7 Chapter 7
''To become Blessed, you have to be bitten by an Alpha. Of course, there are other ways, and all of them involve either extinct or near-extinct supernatural creatures. Making the Alpha werewolves the easiest way. We have deals with a few Alpha packs all around the world. They are mostly pacifistic packs that abhor violence and most Betas of the packs don't know how to fight, so we provide them protection, in return the Alphas bite our family members. This is how The rite of passage can continue to exist.'' Dylan opened a bottle of bourbon and poured himself a small quantity.
''Do you partake?'' Chrollo declined and Dylan kept on describing ''I have gone off-topic.''
The Patriarch forbade Chrollo ''What I'm about to tell you is extremely confidential and mustn't be exposed to anyone else, even your parents and aunt.''
The older Caddel shared the groundbreaking information ''Blessed can grow stronger by absorbing the supernatural power of supernatural creatures, but there are many harsh restrictions. Natures gives with one hand and takes with the other'' Chrollo was shocked. Without supernatural power, supernatural creatures can't exist. 'Doesn't that mean I am everyone's natural enemy?'
Dylan laughed ''You can't just siphon the power like some vacuum cleaner, as I said, restrictions. The first one is you can only take power from living creatures, don't try on anything else, you will die. One of the twins tried to do it, but he died due to an unknown reason.'' Dylan strictly warned.
''The easiest way to take it, is by consuming blood. The blood of all supernatural beings contains power, cool, right? Guess what, you can't escape the restrictions. You can only steal a limited amount of power for each kind of creature before your body builds up immunity. For example, if you consume the blood of a werewolf regularly, after a few leters you can no longer gain anything, even if you drink a pool out of werewolf blood. And with each bottle, the less power you gain, as I said, your body is building resistance. That also means, if you drink blood from strong creatures such as Alpha werewolves, banshees, vampires, fairies, manticores, etc, you won't gain anything from weak creatures with small supernatural power like Beta werewolves, ghouls, zombies and more.''
Chrollo asked Dylan ''Is consuming blood the only way to become stronger?''
''Not at all, I said it was the easiest. The method, with which you can gain power the fastest and with the biggest amount, is by killing the creature. Equally, you will also reach the stage, where you can't increase your power from weaker creatures, with the same speed.'' Dylan said.
''To become as strong as an Alpha werewolf, you have to drink 10 leters of an Alpha werewolf's blood or simply kill one. Unfortunately, If you kill another one after that, the boost in power drastically decreases. In other words, should you eliminate your second Alpha, the increase will be only 10 percent. For the third one, you won't get a speck of power.''
Dylan reassured him ''That is only as far as werewolves go. If, after your first Alpha, you kill a banshee, the increase will be 30 percent. Theoretically, you can grow infinitely strong. So don't feel down, most beings stay the same throughout their whole lives.''
Chrollo understood everything that Dylan told him ''Thank you very much, you were very helpful.''
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Chrollo spent the rest of the week meeting with the remaining family members and occasionally having spar with them. He was mostly in the library reading all sorts of books, regarding the supernatural world.
From different creatures, learning about their names, powers, weaknesses, to reading diaries, his ancestors wrote for the future generations.
On the last day, before returning to Beacon Hills, Dylan stood before Chrollo and gave him a wooden box with the initials 'Cαԃԃҽʅ' on it. When Chrollo opened it, a pair of silver dagers in their sheaths, greeted him.
''These daggers are made of chromium, one of the hardest metals. Each one is 30 centimeter long, including the hilt. This is my gift to you, not as the Patriarch, but as your grandfather.''
''I know it's late, but who cares?'' Dylan hugged Chrollo ''Congratulations on becoming a hunter, Chrollo.''
''Thank you, it is a wonderful gift.'' Chrollo simply smiled, but that smile, contained true happiness and gratefulness.
Later that day, two private jets stood next to each other. One for Chrollo and his aunt, the other for his parents. ''Chrollo, be more cautious from now on and If there is a problem, call us immediately, okay?''
Adam and Suzuki hugged Chrollo, then bade goodbye to Adriana.
Chrollo, equipped with his new knowledge about his powers, the daggers, which Dylan gifted him, and 5 books to better understand the mysteries of the world, is ready to return to the magical and dangerous Beacon Hills.
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While Chrollo was in England, getting used to his powers and enriching his knowledge about the supernatural, a few things happened in Beacon Hills. Allison and Scott officially started dating, Derek got in and out of jail, and somebody almost died by an animal.
After school, in which Chrollo spent his time reading the books he borrowed from the family library, much to the dissatisfaction of the teachers, he was showing his aunt the tattoo he wanted, which he drew on a piece of paper.
''Now even drawing, huh? Is there something you can't do?!'' Adriana was rethinking her life choices.
Chrollo chuckled ''Thank you, but this is probably the only thing I can draw adequate.''
''I will ask for the last time, are you absolutely sure you want the tattoo? The pain of the bite will pale in comparison to having your skin burned with a burner.'' Adriana asked.
''Don't worry, auntie. I am used to pain.'' Adriana grew silent at his response.
She just finished the tattoo, when she noticed, it has begun to heal. She and Chrollo went in one of the bathrooms to begin the process. ''I will start.''
For the next minutes, Chrollo gasped, which is commendable, because any other being would have screamed out it's lungs and its tears would have filled the bathtub.
Finally, the pain stopped and Chrollo had difficulty standing up. His aunt helped him, and they walked to a full body mirror.
Chrollo turned his back to the mirror and his new tattoo came into view. It was located on his upper back, with the head of the spider pointing to his lower back.
''Thank you once again, auntie. This means a lot to me.''
''You are welcome, sweetie. If you hesitate with something, anything, ask me.''
Chrollo nodded and put on his shirt. ''What are you going to do now?'' Adriana was cleaning the place, where she made the tattoo.
''I haven't had any opportunity to fight against other supernatural beings. This is why I will find someone to train with. In fact, I have someone in mind.'' Chrollo was talking about Derek.
