15 Ceremony [II]
The strong wind sent many in the room flying, colliding with the wall, others at the moment of feeling the surrounding fluctuations, threw themselves to the floor to prevent being lifted, and the strongest vampires instinctively closed their eyes for a few moments, the only ones who saw everything developing indifferently were the Elder and Mara.
The Elder knew someone would come to make a scene before the ceremony began, so he performed it a little slowly, to avoid any misfortune during the extraction of the blood. And how did he know that something would happen? It's because the Elder detected an unwanted visitor hanging around the room, but that's not all, this individual possesses the blood of the late Leader Lana.
Sigh.
"Little Clan Leader, this is one of the first steps you must take towards greatness, you must do something about the offspring of the Late Leader Lana."
"Offspring?" Mara said with a frown on her forehead, confused... "I'm not her only offspring?"
No one dared to tell her that she was not the daughter of the now-deceased Lana, and so they always kept her in the dark about the matter, that was something known to everyone, but not to the person in question.
When the Elder heard her question, he realized, no one had bothered to tell her. The fact that she had been treated like a little girl who should be kept in the dark about her existence annoyed him and got angrier.
So he took the time to explain a little, "Since the curse given by the traitors to the Supreme Leader, the one who takes possession of the Clan Leader, cannot have offspring, it is said that since they're chosen to be, so they cease to have that ability to procreate.
Not forgetting that the only one they could have offspring with is an enemy in the eyes of the other clan members." Explained the Elder patiently.
"Oh, so I'm not Mommy's daughter?" she asked with an indifferent tone. Then again, with uncertainty in her voice, "You said that he is her Offspring? How could she had him if she…" she didn't finish before the Elder continue for her…
"Oh, that is different, she didn't give birth to him, she turns him into a vampire, but that is the same for us, vampires."
"Oh! I see." Said the Little Leader Mara with a nonchalant attitude.
It amazed the Elder, the mental fortitude the little Leader possessed.
"It doesn't bother you at all Little Leader?" The Elder asked somewhat suspiciously, feeling incredulous.
Mara spoke with a forceful tone, showing that she was angry. "Mm-hm... I feel indignant, but what can I do, she is gone, besides..." after a pause, she regained her indifferent state and looked straight into the Elder's eyes. "Besides, this is no time to drown me in the truth that remained hidden."
"..."
'Poor child, despite her age, she's already acting as she did thousands of millennia ago.'
She turned her body to face the unexpected and uninvited guest; the wind formed a spiral in the center of the room, which became smaller and smaller until it revealed a silhouette in the center which after a few seconds came into full view and turned out to be Evan Rochester.
As the wind-dispersed and the silhouette showed itself in all his splendor, wearing a black ball gown with a red tie, he entered, it felt so good to be the center of attention. His beautiful red eyes, thin lips adorned with a smirk captured some females present.
Many saw him and the moment he released a bit of his aura they felt fear, panic; others saw him indifferent, and the rest saw him eager to see blood flow or watch the drama unfold.
Following Evan's footsteps as he headed towards Mara, every step he took the ground felt the pressure, and under his shoes could be seen cracks in it. Showing the strength he possessed in every step.
Mara stood with her back to the Door of Destiny, waiting for Evan to get closer, with a calm and composed face, the closer he got, the more he released his aura, but as he looked at the little 7-year-old girl, expressionless, painless, not having difficulty breathing like the others, she remained immobile.
It was the first time this had happened to Evan; he felt pressure in his heart, not knowing what it was, he observed those on the ground holding his chest, giving him looks of frustration and not wanting to submit, and it was then that he understood.
Frustration was what he felt. 'Why do I feel frustrated when a 7-year-old brat won't submit to me?' he thought a little in her mind.
When Evan arrived in front of her, he looked down at her, the fact that she was to become the Clan Leader did not exempt her from being 7 years old, nor did her short stature.
Mara sees Evan in front of her, the frown on her forehead is deeper, because of the discomfort of raising her head to a certain angle that is considered hurtful for the neck. Uncomfortable with the situation, she bent her head looking at the ground, and tilted it slightly to her right side.
At that moment Evan thought he had tamed her. When he realized that they had chosen her to be the Clan Leader, he became very upset, she is too small, 'What right does she have to inherit, she is not competent to lead the Clan.'
Now seeing her that way, in his view 'She is self-conscious, docile, timid, submissive, ah.' He wanted to mention even the synonyms of the same word repeatedly to make himself feel better, forgetting his initial frustration. Revealing a silly smile. But what he didn't expect was what Mara did next.
Mara raised her head again, watched Evan for a few seconds before raising her right hand, and releasing her aura, the tightness she made the others feel was so intense that some were on the verge of collapsing, others felt their organs being squeezed, the Council of Elders felts so much strength in their aura that they ended up kneeling immediately.
There was only one word that came from her mouth. "KNEEL." But that word came with a heavier pressure.
The Elder 'Bearer' could not be left behind, he felt the pressure, and his knees trembled a little, it makes him feel bewildered to see that the aura coming out of her could have such a magnitude.
As for Evan, well he was on his knees in front of her.
