The coven leaders looked up and saw Asher there, floating above them with a single book in his hand.
More vampires came from the portal one by one, and Asher gazed at the field of vampires with a calm expression.
"In the middle of the labyrinth is the crown of authority. The last person to wield it would have the privilege of entering the blood world to get it again anytime he wants," Asher said, and then Dexter frowned at his words.
That would mean that the vampire king had been here for almost an entire week as he headed into the blood world immediately after he entered the castle.
He would have probably found the damned crown by now.
All of a sudden, they saw a bright red light shoot into the sky from within the fence, far into the distance.
"Would you look at that? He's just finding the crown now. The labyrinth must have been very complex," Asher mumbled, and Dexter and the other vampires gazed at the light.
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*"So after this, we'll be returned to Earth?"* Dexter asked, and Kila nodded.
The large walls of the fence were lowered into the ground to reveal multiple entrances leading into the labyrinths before them.
All of a sudden, the other vampires rushed forward as they entered different entrances. Dexter and his coven members moved forward and entered the labyrinth.
*"The labyrinth of the blood world..."* Dexter looked at the massive walls, which were even larger than the walls of the labyrinth before the castle.
After entering a single pathway, he was introduced to a new view. There were flowers and roses covering the floors, which were oddly dark, seeming like a dark oil was spilled on them.
"Everyone knows about the blood crystals already. So if you find one, you know what to do," Dexter said, and the entire coven felt hyped up for this part of the labyrinth.
"Kila, Collins, stay with the rest of the group. Lily, Jude, and Mum are with me. We'll lead the way," Dexter said, and in that moment, black feathered wings sprouted out of his back, glistening like metal.
"It's alright. It's only that we don't really know a lot about you... Or we might not even know..." Jude said, and Kila kept quiet before walking back to another side.
The vampires there, too, seemed to despise her as they watched her, still wanting to kill Dexter.
Kila felt a hand on her shoulder, and she turned and saw Dexter's mum.
"I can tell you regret doing what you did, but it seems like no one wants to trust you. Where I came from, there's a saying: a single mistake could cloud all the perfect things about a person," Jane said to her, and she only looked down.
"If you want to change their minds... then you have to prove yourself. You tried to kill my son, and that's unforgivable..." Jane said and then walked away.
Dexter was probably willing to let it go since he knew the full story, but the others did not...
After a while, Collins finally opened his eyes and looked at Dexter. He then began to tell Dexter the routes they should follow, and he came down.
"Everyone, follow the flames!" Collins shouted, and Dexter ran forward into the labyrinth, burning the flowers on the walls, setting them ablaze.
The people behind him followed with great speed. The ground trembled ever so slightly as they all ran through the labyrinth, following their leader.
Dexter was far from the ground when he stopped as he got to a turn. He looked forward to see a completely different scenery from the usual flowery labyrinth he was in before.
The flowers were all ashen here, as if they were burned and like they could crumble at a touch. There wasn't even a presence of wind within the path, and then he walked into it slowly, furrowing his brows.
He stopped as he heard crackling behind him, and he looked back to see a shadow arising from the ground before it became more tangible and became a solid black.
Dexter frowned as it had armor on, just like the shadow knights they faced before they could even enter the vampire castle.
The star phaser appeared in his hand, and he cracked his neck, getting ready to fight once more.
Hearing the howling of wind behind him, he looked back and realized that there were even more of these shadows arising from the ground. He heard the footsteps of the others following him from behind.