Under the rule of the Ametyst Countness

(7) Like a father, like a son

(Still) Shadow's POV

I woke up comfortly. "Finally a night without any nightmares." I whispered as I streched. I took up my shoes and gloves, and headed to the kitchen, to see my father placing the breakfast for both of us.

"Good morning Shadow!" He greeted. "Good morning dad." I said. "I see you slept well, don't you?" He asked. I chuckled. "Yes, no dubt." I smiled.

*Timeskip*

After training, we both headed in the house, but two Ametyst guards stopped us.

"Mephiles the Dark, your son must come with us." The first one said. "Hand him over, and no one gets hurt, and also he could join the other three boys safety." Said the other one. But I just standed, not moving a single muscle.

"And why are you want to take my son away from me? Isn't that enough, that my wife died cause you didn't let me be with her on that day, but you want to take him away??!!!" My father asked furiously. "We didn't asked your permission sir, now hand him over!" The first guard said annoyed.

"Our Countness ordered us." Said the other one. "I will not go! I don't want to leave my father just yet, and I will NOT move from here!" I raised my voice not thinking in twice. My father looked at me comfused.

"You're so stubborn, aren't you? Countness Rougalyn would love that." The first one said to the other one. "If you wont come with us, things gonna get rougher." The other one said to me.

I simply shook my head, knowing the consequenses but, I don't really care. I've lost my mother, and I don't want to loose my father to. "Shadow, go with them, I'm coming with you as well." I heard my father behind me. But then...

"That's NOT gonna happen! You stay here sir!"

The guard stomped in front of my father, and suddenly he attacked the guard. The other one tried to push him to the ground. Thats when I had enough, and attacked the other guard.  They tried to defeat us, but we were to quick and strong for them.

One of the two guards started to call the others for help. "Here the 27. Guard talks! We need help to the Caecus Street 8 immediately!!" He shouted.

A few moments later four other guards appeared, and they started to cirkel around us, and they aimed their swords in our direction. "Hands up you two!!" One of the guards shouted and we raised our hands. "Defying to the guards has very serious consequenses! We'll see what Countness Rougalyn will say or do! You both, come with us, and take your hands on your nape!"

In a half way my father spoke. "I'm so sorry son. I shouldn't have done that." "Dad, don't say sorry. If you'd let them take me away, would it be better?" I've heard my father growling. We with the other boys walked to the castle.

As we entered, into the castle, inside was black walls purple demon statues, red thick, large spider webs and the middle of the webs were broken hearts brighted in dark purple. And not so far away right in front of us were a throne. On the throne were the young Dark slave's skull and their dried bloody flesh-like leather decorated. At the two sides of the throne, two long torches standed, and blood red flames danced on them. The look gave us nightmares.

And we saw our Blood Countness, Rougalyn Kalong sitting on the throne, her leg was on the other one. Her nightblue orbs of those demonic black eyes stared at us in disdain. "So, who was the one, who were defyed to the guards?" She said loudly so everyone can hear her. Her voice was deep, evil, and aspen like in my nightmares. Everyone looked comfused in the slave line, nobody dared to say anything.

"Didn't you heard what I asked?! Who dared defying the guards?!" She was louder this time. Still no answere. My father were a few steps away from me, I can see him in the corner of my eyes. I thought a little, then I took a step foward. Every slave boy gasped. They looked at me worrying.