C4 Armies

In a vast hall filled with newly sired vampires thirsting for blood, Adrian parades the space, visibly disturbed.

"Where is Ethan?" he asks Sophie, who has just arrived.

"He will be here momentarily, brother. He has some business to finish," Sophie replies.

"What business could be more important than these new breeds of vampires?" Adrian questions.

"Be rest assured, he has everything planned out," Sophie reassures.

Ethan enters.

"It's no surprise that you would have been vilifying me while I was away, brother." Ethan turns to his armies. "I understand your plight, and I'm not like my ever-religious brother here who would tell you not to stomp into town and kill every single mortals out there."

"Why did you sire us if you're going to lock us up in here? The animal blood in the bags we fed on is nothing compared to our insatiable hunger," one newly turned vampire expresses.

"Relax, friend. Here are bags of blood for you," Ethan says, dropping a hundred-pack of blood.

The vampires eagerly grab two each, gulping it down.

"How did you get a hundred packs of blood within a few minutes?" Adrian asks, looking surprised.

"Nothing that can't be done through compulsion." Ethan told Adrian.

"Listen, everyone. I know you still aren't satisfied. I want you all to go into town and unleash on those mortals; do not kill anyone. That is the goal. Drink a little portion of blood from every single human you touch. But remember, do not suck 'em dry and don't forget to compel them not to remember encountering you, okay?"

Noah, one of the newly sired vampires, asks,

"And how do we do this compulsion? None of us have any idea."

"Listen, friend, it's nothing hard, okay? Look into their eyes and say what you want, and voila..." Ethan says as he snaps his fingers. "They do as you say.They are weak, frail and vulnerable to anything."

Every vampire scatters in the city, sinking their fangs and sucking out blood, attempting to adhere to Ethan's instructions not to kill everyone and compelling each victim not to remember the encounter.

In the evening, at 7pm, the vampires gather in the big room as instructed by Ethan. They begin to grow impatient, waiting for his arrival. Adrian and Sophie enter.

"Hello, friends. The very purpose of this meeting is to preach a goal. We are going to cut to the chase. We have sired you guys from being frail mortals. We have given you everlasting lives. You need to give us something in return," Adrian and Sophie address the gathered vampires.

One of the new vampires said, "You gave us no choice; you held us captives and fed yourselves with our blood. Now, you not only turn us into monsters who feed on blood but you want to us to do you Devil's bedding." Another said,

"Something in return? You will get nothing." An uproar begins.

Ethan comes in, "Whoever doesn't want to be involved in this can leave, I do not need people that aren't loyal, this is your chance to back off now or betray me and face my wroth." He says showing half of his monsterous being by bringing out his fangs. The vampires get terrifies

No one leaves.

"I assume everyone here is loyal.I give you my words to always protect every single one of you,if you stand by me."Ethan promised

"Now, we need you all to swear your allegiance to us" Adrian said

"Here in this bowl"Sophie says putting a bowl on the table. You take turns to pour in your blood."

The vampires go round cutting themselves with a knife and pouring in their blood in the bowl

"I was just getting bored waiting for all of you taking turns in your allegiances and now that we are done, without wasting your time,my main purpose of siring you is for us to team up and kill Your precious lord king Elenor Flameheart."

"No,we wouldn't even dare." Some Vampies said

"That's treason."Another group said

"What?what?what? Some falls in Confusion.

"Listen everyone,you are no longer the frail and weak human anymore. When my brother here said we needed something in return,were you thinking you were to do dishes? Uhmmmm? We need you guys in executing that damn treason you said."

"No." a vampire said and begins to walk out,Adrian ran to him and removes his heart. All these happened within a second.

"Listen everyone,Adrian says this is not a request. Rebel and you will face the same fate."

Ethan smiles evilngily and in agreement.

"Thanks for the wonderful speech brother." Ethan said

*******

Lord Valek and his adviser find themselves alone in the council room.

"My lord, you must not accept that boy's offer. What if it's a trap?" the adviser warns.

"I don't think it's a trap; the boy looks determined, I see a warrior's look,"

"But my lord..."

"Nothing to 'but,' I will accept the offer because I want to," Lord Valek says, sipping his wine.

"And if everything is true, my lord, will you bow to a 19-year-old?" his adviser asks.

"Hahaha!! You think I will bow to that boy? Do you think I'm going to do that? Hahaha!!"

Lord Valek laughs.

"I don't understand," the adviser says, looking confused.

"I have my plans ok?."

A guard enters; "My lord, you have a visitor."

"And who may that be?" Lord Valek asks.

"A lady from the North. She claims to be Lady Harley," the guard responds.

"Ahh!! The lady is here; send her in," he says to the guards, then turns to his adviser, "you may leave; I want to be with her alone,"

Lord Valek commands.

Lady Harley enters.

"Who do we have here? Lady Harley," Lord Valek greets.

"My lord... How have you been?" Lady Harley inquires.

"Great, I'm so pleased to see you. How long has it been now, six years?"

"Seven years now, my lord," Lady corrects

"Seven years, hmmmmm. Looks like yesterday, and you haven't aged a bit," Lord Valek says.

"You flatter me, my lord. Here is a gift, the Titan's wine."

"The most expensive wine, known to be perfectly refined. Thank you, my lady." Lord Valek acknowledges.

"We have a whole lot of things to catch up on. Let's go to my chamber and talk them over,"

he says, smiling.

"Yes, my lord."