Chapter 56

Sheila was awoken by a knock on her door. Sheila immediately got out of bed and picked up her eye patch on her headboard. She thought deeply for a moment before putting it on. With her only eye, she glanced over at Monique who was sleeping soundly on the other side of the bed.

Sheila got dressed and promptly left. When she got to the throne room, she found Escabitha sitting on her throne with Ezio and Sir Wayne standing on her right and left respectively. Bowing down before her were two spies in black cloaks and white masks that only had eye openings carved on them. Escabitha looked plainly at a photograph in her hand whereas Sir Wayne smirked at it.

"Sheila, I'm sure you are wondering why I called you here." Escabitha calmly said.

"Your greatness, to what do I owe the pleasure of been in your presence?" Sheila asked with a bow.

"Dear, what I hold in my hand saddens me so." Escabitha sighed.

"What can I do to make it better my Great One?" Sheila humbly asked.

Escabitha passed the photograph to one of the spies and he handed it to Sheila. Shock filled Sheila's one good eye and she looked back at Escabitha astonished. She set her eye on the photograph again with her mouth slightly open.

"How is Britney still alive?" Sheila asked stunned.

"That's what I would like to know." Escabitha giggled. "These spies took that photo at a ranch in Texas. According to them, Britney is a werewolf now."

"Britney and Whitney just can't stay dead." Sheila blurted out.

Escabitha lit a cigarette and pulled. "Apparently, Britney took refuge in the werewolf realm. As you know, only werewolves dwell in that realm. They make sure of this by sealing their gateways."

"What do we do about this my Great One?" Sheila humbly asked again.

"These spies have found a gate. You are to find your way into the werewolf realm and kill Britney. Bring her head back to me." Escabitha coldly ordered Sheila. "Take Monique with you. You should, however, see Dr Spencer before you leave. He has something that will..." Escabitha paused with a giggle. "Make your mission easier."

"So you wish it, so it is done." Sheila grinned evilly.

****

Akirexer stood at the center of the square with Waxx in front of her and Maradina behind her. Akirexer's hair was held up by a ribbon Rose gave her. She watched Waxx closely and listened attentively to Maradina. Waxx and Maradina charged at her with full force.

The twins, along with Bruce and Derrick watched them in awe. They were amazed at how quick Akirexer was dodging Waxx and Maradina's attacks.

Maradina threw a kick at Akirexer but she held it and slammed her hard to the ground. Akirexer swiftly dodged Waxx's wind and attempted to drop kick him but he launched into the air.

Akirexer launched after him and took hold of Waxx's scythe. Waxx round kicked her hard to the ground. He landed after her with a thud but was sent flying. Waxx skidded backwards and when he finally came to a stop, he rubbed his painful chin.

"I can't believe that you have just punched me under my chin." Waxx smiled at Akirexer. "Congratulations, you have completed your training."

"It's about damn time!" Akirexer exclaimed and cheerfully snapped her fingers.

Waxx examined her from afar. "You are so charged. Just where did you go to hunt last night?"

"I went to a vampire bar. Vice commander Quix took me there." Akirexer asked as she stretched herself.

"That explains everything." Waxx deactivated his scythe.

"How do I get to the dragon territory?" Akirexer asked Waxx.

Waxx glanced over to Maradina. "Please do the honors." He said to her.

"Akirexer, all you have to do is activate your weapon and draw a portal with it. As soon as you do, throw your weapon into the portal and then go into the portal to face the dragon your weapon has attracted." Maradina explained.

"Sounds easy enough." Akirexer activated her sword.

"Um Akirexer?" Maradina took a step forward.

Akirexer proceeded to draw a portal with her sword.

"Hold on, you need to rest first." Maradina pleaded with Akirexer.

Akirexer threw her sword into the portal.

"Akirexer, a dragon is a powerful force to be reckoned with. Don't do this now." Maradina panicked.

Akirexer stepped closer to the portal.

"WAIT!!!" Bruce shouted at the top of his lungs and Akirexer turned her attention to him. He ran over to her and gave her a little coin purse. "There are gamarax replenishing pills in there. You might need them." Bruce explained.

"Thank you." Akirexer smiled at him and disappeared into the portal.

"Bruce, I thought that you were going to stop her." Maradina complained after the portal closed.

Waxx placed his hand over Maradina's shoulder and she blushed. "It is best that she left now. She is charged enough to face a dragon. Let's also not forget that Queen Sharaina's power is in her. She'll be alright." Waxx assured Maradina.

"I hope you are right." Maradina sighed. "I'm just feeling bad that we didn't get the chance to explain the Three Day rule to her."

"Oh yeah," Waxx scratched his head. "There's definitely that too."

****

Sheila and Monique walked into Dr Spencer's laboratory. They found him dusting two old brown coats. When Dr Spencer saw them, he quickly handed over the coats to them. Monique curiously checked out hers whereas Sheila gagged at hers.

"You must wear these coats during your mission. They are made of a special fabric that I stole from a wizard many years ago. This fabric has the ability to make it impossible for anyone to sense you." Dr Spencer excitedly explained.

Monique put on her coat and gave it a twirl. She gasped in excitement when she put the hood over her head. "So we will blend in with the werewolves and look fashionable too? This is sweet."

"Oh shut up Monique. There is nothing to be excited about. Good as these coats are, they cannot get us into the werewolf realm." Sheila sternly scolded Monique.

"Wow, do you ever lighten up?" Monique rolled her eyes at Sheila.

"We have a job to do. I suggest we focus on that." Sheila walked away with her coat firmly gripped in her hand. Monique shrugged her shoulders and followed Sheila out.

"Be sure to return my coats ladies!" Dr Spencer yelled after them.

