
The mansion was already deserted with no family, in addition to the personal problems faced by each of his grandchildren Joyi felt even more crowded desert than his residence. Every member of the family as usual gathered at the dinner table, but the food was only stirred to formless without eating.
"Chad, what about the Ooty project you're running?" joyi asked who was eager to hear her granddaughter talk.
"Ah, um.it went well"
"That's it, then what about you Alisya? you're at the fair again?"
"That's it. I haven't thought about it yet" Alisya replied uninspiredly.
Joyi breathed a deep breath, looking for a way out of the family's troubles.
"Aren't you going to Ooty tomorrow?" ask Joyi.
"I have to make sure everything goes according to plan" Chad replied.
"Good, Grandma and Alisya will come with you"
"What?" chad asked looking at Joyi and Alisya in turn.
"The views in Ooty are pretty good, maybe Alisya can get some inspiration there. After all, grandma is already saturated here, let's just say we're going on a family vacation"
"It doesn't need grandma, I don't want to bother" Alisya said slowly.
"Omong empty, who are you bothering dear? Chad will work as usual while we can enjoy the other side of the city, this one time follow the wishes of grandmother yes. "persuade Joyi.
Of course Alisya can not refuse, Joyi has contributed a lot to him besides that this holiday is aimed at him as well. Alisya nods as an agreement that makes Joyi happy, while Chad does not care as usual.
Manager San helped prepare for their departure, as a confidant of Joyi of course he also participated in this trip. They left early in the morning so that they could get to the time when the sun was still shining brightly, Joyi seemed enthusiastic on this journey and did not stop talking even though Alisya only responded with a smile.
As they wished to arrive at the hotel when it was still noon, they were helped by the hotel servants who brought their belongings inside.
Alisya and Joyi decide to rest in their room while Chad continues to go to work, accompanied by Manager San he comes to the place where the construction of the hotel is located.
Actually Chad only renovated the building, making it more magnificent with wooden designs to look more integrated with the forest.
"Welcome sir" said a Chadian subordinate responsible for the development.
"What about the waterfall you were talking about yesterday? is there any approval from the mayor?" ask Chad.
"Everything is going smoothly, the mayor's plan will start construction following us so that when the hotel is finished he is finished. Currently only made the way to the waterfall, after that another"
"Good, Manager San please take care of the rest I want to go see that waterfall"
"Ah sir! you want to go alone?" ask the man to worry.
"Yes, why?" ask Chad.
"Would you be accompanied by one of my subordinates, the waterfall is quite far away and the debt is not necessarily safe so.... "
"You don't have to worry, if Mr. Chad says it like that then it has been decided" said Manager San, who knows Chad doesn't like to be advised.
"But... "
"Here you go, show me the results of your work" said Manager San firmly.
"Well" he replied slowly.
Manager San had a smile before going to follow his men who were responded by Chad, after their departure Chad began to step.
Together with Jhon he had lived a few days in the forest, eating what was there and sleeping on the rocks. The experience was enough to make him understand the danger in the forest and it was not a great threat to him that a vampire.
Calmly he walked down the path, enjoying the cool air entering his lungs and hearing the singing of diverse forest dwellers.
The further he went into the more noisy the beetles made a sound, a few minutes later the sound of the waterfall began to sound even though what he saw was still a thick tree.
Chad walked quietly but stopped for a moment when what he saw was not just a rainbow at the waterfall, but a heavenly one he had long longed for.
* * *
When he first opened his eyes alertness immediately made his muscles stiffen, unexpectedly his hands and feet were free without anything tied when clearly he remembered how being invited was a kidnapping.
The whole room was quite dark even during the day because the windows were tightly closed by curtains, only a few candles served as a light source. He got up from the bed and walked out of the room, Tianna who was standing right beside the door of the bodyguard tub greeted him with a flat face.
"Keenan wants to see you" Tianna said.
"Am I not given food?"
"If you can I can prepare the best blood we have" Tianna said.
"Please water only" Shishio replied.
Tianna rolled his eyeballs and started walking in the lead, followed by Shishio they went to the front room where Keenan was already waiting for him.
"Sleep well, Mr Shishio?" ask Keenan.
"If it wasn't for the drug help I wouldn't have slept so soundly in a house this dirty"
"I agree with you" Tianna said which made Shishio a little surprised.
"Well, if you fulfill my request, I'll make sure your next visit is convenient"
"Then I better listen" Shishio replied.
Keenan allowed Shishio to sit down while Tianna fetched him some water, the sofa was a little dusty but Shihio did not mind it.
He was actually interested in the vampire house, during his career a new time he found a noble class vampire who lived in an old house former human relics. Of course this became a new science that he had to absorb, especially Keenan showed signs that reminded him of Viktoria.
"I heard of your greatness in science, honestly you amazed me. So far you are the first witch to have my adoration" Keenan said.
"Oh yeah? I seem to be popular in both worlds"
"You have to meet Alabama, he's a science maniac despite his frequent denials"
"Why should I?"
"Because after you meet him you will know the reason why I invited you" Keenan replied.
* * *
The girl's smile was wide and beautiful, playing with splashes of water drenching all over her body. The all-white clothes he was wearing were floating on the surface of the water following where he swam, then sank just as his feet descended underwater.
