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Chapter 55 - Raiders

We're not far now, only a few miles away.

The people all around are getting restless. Some of them have even taken to fighting eachother in order to quell their excitement.

I guess I can't blame them, I was the same when I was still young before I reached the ripe old age of thirty just a few months ago. We all were back then. Unfortunately most of us died though.

What is that magic power thats rapidly approaching?

Ah, its just Dracula. Nothing to worry about then.

A large spear of bone comes hurtling towards my head

I draw my longsword and cleave the spear in half.

Before me stands an old man with long white hair and large sideburns.

His skin was shrivelled and leathery like a raisin.

"Shame immortality didn't spare your youth like it did for Alucard."

"That young man couldn't even figure out immortality for himself. I had to come in and show him how before he got too old. Such a dissapointment. His stats barely reach over 20,000. Mine on the other hand are over 25,000."

So vampires aren't really immortal? Thats news to me.

"25,000. Quite the bigshot aye, too bad I only got stronger since we last fought seventeen years ago. Now I'm second only to Arthur. Say tell you what, tell me how you became immortal and I may let you live."

My stats are over 30,000. So long as I kill him with my first strike he's dead.

"You'll be dead in a few minutes anyway so it couldn't hurt to tell you. Think of it as my final favour to a dead man. I made a philosopher sto-"

I parted his head from his shoulders.

The vikings behind me cheered as I struck him down.

A few of them slapped me on the back while laughing.

"So much for a knight's honour. Guess coming home to Scandenavia brought out your natural instinct."

Ylva, a girl with golden blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes came up and spoke to me.

This is her first battle. I think I might cry. I'm so proud of her.

i can't help myself, I reach out and pat her head.

(POV change)

Father beat that vampire so easily. He was so cool, why has he gone back to this shitty overbearing old man.

He's so stupid with his shoulder length gold hair and diamond blue eyes. I hate that I look so much like him.

I look onto the horizon. I can sense multiple scources of magic on the same level as father's, one of them even stronger than his.

Even further in the distance to wear that academy is I can sense two absurd people fighting. I can even sense the reverbrations from that battle over here.

I don't know what kind of monsters they are but they must have stats well past the thousands.

Great. I'm officially dead.

"You can feel that? that'll be Amon. I just wish I could see this one fight. I never saw the other one fight anything. Real shame."

Father draws his sword and takes off towards the battle.

"I'm going ahead to find Arthur, Thorfinn, you're in charge here."

He runs off laughing towards the battle at insurmountable speeds.

Honestly, he's kind of cool.

(POV Change)

If Dracula's here then Alucard has to be somewhere around.

Tristan had Dracula guarding one flank waiting for the vikings.

Alucard is probably on the other flank waiting for Merlin to attack from the academy. Yes I can feel his magic, wait, it's fading, he's about to die.

Merlin must be here.

I run through the battlefield tearing through the enemy forces until I see an old friend.

"Well, if it isn't King Arthur? Be honest how long till the old man gets his ass over here."

Arthur turns around to look at me.

The vikings are starting to catch up and tear through the enemy forces.

He smiles and starts to laugh.

"Good to see you old friend. Merlin is probably around here somewhere. All I know is we need to find Tristan."

A dragon flew overhead and started tearing through the enemies in the air.

Two people drop off, a young girl and an old man.

"Bout time you showed up. Guessing Leon went for round two then."

Merlin nods curtly.

"Brave lad. Shame but he's probably dead right now."

The girl winces at this. Probably his woman.

"So. Who the fuck is Leon?"

"He's a strong ally. Now, its time to leave. Tristan is waiting for us."