❤️ The Duel (Part 1) ❤️

Wolf Kingdom:

"You, go and get my horse ready," she said to a guard not bothered about the gathering dark clouds. "Tell Barwolf to prepare my spear for me. He should not keep me waiting."

"Yes my King." the guard responded and hurried up to do as told.

Snorting out loud she went back to her room and quickly had her bath putting on a revealing short gown.

She left her room and when she came out of the opening, her father with the help of some other guards were waiting for her with her spear. Her horse too.

Collecting the reins of her horse and climbing on it. She took the spear from them.

"Where are you going?" Barwolf asked, wetting his lips nervously as Raziah turned to stare coldly at him. "Just in case someone seeks you, I might know where you are and send for you my King," he added.

"The Vampire kingdom. Someone better seek me Barwolf if not, I swear by my mothers, I will cut off one of your toes." Raziah told him and without another word kicked her horse at the side and it galloped away.

Barwolf began praying and hoping.

Turning to return to what he was doing, a cracking sound was heard and a black mist appeared and soon Dark stood in the place of the black mist.

Barwolf swallowed hard when he saw his new visitor and fell down to his knees.

His presence and aura alone made everyone in the Palace all fall down to their knees.

Dark smiled when he saw their reaction to his presence, they always have that effect whenever he is around. He returned his gaze to the man he hates the most. Because of that stupid promise he made to little Raziah he hasn't come to torture him.

"Barwolf, Barwolf." Dark said walking towards him, his vile smirk making Barwolf shaking. "Raziah, where is she? She has something that is mine."

"She left not too long ago to the Vampire Kingdom." Barwolf answered, thinking Dark will leave and go in search of Raziah in the Vampire Kingdom.

"Oh, I see, I will have to wait for her," Dark said. "While I wait for her, don't make me get bored." He added.

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Vampire Kingdom:

Raziah arrived at the gate that leads inside the Vampire kingdom but the guards there all blocked the entrance.

Bending down to start whispering to her horse.

"We were ordered not to allow you in here and if you don't turn back we will be forced to figh-" the blonde male Vampire didn't get to complete his words when Raziah jumped out of her horse and on him. Her fingers changed into sharp long pointy claws and tore off his head like a piece of cake and fling his body like a football which flew upwards and out of sight. And with her two claws hands she squeezed the head in it and gave the others guards a lopsided smile. Her eyes changed to that of her wolf.

"If you want to join him, come on." she told them and began laughing like a maniac.

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The Vampire King, Jold, was in a meeting with his Vampire council which contains 5 people when the door of their meeting room was kicked open and Raziah strode in, her body and gown covered in blood. She was dragging one of the guards with one of her hands and the spear was in her other empty hand and when she had gotten their attention, she marched the head of the Vampire guard which burst open and his brains fell out.

"What are you doing here?" King Jold demanded. He was surprised to see Raziah, he could recognize her.

"Better tell your people to go and clean up the mess I made at your gate. Your guards managed to stay on their feet for 30 seconds before they met their death. They did you proud Jold." Raziah answered him.

"What do you mean?" Jold asked, pretending not to know what Raziah was saying.

"Protecting your kingdom against me from entering won't shake me. I am here. I am finally inside your kingdom." Raziah told him. "Next time when you give out an order make sure that they are two times stronger than me, I." she pointed at herself with pride. "I am a class on my own."

"I didn't tell anyone to fight you," King Jold said with a bit of a trembling voice. "Why will I ask them to fight you when they know your reputation? We all know how strong you are. You defeated the giant Kingdom, we heard about it so why will I give them orders to fight you." he added lying through his teeth. He did give out the orders. In fact the meeting they were having was about Raziah. Information had reached him of how Raziah had saved the Hobgoblin Kingdom and how the Queen had agreed to her terms. He had sent for his council for them to put their heads together to protect their kingdom against Raziah since they don't know which kingdom will be her next.

"I don't care, you know why I am here, right?"

"Yes." King Jold admitted.

"It's King to you." Raziah snarled out.

"I'm sorry my King." Jold apologize, forcing himself to say those words.

