SILVER-HAIRED
Chapter 219: The Enemy {1}

Chapter 219: The Enemy {1}

Alice grabbed the dagger, sauntering to the two babies beside Yelena. That was when Nicklaus lost it, the pain, the grief, and his anger stormed through and he did something he never thought he could do, something only the elders were capable of, he fully transformed into his vampire form.

Next were screams and blood, as the 20 sorceresses drowned in the pool of their own blood.

"No please, please we were just following her orders," Alice said in tears, her body shocked as the monster stalked towards her. Nicklaus’ looks were animalistic, his ears slightly pointy and his veins covering his entire body, his look was deformed to look like a beast, and his wings were spread out.

Her trembling eyes fell on his bloody hand holding the blood of her sisters he just ripped apart.

"You held a dagger at my children’s throat"

She gulped at his monstrous tone and she knew she was done for. "You’re not innocent"

Next, her body dropped to the ground, and once again his hands were bloody but he didn’t care, he didn’t faze. His vampire form retreated when he set his eyes on his mate. Tears rolled his cheeks as he held her cold body against his.

"No... No... not again" he cried as his breath shook. "Oh Yelena, please wildfire open your eyes" he held her form and cried his heart out, his cries echoed in the hall. "Please..." but she was still lifeless, just like two thousand years ago when he held her cold form, his sweet Yelena was gone.

The sweet sound of the babies crying came forth and his eyes darted to the crying boy and girl, their bodies still bloody and wrapped in a blanket, their cries increased like they sensed their mother was gone.

Nicklaus sobbed, placing his hands on them and their cries seemed to ease, they were beautiful, so beautiful that he couldn’t believe they belonged to him. The boy’s eyes flicked open revealing his mother’s golden orbs, his second son looked just like Yelena but by the looks of his, he would grow to have his raven hair. The baby girl’s eyes opened once again revealing her amber orbs, a mixture of green and gold. They were perfect just like their mother and once again she took his hair color, she was the spitting image of her mother and then he broke again when the realization struck him, a name was not given to them yet, something he hoped would be Yelena’s choice when the time came.

A portal appeared and Alaric strolled in, the first which he took led to a dead end until he was finally able to locate the second one, he just hoped he wasn’t too late.

He took in the scene and for the first time, his heart momentarily stopped, blood was splattered on every corner, and what more was Celeste’s body on the ground.

"No no no" he rushed to her, holding her body, she was gone, his lips quivered and his eyes shook like a dagger to his heart when he saw what she lost.

"Nicklaus!" he yelled and faced ahead finally seeing what lay and as if the pain was not enough he saw what broke him.

Nicklaus was seated on the floor, his back against the platform, Yelena in his arms and two crying babies beside him.

What could he make of this situation? How can he process this? He gently dropped Celeste’s body gently, his features a mix of breakage and pain, tears leaking from his eyes as he walked sluggishly toward Nicklaus who looked lost from the earth.

Alaric fell to his knees before Nicklaus.

"I..." Nicklaus began, his eyes far ahead. "I was too late"

At the sound of the babies, his eyes darted to the two infants and his blood ran cold when he gazed upon the baby girl.

"She gave birth to three"

"A-And the other one?"

"Vlad"

"What?!"

"Vlad, our father, our mentor, our Elder, he’s the one behind this all this time. The shadow, the trail, me being fertile, he orchestrated it all"

"Why?"

"My first born son, Basker will come for him and I know what Vlad wants"

"He wants to get his hands on it, knowledge in the wrong hands will ruin our Realm. A ghost is responsible..." his mouth hung. "... For all this!"

"A ghost we thought was dead" Nicklaus rose to his feet, placing Yelena on the platform gently, his eyes on her still looks.

"What will you do?"

"Keep my promise to my mate, I will protect my children, even if its the last thing I do"

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The portal opened and Mathilda walked into the dark forest with the crying baby, her eyes darted to the young infant who wouldn’t keep his mouth shut even as she tried to rock him, it was almost like he was calling for someone.

"You have done well, Mathilda ’’ at the sound of the voice her eyes darted to the hooded figure, he unraveled it revealing an elderly man that seemed to be in his 100, bald head and overly pale skin, and red eyes. "Your loyal is immeasurable"

She bowed. "Elder Vlad" She began. "She gave birth to three"

"Hmm I did not predict that, but I’m in need of only one, did you kill the rest?"

"Yes I ordered my coven to deal with it, I shared my power so they will not fail"

"Good.... now, bring him to me" he stretched out his hand with his inhuman extended nails.

"All this for this child?"

"Do you question me, woman?"

"So that you can obtain the Holy Library?"

"Yes. Young Nicklaus was but a child when he struck that bargain with Basker and able to grasp such knowledge and returned as a powerful god, I learned that at my death bed. It didn’t seem fair"

"I have kept you alive with my magic, hidden, the last elder"

"Yes and you have done well, everything has worked according to plan"

"I have a demigod in my hands, such blessing... and power" she mused, smooching the child but he remained crying.

Vlad frowned. "Where are you going with this?"