As we all left the car. Seeing a massive Gargoyle, one of the three protectors of the Pendragon family. The three being Cerberus, Wraith King and Gargoyle. Its glowing red eyes opened looking down at Charles. Before it, eyes snapped closed. It looked motionless. "That thing is one of the three great beats." Seris whispered. He had a shallow grin.
"Let's get inside." Charles said walking through the massive steel gate. It creaked open. Now it was barely opened a fraction just enough to walk in.
"Looks like someone in a rush." I said with a small smile. Taking a bite out of his flesh. Suckling his blood. It was a wonderful treat. I was smacked off by Seris.
"Stop drinking so much of his blood." Seris said with a frown on his face. Noticing the massive trees. As the glowing red eyes. Ghouls were snarling. They were looking at Charles. I started to feel this cold bitter feeling in my chest.
"They better stay away." I growled. Looking at all of these lowly beasts.
"Yet they're only here because they smelt blood." Seris growl. Looking at me with glowing yellow eyes.
"Well it's not my fault." I said with a shake of my head.
"I would strangle you but I am not your master." Seris said with a small frown. Looking at me as if I was some kind of insect. I wonder what kind of blackmail he has to have brother accept him. I want to kill him.
"Yet I bet you weren't even able to catch me in my true form." I said with arrogance.
"Yeah sure." Seris said with his voice dripping with venom.
"Hey stop! I am much stronger than you!" I yelled as I started to flap my wings getting into his face. He flicked me, sending me flinged into Charles' shoulder.
"You okay?" Charles asked, his voice filled with worry. Holding me in his cupped hands.
"I am perfectly fine." I said to make him worry less.
"Hear a small bit of information for you." Seris said with a small smile. "Contracted Chaos Beast when fed Vampire blood they can grow stronger." He said with a small smile.
"Let's go inside." Charles said, starting to walk once again. The shadow started to grow and the ghoul started to advance. Wraith flying in the air above us.
"Sure." Seris said walking to the door it was made of a black oak. They got to the door and it suddenly opened. There were two maids bowing, both of them being Vampires.
"Let us honor guests and young masters." One of the maids said, bowing as all of us entered the building. The door slammed shut.
"Tomorrow we will practice to gain one of the pinnacles." Seris said that Charles seemed confused.
"Pinnacles?" Charles asked if he was clearly confused. Seris sighed.
"The three pinnacles are a Maximum Technique, Spirit Manifestation and Secret Style." Seris said with holding up three fingers. Charles' eyes were shining.
"Maximum Technique brings out the technique to its max and beyond its limits. Spirit Manifest is the most dangerous as you push all your chaos energy out of your body and make it take a form. Secret Style is the rarest as it uses the final technique of that fighting style." Seris said. I could see the gears turning in the head of Charles' eyes.
"Wait, you have all of those?" Charles asked. I doubt it most hunters have only one.
"Yes." Seris said. Say what now! Among season hunters it is rare to have any of them. Who on earth is this guy?
"Young master, we had reported that you have not been here." One of the maids spoke. Her crimson eyes looked at Charles.
"Well that's true, I have been training." Charles said, rubbing the back of his head. Why was he bashful to the staff?
"Soon. Charles will grow stronger and your body has grown so well. Maybe you gain more control over your chaos energy." Seris said with a small smile.
"Don't be afraid of coming home, your father will be worried sick." The maid said. That does not sound like my brother. He is cold and distant, not a doing father.
"Okay. Okay I will visit home more often okay." Charles said. Damn there twisting his arm. Well that is one of the ways to get Charles to visit home more often.
"Damn. They are forcing your hand." Seris mocks with a small laugh.
"It's not like I have a choice. Father is much stronger than me so I listen to him." Charles states with a cold voice.
"What if he was weaker than you?" Seris asked. Looking at Charles with a small smile.
"He is my benefactor. Father is someone I respect without equal." Charles said with a small smile on his face. "If he told me to kill a person then I would do it." He said with a smile. Falling slightly ahead of Seris.
"That's fair." Seris said with a small smile. As he took the lead once again. Seeing my chance I took a bit out of his neck. Sucking his blood. It was a wonderful experience.
"Really?" Charles asked me. Looking down at me.
"I was not fed today." I said as he shook his head. As I then started sucking on his blood. It was filling me up.
"Wow this is a big house." Seris said. Looking at the everlong core doors.
"It is a fortress. Only about 10% of it is above ground. Not including the catacomb." Charles answered. It also doubled as a prison without walls.
"Catacomb?" Seris asked, looking at Charles. Patting his back.
"It is a maze of tunnels and caves. Filled with vampires and ghouls there is only one entrance to the lowest floors through the catacomb." One of the vampire maids spoke.
"Cha Cha!" A voice yelled, hugging him tight. It was Marinette. I started to glare.
"Good to see you too Mari." He said, patting her head. She started to put on the water work. Tears running down her face.
"I- I missed you!" Marinette cried. Into Charles' chest.
