My Husband is a Vampire King

Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Centrum

Keisha's POV

My head is spinning. Pagkatapos kong makita ang gunitang iyon ay agad na sumakit ng sobra ang ulo ko na parang bininibiyak. The pain lasted for minutes until I passed out. It was too much for my consciousness to handle.

I felt the wind brushing through my skin. But something is off. I open my eyes only to see a different man carrying me.

Where's Klein?

"You're awake. Allow me to introduce myself, Lady Keisha, or should I say Lady Aisha." He glanced at me. "Hershary of Obsidian Clan, remember the name."

I tried to move a hand but I don't seem to have the ability on doing so at the moment.

"Forgive me, but you should be put to place."

"W-Where's Klein?" I managed to asked. He stopped running and stared at me. Ngumiti ito sa akin. "I hope I have the liberty to say. Now please, sleep again your highness."

And just that, I once again drifted to sleep.

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I could feel the soft mattress on my back. Parang ayoko nang imulat ang mga mata dahil sa sobrang bigat na nararamdaman. I inhaled deeply and slowly open my eyes. I'm inside of an unfamiliar room. I let out a sigh. Not again.

"You're awake. You're up early than I expected." A voice echoed in the four corners of the room. My eyes averted on the tall figure who just entered the room. A man, about six feet tall, walked towards me. Naka-suot ito ng maskara. I tried to move but I was like a statue that could do nothing but be in place.

Umupo ito sa gilid ng kama. He sighed as he mumbles something. "You'll stay here."

"Who are you?"

"I'm someone, who's just helping out."

"Helping? Is this helping to you?"I spat. Mas lalo akong nainis nang marinig ko itong tumawa.

"I need to make sure that you ain't gonna do something... terrible."

"You're the one doing something terrible by putting me in some sort of spell right here!"

I heard him sighed. He moved his finger in a gesture I can't explain. Pagkatapos niyang gawin iyon ay parang nawala ang mabigat na nakadagan sa akin. I moved my fingers first before I lift my hands up. 

Biglang kumirot ang ulo ko nang sinubukan kong bumangon. My vision suddenly became blurry. Mariin akong pumikit.

"Shit."

"Don't force yourself to remember." He said that as he help me to sit up. The sudden contact made me flinch as an unknown force electrified my whole system. Agad akong lumayo sakanya. "Oh, I'm sorry." He chortled.

"Why am I here? Where's Klein?" I snapped. Kinabahan ako. We were running away from a lot of enemies.

"You're safe here. Mr. Jackson can handle himself."

Nagkatitigan kami. Everything suddenly felt heavy. I cover my ears when a whistling sound suddenly ring on my ears. He held my hands that cause me to feel that force again—electrifying me. Nilapat niya ang dalawang daliri sa aking noo. Hindi ko maipaliwanag ang nararamdaman. Halo halo na nakaramdam ako ng antok kahit kagigising ko lang.

"Vlad! You shouldn't be doing that! Susumbong kita kay Ina!" A high-pitched voice interrupt the tiredness I'm about to feel. A girl, about my height, wearing a pastel green coloured tie neck dress. Tumingin ito sa akin. Her eyes were green and innocent. Yumuko ito sa akin. "Your highness, please excuse my brother for his insolence."

"I wasn't doing anything. What is it about?" Tumayo si Vlad.

"Pinatawag ka ni Ina. She needs you to help her with..." Binalingan ako nang tingin ng babae bago ito bumalik sa kapatid niya. Nakita ko kung paano tumango silang pareho.

I was about to stand up nang bigla na naman akong hindi makagalaw. What the? Inis akong tumingin kay Vlad.

"Rest well, your highness." That what he said before he closed the door together with his sister. Nagalaw ko na rin ang katawan nang nawala na sila sa paningin ko. There's a lot of things I should put my mind into. Things keep on happening and I still don't have any idea of the reasons why. Or maybe, I do.

Hindi ko alam kung anong oras na pero ilang ulit na akong nakatulog at nagising. I keep on dreaming about the statue stained with blood. And there was a girl but her face was covered. The emotions I felt inside the dream was familiar. It felt surreal. It makes me think, it was a forgotten memory of mine.

What if it really is mine.

Bumangon ako at naglakad palapit sa salamin na nasa gilid ng silid. I stare at my reflection. I'm pale. My eyes were sleepy. I looked sick. I reached my hands to my reflection in the mirror.

A voice whispered inside my head, "Is this you?"

I touched my face. "Is this really me?"

I recalled the scene inside of my dream. I was hugging two books. Running endlessly in the middle of darkness. The moon who supposed to give me light in this times chose to hide behind the clouds. My footsteps, My heavy breathing was the only thing that I could hear. I stopped in front of a large tree. Its roots was huge. There's a passageway behind it. I carefully crawl to enter the hole under the huge tree.

I was greeted by darkness. Tumayo ako at nagpagpag. I stand there for a few seconds. A flicker of light suddenly appeared. It seems like a wisp. I carefully followed it.

Ilang minuto ko rin sinundan ang tila apoy na lumulutang sa hangin. Tumigil ito kaya tumigil din ako sa paglalakad. Biglang lumiwanag ang paligid. Sunod sunod ang pagsiga ng liwanag sa mga tanglaw na nakakabit sa bawat dingding na lupa. I gasped in awe.

The wisp I was following was gone. Bigla nalang itong nawala sa paningin ko. Napatingin ako sa aking harapan. There is a door. It was covered by veins from above. It is thorned.

"Is this the centrum, mother?" I whispered. Mas hinigpitan ko ang pagkakayakap sa libro. Kinuha ko ang maliit na punyal na nakaipit sa aking sapatos. Humakbang ako palapit sa pinto. Lumuhod ako sa harapan nito. Sinugatan ko ang sarili gamit ang punyal.

I let the blood from my wrist flowed on the written text in the stone beside the door. When my blood, fully covered the text. The veins slowly losses its grip.

I smiled. "Mother, I found it."