Ascension Of The Blood Throne by Mikel Wilson (red scrolls of magic .TXT) 📗

frowned upon the fight because they, like your father, knew that he was unworthy to remove the sacred sword.

“You two must now journey to the land of the giants where you will find the sword. You’ll know it by its golden handle inlaid with a red ruby, and of course, the sword will be stuck inside the stone. Ten knights will accompany you, as is our tradition. The captain, Robert, will go with you. Whoever returns with the sword shall be crowned either queen or king, as is decreed by this vampire Federation,” Gwen finished with a bow of her head.

Giavace held up a hand to stop them from leaving. “One more thing, it has been brought to our attention that you brought a massive brood with you. Might we ask where they came from?”

Lillith answered, “It was Mackinzie and I who turned them. We planned to take over our world with our people before learning of our true heritage. We couldn't leave them behind. They have been trained well and possess numerous skills. They would be a fine addition to the court.”

“Well, it would seem the princess has inadvertently given us some entertainment for the night. Choose your best warrior, and we will place him against one of our best to see how well trained this brood truly is. Then, we’ll decide if they will be accepted. Go, prepare your warrior, and we will feast before the game.”

Chapter Six

"Who are you going to choose since you know the brood so well?" Christian asked.

“I don't know! I didn’t expect that!” Lillith exclaimed.

“JH,” Alisha said. “He is the largest and has tasted the blood of a slayer. As long as he can stay controlled, I think he will give us our best chance of victory.” Her solution made the most sense, so they quickly agreed.

Mackinzie, who had been quiet through everything, spoke up. "Where is the bathroom? I really, really have to pee."

Since Christian was the only one in the room who knew the palace, he took her by the hand and led her out of the room when Lillith teased, “Don't you dare peek!"

“I am not a peasant, my dear sweet sister. I respect my future queen, and unlike humans, I have the self-control to wait,” Christian called over his shoulder with a chuckle.

Fifteen minutes passed, and they still hadn't returned, so Lillith, anger growing, walked down the corridor to look for them. She found them leaning against the wall in a dark section of the hallway, holding hands and talking quietly.

Mackinzie was blushing beet red as he explained how this would all be a part of her heritage, that she was meant for royalty.

“The moment I turned you, this all became yours. Everything I own, I would gladly give it to you,” Christian proclaimed.

Lillith cleared her throat loudly as she approached. "Long pee break, Mackinzie," she snapped, arms folded and the fingers of her left hand tapping her right arm.

“Actually, Christian was showing me parts of the castle. It’s just beautiful, all of the colors, all of the engravings, even the history behind it. I must say, I have only seen things like this in a book, Lillith. It's absolutely breathtaking.”

“Yes, yes, it’s beautiful, it’s breathtaking, but we have to prepare JH for a battle today. Did you forget?” Lillith pulled out her phone to look at the time, but there was something wrong with it. The time kept changing from 1 pm to 1 am, then back again. She had been told that time passed the same on both realms, so why was the time on her phone so unstable? She decided to text her mother to let her know about this strange time issue, and realizing her mistake, she felt like an idiot. The No Service flashed across her screen like a neon sign. She was so used to just having cell service, that she hadn’t even considered the loss of that luxury.

“Okay, I get that I’m not going to be able to make a call here, but why does my phone’s clock appear to have gone crazy? It just keeps shifting back and forth between am and pm…”

"That's because the way you read time is completely different from how we read it. Your time scale is not our time scale. You must remember this is not your world, Lillith," Christian explained.

Lillith started looking around, smiling when she spotted what looked like a power outlet. On closer inspection, it looked just like the ones from home, so she was hopeful it would be the same. “At least it looks like I can charge it.”

Mackinzie shook her head and pointed out there were no cell phone towers. “It's not like it will do any good.”

“I understand that. I hate it, but I do understand it,” Lillith replied sadly. “I can still use it for everything else. Like music and pictures!”

"Vampires don't show up in pictures," Christian stated, trying to hide his growing amusement at her consternation.

"Ugh! Fine! I have music downloaded, so I will just listen to music!" Lillith pouted.

“Now that the children's hour is over,” Christian chided, “how about we discuss the reason Lillith joined us... This fight that JH must win. He will not only have to be physically, on top of his game, but he also must be mentally prepared for anything. We have to get him ready for this because it will possibly be the biggest battle of his life.”

They went back to their room, actually more of a suite of rooms, and Mackinzie waved, signaling she would be right back. She went into one of the adjoining rooms and returned in a few moments, JH on her heels.

JH, looking confused, asked, “Whose idea was it to put me against one of their knights?”

“It was mine,” Alisha responded, “and I’ll tell you why. I’ve noticed that they are still trained in the old ways, which is pretty much hand to hand and sword, but we’ll leave the sword fighting for