Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Prince of Persia OR the companies that make the games, OR anything from The Legacy of Kain; OR anything from Castlevania. I added on because of the special guest appearances at the end Author's notes by Raziel and Alucard.
A/N: Hello again. Now that I've got my stupid tests out of the way, the upcoming chapters should be much better than the last chapter that I posted. We can only hope. (crosses fingers) And just a quick note: I'm writing a one-shot about Alucard right now! It will be posted hopefully soon in the game genre of Castlevania, so please keep an eye out for a Castlevania fic with my pen-name beside it!
Resurrected
Chapter 31
In battles and wars, to the victors go the spoils. This seemed to be a popular saying in War, or so Kamal thought as he declined the small flight of stairs to get to the prison deck.
The Prince quietly browsed through the cell chambers, rummaging through his thoughts about which two prisoners would become the next meal for Shahin and he as he moved throughout the long hall between the many rooms of prison cells. The humans inside of them were trembling with fright at the sight of the hungry Vampires, pulling their knees to their chests and trying to hide their eyes from the predators who wanted to drink their blood.
Shahin was following close behind Kamal like a lost dog, unsure and unaware of anything else but tracing his sire's footsteps. Vampiric nature taking over the young Vampire, he began eyeing each of the ones he thought looked appetizing. Being so caught up in subconsciously licking his lips and lost to reality, he ran right into Kamal's back with an "umph".
The Prince had halted when he spotted someone he'd never expected to see, eyes wide.
"Fila." He said dryly while he bore his sharp teeth. His fledging, who was now slightly mimicking his gestures; stayed behind his back and occasionally glanced out behind his sire to glare at the torturess in the cell, even though he didn't know who she was. But Shahin had a good idea that this seemingly wicked lady had done something terrible to his Vampiric parent.
The scantily dressed woman looked up from her sitting position against the back wall of her cell, eyes narrowing. "Prince." With her words said, this set the Prince off and he ripped open the iron cell door with his preternatural strength and claws in a rush of fury, being mindful of the younger Vampire close by. Kamal forcibly pinned his sworn enemy to the wall beside one of the cells, fangs fully bared and claws twitching with anticipation to reinforce deadly intentions.
"You want to know something, Fila? Hm?" He hissed angrily, " I would have never thought that someone like you could have ever gotten captured by a crew of humans!"
"Oh, but I did." Fila said as if to mock him, obviously not scared of the death she would most likely endure if the Gods weren't on her side. The defiance in her words only added fuel to the fire which was the Prince's anger.
"For your crimes against me," Kamal began, "I'm going to break one bone for each of the lashes you gave me until there are no more to be broken, then I'm going to break the already broken bones in thirds and then I'm going to use you as bait for the sea creatures outside the ship. That sounds like fun, doesn't it?" He said, smirking. Shahin's eyes were wide throughout hearing his sire's threat. Could the aftermath of lashes really make a Vampire so bloodthirsty? (A/N: Please excuse the pun.) Fila glared at Kamal.
"And I will be none too happy to comply." She retorted, causing her captor to hiss and throw her against the wall. Her armor had apparently not been donned, so she was eligible to broken bones at such an attack. But the torturess did nothing to fight back, she simply harked up blood from her lying position on the watery, wooden floor. Shahin watched as his sire stalked toward the enemy and took hold of her wrist, dragging her back up the stairs and to his cabin. He jerked his head to the side and snarled.
"Come, Shahin!" He growled. The confused fledgling looked to the captive in his sire's vice-like grip and frowned.
"But what am I going to feed on…?" He asked in a small voice, not wanting to enrage his Vampiric parent any further than he already was.
"We will both eat her!" Came the Prince's reply as he darkly stalked from the cell chambers. Shahin followed once there was some distance between them. He felt like his sire would snap around and decapitate him if he said anything the older predator would be displeased by, and the young Vampire wasn't about to take any chances that would risk his life.
That night, Fila's fate was carried out just as the Prince had said. Shahin had to deal with hearing agonized screams of terror and pain as the torturess was ironically tortured. And when there were no more bones to be broken, when they had fed from her but left just enough blood in her for her to live another good night or so; her arms were cut off and she was tied by the legs to the side of the ship; the smell of her blood attracting many an unnatural creature of the sea.
Not long after, they heard the cry of a sea monster and found that when they looked to the side of the ship where they'd left her to suffer, there was nothing left but a bloodied piece of rope.
(the next morning)
Shahin blinked his eyes and yawned as he awoke, seeing that his sire was awake and watching him. Thoughts of disgust mixed with the wonder of how the Prince could be so cruel raced through his mind, making him feel as though he needed a million questions to be answered.
