Chapter 325 - The Verse of Victory (VI) (2/2)

”About the Vampire-”

”Oh, how opportune for someone to proclaim my entrance”.

Those in the room swung around to the balcony where Aegin stood, using one of the curtains to wipe his chin, ”Apologies, I don't advice meals when you're moving, awfully messy business. Oh, hello Rima, good to see you're well”.

Rima rolled her eyes, ”I'd say better late than never, but I really don't want to make tardiness a habit on your part”.

”I thought you said you'd keep the Djinn busy!” Sevis called out as he struggled to his feet.

”Yes well, that's difficult when he doesn't tend to bleed, or spill his guts, or burn,” said Aegin.

Yashi grinned.

”Of course he doesn't,” Rima sighed, ”He's a spiritual being, his life is tied to the state of his Vessel”.

The room paused, Yashi's grin vanishing in an instant. Aegin turned to look at the pendant in Gryffyn's hands, a smile growing on his own lips.

”You mean that Vessel?”

”No,” Yashi whispered, his skin taking on a pale colour.

”That would be it,” said Rima.

”You shouldn't touch it though,” said Tigin, ”Rima went all weird before-”

Aegin started to stalk forward. Yashi spun towards Gryffyn, ”Do something, you perverted old man!”

Gryffyn glared over at Yashi, ”In exchange for my memories of Elva Bluesun, I wish for you to kill all those in this room except for me, now”.

Yashi grinned breathing in.

Aegin's eyes widened, ”No, don't!”

But Yashi had already summoned the wind, aiming right for Rima.

Aegin moved towards Yashi in an instant.

His claws extended, though he knew such a thing was futile, but then instinct pushed him to cut himself rather than Yashi. He followed it. The slash in his right wrist caused blood to run, and the pulled of his Life Lines was enough for him to understand. The blood formed rapidly into a solid red blade which he grasped with both hands as he slashed it across Yashi's form.

Yashi stilled, shocked.

Gryffyn looked down at the pendant in his hand in shock, ”No!”

Yashi glanced up at Aegin, his eyes so desperate and pleading before he seemed to form into air which was s.u.c.k.e.d back into the pendant. The Pendant, with a crack inside it's structure, stopped glowing.

”Djinn! Djinn come back and grant my wish! Yashi!”

Aegin snatched up the Pendant, clasping it in his own hand as he looked down at Gryffyn. Gryffyn stared back, then opened his mouth to speak.

Aegin drew his blood sword across the man's neck with ease. The cut so clean that Gryffyn's body was still for a moment before it slumped forward, the head rolling from it with a wet splat.

Aegin sighed, then released the magic of his sword. His blood returned to his body, and the cut on his wrist sealed shut. He looked up at the others in the room who all stared back at him.

”No one had any protests to that, right?”