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Prologue
A woman in her early twenties made her way through the snow in the forest late on a moonless night. She had long red hair and a smooth, creamy, milk-white complexion. Her eyes were a piercing silver and at the moment she was bundled in a cloak and a pale blue tattered dress, neither of which could conceal the fact that she was heavy with child. Her boots crunched the white, glittering snow as she walked on.
She spotted a village in the distance and headed towards it. The woman came to a moderately wealthy looking home and banged on the door, hoping the owners might be awake and kind of heart. She doubled over in pain, her water breaking, as rather startled footman opened the door. He ushered the woman inside from the cold and called for the house’s physician while he went to get the lord of the house.
“M’lord, I am sorry for the intrusion but...” the footman panted trying to tell his tale and catch his breath at the same time. The lord, who had been awake the whole time and had watched the woman’s approach from the window, left the room without a word.
“Ciara! ” The lord made his way down the staircase, calling his physician’s name. The physician motioned the lord to the only birthing room in the house where the woman was resting on the bed, her brow beaded with sweat and her face contorted in pain.
“My Lord Orion, this woman has been walking for hours in the cold in the begining stages of labor. Her water must have broke when she reached our door. She’s very close,” Ciara informed the lord. “ She’s an Eldahar.”
The lord’s eyes went wide and he finally noticed the tattered-looking wings he had thought were a part of her matching gown when the physician mentioned the race of winged people with powers beyond comprehension.
The lord spoke, “ I thought that they were all but wiped out from the wars long ago. Even those that survived, they would have kept to their own.”
What did this poor girl do to deserve such a cruel fate? Cast out from her people and pregnant at such a young age
The woman on the bed motioned the lord to come to her so she could speak with him. “Lord Orion, my name is Elian and yes, your physician is correct, I am an Eldahar...” the woman paused mid-speech as another contraction took hold. She held up a crystal charm she wore around her neck and panted,”Now,... what does this tell you...”
The charm was made in the shape of a circle with two crescents on each side, both facing outwards from the center. The Goddess Symbol, Orion thought, his eyes widening at the woman.
Elian spoke again, reading Orion’s thoughts “ Yes, I am also the high priestess of the Eldahars.” She bit back a cry and grimaced.
“ Why are you out here, Elian? This is no place to birth a child. Why did you trudge all the way out here in this weather on Midwinter’s Eve?” Orion asked, a confused and concerned look on his face.
She spoke, her voice shaking, “ One: priestesses do not have children and two: this child was not fathered by another Eldahar. The father is human and he cannot be burdened with a child right now.” She stopped and grimaced through another contraction.
When it passed, Elian licked her dry lips and continued to speak. “ And three: I refuse to allow this child to be raised in that oppressive place.”
She began to get very feverish as the contractions came on more painfully and frequently. The physician shooed all the men in the household away from the room and set about her duties helping the woman give birth to the child.
The night wore on with grunts, moans, and even screams of pain emmiting from the room, putting all residing in the household on edge. As the clocks struck midnight, Orion heard the sound of a baby crying and rushed back to the birthing room.
Ciara, his physician, opened the door and showed him in. Elian lay in bed, resting, a small bundle placed in her arms.
“Well, Ciara how’s the child?” Orion asked in a whisper so as not to wake the new mother and child.
“The child is a female, and is whole and well-formed. Quite a pretty one actually. She is very healthy.” Ciara responded. Orion let out a small sigh of relief.
“But, Elian is in poor condition, Lord Orion,” the physician continued. “She won’t make it through the night. Her breathing patterns are irregular and the effort to bring the little one into the world has strained her heart too much.”
“Isn’t there anything you can do, Ciara?” Orion pleaded, knowing that what Ciara said was true. He hired her because she was the best physician in the city of Avalon.
“I tried everything, but nothing worked. So I gave her something to ease the pains and let her go to the arms of the Goddess quietly. Best to talk to her soon, while she still has breath.” The physician gave a slight bow and left them alone to talk.
Orion approached the bed and laid his hand on Elian’s brow. Her eye’s fluttered open and she smiled weakly. “You can hold her. It’s the least I can do for you taking me in and caring for me. I am a total stranger to you.” Elian weakly handed the child to Orion.
As Orion settled the child in his arms and sat down beside Elian, the baby opened her eyes as well. Unlike her mother’s, this child’s eyes were an emerald green. “What a pretty one you are. What is her name, Elian?” Orion asked Elian as she closed her eyes and sank into the bed once more.
“Her name...” Elian whispered,”is Lilith.” And with her child’s name being her last word, Elian expired peacefully.
Orion stood up quickly clutching the child close to him and calling for Ciara. Not only the physician answered his call, but what seemed to be the rest of the household as well.
Ciara bent over Elian’s still form, looking for a pulse. She stood up after a brief moment and shook her head at Orion.
Orion turned his attention to the babe, who throughout all of this commotion, had been silent. She gazed up at him, an otherworldly intelligence in her eyes that both comforted and worried him at the same time.
Well then, little Lilith. Looks like it’s just you and me. One day, you may find your birth father, but for now, you will be my daughter, little one.
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| Can't wait for the next chap that comes with a DP! Keep it up!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:50 am Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 1 - Ravaged Homeland |
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Here's the first chapter, enjoy!
Chapter 1: Ravaged Homeland
“Father!” I screamed, racing across the rough terrain through the biting cold chill of the wind. My father had been wounded and was about to be killed by an enemy warrior.
I stopped for a moment and took careful aim...Zhing! The arrow hit the warrior in the carotid artery and he went down. I reached my father and threw his arm over my shoulder.
“Lilith, leave me! Get to safety!”my father pleaded. “You should have never been out on the battlefield in the first place!”
I made my way back to our home carefully and quickly. “Never, Father! You are the keystone of this city. And where do you have a better archer than me?”
The terrain became red tinted with the blood of our soldiers and inhabitants of the city as we went onward. The wars that our lovely little city had thought were long gone had finally spilled into Avalon without remorse.
The human and demon community never got along well in the first place but now, ... the demons had crossed the line.
Long ago, before I was born, the demons and humans had fought for dominance over the land. The humans won that battle with the aid of the Eldahars. The Eldahars were winged beings who had powers that the demons were perpetually afraid of.
Pure light, some historians say, was what drove the demons back. But the battle had diminished the race to the brink of extinction and they swore to never step in the middle of the human-demon wars again. Many say that the Eldahars no longer exist.
But now, over a century after the wars had ended, the demons attacked again. In way, we didn’t expect.
The demons kidnaped and mated with humans all over the country and that way their spawn had demonic powers but looked human to everyone else.
They trained and honed their offspring to be killers and murders... and planted them in powerful places to await the order of the queen, Valara. And when she gave the signal, they struck hard and fast, leaving nothing but a bloodbath behind them.
Father and I reached the house, now decrepit looking from the fire-balls that the demons had catapulted into the city. “Ciara! Father’s hurt!” I called as we entered the foyer.
A matronly woman bustled over and clucked over him. “I swear this man does nothing but get himself into trouble ” She had the few strong men that Father had ordered to protect the house (and me) put him in his room.
“What happened, Lilith?” Ciara asked, examining the long wound that sliced my father’s mid-section horizontally.
“Father and I were sparring in the field, first with staffs then when we moved to swords, they started using the catapults at the city walls. Father had one of the guards take me back here only we didn’t get that far. I ran away from the guard and went to help Father. I found him as this warrior in black armor sliced through Father’s armor. I took him out and I brought father back here. Can you help him?” I was breathing heavily, winded from my half-hysterical explanation and the effort of dragging Father in his heavy armor back home.
“I’ll do what I can. Go wash yourself and rest, little one.” Ciara replied giving me a once over.
I shook my head and made a movement to leave. “I must get back to the battle. Our comrades are out there dying! They need my help!”
“Lilith, that was an order, not a request.” Ciara’s harsh tone made me stop. She came close and whispered in my ear, “His wound could prove to be fatal. He would want nothing more than you near in his last moments of life.” Ciara returned to tending my father while I stood in shock. “Go on, Lilith.”she said.
I replied with a monotone, “Yes, ma’am,” and took off for my chambers silently.
As I bathed, tears streamed out of my eyes, mixing with the waters of my bath as small rivers eventually mix with the sea.
I can’t lose Father, he’s all I have, I thought while drying off and changing I into some jeans and a white shirt.
I pulled my long, straight red hair into a ponytail and headed towards my father’s room, my black, leather boots clicking on the stone floor.
“Well, Ciara?” I said as I entered the room, now irritated that she had told me what to do. I stopped at the sight of her
holding my father’s hand and crying.
She got up from her chair and gave me an upset look. “Go to him, child. He has some things he wants to tell you.” She left the room.
I rushed to the bed, ignoring the chair, and knelt by my father’s side. “Father?” I said, my voice shaking as I held the tough callused hand that had taught me right from wrong and how to defend myself.
“Ah, my little one. Well, not so little anymore, now are you? Nearing your nineteenth winter. Oh, my sweet child, I wish I had told you this sooner.” His voice shook a little.
“Told me what, Father?” I asked softly, pushing a lock of grey hair away from his face.
“Lilith, you know that I adopted you, you have always known. But you are still my only heir, by blood or no. And you have never asked about nor searched for your birth parents. But, now... you must know. Your mother came to this house almost nineteen years ago and died after giving birth to you and your name. She was exactly like you, red hair, long, graceful limbs, and a will that could not be stopped. Her own people outcast her but she still toughed it out through a harsh winter so she could give birth to you.” He stopped for the moment, a coughing fit taking him.
“Oh, Father Cannot this wait until you are well?” I said, trying to make him as comfortable as possible as he settled back into the pillows
“No, child, there is more to the tale. Your mother was... an Eldahar. Your father, however, is human.” He looked at me and held my gaze but his grip alone was enough to tell me this was no lie.
I stopped breathing, for just a moment, recalling the one time, the one lesson I had paid any attention to in history class. “You mean, all of the strange things happening around here are my fault. What about the wings? I don’t have wings, see?”I denied, turning to prove my point.
“Lilith, strange things happened, yes. But nothing bad, mind you. Mages have killed as children when they were coming into their powers. As for the wings, you used them once when you were a child. I, however, told you it was just a dream.” He stopped for a moment, trying to regulate his breathing.
“Father, please! Rest! You are not well!” I begged him, tears pricking my eyes.
He dismissed my plea. “Your father must have given you your fighting ability for you truly have a gift for bow and arrow, sword, and staff.”
His breathing became more labored. “I searched for him for years, to show him the child he had fathered and to tell him that the woman he had left to her own defenses with child was dead. But I never did. Maybe you can, dear one. I -“
His next words were cut short as a throwing dagger appeared in his chest, causing him to die immediately. “No!” I screeched, getting up off the floor and whipping around to take on his killer. Ciara was the only one that stood behind me.
“Murderer! What the hell is wrong with you?” I spat.
“Nothing. The old dog served his purpose so I killed him, just like your mother. She would have lived, had I not stopped her breathing with a draft of nightshade.”
Ciara grinned evilly, her features becoming demonic. “Now, to serve my queen and gain glory, I will bring her the head of the Eldahar High Priestess’s daughter! ” She leapt but I quickly sidestepped her, my face becoming a mask of anger and pain.
“You bitch! Why now? What not just kill me when I was a babe? Why did you wait all these years?” I yelled, watching the demonic woman’s movements. She was circling now, but I matched her, step for step.
She started to laugh. “My, my! Your instructors were correct when they said you never paid attention in history!” Her laughs rang out, enraging me to the point of tears.
“What are you going on about? Out with it, demon!” I leapt at her in blind rage, miscalculating her speed in my anger.
She dodged me easily and brought her elbow down into the small of my back while I was off balance. Ciara watched as I picked myself up off the floor. “Girl, I only do what my queen orders me to do! And only when she orders me to do it! If I wasn’t her loyal servant, then she would have never known about your birth and you would have been a meal to me nineteen years ago!”
Ciara began to circle once more. “You should be grateful, brat. She wanted to wait for some reason, to see if you could serve her purpose. But I guess you have outlived your usefulness now!” With that word, she withdrew a long and sinister-looking blade seemingly from the air. Ciara swung at me but I rolled across the floor, so all she struck was stone.
I jumped up and kicked Ciara across the face, sending her sword and body flying different directions. I stood over her and bent down so we were nose to nose. “I have a message for your queen..” Then I stepped on Ciara’s throat and crushed her trachea. “Unfortunately, she won’t get it until you two speak in together in death.”
I snuck around the house, quietly gathering supplies for a journey long enough to get me to one of three cities around the land. I stopped in Father’s room breifly before leaving, just long enough to kiss him on the forehead and give the now-dead body of Ciara a swift kick of disgust.
She said her queen wants me dead. So it shouldn’t be long until she sends more of her minions after me. Where should I go? There’s Haven to the West and then there’s Caladron to the South but Caladron has a reputation for dirty dealings while Father was on alliance terms with Haven. Both of those are fairly large cities. There’s also the farming community to the North called Nementon. Where to go?
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Welcome to IF Lil!
A nice start to your story. Good work. A few typos and little bits to clean up here and there, but generally fine.
Before I move on to the DP though, I must don my Star-Trek hat of Logic.
If Ciara had been around all this time, how come she just didn't kill the kid when she was young and helpless? Seems a little odd is all.
Anyway, where to go? I think the thing to do is to try and track down the Eldahar. Not sure which way would be the best way to try for that though. Is there location common knowledge?
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:40 am Post subject: |
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I f5 chinaren  Good chapter Lilith.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:05 am Post subject: |
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Haven would seem the obvious choise, since you have an alliance, but the demons might think about that and set up an ambush.
If yo go to Nementon you will have to be disguised, they probably won't have a chance if the demons launch a large attack, which they will if they find out that you're there.
Caladron might betray you for money, since they have a reputation for dirty dealings, someone's there has got to have connections with the demons.
Sooo... Haven, but take a detour.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:07 am Post subject: |
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Highfive... *jumps into air. air grab board. 360 degree turn* Great story. great way for being introduced.. I belive it's daemons and not demons thats all fault i could find...
I'd like to hear more. I say try atleast help someother way out. And I say let her go where she thinks is the best place to go... the place wiht the most quests she should take. I have no clue to what lies ahead, so i'm drifting around here and keeping an eye on this intresting one.
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Fine, then I'll add "Nementon, in a disguise"and "Track down and kill thier leader, Valara".
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| Quote: | | And when she gave the signal, they struck hard and fast, |
Sorry, my bad. I didn't absorb that bit.
Daemons or demons, both are fine.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:03 am Post subject: |
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Lillth your stories wasn't even choppy... Now myne is.. 
I'll go vote now. 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| *grins* Now why would she go live with the low lifers. I say erm haven or disguise... mmm which is saver?
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:06 am Post subject: |
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Daemons
The words daemon and daimon, sometimes dćmon, are Latinized spellings of Greek δαιμων, used purposely today to distinguish the daemons of Greek mythology, good or malevolent "supernatural beings between mortals and gods, such as inferior divinities and ghosts of dead heroes", from the Judeo-Christian usage demon, "a malignant spirit that can possess humans." The Greek translation of the Septuagint, made for the Greek-speaking Jews of Alexandria, and the usage of daimon in the New Testament's original Greek text, caused the Greek word to be applied to a Judeo-Christian spirit by the early 2nd century AD. Then in late antiquity, pagan conceptions and exorcisms, part of the cultural atmosphere, became Christian beliefs and exorcism rituals. The transposition has recently been documented in detail, in North Africa, by Maureen Tilley.
Demon
n religion, folklore, and mythology a demon (or daemon, dćmon, or even daimon) is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit, and in Christian terms is the opposite of an Angel. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. The "good" demon in recent use is largely a literary device (e.g., Maxwell's demon), though references to good demons can be found in Hesiod and Shakespeare. In common language, to "demonize" a person means to characterize or portay them as evil, or as the source of evil.
I have no idea why I posted those...
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Hey shogun... good reply there. you should start a dabate about creatures or something.
lillith I'm sure Tara will come up soon *looks at votes* Well haven won already, but she'll probably be around. *warning* brother might take over my computer...
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:46 am Post subject: |
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journey to haven then... sneaky sneaky... har har har.
I'd hope to see the next chap kicking ass... or really snaeky coolness.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:29 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 2 - Into The Forest |
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Chapter 2: Into The Forest
I made my decision and returned to my room and searched until I found my hunting uniform. It was a top without sleeves and a skirt made from green leather and a brown belt that set around my waist to camouflage me in the forest. “Thank-you, Father. Though you are gone in the physical form, your gifts will protect me.” I said aloud. Quickly, I changed my clothes once again, but out of necessity this time. “Now, on to Haven.”
In order to reach Haven without being discovered, I was going to have to journey through a vast expanse of forest between our two borders which would make it essential that I traveled lightly. I took the few provisions I had gathered earlier and made my way out of the house and through the grounds towards the entrance of the forest. Before entering the safety of the trees, I took one last look at the place I had called home all my life.
The ground was littered with bodies and body parts of half-demon and man alike and the houses were either smashed or burned to the ground. I pushed away any tears that might have escaped and entered the forest with redoubled determination.
I started my journey off away from the main path on either little used animal-made paths or by making my own. I knew my way through this forest for I had been hunting in it for nigh on five years now and had traversed the main path for longer when I was a child.
I stopped for a drink from a freshwater stream in a clearing several hours into my journey. The sun was beginning to set and when it became dark, I would have to stop for the night. I stood there for a moment, calculating how much farther I could go and trying to remember where a landmark where I could sleep safely. As I was getting ready to move again, I heard a gruff voice say, “I don’t care if you’re tired you fool! I said we move on!”
I quietly followed the sound of voices to a band of barbaric-looking warriors arguing on the main path. They wore animal furs, which by the look and overpowering smell, hadn’t been washed in several weeks. Their armor showed rust around the edges, a tell-tale sign of obvious misuse and lack of care. This band seemed to favor broadswords and war-axes, which also bore signs of mistreatment. They were human as far as I could tell, but I wasn’t taking any chances, so I turned to go... and stepped on a stick.
“What was that?!” the ruffian who seemed to be leader said. The band automatically spread out and before I knew it, I was surrounded. Curses! I thought as the leader swaggered up to me.
“Well, well... what’s this? A pretty maiden lost her way home?” he sneered, his rancid breath assaulting my nose. “Or a harlot looking for some new customers?”
“My business is my own,” I stated, watching for an opening, some means of escape. The leader roared with laughter and so did his followers after a moment’s hesitation.
“A mouthy wench! You’ve got spirit, girl! I give you that!” the barbaric leader ceased his laughter. “ I like that in a woman. Spirited and blood hot as hellfire rushing through her veins.”
I heard the call of a bird, very slight but distinctive to my hunter-trained hearing. I changed my body stance from defensive to coy. What I was about to do sickened me at the thought of it. “Oh really? What else do you like in a woman?” I purred, my voice becoming sickly sweet and suggestive.
The leader chuckled and looked me up and down. “Well, you’re in luck tonight, my dear! Everything about you so far is everything I like!”
Great, I thought to myself, I attract disgusting ruffians! I made a suggestive step closer to the leader. “Are you sure your men won’t be jealous? What if they plot to kill you and take everything you have?” My voice hinted and tugged on his mind and he eventually whirled away from me to yell at his companions. Perfect!
I withdrew a small dagger hidden in the inside of my boot and sliced across the back of both his knees.
He howled in pain and fell to the ground. I grasped one of his arms and bent his littlest finger back until it snapped. “Now, I have four fingers to go on this hand and five on the other. Call your men off, now!” I shouted at him, grabbing his ring finger and pulling it threateningly.
Panting, the man motioned for his followers to put away their weapons, which they had drawn when their leader had fallen.
I smiled. “Good, then it seems that we have a method of cooperation. Now...” I stopped as two wolves leapt out of the brush, followed by a man with dark hair and equally dark eyes.
Feeling the weakening of my grasp, the leader of the ruffians elbowed me in the stomach with enough force to wind me. As I doubled over in pain, one of his men came forward hurriedly and gave the leader a healing potion. The leader drank it and the back of his knees and his fingers healed like I had never touched him. He then strode over to me, grasped the back of my hair, and wrenched my head back.
“You’ll pay for that, bitch!”He held a knife with a wickedly curved blade to my throat. “Pity.......maybe I’ll have some fun with your body when you’re dead!”
As he drew the knife back to make a fatal blow, the wolf with the blonde-colored coat rushed in and bit his leg. The other wolf, which had a coat that was rust-colored, preceded to attack the half of the rest of the group as the dark haired man attacked the other half.
The leader of the band of barbarians fell and the blonde wolf began to tear at his essential organs. I ignored his screams and waded in, using the blade that had once been my father’s, and cutting down my opponents, matching the dark haired man’s body count in no time at all.
“Long time, no see, Lilith!” he said as we ended up fighting back to back.
“You have the worst timing in the world, as usual, Derek!” I replied, bringing down an enemy with a quick blow to the head. “I was just fine! I was handling it!”
“Yeah, you looked like you were handling it. Would have looked better with your throat cut open!” Derek retorted sarcastically, as we routed the last of the ruffians and they ran off like dogs with their tails held between their legs.
The wolves trotted over to us, panting with blood on their muzzles. The blonde-colored one shape-shifted into a woman with dirty blonde hair and gave me an appraising look. The rust colored wolf shape-shifted into a man with orange-rust colored hair and just grinned.
“Selene, Shoren, I see you haven’t lost your touch,” I acknowledged.
Selene spoke. “What is with you and doing everything yourself?”
“Oh, let her alone, sister dear. She’s been this stubborn since we have been children. Don’t you remember?” Shoren replied, chuckling heartily.
Selene smiled. “I suppose you’re right,” she replied, embracing me warmly. I stiffened. She backed off immediately, looking at me strangely.
“What’s wrong, Lilith?” she asked, marveling at my strange behavior.
“Nothing, I.......” I stopped at the querying looks on all three of my old friends’ faces.
“You’ve changed, Lilith. There’s no denying that.” Derek said.
Shoren sensed my discomfort and interjected. “Whatever is going on, it can wait until later. We should set up camp and move at daybreak. That is if Lilith is going to stay with us, which she is, right?”
