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p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"strongA/N you can also read this story on AO3/strong/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"The white petals of the tree flowers reached out to embrace the sunlight as if it was embracing an old lover, nearly forgotten, the birds sing their mating songs in the leaves that rustle in the spring breeze and squirrels take turns chasing each other stretching their legs after a particularly long winter. Nature was in full bloom, basking in the light and the enteral loop it was doomed to repeat, however for all it's beauty and all it's glory the quaint scene went ignored as Alucard paced in front of the huge single panel window that proudly displayed the scenery as if it was an artist that had personally painted this masterpiece. No, Alucard had too much on his mind to enjoy the follies of new life. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" King Vladimir Tepes had left to investigate multiple complaints from farmers from the west, usually it took a week to journey to the most west of the kingdom and a week to travel back however it had been a month, he should be back by now. Alucard knew there were multiple reason for the journey to be delayed, a horse gone lame, bandits, storms, things that he knows that his father has overcome and dealt with before, but he couldn't help but to think the worst. He liked to think that their kingdom was full of content people, but knew the evilness plagued even the most prosperous of kingdoms. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He was so caught up in his head that he failed to notice that someone had entered the corridor with him./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "You shouldn't worry yourself like this," Queen Lisa gently says, placing her hand on his shoulder. "he can handle himself and anyway he'll be home any moment." /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Alucard wants to believe his mother, but he has woken in the late night when even the night maids have retired for the night and before the morning chefs awaken to make the most delicate pastries and feed the /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"copious amount of people who resided in the massive castle, in these odd hours where even the wolves sleep, he has seen his mother wonder the corridors as if checking every window looking for his carriage to return. She doesn't know that her son has seen her doubt, seen her worry and he respects her enough to act as if he is unaware of her worrying. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "I should go and find him." An escaping thought which passes his lips and he almost wishes that he could take back the words that make his mother's wrinkles crinkle in worry. /p
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p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, he will be fine." She says in a voice that he has, even in his youth, heard and it nearly startles him to hear so certain and stern. The reality of it is that Lisa can not handle losing both her husband and her son at once, she refuses to let that happen, she is prepared to accept Vladimir's death, but not of her dear, precious baby boy./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Mother, please. Worst case scenario I met up with him on his way home." He says that, but neither party believes it because if that were the case he would be home already and this conversation would not be taking place. Before Lisa can open her mouth to protest this dangerous proposal a young maiden burst through the room, out of breath and having let the door slam behind her. She does a quick curtesy as she notice both pair of eyes pierce her, as if they were trying to glare her existence away. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "My apologizes ma'am but, the king…he's back, but he's ill." she says, trying not to pant and trying to be composed and dignified, however in the end it doesn't matter as both mother and son rush down the stairs rapidly. Past the intrusive and red maid. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Lisa gasps when she sees her husband. Mighty King Tepes, laid on a bed in the medical wing of the castle, his face drained of all color, a few locks of hair hung to his skull as best as they could in patches, his royal robes seemed to engulf him almost in his entirety, there were an unnatural blackness that polluted his fingertips and crept up his arms, cracking and splitting the skin. Lisa rushed to her beloved, collapsing next to his bed taking his hand and holding it close to her heart as tears escaped her eyes and dropped down. Alucard stood over his father, shoulders on his mother. All his life his father had been well, never once did he see him ill or even underweight. He stared at him and his eyes that unnaturally bulged from his skull./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Adrian, listen to me," the voice that came out was rough and light, as if the wind could take his voice, he struggled to talk. "the west, it's completely barren, destroyed, there's a plague upon the land. There's a legend." A coughing fit interrupted what he had to say. "Adrian, you need to find the elemental. It's the only way!" /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Lisa hushed him as another coughing fit took ahold of him. She pulled her back into a loose ponytail as started to bark commands at the nurses../p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Adrain was gently pushed out of the medical wing, there was nothing he could do he didn't have a medical background like his mother and she had plenty of staff to go fetch her things. Instead his carefully made his way to the family library. It broke his heart seeing his father like that, weak and sick, whatever was going on in the west it needed to be dealt with soon. He wondered how many people were inflicted with the same sickness, but instead of going home to a doctor went home to die. A shiver went up his spine. He wondered just how many people were effected by this. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He scanned the books shelves, he had heard of elementals before but never thought anything about it. Strong creatures, nearly like gods capable of anything. He slid a book out of the bookshelf and started to read through it. If he was going to fulfill his father's request he needed to know as much about these creatures as he could. