CHAPTER 7.1 Expedition “I REFUSE,” Lucas immediately responded while he held the urge to cross his arms, “why me? I’m the crowned prince, King Alexander. I can’t abandon the kingdom. Why don’t we send some people to search for her?” “Consider this as an expedition I specifically tailored for you,” King Alexander reasoned out as he gestured, “most princes don’t experience setting off in a journey, but some; specifically, those whose countries are involved in war, are sent out to fight in order to prove themselves worthy of the throne.” “But I don’t have anyone to compete with.” Albeit his reply was nothing but a mere whisper, his father chuckled. But the king sure agreed. It’s true. Lucas has no competition with ascending the throne, there is no direct heir aside from him and almost everyone sees him fit for being a leader. Well, almost since skeptics still lurk around every corner of their

CHAPTER 7.3 PreparationACCORDING to Merlin, he visited Izquierdo kingdom to spy on what’s happening inside the enemy’s territory. When he got there, he confirmed the existence of Nethermoore, which was formerly known as Rutchill villag. There was also an ongoing decree approved by the king to strip off their vampire citizens of any rights. Also... when Merlin tried to sneak inside the palace of Izquierdo, he found out that they had been sending out assassins.“I think they’re sent out between three to six months.” This is what Lucas can recall from the discussion. “During those six months, they’re assigned to locate Princess Selene. To be honest, it should take longer—given that there’s no way to pinpoint her location.”However, the current king of Izquierdo kingdom insisted that needed to hear immediate report from the assassins he sent out. If th

CHAPTER 7.5 Lady of ConcordDESPITE staying within the premises of Ellesmere for a month, Lucas and Jonas’ expedition had no progress. They had zero clue of where to find Princess Selene and they haven’t seen an assassin around the kingdom. Goddamn, he really thought that they’d find some clues within Ellesmere because this is the nearest country to Izquierdo kingdom next to Vintress kingdom.Lucas huffed at the thought as he leaned against the edge of his window, staring at the bright moon that illuminated the night sky  and blessed Xeofarea with its gleam. He had a glass of blood in hand and he’s been spinning it, causing for the liquid to follow its rhythm and prance along. Not gonna lie, Lucas wouldn’t really resort to drinking blood today if his bloodthirst wouldn’t feel an inexplicable sting around his body.Normally, he would even consider drinking the pills th

CHAPTER 8.2 AssassinNAGKAMALI ba siya ng dinig? O baka kapangalan lamang ng nawawalang prinsesa ang dalagang nakabungguan niya? A lot of thoughts really went gushing inside his head the second he heard that very familiar name. Hindi na niya alintana ang kumpulan ng mga mamamayan sa paligid nila. Basta umikot ang buong isip niya sa pangalan ng dalaga.‘Paano kung kapangalan lang? Paano kung susundan namin ni Jonas ta’s madidismaya lang kami dahil ‘di pala si Prinsesa Selene?’ Ito ang iilan sa mga katanungang tumatakbo sa isipan ni Lucas habang pilit na ibinabaon sa isipan ang mukha nito.Habang minamasdan niya ang direksyong pinuntahan ng dalaga, hindi niya napansin ang paglapit sa kanya ni Jonas. Bakas din ang pagkagulat sa mukha ng binata lalo na nang isigaw ang pangalan ng dalaga kanina. Namamangha ito at tila ba may bakas ng pagkataranta—gustong sundan nila ang dalagang naka

CHAPTER 8.4 Lost Vampire Princess Lucas watched in silence as the assassin’s lifeless body turn into ashes and disappear in thin air. It took them a moment, perhaps, more than ten minutes before Lucas could heave a sigh of relief. This is what he decided to do to obliterate any evidences that a crime occurred here and that the killer was an assassin sent by Izquierdo kingdom.After all, Lucas and Jonas—as well as the princess they finally found, would be put in a tight spot if ever someone realizes that they interferred with the assassin’s mission. Not only that the Vintress Kingdom would raise any suspicion, a possible war could also brew and they haven’t prepared for that yet.Well, that is his speculation but who knows what his father had been doing in the kingdom?Noong sigurado na siyang maayos na ang lahat, walang bakas ng kahit na sino pang assassin at wala ri