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“Tales of the Siege”
BY
Luis Carlos Aguilar


For: Sara 1986 –2004
“Friendship, Family and Love make us who we are what we accomplish in life means nothing if those that we call friends, family or loved ones aren’t there with us may both of you be in a better place”
Chapter 1 “The Time Has Come”
Prologue
There is no faith, no hope, and no certain security in true reality. One of the most brutal and severe wars is that formed by a perfect world a bloodcurdling, impious hell, the blood wars are as bad as the devil itself. It spread so fast in this ancient world it only took one day and 6 villages perished in the presence of the Hell Fire. Lucky, for many people this happened more then 10,000 years ago. This story is the life of a soulless demon that burns with suffering misery. He lives in a wicked, disasters place where courage and loyalty fall to evil was such as greed and hate, people’s souls rot and are consumed by that hate, greed, and pain. Is there really honesty for us today? Can we really trust one another? This is the reality many live in so let me introduce myself.

As I lay here and think my whole life flashes by, know this I am part of the Souldots, my name is Prince Alucard Demi, and the Souldots are my tribe. My Siblings and I where born in different parts of the land. My father was one of the greatest of warriors but his love led to his down fall. When father passed away he left the land to his four children they all received also part of his grand army. My mother a dirty, blood a bloody fallen angel that chose to become human. This one of the reasons I don’t get along with my siblings, I am a half-breed and for that I suffer. Know that this is my life testament in case I do not come back, also know that times change and if you don’t know what im talking about then you ill learn the truth soon enough…

“My son you are now at the age to begin your training.” those were the last words I would ever hear from father. To my surprise I didn’t think I would be sent to the Dark Forest, I was to be exiled for one year no help, no food, and no shelter it would seem harsh for many but it was tradition yet it was a hell on earth. You would imagine a green lush forest full of Animals and plants but not in this forest its been dead for thousands of years and its death welcomed all sorts of evil it calls to the dammed and in it lies both foes of strength and weakness alike. This task will be hard and death was always present for it was death in its purest form, if I could not survive then I would welcome death as my savior.
My sister was really my mother she taught me the ways of the shadows before my banishment Lillian Demi my sister, my mother and my friend she has not only cared for me since my mothers death but really helped me in times of need. Lillian is the second oldest and is a rebel, She belongs and is leader of the Zamia tribe, the tribe of shadows. She only taught me the basics but that is more then enough to survive in my exile. I would hide in the shadows to avoid the most fierce of beasts but I swore to my self that one day I would never hide but instead take down any one that stood in my way, Death to all that stand in my burning path “Hell Fire” they would say. I see my first target in this waste land a dark spore this was the first time that I would test my new abilities, a dark spore is a really common and weak demon this thing is a plant but don’t let that deceive you it is capable of letting out a huge cloud of venom if threatened. The First rule of shadows is don’t give out your position unless certain of a death hit, the second rule is the shadows will always be your friend and the last rule your only friends in battle is the shadows. So now I attacked the dark spore its upper torso is my target it never stood a chance before it had any chance to attack it laid on the floor in two but then I heard the leaves bustle and I quickly reclaimed the darkness as my friend.
From the darkness I saw what moved the leaves it was a Shyra sworn enemy to the Demi Family by tradition I was forced to strike and kill any enemy to the Demi Family but I didn’t know any thing about my enemy. Well now this is my moment of truth, like death its self I struck without hesitation, a swift yet devastating strike. But then I am not the attacker but the attacked I awake on the ground breathing hard and disorientated the smell of blood in the air. I then realize that that is my own blood and now I saw my attacker.
“Well well look at what I’ve caught… if it isn’t a dog demon out for a walk?” my attacker mocked comely. “Damn you! I won’t beg for my life just end my life if you’re going toy with me you wretch!” I said with much anger. “Hmm I have caught a feisty one, well now ill tell you this much kid I don’t kill weaklings but ill tell you, you really are brave to attack a Shyrain Knight, my name is Talin remember it, ill let you live only to get stronger so that one day you and me can fight to the death that is if you survive your wound, well then fair well kid.” He then struck my neck and I fell unconscious as I laid there I found myself falling into a pit of darkness and then I awoke to find my wounds were healed and my prey cooked as I ate my dinner I swore to myself that the Shyarin Knight Talin would die at my hands but for some reason I felt this hate was false and I had no idea why I should even hate him but something was for certain that day I gained a worth adversary. As the months went by I learn and perfected my techniques I became immune to most poisons my physical appearance changed I was quicker, stronger and fearless. My wings finally grew my hair became a silvery color. My claws were as sharp as any samurai’s sword and were as poisonous as any of the most lethal of poisons. My fangs grew and I acquired the taste for blood I soon found my self slaughtering enemies and draining there blood for I loved to fight it came naturally but these beasts were simple minded and easy to predict. Finally my whole year in what I thought was hell was over now I could return home with a purpose in life to be the best to become number one in every fighting skill ever made and to defeat all that stand in my burning path.

