Hi everyone! This chapter took several turns since I decided on how to write it and finish it up. Thanks again for sticking with me through my last story: Bloody Rose. This is the sequel to it. Enjoy the first chapter! :

~Chapter 1: Life~

Zoey

It was as if I felt my body being put back together piece by piece. It felt really strange, I still had my eyes closed. I felt someone shaking me by the shoulders, and I opened my eyes to find a relieved Ichiru in my face.

"Hey. I'm alright, what about everyone else?" I asked as he motioned for me to look around. I did so as he helped me to my feet. I could just see Zero's body reappearing a silhouette of golden light. Mom and dad had appeared next as well as all our weapons.

"How the hell are we alive?" Ichiru asked us. Everyone thought about it for a second and we all came to one conclusion.

"Krystal." We all said in unison. But where is she?

I noticed we were still in the same field as before. the last thing I remember is a crying and screaming Krystal running towards me before I died.

The field seemed to be repairing itself as a green glow seem to encase all the land under our feet. I could see grass and flowers growing in the distance. A red glow to the west was repairing the city, literally putting crumbling buildings back together again as if they were just built.

Looking up at the sky, it was still night time and that the meteor was gone. the sky was no longer red. I had to squint a bit because I thought I had seen something moving at high speeds towards us.

"Whoa!" I exclaimed as I jumped out of the way before a small piece of stone hit me. It was small enough for one person to stand on. I could see fresh blood on it and could tell it was a broken piece from something much larger.

"Its Krystal's blood, where could she be?" Zero asked as worry etched on his features.

"Hey, over here!" A familiar feminine voice yelled at us. I turned to see Krystal's mom and little sis Melanie. I was glad they were alright. A smile crossed my face as she ran to greet us.

"What happened to us and everyone else? I remember fire and an agonizing pain in my chest and then nothing. I think I died." She said looking at us for answers.

"Ma'am see we all died by a vampire named Damon. he was out to take out the vampire hunters and everyone else on this Earth. He wanted power. He also wanted your daughter Krystal for her powers and to stop her from becoming the Immortal Goddess." Dad explained. "But Krystal went on and became the Goddess. She now has the command and strength to govern us. We are trying to find her now."

"I saw someone in white fall from the sky at high speeds and crash over there." She said pointed to an area to the west of us. "Maybe it was her." She scooped up Melanie and ran towards the area as we followed her.

It took a good five minutes to get there. There was a figure in black holding up Krystal's body by her neck. He was covered in shadows. He had a well muscle toned body and wore black dress pants, but no shirt. His haired matched his orange eyes. He looked sinister. Krystal's back was to us. She had severe injuries that needed immediate attention.

Before we could attack, he threw her body into the ground as he disappeared by doing a ninja flip in the air with a smirk on his face. All of us her gathered around her as Zero lifted her up into his arms.

"She's not breathing!" Her mom cried. Melanie began to cry too.

Krystal was in a short all white and ruffled dress along with cut off sleeves. She had no shoes, but her feet were covered in blood. She had so many wounds...this was worse than the time when Shizuka used her as a shield.

Her mother did CPR for several minutes and she wasn't responding. Everyone one was anxious and didn't give up on her. Tears were falling down my cheeks.

I personally felt that Krystal's mom and Zero were taking it the hardest. I noticed that Krystal's wounds haven't even healed themselves yet. She had all the tattoos and power, so why wasn't she alive?!

Zero's back was to me as the rest of us backed up to give him some space. We each said our own little prayers like we were saying goodbye for the last time.

His shoulder's were slumped and his head was down, I knew he was crying and he wanted to be alone. I heard him whispering things to her, but couldn't make out what they were.

The last thing he did was place a kiss on her lips and her body was illuminated in a white light. Her wounds closed and healed, her pale skin returned to its normal color and she slowly opened her eyes.

All of us ran over instantly and gathered around her.

She took a few breaths as her eyes fully opened, "Wha...I'm alive?" She was shocked. "Did I...save Earth?" She asked.

"Yes, yes you did sweetheart." Her mom pulled her into an embrace and Krystal returned it. "You saved all of us, including everyone else who was slain by Damon. What happened to him anyway?" She asked.

Krystal got out of the embrace as she sighed and replied, "He is dead. We had a huge battle in the sky. He was cruel and showed zero mercy with his attacks. I was able to counter attack though. I nearly died once, but someone brought me back. I believe it was Mya, the previous Goddess."

She continued, "Anyway, after he struck a nerve, I glared so intensely at him that I literally saw fear in his eyes. He escaped then. I was left alone with Raptor and using everything I had left, I focused on destroying it. I used this." Krystal put one hand over her chest and made a pulling motion as she pulled out a crystallized spiky diamond and her eyes grew duller so she quickly put it back inside.

