The Nameless Crown
Chapter 15 - The Last Promise

“Surely I'm happy!”

“Huh?”

Vlad seemed very happy when the end of his life would come.

“Then can we start it, Oz the demon hunter?!”

He also made a position like he was welcoming something.

Challenged Oz began to clench and tighten his right fist.

“Hooo~ it seems you're taking me to play! I'll accept your call-to-action~”

After that the roof of the room where Vlad and Oz were destroyed because an unknown object appeared. When the dust had disappeared, it turned out that it was the head of the Gragoyle that had been crushed.

Oz smiled wryly.

“Vampire Hunt has started!”

Vlad smirked.

Finally they ran to each other with the intention to kill each other. Without the weapons they used. The blow can be lightened.

Vlad with his pale white hand hardened and unleashed a swift straight punch. However, Oz spun agilely to avoid it. Although the attack was averted, the place behind Oz was exposed, forming a deep circle that cracked.

“Lumayan too, if you hit it I don't know what will happen to your internal organs.”

As Vlad raved about his power. Oz threw a powerful kick at his head.

“Opss~ is a pity..”.

Vlad can hold it off using only the tip of his index finger. However, its impact effect let out a loud sound, as if the attack was an explosion.

Then proceed with a rotating kick that uses the hand as a pedestal. After that both legs turned in the air and two double kicks shot across Vlad's head.

Just like before, Oz's attack can be easily suppressed by Vlad. Just a few seconds later, Oz jumped to re-establish his body.

Vlad was still silent while grinning. Behind the white hair were two bloodthirsty eyes.

When Oz managed to get away from Vlad and get back on his feet, he did not expect that the figure of the King of Eternity had been right in front of him. A light punch landed heavily on Oz's stomach and launched him upwards.

“Gahk! ...”

His body floated violently out of Vlad's room.

Vlad smiled wryly, revealing his robe of greatness to the back then he jumped high to pick up Oz who floated high.

When Oz was still hovering high, Vlad had been on top of him. His legs straddled and immediately slid, hitting Oz's back violently.

His body that was hovering high was now back sliding down. Stripped the floor until the surrounding was destroyed scattered. The brown dust blocks Oz's prone body under pressure, while Vlad manages to land safely beside him.

“Is it just like this your strength, Oz ... The Demon Hunter?”

Then with a flash Vlad's foot landed on Oz's back, stepping on him twice and kicking him until his head was facing the sky.

His clothes were shabby and also torn, while his face looked in pain.

“Where is your power that can scare the whole land of death!? Don't you have the same blood as me flowing in your veins?”

Oz growled annoyed, in the end he bit the leaves of his lower lip to bleed.

“Never say anything to me!”

“Oyaa~ seems you're still excited~”

Oz who had looked battered started to rise even though his body trembled a little. Moreover, her not-strong hands supported her own body so it was quite difficult for her to return to her normal state.

Vlad looked at him lightly. His two red eyes began to glow faintly within the splendid full moon light.

After Oz managed to stand up even though he was a little overwhelmed, there was a threatening aura coming out of his body. A reddish black that glows dark.

“Let's celebrate the birth of resurrection day, brother!~”

At once Vlad took out two dark wings behind his back. Its dark black feathers floated around them.

It doesn't take a second for Oz to be someone different. A dark wing came out from his right back. The color is different compared to Vlad's.

On each side of his fur was ash-colored and slightly reddish. Both of his eyes turned bright red. His pupils became smaller and sharper.

“Mari, I'll teach you a lullaby!” said Oz coldly.

Vlad started walking around the surroundings while muttering something strange. While Oz, he stared intently at Vlad with both red eyes against him.

The blood that came out of Oz's mouth from Vlad's attack has disappeared. Even now his body looks fit again. The condition did not show signs of bruising, but previously he had many bruises.

“Come! I hope with your change you can beat me, Oz,” Vlad said, stopping in place and glancing at Oz with narrowed eyes.

“Maybe it will exceed your expectations .. surely.”