Chapter 2 “Gray Death & Uncertain future!”

The gates of home were large and strong they have seen more than thousands of battles and yet they have never fallen. As I ordered the gatekeeper to open the gates I found my self-lingering in the past, I remembered the last day I was at home how I would miss my friend Zero and what has become of her? When the gates opened I found that my village had not only changed but also expanded as I wondered the town and then I realized that I was lost. Well what else to do but find a Royal Guard, the Royal Guard are the best of the best they are the guardians of my father and are also the protectors of the village. So I ask this one were I could find my father Dahakin. He looks at me with confusion he then laughs and then says, “Lord Dahakin is dead, and the new lord is Lord Sloth.” Sloth is my brother the oldest and probably the most ruthless one he is leader of the Brotherhood of Blades there specialty is the Fury Crane Style of swordsman ship. The guard took me to see “Lord Sloth” when I saw my brother I asked what happened with father he responded with a proud remark “Father was assassinated by the Shyra…” it took some time for those words to sink in but I found myself without any sorrow I felt that my heart was cold and I knew nothing of compassion or love. I cut my brother off and said “ Well it was his fault he knew that we couldn’t let those damn infidels live but he ignored the problem his love for that human is what made him so weak! I curse at her name for putting the ideas of peace, love, forgiveness and trust into his mind I hate her for that may she burn with father in the pits of hell and see what true pain is.” “Well I couldn’t say it better my self brother” that is what my third brother Baal leader of the Araga Tribe there names say it all. He is second in command and truth fully I thought he was a lunatic he always dived into battle without thinking about the strategy and he always lost heavy amounts solders in every battle he fought in. “Well Baal glad to see you so my brother did you find the traitors?” “Well Sloth I…” “You will answer too me as Lord or face my wrath You weakling!” “I’m Sorry Lord Sloth but I didn’t find the traitors I cant say what happened to them…” “Well then id say YOU better start looking harder.” “Umm yes sir ill start looking, ill leave now, oh and Alucard your wings make sure you don’t clip them we seriously need men that can fly okay? Well then fair well.” And so Baal left.
“Pathetic siblings I have they don’t know who or what they do oh and brother fallow me.” I thought to my self just then my two brothers for once weren’t fighting with me but with each other they changed so much over the past year I wonder were Lillian is… Hmm Well I guess I should ask my brother. “Sloth I mean Lord Sloth where is Lillian?” I asked
“Our sister and her tribe are the traitors they decided to side with the Shyra, that is why Baal is out of the village at this very instant we are at war now with those bloody traitors…
Hey hurry follow me ill explain when we get there.” Sloth said
“Yea okay then” As I followed my brother I saw that we were in the route to the old temple. The temple was a tribute to the goddess Beliza goddess of wisdom, battle and honor. “My little Brother our father each left us part of his mighty army go inside and see what he left you there is a catch you will fight for your life in order to see if your worthy of your clan now go inside and fight with honor!” I walked to the temple gates the mighty doors opened inside there was nothing much but a stool and a shrine made out of pure silver I knelt and prayed to the goddess then I heard her “Who let this unworthy in my shrine? DIRTY BLOODS must die!!” the goddess said “You who insults me if you hate my kind so much why don’t you end my unworthy or is it that you are afraid that I will be your demise?” I told her ”You insolent demon I have been around longer then you or your family now prepare your self to feel what the darkness has in store fore you prepare to die!” she then appeared in the form of a Chimera a winged beast that has been combined with a variety of creatures in this case it was various demons. “You say you’re so great yet you use Alchemy (Alchemy a science said to be some sort of magic the only rule, the rule of equivalent exchange. Equivalent Exchange: The law of alchemy in order to transmute any object there must be transmutation circle and an equal or greater object loss in the process this is the only truth of alchemy. ) to combine your body with other demons that is sad I would have expected you to be stronger but you’re a weak goddess that will die what a pity and you say that im a dirty blood your even worse and now you die!” But then I was on the ground the b***h had gotten me from the back with here alchemy I was now in a pit of sand well then now is the time to test out my wings I flew into the air and attacked the so called goddess but I missed she mocked my every move for I missed she was too fast and I couldn’t keep up it was a cycle I attacked she moved and then struck me well since I couldn’t attack her directly I would attack her indirectly I took off my armor plate and decided it would be a good time to use my Leach lings I found out that because of my mixed blood that I could grow things out of dead objects lets just say wood in combination with my blood would bring out my creations at my will. That is when I slit my wrist and the blood came pouring out it all covered the floor and then I covered my own wound witch would heal almost instantly I then summoned my abominations and ordered them to drain the goddess of every ounce of blood she had there was no way for her to run and so she fell at the hands of my creatures. That is when her voice reappeared “You little dirty blood you got me and for your reward hear is your army The Souldots.Take care young demon prince and let the blade guide your every move, now let me rest for I grow weary of our chatter.” Very well then goddess but remember this next time you won’t be so lucky.

