Ichor : Blood & Secrets

Chapter 16

Meanwhile, back on War World, across the dark mountains on a wooden caged caravan, Klaus finds himself, lying unconscious while prisoners like him are observing his appearance whilst maintaining a distance while the caravan is being dragged into the Sanctum by parademons.

"He looks.. skinny...healthy too, how is that even possible?" asked a inmate taking deep observation at him. "There are.. skinny vampires with healthy diets, not everyone's skinny is unhealthy you know?" said another inmate.

"I didn't mean that, look at even his skin, there isn't a single burned whip, even the nourishment to his skin feels.. unnatural, for a vampire." said the inmate.

"What are you trying to say?" asked the other inmate. "I'm saying he isn't from our world, whoever he is, where ever he came from, he is strong, resilient, yet elegant." said the inmate taking deeper observation until suddenly Klaus awakens, taking deep breath which scares the living out of every other inmate who swarm away to safety.

"God forsaking heavens!" shouted the inmate as he rushed back to safety. "Where.. where the bloody hell.. who are you people? what.. what is this!" shouted Klaus, trying to riddle himself from the chains while the inmates try to calm him.

"Woah, calm down fella! relax, you've been asleep, just hold yourself before you get in more trouble." said the other inmate. "Don't try to patronise me! arghh!" shouted Klaus as the parademon outside plunges his porearm into his body, sinking through while he screams in pain, then pulls it out to which he drops.

"Silence yourself, before they kill you." said the other inmate inside while Klaus tries to enrage on his vampiric power, but stinged by the venom he got himself into, he eventually drops helpless, unable to comprehend any further. "God, he dropped, is he dead?" asked the inmate as dead silence drops as everyone keeningly observes for the time being.

"Not dead since he's a vampire, but he got a stab in the chest by a parademon, it might take him a miracle to stay awake." said the other inmate as a miracle passed by a light carry over the road, once again, Klaus finds himself awaken as he shakes his hand out of agony while attempting to move his body. "Good god, he's still alive.. and awake, what the hell is he?" asked the other inmate.

"I... am... Klaus.. Henric.. Azirel... first of the vampires, and the strongest of the original family, the day I shall be down, is far from today!" shouted Klaus as he get himself while once again tries to sink in the pole arm, only to get countered by Klaus who dodges and breaks half the pole arm and throws it back at the parademon who instantly dies with its neck tearing from the inside out.

"Did he just..." said the other inmate as the caravan stops by this incident, taking note of the violent behaviour of Klaus, despite being chained within the caravan. "Did I just what?" asked Klaus looking towards them all as they shiver in fear.

"You killed one of them, they aren't gonna just let that pass." said the other inmate as the caravan door opens with two parademons walking within to teach him a lesson.

As others stand away idle, the demons then start to beat Klaus with their spiked whips which they beat him down mercilessly for hours until he succumbs and drops down over being unable to comprehend the pain in which they attempt to take his body towards the cages of the caravan and tie him up with chains throughout his whole body whilst he stays awake.

The rest of the inmates wait patiently until they are done and once they leave, one of them approaches close to Klaus and observes on the wound until she opens up her wrist and offers it to Klaus's mouth to relive himself by offering him blood. "Drink.. you'll feel better, I am human." said the inmate to which Klaus helplessly awaits as her hand is laid towards his mouth to which he sinks in his fangs after taking them out.

The human inmate at first starts to feel edgy over his bite, then slowly succumbs herself in relief as he continues taking in blood deeply, then finally let's go of her hand as she takes out. "How are you feeling now?" asked the human inmate to which Klaus takes a minute before replying.

"Better.. thank you." said Klaus.

"You're welcome, try not to get yourself killed on your first day of arrest, your majesty." said the human inmate. "You know this i***t?" asked the other inmate pointing out to Klaus.

"Heard of him, King of Kedratis, I actually lived there once, a lifetime ago." said the human inmate. "What's... your.. name?" asked Klaus taking deep breaths as he pronounces it a bit longer.

"Lilith, Lilith Markov.. you know me?" asked the human inmate as to which Klaus spits out the blood within his mouth, despite having consumed most of it.

