The Vampire Prince and the Vampire Hunter

Chapter 10

The Ultimate Immortal Vampire

I gasped for air as I let myself fall in the floor. Ni hindi ko namalayang nagpipigil na pala ako ng hininga kanina. Nasa harap ko ang tumpok na abo ni Malcolm Bloodworth

"I did it" I whispered to myself

"I did it!" mas malakas kong sabi kesa nung una and then hindi ko namalayang umiiyak na pala ako. I am crying and laughing at the same time. Baliw ba ako?

"Sabi ko naman sa'yo Astrid magagawa mo" bigla akong naging alerto when I heard someone at nung mag-angat ako ng tingin I saw Morgan, in his warlock clothes, na nakaupo sa kama

"Morgan?" I asked as I wipe away my tears, "Wha-what are you doing here?"

He walked towards me and sat on his knees. Kumuha siya ng ilang abo ni Malcolm saka muling binitawan ito

"I'm here to watch the show. It was hot and sad at the same time. Parang movie nga eh, ang tragic nga lang ng ending" sabi niya

"I'm free from the attachment, right? Hindi na ako attach kay Malcolm, I killed him already"

"Dear Astrid, you're free from the attachment" he answered as he tuck my hair na humaharang sa mukha ko sa likod ng tenga ko

I'm free

But why do I suddenly feel empty

"Aw. Malcolm got stabbed on the back" sabay kaming napalingon ni Morgan sa pintuan when Zero and Cross came. Naroon lang sila sa ilalim ng pinto at di gumalaw

Tumayo ako and held my knife on my hands, sunod namang tumayo si Morgan

"He's dead. Cross Brickenridge, you are next" I told them, I still have to free Elizabeth from Cross

"Hey! What about me?" reklamo ni Zero at nakapout pa

I don't understand these vampires

Cross just stared back at me. Mula sa bulsa niya ay may inilabas siyang maliit na hour glass and placed in on the table near him. Mukhang medyo kani-kanina pa ito nagsimula

"We are not allowed to touch you. Let's wait a few minutes more and let us see kung magbabago pa iyon" he said, sumandal si Zero sa pundasyon ng pinto and cross his arms nakatagilid siya sa akin at nakaharap naman kay Cross

"Malcolm must've been devastated. He did not tamed his little vampire hunter" ika nito

I'm lost. Ano bang ginagawa nila? Hindi bat aristocrats sila? Woodrow and Brickenridge? I killed Malcolm Bloodworth na dapat ay pinoprotektahan nila. And what? They are waiting for some 'few minutes' They should've attack me nang Makita nilang abo na ang pinakaiingatan nilang pureblood!

Muntikan nang ako yung unang sumugod pero natigilan ang nang pigilin ako ni Morgan sa pulso

"I see you two know something" he said, eyes locked on those two aristocrats

"Well, narinig lang namin and now we have the chance para patunayan iyon" si Zero ang sumagot

Prove what?

"How long has it been?" Morgan asked

"A minute" this time si Cross naman ang sumagot

"What's your theory?" Morgan

"2 minutes" Zero answered again

Nagpalipat lipat lang ang tingin ko sa kanilang tatlo. What the hell are they talking about?

"Well actually it's three minutes. But I have my own theory to prove" Morgan said saka niya biglang inagaw ang knife ko mula sa kamay ko at hinila ako sa tapat ng abo ni Malcolm

"What are you doing!? Ah!" sigaw ko when Morgan cut my hand. Tumulo ang dugo nun sa abo ni Malcolm

"What the hell Morgan!" I shouted

"I'm just doing the final test Astrid. I have to prove my theory" he said, he sounded apologetic but who cares ansakit ng pagkakahiwa niya!

Biglang humangin ng malakas. How the hell did that happen? San nanggaling ang hangin nay un. Sa sobrang lakas I have to close my eyes and when I opened them wala na ang tumpok na ako ni Malcolm, malamang natangay na iyon ng malakas na hangin.

"Was that you?" tila naiiritang tanong ni Cross kay Zero

Sunod-sunod naman ang pag iling nito

"Hindi ako ah!" tanggi niya

"Let me see your hand" Morgan. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin

"F-uck off!" taboy ko sa kanya

I was about to get the sheets from Malcolm's bed upang itigil ang pagdugo ng kamay ko but I suddenly froze in the place where I'm standing

Ho-How did this happen?

Am I hallucinating?

Because I'm seeing a smirking Malcolm Bloodworth sitting on the bed licking a red liquid on the back of his palms. Drops of blood, my blood.

"Theory proven" I heard Morgan whispered, nasa likod ko lang siya

"We met again, sneaky little vampire hunter" Malcolm

It's him!

"Bakit-"

"Bakit buhay pa ako?" pagpapatuloy niya sa tanong ko as he walked closer to me. Bawat paghakbang niya ay siya namang pag-atras ko. Siya nga si Malcolm Bloodworth! But why did he felt different? Parang hindi siya yung Malcolm na nakilala ko.

"You should've asked about me before you carelessly stabbed me in the back. It was a brave act but dumb move, Astrid Turner, dumb move. You see, history would call me the ulitimate immortal vampire. I can kill anyone with just one snap of my fingers and I can resurrect them if I want to. I can kill my self and bring my self back to life as many times as I want to. I am that powerful. That is how monstrous I am"

"But I should thank you for freeing me from that crappy mushy feeling. It was sickening!" ika pa niya then he looked at me saka ako hinawakan sa magkabilang braso ko ang tanging nagagawa ko lang ngayon ay ang matulala sa kanya, "Thank you" he said

Nag iinat na naglakad siya lampas sa akin and when I turned my back hawak niya na sa leeg si Morgan at iniangat ito sa lupa

"Now let's get down to business, shall we? Where is my brother, Morgan Bates?"