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Chapter 1

Demon plane of Oblivion, City of Ash

Year 192 in the Rule of the Dead

"Do we go to our death - or worse?"

Malkoazed over at his best friend, Prince Kallen the Just, wishing he had a better answer for hi to ease the apprehension in Kallen's eyes

As the vahold, Malkoht was out

"The ru up a renewed resistance as the dozen guards forced theht of stone steps But his bonds were mystical; Malkom was unable to teleport or break free

At the base of the stairs lay a subterranean chah the floor was of packed earth, the walls were hung with rich silks and tapestries Rare crystal and glass adorned the room

At once, Malko every inch of the area for an escape Ahead, a pair of winded deuards lined the walls, with swords at the ready In the back, a black-robed sorcerer worked at a vial-cluttered table

Gods, let the rumors be untruethose whispers of the Scarba - the abominations

Kallen muttered, "Can you see a way out of this?"

Norured his way out of seely impossible predicaments "Not as of yet"

The guards shoved Kallen and Malkorave

"Ronath will pay for this once I get free," Kallen grated Ronath the Arest demon after Malkom He'd once been Kallen's favored coht"

'Twas Ronath who'd turned Malkoh But without Malko defense, Kallen's fortress had fallen just a week later The Trothans' beloved prince had been captured

Blinded by his hatred for Malkoly doomed Kallen and all the Trothans

Malkoe As he was neither noble nor good like Kallen, his retribution would be far more vicious than the prince could ever envision

Without warning, a va directly onto the throne Clad in costly silk robes, thesun His eyes holly red, his visage twisted by madness

The Viceroy

When the vampires had con"uered Oblivion and turned it into a colony, they'd dispatched the Viceroy, their most malicious leader, to act as ruler of the plane

"Ah, lish

Though Malkoe, they refused to speak anything other than their native Deue was now punishable by death

The vampire rubbed his narrow, clean-shaven chin "At last, you have both been captured"

Malkom and the prince were the leaders of the rebellion, and to break them would be to break the resistance The vampire overlords had searched for them relentlessly