"Too late for that.. but with the answer, I assume you do know me." said Lilith. "Could someone explain to me what the hell is going on here?" asked another inmate within.

"This bastard right here, used to be a ruthless tyrant from what I heard, he and his family conquered galaxies and planets in order to harvest their needs, and enslaved the people in it." said Lilith.

"You saved a tyrant? why?" asked a inmate.

"Good question, the answer is, I didn't save him, I only didn't let him die.. living is the worst type of torture, especially if living underneath the mercy of a women, isn't that right Klaus?" asked Lilith.

"What.. do... you.. want?" asked Klaus.

"Same as everyone, a way out, but first tell, how did you end up in a place like this, worst of all, with me?" asked Lilith while Klaus ragingly awaits, looking at her.

Meanwhile, from distance ahead, on the verge of instructions gaining from Carmila herself, Ayame finally managed to gain a entrance into the Sanctum of Ahriman where he awaits to meet his prize which she hopes to steal.

"Hold on Klaus, I am coming." said Ayame awaiting by while the caravan awaits until full moon shines under the plain slights of a clear skies, forcing her to begin transforming into her wolf side, despite her intention of holding it back.

"No! no! not now! not now!" whispered Ayame in pain which catches the attention of several parademons standing in guard. "What's going on over there?" asked the parademon in its own language as they start conversing, move in towards the bush where they hear noises coming in, caused by Ayame herself.

"Something's there! guards up, we need to..." said one of the parademon until Ayame latches from the bushes, transformed into a form of werewolf, with gigantic fangs and horrific claws; long, powerful arms; thick skin and bones; heavy fur; and a large wolf tail for balance and body language.

It's appearance not only alerts them, but frightens them to their cores while Ayame rips them apart upon her first touch towards them, then devours one of their heads completely and moves onto the next enemy whom she tears them into two, relinquishing herself in the blood of her foes while she tastes on their blood to which she howls towards the full moon for the first time that lets out a wave almost destroying the wave of flow towards a widen wave of radius.

Meanwhile, from distance, as the caravan that was taking aboard towards the Sanctum reaches near, the howl of Ayame draws its attention towards Klaus who grins, knowing that it was Ayame who arrived to his rescue.

After having stopped from the noise of the howl, many of the parademons abandon their posts and soon start to leave in order to investigate while the inmates stand confused.

"What the bloody hell was that?" asked the inmate around others while Lilith takes a minute to observe Klaus grinning despite its terrifying noise.

"Was that a howl? a big howl? some kind of hound escaped itself into War World?" asked another inmate. "You know it, didn't you? you recognized that noise? what was it? who was it?" asked Lilith towards Klaus who remain silent thus far, until he speaks out.

"It doesn't matter, you're about to find out soon enough." said Klaus wholely as the parademons then return to their posts after finding nothing about it, then proceed onward, carrying the caravan into the halls of Sanctum itself while Lilith looks towards to Klaus with nothing but fear over what he has planned.

Meanwhile, back in Kleham, as the battle between the manticore and the people of Kleham comes to an end where Manticore remains standing, despite being heavily injured with its arms and legs, and half the body torn on multiple sides, it's ability to stand still, consumed by rage and fear as many of its foes have fallen prey to its attacks makes it the winner of this battle, making it everyone else stand no chance towards its power.

"As I said before.. none of you, stand no chance against my might.. it would be wise to switch sides and help me destroy the originals." said the manticore, chanting on towards the bloodridden battlefield where Rebecca who was amongst the bodies, finds herself the correct time to flee away as the manticore turns, but as she starts to run after getting up, her leg sprains at a instant, causing her to not only drop down, but her misplaced trampling clicks a wooden block which creates a noise as the manticore then diverts it's attention towards its specific place and spots out Rebecca.

"There you are.." said the manticore running towards Rebecca until it grabs onto her with intense difficulty and holds her by the paw while it grins with its broken teeth.

"Leaving so soon? thought you might say goodbye at first." said the manticore as it drives a bite towards the head of Rebecca while she shuts her eyes.