"Good, now, I am here so that you can hand over your kingdom to me peacefully or let it end in war. And may I remind you that in war, I will kill you." She told him.

"It hasn't reached like that my King. I have a question."

"Don't expect me to answer any stupid question you ask Jold but go ahead."

"We ruled peacefully in our separate kingdoms for centuries until you were born and now you want every kingdom to be under you." King Jold said but got Interrupted by Raziah.

"Every fuc.king one of them."

"Why?" He asked.

"Because I want it. I know it may be hard for you to accept the changes but your hatred of me won't stop me from doing what I want from your kingdom. You will still be the King but you will answer to me and if you refuse, war. There will be war and you Jold will regret ever going against me. I will give you time to think. Do have a good day ahead." she told them and left, passing the Vampire Prince who didn't even bow to her, he was staring at her.

Stopping and turning slightly to look at him in fury. He was her height or a bit taller than her, muscular and was handsome. His red eyes matched with his short red hair sparkling as he couldn't tear his gaze off her.

"Should I remind you what to do when you see me?" Raziah asked in anger.

"You're beautiful, so beautiful and your blood smells very nice to me." the handsome Prince, whom she is yet to know his name, said, his fangs slowly coming out.

"What did you say?" Raziah gritted out, her claws coming out. She hates being called 'beautiful' because it brings bad unwanted memories to her. Those were the words her father had called her when he had disvirgined her. She has hated those words with passion.

❤️ The Duel (Part 2)❤️

"I said you are beautiful," the Vampire Prince said, his lips stretching a bit. "I mean have you ever looked at the mirror before? You'd understand what I am saying by now. You're beautiful" he added, not bothered about her angry expression. It didn't faze him, instead it made her look more stunning. And let him not start by talking about her alluring.

With a fast reflex, Raziah held his neck tightly in her hold and hit his back against one of the pillars around, breaking the pillar into two halves.

"Don't you dare call me that again or else..." Raziah told him with clenched teeth, adding more pressure to mark her words as she left it hanging.

Smiling even though he was held. He did not want to fight with her. His red eyes shine brightly and he licks his sharp canine teeth. 'Your blood is enticing me.' he thought smelling the hand that held his neck, provoking Raziah the more.

By now they have attracted the attention of every single Vampire in the palace.

"But you-" he started saying but was cut short by Jold.

Interrupting his son abruptly.

"I am so sorry about my son behavior Raziah. Please let him go." Jold begged on his son's behalf. He and his council of elders heard the noise and had to hurry out to know what caused it only to find his son dangling in the air by Raziah. Good thing that Vampires are undead if not she could have choked him to death with the hard grip.

"It's KING to you!" Raziah shouted and fling the Vampire Prince to his father in rage.

The Vampire Prince did a backflip in the air and landed on his feet beside his father.

"Anger," the Vampire Prince said in a singing tone which annoys the hell out of Raziah and her claws started emerging. "You have anger issues, but I will manag-"

King Jold quickly covered the mouth of his son. His son doesn't know when to stop and angering Raziah further, well…

"I am sorry my King, we are so sorry my King." Jold apologized to Raziah, forcing the word 'King' out.

Still glaring at the Vampire Prince and pointed one of her index fingers at him.

"Tell him to mind his words or else, you are going to bury him soon." She told Jold and left the Palace, breaking one of the walls of the Palace on her way out.

The Vampire Prince was smiling as his fangs reneged back.

"What are you staring at! Get back to work and clean up this mess right now!" Jold yelled at his servants and guards that was still watching and haven't moved from where they stood. They all went back to what they were doing while some began cleaning and packing the broken pieces of the pillar and wall.

"This meeting is adjourned. I will call for the next meeting soon," King Jold said to his council of elders, removing his hand from his son's mouth. "You may all leave now," he added.

One by one the council of elders left the palace to their various homes.

"Aragorn, in my chamber right now." King Jold didn't need to repeat himself twice to his son before he did as told. "Send some guards to clean up the mess she made outside our gate and put guards there, the stronger ones." he told one of the guards.

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She should have killed him and used him as an example for the others.

'He is not worthy.' the voice of her wolf was heard in her mind.

'You are right.' She replied to her wolf at the same tone.

