The starless sky was casket black and brooding. Even the clouds seemed morose. Magna red blood drizzled from the injured wounds. The trolls were clucking axes and crashing war hammers against their shields. Arrows were zipping and hissing through the air. Some of the Moonstone soldiers were sobbing and sniveling with fear. Swords were ringing against each other. The effluvium of death was all around them. The battle field had been baptised in blood and the bitter, mordant perfume of corpses emanated from it as the vampires tears the werewolves apart with their claws and their canines. Every one was tensed and the pack-house was already set ablaze.
"Save the Alpha!"
"Save the Luna!"
"Save the heir!"
This was everyone's concern... They fought, preventing the vampires from going into the pack house and still urge those that were not being attacked to get the Luna and Alpha out of the house.
However, at that moment the powerful Alpha of the Moonstone pack was wearing a rough sky blue robe and was driving a old shabby carriage pulled by a horse. He was hurrying on an old deserted road. He kept whipping the horse to keep running, the carriage was traveling with great speed.
Suddenly, he heard the loud sound made by an animal. He looked startled when he saw a big bloodied true seal on a rock. A seal on a rock... Very weird and odd. Despite this, it was looking healthy and fine. Its skin was glittering. But the eyes of the seal looked very sinister and evil. Carl's face turned pale, he stopped the carriage. The horse neighed very loudly and a sweet voice from the carriage asked.
"What is wrong?"
Carl looked a bit flustered but smiled wryly. "Nothing is actually wrong, it just seems I missed the route... Still contemplating though."
He whipped the horse again and began to move again, the seal was making a screaming sound like it was mocking Carl but Carl ignored it and moved on. After about another 100 metres another seal was seen, but this time it was very fat and huge, it was blocking the way. This route was old and abandoned but now there was an entire huge seal laying across it, where did it come from? Normally, seals can only be found either in the sea or at a sea side. This place was a desert and a seal could still survive? How possible? It wasn't that there was any water body around, what could the deal be doing here?
Carl looked discomposed again and turned the carriage around, he wanted to change route. The seal was moving very freely on the sand without any difficulty. Its body was dried but it was still surviving.
"Did you take a wrong route again?" A voice from the carriage asked.
Carl was already sweating, he mopped his sweat severally with his robe but it didn't stop dropping. "I... I... I actu-" he said, stuttering.
The sweet gentle voice from the carriage heaved a sigh. "You don't have to tell me any lies, I already know what happened."
Carl ejaculated with surprise. "What!? How do you know?"
"When I heard the sound made by that seal, I knew that Redflame pack has finally discovered and now they are on to us. You were afraid I would worry and tried to keep it to yourself, am I right?" The sweet Voice answered.
Carl sighed deeply and replied. "It is very strange, you see? We have travelled with utmost carefulness and caution. How could they follow us? But... don't you worry, no matter how large they are, I will deal with them alone."
"You are wrong again, starting from that day... I was ready to face all trials with you together through life and death. No matter what or who will come, we... you and I will face if together." The lady in the carriage said gently and slowly.
Carl retorted.. "But how about..."
"Don't worry about me, I am feeling much better now..." The lady laughed.
"Okay..." Carl spoke through gritted teeth. "Will you be able to walk? Both route are seemingly blocked, we will have to abandon our carriage and horse. Let us hope we can make it through these woods and reach the other side through this path."
"Oh on dear! Why should we abandon our carriage and horse here? They are following us anyways, we cannot escape them anymore. Let us await them right here, the Redflame pack may be ruthless but we do not have to fear them. I just hope the other pack members are safe." The lady said.
"But, I am.... I fear... I am just afraid that you..." Carl stuttered anxiously.
"Don't worry, I am fine.." The lady smiled gently.
Carl face glanced up with love now and said gently. "Meeting you was the most fortunate thing that has ever happened to me."
The sky paled into insignificance beside his charming , loving smile.
The lady smiled sweetly. "I am the fortunate one. I know how much the Alpha hates me just because of you... I know how she and her niece usually treated me before you..."
The horse neighed loudly with fear interrupting her words, both of them felt an icy wind sending shivers down their spines. What has infuriated the horse? After the wind calmed down, the atmosphere turned gloomy in an instant. The entire surrounding was bathed with an ominous ambiance.
Carl face turned pale and said, "They are here."
A voice from behind the carriage said with a laugh. "You are right. We are here."
The laugh sounded very awful, it was sharp and out of key. Carl had never heard such nasty laughter before in his entire life. And also, it didn't sound like any of the Redflame ladies.
Carl turned around with fright and shouted. "Who is there?"
The first person was only about 5ft., he wore a long, very bright shining red cloak making him look absurd but also sinister and perverted. He had a very long and knife-like canines. The second person, who also looked significant, he was muscular and big. He wore a black cloak and black hat. His face was emotionless. His canines were also looking very different, it was shining and it was serrated. The other eight figures that came with them had even stranger clothes, they were putting on rough, tattered Robe made of different fabrics and colours.
