Blood:- The Eternal Struggle. Chapter 4:- Of Embassies and Gala's

[Stormtrooper1990]

Following her successful rescue of her lover Katrina from the cluthes of the Holy Church, Anna now as her second assignment. She must infiltrate a Gala ball at the Nocturne Embassy and secure a full list of those in Stormward high society, who are members of the Cult of Sanguinis. But this time, she won't be going alone.


" It was fun watching you wolf down that whole bowl of stew, Kat." Katrina snuggled close to the naked body of her vampire lover, as she laughed, a sound that if Anna's heart was beating would have warmed it. " Did you see the look on Syrion's face when I asked him for seconds, priceless." Both women laughed as their naked bodies intertwined, then they leant in close passionately kissing on the lips, until a loud snore from behind them caused them to pull out. It was a naked Eileen. Last night, Anna had asked Katrina if they could bring another into their bed, partly to give Anna someone to feed on during their sex sessions and to give Katrina a new experience. Katrina looked at the pretty blonde naked waitress. " It's a good job, she is a looker because she snores like a beached whale." Anna laughed, gently caressing Katrina's forearm, eliciting a purr of desire from the beautiful Half-Elf. " Well we couldn't bring home one the novices, the guard tend to frown on carrying unconscious naked women on your shoulder through the streets." Katrina chuckled as Anna straddled her, kissing her on the lips. " What time are we going to see Allenby?" Anna reached across to her wristwatch. " 12:00 noon. Which means we have another two hours to kill." Katrina looked suggestively at her lover, as she started to massage Anna's ass, causing the vampire to purr with desire as she lent in kissing Katrina's bare neck and massaging her B-cup breasts. " Anna, Anna. Yes!" Moaned Katrina, her voice husky with desire as both give into their carnal desires and embarked on their fifth session of making love.


" Ms Vandenberg, when I heard news of your capture by the Holy Ordos I feared the worse. But as it turned out, I needn't had worried, thanks to the daring of Anna here." Came the voice of Duke Allenby as they sat in his study, two and a half hours later. " Thank you, your grace. I' am blessed to have such a dear...friend." The duke looked at the pair, smiling. " You do not need to hide your love for each other, I'am not the Grand Divine. I do not care who you sleep with, I'am far too old to care about such things." The two women, held out their hands squeezing them, as the Duke looked on. " Your Grace. I hope my little rescue mission hasn't caused any blowback for the City." Anna took a measure of blood as the Duke, laid back in his armchair smiling. " On the contrary, the Chancellor himself was singing your praises. Anything to put the Churches nose out of joint, is a blessing to this city. Besides, this mysterious figure you told me about warrants further investigation. Which brings me to your assignment." He beckoned them over to a blackboard covered with a map of the city, and lithographs of important dignitaries. " Originally, this was to be a single operation for Anna but seeing how you have joined us, Katrina, we have to modify the plan. But not by much. Tonight, the Nocturne Embassy is hosting a Gala Ball, as a public relations event to allay fears that they are plotting to overthrow our society. Your mission is this, infiltrate the Gala and find a full list of the traitors who are members of the Sanguinis and to plant a listening device in the ambassador's office. Our source inside the Embassy, Winter, as confirmed this. She will provide you with embassy passes to access the top floors, and a key to the ambassador s office." He held out a small device, shaped like a trumpet. " This is the listening device. It's the latest technology from our Dwarven allies in the Blizzard Peaks, allows you to pick up sound from a great distance and hear it as if you are in the same room. Anna took the device, with wide eyed wonder, and placed it in her pocket. " Now ladies, you must be discreet on Embassy grounds. If you are caught, then it could very well start a war with Nocturne. And that will not end well for any of us." Anna nodded as she took a gulp of the maids blood in her glass, savouring the sweet taste. " What are our infiltration vectors?" Asked Katrina. " Good you should ask, we couldn't get you any invitations to the party as it's very exclusive. But that's not to say you cannot get yourselves one. We have an agent on the inside in Lady Claudia Mountebank's staff, she is a young social climber who recieved an invite to the Gala. Our agent says he can drive her and her elven maidservant down this alley off Spire Avenue. All you have to do is intercept them, steal their clothes and Claudia's invitation, and you are in." The two women looked at each other, smiling widely. " So I will be my lady, and you can call me milady?" Quipped Anna as she downed the last of her blood. Katrina laughed. " You haven't even got the dress yet and it's already going to your head."


