Son Of Dracula

Episode 7: Maric

[Maric POV]

Vampires... Creatures of the night. For a long time, I did not believe in such things. I was once human, a man who wandered the lands in search of challenges.

When I was a kid, I was baptized in the fire of combat by my father. I was taught to show no mercy to anyone, especially my fiercest enemies.

I was not treated as a child however, I was beaten and battered by my father, like I was an animal. When I turned five years of age, I killed my first man, that first man being my father. After years of abuse, I brutally murdered him and I took his head as a trophy. I then preceeded to drink the blood from his head, like a cannibal.

I then ran away from home and I went into the wilderness, where I was found by a mercenary group called "The Black Eagles".

They took me in, and they treated me like family. I was with them for most of my life. They furthered trained me in combat, and they gave me adequate food and clothing. When I went with them on the Battlefield, I was merciless wherever we went. They called me the savage eagle because of it.

I enjoyed many conquests, many women, many riches. But I still yearned for more. One day, we were tasked with killing a man known as Vlad the Impaler. I have heard of the stories of Vlad the Impaler, he is one of the most ruthless and brutal kings of the land.

I admire the examples he makes out of his enimies by Impaling them with spikes, putting them on display like a collection of trophies. Killing him would be a message well sent to the land of Transylvania, but I soon found out that that would all be fruitless.

We battled against his forces, and they tore us to pieces. There were no survivors of my group. I ask Vlad to kill me quickly, but he let's me live. He however impales the bodies of my fallen brothers, I show no emotion towards them. They were weak, compared to Vlad.

Vlad then took me in, and he treated me like a son. I trained with him, fought beside him, and I protected his kingdom for years. One day, he left the castle on a journey. Despite his deteriorating health, he went out into the woods and remained gone for hours.

When he returned, I could feel something had changed in him. It was like a beast had awakened inside of his soul. The next time we went out to battle, he used some sort of sorcery to turn the tide in our favor. I didn't know what happened to Vlad in those woods, but he became stronger, faster, more brutal.

He drowned himself in the blood of his enemies, tearing them apart limb from bloody limb. He was like an animal, like a wild beast off of his leash. That brutal savagery made me have more respect for him.

It was not long before I was turned into a Vampire myself, along with his other troops. We would conquer the land of Transylvania, and rule it with an iron fist. It was not long until Vlad would marry a woman, but this woman had a strange aura about her.

This woman was a very powerful witch, I could feel her power just surging from her. Vlad was then concerned with finding a cure to his Vampirism, which I had no idea why. We are kings, superior to everyone that we come across, this world is for us to take over.

Vlad would then Announce that his Vampiric tendencies had been sustained, because of his wife's blood. He then proclaimed that Transylvania will be a land of peace and prosperity, he also announced that his wife was with child. It would be a union of the bloodlines, both Human and Vampire.

I couldn't bear the thought of sharing this place with food, as far as I am concerned, we were showing weakness. But Vlad is adamant that we could co-exist with these humans. I was not.

I decided to lead a group of like minded allies, and we attempted a coupe against the newly named Count Dracula.

We attacked the castle, and we burned it to the ground. I fought Dracula, but I couldn't kill him, as he was stronger than me. I wounded him, hoping that he will die with the castle. I also killed his wife, who gave birth to their abomination of a child before hand.

"Yelton, where is their child?" I ask.

"They took him away sir..." Says Yelton.

"No matter, we will find him and give him the same fate as his mother." I say.

We then leave the burning castle, while brutally murdering the people of Transylvania. Getting rid of the last remnants of Vlad's rule.

That was over 800 years ago, now I am here in this town of New Orleans. Vlad is still alive and I know he is here somewhere.

"Evening Maric." Says Yelton, who shows up unannounced.

"Yelton, do you have news for me?"

"Yes, I have found Dracula's location." Says Yelton.

"Excellent, where?" I ask.

"There is an old church near Jackson Square, he is hiding out there." Says Yelton.

"Good job Yelton, I am impressed." I say.

"There is something else, he has accomplices with him, Drauhl, and a man called Icarus." Says Yelton.

"The one who turned Vlad into a Vampire..." I say.

"They were also seen talking to a man who resembles Dracula himself." Says Yelton.

"His son?" I ask.

"Yes, his name is Alucard, a hybrid between human and Vampire, this was the child that he sent away." Says Yelton.

"Interesting... So the prodigal abomination has returned." I say.

"Should we kill him?" Yelton Asks.

"No, find him and give him a message from me. It's time I meet this Alucard. If I could get him on to my side, I can hit Dracula where it hurts." I say.

"Will do." Says Yelton.

The stage is set. It's time you learn about your history Alucard...

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