Chapter 77

"Why can't we just proceed to your rituals? why are you taking so long?" Zen asked fatly.

"We're not doing it here brother" Seth answered lazily.

"Stop calling me brother!" Zen said irritated. We ignored the argument between the two and began to sit down.

"I need you to listen everyone. first of all, there is no certainty if what I will do will be successful, what we will do" we all remained silent.

"Shh, what's new?" Zen whispered making the queen's and Lily's eyes wide.

"I did break this spell when I was a kid. this curse has also befallen one of my brothers. I have the ability to nullify any vampire power but it is damn limited to curses. I did try to use my power to my sister and yes, it did work.." Seth's words seemed to cheer me up.

"Why don't you try it now?" Caleb asked quickly.

"My power did work for days, the curse also returned to my brother after three days day. They didn't notice it until my brother had completely dissolved. and I blamed myself for that.." it was as if we were engulfed in an intense silence when he said this. I don't know where else to cling.

"At that time, I didn't know anything. i am weak and I am not capable of doing anything, but now that I know I have experienced and witnessed a lot in this world. I want to do something significant, I want to help you Claret.. and you, my brother.." Zen sneered at the word 'brother'

“I performed the removal of the curse on our own palace and it was unsuccessful.I will try again to fight the curse that I have not defeated in the last hundred years, we need to go to the palace of blue fire and here I will perform the removal of the curse" he explained at length. if I'm not mistaken Zen already explained to me about this abandoned palace. Why does the removal of the curse need to take place in this palace?

"Why not here? Why in that place? The blue fire palace is very far from Sartorias. isn't it and it's between Avalon and Trafadore? How many more months will it take us to get here?" insisted Caleb.

"I can bring you there" Lily said quickly. But Seth immediately shook his head at what he said.

"The blue flame palace does not receive power from the outside. Only vampires inside the palace are capable of using its power" I just kept listening to their talk.

"Then how This trip will take us months" Finn interjected.

"You can ride the big birds of our palace. .you can use Lily's power to get to the kingdom of Avalon, here you start your journey to the palace of blue fire. I'll talk to the birds to make it faster, I'll make sure you'll be in the abandoned palace in just a few hours.." the queen said seriously.

"Then tell me, why is it necessary to carry out the removal of the curse in the blue flame palace?" I will ask.

"Because a curse isn't powerful when it's inside the palace of blue fire Claret" Seth answered me directly.

"I didn't think about it because I was young then but now I know it's right and I won't make sure I can defeat the curse that took my brother's life." this time his smiles were forced.

He stood up and put his hands on the table. I saw him take a deep breath.

"Actually, I am not really doing this to do some shit like heroic stunts. In fact, I don't really care. I am just trying to act cool, but I can't stomach it. I have my own motive, I am doing this for my beloved deity . I don't want him to come into this world groping and full of questions and fears. She needs Claret the most, without Claret..my goddess will suffer in this world. The last thing I want to happen to him... So shall we go? Said I have my real goal.." I can see the Gazellians frowning at him at the same time while I just shook my head. Typical vampire prince from the prophecy, selfish, proud, overconfident and damn arrogant.

"Your true color also came out brother" we were now stunned by Zen's words. Seth just laughed at what he said.

We all went out of the palace and the big birds we were going to use were ready. almost all of the Gazellians wanted to join because we were sure that the sorcerers' disciples were waiting to prevent us from defeating the curse. But the queen did not agree, there must still be a Gazellian left in the palace.

Finn, Casper, Dastan and Harper will be left in the palace with the queen.

"Be careful" Dastan said sparingly. He asked the queen for permission to join us several times but it was not allowed.

"Claret, I am sorry for everything.." I just shook my head at what his majesty said.

"You have nothing to forgive, Your Highness. I am still grateful for everything.." I smiled slightly at him. Evan has already put me on the big bird, he will be next to me. Lily and Caleb were together with another bird, while Zen and Seth were separated.

"Give us good news please.." Harper said with a smile.

