Doomed Rebellion-Part 2

Threant had spent tireless hours trying to locate the now captured Hotaru, every attempt failed and every spell fell short, his only option was to find him physically but the capital is so big, it would take months before he would have a clue where he was, Hotaru would not last that long. Hope came to the wise wizard not in the form of the creed, legion or brotherhood but would instead come in the form of a shadow, a shadow that he despised more than anything he had ever encountered.

Dracula: "my, my Threant, you seem agitated."

Threant: "agitated? Am blinded by absolute fury, you cannot even begin to understand what you have done!!!"

Dracula: "the only one who fails to understand is you, the Ragna we both knew is gone and this new one casts out anything that isn't lycan, you saw what they are, can you blame me for wanting to strengthen myself."

Threant: "Ragna can be reasoned with, he will stand with the legion when we attack this place."

Dracula: "yes, he will fight by your side but not for honour, he needs that damn cloud destroyed just as badly as you do, when that is done he will turn his wrath upon you."

Threant: "well oh wise Dracula, tell me how exposing our spies and stealing the children of Raziel will aid you? How does this all benefit you?"

Dracula: "simple, I am an unchained vampire, a blank slate, a new beginning."

Threant: "you're not making any sense, what does that mean?"

Dracula: "while I was imprisoned in the reaper blade my dark connection to Raziel was savoured, giving me the ability to create my very own shadow realm free from Raziel's influence but this came at a cost. Because I was no longer tied to Raziel I had lost all of my previous powers, I feared that my new form had left me eternally vulnerable, that was until remembered my vampire history. At one point Raziel was also just an ordinary vampire but when he learned that he could banish his enemies in the shadow realm and absorb their strength's he went on an all-out killing frenzy. Any former member of his family with an amazing gift or ability fell prey to Raziel's lust for power.

Threant: "so that's why you took the children, you absorbed their powers and you broke into the vampire volt to steal Drayce's heart so that you could gain control his army, allowing you to absorb them as well, you're trying to overthrow Raziel."

Dracula: "and the phoenix's legion is the perfect ally to aid me."

Threant: "you have doomed Hotaru and risked the invasion, why would the legion brand you an ally? Why would we allow the vampires to live on?"

Dracula: "because through me humanity and vampire could finally have diplomatic ties, there too many vampires for humanity to kill and we need humans to live. I can be fair to you all, I would only keep those loyal to the vampires, am even offering you the means to create new lands to settle on."

Threant: "that's not possible, there is only one device that could achieve such a thing."

Dracula: "the world pull gauntlets, a mighty power that gives one the ability to reshape a planet, it currently rests inside the chest of your ally, free him and send us all back to Rovahn and give our rebellion a fighting chance, I believe this stone will aid you in this."

Threant: "someone has put a lot of thought in their actions, we will leave the immortal lands together and all the artefacts you seized will be used to aid the legion but if I find out that he have been deceiving me Dracula."

Dracula: "there wold be no shadow dark enough to hide me from you, if your done with you threats then may I suggest we hurry, we have a ninja to save, and I have been just dyeing to try out my new abilities."

With time against him Threant had no choice but accept Dracula's aid, he used Hotaru's vampire stone to summon the other members of the five, Dracula had figured that only Threant could find a way to communicate with the others without having to put himself or them to sleep. Threant had marked a place for the five to meet him and Dracula, as the wizard and the crafty vampire made their way to the safe location they had found the others waiting for them in great anger.

Kill-shot: "please tell me you're not being serious about this."

Kiva: "how can you possibly trust him?"

Dante: "everything was going fine until he showed up and stole Raziel's children."

Dracula: "considering the fact that you had nothing to show for your progress but ancient tales which I could have told you I would say that my interference has helped you greatly."

Amelia: "don't test me vampire, your humour is one thing I will not endure, not today, Threant how can you be allied with this creature? Where are our true allies? Where is Ragna and the brotherhood?"

Dracula: "well, let's just say am a much better evil to dance with than he is."

Kill-shot: "what the hell is that supposed to mean? Threant, what on earth is this prick talking about."

