Kael Cor: A Vampire’s Awakening - Chapter 346 No Regrets

“Don’t do it! Turning someone into a vampire is not a simple as it seems. And you just became an elder, which means it’s going to be a whole lot more complicated than when you were turned. Once you turn her she would be a revenant, and your servant, bound to your will and power until such a time when you want to set her free, or she grows strong enough to break free from you.

But the problem doesn’t stem from her being turned by you, but rather what comes next. You become connected to her to, not like we are, but just enough that you would be able to feel her emotions and control should you need to. But on her path she would be entirely devoted to you, willing to sacrifice her life and anyone else’s to make sure you’re not in danger. I think you should reconsider your current course of action, or at the very least wait a little longer before you do so.” Asha said to me as she got herself ready for bed. Xaseah was still in the bathroom, but she was as much a part of this conversation as the both of us.

Asha might not be literal with her words right now, neither was she saying what really bothers her about me turning Rachel. But I knew why she was so trying to talk me out of it, obviously the idea of me turning my former intended into a vampire that would ultimately have her life tied to me didn’t seat well with her. I understood what she was feeling, even more than she knew, but this was politics, plain and simple. Rachel was the eldest daughter of a family that’s quite special to the human coalition.

They’re not a part of the governor’s council, or the seven noble families. Rather they were for all intents and purposes the family of the first Weaver to have ever existed. A class that every descendants after him has since then be able to share and master, plus her father was the chosen representative of the human coalition on the council of light. Which is to say he was the man who spoke the decisions and the council, making him without a doubt the most powerful human on Shearath.

That position has always been held by the Weaverson family, from the very inception of the council of light, long before the seven noble families consolidated their power and became the hegemons they were today. She was not someone I could mess with that easily, especially with all of the history that’s between us. But my wife is very much against that idea, and I rather the entire human race than to offend Asha. It’s common sense anyway.

“I never had any intentions of turning her myself Asha. That duty would be left to either you or Xaseah, and you both need to decided who gets to do it, and have it done by tonight, or I guarantee you that she’s not going to live to see the morning, even with all of the protections we have installed here.

We need her, not just for the power she holds, but also for the information and the leverage she can give to us. She’s well loved by not just her family, but also the human race from all five human continents. The closest thing they have to a princess, and if we’re able to have her on our side, a lot of things could be taken care of a lot more easily than expected.I won’t push or force any of you, but the powers of a weaver are absolute, so much so that even gods can’t challenge it, not without paying a hefty price.

If we get her on our side, we will have access to a weaver that’s more trained and more conversant with her techniques than I am. Also she would be a shield against the other weavers, there aren’t much of them anyway, so conflict between weavers are avoided as much as possible. No matter how you look at it, there’s much to be gained. Please you guys have to at least consider the possibilities, and quickly before someone ends her for even considering to be a vampire, a rune doesn’t need to be weaved in the presence of a victim for that person to die.”

“For all we know this could very well be a trap. Like you said the power of a rune is absolute, what if there’s already one in place to mess with the change, and every failsafe put in place by our bloodline fails. What then do we do?” Xaseah asked as she came out of the bathroom, dripping wet with a towel around her body.

“Then we deal with it, just as we’ve always done with all of the troubles we’ve faced. I’ve considered everything that you just said my love, and yes there’s a risk. But this acard that we need to have on our side, for all our sakes.” I said to both them.

“Don’t paint your reasons with a justification of keeping our family safe. Yes I don’t doubt that having her under our control would give us enough power to deal with and face a lot of our current enemies. But 50% of the reason you’re doing this is because you feel guilty, guilty that you chose me and broke a promise to her, do you regret it?” Asha asked me with a fierce look on her face.

I was shocked that she could think that way, after every fucked up situation that we’ve been through, how could she doubt me like that. It made me really angry to see that she would even consider such a thing, and without a doubt she could feel my anger from our bond. But this was not the time to get angry, I understood why she was feeling this way, it was exactly the same thing I felt when I found out that she and Dracula had history, a very close one too, maybe too close.

