The Request

Chapter nine

Alinza turned out to be a fast learner, eager to absorb everything she possibly could. She became a vicious killer even more so than Kain or myself. She also developed a sadistical streak and this concerned me slightly as I myself was slightly repulsed by some of her activities when hunting. Nevertheless I was proud of my daughter and showed my affections towards her as much as possible, especially when Kain was away for long periods.

When Kain was home Alinza naturally took second place as regards the bedroom as Kain needed my full attention lavished on him as always. The long journeys tired him out and he liked nothing better than being pampered by me for a few days. Indulging our bloodlust and sexual desire together. I lived for these times we shared and even though Alinza did her best to please me, she was in the end not Kain and could never take me to the heights I craved and only he knew how to induce. I often cried out for him in the heat of passion when I lay with Alinza and I would see the hurt cross her face and then the guilt would set in.

I would cradle her against my breast when we had finished and whisper that I was sorry. Raziel as ever would watch from a distance, longing for me clear in those amber depths. He would never betray his sire and was at least granted my pleasures when the urge took Kain for the three of us to indulge ourselves. I knew Raziel loved me deeply as he did Kain and I loved him too. I often wondered what I would do if anything happened to either of them. I doubted anything serious would, as Kain was such a power in the land that it would take a complete fool to attempt an overthrow.

Kain never allowed Alinza into bed bed when he was home, preferring Raziel or myself. I did visit Alinza in her private chambers but not as frequently as I did in my sire’s absence.

As the months past, I often noticed Alinza gazing at Kain wth desire in her eyes and my heart went out to her. She was besotted with him I knew but he would never return the affection and she knew her place was not to demand it or even try such a thing as to speak our of turn or touch her master in a way she shouldn’t. Nevertheless I was concerned for her well being as desire flashed in her green eyes every time Kain entered the room. There must be hundreds of female vampires like her, I mused. Besotted with their masters, willing to do practically anything for a bit of affection or a kind word.

Some of Kain’s sons were less than able to give affection, preferring to simply use their underlings to satisfy them before tossing them aside to crawl back to their chambers in agony from their many cuts and bruises. Some of them I knew would take weeks to recover from their ordeals, only to be summoned again for the same treatment to be dealt again. Kain often had words with his sons about this but it never really did any good. Kain had eventually given up asking them to stop deeming it a useless exercise.

I stood on the balcony outside our bedroom window, enjoying the night air blowing against my face. My skin was still paper-white and I still had ten fingers and toes. Kain had told me that vampires evolve about every 500 years and this meant that my state of change would be coming soon. I wondered what evolution would bless me with when I emerged from the long slumber. Would Kain still love me with 3 claws on each hand and cleft feet? Would I emerge with the same bone protrusion that Kain had? It would be fitting for the Queen of the vampires I thought. None of Kain’s sons had evolved in this way however so I guessed I wouldn’t. Some of them were also due to enter their state of change soon especially Raziel and I wondered how different he would look. I would be interested to see.

A slight sound behind me made me begin to turn but before I could something hit me on the back of the head and I knew no more…

Dazed I stirred and opened my eyes. I tried to move but discovered that my hands and feet were tied. I also realised I was naked. I struggled against my bonds but they appeared to have some sort of enchantment on them and were too strong for me to break. I began to look around the place I was in. I was lying on a dirt floor, which stank of human waste and dried blood. My excellent night vision kicked in and I saw that I was in a room that was empty apart from a large wheel device that had straps to hold a person’s arms, legs and head in place.

Feeling nauseous from the stench I tried again to free myself but without success. I lay back feeling exhausted and realised that I had not fed in two days and the lack of blood was now making me weaker than I otherwise would be.

What was I going to do? Kain was away on one of his trips and would not be back for a few weeks. Whoever had knocked me out and bound me in this room obviously had plans and I guessed they would likely have killed me before Kain arrived home. Why? What had I done? I could think of no one who would attempt such a thing. It was betrayal of the lowest kind and my rage rose within me fuelling me with new strength.

Again I struggled but again the bonds proved too strong for me. I gave up and lay back on the stinking floor. I would wait and see what happened.

I must have dozed off again because the next thing I knew there was movement in the room and, I opened my eyes to see a very familiar face in the room with me. A small sound escaped my throat when I realised who it was.

‘Alinza!’

She walked over to me then and looked down at me bound and struggling once again against the ropes that held me so secure.

‘Hello mother.’

Her voice was cold, indifferent and the look in her eyes sent a chill down my spine.

‘You, it was you who brought me down here to this miserable hovel?’

‘Yes dear mother it was I and it is time for you to learn a few lessons about me.’

She grabbed hold of me then and raised me to my feet and stood me in front of her. Without warning the back of her hand caught me with enough force to send me crashing into the wall. I felt the crunch of bones as my arm broke. I screamed in agony slumping to the floor in a heap. Blood dripped from a cut on my head and slowly stopped as the cut healed.

‘What have I done?’ I whimpered and through the fog of pain she leaned down and looked me n the eyes.

