Chapter 2: Raziel- The Mistery of the past

I walked into a small bar, not many people around, just how I like it. I see a group of my vampire servants gathered in the middle of the establishment and not so far from them was a man in a black robe I didn’t recognize. “Glad to see all of you can still follow orders in meeting me here” I address all of them as I grab a beer. “I summoned you here for the simple reason that I have some things I would like to share with you all” They all stayed in silence “Many years ago...” I said those words as I relive the darkness that is my past.

 

“My life has been everything but pleasant. When I was a child I was ripped from my mother’s womb and raised by the dark lord Draconius whose only purpose was to make me join his vampiric army ‘Imperia di Vampirica Demonium Eclesiastica’. In that wretched army I learned the art of carnomancy and showing no mercy at a young age. By the time I was a teenager I had killed thousands of men and woman and earned the respect from a beautiful young woman with long black hair called Eva Aegis Angelis and her father General Draconius”. “Her father was the same dark lord that took you away?” I was interrupted by one of my vampire servants. I use my carnomancy and make his heart blow out of his chest, leaving him dead. “Anyone else wants to rudely interrupt me?” I wait for a response, nothing “I thought not, I’ll just carry on”. Eva taught me that there was more to life than just killing people. She was daughter of the dark lord but went by her mother’s more pacifist way of living. Hellena Lucis Angelis was a light temptress and so was her daughter. Eventually I fell deeply in love with Eva, so in love I was willing to leave my dark ways. One night Eva came to me, I noticed she wasn’t her usual self. “Eva my love, what’s bothering you?” Tears ran down her face “Raziel I... I don’t know how to tell you this…” “My darling you can tell me anything” I wiped the tears out of her bright eyes. “I’m getting married” those words struck me like a bullet “what?, to who?, why?” more tears ran down her face “to one of the sergeants in my father’s army, he promised my hand to him” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, but I’m certain I heard my heart break and burn in the fires of hell. “you’re just going to let him break us apart like that?” “Raziel...” I heard Eva sigh  “My father doesn’t even know were together and if he ever did find out, he would kill you and what good are you dead?!” I thought Eva would not give up as easily as she did, but apparently I was mistaken. I use my carnomancy on her, not letting her move “ You are a little b***h! You don’t care about me or even us! I bet you knew all along this would happen, but of course you are as evil as your father is” she struggled to breath, my heart filled with hatred. I let her go and she gasped as she fell to the floor. I turned around and left. I felt so much hatred towards Draconius and his wretched army; I knew I had to do something to end them all.

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          Months passed after that night. Eva got married and I spended day after day and night after night making artificial wings and mastering the flying technique. I knew Draconius had a purpose for this army, other than ruining other people’s lives, but I had to find out what was that purpose. I waited until every light in Draconius Palace was off before I flew over to Draconius window and entered his private study. All I could see were ancient scrolls filled with dark prophecies and books filled with ancient spells. There were so many I didn’t know where to begin. I opened a drawer in his desk, but there was nothing. I walked towards the bookshelf, there had to be thousands of different books and scrolls. I observed carefully every inch of the bookshelf and noticed a book at the very top that was out of place. I fly over to it and take it in my hand and as soon as it did the bookshelf suddenly opened revealing a dark passage way. I stepped inside being very cautious, the farther I walked each row of torches would ignite lighting my path. I had no idea where the path was going to end up. I tried to be as quiet as a mouse. I reached the end of the passage way and entered a small room and right in the middle of the room was a scroll. A dark scroll, I could tell by the way  it gave away dark energy. I stepped on the platform and suddenly the scroll opened and at the very top it said: “Only those with a Darkened heart may be able to see and fulfill the darkest of prophecies” the scroll expanded by itself, it knew as well as I did there was no heart darker than my own. This was what I was looking for, Draconius plan. I read: The dark prophecy of the three eternal sacrifices” Just the sound of it made my heart darker than it already was. “The purpose of this dark prophecy is to crash open the gates of hell for all eternity with the three dark sacrifices listed below:

-       The pure heart of a young mancer who with the power of all that Is dark was ripped from her mother’s womb.

-       The heart of someone pure gone dark.

-       The suicide of the person willing to fulfill the dark prophecy, giving the darkest heart of all.

