Novel Full Chapter 66 - Lost Faith
The news traveled so fast among the vampires. They heard the news about the warning given by Triple W and their demands to surrender a vampire or else they would kill the other vampire prisoners.
But what caught their attention most was the fact that one vampire defeated four werewolves! He was quite powerful so they were intrigued by this vampire who appeared in the Northleaf Timberland Forest.
They had never seen him yet but they were already admiring him for his strength. Werewolves were powerful when they hunted together as a pack. So thinking that only one vampire defeated four werewolf fighters was considered extraordinary!
The Triple W never planned on disclosing the fact that one vampire defeated four werewolf fighters. It wasn't stated in the warning note. However, the spy of the vampires was able to get a hold of the information that one vampire defeated four werewolves in the Northleaf Timberland Forest!
Because of that, rumors were running around that a pureblood visited the Golden City. They thought the vampire clan sent a high-ranking and a strong vampire to see the situation of the other vampires here in the city.
The vampires who were hiding from Triple W seemed to see some hope. They knew how the Vampire Clan was building the army who would fight against the werewolves and the witches, hoping to stop the slavery and live peacefully, not in fear of getting hunted and killed.
They already suffered enough when the Werewolf Clan started to reign. Would there be another peace between the two races? Would there be another Kira Alaric who would unite all the supernatural beings in the Kingdom of Phantasia?
Or would the human world become another battleground between the two opposing clans as the war and power struggle continued?
Even the humans and the gatekeepers became more involved in this war. There were chosen humans who became part of Triple W. They were called Hunters.
There was a resto-bar in the heart of the Golden City wherein the vampires could gather around and exchange information without worrying about getting caught by Triple W members. It was open 24/7.
Serafino, the vampire who was saved by Kira before, entered the resto-bar. After searching for a long time, he finally found a place where he could meet his fellow vampires.
While he was walking inside, he also heard the news about the vampire who attacked the members of Triple W in the Northleaf Timberland Forest.
'A vampire… in the Northleaf Timberland Forest? Don't tell me… that's our King! Kira Alaric!'
Serafino had this strong feeling that the vampire they were talking about was their King. He was also saved by Kira in that forest!
Making his way to the bar counter, he picked up a steel spoon and grabbed a glass of wine. He tapped the glass using the spoon, producing a clicking sound to catch the attention of all the vampires present in that resto-bar.
"My fellows, I am here to share a piece of good news with you," Serafino had spoken to the crowd whose attention was now focused on him.
"The Vampire King is alive! Our Lord, Kira Alaric is back! He saved my life from members of Triple W. And I believe that the vampire you are talking about is none other than our Vampire King," Serafino declared to them with a hopeful look in his eyes.
"Our suffering will not last for long as our King is back! He will save us from those wicked and ferocious beasts! He wants me to deliver this message to all our kinds! Please spread this to everyone!"
A deafening silence reigned inside the resto-bar after Serafino spoke up. He saw different reactions from his fellow vampires, but the majority of them showed an expression of disbelief and doubt. They didn't believe him.
"Stop your nonsense! Our Vampire King is already gone. He is dead and he will never come back!"
Instead of believing Serafino, most of the vampires ridiculed him for making up a story and giving them false hope.
"If he is alive, then he should have appeared during the times our fellows were getting killed… the times our kinds were suffering from the slavery of the werewolves! He should have come before we were chased out of the Kingdom Phantasia! Before we became fugitives who always hide and run for our lives!"
"Where was he when our comrades were dying? Where was he when we were suffering miserably under the hands of the werewolves?"
"Even if he was alive, he had already abandoned us! Was he still worthy to be our King?"
"For us! Our only hope is General Raizel! He is now the King of Vampires!"
Serafino was dumbfounded for a moment. This was not the kind of reaction he was expecting to see from his fellow vampires. He thought they would rejoice once they found out that the Vampire King was alive.
He could see the pain and bitterness in their eyes. They seemed to be blaming Kira for the misfortunes they got after his disappearance. Some of them had already lost faith in Kira, their Vampire King. And they were now relying solely on Raizel, Kira's General and at the same time, his best friend.
"Don't jump to conclusions… Please don't judge our King! You don't know the real reason why he disappeared for so long. He didn't wish for our clan to suffer. Why are you blaming and hating him? You should direct your anger to the werewolves, not our King!" Serafino still tried his best to defend Kira, arguing with the other vampires.
But he just received lots of mockery from others. They refused to listen to Serafino. For them, the Vampire King was dead and whose name was long forgotten. If Serafino didn't bring him up, they would not remember him.
Serafino could only sigh in defeat when the other vampires turned their backs on him, not interested to hear another thing about their Vampire King.
He couldn't blame them. Everyone there had already suffered so much that they lost faith in their Vampire King.. But he wished that someday they would trust him again and become the source of their strength.