Waterfall Town, located in Georgia, is surrounded by dense forests and mountains. Due to its long history and beautiful natural scenery, the town's population has always remained around ten thousand, with a considerable number of tourists visiting each year.
On the road leading to Waterfall Town, several cars were headed there.
Hawke and Gwen were in one of them.
Gwen, sitting in the passenger seat of the car Hawke had rented after arriving at the airport early, was excitedly telling Hawke, who was driving, about the attractions of Waterfall Town.
For example, the town's clock tower.
For example, the mysterious waterfall that gave Waterfall Town its name.
There was also a cemetery rumored to bury many Vampires, and the Founder's Memorial Museum, which preserved the town's history and many rumored tools used to fight Vampires.
Hawke drove according to the navigation's instructions, smiling as he listened to his fiancée's accounts of various mysterious legends about Waterfall Town.
For instance, the various legends of Vampires, werewolves, hunters, and Witches that once existed in Waterfall Town.
Gwen just said whatever came to mind.
Hawke listened quietly with a smile.
Gwen looked at Hawke, who had been chattering for a long time without saying a word, and blinked: "Hawke, I'm telling you, there really are Vampires in town. The Fox Family was a famous Vampire hunter back in the day."
Hawke glanced at Gwen, who looked mysterious and proud, and nodded with a smile.
"That's great!"
"…"
Gwen looked at Hawke, who had a doting expression, almost as if 'whatever you say' was written on his face, and rolled her eyes: "Hawke, I'm serious."
Hawke shrugged: "I didn't say you were lying. Besides, you know a Witch, and a famous Salem Witch at that. And you also know the most powerful sorcerer on Earth."
Carrie, the little girl the Hell Witch ran to his house for help, whom he brought home for Gwen to help clean, as she was covered in pig's blood at the time.
The last time Carrie returned from her study tour in New Orleans with her teacher, she even brought a souvenir for Gwen.
The Ancient One, the most powerful sorcerer on Earth, without a doubt.
Gwen blinked at Hawke's words, then seemed to think of something and looked at Hawke: "Hawke, who do you think is more powerful, a Vampire or Carrie?"
Hawke thought for a moment.
"It depends."
"Like what?"
"None of them are as powerful as me!"
Hawke glanced at Gwen again and smiled.
This was the absolute truth.
Whether it was Vampires or werewolves, or Grim hunters or Witches, in Hawke's eyes now, they were simply not worth mentioning.
In a word.
He didn't even need the Phoenix Ray; one eye blast, equivalent to the force of hundreds of Supersonic Punches, how many supernatural beings could withstand that?
Gwen had originally thought Hawke would give a serious assessment, but hearing his answer, her mouth twitched.
"I asked you to assess Vampires and Witches."
"Alright."
Hawke shook his head and chuckled, looking at the journey, which was still about half an hour away. He simply glanced at Gwen again: "Then what do you think?"
Gwen, who had taken her feet out of her sneakers and was sitting cross-legged in the passenger seat, shrugged.
"I think it should be the Witch. Carrie is very powerful. Didn't she tear open the ground of a small town when she awakened?"
"Indeed."
Hawke nodded: "Carrie is indeed a very powerful Witch, and a Salem Witch at that. Even an Original Vampire is no match for a Witch who has lived long enough."
Witches, like sorcerers, value age.
The older they are, the stronger their magic.
Of course.
The Scarlet Witch is an exception.
Speaking of which…
This time he went to Sokovia, Strucker had already run away. He didn't change the timeline and get rid of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, did he?
Hawke suddenly wondered curiously.
Gwen, hearing the keywords in Hawke's words, spoke up with some curiosity.
"Original Vampire?"
"The progenitor of a Vampire clan. Simply put, the source of Vampires."
"Dracula!"
Gwen's first thought was of this famous Vampire Count.
Hawke smiled faintly.
"He's one of them."
"One of… them?"
Gwen's eyes widened slightly at the words: "Are there many Original Vampires?"
Hawke laughed: "Witches are divided into Hell Witches, Salem Witches, Dream Witches, and Evil Witches, so Vampires are naturally divided into clans too."
Gwen blinked and turned her entire body to sit sideways, looking at Hawke.
"Tell me about it?"
"Alright."
Hawke chuckled, picked up his phone, which was serving as a navigator, glanced at the remaining route, turned off the navigation, and then handed the phone to Gwen: "Email, sent by Natasha, see for yourself."
He had no psychological burden about his fiancée using his phone.
After all, Hawke himself didn't use his phone much. Many times, if Gwen didn't remind him, he would forget to bring his phone.
This is also why, whether it's Sharon or Tony, when they need to find Hawke now, they basically default to calling Gwen directly if Hawke's phone is unreachable.
