Chapter 59

Escabitha's live stream suddenly cut and every device that showed it went blank. Asher rushed into Steve's arms and she heard his heart beating. It was clear to her that even he was afraid. The sudden uproar outside startled them. Steve and Asher packed what they could in a haste and carried their babies. When they got outside, they saw nothing but chaos.

Some of the houses and cars were on fire. Steve and Asher were astonished to see people they thought to be friendly neighbors devouring others. They took note of strange vampires that ran amok in the neighborhood abducting humans and forcing them into vans. An old man tripped and fell right in their driveway. Asher screamed when she saw two vampires drag him away and devour him.

Steve opened his car door and put the first baby in its car seat. Asher followed suit and soon, they raced out of the neighborhood. Tattooed vampires dressed in black followed them out on motorcycles.

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Thousands and thousands of lives were lost across the world. Human armies stormed into the battlefield. They were able to wound and kill as many vampires as they could but the vampires were stronger in every way. They overpowered them and took over their weapons.

Some vampires were already in the army. These vampires made it easy for the others to take over. Humans were filled with panic because they didn't know who to trust. Some were so afraid that they started killing each other randomly in order to survive.

The situation became so bad that the whole Earth was engulfed in flames. Death lurked everywhere and this made the world leaders to panic. An emergency meeting of the United Nations was called and the world leaders wasted no time in assembling for the meeting. The president of Germany was first to speak.

"Chaos has spred across the globe and has brought about the worst war mankind has ever seen. I never thought that we would be fending off supernatural beings we all grew up reading about in folktale books." His interpreter interpreted after he finished speaking.

"Could this be the end of the world?" The president of Japan asked and everyone began to murmur.

"We have to do something quickly or else we will perish." The president of Russia added.

"Does anyone have an idea of what we can do?" The president of Zambia asked and the murmurs started again.

"I believe I have your answer." Sharaina said as she stepped out of a portal.

Twenty warriors walked out of the portal and assembled themselves on Sharaina's sides. The world leaders stared at Sharaina in astonishment. Their security pointed their guns at Sharaina and her warriors and many more stormed in with their guns ready. Sharaina and her warriors stood tall and bold. None of them were moved by the guns pointing at them.

"Vampire, how dare you interrupt our meeting?" The president of the United States asked Sharaina.

Sharaina jerked one eyebrow up. "Please refrain from calling me a vampire." She curtly said. "While I have all your attention, I might as well introduce myself." Queen Sharaina's bold voice echoed across the room.

With a bow, she continued. "I am Sharaina, queen of Dark Star. I come in peace."

"Vampire, what is it that you want with us?" An anonymous voice in the background sounded and murmurs filled the room once more.

"I am not a vampire." Sharaina calmly responded. "I am the queen of the beings the vampires have waged a war against. We are their predators."

"So it is your fault that all this is happening! How dare you come here after causing all this havoc and claim that you come in peace? Do you think that we are idiots?" The French president sternly asked Sharaina.

"I understand your anger towards I and my people and it is justified. However, if you don't give me a chance to speak, more of your people will perish." Sharaina calmly responded again.

"Speak at once." The Prime Minister of Britain ordered Sharaina.

"Thank you." Sharaina gave a nod to her and turned to everyone else.

"We have known about this war months before it was declared against us. We, therefore, built underground dorms that will shelter and give more than enough protection to your kind. It is in our best interest that the human race is protected while we work on eradicating this problem." Sharaina explained.

The President of the United States furiously got off his seat. "Underground dorms? Do you actually expect us to trust that? How sure are we that you won't turn on us?" He asked her and heads nodded across the room.

"You literally have no other choice. You cannot fight against the vampires and expect to win. They will devour you alive and keep others as blood banks. That's if, they aren't turned into vampires." Sharaina boldly answered the American president and he sat back down. The entire hall went dead silent.

"My army will see to it that the human race is preserved. As we speak, over a hundred of my warriors are guarding you. Offer me your cooperation and no more lives will be lost." Sharaina urged them.

"What must we do to help?" The president of Ethiopia asked.

"Order your armies to cooperate with mine in rescuing your people. The rescued people will be placed in the dorms. Once every human is safe, we will fight and defeat the vampires. This is the only way peace will be restored." Sharaina's bold voice sent out murmurs once more.

The world leaders debated amongst themselves and agreed to join forces with Sharaina by majority vote.

"Sharaina, we agree to form an alliance with you on condition that you keep our people safe."

"You have my word." Queen Sharaina answered and disappeared into a portal alongside the warriors that were with her.

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The vampires that were pursuing Steve and Asher followed them into the outskirts of town. They kept on banging their bikes against the car. They hurled insults at Steve and Asher. To make matters worse, the car was almost out of gas.