I sighed. “ I suppose.”
As nightfall approached, the four of us set up a makeshift camp and got a good-size fire going. We gathered around it to talk, just as we had several times in our childhood. I sat a little away from the group, my thoughts elsewhere.
I remembered when I first became friends with Selene and Shoren, the fraternal twins from Nementon. When I was five, my father had to go away to Caladron and had the head family from Nementon come and stay in his absence. The first time I ran into Selene and Shoren, they were in wolf form and playing like puppies. When they saw me, they immediately shifted to human form and asked me to join their game. We bonded instantly, although I had no animal-shifting ability, they made me feel included.
When Father returned, he brought with him the ruling family from Caladron and with them, Derek. Derek had been a little snobbish but we eventually got him to let loose and have some fun.
The same night that Father returned home, Haven’s head family arrived along with Tobias. Father had planned this meeting so that the family’s could see what we would have to gain from becoming allied, all four cities. But the next day, only Haven accepted Father’s proposal.
I still saw Tobias, Derek, Selene, and Shoren on a regular basis, though. We became a close group of friends when we were children and when we became teens, we became even closer, along with being troublemakers.
By the time I had turned sixteen, my father stopped my visits because he felt that I spent too much time goofing off with my friends and not enough time on my education. He never worried about my training. In truth, a lot of the time I sparred with my friends.
“So, Lilith, what was with you today?” Derek pressed. “You seem..”
“Darker..” Selene finished.
“Harder..” Shoren added.
“More wary..” Derek offered.
I jumped, lost in old memories and then I took a deep breath and held it for a moment.
Can I tell them? And if so, how much can I tell them?
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| I believe it would be in your bestinterest to tell them because heres another bit of ancient wisdom: a band of travelers thick or thin is useless without a bond of trust and truth, but you may want to leave the Eldehar bit out though it's a very big thing and as such would be better to leave to safe lands before making to much of a brain overload
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:52 am Post subject: |
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I'll say tell them all of it, because Sasuke already said to leave the Eldahar bit out.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | By the time I had turned sixteen, my father stopped my visits because he felt that I spent too much time goofing off with my friends and not enough time on my education. He never worried about my training. In truth, a lot of the time I sparred with my friends. |
Ah!! that sounds like what happened to me...
anyway... I say tell them. If you do not tell the truth what friendship is it, it would be a distrusted one and the friendship won't hold out long.
Tell them everyting... you can't sit with sad things and stuff upon your mind after a battle fought and a leaving of your home.
because if you don't get that emotion out it would eat you alive and you would be left openly for attack... though If you feel you must keep comething to keep that friendship alive, do it with caution, and try and not spill it out, when you are fighting enamies.
Hope you like my reply. 
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| I voted tell everything. Looks like you have a tei my friend. hope everything works out.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 3 - The Dream and the Deceiver |
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Here you are, my loyal readers! Enjoy!
Chapter 3: The Dream and the Deceiver
Got to tell them all of it.... we’ve known each other for so long that it would be disrespectful to not tell them or only tell them part of it. Besides, they’re my best friends... what could go wrong?
I let out the breath I had been holding for what seemed like an eternity. “I don’t know an easy way to tell you guys this,..” I paused and bit my lip for a moment. “my fath- ... Lord Orion is dead.”
Selene gasped and turned white, covering her mouth with her hands. “Orion? No...” she whispered.
Shoren’s signature goofy smile disappeared and was replaced with a tight frown.
“How did it happen?” Derek asked, his features inscrutable. “Was it an attack from many half-demons? Is Avalon destroyed?’
I sighed and explained, my hands shaking, but my voice steady and strong. “They attacked at dawn. Fath-.. Orion and I were sparring in the practice arena when one of the soldiers ran up and told him that half-demons had begun catapulting flaming stones at the city walls. Orion told the soldier to drag me back to the house and then he took off. I gave the soldier the slip and went off after him. Father was fighting a warrior that sliced him across the front and as it was about to kill him, I killed it and took Fath- ... Orion back to the house.” I paused, my breathing getting shallow as I struggled to fight off emotions and finish the tale.
“But Ciara was there, wasn’t she? She should have been able to heal him.” Derek interjected, his words slicing my heart like a knife.
“She’s the one who killed him. And then I killed her. She was a half-demon placed there before I was born. Ciara said she was put there by the Queen to await the Queen’s command. Ciara also boasted of killing my mother as well...” I had to stop. I was on the verge of sobbing hysterically or hyperventilating or both.
All three of them snapped their attention towards me when I mentioned my mother. This was something I had never said before or even mentioned.
“Ciara killed Orion?” Derek said quietly, his dark eyes analyzing and thinking, as always.
I shot him a withering look. “Yes, Derek. What part of that didn’t you understand?” I spat.
“Oh, I understood all of it Lilith. Orion dead means you have rule over Avalon now. Or what’s left of it. Was it completely destroyed?” He responded, not missing a beat, cool-tempered as ever.
“I am not sure for one and two... I am not from Orion’s bloodline. I was adopted by him when my mother came to his doorstep all those years ago and gave birth to me. Ciara killed her the same night. My mother was.... an Eldahar High Priestess.” I got up from where I was sitting and walked away from my friends and leaned on a tree, my back to them.
Selene was the first to recover from her shock and walked over to me. “This doesn’t change who you were or are right now, Lilith. To me you will always be my friend and closest thing to a sister I have.” She placed her hand on my shoulder.
I flinched away. “Don’t touch me ” I hissed. I turned slightly and saw the hurt look on her face. She said nothing and went back to where she had been sitting, between her brother and Derek.
I turned around completely to face them all. Shoren was giving me a hard, scrutinizing look while Derek played it calm and just observed.
“If your mother was an Eldahar, where’s your pretty wings at?” Derek said after awhile, half-teasing to lighten the mood.
“My birth father was human so I guess I have to figure out how to use them. Orion said that I had used them once when I was little. According to legend, Eldahar women can hide their wings underneath their skin appearing human to most people.” I explained, breathing normally now.
I closed my eyes and tried to imagine the feeling of wings appearing out of my back. I felt an odd, tingling sensation and I heard both Selene and Shoren gasp. I opened my eyes quickly and craned my neck to look behind me.
There they were, almost leaf-like and in a shade of green that complimented my hunting outfit. My wings were about seven feet from ground to tip and had a span of about thirteen feet tip to tip unfolded.
“That was quick,” Derek sneered, his eyes dancing with some mad delight. “Next, you’ll be casting spells on us in our sleep ” He began to laugh.
“What is wrong with you, man? Have you completely gone mad? Look, Lilith. We ran into you because we were coming to see you and tell Orion about the attacks on our homes too.” Shoren had quickly analyzed the situation and pulled a brusk, business-like manner.
“Were they similar to the one I described?” I was in full-on campaign mode now.
Derek cleared his throat. “The half-demons seemed to attack at Caladron first and then moved to Nementon. Obviously, Avalon was next on the list which only leaves...”
“Haven.” I finished glumly. A thought struck me and I started packing our gear up. “Tobias! We have to go there, now!”
Selene approached me slowly and grabbed my hands and arms, forcing me to stop grabbing things at random and stuffing them into whatever bag was handy. “Lilith, stop. Even if we leave now, we won’t make it there until dawn. It seems that the pattern of the demons was to start with an evening attack on Caladron, a midday attack on Nementon, and a dawn attack on Avalon. Obviously, the only time left is midnight but they would need to give the troops a chance to rest, so tomorrow night is when they will probably attack. Let’s just get some rest and we’ll get there by midmorning and warn them. And have a few hours of sleep underneath our belts as well. What do you say?”
I looked at her curiously. “When did you get so sensible?” I asked, relaxing slowly and sitting down again at my bedroll by the fire.
“I don’t know,” Selene shrugged her shoulders. “Maybe it comes with age.” She smiled sweetly.
“Come on guys. Let’s hit the hay and get some shuteye,” Shoren suggested as he and Derek laid down.
“All right, night all,...” I said laying down myself, my back to them and the fire.
I saw a woman walking along a crystal clear lake. Her hair was red, like mine, but her eyes were a piercing silver. She wore a crystal charm around her neck shaped like the Goddess symbol. When I approached her, she smiled warmly.
“Hello, my daughter.” Her voice was soft and musical, flowing around me.
“M-mo–mother? Is that really you?” I asked, my voice shaking.
She smiled again. “Yes, my dear. Oh, you’ve grown so beautifully. If only your father could see you now! He would be so proud!”
My eyes widened. “My birth father? Is he still alive?”
Her smile lessened a bit. “Sadly, no my dear. He’s moved on to the Summerland. I am here to guide you on your journey.”
“Journey? You mean to Haven? It’s only a few more hours away. I don’t need a guide.” I said, a little confused.
“No, my dear one. I mean your journey to discovering who you are.” She frowned as she looked over her shoulder. “There isn’t much time left! Listen! Once you reach Haven, you must go to the center of the land where the great lake Carthos is. Wait for three sunrises. On the third sunrise, you will be shown the way to a place where you can find out how to defeat Valara and her minions. But remember... you can only leave at sunset.” She hurriedly embraced me and kissed me on the forehead.
“But, where is it you’re sending me?” I asked as she moved hurriedly towards the lake. As she stepped to the edge, the water rose up and surrounded her, encasing her in a cocoon of moving liquid. The watery cocoon moved to the center of the lake and collapsed, as if it or the woman had never existed.
I heard her voice whisper in the back of my mind, Be safe, my darling.
Be safe, my darling.... I woke with a start, breathing heavily and my brow covered in a cold sweat. I slowly got my breathing under control and got up. It was still dark out but the only other person sleeping on the ground was Shoren. The fire had long since gone out. Where are Selene and Derek? I followed some telltale tracks to a grove nearby where Selene stood, wrapped in Derek’s arms.
“What will Lilith do if she finds out?” Selene said to him, her head resting on his shoulder, her eyes closed.
“Lilith has made it very clear that the past we had together is something that she does not want to be dug up. I do not think she will give a damn, honestly.” Derek repiled, stroking Selene’s hair which was almost silver in the moonlight. Selene sighed in relief.
As I watched from my hidding place, Derek reached behind his back and pulled out a dagger edged in gold. Before I could cry out to warn Selene, he had plunged it into the small of her back. I watched in horror as he gave the dagger a sharp twist, killing Selene almost instantly. She hadn’t made a sound the whole time.
I heard someone approaching from behind. A split-second later, a hand clamped down over my mouth and a familar voice whispered in my ear. “I saw everything. Just stay still for a moment.” It was Shoren.
Derek was muttering some unusual words and then he stopped and said, “Valara, my queen, may the blood of this woman carrying my child be an act of your will.” He bowed low and removed the dagger from Selene’s body. Derek then held the point of the dagger above Selene’s heart and then her abdomen. Her body glowed white in both places and then faded while the dagger glowed afterwards twice.
Shoren and I left in silence, shocked and horrified. We worked in unison once back at the camp and made ourselves scarce. Derek returned to camp a short while later and that was when we struck. I tackled him from behind and wrestled him to the ground while Shoren withdrew his broadsword from its sheath. He plunged it quickly through the spot between Derek’s brows and removed it. I got up from the ground and dusted myself off as Derek’s body reverted to demon form.
“Of all people, I never thought Derek was a half-demon.” Shoren said, his voice tight. He was on the brink of insanity. He had lost his twin, half of him. Selene and he had shared so many secrets and fears and happy times together. They could talk mind-to-mind with one another, always each other’s constant companion. And now she was gone.
“Let’s go and give her a proper burial; she died an honorable death, in innocence and not hatred.” I said. Shoren held up his hand.
“We have to move now. We are in danger, especially you. We need to reach Haven as soon as possible.” Shoren replied, packing what little had survived not being packed by my momentary insanity earlier.
“Especially me? Why?” I responded, helping him and grabbing my supplies and getting ready to head on through the forest.
“This makes a fourth incident. First, Caladron, where someone who knew you lived. Second, Nementon, where two people who knew you lived. Then Avalon itself and the attempt on your life there. And now, Selene....” Shoren and I moved quickly through the dark, each lost in their own thoughts.
As the sun rose, we came upon the borders and city gates of Haven.
Well now, loyal readers, what have I gotten myself into? This DP relies entirely upon you. What happens now?
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| Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: |
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Half-deamon HALF DEAMON>>>>WOWOWOWOW
Use intelligence
Be sneaky
Fight...if you want to, or cause a slight row.
Swak!!! haja!! RUN!!! HIDE!!! LAUGH!!! ANYTHING I SAID!!!
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| well they got right into your area for a long while with Derek I think it was probably a stall tactic so they could destroy Haven since evidentally you can kill Valara somehow and I doubt that Tobias would Die too easily I mean you do really seem like a fine strong group of friends so I want to see Tobias live *see where my ancient wisdom comes in now?*
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Have the half-demon army stand between them and Haven, preparing to attack.
Or that Haven has been pillaged when they come there, and scouts from the half-demon army spot them, and suddenly they've got the entire demon army chasing them.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:00 am Post subject: |
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I have an idea rush.,... BE ready
Ok listen...
they reach an destroyed city that was once thriving.
They see the evil tyraint standing on a building crying, "yes I have it I finally have it" holds a staff in hand -- the staff of destruction and hell. It'sd purpoice is to summon creatures from another dimension or world, bring dead to life and kill the summoned ones.
There will be only one way to kill all the creatures and it is to destroy it. and then there is only one blood relative to stop all this as a prophcy foretells.
Or they meet an warlock along the way that tells them of what happende to to city and who is the ruler of the place and he'll ask for help of somekind in return for some information or guidance or assistance- then later on you find he is evil and you attack him.
Hope you like it. Or it can be a thriving city giong to become a destroyed one.
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You asked for it....
When they reach Haven, they'll find a thriving city...however on the way they had to dodge several suspicious looking figures heading towards the city looking mighty sneaky.
Tobias will not be at the city. Although I'm not sure if Tobias is also a half-demon, I honestly don't think he will be.....perhaps because he is out an mission elsewhere. Perhaps becuase he is already dead who knows....that I'll leave to your authorial head.
Lilth and Soren will arrive just in time (they think) to warn the city...but when they enter the city, the demons will attack, creating chaos everywhere.....of course Lilth will want to help with the defense, but Soren will perhaps being the wiser head and get her out of harms way....if she is who she says she is...Soren will know that they will be more important things for her to risk her life for than for one city.
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I'm rather liking the idea of a city under seige. Don't know why, it just calls to me.
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| Hey sis. I love this SG. It's so unlike anything you've ever attempted. It has elements from every story you started but it's more mature and flows better. Keep it up my saati!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 4 - One Chance |
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Here it is, as promised......
Chapter 4: One Chance
But the gates were all that stood; Haven had been destroyed that night, and Shoren and I were too late. The chaos had long since ended and the rubble was settled. Houses were burnt to the ground and the ground itself was stained with innocent blood of man, woman, and child; young and old were deceased. The pregnant women in the town had been spitted upon wooden spikes thrust into the ground; the half-demons had throughly shown their distaste for the humans in every way possible.
“Shoren,” I said in a hushed whisper, “we’re too late! ”
Shoren’s features were unreadable as we picked our way through the rubble and destruction that had once been the thriving heart of the land. “We should look for survivors, Lil. Never know who may be able to be saved if we just take the time to look.” Shoren’s voice was little more than a harsh murmur.
I silently nodded and we split up, each lost in their own thoughts as we looked desperately for survivors. Old memories of the once magnificent city flooded my mind as I moved stones and wood and listened for faint cries for help.
The first time I had ever set foot in Haven, I nearly had an anxiety attack; it was crowded with ten times the amount of people my hometown had. My father had smiled at my shock and pulled me up from my little colt onto his horse with him.
“Lovely isn’t it, my little Lily? Haven has always been large and the family here dates back thousands of years. I am sure Tobias will be happy to show you around while his father and I discuss adult things.” My father and I rode to the biggest house in the center of the city; it was a grand building made of the finest marble and the walls were decorated with silver and gold inscriptions in an unknown archaic language.
To my then eight year old mind, I was supposed to be visiting Tobias whom I had made fast friends with when the head family of Haven had come to visit us in Avalon. But really it was another attempt at bringing Caladron and Nementon into the alliance that Avalon and Haven had.
When we arrived at the grand house, a servant man rushed into the house yelling for Lord Accolon. “I am guessing we made it here quicker than they expected, my dear.” Father chuckled.
I spotted Tobias, who was ten years old, running pell-nell away from his governess towards my father and I; I jumped down immediately and dusted the dust off my pants and shirt.
“Tobias, you naughty boy! Get back here! You must finish your grammar! ” The governess was a matronly sort of woman and at the moment she was out of breath and her hair was escaping its long braid and becoming frazzled. So was the woman’s patience.
“I give up! I quit! There is no teaching you, boy ” The governess was in a foul temper and stormed off.
Tobias and I glanced at one another and began laughing as soon as the governess was out of earshot. Father shook his head at Tobias and chuckled more. “Your father will make you his heir yet, sonny. You had better stop terrorizing your teachers and learn something so he won’t tan your hide.”
Tobias looked back up at him, laughter dancing in his honey-colored eyes as his jet-black hair fell in his face. “I have learnt plenty! I can climb trees, shoot a bow, ride a horse,.....” Tobias rambled off.
As Father went on to the house, he gave me a wink, our secret signal that I was allowed to take off and play to my heart’s content. I waited until Father had disappeared and then I tackled the still-rambling Tobias. He started tickling me and I wriggled with laugher.
“Hey! No fair! ” I giggled and shrieked with laughter as I pushed him away. We both stood and before he could start tickling me again, I took off, running like a deer through the landscaping of the house.
“I’ll catch you, Lily! ” He called after me.
“Lil?” I heard a small voice coming from a pile of rubble to my left, which threw me out of my reverie.
By some strange twist of fate, my old friend Tobias had lived through the horrid destruction of his home.
“Hold on! I’ll get you out! ” I said reassuringly, hoping nothing vital to my friend’s life had been injured. I moved rocks and stones hurriedly, frantic to get my friend out safely. After about ten minutes of feverish digging, I found him. He was shoulder-deep in the rubble but some large stones had fallen in a complicated way, leaving him an air pocket without fatally injuring him.
“Hey, you.. What’s with the wings, or am I seeing things?” Tobias rasped, throat sore from calling for help for hours. He grinned despite a bleeding, split lip and plenty of bruises.
I did not return the smile, only dug him out and threw his arm over my shoulder and got him out of the cavity in the rubble. “Shoren! I found him! I have him! Tobias is alive! ” I yelled, hoping Shoren wasn’t too far away.
He wasn’t. Shoren came galavanting up to us in wolf-form and shape-shifted easily to his human form without missing a step in his pace. “Tobias, old friend. It is good to see you! It has been too long.” Shoren said, throwing Tobias’s other arm around his shoulder; we set off to find a safe place to camp out for awhile.
We found some of the bottom floor’s of Tobias’s house intact and safe enough to be habitable for the day. Even some of the horses that had been in the stables were alive. I grabbed the three that were the best with long journeys and tied them up close to our hiding place with some grain and water.
I entered the room where Shoren was carefully tending to Tobias, who was half asleep.
“How is he Shoren? Anything serious?” I asked, sitting down and trying to calm my nerves.
“Just some cuts and bruises. Nothing too bad. You know he heals quickly so we should be able to move tomorrow. Only trouble is.. where are we gonna go?”
I replied without missing a beat. “The great lake Carthos.”
Tobias’s eyes snapped open and Shoren looked at me sharply. I sighed and explained first what had happened back in Avalon to Tobias and then the dream that I had back in the forest to the both of them. And finally, with heavy hearts, Shoren and I took turns telling of Derek and Selene.
When we finished, Tobias spat angrily, “I knew Caladron was no good! ” I bit my lip. I knew Tobias would be back to normal in the morning due to an inherited trait in his family’s bloodline of exponentially increased healing, but what good would it do to drag him and Shoren along on a mission my dead mother had sent to me in a dream?
As the day wore on, Tobias got a little better with each passing hour and he, Shoren, and I spoke of our trip and how long it would take.
That night, as the boys drifted off to sleep, I placed my belongings in the saddlebags of the swiftest horse, who had been correctly dubbed Shooting Star, and made things ready for me to leave quickly at morning’s first light.
Dawn came and I was the first one awake, as it had always been. I got up silently and led Star far enough away from Haven so the boys wouldn’t wake when his hoofs hit the ground. Star was a cooperative type of horse and soon we were out of Haven and galloping our way towards Carthos.
Forgive me, boys! I must do this alone! I will not lose any more friends to this war! I thought as I slowed the horse down to a trot, so he would not tire out.
About mid-afternoon, my early rising had started to catch up with me and I began to yawn as I took in the ravine in the earth and judged my distance to Carthos. I had made pretty good time, so I stopped the horse by a riverbank and let him have a break.. Star had some grain and drank some water and laid down to rest. I leaned on him and tilted my head back against his warm flank. Midwinter was close but between the horse’s warmth and a thick cloak I had taken from my home in Avalon, a peaceful drowsiness overtook me and I drifted to sleep.
It must have been many hours later when I heard voices. I did not open my eyes but tried to listen more and make out the voices. They sounded familar but I couldn’t tell because to voices were whispering. Eventually, the voices stopped talking. I took this as a sign that they had moved on. I opened my eyes.... and saw two honey-golden colored ones staring at me, inches from my face.
I shrieked in surprise and scooted backwards. “Damnit, Tobias! I hate it when you do that!” I yelled as he got up and started to laugh. He and Shoren had both caught up with me and it was dark; there were still trace amounts of rays in the sky but the sun had set.
Shoren looked at me curiously. “How long have you been asleep? We heard you get up this morning and as soon as you were gone, we got up and followed you.”
I held my head in my hands. “Since the middle of the afternoon would be my guess. You know every single time the five of us went camping, I was always the first one awake. What made you guys wake up?” I stopped speaking as Tobias shook his head.
“Nu-uh, Lily. I was the first one awake. And then I woke Shoren up. We actually placed bets to see if you were gonna be the next one awake. We just pretended to be asleep so we wouldn’t have to cook. Besides,..” Tobias paused and ducked when I threw a rock at him, “we liked to see your temper rise when you had to wait for us to get ready so we could move on.”
