They couldn't believe what they were seeing. Halos hindi makapaniwala si Edmond. Stella doesn't know what she'll react, and she couldn't believe that she would be seeing the vampires she hasn't met before.
Ully, in his wolf form, stood in between those vampires by threatening him with his sharp teeth. Elius was also surprised to see him. He'd only heard it from Edmond that he was already dead centuries ago and now that he's standing on his own feet was an unbelievable sight to see.
"How are you alive?" Edmond questioned. Slightly frightened by the fact he was seeing him now. He looked so dangerous. He never thought he'll be back as a vampire. "Edwardine? How does this happen?"
Edwardine shifted his head in their direction. Edwardine smirked. Edmond clenched his jaw knowing that after all these years, he thought he died. He could still remember how that night end and he was sure he won't be alive after that miserable situation. Sinisisi pa niya ang sarili niya dahil hindi naman niya sinasadya iyon, but seeing him now made him wanted to kill him—again.
"Edmondo, right?"
"You knew," Edmond uttered.
"I don't—What's happening here?" Stella asked.
"Because Edmond killed him in 1843," Elius responded.
Nanlaki naman ang mata ni Stella. "Oh, shit! Really?!"
"It's true. We're all surprised now... and one more thing, that girl reporter is now a vampire."
"Chloei..." Stella muttered. "That makes sense now."
Lumapit naman si Chloei kay Edwardine. Hindi naman makapaniwala si Stella dahil sa bilis ng mga pangyayari. Hindi nila inaasahan na magiging vampire si Chloei nang gano'n kabilis. Bakas naman sa mukha ni Edwardine ang pananabik sa dugo ng tao.
Nang tinatahulan ni Ully ang dalawang bampira ay si Chloei lamang ang umaatras habang si Edwardine ay nanatiling matinag sa kanyang kinatatayuan.
"Stop this mess! This isn't what every needed to do right now!" Elius shouted.
But no one listened to him, mas lalo lamang nanggalaiti sa galit sina Chloei at Edwardine. Saglit lamang ay dumalo na sa eksena sina Alycia at Reubert. They've been searching for Chloei as they mistakenly let her out of the cage and went rogue in the streets of Freymount. Then they found her next to a vampire in front of a white wolf.
"Chloei, stop!" Alycia shouted. "You shouldn't be running away from us!" Then she just realized who she stood there with. She gasped learning who it was. "E-Edwardine... you're alive?"
"That's what I thought, too," Edmond responded.
"Gulat ka ba, Altheia?" ngisi pa ni Edwardine.
Hindi siya nakasagot kung hindi ay tinindigan niya ang kanyang pagkakatayo. "Aletheia died centuries ago. It's Alycia now."
"Talaga ba? Ang ganda mo pa rin, Aletheia."
"I am, but I'm not the same girl you have known, Edwardine," sagot nito sa binata.
"Talaga ba?"
"This needs to end right now!" Edmond exclaimed. "I would honestly tell it to everyone. We shouldn't be fighting! There are more dangerous stuff to occur and if we don't act together, we'll be burned alive. They are coming and we don't them to be in this town sooner or later."
"Chaka mo, Edmond. Ang dami mong satsat," tawa pa ni Alycia. Bumunot naman ito ng baril at itinutok ito sa direksyon ni Edmond. Naglalaman ang baril na iyon ng bala na kanilang kinuha noon sa auction. Ang wooden bullet kung saan maaaring ikapahamak ng isang bampira. "Ngayon tingnan natin kung hanggang saan ang makakaya mo."
Stella look worried at Edmond dahila alam niyang sobra itong makakaapekto sa kanyang buhay kapag nagkataon mabaril siya ng wooden bullet.
"Put the gun down Alycia," Edmond ordered.
"Gusto mo rin siyang patayin? Napakagaling," ngisi ni Edwardine.
"I've been wanting, too," nanggigil na sagot ni Alycia.
"Anong gagawin natin ngayon, Aletheia?" tanong ni Edwardine.
"Wala kang gagawin," Alycia said. "Kaya kong mag-isa 'to."
"Bahala ka sa buhay mo."
