Aria stared up at the moon that lit up her light hazel eyes and her smooth, olive toned skin. She was in a carriage of her own with two white horses pulling it while a man directed the gentle creatures towards the desired location. There was one more in front of her and another behind her, where her Generals rode in. To her this was considered night time. Her people, back in her kingdom, were fast asleep, resting up for the next day of hard work. Usually at this hour she'd be finishing up a feast that her loyal chefs would cook up for her and soon right after she'd take a well needed bath and dressed in one of her long, silky night gowns that she possessed. Though the person, or a well suited name would be a night creature, that she was about to visit thought of this as the opposite. This was morning to him and to the likes of him. He had probably finished breakfast and is ready to begin the day. To Aria, this was the last task to end her day.<br/><br/>Though this was not something she wanted to do. In fact, she's been dreading over this day. For the past few days, since the war between Vampires and Humans ended, Aria had shamefully been defeated. Never in her years as Queen had she failed to bring her Kingdom to victory. She had let Serenity down and most importantly she had let her father and mother down. Aria made a vow since her mother passed away, that she would let Serenity strive to top and never let any human or creature in this land to bring them down to their knees. Now she has failed. She had lost men in battle, some of the women had been raped from the rumors she has heard, and some of the Vampires had already been making a home in Serenity. Now she is on the way to admit defeat to The King of The Dark Mist and to sign a peace treaty to end this once and for all. She can only hope that signing this peace treaty would be quick and smooth and never will she have to face something like this again.<br/><br/>Serenity was such a peaceful place. Quiet, bright, and kind. Now she knew her home will slowly become destroyed as the vampires began to lurk into her home. They will bring their darkness with them and let that settle into Serenity. Soon that light Serenity held would die out and it'll become what she was in now. It was dark and misty and she could've sworn she saw glowing, haunting eyes lurking in the forest that surrounded them. It sadden her, but perhaps she can turn over a few things if needed.<br/><br/>Her carriage came to a halt, hearing her horses neigh quietly at the action. Her single windowed door was pulled open and her head General, Darian, appeared outside of it. His face seemed sadden, but he tried to maintain his great composure that he was taught to do so many years ago. "Your Majesty, we have arrived", he announced to her. Aria simply nodded her head as she took the hand he offered to her and helped her out of the carriage. Aria was wearing a long, light blue<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F236x%2F47%2F9b%2F19%2F479b195b6c2ef809fa3d578d6a999dd1.jpg%3Fnoindex%3D1&amp;hash=996051b531ff48e8854c75a9b44420e8" href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/47/9b/19/479b195b6c2ef809fa3d578d6a999dd1.jpg?noindex=1" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">gown</a>for the occasion which she thought suited for the meeting. She had heels to match and her smooth black locks were neatly curled into a thick ponytail to her side, which dangled down to the side of her breast.<br/><br/>She looked ahead of her and was greeted by a massive, dark castle before her. Behind her was a town that she failed to notice that they rode by when she was deep in thought. It was loud at this time of day than it was in Serenity considering most residents here were creatures of the night and they too just begun their day. "I don't think I am ready for this", Aria explained as she sighed out, staring at the castle.<br/><br/>"Nonsense, my Queen. A Queen must always be ready for any good and bad. Unfortunately, today is not in your favor, but it is something that will make you stronger and guide you in getting through the rough times", Darian explained to her. Aria listened to his words and knew he was correct. She fixed up her posture a bit more, making her sure her spine was straight and she grasped her hands together in front of her, holding her head up and held high.<br/><br/>"You are right", she agreed. After her other Generals joined her, she turned to look at them, offering them a small smile, but her gaze held a serious look to them. "We must all stay civilized and must treat them as if they were our own. I do not want to hear any quarrel or commotion. Stay by my side and if all runs smoothly we will all return here together as one. Do not show signs of disgust or displeasure and also display gratitude to any hospitality they offer. Understood?"<br/><br/>"Yes Your Majesty!" They all said in unison. Pleased with their answer she turned to face the castle once more and once they were at the door she was greeted by a guard. The large doors to the castle opened and they all walked into the dark, large, luxurious foyer. They looked around and took in the well designed, expensive, decorated area. Aria's castle was brighter and this was a little dark for her taste, but she seemed it suited well for a King like him. Aria took a deep breath, in and out to help her calm her nerves. Her heart pounded against her chest like a drum as her and her Generals stood and waited to be greeted.