Obviously Tobias had made a full recovery and was back to picking on me, a sign that he was in good health and high spirits. The loss of Selene and the deceiving of Derek still held sorrow for all of us, but Tobias made attempts to keep up the mood and lighten our hearts by playing little pranks and making some crude but harmless and humorous comments.
We started our journey again, this time together, and moved when the moon and the stars were out. Carthos’s edge soon greeted us and the boys collasped to sleep for they had been traveling all night with out the benefit of a nap that I had. I wasn’t going to run off again because I knew that they would catch up to me one way or another. I sat for awhile, staring at the stars, my knees drawn up to my chest and thought about what my mother had said in the dream.
Once you reach Haven, you must go to the center of the land where the great lake Carthos is. Wait for three sunrises. On the third sunrise, you will be shown the way to a place where you can find out how to defeat Valara and her minions. But remember... you can only leave at sunset.
What did she mean, defeat Valara and her minions? Surely this war could be won if we pulled reinforcements from over the ocean and rebuilt our cities. We could begin with fortresses and once the war was over, we could and homes and farms once again... and maybe, just maybe our way of life would return.
I jumped to my feet at the sound of a dry stick breaking behind me and whirled around. A figure in a dark, hooded cloak approached me. The figure stopped and removed the hood revealing a pale, milk-white complexion, dark hair and completely black eyes.. no pupils, irises, or even whites. It was the demon queen. She spoke in a voice that turned my blood into ice.
“So, you are the little half-Eldahar upstart that is trying to kill me, eh?” Valara walked in a circle around me as she spoke.
“I would not be trying to kill you if you hadn’t attacked my friends and family!” I spat back, unsheathing my sword.
She laughed. “Hmm... and then my son wouldn’t have died either?”
“Who is your son? I don’t have any idea what you’re going on about!” I replied, slightly confused.
Valara fixed me with a hard stare. “My son, Derek. You killed him, dearie, but he was weak. It comes from being raised with humans, weaklings!” She spat at the ground.
I felt my heart skip a beat. “What do you want now, then?” I asked in a quiet voice, now matching Valara’s circling step.
She stopped moving and straightened her posture, a demonic pride over taking her features. “To make you a deal, little wings.” At that moment, I became aware of the wings that had been visible the whole time since I had unfurled them when I ran into Shoren, Selene, and Derek.
I twitched them a bit and fluttered them to indicate my annoyance. "I am listening."
“You will stop this fool’s errand to wait for the entrance to Regent. Yes, I know the entrance to the Eldahar’s city resides here at Carthos. I also know that you have two more sunrises after this one to wait for the entrance to appear. Now if you turn around and go back home, I will put Nementon, Haven, and Avalon back to the way they were before my army attacked.”
My heart rose.
“With the exceptions of the deaths of Orion, Selene, and Derek. If you go and turn away from the Eldahar side of you now, I will stay in Caladron and never bother you or yours again.”
So, do I take her deal? Suggestions, please!
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| Oh course NOT!!!!!!!!! *hackles raise* Never trust a demon to keep their word. i say spit in her face and tell her exactly what she can do with her deal.
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Take the deal - it's worth it. Think of all the death that'll be avoided. Just remember to make the daemon swear - once sworn to something it's unavoidable for us, it's like a contract.
We're like lawyers that way.
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| Quote: | | So.... Suggestions are take the deal and make her swear.... or spit in her face and tell her to shove the deal up her... where-the-sun-don't-shine..... is there a third option? |
There is no third option that I can see Lilth. And personally in regards to the Dp I perfer the later aption not the former.
So I have f5 Liana.
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| Lilith wrote: | | Demons = Lawyers? Where did you pull that one from, Lordy, Charmed, (i.e. Cole Turner, DA = Belthazor)? Just kidding! So.... Suggestions are take the deal and make her swear.... or spit in her face and tell her to shove the deal up her... where-the-sun-don't-shine..... is there a third option? |
No - not at all. It's well known (as far as I'm concerned) that daemons can't be trusted. If they swear to do something, they'll do it, but they'll also work out a way to stab you in the back five minutes later, without breaking the clause.
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One has to ask why she is asking this, instead of just spitting her on a sharp stick.
If she is willing to offer such a big deal, then it is obviously important that she doesn't want you to carry on, which is enough reason to refuse her offer.
As an aside, I think it a bit convenient the only person left alive in the city was her friend. Come on now.  Maybe have the city in chaos, with the survivors picking through the debris or something.
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Perfect, Chinaren! You're making my points for the next chapter and the DP for me!
BTW, the votes decided that Tobias was left alive, not me. But now that he is, he has a role to play in the next chapter.
Anyhoot, I never directly said there were no survivors,... I plan on addressing the fact that the survivors fled from all four cities in the next chappy or so. (i.e. they fled to the lands overseas? Maybe?)
But it is good that you're thinking, "Why is Valara offering such a deal?" You see, there is a good reason Valara wants Lilith to stop her mother's quest, so to speak, and I may reveal it in the next chapter... I may not... the votes shall decide!
EDIT: Okay, that's it! I can't wait anymore! The next chapter is tickling my brain and tugging at my fingers! Here's the poll!
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| Patience grasshopper........just kidding sis. I can't wait for the next chappy!!!!! I think if she does tell Valara to stick her deal where the sun don't shine, she should do it just like that. Nice and rude. It's the best way to get the point across in this situation.
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Deal with a demon? I think not!
Great story, L.
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I'm To late no!!!
Blood oaths are bad when offered by a deamon. Then later in the future when failed a family member would dei. I say don't take it take a route she doesn't know of and reach where you want to be. Or say deamons can't be trusted and i know you miss your boy then, just leave me and I'll never be seen again be you. Or something in taht line of tought.
Great chapter lilth. I can't wait for the next one. Hope you still have my seggestions in mind. remember I'm also here for bouncing ideas off. The deamon one's job should not be accepted. I'm use to writeing Stories about deamons, and it would'st not be wize to follow a deamon without irises offer. Trush me poeple. She might be one, but try not to anger the woman or she would send a curse bringer upon you.
Keep safe from her evil flaming talon's of hell.
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| *nods* She knows what she's talking about *points at Nightshade* NEVER.....EVER trust a demon's deal.
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The demon queen's deal wasn't even a good one... Lily would still have lost 3 people she cares about, and the demon who killed her father would still be alive.
Aside from that "the way things were before" was a situation where the demon queen was poised to destroy everything. If she kept her word, she would just return to that state of events and then immediately re-destroy everything.
I guess I should have said all that before the poll closed.
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As promised, Chapter 5!
Chapter 5: Prophecy
I considered the offer and ran through the possibilities of each.
If I take the deal, everyone’s safe and I can just go home. Tobias and Shoren will be safe as well and can return to their homes and the people will be restored... the survivors will have never had to flee overseas and all those families will be together again. Except mine.
I clenched my fists tightly as the demon queen’s eyes alighted in victory.
But, if I don’t, she hasn’t won at all.... Selene will not have died for nothing. Or my father. I won’t let her have this victory over me. My mother asked me to go here for a reason, which it seems to find the Eldahar and ask them for aid like in the ancient battle long ago. She fears me for some reason..... and I don’t think the half-Eldahar blood that flows in my veins is the reason. There is something else.
“Well, girl? Have you pondered this long enough?” Valara smiled sweetly and approached me.
I looked her directly in the eyes, my own cold with fury and hate. “How dare you... you think you can kill off people I care about and then waltz in here to try and make me a deal like that? Forget it! Take your deal and shove it up your ass, bitch!” I spat at her and my spittle made contact with her left eye and dripped down her cheek.
She shrieked curses at me and her form dematerialized before my eyes into black particles and a moment later, was gone.
I returned to my former position on the ground, glad that the drowsing boys miraculously hadn’t heard a word of the altercation with Valara and slept on.
The dawn of our third day approached and the three of us now well-rested and ready, stood at the edge of Carthos. As the first ray of sunlight hit the lake, a piece of land arose from the depths, on which there was a simple tree, a weeping willow to be exact. Tobias, Shoren and I looked at one another in confusion, hoping for something with a little more excitement. I sighed and dove into the water; the boys followed suit and soon we rested on the miniature isle, looking at a carving in the tree.
Ye who have waited the time of three suns and three moons,
Have discovered the entrance to a place to heal all hurts and wounds.
Walk desoil thrice about to enter this place,
Touch the tree and turn about-face.
Ye spirit strong but ye heart weak,
Here ye will find the answers that ye seek.
But be warned, traveler!
Widdershins walk thrice about
During the setting sun to get out.
“Pretty direct isn’t it?” Tobias said after reading the instructions on the tree. He and Shoren made to walk around the tree, but I put a hand out to stop them.
“I have to tell you guys something. Valara came to me during my watch that first night we were by the shore. She made me an offer, in which I would stop this and turn around. In turn, she would return Nementon, Haven, and Avalon to the way they were before and then she and her army would stay in Caladron and never bother me or mine again. Except, Selene, my father and Derek would still be dead.” I took a deep breath and forged ahead. “But I told her no. Actually I told her to shove her deal up her ass, called her a bitch, and spat in her face.”
The serious faces my friends had worn for the length of this speech broke and they collasped in a fit of laughter. I was dumbfounded. “You aren’t angry I didn’t ask your opinion first?” I asked, for once timid.
“No, of course not! You made the best decision possible... and in your own way, got your point across throughly.” Shoren replied as he came over and hugged me, as a brother would do to a younger sister. I stiffened at the touch for a moment but then I relaxed and returned the sibling-like hug.
“Although, the next time she shows up, you had better come and get us. Don’t keep all the fun for yourself.” Tobias added, approaching me as well when Shoren released me. His touch, however was different. His hands rested lower than Shoren’s had and his face was angled towards my neck. I did nothing but pat him on the back in a friendly way, and he soon released me too.
I mentally slapped myself. Get a grip, you fool! This is not the time, nor the place! You simply imagined it! It means nothing!
I smiled at them both. “Well then, let’s walk.. what does it say? ‘Walk desoil thrice about to enter this place, Touch the tree and turn about-face.’ Ahh... okay. Ready?” I looked at both men and they smiled back in answer.
So we followed the tree’s instructions and when we touched it, I felt a jerk behind my navel. Then the world went black.
I woke to two groans and as I opened my eyes, I made one of my own. “What the hell happened?” I asked, standing up too quickly and falling down on my ass as a bout of dizziness overcame me.
Shoren and Tobias had already been able to get up slowly and came by to help me up. “Was that supposed to happen?” Tobias asked, holding his head in one hand.
“I hope so. Otherwise, I have no idea where in the hell we are.” Shoren replied, looking around. Tobias and I copied him.
The landscape around us was dreary and rather depressing. No plants anywhere, just solid rock underfoot. Mountains and hills of stone were all around and the sky was a drab gray color. Sometimes, lighting would flash, followed by the dull boom of thunder but no rain fell. The tree we had touched was the only thing that looked even close to being alive. And it was almost as lifeless as the sky. There was a sun so we could judge how much time until sunset, but it offered little light and no warmth whatsoever.
I spotted a cave quite some distance from us that had two totem-like poles on either side of the entrance and pointed it out. Tobias and Shoren nodded and the three of us took off for the cave at an easy jog.
At some point, Tobias seemed to be trying to get me to race him. I smiled, a little surprised at this unexpected competition. I sped up and surpassed him, and then he did the same. I sped up again and so did he; soon we had left Shoren behind, just enjoying the fun of our impromptu game. We reached the mouth of the cave at a full sprint, but Tobias touched it first.
Shoren had slowed his pace to a leisurely stroll and still had some time to catch up. I leaned against the wall and slid down the wall into a squat while Tobias flopped on the ground.
“I’m.... still.... faster.... than... you!” Tobias panted, his chest rising and falling rapidly.
I tried to stand and failed. I giggled as I fell on my ass. “So?” I collasped in a fit of giggles on the ground beside Tobias, who promptly sat up and tickled me. I squealed and writhed in laughter, leaving my sad memories behind for just a moment.
“Hey! You two! Outsiders! What are you doing here?” A voice came from the cave. Tobias and I stood quickly, automatically on our guard. Shoren finally caught up with us and looked at us questioningly. I shook my head at him with a Don’t worry, I am handling it, look.
“We mean no harm to any here! We are simply seeking help! We fight the demon queen Valara and her half-demon army!” I called into the darkness of the cave. A phantom wind blew out of it suddenly and I wrapped my wings around myself for protection.
“Leave! You’ll find only terror here! The Guardians of the Light are all dead! I am simply the Keeper of the prophecies of the Eldahar!” A robed figure came out of the cave. It took one look at me and gasped.
“What?” I asked, unfurling my wings now that the wind had stopped.
The hood came down and revealed the face of a weathered-looking man, his dark hair greying, giving him a salt-and-pepper look. His eyes were a clear blue and at the moment were filled with shock. “You’re an Eldahar.... the Guardians of the Light have been gone for five years now and yet here one stands before me! Are there others returning as well?” The robed man had a light in his eyes, a hope that nearly made me scream when I had to dash it.
“No, I am only half-Eldahar. There is no one coming; I have never even met another Eldahar.” I almost choked when the man looked so crestfallen that I thought it might kill him.
But a second later, his eyes filled with hope again. “You’re a half-Eldahar? Then you must be Elian’s daughter. Yes, I see it now. Same build, same defiant stance, same kind heart. Come, follow me. She asked me to show you the prophecy of the Lightbearer before she left.” He moved back in to the shadows of the cave and I followed with my friends close behind.
“Who is this guy, Lil? I don’t like him. He could be feeding us a line of bull.” Tobias hissed in my ear.
I bit my lip, shook my head at Tobias, and continued forward before I lost my nerve as the dark enveloped us.
There was some shuffling, a few clinks and some sparks, and then the Keeper held a burning torch in his hand. He outstretched a hand to me. I looked at him for a moment, hesitant, and then took it. He drew me to walk beside him; I heard Tobias making sounds of dissent and Shoren’s attempts to calm Tobias while resisting his own urge to shove the Keeper away from me. But for some reason, I felt no ill intent coming from the Keeper.
The tunnel we went through was dry and surprisingly warm; the floors were covered in sand and the walls were rough but no moss grew on them because of the lack of moisture.
Soon, we came to a stop and the Keeper lit a torch on the wall which seemed to trigger torches all around to lit as well. We stood in a circular room, the stone walls covered in shelves filled with old books and delicate-looking scrolls. In the center of the room, a stone pedestal stood with a large sphere of clear crystal half-embedded into the surface.
“What is this?’ I asked in a half-whisper, in awe of the pedestal; it seemed to call to me.I closed my eyes and placed my hand on the crystal; it almost hummed to my touch. I smiled, let out a small chuckle, opened my eyes, and turned back to the Keeper, who smiled indulgently.
“That, my lady, is the Prophecy Gem. Any and all prophecies made anywhere by anyone in the world are locked into that crystal once they are made. Only those with Eldahar blood have access to them because they are the Guardians of the Light and usually when prophecies are made, they entail good things to come. There are some unpleasant ones but the good ones far outnumber those.” The Keeper withdrew a small, curved knife and held it out to me.
“Wait a minute, you mean in order to hear the prophecy my mother wanted me to hear I have to...” I stopped, having stepped backwards away from the pedestal. The Keeper simply nodded. I sighed, knowing better than to question the ways of these things. I took the knife and returned to standing behind the pedestal; I held my left hand out above the gem, palm up and shaking. Before I could blink, I made a quick slice across the fleshy part of my hand and my blood splattered on the crystal. I winced and hissed in pain but put my cut hand down onto the now glowing gem and closed my eyes. I heard a monotone but melodic voice speaking; it matched my mother’s voice from my dream.
Ever the Dark exists,
For that is the fate of the balance;
One cannot be without the other.
Dark and Light;
Evil and Good;
Prey and Hunter.
All coexist with each other in duality
And the Grand Design is maintained.
On the night when Dark and Light are equal
And the Light from then on increases,
The Lightbearer will complete the circle
And the Dark will fall back.
The Grand Design will forever be changed
And the Light will finally prevail.
The world will become a world of peace.
Conflict, war, and hate will be forgotten in the hearts of humans....
I was jerked back to myself at a shout from Shoren. Opened my eyes and found myself staring at Shoren, Tobias and the Keeper. I was lying on the ground and they were leaning over me, all looking concerned.
“I believe that the fact that you are only half-Eldahar is why you couldn’t handle the power behind the prophecy,” mused the Keeper. “The human in you lessens your power.” He shuffled to another part of the room.
Tobias and Shoren fussed a little more and finally let me up once I threatened to club them both over the head. As I stood, I found my legs wouldn’t obey me and I was forced to lean on Tobias for support. “Okay, the prophecy started off with the whole grand design and duality and balance spiel, but then it talked about a Lightbearer completing a circle and the Dark falling back on the night when Dark and Light are equal. What’s all that about?” I said when I found myself steady enough to stand.
The Keeper returned and looked me in the eye. “Surely, child, you know that your mother believed the Lightbearer to be you.”
I hung my head, hearing the words I had hoped weren’t going to be said. “Maybe she was wrong....” I whispered, the pain of loss entering my mind again. “My existence has done nothing but cause deaths of the people around me.”
“If that is what you choose to believe, then fine. I’ll tell you this, though, girl. Elian never placed faith in prophecies yet she put everything she had on the line because she believed in this one.” The Keeper’s job now finished, he stood and began to fall to pieces of dust. “My final duty to lead you here and let you hear the prophecy is done. I can now rest.”
Tobias and Shoren each came on a side of me and we backtracked back through the cave to its mouth. They had stayed silent the whole time and finally Shoren said something as we left the cave to get to the tree. “Some day huh?” he said with a half-cocked grin.
I let out a small laugh and returned his grin. We reached the tree just as the sunset and managed to walk widdershins around it three times. Once again we had been tossed on our respective asses.
As I made to get up, a sword tip appeared at my throat. I looked up at the sword’s owner, a noble-looking knight whose clothing proved him to be from overseas. I looked at Tobias and Shoren, who were in the same predicament. The knight forced me to turn my head back to him with his sword.
“Who are you and how did you appear out of nowhere?” He spat, his eyes lingering on my wings. “Speak, woman! Or your men die!”
Damn it! How do I end up in these situations? Okay, my twisted, sick-minded audience! How do I get out of this one? Suggestions please!
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 They're all gone! Humanity is DOOMED!! AAAARGH!!!
Eh, sorry about that, had one of those moments, you know.
As for the DP...
"Teleportation, moron!"
Maybe without the moron part.
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Mayhap you can tell your a wizard...or an angel.
If being foreign he might believe you.
Or YOu could....ask him why he is there, and why he is on this island. Although that might get you killed.
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Ok... jipee.
Ok you can say your an angle, but not a wizzard for all you know he might be a wizzard killer or has a hate against them. Or you could say that you were teleported there.
speak the truth or lei your an angle- drama would unfold in lying.
I say then speak the truth. What would you know ask him questions after answering, like asking where are you? Or what is he doing here then? from what castle or country? What is his name after answering yours to him, keep in mind he might be a crusader and not tell his name at all.
a forener aren't stupid you know. They might just know more than you do your self. since your in the baddest possition you could be I'd say he has the keen sences and mind to be more ingelligent about the place than them; because how do you awake with a sword to your neck and a face looking down upon you- he has a mind alright.
You could try and take him into helping you out, just hope he is no prince and everything would work out fine... *laughes* You could ask for a place to rest if you want to, or he could as you or don't ask atall... try speaking in a slow kind manner and get some information and get him to help out for a short while or trough the journey.
there ya go. remember the daemon might come back after washing the spit away and getting her honour trampled over she would come back with recruits.
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I don't think saying you are an angle, or even an angel, is the way to go. It's probably worth saying you are fighting the demons as, assuming these people are real men of course, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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I say speak the truth. It only shows that lilith is a true-hearted charrecter. And it would keep them out of trouble by telling the truth. I say that she must speak the truth, but begin to lei when something is getting suspicious.
And china then I'm sorry about the spelling then. sometimes my mind thinks ahead of my writing, so you'll expect it alot when only replying or in a rush... (I hate... Erm neva mind I cut out what i was going to say)
1) speak the truth, lei when sispiscuis.
2) tell the truth and only the truth.
3) say your an angle and your occompanied by your friends; who is deamon hunters.
4)say you teleported and you all are hunting deamons and nothing more...
5) tell truth and become allies along the way get information.
that is what I picked up. in here.
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Tell him you teleported, make up a lie about the rest.
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Why in the world should she have any reason to trust somebody who has got a sword to her throat? Or anyone at all, for that matter?
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I don't see it as a matter of trust, more of a matter of getting them to stop pointing a sword at her throat. Whatever she thinks would be a likely story to do the job...
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| i say take his sword point it at his throat. Then tell him he needs to learn some manners. I bet you he'd grovel like a puppy with his tail between his legs. mwhahahahaha......teehee
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| I think it is time to employ my theory of everything. Usually if you apply enough force something or someone, it generally does what you want. Pretty simple theory but if you think about it, it actually works on everything.
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Well I've just read 5 chapters in one hit ...
(see, I did say I'd get around to it!)
I like the adventure, and still not knowing where it will lead makes me want to read the next chapter. Well written!! And I needed the character recap too, thanks!
OK have voted too!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 6 - Sacrifices |
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Chapter 6: Sacrifices
I weighed my options carefully but quickly and then I responded to the knight’s threat by bringing my foot up and knocking the sword from his hands. Then I jumped to my feet and caught the sword as it fell.
“Now, what was that question? Oh yeah, who the hell are you and what the hell are you doing here?” I replied, a mischievous grin stealing across my face as I held the knight back with his own sword.
The knight was rather young, couldn't have been more than fourteen or fifteen. His training was rather weak; I guessed he was the runt of the brood; the youngest child usually wasn't trained in the arts of war or fighting.
“Lil, let him go, they are no threat to us,” Shoren said as he and Tobias had both disarmed their now-fleeing opponents.
