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Summary, Rated, Warnings, Genres, Pairing and OC Profiles are in Chapter One, if needed.
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Chapter Four: Burning Time
"One is dead; two is scarred for this dreadful event. One is gone and everything snaps."
In a dark alley way, Brooklyn was drinking out the life of a female who was fooled by his words, and her price is her life.
His stomach was full of being satisfy with blood to replenish his hunger. Brooklyn carefully placed the dead limp body down, and hidden in the dark alley, as he used his inhuman speed to get out and leave unnoticed.
He walked in the night, thinking about what has happened in the past many nights. Brooklyn hasn't seen Kai lately since he last saw him at that bonfire fest with a brunette. He went to the same park he first met Kai and have their little competitions, but every night was the same as always…
Kai would never come.
Checking once more, Brooklyn went to the park this time walking there since it was near by.
The park was quiet, as no one would come by at night. Adoring how it was green all spring long, and some trees to still have flowers blooming late.
His bluish-green eyes searched for the two-toned male, to see if he would come.
The winds blow silently, making Brooklyn's orange-red hair flow freely and softly.
He sighed, giving up on Kai and turning around he met eyes of a male, pale as him, in front of him. Brooklyn have recognize him from Blood Trillium as he seen him obeying Boris's orders for things to get done.
"Brooklyn," the vampire asked.
Brooklyn nodded a yes for his response.
"Boris wants to see you, and it is mandatory."
Brooklyn entered the throne room to see Boris alone in the room, sitting in his throne. Brooklyn bowed down before went to stand up again saying, "Yes Boris, you called for me?"
"Yes I have Brooklyn, and I want to speak in a favor," Boris replied.
There was silence between them for a minute, until Boris finally spoke.
"As you see, there is another clan beside us in Japan that Kouichi once formed. Do you know which clan I'm talking about?"
Brooklyn thought for a second, and remembers what he read in the book of Kouichi's life. There were two more clans that he formed in Japan, Dark Lillium and Black Rose. However, Dark Lillium vanished a year after Kouichi's death, so, Brooklyn thought that Boris was talking about Black Rose.
"Black Rose."
"Yes," Boris said before he continued, "As you see, we, Blood Trillium are invited by Black Rose at an area where we are to end a life. The reason for a life to end is because a vampire in their clan has broken a rule. A rule Kouichi has made that never has been broken until now. A vampire must never fall in love with a human."
Yes it was true, in the rules Kouchi has made, a vampire must never fall in love with a human. However, if the vampire wishes to have that human as they are in love, they must change the human into one of them. Turns out who ever this vampire is, refuses to change the human they love into one of them.
"Now, Black Rose has invited us, but they want us to choose a member of our clan to do the execution. Since they feel disgusted enough for the vampire to break this law. As elder of Blood Trillium, I must choose someone to do it. And I decide to choose you."
"Me?" Brooklyn asked, "But why?"
"To prove Black Rose that our alliance is strong and we stand our ground through any challenges we take. Plus you have been following the rules very well which I am proud of. So, will you like to be the executioner?"
This was easy for Brooklyn, but it felt like a hard choice to make.
If he chosen to volunteer the execution, then it would make Blood Trillium look strong, and Brooklyn would feel the respect from Boris and the other members. Being able to execute someone was hard. To kill someone would scar him, feeling like a murderer. But he had murder many people in the past eleven years of being a toddler, so, it would be almost the same.
"I'll do it," was Brooklyn's final answer.
"Excellent," Boris said, "We leave two nights from now to a place they have chosen to execute."
Two nights later, it was time. It felt normal for Brooklyn like nothing was going to happen.
He lay in his futon for a bit, thinking how when the execution will take place. Will it be like a ritual that people sacrifice others for they have done bad deeds? Or will it be something cruel, dark and horrifying to watch or even to end one's life?
Feeling ready he got out of the futon he got dressed, and left his room to head to the throne room.
When he entered in he saw every member of Blood Trillium here, whispering about what's going to happen, and he noted that everyone is wearing red or black for this occasion.
Boris walked towards Brooklyn, as Brooklyn see that Boris dress the same colors as everyone else.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
"Yes," Brooklyn replied.
