Prologue

In a time where mortal bloods are against the beasts, darkness will overcome all that is bright. People cower in fear, as the vampire and werewolf armies scout the empire. Flames and smoke filled the air. The vampires have just assassinated all the fallen angels, leaving no survivors. The werewolf fighters have met with the vampire army in a war so mysteriously known to man. This was the final epic battle to settle this unknown dispute. Claws and fangs clash, some fighting for liberty, others fighting for freedom. Mortal bloods side with the vampires as the beasts side with the werewolves. Only one will be victorious. The battle has taken many days and nights. The beasts were growing restless, and both sides were beginning to be outnumbered. Suddenly a thunderous roar came from the center of the battle field, and a great flash had appeared across the sky victory had been won. But as we know great victories measure up to great losses as well...

Bliss

Chapter One

Expect the Unexpected

ViAnette's POV

My names ViAnette. I'm known as the Vampire heiress of The Eternal City Empire. But I like to go by Via for short, just Via. I don't know why my parents couldn't just name me Anette without adding the extra Vi at the beginning...maybe it stands for some peoples initials... somehow, maybe something to do with Vampires, my parents. There's not much to say about life right now, I'm just your average six year old trying to find my place as the future leader of the Nightfall Clan.

As Mr. Dante' finished telling us of the mysterious legend of all time, I began to wonder of many possibilities of what the mysterious figure might be. Could it have been one of those Arch Angels sent from beyond the Heavens? It's a possibility.

My mom and dad always talk about me ruling the whole Vampire Empire, but I was never sure how I was supposed to do that. And lately, both my parents have been very ill. Lying in their bed all day. So I was forced to do all the document signings. Besides, I was only in the process of becoming a Wing Bat. [First grader in earth references] Not to mention that I was only six and a half.

School was over for today, and I had to go home with my mom's half brother, my uncle, Akin. He was the flight leader for the flight leader cavalry.

Original POV

"Via. Your parents have ordered me to send you to General Alucord for your safety until further notice. They have both been taken to see the healing fairy, Lillian, for treatment."

Via obeyed her parents' orders and stayed with General Alucord until further notice. There was still no reply from the messengers. Since there weren't that many children to play with, she had no choice but to stick with the General's son, Rin. He was a year younger so they didn't really have much in common. He also left the house early in the mornings, but never told anyone why. Not even his father.

Rin was a sort of quiet boy. He didn't really talk much, only when he felt like it. And then there was Rin's older brother. The two of them were really close. And even though she never really admitted it, she envied them. This was obviously one of the disadvantages of being an only child. So whenever the two had kendo practice, she would be left alone with the General.

On the other hand, there were some advantages to being the only heir to the Nightfall Vampire Clan. Whenever the General had to go do things for her parents, she would always get to go as a VIP [Vampiress In Progress]. She got to watch all types of violence she wanted, and she also got a little education along the way. It turns out that there are still some werewolves out there. This, she hadn't expected.

"Hmm, this is getting to be pretty boring," Via yawned.

She was helplessly riding on the General's other son, Braden, Rin's eight year-old brother. He was really fit for his age, but that was normal judging by the fact that he WAS one of the General's sons. And although his name was Braden, most have called him his known name as Aden for short, meaning little fire. Aden just nodded in agreement. She was about to call it quits and go back to the Alucord's lodge.

Suddenly, a black colored flash came crashing down straight into Via and Aden.

"Aden! WATCH OUT!" Via yelled. But before they could do anything, a human-sized feathered...thing landed straight into the two. It sent them both heading in for an almost crash landing, until Aden, shook it all off and headed back into the sky.

"W-what was that thing?" Aden asked, still trying to recall what happened.

Via crept up towards the pile of black feathers. She saw a little bit of movement and crept a little closer. And then out of nowhere, she heard a little weeping sound. She brushed some of the feathers out of her way and uncovered a boy's face, probably around Rin's age. His face seemed to be wounded and he looked very much in pain. Tears flowed down his face as he started crying out some names.

"Mom, Dad! L--y-!" Via watched helplessly as he tossed and turned.

He was badly wounded, and so Via carefully crawled up beside him. She wrapped her arms around his cold pale skin. And in one moment, his whole body started changing, and all the feathers started to disappear.

It took her a while until Aden pointed out, "Why are you carrying a half-naked boy in your arms?" Via's eyes widened but couldn't help but study his body for a moment and then turn away.

"Ahem...uh...Take us to the nearest healing area," was all Via said before taking off her long cape and wrapped it around the boy. As they were flying away, they heard an echo in the night, followed by a scary cry.

"Adrian.......," the voice said. Via repeated the words and looked into her arms.

"Adrian," she said again, before falling into a deep sleep...

As they were beginning to land, Via found one of the boy's feathers stuck on her clothes and held it up. She waved it up and let the colors shimmer by the lights of the moon.

