Ever since Drac came to this world, he knew that he was different from the people of this world. He was very perceptive of mana, he was able to see its flow and could sense things that normally ordinary mana wielders can't. But the thing was, he didnt know how this secret power of his worked.
But whenever this power of his had warned him about something, every time its warning had turned out to be right. So when he saw the knights bringing in the moving crates, all the parts of his body started screaming at him. They were telling him that whatever the thing in the crate was, it was very very dangerous. Even more so than the knight and the woman before him.
"They should be hungry," the woman said, "Could you be a doll, and set the leader loose? It is chow time."
The knight on the right immediately got to work. It put the crate down and started unlatching the chains around the thing. "You should probably get behind me if you dont want to die," she said to him, and he didnt need to be told twice.
The crate's mouth was open, the crate stopped moving. Drac then saw razer sharp claws gripping the top of the crate, and the creature pulled itself out. With the face of the creature visible, the warning that his body was giving him intensified. And the thing was, he recognized the creature.
He saw it when he fought with the inquisitors to defeat the albino woman. The creature from the crate was of white color. It had no face, eyes, or nose. It only had a mouth filled with needle-like teeth. But this one felt different from the one that he fought before.
With a leap, the creature jumped out of the box, landing not too far away from them.
What the…
The creatures that he fought before, were humanoid in some sense. They were standing on two feet when he fought them, and they gave him a terrifying feeling when he fought them. But the same could not be said for the one before him. This one was standing on its four feet, and although it was the size of a small Corgi, this creature was giving him dangerous vibes.
"Get them now," the woman said, and Kaila and Harold fell on the floor.
The creature immediately pounced at Kailla first. With its huge mouth, he started chewing on her face. Her screams filled the whole dining room when he sensed someone coming in. He looked at the door to see soldiers armed to the boot, making their way. Before they could even step into the room, the knight who was not holding anything attacked.
Swiftly the knight easily broke the backs and the legs of the soldiers. Some brave hearts tried to attack the knight, one even pierced a spear in the helm of the knight. But the knight did not falter, nor did the attack faze him. It swiftly broke the soldier's leg and came and stood by the side.
Drac when looked back, saw that the creature had mangled Kaila's face and killed her, and was about to move on to Harold.
"Mistress," he immediately said, "Stop the creature. We need that man alive. Lord Kaisel would need that man,"
The woman made a construct out of mana, and like a whip, and threw it towards the creature. The construct stopped the creature from attacking Harold, and then she turned towards him, "Why would Kaisel need the man?"
"He is a spy," he simply said. "For some reason, he and his men had been keeping an eye on me. I dont whether he works for the Sumor Family or some other party. But if he were to kill him now, not only we will never be able to find out who sent him,"
Suddenly he felt an invisible force grabbing his neck and lifting him up, "And why should that be Lord Kaisel's problem,"
Gritting his teeth, he replied, "He started keeping an eye after Mistress Mikaila's massacre. From him, we could know about what the party knows about us,"
The woman didnt look convinced, yet she still spared him. He fell down on the ground, gasping for air. "Fine. The man would live… I tell you what, why dont you go and gather every servant in the castle? I need to speak to them,"
He took leave, and scurried away from there….
They came here, as soon as they got to know that Kaila was here. I am sure they know something about this place. There is also a chance that they might not know anything, Drac groaned, just by thinking about it.
There was so much that he wanted to learn about these people. And with the lab's surveillance, he has a chance as well. But the thing was, he couldnt just move to the lab and stay there.
Wait, that could work, He thought and then sped away from the place.
He first went to the kitchen, and as he figured, he found Samantha and Tilly shaking in the corner of the place. As soon as he came to them, Samatha asked, "Drac, what is happening?" her voice was shaking, and Tilly had stopped crying.
Acting as if he was scared as well, he said, "I dont know," he whispered, "These people want everyone in the castle to get to the dining area. They are not here to kill but instead are here to occupy the place. They would need people to do chores, so we will be fine,"
"Are you sure?" Samantha asked.
