Cherreads

Chapter 4 - Blood Curse

This is not the first time that my blood curse is activated...

Back then, 10 years old to be exact... My family opened my butcher shop... My mother was the ownership of that store... She was a retired knight.. now she is a butcher

My father died since that day... She retired from it because she was scared... She was left traumatized from that day on...

" Look it's mama, holding a box of chickens" Eirene said calmly

My siblings was there, My annoying brother, Elias... And my cheerful sister.. Elicia were on the same boat...

" Hey, weird eyes... Let's look at Mama"

Elias called me "weird eyes" as my nickname... Due to my eyes being heterochromia, means different colored eyes... Despite my brother is overly annoying

Then, the siblings went out the butcher room to watch my Mother butchering live animals

" Wow, Mama killing alive chickens... This is cool" Elias was astonished

Elias was indeed a psychopath... Watching the chickens get killed was all part of his entertainment.... While my sister... Elicia was holding at my hand... Scared from its discovery

While my mother was slaughtering the chickens all night... In accident, I managed to taste a single drop of blood from that chickens

Because of that... The Blood Curse Activated

The scent of that blood made my body tremble... Even just I tasted that singular blood... It appears to be tasty

Even through I have a deep attraction to blood.. the homemade food that my family gives me has no sense of flavor... All points that was attracted to that singular blood.... There I developed an addiction

Similar from my previous world... You cannot quit addiction... Alcohol, cigarettes, lust... Everything is an addiction.. and here I am, craving blood like an habit

And when night falls... All of my family members was sleeping... Including my mother... Then I sneaked out at the butcher room and drank a gallon of blood

My hunger was satisfied enough... I drank the blood whole... I chugged it like a midnight snack...

Based from my experiences as a 10 years old, I seen that same hologram that I barely remember

[ Drain Activated Extraction Completed, you consumed 4 liters of blood]

There it was... I drank a full gallon of blood from the butcher room... No one witnessed that night... So I kept it as a secret

That scene left me traumatized... From this day on... I will never make contact in any blood ever again... Or so it thought...

So there it was, 6 years later... My Blood Curse activated a second time... Craving for blood like a battery that replenished my hunger

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After I drank a bucket full of blood, I was felt a terrifying look... My hunger is replenished and the Blood Curse was stopped... There I gain new abilities

[ 5L/1L= +100 strength]( completed)

[ 5L/2L= +50 defense] ( completed)

[ 5L/3L= +skill ( blood sword)] (completed)

[ 5L/4L = +100 mana] ( completed)

[ 5L/ 5.5 L= +100 strength]

Attributes obtained : + 100 strength, + 50 defense, +100 mana , +skill( blood sword)

" Blood Sword?"

Then Eirene used inspect on her new acquired skill, Blood Sword

Blood Sword- the ability to create a sword made from your own blood... Prolonged use may lead to mana drainage

Blood Sword

Durability: 1000/1000

Strength: 50

Abilities: Damage dealt to the enemy will heal your body

Upon reading my newly acquired skill, I was shocked by my discovery.. This skill can make a sword made from my very own blood.. Also, the Blood Sword ability is to heal itself when dealing damage

" Woah... This sword is basically a self-heal"

Also, my current stats increased.. this explains why my stats were three digits.. Making my body powerful

Huh... It seems that the Blood Curse gave me additional stats whenever I drank some blood... Interesting power

Then I knew the main purpose of this strength... The human skill that I was born with... The Blood Curse

Back when I was little, I consumed a gallon of blood... There 4 liters that was added through my Blood Curse... Recently, I drank a bucket full of blood... Adding an additional liter from my body

" Huh... I know the true purpose of my Blood Curse... Drink blood to get stronger.. Easy"

Then, Eirene set out a plan to maintain its Blood Curse... Able to get her stronger

" To drink blood... I need to slaughter live animals..."

" After that, I will extract the meat of an animal... Then I will sell the meat from our meat shop.... Wow.. business is booming"

Suddenly her tummy gurgles once again… Then her blood curse activated… Her cravings from blood arose again.

" Ugh… one liter is not enough… I want more…. Blood!"

Her cravings from blood struck Eirene in her body… her hunger didn't satisfied though.. as she awakened her Blood Curse again

"Blood… I need Blood… to get stronger…. I need to get stronger"

Upon muttering herself… She wiped out her bloody face with a towel and went outside

" Need more blood… Buy livestock from the old farmer"

The streets were dark… While Eirene hunger was not enough.. She needed to consume blood… Then one knight suddenly approached Eirene

" Young Lady… what are you doing in the middle of the night!.. it's too dangerous to wander here… there are a lot of thieves in these streets"

As Eirene pupils dilate, The addiction of blood soon got worse… then she replied to the knight

" Sorry Sir… but I need to go to the farmer… to buy livestock"

" Sorry Ma'am, but it is dangerous to go this time… there were criminals lurking in the streets of Allure… it's best to go to your home"

Ignoring the knight warnings… She walked past the knight… Going to the main gate were the farmer was located… while the knight was confused

After some time, when I finally went into a town gates, in order to collect some livestock… suddenly, in the alleyway… a theif approached me

" Lady… hand me all your money… Instead I will kill you"

The thief was holding a dagger.. Pointing at me in a disheveled expression…

The money that I have is the payment for buying a livestock from a local farmer… 20 silver coins to the exact…

" Lady… I will not say a second time… Give me the money"

" No"

Then, the thief was furious from what he heard… because of that… he stabbed me in the chest…

Eirene was stabbed at full force.. Knowing what would happen... She yanked the dagger with its bare hands... Knowing that the bleeding was so severe

" No, My money"

Then, the thief stole the bundle full of silver... Because of my rage... I activated my Blood Curse... There I activated my human skill

" Blood Sword"

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