"We're here."

Via jumped right off Aden's back and watched him transform into his normal 8 year-old self with Adrian on his back. While they were walking, a fiery bomb landed right in front of them. At that moment Via knew exactly where they were.

"You took us to the GAROU LANDS!?!?!? BRADEN-" Via screeched at the top of her lungs.

More and more flaming bombs came firing down on all of them. No one knew how, but somehow, the boy managed to wake up. And in the blink of an eye, he changed into the most awesomest creature that Via had ever seen. With all his strength, he threw Via over his shoulders and flew high into the sky.

"What are you doing?! You are hurt! Let me take over, I can-" he only cut off Via off by the flap of his wings. Via clung tightly onto Adrian's body as the two flew from side to side, dodging all of the obstacles that surpassed them. He was carrying her as if she was just a light package.

As Via clung tightly, with her head against the boy's back, she saw a glimpse of the side if his face. His eyes kept staring straight ahead, making sure to keep Via from getting injured.

She stared deeply into his narrow eyes and then towards his lips, they were a very pale red color. None of which she'd ever seen before. That's maybe because most of the guys she knew had pale pink lips, vampire lips. This boy...he was different. His hair also seemed to glow a very dark brown color, but even the light from the moon could seem to make it glitter in the moonlight.

And then deep in her mind she finally thought, "He's beautiful."

Still looking curious about the boy, she'd forgotten about the danger she was put in at that moment. A gasp came from the boy's mouth and in an instant a fiery bomb came crashing down, but instead of feeling any pain that she thought she'd be feeling, she felt two arms cradling her as the wind blew at the nape of her neck. And as she looked directly in front, she was face to face with the boy, but his face still looked on forward.

Via looked on as well, and finally saw Aden flying aside them. He looked at the boy, amazed at what he saw that he was capable of doing. The three finally landed at the destination that Aden had lead them towards, the healing area of the Garou Lands. As they all got onto their feet, Via stood there, studying the area, and taking in all of the destruction that the war had caused.

"What have we done?" Via thought.

Aden had the injured boy's arm around his neck, as he limped towards a hut that was there. It seemed to be the only thing there that was still standing, It seemed to have been protected from all of the mass destruction going on around the area. They all slowly walked aside each other to the front of the hut, knocked, and backed away cautiously.

Aden and Via studied the area some more. There was nothing left but burnt trees, smoke, fire and ashes. You could still hear the crackling of the fire from a distance. There were homes, burned to the ground, and flowerbeds, all empty. It was like a forest, without any trees and no longer inhabited by animals. But before they could see anymore, the door creeped open. An elderly woman answered the door.

The three seemed to be somewhat scared at first, as the woman looked down, they saw her wrinkled face and lonesome eyes. But Aden aside from the two could look pass what was right in front of them, and sensed the compassion hidden beneath the woman's eyes. He walked towards her slowly with Adrian still at his side.

The woman stepped out and looked into the distance with a worried look, and then quickly hurried the children into the small but cozy hut. And when had all stepped inside, they didn't find what they were expecting to see in this type of house. It was like a small cottage hidden in an even smaller hut.

The inside was very bright and vibrant. Once they'd stepped in they inhaled a smell of a type ginger and mint odor, with a little fireplace going at one side of the house. And then to the corners on the tables, were all kinds of plants and powders. The walls seemed to be made of a type of stone, with fur coatings, like the one the elderly lady was wearing, hanging across the walls.

As the lady closed the door, her face lightened and she hurriedly ran to the boy, who Aden had laid onto a bed. He was now at rest, but still heavily breathing, as the woman studied his scars and lightly touching them, walked towards the table of plants and began to chop some of the leaves and roots.

Via turned to the boy and whispered softly, stroking his hair, "Adrian...," she waited for any response. And suddenly she saw his ears twitch and his mouth quiver.

"His name is Adrian, I think..." Via spoke out softly, turning towards Aden and then at the woman. Via began to feel really curious about it all now, and began questioning the lady.

"Excuse me, but who are you? And how is this place remaining unharmed by all of the explosions?" she asked slowly. she stopped chopping for a moment and then started again.

"She's a friend," Aden spoke out faintly, "A family friend."

"Yes, I know your parents. And I know who you are too, little Via," she said intimately, she turned around and smiled. She saw the shocked and confusion look on Via's face. So she continued on with the explanation.

"I'm Aegis, a healing faerie. I've known your parents since the day you were born. I was the one who helped get you out of the womb of your mother. And this house, the outside is just an illusion that I created with a spell."

"Are you a witch?" Via asked once she heard the word spell. She saw Aegis walking with a steaming cup of liquid, and her body transformed into a middle aged woman. And then she sat on the side of the bed and laughed a little.

"Not quite. I read books and using the plants you see, I can create my own spells, that and I have faerie dust," she said motioning to the back of her, which showed her sparkly transparent wings.

