The King, The Enemy, and the Wars[Sequel to The Slayer]

Chapter 18

That night seemed like it would never end. Luke stayed over with me, and I kept waking up in the night with nightmares. Luke helped me get back to bed each time not complaining that I woke him up.

 I was at Trace's house and Vlad was there. He turned to see me and started to laugh.

"You're too late Violet, they're dead." He said stepping aside revealing Trace and his father's limp and bloody bodies.

Tears formed in my eyes. I pulled out a knife ready to kill. Vlad laughed again and charged me. I ducked every blow and he avoided every kick. We were evenly matched. I then saw mom and dad over Trace and his father's body and froze. Vlad was frozen in time.

"Violet." Mom said.

"Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?" I asked walking towards them.

"Violet, Vlad is using Trace to get to you. Be careful, and act rationally, not out of anger." Dad said.

"How? He murdered you two and now he murdered Trace and his father!" I screamed.

"Use Vlad's weakness. You know it, deep down inside you, you just don't remember. There is something you can use that will make you victorious. Without it, you will fail." Mom and Dad said then faded away and time started up again.

"Mom, Dad! No come back!" I screamed. Vlad laughed behind me.

                I turned around and Vlad stabbed me in the stomach, but I also stabbed him at the same time. His eyes were filled with shock, but he still had this demonic smile on his face.

                I woke up screaming waking everyone up in the house. Luke sat up and held me in his arms rubbing my back up and down saying "shhh, it's alright, it was just a dream." Greg rushed in with Alex and Trace's dad.

"Are you okay Violet?" Greg asked.

"Just a bad dream." I mumbled in a trance.

"Alex can you come here for a moment, I need to talk to you." Luke said. Greg and Trace's father left.

"Go make breakfast for everyone okay? And don't drink blood this morning alright." Luke said.

"Alright." Alex said obeying Luke.

"Violet, do you want to tell me about it?" Luke asked.

"It was about Vlad, and my parents were there, they said he has a weakness, and I know the weakness, I have just forgotten…they say that is what will make me win, if not I will fail, which means I'll die…" I said.

"It was just a dream though."

"No, when my parents show up they are always warning me about something. But anyways let's get ready, I want to see Trace."

"Yeah same… I never knew he had such a hard life…" Luke said.

"Right…super hearing I always forget." I said laughing.

                We went down and ate breakfast in silence. The phone rang and everyone jumped. I answered it.

"Hello?"

"It's Dr' Gordon, Trace here is still weak but will be fine. Also I have heard about Vlad, apparently he was in a hospital and he escaped this morning. Just keeping you informed."

"Oh, thank you for telling me. Can we visit Trace?"

"Yes, you can, I guess I will see you soon, I have to go." Dr. Gordon said before hanging up.