Author's Note: Okay, I've finally gotten around to re-writing Black Frost. New title, too. This chapter kinda sucks, it was originally going to be a Prologue, but then it got to be longer than I thought. So it's the first chapter instead. Oh, and thanks for the criticism I got, it really helped.
Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade, but Rhia and Ebonite belong to me.
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Deadly Nightshade
Chapter One
Song of Ebonite
The moon shone through the window, illuminating the darkness of Rhia's bedroom. She kept the window wide open, letting in the warm breeze of the summer. Rhia turned over, the bed sheets tangled around her legs. She heard her mother calling from downstairs, calling her down to dinner. She untangled her long legs from the folds of the blue sheet, and slowly made her way down the stairs. All Rhia ate of her dinner was a few bites, before pushing the plate away, claiming she was full.
"Oh come on Rhia, you've barely eaten anything!" This was the daily conversation that occurred during dinner. Rhia rarely ate much, preferring to live her life only eating when she needed to.
"Mom, I've eaten all that I need to. Maybe it's about time you stopped trying to force-feed me and let me eat however much I want to." Rhia was tired, and didn't want to put up with this again. With that, she got up and headed for the back door.
"Now you come here and finish your dinner young lady!" Her mother's commands failed to get through to her as she shut the door behind her.
"For once, it would be nice to go through one dinner without that sort of an argument. Just for once..." Rhia sat on the short grass, watching the sky with the wind blowing through her autumny hair, the bangs were red but the remainder stayed brown. She was about to close her eyes and fall asleep outside when a shimmer caught her eye. It came from the surface of the river by her house. "Hello...what's this?" A light melody escaped the water. Sounding like shifting, echoing whispers. Accompanied by the sound of a flute, and the almost-silent cawing of a raven. Rhia slowly stood, hesitating before finally walking towards the water. The surface was moving, slowly undulating, emitting a dim glow from the depths. Tiny bubbles rose to the surface, the volume of the tune rising with each bubble popping. The whispers shifted less, and less, eventually forming into barely-audible words.
"C-caaan youuu...hear my ssssssssong?" The volume fluctuated, and stopped rising. Rhia stared at the water.
"...Yeah, I can...What's it to you? And what the hell ARE you?"
In response to her words, the tune, the water, the glow, all stopped. The night stood silent. In confusion, Rhia stepped closer towards the water, apprehensively leaning forwards. Once she moved forward enough, and was standing on the end of the dock, the light and the music returned, and the water's surface shook with intense force.
"Oh SHIT!" Rhia stepped back, but stumbled and fell. She shut her eyes, afraid of what was about to happen. A figure began rising from the depths of the river, water sliding off of it's glowing feathers in thick, transparent sheets. Once the water stopped dripping, Rhia opened her eyes. There, its outline glowing a pale silver-blue, the inside a jet black mass, a giant raven stood in the water. It's eyes were covered by some sort of technological goggles, which sparkled occasionally. The top joints of its wings were hooked, and each was wrapped by a belt. Around its neck was a thick, black leather belt, with a long chain holding a padlock hanging from it. Its waist had a metal belt-like thing around it, that held up some form of tan pants, with a heavy-duty zipper on each side. The tips of its wings were covered by arrowhead-shaped blades. Rhia just remained sitting, not knowing what to say. But the creature spoke first. In a faint, echoing voice, feminine, but still rather deep.
"I am Ebonite. For years I have searched for the one to hear my song. Thou can hear. Tell me now, do you know of the one they call Peter?"
"P-Peter? Yeah, I know him. Not personally. He was my great-grandfather. Why do you ask?"
"He was the one to first hear my song, to first unleash my power. He could control it, use it. But once he decided to raise the level of intensity, he lost control. What power he gained from me caused an avalanche on the mountain that he stood upon. An avalanche which killed him instantly. There was nothing I could do, but wait for a new human that could hear my song. Thou can hear."
"Wait a minute. So it was because of you that he died? Good job. And so what if I can hear? You're just gonna use me to channel your energy, and then I'll end up dying like him, won't I?"
"Not necessarily," the bird submerged her body until only her head and the tips of her wings remained over the surface, "it all depends how thou uses the power."
Rhia tilted her head, "Whatever. Anywho, it's getting late, I'm gonna go get some sleep. Will you be here tomorrow?" Ebonite nodded, "okay, see ya." And with that, Rhia ran back to her house. Once she made it to the door, she turned around, only to see the surface of the water rippling gently.
Months passed with these nightly conversations. Ebonite wanted to know everything that had changed in the world since the last time she had contact with a human. The two became rather close, at least, as close as an unearthly creature and a young teenager could get. One night, Rhia ran down to the riverbank, a Beyblade in her hand. Her parents had decided to give it to her as an early birthday present. But once she reached the dock, Ebonite wasn't in the water like she usually was, only her head and the tips of her wing feathers above the surface. Her wings were spread wide.
"Ebonite? What..." but before she could finish, the large corvid got out of the water completely. The light that surrounded her flickered. Her overall body shape seemed to melt into a cloud of glowing mist. The light swirled and headed for the center of Rhia's new Beyblade, entering the Bit Chip. Within seconds, the night was darker than Rhia had seen it for months. "Ebonite....And for all this time, you never told me you were a Bitbeast?" Rhia stared at the Bit Chip, "And the idea never crossed my mind. How stupid can I get?"
