Have you ever heard of the term Dystopian middle age?
If you haven't heard it, no problem, I'll explain it to you. Starting with the word 'dystopia', what does it mean?
Dystopia characterizes a dark imaginary society. Dystopias usually bring about societies controlled by the State or by other extreme means of oppression, which create unbearable living conditions for individuals. It is usually based on current reality idealized in extreme conditions in the future.
This is what dystopia means.
Now what does middle age mean?
Middle Ages is the period between the deposition of the last sovereign of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus (476, 5th century), until the conquest of the city of Constantinople by the Turks (1453, 15th century), putting an end to the Byzantine Empire.
That was a term straight out of the history books, but for those of us in the modern age who have watched many forms of entertainment, the Middle Ages were often mixed with otherworldly 'Fantasy'.
Everyone has seen that story in which a protagonist died after being hit by a truck, and suddenly you see a fantasy world set in what seems to be the Middle Ages.
It's something quite common nowadays, and even if the world suffered a lot due to the new age of supernatural beings, the ancient culture still stands firm and strong. It could even be said that it became more popular. After all, humans discovered that those races straight out of a fantasy story existed in the real world.
Now that you already know what the two concepts of these words mean, I will explain what they mean together; Dystopian Middle Age.
Dystopian Middle Age refers to a concept of a dystopian society set in the middle ages. Different from the real middle ages that we have in history, this society can be even more 'fantasy' with various elements that could not be seen in the real world.
To Victor, Samar looked something like that... though the dystopian part may be incorrect.
Victor looked around and saw men and women wearing leather armor, some wearing suits, others dressed more tribally.
The surrounding buildings were a jumble of modern buildings and buildings that looked like they had come out of a fantasy world.
The surrounding environment was as if a bored god had taken the concepts of the Internet age and combined them with a period of the middle ages and a fantasy world.
This mix didn't stop there, modern motorcycles were seen riding on a concrete road, but at the same time, old carriages with a modern touch also traveled on the road.
Victor could have sworn he saw a young wolf riding some sort of flying skateboard.
"What the fuck is this? Am I dreaming? In fact, I think someone must have given me a very strong greenback."
"...." Natalia and Leona really wanted to answer Victor's question, but they were speechless too.
[Why is Leona surprised too, didn't she know this?] Anna, who was in Victor's shadow due to her not having immunity to sunlight, asked.
[ As far as I know, Lady Leona has never been to Samar before.] Kaguya explained.
[Oh... If that's the case, her reaction makes sense.] Anna nodded and looked at Kaguya curiously: [You don't look surprised, Kaguya.]
[I came here when I was younger along with Lady Agnes... Although back then, the city wasn't as messed up as it is now]
[Fuck, this town looks like it came straight out of the hands of a child god, what literal mess is this?] Maria was in disbelief.
[Interesting... Although everything looks like a big mess, society itself is still functioning... In a crazy, irrational world, but it's still functioning.] Eve spoke.
[Aren't you always the scientist, Eve?] Maria laughed gently.
Eve blushed a little and said: [It's just really interesting... I wonder if I can show it to Ruby.]
[ Why don't you record? Here, take the camera.] Kaguya spoke as she gave a camera that came out of the shadows.
[... I wonder how many things you leave in your shadows.] Eve muttered with a hint of envy.
[I lost count, I just put whatever I want in there.] Kaguya replied.
[That's a very enviable skill.] Anna spoke.
[Agreed.] The girls around spoke.
When Anderson stopped talking to a guard, he returned with his subordinates and said:
"Welcome to the royal capital of the Eclipse Ventus werewolves. I hope you are enjoying the view."
Leona raised her eyebrow: "Eclipse Ventus...? Isn't Samar the name of the city?"
"Hmm, this doubt is understandable, I think. Unlike what most supernatural beings think, Samar is not the name of the city, but the name of the planet we live on."
"You're an Alpha werewolf, and you don't even know the name of our race's real city, shame on you." Liza snorted.
Leona narrowed her eyes at Liza: "Why should I remember a city I will never live in?"
"What - And you call yourself a werewolf!?" Liza was in disbelief at what she heard from Leona.
"Yes, I am a werewolf, not just any werewolf. I am an Alpha werewolf, coming from a long family of Alpha werewolves." Leona's eyes glowed azure blue, and all the werewolves around her immediately turned their eyes toward Leona.
