Volume VIII: New Transylvania

Chapter 1

I don't know how long it took, I opened my eyes in a haze, then opened the lid of the coffin, straightened up, and a cool breeze instantly poured into my nostrils. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info I looked around, this is in a cave between the cliffs by the sea, and below is an ocean. It didn't feel like hell because I could see a glimmer of sunset on the western horizon, and it was clear that we were on earth.

I walked out of the coffin, opened the lid for Frank and Isabel, and called them up: "Hey, wake up, see where we are?"

They opened their eyes and stood up tensely. "Hello everyone. Frank shouted. When he saw that everything around him was very strange, he froze, "Where is this?"

"It's not like being in hell. Isabel said.

"Where could this be?" I asked.

We walked out of the cave and began to speculate and explore this strange place. We follow the winding mountain path to the top of the cliff, from which we look down on the island. It's just a small green island with only a few square miles. There is a stone monument with the words "Cape of Watch" engraved in Latin, an island I have never heard of.

The sun had completely set, and I looked at the distant place where the stars and the sea met, and I could vaguely see an island in the west, and I could conclude that it was much larger than this one, and I wonder why Lucifer had brought us to this place that was so strange to us? Could it be that we were smuggled here by some mischievous ghost soldiers while we were sleeping?

The climate here is a bit cold, a bit similar to the climate of Poppy Island in early autumn, but Poppy Island is geographically close to the Arctic Circle, could it be that this is one of the affiliated islands of Poppy Island? It's been a long time since I've been back to Poppy Island, and a feeling of homesickness has arisen in me.

I hope my father will forgive me for not keeping the promise I made to him, because the dark elemental fragments he was looking for were really not a good thing, so I would rather give up, even if it was charged with disrespecting my father.

Too much time has passed for us to recall the topography of Poppy Island and the location of the surrounding islands. To make sure that the distant island was Poppy Island, we built a raft out of coffins and some dead tree trunks and headed for the unknown island.

The raft slowly made its way through the thin sea fog and soon came to shore. We boldly walked ashore and my gut told me that this was not Poppy Island. Because there is no smell of blood in the sea here, and there is no murderous aura from the ancient battlefield on the shore.

"Where are we?" asked Isabel.

"This is not Poppy Island. Frank said.

"I dare say this is an affiliate island of Poppy Island. I said.

"You're right. A strange man's voice came from behind a huge rock. Immediately after that, from behind some huge rocks, a number of people with submachine guns came out, and the strange man who shouted to us seemed to be the leader, and he asked us very unkindly: "Who are you?"

"We got lost at sea. I said.

They approached us, surrounded us, and before we could get close to us, I realized that they were vampires too. But he doesn't look like a member of the Evil Spirits. The leader looked at us and decided to take us back first.

Actually, I wanted to kill them alone, but in order to get to the bottom of them, I decided to go with them. So we were blindfolded and escorted to the car.

The car started up and began to move forward slowly. One of the people next to me asked, "Where are you from?"

Neither Frank nor Isabel said anything, and I had to reply, "We are from the United Kingdom of England and have lost our way at sea." ”

"And what about your ship?"

"It's sinking. ”

"What a wretched bunch, wait to see Lady Miranda Grandel, you have to tell the truth. ”

"What does Mrs. Grandall do?"

"Don't ask, you'll find out soon. ”

"Okay. ”

After a certain journey, we got out of the car and the blindfold was removed. In front of you is a huge manor house, like a small Versailles, the square is full of luxury cars from the 40s and 50s of the 20th century, and there are guards standing guard and patrolling everywhere. The estate is surrounded by dark forests, ghostly swamps and cemeteries.

"What is this place?" I asked one of the guards.

The guard replied, "This is Lady Grandel's estate." ”

"What the hell does Lady Grandall do?"

"The supreme ruler of the island, wait until you see her, don't talk nonsense, or she will see your thoughts. ”

"Thanks for the reminder. ”

The guards escorted us into a luxurious living room and left. The light in this empty living room was dim, there were only three of us, and there was a faint sense of mystery and murder in the quiet room, and I felt that in some dark corner, there was probably another pair of eyes staring at us.

Frank whispered suspiciously, "Maybe this Lady Grandel is another evil spirit." ”

"Let's take a look, we haven't figured out where she came from, and after meeting her, don't tell her our real names. I said, "From now on, my name is Andre Peterson, and Frank is ......."

"My name is Fred Peterson. ”

"You're really quick to react. Isabel, your name is Alice Meloa, is that okay?"

"Yes. Isabel said.

"Don't forget what to call when it's crowded. ”

"Don't worry, Alex, I'll remember. ”

"Please change your name. ”

"Now there are no outsiders, don't worry, I'll call you Andre when there are outsiders. ”

"I'm relieved. "Also, I took off the ring my father gave me and put it in my pocket, wearing only the one Lucifer gave me.

