Chapter 120

~ Asteria (POV) ~

I looked at the vampires in front of me as they gritted their teeth and growled angrily. In front of them, it was Kalon who was leading them. Even though Kalon looked like a human, those vampires were not. They just looked like disgusting creatures. Moving my eyes from them, I looked at Kalon who was staring at me with emotionless eyes. I just never thought that he would attack my kingdom.

“Asteria... Come to me. I will stop the war as long as you go with me and get married to me. We are fated to each other.” I stared at his handsome face as he spoke. Go to him? Get married to him? Why do I have to do that? I’m already a mother and how am I supposed to leave my son and get married with another man?

“I will never. You know it, Kalon. To me, you were always a friend ever since we met years ago” I said as I remembered the first day I was taken away by him. I remembered everything he did for me. When Damen shouted at me and left me alone, Kalon was the one who was there for me and took care of me but what should I do? He’s a friend and brother to me.

“Alright, if it’s the final decision. Let’s fight! I’ll kill everyone and get you” he said as his lips slowly curled upwards to a smirk. My heart clenched and I lowered my head without telling anything. Instead of answering to him, I raised my real father’s sword and the same sword my mother used to kill vampires.

“I would rather die instead of marrying a vampire” I said as his eyes sharpened. He watched me with his cold eyes before chuckling. Then she just simply raised his arm and pointed to my direction as every vampire behind him ran towards us. My heart was covered with fear, this was the first time I’m facing something like this but no matter what, I have to win this battle.

I heard the sound of our men shifting into wolves with growls. But I just didn’t have the courage to look back at them because I don’t know how many of them will die tonight and how many of them will get injured. As all the vampires ran towards us, Lora looked at me and clenched her jaws before taking her crossbow and started to kill the front line of vampires.

“You’re not going to fight. Stay back.” I couldn’t help but sigh hearing Lora, she just simply spoke without even looking at me. Her eyes were all focused on the vampires. Without answering her, I lowered my head. I don’t know what to do but I cannot stay without fighting.

“Attack” I heard one general roar as everyone growled and charged towards the vampires in front of us. Then my wolves just simply ripped heads apart from the vampires without any difficulties. I felt so glad seeing my people killing those bloody vampires. As my dad said, this is the same thing that happened years ago to my parents but at that time vampires won.

Even if vampires won at that time, I’m not letting them win this time. I should just take the win for my parents’. Even though they were not alive anymore, I hope that they would be happy for me. I watched the huge battle which was happening in front of my eyes and sighed. I was scared and at the same time, I was just so lost.

All I wanted now was Damen, I just wanted him so badly next to me. If he was here with me, I can be sure that I would not be scared like this. His presence always brought me both encouragement and pain. But yet, I wanted him to be with me at this point. Shaking my head, I forgot about him. He needs to be there for Demir. He shouldn’t leave Demir and come here.

No matter what happens to me tonight, Damen will take care of Demir and he should be a good father for my son. I sighed and looked at Kalon who was standing far from me while looking at the way those vampires and my wolves fought. Then he suddenly raised his arm and just did something with his fingers. As soon as he did that, the vampires who were fighting turned into huge monsters like creatures.

They were powerful, huge and strong. Seeing them, my heart tightened. Soon they started to kill my wolves. My heart bled seeing it, instead of staying there and watching, I simply walked towards them without even listening to Lora’s shouts. Tears filled my eyes seeing the blood of my wolves. Hatred filled my body and I looked at Kalon before grabbing my sword and stabbing the nearest vampire.

As I did that, Kalon watched me with sharp eyes and he clenched his jaws. I ignored him, I completely ignored him and started to kill every vampire who came near me. Soon I felt my body was shuddering as if something was ready to come out. It was already dawn, and I was just covered with the blood of every vampire that I killed. I never wanted to kill lives like this but I got no choice other than killing. I need to protect my kingdom and my people.

“Watch out!” I heard Lora’s scream and at the same time, someone hugged me. My heartbeat increased with horror and I slowly turned my face and looked at the man who hugged me. My whole world collapsed seeing it was my dad. Soon, he let out a mouth full of blood before slowly collapsed on the ground.

“No… no… dad” my heart pierced by the look he had on his face and I looked at his body as I saw three sharp nails had pierced his chest. My mind went blank and I stared at him not knowing how to understand what just happened. He looked at me and his lips slowly curled upwards as at the same time, his eyes closed.

“Dad?” I muttered looking at him. Placing my both hands against his chest I waited until I felt his heartbeat but no matter how I waited I never felt his heart beating. Pain rocked inside of me and my whole world began to tremble as I looked at him.

Memories surged into my mind with great pain. Even if he was not my real father by blood, to me, he was my real father. Did he just die? While protecting me? Soon Lora came to me and knelt in front of my dad as she lowered her head.

I couldn’t... I just couldn’t bear the pain inside of me. I watched his pale face and looked at Lora before shaking my head. I couldn’t help but sob seeing him. I didn’t know how he came here; he wasn’t in the kingdom. He was just out of the kingdom but how come? No…

“Please…. Come back….” I sobbed wanting to wake him up but deep inside of my heart knew that it was impossible for him to come back. Suddenly, my vision turned dark and I felt my head spinning.

A loud thunder came from nowhere. My body became so cold, and I felt my hands trembling. But that doesn’t matter... I was angry and hurt. My headache faded as I felt my body was just getting strong and I felt something powerful inside of me. I subconsciously stood up from the ground and looked at my dad before my wolf let out a furious growl. Soon I felt raindrops fall on my skin.

“It’s happening….” I heard Lora’s voice and I looked at her to see her looking at me with a shocked face. Ignoring her, I turned and looked at Kalon as I saw he was soaked from the rain. My heart was covered with fury as I heard the sound of thunder furiously.

“Control it…. Focus and catch the lighting… you can control them” Lora’s voice echoed inside of my mind and I clenched my fists as I felt that I’m going insane with the feelings inside of me. The more I felt sad and angry, the more the sky growled angrily. Yes… I can control them.