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Clash of Realms
CHP5: Dark Lord Engaged?

She flipped and jumped around as the eight foot robot marched toward her and shot lasers from its eyes whilst more and more of them emerged from the ground and the vampire moved around being quick on her feet as she carried a katana blade. Her overall speed and quickness allowed her to elude and dodge everything as she moved in slicing through four before tossing the blade aside and leaping upward as she pulled the head off of another.
Back on her feet she recovered the blade as drones hovered in from up high and shot lasers down at her, but as she'd done the entire time she wasn't tagged easily bringing down each of the drones and robots that came at her and when it was all over and not a single of them stood, she stabbed the blade into the ground and back flipped while dancing afterwards to celebrate as the dim lighting became bright all around.
"Very good Sasha, you've advanced passed level seven," Bruce's voice came through an intercom. "Go ahead and take a break, we'll resume later."
"But daddy," Sasha jumped up and down with anticipation and energy. "I can keep going though, really! Please let's play the next level I can do it, rest is for losers!"
Bruce grinned at this as he pressed down over a button.
"Get cleaned up so that we can go out for lunch, the three of us. You, Damian and myself, it's on me."
"Okay, I'll get cleaned. Me pretty hungry," Sasha rubbed at her tummy.
The door to the observation room behind Bruce opened and he spun around to his butler.
"How did the session turn out, sir?"
"About as good as it could have," Bruce smiled. "She passed with flying colors in every aspect. She's far beyond her years in combat and she knows how and when to utilize her speed and agility to get herself out of trouble to perfection. She's been trained well but under my guidance she will become better... much, much better."
Alfred coughed clearing his throat.
"No doubt about that. Is your plan to shape her into..."
"I won't do anything that she doesn't want and patrolling is off the table until another couple years, badly as she wants to be out there alongside us. She is still so young, inexperienced with much to see and learn and I want her to have a fair chance at choosing what she wants in her own life. She not only has what it takes to be a soldier but in certain aspects she's quite knowledgeable, capable of speaking Japanese, French, Spanish and German, fluently."
"She has quite the potential, yes I've noticed."
"I also put her strength to the test and she has physical attributes that are quite impressive, maxing out at just over two tons. Take into account her age and that she has not yet learned to use her inner aura or awakened her shinso blood, that's quite the accomplishment. With this my hope is that one day she will become Gotham's protector when I'm no longer capable. She's got boundless hidden potential and immortality. Her destiny is her own to choose, but if she chooses this path I have to believe Gotham will be in good hands, long after I'm gone."
Alfred sighed as he looked over the ground.
"Perhaps, but there is one thing that you have that little Sasha doesn't... and not many others," Alfred looked up at him.
"Which is?" Bruce asked with interest.
"Your undying drive sir, the will to push passed your limits and to find ways even when faced with seemingly the most impossible circumstances. Granted, young Sasha could very easily get by with just her physical abilities, but what happens when she comes against something of equal force or hits a brick wall. With all due respect Master Wayne, what you do here isn't all about bashing in the heads of criminals and..."
"I'll teach and guide her," Bruce cut in. "And I understand she isn't me, but my hope is that she can become better than what I've become, no one is without flaws and I have plenty of them. But the decision will ultimately be hers, she's my daughter and I don't want to force this world... my world onto her."
Alfred found this response acceptable and so he had nothing else to say as Bruce stood from the chair and both men exited, heading up top to the manor. Sasha had already beat them there and already in her room where she started a hot bath, dropping a pile of herbs and bubble bath soap into the water. It was within one of many Livingroom's throughout the manor that Bruce found Damian sitting over a sofa but with a sophisticated 3D map out stemming from the watch over his left wrist. Certain locations were with red dots but it didn't appear to be of Gotham.
"What is this?" Bruce asked.
Damian looked up at him but was interrupted by the doorbell ringing.
"Expecting company?" Damian questioned.
"No," Bruce's eyes narrowed but only took one step as Alfred was already halfway to the door. "Finish up whatever you're doing, I'm taking you and Sasha out to eat."
Alfred answered the door and he was somewhat shocked to see who it was standing on the opposite side.
"Master Grayson, well isn't this a surprise."
"Hello Alfred, it's good to see you to," Dick smiled as he stepped through the door. "Is he here, Bruce? We need to have a word."
At just about that same moment Grayson peeked over Alfred's shoulder and took notice of him, not far away beside Damian who sat over the sofa.
"Surely you..." Alfred's voice trailed off as he noticed another standing behind him who looked to be a woman, but most her features covered by a cloak. "And who is this?"
"Someone that needs to speak with him, it's urgent."
Alfred was absolutely clueless to the purpose for Grayson's sudden arrival and didn't care to ask, instead stepping aside as the two of them entered. Damian quickly disbanded the map out as he was on his feet and greeted Grayson while Bruce eyed the woman who pulled her hood up just enough to reveal her pale face and dark colored eyes. She just stared at him but said nothing, marveling at him in a way. For a quick moment he did the same before breaking eye contact and looking to Richard Grayson.
"No call, that's somewhat surprising. That isn't like you to drop in unannounced," Bruce approached and shook hands with him. "But your presence is always welcomed, and who is this friend of yours?"
Bruce stepped aside looking over the cloaked woman and that's when the entire room seemed to go quiet. In letting out a sigh Grayson rubbed his hands together knowing that he quickly needed to get to the point.
"How is the girl?" Dick simply asked.
Both Damian and Bruce weren't expecting this question, both shooting a quick glance at each other.
"The girl?" Damian asked.
"Yes, the newest member to the family," Dick crossed his arms as he looked to Bruce. "The child you adopted from Japan, what is it they've been calling her... oh yeah, Sasha that's right. She's quite the sweet little thing and the rest of social media seems to think so. Where is she?"