Anna and Katrina stood in the alley off Spire Avenue, in the Noble Quarter, hidden behind a dumpster, waiting for their marks to appear. Anna was clad in her black leather armour while Katrina had adapted an outfit from the uniform donated by the Novice Tabitha, wearing the underclothes, and chainmail but wearing a shadowed leather cuirass, that Anna had brought for her that matched the novices boots and gloves. " You know Anna, this will be the first time I will see you in a dress. It will be like our first date." Anna gently caressed her lovers face. " It's been known to happen. I have been to my fair share of fancy parties over the course of 200 years." Katrina leant in to kiss Anna on her lips." Really? You have to tell me about them sometime." Anna smiled as she saw headlights approaching the Alleyway. " Don't look now but that's our ride." Katrina squeezed her lover's shoulder. " Let's go Anna. Let's see some of that vampire magic."


Lady Claudia Mountebank, cursed her stupid lowborn peasant of a driver. He had gotten them lost in this dirty alley, if they weren't already late to the gala then they'd soon would be. " What are you doing you, lowborn slime. If you don't get me out of this cesspit, I will tell daddy." As she leant back, she caught her reflection in the car's window. At 19 summers, Claudia was every inch her father's daughter. She had the high cheekbones, and angled features of the nobility, with her father's narrow blue eyes, all framed by her long curly raven coloured hair, her features emphasised by her dark makeup. Her natural good looks, had drew her many suitors but none of them had met Daddies expectations. Claudia was dressed this evening in a little black strapless dress, with a string of pearls around her slender neck and matching dangling earrings, and a ring on her index finger. Under her dress she had gone braless, but was wearing an expensive black lace diamante G-string thong with matching stockings covering her long divine legs, with high heels on her small feet. Her matching clutch bag by her side. She turned to her elven handmaid, Orianna of 20 summers. Like all elves, she was very beautiful with shallow cheekbones, piercing almond shaped blue eyes and a heart shaped face, with her shoulder length blonde hair done up in an elegant bun at the back of her head, her beautiful pointed ears on display. She was dressed in her uniform, a long black dress with a frilly lace collar and cuffs with a matching hat perched on her blonde head and booties on her feet. Orianna bowed her head low. " What is it, mistress Claudia?" Orianna smiled as she caressed her handmaids cheek. " I wanted this night to be special for us, Ori." Her Daddy had hired Orianna as her handmaid, but he didn't know was that she was a lot more then that. Orianna was her private concubine. What Daddy didn't know wouldn't hurt him. " Of course, Mistress Claudia. Whatever pleases you, milady." Claudia sighed with frustration. " We have been over this, Ori." She said a little forcefully. " Call me Claudia, none of this "milady" rubbish." Before Orianna could frame a reply, the driver got out of the car. " Hey, you lowborn scum. Get back here this instant." Claudia yelled as the man nodded to two young women, one blonde the other a chestnut haired brunette. Claudia suddenly felt afraid as they approached the car. " What is the meaning of this!" She yelled to the pixie cut blonde.


