3. The wind

Finn's standpoint

I watched as Lord Craig was bundled into the ship, he surrendered immediately he saw me, avoiding death. He's a smart and yet again, stupid man, I would kill him anyways. He took the fun away from me, it was of no use killing an easy prey.

"My Lord," Dixon, the commander of the Venom Squad who came with me called with a bow, "I have news, good news."

"I don't have time for news, I'm going back to my castle…"

"I found the map to the location of the celestial gems you have been looking for, the gems of the twelve wizard of Horitha…"

"What! Where?! Where did you find it?!"

"I came across a witch who fancied me, we somehow stumbled into the conversation and she revealed the location to me. Turns out she had the map, I stole it." He explained proudly as he stretched a black paper like scroll case to me.

"Guess my journey here isn't for waste after all," I smiled. I tried to open it, but it wouldn't open.

"The case is guarded by magic, I tried. I'm sure we are going to need a stronger witch to…" His words froze in his throat as I rip the lid off, breaking the magic. He coughed nervously, reminding himself of who was standing in front of him.

I pulled out a golden fur cloth neatly folded, I opened the suppose map and stared at it. My eyes travelled through the path to the place the gems could be found. A sacred temple, a temple no vampire or living dead could enter. "Just great," I folded the cloth and shoved it into the pocket of my pants. "Guess where it is located,"

"Somewhere impossible, right?"

"The sacred temple of the twelve wizard of Horitha," he winced and clicked his tongue. Indeed, there was no way I was going to get that. Only pure hearted human females could enter, but no human would risk their lives to undertake such a meaningless journey. If the dangerous sea path doesn't kill them before they get there, the temple would. And the most important, where do you find a pure hearted woman? One who is either pure by heart or virginity?

"So what do we do now?"

"For now, you will go ahead with the ship and make sure Craig is jailed, then send Axel to me as soon as possible."

"You are staying back?" He gasped.

"What I have been searching for, for one hundred and fifty three years is finally within reach, I'm not going to lose a lead. Go back, I have a feeling the answer is back here in Mego Island."

"As you wish, sire," he bowed. I wasn't sure what my staying back would find, but I knew that it was the right thing to do.

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The following day, at dust, I sat in a pub watching every single filthy human drink, dance and do their filth. The local pub was the best way to look for what I needed to know. Still wasn't sure what I needed to know, but I had a feeling it was here. The scantily dressed waitress swayed her pitiful self towards me for the tenth time that evening, if I wasn't so focus on what I was seeking, I wouldn't have mind a human company. It was the best way to feed without having to fetch them.

"Sir," she purred, cocking her hips to the left. I'm sure someone must have been deceiving her that she was sexy in some ways. The only thing sexy about her was nothing. I had my eyes on the barmaid who wouldn't stop gaping at me. As a vampire, attraction wasn't common. "Are you sure the drink is all you need? I can assist you in other ways." What's with human girls and sticking their tongues out? Do they think that thing is attractive? They look like dogs with two legs.

Or maybe the ones I've met.

"Get out of my sight and don't drag your pitiful self here again," a gasp left her mouth, causing her to step back. She quietly turned around and scurried off.

"…I can't believe you got your family jewel back from the Colonels, how did you do that? What deal did you make them?" My eyes picked out from the chattering crowd.

"Deal? Ha! It was no deal, just the handiwork of three felines," a louder voice boomed out.

"Cats? You trained cats to get…"

"Not cats, you dummy, females, the best women in the world. You know how that jewel means a lot to our family. So my sister told my brother in-law about it, use those women manipulating tears on him. Now my brother in-law's cousin brother's wife's younger sister knew someone who knew someone who knew someone that once hired three girls to retrieve his own family assets. These girls aren't whores, no, no. In fact, flirt with them and you die, but they are professionals at what they do. They are buglers, can steal anything and return anything in the blink of an eye, fast providers I say."

"I met up with them and they named their price, a high one. I was sceptical to give it to them but was assured by my brother in-law's cousin brother's wife's younger sister's friend, friend, something. Those girls had work for him more than ten times and had never fail, so I trusted them. They indeed didn't fail, brought back my jewels in less than three days. Those girls are amazing and I advice you let them handle that issue you once mentioned…"

"Sounds like you met The Wind, those ladies are…"

"Rubbish," I muttered, I had no idea why I was listening to that in the first place.