Chapter 243: Heretic / 1.4 : Sanguin
When they arrived at Nova palace, Serena called softly:
"Cousin?"
Kian opened his eyes and sat up. He looked out the window and saw that they had arrived.
He looked at Serena and said:
"I hope I wasn’t a bother."
"Of course not."
Kian smiled and she smiled back. A guard opened the door, and they got out of the car.
Kian looked at the castle, how rich are the vampires? He followed the butler to the ballroom. Kian stood before his uncle and cousin.
The two guards opened the doors, and they walked in. Kian, Cayus, and Serena walked on the side. There was a long table with the witches from the CW and the vampire part of the court.
They all stood up when they walked in. Kian looked at the thrones. They were six of them. Three for the witches and three for the vampires.
Magnus and his son Lucian were sitting, and next to Lucian was Elian. Kian stopped halfway through. Cayus and Serena who had stopped abruptly looked at Kian confused.
Cayus wanted to ask why he stopped, but it’s not like he can speak privately when they’re in a room with vampires. King Magnus smiled and stood up to walk to them followed by his sons.
King Magnus stopped before Kian and he tilted his head. He looked at him with a mysterious smile and gave him his hand.
Kian looked at his hand and then at Magnus. The Nova family are the strongest vampires. As a result, it’s easy for them to tell if another vampire is strong or weak.
He can feel strength out of Kian, so he wants to touch him to see. The last time they met they never touched, the royals are not big on touching. Kian isn’t either, so he would rather avoid it.
He wasn’t a big fan before, but since he’s been stuck transmigrating the multiverse it’s worst. Unless it’s a pretty girl like Serena. He took off his glasses and looked into Magnus’ eyes.
He said:
"I don’t like to be touched, hopefully, you’ll understand."
Magnus pulled back his hand and said with a smile:
"I understand. I hope the drive here went well."
"It did, thank you."
Magnus looked at Kian’s sweet smile. He said:
"This is my son the crown prince, Lucian, and my youngest son prince Elian."
Kian looked at Elian with a smile, he had short hair and an oval face. His eyes were round and his nose was slightly turned up, paired with thin lips.
"Elian."
Elian looked into Kian’s icy blue eyes, and after a few seconds he said:
"Leader, Kian."
Kian said:
"You can just call me Kian. We’ll be family soon, aren’t we?"
Elian nodded. He felt unable to look away. Kian is so beautiful. Kian felt like Elian was looking at him for far too long, does he already have a problem with him? Of course, he does, in the OG TL, he killed him. Kian looked at Lucian.
Lucian had a chiseled jawline and his green eyes were shining in something Kian couldn’t decipher. His hair was wavy and dark.
He had a well-set straight nose and full lips. He was wearing a dark three-piece suit like him, but it fitted him differently.
Kian felt like crying, why did he think he could ever be stronger than the one the bad guy would end up with? He is such a joke next to Lucian.
He might be a god when it comes to power but that man actually looks like it, he is a Greek god. Kian who had been in a good mood since he entered this universe, felt down.
No wonder Serena falls in love with him. Why couldn’t he inhabit this kind of body instead of the one Kian has? He looked away, annoyed, and crossed his arms like a kid.
He muttered discontentedly:
"Lucian."
Everyone was surprised, they never thought they would see leader Kian act so petulantly.
Lucian’s eyes flashed in amusement. He held Kian’s chin and turned his face. Kian pushed his hand away.
"I don’t like to be touched."
Lucian said with a smile:
"We’ll be family soon, aren’t we?"
Kian narrowed his eyes, he is already pissed, and he was only annoying him more.
This sucks. He turned and looked at Serena. She was looking at Lucian with a timid smile. Her face was the same as the one his best friend Leah would have every time she would see her crush, Dain.
Of course, she loves him, why did he think it would be different? Men like Lucian anger him the most, why can’t he be like them and have the ability to flirt and have any girl he wants?
