“I’ll spread a bed on the ground.” the old man said and walked out to the small shed.Nicolai still was dazedly sitting there.“There, there young lad. You don’t have to worry. You can stay with us. In fact, we were searching for a farmhand. If that’s okay with you…”Nico silently blinked. He had no experience working on a farm plus…. He was still in shock. He needed a little more time to get used to these changes.This made him wonder. When he was briefly staying in the coven he had met a few of the elders there. Some of the vampire elders had arisen from a hundred-year-old slumber like this. All the time the elders needed at least a year to get adapted into the new environment.He used to joke as a kid. Some elders were ever so saddened that they decided to slumber even more. That’s how bad it is to adapt to changes.For a vampire who lives eternally change
The next morning he woke up with his eyes so puffed up that he was barely able to see. The old lady fussed so much and gave him warm towels to place on his lids.Laying on the ground, Nico silently sniffed. His nose was of course blocked from all that sobbing.“what did you do last night lad? Your nose is pink like a pig and your eyes.. gosh did you get stung by a fire ant?”“no just sobbed my heart out. those feelings needed to come out… or else I might shatter from inside…” he mumbled. The towel slid off his eyes. He replaced it there with a loud sigh.“you have so many emotions for such a young lad. Whatever you are going through will get better,”“I know…” Nicolai sat up. “I’m going to find my father,”“he’s alive?”“yeah definitely. But I don’t where he is. He must be close. So I’m going to find
The ferry came around in an hour or so. They docked close to the river shore. A small plank was placed making a ramp for everyone to hop on.Nicolai showed his metal badge to the guy who was checking and got in. Just after, the badges were collected again.These were reusable tickets.He sat in a small corner, not attracting any attention.When nighttime came around he stood up feeling the cold breeze. they had crossed the river into the open ocean now.Nicolai nostalgically glanced back.In the darkness, he saw the humongous trees sway around in the wind. This place was close to green land. The last he had seen, his new home was covered in snow up to his knees.“I wonder how it changed.. the old lady mentioned a lot of natural disasters. did the world tilt to the side…….”Just thinking about this topic really reminded him of his dad.Nico plopped down on the rocking deck with a lo
It was early in the morning of the third day of the passing of the red moon. The pack was finally allowed out of the pack house for the festival.The red moon festival.Dylan walked out of the house, stretching his back. Young kids ran past his legs towards the play area laughing in glee.“They look like they’re having fun. Where are the warriors? Have they started to train yet?” he glanced back.His young beta stood there scratching his black hair with a bored look on his face. He had dark circles under his slanted eyes and he was constantly yawning out loud.Just one year ago this young man had taken over his father’s position surprisingly he was very good at his work. Everything went so smoothly after having him by his side.‘He lived up to his name…’ Dylan thought with a proud look on his face.Nine hundred years ago he had a beta named Killian. he was his right hand, his tr
Feeling the water gush over his face Nicolai woke up. a strong pair of arms were holding onto his torso and this person was wading through the water hurriedly.“Who.. who are you?”“I should be asking you that? Who are you? you? know that was a werewolf territory right? why the hell did you even try to invade that place? our last attack was fruitless.”Nicolai blankly looked at his face. the lower half of his face was covered with a black cloth exposing only his glaring pair of eyes.“Who are you....” he whispered softly.“Me, I’m Raven. You?”“Nico,”The man hurriedly swam in a particular direction. There was a huge moss pile floating on the top. He pulled it away to reveal a small boat.“Get in there,” he helped Nico in and climbed in hurriedly.“Where are you taking me...” Nico tiredly whispered. he did not have the
“Guys this is Nico. He will be staying here with us from now on. Be kind.”Nico glanced up at him.“I’m Matt, and you must already know Raven,” The taller guy pointed to the guy who brought him here.Matt had a buzz cut and looked muscular. He was tall as heck. His hands were slightly stained red. This guy must have hunted just recently.Just as had expected, he saw a huge elk hanging upside down tied to the wooden beam of the roof. Its blood was dripping down little by little onto a small pail.“Nico, those are our twins, Hunter and Issac. We got them from the nearby village being sold off to a rich human. Darius and Nolan next to them were found when they were running away from the hunting wolves. and last but not least our witch Avery, he found us. He is the one who discovered this safe spot,”Nicolai had a hard time memorizing so many names. He peered at the table. The twins both ha
