Music To My Soul

Ch. 25

Roza: 

It has been 10 years since the downfall of Count Vlad Dracula and the rise of my son as the new king. I am now called by the new empire as Queen Roza Marie Antonia Popescu, and I deal with all legal matters of The King. My husband became Commander Of His Nations Army, much to his delight, and just as promised, Timothy got married to my son. Timothy is known by the court as His Royal Consort, due to the Law of no two kings shall reign. Timothy deals with all human affairs of his husband, and has made a peace treated with Hellsing, Iscariot, and many other hunter organizations across the globe to bring peace to the world. Any vampire out of line shall be dealt with my His Majesty's military, but the hunters can be called in if the military is too short staffed to handle it. There is also a few young ones running around, new damphyrs, fledglings, and the empire is booming. We now have our own private republic in the top most point of Scotland, thanks to the Queen and my Son in Law talking it out over tea. 

I even have a few grandbabies of my own, three to be exact. Two girls and a boy, all adopted of course. Maria, Judaius, and Rosalina, my precious grandchildren. I love spending time with them, as does my husband, and things couldn't be better here within the walls of the castle. Word of mouth from The Queen over tea time with Timothy states Vlad got married to Fletcher's daughter, and had a small brood of his own. Six children, five girls and one boy, who was the oldest. They all apparently are very happy, and that Vlad has had a complete shift in his temperament, behaving like a good Catholic and even had his children baptized, the boy was raised protestant, as was the orders they had for the Heir, but my son let it slide knowing it was necessary. Everything seems to have worked out well in the end, and there have been much less attacks since the shift. My son was born for this job, this role, and he makes me so proud. 

I was sitting in the Great Hall in my throne, The King to my Left, My husband to my right, with Timothy sitting next to My son. We were having a meeting with the leaders of all the vampire clans across the world, and they were all instructed to have a translator with them if they didn't speak English. We had the Japanese, the Chinese, the Arabic, the Turkish, the south American, the north American, and the African leaders all coming, since Europe was ruled by my son, he would be speaking on Europe's behalf.  The children were with a nanny to keep them busy while we had this very important meeting. Everyone arrived, the Japanese, Chinese, and African leaders all having a translator with them. My son rose from his seat with a smile, the crown he wore shining bright off the lights he had installed. He wanted to be economy friendly, so everything was updated and wired properly.       

" Hello, and welcome to Scotland. I am Àrd Rìgh Alexander Anderson. I welcome all of you to my home and empire." 

The Arabians walked forward first. " I am Ayatollah Farouk Saliba, and I am here as the leader of the Arabic Vampiric Nations. I bring with me the finest silk for your Queen as a gift of peace and harmony." 

" Thank you, I am certain my mother will enjoy it as she loves sewing new clothes for my children."

The next to step forward were the Turks. " I am Sultan Muhamad Balik, and I bring with me coffee and cigars for Your Majesty and Your Majesties consort as a gift of brotherhood and peace."

" I thank you for these, for I know my Mate loves his coffee and I do enjoy a good cigar." 

This continued onward, the Japanese giving a gift of Jade jewelry and a kimono for myself and Timothy, the Chinese giving a gift of gold, the American's both did chocolate and coffee, and, finally, the African's giving a gift of beautiful jewelry with real gemstones and diamonds. After a small bit, we all got given a goblet of wine, and my son rose once more. 

" I thank each and every one of you for this glorious gifts, and I have one of my own to give each of you, one that is a promise. So long as I am King, I can vow no war or fighting will ever be brought out, I can swear that you all can come to call this castle home and sanctuary, and I can proudly say that the Age Of The Dragon is no more. I raise a toast, to all of you, and I can proudly say that a new age has begun, one of peace, harmony, and a mutual benefit for all. We will no longer be hunted like dogs by men who have just no clue, no longer will we be told to hide in the shadows. We are Vampires! I have made it possible, with the help of my darling Mate, to have all of this land claimed protected historical property, meaning it is safe from the ravages of time and war. All vampires can call these walls home. I urge all of you to make peace with the humans, to govern your people as you deserve to, and to be the leaders you all are." 

" To harmony and peace and the fall of the Dragon! To the new High King!" 

We all took a heart swig from our goblets, knowing he'd be good on his word. The rest of the evening was full of mirth and merriment, with all the dignitaries having the time of their afterlives.