"Ahh...I see..but why did you choose to live here in this area? It's so dangerous, and.." Via trailed off.

"Chose to live here, so that I could be able to adapt and see from other points of view. I wanted to understand and know the feeling of truly being inside the war and experiencing it.." Aegis trailed off.

Via nodded with understanding and looked back towards Adrian. He was at rest now, and sound asleep. Via tilted her head a little, and saw how calm he looked. Why was she so interested in this guy? Its a mystery of how he got here. She's never met an angel before. The only kind of people she hung out with were just like her...vampires. But she knew that what she really wanted to do now was to just take care of him and to find out more about this, Adrian.

Aden got up from his seat and looked out the small porthole that was on the door. It was all quiet now, the sounds of bombing and crashing had gone away. There was nothing left to see but the burnt ashes and dust that filled the air. He took in a deep breath and then walked back towards Via and Adrian, still fast asleep.

"I..don't think we will be able to get back to the palace right away. There's too much dust in the air, and it would be too hard to see where we're going if we fly," Aden said plopping back onto his seat near Aegis. The mid-aged faerie just gave him a pat on the back for comfort.

Via knew that he was right, and so the only thing that they would be able to do right then and there was to just wait. She looked back at Adrian again, and had gotten a chair and blanket from Aegis. She had planned on spending the night watching over Adrian and making sure he was okay, as she laid her head down onto the bed and she soundlessly listened to him softly breathe, then, she fell asleep.

o0BLISS0o

The sky was pitch black, and the heat from the fire filled the room with warmth. All was silent, except for the crackling of the fireplace. Via awoke from her silent and somewhat short slumber. Her head still lay resting on the side of Adrian's body, who still lay soundless, but very much more alive. She let out a soft smile and lifted her head up, looking around the small but cozy house. Aden was laying his back against the wall with one leg up so he could rest his hand, he was also sound asleep. She looked around for Aegis, but she was apparently out.

She got up and walked towards the window, looking out through the now disintegrated Garou Lands. Most of the fire had gone out. But the lingering smell of ash and smoke was still there as she walked out quietly closing the door behind her. As she was walking the sky looked like it had cleared up, meaning that they would be able to go back home. She thought of ways to tell the General about Adrian, the would of course let him stay, she was the heiress and whatever she says goes. And then there was her parents, she hoped that they would get better.

And then she imagined Adrian again. He easily it was for him to carry her while injured and flying. His skin felt so good on her fingertips. But she knew she should calm down and settle for a moment before she got anymore addicted to him. The two never had a proper introduction towards one another. But she knew the time would come. Hopefully once he wakes up. She imagined his young but musculiar body. Ohh, she needed to settle down again.

She looked up at the sky again, soon enough the sun would rise- she didn't like it. It wasi always proof to herself that she wasn't ever alone.. She would rather sleep in the day than at night. Always, it kind of became a problem during her school classes, when all the little kids there would tell the teacher, and he would say that it wasn't a proper thing to do ffor a Vampiress. Always. She felt a light breeze brush her cheeks.

Suddenly, she heard a strange whispering noise coming from nearby. Being a vampire she could sense where the sound was coming from. She ran faster and raster to find the noise, then she began sensing more and more. Then she stopped. A loud growl filled the air followed by a small ringing sound and she froze. The sounds led her to an old hut, partially burnt, but still mostly intact. She knew that something was in there, but was still somewhat afraid to get any closer. Then she heard the little ringing noise like a small bell, and then one last whisper. The feeling went away, what was it?

Via heard the ringing noise again, and she stepped closer. She leaned her head against the back of the hut, but she heard nothing. As she began to walk closer, she heard a sniffling noise, crying. It was soft like a little child, but with no screaming, just tears. She didn't feel fear anymore, so she walked to the burnt opening and slowly peered in. And there she saw in the corner, laying on the floor, facing the wall curled up into a tiny ball, a little girl.

Via slowly walked towards the girl, cautiously looking around for any other signs of life. She reached out and touch the girl on her shoulder, startling her. "Who..are you?" she said between sobs.

"Via, but the real question is who are you? Why are you here?" The girl handed Via a necklace. 'This must have been the ringing sound...'she thought. On the necklace, it read Lyka. 'Thats a werewolf name..!'Via mentally gasped.

"Where are your parents?" she asked. The girl began to cry again. "Gah! Wait! Sorry!"

She looked behind her towards the doorway. The golden sun was peeking over the horizon. Low on time, she tried to come up with an idea.

"How about you come with me?" she asked. The little girl peered at Via with her silvery, green eyes. She held her hand out and helped her up.

"Now," Via said with a smile, "Let's go back to the others."

Unaware of what she'd gotten into, she let herself give the girl a piggyback ride as she thought of a solution to the girl Lyka, and a way to ask Aegis and the others, for help.