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Chapter 17 - I'm finally home

[... At the same time, The Underground Laboratory, NYC ...]

"My name is Lazarus Laire. The man who killed your son is a newborn Vampire, Christopher Salvatore and I know where you can find him" said Lazarus who stood in front of Zanderiel.

Looking into his green eyes, Zanderiel asked "Why?"

"Hmmm, let's say that we have the same goal. We want him dead, forever right?" answered Lazarus when the door of the lab suddenly opened wide.

Lazarus looked at the door that revealed the other man in the black suit, whose name was Michel Word, the owner of the WMI company 'Word Mechanic Industries and the constructor of the mechanisms used in this experiment.

"Welcome back in the world of living, my friends," he said in a noble tone and walked towards Lazarus with elegant steps.

Azmel started walking behind him and then he placed his hand on Michael's shoulder, saying "What do you want..." but before he could say something, Michael's arms changed into stone-like and he turned to face him, at the speed of light.

A look of disbelief appeared on Azmel's face as he instinctively pulled his hand away and apologized "I'm sorry, I thought that you were just some random person *ahm* without powers..."

Michael's arms turned back to normal and said "It's okay, you gave me a really interesting gift" his right hand turned stone-like again for a few seconds, then turned back to normal again.

"Lazarus, you promised something," said Michael and started walking to Lazarus again.

"Yeah, they are yours" replayed Lazarus and took a step back from Zanderiel, adding "Etalon, Zanderiel, stretch out your hands, please."

They looked at each other with questioning gazes but did as Lazarus said.

Michael walked to them and touched their hands "Hmmmm, so much power" as his eyes started glowing azure blue.

Suddenly Etalon and Zanderiel felt like something went through them and then back, so they pulled their hands and Etalon asked "What was that!"

"Don't worry, just a small price for your lives, that's all" answered Michael and walked to the fourth man, asking "Who are you?"

"My name is..." but before he could say something, Michael jumped towards him and opened his mouth wide, revealing his big and sharp teeth.

The man's life energy, with the color of blue, flew to Michael's mouth and when the last drop of the man's life essence escaped his body, Michael closed his mouth and the corpse fell dead on the ground, looking like before the experiment.

Michael then got up and walked away, smiling and saying "Thank you, everyone, it was a pleasure to meet you, see you soon" but before he could leave, Azmel asked, "Why did you kill him?"

"I didn't kill him. I just took him with me as a sample of Doctor Varen's work..." Michael replayed.

"What do you mean by that? What happened to him?" Azmel asked.

Michael stopped, turned his face a little, looked at Azmel, and with a wide smile showing his sharp teeth again, he answered "The only way to know that is to experience it. Do you REALLY wanna know?"

Azmel broke out in a cold sweat, saying "Nope, forget that" as Etalon just smiled at Azmel's reaction, saying "Stop asking about things you at the end, don't want to know..."

Michael looked at Etalon and before he left, he said "You should listen to your friend. Out there are even things I don't wanna know about... and that's something" as the doors behind him closed.

"So, where were we?" asked Lazarus and Zanderiel looked back at him.

[... Christopher's home street, NYC ...]

Mark was walking home after the call with Gabriel and was lost in his thoughts again 'Where are you, Christopher?'

Arriving in front of his house, he looked at the highest window of his house as a memory of one afternoon appeared in his mind.

[... A memory from the past, Christopher's twelve birthday ...]

Mark was walking home from his ten-day tour of the construction site in another town.

He was working hard to ensure Christopher and Maria and when he got an offer to work ten days, he immediately took it.

On his way home, he stopped at the shopping center and bought some presents for his son's birthday and a bouquet of roses, for his wife.

Walking on the street where he lived, he was excited to finally see his beloved Maria and his now twelve-year-old son.

Arriving in front of his house, he looked at the highest window and saw his son, hanging from the windowsill.

"Christopher?! Stay there, I'm coming!" shouted Mark and ran inside the house.

"Dad?" said Christopher wanted to climb up but his right hand slipped and when he was about to fall, Mark caught his left hand and started pulling him up, saying "Got you, son"

When he was almost in the window, his left sweaty hand slipped from Mark's, and Christopher fell.

"CHRISTOPHER!!!" screamed Mark again, but then he saw something that shocked him.

When Christopher's feet were about to touch the ground, everything around slowed, and when he silently and safely landed, a wave of something dark left his feet.

Mark opened his eyes wide, because he saw something similar in the past, but can't remember where.

Christopher looked up and said "Dad? I'm okay, don't worry, nothing hurts" with a happy smile.

The main doors suddenly opened wide as Maria flew from them like a rocket and kneeled in front of Christopher, hugging him and saying "My dear son, are you okay? What were you doing up there?"

