Chapter 28

"Today we celebrate, it's been a full year since the last vampire war with the covens! One year of peace and since then, it's been pretty damn quiet!" Snek announced to the masses.

Time flies to say the least. Bad brought Zenko along to celebrate the anniversary, Garou toasted everyone but especially Bad for his efforts. "To Bad! May we all stay on his good side!" he announced.

Bad snickered as their drinks were raised. As he took his, Bad felt a little sick. "Gah, again!" he muttered as his stomach churned.

It caught Garou's attention. It's been happening for the pass week to say the least. "You okay? Wanna go lie down?" Garou asked.

"I may need too, damn it…" His whole core quivered and shook oddly, the souls were acting up again to say the least, and it was the same sensation he got after eating them. "I'll be back okay?" Bad whispered as he excused himself out of the room. He couldn't make it down the hall, instead he sat against the wall and tried to nurse his aching belly. "Shit come on, it's been a damn year, you think you are going to get out now!" he scolded his restless stomach. Deep and sickening churns followed with the rebellion, he felt they were going to burst out of him at any given moment!

The moaning only intensified, his gut began to quiver and moan as he felt the souls struggling, pushing out from his stomach and sides. "Shit, shit, shit!" he protested as he fell to his side. Yet as he did, the familiar black mist appeared and covered him in its mysterious veil.

Bad was suddenly in the shadow realm for the first time in a year… and his body was paying the price. "AAHHH! MAKE IT STOP!" he roared in pain. No one move, they were too fearful to do so as Bad was on his knees yet hunched over himself trying to contain the war within him. "PLEASE MAKE THIS STOP!" he begged. "I can't take it!"

He howled in pain, his body arched back as a strong divide came down his stomach. Bad froze as black smoke began to leech out of the sudden wound, he screamed again as the smolder pried it apart, the room filled with the fog as Bad felt as if he were gutted before the masses!

As quickly as it happened, he dropped to his side, weakened and unable to move. His eyes grew heavy, but the last thing he heard… was the wail of a newborn…

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Zenko froze.

"Bad?" she whispered in confusion. Then Garou sensed it, Bad was gone.

"What the hell is this?" Garou muttered as he was quick to exit the room they were having a party in. Zenko followed as Garou wondered down the hallway, he paused where he last sensed Bad. "Bad?" he asked aloud.

"What happened to Big brother? He didn't leave so soon did he?" she asked.

Garou shook his head, yet before he could speak, he was grabbed abruptly! Zenko too! They were pulled into the darkness and ended up in the shadow realm of all placed. Garou was about to speak until Sonic slashed his sword, Garou's shirt was ripped right off as Jima was quick to shove something into his arms.

Garou jolted as he heard an infant scream but was soon calmed down the moment it's skin connected with him. "What… is this?" he demanded.

Sonic was smiling his devious grin. "The heir to the throne!" he said proudly. "Our King has granted us a prince."

Garou froze, his body numb to what he just learned. "Wait… what!" he demanded.

Zenko froze. "That's what was in big brother? That's what I was sensing that was off about him?" she demanded as well.

Sonic nodded. "He needed to drink a special elixir after nearly devouring 10,000 souls. Such a shame he didn't take all of them, it would have saved me the efforts of sending monsters his way…" Sonic said offhandedly.

"You son of a bitch, this was your plan… the whole time!?" Garou demanded, but then turned to the shadows. "And you all knew it!"

None could look him in the eyes. Not even Jima. "We… have been threatened with the notion of a monarch before with the previous king. He sought the elixir that was hidden from him, it prevent himself from creating an heir and also a new vessel to take over. The shadows before me refused to follow a cruel king such as him… Bad… on the other hand… many of us would be proud to die at his side or by his hand. If there were to be a monarchy in the shadow realm, we would certainly want it started by him."

Garou shook his head in disbelief. "You knocked him up for that?!"

"You helped." Muttered Sonic. "It's your blood that made the prince whole"

Garou suddenly began to feel rather pale. "My… blood… my… he's… my son?" he muttered.

The shadows nodded. "A very powerful prince, he does not have your vampirism, he won't need blood to survive, but he will have to feed off of both parents until he is strong enough to feed himself." Jima explained.

"Feed him? How…." He froze.

Garou suddenly flushed read as the child latch itself on to his chest and started to suckle. Worst still, he felt something coming out of him!

"Wonderful he has learned to latch on his own!" Jima said with great cheer.

"Where's big brother?" Zenko asked, well, more demanded. Her eyes were rather scary at the moment.

"The king is resting in his chambers, it took a lot out of him to say the least." Jima explained. "Both of you, come with me." He insisted. With the wave of his arms, the room shifted, the other shadows were left behind it was only Garou, Zenko, Jima and the newborn. They came before a gigantic double door, Jima used all of his strength to push them open, revealing a spacious bed chamber.

Bad was out like a light in a bed big enough to fit an elephant!

"Big brother!" Zenko cheered as she rushed into the room. She had to be boosted onto the bed and craw a small distance to get to Bad. But when she did, he merely moaned.

"Twenty more minutes please Z, I promise we will go shopping today…"

Garou's heart broke, Bad was in such a weakened state. "Is this why you brought him here?" he asked Jima.

He nodded. "That, and he wouldn't have been able to give birth on the human realm. It was the reason for his pain, the prince was ready to be born for some time, yet was contained within the King until he returned here."

Bad was battling this for three month… all because he was having a baby no one knew about!

Garou sighed as he felt the infant finally detach from him. He stared at the kid for a moment, the newborn barely opened his eyes, but Garou saw it. He had Bad's hair… but his eyes. The glowing yellow eyes that peered through the darkest shadows. "He really is mine, isn't he?" Garou whispered.

Jima nodded. "Indeed, only your blood would do in creating such a strong prince."

Bad suddenly snapped out of bed. "GAH! Huh… what…"

"BIG BROTHER!" Zenko's arms wrapped around him, he smiled and embraced her back. "Hey… where are we little sis?"

Jima was quick to explain he was in the King's chambers… his room should he ever decide to live in the shadow realm. Yet as Bad took it in, he saw Garou holding a small bundle. "What are you carrying?" Bad asked with a smirk.

"Our kid!" Garou snapped back.

Bad suddenly went pale. "Say what…"