Again Bruce was staggered by the question and so too was Damian.
"Her," Bruce recollected himself as he smiled. "Sasha's doing fine, in fact we were just getting ready to go out and get a bite to eat. You're welcomed to tag along, she should be down in the next twenty or so. This can't be why you traveled all the way out to Gotham, what do you need?"
"I find it very interesting you decided to adopt that girl out of the blue, especially taking into account the things we do."
Bruce's eyes narrowed as his thoughts were to stop Grayson in his tracks as there was a woman standing not far from them.
"We can talk about this later," Bruce frowned. "What do you need?"
"Alright, fine," Dick exhaled. "No more beating around the bush. I thought if something like this were to occur I'd be one of the first to know, but here we stand months later and not a single ring. I know the truth Bruce... I know Sasha is a vampire and your biological daughter."
With his fists clinched Bruce looked down on Damian.
"We've talked in that span, but never about her. It wasn't me."
It was then Alfred that Bruce looked to who also looked just as lost as Damian.
"Who told you?" Bruce's shoulders lowered.
"How did you come across the girl, I mean really?" Dick side stepped the question. "Clearly you didn't just find her in some shelter, so how did it happen or how did you even come to the conclusion she was yours?!"
"Who told you?!" Bruce shot back, with no intention of answering until he got one of his own.
Dick didn't have an opportunity to respond as the pale woman stepped forward lowering the hood from her head and a black bow tied in her hair. She reached down and removed the choker around her neck as her long brown hair brightened along with the rest of her body. And when that light died down Bruce trembled with wide eyes as Alfred shared a similar expression. Her hair turned pink, and her dark eyes a vibrant green and her complexion so much more vigorous.
"Bruce," Akasha spoke softly as she walked toward him, while he stumbled back in a defensive stance. "I'm not here to fight."
"You commanded him to kill me!"
"I didn't order that," the pink haired vampire shook her head. "That was a lie, I told you time and again how I felt about you back then. True, Issa knew of the relationship we shared but it wasn't until he found out of my true feelings that he took action. His attempted murder of you was his own doing, all out of jealousy and fear that he'd lose me to you. You had broken up with me but my love for you didn't diminish and when he realized this he took it upon himself to go after you, and for that... I'm so very sorry."
And just like that the entire room went completely silently as Bruce nor Akasha, took their eyes off each other. He'd known for a while she lived but that didn't stop his heart from hammering at seeing her with his own two eyes, more beautiful than he remembered. She had questions, but the vampire realized so did he and a lot more for that matter. His guard remained up as he contemplated if what she said about Issa was true, and the more he thought about it the more it made sense. If she really wanted him dead she had all the opportunities in the world to do so in the past several years. And with the raw power and speed the Dark Lord possessed she could dispose of everyone inside the room in a matter of seconds if she so chose. It was Grayson that ultimately ended the silence as he spoke up.
"So I'm clearly stating the obvious that you two got all close and passionate," he looked back and forth between them. "But did the idea of protection never register?"
"You speak as if Sasha's birth is a bad thing," Akasha glared, before settling her gaze on Bruce. "I was in love, so nothing else mattered and if I was to have his child in the process that wasn't an issue."
Bruce bit back as it was then Grayson's eyes that fell on him.
"That's her excuse, what's yours?"
"I don't have to explain myself," Bruce quickly shot. "And besides that isn't what's essential now. I want answers Akasha, what happened on the night of Vheuto lazz? How did you survive and why didn't you come forward?"
The vampire let out a sigh as she knew when revealing herself she'd have to answer this exact question and so many more.
"As you know I entered that chamber in place of Tsukune and Moka because I knew even together they didn't possess nearly enough power, coupled with lack of experience using their inner blood control was also troublesome. Closing down the gateway took a huge toll on me, but I stayed focused and didn't allow my body to essentially being ripped apart. I endured the pain and laid there in a pool of my own blood having given it my all. Through it all I felt something... something deep inside me like a hidden energy and it wasn't until later that I realized it was another life. The energy of Vheuto lazz, the Drocgoeus and the Qcvaues were all circulating throughout my being and I was almost crushed and decimated by its combined pressure but I held strong but it's a miracle the fetus wasn't destroyed. As for how I made my departure from the chamber, I used a small teleportation device given to not only myself but all of Fairy Tale's generals."
"That explains how and why there wasn't a body," Bruce breathed out. "But why did you choose to go into hiding all these years, and you were carrying my child! Did you not think for a second I would have liked to know?!"
A moment of silence followed but her posture remained straight.
"After all I'd done, all the bad and betraying those closes to me and my very own beliefs... disappearing seemed like a fitting punishment. There were many factors that played into this decision, one of those being the way I was brought back so unnaturally. It was something that never should have occurred, I had passed on and brought back without consent or a choice. And it was only two weeks after that I realized I... I was pregnant with our child."
"How could you determine for sure," Bruce's eyes narrowed. "You were sleeping with both Issa and myself."
"Accurate, but Issa and I agreed that we wouldn't have children until after the mission had come to a close, so I didn't allow him to soil me, whereas with you... well I think you know."
The vampire blushed and looked away from him at just the thought of it.
"But as I was saying," Akasha twirled a strand of hair that fell over her face. "With this I knew I couldn't stay hidden, but the state of our relationship was a disaster or else I would have shown myself right away. Instead I decided to wait it out with the intent to meet with you sometime down the line. She was so beautiful and full of energy, but she always seemed to always get into trouble running off whenever I took my eyes off her. One day Miukei had taken her out to the park and by some chance she ended up in the river, escaping Miukei's sights for only a moment."
Bruce felt his muscles tighten at this.