"Then off we go."
Through tunnels and tunnels, passing many torches that lit the tunnels, Blood Trillium walk through as the area they are in is where the execution took place. It seemed like sewers, but it was an old abandon dungeon that was empty for so long.
The vampires of Blood Trillium then came to a pair of big, old metal doors, with parts of it rusted.
It was then open by a vampire, who belongs to Black Rose since they all never saw him before. They all entered in to see many more vampires all in red or black, as they talk or walking to another set of doors that to a possibility will lead to the room where the execution take place.
"All Blood Trillium members not involve with the preparation of the execution, head to the room will it all take place," ordered Boris.
Everyone in Blood Trillium follow his commands as those not involved left to the room where some of the Black Rose members went in.
Brooklyn stood by Boris, because he was involved with it, and the one to execute.
"Ah, Boris I see you finally arrived," came a male's voice.
Both Brooklyn and Boris saw an elder man, dressed in black robes with grayish hair, and eyes dark, yet welcoming. He smiled to reveal one of his fangs.
"In deed Voltaire," Boris said before he places his hand on Brooklyn's shoulder, "I would like to introduce to the person chosen to execute the one. This is Brooklyn."
Brooklyn reach his hand out, and Voltaire responded by reaching his hand out and shaking his hand. Brooklyn was amazed that for someone to be old, he was strong as he shook it firmly.
"Nice to meet you Brooklyn," Voltaire greeted, "I am Voltaire, elder of Black Rose. It is nice to see someone to volunteer for this event, that we execute a human as punishment for someone I would never have guess."
On cue, a female voice was heard, her voice in fear, desperation and help.
"Let me go please! Please I beg of you!" she yelled.
"Shut up, you witch!" yelled a vampire.
With that, they, Brooklyn, Boris and Voltaire saw two vampires holding a human female, roughly by her arms and heading to some doors.
The female was wearing a white ankle-length dress; the bottom of the dress was tattered a bit, and bare-footed. Her brunette hair was loose, and her hazel eyes showed the same emotions as her voice and tears were forming.
Brooklyn was in total shock, her brunette hair, her eyes, she was the same girl that Kai took at the bonfire.
Was Kai the one to break the rule?
The two vampires and the helpless, crying female went through the doors, and the doors were shut.
"Why have they called her a witch?" asked Brooklyn.
"Well," Voltaire replied, before he began to explain, "We believed it's because she has put Kai under a spell and must have happened ever since he met his eyes on her. And since she was in his life, he have become rebellious, and in need to fixing him. She will be killed for seducing a vampire's heart by her spells and witchcraft."
"Before she is killed," Boris explained, "She will be torture first, and then once that is done she will be burnt to death, and that's when you come in Brooklyn."
"As punishment for being a witch," Brooklyn said that was slightly above a whisper.
"Precisely," Voltaire said.
Then one of the vampires that held the 'witch', head to Voltaire, bowing down to then say, "She is ready for the torture, sir."
"Very well then," Voltaire said.
"By the way where is Kai?" asked Boris.
"He's chained up in the lower level, but no one is allow to see him until the time comes," answered Voltaire, "In the mean time will you like to see the witch torture?"
"It would be a good idea," Boris answered.
"And it will," Voltaire said, and then he look at Brooklyn, "In the mean time while she's torture, I'll have one of my members to take Brooklyn in one of the rooms to get prepared."
With a snap of his fingers, another vampire this time a female one came and she bowed to him.
"Take him to a room to get refreshed."
She nodded as she motion Brooklyn to follow her.
"It's an honor to meet you Voltaire," Brooklyn said, nodding as he left to follow the female vampire to a room where he'll be staying till the execution comes. And when the execution comes, he'll execute a female human who is accused of being a witch.
Brooklyn sat on a chair as he stares at the room where he'll be staying until he is called down for the witch's death.
The room had an aura of emptiness, as if it was never been used until now. Cold stone walls and a floor, with scratches, and writing like if someone went crazy while in this room. There was a table made of wood, and on top of the table was a candle that was lit emitting a faint light and a bottle of blood, as the female vampire that escorted him here brought it and a glass with half of the red liquid in it.
