Dr. Luna
The Vampires Promised Bride Chapter 73

Jasper bit into his thumb and blew on the tip of his finger with force. A red cloud formed and swarmed over the ghouls. Their shrieks and cries filled the air as the red cloud pooled over the enemy.

A bright orange glow beamed down and burned a hole right through the ghouls and dark elves. Justice turned his sword slowly moving the beam. It disintegrated the enemies it touched instantly. From the corner of his eye he watched as Derek and Lucy ran behind them. He wanted to follow along with them and he would as soon as he cleared all the loose ends up.

Justice went to turn his head when his eyes widened. In front of Derek and Lucy another army was approaching... an army of the voidless. He turned his gaze to the new legion and pointed his sword in their direction shooting out a long beam. It was like his sword extended the full length and devoured the enemies in its path. The moment his sword's light reached the voidless they evaporated. It was like the light instantly melted their bodies. He watched as Derek nodded his head to him as he pulled Lucy along.

If this kept up Justice would be able to join them shortly. He watched Jester and Irene mercilessly kill the dark elves as Jasper's red cloud ate through the ghouls. Dark blobs began to move towards them from a distance. They looked like ogres only their skin was the color of ebony. They looked to be more tainted and the putrid smell of rotting flesh wafted in the air. A high pitched whinny was heard and a large black horse slowly moved forward. The creature walked through the red dust as if it was nothing. A tall dark shadow stepped out from the dust and set its gaze on Justice.

It looked like an all-black unicorn that had been dead for years. Its skin dripped off of its body showing the bones through its skin. Around the hooves dark, thick blood oozed down clinging to the hair and hooves. The eyes were black and sunken inside of its head. The horn had a black glow around it that seemed to pulsate in and out.

The ogres charged and the vampires were now having to fight for their lives against multiple strong opponents. Justice directed his light towards the dark unicorn but to his surprise, the creature blocked his beam. Unicorns were pure creatures of magic. They belonged to the fairy kingdom. They were creatures that couldn't be evil... not on their own accord.

Justice raised his sword defensively as the creature shot a black beam towards him. The orange light of his sword met with the darkness and he felt his whole body shake. It blocked it... but it took a lot of effort. He readied himself and gripped his sword tightly. He was going to have to give this everything he had.

Lucy ran behind Derek still holding his hand. He was superior in tracking than she was so she let him have full control over the direction they were going. The moon began to creep out giving its light in the darkness. Under the light of the moon, a dark figure was standing as if it was waiting for them. Derek slowed down, gripping Lucy's hand tighter.

Lucy recognized the man that had sneered at her at the ball the night she had been taken. But her eyes wandered past him to the pale woman with ivory hair laying on a strange stone. A peculiar light glowed around her like an energy prison. "Mira..." Lucy breathed out as she took a small step forward. She felt Derek pull her more to his back as his eyes darted to the shadows. His thoughts seemed scrambled and were going at lightning speed but Lucy was still able to follow him. She blinked several times as she looked at what Derek was looking at.

A man with dark hair and dark eyes stepped into the moonlight. Lucy tried to take another step but Derek was keeping her glued next to him. Derek's eyes were darting back and forth between the two men.

"Confused? I can see you are confused young prince." Count Basil said sneering at Derek.

"Aba, are you okay?!" Lucy called out ignoring Derek's insistence for her to stay quiet. He didn't want any attention being drawn to her. "Quite." Aba answered tersely.

"The banshee here is quite devoted to the royal family. She wouldn't accept me breaking the link. It really was quite rude. I was offering her her freedom. Those types of potions are not easy to come by, you know? But she wouldn't turn on the royal family... pity. So I figure I might as well collect her essence. Banshees are powerful creatures you know? And their life essence is worth a lot." Count Basil turned and looked at Abaddon. "Ahh, but a demon servant." He clicked his tongue and glowered at Derek. "Demons don't make good servants, you know why? Because they hold no loyalty. The moment he was offered his freedom he took it. I was quite surprised to see there is a djinn living inside of him too but I guess even a djinn is a demon."

"But the djinn is bound to Lucy..." Derek shook his head in confusion. A djinn would never abandon their master.

"I had to weaken him so that Abaddon's soul could devour the djinn. Now he is a free soul not bound to anyone and completely unleashed." Count Basil looked at Lucy. "So nice to have someone very familiar with you. As your servant, he knows your secrets. And I gave him his freedom in exchange for those secrets."

"How could you plot against the royal family!" Derek growled angrily. He wished he could get Lucy out of here. The situation was suddenly feeling more dangerous.

