Blood Awakening: The Strongest Hybrid and His Vampire Bride

Nikolai felt his throat became tight, swallowing several times while clenching his fists. He didn't know how to explain his feelings properly. "Get up, Nikolai, you do not need to bow to me now. Let me see your face when you speak."

Nagisa held a power that made the young wolves and monsters listen, be it her charisma or aura.

"Ah... of course."

Nikita and Selene didn't speak, as if an aura emitted from Nagisa kept them quiet.

Nikolai gazed at the beautiful, doll-like girl sitting beside Nagisa—he felt nostalgic seeing her smooth porcelain cheeks and her thick thumbprint eyebrows as she gazed at him with pure golden eyes, much deeper and more vibrant than Nikita.

"Ah! Before we start, this girl is Kumiko and is someone very important to our clan and you. I believe your father mentioned her in a letter a while ago?"

Kumiko gave a polite bow, her actions elegant like a true princess without blemishes, even her Hime-style haircut like a J-Kingdom Yamato Nadeshiko. "It is my pleasure to finally greet you, lord Volkov." Her voice echoed like an angel, soft and smooth with a clean and relaxing tone.

"..."

Nikita and Selene gazed at each other with horrible expressions. Risa also noticed Nikolai's reaction, shaking her head. His mouth remained open while he gazed at the golden kistune. The girl could only be described as perfect by human beauty standards.

A true beauty as if from an artwork.

"Um... are you okay?" Kumiko's voice echoed softly like the ripples of a pond as the wind blew through a flower field, captivating Nikolai's mind, unable to tear his eyes away from her lovely and enchanting golden hues.

"N-No... you just remind me of someone I recently remembered." Nikolai coughed several times and took a deep breath before straightening himself. "Forgive me, I must now speak to Mother Nagisa..."

"Worry not, fufu... I do not mind."

'This girl is a danger!' Nikita's eyes glared at Selene, who nodded. 'A big danger!'

Risa sighed helplessly, placing her hand against her forehead with a knowing expression. But it was surprising since she noticed the women around Nikolai were all rough and rampant. Risa noticed his mother seemed more gentle and docile, similar to Kumiko.

"It seems that you both will get along fine, fufu... Mother is happy, Nikolai." Nagisa's mood seemed to grow better while watching the current Nikolai. "However, we have things to discuss."

Nikolai gazed at Nagisa for a while but shook his head. "Mother..." He couldn't hide embarrassment from a memory that popped into his mind.

'It still feels ticklish to call her that, like the past... how did I hang from her Kimono and call her Mother so easily...' Nikolai felt nostalgic at such feelings, remembering when he would hold onto Nagisa as a young boy—seeing the new memories, it brought forth hidden emotions from the old ones.

'Ah... so embarrassing, does she remember these things?!'

"Fufu, oh my did you remember the past?" Nagisa's face glowed as if knowing his feelings.

"I am so sorry!" Nikolai's entire body became rigid, feeling nervous about speaking with the person he considered a true mother figure. 'How could I forget how much this woman meant to me... sure I was poor and felt embarrassed, but this woman wiped my ass and sang songs to help me sleep in the past!'

"I hope that you can become honest with me, Niko~ I still have your favourite story—our little Kurone loves it too. Huhuhu." Nagisa seemed to be thrilled... before extending her hand and stroking Nikolai's head, softly scratching his scalp. "Little wolf, do you want to ask me something important... you seem scared, can I help you?"

"Mother..." His lips quivered, and his throat felt tight. He knew that his true mother was also in the room, making things feel more complicated, yet Nagisa just showed her mature smile and turned to where Elizabeth sat.

"Hey~ isn't your son really cute, Eliza?" Nagisa glanced at Elizabeth, who flinched suddenly, gazing up and toward her rival. The two made eye contact for several seconds until they felt as if time stopped.

'!!!!'

Nikolai felt stunned that Nagisa could see his mother in her ghostly form but then remembered the power of Nagisa dealing with illusions and spirits—why wouldn't she be able to see the soul form of a person?

[Haha, you are such a cheeky woman... approaching my cute son like that. Do you want to be beaten again?]

'Wait! They used to fight?!' Nikolai felt conflicted by such a truth.

Nagisa only giggled to herself while listening to Elizabeth but also shrugged, giving Nikolai another soft pat on the head. "Your mother was my best friend despite our families being in a feud because of the stupid males. We became friends after fighting each other in a duel many moons ago."

[You were a cocky little wolf... though you were also a brilliant sister. Have you been well... Nagisa? You know why we are here, right?]

The hand stroking Nikolai faltered, "S-Sister... how long have I waited for those words again..."

Nagisa and Elizabeth gazed at each other—there was a heavy silence before Nagisa continued, "But I told you... that one day my daughter would marry your son, even though you were adamant your divination showed no such thing! I finally won against you!"

