Chapter 10
The giants stepped aside happily opening the doors for Lucas to enter the room hoping he would be punished for his insolents.
“Ah Lucas, how good of you to join us.” Ked smiled.
“It is my pleasure Lord Ked after all I am a faithful servant.” Lucas smiled evilly.
“A truer statement had never been uttered.” Dorn agreed. “During the long months and years we were waiting for you Yann, Lucas has ever been the one who has served with honor and loyalty.”
“So you both have often told me and because I trust their council we have the most important mission as well as a gift to bestow upon you.” He said standing up from the throne.
“I am honored, what gift do you have for me my lords?”
“We are going to take the power we have absorbed from our feeding and stripping of other clan members, that combined with our other…talents, we will infuse you with more power than you have ever had before.” Yann answered.
Continuing where he left off Ked joins him walking around behind Lucas. “No longer will you need to feed to walk in the sunlight, no longer will the great barrier be able to hold you at bay from attacking those you have longed to defeat.”
Finishing off the statements Dorn stands nose to nose with Lucas. “And finally you will be impervious to fire unlike most vampires.”
“Do you accept these gifts?” Asked Ked.
“I take it if I accept the gifts the mission is part of the deal?” Lucas answered feeling uncomfortable now that the three leaders had made a triangle around him.
“It is but in no way will you be punished if you refuse, we will simply find another less worthy volunteer. The choice is yours.” Yann remarked.
“Am I allowed to know what the mission entails before I decide?”
“Of course, once empowered we will send a mass force of fifty clan members to the west end of the barrier to attack and distract the Spirit King as we do this you will approach from the east entrance of the barrier and pierce the boundary, once inside head directly to the school in Passion Falls where you must go the locked tower, lay in wait there until midnight and someone that has joined our cause will meet with you.” Ked explained.
A surprised look crossed Lucas face at the news of dark clan members already in the boundary. “We have forces inside the barrier that have not been pulled out automatically?”
“Indeed, the power of their protection begins to fail.” Dorn says.
“In any case once you have met with them take charge of them all and marshal the forces into a single strong fighting unit, then lead them in a surprise attack against the last three warriors, defeat them but do not kill them remember we have plans for them.” Yann states.
“Do you accept the mission and the gift?” Ked pressed.
“I do but is it really necessary to sacrifice fifty warriors?” Lucas questioned.
“We are not taking any chances when it comes to your safety crossing the barrier, fifty warriors are a small price to pay when it comes to our peace of mind.” Dorn smiled raising his hands in the air. “Now say goodbye to your former life for today you will be reborn.”
Raising their hands to match suddenly a burst of light connects all three of them in a perfect triangle around Lucas bathing him in a blue light that lifts him off the ground shooting through him changing him into something new and fierce accenting his already handsome features making him look a hundred times more handsome than he was before.
After they finished Lucas felt like he could move mountains if he had to, he knew that he had changed on the outside as well as the inside and he couldn’t wait to see how he had been improved.
“How do you feel?” Yann asked slumping into his throne completely exhausted.
“Unstoppable.” Lucas smiled looking at the three leaders who were so weak they could barely stay sitting up in their thrones.
“Excellent, we will regain our strength and in two hours time gather the forces for the attack which we will lead personally.” Dorn stated.
“Look how weak and feeble they are right now, they must really be foolish enough to trust me given the fact that I could kill them all right now, maybe I should take my chance and get rid of them while they are in this weakened state.” Thought Lucas staring at them for a moment too long.
“A penny for your thoughts Lucas.” Yann said staring intently at him.
Catching his eye Lucas just looks at them a moment longer. “Nothing of consequence my lord I was merely wondering what I could do to help you feel better the three of you look completely drained to the point of death.”
“We are the weakest that we have ever been since our creation, were an enemy to find out about this they would be able to exploit it.” Ked answered. “If you could get a few humans for us to feed on and not tell anyone we would be in your debt.”
“As you wish my lord.” Lucas said deciding it was better to still play the servant rather then attack after all it could be a trick.
Lucas walked out of the throne room closing the doors behind him zooming out down the hallways towards the holding pens to get them a snack.
After he left Yann sat back on his throne steadily breathing. “He did not take the opportunity.”
“Perhaps he suspected we were not as weak as perceived.” Yann decided.
“Perhaps, or maybe he is more loyal than we gave him credit.” Dorn reasoned.
“I highly doubt that but time will tell I suppose, in the meantime we have no choice but to continue as planned.” Yann announced slumping again. “We need to feed I am growing weaker by the second.”
