Chapter 11: Vampire boss part 1

The vampire lord spoke in low, deep voice, his words smooth and measured.

"Interesting... A mage. I haven't seen one in a long time."

The vampire lord continues to watch, his eyes were locked on vandella. He could sense the mage fear, and it made him more interested. He was not fed in a while, and his scent of blood was making him hungry. The vampire lord licks his lips, his eyes were on the vandella neck.

The mages were rare, and his blood would be delicacy.

The vampire lord suddenly stood up from his throne, his movements was smooth and calm. He began to walk forward, his movements were silently and stealthy. His other guards didn't move, their lord was making his move.

The guards didn't dare to make a move or ruin his amusement.

STEP... STEP

The vampire lord calmly walks towards him with ease. His expression was sinisterly wide, his presence alone was ominous and creepy. Behind him were cold and mist, the ground was turning into ice with his mere steps.

Vandella said with a worried expression, "Shit!..."

Vandella notice the vampire lord approaching, and he tense up, ready to blast him with his magic. He held out his hand, a ball of fire magic forming in his palm.

WOOSH....

Before Vandella could cast a magic spell, the vampire lord appears in front of him, moving with supernatural speed.

The vampire lord smiled, his fang glinting in the dim light. He was close for vandella to feel his coldness of his breath on his neck. "Your scent is astonishing, and more delicious," he said, with a wide creepy expression.

"..." vandella surprised expression.

Vandella was caught off guard by the vampire lord's sudden close appearance. He was surprised, shocked and froze for a moment, his body tense up with fear.

Vandella initial shock gave way his determination.

"Aaaah!" he scream.

He could not let the vampire lord get the upper hand. He quickly gathered his focus and unleashed a powerful burst of magic, aiming it directly at the vampire lord.

However, the vampire lord watches as vandella attacks with his magic. "You're in rage. You need to calm down... Haha" he said, with a mocking tone.

He saw the mage's eyes narrow in concentration, the power building up within him. But the vampire lord wasn't intimidated.

Swoooshh....

The vampire lord moves with ease, dodging each of vandella attacks with a casual grace. He seemed almost bored by the mage attempt to hurt him, as if he was toying with him for his amusement.

"Is that all?" he said, with a bored expression.

While vandella was scared and mad at the same time. "Hold still!..."

The vampire lord decides to change his tactics and begins to defend against vandella attacks. His raised arm and blocked each of the mage spells with ease, his movements was smooth and effortless.

Swoosh...

His flames were blown off, with his casual and effortless blocks.

As the vampire lord was preoccupied with blocking his attacks, he took the opportunity to grab his crossbow behind his back, hidden in his cloak. While the vampire lord was distracted, in one smooth motion, he aimed and fired the crossbow, the bolt flying towards him the vampire lord exposed face.

Twang!

The bowstring sound when releasing...

Ting...

The sound of a vampire getting cut.

"Whaa!?" he said, with surprise and excitement on his face.

The vampire lord was caught off guard by the sudden attack. He hadn't expected the mage to have a devious trick up his sleeve. The bolt hit his neck, causing a small cut. He staggered back,and clutched his wound.

The vampire lord quickly recovered from the wound, his neck snapping back into place as he healed himself. He looked at vandella, his eyes gleaming with a dangerous mixture of anger and respect. He has not met a mage that does things like he does, usually they depend on their magic.

"You are full of surprises, aren't you?" he said, while feeling excited.

Vandella, preoccupied with the vampire lord, didn't notice that his friend Jack had been secretly moving into positions. Jack had his crossbow trained and aimed at the vampire lord, his expression was determined.

Jack said, "Got you." he smiled with confidence while aiming at the vampire lord.

Twang...

Swoosh...

Right before the arrow reached towards the vampire lord's head. The vampire lord casually dodged the arrow with ease without moving his whole body. He slightly moved his head to the right side, and caught the arrow out of the air with a nonchalant grab, not even to bother looking behind him.

His eyes still remain on vandella, his expression almost amused by the mage shocked reaction. "You're full of tricks wizard. Is that all you have, tricks?" his tone was cold and deep.

The vampire lord eyes flicked over to Andrew, who was standing in the back. He had noticed the priest presence from the beginning, and he had been waiting for the right moment to address him.

"And you, priest. What brings you here to my humble royal cave?"

Andrew didn't want to say anything.

He didn't want to get involved between their fights, he just wanted them to kill each other. But it seems like the vampire didn't want to leave him alone, obviously he didn't get a choice but to reveal himself.

Andrew casually smiled, "To reveal your devious plan. You are an evil demon, so prepare to face God's judgment!" his tone was formal and deep, but he was trying to sound serious.

The demon lord chuckles at Andrew attempts to sound serious. He found the priest acts amusing, and he couldn't help but mock him.

"Oh, really? And what is 'god judgement' are you talking about, little priest? Sipping on a little blood here and there?"

Andrew can't help but smirk as well.

The vampire lord notices the smirk on Andrew face, and it only made him more suspicious of the priest. He could sense that there was more to him than met the eye.

"That smirk of yours... You're hiding something, aren't you?"

Jack and Vandella could sense the lord tension between vampire lord and Andrew. They both share a glance at each other, wondering what was the priest hiding and why was the vampire lord was interested in him.

