Chapter 18: Not That Kind of Person (7)
According to the original story, Fixer, when all sorts of non-human species first arrived on Earth, most of them were utterly baffled by Earth’s environment.
The reason was simple: unlike their world, Earth had an extremely low concentration of mana in its atmosphere.
It was similar to the way humans experience altitude sickness due to a lack of oxygen when climbing high mountains. For beings from a world where mana was abundant and taken for granted, adjusting to this new environment was difficult, if not impossible.
However, not all non-human species struggled equally. Some had little reliance on ambient mana.
For example, beastfolk, orcs, and goblins, who were naturally less adept at using mana. Then there were dwarves and halflings, who might benefit from mana but didn’t rely on it for survival. Dragons, who essentially served as walking generators, producing mana directly from their hearts, were in an entirely different category.
For beings that didn’t need mana to survive or could resolve the issue internally, adapting to Earth’s environment was relatively quick.
The most unique adaptation, however, came from vampires.
Vampires were a species that used blood as a medium for their magic. The lack of mana in the atmosphere could be compensated by consuming more blood.
While most non-human species found their powers diminished on Earth, vampires retained their strength almost entirely.
It was no surprise, then, that among the seven most dangerous global criminals, commonly known as the "Seven Evils," two were vampires. This alone was a testament to their danger and might.
Of course, Drakel wasn’t one of these globally feared vampires.
If anything, he was a relic of the past—a significantly weakened noble vampire who could no longer maintain his youth by drinking blood alone.