Blood Lust

Chapter Eighteen

Everyone in the Mercado house slowly woke up then got ready to start their day then they all met up in the kitchen to talk and eat. As they were eating their food Sean brought up their plan to create the ultimate weapon to finally kill Carter. "Even if we kill Carter, what will we do with Edna," Jayda asked "just leave her to me" Sean replied "we can't kill her. She should know the truth about everything first" "and what if she still tries to kill you" "then we'll kill her first". While they were talking about what to do with the vampire and witch Michael brought up the ritual. He started talking about how the evolved werewolves could help take down Carter and Edna. "Carter is too powerful. You sure you want to risk losing werewolves," Dylan said "I can teach them how to control their powers and they might be strong enough to defend themselves," Michael said "and what if they get their heart ripped out" "they will be able to fight back". After they finished talking about the ritual and about the upgraded original Sean got a text from Jonah. Once he got the text he quickly looked at his phone to see what was going on then he put his phone away and started telling his friends and family what happened. "Jonah will be coming over soon to drop off the white oak daggers," he said "it's too dangerous for him to come. What if Jonah attacks him" Dylan replied, "Jonah is older and stronger than Carter". They kept talking about Jonah and how he is stronger than Carter but they were still a little worried about him. Dylan kept saying how he barely knows his uncles and aunt and he doesn't want to lose them before he gets a chance to get to know them. "You know we won't let that happen," Michael said "I know but what if Jonah gets bit," Dylan asked "then we will find a way to cure him" "but we never faced anything like this" "so how do we know his venom can kill an original vampire". When Michael said that his little brother started thinking for a moment then agreed that they don't know a bunch about their new enemy.

As soon as Carter woke up after a long night he walked into the kitchen where he saw Edna cooking them some breakfast. He sat down on the island and waited for his breakfast to be ready then he was going to talk to her about the weapon. Once she handed him his food they both quickly started eating then Carter began talking about his plan. "Today we have to make the gun," Carter said "where are we going to find wooden bullets," Edna asked "I already compelled someone to make them. They will be dropping them off here" "all alright". While they were talking someone started banging on the front door so Carter left the table to go answer the door. After he opened the door the man looked at him then handed him a box of wooden bullets so Carter grabbed him by the shoulder and said: "go home and forget about this". The man just turned around and started walking back to his house while Carter went inside of his house. "Are those the bullets" Edna asked "yeah. After we get the gun I'll lace the bullets with my venom" Carter answered, "I'll get the gun in a little bit". Once they finished talking about the weapon they started talking about the Mercados and the originals a little bit more. They both kept talking about what to do with their enemies while Edna started cleaning up all of the dishes. "After we make the weapon we can try and lure the originals to town," Edna said "I want to kill them now," Carter said with anger "we can't just attack them without a plan. It will be suicide" "I'll live". Right after she said that Carter just rolled his eyes then sat on the couch and talked with Edna a little bit more. Once they finished talking about the Mercados and their plan to finally kill them Edna started getting ready to go to the store to get the gun. "I'm going now so don't get into any trouble," Edna said "don't try and control me. I can take care of myself" Carter replied, "I just don't want you doing something stupid then getting yourself killed". Edna smiled then grabbed her things and left the house while Carter sat back down on the couch to relax.

While they were waiting for Jonah to show up they all continued talking to each other about the unification ritual and how they would ambush Carter. They sat down in the library so Sean and Jayda could find some books on the ritual to help Michael learn more about it. "I think I found a book on the ritual," Jayda said "I already know about the ritual," Michael said, "you think that but what if there's something you're missing" "all alright fine give me the book". Jayda then handed Michael the book so he could read it then she sat down next to Sean on the couch while talking. As he was reading the book his siblings and friends kept talking about Jonah and the daggers until he sped inside of the room with a smile on his face. "Uncle Jonah it's not safe for you to be here," Sean said "when my family is in trouble nothing can keep me away" Jonah replied "what if Carter finds you" "I'm over one thousand years old. I'll be fine" "just be careful". Right after they finished welcoming Jonah they started telling him about Carter and his new species. Once they were done explaining everything about their enemy he got a little bit more worried and scared. "How's the dagger going," Jonah asked "it's not going well. We haven't started yet," Dylan said "do you have a cure for his venom" "not yet but after we create the dagger we will work on the cure" "and what if he attacks before then" "we still have our magic and Sean is a phoenix". When they were done talking about their plan and about everything else they left the library and talked. Before anyone else could say anything else Arianna started telling Jonah how he should go back home but he kept saying he wanted to stay and help. "Uncle Jonah you can't stay here," Arianna said "I'm not leaving my family here to die," Jonah said "we can take care of ourselves" "and so can I" "but what if something happens" "I'll be fine". After they finished talking about Carter Michael started thinking about the ritual and their plan. He looked at his siblings then Sean told him it would be okay if Jonah knows their plan to help the wolves and stop Carter.