42 Chapter 42: Encounter

After that night, Derik spent the next five days working on the plan already set, before that; he made a quick trip to his family house to check on them. His agreement with the Lockwood was quite simple, in exchange for him going along with their crazy plan where he had multiple parts to play and one for them included being the bait. In return they are to divert a certain amount of resources into the safety of his family, this request shocked the other members of the Lockwood family, the boy who sat with them up till now barely showed emotions and they all agreed it was due to the nature of his magic spirit, yet he requested that they protect his family until all this is over, this proved to them that this kid still had a little humanity left in him. At first Scott proposed moving his family to the Lockwood castle where they will be safe but Derik completely refused, the final stage of the plan, the final showdown will take place in the Lockwood castle, even though the family had a reasonable amount of military forces under their command it still didn't mean shit to him, even if they have the number advantage sometimes numbers do not matter, its like tossing several recruits at a gold level adventurer. Even though their chances of winning are high, the possibility that there will be casualties is quite high also, considering a situation where is family members are counted amongst the casualties terrified him

"we're here" The coachman said, opening the carriage door. Derik's gaze shifted from Lisa Lockwood, sister to Scott Lockwood and moved to the familiar building just a few meters away

"Well? Go on" Lisa said with a casual smile on her face attracting Derik's cold gaze which made her flinch

"I will aid your family in this fight… You will protect mine... Am I correct?" Derik asked with is chilly gaze fixated on the lady in front of him

"Yes?"Lisa barely replied. The sudden change in Derik was truly terrifying, at this point dark energy slowly sipped out of the windows and door of the carriage, even the coachman retreated in fear

"Then you must protect them at all costs… I don't care about reasons and I won't listen to stories, should anything happen to these people, I will take your life as well" Derik said, at this point, his iris turned blues and his fangs were made visible whenever he talked. Seeing this Lisa didn't doubt his words, a person capable of combining his magic and werewolf side, even though tales of people capable of doing such exists, they are as rare as phoenix feather and are usually regarded as the secret weapon of their respective packs. At this point an omega like herself with knowledge of only a few family werewolf combat techniques can only last a few exchanges against this kid, she even doubted the various beta's in the pack can beat this kid effortlessly…

"You don't have to worry about it… should something beyond my strength appear, I'll run" Lisa responded quickly.

Only after Derik was done considering her response, finding it satisfactory did he leave the carriage and walked towards the stone house. He glanced at all ten warriors and mages on horses waiting behind the carriage and sighed. These guys should at least be able to put up a good fight should something happen.

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… Angus Family house living room…

John Angus wore a grim expression as he stared at Derik and Lisa who were seated just opposite him, he shifted his gaze to Linda who held on to his hands while she stared at Derik whose eyes were void of emotions. She normally bore a grudge against her brother because of her mother's death and always threw insults at him whenever she got the chance, still, Derik always smiled at her and showered her with love whenever he got the chance, but now…

"Are you really Derik?" Linda asked timidly.

Her voice quickly attracted Derik's cold gaze which made her shudder in fear. Not bothering to respond, Derik returned his gaze to John

"My time here is limited… I'm aware of the fact you were informed of the change after my magic power was awakened so there is no reason for me to dive into that topic, For now, something serious and dangerous will happen in this town, this danger I cannot disclose as well… all I can say is this… Lisa Lockwood and a few guards will be stationed here for your protection… I hope you will listen to her should some misfortune come your way… as long as you listen to her, I can assure you no harm will befall you all… so she and the other guards will be saying here till it's all over" Derik finally spoke. His gaze then shifted to Linda

"Lisa… my sister is quite stubborn, should she resist or disobey your orders…don't hesitate to use force… even if it means breaking all the bones in her little body" Derik said indifferently as he got on his feet and walked towards the door. Everyone including Lisa was shocked by Derik's final words but none was willing to speak up

[That's your sister!] Lisa screamed in her mind

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Getting on to the carriage he left the Angus family house and rode towards the commercial district. After a thirty minutes journey, the carriage finally stopped, looking out the window, Derik's gaze fell on the mansion located at the outskirts of the commercial district which was similar to other noble houses and only inferior to the Lockwood family castle. His eyes narrowed and saw several bloodshot eyes staring at him from the various windows in the building

"This!..." Derik muttered as he alighted from the carriage and walked towards the mansion which practically looked abandoned. Pushing the gates open he made his way into the compound stopping only when he got to the door, his nose twitched slightly because the place wreaked of decaying corpses. Just like werewolves have a special scent which they give out, vampires have theirs as well. he raised his hand to knock but the door suddenly yanked open.

