Andrew of Lea

Lord Lukan stood at the entrance of the balcony with three other people. One was his loyal henchman, the ghoul Krull. His gray hideous face was hidden underneath the hood of his black robes. The second person was Tela, his trusted witch. Her green eyes, pale complexion, and bright orange hair were not hidden. The last one was an armed bestial vampire creature breathing loudly like a hungry wolf.

Everyone in the ballroom were frightened and confused. What was going on? Why was Lord Lukan here? What did he meant when he said that Princess Emberlyn was his?

Princess Emberlyn ran over to her mother. Queen Josla held her daughter tightly. Andy, Georges, and the other knights drew out their swords. King Jareth stood in front of the queen and the princess and stood in defianace.

Lord Lukan smiled at King Jareth as he walked into the middle of the room, " Pleasant evening to you, King Jareth and Queen Josla. How lovely and thoughtful of you both to throw a celebration for my bride-to- be."

"What madness are you speaking of, vile creature?!" King Jareth bellowed at him.

Lord Lukan let out a small laugh, "I will begin my ascend as King of the Dark Elms on the night of the Blood Moon. During the time before then, I have to prepare for the ritual and to retrieve my queen. The pure and fair Princess Emberlyn of Lea."

Everyone gasped in horror. Princess Emberlyn was scared.

Lord Lukan continued, "I've come to give you a choice, Your Highness. You will give me Princess Emberlyn without a fight or prepare to die and lose your daughter."

"Either choice you'll have my daughter," King Jareth said angrily.

Lord Lukan smiled even wider, "Yes. Tragic as it is, but it is the word of Truth."

King Jareth drew out his sword from his sheath and pointed it at Lord Lukan, " Then let us fight!"

At the word, the knights of Lea charged at Lord Lucan and his henchmen. Lord Lukan suddenly disappeared and Krull charged at one side of the knights. Tela use a gusting wind spell to shove back the other side. The beastial vampire creature flew up to the ceiling and screeched.

The guests screamed and ran out of the ballroom in all directions while the creature flew around the room. Some of the knights try to shoot at it with their bows and arrows.

Tela turned to the queen and the princess. "Run!" Queen Josla told Princess Emberlyn as she pushed her aside . Princess Emberlyn tried to run but Tela said "Sile".

Suddenly, Princess Emberlyn couldn't move. She felt frozen in place. She struggled but to no avail. Tela walked over to her and was about to grab her, but then she was stabbed in the shoulder. She howled in pain and fell to the ground, revealing that Andy was the one who stabbed her.

Being distracted broke Tela's spell over Princess Emberlyn and she and Andy ran out to the balcony. They ran around until they got to the stairs to the main gates.

"Go down!" he told her, trying to look around.

"But my family...everyone else..." Princess Emberlyn said, scared and worried.

"He wants you, not them," said Andy. "You need to escape before those monsters realize you're out of the castle! Run until you reach the village and hide there. Now go!"

Princess Emberlyn peered over his shoulder and then screamed in terror. Andy turned around and saw Lord Lukan. He grabbed Andy and sank his fangs onto Andy's shoulder. He screamed in pain and reaches for his sword while Lord Lukan continued to feed off him. He then stabbed Lord Lukan's stomach, causing him to unlatch his fangs.

Weak from the blood drain, Andy fades into unconsciousness. The last thing he sees is the appalled look on Lord Lukan's face. The last thing he hears is Princess Emberlyn screaming and the flapping of wings. Then silence.

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It is still night when Andy comes to. He was back in the ballroom and he was laying on the floor. He looks around and sees Queen Josla sobbing in King Jareth's arms. He turns to the other side and see that the room was destroyed and the walls were splattered with blood. The remaining guests were covered with cuts and bruises and their clothes were torn and ragged.

"Andrew, you're awake!" Sir Georges said above him.

"What happened?" Andy asked as he slowly rose up, ignoring the throbbing pain on his shoulder.

"The creature was flying through the air and killed anything it saw,'" Georges explained. "It killed six people but Sir Geoffrey finally killed it with his bow and arrow." He pointed to the beast lying dead on the floor with an arrow in it's chest with blood trickling out.

"Princess Emberlyn?" Andy asked almost frantically.

Georges looked grim, "I'm afraid Lord Lukan has her now. After the beast died and I believe after you lost conciousness, he grabbed the princess and he and his henchmen disappeared.

Andy didn't speak a word. He slowly walked to the balcony and with a deep breath, he screamed "NO!!"

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