Sorry I haven't updated sooner I was living in Malaysia for a couple of months there and unfortunately I couldn't come up with anymore inspirations but I promised I would update this for the wonderful folk who asked. So I am at a total dead end "I am going to wing it!" hehe I hope that you enjoy!!!
Chapter 12
We all headed back to the left wing of Dumah's territory and Raziel, Melchiah, Rahab and Turel headed to their quarters after having their fill in the 'feeding room'. The screams of their victims had died down and the gentle breeze brang the set of old blood, it then brought back the vision of Kimsan being beheaded. Looking up at Dumah's massive figure my eyes fell down to his massive set of talons, I had forgotten how big they were. Long nails gleamed against the firelight as we wordlessly led our way to our own private chambers.
His left arm wrapped around my waist as he gazed down at me and sighed. "You have changed greatly so, their is a constant sadness in your eyes. I promise I won't let anything like this happen again. I'll keep you here with me." My inner reaction was something I hadn't expected. Here I was with the man I love, came back from the dead and yet I felt a pang of dread and fear in my chest. The amount of fights I had been in, in these past weeks, months, were nothing I wasn't used to perhaps I had reacted differently because they were with unfamiliar faces. I had learned to fight back.
I did love Dumah of course but he was a bully who never thought twice about raising his hand to me and was this feeling in the pit of my stomach something else? Was it something I thought I would never feel for someone I had relied on and felt so deeply for? Pure anger. Everything was coming at once and as I came out of my thoughts we walked into our chamber. The large four post bed lay in the middle of the room, the marble walls were filled with portraits of him and tapestries of his clan in battle and clan symbol. The large arched windows at either side on the half circled room where blacked out by thick velvet material. His large massive study table gathered dust as he had never used it, I gave a slight smirk as someone has written 'clean me!' on the side just out of sight…not that he would ever notice.
" Take of those clothes the stench of old blood is annoying me" he said as he slumped on the bed and began removing his shoulder drape and tossing it onto the floor, he then unbuckled his boots the metal hitting the floor with a loud thump and the removal of his leather trousers. Surprisingly taking out his hair band and let his hair fall forward as he ruffled it and gave a loud sigh again looking at me, sitting there completely nude. "Syanne I told you to take that off." I looked down and nodded quickly removing it unlike him I had an undergarment on and headed towards the wardrobe to get a change of clothes. Walking by I felt his hand grab my wrist, looking down at him he stated again. "Take it all off, and keep it off." I looked down and let my eyes wander to my undergarments and began to remove them. He pulled at my arm again and lay back making me lay on top of him.
The both of us staring at each other, my eyes fell away from his; he rolled me over so we had switched positions. He brushed my cheek with the back of his hand and gave a small smirk leaning forward so we went into a deep kiss. Perhaps this was his way of showing that he really cared.
The next day we all met in the meeting chambers at the heart of territory, Zephons sat there looking dazed and exhausted with a few concerned looks between each other. Kain was no where to be seen, we all stood around the table with a tension in the air. Just as Turel was about to break the silence the front doors opened with the announcement that Lord Kain had arrived. We all bowed in respect as Kain made his way to the top of the table sitting down, with a simple hand gesture we all sat. His eyes glared down at us with an intense heat, like a falcon about to attack its prey. "The suspects have already been dealt with due to the quick actions of Dumah." he shuffled uncomfortably placing his hands together as the slight glares from his brothers unnerved him. "However, now that they have been dealt with none the less it leads to the questions as to why? What purpose would they commit such treason other than to take over the clans and take hold of Nosgoth for themselves; I have the suspicion that there is more to what meets the eye. The only persons in this room left who would have answers to these questions would be Syanne and Zephon." We both stood up I looked over at Zephon as he stood like a man from the taverns going for his next round, i am sure under any other circumstances his brethren would roll with laughter but all that filled the meeting room was heavy silence. " Syanne when you were taking captive I am sure they delved to you some information that you should share." I stood there inwardly trembling
. " My Lord, Kimsan stated as you said that she would have the power to take over each of the clans and her and her followers would then rule Nosgoth, how she got this ability I was not informed. However she seemed…different. I felt as though she was speaking of a new age, I do not understand it myself, however, she did say that her master was Zephon." As I finished my statement Kain began to encircle the table with his arms folded.
" Zephon explain the situation you fell into, what happened for you to come under control of this, explain everything." Zephon gave a somewhat exasperated sigh and looked at the table.
" She entered my chambers after being long for, I am not sure but a long time enough that I have forgotten. Then the next thing I knew I felt an immense pain in my head my vision became blurred and the pain wouldn't stop. I then awoke with her and this man looking over me both smirking, it was as though something was taking all over my whole body I couldn't control what I was saying. Then everything went black. It's as though everything was happening as though I was being thrown from time to time. I was in my territory then here and then I felt the immense pain again as I was in the room with you." Kain stood behind him and slammed his hand onto the table leaning over his shoulder and venomously whispering into his ear just enough for us all in the room to hear.
