The carriage comes to a halt at the steps of the palace of Sloria and Dmitri gets off. He has been traveling for three days but he is not tired. Rather, he is distirbed.
Timur and Aryan are waiting for him but he storms right through the doors of the palace, in a hurry. He marches straight for the study with his men in tow.
Aryan clears his throat before addressing the Duke.
“The Council sent us a message,” he states but Dmitri is in no mood to listen. He grabs a large bottle of whiskey and downs it in one go.
“I know!” Dmitri growls. “How dare they…”
He cannot control his anger anymore. The Council has asked for something which is unacceptable for him. He knows very well that the Council members are made of Eduard’s sto
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Roseanne’s face is contorted into intense concentration. She is in a small field with Polina and Vanalise. There is a block of wood lying a few feet away from her and she is focusing on it with all her might. She is trying to lift the block with telekinesis but it only shakes a little.“You are too tense,” Vanalise states. “Relax your posture. Focus on the block but don’t stress!”“I am trying,” Roseanne mutters. Polina is watching Roseanne’s training with interest. She is feeling a strange vibe of energy from the Duchess which is more powerful than that of a fae. While faes can do magic, they are not like witches who can derive the magic from the powers of the moon.Faes can merely change the nature of matter from one form to another but a witch can create a mat
“What the hell is all this?” Aryan frowns at the strange sight in front of him. He is in the front yard of the palace with Dmitri, Timur and Leo. Except for Dmitri, everyone else looks as confused as Aryan. Overnight, around a hundred pigeons have been delivered to their palace. The pigeons are all white and are currently locked in cages. They are fluttering around in the large cages, looking innocent and pure. However, the stenches of stool and feathers are lingering in the air which makes the people around the cages cringe. Only Dmitri is smiling as he opens the cage to pet them. One of the pigeons flew to his outstretched hand, cooing. “They are looking fine!” Dmitri compliments the pigeon seller. “Imported from the place you have ordered from,” the seller says in a humble tone. “We have been rearing the
“Very good!” Vanalise exclaims. “That was amazing, Goddess!” Roseanne is flushed with success. She had successfully managed to keep the piece of block afloat for almost half an hour without losing too much energy. Even though her body is still not ready, she is feeling less and less lethargic after each training session. She also broke through Polina’s illusion charms with ease. Polina is also smiling at her Duchess, feeling a little proud. “Gaia is also talking to me a lot now,” Roseanne says. “I can hear her in my head!” “I think we can try summoning her tonight,” Vanalise replies. “It will be much harder than our usual training but we have very less time.” They have only three days left in their hands for the sc
“Prime Minister Antonio.” Antonio looks up from the papers on his desk to find his trusted aide, Brandon, addressing him. “What is it, Brandon?” he asks. Brandon seems to be very troubled and he approaches the table. “I have heard some news which is quite concerning,” he begins. “The Emperor is planning to invade Sloria.” “WHAT?” Antonio exclaims, standing on his feet. “This is outrageous! He cannot invade another country just like that! He must take the approval from the Privy Council first!” “Tristan and Vlad gave their approvals,” Brandon grits. “The Crown Prince also agreed. That is three against two votes. The declaration for war will be made any day.” “On what ch
Roseanne is sitting under the large oak tree, concentrating hard. Her inner mind is focused on Gaia who is also quietly following Roseanne’s wavelength. “Give me your powers, Gaia,” Roseanne speaks in her mind. “I will wield your powers and you will gain control of my body every full moon night to be with your mate. Do it, Gaia.” They are both surrounded by darkness which is almost blinding. Roseanne relaxes herself, ordering her inner mind and Gaia to follow her. Gaia is also trying to align herself with Roseanne, their two minds trying to connect. “I…” Gaia begins as a strange surge of energy starts to engulf her. “I am trying, Roseanne!” Roseanne also feels the force of it which is too much to bear. Her body is shaking as the force of Gaia’s powers nearly to
Venus is fidgeting nervously in the garden, waiting for her spy to return. The news of the impending trial and invasion of Sloria has spread throughout the court and she is scared for her life. Ivan will be sent to Sloria for the trial and she is having a very ominous feeling.To top it all, that damn Roseanne Vadimovna is the Duchess! How did I miss this? Venus wonders.The door opens and a soldier enters the garden. He bows before her but Venus is too impatient.“What news do you have?” she demands.“Your Highness, I had my men ask around in Sloria,” the soldier replies. “They said that the Duke returned alone from Hapsberg and that the Duchess did not return with him.”“What?
