Rotten Apple

Chapter Eight: The Seed of the Beast

Rosalia sat alone in the corner of her new prison with tears flowing out of her eyes. For two weeks, she endured multiple, daily, "breeding sessions" with the vampire she now knew as Count Julian von Rheinfelden. Reflecting on her life growing up in the Orphanage, including the incident with the predatory staff member introducing her to drugs and molesting her, paled in comparison to her current situation. She knew that she had to escape and find her father before something else happened to her. Scanning the room with her gaze, the half-dhampir spotted a window which seemed just out her reach; however, it still got her thinking about how she could reach it. Despite what her grandfather told her about having stunted vampiric abilities due to past trauma from her stay in the Orphanage, she knew that she possessed well-above average speed and agility for a human being. Raising to her feet, Rosalia took a running start and leapt into the air to grab the sill of her only escape route. Narrowly grabbing it with her fingers, the dark-haired girl pulled herself up onto the sill and looked outside to freedom. Judging her surroundings, Rosalia leaped and landed into the foliage of a tall tree before climbing down it and running into the forest.

MEANWHILE:

Count Dracula smiled, "Ich sehe, dass sie bei ihrer Flucht… (I see that she made her escape…)" he told his subordinate, Count Julian von Rheinfelden.

"Das Mädchen ist jetzt für mein Kind schwanger. Ich hoffe, ich habe sie Stolz, mein Herr," (The girl is now pregnant for my child. I hope that I have made you proud my Lord.) replied the blond-haired vampire in his native German language.

"Ja, Sie haben mich sehr stolz, Julian. Jetzt warten wir, bis sie Geburt gibt, das Baby, bevor wir sie wieder besuchen," (Yes you have made me very proud, Julian. Now we wait until she gives birth to the baby before we visit her again.) responded Count Dracula.

"Sechs Monate zu warten, und dann haben sie das Kind, das Sie schon immer wollten, meinem Herrn. Dieses Kind, ich hoffe, dass ihr Sohn übertreffen sogar D," (Six months to wait and then you will have the child that you have always wanted my Lord. This child, I hope, will surpass even your son D) Count Julian von Rheinfelden told the Vampire God.

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"Come on D, it's been two weeks already!" Left-Hand complained, "I mean, you can't beat him and its been an impossible search for him. We should just give up and get back to our lives, that girl is a lost cause anyways."

"He has my daughter and I will not rest until she is found," D replied in his typical impassive voice even though he was still seething with rage deep within.

"Well, we've looked just about everywhere that I could think of…I mean it's not like your little hell-spawn is just going to show up unexpectedly one day screaming for help," remarked the parasite.

Suddenly, D halted his horse and looked to his left before his emotionless features hardened.

"What is it?" asked Lefty.

"It sounds like Rosalia," D responded straightforwardly before riding toward the extremely faint cries for help.

"What?! No way-it couldn't be her. You are just delusional! Awh…shit, I guess that I stand corrected. Y'know I am starting to think that I am in the wrong profession, being your hand and all, I should be a goddamn psychic," Left-Hand stated with an exasperated sigh.

The half-vampire dismounted his horse and dropped the reins of the palomino that was following behind him before running up to his child and embracing her tightly.

"Dad?! Is it really you?!" cried the girl in disbelief.

D tightened his embrace on the teenager before placing a kiss against her temple, "I am glad that you are alright," he told her unemotionally.

"You were looking for me?"

"Of course," he told his daughter as he kept her embraced.

The half-dhampir pulled away from her sire, "Your father is insane! He did horrible things to me! But I escaped-I escaped him!" she told him as her voice broke.

D knew better than to believe that his father was unaware of her escape, in fact he was certain that Count Dracula was very much aware of her elopement and by allowing her to run away, his plan was set further into motion.

Rosalia continued to cry, "please dad-please get me out of here!" she begged.

The dhampir lead his child over to the horses and helped her mount her horse before he mounted his horse. The two rode away from the area, though he planned to return later and seek out his parent's hideout.

LATER THAT NIGHT:

The vampire watched over his daughter as she slept. He was planning to return to the area where he encountered his child to find his father but decided to remain with Rosalia especially since she could not stop talking, twitching, or crying in her sleep. Anger seethed within him even though he appeared indifferent on the outside.

"Hey D, do you know that she is pregnant?" the parasite inquired.

"Yes…I know," replied his host bitterly.

"Should I attempt to abort it?" asked Left-Hand.

The dhampir did not respond, instead he placed his left-hand on her lower abdomen area and allowed the parasite to begin the abortion. Suddenly an intense shock wave passed into the dhampir and he pulled his hand away.

"Heh—the Vampire King is no fool, he is protecting this child with his power. I am sorry to say this D but you are going to be a grandfather whether you like it or not. I am unable to terminate the pregnancy, "remarked the parasite with a heavy sigh.

Rosalia opened her eyes, "daddy?" she murmured.

He looked at her, "yes?" he replied.

"I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't dreaming," she told him before closing her eyes again.

"Wow-she is tougher than she looks. I would have thought that she would have been standing on end after I attempted to dematerialize the fetus within her," remarked Lefty.

The Vampire hunter clenched his teeth to keep his rage in check, "Did he father the baby?"

"Thankfully, no. The Vampire King may be on a quest to create the perfect being but even he has morals when it comes to incest. No, the child was fathered by another Noble even though your father is protecting it," replied Left-Hand.

D stood to his feet, "So it about six months' time he will come to claim the baby?"

"Most likely—I would not doubt it."

Looking at his sleeping child, the half-vampire remarked, "Then I will do what I can to protect both my child and my grandchild from him. He took my mother from me and I cannot allow him to take the rest of my family away. He and that other vampire will pay for what they have done to my poor daughter."

TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER NINE

Note: I know that this is kind of a short chapter but I have been busy with my Litigation class and other college courses. I will do what I can to continue adding to the story when I have the time. Thanks for your understanding.