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〔◌┆✎ 𝐑𝐔𝐊𝐈 𝐌𝐔𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐈.◦〕

 -;┊ ༑ ࿐ྂ•••◣ 𝚁𝙿 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙶 | 𝙾𝙲 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙰𝚄 𝙵𝚁𝙸𝙴𝙽𝙳𝙻𝚈 | 𝙰𝚂𝙺𝚂, 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂, & 𝚂𝙲𝙴𝙽𝙰𝚁𝙸𝙾𝚂 ◥ 

“ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ɪᴛ, ʟɪᴠᴇꜱᴛᴏᴄᴋ? ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴜʀʙꜱ ᴍʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʜᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴘᴇʀɪʟ.”

↳↳ ⌠ 𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙾𝚁𝚂, 𝙿𝙻𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙴 𝙳𝙾 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃 : 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙶 𝙸𝚂 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝙽𝚂𝙵𝚆. 𝙰𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴, 𝙸 𝙵𝙴𝙴𝙻 𝙸𝙽𝙲𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙳 𝚃𝙾 𝙰𝚅𝙾𝙸𝙳 𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙰𝙽𝚈𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙽𝙾𝚃 𝙾𝙵 𝙰𝙶𝙴 𝙰𝚂 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙵𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙾𝙼 𝙷𝙰𝚂 𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝙼𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙼𝙴𝚂. ⌡

 ༑ ࿐ྂ•••◣ ғᴇᴇʟ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴜʙᴍɪᴛ ᴀɴʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴄᴀɴᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜ'ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ʀᴜᴋɪ. ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ, ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴍᴇs, ᴀɴɪᴍᴇ, ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴄᴅ's, ᴇᴛᴄ. ◥ 

↳↳ ⌠ 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙲𝙰𝙽𝙾𝙽𝚂 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙻𝙸𝚂𝚃 ⌡ -;┊

 ༑ ࿐ྂ•••◣ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ sʜᴏʀᴛ sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ʀᴜᴋɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ɪɴ ᴀ 𝟻𝟶𝟶-𝟷,𝟶𝟶𝟶 ᴡᴏʀᴅ ғɪᴄ ᴏʀ sᴏ, ʙᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪ sᴘᴇɴᴅ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴍᴇ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴɪsʜ. ◥

"ʜᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʀᴜʟᴇꜱ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴏʀ ʙᴇ ᴘᴜɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ."

✎—❝ ʜᴀʀᴀssᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴ, ᴍᴜsᴇ, ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ. ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇ, ᴜɴᴡᴀʀʀᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜsʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴠᴇɴᴇss ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ. ❞ 

✎—❝ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴜsᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴀɢs sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴛᴡ ᴏʀ ɴsғᴡ ᴡʜᴇɴ sᴜʙᴍɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀsᴋs. ᴀʟʟ ɴsғᴡ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴀsᴋs, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛs ᴏғ ᴀɴʏ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴜɴɢᴇᴏɴ. ᴍᴜᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴsғᴡ ᴘᴏsᴛs ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs ʙʟᴏɢ. ❞ 

✎—❝ ʀᴇQᴜᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʀᴜᴋɪ'ꜱ ꜱ/ᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪɴ 2ɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ. ❞

✎—❝ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀsᴋ, sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ, ᴏʀ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ɪғ ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏᴏ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ/ᴏʀ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅ. ❞ 

✎—❝ ɴᴏ sᴘᴀᴍᴍɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴍᴀʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴏɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ’ʟʟ ᴛʀʏ ᴍʏ ʙᴇsᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴍᴀɴʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋs ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs ʙʟᴏɢ, sᴏ ɪ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴜʀɴᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ❞ 

✎—❝ ᴀʟʟ sʜɪᴘs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀᴜ’s ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴅs, ᴘᴏsᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴋs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ sʜɪᴘ ɴᴀᴍᴇs ᴛᴀɢɢᴇᴅ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴜᴋɪ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, sᴏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ɪɴғɪᴅᴇʟɪᴛʏ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴛ. ❞ 

✎—❝ ᴀɴʏ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟ, ᴇᴍᴏᴊɪ, ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ, ʀᴘ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴍᴇꜱ, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴇʙʟᴏɢɢᴇᴅ. ❞