****

Commander Naraygeous of Asia and commander Zentz of Europe sat across Queen Sharaina in her flower garden. They were having tea while having a chat over the current events.

"Sharaina, I'm surprised you called us here only to serve us tea and not your famous red wine." Commander Naraygeous said as he stroked his long dark blue pony tail.

Naraygeous made a prestigious name for himself in Dark Star for been an incredibly strong warrior. He was known for knocking out more than a hundred opponents in a blink of an eye with his deadly sword skills.

He was not only famous for his might but for his charming looks as well. He was six feet tall, masculine in structure with a charming personality to boot. His perfect broad shoulders highlighted his manliness as he mockingly held his tiny tea cup.

"Well, the last time I checked, you mocked her for drinking like a man. I also remember you telling her to sober up. Now today you are teasing her for serving us tea?" Commander Zentz laughed softly.

Unlike commander Naraygeous, Zentz wasn't so popular with the ladies. This was not because of his looks because even he was breathtakingly handsome. He stood at six feet and was less masculine as compared to Naraygeous. His eyes were almost always behind a book. He hardly ever had any time for women and gave most of his attention to his work.

"Please ask him that again." Queen Sharaina thumped Naraygeous and he spelt his tea.

"Look at what you have done Sharaina." Naraygeous complained.

"Oh please this is a good thing for you." Sharaina answered him and drank from her tea cup.

Naraygeous chuckled merrily. "You damn right it is. Can I have wine now?"

"You can pour yourself another cup. There is more than enough tea in the kettle." Sharaina lazily told him.

Naraygeous slammed his hand against the table. "You just want to have the wine all to yourself you alcoholic girl!" He yelled at Sharaina.

Sharaina aggressively grabbed his collar and pulled him close to her. "You're damn right I do! The last time you were here, you finished my wine. I had to wait three days before I could have a fresh batch of it! That is never going to happen again you alcoholic pig!"

Zentz laughed hard. "Will you two ever change? You have been like this since childhood. Come on, let's enjoy our tea." He gave a toast with his tea cup. "I don't want to have to listen to Naraygeous whine about you pinning him down Sharaina. I have heard enough about it over the years."

Naraygeous folded his arms and dramatically faced the other way with his eyes closed. "I will redeem myself one of these days." He said and Zentz laughed harder.

"Just accept that Sharaina is a better warrior. She has beat you since we were kids." Zentz teased Naraygeous and he raised his nose up in the air.

Sharaina chuckled. "Challenge me any day you wish Naraygeous. I'm always ready for you but until then, shut up and drink the tea."

"Humph!" Naraygeous poured himself a cup of tea.

"By the way, have you received the reports regarding the shelters?" Zentz asked Sharaina.

"Yes I have. I am glad that they are ready. The gamarax manipulators are building up enough gamarax for the teleportation. I just hope that they will have enough as soon as the war starts." Sharaina finished her cup of tea and set it down thoughtfully.

"I can't believe that we have to fight another war." Zentz added and Sharaina felt tensed.

"Vampires have always risen against us and we have defeated them with minimum effort. This time won't be any different." Naraygeous proudly said.

"We can only hope." Queen Sharaina remarked.

DEATH! DEATH! DEATH! The prophecy of the council of elders echoed in her mind.

"By the way Sharaina, how is Akirexer's training going?" Naraygeous asked Sharaina who appeared lost in thought.

"I haven't been able to sense her for at least half an hour." She poured herself another cup of tea.

"That's good. She has entered the dragon territory. All we have to do now is wait." Zentz commented after finishing his cup of tea.

"Three days shouldn't be a long wait." Naraygeous smiled.

****

A large cave stood firm in a windy desert. It was dimly lit by the three moons in the sky. Deep in the cave was a sleeping dragon. The dragon was surrounded by bones of other dragons. A sudden deafening crush awoke the dragon.

Before the dragon's eyes was Akirexer's sword waged deep into the rocky floor. The dragon's eyes beamed red. It's terrifying razor sharp jaws reflected the moon light. It angrily scratched the ground with it's claws.

"SHARAINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" It thundered and breathed fire.

The dragon pulled the sword out, burst out of the cave and flew up into the sky. Akirexer heard its thunderous roar and looked up at the sky astonished. The dragon threw Akirexer's sword at her. She dodged it in the nick of time and it sank deep into the ground with an explosive bang causing a 90 feet canyon. The dragon slapped Akirexer into the canyon and she rolled all the way to the fiery bottom.

Akirexer laid on her stomach dazed. She could see her sword a few feet away from her. She started crawling her way to it but the dragon landed in front of her with a thud. It slapped her away with its tail. Akirexer felt her body aching all over. She weakly got on her fours and gasped when she took a good look at the beast before her.

It was the darkest dragon she had ever seen. It was six times larger than a kremis. The fins of the dragon were navy blue and it's piercing eyes were bright red. The dragon was breathing heavily and oozing hot steamy saliva.

"What sort of an insult is this?" It furiously spoke.

It can talk! Akirexer widened her eyes shocked.

"Instead of that harlot, I have been challenged by her none pure whore! Sharaina's insolence knows no bounds!" The dragon exploded. "What is your name you foolish mortal?"

"I am Akirexer." Akirexer answered.

"Do you know who I am? I am the great Umandaang, King of the dragons. I ruled beside King Meelzib before that damned witch defeated my master and banished me here. As if what she did wasn't enough, she decides to add insult to injury by sending you here! Never have I ever felt so insulted in my entire life!"

Akirexer got back on her feet and took her battle stance. "We can't always get what we want in life." She said.

Umandaang spread his wings apart and breathed fire at Akirexer. "I will make your death sufferable!"