I cocked my head to the side. “Hmm, loyalty not worth much overseas stranger?” I asked him, handing his sword back to him, handle first. As he took it, the blade reopened the wound on my hand. I hissed in pain as blood dripped from it again. “Damn it ” I cursed.
The knight made a movement to help, his previous behavior forgotten. “Oh, I am so sorry, “ I waved him off. “Are you okay? that wound looks pretty deep,” the knight observed.
“It’s nothing, just an old wound made fresh,” I replied, binding my hand in a piece of soft gauze Shoren handed me. “So, what are you doing here and who are you?” I asked, now curious.
The knight straightened up as pride took over. “I am Eclipse, son of King Arcon of Jaden.”
“Jaden... the most powerful empire overseas?” Tobias asked.
“Yes. Recently, many people from Haven, Caladron, Nementon, and Avalon entered our borders; they spoke of horrible demons and the destruction of their homes and ravaging of their families.” The knight sheathed his sword and looked at us all. “My father sent me to see if the rumors were true. Have the cities fallen? Is it true?” He seemed anticipating the news like a dog panting for water.
“It’s true, Eclipse. All four cities of the Alt lands have fallen.” Shoren replied after the three of us had stood there in a long, awkward silence.
My jaw dropped in shock. “Shoren He’s a total stranger What if...” My objections trailed off as Shoren gave me a look. Suddenly, I heard his voice in my head as clearly as if he had been speaking. Give it up. We haven’t got anything left to bargain with right now. He may be able to give us some hope of restoring our homeland when this is all over.
I disguised my surprise and thought, I thought you could only do this with Selene.
Shoren grinned one of his rare grins. I lied. Tobias has known for a long time. See what happens when you miss out on a couple years?
“Well, then... which city are you three from? Are there any more survivors around? Is there any chance that the cities will rise again?” Eclipse rattled off questions rapidly, as Tobias snuck around behind me and rested his head on my shoulder.
“What are you doing, you goofball?” I said, shrugging him off.
“Trying to relax until he finishes talking,” He yawned pointedly.
“Look, kid, we have somewhere to go and we need to leave now..” Shoren said, shaking the knight’s hand and turning to go.
“Wait! I need to know these things! Please! If you don’t tell me, what will I tell my father?” Eclipse had a desperate note to his voice, strained and almost high pitched.
Shoren... what could it hurt just waiting long enough to answer his questions? I thought.
Nothing but we do need to get going! The night when Dark and Light are equal approaches... Midwinter! We need to get somewhere to analyze the rest of the prophecy you heard. His reply seemed hurried and uncomfortable.
“Oh alright, but hurry up ” Shoren relented.
“Where are you three from?”
“I am Shoren from Nementon, the goofball with the dark hair is Tobias from Haven, and the redhead in need of an attitude adjustment is Lilith from Avalon.” Shoren replied quickly, ducking as I smacked him playfully.
“Hmm.... You are all the children of the head families. Are there any other survivors?” The knight seemed to be mentally taking in everything and storing it for later.
“Your guess is as good as ours on that one.. We are currently trying to find a way to restore our homes but with little success so far.” Shoren began to walk towards our horses, which miraculously were still there even after the scuffle with Eclipse and his abandoning cohorts.
“We will set the refugees we have taken in on the right path to... what city would rise again first if you succeed?” Eclipse queried, making ready to leave as well, probably to give his fellow knights a stern talking to.
“Haven.” The three of us said at the same time. Haven had been the biggest and might have the most resources.
We gave our thanks and said farewell to Eclipse and rode our horses away from Carthos at an easy pace.
“Hmm... Nice guy, horrible training. He’s still a little wet
behind the ears...” Tobias commented. We chuckled a little.
“So, where are we going?” I responded, looking at Shoren pointedly.
Shoren shot me a look. “Maybe we should ask the Lightbearer?” I glared at him.
“How in the hell am I supposed to know? Maybe we should just go to Caladron and kill Valara there?” I said, sarcasm dripping from every syllable.
“Actually, that’s a pretty good idea. We are about 2 days away from the borders and there is a stretch of forest we could hide out in. But the closer we get, the more half demon’s we’ll run into.” Tobias responded.
“So? We just kill them too.” I decided. The finalty of the statement settled it. We were going to Caladron.
Shoren reined his horse to a stop and jumped down from its back. “Why don’t we stop here. We have had a long day and we don’t want to get there too soon.” We made camp in a clearing that was a comfortable distance to a freshwater stream.
Shoren was an excellent cook so Tobias and I offered to go and get firewood if he would cook. We traversed a pretty fair distance to find some wood that was actually dry; quite a bit of it was damp from sitting on the ground for a long period of time.
When I wasn’t looking, Tobias came up behind me and grabbed me from behind. I jumped about ten feet in the air and laughed when I found it was him.
“What is with you today? You acting funny.” My face fell. “Wait. Are you a half-demon too?” I wriggled free and took up a defensive stance.
“Well, no. But if you wanna go a round, let’s go!” Tobias replied, grinning, as he rushed me.
I dodged to the side and caught my foot behind Tobias’s knee and brought him down to the ground. He tried to kick my legs out from under me but I jumped away. Tobias got to his feet and stood for a moment, regaining his balance and waiting for me to make the next move.
“You fight different, Lilith. The technique is good as always but you’ve lost your fire. The passion, the emotion, the creativity. Where is it?” He began with some punches, slow and methodical.
I blocked him blow for blow, ignoring his statement; that was getting to close to the mark. He increased the intensity of the blows and threw in a few kicks as well. “Come on, Lil! What would Selene say if she saw you right now fighting without all you’ve got? What would your father say?” Tobias yelled these words and they dug under my skin and ripped open the old wounds from the loss of my best friend and my father.
I was incensed and let it show by not only blocking Tobias’s blows, but throwing in a few of my own. Eventually, one struck and Tobias was knocked on his ass. I fell to my knees, sobbing, as Tobias picked himself up and knelt beside me.
“Now, doesn’t feel better just to let all that bad stuff go?” Tobias whispered, enveloping me in his warm embrace. I leaned into him, grateful he was there, as more tears came and sobs wracked my body. After awhile, I stopped crying and for a moment we just stayed that way together. I turned my head slightly to look at him and he leaned down close. Our lips met and a spark deep in my soul that I thought was gone forever rekindled.
We broke apart for a moment and then kissed again, this time more demanding, and our hands began wandering.
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Some time later, after the sun had set, we trudged back to our little campsite in silence. We were silent as we laid down at our usual opposite places beside the fire. When I had almost fallen asleep, Shoren spoke.
“I was wondering if you two were ever gonna work through the sexual tension and get it over with.”
We laughed at the comment and knew we were forgiven for not returning with the firewood, leaving Shoren to get it himself.
You fool! What were you thinking? You’ll just get him killed; you’ve become too close. My thoughts berated me endlessly throughout the night, long after the boys had fallen asleep. I finally fell asleep, only to be woken by Shoren shaking my shoulder.
“Come on, sleepyhead. We need to go.” Shoren ruffled my hair with his hand as I got up and got my things together.
Tobias tried to ride closer to me the whole day and kept trying to catch my eye but I looked away and distanced myself from him to appease the guilty little voice that kept badgering me constantly. Finally, Tobias gave up and let out a frustrated sigh. “What’s wrong Lilith?” He asked in a low voice.
“Nothing’s wrong, Tobias. I am perfectly fine.” I lied.
“Then why are you acting like this? Everytime I get close you pull away.” Tobias laid a hand on my shoulder gently.
“Look, Tobias. What happened between us... it can’t happen again.” I nearly started crying again.
Tobias pulled his hand back as if he had been bitten. “Why? It’s not as if it hasn’t happened before.” He tried to shrug my hurtful comment off.
“We were young teens then, Tobias. Young and stupid. Yesterday, I was just so confused and just needed a release. That’s all it was, Tobias. Nothing more.”
We all rode in silence the rest of the journey, only Shoren speaking once in awhile to see if anyone was tired. When we stopped again it was in the last stretch of forest close to Caladron.
“Okay, now to the important part of that prophecy. We need to figure out what Lilith has to do to ‘complete the circle’ and we have to figure it out soon.” Shoren said decisively, as we had sat down on the ground.
“Oh, no I believe not!” A familar voice sounded behind us and we got to our feet as Valara appeared. A group of half-demons surrounded us as well.
She laughed as we reached for our weapons. “What are you going do? Fight my whole army off? There’s three of you and a million of them. Think about the odds.”
“Valara. Since you seem to like deals so much, let me offer you one of my own.” I responded, my mind moving quickly.
She held up a hand to signal her army to hold back. “Yes?” she purred.
There was no other choice. “Let them go. And take me. Do with me what you will but let Shoren and Tobias leave here and go home.”
Valara mulled it over in her mind for a few minutes. “Girl, do you realize what you’re giving me? You do realize that I’ll kill you, correct? No, I don’t think so. There is something else to the prophecy that makes you think you will win.”
She took my chin in her hands and looked me in the eye. “No, we’ll take you all and hold you until I find the rest of the prophecy. I think it would be in my best interest to keep you alive for the moment.” She paused. “You have the same defiant look about you that your mother had. Too bad she never lived to see you grown.”
The demon queen straightened and barked out orders. “Take them away to the holding cells! I will decide what to do with them later!”
We were taken to a dingy looking cell that had a slime-like mold plopping off the walls onto the floor.
“Great idea Lil. Either get yourself killed or send us all to a stinky holding cell.” Tobias commented sarcastically.
“Shut-up! I am trying to think, moron!” I snapped back.
So, how are we gonna get out of this one, folks? Make some good suggesstions cause my Idearium is running a little low...
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Hmmm.
She wants them alive, so their lives are their only way of bargaining. Feign death, or bad illness or injury, or something like that. Something that would manipulate their captor into changing their prison environment for something they could more easily escape from, or a place where they are able to eavesdrop and learn more about the prophesy.
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| Quote: | | What are you gonna do |
I don't really think a Demon Queen is going to say 'gonna'.
Personally, I wasn't very happy with the handling of the knights. I realize that these guys are highly trained, but so would the son of a noble be, along with his lackeys. Disarming them like that was rather too easy and not very authentic IMO. Make sure you don't make the charcters too 'uber', it really turns me off a story.
Anyway, the DP.
The DQ must have a reason for not killing them right now. Perhaps some ritual way of disposing of her to nullify her influence?
It's about at this time she makes friends with someone in the next cell, who tells her about the weakness in the defenses. 
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“What are you going to do?
Now would be a nice time for that knight to come to the rescue.
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~Dons his Star Trek hat of Logic nitpicking~
Bystander 1: "Oh no! He's got the ST hat on!"
Bystander 2: "Blow this for a lark! Infallible logic is about to strike, let's get out of here!"
Bystander 3: "Does anyone know where the restrooms are?"
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Well, I don't think this actually helps. In fact it makes it slightly worse.
What's a nobles' son doing out alone in a land dangerously overrun by demons? Why would his father allow this? It doesn't seem likely at all.
I don't have a problem with them fighting the knights, even winning, but it was far too easy. Rai tends to do this in a lot of her stories, makes her characters too uber, and it's the major flaw in her stories still, though she has shown some signs of reducing it a bit.
Anyway, back to yours.
If the DP was to fight, I would have been inclined to draw the fight out a bit, even perhaps had them lose, or come to some kind of draw or something. Sometimes, and I am as guilty as this as anyone, you want to get on with the plot, so you 'skimp' on a scene which could have been so much more.
~Removes ST hat~
Anyway, the rest of the chapter was fine. I am probably making a mountain out of a pimple.
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My advice now is that you should let her take you to the cells. Deamons has powers beyond your mind can think. And surely the deamon mistress would not take it more kindly upon you and your friends if you try and fight against a souless monster of hell.
Even if you attack she would only summon more creature, thus endagering yourself and the others, and your new lover.
So Give in try and get a secret way out, or somewhat fool the deamons into leaving you. Or you could add a new charrecter that can take the form of an anything and then fool. Unless you could use your voice to fool them like speakin in their native tung.
So my conclusion after my long ramblings of deamons ends here by saying give in and listen well to any new thing to what you need for the profhocy- a profocy can always change. And it didn't say what moons or suns on what day it would happen.
even if there is two days. You could always excape after getting a bit of small information how to kill them- like the staff od summoning would easily kill them, but not to break the plot get another way of killing them. And I say the deamon mistress would not die until the profocy is fofulled
nightshade in her thinking box. *exits*
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| i think that tobias and should be in the cell next to her. They should have an argument about the whole sexual experience thing. as for Valara? I don't know how to help you there........ perhaps Valara has a weakness for a particular demon servant-boy? You could take advantage of this and bargain your way out? i don't know. I still think her and tobias should have a rather loud argument.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:21 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 7 - The Finished Prophecy |
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I have slaved away at this for days, you people! It keeps wrigglin away from me and is getting out of hand! You had damn well enjoy it!
Chapter 7: The Finished Prophecy
I looked around, silently fuming at myself for hurting Tobias this way. You can’t get to close. Everyone close to you dies. If you care for him, let him go. I saw no one else in the cells beside us, unless the bleach-white bones of some poor soul from long ago counted.
We are running out of time! Midwinter’s Eve is in three days! I thought as a small half-demon male came into my view. He would have been about 12 but there was no way to be certain. “Hey you! Come here!” I called, hoping his age would give him the gullibility of a human 12 year-old.
He hesitated, unsure of what to do. “Please! I am dying of thirst! Your mistress wouldn’t be happy if I died by anything other than her hand.” Those words struck home. He paled at the mention of Valara and scurried closer, grabbing a nearby ladle from a water pail as he approached. He seemed to be of an elevated status, his robes made of a material alike to the queen’s. He held the ladle out silently, trying to keep as far away from cell as possible.
“You aren’t like the others, are you? Who are you? Her second kid?” I asked, taking the ladle slowly, hoping he would feel comfortable enough to inch closer.
He shook his head. He’s her current consort, Lilith. She’s barren and she thinks she needs a younger mate to reproduce now. Shoren’s voice rang true in my mind, his eyes carefully intent on a particularly slimy patch of moss.
I looked at the child-demon more closely. “Her consort then? Is that what you are?” He nodded and came just a step closer; that was all I needed.
Quickly, I dropped the ladle and grasped him by the throat. As a guard approached, I spun him around and held him fast by the throat against the bars.
“Maybe this will get your queen’s attention Tell her I want to speak to her, NOW! Or the kid is nothing more than a corpse with a broken neck ” I screamed at the guard who took off running. Minutes ticked by.
The kid struggled a bit so I shook him and hissed in his ear. “Stay still. Or I won’t wait for your queen to arrive.” He stopped moving immediately.
As the sound of tramping feet approached, Tobias and Shoren got up and stood beside me at the bars. A group of about 8 guards entered the prison area. One stepped forward, the mouthpiece for them all. “You, Eldahar Her Most Exalted Highness wishes to speak with you, alone. Step back from the door.” She said.
I tightened my grip and smirked at the female. “Really? Do you think I am stupid enough to fall for that? She wants to speak with me alone, then I go without a demonic escort or my friends go with me ”
Two of the male half-demons approached the female and they conversed in low voices.
Shoren! Quick! I thought, hoping Shoren was listening. Find out what they’re planning!
I can’t! She has spells on these ones... but not on the kid. I am sorry! His reply both irritated and disheartened me at the same time. The guards seemed to come to an agreement and turned around.
“You can keep your hostage as a good faith payment that we will not harm you. But your friends stay here in exchange.” The mouthpiece announced with an air of graciousness.
I gave my assent and they opened the door; with much complication, I soon stood outside the cell, still holding onto the queen’s twelve-year-old consort, only now I had him firmly by the back of the neck.
“Damn it Lil! You fool! You’re going to get yourself killed!” Tobias shouted at my retreating back as I was escorted to the queen of demons.
We came to an open area made of exquisite marble, intricate swirls making it so one could stare into them for hours. It seemed to be a pavilion of some kind, raised almost a hundred feet up off the ground so the queen could survey the city in all its glory.
She herself stood at the top of the stairs, awaiting my arrival with a smile curled maliciously across her face. “Well, well, my dear. You seemed to want my attention so badly,... now you’ve got it.”
She waved the guards away and looked at the child that I still gripped tightly. “I had such high hopes for you, Hargarth.” And no sooner than she had said that, she ripped the demon-kid from me and thrust her hand through his chest.
I stared at her while she threw the body away. “He was weak-willed, and he served me no further use.” Valara spat in the direction the body of Hargarth had flown and then turned her attention to me. “Now as for you, what was it that you needed my attention for?”
I mentally shook myself and straightened up. “To bargain for my friend’s release.”
Valara laughed. “Again? Little Eldahar, you got yourself into trouble the last time you did that, didn’t you? And the bargaining chip you had is now dead! What do you have that I want?”
I drew a breath and gave her a smirk, not unlike her own evil sneer. “I know the contents of the rest of the prophecy you seek.”
Her smile faded into a hard look. “You’re bluffing.” She accused.
“No, I am not.. And I know what the Circle is that I have to complete in order to get rid of your ass. I could do it right now if I wanted.” I stood my ground and even advanced a step on Valara. “Why would I bluff?”
“Tell it to me and I may let you live ” She hissed.
“Depending on what? If the rest of it says I am not a threat to you?” I snapped back, hardening my glare to ice-cold. “My friends go free and are safe to the borders of Caladron. Then I’ll tell you.”
Valara contemplated it for a moment and then swept away, leaving me alone in the big open area. I rushed to the edge to watch for my friends to leave the building. Minutes later, Shoren and Tobias were thrown out on their respective asses. I breathed a sigh of relief and then turned as I heard Valara approach. “Now, tell me What is the rest of the prophecy?” She was angry. Her nostrils flared and her eyes were red instead of their usual calm black.
I gave her a smile and let myself fall backwards off the edge of the pavilion. Let’s see if I can work these! I thought as my mind gave the command for my wings to move. They obeyed perfectly, and I flew as if I had done so all my life. The rush was exhilarating. I dipped down low to where Shoren and Tobias were and led them quickly out of the city. They had to go into a full-out sprint to keep me in their sights.
Once beyond the borders, I slowed down and let them catch up. “And now we’re back to square one,” I said, a little breathless as the excitement of my first flight wore off.
The guys caught their breath and gave me dark looks. “She said.. you.. were... going... to.. join.. her ” Tobias said, clutching a stitch in his side. Shoren, having shifted into his wolf form for the duration of the run, was in much better condition. “We seriously thought...”
I cut him off with a slight motion of my hand. “Me? Join a demon? What the hell were you thinking?” I replied, exasperatedly.
“That you were just about desperate enough to do anything,” Shoren replied without missing a beat. I gaped at him.
“Do you really think I’d sell out?” I was shocked. The boys I had grown up with were now men who didn’t trust me. Maybe that’s because you don’t trust us... I heard Shoren’s upset voice whisper in my mind. I glared at him.
“So, now what do we do? She going to come after us, well you anyway.” Tobias asked, shooting me and Shoren furtive looks.
I sighed and held my forehead in my hands. “I believe I need to hear the rest of the prophecy...” I muttered still thinking.
Shoren dug in his pocket and pulled something out. “Well good thing I palmed this when that old Keeper wasn’t looking.” He held the Prophecy Gem in his hand.
I took it quickly with an appreciative grin. “I always knew you were the bad influence. And you had us all fooled. Everyone else thought you were the good one.” I replied, giving Shoren a sly look.
“Ah, the apple the rotted the rest of us to the core! Always knew you had it in you, Shoren!” Tobias agreed, thumping Shoren on the back.
Shoren held up his hands in innocence. “Hey, I just thought it might come in handy!”
I unwrapped my hand and reopened the already healing wound. “Here goes. Catch me if I fall?” I said to the guys. They nodded silently. I smiled and grasped the gem in my bleeding hand.
Again I heard the smooth monotone voice from before:
Ever the Dark exists,
For that is the fate of the balance;
One cannot be without the other.
Dark and Light;
Evil and Good;
Prey and Hunter.
All coexist with each other in duality
And the Grand Design is maintained.
On the night when Dark and Light are equal
And the Light from then on increases,
The Lightbearer will complete the circle
And the Dark will fall back.
The Grand Design will forever be changed
And the Light will finally prevail.
The world will become a world of peace.
Conflict, war, and hate will be forgotten in the hearts of humans,
And yet there will still be the chance for the Dark to return.
Unless the Circle of Gaia is completed,
Held in balance for eternity,
Air, Water, Earth, and Fire
The Lightbearer will bind them all
and they will become as one.
To stop the Dark,
The Light will die.
One must be let go
To save the millions
That would otherwise suffer.
“Damn it!” was the first thing out of my mouth when I had opened my eyes once again. Shoren and Tobias held me safe and out of sight in the brush.
“What did it say?” Tobias asked.
“Anyone remember where the Circle of Gaia is?” I replied quickly, trying to get up.
“You and history never did mix, did you? As I recall, it’s somewhere in.. Jaden.” Shoren breathed, his eyes fixing on another figure nearby.
Well now, someone has approached us... and the rest of the prophecy known only to myself. Who is the newcomer?
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| Somebody with something to trade. He needs the heroes to help him with something, and will help them in return. Maybe not now, but later on in the plot. That's all I can come up with...
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A wizard maybe, someone who can assist them as Frog said. They need help!
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Ah ha!!!!!!! jippppeeee!!! Ok I have an idea.
Now I think the help should be one of valara's creatures, even if some might be killed, i'm sure there would be one that would be willing enough after torment and suffering to go to you. and well wariors would work well to.
quite an perdicament your having here. there is always magic items around somewhere.
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The Lightbearer will complete the circle
And the Dark will fall back.
The Grand Design will forever be changed
And the Light will finally prevail.
The world will become a world of peace.
Conflict, war, and hate will be forgotten in the hearts of humans,
And yet there will still be the chance for the Dark to return.
Unless the Circle of Gaia is completed,
Held in balance for eternity,
Air, Water, Earth, and Fire
The Lightbearer will bind them all
and they will become as one.
To stop the Dark,
The Light will die.
One must be let go
To save the millions
That would otherwise suffer. |
This clearly shows it should be darkdeamon that should ban-together with your group... But soren is probably the one you'll have to let go... The dark to be reborn.. mmm... sounds like something a twist... a deamon of the black waters the curse bringer...
