"My Prince, we have captured the mortal rebel," Shadow looked up at the lizard called Zain who had addressed him as he entered the room.
"Well bring it in," the black prince commanded impatiently.
Zain quickly turned around to the huge gate and opened it.
"Drag him in," the reptile yelled.
Two soldiers dragged into Shadow´s room the biggest threat against blood suckers. The blue mobian hedgehog looked nervous and angry about the whole situation as his emerald green eyes met Shadow´s own crimson hues.
Shadow chuckled when he saw this; his so called rival was frightened.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" He rose from his chair and sauntered towards the blue hedgehog. "I never would have thought that the fastest thing alive could be captured by low ranking vampires," Shadow grinned evilly so his vampire fangs showed, making the poor blue hedgehog`s heart beat faster in fear. Shadow chuckled again and looked at the soldiers. "Leave us. I`ll handle this rebel myself."
The soldiers bowed respectfully and left the room, with Zain following soon after.
The blue hedgehog desperately wanted to use this opportunity to escape, but heavy weights on his wrist and legs made that impossible. He would be a fool to even try running when Shadow was so close by. Shadow saw the panic grow in the emerald green eyes.
"Don't worry, Sonic, you`ll get used to it."
Sonic froze at that and stammered. "Ge-g-get…used...t-to...what?"
"Isn't it obvious?" blood red eyes glowed as the vampire closed the gap between him and the cobalt hedgehog.
"I'm not stupid enough to turn my rival into an immortal. That would be such a waste." Shadow was so close that Sonic could almost feel his freezing cold body. Sonic was paralyzed, one of many skills a vampire could do to its prey. He could only stand still and watch the horrible scene play out.
"Let's see what blood group you are in, shall we?"
"Shadow isn`t going to kill me right away, not without drinking me dry first anyway," Sonic thought. Then he did something he never thought he would do. He started to cry. Without a sound, wet tears slowly formed in his eyes and trailed down his cheeks. Shadow ignored the pitiful looking hedgehog and sank his fangs through his skin by the neck and began to drink. Sonic let out a small pained scream and he felt himself grow weaker and weaker. When he thought he was doomed, Shadow let go of him. This made him collapse to the stone floor with a hearable 'thud'.
The black prince looked down to his victim and licked his mouth. "Like I thought, you have the most pure blood I`ve ever tasted."
Sonic, on the other hand, started to pant rapidly as he tried to stand up without success.
"Don't try to move yet. You have lost a lot of blood and it will take time for you to restore it."
"What do you want from me?" Sonic managed to ask in a weak voice.
"From you? You," he laughed evilly. "I would gladly kill you; give you a slow and painful death, but I think I will keep you as my food instead," he grinned; completely amused at the situation.
Sonic finally got up to his knees and looked determinedly straight into Shadow´s blood-red eyes.
"LIKE I WILL EVER BE YOURS! I`LL NEVER LET YOU!"
"There is nothing you can do about it."
Emerald eyes narrowed and gave the ultimate lifeform a quizzical look. "What do you mean...?" Sonic growled.
"I, a high-ranking vampire, have the ability to adjust your body to want me. All I had to do was sink my fangs into you and the contract was settled. Even if you insist to ignore your mortal body's desire, you would get tormented by nightmares that would make you go crazy and finally killing everyone around you."
Sonic wouldn't believe what he just heard and his body started to tremble slightly.
Knocking sounds came from the door, and Shadow´s gaze turned from Sonic to the noise.
"Yes, come in!" he barked.
"I am terribly sorry for disturbing you, my Prince, but the low ranking vampires are going insane by the smell of blood. Are you finished with the contract, because we can barely hold them off?"
"I am done with it already, just one more thing," Shadow looked at Sonic, who refused to meet his eyes again. Knowing all too well what that blood red stare could so easily do to him.
"I'll give you a choice, Sonic. You can either stay here or you can go back to your place."
"BUT, my Prince!" Zain protested.
"QUIET!" Shadow growled, which immediately silenced the lizard.
Sonic couldn`t help but curiously look up at Shadow. "You mean…I can leave?" the blue hedgehog asked with faint hope in his voice.
"If you want to get your friends in danger, then yes."
"I would never harm them!" Sonic growled at Shadow.
"Fine, do as you like." Shadow snapped his fingers and the weights on Sonic's wrists and legs fell off.
"Zain, show Sonic the way out."
"But Black doom..."
"I don't care what he says! Do as you are told!" He bared his fangs and growled.
"Y-yes, my Prince!"
"See you soon, Sonic," the black hedgehog smirked, before he let out a menacing laugh.
Sonic didn't dare to look back at the vampire prince. He just wanted to get out there as soon as possible.
When they walked through the corridor, he saw many other vampires with blood red eyes gaze at him. He took notice that blood still trickled out from his fresh wound. His blood must have trigged all the vampires in the castle, but why didn't they attack him? This was the first time Sonic ever saw low ranking vampires not go crazy from the smell of a mortal´s blood. Something was not right, but he was far too focused on getting the hell out of there to be bothered with it. They finally arrived at the main gates. Zain said something, some kind of spell, and the gate opened. It was still night on the outside. A full moon glowed at the clear sky, lighting up the surroundings.
"You are free to go. So go; go before he changes his mind!" Zain said, irritated. Not needing to be told a second time, Sonic dashed away with super speed into the darkness of the city.