The Descendent

Chapter 5

CARA'S POV

I stopped the car in front of a yellow barn. I'm pretty sure I need to ask the maids to wash my car when I arrived at the palace. It's night time and a lot of creatures lurking in the darkness. Some even stared. Wondering who might we be. 

“You can stay here if you want. I will go alone." She said and got out of the car. 

The creatures gasps when they saw her out of the car and grabs Violeta from the backseat. I sigh and turned off the engine and got out as well. Because I was from the trial, I'm still wearing the official attire for royals official business. The creatures noticed who we both are and bow to us. 

I went to Voltaria's side. 

“Momma. Where is this?" Violeta asked. 

“We're here to meet your father." I turned to Voltaria who doesn't seem too eager about it. What has changed? Isn't this man suppose to be her lover? Voltaria began to walk towards the old house beside the barn. I followed closely. 

She began to knock and we waited. I looked around to make sure nothing happen to my car. I'm pretty sure some of the 'mud' I stepped on is not mud at all according to the smell. We heard the door lock being turned. I was surprised to see a blonde hair girl opened the door. 

“Yes?" 

"Is this Radomir Alaric's home?" The girl nod. 

"Yes. He's my father." Father?! Wait. He's married?! I noticed her ears begin to twitch. 

“Can we come inside?" I asked. 

“I'm not suppose to let strangers in." Smart girl. 

"Where's your father?" Voltaria asked. 

"He went to the healer. Our mother gave birth." A boy made himself visible. He looks a lot younger. This boy had brown hair and the most beautiful green orbs I have ever seen. 

“Mildred. Hungry." Mildred looks down. 

“We have to wait for papa and mama." 

“Are you two alone?" Voltaria asked. 

“Our big sister went to the barn." The little boy said. 

“Moldrak!" A voice startled us. We both turned to see an older version of Mildred. This must be the older sister. 

“Your highnesses?!" She bows and walks towards us. 

“IVY!" The little boy beamed. 

“Moldrak, Mildred, go back inside." The girl and little boy nod and closed the door. 

“I’m not sure what this is about but our parents are not home. They both went to the healer." Voltaria stopped her. 

"We're here to see Radomir." Ivy looks troubled. 

"Is this about this farm? I know we haven't pay the rent yet. But we have no place to go. Please don't kick us out. At least wait for my parents to come home." Voltaria turned to me. 

"We're not here to kick you all out. Like I said, just want to visit your father." She looks sceptical. 

"How can my father know the royal family?" Suddenly we heard a loud flap of wings, followed by gushed of wind. I turned to see Aunt Dominika together with aunt Sephora. 

"Your mother ordered us to follow you." Aunt Dominika said when she turned to human again. Aunt Sephora placed a robe on her. 

“That included Selene." They both smiled. 

“Am I in trouble?" A voice said behind them. 

"Princess Voltaria?" A man said. So this must be Violeta's father huh. I don't see the resemblances. 

Well maybe because Violeta took Voltaria's hair and not her father's brownish hair. But those green orbs. That's exactly like Violeta's. The man looks at us with surprised look all over his face. 

The only thing that brought us back to reality was the baby that he cradle begin cried. Beside him was a blonde woman, looking pale as ever. 

That must be the wife. I can see where their daughters get hair and beauty. 

“Why are the princesses and their advisor standing in front of our house?" The woman asked her husband. The man didn't say anything because his eyes fixed on Voltaria. The woman tried to bow but I forbid her. 

“There's no need for that." 

"Please come in." She offered. 

Ivy went to her mother and held her side. They opened the door for us. Voltaria turned and went inside together with Violeta went to sit on the couch. I went to the chair. Sephora and Dominika decided to stay outside. 

“Ivy... Please make some drinks." 

“No need. We won't be staying long." Voltaria said. 

"May I looked at the baby?" She suddenly said. Radomir placed the newborn on Voltaria's arms. 

"It's a boy." The woman beamed. 

“So when will you tell me?" Voltaria asked as she looks at Radomir. He looked at her pleadingly. 

"What do you mean by that princess?" He asked. I decided to look around the house. 

It's all... Old and rusty. Mouldy even. 

“Are the kids going to school?" Voltaria asked. The woman looked down. 

“We can't afford it. They were raised to be farmers. Ivy is such a bright vampire but she just.. Don't want to burden us." Voltaria nod. I noticed blood dripping from the woman's old dress. 

"Umm... Your bleeding.” She looks down. 

“Oh.." The man instantly went to her side. 

“Are you in pain?" The woman shakes her head. I turned to Voltaria who looked at him with rage. I stand and went to the door. 

“Sephora.." Sephora turned and walked towards me. 

“Heal her." She looks behind me and nod. 

"She's a witch. My parents trusted healer." Voltaria glares at me. I ignored her glare and let Sephora do whatever she has to do. 

“Place her on the bed." Radomir nod and lifted his wife to the bed. I heard Voltaria growled. I turned to her and stare. She just ignored me. 

The kids flinched when Voltaria released another growled. Violeta seems like she used to this. She just played around with her mother's hair. 

