Erin wakes up from her peaceful slumber by the sound of dishes. She gets up from the couch, stretches her arms and yawns like a cat. A cute one.
It's already past noon. "Did I sleep too long?" She looks around, but there's no one. So she goes to the kitchen to see who is making these sounds.
"Ugh! My head hurts", she scratches her hair and pulls it a little harder to drive the pain away, shaking her shoulder and neck.
'KLANK' 'KLANK' The sound of dishwashing is flowing in the air from the kitchen. Ohh. It's like a piece of lovely music. Not too loud and not too shallow. Perfectly goes with the view of the mansion.
Erin enters the kitchen and stands there still seeing an old lady washing dishes. And not just some. There are a lot of dishes. The kitchen is also looking neat and clean. The floor is shining like a new glass. Erin can see her reflection on it.
The old lady is wearing a black dress with white trim, with a full white skirt under it Her sk
It was a snowy night. All the people of Boscoch village were in deep slumber. The forest behind the village was devoured by darkness. It had always been spooky and scary. Kids weren't allowed to go there. The reason was, wolves lurked around there. Rather than monsters, something beyond imagination was roaming in the forest. Something...that's evil. Those who never believed in God or humans. They only believed in their existence."Meg! Don't you dare run into the forest."Megan's mother used to warn her every day. The more she warned her, the more her curiosity grew. She was dying to know about its hidden secret. Intensely looking at the forest was her daily job. Something always attracted Megan and she could feel that in her blood.It was dark but beautiful. The long and big Chrismon trees stood proudly as if they were guarding the forest. Or maybe they were guarding them. Anyway, it was a complete mystery. Gathering around at night and talking about it was a favourite
"Here you go, miss. My lord has sent these for you."Polin is taking out all the clothes from the wardrobe. Surprisingly, Erin had no idea that Edward sent clothes for her. That too these many which can be worn all her life.Polin is taking them all out and keeping them on the bed. She is so excited as if she is dressing up her own daughter."Come here, miss. Try this on. And this one too...oh yes, this too. And..this? No, no...This is shabby." Polin keeps handing clothes to Erin who is enjoying watching this old lady's excitement on dressing her up."Granny, why did he send so many clothes? I don't need them all." Erin is looking at the clothes, turning them over. They are so pretty. It's hard to choose what to wear."Why not? You will look good on them. I chose them myself." Polin's disappointed face doesn't scape Erin's eyes. But she is surprised to find out that the one who has bought these clothes isn't Edward. Somehow she is feeling disappoin
"Master, everything is prepared. The squad is also ready.""Thank you very much, Oliver," Rowan replies to Oliver and waits for him to go out of the room. He is feeling nervous today. Maybe because he has aged. Or maybe...Rowan takes out the special amulet from his drawer that helps someone from being manipulated by others. It has a brocaded red silk cover. It lets out a smell of woods from it. The amulet has a picture of a Dragon-Fox emitting light out of its body and some words are written in Japanese. They are beyond Rowan's understand.It was a gift from Diana for becoming the Count Lord. The very important gift since Diana can tell the future. And her every action has a reason. Diana is respected for such power, though she can only see a faint part of the future. Her power is very weak. But whatever she sees, comes true.Rowan still remembers what he asked Diana on his coronation day..."Diana, this amulet?""Keep it. It'
Oliver and Rowan are about to leave the Dracula castle. After that, they will meet the squad first. They are waiting for them at the airport. They are taking a flight to England since it's daytime. If it was night, they would have gone there by feet. And truth to be told, it takes less time than going by air.The sky today is clear and bright. No sign of rain or black clouds. Birds are happily flying in the sky, spreading their wings of freedom. But looking down, the dead river make you realize that the world isn't happy and merry at all! The forest around the castle is trying to hide it as hard as possible. Though the top of the castle is touching the sky, making its own way.Looking outside the window of his office room, Rowan makes sure that the weather is nice like any other normal day in Romania. They can reach England without any problem now.Rowan wears his ring. A very big yellow ring and in the middle, blue sapphire is shining brightly. It's emitt
"No more, granny."Erin comes out from the changing room wearing a denim blue silk nightgown, which has chicken work of flowers all over its body. She sighs after trying out almost a hundred types of dresses for three hours. She jumps to the bed ignoring Polin who's eyes are still glowing in excitement seeing Erin in that nightgown.Surprisingly, Polin knew about Erin's size while buying all these dresses. She never met Erin before. So it's mind-blowing that Polin didn't make a tiny mistake while buying clothes. It has piqued Erin's interest to know about Polin more."Granny, how did you know my size?"" Oh! Lord Edward slightly described your body to me and I just guessed it from there.", Polin replies without turning back to Erin, putting the clothes accordingly.What the hell? That man!!!!!!! (Inner scream)"Sir described my body size? HOW?!" Erin jumps out from the bed since her curiosity reached the Mt. Everest. Her reddish face seems t
