Chapter ten: Stake to the balls.

  Sean and Lamar stood out in front of Roberto’s building, the air smelled of dry leaves as the wind blew ever so slightly in their direction. Sean stared at the black clouded sky, stars peeking through like they were playing hide and seek.

  “You can’t think this is a good plan?” Sean said to Lamar.

  “No I don’t but it’s the only one we have right now. So unless we can come up with a better one they are going to go for it.” While Crystal and Lamar were at the gas station the others not including Sean decided to take out the Eastside royals. Their theory was that it would weaken the vampires and that they would be more concern with keeping the Eastside from erupting into chaos with a war with other vampires trying to take over the territory. Not to mention the other super natural beings that will want the area that the vampires hold.

  “This is a bad idea, we have had an unspoken treaty between the major supernatural factions. The part of the Eastside the vampire’s control if that becomes up for grabs because there is no longer any leadership then we will have a bigger war on our hands then just two vampire royal families.” The werewolves and the succubus are sick of the vampires already, they played nice because the vampires controlled most of Toledo. The royal wolves are the only ones that could be a possible problem for the vampires, but the vampires pacified them by given them an equal share of all the territories. The succubus weren’t strong enough to go up against them, so they took whatever scraps they were given. Then any other supernatural beings just try their best to survive. The duskers kept the balance as best as they could.

  “Maybe we should get the council involved.”

  “Are you crazy,” Sean scoffed, “they would kill us for sure. We took part no matter how small in the killing of a royal. They are going to try and save face and get rid of us.”

  “You’re right, let’s go back up and see what this grand plan is going to be, and maybe we can talk them out of it.” Lamar said opening the front door and heading to the elevator.

  “Finally.” Mycal said to Lamar and Sean as they entered the condo.

  “So did you guys figure out a plan?” Sean said.

  “Kind of, but we are going to have to make a deal or two.” Daniel replied.

  “What kind of a deal?”

  “Well do you still talk to Christopher?” Daniel asked Lamar.

  “Uh no, wh why would you ask me that?” Lamar stuttered.

  “That’s a yes.” Mycal laughed.

  “I don’t, we don’t,” Lamar broke eye contact, “we text every now and again, that’s pretty much it.”

  “Who is Christopher?” Crystal asked.

  “The werewolf king.” Sean said.

  “And Lamar’s exe.” Mycal added.

  “You mean that 6’4” bronzed skin, built like a Greek statue, that werewolf king.” Crystal said, Roberto gave her a side eye. “What I got eyes.” She said defending her statement.

  “Anyways yes that werewolf king, but there is a problem with asking him for help, he absolutely hates my family.” Said Roberto getting up off the couch and grabbing a coffee off the table so Crystal want see him pouting about her statement.

  Werewolves and vampires have been feuding for centuries, these feud was nothing different, they play nice for the sake of playing nice, but both families would rather cut off an arm then help one another.

  “I’m not getting Chris involved, figure something else out.”

  “Then the plan won’t work.” Mycal said.

  “What is even the plan?” Lamar demanded.

  “We give the werewolves full control over the Eastside.” Roberto answered.

  “The werewolves are the only ones strong enough to fight the vampires like this, we can’t count on any other duskers to help us either. So if we present this is the right way then it should work.” Daniel explained.

  “What about Roberto’s father, I doubt if he or the other royals just let this happen.” Lamar said.

  “No, but about the time they figure out what is going on it’ll already be done and to late to come after us. My father is so arrogant that he believes that everyone is so scared of him they would never go against him. Once the werewolves seize control over all of the Eastside then my father we be too worried about getting that back”

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  “Say if I can get Chris to agree to this and that is a big if, what are we going to do about the council, they are not going to be to happy about our involvement. Besides that we will be starting an even bigger war then just to vampire families. I’m not a werewolf but Chris isn’t the king of all werewolves in Toledo. There is going to be other royal wolves that aren’t going to be too happy with him getting all this territory”

  “That’s why you’re going to accept the seat before we put the plan into motion so we won’t have to worry about them. Then once you are ion there you can use the duskers to help keep the piece.” Mycal replied.

  “I’m going to what! Yeah that’s not going to happen. I’ll talk to Chris and try to get him on board, but I will not be joining the council. Also isn’t it kind of shitty of us to manipulate other duskers to getting into a fight that we started?”

  “You have to bro, otherwise this will never work.” Daniel said as he walked towards Lamar.

  “How can me joining the council help.” Lamar asked.

  “I know what seat they want you to take,” Daniel looked Lamar in his eyes, “head council member.”

  “Head council?” Sean repeated. Lamar didn’t answer.

  “Why would they want to make you head council, I mean I don’t know much about dusker politics, but I’m sure they don’t want someone so young telling them what to do?” Asked Roberto.

  “Age in his case doesn’t matter, like everything in this world its power that does, power and money.” Mycal stated.

