Guardian Vs. Hybrid

A Disastrous Loss

        “Princess? Is everything alright?” I asked coming back to camp to see Daphne getting some of her things together.

        Daphne spun around and smiled big. “Get your stuff together, Bell. We’re going back to the castle. Wait, what happened to your shoulder?!”

        Huh? Oh. “It’s nothing, my princess. Just a scrape that bled too much. What’s the rush back to the castle? Is there something wrong?”    

        I was worried about maybe she saw me with Zohar last night or this morning, but her smile wouldn’t be there. So, it was confusing.

        “I will explain later, but right now we have to get back so I can send a messenger.” Princess Daphne said while clasping her hands together.

        I shrugged. “Yes, princess.”

        We were gone before Zohar got back from his patrol.

Third P.O.V

        “Hello, my prince.” Mace said with a smirk as Zohar walked up.

        He shook his head at him. “Did you find out who sent the original proposal letter for the King to read? From what I’ve gathered from the princess, is that King Virote sent the letter not them sending one to us. So, who sent the first proposal letter?”

        Mace let out a deep breath. “You’re not going to like it, Zohar.”

        Hearing Mace say his full name like that made Zo straighten. “Who sent it?”

        “Solvang Gwaon, King of the Kin-Wolves. He sent the letter to King Virote, then the King sent one to Ja-kkar and to Queen Denae.” Mace said hoping this wasn’t going to send the Prince over.

        Zohar’s eyes glowed at the name. “Solvang…Why would that big bastard want me to marry the human princess of Ja-kkar? He would have to know that I would Turn her after our wedding, then she would be durable enough to survive simple life. So, what would the King of the enemy gain from my marriage to Daphne?”

        Mace shrugged. “That I haven’t found out yet. If I may, as your best friend, we need Lady Rose to be Queen. You are going to take Zarek’s throne, and when you do, we’re going to need her.”

        “I agree. Mace, I already proposed to Rose.” Zo said looking off into the distance. “Something doesn’t feel right…”                              

        This caught Mace’s full attention. “What do you mean, Prince Zo?”

        He shook his head. “I’m not sure, but I can feel something wrong. Like standing in front of an arrow and knowing you are not going to be able to avoid it. That kind of feeling.”

        “Zo, calm down. We’ll figure it out, let’s get back to camp and see if they noticed anything.” Mace said trying to calm him down.

        Zohar stilled completely for a moment before beginning to run for camp with Mace right on him. “The girls, Mace! Princess Daphne said she was leaving early today, and Rose would be accompanying her! We got to get to them!”

        Mace cursed several times. “What is going on?!”

Rosabell’s P.O.V

        Princess Daphne seemed back to her normal self today, talking about the latest jewelry that was given to her by a mysterious suitor. It was almost as if the past few days hadn’t happened, and I knew something had to be up.

        “My Princess? Is everything okay? You seem…happier than you have been since your engagement started.” I started with, hoping I wasn’t going to anger her by asking.

        She shrugged. “Well, Bell, that’s because I’m not longer engaged to Prince Zohar. We’re going back to the castle so I can send a letter to that Energy User I was telling you about, Ellik’s his name. I’m going to accept his proposal instead.”

        Hold up, what? “Princess? Can you do that without your mother’s approval? Won’t she be disappointed?”

        Daphne shook her head. “My dear mother just wants me to be taken care of, and I just want someone who will be able to support my lifestyle and love me the way I want to be loved. Plus, the proposal was from Zarek anyway, I had the option to turn it down at any time. But this is for the better, Bell, I don’t fit the Prince. I’m prim and has never even seen combat besides the arena, while he’s a General of an entire Kingdom. He’s half Kin-Wolf and half Vampyr, and I’m human. I’m not even strong enough to last a dinner with his siblings. It was never meant to be, I just realize that now. Maybe he’ll find someone fit to be at his side.”

        Everything she said, me and Mace talked about last night. It was worrying, and I wondered if she knew about me and Zo. “As long as your happy, Princess Daphne.”

        She nodded. “Exactly, Bell. You should take that advice too.”

        “Miss?” I asked looking over from my seat on my horse.

        Daphne giggled. “Oh, come now. I’m not so dense to be blind to the way Prince Zohar looks at you, and you him when you think he’s not looking. It’s cute, and I want you to be happy too, Bell. Please tell me, you two knew each other from the war like my mother said? Wait, were you two together? And that’s why the sneaking glances and whispering is going on?”

