1 Long Live The Queen

"Long Live the Queen" they shouted.

Their Queen of beauty, Their Queen of forgiveness, Their Queen of cruelty to all evil souls that dare trespass against them.

"Long Live Queen Lilith!" they shouted louder in the streets.

Raine slowly walked into the tunnel when the smell of blood hit his nostrils mixed with the scent of roses. He quickly covered his nose as he stared straight ahead of him. Raine heard a voice shout

"Bow before the queen" as he approaches the throne room.

Raine stared at the guard, dressed in black and royal red, holding a spear in one hand and a sword hanging at his waist. He looked very young, but inexperienced, with a hit of bravery showing in his eyes. He watched blood dripping down from the lips of the guard .

Raine nodded "Will do, young knight".

The scent of blood continued to rush past him, driving his thirst to run wild. He approached the doors of the throne room where a knight stood guard. The guard looked Raine up and down.

He glared at Raine asking who he is, and why is he here. Raine glanced back at the guard and said,

"My name is Raine, and I am here to see your queen."

The guard stared at him again and laughed.

" What gives you the right to see the queen at the time of war and bloodshed, when fear runs straight to the core of this country. Join the young men in the streets and fools at the bars and drink the night away and praise our queen for our great victory against our enemies".

Raine stares at the guard again and he says,

"Just tell your queen Raine is here".

He stared out at black and violet sky thinking midnight is approaching.

The guard took a deep breath and marched away angrily saying, "Okay, okay, I will tell her you're here you little twit."

Raine awaited at the throne room door, waiting for permission to enter; the guard returned angrier than before he left for inside. He grumbled as he glared at him. "The queen awaits you". Raine bowed to him before leaving.

He pushed the doors open. The smell of blood overcame him leaving him weak to his knees. He continues to walk looking at his surroundings. As he approached the throne.

As he approach he saw a lifeless body hanging from the ceiling as blood slowly dripping down forming small pools of blood on the ground.

Black and royal red draping the entire hall. Raine was stunned when he was how beautiful she was. Her pale white skin as clear and smooth as jade, her long lust black hair hanging down on her back reaching below her waist, leaving her beauty unspeakable and the drops of blood dripping from her lips making her more breathtaking.

He stared at her for a moment lost in thought not sure what to say to such a stunning beauty. "Hello, Queen Lilith," he said as bowing down turns her.

She slowly licked her lips and said, "Welcome Raine, if that is your real name. What brings you all the way to Verilin?"

"My name is Raine and nothing else. I have come to Verilin to join the troop of your royal knights. You know of which speak, the knight that is not human… that is which I have heard from many, and I have also heard that you have the most powerful army in the country or world at that."

She leans her head to the left staring at him as her black long hair curved to her body as she smirks "hmm… this is right, but I doubt I have the most powerful army in the country or the world at that" she examins the man before her.

Her brows knitted together "many come here to join my army but many have failed and died in the battle against the church, who tries so hard to kill my kind out, but the church is less of my problem anyway. So tell me, Raine, what is your race?"

He smirks at Lilith, "Are you sure that I am not human ?" staring back at the queen. "You don't smell like one," she grins at him.

He couldn't help, but laugh and think this woman is not someone he can fool and is worth pledging his loyalty to. he laughed for a bit before he answered Lilith, "I am from an ancient vampire clan known as Hertz. A race that had long been forgotten"

He sighs lightly as he stares at the woman before him. She opens her mouth to speak," One of many races that got eliminated by the church, but it seems that they failed at that. These days it seems the church is killing out the entire race except one saying the rest is unholy by the name of their god. So tell me Raine where did you come from?"

He ran his hand gently through his hair before placing his hand to his side once more and speaking, "Hmm….well the people who raised me told me I came from the Black Rose Wood off the edge of Von, but I grew up in a small village in Von call Ezrith."

His eyes begin to wander around the room looking at the design of birds surrounding the room as he heard a voice breaking him from his trace. "Oh my, that's ways off across the ocean. Seems like the boat ride had been safe, well then Raine why did you leave your peaceful country at the time of war, where bloodshed is nonstop. Where each country lose men, women, and child on each side of the field "

He started thinking back to the village and all his memories and the stories he been told. He began to speak "I was told to leave my village, to go meet the Queen of Verilin, and become a royal knight until the time comes to take the next step in my path, but I don't know what that is yet."

He stared at her as he said, "My dear Queen will you let me be a part of your great army. To train with your men and become stronger in mind and body."

There was a long silence before she spoke again. As he began to walk he turned towards the window and stare out of it looking below, watching the young men drinking the blood of their enemies, and praising their Queen.

A question came to his mind that he almost forgot to ask her. He quickly turned around but she was already standing by a marble statue of a phoenix.

He slowly opened his mouth slightly shocked, "Before answering my question I have one more question for you. What is your people's race? If you don't mind may I ask?"

She stared at him looking so tired and weak for the long night, but she softly spoke hiding her tiredness, "My people are vampires but they are a new generation of vampires, we can walk in the sunlight as well as under the moonlight." He looked at her as the word new generation of vampires replays into his head.

As a result more questions starts Poppin up in his mind , but he holds them back. Thinking those questions will be answered themselves in time. He walked away from the window and began to say "I will give you the night to think about this as it seems to me you need rest for the night, my queen.

" She responded slowly saying, "Well I guess you're right Raine tomorrow first thing in the morning I'll give you my answer. Until then tell the guard outside the door to show you to the guest room. well, good-night Raine".

He bowed as he said good-night to the queen walking out of the throne room. He smirked as he tells the guard to lead him to the guest room.

The guard in a harsh tone, "What the bloody hell is the queen thinking giving this twit the guest room." He laughs to himself while leading Raine to the guest room. He grumbles saying "Well here is your guest room."

Raine stared at him for a moment and smiled devilishly,"Thank you dick."

The smile on the guard's face was wiped off quickly turning his face to rose red. The veins in his muscles started to show as he spoke, "listen here you little twit just because the queen took a sweet liking to you doesn't make you high and mighty." Raine stared at him and grinned, "Okay am only calling you dick until you call me by my name."

Raine turned towards the guest room with his back facing the guard. Feeling the stares of the guard's piercing into his back as he opened the door and walked inside and took a breather.

He stared around the room as he sees the drape in black and red and notices a mug sitting on the table. Raine stared it for a moment knowing what was inside. His body was crying to taste it against his tongue to feel it going down his throat, to taste that sweet thing in it, his body crying for just one sip for the sweet taste to run through this body, but he knows better not to drink even a drop of blood. For what the outcome of it does to him.

He lay down on the bed thinking what Queen Lilith might say tomorrow and closed his eyes trying to dream and hope for a good news in the morning.