Chapter 10: FOREST

"Don't make it difficult for me, human!" I yelled harshly. It would have been desirable if I hadn't taken him from underground because it would have been preferable if he had just fallen asleep. He refused to listen and continued to struggle in bed. His hands are now tied to the corners of the bed, but his feet can move freely.


"You almost killed me!
Who are you to direct me, huh?" he exclaimed. He couldn't see me very well because our room was dark.


"Can you please calm down!
You are overreacting!" I begged him, irritably, because I was sick of talking to him.


"Overreacting?
You're almost certain to kill me!" he reminded me, and it was a good thing we were the only ones in this forest because uncle had just left to return to the palace. If anyone else hears it, they may believe I have a child for a foe.


We are, indeed, in the palace in the middle of a forest.
The forest that was recently non existent, but in just a few compasses I managed to make a vast forest behind a massive mountain.


We recently met with the various rulers of this world's kingdoms.
That meeting seemed to last forever. The other guests couldn't stand it any longer because of the heated debate, and they left with even more resentment and hatred for us.


I am very used to this, various kingdoms do not unite because they want to be on top of the other.
They cannot accept that we are superior against them.


My mother triumphed and became the champion of the Goddess of the Moon, and now I am destined to be the bear a child to be her successor.
Perhaps there is no enough room for their bitterness towards us.


When we were certain that every guest had left, I returned to the spot where the earth had swallowed him.
The ground with the giant roots spat out the dome where he was sleeping as soon as I stepped into the garden. I went in right away and saw how the green light from the veins hit his body. He was still sleeping. My motion caused the contiguous roots to separate and fall back into the ground.


Sunlight greeted his body in the root bed I had prepared for him earlier.
I sensed Uncle's presence behind me.


"Get him out of here, Vreihya!
You heard Marayca's threat at the gathering. We're not as confident as before, you have a weakness. We shouldn't be complacent anymore," uncle said solemnly. I was no longer disputing what uncle said. He's right, we can't afford to be complacent now that this mortal has arrived.


"But, how can we move him away from this place without someone smelling his scent?
" I immediately asked while uncle was beside me and was also staring at the mortal.


"I've been thinking of a way for a while.
I'll travel with you, and if I'm with you, I'll be able to hide his smell from the common people and slaves," uncle said quickly.


"However, where can we take him?
" " I was puzzled. Although what he says is possible, there is no safe place where I can hide this creature.


"I know a place, Vreihya!
Get your things ready, we'll travel in the sky," he said gently to me before disappearing into the air. Uncle had clearly planned what he was going to do. He appeared to be well-prepared to answer any questions I might have.


With my gesture we were both lifted back by a large vein on the veranda of my bedroom.
I first let him stay on the veranda while I hurriedly packed my belongings. Uncle arrived in my room a few moments later, carrying a chest that was just the right size. He went to the veranda and lowered the chest he was holding.


I followed him right away as well.
I couldn't help but wonder where we were going while carrying my belongings.


"Vey muerte estes!
" he whispered softly. A few minutes later we felt the flapping of a large bird and heard the sound of his descent into the lower garden. Uncle immediately lifted us with my belongings in the air, I also moved the root that the mortal was lying on to accompany him on the descent. We landed on top of his huge pet bird.


"Silvestre?
How are you my friend?" uncle inquired, stroking his pet's fur. It immediately made a noise, as if he were replying to uncle.


"Vreihya, wear this necklace.
Your mother has blessed that," uncle immediately handed it to me and I quickly put it on.


"Wrap the mortal's body, we must be cautious even if we cross through the air," uncle said that I quickly agreed upon.


Bunch of flowers from my garden rose into the air as a result of my gesture.
They gathered and formed a flower blanket. I reached for it right away and wrapped it around the mortal in my arms. He had been sleeping for a long time, and I knew he was very weak because of what I had done to him.


"Vreihya, with your mother's power, you will wet the entire blanket," my brow knitted.
What does Uncle intend to do? Why do I have to wet it?


Despite my hesitations, I simply followed him.
I grabbed the necklace and it let loose water, which I manipulated and splattered all over his body, which was draped in a blanket of flowers, and because he was in my arm, I also got wet.


"That blanket is to reduce his odor, your mother's water is to wash away the remaining odor and my power will also cover his scent.
We need to be very careful so that we don't make mistakes," he explained as if he knew I was wondering about what he was telling me to do.


It didn't take long for Silvestre to start flying.
We traveled a long distance. Uncle made certain that the cloud above us would obscure our visibility from below.


After a few hours of travel we reached a desert.
When we got down to the hot sand while the mortal was still on top of Silvestre I couldn't help but wonder.


"What are we going to do here, Uncle?
It's the end of the kingdoms, why are we here?" I asked, looking around. There was nothing else to see but vast warm flat sands and sand mountains.


"This will be your temporary hiding place," he replied.