        My face fell and I bowed low for her. “I’m sorry, Princess Daphne. I should have mentioned it, but you are fit to punish me however you feel necessary.”

        “No, never.” She said with a huff. “I love you, Bell. I am just upset that I tried to sleep with him. That must have been hard for you.”

        I shook my head. “It was nothing, your highness.”

        Daphne smiled. “So, your meaning to tell me you’ve taken that huge c**k between your legs before, Bell? How are you still walking?”

        I couldn’t stop the chuckle that escaped my lips. “I’m not human, princess. That’s all it is.”

        “Lies, but non-the less. I hope you know, when I leave to marry Ellik, I want you to go to Zarek with Prince Zohar. It’s where you belong.” She said with a smile.

        I nodded. “Thank you, your highness.”

        Daphne nodded back. “Of course, now. Let me tell you about Ellik, my future husband.”

        “As you wish, Princess Daphne.” I said, listening to everything she said, but then something caught my attention. A power shift, but not an Energy User. I could feel heartbeats on the air, and from the sound, Kin-Wolves. “Princess, hold on!”

        In a flash, I jumped off my horse to her and tackled her to the ground right before a massive wolf landed on the horse. I stood up and launched crescent moons into the side of the wolf, dropping it to the ground as the first drops of rain began to fall. I twisted around to catch one in mid jump at us. Seeing it snarling, I crinkled my nose at it and tossed it into a nearby tree.

        “Bell!”

        I ducked down to avoid a paw, and used my back to small into Daphne and get her farther away from the attacking wolf. With a huff, I reached out to grab the jaws of the wolf. It was trying to snap anything it could on me, but I had other plans as I snapped it’s neck. My eyes began to glow bright green as I funneled energy out of the things around me for a power boost.

        Another wolf lunged, I was barely able to catch him as he went to attack Daphne. I was starting to catch the pattern, two were going after me while three were aiming at the Princess. I twisted a green whip around both of us and snapped it right in the mouth of one of the wolves.

        “You will not harm the Princess!” I shouted at them, but what shocked my nerves was the answer.

        “Who said we wanted to harm just the Princess?”

        I dodged a bit and brought down my elbow on the top of its snout before dipping and rolling out of the way of the second wolf. I twisted and snapped the whip across its face, then stiffened it out and speared the wolf through the shoulder. Without warning a massive brown wolf was on top of Daphne.

        “No!” I screamed, launching out a wave of pure energy that would stop the heart of anything it entered.

        It sliced through the wolf and caused it to drop instantly, which happened to pin the Princess down to the ground.

        “Bell! I’m stuck!” Daphne shouted.

        I was panting as I watched three more wolves come out of the woods around us. f**k. “What do you Kin-Wolves want?”

        “Surrender.”

        I looked around, but didn’t see anything. “No.”

        “Then she dies.”

        No…I looked over to Daphne and rushed for her, but two wolves attacked me at once. I smashed an energy ball into the top of one wolves head, and then used an electrical current running through my foot to kick the second one in the chest.

        Bet to my dismay, there were two more wolves replacing the one’s I just killed. I went after then too, grabbing the ones jaw and snapping it, leaving a bright green crack before I snapped it off completely. After shoving it down its own throat, I twisted to try and avoid the fourth wolf, but I misjudged the speed of the wolf. It caught my shoulder in its fangs, shaking me around before slamming me down into the ground. This was a lot of Kin-Wolves at one time to try and fight while protecting someone, but I couldn’t fail. Three more wolves surrounded me, and with a cry I sent out three black crescent moons. Those used my own life-force, and kill them the moment it touched them. I went to touch the wolf that had me, but it knew what I was doing and thrashed again. I stopped and attempted to pry him off, which earned more thrashing.

        I screamed out in frustration and pain, before glancing over to see Daphne being held up by her hair in the mouth of a Kin-Wolf. “Princess…”

        She smiled at me, tears sliding down her cheeks. “It’s okay, Bell. Fight them and win, for me. Tell my mother I’m sorry I couldn’t come home.”

        “No! Let her go! She’s just a human! She’s done nothing to you!” I shouted, earning another thrash.

        “Maybe not, but she’s still in the way.”

        I glanced over to see a dark grey wolf snap its jaws closed around Daphne’s throat. With a deep sigh, I put my head down to morn her loss. I knew she was dead pretty instantaneously, at least she didn’t suffer. Anger was filling me now, and I used a black energy ball shoved into the belly of the wolf that had me to get away. Another wolf come for me, but I jumped and landed a solid kick to its face before slicing through it with a crescent moon.

