The Vampire Queen's Rebirth

Chapter Thirty

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''Wait...But I thought the guy from last night was the one who killed him...''Zero said,turning to Reina who shook her head.

''Isaac?..No.I said he had a connection with your father's death and he did.Through the brown haired bimbo who attacked us last night....What was her name again?Lisa?......''

''Leila Liverdon..For the love of nature....''Amelia muttered,rolling her eyes as Reina grinned with a thumbs up.

''Her.I could sense the same spirit energy in her as the one that was there the night your father died but she didn't kill him.Said something about a third party being involved.That's the person I'm looking for so that I can fulfill my promise to your father.''Reina replied.

''Hold on....How did you know all this?''Zero asked,turning to her.

''Your Father....He showed me.....Back at the Funeral.......''Zero froze,glancing at Luke who was also perplexed.Amelia sighed,running a hand through her hair.

''Wait,What do you mean he showed you?''Luke spoke up,voicing Zero's silent question.

''Well,back when Amanda created Vampires,its believed that she willingly or unwillingly fused some of her Spirit Energy with the First Three and thereby to their direct descendants.Like their children.This in turn gave them some special abilities.Its why Royals are different from other vampires.More powerful.And its why Hunters and Witches detest and fear us so.....Because we possess Spirit Energy.Spirit energy that enabled your father to connect us and also enabled him to show me what happened that night.''Reina explained,turning away just as Zero's expression grew grave.She didn't need to see all that pain and anguish again.

''Wow....Amazing......If he showed you what happened then how do you not know who killed him?''Luke said.

''Because he also didn't know what did it....Whatever that 'thing' was....It was more powerful than anything I've ever seen in all my years....Zachary too.I mean,he was a very powerful Hunter and though he fought as brazenly as he always did,it still overpowered him and took his life!He couldn't even see what it was for the face was covered by a cloak but the way it fought,the power coming off it was incredible!Knowing that someone like that is walking around isn't sitting well with me at all.Besides,it may be among the causes of the imbalance as well as the killings.And it did try to frame my Kind.Something that also doesn't sit well with me.''Reina replied.

''Killings?Okay,this is all getting very confusing.''Luke took a big gulp of the tequila,half finishing the bottle as he gazed lazily at Reina.

''Don't look at me....She's better suited to explain the whole Nature mumbo jumbo...''Reina replied,glancing at her phone as it vibrated on the table before ignoring it.They all turned back to Amelia who only sighed,seeming exasperated.

''First of all,its not Nature mumbo jumbo.......Its the true balance being affected by...okay,that's not important for now...''Amelia muttered,running a hand through her hair as she stared condescendingly at Reina,seeming to share a hidden joke that Reina chuckled at lowly.They seemed to go back quite far.

''Zachary came to me six months ago.He found me in Ireland where I moved to when my whole bloodline was wiped out during the war and after I had almost died.I was stunned to find him standing outside my house that morning and kind of pissed because I had planned to start a new life minus the whole supernatural and magic thing.Just a normal mortal even though I wasn't one.He told me I couldn't leave my past life behind....at least not then.He told me that I was the only witch he could trust and that he had been having a very uneasy feeling for the past three months.Like something wasn't right.I had been feeling it too but I thought it was because of my unsteady emotions after losing my whole bloodline as I was still grieving them.He told me he had been having dreams about the war only this time it was different.This time it was worse and the whole world had paid the price.He told me that Amanda,my ancestor,had come to him in a dream to warn him about the impending doom.He believed he was going crazy.That the cigars he'd been smoking had finally gotten to his head but I highly doubted it because I had been having dreams about the Night War too.It was also logical that he felt the imbalance in nature as the witches for he was the descendant of the very first Vampire Hunter. Colden Black was known to have a very strong connection to Amanda and I didn't see no reason Zachary couldn't. I relayed my suspicions and we both came to the same exact conclusion that it was pretty damn serious.He then started telling me about the Killings he'd been investigating.Killings that had began a few days after he had began having the weird feeling.The first had been the death of a witch.She was young and from an average bloodline.The cause of death had been that she had supposedly lost control of her powers which wasn't possible because every single witch always had internal control even before their birth.It was one of the provisions nature gave its guardians to ensure that they also didn't lose control.''

''The Hunters had dismissed the case but another death had followed soon after,making them reconsider their decision.A Vampire had died only he had been drained of all the blood in his body and had also been starved thus hadn't been able to defend himself.It was a peculiar death;that a vampire had died the same way he killed....Like live by the sword,die by the sword.The Hunters didn't take it seriously but the Vampires had,beginning their own investigation led by Dameon,who I believe you've all met,for the deceased vampire was a Shadow vampire.Zachary had been able to convince them not to begin a war with the Hunters for they believed the latter had drained the Vampire's blood as a sick joke towards them.It wouldn't be the first time the two parties had messed around with each other.They were eternal enemies,as destined by Amanda herself.The third corpse eventually turned up,this time a Lycanthrope who had died during turning as his body was found half human and half Lycan. That was also not possible as this boy had gone through the turn countless times since childhood and thus there could be no way he would have died so.He also happened to be the nephew of the Alpha of the Lycans. The latter had come to pick the boy's body,swearing that he would find the killer too.That's when suspicions began to grow for no Hunter had turned up dead yet.They believed that the Hunters were carrying out experiments and were covering it up by sending Zachary to 'investigate'.The Hunter Council grew restless and the pressure grew on Zachary to find a solution but the trail had gone cold.It was one of the reasons he had come to her.To help her find who had killed the three supernatural beings.I was reluctant at first for it meant returning to Caldwell but I had no other choice but to do it.We left Ireland discreetly and returned to Caldwell silently for everyone thought I was dead and also to not give the Vampires a reason to hunt me down and kill me.We began investigating ,me using my Grimwars and doing spells while he went out and used his contacts.Our world had been on the brink of another War when I finally found a solution.Cloaking spells had been performed on each of the areas where the bodies had been found.A Hexagram had been drawn on the ground,signalling that Black Magic was in play.Everything cooled off at that point.It was known that the practice had been stopped almost eight hundred years ago but the fact that it had resurfaced again meant that things would not end well....And then I learnt Zachary had passed away making him the fourth supernatural being to die and so I decided to come out of hiding.....He'd left express instructions that if anything were to happen,I was to find and protect his son and his best friend as well as liaise with you,Reina. He said we would all have to stop the war before it began.Again.''Amelia finished,pausing once she realized they all had many burning questions.

