Chapter 5 The Court of Blood

Aile sem sepmfi esos– ancient fae text

Beauguard

Beauguard watched his maker and creator with a fond smile, as he hugged and whispered to his cluster mate. The life of a vampyre was long and ardous but for reasons he could not understand Aeron had made his years harder than they needed to be something that hurt all those who loved him . But perhaps he could understand, the pressure one would feel to be responsible for their cluster, to be the first of said cluster. A shadow caught his attention, and with caution so as not to disturb the pair with him he moved to the side of the room

" What is it Ira" he asked and she nodded

" Another body, drained. The GBI got this one too, we need to find this perp" she replied, he nodded thoughtfully

" We'll find him"

" You will find that difficult my Beau" Aeron said, turning to face him and Reia another elder in their world, she was his maker's cluster sister and had moved to Macadamia only a few weeks ago on a hunch, there were rumors that in her human life Reia had been a clairvoyant she would not deny nor confirm and Beau would not ask father. He would not have received an answer

" True but that is our only choice"

" He is fast,too fast "

" But Beau is faster " Ira huffed irritation rife in her voice,

" Ira" he sighed. Ira was head strong and likely a menace to his whole health

" Beau is fast but the blood that flows in this progeny is stronger"

" And who are you to decide the strength of the one who made us " she huffed, Beau felt Reia's anger and knew there was nothing he could do, for the last week she had been getting on the ancients nerve and this was likely the fatal blow. He was right of course, the room went silent and still and then he heard the crack of bones, Ira screamed and he sighed, this was not how the evening was supposed to go

" Reia" Aeron warned but she did not listen another crack of bone and all Ira did was whimper

" You walk these halls with an overinflated sense of self dear" she said tracing her steps to where her victim lay

" You are young, not yet forty, living in a world that has been created and set for you, so when the first gives you a warning or any form of advice you should know deep within that you have no idea what the ancients are and where we come from" Reia pressed smashing another set of bone

"Reia that is enough" father ordered using the entrancement immediately, Reia stumbled, father sighed

" You are as stubborn as the fledgling" he queried, coming to settle at Ira feet. He huffed

" You will be well, take some of Beau's blood and you will heal"

" I am sorry for my sister, over five hundred years does not seem to have mellowed her temper" he said. Beau saw when Ira realized that the vampyre before her was Aeron, the first son, her eyes turned glassy with fear and awe, a reckless combination at this point

" You are Aeron, you are the father" she said reverently, his father frown seemingly confused, for a moment it amused him. The vampyre who had become a god

" No little one I am not the father. I am the son" he replied

" You are the father, he who made the many, he who roams the earth" she continued

" Alright that's enough" he urged,placing his wrist to her mouth

" Bite, drink and heal" he ordered and she obeyed, her fangs pierced his flesh sinking into it and then she swallowed pulling the first drops, she shuddered and continued to pull blood into herself

" That's enough" he urged patting at her face she pulled off with a mewl he glanced up meeting the gaze of another of his progeny

" Adam take her inside and care for her" Adam did as instructed once they were gone he turned to the two powerful beings with him.

" I apologize for Ira. She can be, obstinate"

" That is fine but I don't understand the fascination with the father and her belief I am him"

" It may have been only over five hundred years but stories have passed brother, " Reia said softly

"And with the passing of time they have become tales, myths but the best part of these myths is that unlike your maker, the true father, you walk this earth, your acts of aid are all they can speak of you are the father to them" he scoffed

" Well I guess they'll be disabused of the notion soon enough"

" Leaving the tedious talk of gods and deities. We do need to apprehend our darling blood sucker" Reia conceded flopping into a chair

" When I read his mind his thoughts were chaotic and troubled he seemed to be of the opinion that if he drank magic blood he would retain it's power"

Beauguard froze, this was sounding familiar, chatters had been crossing borders of books that spoke of blood drinkers who attained ancient magic by drinking the blood of the carrier

" I see, and you think he came across such works" Aeron asked pulling the thought from his mind

" Quite. Was there anything else"

" No except for the fact that he is fixated on someone, he calls her Eloise"

" That is most dangerous, a fixated vampyre" Reia tutted, Beauguard nodded in agreement, they were tales of caution to young ones about the fixation of a vampyre multiple tales of warning, it was never a good thing for the source of the obsession

" What do we do now, we know he's actively seeking someone"

" You mentioned that the Others are looking into this " Aeron asked

" Yes, the GBI, the have an arm to take in cases like this"

" And what do we know?" Reia asked and he shrugged

" I have put my people on it we should have news soon" he replied and the two ancients nodded

" Very well, watch for the rogue and the GBI whichever one we find first will determine how we will proceed"

" Yes Father" he agreed, he rose from his perch

" Should I take you to a room"

" Leave it, I will show him. Go along Beau I will show my brother to a room" he smiled softly

" Very well, I will send a food to you"

" Make it the Storm girl I was saving her for a special occasion but this is one" Reia added and then effectively dismissed him,amused he turned away. He strode across the corridor and made arrangements for the meal to be sent to then he went to the bank. It was an average sized room that housed a larger freeze, a few vampyre were in it and bowed as he walked in he went into the fridge and pulled a bag of mutant blood, it was a craving he constantly had these last few days, using the tip of his nails he slashed the bag open and drained it into a cup, he took the first sip of the blood and shivered although all of it sustained them they would always be a thrill to taking blood from the source, a pleasure he had been long denied.

" Hello lover" barely resisting the urge to sigh Beauguard chugged his dinner. The feminine voice belonged to Marie one of the reasons he did not make use of life blood source. Marie was under the illusion that letting him feed from her would grant her a spot in his bed but she was wrong. It had been years since he'd had a good long fuck but it sure as hell wasn't going to be with her if he were inclined to end his dry spell.

" We are not lovers Marie, you should be careful how you phrase that "

" Oh Beau your guard dog is not here today. No need for the pretense" she said reaching to touch him, he caught her hand mid air

" We will never happen Marie, that I can promise you. Now, goodnight" he drawled, she huffed in annoyance as he strode away

"You'll come back begging" she called

" I highly doubt it " he muttered beneath his breath.