"As you know water in its purity is like poison to we vampires and she had been exposed to a large sum. To make a long story short the effects of the water nearly killed her and Selene's attempts to save her, spectacular as her methods are weren't enough and so I resulted to the last possible solution that would save my daughter… I infused my shinso blood into her system and its healing effects saved her. I only wish that were the last of our hardships, but then came that day. It was just about a year after I'd given birth to Sasha. The only ones that knew were the Asagao three, Colton Orsic, who for the most part sheltered us and helped to get me around undetected. A select few of his servants also knew and I was given their service as they did anything I asked. And lastly was him, Jitoshi Ichiro. He always held close ties with the Asagao three, so he was very much around all of us until that day."
The group listened carefully as she continued on.
"We were traveling through a city within the yokai realm, just about sixty miles from the capital and a civil war had broken out in the waking of our emperor, my father. I had an errand to run and left the child in the care of Lailay and Jitoshi and while I was away all out war hit and the city was flooded with water and then burned to the ground as inhabitants from both sides fought it out, some in favor of father's rule and others not. By the time I returned, Lailay had badly been beaten and unconscious and it was Selene that nursed her back to health. She didn't remember much, but said a current passed through and swept both Sasha and Jitoshi away as they were attacked by persons from both sides failing to specify which side they were on. From that day I never saw Sasha, nor Jitoshi again and we presumed them dead. I grieved for weeks while Colton and the Asagao three helped me through it. And it was due to this I no longer had any reason to expose myself to you or anyone else, you all assumed my passing and I didn't feel the need to return and interfere with your lives. That was until recently when I heard about and saw pictures of the young girl adopted by you."
It all came full circle as they now knew where and why she had stayed hidden, but Bruce didn't know if others of her family would be accepting of her answer.
"It's been an up and down rollercoaster these past few years but things have recently started to settle and get better. But I've told you what you wanted to hear and now it's your turn," Akasha looked Bruce in the eyes. "How did she come into your care?"
With his hands positioned inside his pockets, Bruce let out a sigh.
"Sasha isn't the only one that survived being swept away by the current," Bruce returned her gaze. "You aren't particularly going to like what I'm about to tell you, but it was Jitoshi that I found her with."
Aside from Damian and Alfred who had already gotten the full scoop of the story, Richard Grayson and Akasha listened in as Bruce told the story from the very beginning. As he revealed detail after detail the Dark Lord gritted her teeth becoming infuriated at some of the details in relation to what Sasha went through. The only thing she could think about in that instant was wrapping her hands around the throat of Jitoshi and tearing it open and if she ever saw him again that's exactly what she'd do. In just a couple short minutes he told them everything and the pink haired vampire was heated.
"Sasha can't be the only reason you decided to expose yourself, you seemed fixed on staying dead so what changed?" Bruce asked.
"Does there really need to be another reason other than she is my child and she should know her mother. I'm not here to take her away from you, but I do however want to be a part of her life. She should know both her parents," Akasha emphasized.
Damian sneered at the words that came out of her mouth as he marched forward.
"I see what you're doing! Trying to use this opportunity to get close to father so that you can slowly work your way back with him, I know your type, Bloodriver!"
"Damian!" Bruce retorted.
"Excuse me?" the vampire questioned, bemused by the amount of disrespect stemming from the child's comments.
"You heard me, trollop! Women such as you play it cool and innocent, waiting for your moment to strike. But I can assure you that you'll never get back in father's pants again."
"Damian, that's enough!" Bruce shot.
"Oh my," Akasha's orbs widened with a hand to her mouth, baffled by the words that he spoke and a child for that matter. "Someone's misplaced his manners, not what I'd expect from a kid raised by Bruce Wayne."
Grayson bit back as he observed the back and forth confrontation between them and nervously chuckled, hoping Damian would shut up as he was digging his own grave.
"Respect is earned, and you're far from earning mine."
"Little boy," Akasha laughed in amusement. "You fail to understand who it is you're addressing and I don't care if you're the son of Batman, if you continue talking to me that way I'll put you in your place."
Bruce jumped forward and in between them as he had heard enough.
"This conversation is over," Bruce's glare specifically fell over Damian. "Sasha is just as much her child as she is mine and if Akasha wants a presence in her life than I can't deny her that opportunity."
"Ttt," Damian looked away from him with crossed arms.
She didn't know the boy and her intention wasn't to give off the impression she had come to steal his father away from him so this led to her revealing something she wanted to keep secret.
"For what it's worth I'm," Akasha paused for a moment as she fiddled with her fingers. "I'm engaged."
"Engaged," Bruce raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Do you mean as in..."
"Colton Orsic is my... my husband to be," her eyes lowered from Bruce. "He proposed to me months ago but we haven't decided on a date to be mated. But now with all this, and me officially returning, it'll have to wait. Things will be so much more complex now. You've spoken to Tsukune and Moka about this I suppose?"
"I have," Bruce simply nodded.
Akasha sighed with her shoulders tightening.
"Then it's safe to assume father also knows that I'm alive. I shall return to him and accept the penalty if any and proclaim myself to the yokai realm, it is time I take responsibility and return to my throne as queen of my entire species, if father allows it."
With her eyes wondering about Akasha inspected everyone that wasn't Bruce, before her eyes again met with his.
"May I speak to you in private?"
"Absolutely not!" Damian took a step forward.
"You may," Bruce frowned upon his son. "Give us the room."
Though hesitant Damian followed both Alfred and Grayson out of the space as only Bruce and Akasha remained.
"Colton, is he a vampire?"
"He is," Akasha nodded. "He's someone I've known for centuries and in fact once upon a time he and my adoptive sister, Sasha Madelyn were an item. And if you haven't guessed it already I named our daughter after her, she was someone very special to me as I told you once. And as for Colton it's strange how things played out. He's charming, much like yourself, a businessman of sorts but he isn't a warrior like you or I. A vampire who shies away from battle, hehe I always tease him about it and he's very much a bachelor but he agreed to keep it to a minimum when we become mated. He's done so much for me, providing shelter and keeping me hidden and with his large sum and estate, things went rather smoothly. He is son of Edmund Osric, who is head of one of the most wealthy vampire families in the yokai realm."