Lily has already released a big red smoke that we will all walk through. When their bird first passed, I turned back to the remaining Gazellians.

"Thank you very much..a lot thank you very much for everything.." they nodded at me at the same time. I saw that my grandfather was also watching from afar.

we were about to cross when we heard a very loud shout from a familiar voice.

"I'll come!" a white horse galloped and at every pass red roses were falling. Rosh. He quickly jumped on the bird that Zen was riding.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Zen said irritated.

"I was ordered" Seth's rider crossed the smoke first and quickly followed by Zen and Rosh. Evan's followed last.

"I am sorry Claret..about that-" I didn't let Evan finish.

"It's okay..that's right Evan.." I said fatly.

When we got through the red smoke we arrived above Parsua Avalon's palace. It was a beautiful, powerful, high and mighty castle. It was even bigger than the palace of the Gazellians.

"Even though I want to show you how rich our kingdom is, it looks like we have more to do.." Seth said formally before the bird he was riding took off and we all followed.

"Who is that fuck? Who is that fuck Zen? Why I'm having a damn weird feeling with him?" Rosh asked me, looking at Seth's back.

That weird feeling is their 'bond' why didn't Zen notice it earlier? Or does Zen just not care?

"Another trash from the prophecy" replied Zen lazily.

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"Oh..another trash..WHAT?" Rosh shouted loudly to Zen next to him. I saw Seth turn to them.

"Another brother!" Seth said with a smile. Rosh's face soured more when he heard it. Seth is good at hiding his own nature and I can tell that his every smile is venomous.

"What is this reunion?" Caleb said laughing. Just one look at Zen, Rosh and Seth and I can immediately tell that they will never get along. Different from the established vampires, they have the harmony and brotherhood. I can't see any of these three.

zen is a goddamn short tempered Prince, doesn't care and doesn't want to be noticed. As for Rosh, he wants to have all the attention, he is the one everyone looks up to and this is Seth who likes to skin you, he always has this deceiving angelic smile. but I know there is always a devil behind his every smile.

"No way" quickly answered Zen and Rosh. Seth just laughed at what they said.

"You really are my little brothers, do you know that I am the oldest of the five of us?" Seth asked. then, he knows they are five and not four.

"Don't fool yourself fucker, we were born at the same time. Tobias was just two minutes ahead of me then" Tobias and Rosh are twins?

Rosh stared at me lazily and he quickly met my eyes as if he noticed that I turned to what he said.

"Yes we're twins but not identical. I am more handsome than him Claret. And I know you know that" I just winced at what Rosh said. The Rosh I was talking to earlier is gone, he's back to his normal self. Overconfident and self-centered prince of Parsua Deltora.

"No, I was half an hour ahead of you. So I am the eldest.." Seth said laughing.

"Suit yourself" replied Zen lazily. what else could be the character of the remaining set vampire?

We have reached the palace of blue fire. And at first glance, it looks like it's going to collapse at any moment. it's on top of a mountain and if we hadn't looked at it closely we wouldn't have thought it was a palace, it was almost swallowed whole by creeping plants.

The birds we were riding on descended until we reached the front of the palace. I felt even colder when the cold wind blew. The cold here was different compared to Zen's ice cold.

"Why it's cold? There's no snow.." even Caleb was rubbing his palm because of the strange cold.

"What if there's a ghost?" I just said it was accidental. I think all my fellow vampires turned to me and tried to wipe their red eyes.

"We're vampires Claret. We're the ones to be afraid of.." Zen said to me shaking his head.

"Don't make us laugh Claret.." Caleb said laughing.

"Oh sorry for that. I used to be a human.." I answered that they all just shrugged their shoulders.

We have started entering the abandoned mansion we can barely see anything in the darkness of the whole environment, how else can we get in here?

We don't have lights or fire to guide our way.

The Gazellians, Rosh and Seth ignored the darkness and continued walking. I remained nervous behind them all. And as soon as we all got inside it completely closed as if it had a mind of its own.