Blood Awakening: The Strongest Hybrid and His Vampire Bride

Chapter 170: A Forbidden Name!

Nikolai enjoyed a long and wonderful sleep. The moment he closed his eyes back at the apartment, he enjoyed a nostalgic dream.

A dream of the days he was a small child, and his mother took him everywhere. It was a warm feeling that he didnʼt want to wake from.

ʼHmmm...?ʼ

Yet why did the dream suddenly change...?

A small mansion covered in flames, monsters and men clad in tactical gear holding guns charging inside.

ʼWhatʼs going on...ʼ

The dream became lucid—he could feel, smell, and act as if he were there. Despite this, Nikolai was still helpless... was it a memory or a dream?

ʼWho is showing me this?ʼ

Nikolai felt a strong sense of rejection... he desperately tried to close his eyes as if his body knew something that would happen soon.

The tactical team got into the mansion, fighting strange, bizarre and mutated monsters as they traversed inside. Nikolai couldnʼt help but follow them. The team couldnʼt see him, but he could see and hear them—even the scent of gunpowder tickled his nose.

ʼThis mansion... why does it feel familiar?ʼ

ʼWhatʼs going on and why do I feel so much fear?!ʼ

He couldnʼt understand why he saw this scene because there wasnʼt anything special before he slept... no, there was. Nikolai devoured a huge amount of black blood crystals filled with that strange undeath energy!

However, why now? He felt something ominous.

But after passing many doors, the dream grew more realistic. Nikolai felt a heavy pressure on his back, chest and head, and his steps grew lighter. It was as if the ground didnʼt exist.

Was he about to leave the dream?

The tactical team moved further until they stopped in front of an ornate door—the feeling of death thickened like a black cloud. No, it wasnʼt just a simple cloud! Nikolaiʼs eyes transformed and became pure black because of that familiar mist.

”Hurry, check for corruption!”

”Get the tool!”

Nikolai watched as they refused to enter the room, gathering around the door while one male pulled out a bleeping device.

Beep-Beep-Beep-Beep—!

Rapid bleeping started to echo in the hallway, and the atmosphere became complicated. A frigid cold spread from the door as if to seal it, and the hushed voices whispered inside as if in conflict.

”Captain... the corruption is beyond anything weʼve ever seen.”

”Hurry! Blast down the door—we must stop whatever is happening!”

Then suddenly...

Wham!

*Crackle-Crack!*

As they forced the door open with explosives, Nikolai watched them run inside with no fear.

ʼEh?!ʼ

However, the explosion of mist and energy overshadowed their insanity. Yet Nikolaiʼs black eyes saw something, figures inside the mist... familiar figures that he could never forget...

Inside a dark room, filled with the stench of blood and strange black markings on the ground... a slight glow fading from the circle of bizarre runes. It seemed a ritual just ended, as if the people inside were a cult.

”M-Mother?”

It was strange the first time he spoke aloud in the dream, and the next moment, Elizabethʼs eyes glowed bright red and looked at him through the smoke.

In her arms was a bloody boy with black hair. His body seemed to suffer a seizure while black blood oozed from his lips, nose and eyes... the source of the mist.

”Donʼt look...”

His motherʼs voice was the same one that comforted him each day since he awakened. The reason for him is to push himself to the limit and force himself through the suffering.

”Donʼt look, Nikolai!”

But how could he look away from his mother... a living body, even if a dream he couldnʼt turn away... with blurred eyes, he wanted to reach out. Yet he lost the ability to move; his words no longer came out as if they returned to a normal dream...

”You must not look... please return... Wake up!”

Thatʼs when he noticed her gaze; there were five girls... one familiar blonde with fluffy cat ears... another blonde with fox ears.

They were unconscious and bleeding from their noses while attached to a strange device pumping... or maybe sucking blood from their bodies.

Nikolaiʼs mind began to scream in agony, like knives carving his soft, grey matter... The sound of gunfire and the shouts of various adults suddenly drowned the voice of his mother.

Bang-Bang-Bang—!

He could see her lips moving. Able to speak to him even in this dream, and trapped within his subconscious. What he found interesting was that when she covered the small Nikolaiʼs eyes.

Then, slowly, my vision began to fade.

However, at the last moment, I saw the scene she probably wanted to avoid me seeing... I could only feel a sense of vertigo and the desire to scream, yet my mouth felt sewn shut.

Selene... there were two identical girls, one stood in front of the young Nikita and Selene... an ice wall protecting them.

Yet... as the dream began to fade, a gunshot rang out and struck the girl in the back. However, the blood flowed down the child who protected the others. With a hole through her chest, and blood came pouring out.

Nikolaiʼs soul screamed.

His mind shouted like a wounded animal... his lungs burned, his throat was dry, but that didnʼt stop him.

A feeling of emptiness... that red hair and ice-blue eyes.

How could he not recognise those eyes and the one who shot her was Ryanʼs father...

Yet before I could make anything out, the dream shattered, and the sound of birds and sunlight awoke him from the dream...

At the last moment of his clarity, that red-haired girl felt like she could see him, too, because she smiled and mouthed something at him.

***

”Haa....ha.....haa.... what....?!”

Nikolai woke up covered in sweat—his body felt horrible and languid.

The bizarre and unbelievable dream was now over.

But Nikolai could feel the heat from the flames, the scent of corruption from the mist, along with the voices and screams in the background. Everything still felt surreal.

The more he thought about the dream, the more real it felt... As if he really appeared in that mansion during the strange ritual. Nikolai covered his face, feeling the sticky sensation of his damp face, and rolled out of bed.

