Gwen recalled the S.H.I.E.L.D. files concerning the steps to becoming a Vampire.
Then—
"When you went to visit the treasury with Grandpa, Auntie told me that Caroline was hospitalized due to an injury a while ago."
"You mean…"
Gwen turned around and looked at Hawk: "Could she have been turned at that time?"
Hawk shrugged: "Probably."
He did know how Caroline became a Vampire.
She was turned by Katherine, or more accurately, Katherine was instrumental in Caroline becoming a Vampire.
Speaking of which, Katherine was actually a pitiful woman.
Although her name was always associated with 'cunning' and 'selfishness', all she really wanted was a simple thing.
To live!
Unfortunately, this dream remained out of reach even after she became a Vampire.
Because she was targeted, targeted by the Original Vampire Klaus.
Over the past five centuries, to escape the pursuit of the Original Vampire Klaus, Katherine had worn countless masks and played countless roles, so much so that she herself had forgotten her original appearance.
But one thing, Katherine had never forgotten.
To live!
Hawk recalled the experiences of this female villain from The Vampire Diaries, whom no one could hate, shook his head, and then heard Gwen ask him a serious question.
"Is there a way to turn her back into a human?"
"Hmm."
Hawk snapped back, looked at Gwen, and smiled: "Gwen, although Vampires have many drawbacks, their lifespan is extremely long."
Gwen looked at Hawk calmly: "I've read the资料. After an Original Vampire dies, all Vampires in his line will die. Moreover, though they are called Vampires, they are actually undead. They have no heartbeat, no body temperature, and not even the chance to have offspring. Caroline is only eighteen now."
Hawk shook his head.
"Perhaps she doesn't want to turn back into a human after becoming a Vampire?"
"What?"
"It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Gwen, after experiencing extraordinary power, no one would want to give up that power, not even me."
At first, Hawk might have thought that if he could exchange his current strength for his sister Anya's safety, he would be willing to do so.
But as time went on, by now, that idea had completely vanished.
In a word.
Exchange for nothing!
When you are powerful, you have everything. You don't need to make a deal with anyone. If they don't give it, I'll just take it.
Gwen shrugged: "I've also experienced that power, when you put the saint cloth on me, but I felt it was just so-so."
When she wore the andromeda saint cloth, she did feel an 'extraordinary' power.
But after the saint cloth disintegrated, she didn't feel any psychological loss. In fact, after Hawk explained the so-called extraordinary cost to her, she extinguished any thoughts of pursuing extraordinary power.
In a word.
Extraordinary power? I've seen it, and it's just so-so.
Hawk chuckled: "That's your wisdom. You can let go very easily, but do you think your cousin Caroline would be willing to give up that power?"
Gwen frowned.
"But she's only eighteen."
"I think Auntie is also quite young. She can find another one and level up a new character in time."
"Go to hell!"
Gwen listened to Hawk's solution, rolled her eyes at him, and no longer wanted to talk about this topic with Hawk: "Alright, you go do your thing, I'll think about it myself."
Hawk nodded, complying readily.
"Okay."
"Come back early!"
"Got it."
Hawk, who had gotten out of bed, kissed Gwen, whose hair he had just styled, responded with a smile, and then his figure disappeared from the room.
The next second.
Hawk stood before the mysterious waterfall that gave Waterfall Town its name.
The moment his six senses were unleashed, like a tide, they encompassed the surrounding forest, the ground, and even underground, almost in the blink of an eye.
He heard the heartbeats of small animals in the forest, the swimming of cold-water fish beneath the waterfall, and also sensed the flow of magic fluctuations in a nearby stone wall, as well as the woman behind the magic fluctuations, huddled against the corner, arms wrapped around her knees, exuding fear, fragility, and despair.
The female Vampire, Katherine Pierce!
Hawk stepped out with his right foot, and when he appeared again, he was already inside the tomb where Katherine Pierce was sealed.
Calling it a tomb, it was just a hole carved into the mountain wall, sealed with magic. Any extraordinary creature with strength lower than the sealer, once inside, would be unable to leave.
Not sleeping, nor needing to sleep, Katherine, who was only sensing the increasingly approaching Original Vampire Klaus and contemplating her fate, continuously spread an aura of fear, fragility, and despair throughout the enclosed cave.
Just then.
Rumble!
