Chapter 132: The True Enemy
Dmitri POV
Pain exploded through my head the moment the Moon Goddess appeared. But this wasn’t just any pain - it was like someone had opened a door in my mind that had been sealed for thousands of years. Memories I didn’t even know I had came rushing back all at once.
I fell to my knees, clutching my head as pictures flashed through my thoughts faster than lightning. Ancient faces, old words, and the terrible truth I’d been hiding from myself for millennia.
"No," I whispered, but the thoughts wouldn’t stop.
"Dmitri!" Sage rushed to my side, but I couldn’t focus on her worried words. The past was pulling me under like a dark ocean.
I saw myself as I really was - not the young vampire everyone thought they knew, but something far older. Far more dangerous. My hands shook as I remembered the truth about what vampires had done to reality itself.
"I remember," I gasped, looking up at the Moon Goddess with fear. "I remember everything."
The goddess smiled that terrible, beautiful smile. "Of course you do, child. I’ve just given your memories back."
"What’s he talking about?" Lily asked, but she sounded far away.
I forced myself to stand, even though every muscle in my body felt like it was on fire. "Everyone needs to know the truth," I said, my voice breaking. "About what my kind really did."
The Void Walker Leader stared at me with recognition dawning in his gray eyes. "You’re one of them. One of the First Vampires."