Dracula frowned and sighed as he reached this point in his story. "In the end, the prophecy ended in the argument between the two personalities. I don't know who won, though."
"Of course, their battle wasn't as simple as words. Every word they exchanged had its own purpose and was also meant to confuse the other. Unpredictable forces were constantly setting rules in their hands that only benefited themselves, and they were constantly trying to break the other's rules. Just like that guest who didn't show up, it's obvious that he wasn't invited by your mother."
"After the prophecy ended, your mother immediately lost her power. She clearly had closed the door to power as the prophecy said. And I was honored to become your guest, but I have no idea who the other guests your mother invited were."
Dracula sighed. "But your mother said who the guests were wasn't important. What mattered was that I count the number of guests. As long as there were a hundred, their sincere blessings would surely piece together the scattered vampire powers and send them to you. Otherwise, disaster would surely come..."
At this moment, Dracula's eyes were filled with fear. "She also gave me many details... uh, but they're not that important, and I don't want to talk about them anymore." Dracula glanced at Elena, his gaze evasive.
Elena pretended not to notice. The so-called details were just the time to invite the guests, the blessings had to be sincere, and so on. These were indeed not important. Of course, there was also: If Elena was in an abnormal state, she should be killed immediately! Yes, Elena thought this detail was also unimportant. Because she knew clearly at this moment - her father and mother both deeply loved her!
"But I don't understand!" Alucard suddenly said in confusion. "Why? Why did mother have to close the door? Isn't it good to have supreme power and be worshipped by all nations?"
Dracula's eyes also showed confusion. "Even if I am chaotic, I can't fathom another chaotic mind. Your mother's camp is chaotic neutral."
"Because every second your mother spent with power was worse than death." Elena recalled the time she begged the Lord of Fear to kill her, and said with certainty.
Dracula and Alucard looked at Elena. "Perhaps, yes." Dracula said somewhat dazedly. "So she didn't want to impose that kind of pain on you. It would be better for you to die..."
Elena glanced at Alucard, then said to Dracula, "Then father, why did mother take me but leave Alucard behind?"
Alucard was stunned and held his breath, waiting for the answer.
"Your mother closed the door, but the second personality didn't disappear. Clearly, this completely went against your mother's original intention. Just from this point, your mother lost to power."
"She and He managed to keep 'power' outside the door, but 'power's consciousness still remained in your mother's body. He and she are still powerful beings! Even if their power is not as strong as before, they are at least powerful beings of the death omen level." Dracula explained. "'Power's consciousness hated your mother. He wanted to split everyone in the castle! Although I could try to protect the lives in the castle, I was powerless against Alucard..."
"Because Alucard was always by your mother and your side, like a little knight covered in honors." But he didn't know that his mother was now very fragile. Any slight provocation would make her lose her mind and she would be unable to resist killing him.
Elena thought for a moment and said, "Can I understand it this way - whenever your mother is not normal, she will be completely controlled by the second personality?"
Dracula said with a heavy heart, "Yes, every time your mother is not normal, He will immediately appear!"
Elena nodded. No wonder I can see Him whenever I'm not normal. This is enough to show that He has now completely abandoned my mother and chosen me.
Alucard snorted disdainfully, "So Father is saying that Mother abandoned me because she didn't want to hurt me?"
"That's right, Alucard. It's the truth," Dracula said.
"Haha! Hahaha..." Alucard laughed lightly, "For many years, everyone has been saying this. Sometimes, I even unconsciously believed it was true! But -"
Alucard suddenly bared his two sharp fangs and said viciously, "But why did she take my sister away! The second personality of Mother also wanted to kill my sister! After all, if my sister died, the prophecy would end! He could completely defeat Mother and become a disaster again!"
"This..." Dracula didn't know how to answer.
"Haha... Let me tell you! Because my sister, like her, is human! Because my sister is the only child she loves! Even if Mother is not normal, she would never hurt my sister, right?" Alucard said disappointedly.
"So, that's why mother, after leaving the castle with my sister for many years, when she found that she couldn't control her second personality anymore, chose to commit suicide resolutely! To protect her beloved daughter! If not, then why couldn't she take me with her? Even when she was leaving, she didn't even look at me once!"
"I... I'm just a vampire she despised after all!" Alucard gritted his teeth: "Father, did mother leave the castle back then really to protect me? Have you never thought that the reason mother stayed in this castle was only because of - the contract!"
"She signed a contract with you, agreed to marry you, and you gave her the power of the strongest vampire! And when she got the power of the strongest vampire, she took the human child she recognized and left without hesitation!"
"Slap!" Dracula slapped Alucard in the face, his hands trembling: "Where did these delusions come from?" "You - where on earth did you hear that from!"
Of course, it was Margaret. But Elena didn't rush to deal with her. Instead, she frowned and gently stroked Alucard's fierce face.
"Alucard, I never expected you to have such deep resentment towards Mother. But Alucard, have you ever thought that it wasn't Mother who took me away, but her second personality?" Alucard paused, his eyes widening.
"Mother wanted to leave the castle alone back then, to keep all of us safe. But when she left, she couldn't stop her second personality from taking me away." Elena said softly, "After all, Mother's second personality wanted to kill me the most."
Alucard's eyes sank deep, and his lips trembled involuntarily. "You... what can you prove!"
"It's love, Alucard." Elena took off her blood moon hairpin and gently placed it in Alucard's hand: "This is the only memento Mother left me. There's only one sentence on the back."
Alucard slowly turned the hairpin over, his face gradually contorting, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Elena gently held him in her arms and stroked his curly hair, saying, "Trust me, I'll prove to you the love Mother and I have for you."
Alucard lay his face in Elena's arms. Even though he bit his teeth tightly, tears still streamed down his face, wetting Elena's dress.
"Please - you must prove this is true! My sister!! As long as you can prove it, I will use my long life to protect you and make up for it... to express my deep repentance!" Alucard's voice choked with sobs as he tightly held onto "Mother's hairpin". The words on the back seemed like knives, etched into his heart.
— I love each and every one of you deeply.