Chapter 8: A Promise fulfilled

The three step out of the tent, staying close to Ingeras as he was sobbing, not a signal Turk survived the massacre. Then Vlad looks down at Ingeras, "It's alright, we're here." Vlad informs him, showing that their was still humanity left in him. Selena's kisses Ingeras head and they moved on, then one of the vampire look up, staring at Ingeras, but Selena snares at her, making her back off away from her nephew.

The vampires started to follow them as Cazan steps out, "You old goat." Vlad states as they stop. "I don't feel old." he tells him with such glee. "How many are left?" Selena asks him. "None, except for Vlad's son of course. A distraction we can dispense with." Cazan informs them as Selena saw the other vampires gather around them. She wraps her arms around him as she became protective of Ingeras when Vlad looks around as well. "What have I taught you? Repeated, over and over since you were children?" Cazan asks them. They didn't look at him, "All that matters his a prince and princess's duty to his people." he reminds them, the vampires called out to him as Selena growls at them, holding her nephew close to her.

"Don't you realize? They're all our enemies now." Cazan said as he looks down at Ingeras and Selena snarls at him. "When he's gone. You'll be free." Cazan said and went to attack Ingeras, But Selena pulls him back at Vlad thrust a spear into Cazan's heart, stop him from touching Ingeras. Cazan looks at him, "You forget who we are." Vlad reminds him and then impales him into the stake and Cazan withers away as Selena held Ingeras close to her and Vlad moves over to them, protecting his son. They look around at the vampires that were slowly advancing on them, growling as Selena hisses back at them. But then they heard a cry of pain, they look over and saw the priest with a cross in his hand, that was glowing in his hand. "Leave him." he orders him, and a bright light shines from the cross, pushing the vampires back.

They turn away from the light and look back at him, seeing the priest hold his arm out to them, "Come with me, child." he tells Ingeras as Selena kept a tight grip on him, "Come. Please." he begs him, then turns back to the vampire, "Be gone!" he shouts, making them step back. Tears well up in Selena's eyes and she turns Ingeras to him, Vlad turns and looks at her, seeing she was doing they right thing, Vlad loos at the priest, "The time is now, please. You must come." he begs him and Vlad looks back at Selena "I don't want to leave you." Ingeras begs her, "Ingeras, sweetheart, I need you to listen to me." Selena tells him, gripping the sides of his head and he grips her hands. "You have to go with him." she tells him, "No!" he protested, "And do not leave his side." she went on, as he started to cry. "No, please." he begs her, as tears stream down her cheeks, "No matter what happens, always remember, your father and I will always love you. Always." she tells him and kisses his forehead.

She then hugs him one last time and pushes him to the priest, "No!" Ingeras protested as the priest warps his arm around him, Selena then points at the priest, "You better take good care of him, guild him in the light and teach him right from wrong." she orders the priest and he nods at her, "No! Papa! Auntie! NO!" Ingeras protested as he reach out for them as he was pulled back, Selena looks at Vlad as he smile a little at her and then looks up at the sky, "He's save now, Mirena." he said tears steaming down his face and with a move of his arms, the clouds parted, as they did, Vlad held Selena in his arms as she was crying, "I'm scared." she mutters to him, he nods and kisses her forehead, "I know. I am too." he whispers to her the sun shine down of the battlefield. The vampire tries to run to safety, but they burn in agonizing pain. Vlad and Selena slowly turn back to the two as Ingeras was crying out to them and then they two cry out in pain and fell dead onto the ground.

~8~8~8~

Ingeras sat on the throne, with the crown place on his head, and the people bowed to him. The Turks never conquered the capital of Europe. Prince Vlad Dracula and Princess Selena Dracula were heroes. But there are no pictures or statues of them. I am there legacy. Their sacrifice has taught me that after the darkest night, the sun will rise again. For if the heart is strong enough, the soul is reborn.

Out of the battlefield, Shkelgim drag a body of Vlad from the ground and onto a rug next to Selena, he then cuts his hand, filling the gantlet with blood and gently pours it pass Selena's lips, her skin started to heal as her hair look lustful again, then Shkelgim pours the remains pass Vlad's lips. "Drink, master." he whispers and the royal sibling took in breath and flutter their eyes open. For if the heart is strong enough, the soul is reborn. With each new life. In life after life. Age after age. Forever.

~2013~

Everyone was gathered at the market for food, mineral, clothing and the latest on the menu, Selena walks up to it, wearing a white tank-top with a black coat, dark blue skinny jeans with dark brown bucket boots and black finger cut-of gloves. She smiles and nods at the people that pass her as she then brushes back a stain of her black hair as it was in a half-ponytail.

She then walks up to a stand and looks at the white roses, she smiles and went to pick one, but her hand accidentally touches ones elses. She looks at them, "I'm sorry." she tells him, then was shock, it was Dimitru or his reincarnation, she quickly collects herself and brushes back her stain, "No, it's my fault, I just like white roses." he answers her and she nods, "The white ones mean something to me." she tells him and turns to the roses. He looks at her, "What do they mean to you?" he asks her and she smiles a little. "Pure, innocent, full of life and unique beauty." she answers him, he smirks a little and paid the broker and he handed him a white rose. He takes it and looks at her as she turns to him.

"I may not know you well, but I think you have a unique beauty of your own." he tells her and handed her the rose, she couldn't help up smile at him, then took the rose and held it lovely in her hands. She smelt it, "Why think separately of this life and the next..." she states as she looks down at the rose, "When one is born from the last." he finishes her and then looks at him, "I've heard that poem before, it's catchy." he tells her and they both laugh a little, he held her hand out to her, "Dmitri." he introduce himself, she smiles and shook his head, "Selena." she introduce herself, she then took back her hand and he offered his arm to her, she shook her head and took his arm and they walk off from the stand, from a table, the creature from the cave was clicking his claws against the glass as he watches Selena walk off with a man and she giggles as his terrible jokes. He then stood up from his chair and followed them from the shadows, making she Selena holds up her end of her bargain that she and Vlad made all those centuries ago, to finally face monster that imprisoned him in that cave.

And revenge can be such a powerful ally.