Chapter Twenty Six
"Ahhh....an original....how exciting... Esther must be proud!"
Still confused, the others listened to hear more about what the wicked witch was implying but this put a frown on Henrik's face. He knew they were already in the rader of the supernaturals, but not so fast. This can only emphasize on the fact that the larger groups already know who they were.
Seeing the frown on his face, Rovenna grins wider " I presume the one holding the others outside must be your brother, another original, am I right?"
Still not speaking, Henrik continues to stare at Rovenna, Eric no longer able to contain it decides to ask what was in everyone's mind
"Henrik, what does she mean? What is an original?"
"Oh, Henrik, you didn't tell him... Henrik, Eric, how amusing..." Rovenna states enjoying the tension in the air.
Henrik knowing he couldn't hide anymore, finally spoke up after a heavy sigh "my origins are complicated Eric....we...my siblings and I....were created by magic...the first of our kind...."
"Vampires Henrik, vampires...hahaha" everyone became shocked after hearing this as well as more alert. The stories of Vampires have always been known, blood sucking beast who lust after blood and gore.
Eric on hearing this, gave distance from Henrik becoming more cautious towards him. Henrik couldn't blame him, he would do the same if he was in his shoe. "How long?...how long have you been alive?" Eric asks
"Almost two centuries...Eric if I wanted, you would be dead, although you have surpassed the human limit, still, it wouldn't be that much difficult, but I didn't. Unlike the rumors, we are not mindless, we are as human as best as we can...." Henrik tries to explain, they came for the witch not for him, he knew what Rovenna was planning.
"Oh but you're not human Henrik..." Rovenna wanted to speak up but was interrupted
"Ok shut up witch, I'll get back to you later." Henrik retorts and then turns over to Eric, waiting for his decision.
"I have always wondered how you were so strong, thinking you must have gone through what I did....so... wooden stakes, garlic eh?" Eric says, cooling of the air between them with the last sentence.
Henrik sighs noticing this
"Seriously, kid, don't let those rumors judge my family, there's a reason we are an original of our kind"
"Hiss..you look younger than I am..." Eric mutters this time, they both focused on the goal of the day. Rovenna realizing her plot didn't work, she became disappointed.
"Sigh, well it was worth the try" she remarks
During the distraction, Sara saw the opportunity to reattach her 'deer horn' blade to attack the ice witch but got frozen from her hand by Freya who at this time felt pitiful
"Why?" She whispers
"Why?!" She continues to ask while Sara was finally captured by two huntsmen, releasing her from the ice bondage.
"Why???...they are in love" Rovenna replies "they reek of it" she whispers in the ears of Freya.
Henrik watching this frowns, understanding what was happening, he could sense magic everytime she spoke, although weak, it was enough to sense it.
'she's manipulating her with magic!'
"Is this not your Kingdom?" Rovenna asks
"It is"
"Do you not have laws"
"I do"
Rovenna smiles knowing she still has the upper hand over her sister
"Then what...is your judgement?"
"....death"
"Enough!" Henrik coating his voice with magic, disrupts the magic of Rovenna earning her err
"It seems no one is exempted from your influence, Rovenna.... including your sister" Freya frowns upon hearing this "what do you mean"
"Do not listen to him sister, he is trying to cause a rift between us" Rovenna quickly answers while glaring at the original
"You're good vampire...but you forget your the enemy here" Rovenna says which gets the affirmation of the huntsmen.
While the conversation went on, guards had rushed in to the balcony to make an arrest but Henrik made a quick work of them.
Seeing this, the huntsmen reacted
"Traitors!"
"Traitors to who? The old queen or the new one?" Eric retorts back
The huntsmen already armed with their weapons, one of them spoke up again "You broke the law!"
