The Blood Monarch's Castle?! Aiden's mind momentarily went blank. It took him quite some time before he finally processed the revelation. "We are inside the Blood Monarch's Castle?! that's impossible!" he sharply retorted. "That.." Henri-Michel had just moved his lips to say something when the heavy sound of approaching footsteps drowned out the rest of what he was about to say. "Interesting. To think not one but two ants managed to get this far, right under our noses." a feminine voice echoed throughout the hallway. Contained within the voice was an invisible but palpable force. Under its influence, the candles that were mounted across the wall flickered unstably. "That voice.." for some strange reason, Henri felt the voice to be familiar. Looking over his shoulder, his eyes soon bulged. Recognizing the facial appearance of the beautiful woman that was currently making her way towards his direction at an unhurried pace, he spun around. Pointing a shaky finger towards her dir

'Shit!' Aiden suddenly felt a cold chill creep up his spine when he felt Eloise focus her unwavering gaze entirely on him.Blood Monarch Imprint Level One!The sleek suit of blood armor had barely manifested around Aiden's body when he suddenly noticed Eloise standing directly in front of him. Relying solely on the massive buff granted by the blood-red armor, Aiden just barely managed to read her lightning-fast movement.Leaning low with his back, Aiden narrowly avoided getting his skull pierced by his opponent's thrusting fingers. Retaliating in the same breath, he forcefully ejected five droplets of blood from his wrist. The droplets of blood swiftly weaved together in mid-air, instantly solidifying into the massive silhouette of a greatsword.Grabbing the hilt of the sword with all ten of his fingers, Aiden executed a fierce diagonal chop, aimed directly at Eloise's midsection.Fwip!Sensing the potential threat of the crimson greatsword, Eloise abandoned her offense. Beating a sha