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Chapter 53 - Chapter 53 ‘Grandfather’

"I am going to slaughter them." Charles said his tear had dried showing his sclera was pitch black and his iris was glowing a bright yellow. In the dark cave his eyes are lighting the room like two lonely stars in the night sky. 

"Sorry you're a little late." The voice of Gabriel said throwing a corpse. To the ground. 

"Okay then." Charles said. "Sorry my boy." He whispered in the quiet abyss. As Charles coated his hand in Starlight. 

"You can't, you don't know if he is pure blood." I said knowing what can happen if fathers see the gift as inadequate. 

"Flesh of a God. Become a heart of my soul. Rebirth with the strength of a thousand demons. Blood of noble vampire. Awaken the dormant god. Four supreme Gods, thirty deities bless me Krul. Allow me to become like you. Please bless me to see you." Charles chants as Charles jabs into his chest. As he slowly pulls the heart blood covering his hand as he opens it and swallows the heart whole. 

"Interesting." A deep guttural voice said in my mind. As my eyes seemed to become heavier than lead. Falling to my ground. Charles drops like a puppet with its strings cut. 

"Were are we?" Charles asked as he woke me up. I see a place all too familiar. A crimson ocean of blood. 

"We have to get out here." I said with worry. We can't stay here. That scent no, we're going to die. We have to get out of here. 

"Why?" Charles' question looked confused. Now it is getting stronger and the scent is getting stronger. 

"We have to run!" I yelled out fear blooming in me like a flower. 

"Why?" A deep voice rings in my head making me falter in pain for a second like my head was being split down the middle. 

"Run!" I howled like a frenzy beast. If we stay here we're going to die! 

"I wonder why the son of Lux did my ritual to gain my strength?" Krul said to my father the person I fear the most. 

"What does my brother have to do anything?" Charles asked, clearly curious. Lux is named after a being that beat Sebastian many years ago, scaring his body. But Charles is her son? I landed on his shoulder. I was still shaking like a leaf. 

"No, I was talking about Lux the Greater that controls all light." Krul said in a quizzical voice. He was debating killing Charles. 

"Like this?" Charles asked as he outstretched his arm and covered it in Starlight. It glowed with a silver glow. 

"Starnova." Krul said with his dragon like crimson eyes. As he smiles than laughs. "Kid, who is your father?" Krul asked with a massive smile on his face. 

"Sebastian Pendragon." Charles said with pride in his voice. 

"Well then Grandson I shall give you three powers. Perfect Hypnosis by getting blood on others you can mess with their five senses. Second, a better body so your immense power is not crushing your body. Not as much at least. The third gift is that I shall give some strength to Valentina. She will grow stronger based on the blood she gets. Goodbye." Krul said with a grandfatherly smile on his face. Charles started to fade. 

"Why am I still here?" I asked as his eyes gleamed with murder. 

"Don't let him die or I will come out of my territory and kill all you." Krul threatened. Looking down right murderously, no joy or love within his eyes. It sent a shiver down my spine. 

"Yes sir." I said, nodding my head. His grin was splitting his face. 

"Good you understand my daughter, that boy will be bigger than you and he is the only Grandchild I recognize to sit on the Pendragon throne." Krul said. 

"How will it give me strength?" I asked as Krul pointed one of his claw-like fingers to his neck. With a smile. 

"You shall drink my blood." Krul said with a smile. As I land on his shoulder I bite down on his shoulder. I drank his blood. It was so good a close second to Charles. As slowly I felt myself slowly fade. 

"Goodbye." I said. A warm feeling in my chest when I thought of Charles. 

"Tell Sebastian to take good care of Charles." Krul said. Sliding his thumb over his neck. As I wake up on Charles' shoulder. 

"The five days are up." Charles said with a huge smile. Did his fangs grow? It must be. Was he always this handsome? No bad Valtina shook my head. He was thousands of years younger than me. I am not a cradle robber like Alexander Cuttingham. 

"Why are you going?" Gabriel asked, looking at Charles back. 

"Going to meet an old friend." Charles said with a small smile on his face. Nope it had turned into a bloodthirsty smile. It sent a shiver down my spine how much he looked like Hellsing and Krul. That face would look terrorifying to any human. 

"Okay be safe." Gabriel said with a wave as we left. We walked into the forest for many miles. As he smiles half way through the walk but continues to walk. Before suddenly stopping in the middle of a snowy clearing. Where he fought that white displacer beast. 

"How are you doing? Styx." Charles said with a smile on his face. "It has been so long since we danced together, you owe me a few words." Charles said as he waves his hand over a tall tree. 

"You are really a monster like your father." Styx said as he came out of hiding. Still standing on a branch quite high up on the tree. 

"It was 4 years ago, 8 months and 16 days." Charles said with a huge smile. Styx starts to crack his knuckles. 

"Who are you?" Styx asked, cocking his head clearly confused. 

"You hurt my feelings." Charles said with a massive frown. "I might cry." He said as he dabbed his non-existent tears.

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