Jack said, "I think, we weren't the only one that is curious about the priest."

Vandella said, "Yep. It seems like, he's also wanting to know about him."

Both had been feeling uneasy around Andrew for some time now. They couldn't quite put their finger on it, but there was something about the priest that doesn't sit right with him. Now, seeing the vampire lord's reaction to him, they were starting to question whether or not they had been wrong about him.

Andrew acts and says, "I don't know what you mean demon!?"

The vampire lord was no fool.

He had lived for centuries, and he encountered many powerful beings in that time. He could sense dark magic coming from the priest, even though he acts like a holy man. The vampire lord eyes fiercely gaze into the priest closely.

"You may look like a priest, but I can sense a dark magic emanating from you. You're not what you appear to be, are you?"

Andrew casual denies it, and lies.

"It seems like you want to accuse me, you foul demon." he said, while his voice was steady.

The vampire lord chuckles at Andrew denial, not fool by his acts for a moment. He could sense his lie in his voice.

"Oh, don't play coy with me, you little priest. I can smell that stench of dark magic on you from a mile away. You may fool others with your playful acts, but you can't fool me"

Jack and Vandella exchange looks, their suspension of the priest is growing stronger. They had noticed the vampire lord's reaction to him, and now they are beginning to doubt Andrew true nature as well.

The vampire lord notices the glance that passed between the both of them, and he knew they are now starting to question the priest true nature as well. A smirk crept across his face, please that the others were beginning to see through Andrew's true deception.

Andrew said, "Do not believe these demon words—" but before he could say another word, jack got annoyed by Andrew's lies.

Jack had been growing more and more annoyed by Andrew's acts, and he finally had enough. "Enough of your lies, priest! We know you're not who you say you are."

Jack had a feeling uneasy around Andrew for a while now, and the vampire lord words had confirmed his suspension. Now, both were more suspicious of the priest more than ever.

"Ye-hahahaah!"

Andrew dropped the acts, his true sinisterly side showing through. He let out a cold laugh, his eyes narrowing as he looked at them pathatically.

Jack and Vandella both tense as they saw the change in Andrew's. They could sense the malice in his eyes, and it sent a shivers down their spine.

The vampire lord watches the scene unfold with a mixture of fascinating and amusing. He had know that there was something off about the priest from the beginning, and now he was seeing the truth of himself. The lord chuckled, a cruel smile on his face. He was clearly enjoying the situation, and he was intrigued by the fact that Andrew had a sinister side as well.

"Haha... Oh, indeed. Another interesting guy. I have a feeling that we are going to have fun together!" the lord says, with excitement and joyful expression.

BOOOOOOOMMMMM!...

The vampire lord cold aura burst up in clouds of smoke, filling the room with intense chill. It was a reminder of the power and danger that the vampire lord possesses.

The vampire lord was overjoyed. He couldn't contain his excitement anymore, his aura alone was overwhelming.

"Augh!"

Jack could feel the immense pressure of the vampire lord weighing down on him. It was as if the air itself was being crushed by the lord's presence. Jack gritted his teeth, struggling to keep himself from kneeling before the vampire lord's powers.

Unlike Jack, both vandella and Andrew seemed to be unaffected by the vampire lord aura. They stood there, seemingly unfazed by the overwhelming power emanating from the lord.

SWOOOSHHHHH....

CLASSSSSHHHHHH!

Vandella quickly cast a spell, summoning a burst of fire that clashed against the vampire lord cold aura. The fire warmth envelope jack, providing a protective shield against the vampire lord's cold aura, allowing him to regain his composure. "Phew... Thanks." he said, while glad that vandella helped him.

Vandella wasn't paying attention towards jack, he was more focused on the vampire lord and Andrew. Both had a stand off, none made a single movements, they were waiting on each other.

Jack can feel the intense pressure in the air.

Swooooooshhh...

The vampire lord vanishes, leaving a smirk on his face.

Both Vandella and Jack tense up, and said the exact thing, "Whaa!?" they both didn't know how he disappeared in the thin air.

The vampire lord use his incredible speed to move lighting speed towards Andrew. He was moving at a blur, his movement was a flash of black in the air as he closed the distance between them.

SWISS

TING!

The vampire lord got behind Andrew and cut him with his hidden dagger, but Andrew already predicted it.

The vampire lord's shocking reaction, "What!?"

The vampire lord was surprised when he tried to get behind Andrew and killed him, only to find out that the priest had predicted his move, Andrew's shadow beneath his feet came to life, protect and acting as a barrier between them.

"Hahaha... Now this is more interesting!!!"

The lord's eyes were widened in surprise as he realized that Andrew was more than he initially thought. The priest controls over his shadows were impressive, and it only fueled the vampire lord's interest in him even more.

However Andrew didn't bother to look behind him as the vampire lord launched a sneak attack on him. He seems unfazed by the vampire lord attempts, his shadow continues to protect him.

Andrew spoke to the vampire lord without even turning around, his voice was dripping with mockery and cold expression. "Is that the best you can do? You have to try harder than that if you wanna catch me off guard."

The vampire lord was irritated by Andrew's mockery, and provoked him further. "You are an insolent priest! You think you're invincible, don't you? I'll cut you whole and feast on your flesh! Until there isn't a remain!"

TING!!!!

TING!!!

The repeated sword attacks.

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