Late at night when everyone was deep in sleep. Nico got up and slowly crawled out of the small hole in the door of the hut house.The iron pail in his hand clattered loudly.“Gosh stop clattering.”Feeling the cold air, he trembled slightly.In a hurry, he forgot to grab his straw coat. Shivering slightly, he walked deep into the woods.Tonight he was on a mission. He was going to catch another elk. He was going to feed the younger vampires to help them develop.This group only ate breakfast! only breakfast that to only a spoon full of blood jelly! How can that be enough! it was not enough even for a baby vampire!‘I’ll rectify that situation..’ he was determined.It was just a day but he could already feel the familial feeling for them. it was similar to what they called the blood Link. Not all vampires have that.... only...Nicolai froze.Only vampire elders have that
The others were still in a stunned state. The younger ones, though, were more than happy to have their share of the blood.They were happily sipping away.Nicolai smirked, watching their pure joy.“e-elder... I don’t think it’s a good idea,” Raven came up to him. “we should not show ourselves too much. We are more than enough to attack the whole arctic wolf pack. With enough explosives, we can take out the alpha king and his comrades. We don’t need any more vampires,”Nico peered at him. “What is the purpose of attacking the alpha king?”“To seek revenge. We have to take him out,” he said as a matter of fact.“good, good. Anything else?”Raven and Matt both glanced at each other and shook their heads.Nicolai sighed. These young vampires did not understand what he was trying to achieve. His goal was not just to destroy the alpha king but
The next day Nico woke up determined. He had a lot of things to do today. First he had to cure the elk meat and had to store it for sale. And for that, he needed a lot of salt and condiments. There are two ways he knew of to cure meat. The first one is to smoke it dry and the second one is to salt it and dry it in the sun. For both these methods, he needed condiments The vampires here did not eat human food so they did not have it. he had to buy them from the human towns. Raven made him a map of all the villages nearby. Turns out they were actually on a small island close by to the river. This was the place where the river met the ocean and it was prone to whirlpools. So not many wanted to come and inhabit this land. Only at a particular time of the day, the water was calm and they can row their boats out. The island was not that bustling with wildlife. Only a few elks lived here. So the vampires usually never ov
Long Ki softly sobbed. "Raijin, my brother. Have I lost you forever? Why won't you reply? Are you angry with me because I broke our seal? I broke it because I want you to be by my side as an equal nit as a servant or as a slave. So please, come back my friend." His words ended up in a loud sob as he watched the blank-looking wolf.He slowly stumbled closer. "Raijin…..please…please answer me? Please, I beg of you," he whispered softly.The grey wolf stepped back and suddenly growled at him."It's going to be okay, my friend, I will save you," Long Ki whispered with his hands outstretched, his spiritual powers flowed out like a soft stream towards the wolf.Raijin became quiet, wary of it and evaded it. He jumped high and low, but Long Ki spiritual energy flowed behind him like a little tail. Frustrated, it jumped down from the building and changed towards the red dragon.
All of a sudden, the Grey wolf's bones cracked."What is going one?" Felia shouted.Long Ki laughed. "He is changing…he is changing back,"Slowly but surely, Raijin's human form was returning. His fluffy tail retracted to form a small spine. His snout snapped back into his nose and mouth and all his hair. It just disappeared.Raijin stood naked, blinking at them. "Im back?" he glanced down at his hands again. Felia in his arms glanced up and softly kissed his cheeks. "Yes, you are…you are back! Oh, I was so worried. Raijin, I won't leave you ever again, I promise." She cried, hugging him tightly."ow," he softly groaned."What is wrong?" Felia pulled him farther and peered at him. His stomach was badly wounded and was bleeding profusely. "Oh my god, what to do? You need medicine. I will bring you medicine," she shouted frantically.