It was at that moment that a wave of wind appeared in both different places. Oz and Vlad are missing.

Suddenly the sound of wind was heard around the room. Like a fire explosion that floated without a trace, the entire room became crumbled following every quick movement of the two of them.

The walls began to crack with a great rumble followed, a rancid sound could be heard from all the pillars supporting the sky. However, they seem to ignore that.

Black shadows flashed rapidly here and there. Fight each other and avoid each other.

After a few minutes had passed, the figures of Oz and Vlad were again seen. Vlad's appearance was still as usual, it was just that his oversized clothes and robes were falling apart.

As for Oz he pecked on the spot, blood came out from the left side of his mouth. Flowing down to the base of the neck and then dripping down.

Vlad smiled wryly.

“Is it with your change that you can beat me, Oz?”

His mocking tone made Oz almost throw his silver sword at Vlad. However, in exchange all he could do now was squeeze his own right fist.

“I am not you and this blood is not my own will either, so keep that in mind!”

“However, still .... The blood that flows in your veins is almost like mine, after all you were born as half a Vampire.”

Oz pecked small.

“You think I want something like this, HUH!?”

“Maybe? I don't know what your past is, but one thing I do know..”.

Silence occurred shortly before finally Vlad's next words made Oz could not hold back his anger anymore.

“Your parents cursed you and everything about you, called you a Monster and almost killed you, right, ‘kan?”

An arrogant smile broadened on Vlad's face. He laughed out loud while covering his face with his own palm.

“VLADDD!”

“Come ... OZZZZZ!” vlad shouted with a satisfied laugh.

They attacked each other quickly and strongly. On the one hand Vlad has tremendous combat power even though only limited to bare hands.

While Oz is very agile to play the weapons he has and he has mastered it very well.

After the sound of the air explosion, now a great clanking sound was heard on the ceiling. The dark clouds with the beautiful full moon showed two figures attacking each other.

The wind blew fiercely at that moment and crows were cowering around the castle roof.

“You were dumped by your own parents, are you sure you can kill me?”

Vlad kicked Oz in the belly once, but Oz was able to neutralize it easily.

“It's none of your business, Stupid vampire!”

Now the attack was turned on Vlad himself. Oz spun in the air and floated a very quick shot.

Vlad could not help it and he crashed far away to knock down the clock tower on the left side of the castle. Oz did not stay silent and he darted quickly towards his opponent who was still not getting back up.

When he wanted to hit him, Vlad first flew fast and had been behind him. Oz's punch missed, but Vlad's attack in the form of a Hook punch managed to throw the young man's body to drag him dozens of meters down there.

The lands where the castle balcony is now in disarray due to the arrival of Oz's body that crashed. Not yet able to take a breath, now Vlad developed both of his black wings and shouted.

“BIN TROUBLE YOU!!”

Thousands of black feathers were floating around his body and instantly shot out rapidly towards Oz who was still half-lying. The rain of thousands of black feathers almost destroyed the balcony where Oz was.

The dust covered the surrounding landscape. Vlad could only grin broadly at it.

“Ooya! Ahahahaha!”

A shadow appeared behind Vlad.

“It seems you can avoid an attack from me, Oz.”

It was Oz who was overwhelmed. His breath was breathless as blood was visible from almost his entire body. His left eye was closed because there was blood flowing through it.

“S-s-fuck!!”

A small laugh appeared and Vlad floated low. Now he was standing on a large balcony that had been destroyed.

“You better get down here soon or you'll be pounced on by some wild Gargoyle, Oz.”

Oz could only scoop up annoyed. His battered body could not last much longer.

“M-why don't you ever get out of your castle?”

“Hmm. It seems that someone is curious about the personal life of the King of Eternity.”

The cold gaze could be felt by Vlad.

“Huhhh... Well if you are so desperate to know the life of this King of Eternity, then I will tell it.”

Vlad scratched the back of his head, he turned then looked at the full moon.

“A very simple reason.. because I am tired of this world”.

“Bored!?”

Ryan who was in another dimension with Vlad version of a small bird began to be astonished.

