This chapter references certain subjects that should never be taken lightly. But in this case, it's only for the story and isn't reality.

Jay gasped and sat up in bed, waking Glenn in the process. She dreamed the beast would soon drag Angelica to the Underworld, where it planned to impregnate her! Now Jay couldn't have that.

"What's wrong?" Glenn asked as he smothered a yawn with his hand.

"The beast will kidnap and rape my sister! We have got to do something!" She cried and quickly got out of bed.

Glenn watched her with wide eyes then quickly got out of bed himself, hastily getting dressed.

"Angelica is in harms way because she agreed to be with Mark. So now the beast is after her. She loves Mark. If the beast persists, it will eventually kill Angelica." She said with tears in her eyes as looked to Glenn.

Glenn's mouth ran dry as he remained wide eyed.

"She'll be tortured and killed for loving Mark? Oh Ancients."

Jay nodded. "So She will need our protection."

"Okay," he said without hesitation. "What can I do?"

"Protect Angel and fight alongside Mark and me. You fight to keep her there in Aeroso. The beast will stop at nothing to kill you, so be careful, Glenn."

He nodded as fear and anger snaked up his spine.

"Promise me that you'll stay alive through this mess. Promise me, Jay!" He said fiercely, cupping her face within his hands.

She nodded.

"I promise, Glenn."

He bent and kissed her before she grasped his hands in hers.

"Hold on."

He nodded as the floor disappeared beneath them…

Space

I stood there in shock as I stared up at Mark. He just asked me to marry him! What was I going to do? What was I going to do about my career? This all seemed so surreal; being invited to a ball, falling for the Vampire king, and now this.

Marriage, but not to just anyone. This would be a marriage to a powerful and unique Vampire. That part didn't bother me as much as the fact of him being a king and how royal I'd be treated if I became his wife.

But if I declined, Mark would be hurt. But hey, this was my life as well. And with marriage, both parties had to be happy and content with their lives for that lovely union to work properly. Mark was happy about this but was I happy as well? My feelings for him were strong so was that my answer then?

When I could speak again I asked, "What about my career? What about my parents and my sister?"

He grasped my hands in his.

"We could visit your parents and Jay anytime you like and as for your career, well, there are lots of young and older women here who need a new genre of romance to delve into. Angie if you marry me, you'll be my eternal queen and the queen of the Vampires. You'll be the smart and compassionate woman I've yearned for all my life. Please be my wife, my queen."

This was a commitment here, folks. Was I willing to remain here and rebuild my life? To see my parents and Jay whenever I wanted to and to rebuild my career status here? Everything within me screamed yes! Even my paranoid conscience screamed yes! Jay would understand my decision but would my parents?

"If I agree to marry you, will your people approve of me?" I asked then.

"Yes, my darlin'. If you are to spend eternity with me, then yes they will approve."

Ah yes, eternity. I sighed silently. Eternity was a long time, but it would be with a man I was in love with. After debating with myself, I decided that it was time to start a new life of eternal love and happiness.

So here I go.

I took a deep breath then said, "Yes Mark. I will marry you."

He smiled brightly and was about to twirl me around once again when the lights began flickering erratically. Glenn and Jay suddenly appeared beside us as my eyes grew wide and my heart began to race.

Mark's smile faded as the door to the bedroom suddenly burst open. I screamed and turned to the door as an invisible force flung Glenn and Hay clear across the room, knocking them agains the wall as they fell unconscious. Then Mark was flung across the room. I turned back in Mark's direction as he crashed through the window.

"Mark!"

As I ran toward the broken window, broken shards of glass crunching beneath my shoes; the lights went out. Trembling hard, I stopped in my tracks and remained motionless as my heart raced and my breathing had become erratic.

I was utterly afraid for my life as well as everyone involved. I knew Glenn and Jay were knocked unconscious so what was going to happen now? Was Mark all right?

I grabbed the cross pendant around my neck tightly within my fist and began to pray. While doing so, my eyes darted about the dark room. Tears ran down my face as I prayed. I knew the beast was behind this and worried if it would hurt me.

Worse case, would it kill me? Suddenly a deep growl sounded from behind me. I gasped and spun as red eyes bore into mine.

Scared shitless, I screamed then everything went black…

Space

Mark was ballistic. When he flitted back into the room, Glenn and Jay were finally coming to. Mark bared his fangs menacingly, his black eyes wild as his fingertips beheld black claws that were as sharp as razors.

Jay was wide eyed and gulped as Glenn did the same upon seeing the seething Vampire king before them. Jay cringed into Glenn as a deep growl erupted from deep within Mark's chest. He would be at insanity's doorstep, if he wasn't there already…

Space

Mark was insane, and he knew it. He wouldn't be right until Angie, his future queen, was back and safe within his arms as the beast would suffer dearly for kidnapping her. After the beast vanished with Mark's female, he trashed his palace with murder and only murder on his mind.

Nothing nor no one could stop him. Glenn and Jay watched from a distance not knowing what could be done or what could be said to help the Vampire king. But at this point, nothing could help him.

No one but Angie.

Mark had to go to the Underworld to retrieve Angie. She must be terrified! He growled again. He would annihilate that motherfucker!

Soon…

Space

I awoke, chained to a hot red wall. Metal manacles were clamped around my wrists and ankles, connecting to the wall behind me. Since they were metal and mystically enforced, it made me weak. I was weak as it was.

I looked down at myself, finding that the bastard had stripped me down to my underwear and I trembled anew. Aside from the wall I was chained to, fire burned all around me in waves as lava spurted and flowed in rivers.

Why did the fiend do this to me? What could I have possibly done to deserve this? My body aches as well as my head and I looked around myself, terrified as hell.

I hung by my wrists and I was in so much pain. Why was the only word that came to mind. Why did the beast feel the need to hurt me like this? What did I do to deserve such vile treatment? I was to become a queen!

The fiend would suffer dearly for this! I wanted to scream and cry because I was so terrified. Why me? In vain, I tried to disappear, to become a Phantom, but those damn manacles hindered that. I knew it wouldn't work but I just had to try.

I ceased my struggles when I heard the screams of the damned echo throughout the Underworld. My heart raced as my eyes darted around me in terror. Then something caught my eye, something upon the smoldering floor near me.

When I finally realized that it was a pile of bones, I screamed…

Space

Glenn and Jay appeared within the Heavens, asking for help to fight against the beast, to retrieve the future Vampire queen. Many Angels agreed to help as many Vampires agreed to help as Mark instructed of them.

Soon all factions got wind of what happened, and they all wanted in. Angels, Archangels, Fallen Angels, Centaurs, Demons, Harpies, Phantoms, Shapeshifters, Vampires, Werewolves, and Witches.

Most of all of the factions agreed to fight and this reminded Mark of the beginning of the Battle of Rage, only this time most of the factions would be fighting back…

Space

Big Show organized its army of ghouls and wendigos for the war it knew was drawing near. It sneered at its plan of kidnapping the Vampire's female. Its plan was foolproof. The beast would impregnate her so when it perished, its offspring would thrive in her.

The plan was brilliant.

The beast watched from the flames as I struggled to get free. It growled then flicked its claws, smirking when I screamed in pain. What it was doing was sending electrical shocks throughout my fragile body.

It snapped its claws again, watching as my body tensed. I screamed, my eyes sparkling. I couldn't use the powers I had because of those damn manacles but my eyes could still change.

When the shocks ceased, my body hung lifeless from my chained wrists. I panted as I bent my head forward, trying to catch my breath. I felt as fragile as a Mortal. It soon growled again then snapped its claws once more.

My body arched, and I threw my head back and screamed…