Here we go, my friends, the 4th chapter has begun. Selene and Amelia will learn a shock at who the Lycan Blade saw was, along with said Lycan appearing before them with a secret plan in mind for Michael, forcing Amelia to take drastic measures to turn the fight in their favor, but it won't be without a few complications. Anyway, enjoy the chapter, guys.

After leaving the tavern, Selene and Amelia led Michael and Blade to a secret safe house that their coven didn't know existed, intending it to be their base of operations until the Lycans were taken care of. However, they were be completely unaware they were being followed by Soren, who was sent by Kraven to follow Selene and Amelia stinking to the rooftops and stealthily moving through the trees without giving away his position. After seeing the rumored Daywalker with Selene and Amelia, Soren smirked to himself as he had something worth mentioning to his master...and more importantly to brand both women as traitors to the rest of their coven.

"Oh, Kraven's going to love this." He thought as he started heading back to the mansion to report to Kraven.

Unknown to him, one of Amelia's spies and followed him in car, seeing her Lady and Selene with the Daywalker himself and the Lycan they'd been watching from time to time. "I know I'm going to break the laws of the covenant, but I trust my Lady's judgement. Whatever reason she and Selene have for working with the Daywalker must be a great one, and I bet it will involve Viktor. I'd better get back to the mansion before Soren does and warn Khan about whatever's coming... and for my Lady to be prepared for whatever she's going to do.

Once stepping inside the safe house, Selene and Amelia were interested in hearing about the Lycan that Blade was tracking and more importantly...this pendant that it was carrying. Amelia started off respectfully. "So you are Blade, the Daywalker that helped my Selene eliminate that Lycan camp in Japan thirty years ago. It is truly an honor to meet you in person."

Blade bowed respectfully as he remembered that Amelia was an Elder and Council member of the Corvinus Strain vampires. "It is also an honor to meet you, Lady Amelia. Although...what had happened with a certain idiot wasn't how I planned for our first meeting." He said while glaring at Michael.

Michael glared at the Raccoon-Vampire hybrid for referring to him as 'the idiot', but simply kept quiet as both Selene and Amelia glared at him; showing they were still upset at him for recklessness and idiocy. "This damn rodent's gonna be raccoon pie when I'm through with him!"

Selene wanted to move on to the main subject and spoke to her old ally. "Blade...this pendant that the Lycan you were tracking had in its possession. Can you describe it to me and Amelia?"

Selene's friend and ally stated while reaching into his right trench coat pocket. "I can do better than that Selene. Even though I only saw glimpse of it, I was able to memorize what it looked like and sketched it, along with a mark on his right arm."

After taking out a folded up piece of paper, Blade had unfolded it and placed the paper on the table in front of them. Both Selene and Amelia silently gasped at what they saw...as they recognized the emblems right away.

Michael was confused to why both the two women had became so silent, but Blade instantly knew that the symbols indeed meant something to them. "Selene...do you and Amelia recognize these things?" The Daywalker asked, while coaxing as much as he could without upsetting Selene and her lover.

Amelia would answer softly. "Yes...it does, Blade. But it's not just a pendant...it's...a key and this...is...a branding mark." She said, having known what this pendent was after seeing what it was used for centuries ago and Viktor had saw the mark from seeing it on the same Lycan centuries ago.

Michael asked, surprised after hearing what the symbol and pendent really were "A branding mark and key...used for what?"

The female Elder answered. "Many years ago, before Selene was grown and we had met...a mortal named Lucian, who was also born a Lycan had been enslaved by my fellow Elder, Viktor. During his imprisonment, Lucian had gathered a band fellow Lycans Viktor forced him to create and estates of mortals, some of which that he had most likely turned into Lycans, forming a rebellion that started the war between our two races: Vampires and Lycans. Viktor, Marcus and I had believed that he was dead, but it was that bastard Kraven who told us, but I had also suspected that Lucian was still alive...as I knew better than to trust an opportunist and liar like Kraven, but Viktor and Marcus believed him."

