It didn't take long before Zamier[Vorden] decided to leave the temple and head back towards his original goal, the castle. The emotional toll it was taking on Mill[Sil] was just too much. If he was on his own, then perhaps Zamier[Vorden] would have tried to enter the temple to look around.
But with Mill[Sil] being more conscious than he usually was, it just wasn't possible. If Mill[Sil] complained, the Rat[Rat][Rat]en would complain, which in the end would just lead to Zamier[Vorden] getting one almighty headache.
Finally, he had reached the castle or at least the foot of the castle. For when he looked up there was a very wide long staircase leading all the way up to a platform, and then eventually one would have to enter through the doors.
"I always hated these stairs, " Zamier[Vorden] said as he reluctantly started to pace himself as he walked up to them. It was a lot easier than he last remembered. It seemed like in the past year, his body had gotten significantly stronger from the military.
Before he thought it wouldn't do much, but he really had gone through a lot more than he had expected at the school. Zamier[Vorden] actually already had a body that excelled normal physical human needs. Not quite as much as a vampire, but at least beyond your normal human.
There were certain reasons for that, which was why he never thought his body would ever improve beyond what it was, not without the Blades' help anyway.
On top of putting his body through extreme situations again and again. There was also the fact that he had been provided with the blood pills from Tobias[Logan]. That had increased his strength every time he took one.
Even now, till this day, the pills were taking effect, which meant it was permanent. Finally, after a long walk, he could see the top of the platform that he would be on, the last step was taken, and a change in the wind could be felt.
"Damn it!" Zamier[Vorden] yelled, raising both hands to cover his head.
At that moment, a kick was hammered into his forearms, and he was starting to lose balance. If he fell now, it would be a pretty nasty fall, but he was more concerned about the pain of having to go up all those stairs again.
However, his body held out, and he pushed the legs away and rolled onto the ground, safe and sound on the large platform area.
"Oh, you used to always fall in the past." A female voice said.
Looking up from the ground, he could see a long blonde haired girl.
"Eliza[Vicky], do we have to do this?" Zamier[Vorden] asked.
She ran off and swept her leg back, preparing a kick towards his stomach. Out of instinct, he wanted to lift his legs up and crouch into a ball, but he stopped himself from doing so at the last second. Attached on the side of his leg was a small toolbox device, and inside there at the moment was Wyatt[Borden].
He had brought him with him, since Wyatt[Borden] refused to go with anyone else. Still, beforehand he made sure that he wouldn't do anything even if his life seems to be in danger. Zamier[Vorden] simply said, that this was his family, and even though it looked like they might be hurting him, they would never ever try to kill him.
When the kick hit, his body skidded across the floor, and he coughed out blood.
"Let me take care of this bitch!" Rat[Rat][Rat]en said.
For once, Zamier[Vorden] was pleased to switch. Getting up from the floor, Eliza[Vicky] was already right on him, throwing consecutive kicks without placing her foot down, but Rat[Rat][Rat]en was able to block each one of them.
The kicks hurt, and his forearms were throbbing, but there was just a smile on his face. Seeing this, Eliza[Vicky] stopped.
"You switched into him? That's so boring." Eliza[Vicky] said as she walked away. "You can greet him now, brother."
'Brother?'
Hearing those words, Rat[Rat][Rat]en ducked, and it seems to be at the right time. A fist was thrown out and had just missed his head. While ducking, Rat[Rat][Rat]en spun on the floor, kicking and sweeping whoever was behind his legs.
A thud was heard as the body hit the ground and Rat[Rat][Rat]en went in for the punch.
"I give, I give." A blonde man said, His hands were waving in front of his face. He looked nearly identical to the girl he was fighting just seconds ago.
Rat[Rat][Rat]en's fist had stopped just above his face, nearly touching his nose, while his other hand held his collar up.
"Do I care?" Rat[Rat][Rat]en said. And proceeded to give him a wallop to the head.
"Eliza[Vicky]! Help!" He shouted, between each punch he received.