"Seriously?" Derik said indifferently. He looked up into the sky and concluded its almost noon, he specifically decided this during the day time because of a vampire's weakness to sunlight. With little time left, he walked into the mansion

Bang!

The door behind him suddenly closed, the house was dark and only a few rays of light penetrated the pieces of cloth used to cover the windows, right now Derik felt multiple eyes staring at him and with an indifferent expression on his face he decided to deal with the one behind him, the one responsible for opening and closing the door

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"If this is how you treat a visitor then this family is rotten to the core!" Derik said as he turned around to meet the gaze of a girl just about his age. She had long flowing black hair and her skin was slightly pale, she had a gorgeous face that could easily draw the attention so many men without effort. If not for the side effect of using his magic and the smell of decaying corpse oozing out of her body, he probably wouldn't be able to resist this young gorgeous lady

"I guess the books are quite right… Vampires are the epitome of beauty, after seeing this, I understand why humans fall victim to vile creatures such as yourselves" Derik sneered.

"Enough of this nonsense… state your business and leave Dog!!!" A deep voice came from the other floors above in the building and murmurs could be heard around him

"Silence!!! Know your place you filthy beings" Derik growled and released all the evil energy stored within him. Instantly all the voices vanished and the girl in front of him quickly retreated and hid behind a couch, His bright blue eyes burned bright and his fangs were made visible when he grinned at the terrified girl, with most of his body shrouded in dark energy, he looked like a demon sent from the depths of hell.

"Hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahaha!!!!" The same deep voice laughed so loud that his voices resonated all over the building

"The Lockwood family actually procured such an asset, I'm envious… For the last time, speak your mind and leave, I will not be kind enough to ask a third time" The voice growled and soon faded.

For the first time since Derik acquired his death magic, he felt like the tip of the chilly blade which belonged to the angel of death pierce his throat slightly. His confidence and he quickly turned around and struck forward with his claws

BAM!!!

A white-bearded old man with white hair, wearing an expensive blood red attire caught his hand. The man's pupil was completely black and his iris was blood red, even though the man looked like someone in his late 60's or early 70's, he still looked charming. His fiery gaze remained fixed on Derik who struggled desperately to break free from his grip and a sinister smile appeared on his face

"Speak!" The man commanded and sounds of bones breaking could be heard by all in the mansion, Derik screamed in pain and fell on his knees

[The information is wrong… this vampire has lived for more than a century… two centuries at least] He thought. Knowing how much strength he possessed, he knew that he could last a few moves when faced with Scott who is fighting seriously, but against this man, he was completely useless

"The Lockwood family is hosting a party to celebrate my success in the inter-class competition and official… lly… I was sent here to invite your family" Derik couldn't bear the pain anymore so he went straight to the point. The elderly man stared at Derik for a while and sighed

"When is it…" He asked

"Three days from today" Derik quickly responded

"Time!" The elderly man asked

"8 pm!!" Derik cried out

The man's eyes narrowed as he stared at Derik suspiciously, why would the Lockwood family invite them? At night at that? Chances of this meeting turning into an all-out brawl were quite high, they have higher chances during the day time, so why did they choose to host the party at night? Where are they getting their confidence from?

"How fascinating," The elderly man said with a broad smile on his face

"Tell the Lockwood family that we accept their invitation! Now vanish!!!" The elderly man growled and flung Derik towards the wooden door.

BAM!!!

Derik's body completely shattered the door and still flew over twenty meters further before it finally hit the ground. The coachman who saw this was dumbfounded, he still remembered the Derik's terrifying aura and called him a monster, yet this monster is just been literarily kicked out of a mansion!

"Monster" Derik muttered as he shivered in pain, his eyes shifted to the doorless mansion, and even now he could see a pair of red eyes staring at him. Not daring to waste more time here, Derik picked himself up and sluggishly ran towards the carriage. His body ached and only when he was inside the carriage did he start pulling out the little pieces of wood which pierced his body, his body shivered and his right hand was covered in blood.

"Lockwood castle… now!!!" Derik spoke. from his tone the coachman could tell that this young man has been through a lot and is exhausted, so he chose not to speak on the matter any and just rode towards the Lockwood castle