"Do you love him?" Bruce asked.
Akasha sharply bit at her tongue, not expecting Bruce to care enough to inquiry further.
"He's kept me hidden, makes me laugh and I enjoy his company. In the areas of strength and combat he lacks, but makes up for in other areas. It was something he was against at first but he eventually came around to accepting my terms about intercourse and saving it until we are mated. I'm doing things different this time around, but I have given him sexual favors."
"How so, I mean it's none of my business and we don't have to discuss…" Bruce questioned.
"Oral sex... but that's as far as we've gone or will go until after we're mates," the vampire grinned. "And I know this doesn't mean much now, but during those months, through the period I was carrying, I thought about you nonstop. It took every fiber in my body not to return to Gotham and divulge myself to you. About a month and a half from when I disappeared was the worst of it, I was so in heat and you were all I thought about."
Bruce tightly bit at his tongue as she was so openly telling him things that a woman with another man wouldn't.
"When did it happen, when did you know..."
"I don't know," Akasha shrugged her shoulders. "Our trip to Alaska or possibly Halloween..."
Bruce coughed cutting her off.
"You misunderstand, I wasn't referring to specifics. I was simply inquiring about when did you know you were pregnant?"
"Oh that, about a week or two after Vheuto lazz. At first I was nervous and confused as to what I should do, but when it really set in and I knew it was yours, I was so overjoyed and happy."
The vampire clasped her hands together cheerfully with pink cheeks.
"And I understand the past is the past, but you should know how it broke me when I heard about your supposed death at the hands of Issa. Despite how much I loved him, I nearly killed him after what he'd done and for days I locked myself up and closed myself off from everyone."
Bruce sighed deeply but didn't respond, clueless to why she was bringing up past events that were better off forgotten.
"That ship sailed long ago and we've both moved on with our lives, but I've still often thought about how things between us could have been. And that leads me to this question, had Issa never came into the picture would you have... accepted my offer, to become my mate?"
His eyes met with hers as for the next several seconds they didn't speak nor move a muscle as it was eventually Bruce that looked away.
"That isn't a fair question, you're engaged and there's no use in discussing the past, it wouldn't do either of us any good."
Akasha was quick to try and respond but then went quiet at the sounds of footsteps speeding down the stairs in the room opposite of them and then came a voice, so vibrant and energized.
"Daddy, nii-san, I'm ready to go!"
At just hearing her voice echo and bounce off the walls, Akasha's body tensed as she knew the moment she'd been waiting on was finally here. The long lost child she believed dead had in fact been alive and it would be her first time seeing Sasha up close since the first months of her life.
"Daddy, I'm..." Sasha trotted into the Livingroom but quieted as she gazed up at both Akasha and Bruce.
The young vampire was dressed in black sneakers, high knee light blue socks, dark blue skirt and white t-shirt with her hair tied in pigtails. Her eyes fluttered as they'd been locked on the vampire, as she knew exactly who this woman was from all her studies and reading. And just as the child, Akasha shared a similar expression as her body trembled somewhat.
"You're the queen of vampires," Sasha pointed at the Dark Lord. "Bloodriver Akasha!"
The pink haired vampire nodded with a grin as Bruce stepped off to the side and away from her.
"You're quite the bright little girl, that is correct," Akasha smiled down on Sasha. "But that's not all I am, hehe... I'm also your mother."
In that single moment Sasha felt an invisible force weighing heavy over her and even felt her brain spin as she lost her footing. Bruce had stressed to her on more than several occasions that she was the daughter of Akasha Bloodriver and though she wanted to believe him, the young vampire just couldn't wrap her mind around the idea she was the offspring of the vampire queen. But seeing her in person and hearing those words come out of her mouth, Sasha was completely overwhelmed and the only thing she could think to do was hide behind her father and that's exactly what she did.
"Sasha!" Bruce looked down on the vampire with surprise as she held tightly against him with her arms wrapped around his legs.
She groaned as she buried her face into Bruce's side and Akasha couldn't help but laugh at the overall shyness of Sasha.
"It's okay," Bruce lowered a hand and ran his fingers through her hair. "No need to be afraid, she isn't here to hurt you."
His words did nothing to get the child to budge but eventually she pulled back staring at Akasha who by then took a knee and welcomed Sasha with open arms.
"Your father is right, I love you. Things happened that separated us, but that's now in the past and if you're up to it I'd love to start over and be a part of your life. Whatever you want to know I'll tell you, everything from the time you were born and how I held you in my arms and the time when I thought I'd lost you for good. You were the most precious thing to me in the world and I only wish I hadn't left your side during that storm and all-out war. I've heard from your father what they told you about us, but those things simply aren't true, I love you dearly."
For a little while longer Sasha remained still but her tight grip over Bruce slowly loosened as she eventually moved away from him and approached her mother with slow steps. Halfway between Akasha and Bruce she stopped and stared into the eyes of the Dark Lord who did the same.
"It's okay," Akasha spoke softly. "There's no reason for you to be frightened."
Sasha took another step as she bit back with hesitation but then gave in to her mother's loving and caring smile, galloping and throwing herself into the waiting arms of Akasha.
"Momma!" she cried holding the vampire tight.
Overflowed with emotions Akasha also held on tight as she rubbed the side of her face against the child's and whispered Sasha's name as she too was unable to hold back tears. By then Alfred, Damian and Grayson returned to the room and it was Alfred that smiled at the sight unfolding in front of them. Dick also felt all warm inside while Damian just crossed his arms and looked them off with an indifferent feeling. The pink haired vampire kissed at the head of Sasha as she backed away and wiped the tears away from her eyes using a finger as both smiled at each other.