A quarter of an hour later, there was a "click" of high heels outside. I think our long-awaited Mrs. Grandall has arrived.

The door opened, and a redhead in a blood-colored floor-length dress walked in. I thought: she's Mrs. Grandel. She looked elegant, with a tiara set with several carats of diamonds on her head, deep purple lips that exuded infinite seduction, a diamond necklace around her neck that was worth a fortune, and a floor-length skirt that was more than three meters long. When she saw us, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and seemed a little nervous, but she quickly relaxed and said, "We have a new guest again." She called for coffee.

"Are you Lady Miranda Grandall?" I asked.

"Yes, I heard that your ship sank. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

"I want to know your names. ”

"My name is Andre Peterson, and this is my brother Fred and my girlfriend Alice. ”

Miranda frowned slightly, looking slightly questioning.

"Is there any problem, ma'am?"

She smiled slightly, "It's nothing, you're lucky to come to my island after the ship sinks." ”

"Why?"

"If the wicked Count François Emmanuel had discovered you before I did, or if you had gone to the island he ruled, you would have been in great trouble. ”

"We just got lost at sea. ”

"I heard you're from the United Kingdom, and I'd like to know where you're going?"

"Hide from humans. ”

"It looks like you're being hunted by humans. ”

"It's fine. Madame, who is François you talking about?"

"He was one of the most murderous vampires in the world, having killed five of my six children, two sons, three daughters, and now only my youngest daughter, Melissa. ”

"Why is he so cruel?"

"For his mission. ”

"Mission?"

"He is located on an island less than ten nautical miles north of here, called 'Poppy Island'. ”

"Poppy Island?" I pricked up my ears and tried to listen to the events on Poppy Island with as much peace of mind as possible.

"The name 'Poppy Island' was given to the vampires on that island thousands of years ago, and it is still used today, thousands of years later. ”

Isabel took a sip of her coffee, and I could tell she had gone to relieve her excitement. So I asked, "What are you going to do with them, ma'am?"

Miranda thought for a moment, "François just wants to occupy the island as king, my number is indeed smaller than his number, but I believe that my people are all elite, in a few months, I will occupy the island of poppies, I will personally behead François, and toast with his blood to avenge my children." ”

"Do you have a husband?"

She was stunned for a moment, "Yes." ”

"Revenge should be done by men, why doesn't your husband go?"

She sighed heavily, "He's gone, he's been killed by the enemy." ”

"I'm sorry. ”

"It's okay, I don't blame you. ”

I pretended to be very curious about Poppy Island, "Madam, can you tell us about the history of Poppy Island?" ”

"You seem to be concerned about what's going on there?"

"We're just curious, and if you don't want to say it, then we won't ask a second time. ”

"I haven't been to that island, and we're all later residents, so it's François who really knows the history of Poppy Island, and the little island we're on now is probably an annex of Poppy Island. We discovered it 200 years ago, settled here for a long time, never left, and named the island 'New Transylvania'. ”

"Did the man named François ever land on this island?"

"No, François tried to monopolize the island of poppy, and he set up his own base on the island of Toques, not far from the island, and only occasionally visited the waters around the island. We wanted to live in peace with him, but he wanted to wipe us out. More than 100 years ago, one of our large cargo ships was about to go to the United States, but unexpectedly ran aground in the waters near Poppy Island, and was discovered by François's men, who hijacked all the crew members of the ship, took all the cargo, cut off all the ears of our crew, gouged out their eyes, and nailed them to a cross on the hillside, scorched by the scorching sun, including my husband and my five children. Later, we tried to sneak up on his fleet, and we got some loot, but that loss was not worth mentioning to him. ”

"François was such a demon. ”

"Forget it, I don't want to talk about my dead children and husband anymore, please don't ask about Poppy Island again, since you are here, you are my guests, I don't think you are some powerful people, if you are willing to join us, I am very honored. ”

"I ......"

"Of course, joining us is very risky, and one day François will invade here, and if you want to leave, then I will not force you to stay. ”

The past of this Lady Miranda is indeed very pitiful, she is a miserable woman, and I cannot bear to use mind reading on her, but we cannot rush to join her team, so I can only say, "Madame, we are willing to stay on the island for a while, if you wish." ”

"For the time being, what do you think of Mrs. Ben? My door is open for you at any time. ”

"That's great, ma'am. ”

"You must not know the situation here, so I'll take you around the island myself, and there is no one to walk with me, would you like to?"

"Of course I do. ”

Miranda took us on a tour of her entire estate, which is truly huge and stunning, with more than 50 vintage cars and nearly 200 attendants, including many entertainment venues. She also took us to another mansion in the manor, where a lovely girl came out of the mansion, wearing a bandeau lace dress, looking very ladylike. She came to Miranda's side and greeted us warmly. She seems to fall in love with Frank at first sight, and Frank seems to have a crush on her. The girl asked Miranda, "Mother, who are they?"

