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Reed: Prince of Darkness
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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was the night of the blood moon, where the streets were empty and the silence was deafening. It was customary for the City of Allegra to keep their doors shut, dim the lights and keep the noise low. For thousands of generations, the blood moon had been a sacred day for the vampires, as the Royal Family celebrated their ancestry and heritage by throwing the most extravagant party in the city. The Gladstone Castle was buzzing with thousands of vampires, drinking and dancing. In the underground dungeon, a cage fight was held for the young vampires to fight one another - to win their freedom pass - which allowed them to hunt one human for one night. They were allowed to feed on their chosen human, without causing them to bleed to death. It was a lesson for the fledgling to control their thirst and magical ability, to harness their healing powers and obliviate their memories. None of the humans remembered anything about the feeding, it all felt like a long dream, soon to be forgotten.
Clang! One hit and one more body tumbled to the ground. He snarled at his opponent, wiping sweat and blood away from his face. He lowered his stance, keeping himself balance as his opponent struck him on the ribs, sending him backwards. The pain was bearable, but the humiliation was overwhelming. There was no way that he would be defeated by such a fledgling. Although the odds were never in his favour - 10 fledglings to 1 adult vampire - he did not look defeated. 'One left' he thought to himself, malicious grin formed on his face as he licked the blood on his lips. This particular fledgling was stronger than the others, very muscular as he was a professional sportsman - a Rugby player, before he was turned. He was panting hard, trying his best to knock his opponent out, but one thing that he did not know, was his opponent's identity.
Reed was having a good time. He loved to mess about the fledglings before revealing his true identity. One by one, he fought all 10 of them, resulting in 9 of them writhing, wriggling in pain on the floor. Simon, the last fledgling standing was doing his hardest to put a punch on his handsome face, but Reed was too quick to dodge and Simon ended up hitting the concrete pillar surrounding the cage. His bulky mass drove through the metal wires, wrecking the cage apart as he lost his balance and crashed face first on the ground. The crowd cheered as the last opponent fell, Reed emerged victorious. Female vampires squealed and screamed his name, while the males chant in unison "Reed! Reed! Reed!". Guards scrambled in, pulling the fallen fledglings back on their feet, forcing them to stand in line as Reed walked around victorious.
"Attention fledglings."
The booming voice of a vampire guard regained order, as the fledglings stood next to each other, fidgeting in pain.
"The rule clearly state only victors earn their freedom pass, but by the good grace of the Prince, one of you will be allowed to leave the castle ground and join the humans for one night." the guard gestured at Reed, who stood against the pillar, checking his nails, looking bored.
"Prince Reed declared that Simon Wilson will be allowed to redeem his freedom pass tonight for giving a fair fight tonight. Congratulation Simon!"
Everybody cheered for Simon, many patted him on his back as he grinned sheepishly, exchanged glances with Reed, who nodded back at him. The other fledglings looked around, confused and clearly did not expect that the Prince of Darkness himself would be participating in the fight. They secretly felt honoured and humiliated at the same time, for fighting Reed himself.
"Good fight, Simon. That was not a bad fight afterall. We might find you useful in our ranks." Abley, a senior guard slapped him on the back as he turned at Reed, "You reckon he can be a warrior?" he asked.
Reed walked over with much difficulty, parting the crowd of female vamps that flocked around him.
"If you train him, he's got potential." Reed agreed. His icy blue eyes gleamed under the flickering flames around the fight cage. His well defined jawline hardened as he glanced around, his eyes meeting another pair of grey eyes belonging to a female vamp. He smirked and placed a hand on Abley's shoulder, "Show him the warrior quarters, then you can take him to the city. Teach him to hunt."
Abley nodded respectfully, "Yes, Prince."
Reed made his way to the girl, exchanged a short conversation before taking her waist and both disappeared behind the stairs. Abley, being a veteran that he was, shook his head at Reed's direction, knowing exactly what he was up to and know all too well not to disturb him in his chamber till the next sundown.
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Sunset, the next day.
Abley pushed the double doors to Reed's chamber to find clothing items strewn around the room. Undergarments on the floor, belts hanging on the chandelier.... along with some broken furnitures. It was no secret that vampires were powerful beings, especially when aroused. Abley picked up a broken piece of wood, what was left of an arm chair.
"Wake up, sleepyhead." he tossed the plank of wood towards the sleeping Reed.
It magically missed his head as it landed on another's... producing a muffled sqeak. A messy head popped up behind Reed, the same tired face of the female vamp that he picked up last night. Her make up was a mess and she was clearly under dressed. She looked embarrassed and awkward, as she scrambled out of the bed, picking up pieces of her torn clothings and draped one of Reed's clothes... his white, almost translucent shirt, outlining her full figure. Abley sighed as he pointed at the door, signaling her to leave.
Reed stirred in his sleep. His blue eyes lost its usual sparks from sleep. His chocolate brown hair tousled and messy, strands jutting out in all directions. He stretched and yawned, showing his porcelain white fangs and let out a lazy growl.
"What time is it? My fight isn't till 8." he rubbed his eyes, begrudgingly looked up to meet Abley.
"It's past 6 in the evening, you need to get ready." Abley shook his head in desperation, "And I told you not to waste your energy unnecessarily before a fight."
Reed chuckled, "Sex is quite... a necessity." he flashed a mischievous grin, "What? Makes me ready to pounce." he added, answering Abley's mocking stare.
"For a vampire who pretends to fight humans, in human sport, you clearly have the upperhand." Abley continued, while attempting to clean the room, picking up things off the floor and tossing it aside. "That doesn't mean you can misuse it. You promise me to always fight with human power, locking your vampire strength away."
"Yeah yeah, I know." Reed dismissed Abley's words as he got out of bed and dragged his feet to his bathroom.
"I'll get the maids to clean up your chamber as soon as you got dressed." Abley tossed a used condom into the rubbish bin - which was overflowing with condom wrappers and more used condoms. "Oh for blood's sake, Reed, just how many times did you..." Abley did not even finish his sentence, he stormed out of the chamber, hearing Reed's laughter echoing in the room as he shut the doors behind him.
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