Threant: "enough!!! Now is not the time for such things, Hotaru does not have the time, Tessa is charging the portal back in Rovahn as we speak, she is ready to carry 7 individuals but she will only be able to keep it opened for a short time. We must capture Hotaru, return to this spot in exactly three hours or we will miss our window of escape, I have no doubt that the vampires will hunt us down, we miss the window, we die."

The last four members of the five alongside Threant and Dracula made their way to the capital, Kill-shot had been secretly preparing for the worst case scenario, a contingency plan that the elder vampire Labunka would not like.

In the capital the vampire Emrick and Ashling were left in charge of squeezing information out of the captured member of the five, Hotaru, a task that was proving to be truly too difficult to accomplish.

Emrick: "how in the hell did you get this far? Not only are you mortal but your clearly blind and yet you walked these halls like one who could see, and what kind of magic allowed you to walk in the flesh of an immortal?"

Ashling: "you have been asking that question for hours, we have pierced his flesh with hundreds of needles, pulled his toe nails out, burned the palm of his hands and even break his knees. This mortal should have figured that there is no way we will let him live, yet he chooses to remain silent."

Von Drake: "I'll take it that the mortal hasn't been broken."

Ashling: "oh that's just what we needed, an elder coming to brand us as failures."

Von Drake: "calm yourself, I am only here to inform you of more treachery, your prisoner is too strong to be broken in a single day, and frankly you have been over committed to his pain."

Emrick: "what happened?"

Von Drake: "apparently our Labunka has sided with the legion, in his room we found dozens of letters that he received from the human spies."

Emrick: "you don't sound convinced."

Von Drake: "Labunka is a being of great intelligence and patience, he wouldn't have been so careless with such vital information."

Ashling: "if that's the case then what do you think is going on?"

Von Drake: "Labunka is being questioned as we speak, keeping vampire eyes away from the true threat, the blind man's knowledge."

Emrick: "then why haven't you warned the other elders? why allow this deception to thrive?"

Von Drake: "the spies have lived among us for too long, we have no idea how much influence or corruption they have spread, alarming the others would not just warn the other but would warn our enemy as well."

Ashling: "is that why you brought your sword, you believe that these spies will find their way here?"

Von Drake: "yes, I do believe that they will come for this blind man while the others are distracted."

Dracula: "no Von Drake, they are here."

From the shadows appeared Threant, Dracula and four members of the five, Emrick, Ashling and Von Drake stood ready for battle but as much as Dracula wanted to test his strength time was against them. Dracula took a deep breath and unleashed a loud scream that crippled Von Drake, Emrick and Ashling, an ability that Lunar was famed four, an ability that her father recognized while sitting in Labunkas's trial.

With their foes crippled Hotaru was grabbed and our heroes made their way to the spot where Tessa would open the portal to Rovahn. With the trial still being active our heroes managed to leave the capital and make their way to salvation. They were moments away from reaching the spot where the portal would open when suddenly a terrifying image had appeared before them, the king of vampires standing right in front of them with anger in his eyes.

Raziel: "I am curious Acheron; how did you manage to use my daughter's abilities?"

Dracula: "I am no longer yours to control and my name is Dracula!!!"

Raziel: "Dracula, the king of vampires, is that the dream you cling to?"

Dracula: "with the strength of Lunar, the fire of Naga, the wisdom of Drayce and the combined strength of his army that stands 70,000 soldiers strong, I would say that my foolish dream might just turn to reality, why else would you be here?"

Raziel: "hello cousin, your mortal existence hasn't been kind to you has it? It saddens me to see a former member of my kin conquered by old age."

Threant: "you always did care for the elderly, how's about you show this old timer some of your manners and let us go."

Raziel: "little Threant, always making jokes, do you honestly believe that I would let you and that blind friend there leave with all those artefacts in his chest, do you think that I will allow this Dracula to leave with my children, you will all get down on your knees and except your deaths."

Dante: "is that supposed to be a joke?"

Kill-shot: "get out of our way before we kill you, we have the numbers Raziel, you can't win."

Amelia: "what the hell are you talking about? We can't kill that monster."

