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Author's Note: Hi all! I thought that I'd add a Remus/Sirius fic to my collection. Also I've got two other stories that I'm thinking about doing but I don't know which one to do first, so if you could all go to my profile and choose which one you're more interested in that would be wonderful, thanks and don't forget to R and R. Ciao!
Prologue: Forever And For Always
An unchangeable choice is made...
It was high noon and all was silent, the massive and complex Lapis Lazuli Temple stood proud and quiet against the sky. The people, all dark haired and dark skinned and pale eyed, stood proud and silent in the streets. Even the animals and elements were unnaturally still and quiet, as though everything was waiting.
Suddenly the silence was broken by a cheer that seemed to come from the people, animals and elements at once. Down the main through-way came a horse and rider, both were oddities on a planet dominated by dark people and animals. The horse, a magnificent, graceful, pure white stallion, was furnished in gear of a supple white leather.
The rider, who sat proud and regal in the saddle, had alabaster skin, silvery-white hair and startlingly dark violet eyes in such a pale face. The rider was definitely male, though you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise, for he had incredibly feminine facial features and a delicate, though strong build. Dressed in the palest, purest silver silken clothes and with a pure silver coronet set with a marble sized diamond, the young man was obviously royalty.
Smiling at the cheering crowd the young man dismounted, whispered some words to the stallion, then turned and climbed the steps and entered the most sacred Temple of Seers.
'Welcome to the Temple of Fate, I am Nikolai of the House of Seers' greeted an elderly man who brought his hands together in front of him. His hands were placed fingertip to wrist, with one facing up and the other down. Then with his right foot facing forward and his left placed behind it horizontally, he bowed.
'Thank you; I am Fabian from the House of Hunter' replied the young man copying the bowing gesture that Nikolai had done only moments before, though instead of the full bow he merely inclined his head.
'My Lord thank you for coming, if you'll follow me' said Nikolai and he turned and walked further into the Temple.
Respecting the importance and power of the Temple and its inhabitants, Fabian walked quietly behind the old Seer, even though he was extremely curious about why he had been summoned.
After minutes of walking, sometimes through solid walls, Fabian and his guide reached the heart of the Temple where the Seer Stone was suspended from the ceiling in the centre of the room. The Seer Stone was a massive, flawless Lapis Lazuli as tall as a six foot man, though it weighed so much more, which was thickest at the top and then tapered down into a point. There were holes placed at odd intervals in the ceiling so that the sun and moon could shine into the room, where they'd hit the pale stone and send prisms of light shooting through the room.
The room was already occupied with twelve Seers, including the True Seer, which was an indicator that this was an important gathering.
'My Lord, thank you for coming' said the True Seer walking over and doing the bow that was unique to this planet.
'Of course, so why was I summoned?' replied Fabian also bowing, though again he didn't do the full bow, he merely inclined his head.
'Actually, for about a week now we've been debating whether or not too summon you?' said the True Seer leading Fabian towards the group of Seers, which Nikolai had already joined raising the number of Seers to thirteen, the number of power.
'You've been debating since the Solar Eclipse?' questioned Fabian.
'Yes, as you know at the times when the sun or moon are eclipsed and we thirteen gather here then and only then, are we allowed to see along the dark and destructive paths Fate can take' explained the True Seer.
'What did you see that caused such a disagreement that you would need to debate about it?' asked Fabian knowing full well that the Seers always followed the best course along Fate's path no matter what the consequences.
'The problem is that what we saw affects you my Lord and while some of us thought it best to explain to you what we saw and let you make your own decision, others thought it best if we kept it from you. So my Lord what is your decision? Do you wish to know what we saw or do you wish to leave?' said the True Seer.
'Tell me' ordered Fabian.
'As you wish, through the Seer Stone, Fate's darkest path has shown us souls, millions of them, all born at different times on separate planets. Each soul has another which Fate has decided will be its destined partner; the problem is that the souls themselves do not know this. If too many of them fail to get together then the elements will start to unravel and all existence will disappear' explained the True Seer.
'How does all this affect me? Besides the obvious answer that is' said Fabian.
'Because Fate showed us two paths we could follow, one leads to the end of existence the other does not' chipped in Nikolai.
'What lies along the other path?' asked Fabian.
'Along the other path we have been shown a way to, with the help of the elements, save us all at the risk of civil war on our own planet' said one of the other Seers.
Fabian turned to the True Seer and raising one perfectly sculpted eyebrow said 'Explain to me exactly what's along the other path.
'Along the other path we were shown that you and you alone have the genes that the elements can change to turn you into something that will allow you to know when two souls destined to be together will not follow Fate's path. This power would also let you know where it is exactly that the two souls are, and then you'd be able to take them to a planet that the elements would create especially for you, for you'd be banished from this planet. So yes, our home would end up at war but only until a new Ruler was born, which we have seen will happen in a few million years if you should decide to follow the path of banishment' said the True Seer.
'So either I doom us all or I save us all? This is an easy decision to make!' stated Fabian.
'You must understand that if you agree to be changed you can never change back and you'll end up as nothing more than a story used to frighten children on the planets you visit, it would be your life forever and for always' warned the True Seer.
'It doesn't matter, now let's get this over and done with before I change my mind' suggested Fabian.
'As you wish my Lord, go stand under the Seer Stone and we'll begin, I must warn you now that this will not be pleasant' said the True Seer.
So Fabian walked under the Seer Stone, while the thirteen Seers positioned themselves around him and all present felt the elements gathering, for they knew they were needed as Fate once more played with the lives of those walking her paths.