Chapter 68~Zayne ~“Where do you think you're going?!”I instantly recognized the stern voice that came from behind me. Luca! Leader of the vampire warriors. Right hand man to Vakda. I slowly turned towards him, Emily by my side. He was flanked by a few vampires either side of him. “What do you want, Luca?I will face Vakda in five days, didn't he tell you?” I asked Luca, my voice stern. “Oh! I know. But I can't let you use that sword unfortunately.So either you drop it, or I can kill you before Vakda does.”Kill me? Luca wants to kill me. I almost scoffed as Luca gave me an ultimatum. “Of course you can have the sword.” I noticed Emily's expression changed as these words left my mouth. But just then my lips curled up into a smile. “You can have the sword in exchange for my corpse.”I said to Luca’s dismay. His expression changed instantly. His eyes were filled with raging anger. “Kill them. Kill them all. And retrieve the sword.”Luca barked out instructions to the vampi
Chapter 69~Zayne~The heartache filled me with rage, but at the same time it calmed me down. I couldn't leave Emily alone. She's hurting badly. I lowered my head and gently licked her wound, the taste of her warm blood reached my mouth and my body suddenly shuddered, feeling even more pain inside. But I couldn't stop, she was badly wounded and my disinfecting saliva might be able to help her. “I still… can continue to fight.”Suddenly I heard Emily's faint voice. She staggered and tried so hard to stand up from the ground, but her action made my heart shake violently. More and more alike, she now seems to be getting closer and closer to me at the time. But I looked at her wounds on her body and my brows furrowed. How can I let her fight vampires, to be in danger, has she ever considered her body!“NO way Emily. You wait here for me!”I sternly denied her idea. I walked away from her, seeing the view in front of me, my heart lunged for more blood. “It seems the sword of ages
Chapter 70~Zayne~“Where is everyone?” Stepping into the castle premises, I was surprised to see the yard empty. Not even a single Lycan soul was outside. It was still very broad daylight. Something isn't right. I hope Luther hasn't done anything now? My heart was laced with worry. Bad thoughts began creeping in as we proceeded into the castle.“What's the matter?” Emily noticed my change in expression. “Something isn't right. I know it.” I answered my voice laced with urgency. We continued, our steps now much hurried. “Welcome back!!!!”A thunderous roar erupted from all corners of the castle making my ears almost bulge.“What is this?”The whole members of the castle circle around us. The site made my heart melt in affection. I was left totally speechless by this kind gesture. “Welcome back your majesty!” Cedric came out from the crowd. “Who did all this?” I asked curiously. “You won't believe whose idea it is. Luther!”“What?” Cedric’s next words left me dumbfounded.
Chapter 71~Luther~I stood at the balcony of my room, the view of the castle in my eyes. It was just a matter of time and I'll be king. Once I get Vadka’s words, that Zayne has been killed then it's celebration time. “Sir, you sent it to me?” Thorn appeared behind me. “Yes, gather the crowd, we have a big announcement for them.”I ordered Thorn, my voice stern. “Yes sir!”Thorn stormed out of my room at once. After a while, Thorn returned back to my room. “Sir, the people await you!”“Okay, let's go!”I put on my black leather jacket and left my room, Thorn by my side.A large crowd had gathered at the yard, eagerly waiting to hear what I had to say. I climbed an upliftment, my figure visible to everyone gathered. “In case you may not have noticed, your king has been away for a while.”I said my voice rang through the yard. Loud murmurings soon escaped from their lips, their voices tinged with surprise. “Yes! He has been. And he went to the most dangerous part of the world
Chapter 72~Zayne~The sun shone bright on my face and directly to my eyes. Squinting my eyes tightly, I reached for the window and shut it close. I could barely sleep last night. My heart was deeply troubled. What does Luther have in mind? I was sure he does, after all he made it clear, that he's still coming for my throne. I could only wonder how I've lived with someone so greedy for power like Luther. I got freshened up properly, for the first time since we left for the temple. Today was a massive day for me. It's the first day of my training with the sword of ages. I only have two days to train, so I personally instructed Rowan to make the training very rigorous. Just then, I felt the presence of someone just outside my door. Emily? Why is she here?I thought of calling her out, but if I did it might make her embarrassed. I'll just wait for her to knock. After a couple of minutes, I finally heard her soft and gentle knock on my door. I missed her knock! “Come in, Emi
Chapter 73~Emily~Seeing Steph, and hearing those words she said to me completed an already great morning for me. I knew there was still good in her, despite how Luther has managed to poison her mind. I returned back to my room and got freshened up for the first time since leaving for the temple. My body felt a million times better. The warm smell of natural oil exuded from me. I carefully combed my hair, making it look more pleasant. I was supposed to meet Rowan and Zayne at the fields to help Zayne master the sword.I quickly got dressed and stormed out of my room. Today just had a feel unlike others recently. The day was bright, and nothing could possibly ruin it for me. I rolled with an extra spring in my step. Reaching the fields, I spotted Zayne in the nide, he held the sword high above his head. “Zayne!!”I yelled out his name before rushing to the fields. He didn't seem to hear me, so I walked closer to him. “Emily!! Get out!!” I heard a loud scream coming from acr