Michael stated as he slowly pieced what he had just heard together. "So...what you're saying Amelia is that the Lycan that Raccoon Boy was following...might actually be Lucian? The leader of the Lycan Army? Why should you believe a talking, human sized rodent?"

Blade's eyes glowed as he state coldly after hearing the nickname Michael just gave him. "Blade. My name is Blade, you thick headed bastard! If you ever call me 'Raccoon Boy' again, I swear I'll kill you right here and now."

Michael got in Blade's face as he spit acidly. "Try it rodent! You'll be raccoon steak before you can even reach for your little silver toothpick!"

The 2 lesbian vampires were annoyed by how immature Michael was being and they pulled him away from Blade and Selene shouted in the dirty blonde Lycan's face. "Would you back the fuck off our friend, Michael?! We can't believe what an insolent brat you're being! Toddlers from the local villages act more mature than you."

"Well if you 2 hadn't contacted him-" He tried to say but Amelia cut him off.

"Selene and I had every right to reach out to Blade. He's an exceptional and honorable warrior whose been battling rogue Vampires, Lycans and other nightmarish creatures that have been praying on your kind!"

Selene added after her lover. "And If it hadn't been Blade, I never would've returned from my assignment in Japan 30 years ago and more importantly...he didn't start that fight back in the tavern, YOU did! He told you that Amelia and I were going to meet you both at your apartment and what do you do? Act like a selfish asshole thinking about himself with no regards to the consequences!"

Michael tried to counter but became silent, knowing that Amelia and Selene were right. Blade told him that they were to wait for them to arrive at his apartment and he simply knocked the Daywalker out because he wanted to go out for food. And more importantly, if the Raccoon-Vampire hybrid hadn't intimidated all the other patrons out of the tavern...innocent people would've been caught in their scrap and the smell of fresh blood would've attracted more Lycans.

Blade asked, while bringing up the possibility that Lucian was still alive. "Amelia, are you absolutely sure that the Lycan I had been tracking could've be Lucian?"

Amelia sighed as she softly shook her head. "That's just it Blade. I'm not completely sure it could be Lucian. There were so many Lycans slaves who had the exact same brand. It could've been any one of them."

That was when a different male voice stated. "Oh...I beg to differ." The four of them would turn to the door and Amelia, Selene and Michael, with the exception of Blade, turned to the front door, surprised to see a well dressed and mannered man with his arms folded behind his back...who was in fact Lucian, the Lycan leader who was supposed to be dead.

The Lycan stated with a cold smile on his face. "Hello, Lady Amelia. How long has it been? Close to 300 years?"

The female Elder stated with surprise at seeing the leader of her coven's sworn enemies. "Lucian! So the Lycan that Blade had been tracking...it was you!"

"Guilty as charged. But you should be grateful, Daywalker." Lucian said politely.

"Grateful? For what?"

"That it's not you I'm here for...or Amelia or her lesbian lover. I'm here..." He answered while pointing directly at Michael. "For him!"

Selene and Amelia stood in front of Michael to protect him Lucian. "Forget it. You're not laying a hand on Michael. So you'll just have to head back to whatever hell hole you crawled out empty handed."

Lucian closed his eyes, took in a deep breath and answered while showing his Lycan features. "I don't think so." He then gave off a loud howl, which was answered by other howls and Lycans pouncing through the glass and walls of the safe house. Lucian stated to Raze, his second in command, "Leave Amelia, her woman and the Daywalker to me. Grab Michael and head on back to the hideout. I'll meet you and the others there shortly."

"As you command, Lucian." Raze said with an evil grin.

