The next morning, when John woke up from his sleep, he did not immediately get out of the bed, he laid there for a few minutes thinking about last night's kiss. "Wow, who would have thought that a nerd like me would get a kiss from a beautiful girl" he thought and then he heard a noise.
*Knock knock*
"Come in" John said happily
The vampire maid Haven came into his room and as usual with a glass of blood as his breakfast. "Good morning young master John, how are you feeling this morning?"
John smiled "As a matter-of-fact Haven I feel very happy, how are you feeling on this lovely morning?"
Haven's face was expressionless "this one does not feel anything at the moment, thank you for asking young master, here is your glass of blood".
John then took the glass of blood from the tray "bummer, thought you wud be happy this morning" he then drank all the blood in the glass *slurp*
"Aaah, that was nice" John then placed the glass back on the tray "thank you Haven". John then went to the bathroom to do wash himself, when he got back to his room, someone was already waiting for him.
"Hello John, how are you?", John was excited "Hello grandma" he ran up to his grandmother and have her a tight hug "where have you been, I haven't seen you for so long".
Anna had a warm smile on her face "Oh John, you know that I am sometimes very busy, how is training going?"
"I am becoming very strong grandma, thanks to aunt Reina, I don't wana brag but ya boy got some moves, no cap"
"hahahahaha" Anna couldn't help but to laugh "Really, so you are Mr. super vampire now"
John scratched the back of his head "well I wouldn't go that far grandma"
"Come John, I have something to tell you". Both took a seat next to each other on John's bed "So whats up grandma?".
"Well I came here to say that your grandfather is going to a business meeting tomorrow and I would very much appreciate it if you can accompany him"
John then let his head down "I don't think grandpa would like me to go with him, he does not like me very much, I think grandma should maybe ask someone else"
Anna felt sad when she heard what John said "Listen John dear" she lift up his head with her hand, she then touched his cheek and spoke in a soft and tender voice "Your grandfather likes you very much, it is just that he does not know it yet, you are the son of his favourite and only daughter, he loves her and in time he will love you also, but it takes time and if you go with him tomorrow you two can start to build a connection"
This made John feel a little better "really?"
Anna smiled "Of course my dear"
"Thank you, grandma, I love you" John then gave Anna another hug and she could feel how happy he is, John then kissed Anna on the cheek.
Deep within Anna she felt very happy and then she thought about John's fight with the prisoners "John dear, Reina told me when you were fighting the prisoners that she observed that you have tremendously improved in your combat skills and you used some techniques that she hasn't seen before, where did you get this knowledge from if I might ask?"
John had a huge smile on his face, he then took his laptop out of his storage ring. "Is this device one of the so-called technologies in your home world John?" Anna asked
"yes grandma", John then turned his laptop on.
*Click*
*Click*
"Look here grandma", John then showed Anna a self defense video and some action movie fight scenes "I watched and practiced some of these moves when I do my training in private"
Anna was amazed of some of the movie action scenes "They move very slow, but their fight is beautifully choreographed, is this what you have been practicing in private John?"
"Yeah, I have been practicing some of the moves I see and I tried using some of it when I practiced the prisoner Russel during our sparring matches"
Anna then chuckled "You are smart and becoming strong John, but you still have a long way to go, this world of ours is sometimes very cruel, so it is important for you to improve yourself"
"But if is so difficult grandma, I have only been fighting humans so far, I cannot even imagine how powerful vampires is if we had to fight seriously, I just don't believe it is possible for me" John said while lowering his head
Anna then squatted down to look John in his eyes "Listen John, you are my grandson, just believe in me who believes in you".
John then snickered and gave his grandmother a hug "thank you grandma"
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(On a secret location)
Carlos Decker was in a meeting with the leader of the mercenary group called The Storming Hornets. "Thank you for taking the job, Mr. Kilo, if tomorrow' job is successful then I will let you know when we are going to attack Leonidas's castle, however, for the mean time, I want you and your men to stay put and wait for my orders"
Kilo was a man who is bald and a huge tattoo of a hornet in the middle of his head. In normal cases, his men would not stand a chance against the vampire knights of the Crimson, however, what gave them the advantage in this upcoming battle was that they were in possession of armor, buff potions and weapons that made them compete with the best of the best. Kilo's motto was with great risks comes great rewards, when Decker first came to him about this job he thought that Decker was a crazy man with a death wish but when Decker told him his plan and showed him his new found powers, he saw that they might stand a chance against one of the biggest noble families.
Decker was sitting by table and looking at the vial of venom that was the key in defeating Leonidas. "Listen Kilo, after we kill the Crimsons you can have everything, all I want is revenge and to take everything from him, just as he took everything from me"
Kilo who was busy drinking wine from his cup, looked at the vial that was in Decker's hand "I am not going to lie, doing this mission is making me afraid, I mean we are talking about fucking Leonidas, the legendary vampire who can annihilate whole fucking armies on his own, but I am no coward, I live for this shit"
Decker then put the vial back into his pocket "I am impressed, you and your men are the only mercenary group who took on this mission, all the other declined, they say it is a suicide mission, but I assure you that we can win, as long as my real body stays alive of course."
Decker then stood up from the table "After our victory, you will be the richest and most wanted man in this country, I suggest you leave as quickly as possible, otherwise if the King of the vampires find out, then you all are doomed"
Kilo was shocked "How so?"
"I did some research and found out that the King owes Leonidas for some he did in the past and they also go way back, the King will come after you and your group, so I suggest you make preparations to escape this country before the day comes when we attack the castle"
Kilo nodded his head "Thank you for the tip, I will immediately contact some people that can help me and my men escape this country as soon as possible". They both then stood up and shook each other's hand "listen we have to make a toast" Kilo then poured wine into another cup for Decker.
"Cheers, to the end of the Crimson family" Kilo said while holding his cup in the air.
"To the end of Leonidas Crimson" Decker said while grinning from ear to ear.