"I am here, where are the others?" Charles asked as there was a shining light. A clearly illuminated room compared to the dark hallways. It smelled of fresh food. The clean marble floor. As I can see a few people. I feel someone tugging on Charles' shirt.
"Piggyback ride." Marinette said with tears in her eyes. As she got onto the back of Charles. Marinette was smiling like she won the lottery. Snuggling into the neck of Charles.
"Hello Charles." Arthur said with a small bow. He had a huge smile.
"Arthur, how has training been going?" Charles asked with a small smile.
"It has been Charles a whole year but the training has gone well. Thank you Seris for training us." Arthur said, taking a nod to recognize Seris.
"Hello Charles!" Willam yelled across from the massive room. Maids were working around setting stuff up.
"Willam how is it going?" Charles asked, looking at Willam. Looks like the three idiots are all back together.
"I am doing well. Charles, I will train even harder." Willam said, taking a bow to Charles. Arthur starts to growl.
"I will train harder!" Arthur shouts. Pushing Willam back a little.
"I will train harder than that." Willam responds to Arthur. Now both of them were glaring at each other.
"Calm down you two." Charles said as the two stopped glaring at each other. Those two never get along with each other.
"Hello brother." Lux said with a smile the second oldest. To the Pendragon family.
"Hello brother." Charles said with a small bow. "How is your day going?" He asked his brother. With a neutral face.
"It is going well." Lux said as his wine mixed with blood within the wine glass. His smile was kind. Charles has a rough relationship with the four oldest siblings. After Carmine almost had it head bashed in by Charles in a fit of rage.
"Hello dear brother." A voice said. As I had to turn with Charles to see the eldest son of the Pendragon. Charles stiffened. Carmine the man how Charles almost bashed it head in.
"Hello…" Charles muttered. Taking a step back. Carmine had a toothy grin. Showing off his fangs gleaming in the light.
"Are you not going to ask about my day brother?" Carmine asked if his face was inches from Charles' face. I could feel he was cornered. Carmine was staring into Charles the eyes. "What wrong brother?" He asked, looking into Charles' eyes.
"May I have some space please." Charles pleaded. Charles took a few steps back. Trying to walk away from Carmine.
"What wrong brother?" Carmine questioned. He was really trying to push his button.
"Charles is uncomfortable." Lux said, stepping in between him and Charles.
"Hmm. Fine I will leave after I give him my gift." Carmine said with a small smile. He said as he threw Charles a green scroll.
"What is this?" Charles said with a confused look.
"One of my gifts. Whistling Wind: Tengu, a fighting style from the ancient days." Carmine said before walking away. "Also I will give you 1,000 gold tokens." He said while waving while walking away. Charles took a sigh.
"Thank you Lux." Charles said as he nodded to Lux.
"No problem." Lux said. Wrapping his arm around Charles neck pushing Marinette off Charles back.
"Hey!" Marinette screams as she lands on the ground. Her crimson red eyes were staring at Lux.
"What wrong sister." Lux said his voice was dripping with venom. Glaring down at her. Flipping her off behind Charles' back. Marinette started to glare.
"You're wrong, you should go away." Marinette growled. Her ruby red eyes were glowing with rage.
"Wow you're already starting a fight." Umbra said, stepping out of the shadows. His crimson eyes filled with disgust.
"You're one to talk." Lux said. "You were not here when Carmine was making him uncomfortable." Lux growled out.
"It was not my place." Umbra said with dead calm.
"That was not very nice. I am sorry for my son's actions. Charles." One of my brother's wives is Carmilla, the oldest of his three wives. The mother of Carmine, Lux and Umbra as well as Nyx.
"Hello, Cha!" Nyx came from behind and Charles hugged tightly. Pushing her against Charles. Charles' face went completely flush.
"Could you please get off me." Charles asked sheepishly.
"Fine.~" She said with a smile. Nyx finally got off of him. "But he likes it right?" She asked, slinging her arm over Charles' neck.
"Please just let me go." Charles said softly. When around his family he likes a completely different person.
"Wow. You're completely being bulldozed." Seris said with a grin.
"Who are you?" Nyx asked. Holding Charles closer. Making Charles blush.
"Yeah." Persephone said, stepping out of the hallway. "What do you want with our brother?" She said her voice was sharp.
"Like all calm down." Charles said calmly. Trying to calm down his sibling. They were all in the center of the room, all of them were surrounding Charles and Seris as if they were sheep and the other Pendragon were like wolves.
"Seris how do you know Charles?" Lux asked with his armed crossed. Lux glaring at Seris. He took a step closer to Seris.
"Why would I have to answer?" Seris question. Staring at the arrogant answer.
"Such arrogance from a mere human." Marinette growls.
"Say what now?" Charles questioned.
"I mean a mere broke human not fitting to fit in with us." Lux said while covering the mistake of Marinette.
"Yeah. That's what I meant." Marinette said, backing Lux up.
"Sure but I am not a mere human." Seris said snarling his Chaos Energy grew darker. Fear spread into my body. It felt like I was standing in a blizzard without any clothes. I started to shiver. Why do I feel like this? I have only felt like this a few times before.