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Evelyn is already there at the doorstep when I bring the weakling to my mansion. This new girl is lucky. As today is my regularly scheduled healing day, Evelyn had come in early to meet me. I communicated about this girl's condition to Evelyn on the way and asked her to prepare all the emergency items necessary for the treatment.
Taking her to a human hospital might raise way too many questions. She's alive yet not breathing, which does not happen to mortals.
I rush in through the front gate and carry her to my home hospital. I lay her carefully on the white bed which is laid out in the midst of all medical equipment.
Evelyn immediately kneels in front of me and folds a fist over her chest in respect. She's my personal healer. It is mandatory for my clan to bend their knee to the throne. Hence, I accept her greetings.
"My lord!", she says.
"Rise", I command and she is on her feet.
"My lord, with your permission, I shall take a look at the girl", she asks head bowed to the ground.
"Go ahead"
As Evelyn is taking a good look at the weakling, suddenly the weakling's body starts turning blue. It originates from her head and spreads gradually through her face.
"What is this?", I ask.
"She's dead but going through a fight with herself to come back alive. Please give me a moment, sire", Evelyn rummages through her toolkit to find the right equipment to be used on the girl. Meanwhile, the blue doesn't stop spreading. It has reached her lips and they are a shade too dark indicating death.
"Oh, my lord. We are losing her fast. She... I need to use magic or we might lose her completely", Evelyn quickly says awaiting my approval to heal the girl.
"Proceed!", I command. The healer immediately concentrates and conjures magic through her palms. I already knew this girl wasn't human, so it is not a big shock for me.
She closes her eyes and places a hand on the weakling's chest. A white glow radiates from her palm. This is the cure magic, but it's only used on werewolves. I don't understand why she's using that on this girl.
And then, a red glow emerges from the same hand, which the healer touches the girl's forehead with. This magic is new, which I've never seen before. This is more intense than the cure magic. The red ball develops into a ball of fire, it is too sharp and hits the girl's head heavily.
She regains consciousness and opens her eyes slowly. But, her body is still in the same condition, except, the blue stops spreading.
"My lord, she's conscious now", the healer says.
And Eva again shuts her eyes.
Evelyn kneels in front of me and looks very guilty, all of a sudden.
"What is it?", I roar and her body trembles in fear.
"My lord! Um.... I don't know how to say this.... This girl..... this is.....", she's confused and scared, but not coming to the point.
"I order you to tell me what it is, healer", I growl.
"This girl.....she's a.... vampire, Sire", she tells apologetically.
What !?!
I gasp in horror. I never expected this! Does this mean I've brought in an enemy and saved her? How is a vampire lurking in Euphoria ? And I saw with my own two eyes she ate normal food.
"That's impossible, healer. Are you sure?", I ask dubiously.
"Yes, sire. My werewolf magic did not treat her. So, I tried a dark magic which I've never used before.... Vampire cure magic and it worked. She's currently in between life and death, my lord..... And", she bites her lips uncertain of what to tell.
"What is it?", I yell in irritation and her body trembles more.
"And... She's... I can only delay her demise for the next twenty minutes, but she needs blood to survive. I can give my blood for now and revive her. What shall be done, my lord?", she pauses waiting for me to give her the order to continue.
"Hmm", I think deeply of the situation. I need this girl alive. Samuel came after her, which means he will come again. But, keeping a vampire in Euphoria is dangerous. What if she's a spy acting naïve?
"My lord... If you decide on killing her, I can help the girl with a peaceful death", she adds.
"No!", I rumble.
"I need her alive! Do what you can and revive her. She's a useful resource for our kingdom", I add and take a seat on the couch.
There's a bigger possibility that she's a spy and everything was staged by Samuel and her. I can kill her right away. But, if Samuel is really after her, like he said, she is my only chance of ever finding and destroying him. She's the bait. If I kill her now, I would never be able to lure him into my territory again. I can always test her later to prove her worth.
Unless and until she's alive, he will come back for her! I need to let her live at least for slaughtering her later.
Evelyn slowly smears her own blood, drop by drop in the weakling's quivered blue lips. With each drop entering her system, I see the change. The girl gulps in every last drop, eagerly like she's been starved.
A Vampire! I never expected this, but she must be a fool to have come to Euphoria alone!
"My lord..... she's been saved. I must continue this every day for a week for her complete recovery, after that she'll be physically fit", Evelyn quivers as she says.
She bows her head and moves aside, making space for me to check out Eva. I walk near her.
Her beautiful lips are smeared red with blood and she's peacefully sleeping. The corner of my mouth pull up in a smile as I'm already devising strategies in my head.
The weakling has no idea what she has gotten herself into !!