Chapter 40

I heard the roar of pain, rage and my eternal salvation. I felt the ground quake. I had left the mental door open for Rudolph to hear everything. With eyes slipping closed, I saw the castle walls being ripped open like the wrath of the earth and powerful force was being slammed into the room. The walls ripped open. Broken, and bleeding I saw Rudolph in all his eternal glory. His eyes were the color of fire, ablaze with revenge with the need for revenge his been seeking for the last thousand years. The constant betrayal of his family cut deep. I saw Victor Hofer and several others storming into the room. I saw an invisible power pick up Edgar and rip him away from me. He flew several yards and hit an ancient building. He screamed in anger. Several vampires were surrounding me and snarling at Conrad and Silas.

“Get her out of here!” Rudolph roared to one of them. Fredrick came to me as I was coughing up blood.

“Oh my God! Miss Katie! Forgive me!” he bellowed as tears streamed down his face. I weakly smiled at him.

“Rudolph! You said you would protect her! She’s my only grandchild! She’s all I have!” I opened my eyes in shock.

grandma’s elusive husband. The one she said loved to travel and was rarely ever home. It was a front; she didn’t want me to know that I was related to a vampire.”

“What?” I weakly said.

“My darling” he said to me. He offered me a vile. It looked similar to the one he gave me when I was first attacked. I took the vile and drank. I felt myself becoming stronger. As I grew in strength. I felt the flutter grow as well. My baby was reviving. I smiled and hugged him as he cradled me in his arms. As we walked away, I saw Rudolph and Edgar engaged in an intense battle. I saw swords being drawn. Something I never thought I would see in my lifetime. The were in an ancient arena. I felt like I need to watch. I made my vampire grandfather stop. When we were a good distance away. I told him I need to see this. I felt that power still swelling inside of me. He looked at me in terror.

“You’re eyes!” he said to me. He took steps away from me.  I walked away from him. I felt a voice inside of me again screaming in pain. Pain for a millennia of torment. Pain of  Celenia, pain of Gabrielle, and pain for myself. It urged me forward. I walked towards edge of the cliff that we were resting upon. I could see the entire battle down below. I saw Rudolph, and all the family members he brought with him engaged in battle with everyone that hurt me. I saw to the left the horizon. A whole new group of vampires charging in. I recognized Silas’ mother and family charging in. She was quick and lethal as she took Marcus Hofer from behind and tore his head off.

“Find the bitch!” she screamed at everyone else. My pain exploded from me. I stretched out my hands like I was not in control of myself. A scream tore threw me, along with a blinding light that set the valley on fire. The ancient castle went up like a blaze. I set my eyes on various people including Silas and his family. As I stared at them, I watched as they all lit on fire. Their bodies lit up black pillars of smoke. I saw women in their midst that literally cried, as they delved towards the fire. They were not hollering in anger or revenge. These were the women who Rudolph had told me were forced to become vampires against their will. Ones who lived their lives in pain, brokenness, with a wanting for revenge. These people ran towards the fires. Some ran inside the burning castle; others hugged their tormentors. A way to welcome a deathly escape from their living nightmare. I felt pity for them as they burned with a smile on their face.

I felt relief as I watched Silas cry in agony as he burned. His skin melting and turning to ash. I saw Rudolph and Edgar notice what was happening. Edgar roared and tried to move towards me. Rudolph caught his distraction and drove the sword through his chest. He began to bubble up blood. Rudolph took him with the sword and with all of his strength launched him towards the fires. I felt a power well inside me again. I caught him in midair. I brought him to me. A soprano came from me.

“Enjoy Hell” I said as I launched him myself. As I launched him. I set up on fire. He screamed as he flew into the burning castle. I saw Conrad trying to escape. My mind caught him. I held him in the air and launched him towards the castle. He screamed as he was impaled by one of ancient banner poles on top of the castle wall which would have been a guard outpost. The fire caught up with him. He was impaled and could go nowhere as he burned.