The witch royal palace was in chaos. The Alpha King of the werewolves had requested a meeting with the council and the wizard king, he hadn't mentioned a reason but the council assumed it must be important. The werewolves were in neutral terms with both Vampires and witches. The witch council didn't want to risk angering the Alpha King, what if he favours the Vampires then the witch kingdom would be at a disadvantage in the future when there was a conflict.

On the other hand the king was frustrated with the council. He didn't need to bend in front of anyone, he was the most powerful wizard alive right now, all thanks to blood magic, his ring was teaming with blood energy. Why should they accommodate the Alpha King's visit on such a short notice? Does he think the witch council and king were a joke? Should he just kill the king when he arrives?

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The Alpha King walked into the witch throne room. The witches council and the King and Queen and their two children were in attendance. But the sight surprised all of them, normally one would expect the Alpha king would be accompanied by other werewolf officials but they could see there were six vampires in the mix. The witch felt apprehensive but didn't mention anything. "Welcome Alpha king to the witch royal court!" The announcer greeted the Alpha King. "For what do we owe this pleasure?"

Venessa was surprised to see Seraphina here. Seraphina tilted her head slightly as she made eye contact with her grandmother, as if asking if she recognises her, it has nearly been a decade since they last met. The other three vampires were Nik, Cassius and Leo. The final two vampires were Valerius and Thaddeus Bloodthorne. Some of the witch council members recognised the vampire war hero, Thaddeus Bloodthorne. They didn't notice Victor, a hunter was also present there. There were murmurs heard as they waited for the Alpha King to state the purpose of this visit.

"I come here in the hope that my benefactor can get her justice and that the witch council will be fair while making the decision." The Alpha King, Alaric Gideon Wolfclaw stated the purpose of his visit. The witch council felt offended thinking that the Alaric was insinuating that they are unfair. "We are fair to everyone. Even the royals cannot escape our fair judgement." One of the council members announced. Alaric smirks, "Hope you keep your word."

Alaric steps aside and Seraphina comes forward, head held high. All attention goes to her, the King, the council members and the prince and princess are shocked with Seraphina's striking resemblance to Selene. Seraphina starts to speak in a loud clear voice, "I am Seraphina Bloodthorne, daughter of Valerius Bloodthorne and ... Selene Isobel Moonborn. I want the council to put the Wizard King, Orion Dorian Moonborn on a witch trial for the murder of my mother."

The witches and wizards were shocked to their core. Some of them knew that Selene had run away from the palace to be with her beloved, only the royal family knew that the beloved was a vampire and only the king and queen knew Selene was dead. The witch council was surprised the most, such an allegation against the king, they never expected something like this to happen in this meeting.

The oldest council member, the head of council, jumped into action. She didn't really like the king but she had to make sure before she announced the commencement of the trial. "Can you prove that you are the blood relative of the dead, in this case princess Selene?" Seraphina was expecting this question. She summons her sword in front of everyone. Then she looks at the royal family members and asks, "I don't think any of you have any illegitimate children. Do you?"

The head of council accepts the proof and announces, "I declare the commencement of the trial of the Orion Dorian Moonborn for the murder of Selene Isobel Moonborn. The title of king will not be taken into account and he will be put on this trial as a normal citizen."

The king was appalled by this, how dare they compare him to a normal citizen. "What buffoonery is this! How can you just walts in and accuse me of murder! I am the king of the witches!" The head of the council rolled her eyes, just because he was the king didn't mean he could kill anyone he wanted. Selene was the first princess, her murder is a very serious matter.

"I vouch for Seraphina. Her case is credible." Alaric gave his assurance. He owed Seraphina his life for saving his daughter. When Seraphina asked him to present her in the witch court, he was more than eager to pay her back.

Venessa's eyes glistened. Could this be it? Will this man finally pay for his sins? Emeric and Eva, the prince and princess felt heartbroken, they already believed what Seraphina said as they knew their father was more than able to do something like this. The council felt nervous, if the king was found guilty then he would have to abdicate.

"Do you even have any proof to prove it?" The king glared arrogantly at Seraphina. Seraphina maintained fierce eye contact with the king. She was finally face to face with her mother's killer, her veins were filled with fury. If the council thinks that the King was innocent then she was just going to kill the king.

"I have a ... witness. Someone who knew everything for all these years." Seraphina smirks as she looks at the king. "Who is the witness?" The head of the council asked her. Seraphina turns to look at her grandmother, "What is it going to be Grandma? Are you finally going to take a stand and get the justice your dead daughter deserves?"

This was Venessa's chance to get back at her husband. "I will testify." The king glares at her. The council is surprised again, what more were they going to witness today. "Okay, your highness um... you will need to take a truth serum to make sure you can only say the truth." The head of the council states the standard procedure for a testimony. One of the staff members brings a vial of truth serum and gives it to the queen.

Venessa gulps the serum and starts to testify. "Around thirty years ago my daughter, Selene, had found her beloved who was a vampire, Valerius.......... The king continued to search for her and then one day she turned herself in." Venessa stops to take a breath to calm her nerves. The king was still glaring at her, wishing that he could accuse her of lying.

"He had locked her in the dungeon. He had gone down there, after a while when he left the dungeon I transported to the dungeon.... I saw Selene there ... she had been stabbed ... as she died she let me know about her daughter and asked me to teach her witchcraft."

The king felt very angry, "YOU! You knew all this while Selene bore a child with a vampire but you didn't tell me." He spitted at Venessa and then turned to Seraphina and cursed, "I should have killed you along with your mother years back. You are an abomination in our pure bloodline."

Seraphina was not impressed by the king's outburst but at least he accepted that he killed her mother. "How dare you talk about my granddaughter like that!" Thaddeus boomed. For a moment even the king felt scared but then he twisted the ring in his finger, he didn't need to be scared he was the most powerful person in the room. Seraphina notices the ring, could that be the ring Morgana talked about.

The foolish arrogant king probably wouldn't even be able to comprehend that there were currently two gods in the throne room, one of them being Mortivus and the other one...

"Based on the Queen's testimony the council will conduct further investigation into the matter. But based on the current verdict the Orion Dorian Moonborn has to abdicate this position-" Before the head of the council could even finish her sentence Orion interrupted her. "How dare you silly old hag! You don't have the power to tell me I am not the king anymore. I am tired of being constantly looked down upon by all of you. If I can't be the king then there will be no kingdom!" Orion looks like he lost his mind as his glamour slowly wears off.

All the witches and wizards go pale as they see the dark veins around Orion's eyes. The king had been using blood magic! They didn't even know that he was a necromancer! Today has been full of surprises for the council, honestly all the ancient members were tired but the worst was yet to come.

None of the guests were surprised. Alaric and Theron's father, the royal gamma, were already informed about Orion's affinity for blood magic. Orion summons the Bloodbound Grimoire, "I will show you what I can do." At this point the council might as well have a collective heart attack.

Orion rushed outside while laughing maniacally. Everyone followed him outside. Orion chanted, "Surgite, mortui, et exercitus meus estote!" Slowly ghost-like projections rise from the ground as they come to attack them. Nik gasped, "Holy shit! I was right all along! He was planning to raise an army of the dead."

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