The Extra Wants Control

With the threat and disapproval proclamation... Theodore clenched his fists, his body trembling with fury.

Kai, however had his mind reeling from the recent revelation, turned to his boss with confusion evident on his face. "Theodore… What does he mean? You are a noble and you work with nobles?"

Theodore hearing this just let out a frustrated groan he pinched his nose bridge with annoyance as he gritted his teeth.

"Kaiser!" he said with a sigh. "We can\'t do this alone… We need help."

"But… Nobles? Out of all people? You know how they treat us." Kai said as if he had been betrayed.

Theodore sighed heavily, again. "Kaiser, listen," he said, his voice hardening.

"Don\'t be that naive... I\'m a \'noble,\' yes, but most of these nobles that help us are… well, children of commoners. Do you seriously think those so-called nobles use contraceptives when they take our women? NO! They sire children on them, and if those children turn out strong with potential, they are taken away, raised as nobles with their true heritage hidden.

As for the unfortunate others they are abandoned for being weak or not even acknowledged as their children even of they got potential..."

He continued as he met Kai\'s gaze. "Normal commoners can\'t get to eight stars, Kai. It\'s practically impossible. It\'s only recently that that common sense is being broken, that many people are breaking through seven stars and some RARE cases of some 8 star commoners... but comonners will, can never compete with noble vampires... So, I looked for them.

The noble vampires who grew up thinking they were commoners, their true potential wasted... Over the past 3 years I\'ve been cultivating them... I even have some couple of 8 stars somr have laws..."

A sudden realization dawned on Kai. "Wait, if commoners can\'t get to 8 star... does that mean…"

Theodore nodded . "Yes, Kai. You are a noble vampire well partially… Your father raised another man\'s child cause he loved your mother too much."

" What... What about Fre"

"Your brother, Fred… Fred is a common vampire. He is your father\'s son."

Kai felt this wasn\'t real, his entire world view thrown into disarray. He was a noble? His father, a symbol of both love and sacrifice, had a secret like that? And Fredb was forever cut off from reaching his full potential because of blood purity? What kind of bulshit was this?

Theodore then placed a hand on Kai\'s shoulder, his grip firm. "It\'s us or them, Kaiser. We must get those seats… This opportunity may never come again. We fight for our people, for our families, for a future where vampires, especially commoners, are not so oppressed... IT IS OUR DUTY!"

Kai looked down and clenched his fists. He understood Theodore\'s words... He knew what he had to do. He had to get that seat and change Fred\'s blood purity... Also he had to help the commoners... His people.

He now understood how limited the Commoners were and was slowly thinking how the Queen made this unfair competition... But he was still thankful that they even got a chance.

"What will people say when they find out about this?" Kai then said after another realization with worry. "What if the Commoners find out we preach for commoner freedom when we ourselves are like the people that oppress them, nobles."

Theodore just chuckled. "So what? We lived like comoners, we also were oppressed... The means justify the end, Kaiser," he said,

"And… well, the victors decide the narrative. They don\'t have to know."

Kai understood the logic, the desperate measures they needed to take to survive, the system was rigged against them. But something about that approach left a bad taste in his mouth.

"Okay... but I don\'t think we should get on the black mask\'s bad side. He may be arrogant, but I feel that he\'s… important." Kai said.

Theodore paused considered this for a moment, "I\'ll try to talk to him," he said at last after looking at Kai\'s worried face.

But internally he thought, "I\'ll kill him! Who does he think he is, coming here and questioning my methods? I\'ll arrange my house the way I please"

Kai sighed in relief...

"So, what now?" Kai asked.

"Now... now we wait for the climax." Said Theodore looking at the door.

"The climax… what if we have to fight a ten-star like LeNoir, Blanche, or Mordred?" Kai thought in worry.

Theodore just shook his head. "They had many tokens by the first week of the tournament. It\'s been nine months… They should have a colossal amount."

"But what if they want more?" Kai pressed,

"There\'s… there\'s rumors about a marquis seat."

A marquis seat, a position promised to be above Count but below Duke level... It was a reward to the most impressive contender.

Theodore shrugged. "Like you said, \'rumors\'. We just have to protect the tokens we have, at any cost. We already showed our fangs. If we don\'t get those seats… we won\'t survive in the vampire continent. The nobles won\'t let us live."

A heavy silence descended upon them. This was the cost and weight of their fight

Their path was never meant to be easy... It was a path where victory could only be achieved through cunning, manipulation, deception... Anything to get ahead.

Kai just grimly nodded at him. "I understand."

Theodore gave him a curt nod in return. "Good," he said, his voice gruff but sincere.

"Then I\'ll leave now. Stay safe, Kaiser."

Theodore walked out of the door and shut it.

Each stride seemed to glide over the ground, carrying him hundreds of feet in a a single stride.

Just when he thought he was far enough, his shadow flickered and a figure materialized from its depths.

A man, clad in a black getup, materialized from the shadow. He wore a skull mask , and black clothes with a single, crimson rose badge pinned to his chest. His pants mirrored the black of his top and had a black rose too.

"What\'s the plan now, boss?" the skull-masked figure asked.

"We failed to kill that Fred boy \'cause of Blackie… Blackie also exposed you to Kai…"

Theodore stopped moving.

Blackie, the moniker they had given the mysterious figure in the black mask, had indeed thrown a wrench into their plans. Not only had he prevented Fred\'s death and he had also revealed Theodore\'s plans true nature to Kai.

"And?" Theodore\'s voice was a low growl, laced with simmering anger.

The skull-masked man unfazed by the dangerous situation just leaned closer, removed his mask and revealed a smile of amusement mocking Theodore. "So… When are you going to tell Kai you are the boss of the \'deserters\'? Hahaha! Are you also going to tell him that you planned to kill his brother or the fact that you are his fath…"

His voice cut off abruptly as Theodore\'s hand, suddenly and unexpectedly, clenched his hand around the man\'s throat. The man\'s eyes bulged threatening to pop out, his face started turning a shade of purple.

"Ha… Har... harder," the man choked out his voice sounded excited and… arousal in his voice. He rubbed his legs together excitedly, as he grabbed Theodore\'s hand.

Theodore\'s face contorted in disgust. "Tsk… You disgusting bastard," he said, releasing his grip from the man\'s neck.

The skull-masked man fell to the ground, coughing and gasping for air, his body trembling and shaking in excitement, a red mark was formed on his throat, and his back arched as he let out a groan and a wet stain formed in his pants.

Theodore was disgusted he began pulling off the glove he used to choke the man and tossing it aside with a look of revulsion.

Even in the messed up world they inhabited, there were some lines that shouldn\'t be crossed, and some people were just hopeless perverts.

"Awww… over so soon.." the man whined and pouted, as he regained his breath. He licked his lips, touched the bruise in his neck and a a blush formed across his face.

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His hand rose to his cheek, he then started panting loudly with a look of ecstasy on his face...

Theodore watched the display his emotion a mixture of annoyance and disgust.

This man, was lieutenant and head of the deserters that \'abandoned\' the commoner movement of Kai\'s group... They were the enemies, this man was a huge pervert. But for now, he was useful.

With a sigh, Theodore turned away from the unsettling figure. He had much to think about – how to regain Kai\'s trust... Well make him into the unquestioning dog he was before and not second guess his orders, how to deal with \'Blackie\', and most importantly, how to ensure their victory in the upcoming tournament.