M O N G R E L
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In the blink of an eye, it had been three months since the Council meeting took place in Venetia. In those three months Lord Clitus planned to show the Venetian Lord Demetrius that he was smarter, even if it meant a little.
"Lord, this is the information we have found. It's said that the Elamite' Emperor Ronald adopted a human newborn girl," one of Clitus' men said, giving a document to him.
Looking at it Clitus smirked evilly, "How nice.... A human princess. Keep an eye on that girl, there must be something very important about the girl."
In the Elamite Empire, Clitus had his human informers deployed there, as the vampires were unable to cross the boundaries of Elamite. But he had no idea about the Demetrius' messengers in his territory. When the Lords were ordered to move back to their regions, Andrew had his informants behind Lord Clitus.
It was true that the massacre that happened three months back was because of Lord Clitus' conspiracy, but there was no solid proof against him. So, the trial that was proposed in the last Council meeting was cancelled. Now Lord Demetrius was more interested in the interest of Lord Clitus for the little princess of Elamite.
Where the Venetian vampire Lords were going through the cold conflict between them, Arianna was wholeheartedly accepted in the Elamite.
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⚘After six years⚘
1894
Arianna :6| Elliot: 16
The time flies by and it's been six years since Ronald and Katherine found their little Arianna. In these six years, the Elamite empire was grown financially as well as the population of the empire was also increased. Everyone thought that Arianna was the golden charm of Elamite.
In the Elamite empire, Elliot walked with Arianna in the pastureland as guards walked behind them. The pastureland was situated next to the Merlin land, covering a part of the estate with grass and flowers.
Elliot looked at his sister as the little girl spoke about her favourite flowers. He noticed the smile and happiness that was plastered on the little girl's face. Arianna was never restricted by Ronald to wander around in the Empire, though he knew he had to keep her safe and secure. But abandoning the little girl in her growing age was wrong, so Elliot always accompanied her.
Elliot was someone whom Arianna loved the most. He was a hero in her eyes. The first word that little Arianna spoke was 'dadda' and that to her big brother.
"Dadda, what's there?" Arianna asked Elliot when they sat down to eat something, pointing towards the landmark of Merlin land. She was always fascinated by the Merlin' land and that was the only prohibited area for her.
"There's nothing there, Ana. Now finish your favourite sandwiches, otherwise I'll eat it," Elliot replied, completely changing the topic.
"No! Shoo dadda these are mine," she said and he chuckled at her behaviour.
"It's all your, princess. How's your school going?" Elliot spoke.
"It's fine dadda except that Alexander, he always troubles me," Arianna spoke with a piece of sandwich in her mouth.
Alexander was the future alpha of "grey moonstone pack" , and was four years older than her.
Before Elliot could say anything, a guard came around, "Prince Elliot," the guard motioned him to come closer, so that they were at a safe distance from Arianna's innocent ears.
"Ana, do not leave this place. Dadda will be back in five minutes," Elliot spoke while warning little Arianna.
"Promise?" She asked in a soft voice.
"Yes, promise," Elliot said looking at her.
"Okay," she whispered and Elliot went with the guard after ruffling his little sister's hairs.
It has been thirty minutes since Elliot left and Arianna was growing impatient second by second. Considering what her dadda said, Arianna didn't want to leave the place before her eye caught a beautiful rose. She rose and started walking towards the rose.
When the Fletcher witches visited Arianna, they casted a protection spell around her which also abandoned her to cross Elamite. But the rose that fascinated her was blooming in the Merlin' land.
Arianna was about to place her small feet in Merlin' land, when she felt a strong push backwards.
She stood there for a few fleeting seconds and then she held both of her small hands in front that indicated that she was trying to break the spell. After a few moments, her body emerged in the golden light. With a little push in the opposite direction of Elamite, the spell was broken. Now the door of Elamite was opened to the vampires.
The little Arianna stepped in the Merlin' land and started walking towards the flower rose. When she bent to pluck the flower a vampire came in picture and was now standing in front of her. Arianna didn't say anything but backed away slowly as her hands trembled in fear.
"You kept us waiting for so long little girl," the man said, seeing her bolt towards the tree to hide behind but he was faster, "A small helpless human under a vampire's pity."
Arianna was cornered and had nowhere else to go. When the man in front of her jumped for her, she squeezed her eyes shut waiting to be hurt but nothing happened. Opening her eyes slowly she saw Demetrius standing in front of her and the man lying on the ground. Moving her gaze towards Demetrius, she found him smiling towards her.
"Please don't kill me," she whispered.
"I won't," he said.
Demetrius knew a spy was sent to the Elamite empire to collect information regarding the small girl. It has been six years since the girl was found in the basket and it was her birthday today. He knew Lord Clitus' spies would be waiting for that one chance to kidnap the small girl.
"I want to go to my dadda," Arianna spoke, looking towards the dead man lying in the ground.
"It's alright," he said looking at the girl. A sob left her lips and she buried herself in the man's arms, crying softly. The moment when their skins came in contact, the electric pull that he was feeling intensified beyond belief.
The past six years have been hell for Demetrius. Not knowing the reason behind his strong blood lust, he had ripped apart the necks of hundreds of women in six years. The last when he felt like this was when she was alive.
Allison, his beloved.
