1 Gift

[Third POV]

In a gothic style hall, lit by ethereal red torches, a single man sitting on a dark throne. His presence, one of freighting caliber. His handsome features are mystical in nature. Lightly tanned skin, sleek features, sharp jawline, high cheekbones, dark hair, smooth eyebrows, and a trimmed short goatee. As he opens his eyes, it flashes red, a crimson red.

[Dracula POV]

Waking up, I can feel so many memories assaulting my head. As well as emotions, powerful emotions towards people I did not know before... But I know them now and I have emotions... feelings towards them.

'Hmm.... I am Vlad Tepes, commonly known as Dracula. Which does not really work since my father is Thor. My mother, Aurora, was one of the most powerful Vampire Lords, known by all of her kind. My father Thor by chance met her in his venture into the mortal world... or as he calls it, Midgard. They fell in love and my mother became pregnant with me. Before my eventual birth, there was a prophecy about someone born who will be so powerful he can slay the celestials, trample over his enemies, and help his allies to prosper or something of the sort.

People who were enemies of Norse Pantheon and those who feared the prophesy as well as enemies of my mother, mainly humans of the Holy Church and their subjects invaded my mother's kingdom, which is named Wallachia. Destroyed houses, burned the villages, and killed its citizens. With her last breath she blasted a traitorous spy maid within her services and teleported me and three of her closest advisors extremely far away, a couple by the name of Hendrickson and Esmeralda, and a butler, Archibald. My mother teleported us into a hidden small castle on another continent. The couple and the butler raised me well and taught me everything they could and more.

After this happened, Thor came down and started blasting people to oblivion, not realizing that there were other Celestials. He managed to destroy many of them, some escaped, albeit injured, heavily injured. My father ran into the castle, his lover dead and me nowhere to be found. In his rage he blasted the castle to smithereens and declared eternal war on all who caused this. For years he searched and never found me. I, however, was taken in by the couple, a vampire couple who worked for my mother and are very loyal to her, Hendrickson, and Esmeralda.

While the couple took care of me and taught me, Odin did so too, but without me knowing who he was, although now I know who he is... He made it so no one knew who I really was, he hid me pretty well from them. After 20 or so years, I went out and made a name for myself, Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, I became a legend. But I fought two Demi-Celestials, I killed the weakest Demi-Celestial, as for the other, he was too powerful, and we had to fight for a long time until we both were heavily injured and stopped to retreat.

I went into a hidden mountain and found a ginormous empty cave with it, where I built a castle in the middle of the cave. The cave had some type of crystal on the ceiling where it acted like the outside. When it was day, it was bright as the sun, and at night it was as if the moon shone through the cave, allowing for fauna and flora to thrive and flourish. For a one hundred years I stayed here, I brought everything from where I was taught to the new home, and the couple came with me.' I thought, recalling back on my memories of the past.

How can I recall memories which makes no sense for me to know? My powers, after awakening as Dracula, I know who I am from my past life and what makes this even stranger, some of the details of me… is from a character I have made up for a Sandbox MMORPG, where what you write about your character, is what makes them. In conclusion, I am somehow in the body of said character, and there are more differences than there are similarities.

As soon as I awakened, I also awakened many great powers and the ways to utilize said powers. With this, in a matter of seconds, I was able to delve deep into time and see many things connected to me.

How? Blood Magic, I used my blood as an anchor to time, and was able to watch what happened to me from the time of my birth and to the moment of my awakening.

It seems to me I have awoken far into the future, maybe as a precaution or something else completely. Neither makes sense and I have no clue as to why.

I look around me and see a hall littered with goth-like etchings and beautiful gothic drawings of battle, warriors, landscape, and castles. I look where I am sitting, a throne, extremely comfortable for some reason.

"Archibald…" I call out curiously.

An elderly handsome butler materializes from shadows to the right of the throne, bowing his body towards me, and then stands straight up and says, "You have called my lord?"

Archibald, an almost elderly looking man with a height of a hundred and eighty-eight cm, with sharp facial features, dark hair that is swept to the back, a dark van dyke beard. Eyes that are mesmerizingly menacing, black sclera, and iris that is glowing fiery orange with crimson red ring on the edge of the iris, and a red pupil. His suite is quite unique, a mixture of purple, red, black, and gold.

Knowing that I have been hiding here for a long time, and now that I have awakened, even more powerful with a variety of greater abilities and powers than before, I must act now. I will not just sit leisurely, a dream of many has been fulfilled for me, an unexplored fantasy world.

"Tell me Archibald, do you not think it is time to move." I ask, he curiously looks at me and says, "I apologize my lord, I do not seem to understand what you are saying."

"We have stayed still for an exceedingly long time; I am saying that it is time for me to make a move. The world is vast, and I will make sure that I will at least make an even greater name for myself, a legend."

Archibald grins, straightens himself even further and says, "Wonderful news my lord, this will indeed be an exciting time to do so. As you seem to have not only regained your strength but have become far more powerful."

I grin, obviously someone like him would notice something like that. Afterall, he is half-demon. And I mean literally, not some demon-kin, but a full-blown half-demon. A demon father, a human mother.

"I know one of your abilities is being able to scan large areas, and even gather valuable information from them. I also know you might have done this before, but I would like you to do so again, but push further as much as possible. Scan the whole continent and anything that is radiating great power." I ask of him, he nods and closes his eyes, as a pulse of magic is released from him.

