The dark knight rises
Author notes:
See what I did there with the title of the chapter. I notice some mistakes that I completely overlooked from the first chapter. My mind is faster than I type so you'll see some hiccups here or there so bear with it. Like I said before I'm not good at long stories but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make. Thank you for the support.
She ran as fast as she could from the large beast. The moon high in the sky yet the beast can still find her. She dashed over a fallen tree and heard the howl of the beast closer than she liked. She came across a shallow river, her fear of the beast nullified her fear of water as she ran up stream to lose the beast and continue her run from the beast.
She turned her look back to see if she lost it, but only to find a large shadow closing in on her. She dashed up into the trees to confuse it. She hid in the thickest parts of the leaves and waited. No sound was heard seconds turned to minutes, minutes into an hour not a peep. She decided to come out of her hiding place and run in a different direction of the beast.
She ran as fast as she could and saw the edge of the forest in view and slowed down. A roar broke her from her thoughts as she turned around and saw the beast lunging towards her. Time seemed to slow down playing just for her it's jaws salivating to taste her, as the teeth and claws of the beast began to penetrate her flesh she screamed.
She awoke from her slumber gasping looking for the beast and her wounds only to find none of the two. Relaxing and taking in her surroundings. She found herself in a bedroom she didn't recognize, only to remember the events of what happened before sleep claimed her. Her team was gone, Runaan gone, but the dragon prince was alive along with her parents.
She remembers who had them that monster, the 'man' who holds all the cards. A God he calls himself, and all she knows is that he wants her and her alone but why? "Why? Well that's an interesting question?" A voice spoken up by her side. Speak of the devil and he'll appear. "Guilty as charged my dear, and yes I can hear/read your thoughts. I know more about you then you do." "I like my privacy please." "As my Queen commands. Now I know you have many questions so one at a time." "What are you?" He grinned. "A creature long forgotten by time, they called us vampires or I the king of vampires since I am the first of my kind." She smirked. "Must be a weak one since I found you chained up in a box."
His face got close to hers. Close enough to see chaos in his emerald green eyes. "I assure you my dear that I'm not weak, so next question." He backed away. "Who are you?" "Who? Who is but the form following the function of what and what I am is a deadman." She raised an eyebrow. "I can see that." "Of course you can. I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking an undead man who he is." "Oh. Right."
"But I'll cut to the chase." Wraps himself in a cape and opens up in a flash. "And here it is! The story of my life can make me seem like a victim or villain, considering my change of Fate. I'm undead not because I spite God himself but to challenge him and his authority for not saving my Queen and failed. However! Now I'm prepared, and they're few in numbers and I'll crush them one by one." Callum reaches for her and caresses her cheek and leans closer. "I promise you that you will not be harmed again by them, and anyone else in between. The only way to make this happen is through revenge, an extreme feud that I promise will not be for nothing, and one day we shall be free of God's grace on humanity." Callum turns around from her and begins to giggle. "It seems that my long soup of words has gotten a bit too complicated, so let me simply add that it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me Callum."
"Are you like a crazy person?" Callum turned his head to her and grins like a madman. "Yes but also no. It depends on the situation. So tell me Rayla how's life been treating you?" He turns to her. "Why don't you tell me Callum you know everything about me." Callum slaps his face in shock. "Oh my you're right Rayla! Of course! You're a strong independent young woman that never fails to impress your parents and mentor." She smiles at him, but turns as his grin begins to darken. "A young woman that her parents abandoned and left her all alone in the harsh world! A woman that her own mentor called her a failure to kill a single man or even a mission!" His words stung worse than any blade. "A. Little. Girl afraid of water." She looked down on the bed refusing to look at him as tears spilled from her eyes. "A little girl that cries as the eyes of judgement stair down at her, it's quite pathetic." She covered her face.
"Shut up." "What was that I didn't quite get that? Can you repeat it." He leaned in close to her face. "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" She jabbed a blade she hid in her mouth into his eye. Callum screamed in pain and tried to back away, but Rayla pursued him by tackling him to the ground and continued to stab his other eye and proceeded to slit his throat. Blood pooled around them as Callum's struggling stopped.
She sat there for a while and proceeded to leave the room her clothes stained in blood. As she reached the handle a hand grabbed her wrist along with another grabbing her throat, turning her around and pushing her against the door. "I didn't mean for this to happen Rayla but that didn't mean for you to leave me." She looked away from him as best as she could. "LOOK AT ME!" She looked at him to see pools of black surrounding blazing emeralds but soon softened. "Shhh. Shhh. It's ok. I didn't mean to yell at you." He kissed her tears away. "I didn't mean for you to cry. I just don't want you to leave me. Now I'm going to put you down and you're gonna stay in this room until I'm done with some meetings." She nodded. "Good."