"I would never plot against the royal family. At least not when they are acting sane. But this whole taking a wolf as your mate is nonsense. You are weakening our line. I don't care what you think about her blood. She isn't pure. We need our strength. We don't need a treaty with the wolves. Look, everything will be fine, young prince. We will break your blood bond together and we can forget about this embarrassment." Count Basil held a hand out invitingly to Derek.

"You are the embarrassment. Having someone like you among our kind. Count Drake Basil for your crimes against the royal family and by the authority of my father you are condemned to death."

Count Basil chuckled and dropped his hand to his side. "Don't worry young prince. You've been corrupted. You don't even realize it but fairies are tricky like that. You've been put under their grotesque magic. We will get you all sorted out."

Lucy stared quietly at Abaddon, a tear trickled down the side of her face and she gave him a small smile. "I thought you both were dead... I thought you left me. Thank goodness you're alive." Lucy... Derek whispered into her mind.

Count Basil laughed loudly. "He doesn't work for you anymore. You aren't friends. You were his master."

"You have too much faith in me, princesssss." Abaddon's voice was crisp as his dark eyes met with hers coldly.

Lucy shook her head. "I wasn't just Aba's master. We are friends. And I do... I do trust you." She gave him a small smile and then her eyes moved to Mira. The banshee looked to be in pain but she was at least still alive. She was certain Aba hadn't betrayed them. He wouldn't have... right? She had to believe in him because after everything she had to believe it was more than a master and servant relationship. At least it was to her.

"Awe... such a pathetic creature. We really need to separate the prince from something so weak." Count Basil turned his head and looked expectantly towards the shadows.

A young woman walked out and handed a few vials to Count Drake. She then turned and looked at Lucy.

"We've never met but I am Beryl. Your family is the reason for my hell. Your mother killed my grandmother and destroyed everything. My grandmother was just trying to help. She was trying to prevent such an immoral creature from existing. After her death, I promised her I would avenge her. Of course, I never realized how cowardly your family was refusing to leave their pack and then enlisting the vampires to fight their battles." "You teamed up with the witch?!" Derek growled angrily. They had already assumed this but he felt even more infuriated knowing it was true.

"Werewolves and vampires shouldn't be in harmony together. The witch just wanted the Locke family but she had something interesting. Creatures that killed like vampires only more savagely. They were the perfect setup to create mistrust among the werewolves. I was hoping it would cause the treaty to fail. But I didn't take into account you leading an elite army out there in order to protect the mutt you are taking as a bride. The two species were supposed to end up at war with each other..." Count Basil sneered angrily. "All because of your meddling I had to get my hands dirty."

Derek's gaze shifted to what the man was holding in his hands. He had a bad feeling about it.

"Beryl... I can't forgive you for the evil experiments and meaningless attacks you have done to my people. But I also can't simply kill you. You know you could have lived a normal life. You could have stayed with your coven and they would have welcomed you. Instead, you went down the path of vengeance. So much you even promised your soul away for it." Lucy was fighting for composure so she didn't rip the witch apart. Her eyes flipped back to Aba who was still standing there quietly. She wondered what he was thinking right now. This was part of a plan. This was part of a plan. She continued to tell herself quietly.

She felt Derek rub his thumb over her hand gently. He was trying to give her support though she could feel his uneasiness rising. They both glanced at the vials and were wondering exactly what they would do. Lucy took in a deep breath and turned her complete focus on the witch.

I will take care of the witch. Just be careful with whatever he is holding. Lucy linked to Derek.

I can take care of them both Lucy. Please... Derek pleaded quietly. What was in those potions? He couldn't risk something happening to Lucy or his unborn baby. Together... Derek. We can do this together.

The black horn crashed into Justice's sword creating a loud ringing sound echoing in the air. The black unicorn shot several dark blasts towards Justice which he managed to deflect except for one that shot into his leg. Red liquid splattered over the ground and pooled down his leg. A strangled yell escaped his throat as he leaned on his good leg panting. The dark magic of the unicorn was strong. In fact, it was much stronger than he ever imagined. He looked up at dark elves and ogres who had the three vampires on the retreat. They couldn't hold them all off, he had to help them.

His dark green hair flowed in the wind as he gripped his sword tightly. He steadied himself on his good leg as his green eyes began to glow. His sword began to swirl in a similar green color as he connected to it. A part of him deep inside called out to the sword as if connecting to a part of his soul.

Justice raised his sword up in the air and a loud growl ripped through the blade of the sword. It was the sound of a bear's roar. With the roar, the green light grew brighter and illuminated the night sky. The sound of a beast raged from the light. A human form stood holding the sword but his shadow reflected that of a large werebear that was roaring in the air. His feral strength pushed forward and his green eyes landed on his target.