        Wolf, after wolf fell, but it seemed they were never ending. After killing 37 of them, I was starting to get tired, so, I was getting sloppy. I ducked down and broke the front legs on one of the wolves, twisting to run in the opposite direction, but it was too late. I ran right into someone’s hand around my throat, and within a split second I was up in the air with my airways blocked off.

        I attempted to kick and claw, but then I stilled. I knew this person, well, not person. I knew this Kin-Wolf. “Let me go…King Solvang.”

        Solvang smirked, his bright amber eyes burning into mine. “Hello, little one. I’ve been looking forward to this day for a long time.”

        “For me to kill you?” I huffed out, making a long rod with my energy and hit him across the side with it.

        He took the hit, then squeezed my throat harder. “My lovely creature, you won’t be doing any more killing today.”

        I glared at him with electric green eyes. “What the hell do you want, Solvang? You are not supposed to be anywhere in Ros-Titian! You’ll start another war!”

        King Solvang shrugged. “I won’t be here for long. I already got what I came here for.”

        “You came all this way to kill a human princess? Pathetic.” I grumbled out, trying to do my best to keep breathing.

        He shook his head. “No, little one. I came out all this way, for you. Remember, you told me to come to you.”

        For a moment I was confused, until I remembered…

-

        I huffed as I tossed the rock aside, it was covered in blood and brain matter. I stared the man in front of me down, daring him to make a move.

        “Do you understand now?” I asked while I began to braid my hair out of my face. “Tell your boss that if he wants an audience with me, then he’ll have to come to me himself.”

        The man nodded as he took a step back. “I will tell him, but I don’t know how well he will take this information.”

        I shrugged. “I don’t care. I have better things to do than entertain some man I don’t know. Now go, before I use that branch there to skewer you like a pig.”

-

        How was I supposed to know their boss was the King of the Kin-Wolves? “Okay, but why the hell do you want me?”

        Solvang smirked. “Because he wants you.”

        Everything made sense now. “Are you talking about Rex? Because I told that i***t that myth about the Advent City princess was a load of bullshit.”

        He shook his head. “Oh, I know it is. I’m the one that fed it to him. No, I just needed to see how easy it was for you to notice someone approaching. I had to sort of plan for this, a point in time where you are alone and away from that traitor Zohar. The human was of no meaning, she should have stayed in camp.”

        “You shot me with that quill?” I asked raising an eyebrow. Then I realized something else. “You watched me with Prince Zohar, didn’t you?”

        Solvang’s amber eyes began to swirl with his irritation. “I did, what erotic noises you make. I can’t wait to hear them myself.”

        I kicked out at him again, but my vision was starting to go spotty. “What are you talking about?”

        He leaned me down to be face to face with him. “You, little one. Are going to be my official Concubine, and my new prisoner of war. Once that traitor and his King hears I have their precious Energy User, they will come for you, and I will initiate another Dread War. This time though, it will be the Vampyr’s fault the world enters another hundred-year war. All in your name, Rosabell of Stian.”

        “You underestimate me, King Solvang.” I whispered. “You forgot one thing about me…”

        Solvang smirked before leaning in to take in my scent, remembering it. “What is that, my lovely little creature?”

        My eyes glowed bright as I nearly drowned myself with the energy from the forest around me. All around the trees, plants, grass, and creatures died and wilted. “I’m part of the Royal Guard of King Virote, and I am a Halo Elite Guardian! I am no one’s to command, except my King and my General, and I’m no one’s w***e!”

        Without a notice, I grabbed his arm and shattered it into a million pieces under my hands. He shouted from the pain, and let me go. I took the moment to send out a blast, sending them all backwards away from me.

        “You little b***h! One way or another, I’m going to have you!” King Solvang shouted as his fellow wolves began to usher him away. “I will not let that traitor have Zarek’s throne!”

        I rolled my eyes, leaning over with my hands on my knees to catch my breath. “I’ll be waiting. The next time you see me, I will be there to de-throne you, Solvang. And I’ll have the entire Veliam army behind me. That is a promise, for Princess Daphne.”

        Solvang snorted, a wide smile on his face. “Next time, I won’t hesitate then. You’ll spend eternity chained to my bedpost. I’ll make Zohar pay for turning on his own kind.”

        “We’ll see who gets chains next time. Leave, before I use all of my energy left to kill all of us!” I shouted, and luckily, they bought it and ran.

         When I was sure they were well enough away, I stumbled my way over to the lifeless body of my Princess. I scooped her up into my arms and began the long hike back to the castle.