The Only Son

Chapter XXI

Both Alexander and Karl watched blankly at Ethan, who was looking at the wall of information with wide eyes.

"S-so you're telling me that my daughter has powerful abilities and is now being used in a ritual to revive... Miranda's daughter?"

"Pretty much, look we want our freedom and right now we have a real opportunity to get it" Karl said and Ethan immediately turned to the two inhuman men and glared.

"We're not using my daughter as a weapon!"

"We weren't planning on doing it, we deemed it a last resort, but if you want your daughter back we need to find all the flasks first" Alexander stated and Ethan looked at him, he took everything that he was just told in consideration and nodded.

This plan was insane, but it was their best chance. Karl would retrieve his own flask, while Alexander and Ethan get the one in castle dimitrescu.

After that Alexander would go to Donna and Angie, he wanted to do that himself, knowing that the two ladies might be able to get convinced of living their own lives.

Moreau was deemed a bit more difficult. He was beyond obsessed with Mother Miranda and would go beyond lenghts for her, talking would be difficult, but Alexander wanted to take his chances.

The last thing would be Miranda, she had to die.

Ethan just didn't quite get that Alexander and Karl would break every law possible in order to have her corpse rotting at their feet.

"Let's get this show on the road" Alexander and Karl shrugged at each from Ethans words not quite understanding what he meant.

"Y'know when this is all over, you should visit my home. We'll have a grand time! There's so much you need to know" Ethan said, getting how nerving and yet exciting it'll be for them once they can see the world.

Alexander grinned and nodded, there was a lot more in the world technologie wise and he couldn't wait to see it, neither could Karl.

It was at the altar that they split up, Karl going to the stronghold and Alexander and Ethan going towards Castle Dimitrescu.

"A girl from the village warned me about this place? Is it really that dangerous?"

"It is dangerous, but if you stay close to me the chances you'll be murdered are smaller"

Ethan faltered in his steps a little when he heard the words leave Alexanders mouth.

"That's not reasuring"

Curses left Karls mouth as the Lycans swarmed around him, clearly wanting attention and approval of their Alpha figure.

"Move out of the way" Karl grumbled as he moved through the crowd of Lycans offering gifts. Urias let out a roar and a road instantly parted for Karl.

Karl tipped his hat to Urias in a thanks and moved to the little room that held his flask, he pocketed it and left, getting bombared by gifts from the Lycans.

Sighing Karl accepted some of the gifts, knowing very well that some of the gifts were meant for Alexander.

"Yeah! Yeah! I'll give Alex the damn gifts!" Urias let out a huff and a growl making it known that Karl had to give Alexander more than just the gifts.

"Fine! I know! I'm planning on apologizing!" With that Karl was finally allowed to leave and went back to the factory, waiting for Alexander and Ethan to come back.

"Proposing really isn't as easy as those stupid magazines tell you" Karls tone was sour, he had been planning on proposing from weeks now, before everything.

Yet, the timing hadn't been there and now there might not be any time at all.

Rubbing his eyes Karl decides to get a bit of rest. He would need rest, it would help with his preformance during this absolute shit show of a plan.

"Mother! Alexander has brought a man into the castle!" Alcina turned to Bela, who manifested inside of the room.

Bela, Daniela and Cassandra had just finished off their latest prey, when another along with Alexander walked through the door.

"Has he now?" Alcina looked down into her cup, watching the liquid swish around.

"Yes, they appear to be looking for something"

Sighing Alcina put down her glass and followed her daughter to the entrance hall where Alexander and the manthing were seen.

"Back off!"

"Or what?!"

Arriving at the scene, Alcina took notice that the manthing was in fact Ethan Winters and that the man was clutching his side while laying on the floor, staying the carpet.

Alexander was standing in front of him, clearly covering the man from gaining any further injuries. Daniela was standing opposite to Alexander, her sickle was dripping blood and Cassandra was standing close to the doors, wanting to prevent the two males from leaving.

Everybody turned to the large woman, who had entered the hall along with her third daughter.

"Alexander, care to explain why Ethan Winters is bleeding out on my floor?" Alexander straightened himself out, facing his mother head on.

"We're looking for the rose flask, after that you'll never see us again"

There was now an unbearable silence as Alcina studied Alexander for a moment. Ethan and the three sisters looked between the large lady and the elegant male.

"You and I both know that you've prefered the girls over me, and we also know that my place isn't in this castle or even in this village" Alcina looked down at the floor as Alexander spoke with honesty.

"Karl and I, we're going to leave as soon as we fix Rose and kill Miranda" Alcinas head shot up and looked at her son in shock as did Bela, Daniela and Cassandra.

"I don't want to bring you or my sisters into this, we just want the flask and leave you out of the crossfire. You deserve a fresh start where you aren't ordered around and can live a normal life with your daughters" It was breaking Alcinas heart into pieces.

Her son, her baby. He was precious to her even if she never showed it, she knows that he couldn't be responsible for anything his brute of a father did and she shouldn't have treated him the way she did.

He was now giving her a chance she wanted to accept so badly, but she knew that if he were to fail in killing Miranda she would face the consequences.

"You know that Miranda doesn't care about you or any of us! Please mom!... Just... Just do this for me, take what I am offering" The three sisters looked to one another and left, knowing exactly what they were going to do.

Ethan decided to leave the room, going into what he thought would be an empty storage room.

"I never truly did tell you what you mean to me, did I?" Alexander looked to his mother and shook his head. She looked solomn and walked towards him, kneeling onto the floor so she was face to face with Alexander.

Ignoring the way grime was staining her dress, none of it was important right now. Her son, he was the most important right now.

"When your father hurt me, I never intented to act towards you upon it. You were so tiny and adorable when you were born, you didn't look anything like him, but when you grew up you did. It frightend me and I wanted that feeling gone" Alcina reached her hands out and gently craddled Alexanders face in her hands.

"You're nothing like him and I am beyond proud of you" Tears had already started briming in Alcinas eyes and they were ready to flow over.

"Do remember to visit your sisters and I, if you want to visit that is"

Alexander smiled sadly as his sisters returned holding familiar masks in their hands.

"I will mom"

"Goodbye Alexander"