They all looked different but they had one thing in common, that was they all looked rough and bloodied and mean and moved the same way. Carl already knew who they were... His archenemies, the Rae vampires. Carl composed himself and alighted from the carriage and faced those strange things that stood in front of him, courageously. His hand formed a fist and said with a clear voice. "Are you two, Agrae, the melting fangs and Vanrae the storming nines?"
The man in red robe chuckled. "Alpha Carl Moonstone has very sharp eyes, but we're just ruthless vampires and gladiators... Agrae and Vanrae.... This nice names were given to us I people in the realm, we don't dare to claim such names."
"Whatever..!! I ain't here for unnecessary discussion.. What can I do for you?" Carl said.
"We have heard that the mighty Alpha has a beautiful darling, we would love to meet your lady. She must be someone very special to have capture your cold heart. Anyways, we are here for a special reason." The one wearing black said.
"And which is?"
"You know how much we hate you and we also know how much you despise us... Think about it, our reasons for visit.." The man wearing red cloak said.
Carl sneered and moved forward. "You can see I .was on my way to somewhere, you can come later when I..."
Before he could finish his statement, a metallic object almost reached his chest. Agrae was most fast, in an instant he had drawn a strange weapon that looked just like his fangs. His movements and stances resembled that of a raging fire, he aimed at Carl's neck.
Carl leapt up and made a back flip in mid air and avoided the ten attacks, at this point another weapon, it was notched like a saw with teeth pointing towards an apex, attacked him. He moved around him like a cyclone, aiming at every sides, looking for a side to bite him but Carl was able to dodge each and every attack of Agrae. Agrae was very fast but Carl was too sharp.
Although, Carl was not an easy opponent himself, he had fought with different kind of vampires and he mostly victorious, but facing so many strange weapons of the Rae vampires and mysterious stances he had difficult time to defend himself. Moreover, the man in black cloak, black hat was still standing there emotionless, looking like he was looking for a window of an opportunity.
He giggled. "Agrae, we are not puppet. Put some strength into it, we needn't to be gentle with him. I will take a look at the beauty in there."
Carl angrily barked. "Stop right there." He wanted to storm over to block Vanrae, but be couldn't break free from the attack of the of those men. The black guy in cloak walked over casually and opened the door of the carriage but before he could peek in to check who was in, Carl stormed into the air and kicked Vanrae in the face making him fall heavily to the ground.
"No one is allowed to reach my beloved, whoever tries to go near her again, will have to kiss the dust." Carl said taking a new stance that made the vampires move back.
Vanrae wobbled up and giggled again. "Will that snatcher get out of that carriage or I set the carriage aflame?" And with one fist he smashed the door of the carriage.
Sitting in the carriage was a young gorgeous pregnant woman with a bit chaotic hair looking sickly. Even though her hair was rough and her appearances were pale and sickly, she still looked beautiful and her eyes were filled with elegance. Everything combined made her look really captivating. Judging by her belly, she was about eight to nine months pregnant now.
Vanrae looked a bit surprised but soon laughed out mockingly. "Oowow! Is this the lady that snatched the...."
Before he could finish his words, the lady advanced forward with great speed and slapped him a few times. And in a flash, she was seated again in the carriage. "You were going to say something, Vanrae..." She chuckled.
Vanrae roared angrily. "What a cheat! How dare you!?" He struck out with his fist , this fist of his was very lethal, quick and powerful.
Joan was still smiling where she was and Carl was wondering why she was this confident and fearless. She used her delicate hands to gently draw and poke in mid air, not knowing what kind of technique she used, the man in black's fist was diverted back to himself. He struck himself on the shoulder and could not break off that attack on him self. The force he used in that attack was formidable and he fell down on the ground and yelled out in pain.
The rest of them wanted to try but they were too shocked to move, they just looked at Joan with surprise.
Joan smiled. "Didn't Alpha Virginia tell you about whom you have come to meet? Pregnant or no pregnant my purity is still intact... Do you know why? Because I am Joan Desjardins, I attained the stage of the red pearl even before Harper... None of you can defeat me."
"Ha ha ha." Agrae guffawed. "Why has Carl kept quiet as if his voice is taken away? Is your wife that powerful? Then let's see how she survives this..." He threw his arm into the air and jerked it down with force, that teleported him to Joan, he spinned around Joan but Joan didn't move and at once Agrae aimed at Joan's spine but Joan defended herself by sending out her energy, creating a wall around herself that stopped Agrae from coming in contact with her body but she soon fell weak as she had used her power to the limitations. She fell and screamed.
"Haha ha!" The vampires laughed. "So this is all she can do? Wow! Wow!" Agrae clapped.
"At least she tried... I don't expect someone as powerful as her, she is powerful enough to have snatched Carl from Virginia. In case you don't know, we are here to destroy the both of you." Vanrae added.
Carl screamed and ran to meet his wife who was huffing and puffing on the floor but before he could move, he was stabbed in the rib with the serrated edge fang by one of the vampires.
"Carrrl...." Joan cried.