M O N G R E L?After the demise of his beloved Lord Demetrius turned into a living stone, the type of person who wouldn't bother providing water to a dying man.The intensity of sparks that he felt the moment when little Arianna buried herself in the Lord's arms was enough for Lord Demetrius to claim the little girl. But it was a human then why was he feeling the way that he had to protect her, love her and claim her. The inner battle of Lord Demetrius was growing when he felt that little Arianna moved a few steps back, looking at the Lord with her big honey brown eyes.He seemed to be thinking something when Andrew spoke, "You were right, the vampire who attacked the girl was from Clitus' region," Lord Demetrius replied to him with a curt nod, signalling him to continue afterwards.Arianna looked in front to see the Lord and Andrew, talking about the vampire that attacked her. Her da
M O N G R E L?The day wasn't a peaceful one for the Lord Demetrius as the faded memories of his beloved were floating right in front of him."She is not my beloved, Andrew. Allison is dead!" Demetrius replied, looking at Arianna who was sleeping peacefully in his bed."But-" before Andrew could continue, "Her family must be searching for her, I need you to inform them that the girl is safe and will be coming to Elamite as soon as possible." Demetrius ordered."Yes Sire." Replied Andrew without stretching the topic of his beloved as he knew the wounds weren't healed yet.At night, when Demetrius sat in the chair placed next to the window, he looked outside to see the beautiful silver lining of clouds as the flashes of light came out of the clouds.When a ripple of thunder echoed in the sky, it woke Arianna up as she always had the fear of thunderstorms. She
M O N G R E L?To,The Emperor of Elamite,I now feel it necessary to write to you on a matter which has caused us some concern lately. I refer to your precious daughter's life as she survived a major attack.Keeping it short, I tell you to keep her safe and watch her intently. As for now, she's safe and will be returning to Elamite without further ado.Andrew Smith(Council member, Venetian Empire)After reading the parchment signed under Andrew, Elliot huffed in annoyance. Coming terms with the fact that his sister was attacked made him furious.Once the parchment was read by everyone, "What about Vampires now? The borders are now open for them to sneak in Elamite," Katherine spoke."The spell can be done again, right?" Elliot asked."That's hard to say, but once the spell is broken it cannot be cas
M O N G R E L?1905Arianna 17 : Elliot 27Time flies. Time flies faster every year. Time flies whether you're having fun or not, whether you're living your life big or small, whether you surround yourself with fear or laughter.It's been seventeen years of Arianna's life living as the princess of Elamite, the werewolf empire.She stood in the training ground with a sword in her right hand. The basic principle of a sword fight was to deliver a fight ending blow without taking one yourself or as Arianna's trainer, Elliot put it, "the object was to cut down your enemy".Elliot started her training when she was twelve years old as he knew that she would need the important tactics in future to win the fight against her enemies."Focus Ana! The most important skill is timing and distance, " Elliot exclaimed looking at Arianna's stance, "Ho
M O N G R E L?Okay!"Wait! So, you're saying that dadda will be taking over the throne?" Arianna replied thinking thoughtfully while she played with the pendant that she wore."Well that's the plan," Ronald said with the mischievous glint in his eyes as he knew Arianna was eagerly waiting for the day when her brother would be crowned as the alpha king."The idea sounds intriguing, Congratulations dadda!" Arianna exclaimed, walking towards her brother to hug him."Thanks a lot, baby girl," replied Elliot, placing the kiss on Arianna' forehead."So, who all are invited?" Arianna asked."It's a big occasion so the whole estate is invited," Katherine replied to which Arianna groaned inwardly.What if there was a possibility for Alexander, the alpha of grey moonstone pack showing up at the ceremony? She thought. It was about four yea
MONGREL?"Love was not something you go out and look for. Love finds you, and when it does, ready or not, it'll be the best thing to ever happen to you."
M O N G R E L?The coachman got down from his seat to open the door, so that Arianna could get inside.It was Andrew, Lord Demetrius' trusted friend standing there with a wide grin on his face."Andrew, you're going to escort me?" Asked Arianna, making him glow brighter than the sun."Yes princess, I'll be your escort for today unlike some people," Andrew exclaimed, glancing towards the Lord for a second.She looked at Demetrius and saw him narrow his eyes ever so slightly as Andrew held Arianna's hands. Finally there was going to be color in Demetrius' life, Andrew thought. He couldn't wait to see how the events were going to unfold from this time on.Andrew accompanied Arianna in the carriage while she was quite sad to leave Demetrius behind. Reaching the boundaries of Elamite after half an hour, Arianna got down from the carria
M O N G R E L?"You cannot control how other people receive your energy. Anything you do or say gets filtered through the lens of whatever personal shit they are going through at the moment. Which is of course not about you. Just keep doing your thing with as much integrity and love as possible."***In the Venetian Empire, Demetrius walked towards his room for a long comfortable hot bath. After an hour when he was done bathing and drinking the blood that was brought by the maid, he went out of his room to head towards the forest to breathe some fresh air.The wind was blowing on its steady rate and the strong urge to see Arianna developed in his heart.After fifteen minutes of running at his full speed, he found himself standing on the boundaries of Elamite which he had never crossed after the peace treaty. Before his own conflicts stopped him, he started walking towards the palace in