Archibald then opens his eyes and says, "I scanned the castle once more for any and all information, valuable or not, I found many books, especially in the library. I can function as a library you could say. As well as scan frequencies from around the world, but not far. I was able to reach almost all the shores of the continent. Although there are dark places, I cannot reach.... like they are silent and invisible."

"Pretty impressive ability. Dark places... must be powerful magic most likely. It is preventing you from seeing what is there, or hearing and what do you mean by frequencies?" I say, amazed at his capabilities.

"Frequencies... like voices and whispers of the people." says Archibald.

I nod understandingly and think to myself, 'I am currently in the continent of Zarza. The majority of Celestial influence is from minor Celestials, there is one though, on the eastern shore, a kingdom called Abalon, follows the Holy Church, a vassal of it.' I think to myself as I smile at the last part.

'The Holy Church follows three Celestials, not minor but full-blown Celestials... Amsox, Celestial of Light, Fire and Healing. Camael, Celestes of Wind, Prosperity, and Fertility. Last is Lsraphm, Celestial of Strength and War.' I think to myself.

{A/N: Celestes would be my own word to discern between a female and male Celestial. Meaning, Celestial is a male, and Celestes is a female.}

'Currently I am in the Caligo forest. A forest no one dares to enter... Dark, foggy, borderline scary as hell. Monsters, and I mean real monsters roam around here, ghouls, ghosts, spirits, strigas, and etcetera. Fortunately, you could say that I conquered this forest.' I think to myself.

"Tell me Archibald, do you think they got stronger, I have been away from this continent for a hundred years. I feel that there are some strong individuals..." I say to him.

"It is very plausible. After all, a hundred years to humans, even those of long-life span is a lot. Your people have suffered, defeated, and scattered across the continent, hunted like before, before you united them." says Archibald.

'I did... I united them. But those damned Demi-Celestials.... Who would have thought people could actually make a combo...' I think to myself.

'The strong Demi-Celestial escaped. I transformed, yet he still managed to escape. Albeit, unscathed. I will get him; he is hiding somewhere... I know it.'

"Archibald, scan for anything that is going to move... anything big, battle or war... especially tell me about them.... if the council is still here... I can feel some of them..." I say.

"It will be done." says Archibald.

As I was about to get up, the double doors of the hallway opened, Hendrickson and Esmeralda walked through, till they reached me, and bowed. Then turned to Archibald and gave him a small nod, that he too returned.

Esmeralda, a woman with mature features and little freckles adorning her white cheeks, a height of a hundred and seventy-two cm, flowing wavy red fiery hair reaching her hips, and dazzling red eyes matching her hair. Hendrickson, also a man with mature features, a height of a hundred and eighty-four cm, lightly tanned skin, a strong jaw and pronounced chin, dark brown hair reaching just under his ears, and a short boxed brown beard. Just like Esmeralda, Hendrickson has red eyes, which indicates that both of them are vampires.

"You are awake, my Lord" says Hendrickson, smiling. As well as Esmeralda.

"I am. Tell me Hendrickson" I look towards Esmeralda. "... and Esmeralda. Tell me, how many working golems do we have currently in the castle." I ask.

Both of them confused by the sudden question, Hendrickson answers, "Two Hundred of them, my lord."

"Is everything okay, Lord." asks Esmeralda, worried.

"Oh definitely, for I have grown stronger. I have been enlightened you could... say." I speak, grinning.

"You are planning something, Lord?" asks Hendrickson, surprised.

"When we are alone you can say my name. You are my family, you have raised me, took care of me, taught me and so much more." I say, smiling.

"Thank you and we were happy to do so." says Esmeralda smilingly, while making a slight bow with her head.

"Thank you, Vlad. We tried our best. As we promised your mother." says Hendrickson, smiling.

I approach them and put my left hand on Hendrickson's shoulder and right hand on Esmeralda's. "Thank you too." I say to them.

"I have a gift for both of you, but before that, I want you to make all the golems harvest every resource in the surrounding area and refine them, pelts, hides, stones, metal, wood, every resource they can find that is useful, refine what can be refined and fill the storages that we have. Although, make sure they replant all flora and keep some of the fauna alive to repopulate." I say as I drop my hand from their shoulder and sit at the table in middle of the hall and motion for them to sit, and they do.

"It will be done." says Esmeralda.

"Vlad... what gift are you talking about?" says Hendrickson, curiously.

"You remember when you both said how my presence felt like a Vampire Lord's but different, how I was far stronger than any Vampire Lord, especially considering my age. As if I am something beyond it." I say, recalling an old memory.

They both nod and they say "Yes, we remember."

"I am more, way more than any Vampire Lord. I can do so many things now, I understand so much more. I can even change a Vampire however I desire; I have a strong connection with the mystical laws of our world..." I say.

They look surprised. Then Esmeralda asks, "What do you mean change vampires?"

"I can control them; you know how Vampire Lords have influence over newborns or sometimes can influence some vampires. For me it is different, much more powerful in that I can control, change, erase, recreate, and summon them... well to a degree. And much more. I have ascended... but not fully." I say.

Both Hendrickson and Esmeralda raise their brows, amazed, delighted, and frightened. And even Archibald too, even though he knew I had grown stronger.

"Like in the legends, right? Which means you are almost a Transcendent Vampire... That is great, even wonderful… but dangerous too. There are those who covet your power. But also want it gone." says Hendrickson worriedly, as Esmeralda nods anxiously.

"Yes, and I know it is dangerous. But I don't think we should be worried about that now." I say, confidently. I grin and continue by saying "Nevertheless, I am going to make you into Vampire Lords... after all, you have earned it."