Fated to Reign: The Alpha King's Sacred Mate

Chapter seven

Grayson's

POV

The day of the supernatural banquet had finally arrived.

“ Gray, we are all set” came Ray's voice through the mind link.

“OK, I am coming out now” I also replied through the mind link.

We started off for Arcadel, the place where the banquet is held every year. It is said to be the center of the supernatural world, hence the huge banquet hall was built there.

We arrived just in time for the banquet to start. The council elders, consisting of the oldest person from each kingdom, entered.

Then the announcer's voice echoed through the hall.

“ I welcome you all to this year's supernatural banquet”. This was followed by a round of cheerful applause.

“ I will start the introduction now.”

“Representing the Centaurs, King Dineros of Drakestone” the Centaurs King stood up and waved at the crowd.

“Representing the Witches, Queen Ursula of Celesterra” she stands and waved at the crowd.

“Representing the werewolves, King Grayson of Darkwood” I stood up and waved.

“Representing the vampires, King Stefan of Moonshire” he stands with his signature smirk and waved his hands nonchalantly.

“Representing the Nagas, King Roshan of Nemorosa” he stands and waved expressionlessly.

“Representing the Water dragons, King Alduin of Azurethra” he stands and waved.

“Representing the Fire dragons, King Falktor of Veilstead” he stood and waved.

“And finally, representing the Sirens, Queen Serena of Oceanica” she stands and move her hips seductively while waving her hands.

She does this every year and that's the reason she is always introduced last.

The announcer stepped down from the podium and the elders made their way up.

“We welcome you all once again”, they started in unison. I sometimes wonder how long they have to practice these lines before the banquet.

The oldest among them, the Naga elder, steps forward.

“Let me remind you all the reason for this banquet,” he started.

‘This is going to be a long and boring speech’, Ray said through the mind link and I chuckled.

“ The peace treaty was signed by the ancestors of each kingdom, to ensure the continuous peaceful coexistence of every kingdom in the supernatural world.” I got distracted by the vampire King's evasive behavior.

‘ Ray, keep an eye on Stefan and his people. I think they are up to no good’ instructed through the mind link.

“This peace treaty is now a hundred years old”, I continued listening to the elder’s speech.

After a very long and boring hour, the elder finally ended his speech. Then we all made our way into the banquet hall.

The kings and queens sat at the executive table, while the elders sat behind them.

“ This year's feast seems better than the last” the Water dragon king commented, and I nodded in agreement.

“ Some people haven't seen food for a while, so they are excited when faced with little food” the vampire king said sarcastically.

“ You better watch your mouth, Stefan” king Alduin growled.

“That's enough boys, nobody wants to eat food that is covered in your saliva” Queen Serena said, without even bothering to look at them.

“ Some women need to be taught a lesson, so they will know not to speak when men are talking”, Stefan said, while giving her a condescending look.

“ Says the little power-hungry boy who murdered his entire family” she shot back, and this seemed to have touched his sore spot.

“Damned b***h!” He yelled in anger. He would probably have attacked her if we were not here.

“That's enough Stefan, don't ruin everyone's mood” I said with a smirk.

“Mind your business, dog boy!” he replied angrily.

“Well, this dog can chew on your bones, bastard!” I replied with equal momentum.

“Sit down, King Stefan, that's enough” the vampire elder said disapprovingly.

“ It is time for the annual peace toast” he announced. Immediately, servants carrying trays of drinks entered the banquet hall.

I made sure to take enough poison antidote before coming, just to be on the safe side.

We all got wine except the Centaurs, as a drop of wine can cause them to be drunk and no one wants to be near a drunk centaur. They were given soy milk instead.

“Now let's all rise up for the toast” said the vampire elder.

We all got on our feet and raised up our glasses.

“With this toast we declare peace upon the supernatural world.

I have a bad feeling but don't know about what exactly.

‘Ray, were you able to find out anything about what the vampires are planning?’ I asked through the mind link.

‘The guard I sent said he saw King Stefan's assistant entering the kitchen’ he replied.

What could the assistant be doing in the kitchen?

Whatever it was, it cannot be anything good.

‘Let's just stay on alert for now’, I instructed him.

As soon as we made the toast and drank the wine in our glasses, the surrounding Centaurs started acting weirdly.

“Are you okay?” Queen Serena asked King Dineros.

I looked over and immediately guessed what the vampires had done.

“ Everyone, move away from the centaurs” I yelled, but it was already too late.

The centaurs started running around the hall, and we didn't need a prophet to tell us what was happening.

I turned to where King Stefan was sitting and could see a delighted smirk on his lips. He must have added alcohol to the centaur's milk.

The hall was thrown into chaos as the centaurs ran wildly, scattering everything on their way.

‘Protect the elders’ I yelled through the mind link.

I finally figured out the vampire King's plan. The centaurs are just a distraction. Their main targets are the elders.

“Protect the elders!” I yelled, but it was already too late. A dark witch had already cast a spell on them.

“There is a dark witch in the hall!” I yelled to Queen Ursula. She immediately cast a spell to neutralize the dark spell.

Just when we thought we had averted the danger, Stefan rushes up to the elders with a sword and beheads them using vampire speed.

‘They succeeded in breaking the peace treaty’, Ray said through the mind link.

We all stared in horror as the heads of the elders rolled on the floor.

“The peace treaty is broken now and forever” Stefan said, while tearing up the hundred-year-old scroll on which the treaty was signed.

King Roshan rushes to him in anger and delivers several punches at him. Stefan tried to move at his inhumane speed, but Roshan was ahead of him as he had shifted to his half man, half snake form and coiled his body around Stefan to restrain him.

The rest of us work together to control the rampaging centaurs. Queen Serena was using her siren voice to calm them, while the rest of us held them down.

Suddenly, one of the centaurs suddenly breaks loose from the hold and runs towards the Naga queen, who was pregnant.

“Roshan!” she yelled her husband's name out of fear.

King Roshan releases his grip on Stefan and moved quickly towards his mate.

Queen Ursula immediately cast a spell to stop the centaur, but it only slowed it down, and it was clear he was being controlled by dark magic as his eyes had turned bright red.

“Queen Durga, move out of the way!” I yelled to the Naga queen, but she seemed frozen.

That was when we realized that there might be a lot of dark witches in the hall as she was also under a spell.

Lots of vampires suddenly rushed into the hall and started attacking other creatures.

They were clearly here to declare war on the other creatures.

The sudden attack of the vampire caused us to be distracted as we fought to protect our people. The possessed centaur became free and knocked down the Naga queen.

“Durga!” King Roshan yelled as he tried his best to fight off the vampires attacking him. But it was too late already.

After knocking down the Naga queen, the dark witch controlled the centaur and repeatedly stepped hard on her bulging stomach.

The vampires suddenly retreated, leaving a hall of bloody mess.

“Ahhhhh!!” came the scream of the possessed centaur as King Roshan coiled tightly around him and broke all the bones in his body.

We all watched in shock as the centaur's body twisted at a weird angle with blood flowing out of every hole in his body.