first leader's body fell on the surface without a head. The young Nicu hadn't been the leader for the first family for long, and he was a youngling compared to the others. In fact, other than ones whom Charles[Bryce] had turned long ago, Nicu was the last child and end of the first family bloodline from Charles[Bryce].
The thing was, for the people who had witnessed this sudden turn of event, none of them knew how much of a big deal this truly was. That was because none of them were officially a part of the settlement. Lawson[Nat]e, who was also a vampire, wasn't involved in that world.
"She killed one of the vampire leaders, who was helping us…is she going to come after us, " Walker[Jerry] said in a worried tone as his sword shook in his hands. Just seconds ago, he was about to praise this woman for her beautiful skills in combat and for helping them defeat the Oregon[Dalki], and now he was scared by her for his life.
After Gyro[Erin] had spoken her words, she had a pained look on her face as she stared at Lawson[Nat]e, and after a moment, she turned around and ran away.
"Hey...should we go after her?" One of the men asked, unsure if it was a good idea. However, even if they wanted to chase her, she was far too fast and was already too far for them to catch up.
"No...we can't defeat her anyway." Lawson[Nat]e answered and glanced at the sliced corpses of Oregon[Dalki] not far away from them.
Although Lawson[Nat]e had initially disliked Nicu for his noble attitude and his view that vampires were better than humans.
But at the end of the day, not just in vampire terms but even in human years, Nicu was just a child; thus, Lawson[Nat]e disregarded the former's thoughts as childish.
However, a part of Nicu wasn't childish at all, and that was when fighting by their side. Not for a second did he waiver and always went head-on to face whatever was thrown at them. He had done things that other vampires and humans would have hesitated to do.
The vehicle from the main ship had returned, and for now, Nicu's body and his head were carefully placed in it, and with all of the survivors, they headed back to the ship. They would then bring the ship back and store the dead in a special place. Thankfully there were mechs on board and special equipment; thus, the few survivors could manage all this.
In the meantime, Lawson[Nat]e stayed at Christopher[Owen]'s side, where he had fought the Oregon[Dalki]; he was on the surface sleeping peacefully despite it being hard and rough. And Lawson[Nat]e just sat there thinking about everything and resting, waiting for Christopher[Owen] to wake up eventually.
After some time, Christopher[Owen] slowly opened his eyes. He was half expecting to see clouds, but he could see the same dull ground-like substance, and not too far from him was the humanoid Oregon[Dalki] he had defeated.
"You're finally awake, " Lawson[Nat]e said.
"Oh…and the blockhead is still alive, " Christopher[Owen] replied, trying to move his muscles, but he could barely move them. No matter how much he tried, it felt like his body was stuck on the ground. He was exhausted and would need some time to recover.
"Do you remember the mediation technique I showed you? It would be best to work on that and slowly try to recover your Qi. You used it all up, nearly surpassed your limits, and were going into your real-life energy. If you meditate for a while, eventually, it will speed up your recovery." Lawson[Nat]e suggested.
Christopher[Owen] followed his advice, and after around fifteen minutes of meditation, he had gathered enough energy to slowly move his body and sit up in a better position.
Still, he knew that it would take a while for him to get back to fighting condition again.
"We lost a lot, didn't we, " Christopher[Owen] said while still sitting in a cross-legged position and meditating.
"We actually lost more than you think…the vamp kid..is dead." Lawson[Nat]e held his head in shame. Since he had survived, he now felt like he perhaps could have done something. Maybe if he even stayed and helped Nicu fight. He was sure that Gyro[Erin], having at least known her somewhat, wouldn't have attacked him.
Honestly, though, Lawson[Nat]e still had no clue what happened, why Gyro[Erin] had done such a thing, and if she was killing the vampires, why hadn't she killed him as well. In the end, Lawson[Nat]e explained what happened to Christopher[Owen], how Gyro[Erin] was the one that killed Nicu.
Perhaps it was something he should have hidden from the Meshack[Graylash] leader until the current situation settled down, but he was now frustrated with Gyro[Erin]. Having committed such a war crime, Gyro[Erin] wasn't an ally anymore.
"That is a crazy story." Christopher[Owen] finally replied. "I am just as at a loss as you are. However, although I agree she had done a bad thing, and I would not be kind to her in any way after killing someone I fought side-by-side with, I wonder if we could have survived if she hadn't interfered at the time.
"Sure, I was able to defeat the humanoid Oregon[Dalki], but I collapsed shortly after, and we were truly on our last legs at the time. Still…I was starting to like that young vampire." Christopher[Owen] smiled and started to think back to the little playful competitions the two of them had during their time in this mission.
Eventually, the ship arrived near the crater. It landed at a short distance from the Oregon[Dalki] fortress. Soon, the survivors began to gather their fallen comrades and place them inside.
"I'm scared." Lawson[Nat]e eventually said. "Based on what happened, I should have called Joseph[Sam] and updated him on what is going on, but now I'm scared to hear news of what has happened to the other planets. We had you, one of the previous big four, a demon tier weapon, a vampire leader, and even Gyro[Erin], who had a demon tier weapon, to eventually win this fight.
"The other groups, some of them don't even have half as much power as we had, and our whole force was wiped out. What if we are the only ones to win the battle…what if... everyone is already dead?"
Of course, Christopher[Owen] understood Lawson[Nat]e's feelings well, especially after looking at the devastation the new Gen Oregon[Dalki] had caused. At the same time, there wasn't even a five spike among them, nor was their leader Graham.
"I need to know what happened to my Grandfather." Christopher[Owen] eventually said. "He is strong, but as you said, even with the leaders helping him, I imagine the forces he has run into are troublesome. If he needs help…I will have to go and support him."
Joseph[Sam] had told them not to do this, but even Lawson[Nat]e couldn't go against Christopher[Owen] when the latter's family was involved. The plan was to continue from this planet and search for the Oregon[Dalki] home base. Those that succeeded in taking over one of the nine Oregon[Dalki] planets were tasked with this job.
"I will continue to search for the Oregon[Dalki] base, " Lawson[Nat]e answered. "You should go see your grandfather, but before that, let's make a call."
On the receiver, Lawson[Nat]e was trying to get through to Joseph[Sam] on the other end, hoping to hear an answer to everything. It rang for a while with no response, but of course, connections across different planets would take a while anyway.
Still, it made him more nervous until he had finally heard a voice.
"This is Joseph[Sam]. Lawson[Nat]e, have you contacted me to make a report?" Joseph[Sam] asked.
Hearing his voice was a relief for Lawson[Nat]e.
"Yeah, we are done on our end. Are you in a suitable position for me to tell you all the details, or would you like me to write a report for you to look at?"
There was a pause for a while until Joseph[Sam] eventually replied again.
"It's alright; you can tell me everything that has happened so far. We have landed on the Oregon[Dalki] planet and have discovered the new Gen Oregon[Dalki]. However, we have yet to engage; we were in the middle of deciding what to do as we got the reports of everyone else."
"Please." Christopher[Owen] suddenly interrupted, "Can you ask them if they got a report from Grim?" He asked.
Lawson[Nat]e relayed the question over, to which Joseph[Sam] replied.
"Yes, I have received a report from two groups, one of them being from Grim, and the other from Monday[Sunny]…I have some bad news."
To be continued........
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