Meanwhile, inside the reign of the Vampire Kingdom.
"Queen Nezera, the evacuation has been going smoothly. In a few more days, our people would be in a safe place, unable to be touched by the Executor's deadly hands" A slender Vampire, clad in royal clothes reported with a hand to his chest and bowing slightly.
A polite demeanor and air that only a noble Vampire would possess, showing his status.
Standing on the balcony of the castle with her pinkish hair fluttering beautifully to the wind, viewing the entire city that has now turned desolate of her own people, Queen Nezera nodded her head.
"Good, the ones that have sworn an oath to the Origin, the civilians must be evacuated first"
With that being said, Queen Nezera turns her body around to face the Vampire who has just reported to her alongside three other Vampires that has the should be from the Noble families also.
Most of them are tasked to protect the Queen, under King Solomon's direct order.
Looking at the Vampire at the center, Queen Nezera then asked with her soothing voice, "Do you know where King Solomon is right now? Has he been told about the progression of the evacuation?"
"King Solomon in unreachable, but I believe he's helping the Werewolf with something"
Upon hearing this Queen Nezera nodded her head as she had already expected something like this, it was thanks to the Werewolves that they managed to contain the Slave Mark and replenish their crippled forces.
If it weren't for them, the Vampires would take a long time to recover.
Out of all of the high-rank Supernatural races, the Vampire race was the one branded by the Slave Mark the most. Most of them in the ancient time prefer human blood, and thus their kill count is naturally higher than other races.
The Demons are probably the only one out of all that can match their kill count.
Due to that, it's not surprising that when the Executor awakened which triggered the Slave Mark to be activated too, they are the high-rank race that was hit hard by that event the most considering only a handful of their people don't have the Slave Mark.
Now that the Werewolves helped them, it's expected that they want something in return.
Sighing to herself, Queen Nezera then looks at the night's horizon once more before she frowned as she remembered something. Glancing back again, her eyes then landed on a particular Vampire, it was Demelza.
"Duchess Demelza, has there been any news yet?" Queen Nezera asked.
Upon hearing this, Demelza raises her gaze for a moment before she quickly replied, "If it's about the royal representative we sent, I've confirmed with the Dark Elves that they didn't meet with them. It seems along the way, our emissary was attacked by someone"
"Who could've it been? Is it the humans?" Queen Nezera ponders, this is quite abnormal.
It was impossible for the royal representative they sent to be attacked by other Supernatural races, their convoy was adorned with the royal symbol of the Vampire. Anyone that dares to attack it would be challenging the whole Vampire Kingdom itself.
But Queen Nezera is also doubtful that the humans were the ones responsible for this.
Ever since the awakening of the Executor, the humans have basically turned silent. It was mostly due to the fact that the Supernaturals were not engaging in the war anymore, and the humans also didn't pursue them for quite some time.
"I don't think it's the human that did this, they had just made their moves right now"
"Yes, I agree. If it's the humans we would've known about it"
The other Vampires voiced out their thoughts, affirming Queen Nezera's suspicion. If humans were the ones behind this, then surely they would've noticed that their borders had been breached. It would easily get on their radar if that was the truth behind the missing royal representative.
Moreover, it doesn't make sense for humans to attack the royal representative.
Out of everything that they could've attacked, if their aim was true to cause harm to the Vampires, they would have done better to gather intel and locate their weak points such as evacuating civilians.
But instead of doing that, they chose to attack the royal representative.
It's quite clear to them or at least they agreed that this shouldn't be the humans that did this, there must be someone else that was responsible for this. Although that is the case, their expressions darken when they reached this point.
Agreeing that it was not the humans, then whoever it is must be a traitor.
Just the thought of it makes the entire air around the place choked with bloody energy, there will be no mercy shown to traitors that wanted to harm the high-rank Supernaturals in such a dire time.
Listening to this attentively, Demelza doesn't like the progression of their conversation.
'I need to do something' Demelza thought with a frown, she then ponders for a moment before her eyes lit up. "Maybe we're jumping to conclusions too fast, this might be caused by the Witch of Chaos" She quickly said.
Upon hearing this, the others including Queen Nezera fixed their eyes on them.
"Hmm... that is a possibility too. The Son of Blood, Zechchonoa is also spotted roaming around our territory, it's definitely searching for victims to become stronger. Maybe the royal representative unluckily encountered it" A Vampire mutters when he heard Demelza's opinion.
Following that Vampire, the others also nodded their heads as that is also a possibility.
But knowing that they wouldn't come to a conclusion without searching for an answer themselves, Queen Nezera cuts their conversation short, "Demelza, Simon, I assigned the two of you to search for the royal representative. Although I want an answer, both of your lives are still the priority so don't get into trouble too much"
"Yes, my Queen" Demelza and Simon replied in a union, obeying their Queen's order.
Queen Nezera nodded to the other Vampires, intent on dismissing them all so she could remain in the castle for a bit longer. Until her gaze settled on Demelza. "All of you may go, watch the perimeter while I'm here. Demelza, remain here with me. I have something to say to you" she said with a commanding tone.
