“Mama, I’m scared,” Little Vivian whispered in a shaky voice as the most beautiful woman she’s ever known held her child against her chest. Meridoria Glysixis, from the Sousa demon family. A royal family of Succubus and Incubi known for their battle bred instincts and the wisdom they carry from having such an ancient blood line of demon.
The screams coming from the dungeon below her father’s very own home have always caused nightmares. It wasn’t just that, sometimes when Meridoria wasn’t looking. The old vampire, her father, would have “bonding time”; as he called it. He’d taken her to the room where a bloodied man or woman sat strapped to a metal chair. Valentino Daphne would force her to watch them be tortured. A lot of the times, he’d have her watch a group of vampires feed on them. Somewhere she knew he hoped the thirst for blood would be inside of her.
It was.
But the thirst for the soul was stronger as the fear of what drinking blood could one day do to her. He was disappointed. Meridoria spoiled the child and there was nothing Valentino could do about it. The demoness could be the end of him. And one day… so would the child. Unless he raised her to follow him, just like everyone else.
Because one way or another, they all break.
“It’s alright little one, there is no need to cry. But listen well, my little bird, because this is what your father is. A vampire. But I want you to also remember that you are better than that. You, my child are so much more. Already, you are strong. And for that, he wishes to use you. Keep your guard up at all times, my love,” She sighs, swaying her child in the rocking chair in a smooth rhythm that was making Vivian feel tired. The warmth of her mother giving her the feeling of security.
Meridoria sat in the chair with a cold expression. A beautiful creature born from the daughter of a very powerful king. As the eldest child of her siblings, Meridoria had been sent as a wife to a vampire of myths and legends. Someone so cruel and vicious, the demons didn’t want to bother causing an all-out war. So, she was a pawn just like all the others in the eyes of her father.
But the child now sleeping in her arms now changed the rules between the demons and vampires. Just because Vivian’s birth father is that of vampire, the soul of a demon was large enough to be housed in the body of a hybrid. Many believe the leeches were born from demons but no, they were bred from a creature of darkness. The son of a god that’s still paying for his actions. A monster that had bred fourth the very same vampires that walk these lands today.
Give it time.
Sooner or later, he’ll make an enemy he wished he never messed with. And that would be the day he dies.
Valentino’s day would come.
And the world would be quiet for just a moment.
Chapter 1:
In a world where thousands of creatures live in the same realm… its eat or be eaten. We have no room for the weak and this is a lesson you must learn to survive. Because this savage place is filled with monsters, lurking in the darkness and just waiting until the moment you’re weak. Its why humans die so easily and fast. They just don’t know how to protect themselves from something they don’t completely understand.
“How ‘bout I buy you a drink?” It was a human male beside me that spoke to me the moment he sat down on the stool on the left.
“Aw, for little ol’ me?” My voice was sultry and sexual as I turned toward him.
The man was staring at me with the same lust filled I’ve seen every man’s eyes. I couldn’t blame him, it was in my nature to hunt down weak men like him. For me, they were just food. Though, the best pray were the ones that weren’t human.
“Of course, someone as gorgeous as you shouldn’t be paying for anythin’. How ‘bout we dance after we chat over a drink?” Typical. Pretend to be interested in the woman you’re hoping to have a fun night with. What made me burn with irritation was the small band on the special finger humans call “the ring finger”. Marriage. A mating meant to last forever, as the humans swear. At one point in time, though the reactions to cheating back then were… extreme.
“You sure your wife won’t mind?” I asked with a flirty look on my face.
He would die tonight but it wasn’t just because of his infidelity but because it was the tainted souls that tasted the best. At least, in my opinion.
“Honey, she wouldn’t mind a thing,” A hesitant movement as the thought of what h
Just as I was about to reply, something caught my attention. It was a man, pale with spiky pale blonde hair and blue contacts. The disguise wasn’t fooling me. I knew a vampire when I saw one. Then my senses tingled as I look to my left. Another vampire was here but this was one was just a bit closer, not paying attention to me but instead looking around the area as if hunting. But I also felt a sense of them trying to stay hidden.
I swerved in my seat, leaning against the bar and tilting my head. It was the way they carried themselves. Confident and cold, they had on similar long dark coats that were meant to hide that dark gray outfits underneath. A very familiar uniform.
It seemed that Valentino’s authority reached out all over the place. And these weren’t just regular soldiers but higher ranked.
“Uh, are you okay?” The human I’d been speaking with began talking.
While I was about to answer, my eyes slid to the side when I saw the vampires moving. Then I looked ahead saw a young woman walking into the bathroom stalls at a quick but slightly wobbly pace.
Huh.
I think I found something more interesting than a midnight snack.
“Hm, I’ll have to take a rain check on that drink. I found my girlfriend I was waiting for,” I smirked at him and got up, walking at a steady pace toward the bathroom. Then my eyes shot toward the side, it was a female vampire. A pretty and petite woman I knew well. One of the generals for my father’s army.
A predator just like the rest us.
And if I had to kill her tonight, I would take pleasure in it. A lot of it.
Lucky for me Anais wasn’t looking my way. They couldn’t sense me; we demons have a few little skills. Plus, being raised around vampires come up with a few nifty ideas. But instead of picking a fight with her, I kept my head low. I knew that whatever these vampires wanted from this chick wasn’t good.
It was never good.
The moment I walked into the bathroom my eyes quickly noted the woman that lay unconscious on the floor. Then I looked up at the two vampires that seemed looked both professional and yet unnerving at the same time.