Anna approached the car's open window looking inside at the two women. " You must be Lady Claudia Mountebank and her handmaid Orianna." Said as she read their minds. " Do not fret my dears, my name is ANNA. I'am your FRIEND." The eyes of both women suddenly glazed over, as they fell under her sway. " Anna is our friend. What can we do for our dear friend." Both women said in unison, Anna found it a little creepy. " Well, if you could GET OUT of the car, that would be a fantastic start." Both women, now completely subservient did has they were commanded. " Walk to face me and your other FRIEND, Katrina." The two women obeyed. " Now Claudia, please STRIP off your lovely dress, pearls and undergarments. I will be needing them, for tonight." Claudia unzipped her dress, letting it fall to the ground, revealing her well developed C-cup breasts with full perky dark pink areolas. As Katrina encircled her arms around her lovers waist. "Now my dear Orianna, kindly STRIP off your clothes and undergarments. When you are done, give them to Katrina." They both watched with no small amount of pleasures as both women stripped. Anna watched as the lovely Claudia removed her jewellery, and expensive lacy G-string thong revealing a cute little vulva crowned with a trimmed triangle of black pubic hair, then kicked off her heels and peeled off her stockings. She now stood completely naked. Turning to Orianna, who had let her uniform dress fall to the floor, Anna could see she had more conservative undergarments of a solid white bra and matching shorts. Orianna unclasped her bra, dropping it on the ground, revealing her small but buoyant B-cup elven breasts with pointed rose petal light pink areolas. Next, the lovely Orianna pulled down her shorts, exposing her pink vulva crowned with a small trim of gold pubic hair, and kicking off her black booties. When both women were completely naked, the lovers stripped off their armour, and dressed in their stolen clothes including their underwear and jewellery. When they were finished Katrina turned to her lover. " You look beautiful in that dress, my love. Better then milady over there was." She gestured to the naked Claudia. Anna smirked walking over to Katrina, she caressed her forearm. " You look very... Subservient. Sweetheart." Katrina laughed as they kissed passionately. After they pulled out, Anna approached the two naked women. " Now my dears, thank you so much for your help. Now if you would be so kind, WALK over to the dumpster over there, and CLIMB in" The two naked women complied as they climbed into the dumpsters. Anna ordered Claudia to hold out her arm. " Now my dears. Upon my command, you will both fall into a blissful asleep into this dumpster. You will both forget our faces, and what transpired here. Now go to SLEEP." As the two naked women fell unconscious, Anna caught Claudia's forearm and bit in to the artery sucking a small measure of her rich blood. When she was finished, Anna let Claudia's unconscious body fall. Katrina walked into step with her lover, Bringing over their gear and stashing it next to the sleeping women. " That mind control thing, it is so fucking sexy. Would you ever do that to me?" As they got into the car, the driver waved at them and took his position at the wheel. " I wouldn't call you weak minded. I have read your mind, Kat. It is strong and beautiful as you are on the outside. And no I would never violate your trust like that. I love you too much." They both leant in and kissed deeply, as the car pulled out of the alley. Anna placed the listening device into her stolen clutch bag.


It took them 20 minutes to drive to the Nocturne Embassy, located in the cities Financial Quarter. It was a large two story manor like building, not at all at holds with the marble structures of Stormward's great financial institutions. They drove up a long driveway flanked by snow covered manicured lawns, until they reached the front of the embassy packed with steam limousines and a throng of the rich and the powerful queueing to gain entry, their invitations being scanned by Nocturne soldiers in ceremonial red armour. As the car came to a stop, the driver got out of the car and opened the door for Anna, with a curt 'milady.' Anna got out of the car, as Katrina followed after her. " Come, come Katrina. We don't have all night." Katrina had to suppress a smirk as she extricated herself from the car, as they walked towards the entrance, they were approached by a female Nocturne soldier, her face covered by a mask. " Greetings my lady, do you have your invitation?" The guard made a show of checking it. " The snow always falls in Stormward." She said under her breath, recognising the challenge Anna gave the counter. " But it is not always winter." The Nocturne soldier gave her the merest of nods. " So you are the ones, from the Hidden Hands, call me Winter." She whispered as she passed a small key to Anna, along with a couple of embassy passes, Anna put them in her clutch bag. " Do not wear those, until you are on the top floors. The Ambassador's office is on the third floor, the information you need is in the safe, the combination is 793. Guard presence is very light, so just be discreet. Once you are finished, come find me, I will be by the ballroom doors, I will be wearing a red scarf, tied around my arm. I will get you out." Winter turned to Katrina. "Hello Kat, you look lovely in that dress." Katrina did a double take, as Anna flashed her a bemused look. " Good luck, Anna Volker. And take care of Kat will you." She quickly handed Anna her Invitation back. " Welcome to the party, Lady Mountebank. On behalf of the Vampire Nation of Nocturne, we hope you enjoy yourselves this evening." With that she held out her arm as Anna and Katrina entered the Embassy.