Lucian proved to be a powerful adversary as he battled Amelia, Selene and Blade single handedly while Raze and the rest of their pack battled Michael. Despite putting up a good fight, the more experienced Lycans managed to capture him and get him out of the safehouse. Amelia and Selene had trouble landing a single blow to Lucian, as the many battles he had fought and won in the past had sharpened his combat skills, in both human and Lycan form. And because Amelia had been fasting, she'd become much weaker to the point where Lucian successfully knocked both lovers out. Blade was also at a disadvantage, as Lucian's reflexes were equal to that of Deacon Frost's and he had parried each swipe from his sword with clawed hands with expert ease. Before the Raccoon Daywalker could even perform his 2nd Deadly Sword Technique, Lucian had landed a powerful punch that sent him crashing dead on into a cabinet that collapsed right on top of him.

Lucian then turned back into his human form, put his clothes back on, got out a syringe and took some of Amelia's blood. "Don't worry, Amelia, I won't kill you. It's Viktor who I want dead. I'll be sure to welcome you and your lover as Elders into the new world of vampires and Lycans after Viktor is dead. Enjoy your sleep." He said politely before leaving.

Five minutes later

Amelia recovered and looked surprised after seeing her Selene knocked unconscious from the battle before scurrying to her lover's side and stated softly while cradling her head. "Selene, baby, are you alright?"

Selene heard her lover's words and quickly regained consciousness, but smiled softly up at her Amelia's beautiful face. "I'm alright, babe. It'll take more than a few puny claw swipes from a Lycan to kill me." She said before the two lovers shared a sweet kiss, but pulled apart after hearing Blade groaning with the cabinet shelf on top of him.

Selene muttered in disbelief as they rushed over to help Blade. "Oh, shit."

Amelia asked as she and Selene had slowly lifted the cabinet off the Raccoon Daywalker and helped him onto his feet, "Blade. Blade, are you okay?"

The raccoon/vampire hybrid said with a hint sarcasm in his voice. "Other than being punched by an ancient Lycan and having an antique cabinet fall on top of me...I'm alright."

Selene smirked as she countered. "A shame that the cabinet didn't knock the wise ass out of you."

Blade asked with a disliked look since he knew their next move right away. "So...I assume we track Lucian and his Lycans back to their hideout in order to save Michael's insolent hide?"

While both Selene and Amelia were still upset and angry at Michael for his past actions, the two lovers knew they needed to save the human/Lycan hybrid...despite the animosity between him and Blade. "We know you and Michael don't like each other Blade...but we need your help in order to rescue his pathetic hide." Selene said gently.

The raccoon/vampire hybrid sighed heavily, showing he didn't wish to help rescue Michael...but had too and slowly answered. "I'll do it, but if that bastard so much as makes one more remark about my appearance...I swear, I'll kill him myself."

Amelia turned to look at each other and after giving it some thought, the two lovers would let Blade indeed kill Michael...after they had finished chewing him out for his actions back at the tavern.

"Selene...you go with Blade to rescue Michael. There's something that I need to do." Amelia said while putting her arms around her lover's neck.

Selene asked as she put her hands in her lover's hair, concerned by what 'it' was her love needed to do. "What do you mean, Amelia?"

After seeing that this was a discussion only meant Amelia and Selene...Blade had stepped outside to give the two lovers their privacy while he attempted to locate fresh Lycan tracks. After Blade had gave them their privacy, Amelia stated softly to her lover. "I'm going to wake him up Selene."

After knowing who it was Amelia was referring to, Selene would beg her softly not to. "Amelia, baby...please, don't. Don't wake Viktor up. It's still too soon. If he discovers what we've done..."

Amelia placed a comforting and assuring finger to her Selene's lips and stated gently while relaxing her lover. "I won't mention anything about Blade to Viktor, my love. I'll only tell him that Lucian is still alive and what had happened while he was hibernating. He'll never know about Blade helping us."

Selene nodded, showing she trusted her Amelia's judgement, the same as she trusted hers but stated gently while reaching for her lover's hands. "Be careful, baby. I'm not going to lose you, especially to Viktor. If I get word he's laid so much as a finger on you, I swear I'll kill every last vampire in that mansion to get you back, including Viktor. I'll murder the bastard myself, and I won't give a shit if the coven hunts us down.

