The Accidental Vampire

Castiel glanced up at the beautiful sky, seemingly lost in some thought.

"There is still some time..."

He snapped his fingers, instantaneously casting a spell. A formation circle appeared under his feet.

"Little one, you need to learn how to use these spells. Without them, you can never catch up to your opponents."

As the formation circle started gathering energy from the nature, Castiel didn't forget to remind Atlas once again of the importance of the spells.

Every Progenitor had a special advantage, and being able to use spells was the advantage of Castiel, and it was supposed to be one of the best. These spells and his vast knowledge were what made him so strong throughout the years.

When all four of them had started, he was the weakest of them all since the others had skills that instantly benefitted them. On the contrary, he needed to slowly gather all the knowledge to become stronger. With each passing day, he honed his knowledge and his spells to become strong enough to face the other Progenitors without much external help.

In fact, he considered himself less of a Progenitor and more of a spellcaster when he fought, barely relying on any of his Vampire abilities.

That's also why he felt that Atlas was wasting an opportunity. It was certainly hard for a young man to grasp the knowledge and the perfection that he spent centuries gathering, but not using them was still a waste.

The formation under Castiel's feet started shining brightly, creating a spatial disturbance in the surroundings.

By the time the formation stopped, Castiel wasn't there anymore. Only the crater was left behind.

Castiel's figure appeared in a different place, far away from where he previously was.

Castiel appeared right at the entrance of the Town, closest to the Franc Clan since that town was also the place where Lancaster was taking Lilith.

In the distance, a carriage could be seen advancing closer to the town.

Not waiting for the carriage to even get to him, Castiel flew to the carriage instead.

The carriage driver abruptly stopped the carriage, watching a man flying toward him. His face went pale in fear. He got off the carriage and started running, leaving the carriage behind in fear of his life.

"You don't need to run." Castiel used another spell. Mysterious shackles appeared around the waist of the carriage driver, pulling him back.

"Why did the carriage stop?" Lancaster wondered if they had already reached their destination. However, as he pulled the window curtains aside, he noticed that there was still a forest around them.

He was about to open the door when a figure appeared on the other end of the door. Initially shocked, Lancaster sighed in relief as he noticed that it was Atlas.

He opened the door. Castiel entered the carriage, sitting right before Lilith.

Without talking to Lancaster at all, he placed his hand on Lilith's forehead.

"Hmm, it seems she already took precautions. As expected of the little one. Still, the healing of hers will be a really slow process. I'll give her a little push."

Castiel closed his eyes. A pure stream of energy started moving through his hand inside the body of Lilith, removing the poison which was left in her body.

Lilith's body was already dispelling the position, but with Castiel's pure stream of energy, the poison was removed much faster. Within a few minutes, all the poison was gone. Not only was the poison gone, but the arrow wound had also healed entirely.

Castiel opened his deep eyes as a serene aura remained around him.

Lancaster didn't know why, but he found the man to be a bit different. Even though Atlas was in Castiel's body, Lancaster felt like an equal to Atlas. There wasn't the feeling inside him that he was beneath Castiel. It was more of a friendship and less of a working for a Progenitor.

However, now he felt entirely different. Even though Castiel hadn't done anything, just the sheer overpowering aura of Castiel was enough to make Lancaster feel weak, as if he wasn't worthy to stand beside him.

"Lancaster, I suppose?" After healing Lilith, Castiel shifted his focus to Lancaster. "You look so much like Vor."

"You just don't have his fighting Spirit. Then again, you've lived a sheltered life, and you're young, so I can't blame you. But still, I'll also leave some advice for you..."

"You aren't a human... You are the King of Beasts. As long as you can't embrace the wild side of yours, you'll always stay weak. Too weak. Let me show you an example..."

Castiel placed his palm on the Lancaster's forehead, showing him some memories. As for the memories, he kept them specific to the memories regarding Vor, the ancestor of Lancaster who was banished from the Kingdom of Wolves.

Castiel showed him his first meeting with Vor, where despite knowing that he was a Progenitor, Vor didn't hesitate and fought back. Even after being defeated, he didn't lose his morale. Instead, he worked even harder.

Vor was filled with arrogance and pride, but it was what made him stronger. The pride was what made a Werewolf such a fierce beast. Unfortunately, Lancaster lacked the pride.

Castiel also showed Lancaster his subsequent meetings with Vor, where each time they met, they fought. And with each battle, Vor became stronger... So strong that even Lancaster couldn't believe that this was the extent to a Royal Werewolf's power.

"I hope these memories will help you understand who you're supposed to be. Don't doubt yourself... Don't lower your esteem. You are a King, and that's what you'll always be. Just embrace yourself and see how the world falls on their knees before you."

"Who are you...?" Lancaster asked subconsciously. He was sure that this guy wasn't Atlas. "Did you regain your memories? Is Atlas dead now?"

Castiel smiled. "No. He isn't dead. This is temporary. The memories will be sealed again, and I'll go back to sleep. Atlas will be back as soon as I leave."

Castiel didn't expose the lies that were told by Atlas, letting them float freely. It was better than telling Lancaster the truth and making his mind even more confused about Atlas' future.

"Mmmm..." Lilith started gaining her senses. It was as if she was waking up from a beautiful sleep. Her body felt so relaxed after getting the purest stream of Castiel's energy.

She opened her eyes, glancing at Castiel. "Huh?!"

She sat straight, realizing the difference in Atlas's aura. "You are back?!"

Without thinking twice, she jumped into Castiel's embrace as tears started dripping from her eyes as if she was a kid.