Elizabeth chuckled lightly; there seemed to be no hatred or resentment but an awkwardness from a past friendship filled with memories.

[Hahaha... Nagisa, how can I say this...]

[I lied back then because you would have become too attached to my cute son!]

Elizabeth held a proud expression on her face while looking at Nagisa and stroked through Nikolai's hair in a way that only he felt as her spiritual body hugged him from behind, with a sneaky smile on her face.

"Nikolai is my child, and I need to protect his chastity—mother must teach all kinds of dirty wolves the consequences of messing around with my boy."

"!!!!"

"!!!"

"!!!"

The three girls who messed around with him suddenly trembled with pale faces, but Nagisa swiped the air with her hand. "Don't scare the little ones, you are happier than me right?"

"You always said you wanted a daughter, Eliza. Now you have so many."

Elizabeth burst out laughing, holding onto her belly in pain. Nikolai and the girls were stunned as they never saw this type of reaction from her.

Especially Nikolai... but then she paused, her face becoming cold as she looked at Nagisa with a bitter smile.

[We can't keep circling the topic... tell him everything about that day... It's time they learned everything.]

"Are you sure... sister?" A worried glance appeared on Nagisa's face, which looked at Nikolai. She closed her eyes and prepared herself while feeling a sense of pain in her chest.

The night she failed to protect her beloved sister and her son, and the night disaster struck S-city.

"It was the night before Nikolai's Ninth birthday seventeen years ago... the weather was cold, and a storm was predicted to hit our city." Nagisa started speaking.

The image appeared in the minds of Nikita, Nikolai, and others thanks to the magic and ability of Elizabeth and Nagisa.

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Back in those days, the conflict between humans who awakened and monsters reached its peak, with daily battles between both humans and monsters.

It was a time of chaos, and during this time, Elizabeth and Ivan came to their allies seeking help to save their son.

At first, Ivan and Elizabeth tried to perform the ritual a year before, but it was dangerous, and the couple almost lost their lives. After the attempt, Vladimir, the rising king of vampires, and his wives discovered the traces of the ritual.

They then gathered up with Dimitri, the lord of all werewolves at the time, and his new wife Nagisa, who could trace the magic.

This ritual involved dark and twisted Argh-Nacha, who were powerful beings in charge of guarding hellish realms.

These spiders, demons of great power, made agreements and pacts to serve the greater deities of Chaos and the underworld. At least, this was their belief, and what those who used this ritual believed was that it was said to be a blood purification ritual, able to purify any blood.

"So... you said the source came from Ivan and Elizabeth's mansion?" Dimitri's voice sounded shocked in the vision, while Nagisa's eyes opened wide, and she grabbed Vladimir's chest.

"It's a lie—why would they break the taboo?!"

"This was something forbidden, even in ancient times, by both the ancestors of Vampires and Werewolves. If what you are saying is true... Do we have to seize them?!" Selina called out, holding her young twins, Selene and Lunaria.

"..." Vladimir bit his teeth and clenched his fists. "I don't want to... but the state of S-City is dangerous; the Nosferatu have outed Alucard and their men are spread through the entire city, causing monsters to attack monsters... all for more high-grade corpses!"

Vladimir spoke in rage, his face growing pale and angry while showing the madness within his mind.

"The council wants to take action against them, but right now, my family is too weak... without the Volkov and Báthory clan's support... we will lose to their ancestor zombies!" Vlad followed up, slamming his desk.

"Then what can we do?!" Nagisa's tail fluffed up, aggressive towards the man who wanted to hunt her sister.

However, the next words coming from his lips stunned the people present...

"We will meet with Elizabeth, and Ivan and seek their support... if they can help us deal with Nosferatu then next year, we will help them with the ritual." Vlad closed his eyes, massaging his forehead.

It wasn't because he became soft, but because he knew WHY they performed the ritual... Vladimir was the only one to know at this point that Nikolai was a Hybrid, and it was too late to change it.

'My daughters adore that boy... and Lunaria has already bitten him and chosen him as her spouse... What can I do... the council can punish me afterwards...'

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The scene faded, with Nikolai and the others feeling shocked, looking at Nagisa and Elizabeth, who took deep breaths...

"Showing the past is so hard... I need more training, sis."

[It's fine... I will also restore my soul power... this was something I didn't know... You all decided this would help us?]

"Heh... that bastard Vlad... he always acted cold but was the one who adored Ivan and Nikolai the most because he only had daughters!"

'Punishment...' Nikolai thought of those words and realised how different the handsome Vlad from a decade ago now looked so old and weak... 'Was it because he helped save my life?'

However... the biggest annoyance was the Nosferatu clan again!

"Let's take a quick break, enjoy some tea and we will show more of the past... are there any questions?"