✎—❝ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ɢᴏᴅᴍᴏᴅ ᴏʀ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴍʏ ᴍᴜsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴅɪsᴄᴜssɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ɪ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʀᴜᴋɪ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. ❞ 

✎—❝ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ғᴜʟʟ ᴏɴ ᴘᴀʀᴀɢʀᴀᴘʜs ᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ-ʟɪɴᴇʀs, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ 𝟹𝟶𝟶-𝟻𝟶𝟶 ᴡᴏʀᴅ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴏɴᴇ-ʟɪɴᴇʀ. ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ, sᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sᴜʙᴍɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀ. ❞ 

✎—❝ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀ sᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴜᴋɪ ɪs ᴠᴇʀʏ sᴀᴅɪsᴛɪᴄ ɪɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴏᴘɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴜsᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅʟʏ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ғᴇᴡ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ❞ 

✎—❝ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, ᴀᴅᴍɪɴ =/= ᴍᴜsᴇ. ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ʀᴜᴋɪ’s ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴅɪᴀʟᴏɢᴜᴇ, ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʀɪɢɢᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪsᴛɪᴄs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ. ❞

✎—❝ ᴛʜɪs ʙʟᴏɢ ɪs ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ғᴜɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴘɪʀɪᴛ. ᴀʟʟ ᴀsᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄɪᴠɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴜᴋɪ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ! ❞

✝️ PRIEST RUKI MUKAMI HEADCANONS ✝️

“Such an irrational world we live in, revering the Gods for their saving grace. But they’re all wrong—all so horribly mistaken. Only humans are to blame for their own misfortune, only humans can wallow in their own evil and corruption. After all, if your so-called ‘God’ existed… Then why won’t he save you now? Ah, that’s right—God never existed anyway.”

🛐 As revealed in the games themselves, Ruki previously adhered to the religious practices of his original family as a human child, celebrating holidays such as as Christmas and even going as far as to pray before a special meal. Contrary to the translation of his current last name, “Godless” or “without/no god,” one would be remiss in assuming he always upheld atheist ideals.

🛐 Ironically enough, his priesthood only confirms the Vampire’s lack of faith. The not-so-divine envoy holds gatherings in a secluded chapel, sanctuary to those seeking to scrutinize the Bible through the lens of literary analysis akin to any other scholarly work. Aside from its religious context, Priest Ruki deems the Bible a text rich with narrative style and allegorical elements the likes of which few modern compositions can ever mirror.

🛐 Not only has he memorized every single verse, both in the Old and New Testaments, but also Ruki has committed every translation of the Bible to memory since they all differ drastically in their poetic value. Personally, his focus lies within the realms of the book of Genesis, particularly centered around the captivating tale of Adam and Eve—as well as the mesmerizing influence exerted upon them by the cunning serpent.

🛐 Despite how impartial he is to any deity in general, Priest Ruki somehow manages to captivate any congregation to whom he preaches, likening the story of Adam and Eve, the serpent’s deceit, and their exile from Eden to contemporary life that all individuals deeply relate to on some level or another. When he speaks of how the serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit in particular, there is this subtle yet undeniable hint of nostalgia in his eyes, almost as if he has experienced the tribulation of the snake who was forced to crawl on its belly and eat dust for the remainder of its existence.

🛐 Much like the cunning serpent, Ruki was once viewed as a mere tool used by a higher yet external force to carry out his agenda. In hindsight, one could argue the serpent, too, was manipulated, similarly to the naïve and gullible Eve. Despite being known for its knowledge, wisdom, and ultimately the facilitation of profound change, it undoubtedly had its faults; a sentiment Ruki resonates with even in the role of a Priest.

🛐 After every sermon, Ruki might invite you to stay a while longer in the chapel to confess what plagues your mind to him, akin to the catalyst of growth that the serpent once was. In spiritual guidance, after all, there is growth to be discovered in oneself. By listening to and allaying your worries, the seemingly gentle Priest convinces you to confide in him.

🛐 However, not once does he advocate for God or a higher being. His guidance is sincere and considerate for each predicament, exuding unwavering dependability in each counsel and piece of advice provided to the churchgoer.

🛐 Given his natural charm and reliability, eventually the Priest convinces you to partake in a baptism, the ultimate ritual of “purification.” The supposed forgiveness of one’s sins, the washing away of every impurity.

