Hybrid Trilogy

Chapter 51 Journeys End

The lady Alcina took in the scene of the devastated village & the domineering castle, she was again racked with a sadness in her heart. She recalled a time when she had seen white source castle, whilst she had been with her mother, & now it seemed darker & damaged, like it was somehow injured & hurting, the stench emanating from the rancid putrefying brown green muck was sickening, truly the smell of death.

Mandrake the tall dark self-imposed king of the Vampires, his long shoulder length black hair ruffling slightly in a gentle mythical breeze, stood in a floor length trench coat, & cast the limp body of a young girl aside, her blond hair dirty & unkempt, her white blouse & jeans torn & muddy, her throat ripped out the remnants of blood oozing from the wound. As her body landed on the floor three low ranking Vampires, jumped on the body like ravenous starving animals, who hadn't been fed for a while. He looked at the three with emotionless contempt, all the other Vampires looked to him silently for direction the great hall of white source castle, dank now dark & lifeless. Mandrake nodded towards the doorway, in a wordless command, & in response, the Vampires all swarmed out. Mandrake turned to Cassandra who stood up from her seat just lower than the set that he had decreed was his throne, her eyes turn from their usual dirty emerald green to a solid jet black, her face looked grey & dark as death itself, she looked at all the Witches "go my daughters, & let no one stand in your way" the all raised a deafening scream as they filed out to join the fight. Casandra reached out her hand & Drake the young handsome demure Vampire son of Mandrake, took hold of it "come my son, let us go & join the battle" she said as the three of them headed casually out of the hall "if we must mother" Drake mouthed under his breath.

As Mandrake, Cassandra & Drake emerged out stepping onto the draw bridge two Werewolves rushed at them, snarling & snapping. Without giving it much thought, Mandrake sliced at the throat of the Werewolf who leapt at him, with complete dispassionate venom, clearly the Werewolf didn't stand any chance, Drake looked on from behind his mother open mouthed a shocked look on his face as the now dead werewolf changed back to her human form, to reveal a young naked woman, who he thought couldn't have been any older than him crumbled & broken on the floor, her brilliant light blood spilling from her & vanishing between the planks of wood that made up the draw bridge. The other Werewolf who went for Cassandra was now held frozen in mid jump, snarling, growling & struggling to free itself, she held out her free hand & now clenched her fist & with a cold emotionless glance spade out her fingers, literally tearing the trapped Werewolf apart sending parts of it catapulting off in all directions, a shocked Drake screamed out "NO!"

With a vacant look on her face, Cassandra looked at Drake, although it was difficult to be sure where she was looking, as her eyes remained all black. She pulled back her hand from her son & placed it around his throat "mother" he gasped Horsley she lifted him effortlessly off the ground "how dare you child" as she said this, she threw him across the battle ground & he landed at the feet of Unity. Ironically had he or Cassandra given it any thought Drake could easily have dealt with his mother, as he was more than strong enough. He jumped up to face Unity, her face covered in tiny brown hairs, her squashed nose, eyes all black like his mothers, but despite this they seemed to convey both warmth & compassion, he dreamily drank in every facet of her face & couldn't help but marvel at just how beautiful she was even in her Lycan form.

Stand aside boy, the girl is mine!!" Came the voice of his father over the thunderous noise of the battle, Drake turned to see Mandrake striding purposefully toward them. All around Werewolves fought Vampires, Witches fought Witches, & yet all the pandemonium didn't distract him, he cast aside Werewolf, Witch, or Vampire alike, all who obstructed him from his goal. "NO FATHER, NO MORE KILLING" Drake shouted this sudden rebelliousness from his son, as he saw it & it threw him slightly & he stopped dead in his tracks, & for the briefest of moments he was at a loss "DO NOT DIFY ME BOY, SHE WILL DIE AT MY HAND!!" Mandrake demanded & made to strike Drake, only to be halted by his son "I AM NOT A BOY ANY MORE FATHER I AM A MAN!!" he barked defiantly their eyes burned filled with rage as they strained against one another. The stalemate was broken by a Werewolf who jumped at Mandrake, throwing him off balance.

Drake turned back to Unity, took up her hands.....claws "I don't know if you can understand me, but you need to know that I am completely & unequivocally in love with you, & will defend you until my last breath" he said softly whilst all around them was carnage they stared intently into each other's eyes, & even though Unity couldn't speak, but she too had an overwhelming feeling that he was the one.

Mandrake knelt facing the snarling spitting Werewolf, then they charged at one another hissing & growling, Mandrake stood up blood pouring from an open wound were his left ear used to be, breathing heavily. Unity looked over to the inert body of the Werewolf as it changed back to its human form, & her eyes widened with shock as she realised that it was the massive naked body of her uncle Theon.

At once there came a mighty howl filling the air with the sound of anguish, Mandrake turned to see a hulking 8.5ft Werewolf bearing down on him, casting all other Vampires who opposed it aside with ease like they were just paper figures, it leapt growling onto Mandrake casting up dust & debris as they rolled locked together in battle, other Vampires joined in the fray only to be dusted with considerable ease, the muted screams of vanishing Witches disappearing with each dusted Vampire, meanwhile both Unity & Drake defended against the mass of Vampires aiming to kill Unity.

Hissing a red eyed Ruby stepped on to the drawbridge "ah Ruby at last we met, you were no match without your Witch" Cassandra said calmly "that was over 200 years ago" Ruby retorted as she took another Vampire tight in her arms ripping its head clean off without taking her eyes from Cassandra. then she broke into a run as the dusted Vampire flew away on the breeze, as she ran Cassandra tried casting a barrier spell, that luckily failed have any affect as Ruby continued to charge. Cassandra directed another spell that knocked Ruby down, but she stood up dusting herself off "is that the best you've got" she barked & began to charge, the only spell that had kind of worked, was to make the air surrounding Ruby like a thick soup, slowing her down considerably, but Cassandra couldn't fail to notice the contorted face of rage that Ruby wore as she fought her way through the soupy air, she began to question her own power as fear began to take hold, she also knew that if Ruby reached her, she would not survive a direct attack, so swiping her hand purposefully, sent Ruby Careering against the castle wall she exhaled sharply as the wind was knocked out of her, she slid down the wall to a piece of land against the castle wall with the murky muddy water lapping at its edge, as she fell Ruby impaled herself onto the broken branch of a tree that had fallen across the stagnant moat, her eyes widened as she saw the branch protrude from her chest, for the second time the air left her body, her skin turned a stone grey, the life leaked out of her, her eyes turning from bright to a dull red.