The Fallen Vampire

Chapter 13: Indra Learns to Cultivate

Indra held all seven of the rings in his hand before crushing them in his palm.

Almost immediately, there was a flash of bright white light before the contents of all seven rings spilled out onto the floor.

The vampire nodded in satisfaction when he took a brief glance at the items on the ground.

A few pouches of gold, some cheap weapons, a couple of cultivation and martial techniques and even a few ingredients to progress one's cultivation.

Indra immediately picked up two of the books without even bothering to read them and went to wake his fainted maid.

"Enyo! I need your help."

The poltergeist stirred and muttered something unintelligible on the ground.

"Come on, little ghost. You're the only one around to help me with this."

Her eyes immediately snapped open and she flew back several feet.

"W-Wait, my prince! I-I haven't done anything like that since I was still alive so I... need.. to.. prepare..."

Enyo's voice began to trail off when she saw two cultivation books in her master's hands and realized she'd completely misread the situation.

Indra had a humorous smirk on his face and she wanted nothing more than to die all over again.

"We spoke of helping me with my urges, but are you sure you don't need help with yours?" Indra asked as he narrowed his eyes.

As a poltergeist, Enyo was capable of having a working physical body for a short time, even if she was still dead.

Therefore it was completely possible for her to have intercourse as well as a desire to.

"I-I.."

Indra could literally see Enyo's brain beginning to over heat so he decided to stop teasing her while she was still upright.

He moved closer to her and patted her cutely on the head, "Sorry for teasing, Enyo. But I do actually need your help with this."

Enyo was not too mesmerized by his touch to be unable to focus on the booklets in front of her.

Cultivation techniques can be divided into two categories.

Breathing techniques and body techniques.

Breathing techniques are those that detail a method to gather qi into the body through breath, meditation and visualization.

Body techniques are those that utilize the qi absorbed and channel it into certain parts of the body to achieve superhuman feats.

Enyo looked at the two booklets in her master's hands.

One was a fist technique called 'Iron Tiger Fist' and the other was a spear technique called 'Spear of the Sun God'.

"My prince... why are you so determined to cultivate?" Enyo asked.

Indra paused to ponder the answer.

In truth, before it was just a need to alleviate his boredom but now, he felt as though such a thing would be vital when he left the castle.

Instead of answering he asked a question of his own.

"Why does it seem like you do not wish to teach me?"

Enyo flinched at his words and she dropped her gaze to the ground, unable to look her prince in the eye.

"My prince... you cannot cultivate..." Enyo muttered. "I did not wish to tell you before because I had hoped I might spare you from undergoing that pain a second time."

"Pain? Do I seem so fragile to you?" Indra truly did not understand why she thought something as simple as that would have hurt him.

Then suddenly, it dawned on him and he began to recall a piece of their conversation from before.

"My inability to cultivate... Is it the reason why my parents and I weren't close?"

Enyo nodded shyly, her beautiful face covered by her raven black hair.

"Enyo..." Indra took her face into his hands and made it so that her eyes were looking directly into his.

"I do not wish to cultivate so that I might please parents that I don't remember. I want to cultivate so that I might better protect myself."

Despite his lack of memories, Indra was not a fool.

He knew that life outside of these walls would probably be treacherous and contain many hardships.

The only way for him to survive and thrive was through the accumulation of power.

"My prince... are you telling me that you still wish to try? Despite already knowing the outcome?" She asked in disbelief.

Seeing his resolute nod, she found herself unable to deny his wish again.

Gently, she freed herself from his grasp and walked over to the pile of looted goods.

Taking a moment to sort through them, it didn't take her long to find what she was looking for.

A basic breathing technique called 'Breath of The Martial King.'

"Here, my prince... you need to understand this first."

Indra took the booklet from her and immediately sat down and began reading.

After twenty minutes, he read the entire booklet and memorized it.

"What now?" He asked eagerly.

Enyo floated behind him and placed her hands on his broad, muscular back.

"I'm going to inject a bit of pure qi into you. Do your best to concentrate and circulate this energy throughout your body while breathing exactly as instructed."

Indra nodded and closed his eyes , signaling Enyo to begin infusing her qi into his body.

The vampire took deep, steady breaths at irregular intervals.

Within his mind, he began to envision his body as a mountain that was as insurmountable as it was majestic.

The mountain was one rife with arid peaks and rivers as well as an abundance of wildlife.

'Breath of The Martial King' is a breathing technique that focuses on harmony, treating the entirety of the body as if it were one big ecosystem.

Indra was so caught up in his relaxing meditation, he didn't even realize it when his body slipped into a trance.

After an unknown period of time, he opened his eyes to see Enyo sitting on her knees in front of him with a sweet yet sad smile on her face.

Only in that moment did he realize he didn't feel goddamn thing when Enyo injected her qi into his body.

"Shit... I guess I can't cultivate." Indra joked.

Enyo's heart was over flowing with a sad warmth.

Indra was truly trying his best to show her that he wasn't bothered in the hopes that she would feel more at ease.

'My prince is truly the most gentle man I have ever known... It seems even without his memories, some things will never change.'