I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

"Your Highness? Your Highness? It's time to get up and prepare for the Awakening Ceremony."

"Uh... well... okay, I'm awake now."

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Eve slowly got up from the bed and stretched.

Since she had no nightmares last night, Eve felt very relaxed when she woke up.

She casually drew a magic circle at her feet, and the nightgown on her body turned into a luxurious silk princess dress. The outer skirt, as red as blood, showed the wearer's identity as a vampire, and the black inner skirt symbolized the status of the vampire clan as the dark night monarch. The hem of the skirt was decorated with bat-shaped decorations, and a pair of bat wings popped out from the gap reserved on the waist and spread out behind her.

The girl wore a collar-shaped necklace on her fair neck. From the front, a bright red gem was embedded in it. It was the blood clan's most precious treasure - the Blood Star Diamond. She wore long black silk gloves on her arms, which were also decorated with bat-shaped patterns.

The last crown, inlaid with a large number of bright red rubies, was worn on Eve's already-tied white hair, announcing to others the girl's identity as a vampire princess.

"Huh, all right, take me to see mother."

At this moment, Eve changed her usual casual attitude and showed off her majesty as a vampire princess.

"Yes, Your Highness Princess!"

On the other side, the square in front of the palace was now crowded with people who came to participate in or watch the awakening ceremony.

The so-called "Awakening Ceremony" is a ceremony in which people form a contract with the beings in the spirit world.

The Elf Realm is a different dimension located inside the world, where there are beings called "Weapon Elves". If you successfully make a contract with them, you can obtain "Elf Weapons".

The elven armed forces are actually the weapon bodies of the elves, which include a wide variety of weapons, including swords, spears, halberds, shields, staffs, crossbows, as well as special weapons such as hand cannons and muskets.

Among them, a very small number of the highest-level elves have the ability to transform into human form, and the weaker ones can exist in the form of animals or plants, but most elves can only appear in the form of weapons.

Once a contract is signed with an elf, the weapon elf will become the contractor's best comrade-in-arms and closest friend. There have even been records of humanoid elves and contractors getting married.

Although the "Awakening Ceremony" can be attempted an unlimited number of times, statistics show that the success rate is highest during the first awakening. The chance of successfully completing the contract by participating in the ceremony again is extremely slim. However, many people still choose to try their luck. After all, the ceremony is performed collectively and free of charge, so it's worth a try.

However, the "Awakening Ceremony" can only be held under specific circumstances, usually only once a year. Therefore, to a certain extent, the first awakening determines whether people can obtain their own "elven weapons".

At the annual awakening ceremony of the Blood Clan Imperial City, it has always been the Blood Clan royal family members who announce the start of the ceremony. At this time, the people outside are gathered outside the square in front of the palace, looking forward to the start of the ceremony.

"I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess will also be participating in this year's Awakening Ceremony. I wonder if I'll have the honor of meeting Her Royal Highness."

A man in civilian clothes looked at the ceremony site and muttered to himself.

"Ha, what are you thinking? Her Highness's awakening ceremony must have been held inside the palace. How could it be exposed in public?"

Someone nearby heard the man mumbling to himself and retorted casually.

"That's true. After all, she's the princess hailed as the rising star of the vampire clan."

"A rising star of the vampire race? Can you tell me more about him?"

Suddenly, a hooded man on the side spoke up.

"Ha, brother, you've just arrived in the vampire territory, haven't you? You haven't heard of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Ah, I'm a traveling merchant. I've been active with the Beastmen before, so I don't know much about the Blood Tribe. I hope you can introduce me to them."

As he spoke, the hooded man stuffed a few silver coins into his hand.

"Ha, it's just a small matter. Her Highness's affairs are well known among the vampires."

After taking the silver coin handed over by the hooded man, the man weighed it roughly and put it in his pocket, then cleared his throat and continued.

"Her Royal Highness's deeds are too numerous to mention. Take, for example, the Burning Sun Trial that all members of the Blood Clan must undergo. Her Royal Highness's performance even surpassed that of Her Majesty the Queen before she participated in the Awakening Ceremony. Furthermore, according to gossip, Her Royal Highness barely needs blood. Many people say that Her Royal Highness may have surpassed the First Ancestor. And... "

Just as the man was talking non-stop, the hooded man suddenly interrupted him.

"Oh, that's amazing! Thanks for the introduction."

"Hey, it's okay. Ah, the awakening ceremony is about to begin, so I won't talk about it for now."

As he spoke, the man turned his head to watch the speech before the ceremony, while the hooded man beside him quietly slipped into the crowd and left the square. After turning left and right, he finally went into an alley on the side.

In the dim alley, the hooded man looked around, set up a small silent barrier, and then took out the communication crystal in his arms.

"It's useless. I said, apart from those masters, even an idiot would have guessed that the vampire princess would awaken alone in the palace. The other information hasn't changed. Where are the others?"

"Just like you."

A deep, hoarse voice came from the crystal.

"Tsk, who is this vampire princess who suddenly appeared?"

"God knows. Okay, the orders from the big guys above have been fulfilled. Let's retreat."

"Ah."

As he spoke, the man lifted the barrier, walked out of the alley and headed towards the city gate, leaving the Blood Clan Imperial City.

At this time, in the Blood Clan Palace, the protagonist of the conversation just now had also arrived at her own separate ceremony site.

"Mother."

Eve said this and made a standard court salute.

"Ah."

Elizabeth spoke after a slight response.

"Okay, everyone else please leave."

Unlike the extremely bustling ceremony venue outside, in the end only Elizabeth and Eve remained here. Even the other members of the collateral royal family were in other ceremony venues. This was unprecedented in the history of the blood clan.

