Valkyrie - The Vampire Princess

Chapter 45

Chapter 45

We returned to the castle. For me, returning was faster than the trip there. The three of us were standing in the living room. I was dirty and Eros was much wounded.

My father demanded an answer from me about what had just occurred.

"How did you learn of the existence of a wizard?"

In panic, I cast a worried stare upon Eros, before answering my father's question. My lips moved slowly on my face. I feared my own answer. But I had no way to avoid it. Things needed to be informed to my father. He was the master, the king and owner of our acts there.

"Valeska told me," finally I said low and turned my head down. I had no bravery to face my father.

"Valeska!" He said angrily. His eyes met the room ceiling. His forehead packed mutually. "Did she know everything?"

"She only wanted to help me," rapidly I said, trying to save her. Valeska was just my allied. So I had to economize her from being punished for my cause.

"Be quiet!" Vincent ordered screaming at me. His voice sounded grave, high and cold. I had never seen him like that. He never treated me that way. Soon I curved my head again. My eyes meet the soundless floor.

Vincent felt like punishing me as well. But he thought of he could do it later.

"Bring Valeska here!" he ordered Eros.

In next to no time Eros left the main room, but before it he gazed in my direction. After that he returned in the company of Valeska. She walked slowly at the side of him. Her eyes were with no splendor. Her face was gloomy.

"Does my master desire to talk to me?" Valeska asked, frightened. Her voice was near to the ground. She really feared that something terrible could happen to her.

"Why did you tell Valkyrie about the existence of wizard Odik?" he asked, upset. His gaze scrutinized Valeska in full.

"She asked for my help," Valeska answered with her head down. She couldn't face her master after everything that had happened to me.

"What help?" he insisted, keeping his look at her.

"She wanted to become human again." Valeska responded as she raised her head and glanced toward her master's face.

"And you put her in danger!"

Vincent threw Valeska against the wall, using his vampire power. Her body slipped on the smooth surface and stopped on the floor.

"I just wanted to help Valkyrie," she said with difficulty as she was sobbing.

"You betrayed me!" Vincent said and knocked his chair down.

Bizak ran into the main room when he heard the noise. He stopped next to Eros, without understanding what was happening.

"And I don't accept traitors in our midst!"

Vincent grabbed Valeska's arm, pulling her up. His eyes squashed in fury.

"You know our rules! Do you know what will happen to you?"

During that Vincent dragged her to other room of the castle.

"Valkyrie, stop your father! I did this because of you!" Valeska pleaded as she glanced to me over her left shoulder.

Due to that I tried to do something and made a move to leave the place and go after them. I was desperate to alleviate the suffering of Valeska.

But Eros held my arm firmly. My stare met his. So I could not go after them. I stayed in the living room with Eros and Bizak, as we were awaiting the return of my father and Valeska.

"What will my father do to her?" I asked, scared as I felt Eros's arms round me.

"At the very least .... He will extinguish her," Bizak said, with his head down as he looked unhappy about it.

Forward, Vincent took her to the shooting room. A small, empty place where there was only a metal chain.

He chained her, with her body hanging down from the ceiling.

She had no defense.

"Vincent, do not do it! I didn't do any harm!" she shouted as she felt tears come quickly to her eyes.

"I gave you immortality and will take it from you now!" he said holding a metal sword in his unopened hands. His eyes examined her face once and again.

"Don't do it!" she pleaded with her eyes closed, fearing the worst. Her vampire body vibrated in panic.

"Immortality is over for you."

Vincent held his sword with both hands and placed it at the head of the young vampire. It took a blow on her neck and her dark blood dripped on the floor. Her head rolled on the ground.

Valeska's immortality had been interrupted at that moment.

***

After some time, Vincent returned to the main room holding Valeska's head by the hair. I embraced Eros as I was frightened at my father's barbarous attitude.

"This is the end of everyone who betrays me!" he said and threw Valeska's head down. It stopped near Bizak's foot. He looked down at it and remained mute. But Bizak looked revolted with Valeska's death. He wanted to say she had no fault about what had happened to me. The vampire desired just to help me. So Bizak gazed down another time and determined to speak nothing. His words would be useless, because they would never bring Valeska back to life.

"Get rid of it!" my father ordered with his bitter voice. I closed my eyes for some time as I imagined Valeska could be alive and everything had been just a nightmare.

My father did it without stimulus. He had Valeska as a strong ally, a faithful servant and I had broken that covenant between the two. My stupid desire had ruined everything.

I should have died in her place. Yeah, I thought of it. But now it was so late. Valeska was lifeless and I would never forgive myself for it. My own forgiveness was excluded from my life.

Bizak held her head and left the scene as he looked horrified at Valeska's punishment.

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