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Chapter 24

Aria came back after a few hours.

Becket:"Did you have fun?"

Aria:"No. The funeral was boring."

Becket:"You weren't seen right."

Aria:"Of course I wasn't."

Aria picked up the artifact she left on the bed and used it to return to being five foot tall. After a few minutes there was a knock at the door. When I answered it the maid from before was standing there.

Maid:"Excuse me, but some the nobles at the funeral reporting seeing a fairy. As you may imagine there was quite an uproar."

I looked back at Aria. She was sitting on the bed looking in the opposite direction and whistling.

Becket:"Sorry. I won't let her leave again."

Maid:"Please do."

I closed the door and sighed. Instead of reprimanding her I just went back to sewing. I completed the scarf and held it up.

Becket:"Not bad if I do say so myself."

Aria:"I want it!"

Aria snatched the scarf away from me and tossed it around her neck.

Becket:"It's still summer so a scarf isn't necessary."

Aria:"Don't worry. I'm a summer fairy so I'm immune to the heat. I can wear whatever I want without worrying about how hot it is."

Becket:"Really. That's interesting. Are there winter fairies?"

Aria:"There are a few, but all the other seasonal fairies are dead."

Becket:"Oh."

Aria said it without a single shred of sadness. I couldn't help but wonder if she was a little bit of a sociopath. I decided to let her have the scarf which was completely black. She was still wearing that dress I made for her. Now that it's size had increased I could see a few parts where I messed up. Nothing was immediately noticeable, but I felt compelled to fix it. After staring at her for a few minutes I looked away.

Becket:"I'll fix it tomorrow."

Nothing important happened for the rest of the day and the sun finally set. A maid brought us our diner.

Becket:"I feel like I'm being trapped here."

After we ate there wasn't really anything else to do so we went to sleep. I opened my eyes and groaned.

Esyn:"Hellooo!"

I sat up and scowled at her. This was my old room again and Esyn was sitting at the edge of the bed. She had on the same dress, but this time it was camo. She was also wearing a military helmet.

Becket:"A dream huh."

I threw the blanket over my head and laid back down.

Esyn:"Hey don't ignore me."

Esyn stood up on the bed and started jumping. I poked my head out from under the covers.

Becket:"Stop jumpi...."

The wind was knocked out of me by a kick to the stomach. I fell of the bed and hit the ground.

Esyn:"Oh you're up!"

Becket:"You bitch."

Esyn:"It's time for your first mission."

Esyn jumped off the bed and landed at my feet.

Esyn:"At attention soldier."

Becket:"Shut up."

Esyn:"Oh by the way I heard your little comment about avoiding sleeping with women so now if you don't fuck a girl within a week I'll give you a little brain damage."

Becket:"What!"

Esyn:"Don't worry. It'll only be slight brain damage. Nothing too bad."

Becket:"Who do you even want me to sleep with?"

Esyn:"Any woman is fine just be sure to get laid."

She winked at me. I clicked my tongue and stood up.

Becket:"So what's the mission?"

Esyn:"You know who Bram is right."

Becket:"Yeah so you want me to kill him?"

Esyn:"No I want you to kill his brother Radu. If Radu dies Bram is next in line for the vampire kings throne."

Becket:"Why do you want Bram to have the throne?"

Esyn:"Because if Radu has the throne he'll pull the vampires into a war that will severely cripple their race as a world power."

Becket:"Why should that matter to you."

Esyn:"Enough questions. You have two months to prepare for your trip to the vampire kingdom. I suggest you train your magic."

Becket:"So I leave in two months. I don't even understand how to use the magic you gave me. Only one spell came to me."

Esyn:"Try hunting strong monsters. More spells will come to you. Good luck with your mission and don't forget to get some tail before the week is up. So long soldier."

Everything suddenly went black and I was in my bed in the palace again.

Becket:"Great. My first mission and I might get brain damage."

I shoved Arias foot out of my face and sat up. The sun was coming up so I decided to exercise and try meditating. There was a knock at the door after a few hours. When I opened it there was a maid standing there. At first I thought she was bringing our breakfast, but I noticed there wasn't a cart.

