Chapter 17

It was good to get some much deserved freedom from that small cottage Genevieve had confined me to. I suppose she had her reasons for leaving me in the cottage. I know she wants to help me recover my memories. The question is why? I had to find out what her true motive for doing this was.

In the two years I spent in Greece my friends taught me nothing is without cost. I was intent on finding out Genevieve's cost.

When it became dusk. Genevieve returned.

"I might have a way to recover your memories."

She said and I remained silent and walked up to her and put my hand around her waist.

She looked at me.

"Malechisis what are you doing?"

She asked me.

"I'm thanking you."

I said as I kissed her. Then she pushed me away.

"I'm sorry. I-It was--"

I apologized.Then she kissed me back and one thing led to another and before I knew it we were undressed in the bed.

"Not going to lie. Best sexual experience I've ever had."

I thought to myself.

She and I slept in the bed together. I didn't have to convince her to stay. It seemed she wanted to. I eventually fell asleep with her in my arms.

After about four or so hours. I heard a scream outside and awoke to find that Genevieve was nowhere in sight.

I rushed out to the source of the scream and I was shocked by what I saw. It was a woman she was being drained... by Genevieve. Genevieve was a vampire.

"You-you're a vampire,"

I confronted her.

"This explains a great deal."

She snapped her victims neck then stood up and slowly walked towards me. Blood dripping from her mouth her eyes black as night.

"I swear I was going to tell you."

She pleaded.

"Genevieve what you do or don't do is completely up to you. I just want to know if you can still restore my memories."

I said to her not revealing any emotion.

"I can but we'll need to be in private."

She said as she dragged me by the arm to the cottage sat me down by the bed and looked at me.

"Now I want you to focus on my eyes and my voice."

She said and I was confused as to how this would help but I did as she asked.

"Malechisis. Listen to the sound of my voice. Feel it slowly peeling back those locked away memories."

She continued speaking but it didn't seem to work then something happened with her eyes. They had returned to normal. When I was looking into them they dilated and suddenly I felt as if I was under a trance. I couldn't do anything aside from what she had said.

Then like a brick to the head it all came rushing back. All the memories I lost. All the pain. The death. Everything.

"I remember!"

I said to her. Unfortunately for her I remembered how I died before I woke up in her care.

"You're the reason I was dead. The arrows didn't do much. You killed me."

I said as I used my magic to bind her to the walls.

"Well? What do you have to say for yourself?"

I asked her.

"I admit. I killed you and I apologize for that but I also helped you regain your memories. That has to count for something."

She said to me having pled her case.

"I suppose you are right. I'll help you. Just as you helped me."

I told her.

"What do you mean?"

She replied as I let her free.

"I can give you the ability to walk during the day, have children of your own and remove the cursed craving for blood."

I explained to her.

"You can? How?"

She asked.

"I am no mere human. I'm the reason you exist. I'm a former God."

I revealed to her.

"What is your true name?"

She asked once more.

"I have many names. My first name was Lovila delock. When I was cast out of the kingdom I helped create I assumed the identity of Damien Devereno. Now apparently I am known as Malechisis."

I answered her.

"If you are who you say you are then please help me."

She said.

I walked up to her and put two fingers on her temple and chanted in the divine tongue.

Her body began levitating and then it stopped.

"It is done."

I said to her having done what I promised her.

Then I cut the palm of my hand to prove it.

"Do you still feel the need to feast on me?"

I asked her.

"I-I do not."

She said with a smile on her face.

"Thank you. Thank you so much Damien. I am forever in your debt."

She said as she kissed me.

I pulled away.

"You're most welcome and I cannot stay. I have unresolved family matters I need to attend to."

I told her as her smile faded.

"We shall see each other in the next life Genevieve."

I continued.

Then she gave me a hug and said

"J'espère vous voir bientôt M. Devereno"

Which meant

"I hope to see you soon Mr Devereno.

I understood it and I responded by saying

" Plus tôt que vous ne le pensez, mademoiselle Levant. "

Which meant

" Sooner than you might think miss Levant. "

Then I left.

Now that I was back I knew I had to deal with Emilia seeing as she was apparently alive and well and somehow she'd managed to get mercenaries to abduct me.

I wanted to look into her eyes and see if there was still a way we could move past all of this.

"I have a feeling that she and I are going to have the fight of the century. Worse I don't even know where Emryce and Morgana are. I need to find them and keep them safe no matter the cost."

I left France enroute for Camelot. That was my best bet of finding my children.