Gwen held Hawke's phone, opened the email, and looked at the time Natasha had sent the email.
"Sent this morning?"
"Yes."
Hawke chuckled and looked at Gwen: "You said Waterfall Town has Vampires, so just in case, shouldn't I learn about them first?"
Gwen, hearing this, smiled and shook her head: "I was just kidding. There are no Vampires in Waterfall Town."
Hawke glanced at Gwen again and smiled: "Better safe than sorry!"
Just kidding.
This was Waterfall Town.
If someone said there might not be demons in Waterfall Town, he might reluctantly believe it.
But to say there are no Vampires in Waterfall Town?
To be blunt, if you were lucky, and threw a brick from the clock tower of Waterfall Town late at night, at least seven out of ten times you would hit a Vampire.
And so it was.
Twenty-five minutes later.
Just as Hawke was driving on the last forest road leading into Waterfall Town, and the bridge to Waterfall Town appeared before his eyes.
He raised his sword-like eyebrows and glanced at Gwen, who had just finished reading S.H.I.E.L.D.'s information on supernatural Vampire clans, opened the window, and was about to breathe in the fresh mountain air to rest her eyes.
To be precise, he glanced through the car door, towards the dense forest beside them.
However, he didn't stop but continued towards the town.
Gwen, feeling Hawke's gaze, met his eyes, and then also looked at the mountain forest next to them.
But she didn't see anything.
But…
Gwen was very sure Hawke had just been looking at something.
"What did you see?"
"If I said Vampires, would you believe me?"
Hawke chuckled.
Gwen raised her delicate eyebrows: "Dracula lineage, Cain lineage, or Blood God lineage?"
These were the three largest Vampire clans on Earth, according to S.H.I.E.L.D.
Dracula, Cain, and the Blood God were the progenitors of these three clans. Although the bloodlines of these three clans differed in some aspects, they were all categorized as Vampires in the supernatural World.
Gwen had just learned this after reading the relevant information sent by Natasha.
After reading it, Gwen had only one feeling.
She really should thank S.H.I.E.L.D. for being alive today, because according to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s data, there were Vampires in New York City, and quite a few of them. However, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operational command center was in New York City, so it maintained its deterrence against the Vampire clans.
Jesus Christ!
She was a native New Yorker, and after living for so many years, she had no idea there were so many Vampires in New York City.
So when Hawke just mentioned that he saw Vampires, Gwen subconsciously thought of these three typical Vampire clans.
But…
Hawke shook his head.
"None of them."
"What?"
"The Vampires here…"
Hawke recalled the information sent by S.H.I.E.L.D.: "They should be categorized by S.H.I.E.L.D. as the Mikaelson lineage."
Gwen, hearing this, also recalled S.H.I.E.L.D.'s introduction to the Mikaelson Original Vampires: "Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah, the three siblings?"
Unlike the descriptions of the Dracula Vampires, Cain Vampires, and Blood God Vampires, these three Original Vampires had a more mythical color.
The Mikaelson lineage, however, did not have a mythical color.
According to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s records on Vampires, the Mikaelson Original Vampires could be traced back to the Mikaelson Family, led by the three siblings Klaus Mikaelson, Elijah Mikaelson, and Rebekah Mikaelson.
However, because these three Originals were elusive and did not interact much with the outside World, seemingly avoiding something, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s records on them were relatively sparse.
But there were quite a few records on other Vampires of the Mikaelson lineage, meaning those converted by these three Originals.
For example, Mikaelson Vampires cannot enter an owned house without an invitation, and they turn into blood if a wooden stake is driven through their heart.
Gwen recalled S.H.I.E.L.D.'s information on this aspect.
Only…
Gwen looked at Hawke with a somewhat helpless expression: "There really are Vampires in Waterfall Town? I was just saying that, and I never found any when I came back before."
Hawke was amused and looked at Gwen.
"There are Vampires in New York City too, and we haven't seen them either, have we?"
"That's true."
Gwen recalled her nearly twenty years of life in New York City without ever encountering or seeing a single Vampire, and subconsciously nodded. Then, she looked at Hawke with some curiosity: "By the way, Hawke, do you think we'll see Vampires this time?"
Hawke looked at Gwen.
"You want to see them?"
"I haven't seen them before, and I'm quite curious."
Gwen said honestly.
She had seen Witches and had visited the person Hawke called the most powerful sorcerer on Earth with him.
So…
If she had the chance, she would really like to see Vampires.
Anyway, Hawke was by her side.
Hawke looked at the curious Gwen, then at the town that was already in sight, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards slightly.
"If nothing unexpected happens, there's a chance we'll see them this time."
"…"
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