Maid:"Princess Eva would like you and Miss Aria to join her for breakfast."

Aria:"Breakfast."

Aria crawled out of the bed and walked over to me with her eyes still closed.

Becket:"Stop."

Aria stopped walking, but still didn't open her eyes.

Becket:"You forgot your dress."

Aria was currently only wearing the black scarf. She must have tossed and turned so much that she wiggled out of her dress. Her eyes slightly opened and she looked down then turned around, walked back over to the bed and grabbed her dress. It took her a few seconds to put it on then she joined me at the door.

Becket:"Thats better."

I pat her hair down like I did the previous day.

Becket:"We need a hair brush."

Maid:"I'll prepare one for you. It'll be in your room when you return from breakfast."

Becket:"Oh I didn't think to ask. Ok lets go."

The maid led us to another part of the palace. We were the last to make it there so all eyes were on us as we entered. The room was three times the size of the room they gave me. A long wooden table was in the center and one wall was made of glass. It allowed us to look down at the garden.

*I wonder if that is magically enhanced glass? Huh? How do I know about magically enhanced glass?*

As I was pondering on why the thought of magically enhanced glass came to me someone spoke.

Sylvia:"Good morning Becket."

Becket:"Oh good morning."

I returned the greeting that brought me out of my thoughts. Sylvia was sitting at the head of the table with Eva at her right and Celestia next to her.

Celestia:"Maid."

Celestia was looking directly at me.

Eva:"This is my little sister Celestia. She's 8 years old."

Becket:"Nice to meet you."

Celestia:"Maid."

I just smiled at her. On the left side of Sylvia was a high chair with a baby in it. A maid was sitting next to the child and feeding it. The queen noticed me looking at the baby.

Sylvia:"This is my son Wade. He's 18 months old."

Eva:"Sit down."

Aria took a seat on the same side as Eva and Celestia while I sat on Wades side. The maid finished feeding him and he started to stare at me.

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*What a creepy baby.*

He wasn't making any noises just staring at me. No one else noticed the scary baby so I started eating the meal placed in front of me. There wasn't a lot of talk while we ate so once it was over I decided to talk.

Becket:"Is it alright if I go see Gene today."

I wanted to check up on Gene since I hadn't seen him since before my fight with Felix.

Eva:"Sure. There's no need to keep you hidden anymore so feel free to move as you please. I've informed the guards and maids to treat you like part of the royal family."

Becket:"Well I think I'm gonna go see Gene now."

I stood up from the table.

Aria:"I want to come."

Aria ran after me as I left the room. I let out a sigh of relief. That baby kept staring at me until the second I left. I strolled out of the palace with Aria following behind me. The streets were full so I had to hold her hand to keep her from getting lost. We finally made it to the inn and I couldn't help but rush into it. Being in close proximity of all these people was hell. They smelled terrible. There must have been more people because of yesterday's funeral.

Becket:"Gene you here?"

I heard foot steps and Gene emerged from the door behind the counter.

Gene:"Becket! Aria!"

He ran over to us.

Gene:"What happened to you Aria?"

This was the first time Gene had seen Aria this size. She pulled out the necklace that was around her neck.

Aria:"I'm using an artifact."

She smiled with a look of pride on her face.

Becket:"Be careful. Keep that thing hidden."

Aria pulled back the collar of her dress and dropped the artifact into it.

Gene:"I feel so much better knowing you two are safe."

I put my hand on his shoulder.

Becket:"I'm glad you're safe too."

His eyes looked like they were sparkling so I removed my hand from his shoulder and took a step back. He looked like he was going to pursue me, but he stopped when he heard a bell.

Gene:"I'll be right back."

Gene ran up stairs and came back after a few minutes.

Gene:"Sorry about that. I've got some.....special guests."

Becket:"What did they want you for?"

Gene:"They wanted to know who I was talking to."

Becket:"They could hear us from up there?"

Gene:"Yeah so lets try not to be too loud."