Callum let her go and wiped the last of her tears. "I love you Rayla remember that. I'll never hurt you." He kissed her lips. There was warmth to them. "I won't leave you and you won't leave me. Though I'm proud that you tried to kill me." He left her alone in the room with her thoughts.
Throne room
"Presenting General Amaya Dracula!" A woman with short, dark brown hair. She has dark brown eyes and a fair complexion. She also has a scar below her right eye. "Another beauty in the family but does she have the bite for it." Callum thought.
(Amaya is still using sign language but will look like she's speaking for now.)
Amaya could only stare at the young man who sat on the throne. Dressed in black armor with a black cape. "Who are you? Where's king Harrow?" Callum grinned at the General's questions and answered. "Your grandfather. Your new king. Your God! And Harrow….that poor excuse of a king is no more." "Your no family of mine, I know families don't kill one another." "Then he was weak, and I refused such things in my family, only the strong survive and adapt. Enough talk let's see if your bite has more than your bark General and one more thing." Her blade was drawn. "What?" He grins. "Scream for me." He launched himself off the throne, both hands on spear motioning it down to impale her.
With her shield in her left hand bashed the spear to the side and jabbed at Callum with her blade. Adding more momentum to the spear he swung around for the shaft to meet her right side. A sickening crack was heard around the room. Amaya grunted in pain. "Oh wow that looked like it hurts." She glared at him. "Aww don't be like that. Now scream for me." He jabbed towards her only to be blocked by another blade. "So you decided to play with the big boys Soren." "It's over my lord."
He grins. "Is it my boy, is it." A blast of dark magic hit his hands, blasting his weapon away. He turned and looked at the dark sorceress. "Did daddy's little girl find out the truth?" Her black eyes stared at him as her silence was his only answer. He chuckled ready to reach his weapon only for a chain to wrap around him. He looked to see a physically fit man with dark skin and dark brown, braided hair, which is tied back in a bun. His facial features include hazel eyes, with a scar stretching across his eye socket and eyebrow, a big nose, and a three-day beard. His clothes consist of dark brown leather armor with plated shin, boot, and forearm guards as well as a mint-green scarf around his neck and black trousers. Additionally, he wears two light brown belts around his waist, with another one extending into a shoulder plate protecting his left shoulder. A slim bag is attached to his lowest belt. "Thanks for the help Corvus." The man nodded to Soren.
It seems victory had gone to them as ice slowly covered Callum's legs, but all he did was grinned at them and started to laugh. "Hahaha." "What's so funny it's over, we're gonna bring you to justice." "Haha. Sorry. Justice is merely the construct of the current power base. A base, which, according to my calculations, is about to change...now." Before asking why the room became colder, the light became a pale purple as the shadows grew larger and closer. Callum's skin begins to pale as black consumes his eyes. The chains begin to grow and strain against the monster. His canines grew, alongside his nails and ears.
"Ezeerf!" Claudia used more of her dark magic to cast ice to entrap the beast as it begins to crack and melt along with the chains. "Impossible! You can't use sun magic, you don't have a primal stone!" He looks to Claudia grinning like a madman. "I do not need such things, nor do I need incantations! I! Am! God!" Both the chains and ice gave way to him in one motion, he grabbed a piece that Corvus had and swung him into Soren. Before he could continue a shield was flung into his face, and bounced off leaving him stunned for a split second to see Amaya with her good arm jumped into the air and catching said shield. She brings it down onto him, both colliding with her on top raising her shield with both hands and repeatedly hitting his face with it.
The creature no longer moved as she rose up and looked towards Claudia who's walking towards her. Only to see her melt away only to see Callum grinning in her place. "Never underestimate moon magic my dear." Amaya looked at the body below her to see Claudia broken and bleeding on the ground. "Beautiful isn't she. Both of you." She looked at him. "But I'm faithful to my lover. Haha. Just like you I know what it's like to lose the ones you love." He stood in front of her and looked at her in the eyes.
Fear appeared in her eyes and she spoke. "Please have mercy on them." "You're asking the wrong person my General."
Later that night
"W-what happened? Did we lose?" "It appears so." Bars separated the two from each other's cell. "Have you seen my sister." "No, not even the General." Their doors opened but no one walked in. "Show yourself you coward." Only growls answered them.
Viren's room
"What a stunning performance! She didn't see it coming my lord." "Thank you my friend." "So what's your plan now Count?" "You already know partner rule all and become God simple. Those who crossed me shall be punished, shame that they're all dead but I still win in the end. Now's the best time to prepare Aaravos." "Of course my lord, of course."
He stepped closer to his friend. "Are you going to let the girls parents out?" "No. Not yet." "May I ask why?" "Call it a backup plan." They both walked out of the room.
