"Get up on your feet!" she said.
The command was irresistible, it was as if she was forcing Gaius to do his bidding. Ignoring his pain Gaius scrambled to his feet, moans of pain escaping his cracked lips. Gaius only managed to keep his back slightly bent, unable to match his gaze with the woman's.
"Hmm....well, my name is Phaedra, Phaedra Fryt," she said, not caring for the moans of pain that occasionally came out of Gaius' mouth. "From today you are my son and you will carry my last name with you. Forget your past, for today you died to humanity and was born to us vampires. Now tell me, what is your name child?" Phaedra asked in a gentle tone "My name is Gaius…" she said with a placid look. "Well Gaius, you are now part of the Fryt family, get used to your dear last name!" She said smiling.
"Now let's go, before some human mage comes to investigate the fire you caused" after saying this she removed a stone with strange inscriptions. Catching Gaius's curious look, Phaedra laughed and said. "This is called teleportation stone, to create just inscribe specific runes in a magic stone and imagine a place you've already visited, after that crush the stone and presto you've reached your destination" She explained.
Gaius kept silent, repressing his interest, wanting to keep interaction with Phaedra to a minimum. Gaius had neither mother nor father, he was raised by an old lady he affectionately called Grandma. Unfortunately he saw her being brutally abused and beaten without being able to do anything, and the only thing he did was create a terrible fire that burned everyone no matter who it was, it caused a strong trauma and so he didn't want to have much more. interaction with other people, made him lose interest in interacting with other people. The only thing that motivated him to live his new life was the desire to become stronger to avenge his grandmother and all his colleagues.
"It wasn't just your fault Gaius... you didn't have the necessary power to stop the invasion, I lived for many, many years to know that life is made of barriers that can make you live an unworthy life or end with your life in the worst possible way....The only thing you can do is get power, power to break the barriers of life and climb even higher. You've got a new chance, you have all the time in the world now, time to grow and get stronger....don't waste it Gaius, don't waste it.....' she said holding his shoulders.
Taking the hands of Gaius, Phaedra squeezes the stone that releases a bright light that surrounds the two and makes them disappear from where they were.
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Lastar Kingdom.
When Gaius regained consciousness, he realized he was in the garden of a mansion. Gaius was fascinated by the neatly trimmed bushes, the soft feel of the grass brushing his feet, the cool, gentle wind, and the beautiful moon that hung over the mansion.
"This is your new home Gaius, welcome," Phaedra said looking at Gaius. "You're still in the process of transformation," she said walking towards the entrance to the mansion and gesturing for him to follow her. "Tomorrow when you wake up you'll be much better, you'll be fully evolved and your wounds will heal so fast that mere humans would think it was the work of some deity," she said giggling.
Gaius followed Phaedra through corridors and up stairs, past several servants who bowed lightly at the sight of Phaedra. Reaching a large, dark door Phaedra pushed open the door revealing an interior that contained a bed big enough for four adults to sleep together undisturbed, a table together with a chair, a wardrobe, and another door that Gaius presumed to carry. to the bathroom.
"Well this is your room Gaius, I'll leave you alone now rest well" she said before turning and walking away closing the door behind her.
"Well that's it then...." Gaius went to the bed and sat down, feeling the softness of the mattress. Gaius lay down and spread his limbs, letting out a moan of pleasure, so Gaius fell asleep floating in the dream world.
Gaius opened his eyes, fixing his gaze on the wooden ceiling of the room. Everything was different for him, the sounds were louder than usual, increasing in volume and intensity all the time, his eyes began to fix on the dust particles, and when he tried to get up, he was bewildered by his new heightened senses.
Gaius stood up dizzy, after a few moments he stabilized and started punching the air.
"Incredible!!" said Gaius as he heard the air crying from the force of his punches.