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CHAPTER FOUR

~Viserryan~

In a dimly lit room, long red curtains were draped on the wall, a big canopy bed was placed in the middle with wine-colored sheets. There was a beautiful

chandelier on the ceiling, though it was lit with candles instead of bulbs like in the medieval era, and a fireplace at the side.

Two figures appeared on the big balcony, both of them dressed in long trench coats. One of them pulled out a white handkerchief from his breast pocket, and with hard movements, he cleaned the upper part of his body.

They walked into the room and the dim lights revealed their features. They had raven hair and obsidian eyes. One of the figures, Alexavian strolled towards the big canopy bed and took off his coat unhurriedly.

Jules took long strides towards the wall and he turned on a switch. The room lightened up brightly. Alexavian squinted his dark eyes, he looked at the side of the walls, quite several light bulbs were installed on them.

“Who installed these?”. Alexavian asked after a pause, there was no one daring enough to come to his chambers without permission.

“Your brother, Andreus”. Jules replied calmly. Only Andreus was bold enough in Viserryan to tamper with anything that belongs to the lord.

As expected, Alexavian just nodded and walked into the bathroom. He heard the shower running and he walked to the closet and brought out fresh clothes which he laid neatly on the bed.

He took the bloodstained clothes and walked out of the room. Two human maids were standing outside the room waiting for orders. He passed the clothes to one of them “Throw these out”.

The maid bowed and collected the clothes from him, he took another look at them and walked back inside the room closing the door behind him.

Alexavian was done with his bath, he grabbed a black towel and wrapped it around his waist. He walked out of the room and saw Jules seating on a couch with a book in his hands, he seems engrossed in it.

Alexavian approached the bed and grabbed the clothes that were placed on the bed and dressed up. He sat on the bed in a bid to wear his shoes when he heard Jules's toneless voice.

“Those vampires today were quite unlucky weren’t they?”.

“In this world, your luck doesn’t matter, only your strength does”. Alexavian answered leisurely. His eyes were calm without any ripples. Those vampires only have themselves to blame not anyone else.

“But it was surprising how a werewolf was able to bring down four vampires in a matter of minutes. Don’t you find it disturbing?” Jules asked the relaxed Alexavian. He knew that Alexavian would have already figured out something.

Jules dropped the book he was reading and took slow strides towards Alexavian but on getting there Alexavian got up and walked towards the mirror to check out his look.

Jules stood on the bed and looked at Alexavian. As if Alexavian could feel Jules stare at him, he answered “A wolf bite is deadly even to us vampires. A well-precise bite can bring a vampire down within seconds”. He grinned as he talked about death.

“But how was she fast enough to bite the four of them?” Jules asked again in confusion.

“Why are you so chatty today Jules?, I can’t keep up with you”. Alexavian turned and looked Jules straight in the eyes.

Jules lowered his eyes “It has never happened before, I was curious”.

“I have never seen you interested in anything else other than me. Is this a good sign?” Alexavian raised his brows in amusement. Jules was like any other stiff assistant who follows any assignment assigned to him without question. He only talks a little more than necessary when he is before Alexavian. As if he was afraid of wasting his words.

Jules scratched his head in confusion. He likes reading books and he feels like talks pretty well. What was his lord spouting? Though he looks lost, he nodded anyway.

Alexavian shook his head and chuckled. “The werewolf did not only take them down with just her teeth, she used her claws too”.

“But my lord, a werewolf's claw is not lethal to us and besides we regenerate. It is not possible”. Jules said in confusion.

“Two of them were taken down by her teeth while the other two by her claws. It was quite visible after taking a look”. Alexavian smiled leisurely. Seems like the wolf clan has something else on their sleeves.

“My lord, is this a new threat?”.

“I find this quite amusing not threatening” Alexavian grinned widely so so that his fangs were visible.

Jules looked at him, this was the first time in a long time that something or someone has caught Alexavian’s eyes. He looks like a child who has found a new toy. Jules sighed secretly, he doesn’t know if he should be happy or feel pity for the werewolf.

