The System Of A Vampire - 160 Journey To the Capital

The Emperor’s thoughts were slightly disturbed due to the revelation that Draig had been living alone with a girl for a undisclosed amount of time. This wouldn’t go well if she came to the capital with Draig, and it was the reason why he had frozen momentarily and trembled.

‘Junko is going to be very upset. . . .’ thought the Emperor recalling his granddaughter who was the brightest of her generation.

The thought of his beloved Granddaughter brought a smile and shiver to his old body, he loved Junko dearly and wished for her happiness however since her training in the Deva Arts she had become what he had classified as a scary person.

“Draig will your friend here be joining us on our trip” asked the Emperor hoping for a negative response however it wasn’t Draig that answered.

“I will follow Draig” answered Chidori causing the Emperor to inwardly shrivel, it wouldn’t be good if Junko knew about this and it would be even worse if she met Chidori.

However as if to save him an old man came to collect Chidori, the person’s identity was none other than Lord Asura.

“Chidori come with me, it isn’t time for you to venture out into the world yet. You will return to the estate with me until the Restructuring is complete” stated Lord Asura carrying a bit of his old Dignity causing Chidori to acquiesce and she was soon gone leaving only the Emperor and Draig in the small shack that had been constructed from salvaged materials.

“I am sorry to see your companion go Draig. . .” spoke the Emperor though his thoughts were different.

‘Thank you heavens for sparing me this headache’ thought the Emperor while Draig just sighed.

It didn’t matter to him whether Chidori followed or not, she had blackmailed him to begin with and did so in a Shameless manner.

“I am ready to leave when you are I suppose” stated Draig causing the Emperor to nod.

“I need to stop by one more place before we leave, I am sure they will all be excited to see you as well” chuckled the Emperor causing Draig to get a sinking feeling in his stomach.

He had overlooked the fact that upon hearing that announcement that the Emperor would naturally go to collect the Subarashi heirs. This wouldn’t end well for him, he had managed to bluff them into leaving him alone once due to his faking Materialization however if he continued to act as if he was Materializing without a sword then he would reveal the secret that he was keeping which was the fact he was a Vampire.

He was certain if this was revealed then he would be hunted just like the Demons, which in all honesty there wasn’t much difference between him and a demon other than the fact he possessed werewolf and Vampire dna as well. Shaking his head once again Draig reluctantly followed the Emperor.

The two of them walked in silence, it reminded the Emperor of the time he had first brought the Feratu to the capital where he realized that Draig was someone unique beyond his ability to make runes. The thought of that young Arrogant boy he had brought back those years ago brought a smile to his face.

Draig however was trying to figure out the situation, he was certain that the Emperor was dead. He had seen the tomb and had seen his resting place along with his sword inside, he had even been treated as a criminal because of it. Even going beyond that, the Heirs of Subarashi wouldn’t have came to hunt him down if the old man had been alive.

This did nothing but build more suspicion against this person impersonating the Emperor, though as the Feratu thought on it more. He found himself doubting if the Emperor had actually died or if perhaps it had been some kind of plot by the man himself, this brought a vicious look to his eyes as he narrowed his gaze onto the man’s back and his fingers began flexing instinctively.

He resisted the urge to gouge out the man’s heart on the spot simply because there were things that didn’t fit this assumption, the old man wouldn’t have let him take all those swords from the tomb if he had been alive. Especially if he had allowed me to be locked away like a criminal, this means that either he was dead at the time or that he has allowed these things to come to pass as a part of some greater plot. . . .

Either way Draig looked at it things didn’t add up properly meaning that there was in fact something amiss with the situation.

As he was lost in his thoughts the duo had come upon the dwelling of the Subarashi heirs, it was in Dorm A which was of a much nicer build than any of the other dorms Draig had seen during his time in the Deva Grounds.

The Feratu was brought from his thoughts by a sudden burst of energy from the Emperor which caused Draig to become stunned due to the fact the energy couldn’t be faked no matter how talented the impersonator.

‘It’s really the old man. . . .’ thought Draig causing a frown to form on his face.

This meant that the man before him dying had been false and that the Emperor had more than likely allowed him to be locked up and steal his ancestors swords.

‘What is your aim you old Bastard. . .’ wondered Draig as he now held no favorable thoughts for this person.

The Vampire didn’t have long to think as he took in the sight of all the Subarashi Heirs, there bodies were quite different from how he had seen them when they came to kill him. The missing limbs and scars that he had witnessed at that time were gone as if they never happened, now the Feratu was overly suspicious and it showed in his actions when a white haired missile suddenly shot towards him and he jumped lifting himself into the air to avoid it.

The identity of this missile was revealed to be none other than Junko who had taken the lead of the Heirs, the very same person who had shown him such a cold look with the intent to murder him.

‘I will get to the bottom of this ploy, I will not be made to dance to the movement of your strings. .’ thought the Feratu as he kept his distance from the group.