SILVER-HAIRED-Chapter 144: His Words

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I sauntered back to the grand hall, I wasn’t about to heed Nicklaus’ words... because he doesn’t get along with his brother that doesn’t mean I should too, what was his deal? ugh! And besides what he said captivated me, he said something about my memories being blocked. I needed to understand what he meant by that, I was extremely curious, not just that I also had a strong feeling that he knows something about my fox blood too.

"You damn vampire!"

I came to a sudden halt at the yell, it belonged to Celeste, I walked further and then... Celeste punched Alaric in the abdomen and he crouched in pain, his cheeks bloated. I gasped at the scene, it almost scared me.

"Little sister... why hit me?" he asked in amusement, despite the pain he was in, which was alarming!

"Don’t think you can just show up unannounced and call me that... you menacing smirking bastard!"

"Surely you should know that I’m your elder brother I deserve some respect" he intoned but he seemed to be enjoying her outburst, was it just me, or does this family have a thing with stubbornness, it was almost like it intrigued them, I shivered.

"F**k that! Respect my foot!"

They were seriously causing some commotion right now, the rest present just gaped at them, they were like little children having a fit.

"Little sis-"

She raised a finger in a warning and then I rushed before it would get more heated. "There is no need for this... both of you," I said, coming in between them with a smile. "The others are staring... royal family, rings a bell? Act like one"

Alaric chuckled, rubbing his abdomen. "Do not get the wrong idea, Empress, for we’re not quarreling... this is merely a sisterly gesture, she naturally loves me"

Looking at Celeste right now, I doubt that she wasn’t exactly showing love right now but Alaric seemed to believe so.

"Say that again and I will smack your handsome face!"

"Alright alright, that’s enough... I see you two are" I took a deep breath. "Loving but your own way" I admitted. Right?

"Absolutely not!" Celeste rolled her eyes before storming away like a child.

"Ha she loves me so... she’s only angry I left for so long, I understand her," He said with a heavy sigh. I faced him.

"According to her you seem to travel a lot and you’re barely in the Vampire Realm"

"Yes I’m what you humans call an archeologist, I love nature, seeing places. Do you know I have traveled 1000 Realms so far"

My mouth dropped, that was so many Realms.

"And I intend to break the record, for the world is full of wonders, I’m an immortal god, I prefer to spend my centuries exploring" he winked. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Indeed, but I think your siblings miss you and they barely know you" I explained, even if they both didn’t show it I could tell, it was just a gut feeling.

"One cannot hinder his dreams, I followed my dreams and they did too, I guess there is always a prize for having what you desire" He walked to a banquet of flowers, my eyes fell sad at his words, it struck me deep and with its meaning.

"You said something" I began, he faced me holding a rose and bringing it to his nose for a sniff, a smile on his lips, one I figured that was never off, he was truly the opposite of Nicklaus.

"About my Fox and my memories, something about them being blocked"

"I have studied thousands of things in many realms, Nicklaus might be the first vampire to wield magic, but I’m the one for knowledge" he handed me the rose and I took it. "And with just a look I can tell. Tell me Empress, have you experienced amnesia?"

"Amnesia?"

"Yes, a state in which you’re forgetting something?"

I paused, true... sometimes I felt like I was forgetting something very important but I couldn’t tell what or why.

"I suppose" I shrug.

His eyes narrowed.

"My fox blood is the issue, for I’m mortal now I cannot yield that part of me, Celeste has hopes in finding a way to stop it from manifesting" I explained.

"Why stop a part of yourself you were born with?" he mused.

I opened my mouth to speak but I was hung over. "Born with?" I finally asked. Did I hear wrong?

He waved his hand in front of the red rose and it changed to white, my gaze fell on the now white rose. "Yes, you were born with the Fox blood within you... you are not manifesting it, for it has always been with you"

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’Yes, you were born with the Fox blood within you... you are not manifesting it, for it has always been with you’ Alaric voice played in my head ever since, my hand feeling the white rose he gave me. The fox blood has always been with me ever since I was born Mortal, could it be I’m not completely mortal? My powers were with me, just like a fragment of it, a perfect explanation for the small things I could do. Wishing Olivia’s reincarnation, my soul traveling to the Vampire Realm, my fox eyes.

"Empress", I was snapped out of my trace as I faced Olivia. "Hmm?"

"I have been calling for a minute now," she said, worried that I did not answer.

"Oh"

"Is something bothering you?"

"Not at all just.." I paused, I needed to know more, I needed to understand.

"You should eat Empress"

"Of course" I forced a smile. I would have to engage in conservation with Alaric again, he seemed knowledgeable about what’s going on with me and he seems... I paused, he acted as if he knew me, I thought goddess Yelena had never met him? Or was that not the case?

I sucked on my teeth, the mystery getting to me more than intended. Could it be that I knew Alaric?