As walked down the stairs. His heart, which had been calm for the most part ever since he arrived in this new body, was thumping.
He wanted to get down, but at the same time, he felt some hesitation as he walked down the unending stairs.
Was he finally going to see Mise? He knew she was dead, but even then, he was worried as to what condition she was going to be in.
After a long time, As finally reached the end of the stairs, only to end up in a secret chamber that was nothing but dark.
The small chamber lit up as Lilith arrived and used a spell. Lancaster and Yovana both arrived as well.
"This ce..." Lancaster''s lips parted as he noticed where he was. This ce... This was so... He couldn''t find words to speak at the moment as he saw the chamber.
There were many coffin-like cases in this ce, and all of them were made purely of transparent ss to allow someone to gaze inside.
There were over a hundred such cases, and each case contained a lifeless body inside. Some bodies belonged to me who were in their early twenties, others belonged to kids, and some belonged to girls.
All the bodies here had a bite mark around their necks.
Just as everyone was distracted by the sheer number of bodies, As started walking on his own.
With a nk look on his face, he walked to a coffin in the middle. A young girl who was only fourteen years of age was lying inside the coffin. Even though she appeared as if she was peacefully sleeping, it was evident that he was dead. Her clothes were covered in blood from thest time.
As ced his fingers on the ss of the coffin as he gazed at his sister''s lifeless body. His eyes became somewhat wet, and a single tear trickled down his eyes.
"Lancaster," As called out to the young man behind him.
Lancaster ran to As.
"She is Mise... My sister... The one I failed..." As exined, gazing at the youngdy in the coffin. "Even when she was alive, she never had a moment of happiness. I wanted her to show the entire world when we were going to be free. But I..."
Lancaster rubbed the shoulder of As. "It wasn''t your fault. I''m sure you would''ve saved her if you could. Don''t me yourself."
"Moreover, so what if she''s dead on earth? Her soul will now be in heaven. She will have all the happiness in the world there. So don''t feel bad."
"Not yet. There''s still one thing I''m yet to do," As took a deep breath.
He opened the ss coffin and reached out his hand to the youngdy inside the coffin, but before his hand could even touch her, he stopped as he noticed the blood on his hands.
The blood on his hand had dried, and he didn''t have time to clean them. However, the blood wasn''t the problem. Mise''s clothes were already covered in blood after all.
What really troubled him was what the blood implied. It implied that he wasn''t the same old person. He was also one of them... He was also a Vampire who drank the blood of others. He was also one of the people who killed her in the first ce. He wasn''t the weak innocent brother of Mise anymore. That person had died the first moment he drank blood.
In his blood-covered hands, he saw a glimpse of Carlisle... He retracted his blood-covered hands and took a few steps back.
"What happened? Are you alright?" Lancaster supported As and stopped him before he could hit the coffin that was behind him to trip over.<novelnext></novelnext>
As clenched his fist. "I am alright."
"Lancaster, could you do me another favor? I promise I''ll forever be grateful to you."
"What favor? You just have to say it."
"Pick up Mise and carry her with me. I don''t want her to be touched by a Vampire like me. She deserves better than that."
"But..." Lancaster had many questions in his mind, but as he saw the seriousness of As, he didn''t ask any of them. He just nodded. "If that''s what you want."
He stepped forward and picked up the blood-covered body of Mise.
As Lancaster picked the body, As told him toe with him. Everyone left the secret chamber and went back to the Throne Room.
Standing in the Throne Room, As nced at Yovana. "You have some authority in this Kingdom. Arrange one for us."
"We are going to the Kingdom of Wolves?" Yovana asked.
"Not yet. There is one more ce we need to go first," As answered. "Lancaster, please take care of my sister for a little while. I''ll be right back."
As left the Pce, leaving even Lilith behind. First, he went to the old house of Lancaster and used some water to wash the blood off his body before tossing his bloody clothes away.
He brought the clothes that were worn by Castiel at the start. The Royal Clothes of Carlisle didn''t have even a speck of dust on them.
He wore the new clothes and left the house. If he looked like a vagabond in old clothes, now he looked like a wealthy young prince.
As ran back to the Castle after getting ready. By then, Yovana had already arranged a carriage.
As As ran back to the castle, he had to go past the same Arena where he was forced tomit a massacre. While running past that ce, he noticed something which made him stop in his tracks.
He could see a youngdy sitting with her back resting against a wall as if she was waiting for someone. It was like that woman was yet to notice As.
As appeared behind the youngdy like a Ghost. "Lia?"
Lia was stunned to hear that voice again. She stood up and stepped back. "It''s you! You came to kill me as well?"
As seemed slightly confused hearing her nonsense, "Why would I kill you?"
"The same reason you killed them all? Because you''re a bloodthirsty Vampire!" Lia responded. "You lied to me! You used me! You... You..."
"It''s true that I lied to you, but I don''t think I''ve ever used you. Remind me of one instance where I actually made you do anything for me?" As asked, seemingly confused.
"You tried to blow me up instead. I don''t even once try to harm you. If I wanted, I could''ve killed you a thousand times before. And I can even kill you this instant."