Kiva: "it's called stalling, just slowly get around him, make him believe that we're trying to flank him, his confident so he won't care what we do, we don't need to fight we just need to be standing in the right place."

Threant: "I didn't know you had kid's cousin, fatherhood never did suit you."

Raziel: "while you and I have talking your friends have been slowly moving to my back, whispering plans, what exactly are you up to?"

Dracula: "didn't know you had a hearing problem?"

Raziel: "I don't, am simply curious to see what plan could be so clever that a mortal child of Threant would threaten me so confidently.

Dante: "am sorry what?"

Threant: "figured couldn't hide him from you, all members of the Dragonforge family are connected."

Raziel: "then you will understand why am going to pill the flesh from the bones of your allies, you will be a warning to all who dare to steal from me."

Dracula: "not today, false king."

Threant's entire body turned to smoke and dashed towards the others, in a blinding light the portal had opened and all of our heroes were standing in the right spot and the right time. They believed that they had fooled the vampire king but something was wrong, they should have been moving at high speeds but the remained perfectly still, slowly being broken by the power of the portal, the vampire king had halted their escape. Using his shadow realm Raziel had managed to take full control of the portal and slowly made his way towards our helpless heroes.

Raziel: "am not sure how you gained these powers Dracula but what interests me more is what could have made you mortals so bold? You barely survived a battle against my wife, what makes you think that you can face us all, those artefacts will not save you, so why?"

Threant: "to break the darkness, to end the immortal night."

Kill-shot: "what the hell are you doing?"

Threant: "saving our lives, we will destroy the nightmare tower, freeing humanity from what chains their true strength."

Raziel: "is that it? You would risk unleashing my vicious daughter just to get stronger? Please tell me there's more to this plan then that."

Threant: "if I told you how, that would spoil the game."

Raziel: "you see this rebellion as one of our games of chess? You would have to have an equal chance of winning in order to call it a game, you task is impossible."

Threant: "and yet we will win."

Raziel: "you think that this Dracula is your special piece? You think that his strength and knowledge will bring you victory?"

Threant: "I do because I still have pieces that are blind to you, that cousin is why your defeat is assured, that is why I will win."

Raziel: "is that so and what of you Dracula? Why should I let you leave with my children?"

Dracula: "because they serve but one purpose, to give me the strength to kill you."

Raziel: "so you will use their strength to kill me from the shadows?"

Dracula: "no, on the battlefield, that is where I will kill you."

Raziel: "... ok Threant, you say that you can win this little game of ours, I'll give you your chance, It's been long since my blade tasted blood, I yearn endlessly for battle, do your worst, cousin."

Raziel released his hold on the portal and our heroes were able to return to Rovahn, our heroes were safe, they returned to where it all begun where a unconscious Tessa was found on the floor, the portal being forced still took its toll on her.

Kill-shot: "Dante, take Hotaru to a medic at once, I've got Tessa."

Kiva: "your Threant's son? How is that even possible?"

Threant: "now is not the time."

Amelia: "of course it isn't, you have to make plans to win your sick game with your damn cousin!!! Has all this, the rebellion, the legion, has it all been just one big game between you two?"

Dracula: "silence yourself you fool, Threant's words saved us, he played on Raziel's pride and desire for battle, the vampire king is a warrior. Not to mention using the love that he still carries for his only surviving cousin, Threant is all that is left of his life before being cursed, he can't lose that, he would break."

Kill-shot: "we got all we needed with zero casualties, now we share what has been learned and gained."

Kiva: "and then what?"

Amelia: "war, we ready for war, for we have reached the end game."

Raziel's log: "We once battled countless times but then the shadows swallowed the night and humbled my great foe but now my foe has returned to me and he claims to have gained new strength in his humility, strength greater than mine. After so many years we shall take to the battlefield once more and weigh our strength's and cunning, bring your rebellion to my lands Threant, Raziel Dragonforge shall take great pleasure in reminding you why I rule all that walks the earth. Though I pity your weakened state I cannot allow the towers destruction for its power shields all not from Lilith's wrath but from the mighty tyrant who was promised this world, Raziel Dragonforge, signing out."