Elanore channeled mana into her staff, despite the protest of the wolf. Pink mist flowed up the shaft and into the crystal on the end, and she aimed it at the ogre. This time, she put less magic into one of the first spells she'd cast when she arrived at this world. "[Mana Dart]!"
The pink blast erupted from the staff and rifled past the wolf. The ogre didn't even have time to voice a protest. The second his eye locked onto the projectile was the second that the projectile hit him. It ripped through his eye, boring a hole into his head through the retina, and it continued.
Elanore watched the dart blast his head open, the ogre's brains coating the nearby tree. The vampire didn't stop the spell, seeing how far it would go instead. It continued in the air, crashing through several trees, and finally getting stuck in a large boulder.
"Well done, your majesty!"
The vampire grinned, showing off her pearly white fangs. "Thank you, my dearest Pot! It is an honor to receive your praise."
Though, there was at least one who was unhappy with Elanore's actions. The alpha of the wolves ran in front of her and got into a defensive stance, raising his tail, and growling at her.
"I said. Don't!"
Elanore shut the voice off from her mind and waved her finger at the wolf. "Don't get the wrong idea. I wasn't saving you or anything. I was simply taking my kill. After all, this is the whole reason I came out here." The vampire leapt into the air and landed on the chest of the large ogre. "Bleh, you are even more disgusting up close."
She closed her eyes and used her hands to pierce his chest, ripping his core from his body. "[Cleanse]! [Cleanse]!"
The vampire cleaned all of the blood and gunk from her hands and jumped back onto the ground near the wolf.
She sighed and looked at the two dying wolves nearby. The scene reminded her of animals she'd watched on the side of the road. After getting hit by a car, it was common for them to suffer and die from their injuries.
Elanore felt saddened by that reality happening here. There was already one dead wolf on her hands. She moved over to one of the dying wolves and pointed her staff towards its body.
The alpha wolf rushed to bite the vampire's sleeve, attempting to pull her away. "Bastard!"
Well, that title is not completely wrong...Wait! Don't give me such a title, please! The vampire waited as she started casting her next spell, but luckily for her, no bastard title came.
"[Lesser Heal]," Elanore said, green magic pushing from her staff and into the dying wolf. The magic seeped into its body, and it started healing right away, the creature's wounds stitching themselves. She walked towards the next wolf, dragging the alpha by her sleeve. The growling creature refused to let go of her the whole time.
The vampire pointed her staff at the other dying wolf, the alpha dangling from that same arm like an ornament. She repeated her spell.
By the time this wolf's body started mending, the other wolf had healed completely and rushed over to his alpha. He barked at the alpha, and the alpha let go of Elanore's sleeve.
The vampire watched the leader of the wolf's eyes glow with astonishment upon seeing his healed friend. "See, this is why you don't jump to conclusions, and definitely don't bite the hand that feeds you. You can have this carcass."
Pot chuckled and flew next to Elanore. "As always, your majesty is the most benevolent one, even saving those that would try and bite you."
Elanore clicked her tongue. "This is not benevolence. This is…"
The alpha whimpered and lowered himself to the ground in a submissive posture. "Wrong I was. Thank you…"
Elanore looked at his status, observing his dwindling mana. "Don't mention it, and there is no reason to speak like this if it causes you to lose mana. Instead of speaking with magic, you should learn defensive magic." The vampire waved her finger in front of the wolf's third eye with a shake of her head. "Don't get into dangerous situations where strangers need to defend you, capiche?"
"I…"
"No, What did I say? Stop using that telekinesis. It is banned until you learn magic to protect yourself."
Gosh, I am starting to sound like Naela with how I am talking to these wolves…
The vampire shook her head, clearing the wyvern from her mind. "Anyway, if that will be all, you can go about your wolf lives. It's not like I want to put you in a zoo or anything...No matter how cute or fluffy you may be."
Elanore looked towards the fluffy tail of the alpha, waving slightly from side to side. No, no, no, don't you fucking fall for their tricks Elanore! First, you will think that they're cute, and the next second you will be feeding them sausages around the city while they wait for you!
The vampire turned around waving over her cauldron. "Come on, Pot. We got our bounty, so we should start heading to the city."
"As you wish, your majesty."
To Elanore's surprise, the wolves didn't try to follow her as she left. No matter how many times she looked back, the trio simply waited there and watched her leave. The vampire breathed a deep breath after she'd gained a sufficient distance from them.
"Are you sure this was the best decision, your majesty?"
The vampire nodded. "No matter how cute a group of wolves are, I have no place to take care of them, and I don't want to start domesticating all of the wolves in this world."
"But, your majesty, they could have served as your faithful servants."
Elanore shook her head. "There is no way I can afford such a thing right now. I first need to create my energy drink empire."
She pulled out the large magic crystal of the ogre and inspected it in the dim light of the moon.
[Rare: Ogre Mana Core - This mana core comes from an ogre slain by a delusional vampiric witch. ]