Chad doesn't blink until the girl turns her back and their eyes go back and forth.
Kyaaa.......
The typical scream of a girl is enough to make Chad shocked to run to hide behind the trees, his heart racing aware of the sin he just committed.
Sretti...
"Who are you?" ask Ima from behind with her nails stuck in Chad's neck.
"You.... Why are you here?" he continued when he saw Chad's pale face.
"I. that is. "Ima's nails are too sharp so that what she is most worried about is her life, because if she answers wrong, Ima can slash it easily.
"Don't you. You've been peeking at me!"
"That's not true!" sergeant Chad panicked.
"Aish.. young master, I know my body is very beautiful but before you marry me you must not be naughty like this" seduced Ima while pulling her claws.
"What do you mean? married what?"
"Hey... You came all the way here to track my whereabouts right? no shame so, after that declaration of love I know you can't forget me" he said with a smile.
"Don't talk nonsense! I'm here because there's a job, you can see that there's a hotel building nearby" Chad said, trying to act normal.
"The hotel? ah... So it's your job, I did hear about the construction of the hotel rumors the mayor will also make this waterfall a major tourist spot. Hhhhhhhhhhhh, unfortunately, in a few months this place will be crowded" he said while staring at the waterfall.
"What if there are so many?"
"This is where I used to spend my time as a vampire."
The answer is enough to make Chad understand, for them the creatures of the night is quite difficult to hide their true identity in order to live quietly in the human world.
"Eh, you haven't answered why you're here" Ima said suddenly.
"I told you I have a job"
"Your hotel is there, so what are you doing here?" ima said while pointing to the direction where Chad's hotel is likely to be.
"Ah.. it.. I want to see the waterfall, people say this place is very good to visit"
"Mr Chad, it feels like we're a match. I live in this city now so you must understand that I need time to get to your house, to be able to meet you here and like this I'm sure it's no coincidence"
"Why do you talk all the time?" ask Chad while turning around to go near the waterfall.
But if they think their first meeting is memorable enough, Chad can't lie to them that he's in love but is too cowardly to admit it. All the things that happened to their relationship were too strange to call it coincidence, that he made his own bond so that Ima remained beside him.
Influenced by the words of Ima made him think that maybe they are goddesses who fall in love with each other in the sky and then incarnate into the same beings in the world.
* * *
Usually Alabama never came out of his headquarters if not to save himself, but for the sake of meeting a great witch he was willing to come out to welcome him even though it was in another dark room not much different from his room.
Shishio was quite surprised at how old and pale Alabama was, very typical of a mad scientist. Alabama has reached the age of thousands of years, it is possible that he is the only vampire who is the oldest on the face of this earth.
"I welcome you with great joy" Alabama said in a salute.
A noble vampire with all his honor so attached to the tone of Alabama's speech, Shishio never forgot how the nobles behaved.
"Thank you" he replied.
"I'm sorry for our insolence towards you"
"No problem, you don't have to worry about that."
When Shishio was amazed by the manners of Alabama Keenan was surprised at him, of course because all he saw was the old vampire who was angry and crazy.
"How about we just get to the point, I'm too curious why you invited me to come" Shishio said.
Alabama nodded in understanding, leading the way into his stinking, dark office of all the rooms. Even Shishio coughed as he first entered the room, his eyes also taking a few minutes to adjust.
Shishio was quite surprised to see the laboratory equipment in Alabama, the tools were quite complete and modern. But the thing that made him even more shocked when Alabama showed the species he had created himself.
The creature was in special brackets in a special room that was blocked by a plated iron tarnish, its eyes red with pale white skin similar to Alabama. His fangs sticking out with a stocky body while sitting with his feet and hands on the floor.
"He... vampire?" ask Shishio.
"More than that, he is a mindless but strong-willed creature. His strength was the same as a hundred vampire warriors, this cell was not strong enough to hold him back but he was always in a calm state so it was fine"
"He's like a vampire who's been attacking humans lately"
"They were failed products, while he was the only one who survived. It's just that he needs something you have in order to never get out of control"
"What do you mean?" ask Shishio wonder.
"I've been feeding him for a long time without ever being late for a second, but no matter what a lion he's still the king of the jungle. If I don't restore his wits then he can get out of control at any time, and if that happens then either the human world or the Vampires will all be wiped out" Alabama explained.
"We need your help to make a potion that can restore his mind" Keenan said.
"Why do you think I can do it?" ask Shishio wonder.
"About twenty-five years ago Viktoria took a human to be her assistant, one day her assistant was crazed like the vampire that exists today. But suddenly he is fully recovered and stands in the ranks of witches to fight the vampires, the assistant's name is Colt"
"Why do you think about it?" shishio asked in shock.
"I was a vampire who gave him a cure so that his vampire instincts would quickly come out, unexpectedly he was more brutal to the point of almost killing a human" Alabama replied.
Revealed already, the puzzle that happened to Colt twenty-five years ago turned out to be the result of Alabama, the nickname of science maniac and crazy given Keenan is indeed very suitable for Alabama.
He did not expect to meet the mastermind behind all this misbehavior, like a common thread that the god had drawn with his destiny he found an answer.