Excitement boiled at the fight that would be coming my way and I grinned the moment the shocked expressions fell on their usually stone-cold faces.
“Y-Your highness, we aren’t here for you,” The taller one was quick to say, as if that mattered.
As if that would stop the anger and need to see their bodies turned to dust. Just looking at the colors underneath those coats itched my skin the wrong the wrong. A reminder of a past I’ve left behind a long time ago.
“And I seem to remember why I would care,” My voice was cold as I sauntered toward them. Before either of them could blink I ran forward and used one of the vampire’s knees to jump onto the other one. My body moved quickly as I wrapped an arm around his throat, I slammed my foot into the vampire that was reaching for me.
His body crashed into the wall, the cracks behind him told me that I’d given it too much strength. Oh but did it feel so good.
With ease, I snapped the neck of the vampire in my arms and then let him fall. Not another thought before I reached behind my back and took out the large enchanted pocket knife from the back of my pocket. Once I stabbed the silver through their hearts, I grabbed the girl and forced her under the sink.
Turning the cold water on, it splashed on her face. Slowly the woman was slowly waking up from the daze and as my hand patted her back, I knew it was helping.
“Come on lady, wake up already,” I muttered but it was taking longer than I thought. So instead I concentrated on sending my own energy into her. Pretty tiring and irritating but this woman dying at my father’s hand would be another soul on my conscious.
“Oh… god, what happened?” The woman murmured, and I decided the fact that she was on her feet and wobbling good enough for me.
“You have some very dangerous friends after you, so move your ass and follow me,” I tugged on her arm with a tight grip, ignoring the grunt of pain and pulling her after me.
As I left the bathroom I turned in time to see Anais’s blue contact covered eyes. But looking closely I could see they were already starting to dissolve.
“Vivian…” The surprise in Anais’s cold voice only got an eyebrow raise from me.
I said nothing. Even as she looked at the woman behind me then that cold look seemed to remember the things that happened in the past. We weren’t on the same side anymore.
“Hand her over, you don’t want to make your father angrier than he already is,” She narrowed a cold gaze at me.
Tapping I foot, I pretended to act as if I was thinking about it.
“I came out hunting tonight and then I saw a small little rabbit,” I pulled the human to my chest. “And saw the mean and angry wolves chasing after her… how I could I resist in taking their meal right from them?”
My hand petted the girl’s wet but silky dark brown hair, never looking away from the vampire in front of me. Anais tensed up, as if afraid of what I would do. Oh, of course I could just kill the little lady but as when I touched the cold skin of her cheek by accident, I knew she wasn’t just a regular human.
“And I’m most definitely interested in the little rabbit so… unless you want a death sentence tonight, I suggest you get out of my sight,” My voice was firm but had a hint of amusement in it.
When she began fading away into the crowd, but never straying too far, I began pulling the woman with me again.
“P-Please, I n-need your help,”
Uh, no.
Not my forte.
The only thing I would be doing was send her somewhere I knew maybe she’d get help. Not babysit and get rid of her problems. Especially not since I have my own. Surely Anais would tell my father what happened today. It would definitely ruin some of his plans and that made me happy, for the moment. I needed to get out of this city now. My location was blown.
Instead of responding to the woman I started making my way to the exit of the club when there was a scream. Spinning around, I saw it a large vampire sinking his fangs into the neck of a young man. My heart went cold.
“Oh, god,” The human in my arms whispered and gripped me in fear.
The ball was in my court, but this was ridiculous. They were doing something they shouldn’t be, attacking in public like this. But it was when one ant follows the scent another ant found. Then it turns into more.
Perhaps it was about 8 vampires now.
Anais though, nowhere to be seen.
The screams were outrageous, and I frowned, looking down at the woman. All that food in there being wasted for leeches for this thing? Maybe I should just toss her ass out there, negotiate with Anais to keep my current location for a moment. Or… I could torture my father and-
“Stop!” It was a strong voice so deep and chilling that I could just imagine him saying my name. That could be near a near orgasm feeling.
Then I decided to turn around and there he was, a tall and intimidating man that held a power which hummed in the air. Healthy waves of black hair that fell down his head, not making it past his neck. Light green eyes that reminded me of peridot jewels looked around the club. I lowered my head and allowed my hair to fall like a curtain, hiding my face. This man was no regular man with all that packed muscle that made me itch to touch it.
Yea, that air around him was a dominating one that whispered to me about the strength inside. I was in unknown territory now.
“What is happening?” The female human whimpered next to me. I narrowed my eyes; this woman was about to get me into trouble I don’t need.
“Why the fuck are there vampires in my club?” The green-eyed man growled out and I could feel his angry heat from all the way from her.
And that’s my queue to get lost.
Instead of bringing the woman with me, I let go of her. For a moment she stumbled but somehow managed to stand up a bit straighter than before. Good for her. Now all she needed to do was be smart and figure something out. This wasn’t my problem to solve.
The doors to the club was opened, the bouncers had stopped people from coming inside. And it was strange because everyone just stood there. Even after the people in the club screamed. I guess Anais mind fucked them.
Either way, no skin off my back.
So just like that I turned and walked right out the doors, ignoring the shout for me to stop.
Stop? I’m not the domesticated dog that would stay on command like the ones in that building. I guess you could say I would be the cat, in this situation. Fuck what you have to say, I’ll do what I want.
“Woman, stop where you are. Or we’ll ha- oh shit!”
The moment I outside, my wings naturally unfurled. Large dark grey leathery wings that made it easy to jump off the floor and soar through the night. I gone and there wasn’t much they could do about it.
When it came to flying, nothing could catch me.
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