Roseanne’s heart freezes in fear at Leo’s words. An Undead?
“But they are supposed to be extinct!” She exclaims. “They are merely in stories-”
“We have confirmed the scent and there have been random attacks up North along the border of Ezealyra,” Leo states. “We thought the attacks were by the rogue from Moonlight Pack but everyone in the pack was...blinded.”
Roseanne gasps in horror while Aria feels sick to the stomach.
“The Duke is away which puts you in charge of this region, my lady,” he goes on. “Please advise us accordingly.”
“I…” Roseanne hesitates and looks at Aria. She is unsure of what to do in this state. Ro
Roseanne is tired. She wandered with Aria all day long, surveying the castle but they were done with only a quarter of it. The whole castle is so big that it is going to take her a month to tour it and years to memorize it.She shuffles into her bedroom, ready to sleep. Her muscles are sore while her eyelids are laced with sleep. The thought of a warm bed is comforting.“Hey,” Dmitri greets her. Roseanne merely nods at him and is walking towards her bed when she pauses in shock. For a second, she is frozen to her spot and slowly turns to face him…“AHHHHHHH!” She screams and covers her eyes. Dmitri merely tilts his head, curious about her reaction.“What happened, darling?” he asks. “Are you liking what you are
Leo is staring at the pool of blood. Surrounding him are vampire soldiers who are waiting for his command. The Captain of the Vampire Squad, Aryan Pavlov, comes up to him.Aryan is almost 200 years old but looks like a young man in his late twenties. He had long, black hair with skin so pale that it is almost white. With sharp silver eyes and an unearthly beauty like all vampires, Aryan is tall and proud of his status as an elite guard for Sloria. He is also a skilled scientist who is interested in studying the anatomies of all creatures. Whenever the pack comes across the dead bodies of any unusual creature of the dark, Aryan is the first one to examine its corpse.“Sir Leo,” he begins. “My men have been dispersed to the forest. They are seeking the Undead now but there have been too many attacks within a short span of time. I believe t
The carriage is passing by the desolate forest. Everywhere she looks, there is nothing but darkness. It is as if she has gone blind and the world has suddenly become cold. Roseanne shivers and wraps her coat tighter around her body.Sloria is a cold place but this forest is different. There are faint whispers echoing in her ears but she is not sure what those are. Animals? Or spirits? Roseanne does not believe in spirits but there are rumors of hauntings in the forest. Moreover, if the Undead can return, then why should she rule out ghosts?The guards are on horses, surrounding her. There are no less than ten guards who are protecting her that night and even though she is scared to be lonely inside the carriage, at least she is not completely alone. Their presence is surprisingly soothing. Vampires are known to manipulate people with one gaze. Once someon
The Undead is unlike anything Roseanne has ever seen. Its skin is decaying, the skull nearly visible. The eye sockets are empty but the Undead can somehow see her or rather, sense her. Its bony nose is twitching as it smells her and its hollow sockets are staring in her direction.It raises a finger at her.“You…” The Undead utters. “Witch…witch…found…”Roseanne tries not to be scared but it is hard. The creature is intelligent and smart. For something like that to take down many vampire guards is unthinkable. Even if the vampires have lost the Great War, they are still a formidable force and extremely skilled in fighting. Undead are not that intelligent to use a bow and arrow. They live in a mindless, zombie-like state where they only know how to harm humans but are easily hunted down by other predators. Even a skilled human hunter can take them out.
The fire is blazing all around her. Smoke fogs her vision as she runs from room to room, looking for her loved ones. The whole palace has been set on fire by angry revolutionaries who are out for blood. Many of the palace guards have been killed and an angry mob charged into the castle. They have ransacked the palace, destroying artifacts which were hundreds of years old.“Down with the Emperor!” They are chanting. Their chants are haunting the palace walls and they are killing anyone on sight. Their anger clouds their judgment because they were all frustrated and vengeful.Roseanne is running as far as she can. Her tiny legs are not fast but she is helpless. A mob is running after her because she is also part of the royal household. They want to kill anyone who is associated with the Royal Family. Their hatred crossed all boundaries and
“You are a witch.”His words echo in her ears, making her mind fuzzy. She is not sure how to address this secret which she had kept to herself for so many years. Now that it is out in the open, she is confused and scared.Dmitri is still playing with her fingers. She wants to pull her hand away but for some reason her heart is at odds with her head and her body is following her heart. His touch keeps her frozen to her spot, letting him playfully touch her to his heart’s desire. It is a dangerous desire.“I am still waiting for an answer,” he reminds her.Roseanne is still hesitant to speak. Dmitri notices her reluctance and grasps her palm firmly.“In Sloria, we do not discrimin
“Tch!” Iriana is tutting and shaking her head. “A broken shoulder? I thought you were strong, Sir Leo. To be taken down by something like a little weak red light!”They are in the palace’s healing wing where Iriana works. She is standing on a chair while Leo is sitting on a tool with his injured arm outstretched. Leo is used to Iriana’s sarcastic jabs. It is her habit to make snarky comments at people but deep down, she cares about them a lot. He tries to massage his broken arm but she slaps his hand away.“Don’t touch it!” She scolds him. “I just disinfected it! Now I need to put it in a sling. You won’t be able to shift for two weeks.”“Lady Iriana, my wolf Ares will become agitated if he is not let out,” Leo says in a calm tone. &
Venus was in the throne room when a soldier came to her. He bows in front of her and says, “Your Majesty, a messenger from Sloria has arrived.”She raises an eyebrow. “Sloria?” she questions. “What need does Sloria have?”Venus is aware of the country up north which is covered with mountains and snow. There are very few people living in the country because it is quite difficult to live there. Other than the people who live there, no one else can enter Sloria because of the Valley of Death. It is impossible to cross by foot or carriage. People in Ezealyra joke that one has to fly over the Valley of Death to get to Sloria which is impossible to achieve. Whosoever heard of a flying vehicle?To the Ezealyrians, Sloria is a useless country and of no value. With few people, it is ruled
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