Chapter 3: New beginnings(part one)

WRITER'S POV 

 (The world of vampires) 

 On a throne that looked anything but cute sat a laughing king that was anything but amused. 

The maidens were scared out of their minds. 

"Please don't bite us. Not again, I can't bear it!" One of them immediately shrieked causing the others to hold their breath in fear of her faith which she just signed unknowingly. 

The king's chuckle slowed dangerously to a stop. He now held a smirk instead. 

"Take the others back!" He ordered and his guards were quick to react leaving the girl that had spoken up. They didn't need the king to spell it out to them that she was to remain. 

The girl, having now known what she had brought upon herself, fell to her knees in a series of pleas. 

She was a human that had been captured from her world to the world of vampires. There were many like her here and whenever the king got bored, he'd send for new ones and discard the old ones. 

"Please have mercy" she cried now bowing. 

She really didn't mean to speak out, she had thought it was just in her head!. Every one knew how the king was, so why would she knowingly utter such in his presence!. 

"Why?". Came his reply and she paused in confusion and surprise. He actually wants to hear her reason! 

"What?" She immediately regretted her question when she noted the anger spewing from his eyes. 

"I....I..I ..I mean" she found it hard to explain herself. What reason could she possibly give to such a wicked man to let her live? 

"Seeing as you have none___ 

"No, please wait!". 

The king cocked his head to the side with an evil glint in his eye, wearing an equally matching smile. He could keep this game going for as long as she wanted. 

"Tell me darling". He drawled and she almost forgot she was about to die. Thoughts ran through her head. The loudest being how such a fine man could be so evil. 

The tsk sound that came from him finally snapped her out of her day dream. 

"Plans changed". 

The girl stared confusedly at him wondering what his words meant but it wasn't for long as before she could blink her eyes, an excruciating pain shot through her neck. Then came the struggle combined with the scream. 

Soon enough the king was back to his former position with a tilt to his head admiring what he thought to be a fine piece of art. 

"This better be good or you're going to be in the same position as that". The king spoke before he turned to a new presence that had just entered the room. 

He had heard the frantic voice resonating in his head about something important occuring which pushed his decision to end his new toy faster than he would have liked. 

"You wouldn't do that to your best friend" Joshua the king's second in command replied "well more like only friend" he added after some thoughts. 

The king in no mood to entertain his friend's jokes stared unemotionally causing Joshua to shiver a little. Even he was afraid of his friend. 

"Fine! Fine!" He raised his hands in surrender. "A royal message and invitation just reached our world". 

If the king was surprised, nothing at all gave it away. "Give it". 

Joshua immediately handed over the letter that was obviously marked with a royal emblem that the king knew all too well. 

RAWA's. 

A mocking smile reached his face as he tore through the envelope. He had waited for this day. A day the almighty RAWA would seek his help. 

Joshua stood there eagerly waiting for the content of the letter to be Spilled by his friend. He was already used to his friend changing moods like a pregnant woman that he saw nothing odd about the smile he now possessed. 

The king had only read the headings when his smile dropped and was instead replaced with a scowl. 

"What is it?" Joshua was quick to notice. 

Instead of replying, the king threw the letter to him. 

"INVITATION IN HONOR OF THE LATE KING OF RAWA" Joshua read aloud and immediately scowled at it too. He was also expecting it was some sort of plea from the creatures of RAWA. 

From years before they were born and even till now, there had been a silent challenge going on between the vampire world and the other world which the vampires Prefered to call the world of abomination. 

Both worlds have hoped that RAWA would one day reach out to them for help or some sort of alliance. They knew it would come with a lot of power and respect to their name as RAWA was such a feared world considered much more closer to goddess Riela. 

The almighty goddess was seen to have greater love for the world of RAWA than the other two she had also created. At some point both worlds decided they would not serve the goddess anymore as they felt neglected and unloved but the responding wrath of goddess Riela had them going back on their words. 

"Maybe it's not even a bad idea". The king's voice spoke up . 

"What? You want to honor RAWA's late king?" Joshua askedlaughing but it immediately died down when he noticed the king didn't look amused. On the contrary he looked quite serious. 

"Wait what?" Joshua asked again, now confused "you'd really go?" 

"Yes" the king replied in a clip tone. 

"Don't even think of going all finality and secretive on me" Joshua warned. He might have been a little scared of his friend sometimes but it never affected him when he was curious or fed up and right now he was a bit of both. 

The king raised an eyebrow at him but eventually sighed. 

"First off, it is a necessity in the Goddess's rule and last thing I need now is incurring another of her tantrums" he lifted another finger further listing out his reasons "secondly it's not every time the almighty RAWA accepts visitors from other worlds" he smiled and finally added "I just think it's going to be fun". 

Joshua knowing that was all he was going to get even though it was obviously nothing decided not to push it. 

"It's in three days". 

"Make sure word gets out and ready two of our best men" the king ordered "we leave before the crow of the hawk at the start of night". 

Joshua bowed and left his presence. His head filled with thoughts of what the king had planned. The king's definition of "fun" was definitely not the same way others pictured it and as much as Joshua wanted them on the good side of RAWA, he couldn't help but be fearful of this "fun" the king spoke of. 

"Whatever happens, it's him, not me, goddess Riela. Take note please". He pleaded in a whisper hoping the king didn't hear. 

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Meanwhile.... 

Over at the World of RAWA, Hariel had just woken up from a week's sleep and looked confused at her environment. 

"At some point I thought she was dead". She heard a voice and snapped her head towards a young girl about her age with her blond bangs covering her eyes. She almost laughed when the girl blew air past her mouth to remove the bangs but failed miserably as it fell back on her eyes. 

"I'm glad to see you find that funny". The girl remarked. 

Hariel's eyes widened in surprise. She could swear she didn't laugh out loud. 

"Oh don't be surprised. You'd get used to it soon". 

Hariel looked at the girl confused. 

"Will you stop scaring her Elizabeth!" Another voice called out from the other side of the room and hariel's first reaction was to scurry back in fear which proved to be a bad idea as she hit her head hard on the headboard. 

"Ouuuuuch". She whimpered. 

"Oh dear" the voice that had startled her immediately reached out for her, pressing gently on her head. 

Hariel was too stunned to react. 

"What's going on here!" Hariel's father had stepped into the room appalled at the picture he saw. 

"Liana made her hit her head". Elizabeth was quick to speak . 

"Lizzy!" The girl now identified as Liana hissed. 

Lizzy looked innocently at her spotting a "what?" Look. 

"Okay girls that's enough for today. Out!" Hariel's father ordered and both girls went out muttering sorry to Hariel. They passed by Hariel's mother who entered into the room in confusion having also heard Hariel's earlier outburst of pain. 

"What's wrong?". She questioned sitting by Hariel who held her head still in pain. 

"I think she hit her head," The father answered. 

"Oh my poor baby". Her mother wrapped her up as much as she could, seeing as Hariel had a bigger build than her. Rebekah was a very tiny woman. 

Hariel, feeling a little embarrassed, tried to reassure her. "I'm okay mom" 

The woman was having none of that though. 

"Allow the child a little space, Rebekah!" Lazarus warned. 

Rebekah reluctantly did as he said and Hariel let out a little breath of freedom. 

"Are you okay?". Lazarus asked her. 

"I'll be once you tell me where we are father".