SILVER-HAIRED-Chapter 125: About Vampires

"Welcome back My liege!"

Their continuous booming voice as they hailed the welcome of their Emperor and the god of Vampires, their great leader, and their master.

Nicklaus released his hand from his jaw, his fingers tapping the arm of the golden throne, at his immense silence, they were up on their toes and intimidated by it. Nicklaus’ cold eyes scanned his subjects. "It has been 2 thousand years... And I’m proud everything is under control during my absence" he began, giving them a flush of relief.

"Yes My liege, awaiting your return, we were devastated you had to undergo a trial given by the Mother goddess, but as expected she was no match for you, you have returned to us!" Bartholomew said.

"Great is our Emperor!" the rest announced as their clamorous voice echoed in the hall.

"My coming back wasn’t by my power, as you are all aware my beloved has returned to me"

"Yes we heard My liege, a Mortal who is the reincarnation of The goddess Yelena, guardian of the spirit forest," a lady said this time.

Nicklaus’ eyes traveled to her, a royal beauty she was but none can rival that of Yelena’s.

"Yes it is as you have said, Katherine" Bartholomew toned in. "But we are all aware goddesses don’t reincarnate, if she really is then the mother goddess have a hand in it... and trust my liege that elder goddess always have one or two things up her sleeve, she is our enemy, your enemy"

"As you said, Bartholomew, she does have a hand in Yelena’s reincarnation, she was cursed too to undergo trial," Nicklaus said, reminiscing everything Celeste told him.

Whispered echoed in the hall, with a hand raised from Nicklaus they all shut their mouths.

"My liege... if she is her reincarnation, she is but mortal now... do you intend to still have her as your Empress, doesn’t that put us in a tight position?" Katherine intoned.

"A mortal who sits on the throne," Another vampire said.

"And the daughter of the mother goddess"

"Reconsider this My liege"

"My liege you should -"

A growl erupted from Nicklaus that shook the halls. "I did not come here, you ask your option!" he snapped as silence filled the hall, the air around instantly got chilly.

"Yelena IS your Empress and she will ALWAYS be, the ceremony shall commence as tradition states"

"As you wish My liege" they announced with a head bow. No one would dare question his decision.

"More importantly..."

They raised their heads.

"Plans to wipe out the Sun Realm should be set in motion..." his tone is icy cold, laced with venom.

They froze at his words with wide eyes.

"...And destroy the Mother goddess"

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I groaned, stirring awake, with a turn I felt my side hoping to feel Nicklaus but it was an empty space. I opened my eyes, they saddened, he wasn’t here, when did he leave. I sat up holding the red covers to my naked body, I frown. Could it be because of the question I asked? I could still remember how hesitant he was, I bit my lip tightly turned, and then I gasped, my body jolting slightly.

There were about five maids with their heads bowed, what were they doing here?

"Good Morning Empress" a voice came in, as the maids parted for someone to step forward.

"O-Olivia," I said with a sigh. She smiled.

"H-How did they get in here? And how long?"

"Well we were awaiting you to be awake Empress"

"You should have just woke me up"

She shook her head. "We wouldn’t dare to Empress", she didn’t say it out of fear but of a mere fact? Like my sleep was more important. I sighed.

"Nick- the Emperor, where is he?"

"The Emperor is at the throne room attending to some political matters. In his absence, we are here to get you ready for tomorrow"

"Tomorrow?"

"You shall make your first appearance at the throne room"

I was about to say something but then the doors spread open as Celeste walked in.

"Finally you’re awake... get the Empress ready we have so much exploring to do" she smirks.

A few hours after getting ready, I was dressed in an empire waist gown black but lined with red design, I was beginning to think these were their colors here, red and black, the maids wore an oxblood red attire like a Chinese design and The royals wore bright red colors... It was almost like a similar approach to the Mortal Realm.

"You should know about the Vampire Realm... just think of this as a little lecture," Celeste said as we both sauntered the halls, I turned behind seeing Olivia behind, who smiled at me, I smiled back to her, behind her were the five maids walking with heads bowed, seems like someone was in charge here.

"So this Realm was created by my dearest brother, he is the first Emperor and has remained so for centuries, also the first Vampire to study magic and teach it to all of us... which is why he is not only respected as an Emperor but as our master too" She explained showing me some pictures of Nicklaus against the wall.

Even paintings of him looked so handsome, one he looked like a scholar and another on his golden throne, another he had a sword standing upright, there were so many of his portraits and they each depicted different meanings.

"He never got the chance to have your portrait"

I turned to Celeste, she smiled. "It was unfortunate that death took you so soon... all he wanted was to be by your side for eternity"

My eyes trembled, for eternity? But I’m mortal, was that even possible now?

"Celeste... I do not know if I should ask because my guess is you won’t tell me"

"About your past life?" she raised an eyebrow.

"Y-Yes"

"I told you they will come in time when you’re ready"

"What if they don’t... am I supposed to start a future with him when I do not know what caused my demise or how we really met... my life in the Mortal Realm was all a trial as it really is, the only thing real was Nicklaus. I do not have anything about us other than misfortune and pain"

"I understand you, Yelena... I do, but some things are meant for us alone" she took my hand. "Trust me when I say its best you see for yourself"

"Was it really bad?"

"Let’s leave that out of the way... lemme show you something" she states as, with a wave of her hand, a black portal appeared.

"Do not worry we will be back in a jiffy" she said to the maids, they bowed in response.

"Where are we going?"

"As Empress, it is expected you know of our ways and about Vampires," she said stepping into the portal, I did too.

A brief moment of whooshing sounds and then we came into view of a great hall, but no roof. I could see the cloudy white skies and it was snowing.

"This is the Spirit hall, the resting place of the Birth Tree"

My eyes then fell on the enormous white tree bigger than any I have ever seen and different, just branches but bared something like an egg, because it was oval in shape.

"This is where Vampires are birthed since ancient times this tree has been with us when the eggs hatch a vampire is born"

"What?" I whispered in shock.

"You know when Nicklaus’ egg was formed it was strangest of them all, a black egg instead of white, several vampires wondered what it was, I’m his sister because I shared the same tree branch with him slightly affected by his dark aura" she chuckled at the memory.

"And when his egg hatched we knew that day a powerful vampire was born, one we haven’t seen for years, a presence that called power even the Sun Realm was shaken by his birth"

"Celeste", she turned to him, she frowned at my expression.

"Vampires cannot procreate?"

She took a moment before she answered. "Yes Yelena... it is important you know this"

I gasped, shocking my head. "But that... I do not understand,", this was too much to take in.

"gods, goddesses do not procreate, yes we do have a union of a man and woman but that is all, love is all we hold on to"

My hands tighten off my gown, that can’t be right because Nicklaus, I knew for a fact it happened when we were intimate, I remembered when Mother explained this to me back at the Mortal Realm when she was always eager for me to have children, she explained it how it came to be.

"Nicklaus was able to... " I blushed not knowing how to say it.

"I understand what you want to say... But that doesn’t mean he can give you or you can bear his child, it has never happened since the beginning of time for the Vampires, that which happened to Nicklaus was..." she sighed heavily.

"Just an aftereffect of living as a Mortal. It is still like it has always been, it’s not possible, Nicklaus is a god"