She looked haggard and frail.Nina held her. "Are..are you okay? What happened to you?!""I'm fine" even her voice sounded weak "Mateo denounced me already so I still feel a little weak""What?! He denounced you?!" Nina couldn't believe her ears.Alicia sighed as she grabbed Nina's hands."Don't shout too much" she then reached out for something inside her hood "Here" she handed it to Nina."What's this?" Nina marvelled at the blue shiny substance in her hands."The other time when you had ask if there was another way to stop Mateo" she paused "Yes there is a way" she said.Nina's eyes brightened."I had only lied because if he had known that there's another way to stop him he'd get rid of it and then there'd be no other way" Alicia saidNina quickly nodded "But..how do I use this?""The slightest chance you get, you'll have to rip his chest open and place this in it""Rip his chest open???" Nina's eyes widened "How would I do that? Perhaps I'm not able to..to do this,what then would
"Jenna." Nina whispered as she ran and quickly enveloped her in a tight hug."My lady.." Jenna whispered back as they held each other in a tight hug."Where..where have you been?" Nina asked as she stared at her."Master Aiden released me from the dungeon secretly." Jenna replied "I had to hide for fear of been seen"Nina sighed "Aren't they looking for you?" She shook her head "Considering the present crisis,my lady,who will notice my absence"Nina went quiet as she remembered that the kingdom was truly in crisis."Are you okay,my lady?" Jenna asked, breaking the silence "I went to say Master Aiden in the dungeon"At that, Nina's face instantly lit up."You did??" she began to falter "How..how is he?""He was badly injured." Jenna replied sadly "Even though I took some ointment with me I couldn't treat it all properly"Nina's eyes filled with tears "Will..will he be alright?""I'm sure he'll be fine" Jenna said in order to comfort her.Nina quickly grabbed her hands "Jenna, let's sn
It was evening by the time Nina dismissed the training.Unaware of what would happen she told them to come again tomorrow.With that,she turned and went up to her room.However she was surprised to see maids and guards scurrying up and down, preparing one thing or the other.Vampire men gathered at one corner were staring intently at her.The blood lust in their eyes made Nina run for her life.She was glad Mateo wasn't in the room when she stepped in.She quickly pulled off the armor and stored in a safe place.After which she took a quick bath and wore a simple gown.She just wanted to sleep and pass the night immediately.However,the moment she laid on the bed the door to room banged open."My lady!" Jenna screamed It made Nina sit up abruptly,her heart in chaos.Jenna closed the door shut and hurriedly entered the room.Nina stood to meet her at once "My lady,you have to run away now!""What??" Nina shook her head,she didn't understand anything "Why,Jenna? Is something the matter?"
Aiden was restless.He paced around inside the cell and didn't know what to do.He tried to mind communicate over to Nina but the connection was poor.He met with an explosion of jumbled thoughts.He could almost hear her screams in the back of his head.Or was he imagining things?He banged at the cell out of frustration.Not that he couldn't go berserk and damage this whole place.The thing is he cares for Nina.He was slightly afraid that in the process of destroying everyone and everything in sight,Nina might get hurt.Even still,he still had Mateo to battle with.It would take Grace and Courage to defeat a person with numerous powers.One of which is the ability to rob you of your soul.So, reluctantly he had to stay put but then again he didn't think Klaus was joking about the Blood Feast.The other day, he'd seen the soldiers bring in men whom he guessed were taken captive and then turned to slaves.Mateo hadn't even spent a month on the throne and he was already conquering neighbo
"What?!" Damon immediately stood up,all eyes turned to him "How could you say that? She's a werewolf.It could kill her!" he stated.Mateo curved his hand into a fist.Kiyiya immediately pulled Damon's wrist as if telling him to seat down calmly and not provoke Mateo's demons.But he snatched his wrist away.In a flash,Mateo was in front of him.He grabbed his jaw."Keep quiet and sit still,boy" his voice was low and dark "I am the King and my word is the law""Don't go against me else," he looked down at Kiyiya "Your mate might just suffer the same fate!"With that he pushed Damon back unto his chair and Damon reluctantly sat still.This was madness."So boys.." Mateo's voice boomed "Are we ready for tonight's show?!" They cheered except the huge ones whose gaze were all over Nina.As for her,she just resigned to fate.She felt tired of everything and it would be better if she just died anyway.Maybe that was the reason why she just stood still."Go on,number one" Mateo urged and Nina
"Don't!" Kiyiya screamed silently as she pulled unto Damon's sleeve but he yanked it off and stepped unto the stage."That's enough" he said to the vampire who still had his fangs buried into Nina's neck.He grabbed his shirt and pulled unto it."I said that's enough!" his voice has now become deeply authoritative.The vampire withdrew from his feasting but not first tearing off a piece of Nina's flesh.Blood splashed out,splattering on Damon's white sleeves.The blood was so pure and clean that it left a dangerous impression on his neat suit.Because of the interruption,Mateo got up from where he was seating.He grabbed Damon's collar,pushing him roughly unto the wall."Are you really so eager to be the hero,huh?" Mateo said indifferently.Damon also held unto his shirt."Anybody can see that what you're doing isn't right." Damon spoke lowly "That is definitely not the way to truth a woman!" Mateo shoved his hand away and grabbed his head hitting it against the wall.However,it woul