Edit: Lil the poor light protected by her mother such a long time ago... time will tell us as some years do, on the first day she will fall to someone dear.... but rize a phoenix of just... sorry that was a peom but it fits....
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You know Lily. If it comes down to it...You can break the tie.
Either choose one of the top winning options to run with....or simply combine the tied votes together.
Either way, you break your tie...and you might just come up with something interesting if you go for the whole combine ideas thing.
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Lilith your going to either praise or shoot me on this idea since the prophecy has not been fully revealed one of the demons on the inside could have heard the whole prophecy and knowing that things could get very ugly could turn and join your party farfetched idea but you never know
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| Quote: | | you break your tie...and you might just come up with something interesting if you go for the whole combine ideas thing. |
F5 din. That is what I did and it came out quite well, the problem is that you can go of your road, but you have support to support your story... etc. and I'm sure it won't fall...
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Kang, this is the full prophecy.. and if you have read into it enough to decipher it's meaning... KEEP YOUR BLOODY MOUTH SHUT! I know you well enough to know that you probably aren't gonna like what the prophecy says but, oh well,.. chances must be taken.. muahahahahahahahahaha! 
| I wrote: | Ever the Dark exists,
For that is the fate of the balance;
One cannot be without the other.
Dark and Light;
Evil and Good;
Prey and Hunter.
All coexist with each other in duality
And the Grand Design is maintained.
On the night when Dark and Light are equal
And the Light from then on increases,
The Lightbearer will complete the circle
And the Dark will fall back.
The Grand Design will forever be changed
And the Light will finally prevail.
The world will become a world of peace.
Conflict, war, and hate will be forgotten in the hearts of humans,
And yet there will still be the chance for the Dark to return.
Unless the Circle of Gaia is completed,
Held in balance for eternity,
Air, Water, Earth, and Fire
The Lightbearer will bind them all
and they will become as one.
To stop the Dark,
The Light will die.
One must be let go
To save the millions
That would otherwise suffer. |
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well it makes sense now since i'ce had a day to recoop and have gotten some MUCH needed sleep. ok with the prophecy out there i still say some of the Demons may have gotten wise and try to switch sides to prevent to the prophecy playing out as it is described. for an idea,
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Soooo... When's the next chappy?
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Well... sorry.
Didn't mean anything by saying what I tought that part and the falling of the light meant... Atleast treid to desciver. my poems are much hader to make out., because it doesn't make sence and it rarely rymes.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:39 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 8 - Jaden |
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Here it is, hot off the keyboard!
Chapter 8: Jaden
The figure appeared to be human at first, until I spotted his eyes. They were completely black, a sign of a demon from Valara’s bloodline. He was rather tall and well-developed muscles marked him for a fighter while light brown hair blew haphazardly across his face. I got up finally and drew my sword, still trying to catch my breath. “What do you want? You are not welcome in this party.” I stated, as Tobias and Shoren withdrew their weapons as well and stood beside me. I was grateful for them to lean on for I would be collapsing without them on either side of me.
He spoke, almost in a rasping voice. “You... you are the winged one who killed Derek, my little brother. And you’re also the one who’s got Mother so wound up.” He chuckled, a harsh sound making me grind my teeth.
“Yeah and if you come a step closer, you’re next on my list!” I threatened, although losing my fierceness as I wobbled and fell.
The demon cleared his throat and spoke again, this time sounding close to human. “Little one, I have no quarrel with you. The enemy of mine enemy is my friend. I quarrel with my mother. She threw me aside when Derek was born and I have made it my life’s work to stop her spread of corruption.”
Shoren and Tobias shot him a distrusting look as they pulled me to my feet again. “Oh, no!” I said softly as the Prophecy Gem escaped from my fingers and shattered on the ground. A huge whoosh was heard as a brilliant red light blinded us all.
“Well, that was unexpected,” Tobias commented, resting his hand on my shoulder. “You okay?” He asked, concern creeping it’s way into his voice.
I shrugged him off. “I’m fine. Now you, demon. Your name?” I queried, turning my attention to the newcomer.
He smiled. “It’s Connor. Now, would you mind letting me help you? You are horribly weakened from that thing.”
I was shocked. “A demon wants to help me? What for? Is Valara finally out of ideas and thinks I’ll be stupid enough to fall for this?” I snapped back, nearly falling again but not because Connor caught my arm and pulled me to my feet steadily. Tobias and Shoren were on him in an instant.
“Unhand her, fiend!” Tobias shouted, his weapon right up against the demon’s throat while Shoren had shifted into his wolf form and complied with menacing growls.
I finally had regained enough strength to stand on my own and shook Connor off. “Boys! Play nice for once!” I warily watched the demon and signaled to Tobias and Shoren to back off. “Well, Connor. We’ll give you a trial run. We need to get to Jaden and quickly.” Tobias and Shoren looked at me shocked.
Shoren, we need help and if he truly is against his mom then he’ll be a welcome asset to us. If not, then we will use him until we no longer need him.
Shoren nodded quickly and a second later, so did Tobias, although both still watched Connor warily. I put on my best smile and took Connor’s proffered arm. “Ah, my lady. I have just the thing to get us to Jaden quickly.” He made a small hand gesture and a piece of the earth broke free from the ground and floated at just the right level for someone step on. Connor carefully guided me on and Shoren and Tobias hurried after me. Connor grinned breifly at all of our scared looks when the piece of earth began to move quickly to the east.
Within an hour, we had arrived at the borders of Jaden. Tobias, Shoren, and I got off the floating piece of earth quickly as we could and looked around at our surroundings. Jaden was completely opposite of our homeland. Where we had fighters in fortresses planning their most recent campaign, they had decadent lords who built luxurious palaces and held happy little garden parties for their ladies. We were all in awe of the majestic spires of towers that seemed to touch the sky.
“Put those wings away, people will mark you for more than a mere foreigner if they see those,” Tobias whispered in my ear quickly as we spotted a group of riders making their way towards us. I nodded and complied quickly, an odd tingling sensation shooting up my spine as my wings folded into my back and left not a trace of themselves.
“You too, Connor. Do something about your eyes.” Shoren snapped as the riders came ever closer. Connor nodded and his eyes shrunk into pupils and the irises were the color of the ocean.
I recognized the foremost rider when he dismounted rather ungracefully. “Eclipse!” I called to him, a grin spreading across my face. The gangly young knight grinned breifly and then moved aside as a much older knight dismounted, grace and balance perfectly intertwined, his golden and well-kept armor glittering in the sun. A last knight in silver armor and between the other two age-wise barely made a movement and suddenly he was on the ground.
“Son, do you know this bold woman and her companions?” the golden-armored knight asked.
“Father, this is Lilith and her friends who made me come back home with such haste and all the information I gave you earlier this very day.” Eclipse explained, shuffling from foot to foot under his father’s gaze.
“Ah! Well then, allow me to introduce myself. I am King Arcon, ruler of Jaden. You have already met my youngest son, Eclipse and this strapping lad behind me is my oldest son, Veltan.” the gold-armored one extended his hand which I gripped and shook firmly and then gestured towards the silver-armored knight.
Veltan approached slowly. “It is an honor to meet those who sent young Eclipse here back home to us safe and sound. He snuck away awhile back after Father forbade him from leaving.” He bowed low and raised his head enough to look me in the eye. “We are in your debt, my lady.” He then took my hand gently and pressed his lips to my fingers.
He was very pleasing to the eye. Ice-blue eyes, golden-colored hair and a smile to charm the birds out of the trees. He was like some ancient Greek hero of myth and legend, blazing as brilliantly as any god.
I nodded in what I hoped was a demure manner, surreptitiously checking for drool. “Well, we were only passing by and he happened to catch us at the right time. We really had nothing to do with it.” I explained slowly but Arcon cut me off.
“Ah! Save your tales to regale us with at dinner tonight! We are throwing a grand feast for the successful return of Veltan and his troops. He and his legion have routed the barbarians on the south border of our lands and made sure those vicious dogs will never return!” Arcon and Veltan steered us toward the exquisite palace in the nearby city.
Shoren and Tobias kept their faces clear and devoid of all emotion but I could tell that they were both highly irritated. First by the joining of a demon to our little group and then we were being detained by a party with a bunch of smooth talking pansies. Connor seemed to be pleased for some reason as numerous ladies looked him up and down.
We came to a stop in the entrance hall where several ladies in glittering gowns awaited. They immediately started greeting Arcon, Veltan, and Eclipse with hugs.
“My daughters, meet our guests. Lilith, Tobias, Shoren, and Connor.” Arcon gestured to each of us in turn. “Our guests have been traveling for awhile. Girls, take Lilith and let her get cleaned up for the banquet, would you? Veltan, Eclipse, and I will take Tobias, Shoren, and Connor to get cleaned up as well.”
I was steered away from my male companions, surrounded by simpering women, most of them viewing my travel-stained garments and unkempt appearance in pity.
Soon, all I heard was “You poor dear, having to be around all those men for so long. No female companionship whatsoever.” I was shoved into a large bathroom that was prepared with a steaming hot bath in a marble bathtub with claw-feet. I sank down into the hot water, enjoying the peaceful silence in comparison to the senseless chatter of the king’s daughters. But my relaxation time was to be short lived, for the girls burst in as I was getting out of the tub and wrapping a towel around myself.
They put a corset around me first and one of them put her foot in my back to tighten it so I could barely breathe. “Um, I.. can’t breathe!” I gasped.
“Oh don’t worry, hon. You’ll get used to it.” one said offhandedly. Then they put me into an emerald green gown, low-cut in the front and straps crisscrossing over my shoulders and upper back. The bottom part wasn’t poofy like some gowns were; on the contrary, the skirt of the dress was rather slinky with a slit up the side that went to my thigh.
As the finale of this cruel and unusual torture, they sat me down and pulled and twisted at my hair until it was in some complicated knot and a few ringlets framed my face. The daughters of the king, finally satisfied with their work, lead me to the entrance hall once more where we were greeted by King Arcon and his two sons and Tobias, Shoren, and Connor.
“My, my, ... you do clean up well, don’t you? Did your father allow you to run rampant for your whole childhood, my dear?” I stiffened at the king’s words.
“My father was a good man. He raised me to the very best of his ability. He trained me well and the result stands before you, King Arcon,” I said very pointedly, narrowing my eyes and watching the old king’s eyes explore the gown. Veltan came by and smoothly lead the way into the magnificent dining hall by grasping my arm gently but firmly. A huge rectangular table filled the room from end to end and lords and ladies dressed in their finest stood and chatter died down.
“Presenting, King Arcon, his sons, and their guests from the Alt Lands!” A loud mouthed chamberlain called to the diners. Arcon took his seat at the very head of the grand table, Veltan to his right and Eclipse to his left. Veltan waited unitl I was seated and then sat down between his father and I. Tobias and Shoren were seated across from me and Connor to my left.
“Forgive my father’s rudeness. He is getting on in his years and sometimes says things that should not be said, my lady,” Veltan whispered in my ear.
I gave him a half-smile. “What is there to forgive when someone says something he doesn’t mean. And you really shouldn’t call me that. I belong to no one here and I am not a lady of your land.” I replied diplomatically.
Veltan gave me a small smile. “You may be one day, you never know”
My next response was drowned out when Arcon stood and shouted, “Hear one, hear all! My eldest son, Veltan, has been victorious in his campaign against the barbarians of the south border! My youngest son, Eclipse, whom we all mourned as dead, has returned to us this day as well! And our neighbors to the west Alt Lands have joined us for these two happy occasions being celebrated tonight!” A roar of applause and approval flooded the hall as the king took his chair once more and the feast began.
Lilith, we need to find out where the Circle of Gaia is, now. Get the information from Veltan. Eclipse says that he doesn’t know, but he’s heard Veltan speak of it before. As soon as we get the info, Connor will create a distraction and we’ll get out of here.
I caught Shoren’s eye and gave him, Tobias, and Connor all a quick nod.
Just as I turned my head to speak with Veltan, he spoke. “Lilith, you aren’t eating much. Is the air too stifling in here for you?” Concern marred the handsome features of his face. “Would like to step out for some air with me?”
I murmured my assent and he lead me out a set of stained glass doors to a garden right outside the hall. “Veltan, do you know of the Circle of Gaia?” I blurted out as soon as he shut the doors.
Veltan frowned. “Yes, I do. Why do you ask such a question?”
“Because I have to get there, before midnight on Midwinter’s eve! Please, tell me where it is! It is very important!” I pleaded.
Veltan’s face smoothed. “But of course. Whatever you like my dear. On one condition. When you return, you will marry me and rule at my side here.”
I turned pale. “What?”
He smiled. “You aren’t like the girls here. You have passion and sensibility. The other girls here give simpering smiles but have no brains nor wit.”
Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! I thought, as I thought of a way to get around his question but still get the information I needed from him.
Damn it! Why me? Alright then, how do I get the location of the Circle of Gaia from him?
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| what are you waiting for? seduce him! Sweet talk him into it, Saati. Have her use her charm, or body if it comes to that. Lol. Or you could threaten/kick his assinence. There are really a great number of things you could have her do. I personally think that she should seduce him though. It makes for a better story.....at least a more interesting one. *pulls up an arm chair and popcorn* Now go for it!
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Go into a private room and beat him up with your wings. Tell him that either you will get the information or the wormlings will get dinner.
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Agree why not already? If you change your mind you just don't go back that way.
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| Oh its got to be seduction. And seduce the reader as well. And, maybe Lilith could get seduced too, without realising it!
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Hmmm... Agreeing, and then change your mind could work, but it might become a problem if Veltan decides to come with you. Seducing him could get the same problem. You could just leave him behind, or kill him if necessary, but I don't think angering one apparently quite powerful nation would be wise, as you already have the demon army after you - this would count for Masterweaver's idea as well.
How about you tell him the truth? Parts of it, anyway. If he still insists, you can go all offensive at him, accusing him for putting his own desires before the survival of mankind and stuff.
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Dang you never make it easy for people do you.. hmm lets see the seduction would probably be the best route but mix in masterminds idea of divulging some fo the truth then just as Lilith get the information and her prey is at his point to try relish her just quickly bail the hell out of there and get on the road!!
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| mwhahahahaha i can't wait til the next chappy. I want to see some seducing....... sorry I'm a bit hyper today. No matter which one is chosen it'll be an interesting story. Now hurry up and put a poll up! lol just kidding saati.
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Awww...too late for the poll! Oh well, I was going to tell you to slap his face, but that wouldn't have been wise now would it?
Rather I would've suggested that Lily tell him "No, at least not now, not so sudden, and if you like my brains, you'll respect that."
Of course slapping him sounds so much better...
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Hey now, vote for beatiing him up, right? You're a good guy, and you must fight for what's right. Besides, practically every other option involves seducing him. 
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That is a females best assest besides kicking arse and that is SEDUCTION!!!!
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| Everyone, I apologize. I need a repoll done in order to write the next chapter. Until Din and Zephyr posted, I didn't realize how one-sided the poll was. Now it is no longer one-sided. Please cast your vote now. Again, sorry.
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The word "seduce" was enough to make my decision for me. Everyone likes a good seduction in their fantasy stories.
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If it does backfire that just adds more of a plot twist to everything
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| Seduction of course dear saati.
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| What is wrong with you people?! Always something perverted, isn't it?
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| of course. the more perversion the better! Come on lily.......you know you want towrite a sex scene. Just kidding sis. either way it'll make an interesting story.
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| Liana wrote: | | Come on lily.......you know you want towrite a sex scene. |
*glares at Liana* You are such a flippin' pervert, sis.
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| but you know you love me anyway saati
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What's perverted about seduction? It doesn't have to get kinky or explicit. Besides, she digs him anyway. What's to say she isn't subconsciously choosing seduction because she is attracted to him?
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| mwahahahahahahaha seduction seems to be winning!!!
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| Damn you all! *shakes fist angrily while being pulled to wrangle with the next chapter* This is your fault, remember, you asked for it!
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| If it makes you feel any better, I would have voted for torture had I got here in time.
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Chapter 9: One Last Howl
He smiled and ran his finger alongside my cheek, letting it slide on my neck and shoulder. “You aren’t promised to another are you?” Veltan asked, stepping slightly behind me and resting his hand on the back of my neck.
“Um..” was all I could manage as his warm breath ran over my neck when he pressed his lips to it.
“Didn’t think so.” Veltan responded. I coyly reached for his hand and led him off towards one of the magnificent stables where the horses of the highest breed and quality were kept.
One of the stalls was empty and full of clean hay. I pulled him in after me and pressed my body close to his. Veltan slipped one of his hands in the slit of the dress as I slipped his shirt off and pressed my lips into the crook of his neck.
I pulled away for a moment. “Tell me the way to the Circle,”
Veltan ran his tongue from the bottom of my jaw down my neck to my collarbone. “Take the path you came here on out about a mile until it forks. Going on the right fork will take you back the way you came. The left will take you to Turstin, another powerful empire on this side of the world. The middle fork will lead you to a path marked with pieces of blue fabric on the trees and bushes. That will lead you to the circle of stones, your Circle of Gaia.” He explained this very rapidly.
I pressed my lips to his and we both fell onto the floor; I found myself straddling him when the sound of a bucket dropping brought us crashing back to reality. A stable boy stared for a moment longer then took off running towards the palace.
“Uh-oh,” Veltan muttered, pulling himself together.
“Uh-oh, what?” I asked, putting on the uncomfortable shoes that I had slipped off a moment before and smoothing any telltale fly-aways in my hair.
He seemed to be all business now and also looked a little worried. “Listen, all hell is about to break loose. I forgot to tell you that, well I..” Veltan stopped, sighed, and bowed his head in shame. “ I am engaged to a woman from Turstin. My father arranged it when I was a boy.”
I froze. “ Veltan, I hope for your sake, that you are joking.”
He shook his head. “ If I want to get out of that marriage, I would have to be married to someone else before this spring.”
“So, I come along and you see me as an easy way out?” I stated, my voice deathly low but steady.
Veltan put his hand on my shoulder. “Well, ...... you make it sound so sinister.”
I snapped. I grabbed him by the throat and held him up against the wall. He managed to pry my fingers off and grabbed me around the waist and flipped me around so I was against the wall. The impact knocked the breath out of me and I couldn’t move. Veltan took this as a sign of submission and bent low to kiss me.
My lungs were screaming for air but Veltan had me pinned so I couldn’t move. I could hear three sets of familiar footsteps approaching; one light and swift, another heavy and solid, and a final set that sounded as if they were gliding across the floor.
They stopped suddenly and there was silence for a heartbeat. Then Veltan was on the floor and I was gasping like a fish out of water for breath. Tobias had his sword drawn and it’s wicked blade was centimeters from Veltan’s jugular. Shoren and Connor watched as I got my breathing under control.
Care to explain how this came about? Shoren’s voice sounded slightly irritated but mostly bemused.
I looked away. Not really. I tried getting the location out of him the easy way and it backfired. Plain and simple.
I’ll say it backfired. Don’t worry, he’ll tell us one way or another. Shoren turned to face Connor. “Get her out of this damned city. Tobias and I will meet you at the main gates and we will go from there.”
Veltan leapt to his feet and kicked Tobias’s feet out from under him. “ No! Lilith stays here or the whole force of the Jaden empire will be upon the survivors from the Alt lands taking refuge here,” he snarled.
I stood, throughly pissed now. “How dare you threaten my people! You are scum, without duty nor pride for your own people!” I pushed Connor and Shoren both out of the way and backhanded Veltan across the face.
Shouts of anger and rage were heard just outside the stable. “Come out, harlot! Release our Prince Veltan from your bewitchment!” was said by a voice that sounded very close to a drunken King Arcon.
“Shit!” I cursed, helping Tobias to his feet and nodding to the other two, a signal that it was time to go.
Veltan rushed out of the stall and the stable, knocking me over in the process and nicking my shoulder with a blade he had hidden on his wrist.
“Damn it!” I snapped, clutching my wound.
“Come on, I have a feeling that we should get out of here,” Connor warned, his eyes returning to their all-black natural state. He ripped a bit of fabric from the hem of the gown I wore and tied my shoulder, while Shoren and Tobias watched for people rushing into the stables.
“The horses will find their way out! Burn the wench who tried to win me away from our alliance with Turstin!” I heard Veltan cry. The boys rushed out of the stable to check it out while I got a grip and straightened myself up.
After a moment or so I smelled smoke and heard the rush of eager, hungry flames licking at the dry hay. Smoke soon filled the stables and the sound of whinnying horses and heavy coughing began to fill my ears.
“Shoren! Tobias! Connor! I can’t see you! Where are you?” I had started to wander in and out of the aisles and stalls, my vision extremely reduced by the smoke. Something pulled me down by my foot; it was Shoren in his wolf form.
You okay? His voice in my mind was still as protective and as brotherly as ever.
I nodded and started coughing and wheezing but I managed, “Where are Connor and Tobias?”
I sent Connor and Tobias on out. Tobias, being human, can only stay in these kind of conditions for so long. Same as you. Shoren motioned me to follow him to an exit in a wall nearby.
The exit was nearly surrounded in flames, flames that were starving for tinder, their next meal. Shoren gave me a shove and as he prepared to jump after me, a rafter from the ceiling finally gave way and collapsed on him.
“NO! SHOREN!” I screamed, scrambling toward his compressed form.
The rafter had caught him around the middle, just below his last ribs. He gave me one last look and closed those blue-green eyes for the last time. He let out a long and loud howl, releasing all the pain he had been through from those sharp, canine teeth. And then his head fell gently to the ground with a soft thud, a sound that seemed to resonate through my body as memories of all the times Shoren had protected me, been a big brother to me, awoke afresh in my mind.
When I first met him and Selene, he had been the first to show me the basics of fighting; all the times he had bested me and then came over to help me up and show me my mistake. And then, staying by my side through all the trials of the journey my mother had set me on.
And now he’s gone. And it’s all your fault. He is dead because of you. If he hadn’t come back to save you, he would still be alive.