Arriving at the gate, her horse was still there, without much of a thought she climbed it and rode home.

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Entering her palace, she noticed the aura around the palace was dark and that everyone, every single one, was on their knees with their heads bowed. Their hands touching the ground.

What's happening? Did they know she was coming and knelt down for her?

She thought and looked around her once more. Coming down from her horse. Her eyes narrowed when no guards came to take the horse from her.

"Am I now invisible to you all that none of you would notice my presence!" Raziah yelled out in anger but instead of them getting up to their feet, they began shaking in fear which didn't escape Raziah sharp eyes. Her eyes narrowed at them.

Taking a deep breath to avoid strangling all of them to death. She became aware of one thing.

She noted they were not scared of her shouting but of something else. And that something is in the Palace. Facing the entrance of the Palace, she growls loudly.

"Who came here and why are you all kneeling down? Get up right now." She bellowed in anger and started looking around. But when none of the servants or guards obeyed her, the anger in her was nearly reaching the boiling side. "Are you all now deaf? I said get up or you all are dead." she added with clenched teeth.

"We can't do that, my King." one of the guards said, shocking Raziah who bent down to grab hold of the guard's hair to stare into his brown eyes.

"And why is that?" She demanded, her teeth clenched and wasn't moving.

"Because they can't get up unless I ask them to." A strange familiar voice that made her shiver, not out of fear, said behind her.

That voice. She knows that voice. She could recognize it anywhere, anytime and any day even with her eyes closed.

Her hand that was holding the golden spear clenched tightly at it as she let go of the guard's hair and turned around to face the man she wanted to kill. The man she has grown to hate. The man that is...

Blinking her eyes at the sight before her.

The man that is... Drop-dead gorgeous.

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Vampire Kingdom: Jold Chamber:

King Jold was seen pacing around his chamber and his son who sat down on his bed kept rolling his eyes as he stared at his father moving from one head of the room to the other.

"You won't keep walking forever father so out with whatever you want to say." Prince Aragorn told his father.

King Jold halts and faces his son in anger. "Do you know what she would have done to you if I hadn't step in?"

"What could she have done to me, father? I told her the truth. She is beautiful and I want her." He said the last part darkly.

Shaking his head at what his son was saying. "You don't know Raziah, she will kill you son. Did you not hear what she did to the other two kingdoms? Besides she is a hundred year old wolf and you are just a fifty year old Vampire. You don't want to mess with her so please stay away, far away from her." King Jold warned his son.

"Father you don't seem to understan-" Aragorn started saying but got interrupted by his father.

"I don't have to understand Aragorn but you are my only child and son and that is the only thing I understand. I don't want to lose you due to your carelessness even though I know what you can do," King Jold said. "Just stay away from and let's lie low."

"I like her and with time she will like me back." Prince Aragorn told his father.

"Son, she is evil, cold-hearted and her heart is made of stone."

"And yet she let me live. She is not cold stone hearted like you said father. She just has a lot of anger in her and I am going to find out why, because I like her."

"Why do you want to kill yourself Aragorn. Now let's forget about this and talk about the Kingdom and the reason why she came here in the first place. Raziah came here to tell me that she wants to take over this kingdom and rule over us. I will still be the King and you the Prince but we will be under her command and if we fail to do that. We will be at war which I don't want." King Jold told him worriedly.

Aragorn started laughing as if what his father was saying was a joke.

Picking an offence which didn't fail to show on his face King Jold growl slowly. "You think this is funny, huh?"

Shaking his head as he stopped laughing and smiled widely at his father. "Can't you see that the Creator's hand is in this, he made it possible for us to meet."

"I don't understand." King Jold anger was replaced by confusion.

Why was his son smiling like that? Did Raziah hit his head harder or on something?

King Jold thought to himself.

"We are perfectly made for each other, father. My powe-" he didn't complete his words 'power' when his father Interrupted him once again.

"Shhhh, keep your voice down, no one should know about your dark power," King Jold said in a hush tone.

"Oh father, you still don't get it." Prince Aragorn said, getting up from the bed, his face getting serious.

"Get what, son?" King Jold, furrowed his brows.

"Raziah is my Blood Singer."