Content warning: Futa/male
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Numb nothingness shackled his body deeply. The stupor was felt but not quite the same as being awake. Yet there was something strange about this stupor. It felt almost unwilling. But, like every stupor, the sense of reality slowly returned to him. Inch by inch. Once again, Belor felt alive, or rather unalive.
His eyes pierced through the darkness that surrounded him. The cold stone above Belor was clearly of his usual resting place, and the soft cushion below only validated such.
A numb pain in his head was the only thing left of the deep stupor he was in. The vampire looked down at his own body and found no sign of damage.
Of course there wouldn't be any damage; he was a vampire after all. Why would he even think that?
If he was looking for answers to his forgetting, he wouldn't find them inside this stone coffin. A slight surge of power emits from the vampire as he seeks the connection to his manor for the usual dark energy that nets around his estate.
In his weakened state, he eventually finds the familiar energy beneath the surface that immediately connects with him. He and his manor are one again, but just like with himself, he felt the weakness in the net that barely had any strength left.
Slowly and carefully he crawled his senses through the building looking for any sign of existence. A weak form sparks in his mind somewhere in the entry hall, and a sigh of relief escaped the young undead. A very familiar creature.
Putting together all the strength in his light, slender body, he pushed the coffin open and finally stepped out of the confinement. If his heart would still be beating, it would have skipped a step at the sight around him.
The crypt was destroyed and damaged, with rubble lying around everywhere. It looked like a battle had taken place within his most secure safe haven. His senses once again sparked for danger, but emptiness greeted the vampire again.
Carefully he stepped through the rubble with his bare feet, making sure not to damage his beautiful form. Having full control of his lithe beauty again felt wonderful.
When he arrives at the doorway out of the crypt, he stretches fully, no longer hindered by coffin or rubble. The vampire looked down on his pale body with a soft smile.
His twinkish figure still looked gorgeous as always, with his average cock hanging freely and his cute ass looking spankable as ever.
'I should probably find some clothes before stepping into civilization before some lady or guy pounces on me.'
Thinking about ladies immediately made his hunger surge, and once again the vampire became aware of his current weak state. A hunt was soon in order.
The quiet steps of his bare feet echoed through the corridors of the mansion. His damaged home has seen far better days. It would need a lot of work to bring the estate back to its dark glory. Luckily enough, his connection was now fully back, and his steps carried him quickly to his destination.
Occasionally he comes across skeletal remains damaged from combat of the potential invasion that has caused such damage to the building.
Soon enough he arrived at the great hall, which had to carry the heaviest destruction. At some point, heavy siege engines or magic must have blasted through the entry, and the amount of skeletons was staggering. At least he wouldn't have to worry about the necromantic future of his household.
The vampire digs through some rubble until he finally frees the remains of a fairly intact skeletal body. Any clothing has rotted away, but the bone structure alone was enough to identify him.
A slight rumble goes through the mansion as Belor sparks some of his remaining energy. The vampire doubted that he could reanimate any undead except this one who is connected to him so deeply.
As the dark glow from his eyes vanishes, he has to lean against a wall to not fall over, but the result made him smile. With sudden and erratic motions, the skeleton sparks to unlife again and slowly tries to stand up.
"It is good to see you, Charles. Maybe you can help me solve what has happened here."
At the sound of Belor's gentle voice, the empty sockets snap to him, and a familiarity can be seen within the rigid expressions of the skull.
"Master Belor! Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
The skeleton is far more animated than others of his kind. Reason being that he has been connected to Belor for centuries as the dutiful servant.
"I am alright, thank you, but you look quite awful. You should probably find your arm at some point."
Charles looks at his missing limb and gives a slow nod.
"Of course. My apologies for this inadequate look not befitting your status. I will look for my extremity post haste!"
The undead servant immediately sparks to motion, trying to find his arm among the rubble.
"No. Wait, you idiot. Answer my questions first. No reason for etiquette at the moment. Besides, we are both naked."
Charles looks over the naked body of his beautiful master. "Of course. Master Belor. Well, I do not have much memory of the events a hundred years ago, but..."
The thought process of the servant is immediately interrupted by the surprised gasp of the vampire. "A hundred years?! I am only 400, no, 500 years old now. I have missed a fifth of my existence?"
Belor paces through the grand hall, sounding out his frustration against the silence as the servant follows and tries to calm him. "Barely anything mortal from back then exists anymore. Who is even in charge of the surrounding lands?"
A skeletal hand rests on his shoulder to calm the agitated vampire. If the vampire had any strength currently, he probably would have broken more of the estate. "Master Belor. I can only tell you what I remember. We were assaulted by adventures with holy might. Some kind of church of divine entity must have backed them; otherwise, they would not have succeeded."
In a calmer state, Belor looks back at his servant. "Then why am I alive then? Surely they would have destroyed such a vile undead like me." A mocking tone sits in his voice as he is far from vile and actually not as undead as most vampires.
"What about mother? She surely would have saved me from the strange stupor. Her life might be ancient, but even a hundred years are enough for her to act."
A shrug comes from the undead in front of him. "As soon as you were left inanimate, so too did my existence stop."
A motion of hopelessness comes across Belor's eternally beautiful face as his gaze wanders over the rubble and destruction around him. As a sigh escapes him, Charles springs to action and holds his shoulder so that they look at each other. Seeing his master like this pains his missing heart.
He somehow manages to have a fatherly look in his unmoving skull as he holds his far more powerful protectee. "Now, now, Master Belor. You still exist and are only one or two hunts away from regaining your strength. As long as I still walk around, I will help you and be by your side."
Another sigh escapes the young-looking vampire, and he takes strength that is needed for the rebuilding of his estate. "Talking about hunts, are there any villages or hamlets nearby?"
It was dark out as the tavern was slowly but surely emptying. In the flickering light of the candles, the usual drunkards sat around finishing their last drinks. The sturdy lady started washing out some mugs as she was looking at her tavern.
Some might question why a mature beauty like her would still be working the bar while having a bunch of young ones around who could take over that part, but Matilda always enjoyed the social aspect of dealing with patrons. That was the very reason why she started this business when she was younger, to begin with.
A slight smile crosses her face as she remembers the young woman in the mirror from 15 years ago, always drawing eyes towards her generous curves. Not that she no longer draws eyes from the patrons, but maybe she did put on a bit more weight.
Her gaze stops at the unfamiliar figure sitting in the corner alone. The slender man was definitely not a regular and definitely not drunk. At least she assumed that it was a man because the robe and hood were hiding most of his features.
"Hey Tina, who is that guy in the corner? Did he even order anything?"
The young maid who was currently ushering out some drunkards who had way too much looks over to the barkeep. "Well, he came in a while ago. Don't know who he is. I didn't want to kick him out for not ordering for... for reasons."
A slight blush creeps onto the maiden's face, which gives her a raised eyebrow from the older lady. "Reasons?"
The blush turns into a somewhat lewd grin as Tina gives her boss a quick grin. "Why don't you look for yourself?"