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There. Done. It's a bit short..but it IS some sort of Prologue/Chapter One combo.. I plan on making the next chapter longer. Dunno when I'll write it, though. I'm busy nowadays. Flames/criticism accepted.
Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade, but Rhia and Ebonite belong to me.
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Deadly Nightshade
Chapter One
Song of Ebonite
The moon shone through the window, illuminating the darkness of Rhia's bedroom. She kept the window wide open, letting in the warm breeze of the summer. Rhia turned over, the bed sheets tangled around her legs. She heard her mother calling from downstairs, calling her down to dinner. She untangled her long legs from the folds of the blue sheet, and slowly made her way down the stairs. All Rhia ate of her dinner was a few bites, before pushing the plate away, claiming she was full.
"Oh come on Rhia, you've barely eaten anything!" This was the daily conversation that occurred during dinner. Rhia rarely ate much, preferring to live her life only eating when she needed to.
"Mom, I've eaten all that I need to. Maybe it's about time you stopped trying to force-feed me and let me eat however much I want to." Rhia was tired, and didn't want to put up with this again. With that, she got up and headed for the back door.
"Now you come here and finish your dinner young lady!" Her mother's commands failed to get through to her as she shut the door behind her.
"For once, it would be nice to go through one dinner without that sort of an argument. Just for once..." Rhia sat on the short grass, watching the sky with the wind blowing through her autumny hair, the bangs were red but the remainder stayed brown. She was about to close her eyes and fall asleep outside when a shimmer caught her eye. It came from the surface of the river by her house. "Hello...what's this?" A light melody escaped the water. Sounding like shifting, echoing whispers. Accompanied by the sound of a flute, and the almost-silent cawing of a raven. Rhia slowly stood, hesitating before finally walking towards the water. The surface was moving, slowly undulating, emitting a dim glow from the depths. Tiny bubbles rose to the surface, the volume of the tune rising with each bubble popping. The whispers shifted less, and less, eventually forming into barely-audible words.
"C-caaan youuu...hear my ssssssssong?" The volume fluctuated, and stopped rising. Rhia stared at the water.
"...Yeah, I can...What's it to you? And what the hell ARE you?"
In response to her words, the tune, the water, the glow, all stopped. The night stood silent. In confusion, Rhia stepped closer towards the water, apprehensively leaning forwards. Once she moved forward enough, and was standing on the end of the dock, the light and the music returned, and the water's surface shook with intense force.
"Oh SHIT!" Rhia stepped back, but stumbled and fell. She shut her eyes, afraid of what was about to happen. A figure began rising from the depths of the river, water sliding off of it's glowing feathers in thick, transparent sheets. Once the water stopped dripping, Rhia opened her eyes. There, its outline glowing a pale silver-blue, the inside a jet black mass, a giant raven stood in the water. It's eyes were covered by some sort of technological goggles, which sparkled occasionally. The top joints of its wings were hooked, and each was wrapped by a belt. Around its neck was a thick, black leather belt, with a long chain holding a padlock hanging from it. Its waist had a metal belt-like thing around it, that held up some form of tan pants, with a heavy-duty zipper on each side. The tips of its wings were covered by arrowhead-shaped blades. Rhia just remained sitting, not knowing what to say. But the creature spoke first. In a faint, echoing voice, feminine, but still rather deep.
"I am Ebonite. For years I have searched for the one to hear my song. Thou can hear. Tell me now, do you know of the one they call Peter?"
"P-Peter? Yeah, I know him. Not personally. He was my great-grandfather. Why do you ask?"
"He was the one to first hear my song, to first unleash my power. He could control it, use it. But once he decided to raise the level of intensity, he lost control. What power he gained from me caused an avalanche on the mountain that he stood upon. An avalanche which killed him instantly. There was nothing I could do, but wait for a new human that could hear my song. Thou can hear."
"Wait a minute. So it was because of you that he died? Good job. And so what if I can hear? You're just gonna use me to channel your energy, and then I'll end up dying like him, won't I?"
"Not necessarily," the bird submerged her body until only her head and the tips of her wings remained over the surface, "it all depends how thou uses the power."
Rhia tilted her head, "Whatever. Anywho, it's getting late, I'm gonna go get some sleep. Will you be here tomorrow?" Ebonite nodded, "okay, see ya." And with that, Rhia ran back to her house. Once she made it to the door, she turned around, only to see the surface of the water rippling gently.
Months passed with these nightly conversations. Ebonite wanted to know everything that had changed in the world since the last time she had contact with a human. The two became rather close, at least, as close as an unearthly creature and a young teenager could get. One night, Rhia ran down to the riverbank, a Beyblade in her hand. Her parents had decided to give it to her as an early birthday present. But once she reached the dock, Ebonite wasn't in the water like she usually was, only her head and the tips of her wing feathers above the surface. Her wings were spread wide.
"Ebonite? What..." but before she could finish, the large corvid got out of the water completely. The light that surrounded her flickered. Her overall body shape seemed to melt into a cloud of glowing mist. The light swirled and headed for the center of Rhia's new Beyblade, entering the Bit Chip. Within seconds, the night was darker than Rhia had seen it for months. "Ebonite....And for all this time, you never told me you were a Bitbeast?" Rhia stared at the Bit Chip, "And the idea never crossed my mind. How stupid can I get?"
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There. Done. It's a bit short..but it IS some sort of Prologue/Chapter One combo.. I plan on making the next chapter longer. Dunno when I'll write it, though. I'm busy nowadays. Flames/criticism accepted.