Prince Justus and the Rogue

* Werewolf King's Castle: Loches Castle; Golden Moon Pack * Beta Augusto POV

I'm standing in shock that Richard is dead and obviously at the hand of his own son. It's now up to me, Delta Ermo, and Gamma Gosse to take him down. I look across my desk at the two men that are my closest friends and now cohorts in stopping the prince from taking the crown.

"Should we stop the coronation from taking place or should we attempt our coup afterwards?" I ask. My heart has never felt this heavy as I never imagined being in the place I am now. But as King Richard's Beta I must act to protect our people until Justus comes back and takes his rightful place as King.

"I think we should stop the coronation from taking place. He will gain extra power once the coronation is over and he is made alpha king making him that much harder to overthrow." Gamma Gosse says.

"I think we should get the high council and the werewolf council involved. They should be here tomorrow anyway and they always bring at least a platoon of their own soldiers with them." Delta Ermo pointed out.

"Alright. The King of Vampires, King Damon, is probably the best person to get on our side. He usually arrives with a fleet of vampires as well which will be good and according to our sources Justus was just there so he may even be aware of the situation. Maybe he can spread the word to the other council members while we get ready to bring Achard down." I agree with Delta Ermo as a way to bring in allies to help support our plan.

"While you talk to them I'll seek out Council Member Odin, as we've always been on friendly terms, and see if I can get him to see the truth and then talk to the werewolf council members for us. He's already here so I can talk to him today." Delta Ermo says and leaves to find Odin.

"Since Achard has blocked us out of all meetings regarding planning for the coronation I'll see if I can get Tielo aside for a moment in private and ask what type of security detail we are looking at. I wonder if he's going to pull vampires from his coven for security or if he'll use the royal guards. If Justus does show up I don't think the royal guards would fight him, instead I think they would turn on Achard." Gamma Gosse says.

* Vampire King's Castle: Land of Brujah * Justus POV

I sit down for breakfast with Garcia, Emil, Mack, Jackin, Amice, and Cecily. The Vampire King, Queen, and Prince sit down across from us. I notice Prince Cassius is staring at Cecily and smiling kind of oddly at her but I don't say anything about it. "As I have shared with Justus this morning, King Richard has been murdered." King Damon begins talking but he's interrupted by a messenger giving him an invitation. "Well, it is an invitation to Achard's coronation. As a High Council Member I must attend. Justus, what are you going to do? I will support you whatever your decision is."

I stand up to call attention to what I have to say. "I have thought about this long and hard. I must start thinking as a king and not as a wayward teenager. My years as a youth are now gone. There are too many lives at stake to take this decision lightly and I must put my people's lives before my own interest, wants, or needs. These thoughts have led me to make the decision that I must return to Loches Castle and fight for the crown. I want to be there before the coronation as Achard will receive additional power after the coronation has been completed and is made king. So, we must leave as soon as possible." I sit down once I am done speaking.

"I will bring two thirds of my army with me and Prince Cassius while Queen Marceline will stay at home. I can have my army hidden on the outskirts of the castle until the day of the coronation and then they can start to mingle with the people so as to not be noticed. Once I am there I will talk with the other high council members about what Achard is up to and get them on our side. Most travel with at least a fourth of their armies to be protected so that will help to. The royal guards at the castle are going to be a wild card. Their training will tell them to fight for Achard but I have a feeling their heart will tell them to fight for you, Justus." King Damon said.

"I need to speak with my father, Justus and Gracia privately please." Prince Cassius said never taking his eyes off of Cecily. After breakfast we walked into the library and sat down in expensive leather couches.

"Alright, Cassius, I've noticed you staring at Cecily all morning. What's going on?" I ask to get to the point quickly. We need to get on the road immediately. "How old is Cecily?" Prince Cassius nervously.

"She's ten but she'll turn eleven next month." Gracia said, narrowing her eyes at Prince Cassius. I could tell she didn't like where this conversation was going. "Um, This may sound kind of weird, but Cecily is my mate and my beloved." Prince Cassius said slowly.

"Son, are you sure about this?" King Damon asked.