Jules was about to say something else when the door was pushed open n, and a bubbly voice was heard outside the door.

“Your blood smells so nice, it’s enticing. Hey calm down why are you shivering? I don’t bite”.

Jules shook his head in amusement. That was Andreus, he was scaring the human maids again. After complimenting them on their blood he went on saying that he doesn’t bite. The Vannoir family was something else.

Andreus walked inside the chamber. His raven hair had little curls, his dark eyes were bright and enchanting. A smirk hung on the side of his lips as he walked in while nodding.

“They did a good job installing these lights, I will have to give those workers a good tip when next I see them”. Andreus walked towards the lights and inspected them closely.

Alexavian looked at Andreus and his well-shaped brows moved together in a frown. Andreus was dressed casually in a black tracksuit with a clear white glass with gold rim.

“Seems like the human world has influenced you more than necessary”. Andreus mostly stay outside Dynastria in the human world. He comes back to Viserryan occasionally when he is bored of the human lifestyle.

Andreus looked at Jules with an inquiry gaze, simply asking what Alexavian was talking about.

“My lord was talking about your taste in clothes”. Jules interpreted what Alexavian meant plainly.

“Oh my clothes? It’s quite trendy in the human world. It looks good doesn’t it?”. Andreus asked Jules.

“Your taste in clothes is quite disturbing and lacks grace”. Jules spitted without any intention of holding back what he felt.

“That was quite a brutal Jules. I am pretty popular among humans, humans worship good looks. Anything I wear is bound to be seen as good”. Andreus said smugly. He was very confident in his looks.

“Is that what the humans call a celebrity?” Jules asked.

“Yes, How did you know about it?” Andreus asked surprised.

Jules touched the back of his head lightly as he smiled “I made my research. The human world is quite fascinating”.

“That’s right! There is so much more, the research that you make doesn't do justice to it. I’ll bring something for you next time”. Andreus was excited. He was already contemplating bringing Jules with him when he goes back to the human world. He stared at Jules, with his looks he was bound to become popular. He was already planning on monetizing him.

Jules looked at the creepy smile on Andreu's lips and he gulped. He looked like someone who just saw something delicious.

“Put away whatever weird thought you are entertaining” Alexavian spoke up after observing both of them.

“Nothing weird here, I am just admiring your room”. Jules face-palmed at Andreus’s lack of awareness and choice of words. He just had to bring up the room.

Andreus felt the temperature drop and he looked at Alexavian, his heart skipped a bit. He looked very angry.

“What did you do to my chamber?” Alexavian asked slowly. His gaze fixed on Andreus.

“I figured out that your chamber was too dull and I decided to brighten it up”. Andreus replied carefully. He felt like he was walking on eggshells.

Jules was surprised when Andreus used the word chamber, seems like he has finally noticed his brother’s mood and stopped playing around.

“Did you ask for my permission before you did what you did?”.

Now Andreus was scared out of his wits ‘what was he thinking when he decided to install bulbs in this chamber? He must have been drunk. Yes, that was it.

“I… felt like… it would lighten the atmosphere”.

“So you stutter now, Hmm?” Alexavian chuckled, his voice dripping in mockery as he walked towards the couch.

Seeing how calm he was Andreus was scared, the calmer he was, the scarier he can be.

Andreus quickly got on his knees “I won’t be so impulsive again”. He noticed that Alexavian’s frown seems to have deepened and he quickly got up on his feet. Alexavian has always warned him about kneeling. ‘but what was he supposed to do?, Alexavian was so scary’. He felt like crying.

“You introduced some strange things into the castle and I let you off, then you decided to bring them to my chambers”.

Andreus almost snickered, ‘The humans in the town have the technology, although it was not too advanced his brother and some nobles insisted on living without technology. Heck! the hallways were still lit with candles and fire torches.

The technology he forced into the castle was not too much, just electricity and some electrical appliances to make the castle more comfortable, he was not going to let himself suffer. He recalled the day Alexavian found a phone in his room and that was the first time he saw Alexavian lose his cool.

