Vampire Chronicles 21 Lori Part 3

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Lori played around in the garden outside the palace along with her fellow vampire buddies. Charles and Jasper sat in the garden watching her in the distance as they discuss future plans for the  kingdom. Since Percy wasn't wasn't around in the kingdom Charles had the the power to the throne once his parents retire from their duty as King and Queen. Lori accidentally fell over a rock sc.r.a.pping her leg as the Charles and Jasper smelled the blood in the air as their eyes slowly turned red from hungry.

Among them was the girls that crept up to her, Lilly & t.i.tuba hissed at her as Charles placed his hand on Lori's shoulders as he leans over and bites her neck. Lori's eyes grew wide as she screams pain holding her neck in tears.

Jasper ran over to her an kissed her forehead as he places his hand on her head, whispering a chant in her ear as she slowly fell asleep. Charles pants heavily as he takes out his blood tablet pills placing one of them in his mouth.

The taste was foul an rancid but it was the only way to control the savage that lingered in him. Jasper carried Lori in his room gently putting her down on the bed. She wept and cried begging the lord for the pain to stop. Jasper laid next to her giving a painful expression on his face watching her slowly change into a vampire.

Once the Lori stopped crying she rested gently against the pillow as Jasper gets up from the bed placing a warm folded towel on her forehead. Jasper walks out the room closing the door behind him seeing Charles give a guilty expression on his face, Charles started to walk away from him to be stopped by Jasper clinching his wrist tightly in anger.

"Charles, I'm disappointed in you...why did you change her. Tell me!!! You had one job!! That was too keep her safe, nothing more nothing less...you are a prince act more like it I can't take care of you if your act foolishly. If you excuse me I have to get back to work... " Jasper said in angrily voice that was cold, giving no light to Charles actions but a scolded of inner hatred he never felt before.

" You are right Jasper I made a terrible mistake, it just happened.  I wonder what father shall do with me, I'll be gone for a couple of days don't cone looking for me... By the way don't ever talk to me like that again or I'll put you back where you came from." Charles was depressed an angry at himself for suddenly changing Lori into a vampire.

Jasper gave him a mean look "yes my prince."

Her time with him would he short, vampire who been bite by other vampires have a short life expectancy then the pure bloods. That's how its always been for centuries no vampire has ever lived pa.s.s a pure blood vampire.

Lori woke up slowly from her nap as a maid named Caroline she was a beauty indeed an always did her best around the palace, she was however wicked. Caroline smiled happily dabbing her head with a handkerchief as Lori slowly turned her head.

"Miss...I am very hungry." Lori said with a desolate  expression. Who ever thought she would become a vampire in one day Lori was surely going to miss her human life. Caroline happy expression became annoyed, she hated dealing with children; they were quite spoiled an needy in her opinion.

"Find something  outside this palace, you such as a low grade vampire shall not eat anything in this palace. Hopefully you can understand why we can't have our lord see a wondering girl asking for a pint of blood." Lori nodded slowly as she she gets up from the bed as she walks out the room only to be pushed by Caroline.

"Your in the way nuisance..."  Caroline laughed as Lori gets up  from her suddenly fall as she heads her way out the palace.

Jasper was in the garden watering flowers noticing Lori walking out in the palace heading her way to the woods.

"Lori where are you going, what are you doing out here at this time?" Jasper said in a calm tone.

Lori nearly jumped "I just wanted something to eat Mr.Jasper!"

Jasper wipes the dirt from his pants walking towards her with a smile " well then Lori I guess you'll be wanting some blood in your system I advise you to drink animal blood its healthier for you. Lori stay here I'll get the Blood for you in the dinning area. Don't leave from here."

Once Jasper left her outside she made her way outside to the forest leading her to a short cut for any dead animals she seen the forest. Lori didn't have the will to kill animals the are apart life nothing shall be harmed nor done to the animals that live this forest even the werewolves.

"My oh my...I haven't found a single thing to eat off on...wait!! I smell..rotting flesh..decay." Lori sniffed the air as she seen a pile of leaves as if someone was covering their tracks.  She got on her knees as  she shuffled the leaves as her eyes began to tear up.