''Were you able to get anything that would point us in the direction of which coven's practicing Dark Magic again?''Reina spoke up,earning a sigh from Amelia.

''No.Whoever did this was hidden very well which brought me to the conclusion of a very powerful and experienced Witch or Warlock.It could have been Leila Liverdon but she had to have had help from someone else.The cloaking spell was too powerful for even a witch of her bloodline to pull off by herself.It even took Me time to pull it down.Also judging by the sinister black magic I felt from her last night as we were fighting,it was clear that she had another power source.''Amelia explained.

''Leila did mention something about someone awakening....and a lot of other gibberish,''Reina replied,relating to them what Leila had said before she'd died.

''I could search my ancestor's Grimwars and try to find anything connected to what she'd said but I doubt we'll find out much...My family wasn't really the Dark Magic type.If we could find a Grimwar from a dark magic bloodline then maybe we could find something useful....If only we could locate a Blackwood Grimwar......judging from your expression,you seem to know something,''Amelia said,turning to Luke who was now flailing his hands around,seemingly on to something.They all turned to him,urging him to talk.

''I don't know but something is telling me I have heard that name before and recently......wait,I read a book like that.Well,at least I tried to.Some pages were written in a completely different language that seemed ancient.The book looked old and had a gray cover but the name 'Blackwood' was written at the top.Before you ask,It was in the library back in Zero's mansion.''Luke said.They all looked at each other,their faces lighting up.

''I never thought I would say this but I thank the Universe for your insane likes and curiosity.''Zero muttered,speaking up for the first time in a while.

''Zachary really was amazing.If you allow me,I can come over and look at it.''Amelia said,directing it to Zero.

''Umm...Yes,of course.''he replied distractedly,earning a thank you grin from Luke who seemed enthralled by her.Of course he was.She was a beautiful witch,fulfilling most of his deepest creepy fantasies.

''I'd also like to see the Journal and Letter he left you right after Amelia removes the protective wards around it.''Reina said over to Zero who frowned.

''Protective what?''Luke questioned,looking from one beauty to the other.

''Zachary wanted to ensure that no one apart from Zero read that journal.The only reason you could read it is because you're mortal...''Amelia explained.

''What about my Uncle Clark?I gave him the letter and he was able to read it.''Zero said,looking up at them.

''Its because you willingly handed it over to him.That was the condition Zachary had me put on it.The Journal,however,can only be read by one from your bloodline.Not even Luke can read it if he wanted to.But if I remove the spell then it can be read by anyone.''

''Seems it has very vital information for him to need to go through all that process.''Luke said,earning a nod from Amelia.

''I didn't find anything of use in there.Only journal entries dating back years ago.''Zero said over to Reina,seeming to be slowly regaining himself.

''It helped you find me,didn't it?.....If it did that then I'm quite sure it can assist us to find some answers.''Reina replied with a slight smile.She could see the silent questions in his eyes.There was something bugging him.Something she decided to let go of until he spoke up on his own.

''There's something else...I met Zachary four days before he died.He had found out that someone among the Four supernatural leaders knew about Dark magic was in play.He didn't know who exactly did it but he was getting closer to finding it out the leak.I was in New York when I got the call that Zachary had passed on.''Amelia said.

''What did your Clark Grant tell you after the letter?''Reina asked,her expression guarded with a tinge of hostility beneath.

''He just told me to leave it to him and also seemed very hell bent on getting me to go back to New York and reading the journal and letter.''Zero strayed off,remembering the cold chill he'd felt when his Uncle had been in the room. Reina glanced up at William who seemed instantly pissed at something and Amelia who simply shook her head at a secret understanding in turn before sighing.

''Is there something I'm missing here?''Zero asked,looking at them all in turn.

''My Household and his do not get along at all.He doesn't like me very much and I happen to think he's a bloody ass.''Reina replied with a nonchalant shrug.

''But I thought Hunters and Vampires don't like each other....just as Amelia explained earlier.''Luke muttered,the reality of the situation sinking in amid all the alcohol.

''Yes,but he has a particularly strong dislike for my household.''she replied with a reflective shrug.

''Why?''Zero asked.

''That's a story for another day....We should be concentrating on finding the mole.''The others nodded,all except Zero who was sure that there was more there...

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