It wasn't my intention to come here and kick you while you were down, I sincerely wished to check on you. I was worried that you may not be doing well since you lost your Avatar" spoke Ari hoping to get Draig to stay.

"As did I" commented Yuki after she made sure Keiko was okay.

"Then you have finished your task, as you can see I am managing well" answered Draig simply.

"Thats not what I mean Draig, we heard about the destruction of your building and that you hadn't been seen since. We were worried, many of the other Heirs were worried too" continued Ari hoping to get Draig to stay a little longer.

'Funny the building was destroyed weeks ago' thought Draig as he remained silent.