" Was that your Vampire girlfriend, before you met me?" Whispered Anna as they walked through the grand foyer. " Took me while to recognise her voice, under that mask but yeah, that's Rowan. She used to call me Kat too." She shook her head. " It's a small world, after all." The two lovers entered the ballroom, a lavish room with a grand staircase that lead up to a gallery that overlooked it. There was a orchestra playing along the far wall. Two massive flags hung from the ceiling like tapestries, one the crest of the city of Stormward, the other the former Castle Winterberg over a blood red sun, the symbol of The Vampire Nation of Nocturne. Anna regarded the dance floor, filled with twirling men and women dancing to an energetic waltz. " It's shame we won't get to dance." Katrina leant whispering into her ear. " Me, dance in these shoes. I don't think so. Besides we will be doing our own little dance, later tonight." Anna discreetly squeezed her hand. They proceeded up the stairs leading to the upstairs gallery, looking out over the ballroom. Katrina gestured with her head. " You see that vampire, the one with the ceremonial black armour, that's the Ambassador, General Georg Sturm." Anna looked at the ambassador, he was a bald vampire with a squared jaw and deep brown almost black eyes. " Who's that he's talking with? From his uniform, I would say he is City Watch." Katrina's eyes widened. " That's Colonel Xander Hargrove, City Watch Commander. Strange bedfellows indeed. Wait a minute, that signet ring on his left index finger, recognise it?" Anna focused on him using her vampire sight. " That's our prest from the other night. And he would be your mysterious cloaked man back to the Cloister. Allenby needs to hear of this." Katrina nodded as they turned to the ornate double doors, that led up to the upper floors, guarded by two Nocturne soldiers. " We need a distraction to slip past the guards."Anna turned to her lover. " Let me see to that with a little vampire magic." She grinned mischievously, as she saw three human guests, two men and one woman. Smiling, Anna used a little mind manipulation on both male guests. "How dare you, sir!? I saw you touch my wife's bottom." He threw his champagne into the man's face, the other roared with indignation. " That's my best suit, you cur!" He punched the first guest to the floor, as both men started to brawl on the floor, the female guest screamed at them to stop. The two guards rushed to break them apart, giving the two women the opportunity they needed to slip through the double doors. " Like I said before, Anna. That is so fucking sexy." said Katrina as they closed the doors quietly behind them.


The couple stuck to the shadows, as they made their way up to the third floor, just in case there were any stragglers who had not made there way to the party. It seemed that Winters information was spot on, all of the embassy guards were down at the party. As they got to the third floor, they walked down the long marble corridor towards the Ambassador's office. There at the far end, was the door with the brass relief " General Sturm, Ambassador. " Anna took the key out of her clutch bag, and placed it into the lock. The door opened, quickly Anna and Katrina entered the room. " Right, Kat. Here is the listening device. Try to put it somewhere discreet." Katrina nodded as she got on her knees, placing the device under the Ambassador's desk. Anna walked over to the safe, which stood next to a large oil painting of Castle Winterberg. Feeling as if somebody was walking over her grave, Anna inputted the safe combination, kindly given to them by Winter. Inside she found a single thick dossier, flicking through it Anna smiled. " Kat, come take a look at this." Katrina walked up beside her. " It's all here, everyone. Including our very own Colonel Hargrove." Katrina smiled. " Give it here I will hide it up this dress." When Katrina was finished secreting the dossier up her stolen dress, Anna closed the safe and they both exited the Ambassador's office. Locking the door behind them.


They had managed to slip back into the ballroom, the same way they had slipped out. Evidently, the guards had taken the two men somewhere to cool off. With Katrina alongside her, Anna walked down the gallery stairs back onto the ballroom. Scanning the ballroom doors, she found Winter, with her red scarf guarding the entrance to the ballroom. She gave their contact the merest of nods, as she approached them. " Excuse me, Milady Mountebank. There is a problem with your car. If you would please follow me, I can take you to your driver. " They fell instep beside Winter as she lead them to the outside of the Embassy, there she hailed their car. " Well done, I see that Kat chose wisely this time. Unlike with me." Katrina approached her. " Rowan, you opened my eyes to a new exciting world. You were never a disappointment." Rowan shook her helmeted head." I chose that world, over you and broke your heart. I was a disappointment." Sighing Rowan turned back to Anna. " Take care of her. Love her like I couldn't, she deserves you Anna. You are a better vampire, then I could ever hope to be." Their car pulled up, the driver got out and opened the door for them. " I will be in touch. Good luck, and goodbye Kat. Take care of this one." They bade Rowan farewell, as the car drove out of the Embassy grounds and onto the main road. Anna lent forward in her seat. " Take us back, to the alley first. We need to retrieve our gear, then head to the Spire. Allenby needs to hear of what we found." The driver answered in the affirmative, as Katrina lent in and passionately kissed Anna on the lips.


