Chapter 5

Hazy, strange, and creepy murmuring could be heard all over the room. The murmuring filled the whole room. Where is this weird, vague, eerie voice coming from? It's unknown. No one could guess. That's the work of dark magic!

The room is a small one. Yet, it consists of materials that could make ordinary humans go arbitrarily. The small room was filled with drawings of different creatures. They were all archaic.

Dead bodies could be seen hanging upside down inside the room. The bodies, perhaps twenty, were pierced with silver daggers and wooden crosses. At an angle in the middle of the room stood a girl with a pale face. 

She was holding a long silver sword in her right hand with a symbol drawn on it. The symbol of the electrified councils. It was the same symbol that Marvel had seen on the cross and dagger which were used to kill all her pack members.

On the left hand of the pale-looking girl is a long, black robe. Her lips were bloody red. One would easily see that she just finished feeding. Thick black veins could be seen on her neck, skin, and eyes.

Two long pipes were attached to the wall of the room. It ran from the ceiling and ended up inside a large puddle. Red liquid could be seen running from inside the pipe down to the pool. It's blood. 

The beginning of the pipe is unknown. However, one could guess that it was attached to something or someone. They were draining blood from those things straight into the medium-sized pool.

Suddenly, the pool started shaking. The dark, eerie music also increased, and a strong aura started radiating around the room. A few seconds later, a human head was seen emerging out of the blood pool.  

Slowly, it started to form a human. It was a tall man. He was hefty and well-built. He had huge muscles and pink lips. He had a bald head, yet they made him look damn gorgeous. The blood water that was dripping on his body made him look like a god.

As he stepped out of the pool, the blood water that was dripping from his body filled the marble floor. 

He's Sinbad Bernard. The leader of the electrified councils.

He's an Alpha Vampire. Yet, he's stronger than a hybrid. Apart from being a vampire, Sinbad is also host to dark magic. At all times, he's the villain after Lord Darius and Alexander.

After Lord Darius seized power from his father, he made Sinbad his second in command. That's because he's Lord Darius' most trusted man. His right-hand man. It didn't take more than a century before Sinbad Bernard rebelled against Darius Rucker.

People thought that Micah Tyler, Lord Darius' best assassin, was the first vampire. They are very wrong. Micah Tyler might be the first vampire, but he was turned by Lord Darius. That means he isn't a true vampire by birth. He was bitten.

Sinbad Bernard is a true vampire. He was one of the first true vampires to ever exist. He came from the lineage of Madera, Gracias, and Joey. After those beings, Sinbad is the next true vampire. A vampire by birth. A direct descendant of the first vampire, Madera.

Rumours had it that he sought dark power from an unknown sorcerer which granted him power like Lord Darius. Hearing this, Lord Darius became infuriated. He waged war against Sinbad Bernard, but he was defeated. He captured Lord Darius, killed him, and hung his body in front of the palace pole.

His body lasted twenty-four hours on the pole before it mysteriously vanished. Lord Darius was seen in his chamber the next day. 

Sinbad isn't the only one who fought, defeated, and killed Lord Darius. Many people did the same thing to him, including his late adviser, Edgar Allan. He poisoned Lord Darius' drink. Seeing that the man was dead, he decapitated his head and buried it separately.

However, Lord Darius was seen in his chamber after twenty-four hours. Seeing that he was invisible to death, they stopped making attempts to kill him. That's why Lord Darius is well-feared all over the middle land. He's invisible. He had power over death itself. Joy had made it easy for them. She had fulfilled their desire by killing Lord Darius.

However, there's still one heated question that's going around. It's spreading like wildfire across the middle. The question is, “How was Joy able to defeat Lord Darius?”

It's still a mystery that they are working hard to solve. Even all the electrified councils were trying to solve the puzzle. 

People had thought that killing Lord Darius had ended their misery. The thought alone always enraged Sinbad Bernard. 

They were all fools. He always thought. What they don't know is that killing Lord Darius isn't the end.  

It's the beginning of a new race. The beginning of a new warlord. It's the beginning of their suffering. Lord Darius had punished them with a whip; Sinbad Bernard was ready to use a strap that was laced with garlic, silver, and mountain ash. 

It's a new dawn of glory for Sinbad Bernard. 

He had just begun his own rule. He will be called Lord Sinbad Bernard. They will fear, respect, and worship him just like they had done to Lord Darius.

After he is done conquering the middle land, he will build a statue of himself. It will be placed all over the middle land, and every territory inside it will bow down at the sound of his name. 

They will worship him alone. He will do what Lord Darius failed to do. He will be sacrificing people for his mentor every day. Perhaps he might become a baseline. The undead; just like Lord Darius before Joy killed him.

He had disguised himself. He's tired of running, hiding, and sleeping in this old cave. This was the second week of Lord Darius' death and the twenty-first century that he had been hiding inside this old, worn-out cave. He was forced to feed on deer blood alone. He is doing this to hide his scent from the outside world.  

Now that Lord Darius is gone, Sinbad Bernard will begin by drinking the blood of Lamarck's men. His trusted assassin had betrayed him, and she hid there. She's hiding in Lamarck. The thought of that made his blood boil in a rage. He needs her back.  

