[3 days left]
The next morning, when Leonidas opened his eyes, he could still feel that his body was in extreme pain; however, something felt different. He then scanned his own body to look for any abnormalities, and it did not take long before he noticed something strange. Further, Leonidas was flabbergasted because what he saw was nothing short of a miracle; he detected that the venom of the werewolf was slowly but surely dying out inside his body. He looked at John, who was busy sorting things out.
"What did you do to me boy?".
John's back was facing Leonidas, so he did not notice that his grandfather was awake the whole time. He slowly turned his head. "I kicked the dog shit outta you."
Leonidas got irritated. "Not that, you fool! What did you feed me? Why do I have a weird taste in my mouth?
John then walked over to Leonidas, and he crouched down to look his grandfather in the eyes. "I forced the antidote down your throat; now we don't have much time; he said he would attack the castle in 4 days; its been 3 days now... I did a lot of thinking, and if we are going to die, then we are going to die today. I am gonna fight that ugly bastard and beat his ass or die trying. But the question is, are you with me? Are you coming with your half-breed vampire grandson, or should I leave you here alone?"
Leonidas looked into John's eyes and saw the boy's conviction. He knew that the boy was most likely going to die, and he closed his eyes for a few seconds. He slowly breathed in and out, opening his eyes again to gaze into John's eyes. "Yes, you're right, you are a half-breed vampire and a piece of sh*t, but at least you are not a coward. So, what is your plan?"
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Back in the castle, Anna was busy doing the paperwork that her husband Leonidas left her with. "My love, I miss you. Why haven't you contacted me? And how is my grandson? Are you treating him well?" Anna thought as she was busy sorting out paperwork.
After a few hours, she heard a knock on the door.
"Enter"
A familiar face then came through the door—three, to be exact—that she hadn't seen in a long while.
"Markus, Helen and Emma!" Anna was happy seeing her son and her two daughters in law. She walked to her son Markus first whereby he had to arched his back in order to give his mother a hug. His wife Helen then slapped him on the back "You are so tall Markus"
Markus is the tallest in the family and is considered more of the brute in the family. Further, Anna then gave Helen a hug and asked, "When did you all arrive?"
Emma then came up to Anna and gave her a tight hug. "We arrived a few minutes ago, mother."
"I assumed your mission was successful" Anna looked at them with a lovely expression
"Of course, mother, have I ever failed a mission?" Markus said as he jokingly started to flex his muscles.
They then went to sit by the table, and the vampire maids brought them blood to drink. Markus declined, as he was not that hungry. "So where is father, mother?"
Anna picked up her glass of blood and took a small sip. "Your father is on a business trip with Carlos Decker, but the problem is that... He hasn't called me yet."
Helen then said, "Maybe father is a little bit busy."
"What did Father say about his return to the castle?" Markus asked with a relaxed expression on his face.
"Decker said that it will take at least four days. I asked your father to take John with him."
Markus almost forgot about John. "Well, father is strong and can look after himself... Now tell me, how is my little sister's son? I almost forgot about him. Has he improved his strength these past few months?
Emma then said, "Markus told us that Angeline came back, but unfortunately, we were too busy to welcome them. I hope John and Thomas get along well."
"Well, your father does not like John very much, and that is why I asked him to go along so that they could better their relationship."
Anna and the three of them had a conversation for a few hours where she told them about how John was training, the incident about the werewolf, and John's relationship with his grandfather. and they also informed Anna about the mission and why it took so long.
Not long after their conversation, they heard a knock on the door.
"Mother, Father, I missed you" Thomas entered the room and was excitedly running to his father.
Markus was also excited to see his son and crouched on the ground to give his son a hug. Markus then put his large hand on his son's head, and he spoke in a gentle tone, "Your grandmother told me about the werewolf incident. I am proud of you, son... Listen, don't ever think you were a coward for running away. You, my son, were the reason that John was saved."
Thomas held in his tears, he felt happy about his father's kind words. "Thank you, father."
His mother, Helen, too, gave him a hug. She was happy that her son made the decision to save his own life, as it would be too hard on her if he died. Vampires have great difficulty conceiving a child, and the vampire child can also sometimes take many years to be born. In other cases, a vampire can conceive a child easily and it does not take long for the child to be born; it really depends on the individual; however, she and Markus struggled for many years to get a child, and losing her only child would be devastating. She kissed Thomas on the cheek, gave him a tight hug, and whispered in his ears, "Mom is also proud of you.".
Emma came and gave Thomas a kiss and a hug. "I am too proud of you, honey... Do you maybe know if your big brother is around?"
"No, mother, big brother is away on a mission that was given to him by grandpa."
"Okay sweetie"
Markus too wanted to see his son Richard. "We will take a break from doing missions for the time being." He then told his wives that he and his son were going to spend some time together.
Anna went back to doing the paperwork, but in the back of her head she could not stop thinking about her husband. For some strange reason, she had a feeling that something was not right; however, she remembers that her husband is one of the strongest vampires, so why is she so worried? Anna then decided to put those thoughts behind and focus on doing the work while her husband was away.
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John then dragged Leonidas out of the tunnel and carried his grandfather when they got out. "You stupid boy, you want to fight that monster while you have no plan? Are you stupid?"
"Shut up, or I'll kick you in the balls again." John walked while thinking about what he was going to do.
"You dare"
John then began to giggle.
"Why are you laughing, boy? You think it's funny kicking me in the balls," Leonidas said in a slightly angry voice.
"Hehehe, no, I just had a thought. I think life is funny... that you are going to die along with the person you hate the most."
Leonidas was quiet for a while, and while they were walking, Leonidas said, "I don't hate you the most."
John smiled. "Well, you do hate me because I am part werewolf, right? Let's keep it real, Gramps, now that we are possibly going to die."
*Tsk*
"Fine, I do hate you because you are part of the werewolf, but I also have another reason for which I am not going to tell you."
"I am glad we got that out of the way." As John was walking to the previous section of the room that was filled with bones, they came across the troll, who was sound asleep. John then immediately stated that he would walk softly, trying not to alert the sleeping creature.
He could feel the sweat dripping down his back "There he is".