He who gives the darkest of hearts shall be resurrected once the prophecy is done. Thee will become the ruler of the new dark world and shall achieve INMORTALITY.” The scroll closed and it all fell into place. The purpose of the army was too darkened many people’s hearts so when he became ruler he would have his own  army. The reason he gave away Eva’s hand was to use his own grand- daughter as sacrifice. Right then, I knew what I had to do. I returned to my private station and start developing my plan. I wanted to destroy Draconius and his army but I knew as powerful as my carnomancy was at that time there was no way I could destroy an army of more than a thousand vampires. I was only a carnomancer I needed more power. I started thinking and thinking until I saw two vampires’ soldiers walk by my station and I had a plan. I quietly followed them and right when I was sure no one would see me I grabbed them by the neck and watched them struggle for a bit until they stopped moving thanks to my carnomancy. I then casted a spell that would give me an advantage against Draconius, a spell that would Drain them from their power and transfer it to me. I spoke: “Inventus fuertit in manu tua, ET corpus meum.”  Instantly I feel their power flowing through me. When the spell is done the soldiers fall to their knees and turn into ash because a vampire without power is nothing. One of the many powers of a carnomancer is the Acute Awareness it lets me know every minor change in my body, so I instantly knew I possessed the power of Terramancer and an Aeromancer. Earth and Air to be more precise. With these new abilities possessed and my secret weapon I was ready to put an end to Draconius, and his wretched army.

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          The sun was going down and all the vampires were already down at the battle field with Draconius giving them orders, right then I knew it was time. I take a deep breath as I punch the ground with all my strength creating a giant earthquake. I see their confused faces, some of them already injured. A stone pillar raises me off the ground making it clear that I was me who caused the attack. Draconius was totally unharmed with rage in his eyes as he yelled “Raziel, what the hell are you doing?!” I couldn’t help but smile in seeing his rage “I’m getting rid of this wretched army that has made my life miserable and most of all I’m putting an end to you. You brought me here, you ripped me from my mother’s womb and made my life a living hell ever since!’ Draconius looked at me and started laughing “Do you seriously believe that a man like you can destroy my entire vampire army, let alone me?!” “ I advise you not to underestimate me Draconius, of course you did train me” “ There’s no possible way you can defeat me” without saying another word I perform the spell that would be my secret weapon against this army by speaking “ Omnes, Qui, Me,Tangit Lapidem Felis Eu Vertetur In Saeculorum”  at that instant I heard Draconius yell “ Kill him!”. Every soldier in his army started towards me but as soon as one of them touched me he instantly turned to stone. I killed each and every one of the one by one until I finally got to Draconius. I saw so much hate in his eyes but it didn’t compare to the all the hate I had towards him and his now dead army. The battle began. Draconius started towards me and tackled me to the ground and started chocking me but with a blast of powerful wind he flew over the corpses and bodies turned to stone of his now dead army.  We fought until we were out of energy, all around all you could see was chaos, and everything he knew and worked for burnt to the crisp, destroyed, and turned to stone. I saw agony in Draconius’s eyes and yet all I felt was joy and accomplishment because I destroyed everything he worked so hard for and then I thought, there was only one last thing to do. Kill him.  “ Enjoy your last few minutes Draconius because after this you’re dead” he laughs but all I do is close my eyes and speak “quod est corpus meum pupa in me virtus continentia et sculptile hoc corpore” in seconds my body begins to transform into something inhuman with wings, claws and 5times the size of Draconius. I quickly grab him by the neck “ I’m going to kill you  but before I do I want you to see your dead army, your destroyed army and I want you to know that I will do the one thing you never could do,  I will fulfill the prophecy you  were to incompetent to do.” Barely able to speak he says “ You will never be able to do it” I  can’t help but laugh “ I will become the ruler of the new dark world and when I do You will serve me and I swear I will make the rest of your miserable life a real living hell” before he can say anything else I Rip his heart from his chest and crush it in my hands watching him die and turn to ash. 

 

I look around, all is destroyed, everyone is dead, not a single sound of life around or so I thought, I hear a soft groan and hand on my leg when I look down I see Eva. “Raziel... Please help me” the feeling I got when I saw Eva like that was nothing,  no guilt, no mercy ,no anything. “Why should I help a heartless b***h like you? You can die and rot in this hell” “Please Raziel… I’m pregnant. I need to save my child.”   Her eyes closed and she fainted. “The pure heart of a young mancer who with the power of all that is dark was ripped from her mother’s womb.” Those words echoed in my head and I found a use for this worthless b***h. When the child is developed I take it and kill the b***h all at once. Absolutely perfect.  I took her in my arms and left without looking back.  After several months I finally ripped the child from her womb and Jade is a strong young mancer who will be perfect for my sacrifice.

 

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            “Well My stories are over, you are all such good listeners, now I must kill you all” In seconds I rip all their hearts out, crack their skulls and leave them dead on the floor. Except for the man who was sitting alone, the man I didn’t recognize. He takes of his black Cloak and on his face I see it. The mark of a vampire Hunter. “well I must say I didn’t expect a vampire hunter to be here” he smiles “ Well life brings you surprises every day , don’t you think. I’ve been searching for you for years, I knew I had to kill you before you destroyed this world.” “Indeed, such a shame I’ll have to kill such a Wise and able man” I bite his neck and drain him of his blood in seconds. Leaving him dead on the floor with the rest of them.  I ignite a barrel of liquor and leave the establishment hearing it burn down as I return to my home to continue my plan.