Pursuit of the Zodiacs (52 page)

Grenad and Ozias both stepped forward.

“Thank you for stepping forward. May God be with you both. As of now, you forfeit from this mission. I need this message delivered,” Natenal ordered.

Natenal took a blank Scroll and wrote out the Demon’s testimony, rolled it up, and sealed it with his indicia.

As Natenal handed the Scroll to Grenad and Ozias, Abdeel and Abdeen returned in time to bid their Brethren farewell.

“Make sure you come back with the mightiest army that anyone has ever witnessed. God willing, we will meet you two on that same battlefield for the final war,” Abdeen shouted as they treaded towards a discrete Dimension.

Dracuul traveled back in time with two special guests, Daniel and Goliath. Fidor and Dynamo, along with the rest of the natives, awaited their arrival in the hall. They entered the big hall of Dracuul’s fortress, and everyone looked on in astonishment at how Dracuul had been able to turn two Archangels of God into Vampeers. Thrilled and motivated, the women smiled and flirted as they passed. While reaching out to touch the wings of their new acquaintances, the guards halted the continual advances of the native women. Dracuul reached his throne and gave Daniel and Goliath a proper introduction.

“Look how he praises these two,” Fidor said quietly to Dynamo.

Dynamo whispered back, “One’s envy can be a terrible thing, Fidor. It would be wise to be more careful with your words.”

Fidor said, “Ever since his return, his mouth refuses to shut over these two, and they’ve done nothing for him. What’s going to happen when their kind comes in search of them? Death upon us all, that’s the only outcome I see in this.”

Dynamo said, “You could be right. But it seems that he’s made his decision, and nothing is going to change his mind.”

Dracuul sat on his throne with his new accomplices surrounding him. “Fidor and Dynamo, will you please grab me a few empty Scrolls off those shelves? I have to relay an important message to some Councilmen who owe me a few favors.”

Fidor gave Dynamo a repulsive look and followed Dracuul’s order.

The day was filled with celebration. Fireworks erupted as they welcomed a rising Blood Moon. There was singing, dancing, games, food, and even blood wine to compliment the celebratory scene. As ordered by their Vampeer Host, Daniel and Goliath lay amongst the Vampeer women from Dracuul’s bloodline. They celebrated further as Daniel and Goliath thrust themselves into the Vampeer women, immobile against their Host’s supremacy. Dracuul, so obsessed with creating a new Super Vampeer Race, he watched them procreate while sipping his blood wine to ensure nothing ruined his agenda. He sent for five Virgins. They would serve as the final ingredient to his ultimate plan.

Again, Fidor whispered defiantly to Dynamo. “He is out of his gourd. At least have the decency to give your lab animals some privacy. He even includes his own bloodline in this abomination.”

Dynamo replied, “Fidor, let us leave before he hears word and you get us both killed.”

During Dracuul’s dominion over the two Pursuers, he took them to distant Dimensions and Galaxies to test their true power. Goliath’s gift demonstrated the most influence. The nest on his back contained a rare species of Super Mosquitoes, hybrids, due to the mix of Angel and Vampeer blood. They were unleashed upon the animals of the land, creating more hybrid monsters. His Super Mosquitoes could destroy entire Worlds if put to ill use.

“See, my friends? It’s all in the blood.” Dracuul, pleased at what
he saw, confirmed with his audience. And the natives called them
Corvesh
, in the tongue of the Vampeers, meaning
Conquerors
, due to their blood manipulation abilities.

At midnight, the city slept. A special group of hitmen moved silently under the supervision of the Moon. Daniel, Goliath, Dracuul, Dynamo and Fidor treaded towards Victoria’s Kingdom. Daniel and Goliath had completed their training, and confidence in his newly engineered comrades motivated this secret assignment. He couldn’t risk war, so he went in search of settling his dispute in private.

They arrived. The Scrolls Dracuul sent out had weight. They saw no guards posted at the gates. Someone else shared differences with Queen Victoria. They simply walked right in. On their own, Goliath snapped the neck of two Vampeers and punctured their hearts. Daniel chopped off a head while Dracuul, Fidor, and Dynamo scanned the perimeter.

“This is madness,” Fidor said to himself. “We’re killing our own and risking our lives for what gain?”

Their stealth run expired. From her balcony Victoria spoke, “Did you think you and your little genetically engineered pests were going to just prance in here undetected, Dracuul? What are those? More abominations from your pathetic science lab?”

It turned out that everyone had had enough of Dracuul. Their blood reeked of betrayal. The same individuals he’d sent Scrolls to showed themselves with assured grins, confident Dracuul would not leave there alive.

Victoria set fire to those same Scrolls right in front of Dracuul. Fidor looked at Dynamo to justify his hidden argument. They could hear the gate close behind them along with the appearance of more rival Vampeers. Looking down at her intruders, Victoria could not help but smile while standing next to her most expert killers.

Victoria continued, “This most certainly wasn’t a friendly visit, so I will make sure your departure isn’t a pleasant one. Any last words before I send you and your men somewhere you will fit right in?”

