The Accidental Vampire

“An invitation?”

A brief meeting took place inside Atlas’ room, where Lilith showed him the invitation letter she had received from the young mage.

She also explained how it all happened and every other detail she had managed to receive.

“Do you know why he’s throwing that celebration? Does it have anything to do with Atlan?”

Atlas went through the letter, which was written by hand. He was sure that Zhang didn’t write the letter himself though. In the letter, there weren’t too many details other than the location of the celebration and the time everyone needed to get there.

“No idea why he’s throwing this party. I’ll only find out after I get there. But it’s a perfect opportunity to sneak inside.” Lilith took the letter back, keeping it beside her. “So, what do you think?”

“It’s certainly much safer than the old plan, as long as you can make sure you aren’t recognized.”

Lilith smiled in response. “I might be weaker than I was at my peak, but I’m not that weak. I can handle something like this. I know how to do it.”

“Alright. We will do it your way.”

*****

A new day arrived with the first rays of sun falling on the land.

Throughout the night, Atlas and the others had already left the town after making sure that the three mages weren’t there anymore. In the darkness of the night, they moved closer to the Franc Clan, only stopping when they reached the boundary of the clan.

“Another step further, and everyone in the clan will be alerted.” Lilith stood before a red line on the ground that was barely visible.

“This is the Vampire Warding Formation?” Atlas asked, observing the line on the ground that appeared to be made from blood.

Lilith only shook her head in response. “It’s not the one. That formation should be ahead.”

“This is more like a warning spell. This line is covering most of the land around the Clan. If I go by the information of the past, then there is only one point of entry where this line doesn’t exist. That would be the main entrance.”

“However, that place is guarded every second. So one could either enter through the main point after being checked, or they could try to infiltrate the land through the vast uncovered area. If anyone chose the latter, within minutes, they are going to be surrounded by the clan forces since this line will alert them about your position.”

“That’s why the best time to infiltrate is when I start working on the distraction from inside,” Lilith explained. “So you all stay here after I go in. At exact seven, I want you all to infiltrate this place, all three of you coming from a different direction to split their forces even more.”

“Follow the plan as much as you can. Atlas, you would go first from the north, attracting a larger amount of forces since you can face more. Lancaster will enter second after five minutes of Atlas entering from the East. And Yovana, you’ll go last, so you come across the least number of mages from the west.”

“By the time it’s your turn, I’m sure Atlas and Lancaster would’ve finished their opponents and came to help you.”

“So everyone understands the plan? Any doubts?”

No one raised any questions. The plan was as basic as it could be, which left no room for questioning.

Seeing no questions being raised, Lilith nodded in satisfaction.

They all started waiting for it to be time. In the meantime, the Carriage of theirs was left behind. Lilith had instructed the carriage driver to arrive when it was six, so she could get in and continue inside the Clan. As a guest, she couldn’t walk inside without a carriage.

As the time inched closer, everyone was looking forward to the battle to come. Lancaster stretched his arms, eager for battle. As for Yovana, she arranged her bow properly, covering the lower face of hers with mask.

“Thirty minutes to six. I think I should get in position. I’ll see you all inside.”

Yovana was the first one to depart. Since her position was the farthest, she left first.

Lancaster was the next to leave, twenty minutes before six. As for Atlas, he didn’t have to go anywhere since he was right where he was supposed to enter from.

Ten minutes before six, Lilith also prepared to leave.

“The Carriage should be here soon. I’ll see you later…”

Lilith started leaving.

“Lilith?” Before she could disappear from his view, Atlas called out.

“Yeah? Is there something I’m forgetting?” Lilith turned out, wondering if there was something important.

“Best of luck.” Atlas wished her luck, making Lilith slap her forehead.

“That was it? And here I thought it was something important. Don’t worry; I’ll definitely succeed. And I don’t need luck. I create my own luck.”

She snapped her fingers, making a little sparkle rise up.

Atlas watched Lilith leave, sitting on a nearby rock. Even though everyone was already in their position, there was still over an hour before it was time to get active.

It was enough time for him to go through his spells again.

*****

The guests had started arriving a long time ago, making the Franc Clan very busy. In fact, by six, most of the guests were already inside the Franc Clan. No one wanted to be late when they were invited by the Franc Clan.

Five minutes before it was six, Lilith arrived at the place where she was supposed to meet with her carriage driver at the right time.

She could see the carriage coming to her. However, not too far from that carriage, she also saw another carriage.

Lilith snapped her fingers, casting an invisibility spell. She didn’t want the carriage in the back to see her climb from the middle of the road.

The carriage stopped exactly where it was supposed to. Lilith opened the door, making it appear as if the person on the inside had opened the door.

She entered the carriage and closed the door once again. “I am inside. You can continue.”

The carriage driver affirmed. The carriage started moving.

The entire event slightly surprised the driver in the back, making her wonder why the carriage stopped in the middle of nowhere.

The next point Lilith’s carriage stopped was at the checking point, where she was asked to show the invitation and identify herself.

Lilith showed the invitation she had refused just yesterday and gave a fake name. She did use the same identity as last night though.

The guards found the invitation to be real. They allowed the carriage to pass through.