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When Ingrid regained conscious she saw her brother hovering over her.
"Ingrid? What happened?"
Ingrid quickly sat up, "You attacked me!"
Vlad didn't know what to say. The voice promised to help Vlad protect his family. Why would he have Vlad attack his own sister?
"What time is it?" Ingrid asked
"About 4 in the morning," Vlad answered. "Are you ok?"
"I'll be fine. Everything turn out ok?"
"I guess. The voice didn't show me anyone I knew. That voice is a little violent though. Had blood all over me again." Vlad showed Ingrid his stained shirt.
"Yeah, I can smell it. Let's get you back to the school and get you changed. We need to talk to dad about all of this."
Vlad agreed and they headed back.
Once Vlad had taken a shower he met Ingrid and Piers in the lab.
"How are you feeling?" Piers asked.
"Fine," Vlad kept his eyes on Ingrid though. She held a glass of blood. He hoped he hadn't hurt her. Next time the voice makes an appearance, Vlad will have to talk to him about that.
The necklace was back in the glass box. Vlad then remembered the tracker bracelet.
"Here," Vlad tried to hand it to Piers, but Piers refused.
"Keep wearing it. Just in case. Next time I will just track you on the computer and we will follow you in the van." He looked at Vlad with a bit of anger. Clearly he wasn't too happy about him knocking Ingrid out.
"I wasn't my fault you know," Vlad defended himself. "I don't even have any memories during that time."
"I'm not angry at you Vlad," Piers said. "But it's really hard to be angry and something without at face."
Vlad decided to just drop the conversation, "So where's dad?"
"He already went to his coffin," Ingrid replied. "You should just get some rest and we'll talk to him tonight."
Vlad went to his own coffin and instantly fell asleep.
Vlad found himself at the lake once more. He didn't wear the necklace so he must be in the Dream World.
The voice appeared in the same place as always. Almost his whole body was formed. They only thing missing was his face. All you could see was his eyes.
"Why did you attack Ingrid?! You promised you were going to help protect my family!"
The voice stayed silent.
"Answer me!"
The voice laughed, "You actually think I hurt your sister? Fool! That was your own doing!"
"Why would I every hurt my own sister? She was trying to help me." Vlad then realized how abnormal that was for Ingrid.
"You attacked her. You did not trust her. You did enough damage to keep her away until your hunt was over."
"I don't even remember anything that ever happens. It's all you making me do all these thing."
The voice let out a huge laugh that caused a mini earthquake, "You really thought it was me doing the killing this whole time? That I some how took over your body and did these things? No! I only live within your subconscious.
"That's a lie!"
"All I do is tell you what you should do and you carry it out. But for some reason you choose to let your instincts completely take you over. Now I know why. You don't want to feel responsible for your own actions. Your human side has made you so mentally weak. You'll let yourself believe anything."
Vlad had no idea what to say. He wanted to tell this guy off. He wanted to believe he was just lying to Vlad. He was only trying to manipulate him. But Vlad knew he was telling the truth. He felt trapped. His human side seems to only ever hold him back. Why was he even hanging on to it?
"Because it is a part of you," The voice answered Vlad's silent question. "Your human side gives you strengths other vampires will never understand. You just need to learn to overcome the weaknesses that comes with it."
"How?"
"I told you that I would help you. I promise you that I will. Just one more kill and I will escape this prison and return to the real world. But you need to learn some control first. Next time you wear the Immortalis Carcerem, do not let your instincts take over."
"Immortalis Carcerem?" Vlad asked.
"The thing you call a necklace. It means immortal prison."
"Why are you even in a prison? What did you do?"
"I will answer all your questions once I return to the real world. I can't be here much longer. I'm not strong enough. Just one more kill. I will see you soon."
The dream faded.
When Vlad woke up he got dressed and went into the throne room. Piers and his dad were there and Renfield was serving the Count some blood.
Renfield looked at Vlad, "Would you like some master Vlad?"
"No thanks Renfield," Vlad sat down at the table.
Piers was on his laptop again, "I filled the Count in on everything."
"I have to say," the Count began. "I had no idea you had it in you to make such a decision Vladimir. I am concerned though. It's not like you to kill breathers for any reason. Even if our lives were at risk, you always found your way around it."
Vlad really didn't want to have this conversation with his father, "There's a lot you don't know about dad. I just don't care to tell you about it right now."
The Count smirked, "Well let me know when you are ready to talk."
The Count rose from his throne, "I'm going hunting." He disappeared from the room.
Piers looked up at Vlad from his computer, "Something wrong?"
"I had a dream last night. The voice spoke to me again."
Piers closed his laptop interested in what all the voice said.
Vlad told him everything that happened. Even what the voice said about him never controlling Vlad at all. That Vlad had been the one to do all of this on his own without even realizing it, "But I would never want to hurt Ingrid. Sure I'm suspicious of her all the time but I would never actually want to do her any harm."
Piers nodded, "I believe you."
Vlad let out a sigh of relief. He wanted Piers to stay on his side. He has been a lot of help up to this point.
"So I guess you want to go hunting tonight?"
Vlad shrugged, "Might as well get this over with."