Amelia smiled at her Selene's devotion to her and passionately kissed her for 5 minutes and they smiled as they were nose to nose. "I feel the same way, baby. I don't care who it is, I'll murder anyone who tries to keep us from each other, even if it's our own kind, and especially Viktor. And I'll be careful, baby. I promise."

They shared one last kiss before Selene went outside and spotted Blade waiting patiently for her by a tree and asked simply. "Everything alright?"

Selene answered simple and truthfully. "Everything is alright Blade. Amelia just needs to report what is happening to our fellow Elder, Viktor when he awakens." She then wanted to move on to a different subject. "Did you find any tracks?"

Blade nodded and gestured to the ground, with Lycan paw prints heading north-northeast away from the safe house. "Stupid mutts didn't bother to conceal their tracks. Probably thought we would never regain consciousness."

Selene stated as she and Blade shared a confident smirk. "Well, my friend, how about we crash their little celebration party?"

"Indeed, my friend. But let's hurry before Lucian gets what he wants from that bastard Michael." Blade said before they followed the Lycan tracks to Lucian's hideout. They followed the tracks to the subway Station and the tunnel that Selene heard the Lycan sounds from, but before they could go any further, needles poked their necks and within seconds, they were knocked out as they fell, revealing Lucian, who suspected they would follow.

With Amelia as soon as her Selene and Blade left

While Selene and Blade had traveled north-northeast, following the Lycans to their hideout, Amelia wished Blade and her Selene the best of luck before getting into the car and driving back to the mansion.

When she got there, Amelia's trusted spy, Laura quickly took her to the monitor room across from the Elder's chamber. "Lady Amelia, there's something you should know."

"What is it, Laura?" Amelia asked with concern.

"I know that you and Lady Selene are working with the Daywalker, and I know you're doing it for a very good reason, but Soren also followed you to report to Kraven, but I don't trust either of those bastards so I had Khan and his men lock Soren in the guard room before he could report to Kraven. I don't know what you're going to do, but I know it's going to involve Viktor and I trust your judgement completely, which is why I took the liberty of preparing Viktor for awakening and packing my things...as well as putting the thing you had me build in place. It'll be ready by tonight."

Amelia smiled at her spy's loyalty to her and Selene. "You've made the right decision, Laura. I thank you for your loyalty and I think you'll be safer if you leave Budapest tonight. Go to Paris and spend as much time with Jennifer as you want. But if I need you again, I'll contact you."

"Thank you, milady. I hope you and Lady Selene do well." Laura said with a smile as she went to her car to head to the airport.

Amelia went inside the Elder's chamber and opened Viktor's seal and unlocked it. When the coffin came out, she gave Viktor her blood and made the other preparations before leaving the chamber. In her way into the room, she ran into Khan. "Khan, I need you and your men to drag Kraven to the Elder's chamber. There's something I have to do and it's extremely important."

"Yes, my Lady, but where's Selene?"

"She's on an errand for me. She'll be back later, but until then, do as I say." Amelia sternly told him. Amelia went to her and Selene's room and began to feast on packets of blood to make herself stronger, knowing she wasn't going into hibernation after this.

After waiting for a few hours, the Elder unlocked her door and walked inside the Elder's chamber, where Viktor was waiting, halfway through his regeneration process. "Hello, old friend."

"Be silent, Amelia! I've seen your memories and have seen Lucian. Kraven told us that he was killed and even brought back the branding mark as proof!" Viktor said, more angry about breaking the Chain.

"Proof that Kraven more than likely fabricated in order to gain our favor! Kraven's always been lusting for opportunities for power. As for me breaking the Chain, I didn't have a choice! Whatever Lucian wants with Michael, it's more than likely going to be a grave danger to every vampire in the world!"

"The Chain has never been broken once in 14 centuries since we Elders began to leapfrog through time! 1 awake, 2 asleep, that's always been the way of it! It is Marcus's turn to rule and you know it!"