A vampire broke Asher's window with his spiked baseball bat. Asher screamed at the sound of the glass shattering. At this point both babies woke up crying. Steve pulled out a pistol from the glove compartment and shot at the vampire a couple of times before stepping on the gas. Steve did not see the burning tires ahead in time and the car spiraled out of control in his attempt to avoid them. The car got off the road and flipped. Asher's screams and the babies' cries were heard.

When Steve and Asher didn't feel their car hit the ground, they opened their eyes and realized that their car was floating in the air. Standing just below them with her hand up was Akirexer. The wind gently blew her black cloak and exposed her navy blue tights and thigh high flat black boots. Asher's eyes were filled with tears as she smiled. Steve just sighed in relief. Akirexer gently set the car down.

"Stay in the car." Akirexer told them.

The vampires circulated around Akirexer and the car on their bikes taunting Akirexer. Akirexer stomped the ground and caused a mini earthquake that knocked the vampires off their bikes. She focused her gamarax on them and sent them floating into the air. The vampires were all absorbed until there was nothing but vampire dust.

The moment Steve realized that it was safe, he got out of the car. Asher stayed in the car in order to calm the babies down. Akirexer watched Steve approach her in silence. Her eyes locked with Steve's and she could clearly see the stress in them.

"I am glad that I got here on time. I went to look for you at your house but you weren't there." Akirexer said.

"You came looking for us?" Steve asked Akirexer.

"Yes, I was able to save Rose with her son and cousin. They are safe in one of the security dorms set up by the darkas gods. Come with me. You will not survive out here." Akirexer explained and Steve nodded his head in acceptance.

Akirexer tore opened a portal and Steve with Asher and the babies got in. Before they knew it, Steve and Asher were facing a steel gate guarded by two darkas gods with gigantic swords crossed at the gate. When they saw Akirexer, they took their swords off the gate and let them in. Steve was tensed as they walked through the gates whereas Asher was nervous.

In seconds, they found themselves in the midst of hundreds of other humans freely walking up and down. The dorm consisted of several floors arranged in a circular manner with glass rooms. On the ground floor where they stood was a large common room. The people comforted each other for their losses.

Rose was sitting on a bench with Mason and Lois her cousin when she saw Akirexer with Steve and Asher. She ran after them and embraced Steve and Asher. Two fourth class darkas gods dressed in brown coats joined them. They introduced themselves as the caretakers of the dorm.

"Come with me and I will take you to your room." One of them said with his hands behind his back.

"This is the part where I say good bye to you guys. I am happy that you will be safe here." Akirexer said with a faint smile.

"Whitney, please stay here with us." Rose held Akirexer's hand and begged.

"I'm sorry Rose but I can't. This war is mine too. I must join Queen Sharaina in battle and moreover I have the responsibility of taking down Escabitha." Akirexer placed her hand on Rose's cheek and wiped out her fallen tear with her thumb. "Everything is going to be okay. You shouldn't cry for me."

Rose hugged Akirexer tight. "Promise me that you will live through all of this."

Akirexer hugged Rose back and Rose tightened her hold on her. "I promise." Akirexer said. She gently pulled herself from Rose. "Until we meet again, you all will have to take care of yourselves."

Steve stepped forward and rested his hand on Akirexer's shoulder. "I hope you get the justice that you deserve Whitney."

"Thank you Steve." Akirexer smiled at Steve. "Well, farewell." She sadly said and walked away leaving everyone distraught.

The caretaker led Steve and Asher to an elevator. They got off on one of the top floors and walked through a hallway before finally halting at a door. Steve and Asher watched the caretaker unlock the door by sliding down a card.

He gestured to Steve and Asher and they walked into the room. Their eyes immediately set on the double sized bed. They looked around at saw a tiny wooden table and two chairs in the left corner. A leaflet was on the table. To the right was a wardrobe and further away was another door. The caretaker went to open the door and a bathroom was revealed.

"This will be your room." The caretaker said. "You are free to visit other rooms any time during the day at your convenience. The meal time alarm will ring three times in a day. You are to have all your meals at the dinning hall. Supplies such as diapers, sanitary pads, soap and others can be obtained at the storage room at any time during the day. You will be locked up in your room at 9pm sharp until 7 in the morning. In case of an emergency, please hit the red button under your table and a caretaker will attend to you. Is that clear?"

"Yes, thank you." Steve said.

"The leaflet on the table contains all the rules of conduct. Please be sure to read and understand them." The caretaker said, gave the door card to Steve and left.

Asher drew closer to Steve and he hugged her. The both of them said nothing as they let everything sink in. Steve didn't know how long the war was going to last but he was grateful that he and his family were safe.