Mark then smiled and walked away, but his mind was for a long time occupied with only one thought 'What was THAT?'

[... End of the memory ...]

"Haaah, Where are you son?" said Mark and wanted to go home, but then "It's already eight years, and you are still looking into that window, praying not seeing me there again hahaha, right?" chuckled a male voice, who suddenly appeared next to Mark.

Mark smiled from a wave of happiness and looked to his left, answering "You know, I need to be sure because you are an idiot sometimes, my son..."

Christopher turned and hugged his dad like he hadn't seen him for years and from Mark's eye escaped a small tear, not a tear of sadness but happiness, that his son was safe and home again.

"Let's go home, Dad. I have something to tell you" said Christopher and pulled away as his dad nodded and they walked to the door.

Opening the door, they found Christopher's mother, Maria, standing a few steps away from the door, holding TWO BIG kitchen knives and her eyes were lifeless.

"Where have you two been?!" said Maria and started walking towards them and with each step, Mark's and Christopher's hearts were going to explode.

'My wife/mother is so HOT/CUTE' they thought at the same time and started walking towards her.

When they were in front of her, each placed his hand on her cheek, (Christopher took the right, Mark took the left) and caressed her face like it was made from extremely expensive porcelain.

Then, they hugged her together and took the knives from her hands slowly, throwing them in the direction of the kitchen.

Maria was taken aback by this sudden affection and love as her eyes started slowly changing back to her original green and she hugged them back, saying "You know that this trick of yours is not going to work on me anymore, right?!"

Mark and Christopher opened their eyes wide as small drops of sweat started falling from their foreheads, but their smile never left.

They loved the adrenaline they were getting from interacting with Maria.

She was like one of the highest-ranking Yanderes all around.

And because he had this interaction from the start, Christopher began to love Yanderes like his father.

"Ahhh~ I'm finally home Mom," said Christopher as he hugged his mother, a little tighter with a wide smile, while a little blush formed on her cheeks.

[... The Phoenix residence, a dayroom ...]

Victoria, Rose, Claudia, Isobel, Elizabeth, and Celeste were sitting on the two couches, slowly and quietly drinking from their glasses.

Christopher's wives were sitting on one couch, that was opposite the doors.

They chose it because it still contained a bit of Christopher's scent and they didn't want to let it to their mothers.

Their mothers were sitting on the couch that was opposite the bookshelves and the doors that led to the small bar.

In front of them was placed a small table and the fire in the fireplace brought a feeling of home and family to everyone present.

But not for long, because "AHHHHHH! I'm going to fucking die from this silence so I'm leaving." shouted Vicki and got up from the couch.

"Where are you going?" asked Claudia and Rose nodded.

Vicki turned and walked back to them as she bent down a little and whispered "Of course, to darling's house~"

They looked at each other as their eyes changed to dragon-like with blood-red irises and nodded, getting up from the couch too.

"Where are you three planning to go" said Elizabeth as Isobel stopped drinking and added, "If you think going into Christopher's house is a good idea, then you are really stupid."

A vein bulged on the three girl's heads as they shouted in unison "WE DON'T CARE!!!" and turned at the doorway where Marcus suddenly appeared with Anna and Amanda.

"Amanda, do your thing," said Isobel, and Amanda, who was looking at her, nodded.

"Wait? Amanda? STOP! Don't you DARE!" shouted Vicki and then ran towards the doorway, but crashed against an invisible wall, hearing "I'm sorry Lady Vicki but it was an order from Countess Isobel. I must listen."

Vicki got up from the ground and walked in front of the table.

She picked it up, but before she could do something, Isobel got up and punched Vicki into her stomach so hard, that she flew towards the door leading to the bar, destroying Amanda's barrier.

Everything happened so fast that the table was still in the air and before it could fall on the ground, Isobel clutched it and placed it gently back where it was.

Elizabeth just smiled and started drinking again, thinking 'This is going to be interesting.'

Vicki got up from the ground and wiped out a little amount of her blood from her lips, saying "Well, nice punch Mother"

Isobel looked at her daughter and wanted to thank her, but before her lips separated, Vicki appeared in front of her and now she punched her into her stomach, sending her flying towards the ceiling.

Isobel crashed against it and landed on the ground as the angular transparent glasses she found in her room the last night, broke into pieces.

Well, she started wearing them, when a certain handsome and married man said to her that she looked more beautiful in them when he woke up from his four-day coma.

And now, when Isobel saw that they were destroyed, her eyes started glowing with a red and cold light, and she wanted to murder her daughter in thousands of ways now.

"That was a mistake," said Celeste and took a sip from her cup filled with blood, while the mother and daughter duo started fiercely fighting with each other, burning everything around, like literal Phoenixes.

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