Topic: The Dead Princess Sleeps in Biodome

Cadence Valentine

Date: 2012-03-12 11:10 EST
"Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn...!"

The small vampires actions were akin to the age her body permanently held. The wild thrashing and flailing of not just her arms, but those small legs as well, in out-roar of anger and annoyance! Shifting left, shifting right. Elbows bent and arms hugged across her lacking chest. Lips parted then, exposing fanged teeth that gave no doubt to her heritage. "Nngaaaaah!"

"That dreadful Viszlat Belgarde! After hundreds of years he finally seeks to end my rule over Castle Valentine!" The echoing of her voice was easily overpowered by the sudden bang that flowed throughout the chamber of gothic architecture she sat within. "Does he not know who I am..?! Does he not know how much power I possess with these tiny, delicate, and adorable fingers?!"

Fingers she now wiggled about at the line of maids who stood bowed before her. That tiny form of 4'5" leaping from its rest upon crimson velvet throne. Feet delicately found the white marble floors with as much grace as a feline. The pacing began. Back and forth, back and forth. Hands tucking themselves away behind her back while tiny body marched along in front of that long line of servants. "If war is what he wants.. then war is what I will give! Him, no.. not just him!" Her right foot stomping with such power against the marble, causing it to crack and scatter along. Pieces flew, striking few maids in the process. One of them having their jugular ripped into. The others wouldn't turn their sights to her; no. Even as she wreathed and clawed at her blood soaked throat. Even as she gasped for much needed breath. Even as the life slipped away from her. No, the maids kept their sight on the tiny one before them.

"His whole pathetic line! I will end them all! DO YOU HEAR ME, BELGARDE!" Her unholy voice rose. Dancing throughout the many corridors of Castle Valentine before finally gaining freedom from the bell towers. Twirling about the ever-lasting darkened clouds that graced the rightful land of the Valentine bloodline. Lightning struck, thunder boomed. But the voice that came next overpowered them all.

"I WILL KILL YOU ALL!"

Cadence Valentine

Date: 2012-03-12 11:11 EST
"Die, die, die...!"

Minutes. Hours. Days. They passed without a moment of rest for the vampire clans. Those that did not seek slumber or refuge within this eternal darkness needed none. There, the lone princess of Castle Valentine did battle with the mighty Belgarde family. Clash of steel against extended, bloody nails. The sounds of annoyed hissing, the constant images of quick moving figures dancing across the darkened field as flashes of lighting illuminated them time after time. "YOU COULD OF SIMPLY BECAME MY PLAYTHINGS..! BUT NO, YOU FORCE ME TO DO THIS! TOYS THAT DISOBEY WILL BE BROKEN!"

"You dare mock me, Viszlat Belgarde, the greatest of the Belgarde! By calling me and my family toys! Your lack of respect will be the end of you, Valentine filth!"

The mighty blade of Viszlat, so skillfully wielded by the elder vampire, met well against folded claws of Cadence Valentine. It looked to be a stalemate of sorts. The two locking sights with one another. Their eyes never leaving. Sharing looks of bitter hate and anger. Cadence pushed forward, sending the blade away from her claw like nails and pushed forward; but Viszlat was no amateur. With age came the skill associated with it. His form quickly skipping back in tactical retreat, making sure to bring about enough distance between the two so that he could steady into proper footing and prepare for her attack. "Yes, run! You only delay the inevitable!" The shedevil spat. Enraged and pressing on to continue her assault. "I do not run from battle!" Countered the elder vampire of the Belgarde. His blade held firmly before himself as he waited for her to come to him. "You simply do not grasp that your end will come soon and swift by my blade alone!"

"Hello! Peasants!"

A loud voice boomed from the sky.

The battle below coming to a sudden end as both Cadence and Viszlat looked to the sky in shared annoyance. "You dare interrupt our fight?!" Cadence yelled. Her golden eyes unable to take in fully the sight that was before her. Viszlat looked quite displeased as well. His sword, no longer aimed to his tiny opponent, instead pointed to the sky..

Straight at that giant airship.

No sooner did that sword make its point, that the sounds of cannon fire filled the air. The air whistled in protest as speeding boulders of perfect spheres came free falling to the land below. Both vampires were forced to leap away, or else they would have been in the sights of one of those very cannon balls! The ground uprooted and exploded around them. While Viszlat came down to press boots to soft grass, Cadence instead floated within the air a few yards away.

Explosions continued. Not only from the cannon fire, but the damage they inflicted onto the land below. The tiny vampire watched as the rightful land of the Valentines was utterly decimated by the superior firepower that floating ship had to offer. In that instant, Viszlat was no longer her enemy.. No, not only that - he was no longer in her train of thought. The problem with the Belgardes now meant nothing. This new threat..