The exit of the cave rumbled. Katherine, who had lowered her head, not wanting outsiders to see her vulnerable side, instantly looked up, and the aura of fear, fragility, and despair on her body vanished in an instant, replaced by an arrogant, flippant, and cynical demeanor that once again enveloped her.
The next second.
She saw a blond-haired, blue-eyed, well-built young man in a suit and tie appear before her as the cave door opened.
Hawk, in turn, looked at Katherine, who met his gaze with a cynical expression, and a slight smile played on his lips.
"Hello, Ms. Pierce!"
"No, Katherine!"
Due to Hawk's intervention, and his almost killing Damon, Stefan, Damon, and Elena, along with the Black Witch Bonnie Bennett and Caroline, who had rushed there after the manor dinner, gathered at the Salvatore family home to discuss Hawk.
Caroline recounted her attempts to probe Hawk's reason for being at the manor.
Actually, there wasn't much to probe.
"He got engaged to my cousin before September last year."
"He originally planned to come with my cousin last Christmas."
"But because my aunt thought they should spend their first Christmas engaged and living together at home, they didn't come."
"This year, it was also decided in September that they would both come here, meet Grandpa, and then celebrate the holidays here. After Christmas, they would return to New York City."
Caroline relayed all the information she had gathered to everyone, then shrugged: "So I think you might be overthinking it; he's just here for the holidays."
Damon, sitting nearby, drinking whiskey, still somewhat weak, scoffed.
"Really? I don't believe it."
"Is it possible that you're just annoying?"
"Otherwise, why didn't he attack me?"
Damon sneered.
"He's your cousin's fiancé."
"What about Stefan?"
Caroline pointed at Stefan: "What about Stefan? You were hiding in the mountains and he found you. Stefan was standing at the manor gate. Why didn't he attack Stefan?"
Damon fell silent.
Seeing this, Stefan quickly changed the subject and looked at Caroline: "Caroline, do you think he figured out who you are?"
Caroline recalled Hawk's half-smile when she walked into the manor and they were discussing whether there were Vampires in the town, and she was defending herself. She frowned.
"I…"
"We should find a way to kill him."
Damon interjected: "Coming at this time, don't even think, he's either a Werewolf or an advance team sent by Klaus."
Stefan looked at his brother Damon, who was agitated and seemed eager to rush in front of Hawk and devour him alive, and rubbed his forehead, saying: "Damon, can you stop interrupting? We can't determine yet if this Hawk is an enemy or a friend, or just passing through."
Damon laughed.
With a hiss.
Damon directly tore open his shirt, revealing the dense, red punch marks on his upper body, and said: "Looking at these injuries, are you sure he's our friend?"
The Black Witch Bonnie Bennett, who also disliked Damon, looked at him and said directly: "Perhaps he doesn't like people spying on him from the shadows, so he gave you a lesson. After all, he didn't kill you, did he?"
Damon sneered at the Black Witch Bonnie.
"Say that again."
"…"
The Black Witch Bonnie said nothing, simply casting a headache spell silently on Damon.
Instantly.
Damon's eyes immediately cleared, and he clutched his head, his expression becoming pained.
Just as Hawk had said before.
Vampires, who are only good at physical attacks and have no preparations, are no match for a Witch's magic attacks.
Elena looked at the pained Damon and quickly looked at her best friend Bonnie: "Bonnie…"
The Black Witch Bonnie withdrew the spell: "I don't like you, Damon, never have."
When Stefan returned, the town had always been fine.
It was only after Damon arrived that the supernatural occurrences in the town became more and more frequent.
So…
Frankly speaking, there weren't many people in that room who liked Damon.
Damon stopped talking, panting and easing the lingering pain from the recently lifted spell.
Just as Stefan was about to bring the conversation back on track.
The Black Witch Bonnie's expression suddenly changed, and then, as if sensing something incredible, she stood up and looked in the direction where Katherine was sealed.
Elena, seeing Bonnie's sudden strong reaction, exchanged glances with everyone, then quickly stood up and went to Bonnie's side.
"Bonnie, what's wrong?"
"…"
Bonnie's mind was in turmoil. She looked at Elena, her eyes filled with fear and confusion.
"A powerful…"
"Unparalleled."
"Vast as the Universe."
"A brilliant power, like a star, broke through Katherine's seal."
"…"
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