AN: I might discontinue 'A New Beginning'… and in its place, put up Captivate! An exciting story for me to write! I'm excited because it's going to be a shocker! And hopefully different from all the other HoN fanfics. This story takes place after Awakened. That is all. :P
Chapter 01:
The grove sparkled and shimmered around the four figures. The trees seemed alive as they moved with the soft breeze. The clear blue sky seemed to shine even brighter that day. Nyx's children seemed to ignore the four who were deep in thought. Loren Blake broke the silence, and as his voice carried out, Jack Twist seemed to already agree.
"The new power is rising. We've felt this before, but now… it's unlike anything I've felt since my arrival here." Loren waited his breath slowing. Anastasia watched the children run along the fields, some pausing watching her as well sensing her unease.
"They feel it as well. Darkness is rising, and Neferet doesn't even know. Patricia… something needs to happen, and quick." Patricia Nolan, former drama teacher at Tulsa, Oklahoma's House of Night, nodded in agreement. Loren, Anastasia, and Patricia all stared at Jack, who was currently staring off, watching Fritz chase his older sister, Oktober, around. Jack had recently become attached to Fritz because Nyx had brought them together.
Fritz was supposedly a scared and shy child who only interacted with his sister. Jack was asked to watch over Fritz at all costs, and at the time Jack agreed because nothing ever went wrong in Nyx's grove.
"Jack? What is your view on this issue? You do know what that is, right?" Jack shook his head, and then ran a hand through it moving any stray locks out of his face. I should get it trimmed again… The thought ran through his head as Loren was explaining the 'Death Curse'.
The 'Death Curse' was some sort of magic-thingy that brought the dead back, and not back as in Red fledgling. Back as in dead, zombie back. The 'dead' weren't given standard red markings either. They were marked with black etchings of 'Underworld', if they even got the marks back. Those who were closer to Darkness didn't get Nyx's crescent moon back at all. They were brought back through the white bull and the goddess of the 'Underworld'. Neferet was trying to tap into that lost power to bring back an army to fight against Zoey Redbird. Neferet didn't realize that the power she was using was also dangerous to her, as well as others.
"You know the answer to this problem don't you? Nyx must have told you something when you arrived… she told us nothing of it. Erebus told us to leave it to someone else to deal with. I believe that Nyx's grove may be corrupted…" "Don't say such things before Jack!" "Yes, he mustn't get the wrong idea! Nyx knows what she is doing."
They bickered, but Jack couldn't care less. His job was to watch over Fritz.
(Jack PoV)
Fritz was playing a lively game of tag with Oktober. She looked as if she were about to pass out from all the excitement. I raced over to Fritz and wrapped my arms around his stomach. I leaned in and whispered in his ear, "Don't stress your sister out so much."
Fritz jumped and giggled, struggling to get out of my arms. He finally succeeded and tackled me to the ground. Over the past few weeks, the grove has aged me; I looked and felt about twenty-three years older now.
Fritz began to jump on me, trying to get me to pass out. His dark blonde hair was hanging in my face now, as he leaned in. He brushed my hair away from ear and casually said, "You don't know her like I do. And you should really pass out now. Or else…" "Or else what," I challenged, instantly regretting what I said when he slammed his forehead into mine. We both cried out clutching our heads. He had a Cheshire-like grin on his face, where mine grimaced in pain. I got up quickly and ran into the nearest cluster of trees. He followed after, chasing me and calling out my name.
Loren sent a telepathic message to me. And it shocked me so much; I froze, causing Fritz to slam into me.
Damien Maslin has all the answers we need. He is Darkness's next target…
AN: Sorry it was a short chapter. But, to make it up to you, here's a sneak peek of Chapter 2 of CAPTIVATE! Hell yeah!
(Zoey PoV)
I woke up to a loud knocking. I rolled over trying to get up, and ended up knocking Stark off the bed. He crashed onto the floor, muttering under his breath. Aphrodite pushed the newly installed door open. She yanked me out of the bed and tossed me out of the room.
"Get dressed; we've got a long night ahead of us."
Stevie Rae's eyes were a nasty shade of blood red. Venus smiled sweetly as if she did absolutely nothing. But, as soon as I walked into the kitchen, her face fell. I ignored her while Aphrodite smacked her, calling her a dumbass. Damien shut everyone up, trying to get everyone to focus on Kramisha.
"Uh- we've got some issues involving the bird things… and Neferet. She's going to be doing some… bad things." Aphrodite took over after a minute of silence.
"What she means is Kalona isn't staying still anymore. He's allowing Neferet to order his bird kids around, no offense Rephaim. I got a vision last night, and it wasn't pretty. Neferet's trying to bring the dead back and well; we've got to stop her. And soon."
AN: Okay, short again. The rest of the chapters might just be this short too… SORRY! I hope you enjoyed! Review please!