Mayamaya lamang ay may isang sasakyan paparating. Nang huminto ito ay hinintay naman nila kung sino ang lulan nito hangga't sa bumaba si Roman at tinatawag ang pansin ni Edwardine. Pilit naman nitong pinapabalik si Edwardine sa basement pero dahil huli na para gawin iyon, hindi ito sumunod sa kanyang utos.
Pinapanood lamang nina Stella ang bawat pangyayari habang iniintindi ang mga impormasyong nakukuha niya. Tinuon naman ni Edmond ang kayang atensyon kay Chieftain Clements na isa ring dahilan kung bakit umabot sa ganito ang kanilang sitwasyon.
"Hindi mo kailangan ang mga taong 'to, Edwardine. Bumalik ka na sa basement kung saan mas ligtas ka!"
"Hindi!" sigaw ni Edwardine. "Hindi na ako babalik sa basement na 'yon! Ang lahat ng Clements ay piniling ikulong ako ro'n sa napakahabang panahon! Hinding hindi na muli ako magpapauto sa inyong lahat!
Susugurin sana ni Edwardine si Elius ngunit mabilis dinng naiwas ni Edmond ang kaibigan sa kapahakaman. Nanggigil naman si Edwardine. Hindi naman makapaniwala si Chieftain Clements sa mga nakikita niya ngayon. Limang bampira at isang lobo ang kaharap niya ngayon.
"Your family killed the Sanguines," ani Alycia habang nakatingin kay Roman. "Kinuha niyo ang pagmamay-ari namin at ngayon ay makikita mong masunog ang bayang ito kasama mo."
"Hindi! Po-protektahan ako ni Edwardine!"
Napangisi naman si Edwardine. "At bakit ko naman gagawin 'yon? Tapos na ang masalimuot kong buhay sa kamay ninyo. Karapatan kong maging malaya."
"After killing Edmond, you'll be next, Edwardine," halakhak ni Alycia.
"Kung Alycia na ang pangalan mo ay tawagin mo na rin akong Edward. Mas bagay iyon sa akin... at dito ka rin magtatapos aking magandang dilag."
Inilipat ni Alycia ang baril at tinutok niya iyon kay Edwardine. Pilit namang sumigaw si Chieftain Clements para pigilan ang gagawin ni Alycia. Hiniyaan naman ni Reubert ang nobya sa mga ginagawa nito. Pinapanood lamang niya dahil nasisiyahan siya sa mga pangyayari. Ngunit bago pa man mangyari ang pagputok ng baril ay isang kakaibang lakas ang pinakawalan ni Stella kasabay ng kanyang malakas na pagsigaw.
Napaluhod ang lahat nang maramdaman nila ang pag-alog ng lupa. Natauhan silang lahat doon.
"Hindi maaari..." hindi makapaniwalang usal ni Chieftain Clements nang masaksihan ang kakaibang lakas ni Stella. "May witch na rin dito?!"
"For your information, I'm an Escott witch," pagtatama ni Stella. "My ancestor was the protector of this town ever since it was established. You can't mess with a witch. That's what I'm telling you."
"But a vampire can mess with you," Reubert smirked.
Siniko naman siya ni Alycia. "This night won't end without one being dead."
"That wouldn't be me," Elius said, shaking his head.
Edmond patted his shoulder. "I got your back, brother."
"I know you do," Elius smirked.
"I've still got my eyes on you, Edmond," Alycia said. "I wouldn't let you see the next morning."
"And if you did that, you won't see it either," he answered.
Napakunot-noo naman ang dalaga. "You can't be alive with this wooden bullet, Edmond. This is one of the deadliest weapons to kill a vampire and I'm gonna shoot it to you and in that way, you wouldn't get your hands on me and that would be the end of your miserable life and left the Freymount town without its protector."
"You must've forgotten there's a witch like me who can protect this town after all," Stella pointed out.
"You're still young to protect this town, Stella. Maybe you're an Escott, but you can't be like your ancestors. You are nothing compare to them. You're such a pathetic careless waste of time, bitchy witch."
"I agree," Reubert laughed. The only thing he can do for now was to support her.
"You're doing it all wrong, Alycia," Edmond said. "If you ever killed me and put me to death, I won't be the only one to burn in ashes but all of my bloodlines."
When he said that, he has all of his attention. "All of the people whom I turned into a vampire would also die when I die. We are all connected in some ways. I'm your life and if you ever killed me, you're killing yourself. I think it would be a win-win situation for me."