Becket:"Sure."

Gene:"Well do you two want some breakfast?"

Becket:"Actually we..."

Aria:"Sure."

Gene and Aria walked off together before I could tell him we already ate. It tasted terrible, but I ate it anyway. I filled him in on everything that happened while leaving a few details out like the fact that I'm from a different world.

Gene:"Sounds like things really suck for you. How dare they force a harem of beautiful girls on you."

Gene was being sarcastic. He obviously didn't see the down sides to my situation.

Becket:"It's not that simple."

Gene:"Yeah you've been given a mission by the gods to impregnate beautiful women who are likely completely in love with you. I'd hate to be you."

I sighed and took another bite of whatever it was he fed me.

Gene:"How about we trade lives. I'll take the harem and you can have my inn."

Aria:"I'll take the inn."

Gene:"I'm not really giving it away."

Aria:"Too late. No take backs."

Gene:"Then how about we split it."

Aria:"Alright. First we need to remodel."

Gene:"Sure I'll let you pick everything out. I recently got some extra money so might as well remodel."

Becket:"Extra money?"

Gene:"Yeah these special guests pay well."

I was now a little interested in these special guests of his.

Becket:"Hey Gene who are they?"

Gene:"My guests?"

Becket:"Yeah."

Gene went silent and seemed to be thinking something over. He then leaned in close to my ear and whispered to me.

Gene:"They're vampires."

*Vampires as in plural. So there's more than one.*

This time I leaned in to whisper into his ear.

Becket:"Is one of them named Bram?"

Gene:"I don't know there names, but one is a male while the others female. The girl seems to be sick or something. She's been sleeping since they got here."

I sat back in my chair. Somehow I had stumbled across Bram right after the goddess Esyn told me to help him get the throne.

*Did she set this up?*

Becket:"I want to meet them."

Gene:"No way. He doesn't want anyone to know he's here."

Becket:"I'm not going to cause any trouble for them. I just want to talk."

Gene:"I'll go ask. They might see what you have to say if I tell then I trust you."

Becket:"Thanks."

Gene went back up the stairs. After a few minutes he came back down.

Gene:"He'll see you, but you need to leave all weapons down here."

Becket:"Sure."

I didn't currently have any weapons on me so Gene led me upstairs leaving Aria to eat the rest of my food. I went in alone. When I entered the room the first thing I saw was a man standing in front of the bed with a sword in his hand. He had black hair, red eyes and a high aquiline nose.

Becket:"Bram I presume. It's nice to meet you."

Bram:"Who are you?"

Becket:"My name is Becket and I'd like to put you on the throne of the vampire king."

Bram:"Why?"

Becket:"So that I'll have a ruler of a kingdom in my debt."

I made something up and he seemed to have bought it since he slightly lowered his sword.

Bram:"How could one man help me get the throne anyway?"

Becket:"I have my ways."

Bram:"I don't need the throne. All I want is to help my sister."

Bram stepped to the side revealing a woman on the bed. She had long wavy blonde hair. Her body was slender with rosy-cheeks, large eyes and full lips. She was lying there with her eyes closed and I couldn't tell if she was breathing.

Becket:"May I take a look?"

He raised his sword again.

Bram:"No."

Becket:"I only want to help."

Bram:"I don't trust you so there's no way I'll let you get close to my sister."

Becket:"I know your sister must be very important to you, but being to overprotective could be a fatal mistake."

Bram:"I failed to protect her once and that's how she ended up like this. I won't make that mistake again."

Becket:"I understand, but I might be able to save her. Isn't it worth a shot. You won't need to do anything drastic if I can save her."

Bram didn't say anything back for a few minutes. When he did finally speak it was in a low voice while he stared at his sister.

Bram:"I never told her, but I'm in love with my sister. I use to get so angry at her just because she was stronger than me. Seeing her like this hurts me. It hurts more than anything else I've ever felt."

He moved his gaze over to me. It looked like he was holding back tears and in a voice even quieter than before he spoke again.

Bram:"Please save her."

Becket:"I'll try."

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