(Bored?)

[Yes, of course at that time I was very bored. What do you feel like if the world never changes and continues like that? For humans, this is peace. However, to me it is a prison of life full of lies]

Vlad said it in a disappointed tone and ended the long speech.

[You'll find out if you're immortal and can never die]

This time Vlad looked at Ryan with a pessimistic gaze, in his gaze it was like there was a message saying “Hai .. why are you so stupid, do you not realize that humans are afraid of me?” less is more like that.

However, it was strange that Ryan still did not notice it at all.

[I think you can understand how I felt back then and how stupid I was to expect something like that to be real]

Ryan tilted his head. Vlad the bird version perched on his right shoulder began to sigh even though it looked only a feather ball that nodded.

“You—not you humans can experience death, but what will become of me confined in this world for almost 1000 years. I don't remember it anymore and don't think about it anymore”

Oz who heard him could not say anything. Because he knows what it's like to live that long. As long as humans can live happily and peacefully, Vlad must get used to living alone in the castle.

Without friends, relatives or someone who can give warmth to him.

“Bamun—”

Oz's eyes widen.

“—I am not crazy for being accompanied by a beautiful woman”

“HUH!?”

“Are you not curious who that woman is?”

Now Oz squeezes his own fist.

“J-don't say...”.

Vlad smirked.

“Of course... he has been my food all this time, because he also has the same curse as me”.

“Vlad!”

Oz is distracted by the words of the food stuff Vlad spoke. Although his legs were trembling, he immediately darted towards the King of Eternity and directly hit his face with all his might.

“AaaAaaa!!!”

The power of Oz's punch could not be resisted by Vlad so he was thrown into the sky. Fortunately he had a pair of wings, otherwise he might have fallen into the abyss below.

Vlad laughed a little.

“Kha... khahahahaha!”

“Why are you laughing?”

“Isn't this funny .. why is a wasted and feared person the same as I worry about someone?”

“Not necessarily—“

“You're afraid if your existence disappears from people's memories, aren't you?”

Sela Vlad and she flew low again to be able to stand on the surface of the destroyed balcony.

Oz bit his own teeth. He did not know what to respond, because hearing all of that made his heart hurt.

“You took a job as a demon hunter for people to remember, you traveled so far just because your existence was recognized and you didn't even hesitate to help a village from my subordinates attack for free.”

Oz's left arm moved quickly and fired a silver bullet. The bullet managed to push Vlad's face away for a moment, but returned without a fatal wound.

When Oz sees Vlad's mouth chewing, he can't believe it when Vlad spits it out. It was a silver bullet that he had shot, but now it had become a shattered silver.

“Tchh.

“Of course, I'm not just any creature”

“Huhhh.

Oz sighed, the injuries he got started to improve a bit.

“You better realize something soon... Oz~”

“What do you mean?”

Vlad laughed a little.

“Actually I was the fool to tell you or you yourself who didn't notice it at all? Now I'm confused”

“Huh?”

“Listen to me carefully, Oz.”

However, Oz ignores him and immediately advances against Vlad. Two double punches immediately shot towards Vlad's wide open stomach.

When the two punches almost hit Vlad's stomach, Oz suddenly lowered his head. He accidentally heard Vlad muttering something.

Oz's body docked to the ground, the air around him became heavy and Oz began to squeal in pain. He spit out a bit of saliva from his mouth while his teeth slumped in annoyance.

“ You better stay quiet there while I tell you”

“VLADDD!!!”

Vlad snapped his finger once. A tendril crept from under her place, forming a chair that was comfortable enough for her to sit on.

“Kingdom...actually I don't want to discuss this, but since you are plagued by your dissatisfaction, it would be best if you listen to this carefully”

“Arggghh!!"

Oz is trying to rise from the strong gravity that makes him have to kiss the ground.

“The previous kingdom, when I was still successful it had a tough and strong sturdiness. They are not afraid of me and always scatter this castle almost every day. Even I had time to think whether they were not tired of continuing to attack this place continuously.”