I scrambled over to Tobias and Connor, guilt tearing into every fiber of my being. “Shoren...he’s been .... crushed... rafter.. fell!” I coughed out, tears welling up in my eyes as I fell to the ground beside Tobias, sobs wracking my body. I rolled onto my back, breathing in the fresh air, coughing alternating between my sobbing gasps. Tobias was sitting on the grass, coughing heavily as well, while Connor made himself useful as a scout.
When he returned, the both of us were nearly finished with our coughing fits. “ The building is still burning and it’ll take a couple of days for it to cool down enough for them to search for the bones.” I shuddered visibly, nearly vomiting when I thought of whose bones they would be searching for.
*sniffs* How sad. Now for your DP. Do we press on to the Circle of Gaia? Do we give up and go home? Do we go back and beat Veltan to a bloody pulp? Do we sit there and bawl our eyes out for eternity?
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| HAHAHA! in all of your cliche-loving faces! Good one lilith.
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| alphaJackal wrote: | | HAHAHA! in all of your cliche-loving faces! |
Just giving the audience, what they wanted!
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Yeah... that's technically what everyone asked for, I guess.
Oh well, she has the location of the Circle. Leaving would be a good option.
Everyone is just going to die if they try to take on the entire kingdom, which is what will happen if they try to kill Veltan or stick around for him to make up more imaginative accusations for them to face.
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Very good, Lilith!
Yes, on to the circle, I think.
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Well, I was going to say "On to the circle", but then I noticed everyone else did, so I propose swift vengeance instead.
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*crosses her arms and frowns* Well, in my defense, I didn't ask for that! And I have proff *waves her voting ballet around defiantly*
Well. Serves those dirty little minds right anyway.
*Stomps foot and waves fingers at the general city of If before semi-regaining her compusore*
Anywho, onward to the City of Gia. We don't want Shoren's Death to be even do we?
Then once we accomplish the nice little prophesy, we can chase after Veltan *why Can't there be one Nice guy who has all the good looks, just One!* and then beat his puny pretty boy head into pulp after intensive and well timed political and physical turtore.
*smiles nastily* In case you haven't noticed I take to kindly to guys who try to kill girls they just suduced, willing or not. Just do Veltran a favor, and keep far far away from me and my collection of daggers.
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Stupid prince. You don't give out the information until after "payment" has been given. 
~Sighs~ Anyway, I have to f5 most of the others. Go and seek out the circle.
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And who says seduction doesnt work??? (seems to work every time thats why us guys get sucked into it) since veltran violated his pact of his marriage he screwed anyways so kicking his ass is not an option anyways. hell with that ON TO THE CIRCLE!!!!!!
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i cant believe shoren is dead ...how sad...although i must say this is a really good story lily and i really like it alot keep up the good work!
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| I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack. *beats away RL with a stick* lol. Sorry I'm a bit late all. Lily dearest, you know what i would do........RIP THE BASTARD'S HEART OUT WITH YOUR BARE HANDS MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 10 - The Stone Circle |
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Here you are! Hot off the word processor!
Chapter 10: The Stone Circle
“It would be wise for us to move now. Your friend died a death worthy of a king. Let him be remembered by you; don’t let his sacrifice be in vain.” Connor suggested, squatting down until he was eye level with me. Tobias stood and held out his arm to help me up. I took it somewhat reluctantly, and took a deep, shuddering breath.
Silently and in unison, Tobias and I made a salute to the smoke rising into the sky, a salute to our friend as he moved from one plane of existence to the next.
Tobias turned to me. “Well, where to next?” I sighed and began to lead the way towards the exit of the city.
“We need to go out the way we came in but we need to take the middle fork a mile outside the city instead of to the right. Then we follow the blue flags until we get to the stone circle, the Circle of Gaia.” I replied, still feeling the guilt of Shoren’s death.
Tobias placed a hand on my shoulder; this time I did not flinch away as he whispered, “It’s not your fault; Shoren would be proud that you are pressing on.”
We made it past the main gates without incident; it seemed everyone was reveling in the burning stable. The sun dipped ever lower as Connor, Tobias, and I reached the forked road and took the middle path; we traversed until the light became too dark to see the blue pieces of fabric on the trees and bushes. We stopped to rest and I took the first watch; I was perched on the branch of a tree overlooking both Connor and Tobias.
Gradually, the night began to take its toll on my weary eyelids and I must have fallen asleep. When I opened my eyes, dawn was breaking and I was on the ground, curled up under a warm blanket. I rolled over and looked for Tobias and Connor; Connor was approaching swiftly from my left but Tobias was nowhere to be found.
“Connor, where’s Tobias?” I queried, getting up and getting ready to go.
“No clue. He covered you up after you fell out of the tree; about an hour ago he left and said he was going for a walk. I have not seen him since.” Connor replied, standing beside me, watching me.
Within the next few seconds, several things happened at once. Someone emerged from the bushes to my left, Connor wrapped his arm around me and held a knife to my throat, another person approached us from my right.
To my left, Tobias had returned from his walk, looking stunned and immediately hid himself from sight after catching my eye and giving me a nod; on my right, the demon queen approached slowly and purposefully as Connor turned towards her.
“Mother, have I done well?” he asked, in an almost childish voice, begging for approval.
“Yes, my boy. You have done very well. This girl has been a thorn in my side for far too long.” Valara responded, a smile crossing her face as she stared me down.
I struggled and attempted to throw Connor off, but he had caught me off guard an held me fast. “I should have known better. Demons are never to be trusted, half or not.” I spat at Connor.
He shrugged. “What can I say? Like mother, like son.” Connor quipped. “Mother, she knows where the stone circle is. She can lead us there.”
Valara’s features grew rigid. “She does, does she? And did I not tell you under no circumstances was she ever to find out? You were supposed to find it and prevent her from ever reaching it ” She strode over and backhanded her son with such force that he lost his grip on me and I threw him off.
My heart was beating wildly; the demon queen fixed her gaze on me as Tobias crept behind her unseen. We locked gazes and all hell broke loose. He jumped her from behind, and rammed his elbow into the base of her skull. Valara fell to the ground, shocked and possibly unconscious as Tobias and I took off running at a breakneck speed.
We raced across rocky terrain, trees and bushes guarding our way forward and back; one false move and we could go tumbling down a sharp, stony overhang and be dashed on the rocks in the river down below in a ravine.
“Thanks, again.” I puffed, turning and twisting along the treacherous trail that the blue pieces of fabric marked out.
“Not a problem. Just wish you could keep yourself out of trouble for a couple hours.” Tobias grinned; not matter how much peril we were in, he could always find a joke to make.
“And where’s the fun in that?” I quipped back.
We slowed as a hill appeared in the distance, a ring of tall stones sitting atop it, crowning the hill; the fabric pieces had ended and so had the path.
“So, that’s it then. This is the end of the line.” I stated softly, scanning the hill with a trained eye. The stones were arranged an a peculiar fashion, some standing straight up, some on their sides; still others were leaned against another so they laid diagonal to the ground, yet they were balanced and gave the impression that over the years, they would never fall.
“Well, come on then. You don’t think you’re going to have all the fun by yourself, do you?” Tobias urged, laughter in his voice.
We trekked up the steep hill, ignoring the spiral path that wound its way around it and going straight up to the summit. When I stepped inside the ring, I felt immediately why the stones were placed here and in such strange ways.
This is an ancient place, a sacred place. Old power flows through this land. I jerked my head up, looking for the source of the voice I had just heard, but Tobias and I were the only ones there, and Tobias had not said a word.
“This place is a place of power. Lines of power in the land converge on this point but long ago, a great battle dislodged some of the stones and they fell in such away so that even fallen, they could channel the power to the center stone.” As soon as I uttered these words, I knew they were true. I didn’t know how, I just knew.
“And how do you know that? You never -“ Tobias began.
“ ‘Paid attention in history.’ I know, I know already I don’t know how I know, I just know.” I replied, irritated slightly.
Stay away from the altar in the center. It is not time, not yet. The timing must be right.
I unfurled my wings, feeling the need to shake off a case of the creeps that was starting to overcome me. I wandered throughout the circle, avoiding the center stone at all costs.
“What are you doing?” Tobias queried, watching my strange behavior and following the path I made around and through the stones.
“I can’t go near that big stone in the center. Not yet, anyway.” My voice sounded different, still mine but something else too. I felt a gentle throbbing beneath my feet; the power lines in the land wove around the stones in the same path that I was walking. The land was waking up, surging with new energy and life and ushering growing things along their way.
By the time the sun was high in the sky, the air inside the circle of stones was charged with so much power that it seemed to waver and shimmer when one looked at it.
“Lilith, what did you do?” Tobias’s voice seemed to quiver a bit and I looked up from my feet.
I gasped; I had spent the whole time concentrating on my feet that I had not noticed the growing power inside the circle. “I didn’t .. I wasn’t ... ugh.” I smacked the palm of my head across my forehead in frustration. The time draws near as the darkness approaches. I looked around again, searching in vain for the source of the voice.
“Tobias, I think you should find somewhere safe to be.... this is my battle, and mine alone.” I stated, an ominous feeling growing in my chest.
“Too late,” he replied as he took up a defensive stance, jerking his head in the direction of the approaching queen and company; they hadn’t spotted us yet.
Valara was livid, anger poured off of her in waves making all around her uneasy and fearful.
I had no other choice. I hit Tobias in the back of the head with the hilt of my sword and dragged him off into the safety of trees and hid him underneath some brush. “Forgive me, but this is the only way. Someone has to lead the survivors of the Alt lands back home and begin anew.” I kissed him once, and swiped away a tear with the back of my hand as I flew back to the hill and the circle. Valara was waiting for me.
“That little jaunt cost you, little wings. You had the upper hand but you threw it away for what? Some boy?” She laughed, a sound that made me grind my teeth.
“That is none of your concern, Valara.” I stood my ground, glaring at her with pure hatred and fury rising from my heart.
I struck first with a solid blow from my fist to her cheek. Valara looked shocked but recovered herself quickly and lashed out with a furious kick to my stomach. I grunted in pain but I grabbed her foot and gave it a quick twist and was rewarded with a sickening snap. Valara gave a shriek of rage and launched herself towards me, her hands outstretched, broken foot forgotten. She wrapped her hands around my throat and gave them a good squeeze. I brought my knee to her abdomen in retaliation and she let go.
That was close, I need to end this, soon. The prophecy mentioned bringing together the four elements. Think, idiot, think! I rubbed my throat while keeping my eyes on Valara, who was standing up and preparing to strike.
That’s it! The rubble I had to dig Tobias out of ... Earth. The swim to the entrance of Regent... Water. That first flight when I escaped Valara’s fortress... Air. The fire that Shoren saved me from.... Fire. All of my life’s experiences. That’s it!
Suddenly Valara disappeared into black particles. Uh-oh, not good! I looked around wildly but stopped when I felt a strong grip on my wings. I felt her rancid breath on my ear as she gripped my wings tightly.
“Let’s see how cocky you are without these. I wonder, the legends say an Eldahar without wings is a pitiful sight indeed.” A heartbeat passed. And then another. Valara gripped both of my wings at the base and gave a sharp pull.... a sound like a bone being crushed rang out along with my scream of pain as my wings were wrenched from my back. I fell forward to the ground, my chest heaving.
I could feel my blood pumping out of the wounds in my back, a throbbing pain to accompany it as well. Valara stood over me, a grin playing across her features as she watched me battle the pain. “Well, well, now. I see that you are quite a different person when you have no wings, aren’t you?” She chuckled heartily and dismissed her army with a wave of her hand.
I saw my moment of opportunity when she turned away and put my hand into a puddle of my own blood. I reached up and grabbed Valara by the throat. I stood up, and literally carried Valara by the throat to the center stone. Her surprise soon turned to rage and as I threw her onto the stone, she began to writhe and claw at my arm.
“I will no allow you to leave this place alive, Valara! Your reign of tyranny over the Alt lands is over!” I concentrated on those four experiences that brought me to where I was and soon, I felt a power coursing through me. I channeled it through my hand and into the stone, where Valara was still writhing. The runes on the stone began to glow as my blood dripped on it and Valara became fearful. She knew what the stone was going to do to her.
Light blasted out of the stone and gripped Valara tightly to it; she was bound to it. She was pulled into the stone, and as the runes that held her activated, they turned black. The light still poured out of the stone and obliterated any person with demon blood into a pile of ashes.
As the light dissipated, I collapsed onto the stone, my vision blurring from the blood loss. I fell to the ground as a figure that I could not make out approached...... and all went black.
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I woke with a start in a bed that was adorned in crisp, clean white bedsheets.
“Ah,” I grunted as the throbbing pain in my back returned. I looked at myself and found my whole upper body bound in bandages while my lower portion was clad in a pair of loose-fitting pants.
I looked around the room I was in; a small room, whitewashed walls with just a bed and a dresser to decorate. “Where in the hell am I?” I wondered aloud, nothing clicking in my memory. The oaken door opened and in walked...
Alright, this is all you! You have two questions to answer. 'Where the hell am I?' and 'Who is coming in the door?'
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I love it!!!! I can't believe Connor did that though!!!!
As for the two questions, I have to think on them.
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed. Good chapter Lil. I also need to ponder what comes next though.
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: |
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Brilliant Story Lili! Too me hours of reading to catch up but then I was dissapointed 'cos there was no more to read.
You know what I really want to happen? I want Shoren to come through the door because he somehow escaped the fire. But that might ruin the story...
The first thing that came to my mind was that Tobias woke up when it was all over and took Lilith to Turstin and to a hospital.
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Instict tells me it's Tobias, but curiousity and some insane sense of humor moves be to suggest another option.
How about the return of Prince Not-so-charming? A group of men would have surely followed her and perhaps saw the battle.
Now the prince has saved Lilth just to exact his revenge for what she did to his 'pride'.
So I suggest that she is in the palace, and Prince You-hate-his-guts-but-man-is-he-Cute is walking into the door to taunt poor Lilth and to annouce her trail.
Things could get interesting from there I expect.
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| I like that idea. It would make the story even more suspenseful than it already is
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It can't end yet
1) It's a good story which can still go on. It'll be a shame to lock it up so soon.
2) You can't have a happy, lovy dovy ending with (as I think Din was basically saying) Mr Super-duper-WRONG!
3)And anyway, if I'm not mistaken the prophecy mantioned something about her dying? Not saying she can't escape that bit, but at least come really close and struggle to get away from it.
4) What about Tobias?
Is that enough reasons to keep going?
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| Lilith wrote: | Why is it when I have something up my sleeve, somebody decides to think of it!  |
Dont give it away if somebody hits the nail on the head too early!
Excellent chapter. I haven't a clue what ideas to offer for a DP though. Except run the plot a little deeper - dont end it just yet...
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Wow, interesting story Lilith. It took me forever to finally finish reading it (RL is such an annoying intrusion on the creative process) but wow I'm impressed.
The few criticisms I can offer are:
1) the the story seems really rushed. You have interesting characters with their own motivations and a neat world for them to run around in. Take your time letting the story unfold. A fast pace is good at times, it adds action and suspence, but it has to contrast with slower parts of the story.
and 2) for future villains, flesh them out. A story is as much about the villains as it is about the heroes. In some stories the villain takes the center stage, who is the movie Return of the Jedi about? Luke or Anakin? Although Mr. Lucas took things a little far in the end.
Anyways, about the DP, I say the room is a vision and in walks Selene and Shoren, followed by her Father and Mother. But then this happy little scene is torn apart by a monsterous version of Derek, or Connor, or even Valara. Then Lilith wakes up in the stone circle covered in her own blood and realizes that it isn't over.
Just a thought.
Keep up the good work, I was very disappointed at the idea of this neat story just ending like an old Star Trek episode.
Not that there's anything wrong with that!!
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| I've been gone for so long and only missed two chapters? huh.....I expected to miss like four or five! lol! oh well.......it can't end Sis. It just can't. I like you not so secret plot. I can wait to se what your literary geniusness comes up with next!!!
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Have you ever played 'Arc the lad: twilight of spirits', the wing ripping reminds me of the "A drakker who can't fly, is a drakker who can die [insert darc's scream of pain here]" scene.
Well I caught up, and with my attention, OOOOOOH SHINEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Forgive me for the long break. Here we go!
Chapter 11: The Truth Revealed (part one)
...no one.
“Huh?” I said aloud, the sound reverberating as the heavy oak door swung freely. I made to get up but a hand on my chest thrust out to stop me. I snapped my head to look at who the hand belonged to. It belonged to a man with green eyes, dirty blonde hair, and a small proud smile. I stopped moving and stared at him curiously. He was a fighter from the old days, armor and weapons in an old fashioned style yet made of high quality.
“Well, then. I suppose it was only a matter of time before we met, little one.” He stated, shattering the silence with an weary-sounding voice.
I bit my lip, unsure of what to say or think. “Um... do I.... know you?” I managed, surreptitiously pulling the sheet up and wrapping it around me.
He noticed this slight movement and sighed. “Now, do you really think I would harm my own daughter?”
I gasped, dumbstruck, as a familiar figure coalesced from mist beside him. I knew this figure already, hair like mine, red as fire and silver eyes. Except this time she was angry.
“Cormack! You should not have come here!” She shouted, grasping him by the shoulder and wrenching him around to face her.
“Elian?” He whispered, reaching out to touch her cheek.
She slapped him across the face. “How dare you touch me? After all of the deceit, the lies, the betrayal?”
He held his struck cheek and looked at her incredulously. “Is this about Lady Katherine of Nementon?”
I widened my eyes at the mention of Selene and Shoren’s mother. “What the hell is going on here? ” I exclaimed. “I am sick of being in the dark! Tell me the truth!”
Elian breathed deeply, attempting to quell her anger. “Lilith, this man, your birth father, is the very same man who was married to the Lady Katherine of Nementon, my best friend from childhood. She and I met when somehow, she managed to stumble into Regent in her wolf form by accident. I helped her home and she swore that we would see each other again.” Elian paused for a moment and allowed this new information to sink in. “That was when we were 12. I went out of Regent only once after that, many years later and I ran into trouble. Cormack pulled me out of it and well,..... let’s just say I was very grateful for it. When I learned that he was a leader of a city in dire need of help, I told him that my people could help.” She glared at him. “What he didn’t say was that he was the leader by marriage to Katherine!”
“Wha... uh...” I was throughly confused now but something clicked in my head. “Wait a minute. Am I related to Shoren and Selene, then? Through him?” I pointed at Cormack, understanding slowly what had happened in the past.
Elian closed her eyes and looked away. “Yes.”
Cormack sunk his head in shame and refused to met my eyes.
“But that is barely the beginning of his deception and betrayal... there is much more to the story.” Elian spoke with conviction and glared at Cormack once more.
I sat back and awaited the rest of the tale.
“You wonder what destroyed the rest of the Eldahars? It was him. I let him into Regent to see my home after I knew I carried you and what did he do? He slaughtered them all!” She was nearly shouting now, emotions running deep and unchecked. “Tell her the truth, lecher! Admit it!” She whirled on him in a furious rage, her accusing tone and pointing finger singling him out as he stood straighter and spoke.
“Elian speaks the truth. I killed all of the Eldahars...and then I went after her. Except your mother managed to kill me first and bind my soul to that wretched tree and charge my soul with guarding Regent.” Cormack returned Elian’s glare.
“Why? Why did you hate that place?” I asked quietly, curiosity overcoming reason.
Cormack, my father, licked his lips and opened his mouth to speak. Then he shut it again and cleared his throat. “I didn’t hate that place.. I hated the Eldahars. They shouldn’t have been given such a gift to squander. Regent’s magic should have been used in the war to help us beat the demons back, not as a paradise where the Eldahars could sit back and watch!” His countenance became dark and livid with fury. Then he rounded on Elian. “And you! You swore to help me! You swore that you would make them see reason! That they would help us win!”
“I said that they could help you, I didn’t say that they would! I had no control over them! And then you killed them all!” Elian retorted. She gasped as a bright shot of light pierced her chest and took on the form of a silvery chain. It tugged on her, pulling her downward.
Her eyes widened and she whispered, “No, he’s awakened!”
I was up and standing now and rushed to her. “Who? Who’s awakened?” I queried, grasping her arm tightly.
“Listen carefully, Lilith. This is far from over. With Valara gone, he can use you to rise again and walk the earthly plane, terrorizing and killing all who oppose him.” She looked at me desperately, her silver eyes burning into mine. “Swear to me you will finish what I did not and release the ties that bind.”
“What are you talking about? Who will rise again? What did you not finish, what ties? I want some straight answers!” I was nearly screaming at her now, my voice rising as Cormack faded into nothingness... his voice a soft whisper in my ear.
“Fear nothing, for fear will be your enemy.”
Elian had begun to fade as well. “Swear it! Swear..”
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Sorry folks but that's the first half of the chapter. The second half should be up soon enough.... Hey, it was your fault for making a tie! You've made your bed, now sleep in it. While I am working on the second half, feel free to speculate and comment on this "vision" 3 of you so badly wanted. *walks out grumbling, "3! That's it! Just 3 of them.. grrrr"*
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Heh heh, my fault, I was putting of voting for a while. And when I came back to vote, it was closed.
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*looks innocently at the storming Lilth* It wasn't my fault that I was one of the first to vote and thus preventing me from breaking a tie that later accured without my knowledge or consent. Now is it dear?
Now take three really deep breaths. Drink some tea. And come see me in the morning. I think I still may have a punch bag around here somewhere from my 'I swear I was once in shape' days.
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To hell with tea! Samuel Jackson! Do what tastes right! or something like that...
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Very, very good. I didn't really expect this last bit...
And to think i was originally going to scold you for killing off Valara too early!
I missed the poll, too...
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Very good! I am intrigued as to who has awakened, maybe this awakening was triggered by Valara's death...
Looking forward to the next instalment!
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Guess what everyone? The long-awaited PART 2!
Chapter 11: The Truth Revealed (Part 2)
“Wake-up, wench ” A harsh voice and a hard slap brought me back to the land of the conscious.
“Ugh... mm.. Huh?” I shook my head a little to try and clear the fog in my brain and was rewarded with a pounding headache.
“So, you are alive. Well, then. This will make things interesting.” The voice laughed... it was so familiar.
