Blood Amulet

The Blood Amulet, formally named the Celestial Blood Amulet by the Vampire System, is a demon-tier amulet that Quinn Talen marks with celestial energy and gives to Lucia. It gathers energy from spilled blood, then uses that reserve either to empower its wearer or sustain a blood clone. (Chapter 1712)

History

Quinn chooses a pre-existing demon-tier amulet as the first object on which to test his celestial weapon-marking skill. Its small size and limited personal value make it a manageable experiment, while its high tier reduces the risk that he will spend permanent celestial points on a weak base item. He also intends the result as a gift that will let Lucia rely less on stronger companions and as thanks for the help provided by her ancestor, Robin Graylash. The corpus says the amulet already had energy-gathering functions, but does not establish where Lucia obtained it or identify its original maker. (Chapter 1712)

Quinn channels red celestial energy into the object, spending 2,000 celestial points. The system announces that he has marked the demon-tier amulet and created the Celestial Blood Amulet. Its appearance changes at the same time: the body becomes dark red and Quinn's winged red-dragon symbol is engraved across its face. Quinn treats the result as evidence that a celestial mark can alter an existing item's effects rather than simply adding raw power. (Chapter 1712)

After inspecting the new functions, Quinn returns the amulet to Lucia and explains how to use it. She later carries it while Quinn's allies are trapped beneath the Guardians' shadow dome. The artifact continues absorbing energy from the surrounding battle, and Lucia holds it while insisting that the group still has a chance to escape. That scene confirms that the gathering function remains active away from Quinn; it does not show her releasing the stored reserve or creating a clone. No later chapter clearly states the amulet's final fate, so the latest supported status is active in Lucia's possession rather than destroyed or consumed. (Chapters 1712 and 1743)

Properties and use

The amulet draws energy from blood spilled within a fifty-metre radius and stores that energy until the wearer activates one of two uses. The first combines the gathered blood energy with the wearer's existing power, temporarily empowering them. Quinn reasons that this effectively gives a non-vampire access to blood aura and could allow Lucia to mix blood power with her lightning, but the corpus does not show the proposed blood-lightning combination or define a numerical maximum for the stored reserve. (Chapter 1712)

The second function creates a blood clone. Its lifetime is linked to the amount of energy stored in the amulet, and damage can be repaired by consuming that reserve. The system description establishes the mechanism, while the clone's exact strength, independence, appearance, and ability to reproduce the wearer's other powers remain untested in the supplied text. (Chapter 1712)

Both uses depend on previously gathered blood, preserving the resource requirement of the amulet's earlier form even though the celestial mark changes the kind of energy and the resulting effects. Blood spilled nearby charges it automatically during the later battle. The corpus does not establish whether the blood must come from an enemy, ally, human, vampire, or another species, so no narrower condition should be inferred from the observed radius alone. (Chapters 1712 and 1743)

The amulet also raises an unresolved celestial limitation. Quinn permanently spends points to create the mark and wonders whether a marked weapon would weaken if the conditions sustaining his celestial level ceased to be met. No answer is given during the experiment, and Lucia's later use only confirms that the item continues functioning at that time. (Chapter 1712)

Associated characters

• Lucia: Lucia is the owner for whom Quinn marks the amulet. She later carries it while it gathers blood energy during the Guardians' attack. (Chapters 1712 and 1743)
• Quinn Talen: Quinn selects the base item, applies his first celestial weapon mark, spends 2,000 celestial points, inspects the changed functions, and gives the result back to Lucia. (Chapter 1712)

The Blood Amulet is notable as Quinn's first confirmed marked item, but the corpus does not establish that he forges its demon-tier base or personally wields it in combat. (Chapter 1712)