Vampire God in the Apocalypse

Chapter 282: 279. Life bound

"Who are you?" Kila asked as she observed the man.

'I couldn't even feel his presence... or smell his blood. And he's not a ghost either...' She frowned as she observed him.

"He's a guy I met while training with my dad," Henry answered her, and then he looked at Barn.

"Coven leader of Shadow Song..."

Hannah immediately raised her head the moment she heard that sentence and glanced over at Barn with a shocked expression.

"A coven... leader?" She looked at him and, indeed, she could see, or perhaps feel, another presence around this man.

Dark, ominous, scary.

Like a coiling shadow that stood above everyone else.

"I met him in a forest when I was training. He's pretty chill, actually," Henry said, and then Hannah smiled at him.

She knew about the coven leaders and how they were the most knowledgeable witches or warlocks anyone could ever find, as they had mostly lived for more than 500 years.

"Mm..."

Hearing a silent groan, everyone in the room glanced over at Dexter and Jane. Jane, who had rested her head against the couch, turned around instantly on all fours, looking at him quietly.

Dexter gently opened his eyes to see the white ceiling. He blinked and let out a deep breath.

He then glanced at the people in the room and was shocked at how crowded it was.

"Ah... What's going on?" he asked as he tried to sit up.

The room was two meters on each side, making it a square area, so the room was not very spacious right now.

"Are you okay?" Hannah asked as Jane held his hand.

"How are you feeling?" she asked with a sad tone, and Dexter glanced at his missing arm and blinked in confusion.

He had never really received anything like regeneration yet, but he wondered if his healing abilities would be able to regrow his limb.

Dexter breathed out as he looked at all of them, and his eyes landed on Lily.

"Hey, Lily. Come here." He called out to her, and she came to his side and sat down.

"Brother made me worried and sad," she said as she sat on the couch with a frown. Dexter pulled her close with his only arm before kissing her head.

The girl responded by hugging him tightly, and Collins went over to his ear.

"No hugs for me too?"

"Tsk..." Dexter moved his head for a nod, but Collins was quick to escape it.

"You're too old for that. Go sit on the couch," he said, and the others in the room laughed.

"But hold on, what put you in such a condition?" Henry asked, and then Dexter sighed and began to tell them the story... from the vampire castle.

...

Inside the camp, there was a man with dirty-looking gray hair that draped down his back. He walked out of a small building, which was a goods store, and went toward a secluded building that was not too close to the main building area.

"So... you're just gonna stay here after everything?" Alexander heard a voice from behind him, and then he turned around but couldn't see anybody.

He frowned deeply and turned around to see Barn in front of the door, and he immediately pulled out his claws.

"Oh, put those away. I'm not here to kill you. If I wanted to, I would've done so the moment I stepped into the camp," Barn said in a cold tone, and Alexander sighed.

"What do you want?" he asked in an impatient tone, and then Barn directed him to enter the house.

"Nothing much, I just want to talk to you a bit about how the whole vampire-witch thing works," Barn said, and then Alexander entered the house.

"How did you know?" Barn asked as they both entered the small sleeping space.

"Know what?"

"Know that wielding the power of spirits and also being undead would work," Barn completed his statement, and Alexander smiled and shook his head.

"Are you seeking more power?" Alexander asked, grinning at Barn.

Seeing that no reply came from Barn, he quieted down.

"I first lost contact with the spirit I got at birth, but it was still there. I just couldn't feel it with all the changes in my body and system," Alexander explained, and Barn nodded, understanding what he meant. Experience new tales on mvl

"Well, the natural laws broke after the Tiran Impact... How does it feel? Being the first vampire warlock?" Barn asked, and Alexander couldn't help but chuckle.

"You know witches and warlocks are heavily against this kind of thing. But it's okay. I just have to struggle not to drink everyone's blood. It's decent," he said, and Barn nodded before standing up and walking out of the room.

"I'll be around for a while. Just to study a few things," Barn said, and Alexander sighed as he watched the man go.

'This man... I can't help but suspect he's planning something again...' Alexander thought as he watched Barn walk away and decided to leave the thought for another time.

...

Dexter walked out of the house he had been in for a while, bearing a deep back injury and with bandages all over his body.

The vampires around immediately rushed to him when they saw he was finally back outside after a week.

"Master, where have you been?"

"Dexter, we've been waiting for you to come out. What's wrong with your arm?" Maya asked as she glanced at the missing one, her eyes widening.

Victor soon arrived, pushing people out of his way, and made it in front of Dexter.

"Hey bro, where have you... been...?" Victor stared at the missing arm with a shocked expression and glanced at Dexter.

"Don't worry, I'm still alive. Everyone can rest assured now," Dexter said and jumped up onto the roof of the building, sitting down immediately.

He looked to see Hannah already there. He looked at her and smiled.

"Thanks for saving me... babe..." Dexter said with a hint of hesitation.

"Ah, I see someone is finally coming out of their shell. My darling Dexter," she said to him, then laid her head on his lap.

Dexter could only look up at the sky, also listening to the coven members below talking and talking.

"I won't lie, I had actually given up on coming back," Dexter said, looking forward with a sad face.

"Hm... You knew it was impossible?" she asked, and Dexter nodded.

"You must have paid a huge price to do it."

"Yeah," Hannah said, then she looked at Dexter with a cute smile.

"So how did you pull it off? I'm seriously hoping it wasn't something risky or life-threatening," he said to her, and she chuckled nervously.

"I bound my life to the seal. So if I die, that's when you'll die, and it'll also release the seal placed on the person," she said, and Dexter was absolutely shocked by this.