Chapter 202: I don't want to die

3rd person view

Perseus' vampire aides are having a meeting in the castle. Perseus called Wyatt to update them about a few things.

"I see...I understand." Wyatt responded before ending the call "Well you 2 heard what he said

"We know, a candidate as a dragon lord, he really doesn't surprise me anymore" Shamita sighs "Though he really is like his father, they both hate doing paperwork and left it all to us"

"Well princes like him are chosen for their strength, and you felt the energy they gave off" Ranger shivered "If he fought like that during the tournament, we'll be dead 10 times over"

"Well even father who remained in the kingdom and far away from the fight felt it, his power is amazing despite being so much younger than us, it's not wonder he got made the youngest prince in history" Wyatt chuckled "Princess Lillian also said that she doesn't wish to fight him, his powers are more terrifying than prince Urie's"

"Shamita, you free this weekend?" Ranger asked

"Yes, why?" she replied with a bit of confusion

"Just wanted to ask you out, that's all"

"You do realize that we're not supposed to do that in our line of work, right?"

"It'll be fine, the prince is already going easy on us. I'm sure that he doesn't mind" Ranger shrugged

"Do you 2 think he can become the king in the future?" Wyatt asked curiously

"Well strength alone, he can match one. Besides I do not serve anyone without ambition" Shamita answered

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We are having dinner while discussing a few topics on what happened earlier today. We are relaxing around a camp fire, we even got Dabria to join us in her mortal form.

"You nervous about meeting your parents or parent, Damon?"

"A bit" Damon answered "Both anxious and angry at the same time, I don't care about this whole dragon lord schtick, I would've loved it if they were there for me instead"

"Then you never would've have met us and I would have probably ended up as a slave somewhere" Diana nudged him playfully

"Hah, that's right, I got an annoying little sister and bonded with a terrible human that only dreams of revenge" Damon laughed

"Well I dream of a lot of things, and things happen for a reason, we're here now, we can't change it."

"Yeah, imagine me going out with one of those boring nobles that would be arranged for me" Lia said "My life would definitely be less interesting"

"Besides if you haven't met me, Neelofar would be a rubble right about now"

"Well we should be glad that he found Cordelia" Dabria joined in "I doubt that there is any other woman who would be attracted to him"

"Don't worry about that, thanks to your brother, I got charm. I can literally attract and seduce anyone I want"

"You'll make the love gods proud" Dabria sighs

"Please do not be loud tonight" Ace requested "Rather don't even do it, even if you can eliminate it with sound magic, I would not want to wake up during the night to witness something I shouldn't"

"I need my sleep too, you know. Though I can't believe a princess like you would be willing to sleep like this with us"

"I had training when I was in the academy, much less comfortable, you at least have pillows and proper blankets with proper mattresses within the snap of your fingers, I'll sleep fine" she reassured

*****

I had a terrible dream right now, a stupid flashback. A fist hit my chest with a guy in my arms. It is a girl about 170cm tall, black hair, dark green eyes wearing a black skin tight armor with green glowing outline. There were blood all over her body.

"Live..." she then cough up blood "Retire and live *cough* peacefully for the rest...of us..."

"Kelly, please don't...don't leave me alone" I begged with tears flowing out of my eyes "I don't want to lose you too"

"Heh, sorry" she apologized "Maybe we'll all reincarnate like those characters...in those novels of yours *cough* We'll get to be protagonists of our own stories"

Her breathing becomes much slower and she was coughing blood more frequent

"I'm...scared" she responded while looking upwards and tears flowing out her eyes and her lips trembling "I have so many things I want to do, I don't want to die..."

"Why can't those medics come, damn it"

"Grace...please stay by my side..." Her voice becomes softer and trailed off as I was then shaken awake, I saw Cordelia looking at me with concern on her face.

"Sorry, it's happening more frequently after that stupid brother of mine showed up. Just go back to sleep, it's just a horrible flashback. The others are probably used to it by now"

"That's probably why they're still sleeping" she then wiped the tears from my eyes "I already got enough rest, so sleep and I'll watch over you"

"Please, you have no need to worry about me, it usually goes away after I wake up once"

"Who was it this time?"

"It was Kelly, she was my...sister"

"Why the hesitation?" Lia asked

"It's just hard to say it since we weren't really...related. But I cared for them like my own blood. Sometimes I just wish to get to talk to them one last time and tell them that I miss them dearly and that...I'm okay."

"Will you tell them that you got a girlfriend?"

"Oh I'll rub it in their faces several times over"

She then giggled uncontrollably.

"Sleep, like I said, I'll watch over you" she said "I'm the older one, so it's my duty to do these things"

-Please flirt quieter, some of us here are trying to sleep- Siege interrupted

-Sorry about that- I apologized

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3rd person view

Zach is in his office while spinning on his chair while thinking about something.

< Technically, if I count Grace as my brother and Stella as my daughter...Stella shouldn't be calling him brother. He's her uncle! > Zach concluded < Though if I tell him who I actually am, he would smack me for not telling him earlier >

< But...why do I meet him now? I thought time move at the same pace for every world, it's been a very long time since my death, and from what he told me, he died only several years after our deaths...so why did I reincarnate so long ago? Just what kind of power is at play here?> Zach questioned himself < I've been questioning it for the past few years but still got no answers >