"So, are you ready?"

Elizabeth asked, looking directly at Eve.

"of course."

Eve responded with confident words.

"Very good, let's get started."

Elizabeth waved her hand and cast a supreme barrier magic, completely isolating the ceremony site from the palace.

"Mother?"

"Nothing, just in case. Let's get started."

"Yes!"

Taking off the long gloves on her hands, Eve walked into the magic circle and stood in the center.

"Declare! By this oath, you are my blade and I am your anchor. Reveal yourself here, spirit of the other shore!"

In an instant, an extremely dazzling white light filled the entire ceremony venue, and even Elizabeth beside her narrowed her eyes slightly.

As the light gradually faded, a petite girl with silver hair and blue eyes appeared in front of Eve. Except for her slightly more developed chest and blue pupils than Eve's, the two could be said to be cast in the same mold, like sisters.

The girl was wearing a well-fitting casual outfit and a silver-white longsword with a golden guard on her waist.

"Holy Sword·Water Moon Thousand Stars·Ilvia, please teach me, Master."

As she spoke, the silver-haired girl half-knelt on the ground and rested her forehead against Eve's right hand. A sword-shaped mark then appeared on the back of Eve's hand.

"really."

Elizabeth, who was watching this scene, whispered to herself, but did not let Eve hear it.

But just when Eve thought the awakening ceremony was over and was about to say hello to Ilvia in front of her, the ritual circle emitted a violent light again.

This time the light was more intense than when the holy sword awakened, and it had even begun to impact the barrier set up by Elizabeth.

Then Eve was surprised to find that her body suddenly began to grow. In the blink of an eye, she changed from a petite loli to a tall, perfect-looking girl. What she couldn't see was that her eyes had changed from the red pupils of the vampires to a pair of golden vertical pupils, and her white hair had quietly turned black.

Elizabeth, who was standing by, was also a little surprised by this scene, but she immediately came to her senses and prepared to reinforce the already shaky barrier.

But as the light burst out again, the already shaky first layer of barrier and the hastily set up second layer of barrier shattered in an instant and dissipated in mid-air. Even the defensive magic circle set up in the blood clan palace was blasted open. In an instant, the dazzling light turned into a beam of light that shot straight into the sky, and then quickly dissipated, and finally condensed into a human form in front of Eve.

The light covering her body slowly dissipated, revealing a girl with long purple-black hair and golden eyes. Before Eve could react, the girl suddenly kissed her, her red lips entwined with hers.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Eve was also a little dazed by this series of accidents. In the end, it was Ilvia who reacted first and forcibly separated the two.

As the kiss ended, a strange X-shaped mark consisting of four blades appeared on Eve's left hand.

"you are?"

"Sky Blade·World Destruction Judgement·Arkana, then, I hope you can awaken and wake me soon, Master."

"Wait!"

Without giving Eve any chance to ask anything, Arcana returned to the mark, and Eve slowly turned back into her previous loli shape.

All that was left was the ceremony venue that had just had a skylight opened, the angry Ilvia, and Elizabeth who seemed to be enjoying the show.

§ 2 Resurrection

In the messy ceremony venue, before Eve could recover from Arcana's kiss and the words she had just left behind, a new trial had already come to her.

"Owner."

Although Ilvia still had a blank expression on her face and even her tone of voice remained unchanged, Eve's keen sixth sense told her that it was best to be careful with her words and actions.

"Ah... uh... Ilvia, you don't have to call me Master, just call me by my name."

“…Eve?”

Ilvia tilted her head as she spoke.

"Yeah, that's fine, call me whatever you like."

"...I understand. Then, Eve."

"Hmm... Ilvia is a bit confusing. Can I call you Via?"

"Eve is the master, so do as you please."

"No, no, no, I'm asking, Ilvia, do you like being called that? It's not an order."

“…I don’t know, but I don’t hate it.”

After a moment's thought, Ilvia replied softly.

"Well... I'll call you Wei Ya for now. If you prefer another name, please tell me."

"…Um."

As the conversation went on, the low pressure on Ilvia gradually dissipated.

"Cough cough."

At this time, Elizabeth on the side coughed twice, clapped her hands and spoke.

"Alright, you two should go talk somewhere else first. This isn't the place for small talk right now."

As he spoke, he looked up at the freshly-baked skylight above.

"Not only did you break two layers of the barrier, but you even had to repair the barrier of the imperial palace. Seriously, the commotion you caused when you awakened has already broken records."

"Uh...haha."

Eve could only smile dryly at her mother's complaints.

"Alright, I don't mean to blame you. I underestimated your awakening condition. You are indeed the rising star of our vampire clan. Let's go and get out of here first."

"Ah."

But just as Eve took a step forward, she felt a strong sense of dizziness, and then her whole body seemed to be drained, her eyes went black, and she fell down.

The memory ended with Ilvia hurriedly supporting herself.

Seeing Eve fall, Elizabeth hurried over to check her condition.

"She's severely overdrawn in strength, but otherwise fine. Is this a side effect of that recent growth experience? Don't worry, your master is fine. Just take her back and let her rest."

Elizabeth called the maid and took Eve back to the bedroom. Ilvia followed the maid and left, while she herself began to repair the barrier of the palace.

Since the palace's barrier is extremely complex and has been remodeled by several generations of queens, repairing it is definitely a huge project.

And because of the strange phenomenon Eve had just caused when she awakened, in order to avoid attracting rats to spy, the repair of the barrier was even more urgent.

"What a worrying daughter!"