Every step she took made her think of her family even more especially her two children for if she failed in her plan they to would be at risk from the king or any of his vampire friends when they turned sixteen. Also she wondered if her true nature that she had hiding for so many years would arise again for the hope that she could leave her old life.



As Malodora stepped into the castle she noticed Vulcan was leaning against a wall waiting for her. Over the four years of king’s rule Vulcan along with Adanion had served as his generals, making sure that the humans weren't massing to attack them, keeping the law and bringing down death on those who refused to give them there maidens to the vampires.

Vulcan looked her up and down, his gaze making her freeze to the spot. A demonic smile spread across his lips “yes, Darius made a good choice with you.” He walked towards her and gave her small bow “greetings my dear, I Vulcan have been sent to escort you to Darius’s chambers to wait for his arrival.”



They walked through the castle in silence but adventurely Vulcan asked her “what is your name? I forgot to ask you” she gave a small smile “my name is Malodora” he gave her smile in reply. He wondered about her as she walked along side him as even when they asked for the first time for human women seemed as clam as she did. Most usually tried to flea, and fight them but all there attempts led to their screams filling the castle.

Malodra noticed that the sun was taking awhile to set as if the gods wanting the daylight to ever end.



Vulcan led her into the king’s chamber. She looked around to see that Vulcan was preparing to leave her alone “wait!” Vulcan turned his head to look at as she asked him “it is still daylight but you seem not been affected by the rays of the sun? I have not seen many of your kind around the castle or any of the areas surrounding the castle on my journey here. What will Darius do to me when he comes to me?” she heard some cold laughter from Vulcan at her last question.



When he answered her his voice concealed his own personal blood lust, as he had his eyes fixed on a pulsing vein in her neck. If she was not claimed by the king he would drain her himself, “I have covered my body in a silvery liquid that protects my body from the sun for a little while as long as I do not spend to much time in direct sunlight. For the rest of us ... They are either a sleep or using some form enchantment or potion to live in the sun.”

He stopped for a moment thinking that he knew few vampires that used anything to stave of sun apart from a few, some of them had some unseen side effects like some of sparkled in sunlight to the amusement of the other vampires.



Vulcan continued “you are smart enough to know what will happen which is a change as few women have taken this so ... Clammily” he then realised that Malodora was up to something. He turned and gave an evil smile thinking that Darius was going have some amusement out of her. Vulcan started to leave the room, he called back to her “farewell Malodora” he heard her give him her farewells as the boor closed behind him.



Vulcan used his magic to appear before the coffin of the sleeping Darius. He grabbed hold of the edge of the lid preparing to left it wondering how Darius would react to him doing this.



He lifted the lid slightly looking into the sleeping face of Darius, Vulcan smiled thinking how peaceful he looked in his slumber hiding his true nature of a powerful vampire. Vulcan whispered to him “my king, Malodora has arrived for your blood lust to be staved of a little.”



Suddenly Darius awoke and hissed at him with rage “how dare you awaken me! The sun still in the sky! I shall awaken in due time to deal with her but for now I shall rest. Do not awaken me again unless we are in danger” he waved his hand causing the coffin lid to slam shut as he lay back down inside his coffin.



As time passed Malodora lay on the bed waiting for the arrival of Darius. She noticed that the sun had finally sat only to hear a voice to speak to her “I apologies for my lateness my dear, the sun did not seem to want to set.” Malodora sat on the edge of the bed before standing and turning to look at him as he approached her.



Darius looked her over for moment as he had seen a scroll that contained details about her but upon seeing her it didn't do her any justice. He like Vulcan fixed his gaze longest on a pulsing in her neck “you have a gorgeous neck my dear Malodora not see that the rest of your body is not beautiful. I guess you know why you are here but why not make this more pleasurable for us both?” he gave her a smile.



Malodora could not hide that she was tempted by his offer but remembering that she was married “pleasure but you must surely know that I am already wed to a man and have children or do you not care” he gave her small laugh as he moved closer towards her.



When he got close enough he gazed straight into her blue eyes as she gazed into the depths of his red eyes. His words flowed off his lips like blood on the winter ice but was extremely alluring for Malodora as he said to her “you think that a fisherman can give what I can. I sense your true nature you desire for power and eternal beauty that can not be rivalled. Through away this mask you wear” she almost fell against him noticing that she was deeply in the vampire’s power.



She blinked as she realised that she felt alive again. For years she had been hiding what she was but now her true nature was that of a lust, power and desire. Malodora graded hold of him and kissed him passionately falling in love with him.



When they had stopped kissing, Malodora smiled at him, forgetting about her plan. She told him with an air of joy “I owe you my king. I have not felt such alive in years ... I am yours my king. Now let us consummate are love” Darius smiled thinking that his seduction had worked on not just making her fall for him but bringing out the person she truly was.



Malodora clicked her fingers making there outer layer of clothing despair, leaving her in her under wear. Darius thought about whether or not he should turn her into a vampire. He considered it for a moment as he used his power to draw her closer to him.



Before he bit her he told her “I have decided to be bestow a gift upon you. I shall turn you into one of us where you shall become one of my brides eternally beautiful. The eternally beautiful maiden of death but first you must die as my blood surges through your veins” he laughed evilly to those final words. He remembered that the vampire that had turned him had told the extact same words.



He licked his lips as he fixed his gaze on her neck. He opened his mouth ravelling his sharp white fangs before sinking them into the pale flesh of making a sickening noise as he brink her blood. The haze that clouded Malodora’s mind passed causing her to scream in pain!



After he had drained her blood he let her lifeless body fall to the floor. Darius thought he had tasted something familiar in her blood “wait ... I have not tasted for an age” he wrapped his arms around himself realising what she was “by the gods she is one of them ... I should have sensed it she is one of the Forrdiean witches” he sighed.

His mind wheeled with thoughts of this until an evil smile appeared on his lips “this brings many benefits to me, I guess that one of her children may also carry the gift of magic but first lets see if awakes first” he turned and left the room.



Two hours before sun rise Darius stood before his coffin and said to an unseen figure “I have a quest for you my dear, travel to your home and bring me back your children alive. Upon the it’s completion you can take your place by my side ... Malodora” she nodded to him, stepping out of the shadows.



She smiled turning to leave “is there anything else I need to know?” she asked him. He hissed “yes return here before sun rise or you shall taste the sun’s fury.” As she left him he entered his coffin, lay down and as the lid closed he knew that she would not fail him as her love for him was strong and she was loyal only unto him. He smiled and closed his eyes as he drifted off into sleep.



Far from the castle of Darius eyes watched the events there with great interest, a sigh came from one of them “it appears that Malodora has finally betrayed us my lady. What shall we do now? Should I kill her?” her eyes fixed on a female figure that sat in a black throne.



A cold laugh came from a women with flame red hair before sighing woefully and her eyes took on a glimpse of sorrow “sorrow grips me deeply to hear of her betrayal, she was one of the strongest of my followers but I guess that when she told us that she wanted to led a normal life I hoped that she would return to her senses but not like this. I pity her family but we shall not kill her as their is more evils in this world which will threaten us, if she comes after us then we shall kill. This is what I command” she sat back in her throne.



Her minion nodded and rubbed her hands together evilly "as you command my goddess” she walked leaving the goddess to sit alone to wallow in Malodora’s betrayal of her.