He looked across the room, his eyes scrutinising the bodies that were hung inside the room. They are the men he has been feeding on for the past two weeks. 

Sinbad Bernard will start from the city hall. 

He would begin his war from there, just like Joy had done. He will spread his disease all over the Middle Land. Then, they will know that he is the true one to be worshipped. He will soon become invisible.

Apart from him, Marvel is the next true vampire. She's not only a vampire with pure blood, she's Dracula's daughter. His blood daughter. Marvel is Dracula's firstborn. She is older than anybody could ever think; and because she didn't feed on human beings, either undesirable or desirable, she is the vampire with the purest blood. She's hosting something that Sinbad Bernard needed. 

If he hasn't corrupted his blood with dark magic or by feeding upon the undesirable human species, he won't be bothering himself. But he had done that. Now he needs Marvel. If not, everything he had been planning would be ruined. Not only that, he will suffer the wrath of his mentor; Bildad the Shuhite.

Taking a deep breath, Sinbad Bernard walked out of the blood pool. The fresh liquid moisture filled the ground, but he didn't care. Seeing this, the pale-faced girl walked toward him.  

She stretches her left hand which contains the long black robes, forward with a bow. 

Reluctantly, Sinbad Bernard snatched them from her hand and wore them to cover his naked body. He tied the rope of the robe together, and it covered his exposed body. He picked his sword from the girl's hand and walked to one of the bodies that were hanging in the room.

By now, the dark murmuring sounds have reduced. 

Sinbad Bernard stood in front of a body, and he was glad to see that it was still breathing. 

Though a silver dagger and wooden cross had already pierced different parts of the man's body. Yet, he's still breathing. He's a Lycan.

Sinbad Bernard stares directly into the being's eyes. His deep crimson eyes which were carrying rage stared directly into the man's face. His mouth parted a little, and a deadly snarl escaped from it. His roar sounded like a raging bull.

He grabbed the man's neck and sniffed it with his nose. Sinbad Bernard could see the man's thick veins. His vampire eyes could see all the inner tissues of the man. He could hear the beating of the man's heart. It was racing painfully in his chest.  

Sinbad Bernard snarled again. This time, his long, sharp, razor incisors had protruded out of his tooth enamel. 

In one swift motion, he plunged it into the man's veins. As Sinbad Bernard's teeth met the man's flesh, his lips tasted blood, and he sucked it with pleasure.  

It was one of the best blood he had tasted in a while. He had been feeding on deer blood for so long that he didn't know how human blood tasted again, especially that of the night-walking creatures. They granted him more power.

Sinbad Bernard sucked and sucked. He drank to his satisfaction. After that, he whacked the man's head down with his silver sword. He was done feeding. 

Sinbad Bernard felt stronger, faster, and more agile. He felt all his lost power returning. If he continued to do this every day, he was sure that Marvel wouldn't be able to escape from his grip again.

After he captures her, he will suck her blood and give her soul to the keepers. In return, he will be granted immersive power. He would be invisible, and no one would be able to stop him; not even the half-breed.

For now, catching Marvel is an important task. He didn't want to sell his soul to the keeper, and to avoid that; Marvel is the key.  

“My Lord,” the pale girl's voice brought him back to reality. “They are waiting for you in the meeting room.” She said this with respect.

Slowly, Sinbad Bernard turned around. With an elegant step, he walked out of the small room. He was heading straight for the meeting room: It's the same room where the rest of the electrified councils were waiting for him.

Taking a slow, dramatic step, Sinbad Bernard walked to the meeting room. 

Sitting on a rectangular chair are the remaining councils of the supernatural. The supreme council of the Middle Land. They are powerful sorcerers, sorceresses, dark lords, and Alphas who always take care of matters that go beyond the elderly. They are the main forces of the middle land.

Sitting in the first chair is the first dark queen of the bee, Zibia. Her wings and stinger glowed with a magnificent radiance. The supremacy of the bee was ironclad with a saucer-sized breastplate. She was clad in golden armour.

Sitting next to her is Alpha Adder. He was wearing a long, red robe. He had short, curly hair, green eyes, and a round chin. He also had a green and golden pendant on his neck. The pendant of pain.

Next to Adder is the Dark Lord Gera. Opposite him stood Alemeth. Commander Rapha was sitting next to Dark Lord Gera. Abishua and Huhim, the twins' brothers, were sitting on the last seat. 

They all had expressionless faces. They are also wearing the same red robes which had the symbol of the electrified council drawn on them.

Clearing his throat, Sinbad Bernard sat on his throne. It was a tall throne that was covered with dragon skin. Skulls and human bones were hanging on top of the throne. That's the main sign of the electrified councils. ‘Bones and skulls.’ It’s also drawn to all their weapons, including the remaining council's red robes.

At once, all the councils rose to their full height and said; “All hail Lord Sinbad! The creator of supernatural beasts, and the undefeated. May your name be glorified and worshipped across the middle land.”

With a wide grin, Sinbad Bernard said, “Be seated,” Instantly, all the councils returned to their positions. 

Clearing his throat, Sinbad Bernard asked. “What's the cause of this urgent meeting, Queen Zibia?”

“There's a message from our spy in Lamarck,” Queen Zibia begins.