SWNOVELS Chapter Thy Kingdom Come
"Vlad here had this crazy idea to pick a fight with me while our mother and father had taken the girls to a nearby village. My head hit the corner of it and broke it. Though it hurt my skull, it was nothing compared to when father and mother had appeared in the doorway. That was probably the worst fear I ever felt and it wasn't even my fault!" Lycious says rubbing the back of his head and glaring at his brother.
"You know you aggravated me! I don't even remember what it was you did because nothing mattered after our parents arrived home!" Dracula smirked. "Over there was when Caterina had decided to hit me for the first time. I was taken back. She never hit us. I just stared at her because her hand broke and, though her face had tears, she was only pure anger. I had told her that she was weak and had to be cared for, among other things. Anca made me leave home that day. It was just after our father, the last of our parents, had passed away. I joined a war the humans were at and lost my control. I took every life on that battle field that day."
Even Lycious looked like he pitied his brother as Dracula looked at the kitchen table with a tear falling from his face. They reminisced a bit more with happier stories and about what they had done as well since leaving home. Apparently, the first war they had against eachother had resulted in the death of Caterina and her husband. Dracula revealed that he had watched over and took in her young children, which seemed to be a surprise to Lycious.
"I know wasn't the best father figure myself in my time, but we all loved Catrina and I felt like I owed it to her to make sure her children had a normal life. When they all grew old enough and began to have their own families, I left their lives. They never knew what, or who, I was. What our family was. I saw to it that they were happy." He tells Lycious who has a shocked face.
"When I heard what you were doing to your own children. Your daughters. I knew you had lost it. I had to seek you out and help you, stop you. I was glad to have reached you when I had, you almost killed your last daughter you had when I arrived. If Anca and Caterina had been alive and seen what you had become," he paused and and looked at the floor.
"I know. I didn't realize then what I had been fully doing. In my mind, I had to figure out weaknesses to my son's and sires as well. I killed some that I sired even. Just to find out what I had to all tell them to avoid. Damn, Stoker had learned of the stake to the heart bull crap thinking it had to be wood. Trust me, that had profane on it to weaken my daughter what he saw before I had shattered her heart. One daughter, I set on fire infront of her own mother. That's when she contacted you, didn't she brother." You could see more sadness in his eyes.
"Yes, she had. Eupraxia had enough of my tyranny. I had illegitimate children that I would kill at any age, then our children mainly stayed in the dungeons unless I said otherwise. My eldest son, Mierca, wasn't even hers. She was giving me daughters which angered me. This was a time when you must have sons. I knew I couldn't rule forever or the humans would become suspicious. My son, Vlad the third, became old enough to take over and it's sad to say he had taken my impulses with him. After enough time, I made sure to put and end to him. The 1400s were not my finest, to say the least. Lycious was the only one who actually would do whatever it was to stop me from ruining everything. Hell, when he showed up, I killed my wife infront of him thinking she betrayed me. She was a descendant of Lucifer himself. It hasn't been easy since." He looks at his brother and whispers a thank you.
They kept on with how they have secretly helped eachother survive all this time. I was starting to grow tired. It was a long needed reunion of the two. They didn't need sleep, but I needed to. I found Anca's bed, but it was rough. So, I took my sleeping bag and got some sleep on the floor near the brothers who refused to leave my side. The was my first mistake I have made. Soon after my eyes had shut, the voice called to me. I ignored it like usual. This time the light came and I heard Ryanne's voice calling to me in pain. I had to fight every instinct to call back to him and tried to open my eyes.
I felt a hand go across my face. I opened my eyes, Lycious was hold me. This guy slapped me awake. He really just slapped me. "Sorry, I had to. You looked in pain and wouldn't wake. I wanted to make it stop. What was happening?" He asked.
"They have Ryanne. The angels have tortured him to get to me. What do I do? What if they keep doing this. I'm with child, Anca says, and I need my mate. It isn't easy." I looked at him through tears. "I need to read some more." I just state and walk to the chest. I'm going to do whatever I need to get him back safely.