"I HAD NO CHOICE, VIKTOR! OUR WORLD IS BEING THREATENED AND MICHAEL- She yelled before Viktor cut her off.

"You mean the Lycan that you and your lesbian lover haven't killed?! I don't know why you let him live, but he won't be living for much longer. You are an Elder and s friend but you know these rules are in place for a reason and they are the only reason we've survived this long. But for what you've done, you will be judged, along with Selene. When the council members arrive, we will decide your fate!" Viktor said with anger, making Amelia glare at him.

The guards took Amelia to her room and Kraven walked up to her. "Should have played by the rules, Amelia. Now with you out of the way, Selene's ripe for the taking." He said with a smirk.

"Hope you're prepared for hell, bastard, because you'll be going there soon, traitor." Amelia Kraven closed and locked the door.

The next night

The temporary EMP device Laura had set up detonated, shutting down the power of the mansion. Amelia saw her chance and leaped out of the window. Making sure to grab the silver nitrate bullets Khan had laid on her desk. Once Amelia got to her car, she speeded off to a safe house, but unknown to her, she was being followed by 3 Lycans.

Once she got to the safehouse, she went upstairs and waited until the Lycans showed themselves and quickly killed 2 of them with silver nitrate bullets to the head and injuring the one named Singe. After interrogating him and learning something she could use against Viktor to her advantage, she took him back to the mansion.

In the Elder's chamber

Viktor was talking with Kraven when he heard Amelia. "Here's my proof I was telling the truth, Viktor!" She said before sliding Singe into the chamber. After chaining him up, Amelia caused him very intense pain to get him to talk, which he did.

He told Viktor that the Lycans been trying to combine the bloodlines of vampires and Lycans for years, failing every time until they found Michael, who was a descendant of Alexander Corvinus. Planning to combine the blood of their 2 spices to create a hybrid of the 2.

"There can be no such union and to speak of it is heresy." Viktor said, wanting no such creature to come into the world because he feared the power it would wield.

"We'll see...once Lucian has what he needs from Michael's blood." Singe countered.

"Lucian is dead."

"According to who?" Singe asked with a smirk.

The Elders looked and saw that Kraven had ran out of the chamber. After checking the chamber door, Viktor walked up to Amelia. "I can assure you that I will make Kraven pay with his life."

"We'll see. Soon this house will lay in ruins." Singe said with confidence. "But you should also know that there is another problem you will face, not that you'll survive. Let's just say that a hybrid already exists in the form of a human sized talking rodent. And if Lucian injected the blood of a pureborn like the 2 of you, combining it with Michael's Lycan blood."

"Blade, the Daywalker and another abomination." Viktor whispered, thinking this could be a great opportunity to rid the world of one of its most hated enemies and prevent another abomination from being born as he did centuries ago.

"The Daywalker is already stronger than both vampire and Lycan. Just imagine how strong he'd be once he drank the blood of a Lycan. And Michael is sure to become as strong as he is at his current level of power."

Suddenly Khan and his soldiers came into the chamber. "My Elders, the council members have been assassinated." He reported, getting a gasp from Viktor.

"And also, Amelia, your little girlfriend is going to be the first witness to the fall of your coven... before she dies." Singe said with an evil grin while looking at the female Elder.

Viktor then swiped Singe across the face, killing him as his blood spilled out. "I'm sorry I doubted you, my friend. But you have nothing to fear. I shall grant you and Selene full pardons for your crime... the moment you and her kill Michael Corvin, but leave the Daywalker to me. It is time the vampire world is finally rid of that abomination, once and for all." He said before walking out of the chamber with Khan and his men.

"Selene, my love, please be alright. I'm coming for you and our friend." She thought to herself, hoping that her Selene and Blade were alright.

There you go, guys, the 4th chapter is complete. Next will be the fight in the Lycan den, where Selene, Blade, and Amelia discover the truth about Selene's family and get revenge on the one who did it, as well as vengange for a certain Lycan's wife and unborn child. Rate and review. See you soon, guys.