Tears fell from her eyes.She couldn't withstand it anymore.This was more painful.She shuddered beneath him,her legs gave way but he held her up...sucking even more gruesomely."Ah..." a soft yelp came out from her lips "Ma..mateo.." she called but her scent was driving him crazy.He felt more powerful the more he took blood from her.He began to reason if this could be the reason why the Keeper wanted her.But now wasn't the time to think.He continued to feast with no attention to the pain Nina was feeling.It was to the point she began to bleed through the mouth.Then she spoke no more.She dropped her lifeless hands and shut her eyes.Damon stood up for the third time that moment.Kiyiya was the one stopping him each time but this time,he was hellbound."Let go,Kiyiya!" he snapped the moment she held unto him with tears in her eyes."Damon..don't.." she cried."We can't sit here and do nothing,Kiyiya" he said "He's gonna suck her dry!""But he's threatened to kill you!" Kiyiya said
Aiden was restless.It took great self control for him not to burn the dungeon down with his fire.The other slaves and helpless girls including the men who were taken away from their families was what held him still.The most reason was Nina.He never would have thought about someone else's wellbeing if not for Nina.But still, his temper continued to increase.He tried to strain his ear,perhaps to get a hearing of what was happening.However nothing,came through.He swore to make Mateo's death excruciatingly painful.His pacing around didn't solve anything.The more scared he became,the more his restlessness increased."Your Highness,you need not worry.I am sure Nina must have es-" Jenna began"Please stop talking" he shunned almost immediately.He wasn't one for motivational talks.That cannot even lift his dejected spirit.Only when he sees Nina would his mind be at peace.Sometimes,he ended up punching the wall in frustration.He must have said sometime that Nina meant nothing to hi
New Year's night was great.The most wonderful thing ever.Aiden was coronated King and Damon,the right hand man.Nina automatically became Queen and she chose Kiyiya as her assistant.The greatest thing that would ever happen in the whole land.Nina couldn't at the same time, govern her city and stay with her husband here in Kingdom Fye.So she fulfilled destiny by bringing the two opposite worlds together.She destroyed the hatred and enmity and in place created room for love and unity.Everyone lived in harmony and it was just what she wanted.She was most grateful to her father.He was the first one to believe in her.And at a time she hadn't yet realized her powers.She wished there was a way for her to transport both from the underworld to the real world but Alicia said it was no longer possible.For she could only choose one to stay in forever.And she had chosen here.Kingdom Relf.She changed the name into a unitary and combination of the last two letters of Vampire and Werewolf.
Kiyiya gasped loudly,she glared at him."Let go off me!"He held her still against the wall."Why Kiyiya?" he groaned from within "Why did you hide it from me!" he thundered"Please, Damon.." she looked away,tears filling her eyes "I..I don't want to talk about this!""You will have to! How long will you continue to run?? How did you expect me to make amends if I do not know why you want to end things between us!""I don't want you to make amends!" Kiyiya shouted back "Don't bother! Because I am tired..I can't..I can't do this anymore!" He went quiet for a while."What more can I offer you?! All my life with you has been all lies! I was deceitful! A traitor! After all these,do you still expect me to face you,look you in the eye and pretend all is well?""No" she answered her own rhetorical question.She gazed at him."You've done more than enough for me,Damon" she began "But I never deserved a man like you and I'm not ashamed to admit it""So please.. let's end things before the new
A week later.It was the new year.A week ago after the victory of Nicolina and the beginning of her era,everyone had great plans for the preparations of the new year.They wanted it all in one because it was indeed a new year.It signified the end of the tyrant and the commencement of new friendships.The palace was re-constructed beautifully and by Nina's will did enmity between neighbouring kingdoms, ended.In fact she had summoned for all under Kingdom Fye to attend the upcoming ceremony.Kiyiya and Raven had chosen to go over to the farther lands to inform them of the New Year Festival and to invite them to the palace.Considering how far the journey is it wasn't until a week later did they return and Kiyiya did this on purpose.She didn't want to cross path with Damon.Although she was hurting terribly for having to stay away from him but she couldn't bring herself to look at him and love him the same again.She didn't want a relationship where there'd be compromises,even though s
