Inside the Carlisle Castle, Lia searched for the book, unaware of what chaos was happening outside with the appearance of a Werewolf.


    The fight had just shifted directions, and both the n Heads were involved in the battles. Severis fought with As while Carlisle faced off against Lancaster.


    Lancaster had a Royal Bloodline of Werewolves which gave him speed, strength, and ferocity. Unfortunately, he had just awakened, so he wasn''t on the same level as Carlisle or Severis. In fact, he was weaker than them.


    He soon realized the difference between the strength of those two after a head-on sh. Lancaster''s fist shed with Carlisle''s fist.


    Carlisle stood on his spot, but it was Lancaster who was who took the brunt of the attack. His body shot back uncontrobly, falling in the distance.


    "You''re strong but not strong enough," Carlisle sighed. "I don''t think the Werewolves would''ve sent someone so weak to mess with us. You must be a stray. That makes it even better."


    Lancaster rubbed his wrist as he stood up. He had realized that he had overestimated himself. He might have awakened with the Royal Bloodline, but he was still weak.


    He could''ve taken care of ordinary Vampires that worked for Carlisle but defeating the man himself was troublesome.


    Still, he was too deep in everything now. He couldn''t step back. He had to fight!


    In another ce, As had entered the building where Severis had fallen.


    By the time he entered the building, he had realized that Severis wasn''t there. He appeared to be missing.


    Severis appeared behind As, stabbing his hand inside the back of As, making him roar in pain.


    As'' figure flickered as he dashed ahead to get the hand out before turning around to face Severis.


    "You might be very strong, but you have lost your mind right now. You''re nothing more than a wild beast, and that''s your biggest weakness. I wanted you to be sane so you could see the consequences of messing with me, but this will have to do, no matter how disappointing."


    ****


    The consciousness of As kept drowning. His eyes remained closed as he felt that he was disappearing when he heard a man''s voice.


    The calm yet arrogant voice was something he could never forget. It was the same voice that had given away Mise to her death like she was nothing more than amodity... It was the voice of Severis.


    The voice contained so many triggering memories for As that it revitalized his consciousness.


    As slowly opened his eyes, still in the depths of the sea. He could see what appeared like a screen before him, which showed Severis with an arrogant smirk on his face. Seeing that face, As couldn''t control himself.


    His hands were weak, and he didn''t even think he could move them anymore. Despite all that, just his sheer motivation was overwhelming as she reached out his hand toward the screen before him.


    With each passing second, the screen appeared to be getting distant from him, but he didn''t stop the effort.


    In the real world, As was heavily wounded. There was a hole in his back that was bleeding, but he didn''t seem to care. He still flew back without thinking and attacked Severis, who simply dodged the attack.


    Instead, Severis grabbed the wrist of As and shattered them before kicking the knees of the young man, making As fall to the ground.


    "And that''s why I don''t enjoy fighting people in Blood Lust. It''s just too easy to kill them since they don''t know what they''re doing. You see, the brain is a really important thing which youck now." Severis dered before smashing the other foot of As as well before he could move.


    As'' both legs were broken, and so was his right wrist. As for his healing, even it wasn''t fast enough to keep up.


    "This is for my Castle." Severis raised his foot and thrust it toward the face of the young man, only to realize that he just couldn''t.


    A semi-transparent screen appeared before young As, which was strong enough to stop the foot of a Vampire.


    At the same time, As'' consciousness also finally touched the screen before him.


    His emotionless eyes disappeared and returned to normal.


    As he returned, he felt a terrifying pain on his feet and his right wrist, but that pain was nothing before the man who stood before him.


    He had managed to defeat the Bloodlust somehow... His consciousness was safe. Unfortunately, in the process, he had lost most of the protection on his soul that he had received.


    He gazed at the barrier before him in surprise. He was sure he didn''t cast it. Then who could it be?


    "You really have a death wish if you think you can ce your foot on the face of my master''s body." A voice that sounded even more arrogant filled the hall.


    Both As and Severis looked in the direction of that voice. As remembered the voice. He had heard that annoying voice many times before.<novelnext></novelnext>


    On the other hand, Severis had no idea who it was. All he saw was a youngdy standing in the distance.


    The youngdy was dressed in a beautiful red dress that matched her ming red hair. Her hazel eyes appeared to be filled with anger for the disrespect she was seeing.


    The youngdy stood bare-handed, yet there was something about her which said that no one should dare get close to her if they didn''t wish to die.


    "A witch?!" Severis eximed.


    He believed only a witch could cast a spell like this, and his suspicions were correct.


    ****


    Boom~


    A figure shot out of the building.


    Carlisle was about to attack Lancaster when he noticed the figure whichnded right at his feet.


    He couldn''t help but be surprised. The person on his feet was none other than Severis.


    Severis stood up, angered at being disrespected by a Witch.


    "What is happening here? A Vampire from another lineage, a werewolf, and now a Witch taking part in the battle?" he asked Carlisle.


    "Another Witch?" Carlisle was really confused now. There was a Witch who could st Severis away?


    Fortunately, Severis wasn''t hurt. All his wounds healed.


    While Carlisle was distracted, Lancaster ran to the building where he had seen Asst time. The two Vampires had reunited, and he needed to meet up as well to find a way out of this situation. He knew fighting wasn''t an option. They couldn''te out of the battle safely. They needed to look for an escape instead.


    A Vampire Guard appeared before Lancaster to stop him, only to be hurt instead as Lancaster shed with his ws as he continued running.


    He also entered the building through the hole. Carlisle didn''t try to stop him. He just stood back, lost in some thought.


    ****


    Inside the hall that was filled with rubble, As sat up, gazing at Lilith.


    ? "Lilith, is that you?" he asked in surprise. "You have a real form now?"


    "Hmm? You''re out of Bloodlust so soon? How?" Even Lilith was surprised to see that As was back.


    She ran to him. "Are you alright?"


    "Yeah, this healing is pretty good. Also, it feels good to be back. I didn''t believe I could survive this... It was a scary experience, but I managed to get out. I don''t know how myself," As answered.


    As he walked, he felt something sticky on his lips.


    He rubbed his lips, only to have his hand covered in blood. "So I did it... I became what I hated..."


    "It''s not that big a deal," Lilith reminded As as she helped him up. "It was inevitable. Moreover, you only drank the blood of Vampires, not of humans. Also, with this act, you''ve safeguarded yourself from future Bloodlust incidents, but it''s not the time to talk about that. We are still in the midst of battle."


    "So, what do you want to do? Do you want to avoid battle and run? I can help us escape?" Lilith asked.


    As shook his head. "The only reason I avoided battles was because I was scared of this Bloodlust. But that''s not a concern anymore. I also don''t care about blood. Since I''ve always fallen by drinking it, I don''t care about anything else at this point."


    "You can die if you choose to fight," Lilith reminded As.


    As smiled in response. "I''m already dead, Lilith. I died the day Mise died. Since then, I''ve only been living on borrowed time. This body doesn''t belong to me. This world doesn''t belong to me. If death is what it takes, I''m willing to embrace it."


    "Moreover, won''t my death just mean your Master''s return? If hees, he can do what I couldn''t. He can give Mise the burial she reserved."


    "I''ve had enough of being scared. The two people who killed her are before me. If I run at this point, I''ll never be able to face myself! I will fight... I will fight till death: either mine or theirs!"