The Kings Blood Calling

So it begins

Angelo's pov.

We march into the huge dining room where many kings have come to gather before the battle. Nervous seems too insignificant a word for how I feel. I'm worried for my wife it weighs heavy on my mind.

All the kings rise as we enter and wait for us to take our seats. Everyone with smiles. Knowing my father they are all vampires but it plegs my curiosity how we will obtain such a meeting with Annarose present and being in the blind on our future outlook.

I and my father, Annarose, and my mother are dressed in our armor ready for battle. I pull out a chair for Katherine to sit at my side and scoot her under. Then immediately pulling a chair for Annarose to sit beside Katherine. I always feel strange when I have to put Katherine before Annarose and I know it's because I love her and feel she deserves much better. I take my seat then my father finally takes his seat.

Everyone has a goblet before them making my earlier thoughts that this was indeed a vampire meeting true.

"I King Kasious and Queen Lavette are humbled and highly appreciated to have each and every one of you gathered before us today." My father speaks looking around the table at all the great vampires before us. Nods and smiles are made our way with the silence of respect.

"Let's make a toast for our impending battle and soon-to-be victory." He says raising his goblet of blood to the air. All follow in suit of his actions raising goblets to the sky. All at once taking a drink to complete the toast.

"Now my fellow friends we shall go to battle. Those of you assigned to my division will follow me and those of you assigned to Prince Angelo will assemble behind his men in arms." My father stands and we all stand exiting our chairs putting them back under the table. 

I turn to Katherine grabbing her hand looking into her eyes I give her a solemn nod. Before passing her grabbing Annaroses hand and leading her out the room with a whole mass of kings close at heel. 

Stepping out the gates there are two massive groups of soldiers spit into two groups. All information rows with their shields and spears in the front. Middle is my archers and in the back my artillery launchers. I walk my wife over to our horses being held by my second in command.

"Willam meet my wife Annarose. Annarose Willam my second." I quickly introduce them. Willam bows immediately.

"Nice to meet your acquaintance, sir Willam." My wife says like the lovely lady she is making me smile for she is mine.

"The honor is all mine I assure you, my lady," Willam says respectfully.

"This man here is like my right arm. He's personally helped train all our men and helps me to assemble them into action even helping me to know what weapons we need to obtain for our numbers." I tell my wife patting Willam on the back with praise. She nods and smiles widely at my happiness to introduce them. 

I help my wife onto her horse and get upon mine quickly while Willam waits for my orders. My father trots over on his steed full of his noble prided self, crown and all. 

"We split here I take the left you the right. My assembled will come up and attack from the south of the council's palace yours will the from the front. Today I shall crown you a king my son." He smiles proudly and I bow slightly in respect. This is just the beginning. I'm not internally sure I'll be leaving a kingdom that I will be proud of for my son's to one day rule after today's battles have been initiated.

I pull out my sword thrusting it into the sky making three tight circles with my horse while my assembled slam their shield on the ground creating thunder with all three thrust of my sword. Then we're off. Every step coronated left right left right. Every step shaking the earth beneath us like thunder after lighting.

I steel glimpses of my wife here and there on our journey for she must ride alongside my second while I in front of all the assembled. She sits straight with her chin up. If she has fear she has made me and our people proud for she does not show a glimmer. She is like hope. Hope for all of us.

Once the council's palace finally comes within my viewing I start to feel amped up. I can only hope to surprise attack them and quickly enter with my men and slaughter them all before we have too many casualties. Every step closer my confidence only grows.

Stopping before the palace I smile broadly for I can hear the panic within the walls. I hop down from my horse and stride to my wife helping her down from hers. I whisper to her holding her close to my chest.

"Let's be quick my love so I can get you back home to our son safely." She looks into my eyes and nods quickly and I nod stepping back out of her way. She closes her eyes and almost immediately before all our people she transforms into a monstrous beast. A huge Mammoth with tusks. The gasps that resound in my ear only make me all the more prouder of her.

Not even waiting for a signal she runs headstrong at the doors of the palace. My heart dropping at the assembled archery now gathered at the top of the palace stone walls to aim and shoot down my wife. I quickly signal for my archers.

"Archers! Shoot!" I command and thousands of arrows whistle through the air hitting and missing targets along the top of the palace.

I signal my artillery launchers to spit and prepare their cannons. I don't want debris or stone to hit my wife they must attack opposite sides of the palace's huge wooden doors.

My archers still sling arrows non-stop keeping their archer's arrows at bay from their intended target my wife. My heart hammers in my chest worried she will be injured if I don't command my men well.

She clashes into the wall and bounces back shaking her head. Backing up to attempt another blow.

