"Sean, sister Nyx won't do that. She stayed here for months now, and you saw that she had not made any moves since then." Rem retorted as he can see that Nie and Kai are starting to side with Sean.
"Yes, that's true. But as I've said earlier she might be just doing that to lower our guard, Kein. I can't let someone like Nyx stay at our tribe. I won't ever risk it. Never." Sean firmly replied.
"But-"
"Would you risk your tribe for a single person, Kein?" Sean asked making Rem silent. He can't give any kind of answer to that. If he says yes, then he'll offend his parents and the other Wolfksins. If he says no, then Nyx will surely get disappointed. Both results are not ideal for his goals.
"I... I don't know. Both of the tribe and sister Nyx is precious to me. There has to be another way to make this work, right Dad?" Rem finally spoke. He can only pass this burden to his parents. He can't see any answer that can satisfy both parties.
"Hmmm... How about we do this? Let's make Nyx an official member of the tribe by turning her into a Wolfskin." Kai spoke as all of the members in the group gave questioning looks at him.
"How will you do that, honey? We don't have any methods to convert her to a Wolfskin." Nie asked making the others nod.
"That's right, Kai. I've never heard any methods that can convert one into a Wolfskin." Sean commented.
"Actually, there is one." A voice came out as Oro walks towards the group.
"Hello, everyone. You didn't even gave this elder a visit, Kai, Nie. I feel sad that this old bag of bones is not that important for a visit anymore." Oro gave a sad smile making the two feel guilty.
"That's not true, Elder Oro!" Nie quickly replied making Oro chuckle.
"I was just kidding, Nie."
"Anyways, what is this method you are talking about, Elder?" Ven asked.
"It's a method from our ancestors. It was ritual that is used to preserve our tribe. In the past, humans hunted our tribe thus making our numbers be reduced into a small group. At that time, one of our genius tribe members made a ritual to turn other humans into a Wolfskin. Though this method won't fully make them into a Wolfskin since they can't transform. They will get our ears and tail though. And one thing that made this ritual beneficial for our tribe is it's power to make the converted have a familial feeling to the tribe making them unable to harm us." Oro narrated.
"*Cough* Get me some cup of water, Hane." Oro ordered as she sat down. Hane quickly left and did what she was asked.
"If we had this method then why didn't we used it. We could have converted everyone into a Wolfskin by now." Sean was not believing such a method to exist.
"That's true, but you forgot that the others will surely combine forces to hunt our tribe down This is why I hate brats like you who don't think. Do you think we have the ability to stand a chance at them? Besides, using this ritual has a specific amount of requirements." Oro smacked Sean with her cane making him pout in pain.
"What are the requirements, Grandma?" Rem asked.
"Well, one needs to let the target drink our tribe's blood. One will then need to submerge the body with our blood. The last part is to let the target be bit by one of the tribespeople as they will need to transfer the magic in our body into the target. This will kill the target and the target's body will start to change. When the conversion is finished, the target will start to awaken. This will complete the process." Oro explains as Hane returned with her drink.
"Thank you, Hane."
"It actually uses so much resources to convert others." Sean frowned hearing the process.
"That's right. This is also why we haven't start converting others. Imagine how much blood the tribe will need to donate just to convert one. It's wasteful and also a potential danger for us to use." Kai replied.
"The real question though, are you willing to be converted, Nyx?" Oro asked the quiet girl.
This made Nyx ponder on the situation but in the end she thinks that it's okay to turn herself into a Wolfskin. She has nothing to lose in doing this, and she will actually be able to stay with Rem if she choses to do this, which was what she wanted.
"I am willing to do it, Oro. If I can stay at Kein by turning into a Wolfskin, then I will do it." Nyx said with a serious face.
"Then this is the proof that we need to see if Nyx is not a danger. Sean, Nyx is part of our tribe from now on. In the next few days, asked for some blood from the tribespeople." Kai ordered as Sean nods.
"I still don't trust you though." Sean said to Nyx as he leaves.
"Sorry for Sean's action, Nyx. He just went through some... difficult times that why he is like that." Nie apologizes as Nyx only nods.
"I'll be the one to bite Nyx since I have a high magic stat compared to anyone in the tribe." Oro says as she too starts to leave.
'Not the kind of outcome I've expected but it's still acceptable. I can't believe that the Wolfskin has this kind of ritual but it's too costly to use though.' Rem thought.
"Sister Nyx, thanks for choosing to stay. I'll make sure that we have lots of fun in the future." Rem says he hugs the girl. Nyx smiled as she hears this making her hug Rem back. 'I hate acting like this. I wish I can grow up already so I can stop this act.' Rem thought as he continues to act cute.
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Days passed, and soon all of the blood needed has been acquired. Oro, Nie, Hane, and Ven are currently at the bathroom with Nyx's naked body that is covered by a towel. They are about to start the ritual as a huge bucket that can fit an adult is in the room. It was full of blood that they had collected from the tribe making the room smell awful. Hane was also holding a bowl of blood that Nyx will be drinking.
"Go and start drinking the blood, Nyx. Drink it straight even if the taste is unpleasant." Oro says as Hane brings the bowl of blood to Nyx. She only nods as she starts to drink the blood without stopping. It tasted awful but she continued drinking it for the sake of the ritual.
"Undress, and go submerge your body on the bucket except your head." Oro ordered as Nyx nods. Nie and Ven lifted her body to go inside the bucket. Once Nyx was inside, she felt like the blood was piercing her body as if they are forcing themselves to get inside.
"Ugh!" Nyx can't help herself from groaning in pain. She never thought that it will be this painful, this made the other worry except for Oro. Hane then prepared a small chair where Oro can stand on. She needs it to reach Nyx head with ease.
"Sorry for this, Nyx." Oro says as she then proceeded to bite her neck and pass her magic to her. This made Nyx scream in pain as she can feel fangs piercing her neck. She instinctively tried to push Oro away but was held back by Ven and Nie. Nyx soon can't breath making her kick around her uncontrollably. She felt the instinct to survive but to no avail her body started to weaken. Soon her body started to get rigid, this was a sign that Nyx has died.
"Will everything be okay, Elder Oro?" Nie worriedly looked at the motionless Nyx. She fears that the ritual will fail, and will completely kill Nyx.
"There is nothing we can do but wait for the result. Let's just pray that the ritual is a success. After all, I forgot to mention to Nyx that this was the first time I'm doing this ritual." Oro replies.
"What!? How can you risk someone else's life, Elder Oro!?" Ven felt pity for Nyx. She never thought that the elder she looked up to is someone who can be this despicable.
"I know that my action might kill Nyx, but this is the only way I can ensure that the tribe is safe. It's either I kill the threat or make the threat into our ally. Those are the only options." Oro replies without any shed of guilt.
"The young master will surely be broken if this ritual fails. You do know that right, Elder?" Hane asked. She currently feels guilty from being part of this process. She learned the healing arts to save lives not killing them. Yes, she might be able to kill others but not the innocent.
"I know, but kids tend to forget something after you give them a new thing that interest them." Oro coldly replied making the other three women shiver. They saw a new side of Oro that shocked them to their core. They do understand Oro's method but that didn't made them accept those ways.