The door was closed, but had a small square opening to peer outside of the room with three little iron bars.
He sigh deeply bored and depressed as he grab the cup of blood, bringing it close to his face and smelling the blood's odor.
Placing the cup on his cold lips, he drank it silently for a few seconds, letting the blood go down his throat to his stomach, before placing the cup back on the table. Licking his lips to wiped the left over blood.
Brooklyn thought about how the execution will go when it once begun. Think about him lighting the fire that would burn her to death in front of many vampires who to believed she's a witch. But mostly to execute a human female, that a vampire who have accepted Brooklyn as a friend, is in love. It felt hard for Brooklyn to do that, and once he has done it, will Kai forgive Brooklyn.
With a sudden reaction, Brooklyn had a feeling he wants to speak to Kai about it, he quickly got out of the chair and was about to head for the door, but he stopped. There was something he simply forgot, everyone wasn't allowed to see him till the execution is in place.
Brooklyn growled at that thought, and was about to return to his regular position till there was a knock at the door.
Brooklyn went to see out of the window, to meet emerald green eyes, Morganna.
"Having a pleasant night alone here?" she asked.
Brooklyn opens the door to let her in, seeing her wearing a black dress that fits her curvy body.
"Not exactly, but I need to speak to Kai quickly," he replied.
"I'm sorry but everyone isn't allowed to see him at the time."
She turns around to see him, looking how his body shows his emotion of anxiousness, and desperate. Then she smile slipping a pearly white fang, and showing a sly look.
"But I know a way to get you there and you can talk to Kai, without leaving that door."
Brooklyn looked at her bewilder of what she meant.
With that she headed to one of the stone walls, and with a sudden push on one of the stones, a passage way was revealed.
Brooklyn couldn't believe his eyes of seeing what has happen.
Morganna went up to him telling, "This passage way will lead you to the lower level where Kai is. Go there, talk to him, and come back unnoticed. While you gone, I'll stand guard so no one will take a peek. Understood?"
Brooklyn nodded, and headed to the secret passage, but he turn around to see her.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked.
"Well, let's say Kai needs a friend to talk to, and you are the only one that was close to him."
Brooklyn smiled saying, "Thanks."
With that he entered in the passage way, vanishing into the darkness.
His foot steps echoed down the dark hallway, as Brooklyn was walking for a while now.
This was the lower level where Kai was 'kept' till the time comes. The place was dark, parts of the area was covered in cobwebs.
'No wonder why they don't allow anybody to see him,' Brooklyn thought.
Brooklyn continue walking through the hallways, through empty cells, Brooklyn wonder when does it end, and where is Kai.
It was then at a distance he spotted a shadow figure in one of the cells, trying to keep quiet he quickly ran to the cell that the shadow figure was in.
With one look to see who it was, it was Kai.
Kai's head was down, and his body was against the wall chained up, and it seemed that his clothes were torn a bit, thinking that he must have put a fight.
"Kai," Brooklyn said.
He waited for Kai to respond… but he didn't.
"Kai," he said a bit louder.
It was then that Kai looked up, his eyes were dark and cold as he stare at Brooklyn.
"Look, I know what has happen, and she is being tortured as we speak, and then she will be executed, which I am going to be the one to end her life."
Kai eyes then show hatred and looked away from Brooklyn.
"They say I have to burn her, because she is accused of putting you into a spell to be rebellious, and capturing your heart. I'm here to say that once she's executed, I am sor-"
"No, shut up!" Kai yelled.
Brooklyn took aback of what he said.
"She's not a witch, Brooklyn. I don't care who said that, but it's a bloody fucking lie!"
Brooklyn eyes widen hearing what Kai just said. Her punished for being a witch and putting a spell on Kai was a lie?
"When I have seen her for the first time, I was in love. I don't care about the damn rules, which cause me to become rebellious; all I care about is to be with Elizabeth," Kai's voice became calmer, but showed his cold face.
"And now she'll be killed, because I was in love with her, and they believed she put a spell on me. What a complete joke they did."
Brooklyn then felt struggle to hearing what Kai said.
