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In the darkness shall thou kill
In the light shall thou laugh
To follow my every will
As now thou are my puppet
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In The Endless Darkness
By: Alasse Fefalas
A hooded figure walked over to the entrance of Vampire Mountain. The guard jumped in front of the door and barked, "You! Take off your hood! What is you name and what is your business here?"
The hooded figure hesitated before replying in a deep voice, "My name is Rina Kail and am here to seek the council. And as for my hood… I will ONLY take it off under the eyes of the Princes and only the Princes."
The guard was taken aback by the directness of the hooded figure. He shot a look at his partner and bent down to him to whisper something inaudible before saying gruffly, "Very well then. I shall take you to the Hall of Princes. You will not resist as if you do, you will not be allowed in. Understand?"
The hooded figure nodded and followed closely behind the guard.
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"Sire! This person wants to meet you! He will not lower his hood unless under the eyes of the princes!" The guard said loudly, to overcome the din.
The hall suddenly became eerily silent upon hearing the announcement. Mika Ver Leth, one of the Princes, stood up and said, "Well, you are now under the eyes of the Princes and the Generals. So take off your hood!"
The figure hesitated before pulling down the hood. There were gasps around the hall but the loudest gasp came from a General – Kurda Smahlt. The figure had fair skin, icy blue eyes and shoulder- length blonde hair.
Mika looked the vampiress straight in the eye and asked "What is your name?"
"Rina Kail," the vampires answered in a slightly high voice.
"Very well, Miss Kail. You are dismissed now. However, I would like to meet you in three hours here."
Rina nodded and left the hall wordlessly; being ushered by a tall, elderly vampire who showed her the room she would be residing at.
"Ah… thank you, Mr…" Rina smiled and held out her hand.
"Seba. Seba Nile," the elderly vampire took her hand and shook it, smiled back and exited her room.
Rina looked around her room. It was a rather big room with only a table and a coffin at one side. As she was scrutinizing her room, she saw a part of her wall that didn't match with the rest. She knocked on that part of the wall, which emitted a hollow sound. It's a fake…, she thought. She pushed the stones inside and crawled in. It was a large tunnel that could fit three people walking side by side.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and said, "Er… hey, Mr Crepsley? I'm gonna take a look around, Ok?"
Who? Mr Crepsley? Ugh… I think that guy has the wrong room… Better tell him that…, Rina thought, as she crawled out of the tunnel and opened the door. She saw a boy standing in front of the door who looked no more than a thirteen year old.
"Hey, kid, I think you got the wrong room. Shove it." Rina said in a low voice.
"Kurda?" The kid asked, staring at Rina. "Sorry… I thought this was Mr Crepsley's room. Anyway… have you seen him?"
"Mr Crepsley who? What are you talking about kid?" Rina asked, not noticing she had used her normal voice.
"Um… Kurda, are you sick or something? Or are you just overworked?" the boy replied.
"Ugh… Come in here!" Rina said and pulled the boy in by his shirt. "Ok, first things first. I am NOT Kurda. My name is Rina Kail. And I don't even know who in the world that Mr Crepsley guy is … Ok?"
"Ok… but then how come you look a lot like Kurda?" The boy asked.
"THAT is for me to know and you to find out." Rina smiled and stuck out her hand.
"Oh… I'm Darren Shan. Nice to meet you." Darren took her hand and shook it. "Well… I had better go now before Mr Crepsley explodes… Bye!"
"Bye…" Rina smiled and waved before closing the door. "Darren Shan, huh? Cute!"
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Rina kneeled before the Princes and greeted them. "You wanted to meet me Sires?"
"Yes Rina. We just wanted to ask you a few questions. Firstly, how is it that we did not know that you were blooded? Who was your blooder? Where is whereabouts now?" Paris Skyle asked.
"My blooder is dead. He was Grych Telmy. I was blooded in secret as I forced him to blood me. I wanted him to blood me is because of my selfish reasons. I wanted to save my mother. She was Telmy's best friend and… although she didn't know it, Telmy was in love with her.
"She was kidnapped by a mad vampaneze. That was when I found out that he was a vampire and forced him to blood me and help me save my mother. At first he was reluctant but he wanted to save my mother also.
"When we found his lair, my mother was long dead. So we attacked and killed the mad guy, but in the process Telmy was fatally wounded and he died. End of story," Rina explained.
"O…k… I didn't really get that into me, but you say THE great, mysterious and legendary Grych Telmy is dead?!" Arrow exclaimed.
"That's absolutely correct! And I'm glad that he is. Boy was he a pain in the ass. He stuck to my mum like love grass! But I can't blame mum not to love him though… she had dad… even though he gave up on us… dunno why she still loved him… can't believe it…" Rina sighed.
"Right! One more question for you! Why do you look so much like Kurda?" Mika questioned her.
There was silence between the Princes and Rina. Finally, Rina bowed her head in shame and said in a barely audible whisper, "That's because he's my father…"
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To Be Continued…
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A/N: Ok… that wasn't really nice… I'll update when I finish my next chapter! Please review!! You'll be greatly appreciated if you review!!
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In the darkness shall thou kill
In the light shall thou laugh
To follow my every will
As now thou are my puppet
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