"Artillery! Now!" My artillery starts slinging cannonballs as I shoot flames of fire from my hands igniting them before they hit the palace walls. The high pitch screams from within the walls are sickening but only means we are closer to our mission.

My wife hits the doors head-on for a second blow and the doors almost give but bounce her back. The bone-cracking sound from one of her tucks makes me cringe as it echos in my ear. I can only wait for her to bring the doors down not liking the feeling of her being alone out there.

I ignite more cannonballs as they fly above me and even start to ignite the arrows into flams as well feeling useless waiting for the doors to hit the ground.

It seems like slow motion as I watch my wife go in for a third blow to the huge inforced wooden doors. She hits it so hard-knocking it to the ground with a thunderous sound along with one of her tusks breaking completely as she storms into the palace alone. 

Lifting my sword in the air immediately I signal for attack. I flash to the sound of a Mammoths's cry of pain. Not being able to wait for my men to get there. The site before me almost making me crumble to my knees and tremble before God!

My wife being speared and shot by arrows completely surrounded by men. The mass of my powers turning dark black in anger! I shoot flaming balls after flaming balls ending as many as possible as my men storm before me slaughtering all I haven't already killed. 

Striding in a pissed-off mess I shoot flaming balls at everything in my sight burning all the houses buildings people in my wake.

Striding towards my wife she shifts back sending me flying because of my close proximity to her. Getting to my feet shaking my head I see she lays on the ground wounded and unconscious. My blood boils at the sight of her in this state and only truly blame my father for such a thing happening to my precious wife.

I flash to her gathering her into my arms protecting her from the debris falling around us the in-coming arrows that whistle past our heads. I have to get her out of here but not in a flash or we could both be killed by an arrow or falling stone even perhaps a sword, I might flash into. 

I scan my environment in a slight panic not wanting her here in this danger any longer. The dead cover the ground in huge numbers the whole palace in flames burning. I stride carefully dodging everything that comes my way to get my wife to safety on the outside of these walls.

The smoke so strong I wasn't able to even see but three feet in front of me. Not breathing at all for no air could be obtained within these walls. The palace burns with my fury for my wife's injuries. 

Once finally on the outside of the palace, I flash with my wife to her horse and lay her belly across the saddle. I kiss her face multiple times knowing she will heal and hopefully before she wakes so she feels no pain. 

I have to leave even though I hate to depart from her I must make sure this ends and quickly. Flashing back inside the palace my men in arms start pouring out the palace-like flies. I flashback out waiting for word on what is going on and quickly killing any who stepped out not being of one of us.

My father stepping out along with his men gives me relief that we have accomplished what we set out to do. I flashback to my wife's side cradling her back into my arms safely again. I watch as my father laughs and shakes hands with many not even once coming my way to see how Annarose is after she stormed the doors of the council's palace.

He only angers me more for his lack of respect. From my view of this battle where was he and his assembled men? Where was his magic? Maybe that's why we didn't run into any witches. It just didn't feel like they were fighting alongside us. My anger hasn't subsided either.

When all the men are finally back in their formation and rank he decides to address us all for he is now king of all vampires. Even making his own new vampire laws. 

"You all fought well today! There is no prouder king than I, I will assure you! You have fought for your rights and freedom! We will change the world together and restore our ancestor's powers! Starting tomorrow we will bring a new era! We shall feast tonight as I crown my son king in my stead!" Thousands of shields hit the ground in acknowledgment of his words.

I know my new hell has arrived. I will now be issuing men to capture humans and strip them from their lands and rights placing them into human enclosures. A huge secret to keep from my blood caller and hateing she will have to be locked up for some time in order not to find out these horrendous things I've done.

I flashback to the palace with my wife after his speech and telling my second to march my men home in my stead. Katherine waits in the halls and upon seeing us gasps in shock covering her mouth with a hand.

"Get back in your room I will come to you later," I tell her through clenched teeth. I have no time for her bull I need to take care of Annarose she went through a lot for one vampire.

Laying her down I notice she has a broken arm. How she obtained it is beyond me but infuriates me nonetheless. I know the feast my father will have is still hours away. They cant flash as we can my father can but he won't abandon his men knowing I had to leave and take care of my wife.

I carefully undress my wife getting the water basin and cleaning her and her wounds that are slowly healing. Maybe it's because she used too much power. I don't know I can only hope she is completely healed before she wakes I wouldn't be able to bare her being in pain when not a scratch is upon me.

I dress her comfortably kissing her face all over as I cover her for the much-needed rest she needs and quickly rid myself of my own armor and wash slowly in complicated thought of what's to come and the huge betrayal I will inflict. 

Tomorrow I will be the bringer of hell.