Nikolai looks up. His face bloody. Indeed his whole body is covered with blood. He searches for his next victim.

The anger only strengthens as he sees his daughter and then his son fall to the vampire. That the vampire is obviously older than his own two hundred years doesn't matter.

Nikolai tackles the vampire as he feeds on Nikolai's dead child. The vampire is old and has fought in more than one fight against other vampires and doesn't fear this one.

At first he is confident but as the fight continues fear starts to show in his face. Nikolai is relentless and cruel. He takes advantage of any and every chance he has. He feels each and every strike Nikolai takes and can feel his life slowly ebbing. 

Nikolai is lost to the fight and lets his anger through. He feels no pain. He isn't even slowed by the older vampire's attacks. Nikolai suddenly sees a chance and quicker than even the other vampires can follow he rips the older vampire's head off. Shortly to be followed by other body pieces.

Nikolai looks for other opponents. Each time he finds one the fight ends similarly as that one.

When the fight is done, Nikolai takes a few minutes to actually have to catch his breath. He looks up and surveys the field where the fight had taken place. Fight, huh, battle or even war would be more appropriate. 

The scene shows a field covered in dead and near dead vampires and their body parts.

The only thing that keeps him from smiling is that many of the dead and dying are his own children. The victory is theirs, but it has come at a great price for them. Asia is now theirs.

"Nikolai, you've done well." Ivan says coming up to his son.

"We will stay and reform. We are too weak now father."

"Of course. I saw a couple of decent looking females in the village over the hill." Ivan says trying to calm Nikolai's anger.

"I'll take them, but we'll need to find a city." Nikolai states the thought of the coming night calming him only slightly.

"The capital city won't take us long to reach." Ivan replies softly. Even he fears his son when he's like this. He has no doubts as to Nikolai's loyalty, but when he's angry he doesn't always remember things.

Nikolai smiles and the darkness makes Natalia gasp. Nikolai gives her hand a squeeze and Natalia gives it a light squeeze back never taking her eyes off the illusion before her.

Nikolai makes his way to the Imperial palace. The gates that are locked to all but a precious few open to welcome him. Nikolai smiles without warmth.

He walks down the halls, the wealth on display for all to see. Nikolai ignores it all. He has a goal. The emperor waits for him with his wives at his side. Nikolai had heard that the empresses were beautiful. Now he's going to find out if it's true and if it is then they will become his pets.

He walks into the audience room as if he owns it. Perhaps he doesn't officially, but for all intents and purposes he does. He strides forward and stops on his own in front of the throne.

"You have come." The emperor stands and motions for his wives to stand and step forward.

"I have." Nikolai steps forward and takes a closer look. "Take off the veils."

The females hesitantly remove the fine cloths they had covering their faces.

"Now those ridiculous head dresses. I wish to see what you bargain with."

The servants rush forward to remove the ceremonial head gear the Empresses wear.

"How long have you been married?" Nikolai demands.

"Last night." The emperor replies rapidly.

Nikolai looks at him sharply. "You've been reigning for more than a decade. Don't lie to me."

"The previous empresses died."

Nikolai narrows his eyes at the emperor, "How."

"Traitors deaths."  At Nikolai's silence and look the emperor decides to elaborate further.

"They were the pets to the previous vampire master."

"Will you be executing them once I turn my back then?"

"No, as your pets they won't be touched." The emperor says doing his best to avoid showing the distaste that he has to share his wives with the vampire.

"You fucked them both?"

"No."

His response has Nikolai give the emperor his full attention.

Attention that seems to make the Emperor nervous. "I knew that you were coming. I'll only take them to bed if you don't like them. If you are to take them as your pets then I won't be bedding them at all."

Nikolai comes forward to touch the Emperor. "Perhaps I'll make you my pet as well. Would you accept?"

"I-"

"Before you say anything, remember that you have yet to have an heir. Dying without one would send your country spinning into anarchy and allow enemies like Japan to move in." Nikolai says softly brushing his lips lightly against the Emperor's lips.

In shame the Emperor drops his challenging gaze from the vampire lord. "I would accept."

"Smart. I'll accept all three of you. Shall we go to your room now? You should never keep a lady waiting for satisfaction, but I do appreciate the fact you are allowing me to take their innocence. For that you can watch as I make them scream." The Emperor reacts strongly to that and it isn't anger. Nikolai whispers something that isn't heard by others.

"After my child is born you can get one of your own on her. That will be your heir. My children will be leaving with me and I'll be raising them. Is that understood?"

"Yes, master."

Nikolai smiles and it isn't a pretty smile, "You are a fast learner. Just remember your place and I'll not need to interfere very often. I won't force you to entertain me much either. Unfortunately I can't say the same about your lovely wives. For virgins they are quite talented. You should enjoy them once I leave. You'll find yourself well pleasured."

"Thank you master."

"I'll be leaving some of my people here. They will let me know when it's time for me to return. Make sure that no harm comes to them until after my children are born. Now go fuck them so you can at least pretend that you were the first. I can tell you want to."

That's all it takes for the Emperor to dive into the bed and snag one of the two naked females there. She immediately starts doing as she was taught. Nikolai watches smirking as the female makes the emperor come again and again and again. Nikolai hadn't thought the man had that much stamina.

The other female finally tires of waiting her turn and pulls the emperor away from the first woman. This one is even more successful than her counterpart in pleasuring him.

"Were they truly virgins?" Natalia leans to Nikolai and asks him.

"Oh, yes. They had been educated on how to pleasure a man, but had never been touched by MAN." Nikolai emphasizing that last word.

"Female love?"

"Yes. They rather enjoyed being touched intimately and practiced after hours you could say. Part of the reason they were so successful at making the emperor happy. He never did have them executed even after we left China."

"How long after that scene did you leave?"

"I had three children from each of the Empresses before we left they had all turned. I guess close to two decades."