The Last Vampire: A War of Worlds

21: The Capital Vallath Imperial State

Azarian had his arms crossed. Humphrey was playing with his thumbs. He was amused by his human form. He couldn't stop looking at his hands. He touched his face in awe.

"So this is what it feels like?", he said, "You humans have such graceful vessels I give you that."

"Half human.", Azarian said, "Are you going answer my question now?"

"What question?", he pretended absolutely clueless.

Azarian was slowly losing his patience. He was grunting heavily as he watched Humphrey behave like a child.

"For the last time.", he said, "What are you and where did you come from?"

Humphrey was hiding something. Azarian could feel it deep down. Humphrey stood up and walked away from him. He was rushing to the door before he could even get his hand on the door knob, Azarian dashed as quick as lightening. He squeezed Humphrey by the throat.

"Get your filthy hands off me you abomination!", Humphrey tried to remove Azarian's hand off him. It was no use.

"You are testing my very thin patience." , Azarian's voice deepened. His voice had become dark and ominous. "Answer my question."

"Alright! Alright! Alright", Azarian let go of him. He dropped to his knees and was struggling to get some air. Azarian stood and watched. He finally caught his breathe. He got on his feet and dusted himself off.

"This will take a while.", Humphrey said, "We are going to need to sit down for this one."

" I will stand.", he said, "So start talking."

"Ever heard of the war of worlds?", Humphrey said.

Azarian was baffled. In all his years of existence, he had never heard of a war of worlds. He had been apart of the war against the vampire race by all the other races of earth realm. He had seen the conquest of the smaller nations by the Vallath nation to form the Vallath Imperial State. He Had never ever come across a 'War of worlds.'

"No I haven't.", he said.

"I'm not surprised.", Humphrey said, "I've noticed your world works differently than mine. Time, the way you breath, the way you move, the anatomy of every living being, it's all different."

"Still doesn't answer my question Humphrey."

"Patience my blood sucking friend. I'm getting there.", Humphrey said arrogantly, "My race never had a name we had given ourselves we were only cared about our ultimate survival at the end of it all. However, your people called us many names demons, soul eaters but the one that stuck was over time was Shadowon ."

"Shadowon!", Azarian's laughed, "That's just a myth. A children's tale used to scare children. Monsters of pure dark celestial energy that prey on the souls of children. They don't exist."

"Like most myths there's always an element of truth.", Humphrey stood up, "My world and your world are very different but one thing they did share was a bridge. A bridge that had connected our worlds but was never crossed. Until one day it was crossed In an act of survival of my race that was slowly dying off and we didn't know why. We crossed hoping we could find answers or at least stop our impending doom."

"Then what happened next?", Azarian asked.

"Humans, Fairies , Vampires and mages all very different but one thing you all share is that you fear being the weakest in the room.", he said, "The races of this realm attacked us first and we fought back. We sucked the souls of whoever stood against us. We realised that this was making us stronger and before we knew it the endangered became at the top of the predatorial food chain."

"That's how the war started I assume?"

"You assume right.", he said, "The fighting went on for decades. Many lives were lost on both sides but this realm suffered the higher toll. At the height of the war a mage of great power had done away with the bridge between our worlds and had us trapped in our realm. We tried finding a way back here but every attempt we made was useless. Then a few days ago your friend brought me here but not in my body. I need your friend to help me go back home where I belong."

"He is just a child.", Azarian said.

"That did an demonstrated unbelievable power by breaking the walls that dived your world and mine.", Humphrey voice brightened.

"It was an accident Humphrey.", Azarian said, "He had no idea you were going to come here."

"Maybe he can do it again if he can focus his energy to getting me back home."

"That's if we find him first."

Then suddenly they heard a thunderous knock at the door. Humphrey and Azarian kept quiet. The knocking continued and kept on getting louder with each knock.

"OPEN UP! WE ARE OFFICERS OF THE IMPERIAL OFFICE!"

Humphrey went into a panic. He couldn't stay in one place, he kept on pacing around in the room headlessly. He was pulling on his short blue hair and his eyes were lit in shock.

"What are we going to do?", he whispered, "They've come for us."

Azarian was calm and collected like always. He took pleasure in watching Humphrey panic. " We haven't done anything.", he said, "I will answer the door just behave normal."

He calmed down. "I can do normal.", he said.

"Good."

The knocking continued and it was irritatingly loud

"HEY OPEN UP!"

Azarian walked over to the door and opened it slightly. He looked through the small opening and saw two imperial officers, one male and one female. The two were dressed in black imperial officers uniform with a golden circle badge on their heart.

"Good evening sir.", he said, "My colleague and I are here on behalf of the Emperor Sebastien to formally invite you to the inauguration and reveal of the new Lord of The Vallath Imperial State and It's many colonies."

The female officer handed Azarian the invite. "I hope to see you there as your emperor would love to see you there."

"I have one question.", Azarian said, " I don't recall being a personal friend of the emperor so I don't understand why I'm getting an invite."

"It was at random selection.", the female officer said, "So consider yourself the lucky few."

The two officers left. Azarian walked back into his apartment with the invite in hand. Humphrey saw the invite in his hand.

"What's that?", he asked.

"An invite to the inauguration and reveal of the new Lord of Vallath." , Azarian said, "I have a feeling we should go."

Humphrey's face lit up in Joy. He was so excited. He could barely contain himself. "I get to wear something nice."