BLOOD BOUND: THE HAWTHORNE'S FALL ( Book 1)

🗡XLIV. Hell on earth🗡

*Artemis armor above*

Niklaus Hawthorne POV

I left Artemis with Aeneas at the hall. I went upstairs and look for Vladimir. I know he's here. I kicked all the damn doors open. It banged and it wrecked. Sa sobrang ingay ng ginawa ko ay may nakakasalubong din akong death dealers. Madali ko silang nagapi. Ah! Young vampires. So weak.

Umakyat pa ako sa ikatlong palapag ng makasalubong ko si Hans at Nahuel. Eyes are dark. Inatake nila ako sa mabilis na galaw.

Oh! Come on, brothers. I'm older. I'm stronger.

I quickly get away from their punches and their legs trying to kick me. They jumped over me. Wala akong ibang ginawa kundi itaas ang aking dalawang kamay. My hands are open. Ng bumagsak sila ay kamay ko ang sumalo.

They vomit blood as my hands crushed their hearts inside their chest. I twist it and they cry in pain. I groaned and push their bodies off from me, leaving their crushed heart both of my hands. Itinapon ko ito sa hagdanan and continue climbing upstairs.

Ngunit bago pa ako makarating sa huling palapag ay may malaking kadena ang bumagsak sa katawan ko. I screamed. This are the chains that Vladimir used to kill Royal father. It's full of vervain. Sa bawat pagdikit nito sa balat ko ay unti-unti akong nasusunog. But this won't kill me. This will only make me weak.

"How's that, Crown Prince?", boses ni Vladimir. Kasama niya si Mason. "Is vervain your favorite plant?", tumawa siya sa akin.

May bitbit siyang timba at ibinuhos sa akin ang laman noon. My loud screams is heard all over the corner.

I forced to break the chains but I couldn't. I'm weak now. I lost it. Pumikit ako ng mariin at pinilit ang sariling makawala ngunit hindi ko nagawa.

Vladimir held me up. He cover me with a thick cloth at itinulak ako sa railing.

"Say hello to your death, Royal Brother", ngumisi silang dalawa ni Mason at parehong kinarga ako. They pushed me off the railing and I wait 'til my body hits the ground.

"NIKLAUS!", the voice of an angel called my name.

Artemis came running to me. Covered with blood. She shot Vladimir with a crossbow pero kaagad naman nitong nasalo.

"Brother Mason, take care of it. I have some business to do", sabi ni Vladimir at hinila ako palayo sa kay Artemis.

Ngayon ay si Mason na ang kanyang kaharap.

Artemis Callahan-Balkan POV

The King dragged Niklaus away from me. I saw how miserable he is right now. His skin is burned and I don't know the cause of it.

"Brother Mason, take care of it. I have some business to do", sabi nito sa kapatid. The man named Mason step closer to me. Umatras ako. Not because I'm scared. I'm getting ready for the attack.

I shot him with crossbow. Mabilis ang bawat tama. Endless arrow fly. Whizzing through the thick air. Kahit sa dami ng nailabas kong arrow ay ni hindi nito natamaan si Mason. I grip on my crossbow and studied his moves. Paikot-ikot sa akin. In clockwise. Kaya ganoon din ang ginawa ko. In clockwise. I spin while keep on shooting arrows around me.

Nahinto si Mason sa aking harapan. May tama na arrow sa kanyang ulo and on his upper right chest, dalawang arrow ang nakabaon doon.

I smirk. Now, I got you. Mabilis akong sumalubong sa kanya while my right hand is holding a stake. Ng magkalapit kaming dalawa ay kaagad lumipat ang palad niya sa ere. He wants to catch my neck pero mabilis din ang naging galaw ko. I turn on my right in a counterclockwise. Now, I'm facing his back. Nakatalikod siya sa akin. I step my left boots on the back of his waist and hooked my right leg to his neck. I choked him using the back of my knee as I drive the stake to his heart. Nawalan siya ng lakas. His body turns smooth like a jelly at pareho kaming bumagsak sa sahig.