"Cara... I need to let my mother look at this. It's... Out of my league." I nod. 

“Okay. Please make sure everything is okay." I stood and motioned for Voltaria to stand as well. 

"I will pay for the farm. And your kids will have the chance to go to school. It will all be paid by me." Voltaria said and lifted Violeta up. I smile and nod at Sephora. 

“I will meet you at the castle." She nods and smile. I went outside seeing Voltaria leaning by the car. 

“I'm so angry but I can't do anything when I saw his kids face." I smile at her. 

“That showed you have a good dead heart." We both went inside the car and I started to drive. I noticed Dominika flew above us. 

“Why is it that she have to go with us?" She asked. 

“I'm not sure of myself. Maybe because of Selene's orders." 

“How is it possible for you to be her descendant?" I shrugged. 

"From what my mother told me, my grandfather's eyesight was gone. So mom took her to see the goddess. The goddess needs something to trade. So she decided to have me named after her and be her descendant." Voltaria nodding her head as she listened. 

“So you're her kid even though she killed hers just to be the goddess forever?" She scoffed. 

"Umm... No. Her kids, tried to kill her so that they will have the absolute power of the moon. Luna, the sweet and kind side of Selene didn't notice it. But Selene, the warrior noticed it and took over the body, killing them and store them in an impenetrable casket." Voltaria look at me weirdly. 

“You're saying her own kids wants to kill her? And not because Selene was bad?" I shake my head. 

“Selene is one of the most loving mothers. Like my parents, she’s just too overprotective.“

"She's a mother to all creatures." I nod and turned to enter the Amador's palace ground. Voltaria chuckled. 

“My parents worship the Sun God, Helios. Her brother." Wait, Selene have a brother? I look at her weirdly. 

“Don't tell me you don't know Helios." I shake my head no.

"Seriously? He's like the hottest God there is." 

"Seriously. I don't even know the name Helios before." I pulled the handbrake when we arrived in front of the castle. 

Suddenly we were blinded by some source of light and instantly Dominika covered the car with her wings. Voltaria quickly grabbed Violeta and I reached for my ...

Shit, I forgot my sword. 

After Dominika turned to meet whoever just flashed that light, I got out of the car and went to see what’s the commotion about. My blood boiled when I noticed its Satan, Raelia's grandfather. 

“WHAT THE f**k!" I said angrily. Satan showed his famous smirks and fixes his suit. 

"Hello to you too." He mockingly bows. 

“The oh so great Selene Caralia Akeldama." He looks behind me. 

“And that must be Voltaria Amador... The bride." Satan walk towards me. 

“I am here for official business." He said and walks passed me and Voltaria. He went straight to the castle and disappeared inside. 

I wonder what he’s doing here. I was about to kiss Violeta goodbye when Voltaria place her hand on my shoulder. 

“Can you please stay for the night?" I can feel Caca starting to wiggling her tail. 

“Sure." I turn my head to Dominika. 

“I'm staying the night.." Dominika looks at me with her eyes. She changed back to her human self. 

For now, I am too used seeing her without clothes on. 

“I'll be back tomorrow." I nod and watched her changed back to a dragon and flew away.

"Can you walk first?" this is odd. 

“But I'm not sure where your room is," I said. She touched my shoulder and leaned in. 

“I'll lead you but for now can we just protect Violeta. I'm only asking this once." She said with a shaky voice. 

“Protect her? Why? What happen?" She pushed me lightly, motioned me to go inside. 

"I think my parents selling my daughter to him." They what?! Instantly, I wrapped my arms around her. I know Caca is taking over now. I can feel her power grow inside me. 

“Shhh..." I rubbed her back and let her walked. We entered her room and she locked the doors. She seems on edge. 

"Please... I don't want my daughter to be taken away. Not again." 

“Again? This happen before?" She nod. 

“When she was just a baby. After a few hours I gave birth to her, they took her away. They threw her in the river. Luckily my sister, Nezera caught her. Since then I'm... Overprotective. Whoever the father is, she's still mine. I carried her in me." She started to cry. 

I went to her side and cupped her face with both hands. I wiped her bloody tears with my thumb and looked at her orbs. 

“No one. I mean no one... Will hurt her as long as I'm alive. That I promise." I released a low growled. Violeta started to stir on the bed. Voltaria pulled away and went to her daughter. I walk towards the balcony and took a deep breath in. 

"What are we planning to do?" Caca asked me. 

"I don't know." I look around the kingdom and my eyes caught on something. That reddish glow... That's Satan. 

“Hey, I'm going to meet someone. Don't open the door. Even if it's your sister." Voltaria nod and I jumped from her balcony. I landed on all four and ran towards Satan. 

As I get nearer, I grabbed him by the neck and place my knee on his stomach. His back made contact with the mud and I pushed him even further in. 

“What are you doing here?!" I screamed at his face. He grinned from ear to ear. Anybody else will see how horrible his feature is but I see it as an annoying piece of s**t. 

"You are Thana's kid." He grabbed both of my arms and squeeze it hard. I can hear he's trying to breaking my bones. 

“Why are you here, Satan?!" I hissed. 

