A large swarm of little bats formed a shadow like a dark cloud beneath the night sky. Amid a fluttering rush, they gathered and condensed into Vivian's form. She straightened her clothes while curiously studying Hao Ren and Lily, wondering what the two of them were doing awake in the middle of the night.
As a vampire... or at least a self-proclaimed vampire, Vivian had a remarkably regular yet bizarre schedule. She stayed energetic and busy throughout the entire day, then spent most of the night energetically wandering outside, and finally returned to sleep for a short while during the hours when the power of shadows was strongest. That was enough to maintain her vitality around the clock.
Hao Ren had once asked the real vampires in the Athens Sanctuary about it, so he knew very well that even among vampires, the Bat Spirit's schedule was considered bizarre. She was not afraid of sunlight during the day, for one thing, while the latter half of her sleeping hours was precisely when a normal vampire was at their most energetic...
With such a schedule that fit in with no one else's, it was hard to imagine how this big sister had firmly considered herself a vampire for tens of thousands of years... It was probably based on the same principle that let Lily steadfastly consider herself a Werewolf.
When Lily saw Vivian return, she casually waved in greeting, then pointed at the moon overhead. "I couldn't sleep, so I came out to bask in the moonlight."
"A full moon..." Vivian glanced up and shrugged. "A Husky spirit can be so pretentious. What are you doing, Hao Ren?"
"I had a nightmare and couldn't sleep," Hao Ren said with a smile.
He raised a hand and pointed at Doudou, who was vigorously