Journey of the Last Demon and the Female Lieutenant

Chapter 52

(halfway)

Keith (while taking in the view): I'm surprised there's land and a moon.

Sabrina: Well I do come here for my breaks.

Anna: But why is the moon red and the ground black?

Sabrina: That's just how the moon is in the vampire realm during the war.

Anna (in her mind): So each realm has their own interesting environment matching their races. However, I thought the vampire realm would be like the human realm a bit.

(top of the stairs in front of the palace)

Anna (amazed): I thought the castle was pretty from a distance but up close it's beautiful.

Sabrina (while the door opens on its own): I can't remember why the palace never gets old. However, I did forget that during the war whenever it got damaged the former Queen before me showed me that you can use magic to immediately repair the damaged area.

(inside the palace)

Anna: So you didn't use the broken parts with magic to repair it?

Sabrina: Nope. The magic in the castle give itself power to regrow that piece.

Keith: That's some advanced stuff. I never heard anyone mention that in my homeland.

Sabrina (stopping at the stairs before Anna and Keith): That's because no one besides vampires gets to see it even though all demons have permission to cross each other territory.

Anna: So where are we heading?

Sabrina (started walking again): We're going to the throne room.

(second-floor throne room)

After entering they continue walking before stopping a few distance from the throne because once Sabrina clicks her fingers a square floor opens near the throne revealing a blood pool.

Keith (looks at Anna after she grabs her throat having her eyes closed): Anna. If you need blood then have some of mine.

Anna (eyes normal after having them red when she opens her eyes once she lets go of her throat): I'm alright. (look at Sabrina) Sabrina why do you have a pool of blood hiding under the floor?

Sabrina: It's part of a ritual.

Keith: What ritual?

Yurei: You see Lord Keith. Lady Sabrina wasn't born as royalty she became one. When my people and I met Lady Sabrina she was a commoner but when her people were choosing the next heir she got picked because of her potential.

Anna: Couldn't they just have a child?

Sabrina: The Queen before me didn't have a child because the king died. Once you take the role you decide to have a child or make someone else take their post.

Anna (look at the blood poll while taking her coat off): What do I have to do?

Sabrina (walking forward a bit stopping near the edge): You just have to enter the pool and let the blood consume you.

Keith: Where did this blood even come from?

Sabrina (look at Keith): It came from the first Vampire King. He made this blood pool and according to what I was taught it will never dry out.

Anna (in her mind while walking forward): I wonder how this ancient king made his royal blood never disappear.

Sabrina (before Anna reaches the edge): Before you enter I forgot to mention something.

When Anna turned around Sabrina touched her shoulder before quickly stabbing her heart. After letting Anna go her eyes turned into demon eyes before falling into the pool

Keith (grabs Sabrina's collar once she turns around): Why did you do that?

Sabrina: Before you kill me hear me out.

Keith (while letting Sabrina go): Fine.

Sabrina: I wasn't sure if Anna's half-demon blood would work so I had to temporarily kill her to have the vampire blood take over Anna's human blood.

Keith: So you made her use the dangerous revive from the dead skill?

Sabrina: Yes. (bowing) I'm sorry.

Keith (looking at the pool after sighing): How long will it take until this ritual begins?

Sabrina (looking at the pool): It should begin soon.

(deep in the blood pool)

Anna (in her mind while floating): Why did Sabrina stab my heart? (after starting to feel a pulse) What's this feeling?

Anna's eyes glowed having the blood swell around her before coming out making a blood orb float above the pool. Then a light flow tornado swells around the orb.

(in front of the pool)

Sabrina (and Keith look at the blood orb): It has begun.

Yurei (appearing behind them): Lord Keith, Lady Sabrina...

Keith and Sabrina suddenly turn around having Keith release lightning from his right hand while Sabrina throws a fireball from her left hand at the same time making it break open the door.

Keith (lance appears while seeing shadow monsters disappear under the broken door): Seems like we have unwanted guests.

Sabrina (more shadow monsters appear while her rapier appears): No matter what they can't reach Anna.

Yurei: Leave the protection to me.

Keith: Very well.

Keith (in his mind running with Sabrina): How did the Shadow King know that we are here?

Sabrina (in Keith's mind): I have no clue. Maybe he left a mark but I'll check later.

One of the shadow creatures jumped into the palace but Keith split that creature in half before reaching him. The group of shadow monsters disappear into the ground making Sabrina and Keith stop before more appear from opposite ends.

Sabrina (and Keith back to back while the shadow monsters run towards them): I'll take the left and you take the right.

Keith (smiling): Okay. (time slows down after they turn the opposite way) We will be switching sides correct?

Sabrina (smiling while slowly passing each other): Of course. It wouldn't be fun sticking to one side.

Keith (and Sabrina run off at normal speed): Perfect.