7 pm... VR Enterprise.Edward's room.(Tuck!)Kevin enters Edward's chamber to inform him about the completion of the project. Thanks to Tina and her team and other staffs of the office, Kevin has finished it on time and also delivered to the other party. Although he said that he couldn't rely on others, he takes his words back. they are very trustworthy. Even if Erin isn't at the office now, others handled her part of the job pretty well. Kevin can relax a bit now.God doesn't like Kevin for his sins probably. Relax??!! Haha! He should erase the word from his dictionary. He is only born with bad luck, nothing else.After entering Edward's room, let alone informing, Kevin can't even muster the courage to spit a word from his mouth seeing Edward throwing the files here and there. He even throws the heavy paperweight which is made of pure glass to the glass window. Thank God that the window is strong enough to resist it.Edward a
9 pm...VR Enterprise...Nobody's in the office now. The work hour ended at eight. Workers have gone their homes by now. The whole office is devoured by darkness except for one room. And a man is struggling there on the floor. There's blood everywhere.Blergh!! Blergh!!Edward is vomiting blood more than before. Extreme stress causes a severe effect on nerves. That results in vomiting. Otherwise, it's hard to relax. But Edward is already suffering in blood deficiency and losing more blood now. If he doesn't have blood for his body in due time, he might lose his life, though he is a vampire.He hardly controlled himself from getting out of the room, attacking his workers and random people. But not anymore. It's already 9 pm and it seems that Kevin has no wish to return. At least that's what Edward thinks.Edward tries to get up from the floor but falls repeatedly. These days he is falling on the ground a lot. First, it was becau
A man in a brown sweater and black pant is bending down to a table. The collar of his white check shirt can be seen from far. There are surgical instruments including dissecting instruments and cutting instruments all over the place. Scalpels, scissors, and saws, diathermy, artery forceps, sutures, cautery and related instruments and a multitude of retractors and elevators are also everywhere. The whole room is bimming with lights.Edward is sitting on an almost broken chair which is made of wood. But it has aged and too much dusty as if nobody sits on it unless it's extremely necessary. Shaking his legs like a generator, Edward keeps looking at that man's way repeatedly. His back of his neck is on his grip, holding tightly Edward is trying to relax his nerves."How....how.... long are you going to take?" Edward asks the man losing his neck from his clutch. He can't breathe properly and sweating a lot."Patience! I need time." The man replies while dropping a wh
Dracula Castle, Romania. A few days later after ending the war…The lords have gathered to discuss an important issue and that is “Who will be the next Count Lord?” Erin isn’t interested in it at all. She’s just happy to see Edward and others are fine. Even Ian has recovered from his injuries. So there’s no need to be getting involved furthermore after hearing the hateful words that are thrown at her. Moreover, some people don’t wish her to become their master. Erin glares at Raphael who can barely hold his grin. Uriel, the culprit behind this ruckus, is sitting beside him and grumbling about being chained. His punishment will be decided today. However, it doesn’t seem like he will be receiving the death penalty, thanks to certain someone. It doesn’t matter to Erin. Although she agrees with the fact that Uriel is the reason behind the war, she can’t shake off the feeling that her very existence is also a threat to the whole community. That’s why she has made up her mind! "My decis
-Howard’s dead! Do you realise what it means? He’s no longer with us! Will you take responsibility for him?... This! THIS WASN’T OUR FIGHT, TO BEGIN WITH! Why do we have to suffer? A man shouts in anger before he bursts into crying. Obviously, he’s frustrated as much as he’s sad about losing someone important to him. He wishes to keep complaining, but his words are getting stuck in his throat. Some comforting voices float around the air and make their way to Erin’s ears. She doesn’t know for how long she has been sleeping, but it feels like ages now that her muscles are sore. Although she can barely open her eyes, she tries to find out the owner of that angry voice. However, she fails repeatedly and gives up in the end. -Bill is right! We’re dragged into this mess when we aren’t supposed to be involved. A girl’s voice! It’s familiar and yet distant all of a sudden. Not long ago, this person was the one who stood up for Erin! Then…why is it sounding strange to her? After all, what’s