She saw a rotting corpse of her mother father, their body was icy cold they lost all color in their face ; everything was disfigured limbs broken there features was unrecognizable. Lori screamed as she cried she was alone no family to lean on after all what she just seen. She felt a cool breeze as she glanced over seeing Jasper holding a gla.s.s of what look like blood with a sad smile he gave to her.

"What are you doing out here, Lori I told you stay in the Garden." Jasper looked over from her seeing that discovered her dead parents.

"I am sorry for your parents lost we wanted to tell you sooner but we didn't want you to hurt. I didn't know where your parents was exactly located until you showed me the way. Now then let's give your parents a proper grave to rest we shall bury your parents together. I must inform you that Prince Charles will be away for awhile so I will make sure that your safe an comfortable at the palace. There will be times were I can Be with you all the time because if it's duty if you need anything just let me know...I am here for you little one." Jasper placed an amulet necklace around Lori's neck as he takes her hand walking her back to the palace so they can get ready to bury her parents.

Following days went by Charles still haven't returned as Jasper did his best to take care of Lori but he was mostly busy an checked up on her time to time when he could. Caroline an the others abused and teased Lori, Lori got use to her beatings on a daily bases ; days without no food nor shelter. It was h.e.l.l in the palace.

Begin placed in the dungeon without care. She grew to be  a 17 year old girl leading on to the 16th century, she had many bruises on her body. She prayed one day someone would save her from the torment that was being produced everyday, she wrote in her journal since describing the agony she went through ;  times were she didn't want to wake up from her sleep.

Lori knew she had to keep living she couldn't let Caroline or her minions take her down; they would have to fight for her dead. From what Lori heard Caroline was placed as princess from her uncle in Cloud kingdom so her days as a maid came slim. Coralie had more power than you can imagine, no one never caught her in the act of crime but pure justice for the pure blood department. If only they could see who Caroline really was behind closed doors.

Jasper wasn't around as much but she shall say that Jasper indeed had a good heart. A heart that many women would want to have yet couldn't. Lori always knew that Jasper could never get a break from his work but the only days he could he spent it with her even her days in the dungeon he would sit with her days on end.

He truly cared for the poor girl, he thought the queen and King had put in her dungeon for bad behavior so he never caught Caroline in the act but sensed a nasty presence from her. Most likely  Charles had arrived back to the palace better and stronger then before he was greeted by his servants. He looked around wondering where Lori was, he wanted to see her desperately. Jasper stood in front of him bowing at his Charles before giving him a slap on the head Leaving Charles in shock.

"Charles...can we talk in private I don't want to break that fat neck of yours. We been looking for you, for about a good couple of years I a.s.sume. You sly dog you thought I was going to get pa.s.sed by what you did...You shall not hurt anymore people. So I will be the one to the tame you if it comes down to it" Jasper said bitterly he left no remorse in voice as he gave out his opinion that Charles needed to listen too. Charles nodded at Jasper slightly.

"Where is Lori Jasper...do you know where she has gone?" Jasper looked at his feet not wanting to say a word as Lori was dragged out from the dungeon. The guardsmen took her to see Charles she could barely move her body, she was in a weaken state. Charles eyes stared at Lori's, she looked at him with no emotion everything she felt was hidden an gone. Charles eyes began to wonder around the room with anger.

"Who dare hurts this child so help me I put you in the lowest part of the palace to rot...TELL ME! "Charles eyes grew rosy red in rage. While he was away someone has been harming couldn't have been his mother or father the wasn't those type of people to hurt a special guess such as herself ; someone who keeps their ident.i.ty un-noticed.

Charles snapped his finger as the maids and servants ran over to bowing at his service. Charles looked at those who stood infront of him eye balling for who was responsible for Lori's untreated care. He wasn't able to determine who did it they seem to innocent for his liking, Charles grabbed Lori bridle style up the stairs as Jasper got a little jealous seeing the Prince in action stealing what he thought could be his own day but he knew his future was bright.

Charles placed he down on her bed as he slits his wrist open taking some of the blood from his wrist into his mouth as he leans over kissing her as the blood trickled down her throat.