"There is something I must do or I'd stay longer," Akasha rubbed a hand over the side of Sasha's face right before she stood. "But I will be back very soon, hopefully within the next couple hours."
"Please don't go momma," Sasha reached up and ceased the vampire's wrist. "I want you to stay. Nii-san, daddy and I are going for lunch and you can come too!"
Sasha jumped up and down before looking back to her father.
"She can come too, right daddy?! I want mommy to come!"
Akasha happily snickered while Bruce smiled and he opened his mouth to speak but was beat to the punch.
"Go and have fun," Akasha caressed Sasha over the head. "I don't want to be a bother and come in between your father's plans. I'll be back later and then I'll spend as much time with you as you want."
"K," Sasha said sadly. "But with daddy and nii-san, all of us together!"
"Of course, we're all family," Akasha playfully pinched at Sasha's left cheek.
With his teeth gritted Damian glared over the Dark Lord, jarring under his breath.
"That blood sucker is no family of mine!" Damian sneered, glaring at Akasha.
He wasn't exactly fond of Sasha in the beginning but his feelings towards her had changed from then, but he wanted nothing to do with her mother after what she'd done to his father.
"Where are you going?" Bruce stepped forward.
"To see Moka, Tsukune and... and my father."
"They will be relieved," Bruce nodded his head. "I'm surprised you didn't go to them first."
Akasha smiled as she stepped back with a small device in hand.
"I must go. There's far too much that needs sorting out and I've been MIA for long enough and I've done the biggest disservice to father and everyone for choosing this path, even if it was for the best."
Akasha leaned down and kissed at the head of Sasha once more before activating the device and a portal opening in the middle of the room. With her back to them Akasha walked forward but then stopped short of it as she fiddled with her fingers. And with a deep breathe she spun around moving in on Bruce as she kissed at his left cheek.
"It's so good to see you again," she spoke softly as she blushed.
That was her last action before taking off through the portal which closed behind her, while Sasha smiled up at her father.
"What?" Bruce noticed from the corner of his eye.
"Mommy likes daddy," Sasha chortled.
Bruce simply looked her off with no response letting out a sigh.
XXX
They had been held captive for weeks, even getting their own separate trials and both found innocent of all charges in relation to the accusations they were of the Xsouviz, a criminal group ran by the outlaw General Kreing. The ogre had over eighty confirmed kills and counting. He was accused of various other crimes and he was on the most wanted list of more than a handful of yokai kingdoms.
Though the two humans, Dinah Lance and Luke Fox were found innocent in the allegations against them, both remained prisoners to the kingdom of Vindellorien. Just as any other prisoner they officially had no names and were to address their superiors by majesty, master or lord, depending on rank.
During this timeframe Dinah nor Luke tried escaping as they'd seen so many others try before them and fail. It seemed as though every day someone attempted making a run for it, but the nation seemed inescapable as the furthest anyone got was to the edges of Vindellorien before detained and punished. That didn't stop them from quietly plotting a way out. Their unexplained appearance in that village during the ogre attack and upon further investigation the Band Regiment Knights confirming they weren't from that village, played largely in why they weren't granted their freedom. They were foreigners but not just any foreigners, but humans... humans in the world of yokai.
It was unspeakable and such a rare occurrence for something like that to occur unless a human was lured or abducted. Even with the consistency in their stories they were still held captive as the Band Regiment Knights had not yet determined if what they said was true in regards to how they ended up in the yokai realm. There was no evidence of them linked to the enemy, but there was also no evidence backing up the impossible claims which landed them out of man's world. Depending the time and day prisoners were assigned different jobs and tasks when not locked away in their cells and it was on this day that those on cell block C and D were assigned field work, digging up various holes for plantation.
"Feels like we've been at this for hours," one prisoner shoved his shovel into the gravel, wiping away sweat from his forehead with a free hand. "It should just be about time for a damn lunch break."
"I'm dying over here," another added as sweat glistened down his body, his true form that of a goblin. "I swear I'll kill every last one of em Band Regiment Knights when I get outta here!"
Several prisoners conversed with one another on the wide open field and long as they stayed working the surrounding guards paid them no mind, but the moment someone fell behind they were beaten as a reminder to keep at their job. During this stretch of being prisoners to Vindellorien, Luke and Dinah kept mostly to themselves, minimizing the amount they conversed with other prisoners. They were innocent, but with each day that passed it became more and more debatable if they'd ever be free again. Lucky for them they blended with most the prisoners who had been given limiters in the form of bracelets which took away monstrous strength for some and each taking on forms similar in appearance to humans.
About an hour and a half into the field work Luke went shirtless as so many other male prisoners did the same. The heat was almost unbearable and Dinah stood in a dark gray tank and purple pants as each prisoner wore. There was just about ten to fifteen yards between she and Luke and they spoke only on occasion, but no talks of escape strategy as there were so many around. A while later a certain woman appeared over the hillside on horseback as cat calls and whistling ensued from various prisoners. She lowered herself from the horse standing at 5'9, dark purple eyes, fair skin, long green hair with two tails framing her face and tied in place by gold thread. She wore a silver chest plate but her stomach visible, with two golden gauntlets over her arms, and silver armor over her thighs with black boots and over her forehead was a silver tiara with leaf designs and earrings over her long pointy ears.
"It's her again, that damn Isla... every time she shows my blood boils. The things I'd do to her if she was inches away!"
"You aren't the only one," another voiced with his shovel planted in the ground. "I don't think there is a single guy here that doesn't want a piece."
"That's for sure," a third chimed in. "It's rumored she has no interest in men, but I reckon I'd fuck her bloody crazy and change that narrative."
