John, Lucas, and Emma left the hotel to continue the search.
Lucas was filled in on the current situation and instantly took the position to search.
John made himself a human and a monster just to get Anastasia back.
The kind of love that makes one feel loved also
Such radiance can't be comprehended.
The journey progressed as they left.
Her smell is still glued to his mind.
The search is not going to be easy because it seems she disappeared from the face of the earth.
Her scent was erased and untraceable.
Lucas had one of the sharpest noses among his people wiped out and he also couldn't find her
It seemed like she didn't want to be found.
"Where would someone go if they don't want to be found?"
"Lord Dra- I mean, John I believe if I was to go into hiding it would be in an isolated where no one could find me"
"Isolated area?"
"Yes, someplace like the woods or the desert where I would have a bunker of some sort"
"Okay then, let's head to the forest then."
"I wouldn't fully advise that the forest is the best place but if she knows that we
would search for her, that would make the woods perfect because wood, running water, and sunlight could kill us and also there would be sunlight with no roof over our heads. It's the perfect spot for our demise."
"You're right, she would be in a location that is vampire proof"
"Additional traps would be set to take more safety measures so there would be arrows and more. John if we are going to search for her, we can't do it ourselves. We need people that can go through all this because if we fall victim to this trap, it's over."
"I'm going to find her, without controlling any human to do it for me. I'll risk my immortality for the woman who made me human"
"I wonder how a merciless vampire like yourself changed this much"
"Lucas, life has so many qualities. We just never wanted to see them."
"If we are going to the woods, we'll need to be prepared. This isn't the only forest here, humans have so much land filled with trees and wildlife. It would take so long for us to find her"
"We have a 20-year limit, we need to find before the 20-year timer is over. We must find her without fail"
They embarked on the journey to search for her in the woods.
The amount of forests that spread over the world is massive.
He was willing to search them all
As they moved into the woods to continue the search, John noticed something.
Something that got his pupil dilated
He rushed into the woods without a word
They both tried to keep up with his speed but were outrun totally
He got to a tree branch, it had a piece of hair on it.
It was Ana's hair.
It smelt like hers, felt like hers on his fingertips.
His heart was beating so fast you could hear it
His breath was irregular and hastened
John believed she was there.
When Lucas and Emma got there.
They both noticed something but only Lucas could decode it.
The strands of hair were tied to the tree branch
Like it was meant for him to find it
And it was knotted In an interesting way
Anastasia made a quipu.
A form of knotting ropes or string-like materials to communicate.
John knew nothing about it but Lucas was multilingual.
He developed an interest in learning multiple languages and even forms of communication.
"The Inca people used this method of communication called quipu for collecting data and keeping records. I guess you're lady is cultured."
"What does it say?"
"I wonder"
"I wonder? That's all? Nothing else?"
Lucas sniffed the hair and said-
"If this is her scent, I can smell two more right along the left and right path"
John stayed with Emma as Lucas went to check both out.
By the time he came back, the sun was slowly coming up.
They need a place to stay
Luckily there was a cave nearby
"Reminds me of the old days"
"It sure does Lucas, but that aside. What did it say?"
"It said 'She is' and 'how old' when I read both."
"She's sending me a message in multiple quipus."
"Do you think this is the only forest she would be in?"
"I doubt, she ran because she was scared of something, scared of me. She would've planted multilevel quipus all over the forests, as far as her hands can reach."
"I wonder how old she is. That's the message, John"
"Why do you have to wonder when you can find out my dear Ana"
A wave of sadness came over him once more.
He remembered the movie night.
He felt this same emotion and didn't know
what it was
Now he knows, he misses his soulmate.
The love of his life, his long life being devoted to a human with a short life span.
How ironic, looking at it from a certain perspective
He is going to feel pain forever even though he finds her.
She would eventually die, but let's not forget that fate is the author of the story and it knows how to make a twist better than Oliver's twist in the flesh.
It would be bliss to watch it all unfold indeed
Now they are aware that she left messages, which leaves the question.
If she cares that much to go through this stress of leaving messages, why did she leave?
Fear isn't the only reason, she left and never overcame fear.
She never wanted to see her child.
No responsible mother would want to detach for no good reason.
But the reason was not as important now.
After night fell, they began the search.
Emma has been quiet throughout this journey and the first thing she said after all that silence was,
"did you ever think of searching the waterfall Father?"
"Why moonflower?"
"The waterfall could kill you because it is pure and it will also block any scent that could lead you to the next quipu"
"John, she's right. We are vampires and it would be impossible to get behind a waterfall"
"You forget who I am and who I've become Lucas, there's no challenge I wouldn't surpass to get to her"
"It could kill you, John"
"I stood in sunlight for an hour straight and walked back into the cave, alive and breathing. This will be just another test"
"Okay, I'll be right behind you"
"No, you'll be with Emma. Wait for me here"
John left them and came down to the bottom of the waterfall.
From the side, Lucas could see a cave below and the only way was to pass through it.
"Ana, you don't think I'll put our child through running water just to find you, did you?"
John walked in
A loud grunt was released from John and the sound of his skin sizzling
"It's been a while"
John walked through the waterfall and was instantly hit with multiple scents from her hair.
He gathered them all without damaging the knots.
Walker through the waterfall again and climbed up.
John exhibited why he was the head of vampires
The weakness to all was training in his time
He was old but he Was gold.
He brought everything back to Lucas
Lucas was speechless seeing the amazing performance John gave.
Emma thought it was amazing cause he was steaming and it seemed like such a mind-blowing aura coming out of him.
That topic was dropped the moment John handed everything to Lucas.
He brought five. It said-
"Never faded, this distance, my love, even with, for you both."
Emma instantly decoded it.
"Mother said 'My love never faded for you both even with this distance', so Mother loves me... I'm surprised."
John slowly teared up as she said those words.
He grew softer as he became more human
"Your mother loves you most definitely moonflower"
"Then I wonder why she left"
"That's my fault it seems, what I am is what caused it not you. She loves you as much as I do."
John blamed himself for her disappearance
His reflection on something he couldn't change
John started regretting the fact that he was a vampire His broken heart was written all over his face.
John was the definition of a wounded animal
All you need is to step on his wound to fully break him.
He stood strong regardless, the mission was a long one.
They continued movement and John could barely notice it
But Lucas noticed it.
Ther
e was essence coming from above
Her essence, Lucas told John to stay with Emma.
He went to gather everything but something was different
All he brought down was a metal box