I managed to open one eye and discovered that I was covered in my own blood still and my companion was none other than the Jaden prince, Veltan. I groaned and made to move my arm over my face but found both of my upper extremities were restrained. I was chained with shackles to a wall made of grey stone; my wrists throbbed and ached, not to mention the searing pain in my back that increased with any movement.
“Well, then, Lilith. What shall I do with you? You come into my kingdom and I welcome you with open arms, even offer you a place of power by my side. Yet you step on my pride and disrespect me in front of my own people. Then I am forced to have the royal stable burnt down, yet the bones I find are not yours; they were an animal’s bones.” He paused as I gasped sharply.
Shoren....
Veltan stepped close and grasped my chin in his hands, forcing me to look at him. “I might have let you live, had Eclipse not discovered that I was drugging my father for the past 4 years to bend him to my will. Now, I have been shunned by my own people -“ I cut his speech short.
“People whom you never had respect for nor whom you even cared about! You just wanted to rule over them, that is all! And conquer Turstin, as well as the Alt Lands!” I spat.
Veltan raised a hand to strike me but thought better of it and smiled. “Indeed. You caught onto my plan quickly and told Eclipse about it, didn’t you?”
“Not I..” I chuckled harshly. “But I have an idea who did. The bones you found, they were a wolf’s bones, weren’t they? Shoren’s bones, the wolfshifter. He could see into other’s secret thoughts, and send messages from his mind to others. He saw right through you.”
Veltan was livid. He withdrew a dagger from his belt and held it against my throat, right below my jawbone, near my ear. “So he did. And where does that leave you? I come across you injured in the Stone Circle, a place that has been held sacred for centuries by my people, and you are alone. There is no one coming to save you, no one coming to pull your ass out of the fire this time. I still have some loyal followers amongst my people. They rounded up all of the cattle from the Alt Lands -“ I struggled as he threw out the insult “cattle” at people from my homeland. “ - and they will watch their leader burn at dawn.” I turned pale but gave no sign of weakness.
“Cut the head off and the body will fail.” Veltan whispered, sheathing the dagger once again. He made to walk away.
“Alright. What is it you want?” I called out .
He froze midstep and turned to look at me, a sinister smile creeping across his features. “Everyone has their price for what they hope to keep the most. Yours is your life for your city and influence in the Alt Lands.” I inhaled quickly but made no other signals that he had struck the mark.
“The people will not accept you as their leader, Veltan. They respect the blood of the land, the heritage passed down from generation to generation....” I clenched my teeth to brace myself for what I knew was coming next. What are you talking about? You have no blood relation to the land either! You have no right! The last true heir to the Alt Lands is Tobias. Quit fooling yourself!
“Of course they do. That’s why you will take me at your side back with your people and my faithful subjects and give me the power of ruler in your land through the sacrament of marriage. And in turn, I will not tell him where you are nor what your doing and you can fight your personal battle with him while I wage war on my little brother and take back what is rightfully mine ” A crazed sort of look glimmered in Veltan’s eyes as he said this.
“Him? Who do you mean by that?” I snapped.
“The delightful horseman who told me where you would be and bade me to kill you so his master would have free rein to return. The horseman said he’d kill you himself but he had something he needed to take care of. But I have not killed you as he instructed. As you can tell, I am a very reasonable man.” Veltan’s smooth, rich voice returned to normal.
Reasonable, my ass.
I laughed again, wincing as pain lanced through me once more. “You have no idea what you are getting yourself in the middle of.”
“Oh? Is that so? Maybe you are the one who doesn’t know what they have gotten themselves into?” Veltan responded, pointing across the room towards the another wall that was completely darkened for no torchlight was near there. He snapped his fingers and fire flared from the previously unlit torches, casting light over the wall. “Or do you need further convincing?”
Another set of shackles with another set of arms. I stopped breathing for a moment, seeing the unconscious body of my friend. Veltan noticed this all too well and proceeded to put his face centimeters from mine, blocking my view momentarily. “So, convinced yet?” He breathed.
No! I knew this would happen! Father, Selene, Shoren... they were all killed because of me! And now ... Tobias. Not this time! I will not lose all my friends to this.. Not while there is still breath in my body! Maybe I could bluff my way out? If I do it quickly, he’ll leave Tobias out of this, thinking that Tobias has no value.
I glared at him for a moment and then turned my head away. “I have no idea what you think this is going to get you. He means nothing to me. Kill him if you like.” I said in a voice that wasn’t my own.
“Oh really? Alright then.” Swiftly, Veltan crossed the room and drew a dagger across Tobias’s throat. He made the cut quick, clean, and painless. I shut my eyes as I heard the slice of the knife and the sound of the blood dripping made bile rise in my throat. “Yep, he’s nothing now.” Veltan’s quick denouncement of Tobias’s death made me want to rip his throat out. “Well, I suppose I could start killing the “cattle” one by one until dawn.... or you could just accept and give up.”
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I awoke with a shuddering gasp from this second, vivid vision. Before I opened my eyes, I knew I was no longer indoors. My back screamed in pain still and I could smell a hint of metal in the air; I was still covered in my own blood. My body felt lethargic and weak; for the first time in my life, I thought that this was the end of the line. Surely, I would die from blood-loss soon or from pure exhaustion. In less than a week, I had lost the person I called father, my home, my people, and two of my closest friends. I had been on the run from a hoity-toity demoness queen who’s bark was the only deadly thing around; she hadn’t much bite to her. Led by dreams of my dead birth-mother, I had followed an ancient prophecy to get rid of the demoness. And yet, here was another dream, telling me it wasn’t over. I was beginning to get rather irritated with the whole damned thing. I wondered if I lived through whatever was next, if I just ignored this one, if my life might go back to almost normal? It seemed every bit of trouble I was in was because I had gone out looking for it.
I opened my eyes and forced my body to move towards the place I had hidden Tobias. He was still unconscious from where I had struck him, but he was breathing normally. Thank heavens He’s still alive.. that vision,... it was so real But wait, I am having visions? I need to know what the hell is going on with me. What other strange abilities do I have? What is the extent of my half-Eldahar bloodline? And my wings.. Can I get them back? I was pulled out of my whirring thoughts as Tobias coughed and opened his eyes. “Tobias,” I breathed, “you’re alright?”
He gave me a slight glare. “Yeah, considering you’re the one who knocked me out.”
I gave him my best apologetic look. “It was for your own safety.”
“And what about your safety?” He snapped, turning my chin so he could look me in the eye steadily.
“I can handle myself.” I replied, meeting his look with ferocity.
“Oh really? So that blood all over you isn’t your own?” He looked at my back now, his fingers carefully and knowledgeably tracing the wounds. “Lift up your clothing on your back, I’ve got some bandages here in the saddlebag that you hid behind me.”
I blushed slightly but knowing that Tobias had a healer’s touch, I obliged. Quickly and professionally, Tobias cleaned the wounds well and bandaged them up with a poultice that would allow me to move without much pain, taking the bandages around my ribs as they had been in my first vision. Realizing this, I gasped sharply and flinched.
“Sorry, did I hurt you?” Tobias asked, concern heavy in his voice as he placed a hand on my shoulder.
“No, you didn’t. I’m fine.” I replied quickly, fiddling with the saddlebag now and finding a pair of pants and a clean shirt. “Turn around, and don’t look!” I said, clutching them to my chest.
Tobias rolled his eyes but he obliged. “Honestly, it’s not something I haven’t seen before...” he drawled, his voice hinting at a joke as I threw on the shirt and pants quickly.
If it isn’t awkward enough dressing outside in the middle of nowhere and then he’s got to make cracks about it But that was his way, always something to joke or smile about. He keeps the dark thoughts at bay. I smiled a little as I approached him and gave him a weak punch on the arm.
We both froze at the sound of hoof-beats, the familar commanding voice. “Veltan! Damn him!” I hissed.
“But it’s over, isn’t it? We can go home now, right?” Tobias replied.
I sighed. “Tobias, I am getting the feeling this is far from over.” What to do? I have to get Tobias away from here! I will not let that second vision come true!
Hehehehe.... What? You guys made the tie! Anyhoot, um, so do they split up? And they need destinations as well! You have many, many, possiblites here!
And there's a cookie for whoever can read my mind and figure out what I think one of the destinations should be!
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They should stick together and escape!
the sooner they do the sooner they can answer al the questions i have!... i am just tuning in so i still have a huge amount of reading to do - i did the quick and insufficeint skim of chappies and will have to get a warm drink andread them more properer!
YAY lillith!
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Hmm, definitely stick together. They can't afford to split up.
I don't know where they should go either, except perhaps to the scene of where the vision took place. Lilith may do well not to tell Tobias the details of her dream, though!
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I have no bright ideas...sorry Lily. I have to agree with them.
Now go take our mundane suggestions and turn them into something amazing! I know you can do it...now hop to it! *smiles evily*
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who hoo I finally read the thingy... | Quote: | | Thank heavens He’s still alive.. that vision,... it was so real But wait, I am having visions? I need to know what the hell is going on with me. What other strange abilities do I have? What is the extent of my half-Eldahar bloodline? And my wings.. Can I get them back? |
I think they should find some way out or somewhat steal the horse from the guy... hehe. take it and run with tobais at the back. You should go to safety. what would happen if you should hide tobias in a safe place and you go directly toward the stone circle. I think there should be a passage somewhere leading to a safe haven for tobais.
You can't hide, but he can. If they try and rangle the information out of you staqy quite. Or pretend to jion the evil side in order to take what rightfully belong to you. Take a few lives if you will. Sorry It would take ages for your wings to grow back. maybe if you sacrifce your self you come alive again with bigger wings and ready to face justice. hehe ok so that was just an idea which is very far fetched.
so they are still after you and tobais your father and S. S passed away. I think it should still be in the line of the prophecy woudln't it. I love helping out. come bounce ideas off sometime I need some information on the seriounding objects and places where they are currntly at. love helping you on your story. nightshade at your service. and take what ever weapons you have a bow and sword even broken perhaps. or steal from the horse rider.
there you go you can reason with that one guy or unless there is more following him. you must hurry and keep your eyes pealed. lose the others by stealing the horse and zigzag around even if you bleed. watch out you can faint and be captured if tobais knows how to ride a horse then let him take you. run over streems and rivers to get to safty I'm sure there is some place te be.
Edit then again they can't afford splitting up.... So the vision can be a fake to only to warn you of dangers, but if it is true there is no way you two can hide. the only way is to sneak into the place you had a vision about. Watch out your blood can leave a trail on the floor easy to track by deamon hounds.
I weep for lilith and tobias. I think it would be better to tell tobias about the vision you will crack if you don't tell him. he might know how to change it along with the help of you, by not plitting up. he might have another idea in his head about splitting up, but tell him and hell think deeper on what you two will do.
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hmm, well, i am giving this morbid consideration, and i believe that our heroine has been a bit hesitant to ACT first, then question later. Seeing as how she has seen visions with enough clarity to give off a de ja vu sort of vibe, she knows that tobias will die at the hands of veltan, so, what must be done? does she know how to use a sword? simple really. kill the rider, take the horse. it matters not that he is royalty, because she knows that he is disgraced, and why would anyone suspect lilith and tobias when he is sure to have many more enemies now? This is my take on the situation:There is dust from disintegrated demons all over the place, there are eldahar wings lying on the ground, and risk of imprisonment or death. Kill, then flee. it will seem that lilith and tobias are dead, her wings testament to that fact, and veltan won't plague them any longer. where they go from there, however, is up to the weaver of this tale, as i have no clue. i would try for home, personally, because there is no place like home.
Actually, I think that i would return to the land of the eldahar, and see if there is any other information that can be gained, because lilith knows that a more powerful, (hopefully WAY more powerful) demon is about to arise. knowledge is power. go gain power.
Hope that this was helpful for you!
Hmm, another thought: does hoof beats imply more than one horse? if so, killing may become more difficult, but i believe that veltan came on his own, so as to avoid notice and keep people out of his business. they would merely believe he is fleeing if he is alone, but curious of his plottings were he with many. okay, enough response. see what you can work out of this, before i start sounding stupid.
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| I have an idea. have them stay together and try to flee. After all both are very weak, I don't know anyone that can walk after a good blow to the back of the head. With the blood lost from her wings being ripped off Liliths body should be almost dead weight. Now for a nice twist, make it the demon queens son. (Thanks for killing mom, by the way with the royal Demon family the power they hold when killed goes to the living heir.)
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 12 - The True Face of Evil |
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Well, here we are everyone! A brand-spanking new chappy!
Chapter 12: The True Face of Evil
Void it! We’re sitting ducks! We have to hide, somehow until he gets past. But he’ll see the blood... can he trace it? I would rather run and let Tobias go and get the survivors home, but I.... A loud, jeering voice jerked me from my whirling thoughts; Veltan was singing a raucous pub song, walking along with a drunken swagger.
“He’s ... drunk!” Tobias whispered, barely suppressing his laughter.
What luck! I thought. Now to get past him... VOID IT! Veltan had stumbled into the circle and sat down solidly on the center stone, right in mine and Valara’s combined blood. Tobias and I were hidden by the trees but no matter what way we left, he’d see us from that stone. I turned away and cursed silently, looking for an alternative escape route; there was none.
I winced slightly as I reached behind me to draw my sword from the scabbard that was on my back, usually hidden by my wings. Tobias reached out and grabbed my arm firmly. “What in the hell do you think you are doing?” He asked, looking at me like I had lost my mind.
“Ending this so we can go home.” I snapped, shaking him off wearily and making my feet move towards the circle. He grabbed my shoulder and spun me around, not quickly by any means but the movement was enough to make my head pound and the world seem to pitch and roll before my eyes. “Would you mind LETTING ME GO?” I snarled, wrenching myself out of his grip. “If I take him out now, while I have the chance, we can get the survivors and go home.”
“This isn’t like you, killing in cold blood is not who you are.” Tobias kept light hands on my shoulders and held my gaze with his own.
What can I say? Sorry Tobias I am having visions now about the future and I know for a fact that if I don’t kill Veltan now, he’ll kill you?
“Tobias, I don’t want to hurt you but if you do not unhand me, I will not hesitate to knock you out again.” I stated coldly. He looked startled and backed off. I made another step forward and put my face close to his. “Stay out of my way from now on, Tobias. It’s for your own good.” I then turned around and made my slow progress back to the circle, drawn sword in hand.
Each step and each breath burned like fire in my thoracic cavity, but I walked on to the circle and approached Veltan. When I was about 50 meters away from him, Tobias suddenly appeared in front of me; he must have had to sprint I thought, watching the beads of sweat on his forehead and his chest rising and falling.
“Now, what do you wa-“
”You stop and listen for a minute, Lilith Aracia Warren.” He cut me off; his amiable amber eyes had become solid and hard with a glare that chilled me to the bone. I had never before seen him pissed off at someone else before, much less pissed him off myself. What was further, he had used my full name for the first time in his life. “Just what the hell is going on here? You get in my face and threaten me because I am trying to stop you from doing something stupid? No, that’s not like you, and neither is murder. There is something going on with you, I can smell it.” He got in my face now and held on to my shoulders tightly. “What is going on? What is it you’re not telling me?” His voice was ice and his grip was iron now.
“He’s the reason Shoren’s dead! Isn’t that enough for you? ” At least this was true.
“And we’ll make him pay for that by publicly disgracing him at the summit in Turstin in the spring.” Tobias countered.
I was shocked into speechlessness now and couldn’t give him an answer now if I had wanted to. Of course, he’s going to be the diplomat here..it’s only natural to control his anger with reasoning... he was well-trained.
Fortunately, I was spared having to answer when a strangled yelp of pain and fear sounded from behind me.
Tobias and I both turned to see Veltan’s body convulsing on the center stone as the still liquid blood upon it took on a life of it’s own and twined about in a sinewy, rope-like fashion, binding him to the stone as the runes that had faded before reappeared in black and penetrated Veltan’s body.
“WHAT THE HELL?!!!” Tobias and I both shouted as we rushed to the circle. We were too late; the runes had already finished the job and the rope-like blood-bindings were already infiltrating Veltan through his mouth, nose, and ears.
Veltan gave a final convolution and lay on the stone, the only movement in his chest, his breathing. “I think we should go, now.” Tobias said quietly.
“I agree.” I replied as we turned to go but we met with some kind of resistance at the circumference of the outermost stones. “What the hell?” I said, using my palm to try and push through without avail. I looked to Tobias and saw that he had continued without stopping. “Tobias!”
He turned around and gave me a weird look. “Come on! What’s wrong?” He called jogging back towards me.
“The circle won’t let me leave! Look!” I smacked at him; he flinched thinking I was going to hit him but my palm met with a solid, invisible force. He looked perplexed and stepped over the invisible barrier with ease.
“What the hell? It’s not doing anything to me...” He thought out loud.
Another sound came from the center stone where Veltan’s body lay, this one a sickening crunch. We turned around slowly to see Veltan rising slowly, steam just barely leaving the surface of his skin, which was darkened slightly.
“I am is most pleased with you, Eldahar.” It rasped, stretching out Veltan’s extremities and appendages as if trying on something new. The voice that came from Veltan’s form sounded like the dying screeches of the damned before they passed on to the next plane of existence. He now moved with a deadly grace that I both feared and yet envied. His eyes were cloudy, wisps flitting across them, no pupils nor whites to speak of, just pure cloudy grey.
“And why is that?” I snapped, speaking before my nerves gave me away. I was afraid, no, I was repulsed by this thing, this foreign entity. Tobias drew his sword swiftly and stood close to my side.
It laughed, if one can call the sound of the death squalls of a dried-up bullfrog laughter. “You, little one. You played right into my hands, believing the visions I sent you were real.”
My blood ran cold, what little bit I had left. “What do you mean?” I said softly, slightly lowering my sword. Then I shook myself and raised it again, pointed directly at the still-changing form of Veltan. “WHAT ARE YOU?!”
At my shout, the change that was overcoming Veltan’s body went into full-speed. Bones wrenched around with sickening crunches and spikes erupted from the shoulders, knees, elbows, wrists, and ankles; the skin turned black then leathery in texture, and then finally rock hard and bumpy with armor plates. Three horns sprouted on the top of the skull and the eyes became blood-red and filled with rage and bloodlust.
It turns toward me, transformation now complete, fixing me with solid red eyes. “I am your worst nightmare. I am the anathema for all with Eldahar blood, as they were to me...until now. I have the blood of both who bound me in purgatory all those years ago. Your mother’s blood.... and my daughter’s as well..” It laughed again.
I gritted my teeth and whispered out of the corner of my mouth to Tobias. “Get out of here, now. Get to Jaden, get the survivors and rebuild home. No aruging.”
He opened his mouth to argue and I dealt him a blow, yet again, to the back of his head. As he went down, I leapt towards the entity, my sword angled to slice it’s head from it’s neck. The blade never connected with my enemy. He leapt out of the way, surprisingly agile for his large, bulky form and dealt me and excruciating blow to my back wounds, the force of which slammed me into a stone nearby. As the wind was knocked out of my chest, I fell to one knee, clutching my ribs and struggling to regain my breath.
“I see my daughter managed to do something right for once! No pretty wings for you, eh?”
I grunted in pain and pushed myself to my feet with my sword. “What is it you want?”
He smiled, revealing razor sharp teeth, and replied, “This world brought to it’s knees. I want this world to suffer in purgatory as I did. So I shall bring purgatory forth by using an ancient ritual the Eldahars have hidden away in their ever-so precious scrolls of history.” He watching me carefully, as I straightened and clutched at my back.
I saw a blur of movement and suddenly, he had Tobias tossed over his shoulder. “Bring me the scrolls, Eldahar, and you can have him back. Refuse, and” He made a slicing motion over his own throat. He made a small gesture and faded from my sight, along with Tobias.
“NO!” I screamed. “YOU DIRTY BASTARD! GIVE HIM BACK!”
Night was falling once again, and I was still sitting in the blood-soaked stone circle, my knees pulled to my chest.
I have no idea where to even begin looking for these stupid scrolls.. And then there’s the surviors of the Alt Land’s massacre that are expecting someone to return them home, where they belong. BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THIS DAMNED CIRCLE! What do I do?
Guess what? Your DP: HOW IN THE HELL DO I GET OUT OF HERE?!!! Or do I? And if I do, what do I do?
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Very well done, Lilith! 
If he wants her to get the scrolls, it would be reasonable to think that he's dropped the shield preventing her from leaving the circle.
Or perhaps it is a challenge he has set, for some greater scheme.
Assuming it is a challenge, then perhaps the way out would be to wait for some alignment, it being a stone circle and all. If that is the case, then he has planned and timed this challenge very well, or it might be a long wait.
So I would say she should use her brain to solve a celestial puzzle, involving the stones themselves.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Yay!!!!
f5 Crunchy on the challenge idea
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Finally, another chapter, and yet, i can come up with no ideas! Have to think a bit for this one.
Going with Crunchy's idea, how about within that circle, at a certain time very near, she will have the ability to converse with dead Eldahar that have an interest in her survival? They may be able to lead her to a secret place where the scrolls are hidden? And perhaps they can explain a bit of what her father wants or is trying to accomplish? Think that it has to happen at dusk, and in the meantime, she can focus on her desires to know more, aiding the enchantments upon the holy ground. Best i can do right now, Lilith. Oh, she is kinda invisible due to the enchantment her father left.
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Well, well very nice. I would figure any power that held her in would stop him to. So in order for him to leave he would have had to brake what ever spell it was that stoped her. As for where to find the spells, only one place I could think of back to the home of her mothers race. But then again a thing of pure evil would enjoy toying with someone so he could have replaced the spell to make her sit and worrie. Nothing worse then being alone with your own head sometimes. I don't see him wanting to callenger her in any way, best way to handle an enemy is to keep them off balance and weak.
Btw nice chp.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: |
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*walks head-first into poll*
I voted!!!!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:41 am Post subject: |
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| *peeks timidly in the door* I'm back...... I f5 crunchy. She has to find her own way out of this one.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:08 am Post subject: |
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 nice siggy saati. New chappy please!!!!!!!  <--------- (reminded me of your post)
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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<----- That happened to me at work!