"Zephon when this happened why did you not report this to me immediately! You could have jeopardised everything that we have strived to achieve?" Zephon slumped down in the large chair as though all energy had been taking for him and began shaking his head. " I couldn't control my body, my mind, my speech after it happened Sire, if I could I would have reported it to you immediately, however what ever was in my thoughts I could hear it saying ' the land will be ours again' it repeated it every time I was about to come out of the…possessed state." The whole time Zephon spoke I watched Kain's face, he wasn't a man to wear his heart on he sleeve he hardly ever showed emotion but I got the feeling from him that absolute horror had stricken him like something from his past had come back to taunt him once again. His eyes flared up and he quickly jerked away from leaning over Zephon and came back to the head of the grand table.
" All of you, I will train you how to over come mind possession it was my fault to be so foolish. You are all very weak still and I think for the a long time that I have over estimated you all." The looks on each of the lieutenant's faces were completely different I was amazed that they had been raised together for hundreds of years and yet they were so different in my ways. Raziel gave me a slight look of shame.
" We are indeed dealing with an old enemy." He placed a talon over his face and gave a deep grunt. " Sire, what action should be we take?" Rahab asked quietly yet trying to keep authority in his voice. " For this old enemy I cannot discuss at the moment, however the punishment for Zephon's actions will not go unpunished. ' Possessed' or not." I sat back down slowly and looked confused, surely it wasn't his fault so why should he punished, and of course I still had anger towards him for the previous attack, but in this situation no. Dumah would surely deal with him in the future.
" 20 lashes at my hands, your fellow lieutenants will be witness to this in a select audience, this will all be an example to you not to be so weak minded and strengthen yourselves, you will need it in the future." With that Kain stood up and transported himself away, as his form faded I could see the humiliation and despair in Zephons face. No one dared to ask at this point in time what Kain was speaking about. I had a feeling however a few knew only to well.
The sun began to set over the dying landscapes of Nosgoth. In a circled stone courtyard with high walls stood the five brothers, staring at a chained Zephon barely clothed. His body shook as his body was begging to starve from lack of blood, this was deliberate so that the wounds would hurt more and longer. Standing on his tiptoes he put his head down just wanting this to be over and done with, the shame and anger filled him as quickly as his hunger, his ear twitched with the dreadful voice.
" You are all here to witness an example, my sons or not justice will not escape any of you. An example of what happens when weakness is shown in my empire and the ambition for you all to hold yourselves against everything that will come in your way." Kain stated looking at each of them in the eye. Cracking the whip he readied himself.
Zephon's body jerked squeezing his eyes shut, then came the first slap across his back, he tried to hold back the scream but he couldn't it escaped his lips as he could feel the precious blood spill down his back, again they came again and again making sure the whip never cracked over an old wounds. Kain speciality torture he knew whipping the same part of the wound would eventually numb it and the bodies shock would stop the pain for a short while, no Kain would have non of this calculated slashes hit his body as he screamed again.
Rahab, Melchiah turned their heads to the stone floor uncomfortably watching Zephons blood spill into the grounds drain collecting it for what they didn't bare to think about. Raziel, Dumah and Turel watched emotionless, inside they were trembling. If he could do this to the second youngest dark God's know what would happen to them. Looking at their masters through the screams they could see a slight satisfaction in his eye, a glint of reassurance or enjoyment?
Sitting in my chambers with Drevmar I could hear the desperate cries of Zephon as the horrible whisper in the air and the snap of the whip, I couldn't help but jump slightly the first time, I knew I should have felt guilty but it ravaged my and ate at every logical emotion I had within me. Drevmar looked over at me and placed his hand on mine. " You were saying earlier about an old enemy what is Kain talking about. Is it the Seraphim?", I simply shook my head. " No Drevmar I have a feeling it is something much worse."
Finally it stopped everything went silent. Raziel and Turel went over to let Zephon down from his chains but were pushed back by Kain. " No, I want you to stand here and watch him bleed till he is barely stable. It is the only way that any of you will learn." With the Kain stormed out and left them there speechless. His body became to shake violently and convulse, a common trait on vampires dying from lack of blood. " Servants get him blood now, fresh!" The scurried footsteps of the fearful work made their way to the feeding chambers, quickly returning with a vale. Letting him down he fell to the floor as they began to hold his head and feed him.
Drevmar and I sat there staring at the walls. Had Kain got mad, would he be capable of taking this 'punishment' further and do this to all Zephon's servants or maybe further? No surely not. However I had an awful feeling at the pit of my stomach that the vampire empire would come to a bloody end and soon
. Kain sat in his thrown room glaring out into the empty hallway in front of him, clutching the soul reaver. The feeling of dread he hadn't expected them to try and enter this place for a long time and what a shock they would have if they did get through at how he had changed the land. Squeezing the hilt of the sword he gazed at the empty eye sockets of the skull smithed onto the front of his signature weapon and began to get lost in his thought.
Then dreadfully brought back to reality with the sharp crack from the pillar of balance.
The End
Finished my first fanfiction! I hope that you really enjoyed this and thank you so much for those who read this chapter after chapter and left me lovely wee comments : ). You are actually amence!! x