Chapter 3 “Into the pits of hell and out of the Demons Mouth”
Out side I found that my brother had left so I decided to go back to the throne room I asked him to gather all of the Souldots for me and Sloth agreed. The troops fell into ranks and I ordered all of the captains to follow me. They would all be tested to see if they were worthy of being called a Souldot captain .I would only have Three captains not twelve as I had now there training was simple. All they had to do was land a hit and they were granted the position but if they missed the price for failure would be simple death was that price I would give them until sunrise to decide there would also be no shame if they decided not to continue but they already knew the price if they failed. I left the room and came back at sunrise I found only six of the original twelve .We seven traveled to the Plaines of despair, now my captains attack! One came from the back but I slew him with one strike one down five to go another came this time head on he never stood a chance he self concisely fell into my claws but then I realized why he struck me head-on at the same time I struck him he struck me his name is Vicuron my first captain .the remaining three struck me so that wasn’t good I had to admit defeat I lost but then only three could be captains. “You three two of you must decide to battle each other to the death.” Very well me and Kirra will fight” “Very well then and your name is?” “Have you forgotten so quickly … my name is Zero.”
“Ready the match will be Kirra VS Zero now fight!!!!!!!”
“What who said that?”
“Why brother that would be me your master and lord…”
“Sloth this is none of your business so stay out of it.”
“ But on the contrary it is my business and they know it so they must obey.” I saw as Zero and Kirra fought and it was truly amazing like a gracious dance that only both of them could do but only one of them would live and one of them a friend to me the other her very own sister which I didn’t speak to much but a friend ether way. But both of them meet blade with blade each of them countered each others counter but then at that exact moment they hit each other and I could tell that those wounds were deep and both would die if nether stopped. That is when I decided to end it “Marick call the medic now!” I said to him
“Stop Marick! You wont you will not do it stay and watch.” My brother retorted
“No go do it now remember you obey your clan leader.” Said to him
“But don’t forget brother you obey you lord you swore …” Sloth then stopped
“If I recall I still don’t swear myself to you” I told Sloth
“Zero, Kirra stop you both pass, now both of you go get medical attention” Vicuron said
“Well my brother you train your subordinates well ” Sloth told me
“Sloth you get into my business again and you wont have one group of traders but two”
“What you little mud blood you got some nerve …” With that my brother left both Zero and Kirra became my captains as well as Vicuron and Marick, Vicuron was in charge of the head on tactics squad Marick was in charge of the back up units Zero was in charge of training and leading all of our lead assassin units and Kirra was in charge of our archers after all she was one of the best archers. Me on the other hand I was in charge of leading an elite squadron into the shyran fort this wouldn’t be an easy task. We got this task for not fallowing orders from Sloth but we would prove him other wise we would show him that we could accomplish any task.







