The Accidental Vampire

"I can\'t use the excuse of being alone anymore. I won\'t survive a battle just because I\'m young. I\'ll need strength!"

Lancaster stood firm on his decision of trying to get stronger, even though Lilith played his concerns down.

Castiel\'s words had made a deep impression on him, especially when he talked about Lancaster being far away from his true potential. From the way Castiel talked, it appeared as if something big was about to come... Something worse for them, for which they needed to be prepared.

If Castiel had thought the same thing as Lilith, he wouldn\'t have sown a seed of doubt in his mind.

When it came to time, he trusted Castiel more than Lilith for some reason.

"Can you tell me how I can achieve it?" He asked clearly, once again. "Forget about the time not being right and the dangers. Just help me achieve it. Help me become so strong that my father would\'ve been proud of me."

Lilith didn\'t know what exactly Castiel told Lancaster, but from the bits, she could gather, he told him to become stronger. Lilith knew that it wasn\'t entirely safe for Lancaster to progress so fast, especially since his mind was fragile. The wild urges of a beast were too overwhelming if he completely embraced his wild side.

"Are you really sure you want to do that? You remember, if things went bad, I might need to kill you?" Lilith asked. "Just know, you\'re a Royal Blood. If you lose control, you\'ll attack first. And I won\'t let you hurt us. I\'ll have to kill you right there."

"Is there no other way? A way where I can become stronger and won\'t risk you or myself?" Lancaster asked after Lilith made it sound like he could hurt everyone around him.

"Nope. There is no other way. This risk is always there since what you want can only be achieved under the blood moon when you are forced to turn. Your wild urges would be at the peak then, but we can\'t keep you trapped then. You\'ll need to be free, and you\'ll need to fight against your urges."

"Not only fight, but you\'ll also need to win against your urges. That\'s why I said you aren\'t ready. We will try later sometime."

Lilith warned about the risks, partially because she wanted to scare him. But it was also because she actually didn\'t want to have to kill him, and everything she said was actually the truth.

As Lilith explained to Lancaster, Atlas\' head rested on her lap. He was still peacefully sleeping.

"Next full moon is tomorrow..." Lancaster glanced out the window. "One day... I want to try it! I think I can do it! If I don\'t do it now, I have a feeling that I might be too late."

"Tell me how we would do it? What do I need to keep in mind? Teach me everything!"

Even though he was slightly scary, there was no other option, as confirmed by Lilith. Castiel said his biggest weakness was his feat. If he was scared even now, then Castiel\'s words were going to come true.

Lilith couldn\'t help but slap her forehead. Despite everything she said, Lancaster was still adamant about doing it.

"Fine. If you are so adamant about it, I\'ll let you go forward with this. We shall try to remove that fear and hesitation you have for your other side."

"After Atlas wakes up, I will tell the two of you about what you\'ll have to do."

"What we have to do?" Lancaster asked, surprised. He didn\'t understand why Atlas had to be involved in it. "Why does he need to do anything when it\'s my challenge?"

"Who will you fight if not him? A Werewolf\'s wild urges are at his strongest whenever a Vampire is before them. And only Atlas is a Vampire amidst us. Tomorrow, when there\'s a full moon, you\'ll be completely free. When your body turns, your wild urges will take over your mind, and you need to let that happen!"

"Don\'t resist that feeling. Let yourself turn entirely... Don\'t hold back," Lilith explained. "After your transformation is complete, you\'ll attack Atlas. You won\'t even have any control over your body. It\'ll be your other self attacking him, your natural urges."

"That\'s the main part... If you want to win over your wild self, you need to let it go truly wild, and for that, we need Atlas! It\'s when you\'re at your most vulnerable that you need to win over your wild self."

"And that will also be your biggest challenge. As I said before, it\'s very dangerous. And even though Atlas would be fighting you, as long as he fails to find you back, I\'ll have to intervene. And that won\'t be good for anyone."

"So think clearly. Do you really want it?"

"So I\'ll have to fight Atlas, and if I can\'t control myself... I am ready for it! If that makes me stronger, I will do it! And you are free to kill me if I fail. Only with the fear of death looming over my head I\'ll be able to do all I can."

The fear of death made Lancaster even more motivated. If there was ever a time he could succeed, he wanted that time to be now since multiple lives were on the line.

"Now that you\'ve agreed, we need to make Atlas agree as well. And if he doesn\'t, you\'ll have to wait longer, which would probably be for the better." Lilith ruffled Atlas\' hair, glancing down.

She didn\'t want to have to make the decision for him. It was for him to decide what he wanted to do. It was a risky endeavor, but it was also beneficial since it made their team stronger.

Moreover, Atlas could also experience fighting Lancaster with his full strength. He was the closest they were going to get to fighting working like Razil.

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The sun had just started rising when the Blood Council Members started arriving on the top of the Blood Mountain. Each of them was accompanied by their Generals. It was as if they came prepared for a war.

Ramiun had also arrived with his team, pretending to be surprised at the sight of so many dead guards.

"What did you do, Elisi?" He exclaimed, making sure the people around him heard. "Killing our own people... I didn\'t expect this from you."

Almost all the guards that were assigned to this place were dead. Only one guard from each faction was alive, and that\'s because they had run away to inform their Lords. They were also the reason why everyone knew who was behind it.

"Clear the bodies." One of the Blood Lords commanded before he entered the Castle with the other Blood Lords.