Chapter 74~Zayne~“Sir you called? I thought I was supposed to be training in the fields now?”Rowan walked into my room. His breathing was a bit heavy. “Rowan the sword is gone. Someone stole it!!”I said my voice tinged with urgency and distress. I needed Rowan to understand the urgency of the matter. “What? Oh no, this is really bad bro! So, what are we gonna do?”Rowan asked. “Gather your search team to spread out and search every room in the castle.”I ordered Rowan, my voice now stern. “Okay sir!!” Rowan said as he turned to leave my room. I retreated my steps back to my couch, taking a short rest to think. The timing was very bad!! The day before my big fight, someone decided to steal my sword. It's like he wants me to get killed by Vakda, so he decides to steal my sword. Only few people also know about the sword. Rowan, Emily and… Luther!!! It's Luther! He stole it, so that Vadka’s chances of killing me would be great. And that he could become the next king of th
Chapter 75~Zayne~I sat beside Maya’s headstone, pondering some thoughts deeply. “Oh shit!!” I glanced at my stopwatch. Lost in my words, I didn't even realize when time flew. My thirty minutes are up. “Maya, this was lovely! Who knows, next time we speak, we might actually meet again.”I rose up from the damp sand of the cemetery. Dusting off the dirt from my trousers. Leaving her grave, I heard a faint voice like the wind, whispering in my ears. “Zayne, a curse can be a blessing. Worry for the right things.”Yet again? What does she mean by that? I couldn't just understand what she meant by, ‘a curse can be a blessing’ and to ‘worry for the right things’But one thing, I was sure of, was that it was Maya speaking to me. I waved it off and continued till I reached the car. Igniting the engine, I drove out and back to the castle. And soon I disappeared into the darkness. I woke up to a different feeling than normal. The morning seemed tense, and choking. The fresh breeze that
Chapter 86~Zayne~KNOCK KNOCK I was just getting up from my light sleep when I heard a loud knock on my door. But even more I could recognize the knock any day any time. “Come in!”I yelled out in the direction. Suddenly, Rowan and Steph gently walked into my room, their hands folded behind their backs for some reason. “So did you arrest them?” I asked. “We arrested Crystal… “ Rowan faintly said. His voice very light. “And Reta got away?” I almost concluded. That explains the gloomy faces. “We'll, don't worry about it… ““She didn't!” Rowan cut me off. But his words even stunned me more than this tone. “What? So you arrested her?” I was really struggling to understand what was really happening. I was being left with more questions than even answers. “NO. She was killed.”“Whaat?why! I was instructed not to kill. We already have enough deaths as it is.”I ran out in rage. The last thing I wanted was another death in barely twenty four hours. The people might start to que
Chapter 85~Zayne~I dropped Thorn’s corpse on the floor. Blood flooded out of it. “What the fuck!!” I heard Luther's yell. His voice was tinged with a certain shock and disbelief as he saw Thorns corpse. I turned towards him, my eyes filled with a burning rage to tear him apart. I gently walked closer to him, safely putting one foot in front of the other. And with a roar that split the night air I lunged, my massive from crashing toward Luther like a freight train. Luther barely managed to sidestep, but my claws still scraped across his shoulder, leaving a bloody streak. Luther's lip curled into a snarl as he spun, his own beastly strength propelling him forward. We clashed again, a whirlwind of claws and teeth, rolling through the dirt in a tangle of fur and flesh. As we separated, both panting, Luther's eyes burned with the fire of unrestrained fury. He was younger, faster, but it was me who had the patience to control the beast within.With a deep, guttural growl, I let the
Chapter 84~Emily~According to Luther, the poison usually takes at least two minutes before it sinks into his system. So I stood outside his door, peeping through the keyhole of his door. And barely two minutes later, I watched as he suddenly dropped to his knees. After a few more seconds battling with the poison he finally dropped to the floor.His body had gone full numb. I decided to share with him a piece of my mind before going to Luther. “Zayne, this is for Emily and every other human you've plagued over the years.” I stormed into his room, yelling at a fallen Zayne. I had to let out all my stored up anger at him, anger for what he put me and my family through before I left him to die. But as I turned to leave, just a few steps away from the door. I heard Zayne’s faint voice. “Wait.”“What?” I asked my voice sternly. “I don't hate humans. Luther has clearly poisoned your mind to think so. Why do you move with it somehow ? All he wants is power, and he'll do whatever
Chapter 83~Steph~The morning came quickly for me. I barely slept a couple of hours before the sun came out. Last night was very eventful at the least. And one of the reasons was lying beside me. Flora! She still had about eight hours of sleep before the dosage wears off on her. So on my part, I need to make sure that I'm back in this room in eight hours time. And also to keep my room locked at all times. My lips still carried the warm fluorescent taste of Rowan's lips. Our kiss last night just felt right. It felt like I had kissed my true prince charming. I didn't feel that way over the couple of times me and Luther had shared a kiss. Despite all that happened. I wouldn't trade that moment for anything. That moment reminded me how peaceful life can sometimes be. Free from the guilt, from the worries. KNOCK KNOCK That moment I heard a loud knock on my door. “Oh no!”I have to hide Flora, like right now! I instinctively pushed Flora over to the other side of the bed.