"This can't be. Ki can't be dead!" Yukiya shook her head in disbelief. The little red egg that was rolling around in the corner jumped over to her and nudged her."no...something is wrong…. I have to see for myself," she mumbled and shot out of the watering hole. For a second she couldn't breathe. She panted, lying on the ground. The little red egg nudged her hands worriedly.'I have to breathe…I have to change,' she thought as she pulled herself up by her forearm. Her gills were not adaptable to breathe out of water and was suffocating her.She gasped as he crawled through the floor. The red egg worriedly followed behind her.Yukiya held the egg close safely in her embrace, "its….it's okay....I'm..fine," she gasped as her breath came out in pants. Slowly her gills fully closed up, letting a layer of flesh grow on it.Losing her gills, she was f
"Yukiya…what are you doing here? Are you hurt anywhere?" Long Ki pulled his stunned wife and checked her all over. She did not have any wounds, but her tears kept rolling down her face. He gently wiped them away and kissed her red eyes. "What is it, dear? Why are you crying? Did anyone bully you?""You…you did. You bullied me," Yukiya sobbed out loud and jumped into his embrace."Huh? But I didn't bully you though," Long Ki mumbled, soothingly caressing her head. 'why did she have such an absurd thought?' he thought as he softly hugged her trembling shoulders. On her back, he felt something vibrating violently. "What's in your bag?"Yukiya pulled her head from his chest and sniffed loudly. "It's our child…" she said guiltily."you brought our child here. Yukiya, what were you thinking," Long Ki swiftly pulled the bag from her shoulders and carefully cupped the incub
Bright light.....that was Xia's initial thought as he woke up. He slowly blinked open his tired eyes. Unfamiliar ceiling was what he first noticed. "A different inn?" he softly mumbled as he sat up, supporting his weight. The window next to him was side open, letting in bright sunlight. "When did I lose consciousness though?"After he dropped off Felia and Farah he swiftly jumped over roof and got to the spot. From his vantage point, all he could see was dust and flames. Xia frowned. He was not able to see Long Aotian anywhere. He was about to jump down when all of a sudden he lost consciousness.Xia scratched his head, trying to remember more. "Why did I faint like that? Was I drugged?" he sniffed her small red clothes but there was a residual scent on him, only that strong perfume was left behind. "Then, maybe our inn was destroyed in the struggle," he whispered. He slowly woke up, changed his clothes and walked out of the do
"LET ME OUT!" Yukiya shouted once again. The ghoul outside sighed. "Young miss, I can't deactivate this shield. Only your man can do that. Please don't make me repeat myself," he whispered kindly."Repeat my ass. You bullshit. Open this right now or call that bastard here I will knock some sense into him," Yukiya glare at him.The ghoul sighed deeply. "I'm helpless. Even I'm not sure where he is,'"Then go find him. I need him here right now. How dare that bastard trap me here?""But he did it for your own safety,""Safety? I don't need that. I'm a sky level cultivator. It's not like I'm useless fiddle. I can take care of myself VERY WELL," Yukiya shouted, banging the shield loudly. All of a sudden she felt something soft nudge her leg. She glanced down to see her little egg nudging her softly. She picked him up and caressed his dry surface. "Baby, it's time to g ba
Yukiya sighed. It had already been twenty-four hours since they had left them. Night had come and gone, and she was still stuck inside the shield. She tapped on it and sighed. "This is so annoying. So you know? I used to set up a shield just like this for my son whenever I leave town. I thought it would keep him safe but.....now that I'm experiencing it. It feels like a prison.""No one will have such a fancy prison life," the ghoul softly said, gesturing to the half bit peach in her hand.Yukiya scoffed and took another bite out of the juicy fruit, "how is this fancy? It's a necessity. I'm the mother of his child, of course he has to provide for me. That bastard, just talking about him brings a bad taste in my mouth" she tossed the peach pit and stomped on it. The Little egg pitifully nudging her leg again and again without any rest. The red core of the egg silently watched the remaining peach in her hand. "This..You can't eat
Two hours..... For bloody two hours Xia had to act like he was asleep. The worse was that the scar faced man already knew he was awake, yet he was doing 'this and that' with Hua Jung right next to him. Xia silently bit the duvet, holding back his tears. 'Long, I'm being bullied. My poor ears have been assaulted by their torturous act. Darn it when will they leave I have to enter the pearl space,'He heard a low moan next to him. He silently held back his tears of agony. 'my poor dragon soul, I think I understand your pain now only.'Soon enough she heard soft snores. 'Is it over? Is it done?'"Enough acting. Go to sleep for really this time. Staying up too late is not good for you," the scar faced man said with a smile on his face.Xia peaked out and glared at him. "Why didn't you leave? My poor ears are bleeding,""Then put some medicine on it." he laughed so
The six followed after the nimble spider. It darted through many small crevices and small hole, but still they were able to easily follow along. It rushed past the streets and entered the docks. Only a huge ship was docked right in front of the planks."Xia...he must be in there," Aotian cheerfully rushed over. But the spider stepped shyly away from the boat. It moved side by side and tried to jump on it.With his sword, Aotian gently lifted it and placed it on the boat sides. It crawled up and into it.They all followed it in. But the spider did not go down the deck, rather it ran across and climbed on the other side of the wooden boat. It anxiously moved side to side anxiously glancing at the open ocean.Long Ki stepped forward and held onto his brother's shoulders. "Xiao Tian, it looks like your lover was taken away through sea,"Aotian growled at him and swiftly