All this time Black Rose believed she was a witch and spread it to Blood Trillium for them to believe the lie. And now Brooklyn can't decide if Kai was saying the truth or was the rumors were all true.
But somewhere inside him, he felt Kai is telling the truth, and with that Brooklyn has a feeling he should listen to him.
"Kai, I-"
"No, Brooklyn don't you dare say anything. Got it! I could have known all along… I thought you were different from the other vampires, but I was wrong. You're just like the rest, a clone of the perfect vampire."
Then a door was heard open and voices were heard as well.
"Go. Leave me here, and forget about me," was Kai's final words.
Brooklyn didn't know what to do, as he was feeling frozen, till the voices got louder.
"Keep moving, you witch!" one of the voices yelled.
A few seconds there was a scream fill in pain, belonging to a female's voice, Elizabeth…
Brooklyn took a few steps, before running off, returning to the secret passage. Leaving Kai alone again, with who knows what going to happen.
Crowds of vampires surround the giant room, which looks like an arena. All wearing black or red, and all were talking, and yelling.
The center of the arena, Kai was knelt down, chained to the floor with three vampires behind him.
Where Kai was looking stood Voltaire, Boris and Brooklyn, who he was holding a torch, the flames on it dazzle in hunger to burn something or someone.
And in between Kai and Voltaire, Boris and Brooklyn was Elizabeth. She was tied standing to a pole by ropes, her feet was covered by a pile of wood and straws. She smelt like gasoline, as some vampires have poured it down on her a while ago.
Then Voltaire step out of raising his hand up, for then the vampires fell in silence.
"Vampires of Blood Trillium and Black Rose," Voltaire began, "We are gathered here today to execute a witch who cast a spell on a vampire, who have broken the law of falling in love with a human."
"She's NOT a witch!" Kai yelled, before he got punch by one of the three vampires in the face to keep him silent.
"Her punishment is death, and her death is to be burned alive. Let the witch be dead!"
The vampires chant words as the time got nearer. Witch, burn, and death were the words that they say. Their chants got louder and faster like a heartbeat, and Boris slightly pushed Brooklyn, signaling him to do it now.
Brooklyn head to wear Elizabeth was tied, and Kai seeing this struggle to get free, but was push and pulled down by the three vampires behind him.
"Elizabeth!!" yelled Kai.
His words and all of Blood Trillium's and Black Rose's words ring in Brooklyn's ears as he came in front of her.
Brooklyn stretch out the hand that held the torch, the torch that was going to burn her. Brooklyn didn't know this was pressuring him so much, that what he is going to do will be a scar.
He looks at Elizabeth, his face showing he was sorry for what he is going to do, which then he did what he was suppose to do…
He drops the torch…
…The torch landed on the wood and straws…
…Then, it spread quickly like wildfire, as Elizabeth was burning by the flames of death.
Her screams echoed through the arena, as she was close to death.
Brooklyn stared at Kai, for Kai's face was in rage, and in pain for the lost of his love. Brooklyn face showed he was sorry for Kai, and then walked back to Boris and Voltaire.
"I am proud of you for what you did Brooklyn," Boris said with grin on his face.
"Yes…" Brooklyn said, his head down in shame as not only Kai was scarred for this event but him as well…
The past nights after that tragic event, Brooklyn has kept getting nightmares of it. Seeing Kai struggle, Elizabeth burned, and the crowd of vampires chanting for her to be gone and gone for good.
Brooklyn silently walks to where the other vampires would drink blood and have conversations, but it was more of conversations and it was something so interesting that they are talking about.
Being curious Brooklyn went to one of the vampires, tapping them on the shoulder and they turn to see Brooklyn.
"Do you know why everyone's in a chatting mood, lately?" he asked.
"Yes," said a female vampire, "What we heard from the vampires of Black Rose is that Kai have left the clan and out of the country."
It was a shock for Brooklyn to hearing this. Kai wasn't suppose to leave the clan since he was a toddler, but he did.
But what Brooklyn didn't know was that the news of Kai's disappearance would effect everyone...
It was that these news, made everything snap...
I am finally done! Phew!! A long nine pages to do this in two days... Hope you guy enjoy reading ths long chapter, and stay in touch for the next chapter.
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