"Yeah, I'm sure." Prince Cassius said resolutely

"How can that be if she's ten?" Gracia asked tensely.

"For vampires it's possible. We can know who our mate is before they are of age as long as we are. So, it's not uncommon for a vampire to recognize their mate when they are younger than eighteen." Prince Cassius explained to Gracia. "Well, she's still too young so there's not much that can be done. She's too young to even consider dating. You can come over and visit her but that's about it until she turns eighteen." Justus said firmly.

"I think that's reasonable. We want her to have a healthy and normal childhood. Cassius, how do you feel about this?" King Damon asked his son.

"If all I can have are visits right now then I'll take what I can get. Can I at least bring her gifts?" Prince Cassius asked.

"I think gifts are okay, just don't overdo it. I don't want her to get spoiled and take things for granted." Gracia said finally relaxing.

* Blood Moon Coven *

Achard POV

"So, what is the plan, Achard?" Lord Dempster asked him while he tapped his long fingers on the table.

"I'm expecting attacks around the coronation. If they're smart it will happen before so I need all vampires from the coven to be present in some form of security." I answer already feeling slightly agitated.

"In order for us to walk in the daylight we'll need a witch's brew and for the entire coven that will be very costly but doable. In the meantime you need to start working on reducing the number of allies they have." Lord Dempster said. "Yes, I need to start with the werewolves council. Those old windbags need to be put to sleep once and for all. I'll do that tonight as soon as I return to the castle. I'll need to take two vampires with me just to be on the safe side." I said as I looked forward to drinking the blood of more victims even if it is werewolf blood which I did not particularly relish.

* Werewolf King's Castle: Loches Castle; Golden Moon Pack *

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It's now nearly dark and I walk down the hallway that has every werewolf council member sleeping in. I have two other vampires with me just in case something goes awry. I figure I might as well start with the first door, which is Council Member Odin's door. I open the door and I'm met with a surprising discovery. Instead of Odin sleeping peacefully in his bed he's up pacing the floor in front of the other four werewolf council members. He looks up at me and narrows his eyes.

"Achard, good evening. Just what might you be doing coming to my room tonight uninvited and unannounced? I noticed that you didn't even knock at the door. How can I help you?" Odin asked, his tone dripping with sarcasm. I know that someone has gotten to somebody on the council and now they suspect me of killing my father which means I have no choice but to kill the entire council tonight here in this room. "Oh, just looking for a late night snack." I walk more into the room as the other two vampires follow me. One of them closes and locks the door. The other council members stand up and one of them gasps suddenly.

I use my inhuman speed to attack Odin and slam him against the wall. He never saw me coming. Before he could recover from my initial attack I bit down on his neck and sucked out all of his blood until he was dry. I turned around to see the chaos unfolding around me as the other four council members had turned into their wolves and were fighting my coven members. I watched one vampire punch a wolf and then grab its jaw and rip the jaw off its face, dropping it to the floor and letting it bleed out just as another wolf jumped on him and ripped his arm from his body. He staggered backwards and then the wolf lunged forwards for the kill. Once the wolf had successfully decapitated him he lunged towards me but I backhanded him sending him flying across the room against the wall. I walked over to where the stunned wolf lay and ripped his head off in one fluid motion. I turned around and there were now two wolves left and one more vampire. The vampire was fighting both of the wolves as best as he could but he was no match and they took him down. I walked over as both of the wolves lunged at me at the same time. I sidestepped their lunge attack and then before they could recover I stepped on one of their necks until I heard it break while I picked the other one up by the scruff of his neck and then broke his neck dropping his lifeless body.

I looked around the room at the carnage and walked outside and quickly walked to my room.

Delta Ermo POV

I walked up to Council Member Odin's room as I was supposed to meet him and the rest of the council in his room this evening. I knocked lightly on the door but a bad feeling crept over my body. I could smell a funny odor. I sniffed the air a few times and I recognized it as blood. Nobody came to the door so I walked inside but I was not prepared for what I was about to see. The entire werewolf council dead and two vampires dead as well. I ran out of the room and called for the guards and then ran to Beta Augusto's room to let him know what happened.

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