Many nearby prisoners laughed aloud at this while they continued working. It was from the corner of her eye that Dinah gawked at Isla who looked down on the prisoners and it was something she noticed every so often but it wasn't until that moment that it registered to her. Dinah didn't know for sure as the elf warrior stood so far away but she seemed to give a singular individual more looks than others and this thought was somewhat frightening as Dinah considered it to be some form of hatred or secretly formed vendetta from the first time she interrogated him and didn't have the opportunity to finish, curtsey of prince Arlo, her older brother.
"Luke..." Dinah whispered as her eyes dropped from Isla and over her colleague.
The elf warrior appeared to be enticed with him and Dinah could only hope it wasn't malicious. Determining the intentions behind those purple eyes of wrath was impossible and so she decided to drop the ideas all together.
"Lady Isla!"
The female elf turned as her second in command approached on horseback. She had long red hair and was dressed in a light blue tunic, white skirt, a gold necklace and brown boots. Lastly was a white cape/hood combo and her hair tied in a long ponytail.
"Cecily," Isla smiled at her colleague who lowered herself from the horse. "Did mother send you?"
"No," she shook her head. "It was your father. He has requested your return to the castle for the agreement signing with Dalzo Reco and the dragons."
Isla's eyes fluttered at this as she looked Cecily in the eyes.
"The dragon royals are in town?"
"Just over five of their thirty representatives. Terms of the agreement have just about been reached with a few small loop holes to be looked over. But that isn't all, preparations for the upcoming battle royal are approaching and we're short nearly fifteen combatants."
With a rumbling sigh Isla looked to the prisoners below them and knew exactly what this meant.
"Then we must choose from this lot here and they shall receive compensation for their participation, a less daily workload sounds plausible. And besides anyone selected should feel honored to fight in front of the royals."
"Any takers off the bat that might fit the bill?" Cecily asked.
Isla pointed outward to a specific person.
"That woman, the human blonde," the elf smirked. "She's beyond extraordinary in combat. We had quite the time bringing her down during one of her early attempts at escape. She shall take part and as for the others we'll just have to scout them out and see who has what it takes."
This conversation of theirs didn't last for long as the whistles sounded indicating a break for the prisoners who dropped their shovels as both Isla and Cecily galloped off to the castle.
XXX
Inside his study and with his hands situated behind his back the emperor of yokai stepped out onto a massive balcony staring down over the kingdom. It was so beautiful and the future with much promise, but there was still so much work to be done. The utopia and a realm of peace and prosperity was right there in front of him, so close that he almost felt he could reach for it. He didn't have much time to think as he was disturbed by the sounds of footsteps and it was his attendant Eris that came into view.
"Master," the valkyrie approached him as he turned around.
The usual blank stone-cold expression normally over her facade had been replaced with one of more emotion which wasn't something he normally saw from her. It wasn't one of distress but that of bliss and relief and Apollo didn't know what to make of this as he approached his aide with a cane in hand.
"There is someone here to see you," Eris smiled happily as she stepped aside.
Two additional persons moved out onto the balcony from behind her.
"Tsukune," the emperor grinned. "This is an unexpected visit, has something else come up or perhaps you have an update."
The vampire didn't do any talking and instead just moved over as the woman in red beside him took another step. She was dressed in a dark red dress, cloak/hood combination and with her head lowered as she didn't look at him directly. But even so Apollo took notice of her pale skin, but that was only for a moment as she tugged at and removed the magical choker from around her neck as a bright light surrounded her body. In this exact moment her masked aura came pouring out as the hairs over his back stood and his blood teared about. It was a very familiar power that he knew well, and a surge of energy zipped throughout his entire body like a strike of voltage.
The light ceased as she lowered the hood from over her head as green eyes met blue ones and Apollo immediately lost hold of his cane with his fists clutched and he bit down over his tongue. After so many years of waiting and hoping that he'd one day see her again, shutting himself down and entering a state of dormancy as he was unable to take the pain of losing her for a second time to the vampire sealing herself inside the beast Alucard. And upon his awakening he was given disheartening news that Akasha had returned but only to sacrifice herself not once, but twice in an attempt to put an end to Fairy Tale's evil ploys. And just a short while ago he received news of a vampire child that belonged to Akasha and reinforcing she was alive, but none of that prepared him for the moment that she would stand opposite of him.
"Hello father," Akasha said nervously, but never broke eye contact. "I want to first start off by saying that I'm terribly, terribly remorseful for everything. I... I've been in hiding for the past..."
With unanticipated action Apollo threw his arms out and pulled Akasha up against him and squeezed her strongly, whispering the vampire's name as all his emotions poured out all at once as tears filled his eyes and this wasn't the reaction the Dark Lord was expecting from her father. Anger, disappoint and fury were the reactions she believed she would have been faced with and she would have taken it all head on. Akasha felt she deserved every bit of anger and frustration directed her way. This was past shocking and just as her father Akasha was unable to hold back tears as she to cried and lowered her face over his left arm. Eris smiled while Tsukune felt his own inner emotions begin to rise at seeing the two of them reuniting and so expressive. This went on for a little over a minute before both pulled back from one another.
"My child," the emperor spoke wiping away tears from his own eyes with a thankful grin. "You haven't any idea how much joy it brings me to see you again and in one piece. Such an occasion calls for a celebration."
"No," Akasha shook her head. "I'm not worthy of something of such, I've done things in your absence, unforgiveable things and..."
"Nonsense my child," Apollo reached out lowering a hand over Akasha's shoulder. "I'm well aware of what befell during my slumber with your resurrection by Fairy Tale and under the control of Genzo Vlet until broken by young Moka. Your judgment to endure at their side working covertly from then is a displeasure, as I would have expected you of all people to make the right choice. You should have returned to the estate and sought me out."