With each step, the dream began to fade from his mind, like a silk veil floating away with the breeze.

All that remained was a deep fear.

ʼWhat is so terrifying?ʼ

ʼIt was... all just a dream, right?ʼ

Those blue eyes showed no reaction, even with her chest blown open... it felt eerie and unreal.

Thud—Thud—!

”Huh?”

There was a sudden banging at his door while Nikolai stood in a towel after taking a quick shower, but the person knocking seemed to get irritated. Then kicked the door, smashing it open as Nikita appeared with a frown.

BANG!

”Nikolai! Oh~ you... were taking a shower?”

”Yes, what is it, Nikita?”

She looked a little sheepish, with red cheeks, then strolled towards him, swaying her hips with a smile on her lips. Nikita seemed most dangerous while acting like this.

Nikitaʼs confident and slightly arrogant atmosphere before she jumped at him. Her petite frame launched at Nikolai with a tackle.

Nikolai easily caught her and looked into her eyes with a smile.

ʼAfter that strange dream, I felt so unsettled, but looking at this cute wolf, it all feels like a lie.ʼ

ʼThough... I wanted to know that girlʼs name.ʼ

”I just wanted to see you after you didnʼt call or message for an entire day!”

”I did, though? Didnʼt you reply that youʼre busy?”

”Ohhh, so I did. But it was only one sentence; even your beloved fiancee would be angry,” She said playfully with a hint of sarcasm.

”Yeah, yeah, well... shall we enjoy breakfast together?”

Nikolai let his thoughts simmer while he carried the light Nikita to the living room, tossing her onto the sofa with a squeal. He noticed she wore a skirt today, which was unusual.

ʼShe normally only wears tight jeans, or hot pants. I wonder why she made the change...ʼ

ʼHmm... is she wearing a thong?ʼ

Her skirt was light and floated around and revealed her plump little ass and the thin cloth trapped between the firm cheeks. It was extremely erotic to see so close.

”Wow, arenʼt you perverted today, checking me out!”

”Nikita, when wasnʼt I perverted when it came to your ass?”

”Kyaa~ wait we didnʼt eat breakfast yet...”

”What are you talking about, Nikita?” His hands wrapped around her from behind. Then his fangs extended and slipped into her soft neck, causing the lovely wolf to yelp. ”You ARE my breakfast.”

”S-Sto... haaa...”

Nikolai ignored her and began to suck, sending shockwaves through her petite body. Eventually, she relaxed her muscles and lay on the sofa, giving herself to him completely.

When Nikita calmed down and felt satisfied, he stopped. The slightly sluggish Nikita was lying against his chest while stroking his cheek.

ʼMy fight with Alistair is coming, tonight... thatʼs not a long time to prepare.ʼ

”Do you want something to eat?”

”No~ I want to stay with you, at least until the fight with that idiot.”

”I understand.”

While holding Nikita, Nikolai realised he had lost his hunger after seeing that bizarre and realistic dream.

ʼThat girl...ʼ

”Hey... Nikita, does the name Lunaria mean anything to you?”

At that moment, Nikolai felt as if the atmosphere changed, and before he knew it, Nikita was looking up at him with the most bizarre look. That gentle and carefree expression transformed into a gaze filled with confusion, anger and loss.

Her golden eyes widened as she spoke, almost breathless, ”H-How do you know that name?” She pushed him away from her with a rough shove, creating some distance as if she felt anxious about being near Nikolai.

ʼI know that name from somewhere, but where?ʼ Nikolai scratched his head while looking at Nikita, pacing back and forth before eventually stopping. ”Nikita? Do you know someone called that?”

Thatʼs when her lip trembled, and she looked at him directly.

”Today isnʼt good for me... Iʼll come see you before the fight okay?”

Nikolai felt a little angry, yet he could see the emotions emitted from Nikita for the first time so clearly. Something happened between her and this Lunaria person because he could see how intense the emotions were through her aura.

A complex blend of bitterness, sadness and resentment. It was such a thick emotion that Nikolai felt reluctant to push Nikita for answers right away.

”Okay, take your time.”

Nikolai leaned back into the soft sofa and realised he had become too hasty for an answer. He watched Nikita leave, that panic and fear something he had never sensed from anyone before. ʼI should wait... slowly... everything will become obvious.ʼ

***

She rushed out of his home, Nikitaʼs heart racing as she dashed at full speed, struggling to breathe while tears filled her golden eyes. The wet trails streaked down her face, dripping across her chest as the pain she felt in her soul consumed everything.

Once out of the apartment block, she raced off to the far end of the city, running nonstop. Even as her lungs began to scream, Nikita refused to stop... Discover stories with m,v lʼe-

Until she found herself standing in Seleneʼs apartment... and shattered glass around her body.

”Well.. what are you doing coming through the door, like a beast?”

Seleneʼs sarcastic voice sounded from behind. Her sharp red gaze caused Nikitaʼs panic to settle slowly.

”I-Itʼs about Nikolai...”

”Eh?! Whatʼs wrong? Is he alright?!” Selene became a little too frantic. So much so that the glass from the window began to shake in place, along with several other things on the shelf; at that moment, the tension returned tenfold.

”W-Wait... itʼs nothing bad, I think... well... yes... he asked about Luna!”

”What?”

At that moment, Seleneʼs body froze, and her smile vanished... a cold atmosphere before she covered her face and let out a bitter laugh.

”I am sure you just misheard, there is no way he could remember!”

”Selene... he asked me about her!”