The final chapter

It was nearly dusk when king Kelegran marched into the darkness of the keep of shadows, followed by captain Rabelec and others that have broken trough the lines of Kain's army. The battle still raged north of the Great Southern lake, but driven with despair and worry for his daughter, he pierced trough the monsters, and marched on to the keep. By than, Kain's dark nature was known, but it seamed that Kain has underestimated father's love and the determination of the king that was now entering his home.

" Spread out !"; he ordered:" And find her ! Anything of her !"

He himself headed trough the halls in one direction, and the others went on their paths. As he was heading the dark chambers, he wondered how could have she ever live in such a place. Suddenly as he was stepping trough the keep, he heard a fade song, a tune sang in her voice. With eyes filled with hope, and heart with fear that she herself may be an undead, he ran onwards following the sound. Finally, he emerged in a great garden, with a large square freshly dug hole and a pile of earth on its left. Sellinna worked and sang there. She was unchanged, for the evening sun bathed her, and Kings heart was filled with joy. He stepped behind her :

"… Sellinna…"

She looked at him with happy sparks in her eyes :

" Daddy ? You've come !"; she jumped in his arms :" I missed you so !"

He hugged her and clenched her tight :

" I was so worried about you. Are you alright ? Did he hurt you ?"

" Oh daddy, I'm so glad that you're here. Come and share a drink with me. You must be tired from the trip. "

" No Sellinna, listen to me. Where is that fiend, Kain ?"

" Father ! We have bean apart for so long, and now that we are at last together, you won't drink with me ?"

" I'm sorry. I'll drink with you. "

She led him to a desk in the garden and gave him a goblet of wine. Smiling at him filled with joy, she razed her goblet in a toast :

" For the rest of the evening. "

They've drunk deeply. Kelegran lowered his goblet :

" Now you must tell me where is Kain. "

She looked aside him and said :

" My lord ! We are honored by your presence. "

Kelegran turned, and behind him he saw the smiled vampire, with long white hair and a familiar sword on his back. He pooled his blade out, and stood between Kain and Sellinna :

" You fiend ! You've caused enough pain, and now you'll die. "

But suddenly Sellinna passed by him, like an autumn leaf passes by the tree on its long fall, and stood by Kain's side :

" Oh my lord, you look so nice in this light."

" Sellinna ? What are you saying ? His a monster ! Look at him !"

But she simply came closer to him, and hugged his pale arm with her tiny body. She kissed his shoulder. Kelegran was shocked :

" What have you done to her !"

" Isn't it amazing my King, "; Kain said :" how one treachery leads to another, and another…"

Screams of his men started to emanate from the inner keep, but Sellinna acted as though she hears nothing. King's blade suddenly started shacking. His lungs were freezing with led heavy air, and he couldn't breed.

"…and another, until you know it, your own kin would pour poison into your glass…"

" Oh my lord… you always say the nicest things. "

Kelegran started chocking, and was barely standing now :

" You ( gasp ) demonic freak. If I have to die, I'll take you with me. "

He raised his shacking blade towards him, but Kain blasted him away with a telekinetic bolt. He fell down, gasping for air like a fish on dry lands.

" S…Sellinnaaa…why…? "

" Shush daddy. Later we can have a party, and we'll call all our friends. Can I have birds singing on my party ?"

" S…Sell…ll…hack…"

And so died Kelegran, the last king of Willendorf…

Sellinna kneeled and kissed his dead forehead. And than she started spinning around the trees and picking flowers, like a child. Kain watched her without a move or a sound. He watched her sway on the last light of the day, lost in her madness forever. The screams stopped, and Raziel entered the garden :

" The interlopers have bean slain, and the armies of Willendorf are withdrawing. And as a personal note, Rabelec was very tasty. There was much honor and loyalty in his blood. "

" Very good Raziel. "

He was still watching her. Raziel saw it, and realized at long last :

" I know now why you've let her live this long. But there's no way back for her. Not any more. "

Kain looked at him with an empty face, but Raziel still saw trough his efforts to hide it :

" If you'd like, I could do it. "

" No. It won't be necessary. She's… just a human. Go and rally our troops. "

" Yeas father…"; he turned to go :" I guess that, in the end… Humans will always be what they are… as will we. "; he shifted into a bat, and flied away

Kain came to the edge of a hole. Sellinna was still spinning around with a handful of flowers in her arms. As she saw him standing there, she smiled and approached him :

" Here my lord; the prettiest flower is for you. "

She gave him a small purple blossom, that he clenched in his claw :

" Close your eyes princess…"; he said calmly

She obeyed with a smile. Kain hesitated briefly, and than placed his palm on her head. In that moment, she spoke :

" I love…"

With a swift strong move, Kain turned her head left. Her tiny body fell down the hole and the flowers she held showered her like purple rain. It was instant and painless, leaving that smile with closed eyes, forever on her face.

With his telekinetic powers, Kain pushed the earth back into the hole in an act of ceremony, and than came and turned the fountain off. The water stopped running and was now slowly leaking out of the pool trough a rusty drain. He was watching the water for a while and than opened his sharp claw, looking at the small pink blossom in it. As the water was about to run out, he tossed it inside, and staid there until it went away underground.

Raziels whisper came :

" We await you to lead us my father. "

" Run out the flags of the clans. We march on Willendorf. "

He shifted into a bat, and flied away.