Vlad sighed a little later recalling the days when humans were still attacking his castle.

“What I can imagine is fear, incompetence, resignation, despair, but all of them when attacking this castle gave me goosebumps to look at it. With a springy face like being buffeted by a breeze of spirit and without any hesitation to attack. Guess what I said when it happened?”

“Bodo time with it all, quickly release myself!”

“Huhhh. What I said at the time was...”.

Vlad ignored Oz and continued his story with sad eyes.

“ ... ‘they are not human, who are they!?’—I almost lost my sanity back then. My family and subordinates continue to defend this place for the benefit of their king, myself. The man I imagined at that time was so great and fearless, different from today. Humans in this age feel frightened just by hearing the stories told by their ancestors, seeing the forest of death or dead trees they just scream.”.

Vlad was disappointed.

“What a pity, did you never know that humans have now fallen into a situation that requires them to stay alive? Killing each other, robbing, betraying, even raping just to satisfy his lust?”

Now that the Vampire had risen, he looked at Oz who was still kissing the ground pitifully.

“You should come to your senses immediately or they will turn to attack you if you let your guard down just a little,” he said in a flat tone.

Those two red eyes on her were hinting at regret as well as sadness. With his pale white face, even his hair was the same color of death.

Vlad has only been able to reflect on all of that in recent years. He also does not understand why humans are now more sad than what he saw in the past.

“I hope you understand what I'm telling you, Oz the demon hunter.”

Vlad bent the five fingers of his right hand upwards. The air pressure that was restraining Oz disappeared, now he coughed because his role was disturbed by the air pressure.

“And it seems now I can leave everything to you.”

Oz got up while holding his sore neck. Both of his eyes switched from Vlad who was in front of him and finally ended up on the full moon above him.

“A-is the path I took wrong?”

Muttering, Oz gradually stepped his feet near Vlad.

“Do you have no regrets at all?”

“All that is long gone and now is a new age for better change than ever.”

Vlad who had no doubts at all, gave Oz goosebumps. Because for a moment they had intended to kill each other, but now the intention was only applicable to one side.

“Hmmm... one more, I want you to keep “dia” for me”

“You mean?”

Vlad nodded slowly. His back-to-back body Oz did not feel the same passion at all when he was just born as the King of Eternity.

“He's not really my food. I purposely said that in order to make you angry and quickly kill me, but my expectations were too high and I was disappointed because it was”

“Huhh?”

As Oz approaches Vlad, the full moon above begins to change. Its bright white color began to be devoured by a dark red color.

“And for last, I want to make sure whether you want to take care of it or not?”

“If it is your last request, then..”.

Vlad understood and he nodded slowly.

Before him now lay a forest, mountains, valleys, countryside and he could also see some small flames below. They were knights of the kingdom.

It seems they came to kill Vlad as well. Unfortunately the opportunity had been snatched away by a young man whom Vlad had entrusted to guard something.

“Then, if in time we will meet again. I'll make sure to give up my powers for you, Oz”

“Do not fantasize. Do you think we'll see each other again after this?”

“For sure of course, but with different conditions”

“Hmph. Sometimes you can make a joke too.”

Oz smiled slightly and removed the sword from the scabbard, removed the scabbard and brought the tip of the sword close to the center of Vlad's back.

“You better close your eyes and imagine a vast field of flowers, because this will be a little ‘painful’”

“Hahahaha! I'll take your advice this time, Oz.”

Then the blood spewed out very much along with a quick stab that pierced through Vlad's back and out of his chest. Blood seeped, Vlad coughed loudly.

His expression really had no regrets. His mouth turned wide, a relieved smile so clearly visible on his face.

“[From from until reality, iwhom wielding his sword this exterminate the evil has ended his destiny in this calamity world]... Vlad”

“Ahh... hope we meet again.”

Vlad turned his head towards Oz with a big smile as a silver sword pierced his back.

He weakly bowed and disappeared into a swarm of flying bats and disappeared as Oz blinked his eyes.

“Hopefully you can rest in peace in nature there.”