He threw his arms around her without the slightest caution and pulled her into his embrace fiercely.Their skin contact created a warm spark that ushered into their hearts floods of love.It was like the eruption of a volcano.It took seconds before Nina wrapped her hands around his neck.Even though her love for him that was sleeping in the crevice of her heart had awoken by the touch of his hands,she still remained adamant about her decision.She maintained that it was because she loves him.So therefore,she was willing to let him go...to the person he truly loves.He withdrew,holding her face in his palms and rested their foreheads together"I feel so blessed to have you" he whispered."How..how did you manage to get back?" he asked with his hands all over her,gazing at her wounds that were slowly healing.Nicolina smiled."You're looking at the Keeper of the Underworld" It took few seconds for him to understand and when he did,he couldn't help but smile at the warrior she has now
Alicia went between them and seperated them."This isn't the time to fight!" she sniffed "Raven just died,we have no idea where Mateo is and all you can do is fight??!""Fight??" Aiden chuckled "Trust me,when all this is over I will make his life miserable!""Aiden!" Alicia shot a look at him "When did you become this way?!""Since when everything was taken away from me"Kiyiya was all quiet however the moment she saw Damon running towards them she immediately opened her mouth to speak."I think I should go to the palace and..and-" she didn't think of the lie yet when he came and interrupted."Mateo has taken the vault!" he announced."No..he mustn't release it yet!" screamed Alicia as she immediately began to run towards the palace.The rest followed after her.Mateo,on seeing them,created a force field to stop them from coming closerAlicia banged on it."Don't do it,Mateo!! The Keeper will kill us all!!" she screamed.He grinned and then broke the vault into two "Nooo!!" Kiyiya sc
A thin line of blood crept down her lips.He withdrew the sword from her,making more blood to gush out.Raven fell on her knees,her sword dropping from her hand."Goodbye,Princess" Mateo grinned as he raised his sword to cut off her head."Noooo!" Klaus screamed as he ran towards them but it was impossible to get there on time.Just as the sword lowered,it stopped midway in the air.Klaus stopped in his tracks and so did the others.What was happening?They could all see Mateo struggling with his sword ,however it hanged there on the air.A large hand grabbed his throat from nowhere.It was more of happiness than surprise to see him again.He looked nothing like he did back at the dungeon.It was like he'd gone for a thorough transformation but this wasn't the time to ogle.Aiden narrowed his eyes."I've come to pay you a visit" he smirked as he looked around "I don't see any chairs or wine?"He hissed slightly "Oh..I forgot! It's not a time for you to make merry, you're gonna die soon
They marched together all the way to the palace.Luckily,Mateo was still finding it difficult to open the vault.He was in the room trying to reach the Keeper about the process of opening the vault when one of his soldiers came and alerted him about the crowd gathered outside.Mateo was at first surprised.He thought the soldier had lost his mind.However,when he moved to look through his window he caught them.He wasn't the least surprised.Instead he changed out of his casual clothing and into his fighting suit."Get the soldiers ready" Mateo ordered even when he knew he wouldn't be needing them.He stepped out of the palace,his jacket flowing with the wind.He smiled."Hello." he said sarcastically "I see it is my ex-wife leading this useless battle"He shrugged"What really made y'all think you can defeat me?""We're not here to defeat you." responded Alicia "The one to that will be here soon,till then no more talking"He began walking towards them"As you wish"* * *Zeres was givin
"We have to leave." Klaus said "He isn't going to react""Is there a way we can destroy this cell?!" demanded a furious AliciaKlaus shook his head."We can fight Mateo together?" Raven suggested "Just to buy..buy us Nina a little time?"Alicia shrugged as she continued to stare at Aiden."We would all die even before Nina defeats Zeres" Alicia replied"But..for how long would it take for her to defeat him?""I don't know.The fight's been on for three days now" came Alicia's reply."However, that's not the point" she turned to them "We all know that Aiden is the only one capable of defeating Mateo.""If Nina can defeat the Keeper then I believe Aiden can surely put Mateo in his place.He just needs to believe in himself""He doesn't need belief" Damon interjected "He knows he can defeat Mateo he just doesn't want to""His mate is dead-""Can still come back to life" interrupted Alicia"It's still an option.We don't know yet if she can." Damon responded "If he's mate is dead who will he
The next morning.Matteo had both Kiyiya and Raven standing in front of the small number of citizens.Considering the present crisis,the number of citizens of Fye Kingdom has reduced drastically.The King had summoned them to the palace for them to witness the reward of those who dare goes against him.The ladies were chained with their hands behind.They were on their knees with a huge rock stem in front of them.They are going to be beheaded.Klaus stood not afar off,trembling.He still didn't know what to do.The dark circles under his eyes and the swelling told that he had not slept at all last night.Instead he had prayed.He had prayed that Aiden would show up suddenly after much thought to what he had said yesterday.However nothing like that happened.Mateo came up beside him."What is it? Are you still expecting a miracle?" he chuckled "You'll only have yourself to blame once your daughter's head goes rolling to your feet"Klaus shuddered as he watched Matteo order the soldiers