My Immortal Soul
Chapter 1: The curse
France 17th Century: Castelnau-de-Montmiral 1604
Isobel paced back and forth in her prison cell. She could have easily waved her hand and disappeared but she knew it was time. Her time in this age, in this town and in this body was over. She had failed again to sway him to her side. Sure, this is one of the rare times when she was actually in the wrong and he chose the right side or so he thought. She knew he was behind this and she couldn't believe that after all the times he had chosen the evil side; this time of all times he sided on the good. She had to find the elemental stones if she was ever going to stop this time travel and get a permanent body. She couldn't take any more of this time travel. It was getting harder and harder to come back from her long sleep when she arrived in her temporary body. Without those stones she couldn't get her body and without her body she didn't think that she could persuade Alexander to choose her over the power that always seemed to entice him. Isobel was snapped out of her thoughts by footsteps approaching her cell. Two foot solder's and a man dressed in elegant green trousers and a jacket with a large feather hat on his head approached the cell. His blue grey eyes bore into her as the guards opened the cell and he walked toward her. He put a hand on her arm and Isobel smirked at him. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing how her heart broke each time they were here in this position.
"Well, Well Alexander, have you come to see me burn for my sins." She asked him.
He frowned at her as she pulled away from his touch. "Isobel, repent and you will be spared. Renounce the devil and there may be hope for us." He said lowering his voice so the guards couldn't hear.
She laughed in her harsh deep tone and turned her back to him. "Alexander, you and I both know that this has been going on for years and no matter what I do you can never choose me over this…this power that has a hold over you. I may be a witch but you are the devil himself if you think that what you do to people isn't worse. You can fool everyone else and even yourself but your soul is as black as mine. The greed corrupts you." She said as she turned around to face him.
"Isobel if you are trying to hurt me then it won't work. You are the one who will burn for your sins, not me. And I will feel nothing when you do. I am sorry I betrayed you Isobel but I can't have those stones falling into the wrong hands. If you tell me where they are I might be able to help you." He said.
Isobel walked over to the guards and they backed up a little not knowing what she was capable of. "See, even your guards fear me as should you Alexander. You'll never get your hands on those stones because they are meant for me and me alone. I don't know where they are now but I can assure you that when I find them I will come for you. Let's get this little ceremony over with, shall we." She said as she walked out of the cell with guards trailing behind.
The mob outside was screaming for her death but she wasn't afraid of death. She was more afraid of what would happen the next time she found him again. She knew he wouldn't remember her especially if she found her permanent body and they would be right back to square one. However, the next time would be the last and she was afraid that the blackness that tainted her soul and his would forever keep them apart. She had never been more afraid of anything then she was of living forever without him. Isobel walked toward the mound not even hearing the screaming crowd until they stopped. She turned around to see the two people that she knew had lured Alexander to oppose her yet again. No matter where she went they were there always standing in the way of her happiness.
"Magistrate Wilkins, Come to admire your handy work. " She said as she smirked at them.
The magistrate raised his hand and slapped her cheek. "Tell me where the stones of power are and you may yet be spared." He said.
"Your too late, your little spy has already tried to get that information from me." She replied turning her head slightly to see Alexander coming toward the group. "You and Geneviève already have your happiness why are you so hell bent on taking mine?" She said.
"Your soul is black Countess, you are not like us and although we can never kill you we can bestow a far greater punishment." He said.
She looked at the Magistrate and then turned to Geneviève. "I will find those stones and when I do I will destroy you. My magic will be so great that I will be able to destroy all of our kind that stands in my way. This night I will curse your soul to forever walk this earth without your soulmate. You will find men but you will never find him again." She said as she looked back and forth between the two.
She then pushed her way past them and took Alexander's hand. She looked into his eyes as she struggled to hold back the tears. "I will find you again, and the next time you will be mine. It is written in the heavens and time can never stop me from loving you." She whispered to him.