“To collect my debt from the King himself." I scoffed. 

“You mean to drag an innocent kid to hell?!" He smirked. 

“You knew." No matter how hard I squeezed his neck, he still managed to smirk?! 

"I changed my mind." He suddenly said. 

“As much I want her to be in my army, she will be yours in about a few weeks. I will not make Rose and Raelia get too work up just because." I let him go and stand. Satan got up and gave me with his piercing red eyes. 

“Gave her your blood when she's in need." He said and snapped his fingers. 

A black hole starting to appear out of nowhere. 

"Don't let the King and queen got what they want. They planning to killed your bride's daughter." He flicked his hair and disappeared. What the hell is going on! 

Why are they trying so hard to kill such an innocent creature? I turned to the balcony and walk towards it. I have to investigate more about this.

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VOLTARIA'S POV

I just changed Violeta to a more comfortable clothes. She's sleeping soundly. Poor baby. She must be tired. I heard the balcony glass door being open and I can see cars walking in. "

“What did you do? Wrestle a bull?" I chuckled. 

"Satan." That's all she said and sit on the floor. 

"Why are you sitting on the floor? And what do you mean by Satan?" She sighed. 

“He's not here for her. He's here because he refuses. But he told me your parents will kill her. Whatever it takes." I caressed Violeta's head. 

"No one can touch her. Even my own parents. She's my life. She dies, I die." I feel my tears begin to form again. 

“Relax. I won't let that happen." She took off her shirt and I noticed both her arms bruise up. 

"What happened?" 

“He broke it." She simply said and put her shirt on the floor. She took a deep breath and I noticed the roots on her body appeared again. 

I think I'm seeing things because the roots actually moving around her bruised arms. I don't know what happens but when the roots move again, the bruised is gone. 

“What..." She smiled. 

“The roots heal me. It's one of the gifts Selene grant me." She reached for her dirty shirt. 

"No. Just use mine." I went to my closet and get a clean plain shirt and pants. 

“Here. You can take a bath in there. Towels and everything is inside too." She stands and went to the bathroom. I decided to lay on Violeta's side. I smiled at her sleeping demeanour. 

"I will never let anyone hurt you. Momma promises that." I kissed her forehead. 

“Your turn. I can look after her while you take a bath." She said while drying her hair with the towel.

"Hello?" She waves her hands in front of me. I shake my head and went to the bathroom. I clean every part of my body, making sure I smell daisy fresh. 

After drying myself, I noticed I didn't take my clothes with me. I cursed myself for being this crazy. I wrapped the towel around my wet body and walked out of the bathroom. 

I didn't even bother to look at Cara. I just went to my closet and put on anything I can reach. After I put on some clothes, I wrapped the towel on my wet hair. I walk out and Cara was staring at me. 

"What?" She vigorously shakes her head and smiled. 

“Nothing." I went to sit on the bed. 

“So..." I started. 

“Where should we have this wedding? My kingdom? Or yours?" She shrugged and reached for the to remote. 

“Why do you even agree to this?" 

“I have to." She simply said and changed the channel to history. 

“Well, my parents threatened me. What about you?" I asked and pulled the blanket on Violeta. 

"I was ordered to marry you. Anyway, do you have any game? I mean you have that gaming console." I nod and pointed on the drawer under the TV screen. She went to open the drawer and actually pulled everything out of it. 

“Cara... We need to plan this wedding." She didn't respond. She was too engrossed searching for a game to play. 

“WHOA! You have the sims 4?" She chuckled and put the game on. 

“You were saying?" She asked when she sits on the edge of my bed. 

“I was saying we need to plan our wedding," I said rather irritatedly. She didn't say anything. I groaned and lay down. 

I feel the bed move a little and looked up to see she's sitting on the floor, too focus on the game. 

"Hey look... I made you." She laughed. I look at the screen and gasped. 

“I do not have a huge breast." Cara's eyes furrowed and smirked. 

“Oh, Voltaria..." She laughed. 

"Well, I can't blame you. Vampires don't have a reflection." She said and went back to her game. What does she meant by that?! I shake it off and lay down again. My mind wanders to Radomir and his family. How can I be so stupid? I've been sleeping with a married vampire. He used me!

I've been giving him money and pleasure. Why can't I see through that all? It's so obvious our relationship was based on lust. I released a heavy sigh.

“You don't have to sigh about him." Cara suddenly said. 

“He's not worth your sigh and time anymore. I mean... You have me to take care off." She wink and continued to play the game. 

"Well, we have to plan the damn wedding first." She chuckled. 

“I'm sure my grandmothers’ already planned everything for us." She paused the game and turned to me. 

“Hey, Ria. Tomorrow why don't you stay in my palace for a change. For a week or so? Let's get to know each other even further." Did she just...

"I can't leave my daughter and sister here alone." 

"Bring them with you. They can live with us in our castle." Did she just say ours? 

“What did you say?" She smiled as if pleading for me to say yes. 

“Alright." She smiled wider and wink. She turned to the screen and press play. 

Well, I'm curious too. Who are you Selene Caralia Akeldama?