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Chapter 231 – The Elder of Blood and Shadow
Chapter 231 – The Elder of Blood and Shadow
A Name in Red Ink
The list was getting shorter.
One name stood out.
A name whispered in fear by vampires and mortals alike.
A name that carried centuries of power, cruelty, and darkness.
Elder Xelthos Valefor.
One of the Five Elders of Valefor.
Not just a noble.
Not just a lord.
A monster in human form.
Sena traced the name with her dagger.
Lilith exhaled, her smile sharp as a blade.
"This is the big one."
Sena nodded.
"Then let’s make it count."
And with that—
They vanished into the night.
The Fortress of the Elder
The domain of Xelthos Valefor was no castle.
It was a tomb of the damned.
A fortress carved into a mountain, its walls black as obsidian.
Massive red banners hung from the peaks, marked with the sigil of the Five Elders—a serpent coiled around a bleeding heart.
No guards stood outside.
Because no one entered and lived.
The air stank of blood and old magic.
Sena and Lilith moved silently, stepping across the rocky path.
Then—
A voice whispered through the wind.
"Welcome, assassins."
The sky turned black.
And the battle began.
The Gates of the Dead
The fortress doors groaned open—revealing a sea of shadows.
Figures rose from the darkness.
Vampires.
Hundreds of them.
Their eyes glowed red, their claws gleamed, their fangs dripped blackened blood.
Lilith grinned.
"Finally, some fun."
Sena drew her blades.
"No holding back."
Then—
Hell broke loose.
The First Wave
The vampires rushed forward, moving like a black tidal wave.
Sena and Lilith moved faster.
Sena vanished—reappearing mid-air, slicing through three at once.
Lilith twisted, her dual blades tearing heads from shoulders.
Blood painted the ground.
But the enemy did not stop.
More crawled from the darkness, climbing the walls, leaping from the shadows.
A storm of claws and fangs.
Lilith laughed.
"Not enough."
She whirled, her blades flashing—
And the night screamed.
The Second Wave – The Titans
Then—
The ground rumbled.
Something massive moved in the dark.
Two enormous figures stepped into the light.
Towering blood titans—vampires who had transformed into monstrous forms, their bodies swollen with ancient blood magic.
Their arms were the size of trees.
Their mouths split open, revealing rows of jagged fangs.
They roared—
And charged.
Sena barely dodged, flipping over a massive fist.
Lilith slid under a claw, slicing at its leg—
But her blade bounced off its skin.
"Damn."
Sena landed, eyes narrowing.
"Go for the eyes."
Lilith grinned.
"Got it."
They moved—
A blur of death.
The Fall of the Titans
Sena climbed the first titan, daggers sinking into its flesh.
It howled, swinging wildly—
But she was too fast.
She reached its face, driving both daggers into its glowing red eyes.
The titan screamed—
And collapsed.
Lilith danced through the second, carving its joints, slicing its throat—
Until she leapt onto its shoulders—
And drove both blades through its skull.
The giants fell.
But the battle was not over.
The Throne of Xelthos
The fortress doors opened again.
A figure stepped forward.
Tall.
Draped in black and crimson robes.
His face was ageless, pale as bone.
His eyes were black voids, swirling with ancient power.
Elder Xelthos Valefor.
His voice was calm.
"You have done well."
He lifted a single hand.
Blood rose from the ground, forming razor-sharp spears.
Sena and Lilith braced themselves.
And Xelthos attacked.
The Duel Against an Elder
Xelthos moved like a phantom—
One moment standing still, the next beside them.
His hand passed through Sena’s ribs—not physically, but as if gripping her soul.
Pain exploded through her body.
Lilith lashed out, her sword aiming for his throat—
But he vanished, reappearing behind her.
"Too slow."
A wave of blood spears shot forward—
Sena and Lilith barely dodged, the weapons tearing through stone.
This wasn’t just a fight.
This was a massacre.
And they were on the losing side.
The Turning Point
Sena gritted her teeth.
"We need to end this. Now."
Lilith nodded.
They rushed forward—
Xelthos smirked, raising his hand for the final spell—
But he never finished.
Sena’s dagger pierced his chest.
Lilith’s sword drove through his spine.
His smirk vanished.
Blood poured from his lips.
"Impossible..."
Sena twisted the blade.
"Die."
Xelthos collapsed.
And the fortress began to crumble.
The End of an Era
Sena and Lilith escaped the collapsing fortress, standing on the mountain ledge.
Below them—
The stronghold of Xelthos Valefor burned.
Lilith exhaled.
"One Elder down."
Sena nodded.
"Four to go."
The hunt was not over.
It had only just begun.