The Prince of Darkness

Chapter 11: Lifting of the Veil-2

                "My Lord,
              Master is waiting for you" Said Antonio in order to gain Markus' attention, as Marcus was so immersed into the picture to know  his surroundings. He didn't even came to know when Antonio left him behind the doors. Marcus started following him, but thousands of questions started popping up in his head.
        As they reached the doctor's room, Antonio quickly opened the door for Marcus. The room was rarely lit.  Few flowers were placed at the center of the room on a wooden table. The fragrance which bloomed the room declared that those  were lilly. A candle was placed at the corner, which struggled hard to lit the room.
         " Ohh!!! My king"
      Exclaimed an old man from the corner of the room as  he stood up to show  respect towards the King. The  white shade of his beards and long hair  declared his ripe old age. He sat down leaning on a chair,
        "Please sit my son"  pointing towards a couch on his left with white cushions.
         "Sir, how is Alfred?  Is he alright?" . His face explained that how anxious he was to know about Alfred.
        "Your friend..........".
            Someone knocked on the door breaking their yet to begin conversation.
                   "Come in...." said the doctor and a maid came in with a bottle of wine and a couple of glasses placed on a tray. She filled both the glasses and and have one of them tho the doctor.
               "Try this out, kid..." Said the doctor, as the made handed over the other glass to Marcus. Bowing down the maid left in silence.
               "It's half a century old......"continued the doctor praising the wine, "This is admirable......
        "I guess am slipping away from the topic, well son,
                  Your friend....
         He is actually turning....."
Said the doctor as he indicated Antonio to refill his glass.
        "Turning......" Turning into what...?"
Exclaimed King Marcus placing a big  question mark on his face.
       "Son..... H was attacked by a cross bread
And he turning into one of them.
   "Cross breads.......do they really exist.....?" Questioned king Marcus in his anxiety.
King Marcus stood up from his chair.....
         "Sir...he is like a brother to me" and getting near to the doctor he asked....
"Tell me,
What can I do to save him?"
"Don't worry, My Lord ...
We have started with the treatment...the knowledge and blessings of my masters have never failed me... Let's hope for the best ....son
Your friend will come back..
      Antonio, guide back our king to his room" commanded the doctor.
Marcus walked towards the center of the room
"I want to meet Alfred" Declared Markus as he placed the glass on a wooden table which had fee glass bottles on it.
The doctor got up from his chair, "At this ripe old age..it's too difficult for me to walk around. He went near king Marcus and placed his hand on Marcus' shoulder. "Son, you will see him"
Marcus turned towards him"but am afraid that it is not the right time to."taking few more sips from his glass.
As Marcus was passing through the corridor, he saw the picture again with the inscription 'THE DARK BLOOD CHANGED HIS LIFE'. King Marcus stood there looking at it for a couple of seconds and he turned towards Antonio "who is this?" Antonio took few steps towards the picture close enough to block Marcus's view,
"My king......
There are many secrets at this place...
Some are reveled to me ..some aren't..
Some are meant  to be disclosed..some aren't"
"You know Antoine...
You and your master are as mysterious as this place....." Said Marcus.
"HAHAAHAHAHA..... Mysteries make things admirable...My king" was Antonio's only reply.
"I need to go..."said Antonio as he opened the  door for Marcus, "farewell my Lord"
Marcus sat on a chair and closed his eyes, sleep was a long lost dream for him.
Suddenly someone started calling him  by his name,
"King Marcus......
King Marcus..." Whispered the man in black robe. "Why the f*** are you back?? Questioned Marcus as anger overwhelmed him.
"Calm down son ....." Said the man in black robe as he took few steps towards him,
"Who gave you permission to call me son???.....
You....." roared Markus.
"Stop shouting king Marcus ...
Show your capability by Saving your previous flower" said the man in black robe and he vanished away leaving behind his laughter.

"Wait.....wait. ..you scoundrel...,
.....what have you done to her...." Asked King Marcus but there was no one to reply.
"Gabriel....... Gabriel..." Called out king Marcus as he tried to get up from the chair, but something had made him so weak that he was unable to get up.
"Gabriel...where are you called out king Marcus again as no one replied.

The sound of the footsteps declared that someone was rushing towards the room
"Yes... your majesty"..
Said the man as he opened the door and rushed into the room.
"Where is Gabriel.....? And who are you??" Asked King Marcus as he was constantly trying to get up from the resting chair.....but every attempt ended up as a failure..
"May I help you sir.....? asked the man...he was a well dressed person...wearing a red robe....with long beard and deep black hair and eyes..He had a royal touch and the ring he wore was familiar to Marcus' eyes.
"Sir....you seems to be seriously ill...."continued the man as he got close to lift up king Marcus.
"Come on....get up..
Let me lift you...." Said the man, as he took hold of king Marcus'hand.....
As soon as he caught Marcus hand, he started regaining his strength,
"Who are you sir....?"
Asked King Marcus,
"As soon as you caught my hand I started regaining my strength..."
Continued Marcus as he got up from the chair...
"Am no one ,so important...my son.... just a servant at your service" said the unknown man..
Sound of foot steps reveled that someone was rushing towards the  room.
"I need to go my Lord...
Need to settle up some urgent matters" said the man and he slipped of from the back door.
Soon after Gabriel rushed into the room asking "did you called me my Lord........?
My Lord?
My Lord???
Called Gabriel as king Marcus didn't replied.
"What happened my Lord.."
Gabriel something had happened to Amelia...
We need to go and check at once." said king Markus as he rushed out of the room. Running through the steps he reached at the rear door of the mansion which lead to the stable.
"My Lord ....am also coming along" declared Gabriel, as he was trying to catch up with Marcus..As Marcus reached at the entrance of the stable "Philip...come out...." He called his horse out and Philip came running. Philip was as white as snow...his heals shined like star, his face gave a majestic royal look.
"My Lord....
Am no longer young as." Complained  Gabriel as he tried hard to breath and stand straight.
Marcus climbed upon the horse... "Gabriel....be quick enough .. we need to rush..am worried about what that creature would have done to Amelia.." said Marcus as he rode off...
His face declared that he was afraid about Amelia. she was the delicate flower which had took root in the rocky heart of king Marcus. Gabriel and two of his guards followed him.
Mr. Lennox's residence wasn't far from the doctors mansion. It was just a couple of hours journey.
Reaching Mr. Lennox's place, what king Marcus saw was a horrific dream for him. The house was crushed into a pile of stones. The garden where he saw Amelia for the first time was devastated into nothing.
Nearing the garden he could get the smell of blood mixed with rotten dead bodies.
"My Lord...many people are buried under over here" declared Gabriel inspecting the garden.
 

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