The vampire couple and their entourage arrived at the ruined castle.
Sylvia felt sad about the castle's destruction. It is the place where she lives during her childhood and adult years. The crumbling castle was already transformed into ashes!
She breathed deeply and addressed the men. "Follow me!" she ordered. She hovered towards the area where the secret room was located. The specific spot barely escaped the fire. "Start digging on this area!" she commanded her men, pointing her hand to the area below her.
"Aye, Madam!" the men replied in chorus. They lowered into the ground and starts digging in the area with their shovel and tools.
The vampire couple watched the men at work.
After a while, Sylvia hovered up in the air and looked near and far. A vast forest encompassed the castle in all directions.
Who on earth comes here with the sole intention to destroy the castle?
What was their purpose?
It would be impossible for humans to stay inside the castle and seek shelter because the bats would not allow them to stay overnight inside the castle.
Someone is responsible for destroying the castle!
The question is, who is that person?
A new or old enemy?
She closed her eyes and concentrate... trying to find any scent of the intruders still lingering in the area.
Then her nostrils caught a scent, the scent of vampires of her kind and demons scent as well and something else that she can't quite identify!
Her eyes widened. Their enemy composed of how many? Her nose caught several lingering scents. She can only make sure of two things, this place was visited by a vampire and demons! As for the rest of the scents she caught in her nose, she would not bother herself with them because she can't identify them.
She was deeply puzzled on why demons and vampires came here to destroy the harmless castle? Their old enemies finally located their old place and vent their anger on the dilapidated and abandoned structure? How pathetic!
Zalvo hovered to his wife's side and noticed the confusion on her face, he asked, "What's wrong, wife?"
Sylvia looked at her husband. "I caught a scent of demons and vampires lingering in this area. They're probably the culprit who instigated the burning down of the castle," she stated. "It's all my fault because I failed to visit this place more often in the past..." she said regretfully.
"Yeah, the last time we came here for a visit... I think that was three years ago," Zalvo said.
"That's right, but we didn't even stay here for a whole day," Sylvia confirmed her husband's claim.
"But what is their purpose in burning the castle that is already in ruins? They're wasting their time," Zalvo stated.
"That's also my question," Sylvia replied and looked heavenward, "Darkness is coming," she commented.
"I will instruct the men to make a bonfire," Zalvo spoke and hovered towards the direction of the men that are busy digging the earth.
A few minutes later.
A bonfire was created near the area where the men were heavily digging the earth.
The couple hovered around the spot looking for clues but only got disappointed in the end because the enemies left no traces behind, only their faint scent.
The couple lowered themselves on the ground and watched the men in action.
One hour later.
"Madam, we finally saw the first sign of the secret room!" the leader announced.
"Good! Keep going!" she replied.
A half-hour later, the door of the room finally comes into view.
The vampire couple descended into the ground.
Zalvo opened the door, and they went inside.
Sylvia saw the big candles that were lined up in every corner of the room. They have never been lighted for a long time. She waved her hand, and the candles come alive. The room's wall was still intact, the only thing that can be seen inside was the black metal coffin. And she knew very well what's inside the coffin, her great grandfather's corpse.
Zalvo looked at his wife. "Do you want me to open the coffin?" he offered.
"Yes, but before you do that, let's pour the potion first inside the coffin before you completely remove the lid. The potion will subdue the nasty black liquid and dispel the awful smell," Sylvia said. She opened her hand, and a medium-sized bottle appeared in her palm. She removed the lid and poured the contents into the small hole of the coffin.
Done, she threw the empty bottle in the corner and looked at her husband. "Let's wait for a few minutes before opening the coffin so that the smell is no longer nauseous and the black liquid stays in place," she said.
"Okay," Zalvo replied.
Fifteen minutes later.
Sylvia looked at her husband. "Time is up! You may open the coffin now," she ordered.
Zalvo went to the coffin and removed the lid effortlessly.
The couple looked at the corpse inside the coffin, their eyes widened in shock.
"What's going on?" Sylvia asked in shock and disbelief. "Is... is.. this the r...reincarnation of my g...great g...grandfather?" she stammered.
Zalvo looked at the corpse closely. "This doesn't look like a corpse. It's a live person! Look at his chest, it's moving up and down! He's breathing and alive!" he said in amazement.
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