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CHAPTER 38

"What do you want from me?" Audrey hissed at Vladimir, backing into one of the bookshelves.

"Everything, Printsessa." He wore a dangerous smirk. "You're the only valuable one in this. The rest are expendable."

I didn't understand what he meant, my mind was racing with my heart. My family members were surely not expendable, they had extraordinary gifts…

Audrey looked stunned, she wasn't sure what to say. She kept her eyes focused on Vladimir in the dark, for the first time, he didn't seem human.

"I found out about you when you confronted me in the alley so many years ago." Vladimir began, situating himself in an arm chair right in front of Audrey. He was staring intently at her. Audrey's eyes were red, one of her hands was outstretched, ready.

"You were so foolish, so naïve…" Vladimir got up for a moment, approaching her, he brushed some hair out of her face.

"Why's that?" Audrey dared.

"I saw you in action, my dear. When you used the wind to push me out of the way, you weren't very discreet." Vladimir's eyes danced in the moonlight.

Suddenly, I remembered that night as clearly as anything…he was right…

"Do you know how long your family has been hunted for, Audrina?" Vladimir whispered in her ear, stroking her cheek, he laughed. "Seven centuries…and it ends here, it finally ends tonight."

"And what does that prove?" Audrey hissed, regaining some courage.

"There's going to be a different world now, a very different world." Vladimir grinned.

"And if I don't wish to join you?" Audrey was defiant.

"You have no choice." He whispered, barely audible in her ear. Audrey didn't want to hear anymore and shoved him away with a large gust of wind, knocking him into the bookshelf. She set off for the exit, he jumped up and tried to grab her but she was too quick for him.

She hurtled down the long hallway, dodging the smatter of blood she had slipped in earlier. She was horrified to see more blood and a body of someone unknown laying in the hallway. Vladimir was gaining speed quickly, and at that moment, she confirmed to herself that he was not human…but she couldn't distinguish what he was.

To say that I was frightened, was a mere understatement…

She began hearing the booms and shouts from the battle and knew she was coming close to the entrance hallway. She used whatever was in the hallway, vases, portraits, and knocked them off with a wind. Any diversion would help her.A few feet away from the doorway though, she felt something on her back and had crashed hard face first onto the ground. Vladimir had jumped on top of her, and had a tight grip on her hair. He pulled her head up as far as it would go.

"Don't test me." He hissed in her ear, his wand at her throat. "Don't say a word."

Audrey began to cry, he laughed. "I always enjoy the tears."

It was a risk, but Audrey had decided to take it. She let out a scream, hoping someone would hear her over the chaos.

"Silence!" He roared, slamming her head hard onto the tile, she saw blood. He was pinning it down like the rest of her body.

All I could see were the reflections of footsteps slightly up the hallway and through the doorway. She could see them, but she bet they couldn't see her.

And then, as if by some miracle, Audrey could feel foot steps coming from the entrance hall towards where they were. She couldn't see who they were, but they didn't have a chance to react as Vladimir flourished his wand within a second and a green light hit them. At the very same moment, Audrey had wiggled away from him and set off, she was horrified to see that the person Vladimir had hit was her Aunt Alina. A permanent look of surprise was etched onto her face…more tears began to fall.

The skirmish was broken off into groups now, and Audrey ran through the gaps, firing hexes at some of the attackers. Albus watched her curiously, as he had taken down three men he was battling easily and was now aiding Hisoka.

Sirius was now battling a new man after stunning the brute he was against, but two men were closing in on him without him noticing. Audrey had taken one down when she passed them, and Karl had stunned the other.

"Thanks!" He called to Karl, wide eyed.

Karl gave a brief nod and continued battling.

Audrey was eluding Vladimir who was stuck between the several skirmishes going on. As soon as Karl had noticed Vladimir trying to get at Audrey, they began to duel. She bit her lip, nervous. Then noticed a jet of green light, hurtling towards her.

"NOOO!" shrieked a familiar voice, before Audrey could react or register she had been knocked out of the way, onto the ground.

I was horrified, and I had an idea of what had just happened seconds later.

"Nanna? NANNA?" Audrey cried, kneeling over the old woman. She stared into nothing.

The room was spinning, and I didn't want to be here anymore. Suddenly everything just felt empty…and as I looked down at her, I heard Vladimir's words over and over again.

"There's going to be a different world now, a very different world…"