Alexander looked stared into her brown eyes and for moment thought that they had been there before and that she had said those words to him before but he couldn't remember. All he knew was that in that moment he wanted to run away with her, to take her away and never look back. He didn't want her to die but he knew she was an obstacle to getting the power and respect that he wanted. She was his weakness and he could not let himself love her without losing himself. In that moment time stood still. Everything moved in slow motion as Isobel let go of his hand and was dragged to the spike and tied there. The fire raged around her and all she did was to keep her eyes on him. Their gaze was locked on each other and as the fire consumed her body, her essence was caught into the smoke and her soul was lifted into the air. She watched the scene below and out of the corner of her eye she caught sight of her curse in action. There was the Magistrate in the midst of the angry mob holding the limp body of his soulmate as his sobs could barely be heard. She looked up and saw the essence of Geneviève floating toward her with malice but before she could reach her they both vanished.
The scene below returned to normal and the crowd dispersed as the only thing left of Countess Isobel Thoreaux was ashes in the dirt. The Magistrate lifted Geneviève in his arms and took her back into the prison so he could mourn. He knew she wasn't dead but to him she was. Thanks to Isobel he would never again see his love. Alexander was the only one left there in the dark staring into the pile of the ashes where the love of his life once stood.
Smallville Present:
Isobel opened her eyes slowly and tried to gather her wits. Where the hell was she? And why was she so stiff and cold and damp? She thought. She looked down at her hand and felt the cold stones where once there was warmth. She saw the light had gone from them and she smiled. Finally she succeeded. She was in her new body and one that she would have forever. She sat up slowly and saw that she was in some kind of cave with a bunch of paintings on it. Her memory was fuzzy about how she got here but she did remember being here before. She was in her ancestor's body at the time. Fate had put her there for a reason, she was sure. Although she really hated that her ancestor was so boring and so innocent; I mean she always prided herself on being wild and that was what her offspring had turned into? She shook some of the dirt off of her clothes. She remembered something else too. Alexander had been there. She remembered meeting him and stealing her spell book from him in order to find the stones. Oh no, how could that be? IF he was there at that time than what time was she in now? Had she missed him? Was her last chance gone without her even being able to talk with him? She was so obsessed with finding the stones that she didn't have time to persuade him of their love and now she may not have another chance. She felt the bile rising in her stomach as she sat down and threw the stones in the dirt. And her ancestor, that girl Lana, she had sensed that Alexander had feelings for her. Perhaps he felt drawn to her because she looked so much like me? She couldn't believe that fate was playing with all of their destinies and after everything she may be too late. She stood up and looked around for a way to get out of the caves but she was trapped. She assumed that the ordeal of getting a permanent body had caused quite an earthquake and the caves collapsed in the process.
Isobel smirked and waved her hands, "No big deal, I'll just use my magic to get out." She muttered something in Latin and expected to be transported outside the caves but she didn't move. "Hmm, I will try this again, I may be a little rusty in my new body," she said as she waved her hands again. "Damn, my magic must be gone. This is really it then; I must find Alexander or be doomed to live forever in this body without my mate," she said as she heard voices outside. "Hello, Hello…please help me" she yelled.
"Whoever is in there please step away from the cave wall. We are going to get you out of there. There will be a loud blast and some debris so please step away" the voice yelled from outside. Isobel backed up and hide behind the large rock toward the back of the cave. Boom- the blast was loud and debris flew everywhere. Isobel waited until the dust settled and she heard male voices yelling at her as they entered the cave. She came out from behind the rock as a medic approached her.
"Are you alright Miss? There was a huge earthquake last night, first one in Smallville in years and the cave walls must have collapsed. We got word someone was trapped in here from a farm boy who lives nearby." The medic said to her as he led her to the outside of the cave.
"Smallville, I guess I am still here. What year is it?" she asked looking at the man confused.
"It's 2005 Miss, perhaps we should examine you, and you may have a concussion." He said to her.
"No that is okay, tell me do you know if a man by the name of Alexander lives around here?" she asked the man.
"Well that would be me miss, but how did you know my name." Lex said as he came up from behind her and she whipped around to see him.