Roseanne is shocked to see the despicable smile of Venus. The Empress is holding a knife made of pure mercury against Polina’s neck, pressing it hard. Polina tries to withstand the pain of the mercury which is burning through her skin. The Empress used a mercury substance which caused the explosion and the residue lingering in the air is only making Polina’s pain worse.“What do you want?” Roseanne demands. “Let go of my soldier!”“Then come with us, witch!” Venus snarls. Roseanne looks at her in surprise.“How do you-”Venus’ shrill laughter cuts through her words, making her spine chill.“Of course I know it,” Venus claims. “I always k
“This is Sloria?” Albert gapes at the well developed buildings and streets around him. He has never seen such clean roads with perfectly lined houses which look as if they are owned by rich merchants. There is not a single sign of poverty and every shop is neatly lined along the roads with enough supplies for everyone.Several glasshouses are also placed in several parts of the towns which seem to be housing indoor crops which are being grown for the citizens. Even at night, several sacks of food and grain are being taken out for the delegates who have arrived. Albert, Ivan and Phillippe are sharing a carriage, watching the so-called dumpster of a country in awe.“It seems that Josephine spoke the truth,” Phillippe comments.“Those bloody b*stards!” Ivan snarls. “He ha
The castle of Ezealyra has been lit up with thousands of blue lights. Millions of fairies are floating in the air, magically bestowing their beautiful lights on the guests who are arriving to the celebrations. Three months have passed since the battle for Sloria and the Slorians have emerged victorious, defeating Ezealyra in the process. Tonight, a splendid coronation has been arranged for the new Emperor and Empress who will be married by proxy at the ceremony, symbolizing their union. “Is it true that he is the long lost Prince Alexei?” One guest whispers to one person. “He is,” her companion confirms. “His scent is the same and you know that no two people's scent can be the same!” “Eduard Visserion was a scum after all!” The guests are intrigued by the tale of the prince who regained his rightful place on the throne. Not only the wolves but faes, vampires and even hybrid officials are attending the ceremony. Many of the wolves are uncomfortable by the idea of mingling with such
Eduard’s hair has gone fully white and he now has a fully grown beard. His scarlet eyes are dull, defeated by humiliation and old age. He has given up on life because he knows that nothing can help him regain the throne he has lost.Dmitri has no pity for the man who dug his own grave. He wanted to kill him off but there is something he needs to know.“The night my father died,” he begins. “How did you bring in that witch? Where did you find him?”Eduard smirks in a sarcastic manner. “I knew you would figure it out,” he states. “That witch was not working for me. He was working for someone else and they arrived in Ezealyra to aid us in defeating the Emperor.”“Who was he working for?” Roseanne whispers.
Dmitri and Leo lead all the Undead into the mass grave where they have descended. The Undead are now in the grave, waiting like a bunch of obedient army who are about to receive orders.“Is the main Undead buried yet?” Leo asks.As if answering his question, one by one, the Undead begin to fall and die. They watch as the thousands of Undead fall in the graves, quickly dying. Dmitri lets out a sigh of relief.“Bury them,” he orders them through mindlink. “Make sure that they are well dead.”Leo nods and relays the orders to the men who start to fill up the holes. They are all tired and exhausted but their victory in the war is evident. A few fae soldiers also arrived and sped up the process to bury the now dead zombies in the graves.