She turned around and just looked at the two of them, shaking her head
Soon, the punches had stopped, and the boy was left with a bloody nose.
"Rat[Rat][Rat]en switched back with me, stop hurting brother Taylor[Pai], " Zamier[Vorden] said, the two swapped places and Zamier[Vorden] let go of his brother's shirt.
"Call me anytime to deal with these two, I've been waiting to hurt them for a while now."
Rat[Rat][Rat]en had always been a better fighter then Zamier[Vorden], but before even if he had switched, when it came just to regular hand to hand combat, neither of them were able to even land a punch on either of these two.
"Thanks, Zamier[Vorden]." Taylor[Pai] said. "I never expected you to dodge that attack, you were never that fast before."
"Thanks, " Zamier[Vorden] said, giving his brother a helping hand up off the ground. The two people that had attacked him, or rather this was their way of greeting him and welcoming him back, was his older twin sister and brother. Eliza[Vicky] and Taylor[Pai].
These two were strong, strong enough that their speed and strength matched Zamier[Vorden] currently. Even though Zamier[Vorden] had used the red blood pills and didn't have any armour on either.
This was just their natural body strength and speed.
After learning about vampires, if he didn't know any better, their strength was so abnormal that Zamier[Vorden] would think that they were vampires. But if their strength was considered abnormal, then what about the rest of his family?
Still trying to clean up the blood from his face, his brother and sister didn't say much and started to walk towards the entrance.
"Grandpa is expecting you, " Eliza[Vicky] said, and just like that, the two were gone.
There were no questions asked about how he was doing, or what he had done during his time away. Nothing, just a simple little scuffle.
"What did you think?" Taylor[Pai] asked.
"Pft, well he beat your arse, didn't he?" Eliza[Vicky] replied.
"That was because I wasn't ready, " Taylor[Pai] replied, embarrassed. "Still, he has gotten better I have to admit that, and he blocked all of your kicks.
The two of them, although twins were quite different, both in personality and fighting style. While Eliza[Vicky] liked to use her legs, Taylor[Pai] liked to use his fists in a fight.
The two of them were the first to enter the main room, and their grandfather was sitting in his chair, waiting at the back. Standing by his two sides where their father and mother. When he saw Taylor[Pai]'s face, the biggest smile ever could be seen.
"Man, maybe Grandpa would have got a hard on if he saw my face all bloody as well, " Eliza[Vicky] said.
"Crude as always, sister, very crude, " Taylor[Pai] commented as the two of them went to join their mother and father's side.
Finally, entering the room was Zamier[Vorden], and his heart was beating faster than ever. It took him a while to look up, but eventually, he did, and he could see all of them looking at him. Just as intimidating as he remembered.
"Zamier[Vorden]!" Justin[Hilston] shouted in a loud booming voice. "I'm guessing, anyway. I thought you might have run away in all this chaos. These fools kept saying you probably died, but I didn't doubt for a second that you were still alive."
Zamier[Vorden] didn't say anything back and just simply laughed.
"I asked the servants to prepare a grand feast for your arrival. We have a lot to catch up on and a lot to talk about. Why don't you go rest in your room and then we can talk about it together then?"
Zamier[Vorden] still didn't say anything, he just nodded and bowed, and then headed off away to his room, waiting to be called for dinner.
As soon as Zamier[Vorden] had left, the big smile Justin[Hilsoton] had on his face had disappeared.
"So he's still the same as before." Justin[Hilston] sighed.
"Yes. He switched in our little fight earlier." Eliza[Vicky] replied.
"I was hoping after seeing Taylor[Pai] like that, he had changed and was fixed."
"Don't say that, father." The blonde older gentleman said. "Maybe he is getting better. I'm sure if we give more time, then he will be okay."
"Maybe, " Justin[Hilston] said, rubbing his fingers through his rough beard. "I've been thinking, maybe we should send him to the temple again."
When they heard Justin[Hilston] speak of this, each one of them started to shake slightly. The hairs on the edge of their bodies stood up.
To be continued....
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