"Le..let me..GO!""Fufufu! How does it feel to get crushed on? Is it amusing?" Rowan, who is now possessed by Orus, gets closer to Erin's face which has turned red since she can't breathe. While trying her best to escape from his grip, Erin has no choice but to listen to his nonsense.Surprisingly, Rowan stops talking all of a sudden and keeps observing her before saying, "So weak! Can't think of a reason why you were chosen to bear the 'Dragon's fate'. So pitiful for someone who upholds both the power of God and the Devil. Tch!" "What's this stupid demon talking about?" Erin isn’t insane to wonder about such lousy conversation while her lifeline is about to get cut. She keeps thinking of a way to get out but finds none. Only the crazy laughter of Rowan rings in her ears as he exclaims in joy, "I'm feeling so good right now!" His grip becomes tighter than before as he sniffs Erin's neck in a swoop. "Delish!" "I sa...id...Fuck Off!" "SHHH!!!! Tch! Ahh...my ears! Can't you scream a
"Do you think they can handle it?" "You worry a lot, old man. Relax! Master can finish the enemy with one blow!" "If it was that easy, I wouldn't have worried about it." "Sheesh! It's hard to ensure you. Well, we'll see that for later. For now, I've to take you to a safe place. Otherwise, the master will kill me!" Bill runs faster towards the heart of the forest. Soon the battle ground vanishes from Julius's eyes as he looks back to monitor the situation and yet the sound of clashing swords isn't disappearing. As if the whole world is bearing witness to today's incident. Julius couldn't help it when he was forced to leave Edward's side. Rowan inflicted a heavy injury on him which almost caused him to faint due to loss of blood. The terror in Edward's eyes is unforgettable! Even his men were terrorized. Rowan was extremely powerful as if the news of him being sick was nothing but a nonsense spouted as a joke. His physical strength was surpassing the whole clan. It was nothing li
"This is getting out of hand!""We should lure them towards the open field. The training ground is narrow enough to make moving hard for us.""But what to do about this rapid fire?!" Ario shouts in irritation. He can barely block the bullets with a thin shield and yet he's trying his best. The two other men are also struggling. Erin can't blame them when she isn’t even in shape to fight anymore. Rather, she says, "I've got an idea. Let's split! One party will distract them while the other makes a run for the field."After a small pause, Ario replies with a soft nod, "Sounds great to me. I'll help you to climb.""No, wait!" Erin disrupts Ario who is about to pick her up and suggests, pointing at the two men, "Let them move before us."The two men seem bewildered. However, there's no time to spare in argument. They both agree immediately and make a long jump for the roof while Ario and Erin are backing them up. The enemies are trying to corner them more than before. Due to the lack of
"Lan! Is there any way where I can kill Orus without harming him?" "Not that it's impossible, but you’re not capable of pulling that off yet." "Meaning?" "Simple! Without the help of Mandira, you can't do it." Erin recalls her time when she was stuck in that endless world. Among those seven dragons, Mandira was the one who didn’t have any kind of supernatural power that could be seen and yet her power surpassed others. She's a dragon who uses her powers through tarot cards. It may seem funny but she has the ability to see the opposite side of her cards and pull out a suitable one. Her dragon powers are installed in those cards, so she can make wishes come true by using them. Erin had the opportunity to witness her power. Unlike Orus or other people who can manipulate someone with the help of words or other means, Mandira is unable to do that. When she learnt that her powers didn’t have any physical form, she tried the tarot cards as an easy means. Her mother was a gypsy and she u
“Whoa, what’s that?” “Is that Lord Uriel? Why’s he flying?!” “Don’t tell me! After Master Rowan, now another legend?” “Unlike the master, his wings are so black and shiny. Just like a bat. Isn’t that gorgeous?” “Yeah! But, doesn’t he look kind of different than usual? Is he the one who just broke the underground dungeon where that woman is kept?” “You bet!” “What could he be doing there?” “Don’t know, but…Something doesn’t feel right.” The castle guards are fussing
"My lord, you should leave now. There's a hidden door behind the second staircase which will lead you to the secret dungeon." Oliver whispers to Edward while fighting nearby. He further assures, "We'll be watching your back. So, hurry!" Edward grins at him. Taking his last line as a joke, he says, "Rather watching my back, you should hold your men at first. You look like you’re struggling quite a bit here to need my men's support." Oliver can't believe Edward acting arrogantly when someone's life's in jeopardy. He remembers a saying, "Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand" and it truly applies to him. Unfortunately, he can't say it to his face! Composing himself, Oliver politely replies to Edward, "My lord, you’re right. I'm unworthy and that's why I need some time to strengthen the bond between me and my men. Would you kindly
“Where did I keep it?”“Hurry up, Oliver!!”“Can’t you shut your mouth for a while?”“TCH!”Keeping the door slightly open, Ario gets out of the room to guard it. Thankfully, everyone is busy discussing the rare vampire that they don’t have the time in hand to look after the castle. The rummaging sound through the papers is irritating Ario, but he can’t make a sound while Oliver is busy looking for the documents. They’re from Willow who is known as Uriel’s informer. Or maybe was! He’s missing since Oliver left the castle, not even a trace of his dead body!It’s surpris