Miranda said, "Honey, they are my guests. ”

"Mom, go and rest first, and I'll help you receive the guests. ”

"My dear, I have already received it. ”

"Go ahead and get busy with you, I'll stay with them. ”

"Oh well. Miranda introduced us to the girl, "This is my little daughter Melissa, and it just so happens that I have something to do, so I will not accompany me for a while, and my daughter will show you around." ”

"Alright then, ma'am, you go ahead first. I said.

After Miranda left, Melissa looked affectionately at Frank, then at Isabel and me, and asked, "You must have gotten lost at sea, right?"

"Yes, miss. Frank quickly replied. I guess he must have taken a fancy to this girl, so he rushed to answer.

"Tell me your names. ”

"My name is ...... Fred Peterson, it's an honor to meet you. Frank gently tugged at her hand and kissed the back of her hand, "These two are my brother Andre and his girlfriend Alice. ”

"Just the three of you?"

"Just the three of us. ”

"Melissa, you'd better take us somewhere else first. I chime in.

So we walked and talked.

"Melissa, what do you like to do when you're home alone?" asked Frank.

Melissa replied with great interest: "When I am happy, I always take my easel to paint where no one is around, or play the piano at home, and when I am depressed, I will go to ride a horse and practice archery, my riding and archery skills are very poor, I really want to find a tutor to teach me well, although it is not the age of horse archery, but I like this competition very much, many people say that I am a girl with a strange temperament." ”

"I don't think you're a weird girl. Horseback riding, archery, I'm good at both, and I'd love to teach you a good lesson, if you can trust me. ”

"Really?"

"Of course. ”

"That's great. Melissa jumped for joy and almost threw herself into Frank's arms.

"If I want to learn to draw, can you teach me?"

"My drawing skills are very average, and I might have to ask you for advice. ”

Seeing that Frank and Melissa were so engaged in talking when they first met, Isabel and I didn't want to disturb them, so we made an excuse to go to the beach. The cool sea breeze blows through the cracks of the reef and makes a strange "whining" sound. We sat against each other on a huge rock on the beach, where the sea was so foggy that we could only hear the distant roar of the waves.

"Let's hope Mrs. Grandall isn't our enemy. I said.

Isabel seemed a little uncomfortable, and she said, "You can't stay here for long." ”

"Why? You see something strange. ”

She shook her head, "I can't see it either, but there's always a sense of foreboding." ”

"You must be tired. ”

"Are you saying that François that Miranda is really that bad?"

"How do I know that?"

"François and Miranda have a feud, we can't be caught up in them, we must keep our distance from them, we must tell Frank not to trust Melissa too much. ”

"Honey, since when did you start to become so cautious?"

"Because I'm scared. ”

"Scared? Do you think that we defeated Zola, we defeated Baroque, we defeated Ralph, I also received great strength from Lucifer, we also witnessed the crushing defeat of Samael and Cyra, who were we afraid of?"

"I haven't forgotten what you said, we used to be very dull, and we went through so many battles of life and death, but I have never been afraid, but this time...... I was really scared, and I had a lot of fear in my heart, and I had been wrestling with it, and if we could get out of here and go back to Poppy Island as soon as possible, the fear might have gone away. ”

"Besides, Frank just got a new girlfriend, don't you want to give them a little time to talk?"

"What do you think...... Are you strong?"

"Don't you think, not Miranda and François, even Samael himself standing before me, I would see him as a worm in the mire. ”

"Lucifer didn't even say hello when he left us, and it was all over us on a desert island, I wonder why he didn't send us directly to Poppy Island?"

"If we send it back to Poppy Island, will Frank still know Melissa? Don't think too much about it, just don't tell Miranda where we came from. ”

"I don't think it's as simple as we thought it would be, anyway, it's also one of the affiliated islands of Poppy Island, which isn't far from here, so we'd better get back there as soon as possible. ”

"I wonder if that François had anything to do with the Evil Spirits. ”

"What if Miranda has a relationship with the Evil Spirits?"

Her question seemed to remind me, and I froze for a moment and began to stutter, "I...... Felt...... Unlikely. ”

"Can't you see what's in the heart? You'd better look at Miranda too, and see through her all at once. ”

"If you can see the heart of someone else, you can do it too. ”

"I tried to see through her heart, but her power was too strong for me to enter her inner world. ”

"From now on, we're secretly investigating the details of this Lady Grandel. ”

"To get to the bottom of her, we'd better not sit around here, maybe we can gather some information at her manor. ”

"Before we can get close to Miranda, we need to have a good relationship with another person. ”

"You mean Melissa?"

"Yes. ”

"That's a good idea. ”

"I want to go now. ”

"No, it's night, and when dawn is over, everyone is asleep, and we'll call Frank to discuss the matter together. ”

"Okay. ”