'Oh?' Victor watched the werewolves' reaction to Leona with interest. It was a very similar reaction when he used his power in front of common noble vampires; it was the suppression of someone with a stronger bloodline.
In the case of werewolves, it's just an Alpha asserting their dominance.
'Looks like somehow, my liquids have empowered Leona too, huh...' Victor was really questioning whether he was a porn manga character now.
[Now that I come to think of it, why are these wolves not reacting to my son? Did he get ugly or something?] Anna asked as she watched what was happening from Victor's point of view.
[Darling can hide his beauty if he so chooses. This is an ability that comes from the blessing of beauty.] Roberta explained.
Thinking of the times when Aphrodite looked less beautiful than usual, Anna nodded, indicating that she understood what Roberta was talking about.
[He can also completely erase his presence so that he becomes one with nature, this is an ability he acquired from me.] Roxanne snorted proudly.
[Using this skill with the illusion of witches' magic, he can become invisible in front of everyone. He already used this technique a few moments ago. Do you remember?]
[Mm, I remember, we were talking quite loudly, and no one noticed us.] Anna spoke.
[That was also a basic witches' silence spell.] Roxanne explained.
"Coming from a family of Alphas, the statement was even more preposterous." The Alpha families were the families that had the most political power within Samar. They were basically the vampire counts of Nightingale, and their influence was everywhere.
Seeing the discussion taking place, Anderson thought: 'This presence... Adam's daughter is stronger than before. What happened?'
'Perhaps I should step in before things get worse-.' His thoughts stopped when he heard Leona speaking.
"First, let's get a few things straight. I don't care about a family I've never seen. Even that earlier statement was something I heard my father saying. I don't even know if it's true or not."
"Second, I don't care about Samar or anything like that. Why should I? This is the first time I came here."
"Third, my family is my father, my brother, Victor, and my sisters. And not a bunch of strangers I've never seen before."
Her statements made even Anderson and the other subordinates gape in shock. They had never heard such disrespect from a werewolf before.
'Adam...! That's what it's like to raise children outside of Samar!' Anderson felt like pulling his hair out now.
Anderson could understand Leona's reasoning. After all, she is a wolf who grew up outside of Samar, it's not like he hasn't seen it before, but this is the first time a member of an Alpha Clan has spoken this openly.
'Ugh, I don't even want to think about the trouble that will happen if that crazy woman hears this.' Anderson shuddered when he thought of the matriarch of Clan Lykos.
"Fourth..." Leona looked at the prince: "Anderson, control your subordinate; she's being annoying."
Liza snapped out of her stupor and frowned at Leona. She had never seen such disrespect before, but when she was about to open her mouth to say something, she heard Anderson.
"Liza, this is enough."
"..." Liza looked at Anderson and shuddered when she saw the look in his eyes.
"Okay..." She spoke rather softly.
'Hmm~' Victor looked at Leona with pride. From the beginning, Victor did not interfere for a reason.
He knew that Leona knew how to take care of herself, and like his other wives, she didn't like being treated as something 'fragile' by Victor. Because of that, he was letting her fight her own battles, but that didn't mean he wouldn't interfere if she was in danger or if she was insulted by someone who she couldn't retaliate against... Someone like the King of Werewolves, for example.
"Prince Anderson, we must get out of here. They are already attracting too much attention." Yuran spoke.
Anderson looked around and saw several passers-by picking up cell phones and taking pictures of them. Some suspicious characters were saying something with just the movements of their lips while hiding their mouths.
Anderson narrowed his eyes, then said, "Let's go to the palace."
"Ehh~? But I wanted to go on a walk first." Victor protested.
"..." Anderson and his subordinates looked at Victor in shock. Why is he acting like a child now?
Suddenly, all the eyes of the passersby went to Victor. They all looked at him, confused, wondering when did he get there? They didn't see anything!
... They also noticed something else... This man was so handsome!
Other passers-by who had sharper senses noticed something completely different.
"What is he?... What is this feeling?" They shuddered with horror on their faces as they stared into Victor's eyes.
"Hmm? Interesting."
'Due to werewolves being closer to animals, their instincts are sharper, and because of that, they immediately noticed my draconic traits.'