Dracuul answered, “One day I will die. But not today, bitch. You’ll know what awaits us after death before I do, I assure you!”

Victoria replied, “I’ve looked at your pathetic face long enough.” She gave her followers closing orders. “Kill him and his unfortunates.”

She headed back to her chambers. The individuals who had betrayed him also left the hall. The melee began. Daniel initiated the fight, unleashing a paralyzing torrent of wind, sending dozens down the halls. With some room to build, Dracuul flew, decapitating heads with his Blood Lust sword. The special blade caught the blood of his victims and transferred it into its detachable handle from where he drank it.

Goliath removed his armor and unleashed his swarm of finger-sized Super Hybrid Mosquitoes from their nest on his back. They sucked the blood and souls from their victims and returned to their nest, giving Goliath more strength and power. Goliath’s size increased dramatically, reaching thirteen feet tall.

Queen Victoria’s fleet thought that, due to their numbers, the fight would end in moments; but they were in awe of the gifts and skills possessed by their enemy. Fidor and Dynamo ripped through more Vampeers with their futuristic laser guns. They obliterated the Queen’s small army.

Behind the safety of their enforced chambers, it appeared too quiet. Thinking that the fighting had ceased and that their enemies had fallen, the betrayers came out to face their own death. Their cries echoed in the great hall. Dracuul butchered and drained them of their resources. A few of her best men came out half-naked. Surprised that their enemy’s still breathed, they rushed back inside the Queen’s chambers to gather their armor and ordnances.

“How can I forget? Your whore of a Queen gets extremely aroused whenever she hears the clashing sounds of metal and death. We would fuck for hours!” Dracuul shouted behind the locked reinforced doors. “Don’t worry. I’ll wait for that whore to clothe herself as well. I want her to watch her best men die.”

Angered, her expert killers burst through the door and faced Daniel’s bloodsucking cyclone. As two were carried away, Fidor engaged with the one who successfully evaded Daniel’s cyclone. The expert killer reflected Fidor’s laser fire with a special shield. He lost his arm and was thrown down to the lower level of the castle. Goliath charged and delivered a fatal blow through the expert killer’s guard and straight to his heart. He crashed through the concrete banister of the balcony.

The Queen emerged from her chambers, shaking her head in disappointment. She veered her attention to Dynamo, who made the mistake of shooting his futuristic laser gun too close. She dispersed a magnetic force field that caused his armor to submit to its gravitational pull. She ripped her claws into his flesh. His upper and lower bodies were sent in opposite directions. Queen Victoria punished Goliath’s Super Mosquitoes who swarmed about her and clung to her flesh. Instantly, they fell to the floor dead.

“What a hypocrite. I’m not the only one who has been experimenting with blood,” Dracuul declared.

The Queen commented, “You’re right. It has its advantages, as you can see. I am immune to poisons and can poison anyone or anything, including your petty Mosquitoes, at will.”

Daniel yelled out to warn Goliath. “No, Goliath!” But a determined Goliath continued charging towards Victoria, who flew up and grabbed him by the throat and threw him through her castle’s wall.

Victoria examined the gaping hole in the stone wall, “I’ll have everything renovated tomorrow.”

Daniel moved with caution as she approached. Dracuul intervened and stepped in front of her. He lunged at her with his sword, but it failed to find its mark. With each miss of his sword, she punished him with lethal slashes coming from her two-handed Katana blades. He backed off as Daniel stepped forward and knocked her off course with another burst of wind. Daniel’s gift sent her right into the arms of Goliath. He bear hugged her, crushing her as he sank his fangs into her neck. She replied with a mean bite of her own.

His experience with blood manipulation motivated him. Dracuul yelled out to his compatriots. “Come, we can all channel her poisons if we feed on her together.”

Dracuul and Daniel sunk their fangs into the Queen. Dracuul had been right. The poisons in her body could not affect them. By the time they finished, the Queen lay weak and empty. They stood over her. She stared at them vilely. With the last of her strength, she uttered her final words. “You will not get away with this, Dracuul. Think of me after your obsession for power fails and your own kingdom is burned to the ground.”

Dracuul responded, “No, I will have too much power to think about a retched whore like you. How you became Queen still irritates my skin. Be gone. I rid thee of thy misery. Send Dracula my regards.” Dracuul drove his Blood Lust sword into her heart to complete her passage. She gave a final cry as her soul journeyed into the Universe.

Dracuul said, “And it is done.”

“How Foolish and unwise are these men? Challenging their own Creator? Their regret will be sweeter than honey for ever going against the Kingdom of God.” Sabrina successfully carried out her duties in forwarding the crucial news to God concerning Bishop’s betrayal. Following the news, those proven to have been associated with Bishop were put to death and cast out of Heaven. The event brought back memories of Lucifer’s own casting out, as well as others who shared differences with God. Dead Archangels fell from Heaven, plummeting toward corners of the Universe and numerous Earths. The remainder of Bishop’s men wisely fled the Kingdom before receiving similar judgment.

“I believe those are the last of them. Look at them,” Sabrina said in utter disgust at the number of betrayers exiting the Kingdom.