Whatever, when he’s done with his mission he’ll find a girl who will like him for him, despite not being perfect like Lucian. To think he was engaged to him, gross.
He doesn’t like men, and Lucian is everything he hates more about them. Men who look like that always take every girl away from others. He only reminds him of Dain and he hates him.
If he hadn’t been in the way, he and Leah would’ve been together. Once he goes back he’ll make her his and get rid of him for good.
Lucian tilted his head. He seemed amused by Kian’s reaction, while everyone was stunned. Cayus coughed and Kian said:
"This is my uncle Cayus and my cousin Serena. My aunt will be here tomorrow."
Apparently, all of aunt Aurelia’s clothes weren’t enough, and she had more shopping to do. He can’t wait to deal with her.
Lucian looked at Serena, her face was flushed, and he could hear her rapid heartbeat. He looked at her expressionlessly and said:
"Serena."
Serena murmured:
"Prince Lucian."
Lucian looked at Kian again. He asked:
"Do you dislike me already?"
"Of course not."
Despite saying that Kian’s eyes were cold. Lucian chuckled. Kian looked away, annoyed. Why is he even talking to him? Shouldn’t he focus on his fiancé? Magnus looked at his son surprised, then he said:
"Let’s feast!"
Kian walked to the table next to Magnus, and he sat on his left. Serena took a seat next to him and his uncle next to her. Kian looked at Lucian who was in front of him bothered.
He was going to ask Serena if she wants to change seats, but then it would send the wrong message. When he felt eyes on him, he looked at Elian who was sitting next to his brother, and smiled.
Elian smiled back. Did he already decide to kill him for Serena? Is that why he looks so happy to see him? That kid certainly is strange. When food was served Kian grabbed his chopsticks, when he felt a scent wafting he looked at the glass of blood in front of Lucian.
Why does it smell so good? He wants to bathe in the scent, the smell was almost orgasmic. Not that he knows what an orgasm feels like. Kian looked around for a servant to ask for a glass of blood.
He hasn’t been able to drink blood ever since he’s been sick. If he did, he wouldn’t be on his deathbed so soon. But the doctor said that it would only make things worst, and he foolishly believed him.
Lucian, who had been looking at Kian the whole time, ordered a server:
"Poor a glass of Sanguin to Kian."
Kian looked at the server poor a glass excitedly. Cayus frowned, when he saw that Kian was about to take the glass he said:
"Kian remember what the doctor said."
Kian simply said:
"It’s fine."
He grabbed the glass and just before he could drink he said:
"Kian your condition might worsen."
The vampires looked at them. Lucian asked:
"He’s going to die in a month, how worse can it get?"
Magnus looked at his son to tell him to stay out of it, but he couldn’t care less. Cayus said:
"He could die before, a month is short enough, I don’t want him to suffer during those remaining days."
Serena put a hand on Kian’s and said:
"Cousin you heard what the doctor said, I was hoping you would be there for my wedding."
Kian felt like throwing up, he drank the entire glass in one shot. When he felt the blood go through the back of his throat, he relaxed.
He looked at the server who had poured the glass and ordered:
"More."
Lucian and the vampires smiled bemusedly while the witches looked pissed.
Kian drank a sip and started to eat in a much better mood. It doesn’t matter if Lucian is taller, stronger, and more handsome, he is more powerful than him anyway. He won’t let anyone walk all over him, never again. He’ll just kill anyone who even looks at him wrong.
Cayus looked at Lucian with narrowed eyes. He was eating, but every time he was chewing he looked at Kian like it was the most interesting sight. He looked at Elian and saw that it was the same.
Serena looked between Lucian and Kian and frowned. When Lucian looked at her, his eyes were cold, but he had a smile on when he looked at Kian.
She heard about his cold temperament, but it was nowhere to be seen with Kian. She looked at the glass of blood and her brows furrowed deeper.
