PROLOGUE

Vampires hunt and kill with no respect for the secret of the supernatural, causing chaos and destruction, bringing the attention of humans and other supernatural species. Needing order in the Vampire world four young Pure Blooded Vampire brothers, Sargon, Orion, Vladimir and Corbin King, rise above all others, they work their way across the land with cutthroat fierceness, using a cruel viciousness bordering on a barbaric approach they restore order and became the first Vampire Kings of Kings.

After a few centuries of protecting the Vampires, other supernaturals and the secret that is their existence, each of the brothers took a mate, creating their own bloodlines while still bowing to the oldest; the Royal King Bloodline,

Sargon King - being the oldest carried on the Pure Royal King Bloodline, the bloodline to only mate with a Pure Blooded, as according to Vampire Royal Law - Recently changed allowing the current King  - Nathaniel

Orion King - mates with a human servant, creating the Deimos Royal Bloodline. Then takes a chosen mate but couldn’t have any other children.

Vladimir King - takes a chosen high noble, Pure Blooded vampire mate creating the MoonKing Royal Bloodline

Corbin King - renounced his Royal Bloodline after mating a human turned Succubus creating the Callisto Royal Bloodline. They had 2 daughters. The final Succubus of the Pure Callisto Royal Bloodline is killed by her lover in a fit of jealousy 1200 years after the first Succubus, Eleanor, was created.

After what happened with King Corbin and his creation of the sub-species; the Succubus and how dangerous they could be if given the chance. King Sargon along with his remaining brothers and a vote from the highest kings within the supernatural order known as the Supernatural Council ruled that the inter-mating of species was forbidden and any offspring resulting from such a mating would be put to death along with the weaker entity of the couple responsible.

At the time of the ruling, Sargon heard and then met with the young, up-and-coming Lycan Prince, Erebus. After meeting him, he saw the same ruthlessness and cruelty in the young Lycan Prince as he had in himself at the same age.

However, Erebus still had to prove himself worthy of the position King Sargon was about to offer him. It didn't take long for Prince Erebus to prove himself. King Sargon smirked, knowing that he was right in his assessment of the Lycan Prince. Sargon, then with the approval of the Supernatural Council, enlisted the services of young Erebus to enforce Sargon’s new Royal Law.

Even after his ascension to King, Erebus continued his oversight of inter-species-mating. Unfortunately, the power of being King and the power that enforcing that law provides goes to Erebus’s head, and he eventually sees himself as something close to the Moon Goddess. 

Causing a large rift of hate and an endless war between the WereWolves and the Vampires. 

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CORONATION - Nathaniel

“I Prince Nathaniel King do solemnly and sincerely in the presence of our Moon Goddess profess, testify, and declare that I am faithful and that I will, according to the true intent of the enactments which secure the succession to the Throne, uphold and maintain the said enactments to the best of my powers according to law. Goddess of compassion and mercy, I serve thee, I give grace that I may find in thy service perfect freedom and in that freedom knowledge of thy truth. Grant that I may be a blessing to all thy children, that together we may discover the ways of gentleness and be led into the paths of peace.“

I hold my flinch as my father slams the Royal Family sword down into the floor next to us. He then removes the Kings crown from his head, steps closer and places it on mine as he says,

“With the placement of the Vampire Royal Crown on your head, you accept all responsibility and take the mantle of Vampire King.”

I shiver as the crown touches my head and a wave of new power flows through me, pulling Cole to the front.

>COLE...

I then stand, wrap my hand around the Royal Family sword, pull it free, lie it over my open palm and bow to my father, who returns the bow of respect.

I then turn and face the crowd in front of me, still holding the sword flat for a moment before I slide it along my palm, allowing my blood to coat the blade. Then, as my blood soaks into the blade, adding mine to the ancient Kings before me, I let out a loud hiss and lift the sword to the sky. My hiss is soon joined by more hisses, howls, whistles and cheers.

I lower the sword to my side and look over to the side in surprise as I see King Noah approach. I follow his movements so that when he stops in the same spot, my father is just standing in. I am facing him with my back once again to the crowd.

I frown a little, knowing that they can’t see me. However, Noah has a small smirk pulling at his lips and with me being so close, I was the only one to see it. Not yet understanding but seeming to know I return to my knee in front of him, I feel as Hunter pushes me back and takes total control.

>HUNTER...

I keep my head bowed as a low growl rumbles through my chest at the feel of the Royal aura coming off of Noah and even though I know he isn’t, it feels like he is challenging me as he then looks over my head and growls,

“I am King Alpha Tobias of the Royal MoonCrown Kingdom… I am the nominated High King of the WereShifters, as my father was before me and his father was before him. We have waited for over two thousand years for the true Shifter King to return.”

The rumble in my chest dies, as even though I had felt it the moment I had shifted during the war, I hadn’t really grasped what that meant. I keep my head bowed as he then continues.

“I hereby with the WereShifter Kings present as witnesses tonight, I ask you, Hunter King, do you accept the gift and burden that the Moon Goddess has bestowed upon you?”

I smile as I feel the Full Blood Moon shining down on my back, and what feels like a soft feminine hand on my shoulder. I don’t fight the shift as I start to shift and growl,

“I Hunter King accept!”

As the shift completes, I raise my head to the Full Blood Moon and let out a long, loud and powerful,

“HOWL!”

I shiver a little as I feel even more power slide through me as each King lifts their head in a howl or roar to sanction their agreement and support. When my howl finally lowers and ends, my shift starts to recede and for the first time, my Royal Suit is still intact.

My father and Noah then stepped up either side of me and said,

“We present to you KING NATHANIEL HUNTER COLE LIAM KING!”

The area is then filled with howls hisses, whistles and cheers, I smile and again lift the Royal Family sword lying it on my open palms again and hold it out in front of me toward the crowd and bow my head for a moment as I whisper,

“Moon Goddess, I sure hope you have made the right choice with me…”

I smile as I feel that same feminine hand on my shoulder once more and somehow know that she believes in me. I lift my head as I lower the sword and say.

“This is a celebration. Have fun…”

I take a step back, allowing my father and Noah to step slightly in front and face me, as soon as I hand my father the family sword, he excuses himself, leaving me with Noah, who smiles and says,

“Come, I’ll introduce you to the High WereShifter Council…”