Chappy please
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject: Bloodline: Chapter 13 - Hope Renewed |
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Sorry about the wait guys. RL and other things kicking my ass currently and draining my attention and Idearium. But I've got it, nonetheless!
Chapter 13:Hope Renewed
As the sun set, I looked around at the bloodstains all over the circle, hoping beyond hope that somehow, this was all just a nightmare and that I’d wake up soon. Unfortunately, this time it was the real thing. I kicked one of the standing stones and was rewarded with a sharp pain all the way up my leg; I swore and nursed my foot.
There is no question. I must get out of this void-damned circle!
I went to the edge once more and tried to push through the barrier. It was still solid and firm. I rested my head against the cool stone that I had kicked and shut my eyes for a moment.
How am I supposed to get out of here?
As I opened my eyes, I spotted a polished symbol on the stone that I hadn’t noticed before; I squatted down to inspect it and found that it was a completely different kind of stone than the one it was embedded into. It was very smooth and had a mirror-like quality to it; when I brushed my fingertips over it, it seemed to hum with power.
I stood up and went to the next pillar in the circle, out of curiosity. Aha! Same place, same symbol, same material. I wonder if they all have it?
I made my way around the circle and found the symbol on every third pillar.
Thirty-nine pillars total and thirteen of them have the symbol on it.... and I know I’ve seen that symbol somewhere before...
I racked my brain to remember where I had seen it. Where have I seen this before? WHERE? Something cold thumped against my chest as I straightened from squatting down to examine the polished symbol on the pillar. My mother’s pendant,.. What? IT’S THE SAME VOID-DAMNED SYMBOL! 
I placed the pendant on the altar stone, right in the congealing blood of which half was mine. Then, for the first time in my life, I knelt and prayed, silently but fervently to whatever deity that had watched over my mother. This was it, the final straw. If I had to seek divine assistance from something I wasn’t exactly too sure about myself, then there was no turning back point.
I don’t know if you’re even listening or really there, but if you are then please, show me what I am supposed to do. You watched over my mother, whom followed you with unyielding faith and devotion, now please, help me too.
I felt a breeze pick up, not chill and harsh as it should have been for this time of year, but warm and inviting, caressing my cheek and making me open my eyes to the gape at the full moon, which had risen suddenly while my eyes had been shut for a short period of time. As I watched, the light from the moon shone on the pendant and reflected off the smooth surface and hit a pillar that had the same symbol; the polished surface of the symbol on that pillar reflected the beam across the circle towards another symbol engraved pillar; unfortunately, it did not hit the second pillar in the correct place to reflect it onto a third one. I had examined the angle at which the pillar was, the moon’s angle and figured out how much I would have to shift the second pillar when it dawned on me.
There’s a lunar eclipse happening tonight, and the way this looks, the moon will only hit the pendant properly for so long before it’s too late! I have to finish this quickly, whatever it may lead to! Hopefully it will help!
I hurriedly shifted the pillar and the light bounced off properly and onto the third; however, this one was improperly positioned as well.
VOID IT! Why are all of these shifted wrong?
I looked at the pattern the light beams would make if they could make it all the way from pillar to pillar.
A thirteen pointed star. Moon, star, thirteen. Thirteen zodiacs. My zodiac, the current zodiac. THAT’S IT!
I quickly shifted the third through the twelfth pillars into the star constellation of my zodiac. The light beams soon bounced back and forth across the circle, making the pattern I had predicted they would. Once it hit the thirteenth pillar, however, nothing happened.
What the? All that for a light show? Come on, there’s got to be something else you are missing, think, think!
I looked around, watching the first pillar and the final pillar, wondering if they had something to be shifted elsewhere, and my eyes followed the pattern to it’s end... to the direct left of the altar stone... and I saw the pendant once more.
The patterns begining isn’t on the first pillar, it’s on the pendant! 
With excitement building in my chest, I shifted the final pillar and it refelected the light back onto the pendant.
The pendant glowed brillantly for a moment and then pulsed and grew brighter, illuminating the entire area like the middle of the day on Midsummer’s Day. I shielded my eyes with my arm just in time and then the light disappated; the lunar eclipse had begun. I turned my attention from the darkening moon to the ethereal figure standing on the altar stone, now wearing the pendant around her neck, blue wings twitching once or twice as she looks at me with pride.
“Mother?” I said in a hushed tone.
She nodded and stepped down from the altar stone and embraced me in a warm hug. She was as corporeal as I was. “Oh my dear, how you’ve grown!” She said softly, kissing my cheek and holding my head between her two soft hands gently. “Those visions of your father and I, they were not real. Your father asked me to bind his soul to that tree when he was struck with a fatal wound defending me from my own people.”
I breathed a small sigh of relief. So they didn’t hate each other after all. “Mother, the entity that came from the runes...” She shushed me and put a finger to my lips.
“We haven’t got much time my dear. I know of your predicament. If you want your friend back, you must do as Ashenith said. Bring him the scrolls because if you don’t do it soon, your friend’s body will be the next container until he gains enough power to create a body that can house his evil essence. That’s what he wants the scrolls for, that and to regain the power that I stripped from him by using his living heir’s blood and my own to seal it within this pendant. ” She took the pendant off and placed it around my neck, where it settled cooly on my chest once more. “No my dear, Valara and I never worked together. I had to hunt her down and take what I needed by force from her, hence why she became extremely fixated on you... for revenge on me.”
She smiled and tucked a strand of stray hair behind my cheek and stroked it with her thumb. “Now, the scrolls are in the same room you found the prophecy gem, back at Regent. He’ll want the three with the gold ribbon tied around them.... take those and burn them. Grab the ones with the silver ribbon instead.” She looked away for a moment and got a hard look on her face. “They will end him, forever.”
The lunar eclipse was beginning to end and she took notice. “One final thing, my daughter.” She pressed her lips to my forehead, humming while she did so. I shut my eyes as I felt a warm sensation flow from there and flood my entire body.
When I opened them, the lunar eclipse was over and my mother was nowhere in sight. I went to the edge of the circle, and was relieved when the barrier that had stopped me before was no longer there.
I noticed that I was no longer weak nor tired, and the sharp pains in my back were gone and my clothing was no longer blood-stained and ragged; in fact, I didn’t even recognize the long dark pants and warm shirt that I was wearing, but I was grateful either way to be alive. The big shock was the fact that I had my wings back.
Except they weren’t green and leaf-like anymore; they had become the graceful pale blue gossamer wings that my mother had. I lifted off the ground with much more ease and smoothness than before and placed my hand over the pendant once before I left. “Thank-you, Mother.” I whispered, hurling myself into the winds towards the direction of Regent.
I made good time and as the sun rose the tree that guarded the entrance came into view. This time I went over the lake and swung myself around the tree quickly, using leftover momentum from my nearly breathless flight. The transportation did not knock me on my ass this time; I was slightly confused by this and the fact that I had gone all night without stopping and I still felt no fatigue, hunger, or thirst. But I simply accepted it and brushed it off as I went into the cave, my feet remembering every step I took the last time. Finally, I made it back to the large room and scoured the shelves for the six scrolls, three tied with a silver ribbon and three tied with a gold ribbon.
After what seemed like an eternity of searching, I spotted them together on the same shelf across the room. As I pulled them down, an old book caught my eye. The cover was leather as was the bindings but the parchment had a soft luminescence to it.
I suppose it couldn’t hurt to take a look... I mean, I made great time getting here and finding these.... and it seems to be some sort of recordkeeper’s journal.. Maybe I’ll find some answers in here about this bloodline I carry.
DP: Does she look through it or not? What may she find? The decision lies in your hands.....
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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oh she definitly looks! and she finds a whole lot more than she bargained for.. like she is realted to the bad guy ol whatsisface...
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well done lilith! worth the wait! i say don't look. take care of her firend, now, so that nothing more bad happens, but definetly come back and read more later.
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Sorry Lil, this one seemed to have fallen off my radar for some reason! Anyway, caught up and voted!
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An early Christmas present dear ones! Next chappy!
Chapter 14: A History Lesson
I ran my fingertips over the leather covering, the sensation of touch almost electrifying to my hand, and flicked open the book. The handwriting on the page was neat and tidy, easy to read even though the pages were obviously old and faded. Only problem was, I didn’t know the language it was written in. At first. As I frowned at the foreign words, the letters began to change on the page, the lines and words becoming suddenly coherent and understanding dawned on me.
This is the history of their existence.. My existence... the blood that flows in my veins is the very same as that wrote this.... I read the first few pages and came to understand my purpose.
Demons had overrun all of the world; every piece of land that a human deemed worth fighting for was a target. Warrior-mages united and made a final stand at the center point of an empire called the Alt Lands, the empire landlocked between the other four.
The first Eldahars were made many millennia ago when a warrior-mage of tremendous power made a bargain with the Earth itself. The warrior-mage had fallen in the battle between demons and humans; this legendary battle was often referred to as “The Failed Apocalypse”. The warrior-mage had been born into the head family of Avalon, the city built over the convergence of lay lines in the Earth where power lay in all its pure potency. She begged the Earth to give her the strength to live on and in exchange she would protect the Earth with her very life force. The deal was made with her blood and in time, she found others who were willing to make the same bargain as she. So the race of the Eldahar was created.
To born into this bloodline was to live with the tides of the moon, the patterns of the sun, and the seasons of nature. Every Eldahar was gifted with wings; the gossamer, delicate appearance deceived those who were bitter enemies of the Eldahar yet those same wings were strong enough for the Eldahar to fly at breakneck velocities. Some were able to see things that had not yet occurred while others could hear the voices of those who had passed on to the next plane of existence. As the Eldahars’ numbers grew, so did the variations of power and the intensities.
The ability to channel a magnitude of pure energy capable of destroying anything in its path was the rarest ability and the best kept secret. As the years passed, the more powerful Eldahars were able to concentrate this ability into a crystal piece of jewelry alone. They entrusted this crystal pendant to one of their race; the Eldahar who guarded this pendant would be able to use this ability to defend him or herself and the rest of the Eldahars as well. But such a power comes with a price. Since the ability had been removed and extracted from several different Eldahars to fuse into the pendant, it had a mind of its own and it would take the life of the Eldahar who wielded it. A double-edged sword to say the least.
As the Eldahars grew in number so did the humans and eventually, the Eldahar created a city of their own, Regent. It became a place of rest, healing and comfort to weary travelers as the Eldahar offered their aid to those who had need of it. Until the night the first of a half breed of demons came, disguised as a tired troope of performers. They slaughtered many that night, dwindling the population down to less than half of what it was. The current bearer of the pendant forced them back, obliterating all of them except one who ran to tell the tale. His power spent, the bearer gave the pendant to his apprentice with his dying breath.
The Eldahar expelled all those who were not of their descent and created a barrier to hide their precious city after this, removing themselves and their influence from the world where man and demon raged in battle at one another.
And so the years passed and the pendant changed hands several times, each time taking a piece of the soul of the one who bore it and growing ever more powerful. The demons were kept at bay and it came into the hands of the daughter of Avorel, who ruled the Eldahar firmly and justly with an iron hand. He was proud to have a daughter who would step up to the challenge of High Priestess, as none other had done for centuries.
Elian herself accepted her sacred duty and at once rode out and succeeded in forcing the leader of the demons to purgatory. She returned however, alive. This was unexpected to all of the citizens of Regent, as it was legend that all who bore that pendant were destined to die channeling it’s power to fight off the demonic forces. Rumors flew through the city and many came to look on their once-beloved priestess with distaste, especially when they found she carried a child not fathered by another Eldahar. But little by little, other rumors of an ancient prophecy made long ago began to surface. “One of Eldahar blood, but not Eldahar will finish the fighting of our enemies. She will carry great power within her blood; her purpose however, is to end the fighting... nothing more. A warrior to end the battle of all battles and keep the worlds from tearing themselves apart once more.”
The people were torn in half; one half still supporting Elian (the loyalists) and the other demanding her to be put to death, her and the unborn child (the radicals). One night the radicals, led by her own father, came after Elian. The loyalists snuck her out of Regent safely and fought as she came to the mystical entrance of Regent, where her man was supposed to be waiting to take her far away. As they nearly made it away, the radicals followed her through the entrance and attacked them. Cormack roared with fury as he pulled his weapon and began to fight off the radicals effortlessly. He came to Avorel, himself and was struck with a fatal blow. Elian, struck with fear, used the power of the pendant, and so killed her own father.
She then used an ancient spell to bind Cormack’s soul to the tree that stood at the entrance of Regent and gave it the duty of guardianship of the now bloodstained city.
This is the account of the True Keeper of the Lore of the Eldahar.
I dropped the book to the ground at my feet. “My purpose is merely to end the fighting... nothing more. Well, a cause worth fighting for, isn’t it?” I spoke to no one, merely saying the words so they would sink in. I knew now, in my heart, that whatever power my mother had given me had changed me forever. Should I survive this upcoming battle from her blessing, I knew that I would return here and here I would remain.
Pulling the golden ribbons off the three scrolls I unrolled them and read the archaic spells, my eyes growing wide with understanding as I comprehended just how much power and destruction was held in those words. I rolled them back up and put them in the hollowing of the wall that seemed to be used as a fireplace for the Keeper. There was some tinder left and I made to bring out flint and a piece of metal when a spark flickered from my fingertip to the scrolls.
WHAT THE HELL?
I fell back on my ass in surprise, staring from my hand to the fireplace and back.”Guess Mom was as powerful as the legends say.” I muttered, picking myself up and with shaking hands unrolling the parchment with silver ribbon tied around them. The first two were blank. I frowned at these and opened the third, which bore only one sentence.
Exsisto absentis ex universitas abominor!
I knew that I had to be the one to say this when he had unrolled the first to scrolls and found them to be empty. I also had a feeling that this would be where I myself would use the pendants power, whether it killed me or not, I had to.
“Alright then, I’ve got these..now..how to find Ashenith?” I said aloud.
Well DP time dear ones. Where the hell am I supposed to find him? And HOW!?
Oh, and I hope you enjoyed.
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good chappy lily. very enjoyable read. and a nice history lesson also. Fills in some blanks nicely and prepares us for what is to yet come.
i say, with her powers that she is awakening to, she should be able to track a demon with a simple spell of some sort. or maybe there is an ancient map that will allow her to pinpoint where the demons used to live?
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I think it was the best of the past I've read yet in this story. The last words are probably worth the read and you better keep it memorized. It can be anything.
I think there should be a way through a mirror or some passage way through to a new place. sorry that was random, but for more information I think you should find it in a book. It doesn't matter how long you take as long as your safe.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:57 am Post subject: |
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Are you feeling bored, with way too much time on your hands?
Would you like to be excited and thrilled?
Feel like reading a tale packed with heroics and and action?
Then check out  by Zephyr
and let the boredom beast roam elsewhere!
posted by kind permission of Lilith
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I've just caught up on the last two chapters.
The spark that comes from her fingertips is obviously magical. Perhaps she should should hold her hand over the two blank scrolls and see what happens.
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A new chapter! ENJOY!
Chapter 15: End of Days
I looked to the book once more and rifled through a few more pages, going towards the front of it, the older records, searching for something of grave importance, a location, a passage-way, anything. One page caught my eye; the title in bold was faded as was the rest of the writing, but readable.
The End of Days
.... Avorel’s only child shuddered on the stone, the drink taking her swiftly, her eyes rolling back, the whites the only thing that could be seen. She had taken a sip of the ceremonial drink used by prophetesses long ago to induce the trance-like state required to invoke the voice of the gods. Thirteen small mirrors were produced from underneath dark robes and reflected the full moon onto her where she lay on the stone, her body convulsing violently. Avorel stood at the head of the stone, his face grim as pulled the sword from its sheath, slowly raising it above Elian’s unseeing eyes, arm tensed and prepared to strike.
Elian’s mouth opened, but the voice that came out was not hers. “You will not strike this one, Avorel. She has the gift you have so long awaited to come amongst your race.” The voice was rich and full of power, resonating all around us, vibrating into the very core of our bodies.
Avorel’s arm relaxed, and he dropped the sword to the ground at his feet as his knees gave out and he fell into a kneeling position at the stone, his daughter’s body pulling itself to its feet; her hair billowing out like fire, the black robe she was clad in hanging loosely from her shoulders as her eyes returned to normal and flashed platinum.
“Listen, well, Eldahar. Your race’s time is coming to an end and swiftly at that. There is no stopping it and no preventing it. Soon, very soon, an age old enemy will overcome you, splitting your hearts and people in two. The oath you swore eon upon eon ago to be the voice and protectors of the Earth herself has been broken, and that she will not forgive. Prepare yourselves for the End of Days!”
The fearsome speech finished, Elian’s body crumpled, but her father caught her before she fell from the stone, and he beckoned a few women to come and tend to her while he thought with his council on the apocalyptic prophecy his own daughter had just given.
As she was bore away, Elian uttered one final statement before sleep took her. “By blood bound, by blood undone.”
This is the account of the True Keeper of the Lore of the Eldahar.
Alright, so how does this help me? I thought, rifling through the pages once more. I spoke aloud to myself“They practiced a lot of magic and had a lot of power, so Ashenith is gonna go after a place used to channel that power at one time. But the circle’s magic is spent so that leaves....”
“Their home, Regent.” I spun around at the sound of a familar voice.
Tobias caught my arm as I whirled and gave me a lopsided grin, marred by the long slash down his cheek which was bleeding profusely. His eyes were bandaged with a bit of scrap material, torn from his shirt.
“How did you.. When did you...” I couldn’t finish a sentence, I could barely finish a thought.
“I escaped, Lil... and I ran for you.” He winced a tad and grabbed his shoulder; his arm was hanging limply at his side, useless. "I remembered how we got in here the first time and repeated the process."
“What happened to your eyes?” I said firmly, my hand rising of its own accord and touching his cheek; he shivered at my touch when my hand brushed against the material.
His grin faltered a bit and he drew a deep breath as he sat on the floor, clutching at his shoulder while I knelt beside him. “I woke up in a stone room and my arms were chained above me to the wall. I was alone in there for a long time in the dark. I don’t know how long, but then he came with a torch and it blinded me after being in the dark for so long.”
I bit back a gasp as the haunting images from the vision or dream I had passed in front of my eyes.
“I felt him lift my shirt and carve into the flesh of my chest and abdomen, Lil...” He pulled his shirt up with shaking hands.
I peered at the bloody, archaic symbols closely, not being able to make sense of any of them. I reached forward to run my finger over one of them, but then drew back. Those symbols are something sinister... I’m not liking this.. And how did he make it in here, blind? He’s only been here once before... I felt my stomach turn as Tobias caught my wrist with his injured arm and moved to unwind the bandage over his eyes, revealing not his calm amber eyes, but blood-red ones with black pupils.
“Tobias...” I whispered and looked away, even as the “injured” shoulder covered itself in a hard solid rock-like material; Tobias’s body repeated the same process that Veltan’s had, only this was much smoother without the spikes and seemed to be less of an effort on him.
“Your young man’s body seems to be a vessel that heals faster than most; he’ll do well for a vessel for me...” Ashenith chuckled heartily and tightened his grip on my wrist and pulled my chin up to look him in the eye. “You’ve lead me a merry chase, little Eldahar brat. Where are the scrolls?”
I jerked my chin from his grasp and pulled the scrolls from the desk above our heads, handing them to him. As he let go of my wrist to take the scrolls I scooted backward, kicking up dust and getting to my feet.
“ Exsisto absentis ex universitas abominor ” I cried out, tears welling up in my eyes as I felt power flow through myself and the pendant, then through the dust at Ashenith. I saw the three scrolls unfurl themselves in his grasp and then stretch until they were bigger than he.
“What have you done, you stupid girl!” He roared as he strode towards me, the dust settling now. He pulled a dagger from Tobias’s boot and plunged it towards me; I dodged him and backed away, my hand flying to my hip where my father’s sword rested.
As I drew it, I heard him unsheathe the sword on his back and saw him come towards me out of the corner of my eye and brought my blade up to meet his. There was a clang as the two blades met, and he stepped back, feinted to my left and my sword met his when it came for my right side. I stepped forward, swinging my blade at his head, which he ducked smoothly and drove his sword toward my stomach. I danced away and then came after him again, now using repetitive strikes back and forth, shifting my weight from foot to foot, my balance shifting every second as he and I exchanged blow after blow. The scrolls that had magically enlarged to engulf and bind him once more, were batted away by his free hand at every interval.
I began to tire as I felt sweat perspire on my brow and the sword became more difficult to wield. He merely laughed and came after me aggressively. “Bah! Don’t you wish you did not have the taint of human blood weakening you?”
I grunted and swung the sword towards his shoulder, where it glanced off and the strike shook my entire arm, my hand fumbled and dropped the sword. I felt his elbow smack into my stomach hard, forcing the breath out of me and knocking me back against the wall.
He strode over close, the sword’s edge against my throat. “Well, well, what’s this?” He plucked the pendant from my neck and studied the shape. “So this is it, huh? Well then.” He turned towards the approaching scrolls of paper and crushed the crystal in one hand. As he opened his palm and tilted it to pour out a fine glittery powder, the scrolls turned into mere wisps of smoke.
I slumped as I felt every bit of strength leave me as well as my mother’s blessing of power. The wings I had been given turned to ash as my exhaustion took a hold.
Ashenith turned around once more and saw my closed eyes, my shallow breathing and hissed in my ear as he tensed to drag the blade across my throat.
“And so ends the bloodline of the Eldahar.”
The End
Well guys this is the end of the tale. Took me almost a year to complete the first storygame I started, but I did it. I hope you enjoyed. Thank-you to all who have been there since the beginning and kept up with it. I appreciate your patience and participation.
~Lily~
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Nice ending. Somewhat grim, and leaves a little wiggle room for further works in the same universe, should you choose to, but is not completely open-ended.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I really like it, I didn't read it until just now but, i like it.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| *Falls on knees in a melodramatic manner* NOOOOOO! It can't be over! It can't be!*gets back up and looks around* Now that that's out of my system, good ending, good ending Lily.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: |
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But still, a good ending.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:56 am Post subject: |
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F5 the above, a very good ending although I'm sad to see this one finish
Good work!
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