Prince of New York - Rough Draft Edit #17 - 2/24/19
Chapter 1
Alouicious sniffed the air, which smelled like geraniums in bloom. The stench was out of place in his study. âSomeone is coming,â he thought. He sat still as a man materialized in front of his desk. The man had blond hair, and piercing, deep blue eyes. He wore heavy armor which looked like it might have come from some anime set in the near future, with a katana on his back. âHello, my name is Bruno. What year is it?" âšâš Alouicious was slightly confused by the question. He understood the words that formed the question, but not the reason behind them. "The current year is two thousand and twelve." "Oh, you speak the common language, that makes things so much easier. Things are about to get terrible very quickly, if they aren't already.â He paused for a second. â2012, huh? A long way from home." An inkling came to Bruno. "I'm from Earth. This Earth, to be exact." He scanned the large room. "Well, from the state of this room, and the manner of your attire, I would say that the world has not gone to Hell just yet." Bruno took a moment to praise the Lord that all was well before speaking again. Just as he was about to speak, he got another inkling. "I did say yet. There is still time to save Earth."âš The second time Bruno had come up with something Alouicious was thinking, he knew what he was dealing with. "Bruno, I'm shutting my mind off to you. I'm sure you'll understand.â With the speed of thought, he shielded his mind to the stranger. âNow, you speak of the world going to Hell, what do you mean by that?" "I,â he paused, searching for clues from the immediate area. âI do not know. Not exactly, anyway. We must be vigilant." Alouicious watched his son walk into his study. "What is it, Ky?" Bruno turned his head to see a tall, bearded man. His frame was massive. His facial structure was similar to that of the man at the desk, indicating to Bruno that this was Alouicious' son, and caused him to look back at the older man. The only physical similarity between the two were their faces. Whereas Alouicious had shorter, straight red hair, this younger man had dark straight hair which fell to the middle of his neck. Alouicious had eyes like emeralds while his son's were as ice chips, though both men had eyes which seemed to glow incandescently. There was also a distinct generational difference which manifested itself in their manners of dress. The boy wore a black, sleeveless t-shirt and jeans with holes in the knees, and Alouicious wore business attire. "Perhaps those disturbances in Brazil have something to do with it?" Ky asked. "It's a possibility," Alouicious responded. "We will have to dispatch someone immediately to check it out. The Brazilian government has done a decent job of covering up the recent attacks, but they can't keep it under the blanket forever." He looked from Ky to Bruno and back, considering briefly the options open to him. âStay with your mission,â he said, to which Ky nodded. âAre you prepared?â âI'll be ready to be leave by nightfall.â âYou are dismissed.â Again, Ky nodded, then turned and walked out of the room. âWill he need assistance?â Bruno asked. Still looking at the door which Ky had exited, Alouicious responded. âNo, he is perfectly capable of handling this assignment.â He looked back to Bruno with his unnaturally lit, dark green eyes. âWe need to find out what is about to happen to our world so we may better prepare for it.â He thought for a moment. âMight I ask; why did you appear here?â Bruno lightly smiled before responding. âI was drawn to a large gathering of psychic energy,â he stated. He felt around with his mind, trying to pinpoint the focal point he had mentioned. âHave you not felt anything?â Alouicious thought for a bit and also reached his mind out, realizing that the blond man was right. Chapter 2
âYour kind seems familiar to me,â Bruno mentioned in a casual tone to the man still sitting at the desk. âA similar mental signature to the vampires on the future Earth I just came from.â Alouicious arched his eyebrow at the mention of vampires in the future. âPerhaps you might show me in the quickest way? It may give us a clue as to what is coming now.â Within moments, both mental shields were dropped and Alouicious had flashes of experiences burst into his mind. In the visions, he saw a gigantic alien form which would make implode the minds of lesser beings, as well as smaller forms which seemed to be related; humans fighting alongside his kind against the hostile aliens; humans who were as much machine or beast as human;

















