Book 14: Chapter 20
Mom and I didn’t kiss for long. She seemed to realise I was trying to soften her with a kiss, so she bit down on my lip and broke free. She argued, “There’s no way I will let you leave home! No. Way! Never! You’re my son. What do you expect me to do when you leave? Have you considered my position?! Have you considered your Mom?! You’re Mommy’s only child! You’re Mommy’s only child! How do you expect Mommy to live after you leave?! I’d rather restrain you with iron chains than let you die!”
Her bite hurt. I tasted sweet dew on my lips. I blankly wiped my lips and looked at the blood on my hands without speaking.
Worried, Mom froze. In her soft voice, she said, “Did Mommy hurt you? Sorry, Son, Mommy didn’t purposely bite so hard…”
I licked the blood on my lips dry and shook my head: “No, Mom, it doesn’t hurt.”
I have no idea when I began to consider blood a sweet delicacy. I only had blood for a few days, yet I grew addicted to the taste. I was Mom’s child and the offspring of the Galadriel Tribe, no doubt about that. I was bound to fall in love with blood and mana.
Mom’s gaze froze for a moment, and then she began to quiver. Her lips turned pale as a sheet as though she witnessed the most tragic scene in the world. She revealed infinite despair and sorrow in her fierce and sharp eyes. She gripped the lower part of her dress with a tight grip. Tone weak, she said, “Son… Listen to me… Listen to me… We’re dark elves to begin with… We… we were born needing to suck blood…”
I shook my head with a helpless smile and responded, “No, Mom, it’s been eighteen years. Eighteen whole years. I’ve never seen you suck blood once, nor have I seen you kill anybody. I’ve never had this feeling before, either. I once felt that I couldn’t understand Mera. I felt that she was different to me. I personally killed her. I killed Mera, who was a dark elf, so didn’t I, in a sense, kill myself?
Mom, if I need to rely on sucking blood to survive, I’d rather die. Mom, tell me. Tell me, will you never suck another person’s blood if I’m no longer around? Will you never become a blood sucking demon?”
“I… Son, it’s all right!! It’s all right!! Mommy doesn’t mind! Mommy doesn’t mind in the least! Son, you don’t need to rely on sucking the blood of others to live on, either! You just need to lead a normal life from now! You don’t need to think about sucking blood at all!”
