Wei Ying walked up to Lan Zhan, wrapped his arms around him and said, "Don't be disappointed. Think about it Lan Zhan. He is not human! Just like you, he will have retired at some point first. He will use another name."

"I have thought of that. Just Wei Ying, that doesn't help us. If he uses another name, it will be even harder."

"Lan Zhan, someone like this William loves torturing and killing. It's his passion. And that's exactly why he won't be able to let it go. Even if he can refrain from it for a while, he will eventually fall for it again."

"Right. So I'd just have to look for known patterns that point to the inquisitor."

"And you still have the drawing of him. You should always have it with you and show it to everyone you interrogate."

"Thank you Wei Ying."

"What are you thanking me for?"

"For giving me back my hopes of killing that vampire lord after all."

"Vampire lord? What makes you think he's a vampire lord?"

"Well, my mentor told me that only vampire lords are capable of turning humans into vampires."

"Um, no. Any vampire can turn humans."

"Really? Then why haven't the humans I drank from ever turned?"

"Because just drinking from them isn't enough."

"What would I have to do to turn a human?"

"Well you would have to drink so much of the human's blood that the human is on the threshold between life and death. And then you would have to give the human some of your blood to drink. Your blood is the key. But it only works when the human is almost dead."

"Why, if it's so easy, aren't there many more vampires?"

"For the same reason you haven't turned anyone yet. Hardly any vampires know how to do it. And that's a good thing."

"You're probably right. Um, can you tell me about the origin of vampires? And then possibly you can tell me more about werewolves, too."

"Even long before the first era, there were hundreds of gods living among the people on Earth. They lived in harmony with each other. Peace reigned everywhere. There was no envy, no jealousy, no hatred or war. But one day there was a terrible quarrel that ended the peace on earth. It was about a human woman. She was said to be a breathtaking beauty. She was tall and had the figure of a goddess. Her long curly hair was said to have shone like gold in the sunlight. She is said to have been so beautiful that many gods fell madly in love with her. So also the god of the night. But the beautiful human woman already loved another young god. And when she rejected the god of night, he could not accept her rejection. He was furious with jealousy and kidnapped the beautiful woman to the underworld, where he forced her to marry him. He took her by force and she became pregnant. The first hybrid was conceived. A son! It looked like a human and was as beautiful as the mother. But inside this hybrid lurked a creature that can feed only on blood. Five more hybrid creatures were conceived. There were 3 boys and 3 girls. The mother loved her children very much. But the father was jealous of his own children because they received the love of his beloved wife and he was still denied this love. He separated the mother from her children by locking his wife in a room in the underworld to which only he had access. His wife was so desperate that she took her own life. As a result, the god of night fell into grief and rage. He blamed his children for the death of his wife. So he banished five of his children from the underworld. Only one of his daughters was allowed to stay. She was the second born and looked exactly like her mother. But she was like her father. The god of the night took his own daughter as his wife and she was happy about it. Together with him they ruled in the underworld. When the other gods learned that he had married his own daughter, they wanted to punish the god of the underworld. They killed the hybrid being who was his daughter and wife. The remaining children of the god of night, after their banishment, went far away. They moved to a land where there was more sand than anything else. Where the sun was so hot that they were forced to live in a cave during the day. Until the people built them a temple and worshiped the mixed beings as gods. Even though they never asked for it."

"I suppose the god of the night must not have liked that at all, that first his wife killed herself and then his second wife was killed."

"That's right. When the gods entered the underworld and cut off the head of his young wife, or rather daughter, and then burned her body, the attack was unforeseeable and insidious. He had no chance to defend himself. But he planned his revenge for years. He secretly created an army of Undead and Demons. The demons were horrible creatures that were powerful and almost unbeatable. And when the day finally came for the God of Night to take his revenge, he rose from the underworld with his army of darkness and they fell upon all the gods who were not prepared for this battle. More than half of the gods died in this attack. The other surviving gods fled and did not return. A time of darkness dawned for the people of Earth. Little by little, the demons killed almost all the people. Only those people who lived in the land where his 5 children retreated were to be spared. Because even if he banished his children from the underworld, he did not want them to suffer or starve. And he hoped that his children would multiply."

"Well, they did multiply."

"Yes, just not in the way he had imagined."

"How did he imagine it?"

