Lilith held Lily for a long time, until her body was almost burned beyond recognition, and then she let go.
Just one second after she let go, the injuries on her body healed quickly. Not long after, her body had returned to normal. Things that were deadly to ordinary vampires did not leave even a single scratch on her.
They continued to walk among the strange landforms and buildings of Dark Crystal Island, looking at the unique landforms and buildings around them.
Feeling the pain that had been sealed in her memory for a long time, it seemed to remind her of some stories from long, long ago, and she shared these stories with Lily in a torrent of words.
"At that time, we were regarded as outliers in a turbulent society by the Foundation. They constantly suppressed us and squeezed our living space."
"There are other things related to the treatment of the vampires. Life is very difficult for everyone."
Although Lily didn't know why she had to listen to the nagging of the thousand-year-old woman in front of her, the upbringing taught by her mother made her agree softly.
"Is the Foundation on the surface also so powerful? Then you didn't fight back?"
Ignoring the burning sensation, the Vampire Mistress gently took Lily's hand with her right hand painted with red nail polish, clasped her hands together, and led her to the front of the street.
"Kid, we fought back, but all ended in failure. I even heard that many years ago, there was a living relic named 315 who turned the Foundation upside down and almost brought it to the brink of dissolution."
At this point, the vampire's expression gradually darkened. "But so what? In the end, 315 was still executed by the Foundation live worldwide. It was only after I arrived in Earthsea that I realized that in fact, we were destined to lose this war from the beginning."
"The Foundation is not the main thing. The billions of humans behind them are the most important. If you imagine humanity as a whole, then the Foundation is the expression of human will."
"The entire human society is the source of the Foundation's strength. As long as humans exist, even if the Foundation is destroyed, a new Foundation will be born from humans, just with a different name."
"As long as humans are still the overlords of the earth, we have no chance of turning things around."
Lily lowered her head and looked at the skeletal arm she was holding, not knowing what she was thinking for a moment. Suddenly, he patted her shoulder gently as if to comfort her, leaving a bloody handprint on her skin.
At this moment, Lilith's steps became lighter. She tapped the ground with her toes and danced gracefully to the accompaniment of the crackling sound of burning flesh and blood.
"Here there is no sun to restrain us, and humans are not the overlords. I live a comfortable life here. Although there are always some unimaginable things happening, I like it here."
Looking at Lilith who was also coming down from the surface in front of her, Lily thought of her captain. They faced the same situation but their ways of dealing with it were completely different.
"When you came down from the surface, didn't you want to go back? Your family is still up there."
"Go back? Why do you want to go back? Child, the way we vampires reproduce is different from that of humans. Although they all call me mistress, you should know that we increase our numbers by sucking blood. Our family affection is far weaker than you think."
"If it is a case of forced conversion, then killing each other between fathers and sons is all too common."
"Besides, it was not easy to be hunted by the Foundation. Because of the sun, we dared not go out during the day and could only go out at night. We lived worse than rats, not to mention..."
Lilith stopped talking after saying this, which only aroused Lily's curiosity. "What's more?"
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. They are all old things. Maybe I'm wrong. Walking is too slow. Let's fly. Are you hungry? How about having dinner at my house?" After saying that, she gently put her arm around Lily's slender waist and flew forward.
Soon, a dark and gloomy castle that was larger on top and smaller on the bottom, with very disproportionate proportions, appeared in front of them.
"Welcome to my residence, my child. It's a bit simple inside, so please don't feel restrained. Just treat it as your own home."
The castle looks very gloomy from the outside, but the interior is decorated in warm colors. The gorgeous candlesticks suspended in the air make the entire castle exceptionally bright.
A huge white marble conference hall: red curtains, shiny inlaid floors, and many classical-style cabinets between red columns, on which gold, silver and glassware glittered.
Looking up at the roof, there is a mural with very strange colors and painting styles, which seems to describe a vampire mistress and her children devouring a strange and huge blood-red sea monster corpse.
Lily stood at the door with a slightly frowned brow, not wanting to move forward. She felt it would be dangerous if she went in.
As if she had known the other party's concerns, Lilith handed over a pure gold telephone receiver with a wire. "The Governor of Hope Island is looking for you."
Lily picked it up in confusion and found that the sound on the phone was indeed the slow sound of the bandage, but it was the bandage from this dimension.
"Well, I left. Yes, I am on Dark Crystal Island now. I am not doing anything. I just went to the island to rest. The owner of the island insisted on taking me as his guest."
"Well, if possible, I might come back to live here. Okay, if I come back, I will report to the Hope Island Customs."
"By the way, Mr. First Mate, do you know where Mr. Charles over here has gone? Oh, well, bye."
After answering the phone, Lilith threw it into the air. Quickly, some bats emerged from the red curtain, rolled up the phone and flew away.
"Are you relieved now? I'm not one of those monsters in the sea. Attacking you randomly won't do us any good." Lilith pulled her to the dining table and sat down.
"Would you like some Bloody Mary?" The dark red liquid from the crystal bottle was poured into the goblet.
Lily shook her head, "Thank you, I don't drink."
"Actually, this isn't wine, but okay, you can enjoy the appetizer first." Lilith picked up the goblet and took a sip.
A plate of exquisitely presented but small delicacies was brought to Lily. The food was covered with a layer of golden caviar and looked very tempting. Lily was a little hungry now, but she was rational and did not intend to stuff these foods of unknown origin into her stomach.
Lilith was not angry when she saw that the other party did not move his knife and fork. She gently shook the wine glass in her hand and continued to talk to Lily. The topics were all light-hearted, as if she wanted to make her less nervous.
For example, the plot of the famous Earthsea drama, and some colourful rumors about Charles at sea.
After the appetizers, the soup came, and then the main course. But Lily didn't move, letting the delicious food slip away from her.
When she felt the atmosphere was about right, Lilith spoke again: "Tell me your story, kid. I like to hear other people's true stories. I think you must have a wonderful story."
In fact, everything she did was with the ultimate goal of testing.
(End of this chapter)