4. The Mission

Monde Humain

After wandering here and there for a few hours, Natalia returned to her house. It wasn't the time for dinner yet, and neither did she wants to go out for a hunt. So she decided to directly heads to her room, she was going toward her room when she heard the witch calling her.

Agnes was in her lab where she made all the potions, try out new spells, and practice them. Natalia went to her lab.

"You came earlier, this isn't dinner time yet. Do you want to drink something?", the witch asked Natalia shaking a mixture in a flask with her hand.

Natalia scrunched her nose at the smell and covered her nose with her hands.

"That's blood, you mixed it with something. Are you preparing some potions?", Even though Natalia being a hybrid has better self-control over her quench than other vampires, she still covers her nose whenever she gets too close to the blood which isn't for her to drink.

"Hold this for a second for me, my hands are sore now", Agnes pushed the flask towards her nose. Natalia completely blocked her nostrils and held the flask with her other hand, keeping it at arm's length.

After handing the flask to Natalia, Agnes took a few steps back. Agnes took some herbs from the table beside her, she closed the herbs in her fist, and when she opened her hand the herbs were in powdered form, the powdered herb flew from her hand and added to the flask Natalia was holding.

"Pour the mixture in that", Agnes said pointing toward another bigger flask which was placed on a burner with medium flames.

Natalia did as she was asked, she slowly poured the mixture into another flask.

"You can do it yourself even without using your hand, any specific reason for asking me"

Resting her body on the table Agnes said, "Can't I ask you to do something for me? I raised you with my blood sweat and tears, and now you can't hold a flask for me", she said in a melodramatic way, weeping her fake tears from the corner of her eyes.

Natalia dramatically sighed in annoyance. Agnes remains serious all the time but sometimes she shows this cringe side of her, which Natalia doesn't hate but just plays along with.

"No reason", Agnes blatantly replied to her.

"Are you preparing some potion? What is this for by the way?"

"Hmm, This is to attract vampires"

"Why did you mix blood with anything, not only it will dilute the blood but also lighten its scent"

"True, that blood belongs to a person born on a full moon night and I made a mixture with it which will boost its smell, and will be more tempting"

It makes sense, a person's blood born on a full moon knight is too tempting that even a high-class vampire can lose control of the thirst, and she rectified its strength to attract. Amazing!

The witch came closer to Natalia, "Try it yourself, remove your hand from your nose"

Without breaking the eye contact between them, Natalia slowly removed her hand from her nose. As she removed her hand, Natalia felt a strong scent entering her nostrils giving her an electrifying effect throughout her body. It was difficult for Natalia to control her thrust for the blood, she instantly turned her face to the flask filled with the mixture and extended her hand towards it. Before she can reach, Agnes held her hands and pulled Natalia toward her, Natalia pushed the witch hard, freed her hand from her grip, and rushed towards the flask.

Agnes used her magical skills and closed the flask with the cork which was placed beside the flask. Agnes held Natalia's hand from behind and before Natalia can free her hand The witch gave her a small electric shock.

After the shock, Natalia came to her senses.

Agnes released her from her grip. Natalia stumbled on her feets a bit.

"This one is quite effective, I didn't keep myself under control even for a second", "By the way, I didn't harm you right? I pushed you a bit hard."

"A bit", Agnes said frowning her brows at her, "You pushed me too hard", She showed the little bruise on her elbow. Natalia held her hand and looked carefully at her wound, her elbow turned red with all the scratches.

"Just some scratches, they will get healed in no time."

Agnes pulled her hand, "My wounds will not heal that easily, it will take time."

"Oh, yeah! I forgot. Sorry!."

The witches and wizards couldn't help themselves, so Agnes can't heal her wound and it will last as for any other human.

"That's fine. You were too close to it, so it was natural for you to lose control like this.", Agnes gestured for her to leave the room and they both left the lab. "I must say you have grown much stronger as expected from a hybrid"

Agnes locked the lab from outside.

"Your parents were from one of the unbeatable in their clan, you must've inherited both of their's strengths", Agnes said patting Natalia's head.

At this Natalia didn't say anything, she doesn't want to talk about her parents who didn't even want her to be born and left her to die after her birth. She doesn't have any good memory of her parents.

"You can go to your, I will call you after preparing dinner"

Natalia went to her for some rest.

*****

After some time Agnes called her. Natalia came and sat at the table.

Agnes served the food. "I didn't use magic to cook"

"I hope it will be edible, What's the mission this time for me?"

"About that"

Suddenly a letter appeared on the table. While eating, Natalia picked up the letter, it was from the vampire association, she flipped the letter.

"What are they asking this time?"

"They want you to catch the vampires who are illegally residing here for a long time"

Hearing about the Vampires residing here, she remembered the one she saw earlier, she again felt something in her heart.

"That mixture will help you to attract them you can catch them in no time, inside the letter there is a list of those who have the permission, if you find any other you have to send them to Orleans in the Vampire Clan"

"Don't you think, that mixture will make them crazy"

"It will, but I am sure you can handle them, they are just some weak ones and you are a hybrid, it will be easy for you", she said like as if she was asking her to catch some flies.

"Let's see, and what about me how will I control myself"

"Ah!, I will bound your nose to smell any blood, it will not affect your nose completely"

"Can't we just ignore them? Why does it matter whether they live here or not? They do not want to see me yet they are assigning me with the task"

"When we left the Orleans, I signed a contract with them to let us go. It will not bring any good if we neglect them or run away from here, they will eventually come after us", "I am sorry you have to bear this because of me", here came again her melodrama.

"I am such a bad person causing you trouble", she wiped her fake tears.

"Okay, Okay! stop! I will go out for it tomorrow"

"You have to find at least 30 of them, they have estimated them"

"Weren't you crying just a minute ago?", Natalia said glaring at the witch.

Agnes smiled sheepishly. After dinner, they both went to their rooms.