She breathed a sigh of relief realizing that she hadn't missed her chance. She flashed him a smile and said "You and I go way back, Alexander. I am Countess Margaret Isobel Thoreaux." She replied. Lex stared at her wondering if she didn't have more than a concussion from her trauma in the caves. She didn't look or act anything like the Isobel that had recently inhabited Lana's body. He remembered that experience well.
"I am afraid I don't know who that is but maybe the young medic here can help you, it seems you have had quite a traumatic experience," He said.
"Alexander, I can assure you I am fine and you are toying with me. You know who I am, although I may not look like the Isobel you remember" she said as she pushed the medic aside and grabbed Lex's arm. "Alexander, I will explain everything to you in time. I don't expect you to remember everything" she said as she began walking toward Lex's car. If she knew Alexander his expensive tastes have never left him.
Just then Clark super sped onto the scene and crept up behind Lex and Isobel. He grabbed Lex by the arm, "Lex what is this, what happened to the caves?" he ask. Lex turned around to face him. He knew Clark would ask a lot of questions that Lex couldn't answer and probably accuse him of having something to do with this destruction.
"Clark, there was an earthquake in Smallville, where have you been?" he asked curious as to why Clark hadn't heard about it. "Uhh, I Uhh, I was in Metropolis with my mother getting supplies from the farm" he answered not wanting Lex to know that he was really in the fortress. Isobel looked at Clark and immediately recognized him.
"Clark Kent, you are a very special young man. Why is it that you keep popping up in every time dimension? I know you aren't like me because you are always alone but you are special" she said as he shot her a confused look. "I am sorry I don't recall ever meeting you before?"
She held out her hand to him and said "Margaret Isobel Thoreaux, it is good to meet you. That must have been your father I have seen then because you would've remembered me" she said to him. Clark looked over at Lex and then back at her. This woman must be crazy. She wasn't Lana and she wasn't and evil witch. Clark had never seen her before and as far as he knew Lana didn't know her either so how would she have known about Isobel?
"I know what you both must be thinking. Lana is my ancestor. I possessed her body because I was trying to find the stones of power. I needed them to get my permanent body" she said casually as if it was the most normal thing in the world. Clark and Lex both looked at her dumfounded. How did she know about the stones? "Gentleman, please close your mouths. Clark it was nice to meet you but Alexander and I have a lot to discuss so if you will excuse us" she said as she grabbed Lex's hand. Clark didn't know what was going on but from the expression on Lex's face he didn't think that Lex did either so he made a mental note to try and talk to Lex later. If this was for real than he had a bad feeling that this may turn out bad for Lana. He also couldn't reveal to Lex that he was trying to find the stones or Lex would start asking too many questions. And what did she mean when she said she had seen his father? He had to be careful with this one she was either a really good scammer, the real thing or both and she belonged in Belle Reve.
Lex looked back at Clark and then it happened. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the sun's reflection on the stones. All three of them were lying in the dirt right in front of him. He turned around and ran back into the cave. "Mr. Luthor, sir, you can't…" yelled one of the site clean-up workers. It was too late though and Clark ran in after him. There he found Lex on his knees in the dirt holding the three stones of power that Clark had been searching for. He couldn't let Lex get his hands on them but he didn't want to create a scene in front of everyone. Isobel cautiously walked in and saw what the two men were mesmerized by.
"Leave them Alexander, they are useless now. I have taken their power and they have given me this body. They will no longer give you the power you seek" she said to him matter of factly. Both men turned to her in surprise and she only smiled a sad smile.
"Clark, the knowledge you seek is not contained in the stones, and Alexander, the power you crave will get you nothing but heartache. So leave them; they have fulfilled their purpose." She walked over to him and took the stones from his hands and dropped them in the dirt again. Lex looked at her in amazement. He had just met this woman and already she knew more about him and his desires than he did of himself. At this moment he was more intrigued with this mysterious girl than with the stones. Clark watched as they left the cave. He was glad that Lex hadn't taken the stones but he was now more confused than ever. He thought that Jor-El had wanted him to find the stones. How could this girl now more about his destiny then he did? He bent down to grab the stones and decided it was time to make a trip back to the fortress.