  “What class are you?” Crystal interrupted.

  “All of them.” Lamar replied.

  “You’re a fifth class.” Crystal responded in awe.

  “How do you know about any of this anyways?” Mycal asked.

  “Her mother was Martha Brown.”

  “No way.” Sean said, he stood up and got closer to Crystal. “You’re a half?”

  “Yeah I’m half dusker, my mother taught me everything she could before she, well I’m sure you all know the story.”

  “What’s a fifth class?” Roberto felt lost in what was going on.

  “There are four class of duskers, Warrior, Chasseur, Shooter, and Mage. I’m all four having abilities from all classes, mainly the Mage class. My ability to use all forms of magic I would be classified as an arcane mage, so we tell everyone. But I’m stronger than an arcane mage, I’m consider to be uber class Lamar explained.

  “Like the ride share.” Crystal asked. Lamar ignored the question.

  “That explains a lot. I’ve seen mages before, but the things I seen you do was on another level.”

  “Yeah but you can’t say anything to anyone, it’s practically outlawed in the dusker community, if they find out then I’m dead.” Lamar said.

  “Why? It makes no sense to kill someone so powerful, you would think they would be happy to have someone with your abilities on their side.” Crystal said.

  “You answered your own question, it’s because he is to powerful. The council whole thing is they don’t want someone to have too much power, someone that could theoretically take over the duskers.” Mycal said grabbing a donut that they brought and sitting back on the couch.

  “I wonder.” Roberto got quiet. Things was starting to make sense.

  “You wonder what?” Lamar said.

  “Could that been the reason I was sent after you?”

  “Why would that be the reason, what would vampires gain from killing an uber mage?”

  “Not vampires in general, but my dad would. I’ve seen your power and the things you can do. You’re a major threat to him and other royals if I’m being honest. Besides I know there are duskers that my dad have under his control.” Mycal made a face of distain at the statement that Roberto made.

  “No way, there is no way that duskers would be working with your father, not a chance.” Mycal argued. He was getting angry, how dare this vamp, he thought, would say something like that to them. Maybe he should kill him right now he thought, be done with all of this, Roberto killed another royal, he could play it as him getting justice or some other lame excuse. No one would really question it in the council because no matter how political they are they still don’t like vampires.

  “Maybe hard to believe but it’s true.” Roberto could feel the tense coming off of Mycal, if he decided to attack Crystal and the baby could get hurt.

  “Mycal chill.” Lamar commanded. Mycal shot him a look of anger.

  “Guys we can’t rule anything out. We just have to figure this out and figure out who is helping the vampires and why. If it really is to stop Lamar from taking a seat on the council then let’s find out why, it could be possible that more than just us knows he is a fifth class.” Sean said.

  “You know why is this even a discussion at this point, let’s just kill the blood suckers and get it over with, the fact that we are even working so hard to help this vamp is insane.” Mycal said pointing at Roberto.

  Roberto was getting enraged, he bared his fangs and snarled in Mycal direction, and before they knew it Mycal and Roberto had each other by the collar. Crystal with the grace of a gazelle slid in between the two angry beast and palmed struck both of them in the center of their chest. Mycal went flying over the couch by the door and Roberto went flying over the adjacent couch landing with a hard thud.

  “DDDDAAAAMMMNNN, there goes me wondering if halves have any powers.” Sean laughed.

  “ENOUGH! I can care less about duskers against vampires, vampires against werewolves, or any of this supernatural crap. All I know is we are all in this together and we need to figure a way out of it. So you two will for the time being swallow your pride, hang up the alpha male toxic bull headiness and work together. Or so help me I will stake you both in the balls.” Sean, Lamar, and Daniel unconsciously went to protect theirs at that last comment.

  “Ouch.” Mycal was holding his chest as he stood up and walked back around the couch. He didn’t even sense her coming, she truly was the daughter of the great Martha Brown.

  “I’m sorry babe.” Roberto said also holding his chest.

  “Its fine, but you two need to chill. If any of this is going to work we need to work together. After all this is over and we are in the clear you want to go a few rounds have at it, but until then we are a team.”

  “Is it weird that I’m kind of turned on right now?” Roberto said.

  “YES!’ They all said in unison.

  “The sun will be up in a couple of hours and we all need to get some rest. Let’s pick back up later tonight at Elle’s.” Lamar suggested.

  “Um remember what happened the last time.” Roberto said.

  “You’ll be fine, I’ll have a stronger potion ready by then.” Roberto and everyone else agreed and said their goodbyes.”

  Lamar sat in his truck waiting for Sean to finish talking with Daniel, he sent a quick text to Chris while he waited. He put his phone in his pocket when Sean got into the truck.

  “Let’s go home I’m tried.” Sean said.

  “Lamar’s phone dinged alerting him that he had a text.

  Sure I’m down to meet up.