"He wanted his children to unite with humans. Part human, part god, and part demon, however, the children were not only unique hybrids, but unexpectedly infertile. They could not father children with humans. So, as their father had imagined, it did not work. The children, however, found out one day by accident that their blood contains a very special poison. A poison that can give a person immortality. Excited, they created hundreds of vampires within a very short time. Beings that are half human and half creature. But soon after creating so many vampires, they realized that they could not control most of them. They tried to correct their mistakes and kill the vampires. But they were powerless against so many. In addition, there were fewer and fewer humans, because the vampire brood had almost sucked them all dry. In their despair, they summoned their father, who had been appointed as the god of the underworld. They asked him for help. He once again sent his demons to earth and let them kill the vampires. From then on, the children rarely created vampires. And if they did, it was only when they were convinced that the vampires would obey them."

"When I think of the Inquisitor, that didn't always work out, did it?"

"It could be, but I am not sure, that the Inquisitor is still a vampire of the first vampire brood. Because at that time some vampires managed to escape from the demons and hide. However, little by little the children found them and killed them. But the children never knew if they really got them all."

"Wow, if he really is descended from that brood of vampires, then he might be even stronger than we thought. I mean, if then he's carrying the blood of one of the hybrids, after all. And all five kids went along with it? Didn't any of them have any concerns?"

"Concerns? No. However, the youngest brother was never allowed to participate. The oldest brother always locked up the youngest brother when they left their hiding place."

"Why?"

"Because he was the youngest and his older siblings loved him so much that they were always afraid something would happen to him. He was more than just a little brother to them. They raised him together since he was a baby. They felt like parents to him. And when the vampire brood got out of control, they didn't let him out until the vampire brood was defeated."

"It seems like he's different from his siblings."

"That's right. He comes most after his mother. Especially after her kindness. And that worried his siblings the most. It made them even more afraid that he would get hurt."

"And only the oldest and youngest survived the attack on their temple?"

"Correct. The eldest brother kept his youngest brother in hiding for centuries. He was too afraid something might happen to his brother."

"And is he still trapped?"

"No. About 300 years ago, the youngest brother finally managed to escape his dungeon and the guards. His big brother has been searching for him ever since. That's why the youngest brother can never stay in one place for long, and can only move between shadows and dimensions unnoticed."

"I have a hunch about who the youngest brother is. But I'm not going to say it yet. Because Wei Ying, I want to wait for you to tell me everything."

"Do you think there's more?"

"Oh yeah. I can feel it. But I'll wait patiently until you're ready to tell me everything. But for now, let's stop talking and move on to another matter."

"And what thing would that be Lan Zhan?"

Lan Zhan grabbed Wei Ying and pulled him to him. "I wanted to do this from the moment you showed up in my room." He said and kissed Wei Ying. Immediately, he felt that tingling passion for Wei Ying again, making it hard to resist him.

When Wei Ying released the kiss and pulled Lan Zhan with him, Lan Zhan was completely powerless against his power. For a brief moment, he even tried to fight back, but Wei Ying didn't even seem to notice. And Lan Zhan added Wei Ying's enormous power to the list of things that pointed to Wei Ying's true identity.

Only when she reached a chamber that was set up like a sleeping chamber did Wei Ying stop. Lan Zhan looked around the chamber. "Do you live here?" He asked Wei Ying.

"Yes. This is my room." Replied Wei Ying, pulling Lan Zhan with him to his bed.

"What do you have in mind?"

"I would like to perform a ritual with you."

"What kind of ritual?"

"I only know it by the name of a bonding ritual."

"And what is that exactly?"

"It's supposed to give us the ability to feel each other even over a long distance and to be able to communicate with each other."

"Sounds good. So how do we do this bonding ritual?"

Wei Ying took a knife and cut his palm with it. As blood came out of the cut, he held his hand in front of Lan Zhan's mouth and told him to drink. Lan Zhan looked at the blood, which looked like it was sparkling. He lowered his mouth to Wei Ying's palm and drank his blood.

After just the first few drops of Wei Ying's blood, Lan Zhan felt the power of his blood and how it passed into him. Only a part of the power. Yet so strong that it almost overwhelmed him. He had a vision that showed him and Wei Ying. Then, now and in the future. He saw two golden rings in which the words: "Forever yours" were engraved.

When he opened his eyes, he looked into Wei Ying's eyes and asked him, "What was that? Was that our future?"

"Our possible future. Nothing is set in stone. Because destiny can be changed at any time."

"I saw only fragments of the possible future. But these are enough for me to want to have just that."

"Good, then let us see that it will come to pass. And now I must drink of your blood. After that, we'll mix our blood by pressing our cuts on each other."

Lan Zhan cut his hand with the knife and let Wei Ying drink from his blood. Then they passed their hands to each other and mixed their blood together in this way. And as their blood mixed together, an incredible warmth flowed through their bodies. A glow surrounded them both. And for a brief moment, they felt as if they were flying.