“Lucas should be back soon.” Dorn said holding his stomach in pain.
Just then the double doors opened with Lucas dragging in two women and a young man.
“Here you go my lords.” Lucas smiled depositing the humans in front of them.
A look of disgust passed over Yann’s face turning into a sneer. “Why have you brought this one to me Lucas?”
“He was one of the strongest and as you know the stronger the human the better for you when you feed.” Lucas smiled.
“You?” The young man questioned. “How can it be that you would be here? I thought…”
Before he can finish Dorn jumped off his throne burying his fangs in the jugular of the young man’s throat and draining him in seconds. “The problem is rectified forget the human he means nothing.”
“I would have fed on him myself.” Yann said frowning at the limp body.
“I’m not so sure, your prior attachment to some of these creatures is sickening sometimes.” Dorn spit.
“My attachments are none of your concern Dorn or do you require another lesson in who is master here?” Yann said before biting into one of the girls as she screamed.
“Do not question him Dorn we all have our orders including you and I, Yann is chosen leader here end of story if you don’t like it feel free to complain to the powers.” Ked said biting into the third.
“Maybe I will.” Dorn said sitting back down.
“Feel free.” Yann pushed sitting down next to him.
“I do.” Dorn replied smugly.
“Enough of this we have work to do, Lucas thank you for the food now you should take your fill of blood before the mission as will we, meet us at the front gate leading to the surface world in one hour.” Ked demanded interrupting the others.
“With pride my lord and please forgive me I did not mean to cause dissection among you.” Lucas bowed.
“Our problems are not of your doing Lucas and it was unwise and un-leader like to argue in front of you for that I apologize.” Yann said with a slight bow.
“No apologies are needed my lord.” Lucas bowed before turning and walking out.
“You both should have better control over your tempers in front of our subordinates.” Ked chided.
“Who cares what they think I am tired of the problem trusting you Yann.” Dorn decided shooting to his feet.
“So
what do you suggest Dorn?” Yann questioned calmly rising to his feet and facing him.
“Both of us have been in your position Yann when we first took power here and we had doubts so I understand how you must be feeling, but now is a pivotal moment in our plans we can’t afford those types of emotions bubbling to the surface.” Dorn said throwing his hands in the air with frustration.
“I am not like you or Ked my friend. I have fully embraced the path we are on and as I stated anyone who gets in the way will be killed no matter the past ties I may have with them.” Yann answered. “My word on that should be enough but if it is not then tell me what test you would have me do to prove my loyalty.”
After a long pause he nods his head slowly. “Your word is enough brother.”
“Good I will prove to you that my loyalty is where it should be I assure you.” He smiled. “Now let us feed and gain our strength for the coming battle with the Spirit King.”
“We were not going to face him in the battle merely spectate is that not still the plan?” Ked asked.
“Not any longer during the battle I will engage him myself and I will defeat him, if I do not then I will perish but either way you will have proof of my loyalty.” Yann states heading to the door with the others following.
“Sacrificing yourself is not the answer Dorn already agreed that your word is enough.” Ked pointed out.
“But we all know that Dorn is lying.” Yann answered. “Isn’t that correct Dorn?”
“It is but I never meant for you to go on a suicide mission to prove anything.”
“This has to be done, there is enough enemies vying to kill us and assume power if we can’t trust each other this conquest of ours will never succeed.” Yann snapped. “It is decided this course is the one I am taking.” He finished obviously done with the conversation as he jumped off of the balcony flying towards the human pens in the middle of the city.
“He will die doing this or is that what you were hoping for?” Ked frowned forcing Dorn to look at him.
“What are you implying?” Dorn asked clearly offended by the comment.
“I am not implying anything other then what the obvious is pointing to.”
“And what would that be in your opinion?” He questioned standing face to face with him.
“Ever since Yann took over here you have been butting heads with him pushing him in little ways and insinuating that he is not loyal, by all rights the evidence points to you working towards this end, am I wrong?” Ked said staring back at him evenly.
“I can see why you would come to that assumption but it is in no way correct, I love Yann like a brother the same way I have since we the days when we were young. What I said earlier is my only motivation.” Dorn answered pushing him backwards to get him out of his face.
“Then there is no reason for you to be upset and unlike you I will actually take you at your word just mind what you say just as we don’t need any weaknesses in the leadership right now neither do we need division.” Ked said jumping off the balcony himself.
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