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He scanned through what seemed like endless books scanning for any viable piece of information, but the Tepes library was massive and rivaled by none and even the most experience and scholarly cannot resist the lull of sleep when it beckons. That is how Lisa found her son, sprawled on a heavy table with books surrounding him, books that were laying flat and a notebook that couldn't even fit a fraction of all this knowledge that eloped her son. She gently put her hand on his shoulder./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Adrian, it's time to get up now." She said gently, knowing that if he continued to sleep like that he would later complain about his neck later/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""How's dad?" He says, before his eyes even flutter open./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""He's stable for now. I've never seen anything like this, but I will figure it out, don't worry baby."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Alucard looks at all of the books surrounding him, it isn't going to work whatever his mother decides, although he has nothing to really back it up. All the evidence is there. Just in theory./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I'm going to look for the elemental." He hesitates, he's uncertain if this is the path he wants to travel down. He knows he's not going to just go fifty meters from the castle and just so happen to find this elusive elemental. That is naïve./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, you are going to stay here and continue your studies."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Mother, whatever is at hand is bigger than us, I need to investigate."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Absolutely not, it's too dangerous."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" It could take years, the country would need a king, especially if his father perished during that time. His mother could lead without a doubt, but he understood her worries /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Our country herself is dying and taking as many citizens as she can with her, it is not only my duty but it is my birthright to fix this." He knew he had taken up a stern voice with his mother that was not typically heard of. She spun on her heel and left Alucard with his books. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" It seems like he was left alone for hours, but in reality he was only left for a short while before Lisa reappeared in front of him. She sat down across her son./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Summoned to protect, above my interest, above my life and my own." She read from the book she had set down, gently wiping away the thick layer of dust that collected on the top. This had snapped Alucard's head towards his mother. "I cannot stop you from going on this journey I know that once you've made up your mind there's no changing it, but I can tell you about this." She tapped the worn cover of the book. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Since the beginning of the Tepes dynasty, at the side of every great and successful Tepes was a Belmont. Strong, brave and knowledgeable. Capable of fighting mythical creatures and protecting the crown. The Belmont's have a vast knowledge of the creatures on this earth. Much more than the royal library could ever give to you." She said, speaking softly with a hint of disgust./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Why have I never heard of the Belmont name if they are such a key asset to us.?" He was confused as to why she was telling him this, especially knowing that she was against the very idea. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Because a couple of generations ago, a Belmont was accused of treason. There were rumors that he wanted to slay King Darius Tepes and take the crown for himself. Due to the loyalist of the Belmont's for so long there was going to be a trial, a change to prove that he was innocent, but before we could bring him to trial he had disappeared without a trace and King Darius was found dead, staked to his bed. Queen Ioana was so heart broken and enraged she publicly ordered the execution of any carrier of the Belmont name. However no one could ever find him, it is rumored that he fled to the kingdom north and seemed refuge with our enemies. Recently we have been able to make peace with them. However the treaty is fragile so tread lightly." She pushed the book towards him. He had heard of King Darius' death, heard that a wild addict had slain his great grandfather while he slept, but never once heard of the Belmont name. She got up from her chair and made her way to him, pushing his long hair out of the way and pressing her lips to his forehead. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "I love you." She whispered softly. She took her time exiting the library. The /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I love you too." He opened the book, the pages having yellowed due to disuse and age. The first page was a symbol as if two dragons working together to protect a cross in the most dazzling gold he had ever seen. He figured that it was the family crest. Below it read the oath his mother had recited earlier transcribed in Latin. He had never even heard of the Belmont's, but his mother had never lied to him and had no reason to lie now.e took the book that his mother had given him and slid it into his bag as he decided that he had gathered enough information. He had never traveled as far north as he was planning to now. He had heard many gruesome stories of the king there who called himself "Godbrand" and how he ruled and how his people suffered from him. Despite his low approval rating it wasn't a secret that he played a major role in politics and having Godbrand in your arsenal was not a bad thing. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He stopped in the medical wing, hearing nothing, but the labored breathing of his father, who struggled and hesitated on every breath. The blackened hand had begun to crack as if it was the dried floor of a harsh desert and to turn white. Such a heavy contrast to the black that festered up his arm. The dawning realization that his father might die settling in Alucard's stomach, his father's death didn't mean that others had to suffer was his quiet resolve as he left the medical wing and quickly prepared for the departure of his trip in the north. /p