"The law? Have you forgotten the ones who loved you? Your mothers, your fathers, what law did they break?" Letting his words sink in, Eric gives a pause and then continues
"Love does not make you weak, it's all that ever gave me strength" Eric fixed his gaze to his old friend
"Tull! Have we not fought side by side? We were children! Brothers and sisters, did we not love each other? Fight with me!! If you die, you die for something that's yours!" Hoping his words had rallied the others to his side, he faces his old queen "you deceived us and now you deceive yourself, Freya. You didn't kill us then, instead you broke my heart and hers against mine" Freya already filled with self doubt couldn't speak anymore.
Rovenna glanced at her, with a little disappointment in her eyes
'she still feels love'
She stares back at Eric from where he was, then towards Sara, who was already dragged and bent to be executed, with a smirk on her face, she walks down towards Sara, and without looking at Eric, who understanding what she was planning was already agitated.
"Ohh Eric...but love doesn't save you. I should know..I was dead before" turning back towards the throne where Freya was, Tull raised his sword dropping it down towards Sara
"No!"
But to everyone's shock, Tull breaks the chain binding her releasing her from her hold
*Clang*
At the same time, Henrik had conjured a bow and made a shot towards Rovenna, who without looking had blocked the attack with a black substance from her being that looks slimy but at the same time solid enough to defend against the force from a magical arrow.
Looking at Henrik, she smirks "game on"
With just a thought, she sends a huge tentacle of the black glass towards where Henrik is, Henrik with Eric, jumps down from the balcony, narrowly escaping the attack
*Boom*
Although she looked occupied with the original, she was well aware of her environment, knowing the huntsmen were coming closer to attack her as well, she sends out multiple black tentacle with sharp points towards the huntsmen
*Puu*puu*puu*
Some were quick to avoid the attacks but those who weren't, were stabbed in several places.
With her going against every soldier, it was evident to see how powerful she was.
Freya seeing what was happening, could not handle it
"Rovenna stop...stop...stop"
Not minding the words of her sister, Rovenna continued on, still against the huntsmen while also pushing back Henrik who found it a little difficult to handle because he was trying not to dodge an attack which could be fatal for another. Rovenna didn't care about the casualties. All needed to obey her or die resisting
"ENOUGH!!"
BOOMM!!!!!!
Freya angered, unleashed her ice magic, controlling it, it broke through the ground and created a wall separating her children from her sister.
With the little breathe given to them, the huntsmen began taking care of the casualties, helping them however they could. Eric finally united with Sara, moves towards Henrik, who was already facing the wall.
"So.... you're an old man...or dead old man?" Sara asks sarcastically which earns a twitch from the eyes of Henrik.
"I'm not old, technically I just stopped aging, we could be considered young for our kind...you know what why am I even explaining to you" Sara and Eric could only let out a small laugh seeing the frustration of Henrik when he is called old.
No longer wanting his friend to be embarrassed, Eric turns serious while asking
"So what now?"
Henrik with a smirk on his face looks towards his two new friends
"Now... I let loose"
Unstrapping his axes from his side as well as injecting his phantom magic into his weapons, they become ethereal with blue runes around the body of the axes, shocking the couple.
"I never knew Vampires could do that" Sara says still shocked
Henrik feeling proud with his little show, fast walks and then jumps toward the wall while saying
" That's because they don't!"
A/N: hello everyone. since I resumed I haven't said anything, so I'll use this opportunity.
the reason why it seems like the updates here are becoming irregular of which I AM SORRY for is cause I'm trying to get more inspiration. since I went off because of financial issues and came back, I lost moral. no more supports, no more power stones, I felt lost, still do and I have been trying to bring back the feelings I had for this fic, even updating my Patreon is hard. nevertheless, I'll try and update. have so much to type but I can't.
anyways whatever I'm cooking up, I want to post it first on my Patreon before coming here, it'll take a little bit of time but I'll get there and I'll try to update once a week for now.
Still for the readers still here THANKS. much love..your encouragement is needed...I really need it.
I'm still here and I'm still gunna write..I have started the draft work of my other fic. uzumaki Puppet King. I'll start posting here soon.
Thanks for reading my random rants. love y'all.