Halloween Romance: The Dracula Saga
Prologue
Midnight Vaperio was restless, as were all the women of the Council of Queens.[i] She was pacing in front of the largest stained glass window of the Noir Fille Cathedral, which depicted Descent into Hell, the painting of Lady Raksha[ii] descending to the Underworld with her Sisters, the first Queens of all the Dark races. But Midnight, the latest descendent of Raksha, was restless.
The vampires and their kindred races were at war, a war against the evil halves of their peoples, and like all wars like it previous, this war was bound to last a long time. But that was not why Midnight was restless. She was restless because the latest campaign in the war was of a vital nature. If the vampires lost this campaign, they were screwed for the rest of eternity.
Having lost three brothers in one devastating attack, Midnight, the Queen of all of her kind, was not eager to go into battle. However, she knew it was now necessary to do so, to protect many important things. The enemy had plans to march and lay siege to Castle Dracula, home to one of the greatest vampires in the world. But to do so, the evil ones would have to first take over the Thirteen Dark Cities of Romania. And, to do that, Dracula's many wives[iii] had to be captured and held prisoner, and the Sacred Tools of Apocalypse stolen. Midnight and her lifemate, Kai Hiwatari, would not and could not let that happen. So, they would have to get there first.
Midnight turned to her comrades and Sisters, the Queens, Princesses, and co-rulers of the Dark Peoples. She waited until they all turned to her, and she began to speak.
"Sisters, as you know, the enemy is marching on my uncle's castle, Castle Dracula. They're going to lay siege to both the castle and the surrounding cities. My people are not the only non-humans that live in those places. Even some of the Arcerians have taken up residence there, and even Lady Tygre must admit her people are hermits." At that, everyone laughed softly, even the petite princess Nicolina Tygre. "So I ask you, as my friends, as my Sisters, as my comrades in arms, will you join with me to protect Castle Dracula and the Dark Cities of Romania?"
Every woman in the room thought about that for a moment. Their Peoples were in trouble as well, and Midnight had never refused to aid any other race before. What right did they have to deny her? However, none of them would make the decision without first speaking to their lifemates, soulmates, soultwins, or mates. After about thirty seconds, the chamber resounded with cries.
"The Witch Covens join the Vaperio Clan!" The oldest and youngest witches, Zairian Wicce and Jennifer Sharde, cried. The old woman was trillions of years old, older than Midnight; she was the first Witch. She was actually the only "First" of any race still living, besides the Dragons, but that's another story. The youngest Witch was a precocious young thing, an Old Soul, having been reincarnated many, many times, a toddler of two and a half. She was sitting on Zairian's great-great-great- grandson's shoulders.
"The Were-peoples join with Vaperio!" Lupinex, the Werewolf King, who was mateless, and Felinex, the Werecat Queen, cried in unison. A resounding chorus of "these people and those people join the Vaperio Clan," came from the common Mundane Shifters.[iv] Devin, the Dragon King, looked at his soultwin, who cried, "The Mystic Shifters join with the Vaperio Clan!" Devin then looked to a shadow in the corner, and a small, old woman came forth, flanked by two teenage girls and two teenage boys. Kai looked at Dara, who gaped. "Dara, who is that?" Kai could sense the power radiating from the old Dark female, incredible power, but he didn't recognize her species. She was some kind of Shifter, but.... "Our Peoples join with you, little Princess. And so, we'll be on our way. Good day, yer Highness." She grinned at the Prince and slowly walked out of the Cathedral, followed by her entourage. Midnight's grin of satisfaction was all Kai needed to see to make him start smiling too.
"We're going to Romania, Kai."
Just a simple prologue, detailing the campaign they're going on during the story. Who was the Old Lady? Who were the people with her? Oh, and because this campaign is going to take at least 20 chapters, I didn't want it to be the same story as Halloween Romance. After about 30 average-length chappies, I get bored with it. It's a series, not it's own standing story, this is just a really fat segment of said story.
Now for the Teasers! (Ya know ya love 'em!)
the first Dark City Devin poses an interesting question Meet part of Dracula's family Romance in the air (duh!) But who is it? So many options, so many options. My preciousssss... sorry! Gollum mode, happens when I work too hard. So read and review, give me some ideas. Oh, and in your reviews, I want you to answer this prompt, if you will:
Romances blossom, and love expands. Who do you think will find
their soul mates? ----------------------- [i] The Distaff Dark Council; it is more widely respected among the Dark Peoples than the original Dark Council because all of its members are women [ii] Supposedly the very first Vampire, and the goddess of Vampires; Midnight's ancestor [iii] Player or Pimp? Dracula's Vampiric wives number 28 [iv] Shifters whose animal form is a normal creature
Prologue
Midnight Vaperio was restless, as were all the women of the Council of Queens.[i] She was pacing in front of the largest stained glass window of the Noir Fille Cathedral, which depicted Descent into Hell, the painting of Lady Raksha[ii] descending to the Underworld with her Sisters, the first Queens of all the Dark races. But Midnight, the latest descendent of Raksha, was restless.