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p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"strongA/N you can also read this story on AO3/strong/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"The white petals of the tree flowers reached out to embrace the sunlight as if it was embracing an old lover, nearly forgotten, the birds sing their mating songs in the leaves that rustle in the spring breeze and squirrels take turns chasing each other stretching their legs after a particularly long winter. Nature was in full bloom, basking in the light and the enteral loop it was doomed to repeat, however for all it's beauty and all it's glory the quaint scene went ignored as Alucard paced in front of the huge single panel window that proudly displayed the scenery as if it was an artist that had personally painted this masterpiece. No, Alucard had too much on his mind to enjoy the follies of new life. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" King Vladimir Tepes had left to investigate multiple complaints from farmers from the west, usually it took a week to journey to the most west of the kingdom and a week to travel back however it had been a month, he should be back by now. Alucard knew there were multiple reason for the journey to be delayed, a horse gone lame, bandits, storms, things that he knows that his father has overcome and dealt with before, but he couldn't help but to think the worst. He liked to think that their kingdom was full of content people, but knew the evilness plagued even the most prosperous of kingdoms. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He was so caught up in his head that he failed to notice that someone had entered the corridor with him./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "You shouldn't worry yourself like this," Queen Lisa gently says, placing her hand on his shoulder. "he can handle himself and anyway he'll be home any moment." /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Alucard wants to believe his mother, but he has woken in the late night when even the night maids have retired for the night and before the morning chefs awaken to make the most delicate pastries and feed the /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"copious amount of people who resided in the massive castle, in these odd hours where even the wolves sleep, he has seen his mother wonder the corridors as if checking every window looking for his carriage to return. She doesn't know that her son has seen her doubt, seen her worry and he respects her enough to act as if he is unaware of her worrying. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "I should go and find him." An escaping thought which passes his lips and he almost wishes that he could take back the words that make his mother's wrinkles crinkle in worry. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, he will be fine." She says in a voice that he has, even in his youth, heard and it nearly startles him to hear so certain and stern. The reality of it is that Lisa can not handle losing both her husband and her son at once, she refuses to let that happen, she is prepared to accept Vladimir's death, but not of her dear, precious baby boy./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Mother, please. Worst case scenario I met up with him on his way home." He says that, but neither party believes it because if that were the case he would be home already and this conversation would not be taking place. Before Lisa can open her mouth to protest this dangerous proposal a young maiden burst through the room, out of breath and having let the door slam behind her. She does a quick curtesy as she notice both pair of eyes pierce her, as if they were trying to glare her existence away. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "My apologizes ma'am but, the king…he's back, but he's ill." she says, trying not to pant and trying to be composed and dignified, however in the end it doesn't matter as both mother and son rush down the stairs rapidly. Past the intrusive and red maid. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Lisa gasps when she sees her husband. Mighty King Tepes, laid on a bed in the medical wing of the castle, his face drained of all color, a few locks of hair hung to his skull as best as they could in patches, his royal robes seemed to engulf him almost in his entirety, there were an unnatural blackness that polluted his fingertips and crept up his arms, cracking and splitting the skin. Lisa rushed to her beloved, collapsing next to his bed taking his hand and holding it close to her heart as tears escaped her eyes and dropped down. Alucard stood over his father, shoulders on his mother. All his life his father had been well, never once did he see him ill or even underweight. He stared at him and his eyes that unnaturally bulged from his skull./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.375in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Adrian, listen to me," the voice that came out was rough and light, as if the wind could take his voice, he struggled to talk. "the west, it's completely barren, destroyed, there's a plague upon the land. There's a legend." A coughing fit interrupted what he had to say. "Adrian, you need to find the elemental. It's the only way!" /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Lisa hushed him as another coughing fit took ahold of him. She pulled her back into a loose ponytail as started to bark commands at the nurses../p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" Adrain was gently pushed out of the medical wing, there was nothing he could do he didn't have a medical background like his mother and she had plenty of staff to go fetch her things. Instead his carefully made his way to the family library. It broke his heart seeing his father like that, weak and sick, whatever was going on in the west it needed to be dealt with soon. He wondered how many people were inflicted with the same sickness, but instead of going home to a doctor went home to die. A shiver went up his spine. He wondered just how many people were effected by this. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He scanned the books shelves, he had heard of elementals before but never thought anything about it. Strong creatures, nearly like gods capable of anything. He slid a book out of the bookshelf and started to read through it. If he was going to fulfill his father's request he needed to know as much about these creatures as he could. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He scanned through what seemed like endless books scanning for any viable piece of information, but the Tepes library was massive and rivaled by none and even the most experience and scholarly cannot resist the lull of sleep when it beckons. That is how Lisa found her son, sprawled on a heavy table with books surrounding him, books that were laying flat and a notebook that couldn't even fit a fraction of all this knowledge that eloped her son. She gently put her hand on his shoulder./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Adrian, it's time to get up now." She said gently, knowing that if he continued to sleep like that he would later complain about his neck later/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""How's dad?" He says, before his eyes even flutter open./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""He's stable for now. I've never seen anything like this, but I will figure it out, don't worry baby."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Alucard looks at all of the books surrounding him, it isn't going to work whatever his mother decides, although he has nothing to really back it up. All the evidence is there. Just in theory./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I'm going to look for the elemental." He hesitates, he's uncertain if this is the path he wants to travel down. He knows he's not going to just go fifty meters from the castle and just so happen to find this elusive elemental. That is naïve./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, you are going to stay here and continue your studies."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Mother, whatever is at hand is bigger than us, I need to investigate."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Absolutely not, it's too dangerous."/p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" It could take years, the country would need a king, especially if his father perished during that time. His mother could lead without a doubt, but he understood her worries /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Our country herself is dying and taking as many citizens as she can with her, it is not only my duty but it is my birthright to fix this." He knew he had taken up a stern voice with his mother that was not typically heard of. She spun on her heel and left Alucard with his books. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" It seems like he was left alone for hours, but in reality he was only left for a short while before Lisa reappeared in front of him. She sat down across her son./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Summoned to protect, above my interest, above my life and my own." She read from the book she had set down, gently wiping away the thick layer of dust that collected on the top. This had snapped Alucard's head towards his mother. "I cannot stop you from going on this journey I know that once you've made up your mind there's no changing it, but I can tell you about this." She tapped the worn cover of the book. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Since the beginning of the Tepes dynasty, at the side of every great and successful Tepes was a Belmont. Strong, brave and knowledgeable. Capable of fighting mythical creatures and protecting the crown. The Belmont's have a vast knowledge of the creatures on this earth. Much more than the royal library could ever give to you." She said, speaking softly with a hint of disgust./p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "Why have I never heard of the Belmont name if they are such a key asset to us.?" He was confused as to why she was telling him this, especially knowing that she was against the very idea. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Because a couple of generations ago, a Belmont was accused of treason. There were rumors that he wanted to slay King Darius Tepes and take the crown for himself. Due to the loyalist of the Belmont's for so long there was going to be a trial, a change to prove that he was innocent, but before we could bring him to trial he had disappeared without a trace and King Darius was found dead, staked to his bed. Queen Ioana was so heart broken and enraged she publicly ordered the execution of any carrier of the Belmont name. However no one could ever find him, it is rumored that he fled to the kingdom north and seemed refuge with our enemies. Recently we have been able to make peace with them. However the treaty is fragile so tread lightly." She pushed the book towards him. He had heard of King Darius' death, heard that a wild addict had slain his great grandfather while he slept, but never once heard of the Belmont name. She got up from her chair and made her way to him, pushing his long hair out of the way and pressing her lips to his forehead. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" "I love you." She whispered softly. She took her time exiting the library. The /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I love you too." He opened the book, the pages having yellowed due to disuse and age. The first page was a symbol as if two dragons working together to protect a cross in the most dazzling gold he had ever seen. He figured that it was the family crest. Below it read the oath his mother had recited earlier transcribed in Latin. He had never even heard of the Belmont's, but his mother had never lied to him and had no reason to lie now.e took the book that his mother had given him and slid it into his bag as he decided that he had gathered enough information. He had never traveled as far north as he was planning to now. He had heard many gruesome stories of the king there who called himself "Godbrand" and how he ruled and how his people suffered from him. Despite his low approval rating it wasn't a secret that he played a major role in politics and having Godbrand in your arsenal was not a bad thing. /p
p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" He stopped in the medical wing, hearing nothing, but the labored breathing of his father, who struggled and hesitated on every breath. The blackened hand had begun to crack as if it was the dried floor of a harsh desert and to turn white. Such a heavy contrast to the black that festered up his arm. The dawning realization that his father might die settling in Alucard's stomach, his father's death didn't mean that others had to suffer was his quiet resolve as he left the medical wing and quickly prepared for the departure of his trip in the north. /p
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