CHAPTER 15: MY BLOODLINE
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Rage consumed me because I heard the name I hated all my life--Princess. I felt my blood boiling and the wish to finish the creäture I despise.
"Vanessa! Vanessa!"
I heard a faint call, almost like a whisper. I turned to the one whispering to me. Martha?
"Vanessa!"
I felt the cold thing on my arm, then I felt I came back to my senses.
"Hah! Hah!" I was gasping for breath. I do not know what happened. I can't breathe!
"Vanessa! Calm down!"
I can already hear Martha's calling me.
It took me a few minutes before my breathing became normal again. "W-what happened?" Then I looked on my arm, it's smoking due to cold ice from Martha's power. I looked to her face, her eyes were questioning me.
"I had to use my power to you to wake you up!" I could see in Martha's eyes the intense concern and anxiety.
"W-what happened? I feel like I've lost myself." I grabbed my forehead. I feel so hot.
"Your eyes just turned into silvery color."
What? I searched for a mirror or any broken glass window. I saw a motorcycle parked nearby. I immediately rushed to it and checked my eyes on the side mirror. My eyes are now the same like the eyes of Vlad and Louie. "W-what is this? What happened to me?"
"Come on, let's go home first. Your Dad and Uncle Fernand should see this."
I suddenly remembered the one they called Princess earlier. She was already near me. She is probably the Conde's daughter. "I will chase that Princess!"
"No! We can do that some other time. Did you see that she has a lot of guards? You haven't come close to her yet, you're already dead. Your longing for revenge for a long time will go to waste. Let's go home first!" Martha's stern command. I don't disobey her when she is like that.
I could do nothing but follow her. We went home. I already know who she is, I will look for that Princess. I didn't see much of her face, but since she's Queenie's sister, I could easily find her.
We got home, and Daddy and Uncle Fernand are both surprised to see me. They are in the living room sitting and having vervain tea. Louie and Ana are not home for a vampire hunting.
"What happened to your eyes, Vanessa?" Daddy asked in astonishment.
"That's what we're going to ask you. What is the origin of your race, Fernand? You, Martin? You are Vanessa's father so you should know more about what's going on with her." Martha crossed her arms.
Uncle Fernand wiped his face using his both palms. "All I know is that my father is an ancient vampire. Not just a lowly ancient one, he's one of the oldest ancient vampires."
The amount that these people keep secret from me is pretty exhausting. "Do you have more secrets you need to tell me?"
"There are things that's difficult to discuss, Vanessa. Especially if it is about our father. I don't even know him. Your granny didn't even mention his name," Uncle Fernand said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"But why I didn't see you before with silvery eyes at all?" Martha asked in astonishment. "Also, Larrah didn't have that, right?"
Uncle Fernand shrugged. "I'm the only one who inherited it. I never thought Vanessa would inherit it, too. Did someone trigger you that's why your eyes became like that?"
I nodded. "Earlier, we saw Queenie's sister who looked like a teenager. Her name is Princess."
Uncle Fernand stood up, I saw the anger form in his eyes. "She finally showed up..."
"So you know the Princess who killed mommy?" I asked.
"My suspicion is that the mastermind in the death of your Mom is Conde Argus, Vanessa, but I have no idea who they really are. One of Conde Argus' daughters has not returned to the SAC Empire for a long time. No one mentioned her name in the Association. I heard she's a rogue vampire, uncontrollable and powerful and she's the reason the Council banned half-blood vampires. He turned her when she was still 14. He converted her as part of the experiment, and it turned out really bad. Conde Argus did not stop there. He had more children from humans and converted them into vampires. Conde is experimenting with half-bloods, he wants to create a perfect vampire. A Daywalker, human-like and extremely powerful. He exterminates those converted ones when experiment gone wrong," Uncle Fernand's long story about Conde Argus and Princess. I could see the intense anger in his eyes.
"So, the SAC has nothing to do with mommy's death?"
Uncle Fernand shrugged his shoulders. "No idea. The SAC has been looking for you ever since. Someone reported that half-blood was born in our former house where Larrah gave birth to you. They needed more half-blood vampires for experiment. I still believe Princess still has communication with Conde Argus and she is the executioner when he wants to exterminate vampires. A father is still a father no matter how much disappointed he is with his daughter. It is impossible that they have no communication," Uncle's face looked serious at me. "Until now, Conde Argus is still looking for you, Vanessa. They know there is a half-vampire woman living today. So please, try to avoid any vampire connected to anyone in the SAC. We do not know who's the enemy."
"Like you, Uncle?" I joke with him. I got up and moved next to him on the other sofa.
"You're crazy. You're the only one your Mom left me, eh." Uncle messed up my hair, then he hugged me. "Please Vanessa, listen to us this time. Stay away from them. They will experiment with you. Your Mom risked her life just to protect you."
I nodded. My tears fell from my eyes. I suddenly missed my Mom.
Uncle let go of me, then he looked me in the eyes. I brushed my bangs using my hands. "Your eyes came back to normal."
I picked up Daddy's phone on the table and used the front camera to look at myself. "Yes. How..."
"That was happening to me before, Martha just didn't see it when your mommy died. I can control it as much as I can." Uncle showed his silvery eyes and it went back to normal after a few seconds. "our emotion heightens our power thus it also brings out the monster hidden deep within. You can also do it as long as you learn to control it. You have to because you will forget your humanity while you are not yourself."
I got scared by what I heard. I do not want to forget that I am still human, I do not want to hurt ordinary people, or even my loved ones. Did I hurt Martha earlier? I turned to her to ask.
"Don't worry, it's already healed. I'm a vampire so I'm not fragile," Martha said, she smiled at me.
I moved next to her, then hugged her. "I'm sorry Martha, I didn't mean to," I tearfully apologized.
'I'm okay. Let's just be careful next time. "Martha patted my back.
"I don't want to hurt my Mom. I will learn to control the monster inside me." I kept on hugging her.
"What Mom?!" Martha slapped me on my arm then pinched me on my cheek.
"Stop pretending..." I mischievously looked at Dad who could not look at us. I just laughed and immediately stood up. I ran to my room. I still need to train. I will not become a monster, no matter what happens.
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