"You were in a state of dormancy," Akasha quickly retorted.
Apollo exhaled as he recovered his cane off the ground and returned his gaze to the vampire.
"But you were unaware of that fact at the time, and even if you were that doesn't excuse your resolution not to come here. It was young Aono that ultimately awoke me. I'm also mindful of your child with the human, Bruce Wayne who is considered a playboy of sorts. I treasure you almost more than anything, but I must say your choice in men has lacked. Despite your missteps and blunders you made up for it in the end, stopping Fairy Tale in its tracks by forfeiting yourself... or so we thought," Apollo glared down over his daughter.
This was certainly new territory being scolded by her father as she'd seemingly always been held to a high standard and so always on his good side. She seemed untouchable unlike others of his children throughout past centuries.
"Yes, I understand I have a lot of explaining to do and no one deserves an explanation more than you all... so here goes."
The Dark Lord took a couple deep breathes before carrying on. The three of them listened closely as she told them what she explained to Bruce, in regards to where she had been the past seven years and why. By just their faces Akasha knew they had mixed emotions and reactions to what they'd just been told. Tsukune gulped but was also the first one to speak amongst the group.
"Akasha-san is... engaged?!"
"That's right," Akasha nodded with a smile as Tsukune swallowed back.
With balled fists, Apollo punched at the railing leaving behind a small dent which caused Akasha to flinch and her shoulders to tighten. The emperor took a couple deep breathes as he calmed himself before proceeding to speak. He wasn't angry at the idea of her engagement; his trouble and aggravation directed at who it was to.
"Father, what is it?" the vampire spoke with worry in her tone. "Speak to me."
"Colton Orsic!" Apollo sneered. "I've seen and conversed with that man several times in the past seven years as you know his father is a good friend of mine and has been for a long time. And in those instances he never once said a word of my daughter being alive! It was about two years ago and at the conclusion of a wide realm fiesta we had a brief conversation and I don't remember how, but your name was brought up in the discussion. He gave his condolences and went on and on about how much you'd accomplished and how many you inspired while alive... and to think the entire time he knew you were alive and played me for some sort of fool!"
"And I'm sorry about that, but I told him for no reason at all could he reveal to anyone that I was alive, not even you. So please don't harm him or any of his servants, they've all been so good to me. I know I was wrong for what I did and it was a great injustice to you but after everything that happened with Fairy Tale and the things I took part in I didn't feel I deserved to live. And that is why I chose to disappear."
The emperor took another deep breath knowing that he would at the very least have a talk with Colton and inform Edmund of his son's deceit.
"I don't understand my child, what do you see in Colton? You're an accomplished woman, warrior, the pinnacle of your species and even in death many worshipped you. Your choice in men bewilders me, Shuzen, Orsic and Wayne are all the same... they live the lives of bachelors with no true self-respect or for the women they take to bed. Men like that have no goals, aspirations and they don't truly care about anyone but themselves. You're better than that and you deserve so much better! Who you choose to love is your own choice and I won't impede, but as your father it saddens me that you've been incapable of finding better."
"You're wrong about him!" Akasha snapped.
Eris's eyes widened as never before had she seen Akasha raise her voice to the likes of her father, but the Dark Lord quickly backtracked in realizing she was out of line.
"Wrong about what exactly? Colton has been a womanizer for centuries now and it seems he has a new woman every other week and spends his nights and days partying, never taking time out of his schedule to visit or attend to the less fortunate. Sorry for such harsh words but he is a disgrace, and a far cry from his father, Edmund."
Akasha's gaze lowered over the ground for a moment before she looked back up at him.
"Maybe he is all of what you said, but he was good to me. And his family name is widely known and the Orsic's hold a lot of land and alliances with the primary global powers. So..."
"Do you love him?" Apollo questioned with crossed arms. "Or is this little arrangement his idea to try and up his status? Colton has always been obsessed with the idea of furthering himself outside the vampire municipal and becoming a conspicuous figure in this realm. Taking you as his mate, my daughter... would certainly do exactly that."
"Father," Akasha went on as she stepped forward. "I wish to announce my return to the yokai world, with your permission of course and return to the throne as queen of vampires and head of the vampire council. You and I both know when this happens suitors will emerge in asking for my hand in marriage, as a queen or king at the position it is unfulfilled until a partner is selected. It is simply a distraction I wish not to deal with, and Colton has proven to have a great understanding of the realm in its entirety, and he's accepted many of my terms. He's loveable and very understanding and I feel like it could work."
Apollo's eyes narrowed as he didn't at all like the words that were coming out of her mouth as she was giving off a certain vibe with questionable intentions. The pink haired vampire knew her father was very much capable of stripping away all her authority and power if he saw fit and after her past actions it wouldn't surprise her if he was contemplating those exact thoughts. This was a conversation both Tsukune and Eris decided to stay out of, but they could feel the intensity between both.
"You've said nothing that suggests you love this man, it is highly premature to mate yourself to someone that you do not love, strictly to avoid an outpour of suitors."
"Who said I didn't love him?"
"Do you?" Apollo responded.
Akasha rolled her eyes as she looked away from him.
"Will you help in announcing my return?" the vampire side stepped the question.
An answer didn't come right away as the emperor quietly thought to himself and he was more than relieved to see his child alive and regardless of her past mistakes he believed in second chances and he loved her almost more than anything. And he thought of this very scenario far before she came back into the picture and weighed the pros and cons. It was because of her sacrifice that Fairy Tale was stopped and the return of Argias halted, but that wasn't all. Much like himself and even more so in certain areas, Akasha was loved and praised by the realm of monsters and the stripping of her title would create unnecessary uproar from those in her favor which was a much larger sum then those that weren't. And despite the bad that she'd done and the family aspect out of it, Akasha was someone that he trusted more than most.