Chapter 82~Rowan~“I have to tell Zayne about this right now!!” I turned to leave, when I felt Steph’s warm hands around mine. She was trying to stop me with all her might. “NO wait!! Please don't tell Zayne.” she pleaded loudly. Her voice was shaking, her eyes heated up, and dried tears remained on her cheeks. “Why shouldn't I? You guys kidnapped Flora for days, torturing her, her family and even the whole kingdom. That's sick. Steph I'm disappointed that you joined to do this, I really am!”“If you tell Zayne, all of us are going to get arrested. Luther is going to drag me down with him! Please I don't want to go get a hang, please!!” Steph was desperately pleading. I've never seen her before. I took a moment to think it through, and how things would pan out, if I indeed tell Zayne. Turns out, she was correct, knowing Luther very well, once caught, he will make sure he drags everyone down with him. Punishment for kidnapping an innocent girl like Flora, might be hanging or
Chapter 81~Steph~8 stared at the mirror for a few minutes. My heart couldn't just overcome the growing feeling of guilt I had. Guilt that I put Emily in jail. I deserve worse than her for what and who I've associated with. But rather it is her, who gets jailed and not me. At this point, I had a growing feeling to turn myself in at this point. But I have one more mission to finish. To take down Zayne, for all the inhuman things he has done to humans of our kind. I was carefully brushing my hair, line for line when I heard a thunderous knock on the door. Who could possibly be at my door at this ungodly hour? “Who's there?” I yelled out in annoyance. “It's Thorn, now open the door!!” I dropped my hair brush, I dragged my feet to the door. “Yes?” “Luther needs you, right now!” Thorn said, to my annoyance. Can't Luther leave whatever it is, till tomorrow? “Okay, I'll be there in a minute.” I turned back into my room and grabbed my coat before leaving my room. Reaching, Zayne
Chapter 80~Zayne~When I stepped out from the changing room, I saw Emily lying peacefully on my bed. She must have been very tired from all the days spent in the hospital. I spent almost half an hour staring at her innocent face, wishing I could make a move already. I was ready to ask her, but, with her knowing my deepest secret, would she want to marry a beast like me?I mean, how could she possibly spend the rest of her life, away from her husband every night. She couldn't possibly bear that, just for me. I ate the dinner she left on my stool before joining Emily on my bed. We weren't married, so I had to keep my distance from her. I laid on one end of the bed, while she laid on the other end.I spent almost half of my night, staring at her as she laid next to me. My hormones, we're tingling. Itching for me to bite her on the neck, and claim her as my own. But I had to resist as best as I could, until I was swallowed up by the darkness. Soon, it was morning, the sun was a
Chapter 79~Emily~Zayne just left the clinic after I gave him a few words of advice.But I couldn't just shake off the restless feeling I had. I spent most of the day staring out the window in the room I was admitted to. Soon, it was night. Outside was pure darkness, and the cold breeze escaped through the opened window. I shut the window and climbed the bed to sleep. But unfortunately, the sleep won't come. I just stared up at the ceiling for most of the night. Thinking about Zayne. Who knows what's going on with him, right now?For now, I'm useless to him. Especially the fact that I'm stuck here. The best I could do was pray he returns at dawn to his kingdom. “What? Who's entering the clinic at this ungodly time?I heard a faint creaking noise from the clinic's main entrance. Maybe, it's another nurse late for the night shift. I really didn't bother myself too much. But, suddenly I began hearing faint footsteps slowing approaching my room. My heart began racing, my eyes w
Chapter 78~Zayne~Descending from the steep hills, the sun reflecting behind us, the castle was now in our sight.And as we rode quickly towards it, a little began lingering in my mind. What if no one is there to welcome me? Or just a few people? Or worse, assume I'm dead? They were questions at the back of my mind. Questions that could only be answered once we reached the castle. But suddenly, as we got closer, a distant rumbling noise in my ears. I squinted my eyes tightly to see a huge crowd standing in front of the castle. Their mood was boisterous and electric, all of them excited to see me. They formed a pathway between them, where Rowan rode through and inside the castle and then dropped off the horse at the stables. “Welcome back! Welcome back!! Welcome back!!”The chants of the people were loud and thunderous. I had a smile painted on my face. My joy knew no bounds at that point. I walked up on the uplift to address the crowd gathered there. Their number was great,