‘Kain’

‘Kain? What about him?’

‘He’s yours isn’t he mother? Not mine. Oh no, he doesn’t want me while he’s got you! I have to take second place in your affections whenever he is around don’t I? He won’t even glance my way affectionately much less take me in his bed. Unlike you bitch!’

With that she kicked me in the stomach making me scream again. This was agony I had never felt and I wanted it to stop. The tears fell then. Large bloody tears fell from my eyes and splashed onto the filthy floor.

My childe, my beautiful fledgling whom I had raised with all the love and compassion I possessed, had gone and in her place stood this evil monster before me. She had committed the ultimate act of betrayal in kidnapping and plotting to kill her own sire. The tone of her voice gave me no illusions as to her intentions for me. She was going to kill me, whether or not Kain wanted her, my fate was sealed. There was only one punishment for this treason – to be dammed and burn in the abyss forever.

‘You are not my daughter.’ I spat with as much authority as I could muster. ‘Kain will destroy you on his return. Let me go now and I will see your execution is a merciful one.’

‘I think not dearest mother, you see our Lord will be away quite some weeks and how long do you think you can last without blood? You may be centuries old but you still need that life-giving crimson liquid don’t you.’

‘Please Alinza don’t do this.’ I begged ‘I am so sorry I will make it up to you, just please don’t do this anymore.’

‘Sorry mother it is you that has brought it on yourself and Lord Kain. If he had taken me to his bed just once, you would not be here now as you are at my mercy. If he had just once shown me affection in his eyes there would be no reason for any of this to happen. So you see it is the fault of both of you. Blame yourself mother as none of this is my fault.’

I gritted my teeth against her words and anger raged inside me. I was not going to blame my sire for this! This was not his fault, it was hers, she could have found solace in another vampire’s arms. There were plenty of handsome young fledglings to chose from. Why did she have to choose Kain?

She raised an object above my head again and the world once again went black.

Came to, to find that I once again had my arms and legs tied but this time they were pulled apart and my next was also tied down. Jolting awake I realised that I was secured to the large wheel device. My legs and arms were spread wide, allowing complete access to any area of my body. I shivered at the thought, wondering what Alinza had planned. I could hazard a rough guess and it wasn’t pretty.

For the first time in my unlife, I felt fear, real fear. I could smell it in the air, it hung around me like a mist enveloping my whole being causing me to strain against the straps until they cut into my wrists and ankles, spilling more of my blood onto the floor. The smell of it attacked my senses with a vengeance. I was so thirsty my mouth felt like rough sawn wood. I was going to need blood soon or I would surely die. My arm was in agony where it had broken and, me being so weak from lack of blood, it was unable to heal properly.

The door opened and in swept Alinza.

‘Ah you are awake mother.’ She smiled, but it was a cold, calculating smile, full of venom. The sight of it made me shudder.

‘Do you like my new toy? I had the Sanctuary slaves build it just for you.’

I realised then that this had been planned for a while and my fear mounted, what was she going to do?

She was close to me now and I could smell her own blood coursing through her veins. I called out to me like a powerful siren song and my thirst increased to an almost unbearable level.

‘Need….blood.’ my voice barely a whisper, I emplored her with my eyes, ‘please I can’t go on.’

‘Not yet my dearest mother, we are going to have a little fun first.’

She unwrapped the bundle she had brought with her and I stared at the various implements lying on the cloth. There was a large hook, a spiked pipe, a long knife and a flaskdreadreaded to think what she had in mind and prayed with al my heart that Kain would find a reason to come home early and somehow find me. I was too weak to cal to him even with the whisper, though I knew he would detect me if he was near. Providing I was still alive that is.

My thoughts were interrupted by a hard kiss on my lips. Her tongue forced my mouth apart probing the inside of my mouth and causing an involuntary spasm from my body. I did not want to respond but my body was acting of it’s own will and I could do nothing.

She moved down my body feathering light kisses on my skin. My body shuddered in response and I fely her sink two fingers within me and move them round in circular movements. My body twitched and arched as much as it was allowed against the restraints. I moaned out loud, my longing beginning to build and escalate as she manipulated me. She withdrew her fingers and pushed them in again having added another digit. She moved them round and I wriggled as I felt her sharp claws slicing through my flesh as the blood began to flow. The lubrication my blood provided was enough for her to be able to insert four fingers and thrust within me. The pain was mounting and with each thrust I was crying out and begging her to stop this assault on my body.

She looked up at me with malice and pure hate written over her face and I knew I was never going to leave this room alive. I would die here in the filth, degraded beyond belief and in more agony than I could bear. I was beginning to lose consiousness, as she withdrew her hand and finally plunged her entire fist into me causing me to scream wth the intense agony and my flesh to tear further mor more blood to flow. My head lolled and the last thing I knew before I blacked out from loss of blood and sheer pain saw the sound of her laughter ringing in my ears as she pumped my dying body. The sound of it was truly chilling. Kain help me I thought as I slipped away into blissful oblivion away from the horror I was enduring.