With that, the other three Vampires disappeared into the shadow leaving only Demelza.
"What is the thing that you want to talk to me about, Queen Nezera?" Demelza stood up when she saw Queen Nezera walking to the edge of the balcony. Even though the air is tense, she tries to keep calm.
If she show any kind of nervousness, Queen Nezera would definitely know.
Looking at the far distance in silence for a solid minute, she then glanced over her shoulder as her eyes glowed with blood energy. "Where is Calidora? Is she still in the Elf Kingdom all this while?"
"Do you want me to call her back too?" Demelza asked back, avoiding answering.
On hearing this, Queen Demelza quickly looked away to conceal her rage within. "At a time like this, the princess should be present and seen by the people. Yet she has never been present. Bring her before me," She said in a fatigued voice, "I'm tired of shielding her from her father"
Albeit she already expected this, Demelza can't help but feel troubled.
Even before the situation reaches this point, she has tried to tell Calidora to come back and be present in the Kingdom. Yet she has never listened, and her rising power also makes Demelza unable to force anything out of her.
With her current state, she can do whatever she likes.
If it's not Queen Nezera or King Solomon himself that went over to remind her, Calidora would probably not listen to anyone. But at the moment, she can't do anything but accept this responsibility.
"Don't worry, Queen Nezera. I will try to bring her here" Demelza replied assuringly;
Seeing that Queen Nezera waved her hand, allowing Demelza to leave, she also quickly disappeared from the place. Unlike the others, she went away in order to meet with Calidora and give her the news.
Meanwhile, Queen Nezera looks at the fractured sky with a heavy sigh.
'Just what is inside that child's mind? Can't she be normal and help the Kingdom instead of maddening her attention on that damned Human-Werewolf. I know that she can already control the Eyes of Terror's power, yet why is she acting like this...' She thought.
Even thinking about this problem makes her head throb, she simply can't understand it.
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Back to the Ratmawati City, Sector 2.
After talking briefly about the important matter with Giana, the two of them catch up for a couple of hours at a nearby store wearing a disguise to avoid people recognizing them. For someone like the two of them, this kind of time is very precious.
Most of their lives were lived in battle, rest is simply a luxury that they can hardly afford.
Now that the world has turned this way, their responsibility keeps on increasing and free time for themselves is basically something that is out of reach. It was because of that, they cherish this kind of moment.
It's true that many dreamed to reach their level of power, the ninth-rank realm.
But those people simply want their power with the wrong reasons in mind. Even though having this kind of power can make them revered by many people, it also comes with a heavy cost that is taxing their minds over time.
Only Denzel was the one that doesn't seem to be affected by this kind of lifestyle.
Even as of right now, he's still working at the Great Barricade, watching over like the angel of humanity. Not minding the fact that he shouldn't only protect humanity from the ones outside, but also the threat inside.
Brigitta is currently on her way back to the Executor's castle.
Although the Awakened and the Black Hands were going to commence their attack into the Supernatural territory, she doesn't need to be there and it was best to stay inside the castle to gather more intel about the Executor.
Upon entering the castle, she walked through the grandeur of the hallway.
'Maybe I'll check what's inside the Executor's room since he's not here, I'll make sure to be careful and not leave any trace behind' Brigitta said as she makes a turn, heading to the Executor's bed chamber.
Nobody has ever come close to his room, and thus Brigitta is quite curious about its inside.
Out of every room that the castle has, the Executor's bed chamber is the one that he was conscious about the most. Equipped with that knowledge, she can assume that there's something important inside.
While she was walking along the hallway, she managed to reach her destination.
At the end of the hallway is a big door that almost reaches the ceiling, there are two roaring lion-shaped statues protruding from each door which is a sign of status and power. It was overbearing and would make anyone coming near it feel insignificant.
Even Brigitta who is a ninth-rank realm Awakened feels insignificant in front of the door.
But as she was nearing the door, Brigitta frowned finding that the door is slightly opened. It's weird since it has never been opened like this. Usually, it's always tightly shut without a gap to see the inside.
Leaning her face forward as she gets closer, she then stepped on something.
Brigitta looks down and lifted her foot, she squinted her eyes and finds that some parts of the royal carpets were wet. It was only then her nose caught a particular scent coming from these wet spots.
'Is it blood...?' She thought inside her head.
Even though she can clearly smell the iron scent coming from these spots, it doesn't seem to be red in color but purple instead. 'Yeah, there's no way this is blood' Brigitta thought, shaking her head.
Reaching the door, she quickly peeked inside before her eyes went completely wide.
In reflex, Brigitta also covers her mouth with her hands as the sight she was seeing was completely out of her expectation. Despite thinking that the Executor is out, it seems he has already come back.
Brigitta then quickly gets away from the gap in the door and leans her back against the wall.
She glanced towards the door on her side, feeling a chill in her heart. It feels like knowing something that she shouldn't have. Brigitta couldn't believe herself, and her mind struggled to process what she had just witnessed.
'Am I dreaming...? I must be, there's no way this is real'
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