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“Hail! Hail!” everyone shouted, even the queen, who looked on with joy in her heart. Their

hails of celebration continued as if the very word was the herald of life . . . life to them all.

Unknown to them, from high above on a cave ledge, Sygnosis watched in silence.

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As the days and weeks passed, Sooth was true to his word. He trained the prince to harness his

vampire powers through tests of skill and prowess. He conducted swordplay with a keen eye

toward the use of speed and strength to dispatch enemies with lethal efficiency and quickness.

Daka allowed himself to serve as a foil to Omar’s training. As their swords clashed in mock

combat, it became evident to all who observed that even the captain of the royal guard, considered

a formidable swordsman, was no match for the Azulite. Sooth, GoGo, and Sygnosis looked on.

GoGo smiled with pride as she watched her son master the deadly arts.

Zuba, Cane and Raki threw daggers at Omar as he stood against a cave wall. He caught

them with ease—by the blades.

“Good,” Sooth said as the warriors all looked on in amazement.

Sygnosis seemed especially fond of watching the human reactions to vampire supremacy.

Her delight did not escape the queen’s eye. In fact, watching Sygnosis smile only deepened

GoGo’s love for her.

“How I adore this creature,” GoGo thought.

The Darkling’s beauty and authority were bewitching. Such a spell had never been cast on

the queen and she relished the emotions that coursed through her during the days and ignited her

passions at night.

The next phase of Omar’s training moved to the desert. Daka and Sooth pulled their

bowstrings back as far as they could. Each fired an arrow into the wind. The Golden Leopard ran

at lightning speed and caught up with the arrows. GoGo marveled as he jumped and grabbed them