"But uncle, it's a desert, and it's difficult to live here," I retorted immediately. I assumed uncle had carefully planned everything but I guess not. I'm not going to last in this place. My plants will struggle to grow in this environment.


"Don't you trust your uncle?
" uncle asked, grinning as if joking.


"Uncle!
Now is not the time to joke!" I politely told him as he smiled, causing his eyes to narrow.


"Can we get rid of the formality for a while?
" uncle asked right away. I immediately noticed that uncle is used to it. Formality is expected of royalty, but Uncle grew tired of it. But this is not the appropriate time to discuss it.


"Uncle, what's your plan?
The distance we've traveled isn't a joke," I grumbled to him. Sometimes his puns aren't appropriate for the situation.


"Vreihya, when I was still in the academy of magic, we learned about how to make a forest, but we never tried it because there is no vampire who can manipulate nature except you, now we will try it," he said, opening the chest in his hand and pulling out a book.


I'm familiar with this book, it's a book of magic that lays out the rituals for combining magic.
Someone can only get it if they are the highest or best in the academia. It's no surprise that I applauded when I saw it in uncle's possession again.


"You'll never have this!
" uncle joked, sticking out his tongue to make me envious. I gave him a sharp look, and he laughed before opening it again. I think I'm getting what he wants us to do here.


"This place is ideal for ensuring that no one can find you, it is where they exiled slaves and lowly creatures of great guilt.
There is no water, it is hot and deadly, no one will ever want to come here," uncle stated emphatically.


"Based on my knowledge right now.
Throwing criminals here is now prohibited so there is no one that can get here," he added while still continuing to flip the pages.


Uncle's remarks immediately impressed me.
I withdraw my statement; he did think about it. To my great delight, I quickly crossed our distance and hugged him. He immediately returned my hug.


That's why there was a forest in the middle of the former desert.
With my power and that of my mother and uncle, we were able to form a vast forest on a specific section of the vast desert.


The castle we're standing in today is made of tree trunks, massive vines, and massive roots.
It is decorated with small trees, flowers, and vibrant plants. It was so massive that it resembled a palace.


The mortal who had been struggling on the sturdy wood bed while the flowers softened it kept staring at me sharply.
He tries to untie his shackles once more.


So I tied him up like that because, first and foremost, I knew he'd be angry when he woke up, and second...


I was immediately stunned when I remembered the second.


"You need to get out of that forest...
pregnant," uncle said seriously.


When I remembered what uncle had said, I was immediately horrified.
I had objected and resisted several times, but he reminded me that the sooner I could do it, the sooner our covering up would end.


He is currently testing the possibility that if we marry and have children, my illness will simply vanish because I have fulfilled the prophecy.
I felt some hesitancy and resistance, but I must do it. I'm just hanging on to the hope that he's right. Perhaps they won't notice that my chil will be half human. Sooner is better!


But I had no idea what to do!
Let's just say I'm a powerful woman who's also a virgin! No other man has ever touched, approached, or moved me. I look like a statue right now. I'm at a loss for what to do! What should I do first? Should I do it while he's still upset with me?


Heck!
I am a royal blooded vampire. Our family is the strongest yet I am looking like a weakling that didn't have any idea on what to do. I was so nervous, how many men have I rejected? I don't even have a single experience and knowledge on how to be intimate.


I think I'll go home and back off.
A Vreihya Amely Zecillion is terrified of being touched and performing intimacy! I appeared distraught and ashamed of myself. To be honest, I have no desire to mate with anyone, but I have no choice.


"Are you already deaf?
I said let me out of here!" I quickly regained my composure due to his yelling again. Is it really right to impose it on him now? The mortal could no longer see me because it was already dark. I want to react badly to him, but if I want something to happen between us, I have to hold back.


"What's your name?
" I asked softly, as if I hadn't heard his screams. I know his name because my uncle and mother mentioned it several times, but I can't think of anything else to ask that will divert our conversation.


I could see his handsome face and how his brow furrowed with my keen eyes.
Yes! I won't deny his facial perfection because there's no reason to. I've known he's too gorgeous for a human since the first time I saw him. He was stunned for a moment, but he quickly returned his piercing gaze. If stares could kill, I'd be dead the moment he saw me.


"Why do you care?
So you know the name of the person you intend to murder?" he asked bitterly, not breaking his gaze despite the fact that he couldn't see me clearly. I covered my chest, even though he couldn't see it clearly because I was wearing a see-through nightgown, and I could feel my nipples, which were covered by a thin and see-through red nightgown on the upper part.


"Just seduce him, Vreihya.
Your ethereal beauty will do the trick. If he isn't attracted to your beauty, he isn't a real man," uncle said as he passed me a look as if inspecting my entire being.


When I remembered what uncle had said earlier, I was immediately horrified.
So this is me now; I feel like a dirty woman waiting to be devoured by a man. This is making me nervous but I have to hurry.