"Sire?" He asked. Kamal blinked.
"Hm?" Came the replied question.
"What really happened…? What did she really do to you to make you feel so enraged?" The fledge asked. The Prince bit his lip and sighed, but decided to let it out.
"She muzzled me, tied my hands behind my back, led me in front of a mortal crew who laughed at me while she whipped me until 1000 lashes had bled my back, poured holy water all over me; then threw me into my cell to starve." He confessed honestly. Shahin's mouth was agape and his eyes were wide, as if in wonder that the Vampire before him was actually still alive and had really gone through the agony the young Vampire could never hope to imagine.
"But…but you finally got some blood?" He asked. Kamal chuckled.
"I was so starved after a week of not feeding that I couldn't remember going berserk. However, I do remember losing control of myself and not being able to control my body until my inner self just fell unconscious inside the raging demon that had escaped." The Prince replied simply. "I did, however, get the blood I had hoped for when I woke up the morning after the last night I had no control over myself, because there was a shrunken husk of a human left over from my feed the night before. And, there was blood all over the walls around my cell."
Silence overcame them both, but the call of a crewman on the crow's nest alerted them from their trances.
"LAND 'HO!"
The two Vampires leapt with excitement from the bed and sprung from the room, sprinting to the top deck. They raced to the bow (front) of the vessel and their eyes widened with relief and a sense of renewed adventure.
"That must be it…" Kamal said with awe as the island of Hadi came into view.
The island did not at all seem tropical, its trees were pine in a looming coniferous biome. They did not see the head of a temple anywhere, but they supposed it was that way so nobody would be able to find it. Pure, white sands adorned its beaches; unlike any sand the Prince nor his fledgling had ever seen before in their lives. It was like the moon itself had cast its light upon the countless, tiny grains.
Shouts and orders to the sailors bellowed from the captain of the ship as the Vampire none other than Arsalan himself made his way to stand with his friends. Roya followed close behind.
"Arsalan, my good friend;" Came the sound of the Prince's taunting voice as he whispered into Arsalan's pointed ear, being careful that Roya didn't catch any of it and smirking like a fox that caught the hen.
"I've come to know that you had a magnificent time last night." Kamal added, snickering despite his usual serious attitude. The ankh-wearing Vampire narrowed his eyes.
"Where did you hear that from?" He asked suspiciously. The Vampire Prince before him looked to his fledging and Shahin faked a cough, giving his sire a warning glare. Kamal smiled and shook his head.
"Never mind." He said. Shahin sighed silently with relief and turned away to view the nearing Island.
'Not that it was my fault I heard you two lovebirds anyway…' He thought with disgust as his brows lowered to expose a firm v-spot in his forehead.
Arsalan turned around and gasped when he spotted Roya right behind him, sighing.
"Roya, could you please not do that?" He rubbed his temples. Roya gave him an innocent look.
"Do what?" She asked, smiling knowingly. Arsalan smiled back despite himself and walked away to shout more orders to his crew. Roya joined Kamal and his fledgling to watch as they docked by the sandy, white beach.
"I can't believe we're finally here…" She said and looked to the Prince. "It seems like we've known each other forever, doesn't it?" She asked. Kamal nodded, still staring at the Island. She gave him a questioning look.
"What are you so worked up about?" She asked. The other adult Vampire pushed his tongue to the roof of his mouth.
"This is where I am to fulfill my destiny, and we will see the werewolves soon In Rahim Forest."
"And this Island is also where you said you would teach me to hunt." Came the reply of the youngest Vampire in the group. Kamal raised his eyebrows and turned to Shahin.
"You still want to?"
"Of course I do. I want to kill off something evil, like you." The fledgling said. Kamal thought about what Shahin just said.
'He looks up to me, even after he witnessed what I did to Fila last night.' He thought. He realized he was staring at his own childe and briefly turned away when Shahin looked at him like he was crazy.
"Alright," Came the voice of Arsalan as he neared and clapped both sire and fledgling on the back, smiling at Roya.
"Let's go see some werewolves."
A/N: FINALLY! FILA IS DEAD!
Fila in hell: Bitch.
Raziel: Don't call her that unless you want me to devour your soul.
Fila in hell: Bitch.
Raziel: (devours Fila's dead soul, and spits it out) Ugh, that is the worst soul I've ever tasted.
Alucard: I wouldn't know what souls taste like, but Amen.
Prince: …Aren't you a Vampire?
Alucard: …No. How many times do I have to tell everybody that I am NOT A DAMN VAMPIRE! I am a DHAMPIR!
Ancient-v: Ooh, now you've gotten on his bad side. PLEASE REVIEW!