"I shall," a smile appeared over his lips as Akasha dashed forward and embraced him in a tight hug.
"Thank you, father! You don't know how much this means to me."
Tsukune smiled as he let out a sigh of relief as he didn't know how things would turn out when they made the trip to Apollo's estate.
"When can I see the girl," Apollo pulled back as he looked down on Akasha. "My grandchild, Sasha? I chose not to do so right away for various reasons, but atop that list was because I first wanted to locate you."
"Soon," Akasha responded. "I fell in love with her the moment she was born, but she's now grown into just the sweetest little girl. I'll take you to her and I want you to meet him. When I said you were wrong about him, I wasn't talking about Colton, but rather Sasha's father... Bruce Wayne. He is the best of what mankind has to offer and once you get to know the true him, the man I fell in love with, you can't help but admire and value him. You know better than anyone that people and things sometimes give off a perception, but the truth securely hidden like... under a mask."
She could have told him the truth about Bruce but she knew eventually he'd discover this for himself and the vampire had a good feeling the two would either hit it off right away or butt heads.
XXX
Out in the wilderness far from civilization was a massive castle and the moon's light glowing bright as a cluster of bats zipped around over the roof. Inside his quarters sat a man of great power and in the realm of Makai he was known as the king of vampires, Demitri Maximoff. He wrote out a letter under the candle's light.
"Master, sorry to disturb you."
A woman with brown hair appeared through the door and dressed in maids' attire.
"What do you have?" Demitri spun around in the chair.
"We've confirmed queen Aensland is vacant from Makai and now appears to be the time to strike."
"Vacant, that's interesting. Do we know where to?"
"The human world," the maiden nodded her head. "There was an attack involving Q-Bee and the queen followed her into man's world. But get this, it doesn't stop there. Rumor has it that Morrigan has a secret lover."
Demitri's eyes widened as the maiden now had his undivided attention.
"A lover, and does this entity have a name?"
"The Batman... and it's said he has the strength of thousands of men and at the heart of trinity, a power trio consisting of himself, a powerful amazon and an alien of the kryptonian race."
Demitri Maximoff sat back in his chair with a hand to his chin and went in deep thought before a grin shaped.
"And where would one go about finding this Batman?"
"Gotham City, your majesty and he's known for operating after sunset."
The king of vampires went silent for a while as he took in everything that was being relayed. Whoever this Batman was must have been powerful otherwise he doubted Morrigan would have taken interest and then there was the element he operated after nightfall which strongly implied he was a vampire much like Demitri and as tempting as it was to try and take Makai while it was without its queen the vampire had other plans.
"The power equivalent to thousands of men," Demitri licked at his lips as he cracked his knuckles. "I will seek out and crush this Batman and then I will do the same to her! Recently I've been aching for a challenge, and then this comes up, just my luck! Taking Makai over in her absence does nothing, as when she returns a battle is inevitable. This should be fun."
Demitri couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of facing off against another of his kind and seemingly a powerful one for that matter and taking out Morrigan in the process was an extra bonus.
XXX
Having beamed herself to the watchtower Wonder Woman headed straight for the monitor room and it was there she saw Jessica Cruz(Green Lantern), Superman, Cyborg as well two others that completely stumped and surprised her. The first was Morrigan Aensland dressed in her typical attire, purple bat nylons with bat wings extending outward from her body and head. The second was the cat woman Felicia who stood in her true form and had already raced around the room several times over as she was still ecstatic that she was standing inside the Justice League's watch tower. Her steps slowed as her ears perked up at the approaching sounds of Diana's footsteps.
"It's her, it's Wonder Woman!" the cat woman dashed out and ran around the amazon princess.
Felicia looked her up and down as she did this before she ultimately stopped and took Diana's left hand in between her paws.
"You don't know how much of a pleasure it is to be in your presence," Felicia's eyes lit up. "You're amazing!"
"Why thank you, I'm glad that you think that," Wonder Woman only gave her a quick smile before proceeding to bypass her. "What are they doing here?"
She directed the question at Superman who stood just a couple inches away from Morrigan who sat up over the table with several papers scattered atop it.
"We're discussing strategy, hun," the succubus smiled at Diana.
"I wasn't asking you," Wonder Woman quickly looked the succubus off.
Morrigan lowered herself off the table as Kal-El cleared his throat but it was Cyborg that began talking.
"Superman brought them here as he felt they could help out and I feel the same. That group of super bees we fought during the military base break in were led by Q-Bee as you know, but Morrigan believes someone else is calling the shots, a demon by the name Jedah Dohma. I also managed to uncover what was stolen from the base."
"What?" Diana inquired.
"A magical fragment," Superman answered. "And something similar to this incident ensued in Morrigan's home land of Makai involving Q-Bee which is why she's here. If you'd like an in depth explanation we've got you covered, Morrigan was just going over her past encounters with this Jedah and bringing to light just how dangerous he is."
"Where's Batman!" Felicia moved in on the table as her tail wagged. "Shouldn't he be here... I mean seems like a no brainer with this sort of discussion."
The entire group just stared at her for a moment without a word until Jessica exhaled.
"She does have a point," the Green Lantern agreed.
"I'll contact him," Wonder Woman stepped aside with her JL communicator in hand.
"Don't bother," Superman shook his head as he stepped away from the table. "I'll go to him, we both know how he can be when it comes to answering calls."
"No, let me," Morrigan hopped off the table. "Besides I need to stretch my wings."
Kal simply shook his head as he headed for the exit.
"I don't think so," Superman gazed at her. "If half of what you said about you and him is true, I fear we might not see you for a while."
The succubus couldn't help but laugh at the kryptonian's sense of humor but the others completely oblivious to the meaning behind the comment.
To be continued
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