The vampires and their kindred races were at war, a war against the evil halves of their peoples, and like all wars like it previous, this war was bound to last a long time. But that was not why Midnight was restless. She was restless because the latest campaign in the war was of a vital nature. If the vampires lost this campaign, they were screwed for the rest of eternity.
Having lost three brothers in one devastating attack, Midnight, the Queen of all of her kind, was not eager to go into battle. However, she knew it was now necessary to do so, to protect many important things. The enemy had plans to march and lay siege to Castle Dracula, home to one of the greatest vampires in the world. But to do so, the evil ones would have to first take over the Thirteen Dark Cities of Romania. And, to do that, Dracula's many wives[iii] had to be captured and held prisoner, and the Sacred Tools of Apocalypse stolen. Midnight and her lifemate, Kai Hiwatari, would not and could not let that happen. So, they would have to get there first.
Midnight turned to her comrades and Sisters, the Queens, Princesses, and co-rulers of the Dark Peoples. She waited until they all turned to her, and she began to speak.
"Sisters, as you know, the enemy is marching on my uncle's castle, Castle Dracula. They're going to lay siege to both the castle and the surrounding cities. My people are not the only non-humans that live in those places. Even some of the Arcerians have taken up residence there, and even Lady Tygre must admit her people are hermits." At that, everyone laughed softly, even the petite princess Nicolina Tygre. "So I ask you, as my friends, as my Sisters, as my comrades in arms, will you join with me to protect Castle Dracula and the Dark Cities of Romania?"
Every woman in the room thought about that for a moment. Their Peoples were in trouble as well, and Midnight had never refused to aid any other race before. What right did they have to deny her? However, none of them would make the decision without first speaking to their lifemates, soulmates, soultwins, or mates. After about thirty seconds, the chamber resounded with cries.
"The Witch Covens join the Vaperio Clan!" The oldest and youngest witches, Zairian Wicce and Jennifer Sharde, cried. The old woman was trillions of years old, older than Midnight; she was the first Witch. She was actually the only "First" of any race still living, besides the Dragons, but that's another story. The youngest Witch was a precocious young thing, an Old Soul, having been reincarnated many, many times, a toddler of two and a half. She was sitting on Zairian's great-great-great- grandson's shoulders.
"The Were-peoples join with Vaperio!" Lupinex, the Werewolf King, who was mateless, and Felinex, the Werecat Queen, cried in unison. A resounding chorus of "these people and those people join the Vaperio Clan," came from the common Mundane Shifters.[iv] Devin, the Dragon King, looked at his soultwin, who cried, "The Mystic Shifters join with the Vaperio Clan!" Devin then looked to a shadow in the corner, and a small, old woman came forth, flanked by two teenage girls and two teenage boys. Kai looked at Dara, who gaped. "Dara, who is that?" Kai could sense the power radiating from the old Dark female, incredible power, but he didn't recognize her species. She was some kind of Shifter, but.... "Our Peoples join with you, little Princess. And so, we'll be on our way. Good day, yer Highness." She grinned at the Prince and slowly walked out of the Cathedral, followed by her entourage. Midnight's grin of satisfaction was all Kai needed to see to make him start smiling too.
"We're going to Romania, Kai."
Just a simple prologue, detailing the campaign they're going on during the story. Who was the Old Lady? Who were the people with her? Oh, and because this campaign is going to take at least 20 chapters, I didn't want it to be the same story as Halloween Romance. After about 30 average-length chappies, I get bored with it. It's a series, not it's own standing story, this is just a really fat segment of said story.
Now for the Teasers! (Ya know ya love 'em!)
the first Dark City Devin poses an interesting question Meet part of Dracula's family Romance in the air (duh!) But who is it? So many options, so many options. My preciousssss... sorry! Gollum mode, happens when I work too hard. So read and review, give me some ideas. Oh, and in your reviews, I want you to answer this prompt, if you will:
Romances blossom, and love expands. Who do you think will find
their soul mates? ----------------------- [i] The Distaff Dark Council; it is more widely respected among the Dark Peoples than the original Dark Council because all of its members are women [ii] Supposedly the very first Vampire, and the goddess of Vampires; Midnight's ancestor [iii] Player or Pimp? Dracula's Vampiric wives number 28 [iv] Shifters whose animal form is a normal creature