An hour later they had redressed in their leathers, and handed Allenby the dossier they had retrieved from the Ambassador's Office, filling him in their nights labour. " Well, well Colonel Hargrove, a Sanguinis cultist, a high priest no less. The others we can arrest, right now. But I have something special planned for him. Something that will involve you both." Anna lent back in her chair. " There is one other matter, Kat. This one's all yours." Katrina took a sip of her brandy, before she spoke. " Did you know that Winter was my former lover, Rowan. It did seem like an odd coincidence." Allenby tented his fingers, resting his elbows on his desk. " I believed that a familiar face would ease you into our world, Katrina. Was I wrong?" Katrina shook her head. " Not at all, but there is one thing I would to know. Did Rowan come to you or did you come to her?" Allenby lent back in his chair. "She came to us. When she was deployed here, her loyalty to Stormward returned and I believe she mentioned something about it's what you would have wanted her to do." Katrina leant back and smiled. " Thank you, Your Grace. I thought as much." Allenby poured himself a measure of Stormward's Finest Brandy into a crystal glass. " Now, you two better get some rest. I will call on both of you, in a couple of days. Then we can shut the cult down for good." With that the couple, finished their drinks and took their leave of the Duke.



" Anna, Katrina! Here's to another successful job." Cried Syrion as he clapped them on the shoulders, serving them a glass of brandy and blood. As they toasted to a successful job, Anna turned to her lover. " How was it seeing Rowan again, so to speak." Katrina downed her Brandy. " It felt Cathartic, if anything it has only reaffirmed my love for you. She was right, my love, you are the better Vampire and lover." Anna leant in and kissed her on her cheek. " Flatterer." She said as she pulled out. Katrina flashed her a mischievous grin. " I believe I owe a dance, milady. She said as she got up, holding out her hand. Anna took it as her lover pulled her up gently. Anna turned to Syrion. " Syrion, break out the lute. Play something, up beat. The lady and I are going to have a dance." Suddenly Lute music rang out in The Wracked Man, as Anna and Katrina danced through the night, cheered on by the patrons, stamping their feet in joy.

[simon4242]

epic epilogue please like to see more of rowan maybe her own little story one day little orianna is cute too lol

[Stormtrooper1990]

STORMWARD HERALD

Break in at the Nocturne Embassy

By Fiona Mayweather Political Correspondent

The Nocturne Delegations hopes to allay the fears of Stormward's political elite, were hit with an embarrassing set back last night as a break in was reported. According to Embassy sources, thieves broke into the office of General Sturm, the Nocturne Ambassador, and stole sensitive documents. Embassy officials will not disclose the nature of these documents quoting that "They are of a classified, sensitive nature." We tried contact the Ambassador for comment, but he declined an interview.


Many analysts believe, this is related to the investigation into the Sanguinis Cult and it could lead to more arrests of Stormward's elite.

In a bizarre twist, the unconscious naked bodies of Lady Claudia Mountebank, 19 summers and her Elven handmaid Orianna, 20 summers, were found in a dumpster in an alleyway off Spire Avenue, in the Nobles District. Upon waking in Stormward Central Hospitalis, Lady Mountebank was found to have trace amounts of vampire venom in her system. When they were interviewed by City Watch officers, they couldn't remember anything, only stating "Pretty eyes." when asked who had stolen their clothes, car and possessions. The City Watch, believe that two female unregistered Vampires hypnotised the pair, fed from Lady Mountebank, stole their clothes, jewellery and car for purposes unknown.


A reminder to all Stormward citizens, if you have any information on the identity of these unregistered vampires, then contact your nearest Watch Station immediately. It is your duty to report any unregistered vampires. Remember, ignorance is no excuse.

[Stormtrooper1990]

epic epilogue please like to see more of rowan maybe her own little story one day little orianna is cute too lol

Rowan will make another appearance, without her helmet. As she said to the pair, she will be in touch.

I felt bad for Orianna, being treated like an object by the spoilt Lady Claudia.

[simon4242]

orianna karina anna threesome plse lol

[Stormtrooper1990]

orianna karina anna threesome plse lol

I was going to write it in, but I changed my mind at the last minute. Didn't like the idea of kidnapping the poor Elven lass.

Although, I was thinking that one day Orianna will walk into The Wracked Man, looking for work. The couple spot her, and charm her into their bed without using Mind Manipulation.

[simon4242]

yes write it up later on in the story lol marvellous litle orianna is drawn to find anna and karina you make characters so interesting we want to hear more lol

[Stormtrooper1990]

yes write it up later on in the story lol marvellous litle orianna is drawn to find anna and karina you make characters so interesting we want to hear more lol

I was thinking of doing that. Even though, Anna wiped her memory, perhaps she receives snippets of memory through dreams.