Kings of Awakening Vampires and Purebloods (44 page)

Natalia thought Dante should be more like Axil and Albedo.
He does not know how to treat a lady
, she thought to herself. 

That evening, they all headed to bed except for Axil and Natalia
. They sat alone on the beach. It was very late, but Axil wanted to let Natalia know how he truly felt about her. He told her a little about his past, not the family who threw him out, but the ones who took him in. He wanted to know more about her life.

“Well, my M
other died about five years ago and my Father became ill. So I had to take the responsibility of caring for him.” She looked sad talking about him. “He can hardly talk and walk, so I have to do everything for him.”

Axil thought it was nice of her to devote her life to taking care of her father, but thought she also needed to have a life of her own, someone there by her side. At this point, Natalia no longer cared that he was a Pureblood, or his friends. To her love was love, it doesn’t matter whom it was with.

Axil wanted to kiss her, to let her know how much he cared for her. He grabbed her hand, looked into her eyes, and she leaned in to kiss him. She had never kissed before. Axil on the other hand had, once. He’d been out with Dante, and they had met two beautiful women. With the help of Dante’s smooth talk and good looks, he had won them over.

Nata
lia’s lips were soft and gentle and she had the heart of an angel. She’d give up the needs of most selfish young people, just to help her father. Axil loved that about her, she made him happy, the way Sonia made Albedo happy. He had forgotten about the misery he endured in the past; the future was now much brighter. Life was good at last, someone to take the pain and loneliness away from his shoulders.

The next day Sonia and Natalia were changing their clothes in the luxurious bathroom and while they were half dressed, Dante accidently walked in. Before he could see anything, Sonia hit him in the face and closed the door on him.

“Pervert!” the two of them shouted. Sonia was fuming and wanted to kill him.

 “Have you ever noticed how that guy can’t keep a woman for more than a day,” said Sonia.

“Axil told me he has commit
ment fear,” said Natalia.  She enjoyed Sonia’s company. “I’m really glad I came with you guys. I can see why Albedo talks about you all the time. You should see the smile on his face when he mentions you!”

Sonia’s cheeks started to blush,
so she changed the subject. “So who’s looking after your father?”

Natalia notice the redness around her cheeks. “Someone that I know, Mrs. Blackwell, she also insisted that I needed this, to get out and get away.” In fact they both needed a nice break, Natalia from her father and Mrs. Blackwell from her own husband.

Axil, Angelione, and Albedo were in the indoor hot pool.
The room was filled with steam. The pool was huge and lined with stones around the edges dipping in hot water always relaxes the muscles. It felt as if the water was massaging every muscle in their bodies. The quietness was much needed as they close their eyes and let the water take them away. Each movement felt as if floating as the water pushes them up. The hot steam enters their bodies and removed all the unwanted tension. As they relaxed they could hear someone coming, when they looked Dante was there with a red bruise on his face.

“What happened to your face?” asked Axil.

Dante explained what had happened to him. Axil and Albedo wanted to get upset; but were laughing instead.

“Be lucky they didn’t kill you… pervert,” said Angelione. Even he was getting in the action.

“I’m not a pervert, it was an accident,” replied Dante.  She had left her five fingers on his face.

Natalia and Sonia were on the other side of the spring, for ladies only. The water was warm; they followed it with a massage, facial, and pedicure.

“I don’t know about you, but I could get used to this,” said Sonia. 

She had made reservations for them to eat that night. The food was delicious and it smelled good too. Dante was not sure if the ladies were still mad at him after what happened. Sonia told him not to worry about it, but if it happens again, that she would break his ribs. He knew she would if it ever happened again. “And that’s a promise!” She had told him with a smile. Sonia wore a red dress that made her sparkle. Her beauty was indescribable, as for Natalia who wore a blue dress. They both had similar types of dresses on. Sonia’s dress was cut in the back leaving her skin exposed. Albedo couldn’t wait to dig in; the food was calling his name as he stared at it. They had a feast, which included a big lobster for the main dish, rice, potatoes, shrimps, and other types of cuisines he had never seen before.

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It’
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not every day Joshua wakes up and sees a High King outside of his house. Today he had taken the day off after Albedo had left on his vacation. Working everyday you miss a lot from your family. He misses his wife and today he wanted to spend the day with her. They had been married long before Albedo came into their lives. Having Albedo was more than the icing on the cake; it was the son that he always wanted.  He had left the Black Reapers’ organization so that he could raise his son, not to work every day. Being head of the Humans’ Special Division was just that, no time for your family. Even though Joshua wasn’t a member of the Black Reapers anymore, he still had the desire to protect people, and that’s why he became head of the Humans’ Division. Inferno was the perfect place for him to retire, after being a Black Reaper since King Victor’s father had been ruling this land; he needed some peace and quiet. He sometimes missed being a Black Reaper. Now he looked outside of his window and saw that royal guards surrounded his house. The horse-carriage stopped a few steps from his front door and the king got out.

The king looked almost like a god with his crown.
A personal visit from the king, this is unorthodox of him
. 

He had not seen King Victor in a long time now, the man still looked strong and powerful as ever. Another man stepped out of the carriage, Jarvis.
Even master Jarvis is with him
. The trumpet played loudly to announce the unexpected arrival of the king. Joshua could now hear his wife’s footsteps coming down the stairs. She too was baffled when he told her what was going on. It was early in the morning and Joshua had gone down stairs to make coffee for her and this happens, the king showing up to your doorstep unexpectedly. They heard a knock on their door and Cecelia and Joshua went and opened it.  The royal guard that knocked on the door said, “Presenting you, lord Jarvis and your holiness King Victor!” Did he have to scream so loud? Joshua and Cecelia were standing right there in front of him.

