chapter 28 : Poisonous Blood

��I can't believe you all came after the vampire potion, fully aware that only Phil is capable of being the king,�� Pristine spat out at the vampires that were surrounding them from all directions, their eyes glowing golden with the thirst for Becca��s blood which possessed the vampire potion.
��Still, who can resist the temptation of being the king?�� said a vampire named Caleb, who seemed to be the mastermind behind this insurrection.
��You all do know that you will be severely punished once you are in the vampire world, right?�� Alexander said, standing in front of Becca's unconscious body, not forgetting his promise of protecting her.
��Not if one of us becomes the king,�� Caleb said and lunged towards Phil. Right then, a bear jumped at him and smashed him into a big tree.
��Only I can become the king, no one else,�� Phil declared and summoned many wild animals with his powers, motioning them to attack the enemy vampires. Soon enough, that side of the Bellmor jungle was crawling with hungry crocodiles and lions which didn't know the difference between humans and vampires, only attacking at Phil's command.
Just as another vampire was about to bite into Becca behind Alexander's back, Alexander appeared behind him like a specter and grabbed him by the neck, altering the reality for him where the vampire was burning in the lava. Alexander's main priority was to protect Becca, come what may.
��These stupid vampires,�� Vanessa cursed as she fought off a few vampires with her physical strength. Getting tired of using her limbs, she sat down on a tree branch and commanded, ��Hey, you, please knock those three vampires out before dragging them back to the vampire world with you.�� the vampire obeyed her command like a puppet as she used her persuasion power on him. ��This is kinda fun.�� Vanessa smirked as she saw those four vampires fight amongst each other.
Alexander was monitoring Becca and his surroundings carefully when a two-hundred-year-old vampire named Benedict appeared in front of him. ��Ugh, not you,�� Alexander groaned as Benedict has always managed to piss him off just with his annoying face while the words that spilled out of his mouth were even more annoying.
��Seems like the leader's brother failed to do the task he was assigned with,�� Benedict mocked, eyeing Becca with luscious eyes. Alexander glared at him as he continued speaking, ��Now I get why it was taking so long to get the potion from her. Were you having fun with this human?�� With that, Benedict reached out for Becca and laid his hand on her cheek.
Right that instant, he was thrown off with a punch to his midsection. ��Stay away from her,�� Alexander warned, his voice dripping with rage. There was no way he would tolerate a filthy vampire laying a hand on Becca's soft skin.
��You think you are so much better than me just because you are the leader's brother, don't you?�� Benedict spat out.
��You never won against me in all those years of schooling. How do you expect to win now?�� Alexander challenged.
��Like this,�� Benedict said and started creating white mists around Alexander which started to haze his vision. Creating mists was his special power. But as it was quite similar to Alexander's reality alteration, they always clashed with each other. However, undoubtedly, Alexander's power was much better.
Alexander altered the reality to a normal dark night of the Bellmor jungle and placed Becca underneath a tree as he didn't want Becca to witness him in such a dangerous condition that might terrify her if she were to wake up. He prepared himself to fight Benedict with everything he had, he knew it wouldn't be that easy as they were both of the same age.
Meanwhile, Caleb, who was knocked out by Phil in the beginning, got up and hurried to Becca. He gasped at her beauty and caressed her hair, pushing it behind her ear. ��Oh, my, what a beauty,�� he mumbled.
Then with his sharp fangs, Caleb bit Becca on her neck.
��No!�� Alexander hollered when his eyes fell on Becca getting bitten by someone else. He threw a strong punch on Benedict��s face and rushed to Becca.
As Caleb sucked on her blood, he was roughly pushed by Alexander.
��You shouldn��t hav���� Alexander stopped midway when he saw Caleb coughing continuously, cracks appearing on his pale skin. ��Caleb?��
Caleb��s vision started to get dark, feeling himself rotting away bit by bit. His toes started to vanish at first. ��Blo��od,�� he mumbled before disappearing into a thin air.
A heavy silence fell in the Bellmor jungle as all the vampires lowered their heads, mourning Caleb��s death.
��What just happened?�� Vanessa was the first one to speak after two minutes of silence. ��How did Caleb die when all he did was suck Becca��s blood?��
��I am damn sure Alexander did something,�� Benedict uttered.
��I just pushed him away like I pushed Benedict before,�� Alexander explained.
��Well, how can Caleb die if he drank Becca��s blood?�� Phil asked. ��I thought whoever was supposed to drink her blood would be the king, right, Pristine? You said that it would work.��
Pristine stayed quiet, trying to figure out what happened as she went and healed Becca��s vampire mark on her neck. She chanted something to heal it.
��How is Pristine getting these ideas?�� Vanessa questioned Phil.
��She is reading ancient books and trying to find different ways to get the potion,�� Phil answered.
Once Pristine healed Becca, who was still unconscious, Alexander asked her, ��Pristine, why are you quiet?��
Pristine twitched her lips and let out, ��Her blood contains poison for the vampires.��
��What?�� Vanessa arched an eyebrow in confusion. ��Elaborate, Pristine.��
��Becca is given the vampire potion with the power of protecting it as well,�� Pristine informed all. ��If a vampire bites her, that vampire will die, and that is what happened with Caleb.��
��So it means we cannot get the potion by partaking of her blood then,�� Benedict said with a frown. ��I am out.�� With that, he went back to the vampire world, and other vampires decided to go along with him, leaving Phil, Vanessa, Alexander, and Pristine alone with Becca.
��Thank God, I didn��t suck her blood,�� Phil said with relief.
Suddenly, Becca regained her consciousness. She glanced at Pristine, who was looking at her, and asked, ��Who are you?�� Pristine moved away while Becca got up and gave an accusing look to Alexander. ��Did you really try to rape and then murder me, Alexander?�� she asked, making others look at Alexander with amusement, while he groaned.