“Before I met you, I was a man torn between duty and free will. I wanted to do good, to stand up for people who couldn’t stand up for themselves. And for the most part I did, but only with my leg halfway through the door. I didn’t make the best effort because I was afraid of loosing everything I had, afraid of going up against the entire might of the human coalition. I wanted to keep my perfect life as the heir to a noble family intact, I wanted my political marriage with Rachel to go through, so that I could have more power to follow my desires and not be scared of repercussions. Especially since I knew there was a darkness coming that I wouldn’t be able to fight alone. I was like a turtle, slow, timid and careful.

Of course even then I still got attention for doing what I did, for saving people, vampires. But for the most part they ignored me, I wasn’t running some sort of massive campaign and propaganda, so to them I was just a harmless child. And then I found you, in a cage. Being made a mockery of and defiled every other night by men not worthy of even carrying your shoes.

At first I felt so ashamed of myself, I felt guilty. I knew that if I had tried harder, there would definitely have been a way for me to have saved you from the darkness you faced, and that feeling of guilt became even more worse when I fell in love with you. I realized at that moment that you became my every reason to live, my beginning and my end. And so I did something crazy and loud enough that whole damn universe would hear and I know that I intended to do the right thing, and fight with all of my strength for what I believe in.

I got thrown in prison, lost my memories, got turned by you while watching some other bastard who I’m still going to kill mind you, touch you! And then I got pissed on, almost killed by a werewolf, was in a coma for three months, fought demons, went to hell and back, battled dragons, slayed massive snakes and armies and got my ass kicked repeatedly by folks more powerful than me and lost people quite dear to me. But in all of that hell, in all that pain and the loss and tears, frustration and anguish. I survived.

Because of you. Because I met you, I learnt what it meant to truly love unconditionally and without a care in the world. Because I met you, I met the second love of my life, and woman who just like you I won’t hesitate to lay my life on the line for. Because of you I’m a father to two wonderful and amazing children, because of you! I’m a king.So tell me my love, do you think I regret meeting you, not even for a second or even half of a second. You’re a part of me, you both are, I won’t ever doubt you, I love you. Always and forever.”

I’m not sure I’ve ever been this raw with either one of them, but this summed up a lot of things that has been left unsaid.Forget the bond, this was real this was me. I love them both without holding anything back, regardless of the situation of the obstacle we have to face, I’ll always love them. Because not loving either Asha or Xaseah would be the same as dying, and I don’t regret anything. Because this was our own story, and it wouldn’t be as epic as it’s supposed to be if we didn’t have to go through so many bad things to protect our love. There was no regret, only fulfillment.

Xaseah walked to my back and placed her hands on my back as she hugged me, while Asha came towards me and hugged me too. I didn’t have to look to know that there was a smile on both their faces, sure we were about to argue a few moments ago, but who remembers what happened. This was what it meant to truly love someone, to be able to forgive and forget all of your issues in a moment just for a chance to hold the person you love, I’m lucky I have it.

“Did anyone ever tell you that you have a smooth mouth. If given a chance you can talk your way out of any problem.” Asha said to me with a smile as her eyes shined brighter than I’ve seen it in quite a while.

“please you know I can do better things than talk with my mouth.” I replied to Asha with a rather wild grin on my face.

“Oh! Is that so, then why don’t you show us those better things your Majesty King Kael of Spero. It should be quite the experience.” Xaseah said from behind me as she turned and pulled my head towards hers, locking my lips in a kiss so fierce it made my spine tingle.

Asha stretched her hand across my neck grasping Xaseah’s fingers as she used her other hand to pull my face to her own and kissed me too, and with just as much intensity as Xaseah, and even more so as I felt a wave of energy go through my body that made all my nerve endings seem like they’re on fire.Then she pulled back and kissed Xaseah, making me feel left out but all the more turned on by what I was seeing.

“Normally I would say we need to sleep since we have a big day tomorrow. But we can all agree that this has been a long time coming. Any other business can wait till the morning, but right now husband, you should be performing your matrimonial duties to both your lovely wives. Isn’t that right your Majesty?” Asha asked me with a sultry smile on her face.

Did I have to answer, not really. All I did was take my clothes and look up to the sky, thanking God for blessing me twice as much. But in the end I had to say this out loud.

“This things I do for love.”