Bang! Boom! The Walls of the Citadel could not last long for many of the clan had either been hurt or killed from the explosions. Archers from the battlements let loose arrows and sounds of more cannons blasted the walls down. No matter how many blasts from the cannons the doors or entrance to the Citadel did not fall.

"Commander Narsh! Sir! We have tried but the doors to the Citadel will not tumble. I believe they have barricaded it by strong steel beams that cover the whole of the door. There are no other entrances but the door and the river. The river is guarded by attack fish and the windows are guarded the evil themselves. Any plans, sir!..." A young man who looked to be about as young as twenty addressed an older man in a tent.

The man turned his chair around and blew smoke into the air as he sized up the recruit. A long red robe outlined in gold bordered the edges of the robe. In his lap sat a long pole with a deadly bladed look. A crown made of gold rested on his hairline. Deep Brown eyes seemed to hide the fact that he had slits for pupils.

"Cadet! I want you to have all cannons aimed at the doors. Once all the cannons are aimed at the doors then fire the cannons at the same time to wallop the door with enough force to break it down. Now! Go! Do not come to me unless the doors have been brought down!" Commander Narsh roared at the Cadet.

"Yes, Sir! Right away, Sir!" The Cadet said and was soon bringing the orders to the other men.

It didn't take long before the cannons were set to go. All they needed to do was set them off at the same time so that the doors could be brought down. After that they could then exterminate the city of the evil known as the, Vampire.

The sound of a metallic train could be heard. The soldiers were just about to launch the cannons and fire but the sudden noise made them startled enough to look in all directions but up. To someone's horror a large ball of fire hit several tents at one time killing soldiers and destroying supplies. The ball of fire had come from the sky and just as predicted they all looked up.

There in the sky hovered thousands upon thousands of winged lizards. Wings beating the air with majestic strokes while serpentine tails curved in the air creating the illusion that they had snakes for tails. Long necks were adorned with spikes and horns while a gaping maw of teeth opened letting loose another ball of fire. Soon most of the camp had been destroyed except for the group that was directly in front of the Citadel.

One lizard dived down and landed with grace on the ground in front of all the cannons. Right above the wings was a saddle and the clan leader of the Citadel. With one order all of the cannons had been swiped aside leaving the rest of the soldiers no other choice but to brandish there weapons. The clan leader jumped from the saddle and glided to the ground in front of the soldiers.

"Ahem! Listen up! I will only say this once. You can either go and leave my land alone or die now by my hordes of Dragon friends. It's your choice so decide wisely." The soldiers shook their heads and stood their ground.

"We will not leave until you evil beings have been destroyed." One soldier yelled out in the back.

"Very well! You have sealed your fate so now you must die. You know it is a pity, such a waste of minds and bodies when you could join me, go to school and get more experience battle-wise, commune with others like yourselves and even get bonded to your own dragon. You think that all vampires are evil but have you ever dealt with a female? Obviously not! I am leader to my clan and the protector to the people who live on my land. I do not take treats to my land lightly so in your case...you must die" The female turned from the soldiers and walked quickly to her dragon. The soldier were about to charge forward but a command from the vampiress stopped their effort.

"Bahamut! Use Flame Wall" The Vampiress ordered. In the next instant a large flame wall hotter then volcanic lava barreled through incinerating the last of the soldiers. To the Vampires surprise only one soldier had not been incinerated.

Looking confused the soldier was startled to realize that he was the only one left.

Natasha POV

I watched as all the soldiers were eliminated on the spot by Bahamut's Flame wall. But! Truthfully I was hoping to convince them to my side so that they could live a whole lot happier. I mean to be honest the human population was a lot more numerous because of my rules and the laws that had been agreed upon by the elders of the city. Basically the baby boom was in effect for the whole city. It meant that more children were being born to a whole new society. More children meant more soldiers or vampire fledglings.

Life was good. To say the least I like what had become of the Citadel. Grass and trees had begun to grow and forms of life began popping up all around the area that I now watched over with my clan. On top of it all I had dragons as friends and weapons that would be very hard to kill especially since their number grew from twenty-three to two thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. It didn't take long before they had grown to a staggering amount. And yet!

"All right, Bahamut, good job! I'm giving you a treat after this?" I said to my bonded dragon. I was about to mount my dragon when I noticed a soldier still alive standing and looking confused at me.

"umm! Miss! Please don't leave me here! Please tell me! Why am I not dead like the rest of my comrades?"

"Easy! You didn't die because you believed that I was right. It takes great courage to admit you are wrong in front of your friends, but; even greater still when you are the only one left. Now come along I don't have all day. After all I have to see over the damage control of my clan, the human populace and a mountain of other work to do." He walked over abandoning his weapon as well as the Sarafan.

"By the way, what's your name? I am Lieutenant Natasha to Raziel's clan but still governed by Lord Kain." I said to the soldier. He looked at me apprehensively before giving his name.

"My name is Syvan. Pleased to make your acquaintance, my Lady Natasha." Syvan bowed and my face grew hot with embarrassment.

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