Dragons were the top of the species; the very presence of a dragon could make an entire ecosystem collapse, and all animals were afraid of the strongest predator.
"Victor, I think we should follow Anderson."
"Oh?" Victor looked curiously at Natalia. As far as he remembered, she NEVER asked him for anything and always fulfilled her role as Maid very well, even if sometimes it wasn't necessary.
Feeling Natalia's emotions, he could sense that she was very worried.
"Why are you worried?"
"...I just don't like it here." She shuddered as she gripped his arm.
And that attitude made Victor narrow his eyes. It was apparent he was missing something here.
Due to being in a new city and in the country of an 'enemy', Victor held back his senses to prevent all strong beings from sensing his presence since he didn't want to create problems for Anderson until his coming was known to the public wolves, which wouldn't take long after all, he'd heard Anderson talking to the guard about it before.
... But seeing Natalia that way, he didn't care anymore. Deciding not to hold back his senses any longer, Victor's senses expanded and encompassed the entire city at once.
And when he did, all the strong beings within Eclipse Ventus sensed Alucard's presence and immediately began to move toward him.
But Victor didn't care about that. He was focusing on something else as he looked up and narrowed his eyes.
On top of a building, he saw a tall man with olive skin and short black hair looking at Natalia with greed, lust, and a little bit of cruelty in his eyes. The man clearly knew who Natalia
was.
It was worth mentioning that Victor did not like this at all.
Anderson and Leona looked in the direction that Victor was looking and saw the same man as he was. The moment the man saw Anderson and Leona looked at him.
The man smiled, and waved his hand in farewell, then disappeared from the roof.
When Anderson looked at the man, his face darkened. "A question, Anderson."
Victor's heavy voice made everyone around him shudder: "Y-Yes?"
When the wolves looked at Victor, they wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible. Just what was this monster?
The instincts of all the surrounding werewolves were roaring for them to get out of this place immediately!
"Do you know him?" A simple question that contained several hidden meanings.
And the answer to that question would decide that man's future.
Looking at Victor, who was still 'looking' at a place that only had buildings in front, Anderson thought:
... He is one of the sons of the Alpha Clan... An Alpha Clan that sponsors my brother... The foolish brother who joined that organization of idiots.' The smile on Anderson's face grew.
"I never saw him in my life," Anderson stated with an innocent smile that left his subordinates speechless.
"Very well... Take care of matters for me when this is all over."
"Okay, don't forget to pick up 'evidence'."
Victor just nodded, then red lightning began to cover Victor's body.
Rumble, rumble, rumble.
And in the blink of an eye, he disappeared, leaving behind red trails of electricity.
"There it is... The strongest Yandere." Leona laughed. She couldn't believe Victor would commit such an atrocity just because a wolf looked the wrong way at Natalia.
'Isn't he very overprotective ~?' She smiled, satisfied. It is worth mentioning that she was not at all dissatisfied with his personality.
"Victor..." Natalia was feeling complex now, but most of her feelings were happiness for her husband.
"..." Leona rolled her eyes when she saw Natalia's passionate attitude.
"Let's go to the royal palace. Whatever Victor is going to do, it will take time."
"Why do you think that? Doesn't he have the power of lightning? He can fix the problem and get back to you quickly."
"... When the Demon King acts against his enemies Liza..." Leona's smile grew sadistically, "He makes sure to completely break his enemies, and only when he finishes breaking him does he bestow the sweet mercy of the embrace of death."
Liza shuddered. She could see this scenario very well in her head for some reason.
"And that's just for normal enemies; he's even worse for organisms who look down on his women."
"..."
Yuran, Juan, and Julian looked at Anderson:
"Prince, are you absolutely sure you should have brought him here?"
"... You know what? That's a question I'm constantly asking now."
Alucard took the adjective walking nuclear bomb to a new level; he was very chaotic.
"Haaah... We haven't even entered the city, and trouble has already happened. I can only pray for the future now... I hope my mother does not complain too much." Anderson scratched his head as he started walking in one direction.
"That's impossible. She will definitely complain to you a lot," His four subordinates spoke at the same time.
"Haah..." Anderson could only sigh again. He felt a small premonition that he was going to be doing that a lot from now on.
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