🛐 Before submerging you in the water, however, Ruki gives almost too sinister of a smile unfitting of any priest, betraying any of his earlier guidance, and most importantly of all, belying his true nature.

🛐 It’s as though he is a little too excited to convert you into a full-fledged member of his church.

🛐 The aquatic embrace of the baptism begins weigh upon you longer than necessary, suffocating you as a calloused hand presses down on your chest, immobilizing you as Ruki discloses a confession of his own to you.

🛐 “Everything I have accomplished and obtained for myself… Those were no miraculous work of God. No, those were all earned through my own merit. No amount of preaching, believing, or even praying can improve your wretched existence. All the confessions…? All the sermons? Just a ploy to purify you as my Livestock, lesser still a human. Yes, struggle and resist all you’d like… It only excites me more.”

🛐 Abruptly, Ruki raises you from the water to reveal the full extent of his true self as a demon of the night rather than an envoy of the divine as his fangs find purchase in your moistened shoulder.

🛐 Cloying ichor cascades from the newly inflicted punctures marring your once unblemished flesh, much to Ruki’s satisfaction as he lodges himself deeper with a pleased grunt.

🛐 Atramentous, plumose wings that parallel the darkness of his tormented soul seemingly sprout from his back as he tears into the sweet adipose. Rather than a purification, it is exactly the opposite; Ruki taints you as his own, dragging you down to the depths of Hell in your agony rather than the ethereal heights of paradise.

🛐 One curious quality his bites and his sermons share in common is that it invites and beguiles you for more, just like the serpent of Eden, just like the forbidden fruit enticed Eve. And, likewise, your blood allures Ruki with each vehement descent of his sharp fangs.

🛐 With each punishment, with each draining of your life essence, Ruki reiterates that no higher deity can rescue you from this fate in the “church.” Every day, he sees to it that you care for the anything but sacred place of worship, and little do the regular churchgoers realize, there is someone amongst their ranks being sacrificed daily.

🛐 Behind a gentle and soothing smile lurks the pearlescent daggers that pierce into you every night, spilling said sacrifice, tempting you to such an extent that would make Eve’s betrayal look like a mere, second-guessed impulse.

“Repent for your sins, Livestock, for they will only accumulate.”

🧩 Reading this really made my day, thank you so very much for the kind words, Anon! Of all the pre-existing blogs out there across however many fandoms you may follow, I’m really grateful to hear that this blog is your favorite. It’s always a goal of mine to not only cultivate a space for everything Ruki-related, but also to allow everyone to interact with him in all kinds of amusing situations or even serious and macabre scenarios that are not even present in the games themselves. I’m always glad to hear that my portrayal makes the whole blog feel as though Ruki himself is talking and operating everything here. Thank you once again for your continued support and appreciation, and it is always my pleasure to maintain this blog and write new and entertaining ways Ruki can both punish and pleasure his livestock. 💕 🧩

“Surely you’re joking,” a malicious sneer rose at the appalling suggestion, earning a disapproving sigh from the Vampire. “Absolutely not. Under no circumstances would I ever entertain such disrespect towards me. Why do you ask, anyway? Are you someone who seeks to claim another as your own, Cassandra? Leaving your own unique mark on them…? If so, then you and I are much more similar than I thought.”

Irritation swelled deep within his gelid heart at the mere thought of receiving what most Vampires could only consider as an insult from one who, unlike themselves, derive no nourishment from drinking blood.

“While I don’t enjoy being bitten myself, I prefer to do the biting. There’s something beyond satisfying about seeing the handiwork of my own ministrations inflicted on someone else, not to mention how a bite is akin to a much stronger, more passionate kiss. Sometimes a kiss alone doesn’t suffice in evincing how much I desire someone to the point of wanting to do everything that comes after a mere kiss and a bite.”

Settling the score from earlier, it would seem both had uncomfortable questions to inquire about one another, yet that didn’t stop Ruki from encroaching closer with a hint of a mischievous smirk; almost as if challenging the girl before him. 

“Although you may attempt to sink your teeth, rest assured, I am wholeheartedly prepared to demonstrate what a truly formidable bite looks like to you.”