Darker Things

The balance of the world slaughtered long back with the destruction of races one against another. Witches, Wolves, Vampires, Humans and every other specie wrecked the world.

The Emperor, ruler of all the Vampire kings living for a hundred years holding a desperate secret to himself, barbaric in his deeds and ruthless by his rule leaves no stone unturned to mark his territory over the human race, hits the grapevine when he discovers a scandal.

He uses all his power to bring down the humans to his mercy, his barbaric expeditions starts from making the Queen of Human territory his and that happens by unraveling her scandal hid from the world. He chases her, fights her, only to realize she is not a meek princess but a warrior Queen.

Will she be his destruction? In the mystique world comprising of Vampires, witches and demons lies betrayal and darkness. Will they discover LOVE along their way or does their secrets part them??

Arthea kept scratching her shoulders, the straps of the dress she had to wear made her feel terribly itchy. The delicate smooth crimson silk with a golden trim around her neckline and the silver lining tugging around the waist was way new to her and she struggled to adjust in the kind of cloth she was an alien to.

There was a little birth of fear within her as she understood that the Oath she has taken to protect the Kingdom of Vrishnya from the shackles of the Beast is not going to be easy.

The long gown made of velvet and silk only turned arch enemy of Arthea by dwindling with her heels, neither is she used wearing the heels nor the long satin diamond studded gowns. She felt discomfort to no bounds and have she had one clue on how to end the human looking animals, she wouldn't have waited.

Alas, she was trapped in a never ending puzzle, which she has to solve at any cost.

"The so-called Princess who couldn't manage her dress and walk straight is chosen to be our Majesty's wife. What a pity!"

Arthea's knuckles tightened hearing the sarcastic comment, she is on the verge of slashing that person in half. But the only problem is she has no idea who has done the comment.

The voice she heard didn't sound like the voice of the Witch, who brought her here.

"The Majestic Kingdom, where soon to be Queen is being welcomed with blindfolds. What a Pity!" Arthea's tone oozed out sarcasm all over.

She let out her frustration in the form of sarcasm, only to receive a strong hand choking her neck.

Arthea raised her hand to grab the hand choking her neck but refrained herself understanding that her mission is higher than anything and it is to end the Monster himself.

"This is not your petty Kingdom Vrishnya, and you are not a fucking Princess. Shove your attitude, if you want to be alive and do as we say. Not a word more" the commanding voice made its way from Arthea's ears to her brain.

'Who is this person? Why is she able to command so much power? Generally the people who are supposed to marry Kings and Queens in our human world. Maybe these animals have no manners nor etiquettes' Arthea mentally cursed the weird creatures.

After walking for how long God knows, Arthea felt the cloth tied to her eyes being slipped away. Rubbing her eyes, it took minutes for Arthea to regain her capabilities to look and perceive.

All she saw was darkness prevailing, except the little light coming from the far seeping through the open architecture of ventilation, there is no lantern or a lamp in the whole room.

A guard walked in holding a wooden log emitting fire, and in the light, Arthea was able to see some weird looking creatures.

While she tried to come in terms with why everyone are looking soo weird, the guard was sent away and the wooden stick was held by a woman who had a tail.

"Strip"

Arthea looked at the witch with Shock, she clearly couldn't understand what she has heard.

"This is not your fucking little Kingdom, this is the Royal Castle of Beast and here you are supposed to adhere to rules. Don't make me repeat, Strip" the Witch commanded.

"Have you gone out of mind? Are you even hearing yourself?" screamed Arthea.

"Yes we are and unlike you mortals, we don't encounter bodily problems" taunted the Witch.

"Yes Yes, how can I forget, you might be the strongest creatures with no bodily disorders. But what a pity to have wrecked mental health problems" pitied Arthea.

She now knew that she has entered troubled waters by taunting them. But she would let nothing in the world make her strip, and not these unknown weird creatures for sure.

"Alora, this is the last and final time we are warning you. If you don't abide by what we say, we will have to do it the other way," the one with the long tail warned Arthea.

"Are you even in your senses? Do you even understand what you have just said?" roared Arthea.

She lost every bit of her sanity, hearing bullshit coming out of these creatures.

"We very well know what we are doing and these are the rules everyone is supposed to adhere" the Witch warned.

"Then these are not to be called as rules but rename them as bullshit" spat Arthea.

There are darker things than the night and that is none other than the stone heart of the Monstrous Beast, a tyrant with ruthless obsession for power.

Everything changes when the prosperous Kingdom of Vrishya faces the wrath of the Intolerant beast, and lives of innocents turns to Ashes, the only way to save thr crumbling Kingdom is striking a Deal with the Enemy.