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

when Mackinzie opened her eyes, she was pain free and able to move. Once Mackinzie was on her feet, Christian walked over to the twins and touched them with the sword, healing them as well.

“Okay, we have to get to the coliseum before this tattoo moves any further,” Christian said, and their little group moved out.

As Christian’s and Lillith’s group walked back toward the castle, Rachael and the other slayers were looking to find their way back. Alisha led the other slayers based on what she remembered, but they walked straight into a sleeping giant! Alisha held her hand up to get everyone to be silent, but Fire barked, waking the giant.

"Oh, look, the gods have given me breakfast,” the giant said with a sinister laugh.

Rachael stabbed him in the leg, but she didn’t do nearly enough damage. The giant brought his hand down hard, hitting her. Her body crumbled under the weight of his might, and as she attempted to stand, he grabbed her by the leg and slammed her into the ground! Fire and Ice ran to their master’s aid, but they were quickly killed by a couple of well-placed stomps. Their bodies crunched as the giant laughed. He reached down and picked up the remains of the dead wolves, popping pieces of them into his mouth, and began chewing.

“Tasty meat!” the giant said as he stalked toward the others.

Alisha ran to help Rachael, trying to stab the giant in the leg, but he dodged the attack and grabbed up one of the other slayers, who was ripped in half and discarded.

Danielle, their powerful sorceress, realized they were outmatched and screamed, "We must leave here now before we are slaughtered!"

Alisha grabbed the injured Rachael as Danielle covered them in a fog, causing the giant’s vision to become blurry. He ran after them but to no avail. They hid in the trees as he blindly ran past them. Rachael's body was badly injured, her arms and legs broken and disfigured. She coughed up blood and attempted to stay conscious, but she had never been injured this bad.

"Perhaps we should leave this place while we have a chance. Our numbers are down to just us, the others are dead, and you are injured," Danielle suggested, looking at Rachael’s mangled body in horror.

"You know the deal with this place. After we leave, our memories will fade, and we won’t remember anything of this place. Do you wish to leave our job unfinished?" a barely breathing Rachael said in a whisper. "I leave it up to you, Alisha. I feel this may be it for me. After all the battles I have gone through, to die in the land of the vampires by the hand of a giant. It’s shameful,” she sobbed.

A somber look flashed across her face as Alisha looked at her leader, her mind going back to all the battles they had fought side by side. A tear started to escape her eye, and she quickly pushed it back. This was war, there was no time for an injured comrade. Alisha knew what she had to do. Placing a hand over Rachael’s face, she covered both of her eyes while whispering, "Your battle is over, sister." She slammed her sword into Rachael’s heart, killing her instantly. Rachael’s body went limp as Danielle covered her mouth in horror.

“We must complete our mission,” Alisha said, her face like granite, showing no emotion. “Only the two of us remain. We have to complete this mission, or we will die here, trying. Let us go.”

Robert sat waiting, surrounded by the giant slayers and their people chanting, “Kill, Kill, Kill!” As the tattoo slowly raised up Robert's arm, it also crept up Lillith’s and Christian’s as well. It won't be long until the heir must face me. An easy win for me, Robert thought just as the ground began shaking. Each rumble got louder until the king of the giants, Timaeus entered into the coliseum.

“Robert, I have thought of your proposal, and my people are sick of war. We wish peace with you vampires, and if I have the word of the Federation that there will be no more bloodshed, the treaty will be signed. But be mindful, if you break our agreement, your castle will fall, and your children will beg for mercy as we will come down on you with all of our might.”

“King Timaeus, once I am crowned king, the treaty will be signed. Our people will live in harmony with one another. You have my word,” Robert swore with a small bow of his head.

King Timaeus then turned and exited the colosseum, heading back to his kingdom.

Robert smiled and whispered to his first in command, “Once I am crowned, I will use his head as a pedestal for my throne room. Peace with those beasts, indeed. I shall not bow to a giant, they shall bow to me!” Robert had gained the mob of the people's approval, all that was left was defeating the heir to the throne, and he had the advantage. He was older and more skilled in combat. To him, this would be an easy task.

Or so he thought.

Chapter Twelve

The minutes seemed like hours by the time Lillith, Mackinzie, Christian, JH, and the twins made it back to the castle.

“It's empty,” Christian exclaimed as he quickly ran to the Federation chambers, where he found blood running out of the room and all three of them murdered. He had no idea of why or how it happened, but the horrors of it were plain to see. Nevertheless, he could do nothing about that right now, so he led Lillith and the others to the coliseum where the challenge was to take place.

Sounds of a beating drum and chanting grew louder the closer they got to the coliseum. be heard with each step closer to this place, when after a few moments they arrive. The coliseum was a huge arena, standing high into the