The Accidental Vampire

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Lilith lay on a plain white bed. There was not a speck of blood on her body. Even her attire was different now. Since Lilith was a girl, the physician took his wife’s help in helping Lilith change and cleaned her wounds.

The physician made Lilith drink some medicine to help her heal faster while also reducing the pain.

Atlas stayed right beside Lilith throughout the time. He also kept Lancaster and Yovana here with him, especially Yovana, since she had managed to hurt Zhang. Atlas was sure Zhang wasn’t going to forget her. It was better for her to stay with him.

Razil had made sure that the physician used a room that was in the middle of the house, nowhere close to a window, so no one could leave without creating significant damage to the house.

If Atlas wanted to leave the room without using the door, he could only do that by breaking the walls and leaving. But that was also going to create enough noise to alert everyone.

The Second Strongest Werewolf in the entire Kingdom of Wolves was also inside the room with Atlas, while Razil discussed something outside the room with Zhang.

Zhang had also received some minor treatment for his arm, which was wounded because of Lilith’s arrow.

“I didn’t expect you to be fine with them coming inside.” Razil let out, standing near a window, gazing at the city outside.

“Why won’t I be fine? Without your help, it’s impossible to catch Atlas. So there was no way to catch him after I lost Lilith. In any case, it doesn’t matter. In any case, I’m taking a Progenitor from this city that belongs to us for a hundred years, so it’s fine.”

“On the other hand, if you had sided with me, things could’ve been different. We could’ve caught Castiel, and I could’ve even agreed to let him stay with you for a hundred years. That we, we both could have a Progenitor as a prisoner for hundred years each at all times. Alas, you didn’t agree. As I said, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

“Also, why should I care if you invite them to your kingdom or your castle? This place belongs to you. It’s not my home.” Zhang smirked, hinting at subtle things. “If something goes wrong, it’ll be the life of your citizens on the line, not mine.”

“I’m only a guest here for one day. Tomorrow I’ll take Atlan and leave. You enjoy your guests without me. But remember, after I leave, I won’t be able to help you. You know how strong Castiel is, right? Or all Progenitors, for that matter. You might be considered as strong as them, but only in a face-to-face battle.”

“But with Vampires, is this only a face-to-face battle? A Progenitor can kill millions of people while fighting you, and you won’t be able to stop them. Why else do you think your father asked for my father’s help to catch Atlan? Then again, it’s none of my concern. Even if Castiel destroys your entire Kingdom after I leave, that won’t be on me. That’ll be on you and only you.”

Zhang stretched his arms before walking to the exit. “Enjoy the stay here. I’ll be going back to take a nice nap in the castle. I need to leave on a long journey tomorrow with Atlan after all.”

Waving his hand, Zhang disappeared from sight, leaving a concerned Razil behind.

He knew that Zhang wasn’t wrong entirely. Just because Castiel hadn’t done anything wrong didn’t mean he wasn’t capable of doing anything. That was also one of the reasons he decided to stay with Castiel all this time.

“You think I don’t know what he’s capable of? There’s a reason I’ve kept a massive force surrounding this house. It’s all a precaution against the worst,” Razil muttered in a barely audible voice.

Still, he was also having some second thoughts regarding this. Was his dignity really standing in his path to becoming a great King? Just because Castiel didn’t do anything bad here, he stopped Zhang from fighting.

“Maybe the world without progenitors would really be a better place. But does that mean I can start a war for no reason at all?”

He walked back to the room of Lilith and opened the door to glance at Atlas, who was sitting calmly. It didn’t appear as if he had any ulterior motives. He didn’t look like he was trying to find ways to get out of here to harm the citizens.

“Why would he even hurt the citizens? That’s also true. I didn’t hurt Lilith, and the misunderstanding is also gone. Maybe I’m really overthinking just because of our bias.”

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“That stupid mutt.”

Even though Zhang seemed aloof in the presence of Razil, on the inside, he had never been as frustrated. Such a good opportunity was lost, all because Razil didn’t support him because of his ulterior motives.

Not only did he not get any advantage, but instead, he only got hurt himself because of the Yovana’s arrows. If it were any other time, he would’ve destroyed Yovana for hurting him. Unfortunately, the time was different. Not only was he already hurt, but Atlas’s presence and Razil’s refusal to side with him brought him to a corner where he didn’t have many options left.

“Don’t worry, Razil. You might think you have everything in control, but you have no idea. The seed of doubt that I’ve planted in your head won’t take long to become a fully grown tree. Before I leave, you’ll come to me yourself to ask me for help.”

“Castiel and Lilith… You two won’t get out of this place alive. I promise you that.”

*****

The real Lilith was still inside the Castle. She had just finished interrogating the man, who was still in a blank state of mind. With his help, she now had a better idea about the current situation of this Kingdom.

After getting all the information she could, she killed the man, not leaving any trace behind. She also cleared all the blood marks, removing any sign of a battle even taking place here.

After making sure that she left no evidence about her arrival here, she closed the first door and locked it before keeping the key with her.

Even though there was no evidence of a battle, it was evident that people were going to find out that something was wrong here if they arrived here since the two Guards weren’t going to be here as Lilith destroyed the bodies, leaving nothing behind of them.