"Ladies and gentlemen, your tail cocktails have arrived."
At dawn in Cadman City, one of Maxim's fawning servants pushed open the door and brought the blood-red tail cocktails, chilled in crushed ice, before the vampires inside.
The little players had salvaged a steam-powered ice maker from the ruins to make the crushed ice. The blood cocktails, chilled to perfection, had the vampires in the darkness licking their lips.
They could smell the virgin's blood within the fine liquor. Its pure, fragrant scent made the vampires, who had recovered somewhat, eagerly reach for this rare delicacy.
Especially those few who had grown somewhat addled by the corruption of astral psionic energy. They could hardly wait to pick up a bottle and chug it.
They had just escaped death, and after Lord Jade's encouragement, they were convinced they had a bright future ahead of them.
On top of that, blood had been delivered in an unending stream from last night until now, helping them shake off their weakness. Though the loss of their blood essence couldn't be made up overnight, the return of their strength had filled them with confidence.
"Jade, do you really believe that damn Murphy can kill Femis?"
A white-haired vampire woman sat beside Jade with two glasses in hand. She eagerly offered a glass of the delicious tail cocktail, complete with ice, to her current leader.
Jade accepted it without a word and clinked glasses with his alluring companion, displaying impeccable manners.
Even among this group of allies, a hierarchy remained.
Jade and the six other Silver-rank clan guards were naturally the superiors. The other fifteen servants stood around the edges, fawning over their masters and celebrating their impending victory.
They had all been turned into vampires after the astral rift struck Cadman City. They were gifted blood