"Tangina, 'wag mong gagawin 'yan, Aletheia, " ani Edwardine.
"At sino ka naman para pigilan ako?!" Alycia exclaimed. "You are all useless! And I don't care if I will be dead, as long as you die, that'll be fine for me!"
"No, Alycia..." Reubert said. "You turned me into one. Don't do it. Give me the gun now."
"Coward, babe," Alycia smirked.
"That's enough!" Chloei shouted.
"No, Chloei!" Alycia shouted back at her. "Don't do anything stupid!"
"I've had enough!" Chloei exclaimed at mas lalo naman itong nanggigigil.
Chloei looked into Stella's direction and she gave her deadly stares and that she wanted to put down the witch. But before she could come to her, Ully immediately tackled her, and in return Edwardine bit Ully's furry body. Hindi naman magawang alisin ni Ully si Edwardine sa pagkakakagat sa kanya kaya gumawa ng paraan si Stella upang ilayo ito sa kaibigan. Nanigas naman ang katawan si Edwardine habang na-stuck si Chloei na nakalutang sa hangin.
Lumapit naman si Edmond kay Alycia upang kunin ang baril sa kamay nito ngunit hndi niya kaagad naagaw dahil sa higpit ng pagkakahawak ni Alycia rito. Tumulong na rin naman si Reubert ang nobya na hindi maagaw ni Edmond ang barili. At kung magkamali man sila sa paghawak ay posibleng ikamatay ng isa sa kanila.
"Edwardine!!! Stop!" Chieftain Clements shouted.
Lumingon naman si Elius sa tabi niya at napansin niya ang sobrang pag-aalala ni Chieftain Clements.
"I'm sorry sir, but I need to do this."
Nang mapalingon sa kanya ang chieftain ay agad niyang sinuntok ito sa mukha dahilan para bumagsak ito sa lupa ng walang malay. Binuhat naman ni Elius iyon papunta sa kanilang sasakyan at tinali ang kamay nito at tinapkan ang mukha nito.
"Babalikan kita sir. Tutulungan ko muna ang mga kaibigan ko."
Nang bumalik si Elius at makita ang mga kaibigang ginagawa ang kanilang makakaya na hindi mapunta sa kung saan ang gulong nangyayari. Not that long when Stella decided to crack Edwardine's head, ended up getting unconscious but not dead. Ully pulled up Edwardine's collar using his mouth and brought it to Elius and tied him up in the car and flourished him with vervain in case he would wake up.
Tinuon naman ni Stella ang kanyang atensyon kay Chloei. At hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit parang baliw na tumatawa ito.
The feud between Edmond, Alycia, and Reubert continued. When Ully was about to help him, he never wanted anyone would help him because Edmond thought he can deal with this situation on his own.
But not that long when Alycia pulled the trigger. Everyone's attention fell to where the bullet has been shot. They all looked at Chloei who received the wooden bullet on her chest. She fell down on the ground and it only took her a quick second when her body burned to ashes.
"She's your mess now," Alycia said, handing over the gun to him. Alycia and Reubert then leave the trouble they have made. Edwardine vanished as well from the scene.
Iniwan sa kanya ni Alycia ang baril ngunit hindi na iyon naglalaman ng wooden bullet. Sinigurado naman niyang hindi na ulit iyon mangyayari.
Nang lumapit ang apat sa abo ni Chloei ay hindi sila makapaniwala sa nangyari. Ully came back into his human form and immediately run back into the car because he was naked. Elius, Stella, and Edmond stared at the ashes knowing that one of them could end up in that situation.
"I never thought Alycia would pull the trigger," Edmond said, shaking his head.
"She's been craving to kill you, Ed," Stella muttered. "She has always been."
"But the cost of getting Ed killed was also her life," Elius said. "But I guess, this has got to be a long night. We gotta get back and hold Chieftain Clements and Edwardine on the cage."
Edmond nodded. "Yeah. we gotta go now."
And when they came back on the car. Edmond couldn't forget what happened earlier. He felt like he failed to protect this town every time he wanted to. Hindi lang niya inaasahan na sa bawat pagkakataon na magiging maayos na ang lahat, every thing would be a disaster, and this time, things got worst when secrets and lies were revealed.