Dark Heart: Blood of the moon.
Chapter One.
She reaches the wall, the wall most think is impassable but she knows better… has seen otherwise. She knows how to breach The Vale wall, knows how to seek the Blood of the Moon. She rides to the spot she has seen in her dreams, dismounts and walks over to the wall. She runs her hands over the surface and finds the hand holds… she climbs up and over a little to the right of where she started. She pulls herself up to the path you can not see from the ground and rests a moment before moving on, taking the path up along the wall to the pass at the top. She takes a deep breath and walks slowly through the cut in the rock to a rock shelf that over looks the whole valley, she gasps at the sheer beauty before her and takes a few moments to just look at a sight no human eyes have ever beheld.
Then she turns and takes the steps down the inside of the wall to the valley floor below. She knows where she must seek The Blood and heads in that direction… knowing she has been watched since she stepped through the pass at the top of the wall. She moves slowly… carefully so that the watchers have time to access her. She is the first human in The Vale and she does not want to cause offence before she has even started. The Gods may not be her's but she respects their power… is humbled by it. She feels even more eyes on her now and knows she must be close to the temple, close to her goal, close to the Blood of the Moon. She keeps walking until she emerges from the tree's and into a large clearing… before her stands the temple of The Moon. Slowly she approaches the steps, kneels before the first one and prostrates herself to wait. This is a sacred place and she dare not enter until asked too so she waits. She clears her mind and thinks only of what she has seen in her visions.
They watch from the shadows as she kneels and bows down at the bottom of the temple stairs… they are everywhere. In the shadows of the tree's, in the shadows of the temple itself, in the shadows of the doorway at the top of the temple steps. Two stand in the doorway, another three behind them… watching.
A sniff "Human" murmurs one softly.
Another nods.
"Is this the sign ?" whispers another.
"Shhh" hushes one in the doorway.
They watch.
She does not move… she waits.
Calista smiles softly and raises the hood of the cloak before stepping forward and slowly walking down the stairs to the human.
Three in the doorway gasp, one smiles and raises a hand to still and quiet them. They watch.
Calista quietly approaches the human yet still she whispers "I mean no harm".
"Then why are you here" asks Calista softly.
She keep her eyes down but raises head enough to be heard "I am a seer… the Alpha King rises in the south but the black tide is almost upon him" she replies.
Calista takes a deep breath, even knowing this was to come did not prepare one for it actually happening, before saying "How do you know he is The Alpha King ?".
"My mother had sight too and she told me of a prophecy her mother told her… The Alpha King shall arise, he shall be the only one to bare the sign of The Mother and the Gift of The Father. He shall be blessed among the Blood of the Moon and Alpha King he shall be. I have seen him… he wears the only remaining disc of The Mother… he has both voices in both forms and he has Blood of the Moon in his pack… his name is Lucien" she replies, eyes still on the ground in front of her.
Calista tilts his head amazed "There is Blood still in Midian ?".
"One… the last one" she answers.
"And the Blood is safe… cared for ?" asks Calista.
"The Blood is loved and mated to one of their own choosing" she says with a small smile.
"The Alpha King rises in the south" gasps Calista "It is time… stand Amonthea, come with me you must tell us all you have seen… in dream and with your eyes".
Her head snaps up and she stares, open mouthed "H…how do you know my name ?" she asks.
Calista chuckles and pale delicate hands come forth from the cloak to push the hood back, the high priest smiles at her "Amonthea means seer in the old tongue… your mother saw who you would be".
A slightly shocked smile appears on her face.
"Come… there is no time" Calista urges her.
She stands and follows the high priest up the stairs as they reach the top Calista says into the shadows "The Alpha King rises… it is time, call everyone to the temple".
One turns and runs deeper into the temple… runs to send word all over The Vale.
Calista leads Amonthea inside and bids her sit, she does so then gasps as the other figures lower their hoods to reveal such beautiful faces…
"I am Calista… high priest of The Blood of the Moon. This is Amber… my mate and second. Thorn and Shae" as each is gestured to.
She nods at them all "I am honoured".
They all smile at her.
"This human's name is Amonthea… she is a seer, she has seen the Alpha King" adds Calista.
"Her mother knew" chuckles Amber.
Calista nods and smiles "It seems so… now tell us everything".
"It started with dreams… of something round and shiny, I thought it was the moon… but as it got further away I knew it was a medallion… the last disc of The Mother. Then I saw his face… Lucien and he was smiling, laughter in his eyes and I knew he was good. I would dream of him all the time, of things he had done… things he would do… and I knew he would be very important one day. Then my mother told me of the Alpha King and I started to wonder if this werewolf I kept seeing was the one. He bares the sign, never takes it off and later I learned he has both voices in both forms… The Fathers gift" she starts.
Shae's eyes go wide "He really has both ?".
Amonthea nods "Yes… he can howl in human form and speak in wolf form".
"But is he blessed ?" asks Thorn.
"There is Blood in his pack… the very last in all of Midian" replies Amonthea.
The Blood stare at each other then look to Calista who nods "It is time… we read the signs and knew it was near now we must go forth… The Blood must flow into Midian and anoint the Alpha King. The Mother and Father will be heard once more" Calista says.
They nod.
Amber turns to the seer "Is the blood cared for ?".
Amonthea smiles as she nods "Oh yes… Morgan's mate is deeply in love".
Amber smiles softly and looks up at Calista who smiles back fondly.
"It truly is time" says Amber.
~* Welcome to Blood of the Moon… the next tale in the Dark Heart story. Be forewarned that this tale is mostly about Lucien and the wolves, the vampires are in it but are more in the background of this tale. I plan on having the vampire's tale written separately and posted as it unfolds alongside this one. It has no title as yet but I will let you all know what to look for when it does. Hope you enjoy this tale and all reviews are welcome ! *~