Nothing in the prophecy says we need to love one another.
We just need to mate, have a child and maybe I will be healed and after that I can take him back to wherever he came from. All I have to do right now is keep him alive and let him give me a child.


"You are Mino right?
" I altered our conversation, and I hope he will participate. I don't want to argue because I don't want to irritate him. My head really heats up at the idea that I'm the one lowering myself. This is so humiliating! I am higher than him, but I am the one who needs to lower myself. There is probably nothing more embarrassing than this.


He was shaken again for a moment, but his annoyance returned.
Please! Simply cooperate!


"What are you up to now?
Why the sudden mood?" he asked as if he were an investigator. I will not answer that question. I will never give you the satisfaction of knowing how much I depend solely on you. That's enough of the diminishing thing that only I and not you should be aware of.


"I'm sorry for what I did to you earlier; that was not a good idea," I tried to calm my voice.
But yes! I felt sorry for the fact that when he dies I will die too and that's all!


"Your kind doesn't feel any remorse!
Stop the act!" he said bitterly, his smirk intact. I commend him for that attitude; he was so brave to respond even though he knew exactly what his status was. He is not like the other vampires who drool over me and won't talk back. This is the first time someone has done this to me, and I'm starting to like it, but only a little because my patience is running out.


"Look Mino...
I am wrong, okay! I have done something terrible, and no matter how much I explain it, it will not change, so let's move on and work on the things we can do now!" I emphasized every word I said, but I tried to be gentle with him. He was no longer struggling. He, too, became tired.


"Psssh!
Move on? You're not the one who's about to die! Just do it?" he snarled at me. I was taken aback right away. What can I say to him? Should I say that if you die, I will also die? Perhaps he'll use that against me. I considered how I would respond to his question for a few seconds.

"Mino, look out the window," I said right away. He immediately fixed his gaze on the moon. In this world, the moon never disappears from the sky, even if it changes shape, and it has never abandoned us when night falls. I could see his amazement. I looked at it as well, and the seemingly engraved figure of the Goddess on the full moon greeted me.

"This world has a Moon Goddess who will punish me and take away my powers if I kill a human!" I lied to him in response to his question. I don't know if there was a punishment for killing his kind because he was the first person held captive here. But what else can I say?

I saw him smile bitterly, but it didn't stop him from staring at the dazzling moon. He seemed to calm down as he gazed at the Goddess' kingdom. The earlier cloud that partially obscured the moon and caused his light to be dim suddenly parted, as if the moon wanted to show itself to him as well. At the same time, I locked my gaze on him.

Its beam struck him even harder. I couldn't help but stare at him in his entirety. There is no denying that he is extremely attractive. His lashes were long, his brows were thick, his nose was perfect, and that jaw line was made to be drooled on. What made me look at him more are his eyes. His eyes, which appear to be sparkled by the Goddess's light, drew my attention to his face even more.

His eyes were like a deep blue sea, and I was slowly drowning as I stared. I've seen a lot of men, but his face and figure are the only ones that make me stare this hard. The Goddess appeared to support him in showcasing how perfect he is.

I averted my gaze immediately because I knew where else it could go. I'll never forget what they did to me when I was a child. They quickly concluded that I had no purpose but to cause harm. I, too, stared out the large window at the moon. I could feel his gaze shift to me, but I don't want to meet it. I'm sure I'll only see rage.

I continued to stare at the moon for a few minutes, but his long stare at me caught me off guard. I looked at him right away and was met with his gaze, which seemed overly focused on me. My brow furrowed; why was he staring like that? He appeared dazed at first, but his expression quickly changed to an intense stare, as if I were being undressed. Why is he staring at me as if I'm naked-

My eyes widened as I looked in the large mirror beside me and saw that my entire being was no longer obscured by darkness. Because of the moonlight, the mortal has a clear view of me. I noticed how my breasts were almost exposed due to the see-through nightgown. I covered it quickly

I knew I was wearing it to seduce him, but I was still nervous. I immediately focused my attention on him. I used to be irritated when someone stared at me for a long time, but now I seem to feel embarrassed because this is the first time I've shown so much of my body. I've never been so exposed!

His stare made me shudder. I appeared to want to close his eyes so he wouldn't stare at me too long. I could feel my clothes clinging tight to my body. Uncle, it's all your fault! You're teaching me this stuff!

He gradually lowered and raised his gaze to my body. He appears to have examined my entire being. I could feel his strange stares, and I'm not sure why, even though I was nervous, I could feel a strange heat. No! Vreihya, not with him! Stop!

Despite my nervousness, I was about to tell him to stop staring at me. He had no idea I was shaking with embarrassment. But the sudden opening of his mouth surprised both of us. We were both stunned by the thing that appeared on his mouth.

I saw fangs emerge from his mouth and like me, I knew he was stunned.

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