Countdown 2

5 days until ascension.

"Eli, do you have a school or something like that in Umbra?"

"No, we are beings that learn through the family so it's not necessary"

"What about the common people?"

"Well, we vampires have our powers when we ascend so with a little time we learn how to manipulate it, like your own limbs, because it's a part of your being after all"

"And children? They should learn something"

"Well, yes?"

"Ok, then, after we ascend we will ask father in law to open a few schools for children"

"Ok darling"

"We will see us later, my love... I have practice with my father"

"Ok... Oh yes, Lucius will come tomorrow, you can ask him to practice with you"

"Hell no!! I won't be friendly with my rival!!"

"What rival?... He is your brother!!"

"Yes, but he likes you"

"That's that, he likes me just because he hasn't found his mate"

"Ha! With how he is I doubt he will ever find her"

"Hmmm... You have given me an idea..."

"What idea?"

"I will ask the tarot when will he find his mate"

"Mmm... will it really say what will happen?"

"You still have the mentality of a human... always skeptical of magic"

"Sorry my love"

"Ok ok go to your practice before I get mad at you"

"If you get mad.... will you punish me like yesterday?"

"Shut up and go on, you pervert"

"Only with you honey"

"Don't wink at me and go already"

....

"Grandma... what is this?"

"What's wrong?"

"I was asking the tarot when will Lucius find his mate and the tarot said it will be soon after bloodshed"

"..."

"I asked how soon and it said in less than a week, but Lucius will be here this week... His can there be bloodshed?"

"... Darling..."

"I asked what will happen at our ascension and it was blank... Grandma, what is happening?"

"Darling... Fate cannot be changed"

"What does that even mean?!"

"Like when your father wanted you to stay away from Alex but he couldn't... Since then fate was already written... You cannot change it, you can only fight it when the time comes"

"Grandma... will something happen to Alex?"

"... I have already taught you all I know, you should go on your own from here onwards"

"Grandma... What are you saying?"

"Believe in yourself and don't ever fall to your darkness"

"Grandma..."

"Goodbye my child"

...

"Father!!! Do you know what will happen the day of our ascension?"

"What? What are you talking about?"

"The tarot said it will be a bloodshed and grandma said fate cannot be changed"

"... Well, it will literally be a bloodshed, after all, you will be drinking Alex's blood and King Crow will be giving his own blood to his son"

"Is that so?"

"Yes, darling, don't worry... Nothing will happen... Dad will protect you, ok?"

"... Ok"

.....

"Eli, what's wrong?"

"I don't know Alex, I feel like there's something my grandma and my dad aren't telling me"

"Why do you think that?"

"I was reading Lucius's fate and the tarot said he will find his mate in a few days in a bloodshed but he will be here in our ascension so, where will the bloodshed be?"

"Mmm... We will know later... We should just follow fate unless fate tries to take you away from me"

"What will you do if that happens?"

"Then I will fight fate and I will be with you forever"

"You promise?"

"Of course, I am giving you my eternity"

"I love you, Alex, please don't ever leave me"

"I love you too, I won't leave you, but you cannot leave me either"

"I promise"

....

"What's wrong Catalina?"

"Thomas... I have an ominous feeling, something will happen"

"Can you discern from whom you are having that feeling?"

"From Elizabeth and Alexander"

"... You know, Daniel has been weird lately, he hasn't been mad at Alex for his antics with his daughter and he is doting Eli even more now"

"You think he knows something?"

"Well, he is the only son of the Witches' Queen, even if he is just a wizard his powers are stronger than a side branch witch"

"Yes, you are right... We should go and ask him"

"No... He won't tell us"

"Why you say so?"

"I told you, he has been doting on his daughter and he has been permissive with Alex... Maybe something will happen at the ascension day..."

"Then... Should we postpone it?"

"We can't... Elizabeth will ascend that day even if there is no ceremony and our son needs to be there to finally be out of danger, you know, even if he can already transform into a real lycan, because of that curse he will die in a couple of years... The only way is for him to become a vampire"

"What if something happens to our son?"

"We should bring our people here to protect them, I will send word for them to prepare and march here, I will also call the witches' village"