Alexavian took a look at Andreus and saw him smiling widely “What’s funny? Care to share?”.

Andreus was startled when he heard Alexavian’s voice behind him. Seems like he teleported. “I just noticed that you look so good today, your skin is gleaming”. Andreus decided to flatter him.

“Is that so? I took a walk out today”. That seems to have worked on Alexavian as he walked back to the couch. Andreus always knows how to get to him.

Andreus was surprised when he heard that Alexavian went to the town, whenever he decides to leave the castle it’s always towards the mountains.

Andreus expression turned grim as he said “Anything serious?”. It’s not every day Alexavian will decide to take a stroll to the town except if it’s something disturbing.

“Don’t be so tense kid, is it so shocking that I went to the town? I am not excluded from going there am I?“. Alexavian smiled.

Andreu's lips twitched slightly. No one said anything about him being excluded, it’s just something he hardly does.

“Someone must die while you were in town”. Andreus said jokingly. His brother had little tolerance of any sort.

“Those pesky vampires, they seem to have mistaken me for their teacher. I had to explain it to them with my hands of course and that did the trick. They finally kept quiet”.

Andreus meant to say that jokingly only to discover that he killed someone. “Those vampires are your underlings, you should stop killing them as you please,” Andreus said in a bid to persuade him.

“They should stop talking so much”. Alexavian said unperturbed.

“Oh! I just remembered, the council of nobles is requesting an audience with you. They are in the throne room”. Andreus forgot about the reason he came here in the first place. He was busy fighting for his life. The nobles have been waiting for a long time.

“And you just decided to tell me now?”.

“I just remembered”. Andreus felt helpless.

“That’s okay too. That will enlighten those nobles to request for an audience a few days prior. I am not so free to always be at their disposal”.

Jules's lips twitched, he was the one who does most of the paperwork anyway. Alexavian was free most of the time.

Alexavian beckoned Jules and he approached Alexavian. “Tell those nobles to meet me at the dining hall. I am famished. A good meal with old friends is exhilarating” Alexavian’s obsidian orbs seem to glitter as he called the noble old friend. Andreus secretly lit a candle for them in his heart.

Jules nodded and walked out of the chamber he strolled down the hallway and instructed a guard that was on patrol. The guard nodded and teleported.

Jules walked back to the chamber and bowed slightly. “The nobles have been informed, my lord”.

“That’s good, let’s go. I like being early”.

Andreus rolled his eyes, he was already more than thirty minutes late.

Alexavian walked to the door then he turned back and looked at Andreus “Change into something more proper before coming to the dining hall”. Alexavian instructed without giving Andreus a choice, he strode out.

Andreus smiled widely and turned to look at Jules beside him “I was planning on turning you into a celebrity in the human world. What do you think?” Andreus said in the most calming voice he could muster. With Jules looks, he was sure that he could earn him so much money. Thinking about it made him so excited.

“I’m sorry sir Andreus but I work beside my lord, I can’t go to the human world”.

Andreus felt as if he was doused with a bucket of cold water. He failed to consider his brother.

“I will take care of it doesn’t worry. You just have to agree”. Andreus was hell-bent on convincing him. ‘At most he will run with Jules to the human world and stay there for ten years. By the time they come back, his brother’s anger would have subsided. He felt so smart.

“I want to stay by my lord's side”. Jules was confused about why he was so determined on taking him to the human world.

“Humans will worship you. Don’t you want it? They love people like us. You will see so many exciting and beautiful things that you only read about in books”. Andreus tried to entice him.

“Humans know about vampires?” Jules asked tensely.

Seeing the confusion on Jules’s face, Andreus laughed. “No, I am talking about our face and body. They love it”.

“Are you planning to sell me to humans”? Jules concluded that the only reason Andreus was talking about his body was to sell him. He walked out of the chamber in haste towards the dining hall.

“Hey Jules, that’s not what I meant”. Andreus was about to run after him when he remembered that his brother told him to change his clothes. He gritted his teeth and walked into his chamber which was opposite his brother’s.

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