As soon as he arrived, Vlad went down to his beloved's door. At the same time, he saw several neighbors leave their homes to watch, and that made him even more curious. As he approached that rustic door that prevented him from entering, he clapped his hands several times, waiting for her to open to greet him, but no matter how loud he made no answer, he decided to shout
– Yelena, open the door, it's me Vlad.
Suddenly he heard a noise; it was the door that opened, but she didn't come out, and it made him think that something very serious had happened. When he came into the house and saw her, he was impressed, for she was pale and looked horrible; seemed to be sick.
– What happened during the time I was absent? insisted Vlad.
Unfortunately, his beloved didn't answer, just hugged him. This hug was different from the others; it seemed that by that gest
After that tragic event, no one suspected that Vlad had killedhim. The months passed and the Popescu family had to totally changethe routine of their lives. The family business was now run by the widow and this decision was very risky and pioneer for the time, which wascriticized by the other nobles. As soon as she began working for herdead husband, she decided to send her son to boarding school to develop and expand her knowledge so that she could one day return and takecontrol of her business. Meanwhile, Yelena was nearing the end of herpregnancy, and within days of giving birth, she agreed with Vlad that hewould only transform her when the baby weaned, and only when thechild turned 18 years would he do the same thing. This proposal wasconsistent and even interesting to have a little life in the castle, tochange the environment a little. It was on a crescent moon night at midn
While showering, since he was still dirty from the night before, hereflected on what happened and came to the conclusion that if he toldthe truth they would think he was crazy or raving like he had in the past.Therefore, it would be best to hide and tell everyone that they weretaken by surprise by a bear and only he could escape. After the shower,Oszkar recounted what he had thought for the others and his story ranthroughout the city. Vlad, on hearing the news, sent some of his disciples to smash the bodies of the young men to look as if it had reallybeen the bear that had attacked them, but he never suspected that theyoung Popescu had seen him in his vampire form that night Once restored, after that tragic day, Oszkar changed his behavior,looking like another man. He became serious and obsessed because hewanted to find out the truth about Vlad and Yelena. Altering his daily&n
After several days of walking, Vlad and Smarald came close tothe Hoia-Baciu Forest, where they could appreciate that each time theyapproached their destination, the atmosphere seemed darker. It wasinexplicable and almost impossible to describe, and as they crossed thepath that would lead them to a circular plateau deep in the forest,Dracula remarked to his daughter that the ritual was to be celebrated inthat circle there was no vegetation in it. There was a kind of supernatural portal, which could be used by any mystical being, both good andevil. He also warned that as a human being, entering the forest, strangethings could happen, such as hearing voices, seeing figures and otherunforeseen events As soon as Smarald stepped into the forest, she felt something sinister: the vegetation, besides being dense and closed, was bizarre, thetrees seemed inexplicably charred, its wood wa
The next day Smarald woke up thirsty for blood. Robert had already predicted this, so in the castle dungeon there was a human whohad been captured a few days ago. However, before the young vampirequenched her thirst, Vlad led her to the vampire training ground. By thetime he got there, his loyal friend was already accompanied by his firstvictim, and seeing him, she turned into a vampire. In order to gain insight into the future skills his daughter might have, Vlad ordered hisfriend to let him go and by getting rid of Robert's hands, the individualtried to hide inside that place, but it was impossible because Smarald'sagility. It was incredible, and no matter how hard the man struggled toescape his clutches, it was pointless, and within seconds his victim wasimmobilized at the mercy of the young vampire who took the opportunity to savor the precious liquid that flowed through the veins of thatindividual
As soon as Vlad departed from the city, Smarald ordered Robertto warn the leaders that a meeting was to be held at the place whereheris ritual was celebrated, in the “hoia-baciu forest” for a week at eighto'clock and that it would to be held that all of them would be present.Over the days, the young leader carefully studied her father's notes,looking for a solution not to occur the same incident that caused thedeath of her mother, thus preserving the species of vampires. After somany hours of study, she came to the conclusion that it would be best toperform her duties in secret and, when they were to quench their thirstfor blood, to use new methods to avoid drawing attention due to recentfacts and events. Her ideas and new strategies had already beenestablished, and once they were put together, she would clarify her planfor a better and safer future. By
A few days went by and Vlad didn't send any news. Despite someconcern, his daughter had to run the new legacy and could not wait anylonger, so she ordered Robert to take care of the castle, the training ofthe young vampires, and the supposed business they had, so that ifDracula returned, he could warn her immediately, thanks to his powers.Her idea was to do an intercontinental tour to see if they were followingher orders. She would start in Europe, taking with her former vampiretrainer Michael Mcdowell (who was tall, athlete's body, appeared to be30 years old, white, black-eyed, short and black-haired) and had aknack for spotting mystical threats. During the crossing of European countries, she was first able togather her vampire clan who would advise and help administer her newlegacy. Among them was a vampire who, during her crusade acrossEurope, became her close frien
After several months, it came to Smarald's ears that his idea,executed by Vlad, had worked, was bold but was effective. Oszkar triedto hide in the woods, but the lack of experience and lack of control toquench his thirst for blood made him leave traces and evidence of hisatrocities, so it made it easier for hunters to pursue him and find his truewhereabouts. His disciples had no mercy, he was hunted, and once hewere captured, they killed him with a stake in his heart and then burnedhim to make sure he would never return. This act of killing the master of the vampire hunters, left the groupsomewhat disoriented and its members decided to hide for a while, leftthe territory and spread to other continents, all for the safety of the othermembers, but before leaving they made a covenant, which they wouldhave to discreetly disclose to the existence of these beings and whent
But when Leonor commented about her thoughts to Smarald, shereacted inexplicably, became totally enraged, which was not normal,and suddenly for no reason attacked her. Her appearance wasunrecognizable, she seemed to have mutated, her teeth looked bigger,and the color of her eyes, instead of pale green, as they used to be intheir vampire form, was red. When Leonor tried to reassure her bytouching her skin, she felt a higher thermal sensation than vampires, andit intrigued her. In turn, Smarald grabbed her by the clothes and threwher with all her might against the wall of the house, after then she fled.When Michael heard the fight he ran to where they were and foundLeonor passed out. As soon as she regained consciousness, shecommented that she believed her friend had been attacked by awerewolf, for she was with the warm body temperature typical of thosemystical beings. – Will it be?