"Charles....why was you gone for is long. I needed it you!!! You liar you said you would protect me, look at me I am nothing but a hallow sh.e.l.l! I was beaten an tortured like slave!!! I trust you , look what you did to me...you changed me..."

Lori looked away crying as Charles gave a painful expression only to  kiss her again.  She tried to pull away desperately but she was sunk in the kiss, tears fell from her face. She didn't love this man at all but why would he love her? Was it regret that tarnished his heart or was it something more that Prince Charles only knew himself. You can recall that is indeed Charles first lover in his life time, Lori did not know her life could change the same day Charles had arrived.

Charles fired all of those who worked for him placing people he could trust without worry. As Lori grew up Charles was there beside her leading the way to her vampire life. Jasper couldn't say to much of anything he loved her as well but sadly couldn't have enough time to spend with her because Charles took her away from him suddenly. Lori felt a shame for putting Jasper in such pain but Charles is the one that saved her an she fell in love with him as Jasper became lonesome watching Charles an Lori kiss an mingle to together. He gave a depress look wanting to have the same the fate that Charles have.

One day Lori had to go to the Cloud kingdom for urgent matter. Charles insisted on going but she refused, Jasper gave her friendly wave as she did the same promising her return which was never fulfilled.

"Now then...I shall take the short cut to the cloud kingdom through the forest it's much faster. " Lori said as she walked into the forest smelling the cedar trees seeing the sun light as day giving the trees a utterly nice shine. Lori knew this was a wolves territory but still chooses to come here every so often. The wind grew heavy as she heard the wolves howl sensing that someone was on their land. Lori looked around not noticing any werewolves until.... Numerous of them appeared as they growled making her nervous seeing maybe ten or twenty of them.

She looked with a smile knowing her fate a fake where she dies in the woods alone. She puts up her hands and was ready to take the blow as she crying with tears only those who can imagine the life she had lived and the life she had loved. Though so she had loved Charles for a remainder of her life she is thankful for those who an cared to look after her during her dark days when the maids gave her no reason to and to  beat her like a slave tortured and mingled with. She will always think of Charles and Jasper as family she thinks them for everything that they have done for her.

The wolves attacks as she cried, the wolves plugged their teeth into her flesh ripping off limbs an tearing her body apart until their was no left. Her blood was everywhere leaving her nothing but ripped clothing an arm/legs removed from her body. She played dead as the wolves looked back at her body an ran away to their hideout. Charles felt a unsettling emotion as he ran out the palace it began to rain as he went into the forest that Lori had previously went in not to long ago. Charles ran as fast as he could asking an praying to lord that was safe, his eyes grew wide seeing Lori on the ground limbs missing and her staring at the sky waiting for her heart to stop beating. Charles hands began to shake as she gently holds her head up.

"What have those monster done to you!!!" Charles cried out as Lori looked at him a smile. Charles never thought that someone he looked truly would have the same fate as his grandparents.

"Charles...this is fate...you have to keep living on for the better good! You will see me again one day I promise you...thank you an Jasper for everything, you gave me a life worth living for I hope you do the same when you see me again. A more...reincarnated version of me...Now let me rest...." Lori closed her eyes as heart stopped beating. Charles held her body in his arms as he screamed. Anger consumed his entire begin he wanted to kill all the wolves who kill his beloved it Lori. He shall avenge her death even if it kill him.

That very same day Charles decided to bury her in the garden, it was her favorite place of enjoyment. Charles finished burying her as he held up his sword walking into the forest to kill the wolves who killed Lori.

Charles stood infront pack house as he knocked on the door. The alpha of the pack answered it as Charles plunged the knife into his heart killing him instantly. Charles felt no empathy to those who killed Lori. This was truly a battle to began with, there was much blood shed that faithful day not one werewolves escaped alive. Charles fried them to  cripse he was able to enjoy them whimpering in agony, all he could do is laugh in sanity. His Mother witnessed the gruesome terror that her son her cause seeing blood all over his body. Queen Anna managed to talk to him about  what his goals should be in life killing was never the answer to solving the problem. Jasper recently managed to found out that Lori was gone, he was in a depressed state taking severely days off to cope with her pa.s.sing.

This truly was the past that  Charles an Jasper had to go through, no mercy upon another much pain in past but light in the future.