".. Waaah~! How fun!"

She said gleefully. With a twinkle in her eyes.

Cadence Valentine

Date: 2012-03-12 11:12 EST
"Another piece of land! Ha! Easily acquired by my sheer brilliance and undefeated battle tactic!" Alfonso laughed that laugh of his. A laugh that could easily cause women to weep with the knowledge that their husbands in the near future, or even in the far future itself, would fall to this man. The laugh continued.. on, and on, and on.. till it was so rudely interrupted by words from above his head. "Hello! I want to play with you!"

Alfonso turned his attention skyward with a lock of shock mixed soon enough with anger. A look that did not last long before one of pride and arrogance took its place. "You do not play with your future king! You bow, scrape, and beg that he allows your pitiful life to see another day!" But to his utter aggravation, it did not seem that his words phased the girl. Instead, she looked upon him with an expression that simply read confusion. ".. Do you not understand who I am?!" Surely she'd know of him! The greatest of the great! The terror that lurks in the night! The true future King of Biodome!

"Nope."

And with that. His one eye fell half-lid in an almost deadpanned sort of way. ".. Off my ship, brat."

"NOPE!"

"I SAID OFF MY SHIP!" The dreaded Hangnail of Zues brandished and swiped forth. Easily able to slice a man in two! But with the advantage of flight, the small girl moved out of his strike range so that instead it would be the air that felt the abuse of that mighty blow. The polearm was held back; Alfonso prepared for the fight to continue, but the girl seemed to hold no interest in the act of combat. "Come down and face me!"

"Why?" Giggle, giggle. The floating continued on. A steady circle about the weapon brandishing male. Cadence placed hands behind her back and leaned her little chest forward so that she could peer down at him. "I want to play. Let's play!"

.. She must be an idiot.. I'm going about this the wrong way.; Alfonso thought. Perhaps it was time for a change of tactic. He held the polearm behind his back and reached up with his now free hand. "Of course we can play! Come here! Yes, like that!" His feign of a smile grew bright along his lips. The girl did exactly as he said.. Coming closer, and closer. The seconds passed brought more and more of a grip to his halberd "Yes. You little - insignificant peon.. Come closer" He whispered in a hiss through clenched teeth.

.. but maybe he asked for a little too much.. because what came next..

"Ohh.. What's this?!"

Would be the loss of his eyepatch.

".. No..! YOU STUPID LITTLE.. THING!!"

Cadence, even with all her years of unlife, was given a sight of something that shocked even her! The vision of tentacle like limbs stretching out from that unshielded eye. Alfonso grasped palm tightly to his eye the best he could, but was unable to stop the jailbreak that was taking place! He yelled, he cursed, and if he could he would have probably shaken a fist at the girl while she floated away. Cadence's parting words doing little to reach his ears as the howls and cries from his eye etched out into the night.

"You're no fun..!" Her cheeks puffing cutely. No longer interested in him. Which meant the eyepatch she held clutched within tiny fingers had little to no interest for her as well. Tossing it back to the airship before turning about and flying away..

.. behind her? Those now giant tentacles lashed about, causing colossal damage to the ship and forcing it to begin a smoky descent down to the distant land below. The echo's of Alfonso screaming out along with it. "THIS ISN'T THE LAST YOU'LL SEE OF ME! I'LL MAKE YOU PAY! DO YOU HEAR ME?! I'LL MAKE YOU PAAAAAAY!!"

Cadence Valentine

Date: 2012-03-12 11:13 EST
"To Cadence Valentine! Without her, we would have surely been destroyed!" The youngest of the Belgarde family said in happiness as all those at the tables lifted their cups of tea. Cadence, the Lady of the house, held the esteemed privilege to sit at the head of the table. ".. and to the Belgardes!" She said with a giggle. Keeping her own tea cup hoisted high. "Let this newly gained peace last us many, many.. many lifetimes!" Many voices of Here, here! spoke up among those at the table. Cadence moved to settle herself back down onto her seat. Before her rump could make contact with seat cushion, a more vocal of the Belgardes spoke up then. "Yes! May we all live happily in this time of peace!" His own tea cup hoisted high once more, like the rest had done moments before, but with much more enthusiasm!

Cadence smiled happily at this.. till she felt that tiny speck of tea grace her cheek. It seemed during the mans gesture, just the smallest amount of tea spilled free from his cup. The others at the table did not notice, all but one.. Viszlat instantly placed his hand to the handle of his blade. All while Cadence, still with that look of happiness all over her face, reached to place palms flat against the bottom of the table..

"BELGARDES..!" A table that was then flipped over.

The feud was back on.