The King's Obsession

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C436 - Can the moon disappear? - Part 3

Odin's eyes widened at the voice of a man behind him, and he wondered how these people had got in here.      

"W-who are you people?" asked the servant in a worried tone.      

"Who are you?" asked one of the men. People were strange, thought Odin to himself.      

"I am Odin, but I don't know who you are and what you gentlemen are doing here," Odin slowly turned towards them with his hands still carrying the log of woods. He looked at the men who were all vampires. People usually got stuck in the forest near this cave, and it had been way too long since this place had any visitors.      

"Who lives here?" demanded another man who had worn an eyepatch over his left eye. The man held the crossbow on standby, ready to release the arrow into Odin's body.      

"Y-you know it is rude to enter a place and questioning wh-oooo-" the spear that was on his neck before was now placed right in front of his throat.      

"Speak else I will have slit your throat right this instant," threatened the man.      

Odin gulped hard, looking at the men carrying weapons with them. "My Master Vladimir Lazarus is the one who resides here. I would request you to leave unless you want to face his wrath."     

One of the men scoffed, "Do you know where to find the antidote for the werewolf's bite?" demanded the person.      

"The antidote?" Odin blinked. "Don't think it is here."      

"He's lying! We should go inside and get the antidote," said another man, starting to walk past the servant when Odin stretched his hand to the side to stop the person from intruding further while holding the rest of the logs in another arm. "Get the fuck out of my way."      

"Gentlemen," Odin bowed his head, "My final request, that you leave unless you don't want to see the next day."      

"Keep him here, Gorik. We'll be going inside to see what is in there," said one of the men and another placed his hand on the servant. They started to walk when the man who caught hold of Odin's shoulder fell dead on the ground, and the logs of the wood clattered.     

The men looked startled and shocked, looking at where the servant vampire was standing who had blood on his mouth. "Please step out of here," Odin repeated his words, but the men were angry that this person killed one of their men.      

Two men went straight at Odin, but the servant quickly dodged and used their weapons to pierce their hearts before pulling it out. When more men came to attack him, Odin caught one of the person's head to smash it straight against the cave's wall that splattered with blood before the man's body fell. Staying under his Master's care, Odin had picked a thing or two when it came to getting rid of people, even though he lacked the abilities like his Master.      

In less than five minutes, the remaining men fell dead on the ground. How many times did he request people to go back, but they never listened. Picking up the two men's legs, he dragged them out of the passage and the cave before throwing the bodies in the forest, and Odin continued to do the same with the rest of them.      

Wiping his face clean, Odin placed his hand on his back as if he was too tired and getting old. He then went to pick up the log of woods. As he entered the castle connected through the caves, his Master appeared at the top of the staircase.      

"What was that noise?" demanded Vladimir, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Odin, who blinked again.      

"I was cleaning some insects in the cave, Master. I have put them back in the forest," answered Odin.