The Accidental Vampire

Chapter 157 157: Strong Enough

Elisi entered the Blood Council Castle, going straight to the lowest floor.

She stopped before two majestic doors. The two metallic doors were closed and locked using two thick chains.

Over the chains, there was a similarity sized lock, which was around twenty times bigger and stronger than the ordinary locks. There was only one key of the lock, and the key was kept by the oldest Blood Council Member.

Even he wasn't allowed to use the key without the permission of every other Blood Council Members, especially since whatever was behind the door was too important. Still, everyone knew that the lock was only for a formality. No matter how strong the lock was, if one of them wanted, they could easily break the chain and open the door.

No amount of strength could stop the Blood Council member from going through if they wanted.

Elisi grabbed the chains. There was no going back from it now. She knew that now that she was here, she needed to go through with it. She grabbed the chains firmly. Using her entire strength, she pulled the two chains. She placed all her strength behind the attack.

The chains that were keeping the door locked broke apart, unable to resist a Vampire Lord's strength.

Elisi pushed the door open and entered inside. "Keep an eye outside. Make sure no one disturbs me."

"Hmm?" She had just taken a step inside when she stopped. She glanced back to see three Guards arriving there as well. "That was fast."

"Kill them all," she casually stated before disappearing inside the hall.

The guards that had just arrived there were shocked to find Elisi and her Generals there, breaking inside. Not only did they break inside, but she also commanded to have them be killed. It was evident that she was doing something illegal and didn't want anyone to find out.

"I think we should retreat. We can't fight a Lord. We must inform the others." The men who worked for Ramiun suggested an idea to others. Not only did it give them a subtle hint on what they needed to do, but it also created some fear in their heads that they couldn't win.

They weren't supposed to die here. If they died, who was to prove that Ramiun wasn't involved in this? Now that Ramiun's team was with the others, acting just as shocked, it allowed them a free hand.

No matter what Elisi said about this idea coming from Ramiun, no one was going to believe her. She didn't have the letter to prove either, which was retrieved by Ramiun already.

Elisi had fallen into a trap, and even she didn't realize it.

Elisi's men ran after the Guards, trying to stop them from escaping. Unfortunately, there were over six guards and only two of them. Three Guards stayed behind, stopping the two Generals while the other guards ran out of the Castle.

Each of them informed their own team members about what they saw inside. The news slowly kept spreading. Almost all the Guards decided to stay behind and surround the Castle, not allowing anyone to leave. Even if there was a battle, it was better for them to fight in the open than to fight inside.

While most of the Guards stayed behind, each team did send one of their members back to inform their Lords. The others who remained behind attacked the members of Elisi's team that were guarding the South East.

A conflict was brewing, and the person who made it all happen was enjoying in his castle, taking a sip of blood.

*****

Elisi stopped inside the sealed hall and closed the door behind her. She focused ahead.

The air inside the hall was at a freezing temperature. It was unclear where the cold air was coming from, especially since the outside temperature was much warmer

Elisi walked to the center of the hall, stopping right before a coffin that was placed in the middle of the freezing hall.

She placed her hands on the coffin and slowly opened it. As soon as she opened the coffin, even colder winds rushed outside, brushing against her skin.

Inside the coffin, there was a body, completely frozen. The body appeared to belong to a silver-haired man, who appeared quite lifeless. It was impossible for any ordinary person to survive in this freezing cold either. However, a faint heartbeat could still be heard by Elisi.

The chest of the man had some traces of blood, but even that blood seemed to be frozen.

"I'm taking quite a risk for you. I hope you're worth it."

Elisi placed her hand inside the coffin and picked up the body that was resting inside the coffin.

*****

Atlas slept throughout the night. In fact, his sleep had never been so peaceful in his lifetime. For some reason, his body truly felt elated and as relaxed as it had ever seen.

The night passed away while the Carriage didn't stop moving for even a second. Along the journey, Lancaster thought about the advice that Castiel gave him, assimilating all of it to understand how he could improve himself.

From what Castiel had spoken, he wasn't utilizing his full potential. It was as if there was a hesitation inside him. Lancaster understood what Castiel was implying. Ever since he had awakened, he had already been worried about losing himself if he turned.

He always resisted giving in to his wild side. His fear always kept him resisting, even when he turned completely. Whenever there was a full moon, he had himself tied, so he didn't run wild and hurt anyone innocent. Instead of controlling his wild self, he hid from it.

"Lilith, can you answer me something?"

"What?"

"Castiel told me that I need to embrace my fear to become stronger. I want to know how I can do it. How can I remove that fear inside me? The fear of losing myself! You have lived for a long time. I'm sure you know more about Werewolves than I do. You've also met many of my Ancestors, including one that Castiel talked about. Tell me, how can I become like them?"

"Is there a way?" Lancaster asked.

"A way to embrace your true side? Aren't you too young for that? You've recently awakened as well. First, give your body and mind some time to adjust. Then think about how to progress. Your mind is also very fragile yet."

"But Castiel said I was ready and that it was holding me back. I don't want to be weak. I also want to be strong... Strong enough to face my opponents!"