Chapter 64: So you became Dracula?
Kate listened quietly as Damon laid out everything that had happened since the game began. He skipped a few details, but he was surprisingly open. Mark, on the other hand, looked like he’d been hit by a truck. He kept blinking, like he was waiting to wake up and find out it was all a dream.
"You’re telling me you got some kind of legendary soul weapon... that talks to you?" Mark asked slowly. "And then what, it turned you into Dracula?"
"Not Dracula," Damon corrected. "Something worse. Something older. A primordial."
Kate raised an eyebrow. "And then you became my hero, lord, and savior."
Damon gave her a flat look.
"Okay, okay," Kate laughed, holding up her hands. "I’ll stop teasing."
Mark glanced between the two of them like he was the only sane man left. "I don’t know what’s crazier—that this game lets you become a vampire in real life, or that my sister is laughing about it while calling you Master."
"I am never calling this doofus Master!" Kate huffed, mock offended. "Besides, I’m clearly the cooler vampire now. So, what class did you pick up, huh? I need to know how strong I have to get. No way I’m letting you stay stronger than me."
Damon grinned, something wicked dancing in his eyes. "You’ll see soon enough."
The three of them shared a laugh, and for the first time in a long while, Damon felt something warm settle in his chest. Like, just maybe, he was exactly where he belonged. He did not know how the world was going to change tomorrow, but no matter what, he would fight to protect this small world of his.
Damon’s mind wandered to Phoenix and what she said. She talked about a rumor that the President of the United States was personally going to log into the game with a God’s blessing but he already knew that it was not a mere rumor.