“My lord, Master Jarvis!” said Joshua in bewilderment. Joshua always had that serious face, hardly talked and rarely expressed his emotion, almost like Angelione.

Jarvis laughed, “I knew that boy reminded me of you, always calling me master.” He looked at the two, “Cecelia, I see you haven’t age a bit, your beauty knows no limit. And you Dragan, looking strong and powerful as always.”

Cecilia invited them in, in which the King told his men to stay outside, all of them. One of the men told the king that a couple of them should go in with him, for safety reasons. The king started to laugh and said he could take Dragan if something goes wrong, jokingly. He had been friends with Dragan since he could remember. They had trained together and grew up together, and had formed a bond of brotherhood.

“How long has it been since we were all together like this?” said Cecelia, she was glad her house was cleaned. The thought of a King walking into a dirty house was unacceptable. But of course she always cleaned her house from top to bottom, after leaving the Black Reapers cleaning house was her daily life. She made them coffee and offered them some of the cake she had baked for Dragan last night. She thought about Albedo while she was baking it, if he was here then this cake would have been gone by now.

“Too long old friends, too long,” said King Victor happily. He took a few sips from his coffee and said, “So tell me old friend
s, how’s retirement treating you?”

Dragan and Cecelia did not hesitate looking at each other and said, “It’s wonderful, you should try it.”

“I would actually, but you see apparently I’m the only one fit for this job really. It’s something about being the son of the late king that keeps me bound to this job,” said the King jokingly. King Victor has never been to their house before; in fact he hasn’t been to Inferno for a long time now. “I see the two of you started the life you always wanted. So tell me, do you miss it?” 

“I would not trade this for the world!” they both agreed this was the right decision.

“You two gave up being a Black Reaper to raise a family that you always wanted. But Albedo as you can see is following in your footsteps. So how about it, want to come back to the division?” asked the King.

As tempting as that sounded, Dragan was content with his life. “Sorry king, but our days of being a Black Reaper are over.”

“I figured you would say that,” said the King, who was disappointed but not shocked. He knew they weren’t going to leave this quiet life behind. “Let’s move on to more serious matters, is he starting to remember his past?”

“I pray every night that he never does, if he does then we can say goodbye to the Albedo we know and love,” said Cecelia. Her eyes were now on the table worrying about Albedo’s sake.

The King had told them once; if his memories ever returned he would have no choice but to kill Albedo if necessary. If he were allowed to live, he and the others would once again wreak havoc on Nacune. They all had an uneasy face.

“The one they call Aleister, he’s been teaching him, I can feel it. I know he’s the one who sent Vincent here; his plan was to trigger Albedo’s memory and power. It was Vincent who first laid out the platform for his awakened,” said the King.

“Dragan, you once fought Aleister and defeated him. Was his flame as powerful as they say?” asked Jarvis.

“He was very powerful the last time we faced each other. By now I’m sure his power has gotten a lot stronger.” Dragan remembered that fight clearly. “But ever since that fight I had a theory.”  Dragan looked intense in thought rubbing his chin as he pondered.   “They say his power and the others were the strongest in this world, but when I fought against him he wasn’t as powerful as his past portrayed him to be. So my guess is when he and Albedo were awakened, by someone trying to break the seal. That day not only did Albedo lose his memories and his power, I’m guessing Aleister also might have lost something, part of his power,” explained Dragan. 

              “What do you think exactly happened seventy years ago? Until today, we never knew the person responsible for breaking the seal that locked them away,” asked Jarvis.

“What about the Numeral Society? They’re powerful enough to break the seal,” said Cecelia.

Dragan remembered the day when he fought one of their elite members, L. He was as strong as Dragan was.

“I doubt they had anything to do with the incident. Remember, they took over Alvichi for fifteen years. That had to take many years of planning and preparation,” said King Victor.

“They were defeated with the help of the girl with the Blue Crimson Flame? Her blue flame even surpasses Aleister’s white flame,” said Jarvis.

“The Blue Crimson flame, that girl is very powerful,” said Cecelia.

“Those who possess the Crimson Flames are blessed with its many abilities.” The king thought Albedo having the Crimson Flames was a good weapon for him. The Crimson Flames have many advantages that it offers to its wielder.

“What if what happened was a blessing? Everything happens for a reason right? Thanks to that, we now have Albedo,” said Cecelia.

“You might be right; the young lad has your heart.”

Cecelia smiled, “He was given to us to aid us, not to harm us. When they broke part of the seal, he and Aleister had awakened. But look at what happened to Albedo, he was turned into a child. With no memories of his previous life, we took him and turn him into a different person.” She wanted desperately to believe that he was not like the others.

“Yes you’re right about that, the young lad is nothing like Aleister. Albedo was turned into an infant by the effect of the seal being broken improperly; another one of the curses that Aleister didn’t inherit.”

“But who could have found their sealing ground?” said Dragan, not particularly looking for an answer.

The King got up now and said, with intensity in his eyes, “I told you once and I’ll say it again, if his memories ever comes back, then I’ll have no choice but to kill him myself. I have to think about this world. We cannot afford their return; too many innocents will be slaughtered.” 

“I guarantee you, it will not happen as long as we are here!” said Dragan adamantly. He said it in a
tone of respect.  

“I’ll be sure to keep an eye on the lad. His friends will help him if he ever loses his way,” said Jarvis.
 

“Let’s hope that day never comes,” said the King.