Rayla's room
Flashback
"You know he didn't mean to hurt you. He loves you." A voice called out. "Who said that." "I did." A portrait from the wall moved slightly over to let a small boy into the room. "Who are you?" "Who? Who is-" "I mean your name." She chuckled at the boy's antics. "Oh. It's Ezran. Y-you know the prince. Your friends wanted to kill me, even though he was gonna give you the egg." "Oh. I'm sorry. I thought Runaan wanted peace, but it seems like he wasn't ready. He wanted me to finish the mission, but I couldn't do it." "Well I'm glad you didn't, cause if you tried Callum would've stopped you. Truth be told he wanted to give you the egg and your parents as long as you stayed, but you know what happened." "But I'm not his wife. I'm just me." "Then show him." "How." "Be yourself, he'll see that you're not his wife but a different person all together."
"C-can we talk about something else, please." "Ok. What are your parents like?" "I didn't know them much but they cared about me, but when they abandoned their position to protect the dragon prince my life wasn't the same." "Oh." "But that doesn't matter now, with the prince alive it means there's more to this mystery, but we can have peace." "Really." "Of course. You're a prince returning the dragon prince that alone speaks for itself." "But how do we do that?" "Don't worry I have a plan."
"No way missi! You and the princes will stay here!" Rayla groans in frustration. "Who could it be this time?" "Relax my Countess. Your husband wanted me to watch you while he's gone. The name's Jack by the way. J for short." A crow flew down and landed on one of Rayla's horns. "Now that introductions are out of the way, let's play 'wait for the king'." "But J we play that game all the time." "Well young prince you just want to sneak into the kitchens and take nothing but sweets." At that moment an idea popped into Rayla's mind.
"Jack." "Yes?" "You called me Countress correct." "You are correct." "Then you follow my commands right?" "Of course what are you going with this- Oh no." "Oh yes. Jack you'll follow us to bring back the dragon prince to his mother." "B-But what about the Count?" "Callum has waited long enough, so he can wait a bit longer now let's go get some supplies." Both walked through the painting closing behind them with Jack slipping in at the last moment.
End of flashback
Rayla's room
"Rayla, I-I hope you're not still upset about earlier. I just wanted to apologize for my behavior and I wanted to make it up to you. Do-Do you want to have dinner with me, if-if you don't then I can just bring it to you in your room, or I can send someone to bring it to you if you don't want to see me. I'm fine with anything really." Silence was his only answer. "Rayla are you ok in there?" More silence. "I'm coming in and I don't care if you're not decent." He opened the door only to find an empty bed. "Rayla. Jack where the hell are you! This isn't funny!" He flung the bed over to the otherside of the room only to find nothing. "Rayla!" He stormed over to the closet ripping the door of the hinges to find nothing. "Rayla where are you!" He rushed out of the room. A guard walked towards him with fear. "My lord." "What is it? Out with it!" "P-Prince Ezran is missing, he's not in his room or in the kitchens-." "My lordship!" "This better be good news." "T-The egg is gone." Silence was the only sound in the room.
His hair covered his eyes. "So you're saying that my men can't handle simple tasks of watching over the most important people in this kingdom? Cause that's what it sounds like." He looked up at them and darkness filled his eyes. Explain it to me again!" The guards were shaking. "W-we have no explanation my-my lord take our heads as punishment and let it be a reminder to those to never fail." They bowed before him waiting for their punishment. "Rise there's no need for such madness, but fail me again I won't hesitate to kill your love ones before you, then kill you. Now get out of my sight." The guards obeyed.
He was alone again. The moon grabbed his attention. "I hope you take care of her Jack." He walks towards the window. "I hope you know what you're doing Rayla. I'll find you again regardless. Do you hear me! I'll find you!"
Rayla's group
"I'll find you!" That voice called out to her and her alone. Echoing in her soul.
"Should we go back Callum sounds very mad." "Don't worry Ezran he won't hurt us."
"He won't hurt y'all but me he'll devour me alive. Oh, I hope you have a plan for this nonsense." "Well stop complaining and start walking. We have a long night ahead of us." "I don't get paid enough for this."
"But you're a bird, why would you need money?" He looked towards Ezran. "I'm glad you're an innocent young prince." Ezran tilted his head. "What does that mean?" "Nothing. Let's just keep walking shall we." The group continued on ward with the moon as their only guide in the night.
Author notes:
There's chapter 2. You may have questions so I'll answer the ones that are in your mind right now.
How does Callum do magic when he's dead?
Answer:
It's probably the same reason why the show has no vampires (in my opinion). To use dark magic you need the essence of said magical creature right. So if a vampire consumes lots of magical creatures and has their essence in its body then, in theory said vampire could be a "primal stone" for dark magic right, and since he is dead the backlash doesn't harm him, so maybe that's why we don't have vampires in tdp.
Will we see Callum's backstory?
Answer:
Yes, working on it now.
What's Callum's plan?
Answer:
To spite God.
That's it for now, hope you look forward to chapter 3. Follow, favorite or review.