He let out a chuckle, and with a scared face, he shrugged, "I dont know. But I just saw Kaila and Harold being butchered like a chicken. I am not going to ask those psychopaths about their intentions,"
"What should we do?" Tilly asked, he thought that it was the first time that he had heard her speak.
"Where is Jina?" he asked, "We need someone to run away from the castle so that they could bring reinforcements. I will sneak Jina out."
"No!" Samantha said, "Take her instead,"
"Mother, no!" Tilly looked appalled by the suggestion.
"I am afraid, you both have to stay. It is too dangerous of a task, to give you," he said while looking into Samantha's eyes. He didnt know whether the woman was horny for him, or was in love with him. But he figured sneaking the line might get her to change her mind. It is only Jina, that he trusted. Only Jina was needed for his plan.
"What should we do then?" she asked.
He took a breath, and said, "If they wanted to kill us all, they could have done so. We are the core servants of the castle, we would survive. Go to the dining room and wait. Do not look them in the eye, or do something that would infuriate them. I will go find Jina,"
"I saw her," Tilly said, "She was heading towards your room.." He nodded, and then made them go…
Drac tried to pry open the door of his room but found it stuck. Seeing this, he bloomed a smile on his face. "Jina! It's me, hurry open the door,"
There was silence for a few seconds, then he started hearing the wardrobe of his room move. Then the door was opened slightly, and a scared Jina peeked out, "What is happening…." She asked in a rather scared tone.
"A lot of things," he said, and then he pushed her aside and grabbed the cane from his room. The ring was already in his pockets.
"What are you doing Drac? What is happening? I heard screams and yells.. Is it back? The beast?" she asked.
He didnt answer at first, because it took him a while to get into the character. And when he did, tears started flowing down his eyes, "Jina… There are a lot of things that I need to tell you.. Let's go,"
He dragged her behind him, telling him everything that transpired in the dining room. Along with that, he also added some tidbits of his own, "… These people, they are related to that bitch Mikaila. They had with a beast, similar to the night of the massacre," this made her eye pop out with surprise.
So he continued, "I dont know what is going on with Mikaila, and those fuckers. But that bitch Mikaila seemed to have lost control of her fucking pet that night. She is the one responsible for all those deaths. She is the one responsible for… Jamie," he was trying his hardest to pop out more tears, but it was too hard.
Jina was in shock after hearing about this. She was still grieving about her son, and now as this information was thrown at her, she didnt know how to behave. Eventually, he brought her to the entrance of the underground lab. He brought her down the stairs and opened the metal door inside.
"I will bring you food and water from time to time," he said while pushing her in, "You will be safe here. Do me a favor, there is room in the place which is full of pipes. Those pipes can help you listen to stuff going on inside the castle. Listen to everything. We need to know about their plans, and what they are trying to achieve here. Try to find everything about these people, while I will look for a safe way to sneak you out,"
"Drac… I cannot…" she looked at the lab, "I cannot do this…"
"You have to… For Jamie, for me, and for everyone that is left alive tonight." He said, "Stay safe and do not touch anything in the lab. And stay away from the cube floating in the air," he said, and then closed the metal door. He was still able to hear Jina's voice, but he didnt care.
As if nothing as happened, he closed the entrance behind him and leisurely walked to the dining hall to meet his guests…
"You are late!" the delicate twin said, as soon as he entered the dining hall.
He acted as if he was scared and then said, "I… wa.. I…" he cleared his throat, "I was.. Making sure that no one was hiding in the corners of the castle,"
The woman in the rag-tag group realized that he was acting, he could see it in her eyes. Maybe she valued him or something, because she didnt say anything at that moment.
He joined the 5 people left alive in the castle, out of the original number of 38 occupants. Before them were the piles of dead bodies, one of them belonging to Greg, whose lifeless eyes for some reason were staring at him, as if accusing him of something…
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