Hybrid

He didn't know why he had said that, he wasn't even sure if the monarch was part of the organization but he couldn't be, what kind of father would willingly kill his child just to gain a guinea pig.

He couldn't help but wonder what was going through the head of the vampire monarch.

'my emotions has been a mess ever since I used the bloodlust Arte, but it doesn't matter, if the monarch is indeed among them, then they would eventually cross roads as enemies very soon.'

But it seemed like the monarch didn't have that kind of intention, if anything his demeanor had taken a drastic change from being relaxed and uncaring to a wrathful and murderous look.

Trying to restrain himself Damian calmly asked.

" Did you see them? Did you see the faces of the ones who killed ava?!"

Theodore calmly shook his head.

" They were all putting on masks, so I couldn't see them."

Damian nodded, but then a look of realization could be seen on his face.

" If someone as strong as ava perished, while I hate to admit it, the Scion of the wolf clan Elijah should have been more than capable enough to deal with them, but he too perished. Then how are you still alive? You should have been dead as well."

Theodore looked down with a solemn expression, then with a heavy sigh he mentioned.

" It's my fault, it's all my fault.. if I had just listened to my father then maybe... Maybe they would still be alive now, who knows.. as for why I'm alive it's simple..."

He paused, then with clenched fists he spoke.

" ...It's because I was always the target to begin with, not my pack!"

An eerie silence enveloped the halls and the temperature dropped a few degrees, Damian leaned back on his seat with cold indifference.

" So my child got killed because she was trying to protect you, and you never did answer my question, then let me rephrase it... What is it that they want from you, what do you posses that they had to eradicate an entire pack just because of it."

Theodore's expression mirrored that of Damian's but his face bore a slightly wrathful expression.

" Because... Because I'm an hybrid."

As soon as his words left his lips, an audible gasp resounded across the room, all the vampires in the hall had stunned expressions on their faces but none of them dared to utter a single word.

Even Damian had a look of amusement on his face. The only ones who didn't seem that surprised, or rather didn't let their surprise show much were Aiden and Cassie.

Hybrids were very rare, especially between strong races like vampires and wolves, the reason being... Two members of different races couldn't create an offspring, and if they did, the spawn rarely survived and if they survived then they'd become walking disasters.

And among hybrids, a vampire and a wolf offspring was one of the rarest, as well as one of the most deadliest. Those two races possessed tremendous amount of power and had an absurd animosity between eachother so it was surprising to see one of those walking disasters in front of them.

Damian smirked.

" Hybrid you say!.. so you're one of those walking powerhouses mentioned in books."

Theodore replied, his face impassive as ever.

" Powerhouses? I'm not sure, it's unconfirmed if I'm one or not, I'm nothing more than a Norm at the moment, and it's unsure if I'll ever awaken, so rest assured I can't be considered a threat to the likes of your race."

Damian didn't reply, but he stared at Theodore intently, frowning as he noticed something.

' That's strange, he says he's not awakened when he is.. '

Peering deeper his frown deepened and his brow twitched a bit.

'... What's this? His mana has been shackled?.. no it's way more complicated than that, it's not just his mana even his bloodline has been sealed, This... This can only be the work of a witch and an extremely powerful one at that.'

With a deep sigh Damian muttered

"I see..."

He opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by the gathering of mana behind Theodore.

The space behind the young lord trembled slightly, then a swirling vortex appeared behind him.

An extremely handsome man stepped out of the vortex, his ponytail tied meticulously with a silk material, his grey eyes gleamed with cold indifference as he gazed at the vampire monarch.

Damian scowled.

" Eren? I don't remember inviting you to my castle, what's the reason for your impromptu visit?."

Eren replied, his voice calm as if devoid of any emotion.

" I came for the child, your daughter left the protection of her child to me and as such I can't let him be here."

Damian raised a brow.

" And if I refuse?."

Eren casually shrugged

" I'd rather not say.."

He paused

"Ava asked me to look after her child if she's no longer in this world, it's a promise I made with my mana core on the line and I don't intend to break it."

Theodore was beyond stunned at the presence of the witch, but more than that.. the fact that Eren wasn't a simple witch for him to boldly converse with the vampire monarch surprised him more, now Theodore was intrigued by Eren and his real identity, he wanted to know who the witch was actually.

Damian sighed and with a sad expression he chuckled.

"Damned child, she knew she was going to die and yet she didn't do anything to change her fate. That's so like her."

He looked up at the witch, then his grandchild.

"Nox.. do visit sometime, I'm sure your grandmother would love to see you at least once."

Then he turned to Eren, and with a grim expression he threatened.

" Eren, should a single harm befall this child I'll have your head, keep your promise and protect him with your life."

Theodore was stunned at the vampire monarch's actions, now he was really confused.. he had a hard time trusting and preferred to keep his relationship with the vampires strictly formal. But he was confused... Confused at the fact that the monarch was showing such care for him, it was unsettling..

'Tch!! Why is he... Damnit nevermind.'

Eren opened the portal once again and gestured for Theodore to walk in, Theodore glanced at Cassie, who was as stiff as a statue, then to Aiden who's hands were poised behind his back as he gazed directly at the monarch.

As Theodore took a step forward he suddenly paused, with his back facing the monarch, which would have been considered a disrespect to the monarch but Theodore couldn't care less about that.

With his usual impassive expression, he spoke.

" Vampire monarch, I'd love to have a discussion with Aiden later on.. perhaps sooner than expected."

Damian smirked, knowing that Theodore wanted to disclose some information to him that shouldn't reach the ears of any other vampire.

With that, he stepped into the portal.