Eduard does not wait and turns to the Undead.“Attack him!” He orders. The Undead run towards Dmitri, ready to kill him but his scarlet eyes glow up and he stares straight at them.Instantly, the Undead army stops in their tracks. Eduard watches in horror as the Undead army starts to fall to their knees and stare blankly as if hypnotized. The other soldiers are also acting the same way, bowing in front of Dmitri as if under his spell.“What the hell are you all doing?” Eduard demands. “GET HIM!”But no one is paying him any heed. Their eyes are on Dmitri who has them under his mercy.The golden light is once again starting to shine on him, beginning all the creatures to his feet
Roseanne meets with Aryan in the hallway outside her room. The vampire is hurt and even bloodied but his injuries are starting to heal, albeit slowly.“You need blood,” she realizes.“I can hold out!” Aryan insists. “Our men are trained well to hold in their urges. Once I get to the medical camp, I can drink some. But we need to get you to safety! The Undead is-”“You can drink Josephine’s blood,” Roseanne says. “She is lying dead in my chamber.”Aryan stares at her in shock. Josephine is dead?“I used the birds to punish her,” Roseanne simply states. “This is her punishment for betraying us.”
“OUT OF MY WAY!” Iriana yells at the soldiers who are crowding near the camp. They have set up a large medical camp outside the city walls where many of the injured soldiers have been brought in. Several more are going to arrive in a while and Iriana is hard at work along with the palace ladies and omegas who have chosen to stay back to help.“Lady Iriana, this man is losing too much blood!” An omega exclaims.“Press on the wound and tell a fae soldier to help in controlling the blood flow!” Iriana instructs. “As for the spilt blood, give it to that vampire soldier to drink up!”The omega nods and goes on to carry on the instructions. Iriana is carrying a bucket full of hot water to sanitize the instruments which she will need to operate on the soldiers.
Dmitri pounces on Ilyich and punches him with his heavy fist. The Undead’s jaw breaks but it heals within seconds. Ilych fixes his broken jaw and punches back but Dmitri’s senses are faster. He dodge the attack easily and grabs Ilyich before throwing him aside.Ilyich snarls, spitting out black goo from his mouth. He stands up and marches towards Dmitri whose brute strength overcomes the Undead. Dmitri grabs Ilyich by the waist and slams him against the floor.CRACK!Ilyich’s back breaks but he feels no pain because he is not fully alive nor dead. Before he can heal, Dmitri launches a fresh assault on him, repeatedly hitting him.Rage courses through them as they engage in a deathly battle. Ilyich punches Dmitri but his hit feels feeble to Dmitri
Taurus is about to shift but Leo does not let him. He attacks Taurus head on, ripping out his ear in the process. “AHHHHHH!” Taurus yells as the pain pierces through him. The large red wolf grabs him by the hair and slams him against the ground, repeatedly hitting him with its strong paw. Taurus growls and attacks the wolf with his sword but the animal bites his arm and within a split of a second, tears it off. “YOU SON OF A B*TCH!” Taurus screams in agony. Blood spurts out of his body and he falls to the ground, crawling but Leo is not done. Taurus tries to transform but his body has lost so much blood that his wolf also became too weak to shift. He crawls towards the sword which has fallen nearby but Leo grabs his other arm and rips it apart as well. Many of the So
Showers of arrows hit many of the Ezealyran soldiers from all sides, instantly killing them. Theo dodges Polina’s arrows with his sword. He covers himself with a shield and uses his sword to deflect the arrows coming at him at quick speed.Polina’s attacks are fast and she relentlessly attacks Theo. Her soldiers attack the Ezealyrans from the hiding places but the enemy is starting to spot them. They are going to run out of arrows soon and the Ezealyrans will overcome them in seconds.“Retreat to the inns!” She mindlinks with her men and one by one, they start to retreat. Polina stays back and mindlinks with Leo.“On to you!” She tells him.Dust and smoke splash the Ezealyrans who are forced to hide behind their shields. Many of