Chapter 4 “Fortress of Disappear: Fight in the Rain of Pain”

As we approached the enemy strong hold me and about four of my elite squad reached the first checkpoint we noticed a storm would come we had to hit the fortress now or else it wouldn’t work. We climbed the mountains as fast as we could but to our failure the storm was quicker it caught up to us and we had a decision to make “My loyal comrades we must make a decision right now our task is that that no normal solider can do you are the best of the best but if we attack now many of you including myself may die but if we don’t take our chance we will miss our chance to capture there high councilor and then it really wouldn’t be worth it, it is up to you to decide what will happen now if you decide to withdraw now there is no shame but decide quickly while we still have the cover of darkness.” One of my elites answered
“My Master we are your men we fallow our leader to the pits of hell and back we are tools in this ever lasting war but we fight because it is in our blood we enjoy battle and we live for it if we back away now no matter what the odds are we will look weak to your Brother Sloth we hate him as much as you but he is still our Lord but you are our Master we fight to bring honor to both your name and as well as ours so what do I say? I say we take this fortress no matter how hard it is we will take it down with out mercy the Shyra will feel the pain they brought to many of our fallen comrades we cannot fail for if we do then we bring shame to our families.”
“Very well then has it been decided?” I asked the men one finale time before we began to attack the fort.
“Master we are ready let us began our attack on the fort!” All of the men said and so we began our assault on the Shyran Fort the outer wall was no easy task the Shyra had archers that were quiet skilled but not as good as ours I ordered Kirra to fire the arrows, the arrows lit the night sky as they passed us and now we made our way to the front gates we hit the strong wooden doors but it had little affect
“Vicuron get me a powder bang ball!” I said to Vicuron “Yes sir, you heard the master bring him a powder bang ball.” Vicuron said two men brought me the bomb I took and placed it at the door “Go back my men.” I told them I light the bomb and the tremendous force breaks the gates “Now my comrades let us commence our take over.” I said, me and elites ventured inside the fort the Shyra where prepared “Now is the time to show them what we are made of men charge!” I told my men we were all prepared to die that day the battle commenced but these normal Shyra soldiers had no chance against my elite squads I then took flight and looked for there leader I saw that the Shyran captain was guarding the main room of the fort I advanced but was taken down by the captain as I fell from the sky I reached for my blade the impact on the ground was hard but I recovered and moved quickly. The Shyran Captain found me and drew his blade “So you are the ones that attacked our fort, damn mutts you have no chance at winning here our Shyrain Knight will arrive here in a matter of days no matter what you do you will all die!” she said
“What let them come we are prepared for death but well take as many of them wit us.” I said to her “hahaha what amusing mutt maybe your comrades but not you I am the commanding officer here do you really think ill fall so easily I may die but your coming with me!” she then came at me her speed unlike any I have ever seen I had no choice but get into a defensive stance our blades clashed and my hunger for blood commenced she would be my first true opponent ever since my return from the forest her attacks where precise and her speed was immense I took to the sky and fought using gorilla tactics she hit my left arm but it was only a scratch I couldn’t keep up I had to land but as soon as I did I felt her blade pass through my chest the blood came gushing out I was on the floor as I laid there and my whole life flashed by me my past, my future and the present I had always been called a mud blood or a dirty blood and know as I laid there on the floor I refused to let a Shyra defeat me… “Just as thought a week dirty blood can never defeat a pure breed like me hahaha your clan fails half breed …” I wont take it any more my blood is my curse but I can defeat I pure breed I said to my self my yoki (yoki= demon or inner demon) was awakening its hunger grew stronger and my only choice was to let it come out my rage ,my hate ,my anger came out and it was unleashed my inner self my true form my yoki blood was stronger and for that reason when I was cornered it came out it possessed and used my body to gain power to save himself not to save me but our body. “… Now you die Half breed!” my body got up and the yoki said “No I will not die here today it is you who will die.” “What how the hell did you do that ?” she said I moved with increased speed I didn’t need my blade me claws would do the work” “Hey pure breed look into my eyes and you will see a true demon a demon of death and desire!” She looked into my red eyes she noticed my personality change as well as my physical appearance my red eyes my yoki presence the presence of pure evil in this room. “What in the hell are you? You cant have so much strength it never been seen in a half blood !” she said with much fear in her eyes and words “You see im not a normal half blood im a skilled and excellent warrior my blood line has been know through out the land and you are nothing more then a insect to me and your life is mine, your punishment death, your reward freedom!” I now headed straight for her she stuck her blade in front. “ Did I do it? did he kill himself ?”she said to herself “No… look down and see what has happened.” She now had a gapping whole in her torso not even the greatest of armor could have protected her, she would go into shock and die a glorious death. A death at the hands of a great warrior the battle raged on and both sides lost men including my elites by morning most Shyra surrendered and we didn’t find the high councilor it was a failed mission but we now had a fort to call ours and so we fixed the fort and requested more troops.

I sent one of my men to go and tell my Brother Sloth of what happened and to tell him that the mission failed. “Lord Sloth im part of the Souldots