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

a queen. You are so beautiful,'' he said, a lovesick look on his face as he gazed at Mackinzie. “Your beauty overwhelms me, and I must have you. I swear to you, we are destined to be together and you, sweet, beautiful one, are to rule at my side. Don't fret though,” he finished, turning toward Lillith, “you will, of course, not be left out. Seeing as you are an acquaintance of my bride to be, you shall be a perfect addition to my court.”

Before the girls could even begin to process his words, he gently took Mackinzie’s hands in his and flew to the highest point of the subway’s ceiling. Hovering high above Lillith, his hands moved to Mackinzie’s waist, then around her as he wrapped her in his arms. Fear struck Mackinzie’s heart and words struggled to escape her lips when he whispered, "This will only hurt for a second,” before biting into her neck.

The iron smell of blood filled the air as it ran down her shoulder and dripped to the floor in front of Lillith. He licked his lips and struck once more, inserting his fangs into the gaping holes in her neck while Mackinzie was fighting frantically to get away from him and stay conscious. She’d somehow managed to hold on to her pepper spray, and she brought it up, spraying him in the eyes, which turned out to be no more than a minor annoyance to this creature.

"Funny, young one, you still think I'm like you, a human. Now, what if it had worked and I dropped your body from this height onto the concrete floor?” He began laughing as Mackinzie’s blood loss got the best of her, and she slowly drifted off.

Lillith was frozen with fear and she fought against the ice that had invaded her limbs. She opened her mouth to scream, but nothing would come out. After what felt like an eternity, her body started to get the message, and her feet and mouth finally obeyed her brain. She took off in a dash toward the opening of the subway, screaming at the top of her lungs for help. Just when she thought she might make it, a hand covered her mouth and halted her progress.

"No, no, no, young one, we can't bring any unwanted visitors to us, now can we?" he cooed just before his teeth pierced her neck.

Her body went limp as the warm blood flowed out of her neck. She felt nauseous, then completely faint, and her green eyes became heavy as she slowly lost consciousness.

Sometime later, Lillith was awakened by a bump in the road. She was in a large vehicle, and she could hear by the roaring of the tires that they weren't driving very fast. She felt around in the gloom, awakening Mackinzie.

“Are you okay?" Lillith asked as her friend stirred. They were still alive, but she felt so terribly weak. It was as If her entire body was being held down by weights.

“I think so,” Mackinzie groaned as she sat up. They got unsteadily to their knees and felt around to find only a wooden box and a lot of cardboard boxes filled with useless items. The van tossed them around as it went over a bump in the road, but they managed to stay upright and continue their search.

"What in the heck was he?" Mackinzie asked franti‐ cally. "Vampires aren’t real, are they, Lillith? I mean, he did bite us, so maybe we are dreaming."

"That's exactly what he was! We have to escape him. There's no telling what he really has planned for us," Lillith responded while she frantically searched for anything they could use as a weapon against the terrible monster who had them trapped in this vehicle.

They tried for a few minutes, but their weakness slowed them down, and they needed to rest. Being so drained, they once again, dozed off. Minutes later, a bump in the road caused Lillith to wake up. Still quite groggy, she felt around until she touched the van’s wall and found the cargo light. Clicking it on, she looked around, taking in her surroundings which seemed bereft of anything except a large black box. She nudged Mackinzie awake just as the box that was in the back of the van abruptly opened, startling both girls who clung to each other in surprise and fear.

The man sat up while shaking out his hair and stretching with a loud yawn before climbing out of the box to stand before them like some dark, beautiful angel. He smiled benevolently, as if he were bestowing upon them a precious gift by simply being in their presence.

"Hello, ladies. It was so rude of me not to introduce myself to you. I am Christian of the vampires from Taldor. I am from the Elite branch of vampires, and you both have been gifted with my power,” he explained. Then to Lillith, he continued, “You will always be a protector of us, and as my soon-to-be bride’s best friend, you will sit at court with us, and you shall live well.” Turning to Mackinzie and looking into her eyes, he said, “And you, my beautiful soon-to-be queen, shall rule at my side."

The two girls stared at the beautiful creature in both awe and confusion, as if they had been kidnapped by an alien in a dream and in a moment they would wake to find themselves eating pizza. The creature continued his tale as if completely unaware of their turmoil.

He explained about his father while fighting his human-like emotions and forcing himself to remain composed even as he fought back tears when he showed them the ring his father had worn. This ring had great significance in their world as it was only worn by the leader of Taldor, the Elite, they were called, and the ring showed his Elite status as the heir to the throne.

Lillith's anger grew, and she drew her hand back to slap him as she screamed, "I'm