Moon Lovers: Bound by Blood and Revenge

[ Zhou Ancestral Mansion…]

The next morning, Aunt Brianna joined Marceline for breakfast. Kira already had his fill after consuming Marceline's blood. He just waited for the two women to finish their meal.

When they were done, Aunt Brianna and Marceline went to the living room where Kira was sitting leisurely while watching the morning news.

The 'Handsome Nightwalker' was still trending. Some of the netizens were curious about the identity of that Handsome Nightwalker.

The people who saw Kira's face that night couldn't get over it. They continued searching for him on the internet. There was also an online thread created by the curious netizens about finding Kira.

They kept posting and asking if other people had seen him. If they did, they were encouraged to post his picture in the thread post 'Handsome Nightwalker's Identity Reveal.

"Why do I feel I am the one they are looking for," Kira mumbled, rubbing his chin as his attention was still focused on the television.

Marceline and Aunt Brianna who heard Kira also averted their gaze on the TV screen where Kira's blurry picture was being flashed. It was included in the Morning News Program as Kira's mysterious identity became a hot topic online.

"Ahem, it really looks like you," Aunt Brianna commented after assessing the photo.

"It's definitely him," Marceline stated matter-of-factly.

"Oh yeah. I remembered!" Kira put his fist over his palm and continued, "I was crossing the streets at that time and I was overwhelmed by the great changes in the human world– tall buildings, different cars, and concrete roads with street lights everywhere!"

"You look innocent and dumb sometimes," Marceline said teasingly while shaking her head.

"Well… I like my alias… Handsome Nightwalker. It sounds cool!"

Marceline just rolled her eyes at him while Aunt Brianna burst out laughing.

"By the way, Kira… I already have a solution to your problem. Here, keep this amulet. This is called identity concealment amulet also known as Identitatis Occultatio Amulet. This will prevent the Vampira Identitatis Revelio Spell from detecting your real identity as a vampire." Aunt Brianna handed Kira a small stone amulet which was wrapped in a red cloth.

"Wow, you found it, Aunt Bri, in just one night? How did you know about this amulet?" Marceline asked her in amusement. She had never expected that Aunt Brianna was fond of reading this spellbook.

"It was written in the spellbook. As long as you keep this with you, the spell around the Triple W headquarters will not be able to detect you. You can roam around freely without worrying about your identity getting revealed."

Kira frowned as he assessed the amulet in his hand. 'Aunt Bri looks very suspicious to me. But not in a bad way. I'm just wondering how she was able to read the content of the Grimoire? It is written in a different language… not ordinary human language. Only Witches and Wizards can read those spellbooks. Is Aunt Bri a Witch?'

"Thanks for this, Aunt Bri," Kira said, looking at her meaningfully. He put the amulet inside the pocket of his black suit. Meanwhile, Aunt Brianna just responded to him with a faint smile on her face.

"This is great! We can visit the Triple W Headquarters today. I will talk to their CEO to divert his attention. You can explore the headquarters and familiarize yourself with the in and out of that place. Just make sure to disable the CCTV cameras in the control room." Marceline enumerated the things Kira should do as they visit the werewolf's den.

But among her plans, Kira didn't like one thing.

"I can't leave you alone with their CEO. That Alpha is a perverted mutt!" Kira objected as he didn't agree with Marceline's suggestion about talking alone with Cedric while buying time for Kira to roam around the headquarters.

"Don't worry about me. I can handle him myself. Just focus on finding out the whereabouts of your fellow vampires. They are imprisoned somewhere in that place. You have to find out where it is so that you can save them later."

"You are exposing yourself to danger," Kira complained, not yet convinced by Marceline's plan.

"I can stay with her," Aunt Brianna volunteered. "Have you forgotten that I am also here? I will not let Cedric Morgan touch our young Mistress."

This time Kira just sighed deeply. "Alright. Let's do that. I will be more at ease, knowing Aunt Bri is by your side while talking to that mutt."

"Actually, I can also protect myself. I can beat those people who will try to take advantage of me. I'm not as weak as you think," Marceline said with full confidence.

"I know! It's just that I'm worried about you. Those werewolves are sneaky fellows," Kira explained to her.

"But we are smart and clever!" Marceline retorted.

"Hmm, I like your confidence, my Lady! But my priority is your safety."

"I said I can also protect myself!"

Aunt Brianna darted her gaze back and forth between Kira and Marceline as she could only watch the two of them in silence while they were arguing.

"Ahem. Stop arguing. We are all going to be late. Let's discuss this further after arriving at the office!" Fortunately, Aunt Brianna was there to become their referee otherwise, they would continue this debate the whole day.

"So our plan is set. Marceline and I will stay at Cedric's office while Kira will explore the different areas in the building. You will also try to locate where the other vampires are being imprisoned." Aunt Brianna summarized the entire plan to them.

Listening to Aunt Brianna, Marceline and Kira just bobbed their heads in agreement as they finally stopped arguing. Kira just made a mental note to finish his task as soon as possible so that Marceline would never get stuck with Cedric Morgan for so long.

"Okay. Let's go and drop by the office first. We will visit the Triple W Headquarters at around 10:00 am," said Marceline, motioning Aunt Brianna and Kira to follow her outside.

Soon, the three of them headed to the Zhou Empire, finalizing their plan.