Chapter 14

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The Princess's Betrayal

Dante then speaks trying to remain calm ''I'm giving you a fair chance Zarla get out of the way and let me do my duty to your father'' Zarla refuses to move saying coldly ''no I won't follow your orders any more'' Zarla tries to keep Dante at bay but her sword breaks and Dante holds his sword at her throat, he says to her coldly ‘’how dare you lash out against me your price for insubordination, will be costly when your father hears about this’’ a tear falls from Zarla and she looks down, clutching the grip of her broken sword she says to herself ‘’I don’t have the strength I... Failed’’ she hears a gentle voice speak to her ‘’this is truly unjust circumstances a painful choice for you but if my voice is reaching you there might be a possibility open to you’’ she then hears a second voice that is gentleman like ‘’I see you’re backed into a corner, my dear fated princess’’ Zarla holds her head and Dante goes to strike her but Ryan comes in blocking him ‘’sorry won’t let that happen while I’m around’’ Ryan says as Dante gets knocked back, the voice speaks Zarla again ‘’you are unsure of yourself unable to follow your own truth blindly follow orders even though you tried to kill them, they still protect you why do you think that is?’’ Zarla responds quietly ‘’I don’t know maybe friendship, maybe something else’’ the voice then responds ‘’no he wants you to be free, he wants you to express your true self the other you yearns for this, but you hold them back so are you going to keep holding them back or are you going to finally set them free?’’ Zarla then says proudly ‘’what do I have to do?’’ the voice responds ‘’it’s a choice you must make you must choose which side to betray’’ she says proudly staring at Dante with resentment in her eyes ‘’my heart is already set on my decision you should know’’ the voice says proudly ‘’yes that gaze I can finally give you my power, I am thou, thou art I the contract has been set’’ a mark forms on Zarla’s shoulder she places her hand on it, the voice then speaks again ‘’use my power on those you see fit, please never lose sight of who you are ever again as you, destroy those you deem are unjust feast upon their demise and savour their suffering’’ Dani comes to her sitting on her shoulders and the voice speaks one last time ‘’now my dear princess say my name’’ Zarla says proudly ‘’come to me Dracula’’ Zarla’s outfit changes into a battle maiden gown which looks beautiful and elegant, but at the same time lethal she has also gained purple markings that resemble a fire pattern her broken sword becomes a scythe, that can also adjust handle length and the blade, can change positions a gentleman vampire dressed in formal evening wear and cape, is just above her she looks coldly at Dante saying ‘’sorry Dante but I'm done being your subservient puppet nor am I my father's own personal slave so and my name isn't LaZarla it's Zarla Kibakuro’’ Zarla swiftly strikes Dante with her scythe, she also uses healing magic to help suppress and slow down the effects of the venom on Ryan, he then comes in sparking with lightning all around him he looks at them at the ready, he quick draws his katana giving a heavy powerful blow on Dante followed with swift strikes which don’t look like they do much to Dante, then Ryan’s aura around him grows more intense and soon his sword turns from solid piece of metal into a blur, almost looking like a bolt of lightning when he’s finished, he withdraws his blade and when it’s fully in the scabbard, Dante feels the full extent of the damage that Ryan dealt him, almost as if a thousand cuts hit him at once, Dante collapses on his knees bleeding heavily, his armour damaged quite badly before Zarla went to land the finishing blow, a portal opens under Dante taking him out of the fight, just at the last second before Zarla could do anything more she collapses, defusing with Dani and Ryan feels drained himself, he picks her up and heads back home the venom starts giving him a really bad reaction, as soon as he gets to the doorstep he collapses, ringing the doorbell Floof, comes to the door and rushes them both in giving Ryan an antidote to the venom, leaving them both to rest on the sofa