SILVER-HAIRED
Chapter 220: The Enemy {2}

Chapter 220: The Enemy {2}

"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?"

"This child will be a blessing to my people, we need not serve Vampires anymore. He will be our King and lead us to liberation"

"You fool! He is the gateway to the Holy Library, a tethered soul chosen by Basker himself, he is more than a blessing, he’s my salvation!"

"I will keep him, the demigod is mine"

"Well if you wanted a demigod you should have taken the other two, fool!"

She gasped because in a blur he was before her. "Your magic needn’t sustain me any longer, I have ALL I need"

Her eyes widened in realization but it was too late. One of the black tree branches impaled her against one of its barks, through her chest.

Vlad ticks his tongue grabbing the child. "Pity... I was fond of you" he walked away as her remaining life flashed before her eyes, she was still breathing but barely moving, her very life felt her slowly leaving her and it couldn’t be more painful.

"Now now child, enough with the cries, grandfather is here" he took off the blanket and laid the child on the cold stone. "You know I have waited thousands of years just to see you, you’re in this world thanks to me. With you, I shall regain my youth and lead the Vampires into revolution" He smirks. "Now open lead thy way, son"

"Get away from my son!" a threatening tone came forth and Vlad smiled broadly.

"It isn’t young Nicklaus you have grown, a father now" he mused.

"Why? You were like a father to me, to ALL three of us, and yet you stoop to such!"

"Do not question me, boy! I deserve what I want... Do you know what it feels like to die slowly? In bed watching as the children surpass us, just because we are elders doesn’t mean we should be gone, we deserve to stay in this world just as you!"

"All this for youth?!"

"No Young Nicklaus, what you once sought, POWER!"

"I do not crave such anymore, seat on the throne if that may satisfy you but I’m leaving here with my son and you will not stop me!"

"Fool! Basker will come for him"

"Let him come, it was I who struck the bargain not you but I’m not letting you have your way, for the pain you caused my sister, and my Yelena, I will rid you from this earth"

"Come and try boy!"

Nicklaus roared dashing at Vlad in speed, Vlad’s eyes widened in shock. "Impossible!" he spoke, Nicklaus has obtained the very power made for Elders! He growled, changing to his vampire form as well and they collided like furry. But age was a bitch, Nicklaus overpowered him with his brutal strength, once again stunning Vlad to the extent he was kicked to the ground with Nicklaus’ hand gripping his throat and drawing his black blood.

"Such power" he choked on his own blood. Nicklaus snarled ready to go in for the kill but something pushed him off he was back to his feet and what he saw stunned him.

"Beowulf?"

The wolf growled at him protecting his enemy.

"You..." Nicklaus said in realization. "...It was you all this time..."

"Yes boy!" Vlad sluggishly rose to his feet. "I sired your own creation and loyal servant against you. I was weak and Mathilda had to stay in plain sight until you would seek for her, Beowulf was the perfect pawn to watch and make sure everything went according to plan.

"Forgive me, Magnus, I serve only one master and that is Lord Vlad"

Nicklaus split blood from his mouth. "Hold your sorry, I destroy him with you," he said on the ready, his eyes on his son on the cold stone, if he fights more aggressively than he intends to, he might get caught in it, he would die before that would happen.

Beowulf roared aiming and bouncing on him, he crawled as they both dropped to the ground.

"Kill himmmm!" Vlad yelled.

Nicklaus grabbed Beowulf by his mouth and tore through, killing the wolf instantly, he flung his parted body to the side, getting to his feet.

"Hold your horses, boy!"

Nicklaus froze, Vlad held his son in his arms, a dagger close to his throat. "You wouldn’t kill" he seethed out knowing fully well Vlad needed him but he was unpredictable.

"I would rather have you destroy my plans," he pushed through.

"NO!"

But suddenly the tip of a sword came forth and slid through Vlad’s chest, in a blur Nicklaus quickly secured his son before he touched the ground.

"For the Empress," Mint said, redrawing his sword. His nose has served him well, same for his instinct, Beowulf was suddenly here so he followed, no one would harm the Empress and Emperor’s child, no one!

Vlad choked and fell to his knees, right before Nicklaus. His weak gaze fell on Nicklaus’ cold gaze against him.

"I-I will not be the only one who comes for him, not just this one but the other demigods your filthy mate produced, they are the first of their kind many will want them" he spoke as blood gushed from his mouth and he cracked in a pearl of laughter.

"And many of them will fall at my feet if they so much as touch my children, I will be the darkness that drives all forces that would come forth and also the light that shields them"

Vlad’s smile vanished leisurely, the words Nicklaus spoke sent a chill to his spine. "This boy is connected to the Holy Library those who seek it will-" It was too late Nicklaus was quick as he grabbed his neck and snapped it.

Vlad’s lifeless body dropped to the ground.

"Burn..." at his words his body caught fire and burnt before his eyes.

Mint watches, well pleased by this.

"...And join the rest of your kind, like the ghost you’re"