Chapter 5

THIRD PERSON POV

A gunshot heavenward.

The marathon started and it is a 42.195-kilometer long foot race that is normally conducted on roads, but it can also be completed on trails. Running or a run/walk technique can be used to finish the marathon. Both are fast in speed, since they're not human but a vampire. Trails are on the trees climbing like a monkey did, but they we're so fast that you can't see them. A wind was following them throughout completing the marathon.

Both completed the marathon that fast and no one can declare who won. If who will be first to give up and was tortured enough will sacrifice winning the first game.

Dark and the moon is eyeing both William and Joshua uncalculated moves. Trying to stab each other with the things they saw in the forest.

Vampires move quicker than the human eye can see. They can outrun many beings, including ghosts and demons, in their human form; they're much faster than a human werewolf and slightly faster than a changed one due to their stature. The vampire's prey cannot detect or escape the vampire until it is too late because of the creature's incredible speed and unnatural stealth. Because of their extraordinary reflexes, vampires can avoid gunshots and react with uncanny speed to any attack.

"You're deceitful Josh!" William angrily shouted.

He waits for Joshua to attack him but Joshua is in the dark watching him grinning. "Because you're coward William," he said laughing and then he stabbed it with the knife he had. But William got the chance to hold his hands. "Let's end this," Josh said arrogantly trying to stab the knife in William's throat, but William dodge quickly.

When it's William turn, Joshua used his Unnatural speed to escape. They're both catching each other and trying to attack. Karina is just listening to William's gasping as he tried to run and catch the deceitful Joshua. She closed her eyes to listen what William wanted to say to her.

These hybrids outperform werewolves, Evolved werewolves, non-Original vampires, Supernatural Hunters, immortals, and humans. They become stronger as they age as a result of their vampire side. Their aggression and strength will be boosted by the full moon.

On the other hand, A sanguine vampire, often known as a "song vamp," takes blood on a semi-regular basis from willing human donors. Blood vampires are vampires who have a compulsion, or urge, to consume blood for reasons other than sensuality or emotional gratification.

William stopped infront of Karina and trying to reconnect while she closed her eyes just to listen of what William wanted to say. He smiled when Karina is rattled and confused. "Where are you William? Are you still alive? Will I survive?"

"You'll live, I promise you that," he mumbled but Joshua took the opportunity to punch him and William is on the grass while Joshua is on top of him.

William sterling gold eyes angrily stared at Joshua who choked him with his right hand while the left hand have it's knife. "I could end your life by cutting your neck Liam," he said grinning. "But that would be so fast."

William hands reach down and grip the collar of Joshua warrior outfit. William saw himself dragging Joshua into the bush and slamming him into the grass, dirt, and tree branches.

William's fists smear Joshua's face, and he punch a hole through his gut. "Ending life is better if I will do it Josh." William notice Joshua eyes and make sure not to meet them, then he slam his fist over his nose to block any vision Joshua might have had.

Joshua is in pain, but William keep going. By the time William is finished with Joshua, William need to make sure he can't move.

"You really can kill your brother because of that woman?" Joshua then changed his emotion trying to be a little pup. "I don't have a brother who is a traitor Josh."

William loosen his hands in Joshua's neck because he was on top of him. He stand up and saw how Joshua's emotion changed. "Our father, I mean the King failed to protect me. I am a hybrid! But he failed to protect me and give me to sanguinarian troops!" Joshua's eyes turned into sterling silver and tears slowly falls down. "Is it because I don't have any value? I am not useful that our family give up on me?"

Memories on how valuable Joshua to his family and to his father. He was given up to sanguinarian troops to Alexander Raven, his uncle after the King of Zorana Filex was defeated. Now, the history is happening again, every newborn royalty babies need to undergo this kind of decision for their lives.

To be a hybrid or sanguinarian.

William blinked his tears away and held his chin up. He strained to swallow as he stepped out into the trees, his throat tightening. His eyes burned as he walked with his head down, and despite his best attempts, they were clouded with tears. His fingers, which were curled around his knife, gradually became numb. "But you're also the reason why our father is gone Joshua." William tried to gather himself just to be fixed while his emotions is betraying him.

He gushes it out and it reaches up to suffocate Joshua. With his left hand, the Prince grabbed Joshua's neck and squeezed it until it choked. Joshua's knife was about five inches away from his face. The forked tongue flitted in and out horribly, but it couldn't reach him. He brought his knife back with his right hand and delivered the most powerful strike he could.

The Arena went back to sunshine like with the green trees and sunlight of artificial sun. Karina is still closing her eyes trying to reconnect to the Prince, but the only thing she could hear is William's heavy sighed. He turned his head to his brother Joshua who was in the grass trying to hold his breath.

He thought he would die with that move of William, but he didn't. "I still value you as Ardelean. If you would go back here to Zorana I will still welcome you. But that's just if because no one knows what is your plans."

The other vampires growl as they announced the win of Prince William and that way Karina open her eyes saw William sterling gold eyes staring at her. "You smell blood," she said trying to avoid his eyes but she couldn't. He moved to see the scratches made by Joshua's knife and nails as they we're running and catching each others. "Blood!" Karina said shouting.

She fainted when she saw the blood all over William's body. William laughed how miserable the girl he admire. Karina hates blood that she doesn't know why she always fainted when she saw a blood. "A Winston indeed," William said while staring the fainted hanging girl Karina.