"That crystallized structure is my heart. It was a last resort and thank goodness it worked." She smiled a bit. "After Raptor was destroyed, my heart fell and when I reached out to catch it, it was suddenly shattered by a dark energy spear from out of nowhere. It was then I had died." She finished.

"Just one question, when the hell did you have time to change into that outfit?" I questioned her.

"It just appeared and replaced my old clothes. I wonder..." She thought of something and then her white dress and sleeves were replaced by her previous black and white jogging suit. "Cool."

She tugged onto Zero's arm, "Let's go home." she said as Zero smiled in return.

"Krystal, you okay! I missed you!" Melanie hopped down from her mother's arm and ran to hug her sister. They shared a lovely embrace.

Krystal began to cry and I noticed they were real tears and not bloody like they used to be. "Krystal your tears, they are normal again!" I said as she touched her cheek to see. She opened her mouth to say something when she quickly raised her hand and a green magical barrier was thrown up to protect us.

Krystal suddenly stood and went to the front of the group. She put up a hand to silence anyone who tried to ask what was wrong. A black portal appeared and out stepped the same man who was covered in shadows.

"Ah I see you're quick to detect my presence. No wonder why I couldn't evade your mind, you had a barrier that I could not break through." He spoke. His voice was deep and there was something else about it that was off.

"What do you want?"

"I'm here to escort you to the Isle of Skye. That is where you shall begin your Goddess training. You will learn teachings of old and new. You will learn how to master every kind of weapon known to man and even upgrade your scythe. I can see you doubt my words, so I will let my Master tell the rest of it." He stepped to the side and out popped the previous Goddess, Mya.

She was so beautiful and graceful when she walked to meet Krystal. "What have I have I told you about your impression on people Zemont? Dark portals do not make a welcoming entry." Mya stated as she glared at him. He looked apologetic as he bowed to her.

"Now then Krystal, I want you to come and train so that you can further access and become more knowledgeable of your new title. You need to come to Goddess Training Academy with us. You will be fully accommodated with everything you need." Mya told her.

"But I have already acquired everything I need here. I'll think about it." Krystal replied.

"Yes you have acquired the three symbols and the title but is much more that you need to learn about them all and yourself. Training starts soon. I'll send notice in a few days."

"Can I bring my friends and family along?" Krystal asked.

"Of course you can. Each of them will have everything they need available. Including your own rooms. I'll take my leave. Please rest up, and great job even i don't have the power to bring the dead to life again. I'm very interested to get to know more about you." Mya left with a warm smile as she waved goodbye as Zemont followed her.

After that we all went back to Krystal's old house, our home for now until the castle is done.

Krystal

Even though my wounds were gone, and physically I was alright, mentally I was tired. I was in the shower remembering where I had been after I had died. I was in a place that was all white. No grass no trees, just my family combined with the Kiyu family and most importantly Zero.

Everyone was all smiles, not one single sherd of sadness. But then I felt something like a warning light go off and I mentally blocked my mind. It was as if something was trying to enter my head. I could feel its evil presence and then I felt something warm on my lips and I was thrown out of the dreaming world.

I felt suspicious about that Zemont character, he said that he tried to enter my mind and couldn't. He seemed to be hiding something. What was he to Mya?

I finally cut the shower water off and stepped out and quickly dried myself off. Zero was outside the bathroom door and he busted down the door just as I had finished dressing and putting away my toothbrush. I wore a simple purple tank top and a pair of white shorts. Zero had changed into a white t-shirt and a pair of boxers.

"Zero! there is a thing called knocking-" I was cut off when he hugged me tightly again. He seemed to be scared, I felt his head rest on my shoulder. Then I felt tears slid down afterward.

I embraced him. "Zero what's wrong?" I asked softly as I rubbed his head in gentle strokes.

"Krystal, you died and you wouldn't wake up. I thought you would be gone for good." His tone was full of sadness. I felt bad that I left him alone like that, but we both knew that it wasn't my fault.

"I'm here now Zero, because of you. Our loving bond is so strong, that's all it took. It was scary for me too, but I had a peaceful dream, it involved all of us and we were so happy. Everything was fine." I told him hoping it would make him feel better.

I'm not a vampire, but a human. A not-so-normal human who saved the Earth and everyone on it against all odds unimaginable. I began to softly laugh as it grew louder and Zero seemed to be confused.

"Can you believe what I have done Zero? I gave Damon a run for his money and saved the Earth, Me, a human." I said in between laughs. Zero joined in as well. And soon we stopped and looked at each other.

I found it funny because before I was nothing but now I'm a full fledged Immortal Goddess with epic powers.

I just realized that I haven't been coughing or feeling horrible since I woke up. "Zero, do I still have those black spirals of death on my back?" I asked as I turned and raised my shirt up passed my black bra.

"No, they're gone, thank goodness. I know you were sick of that crap." He said and I nodded. I let my shirt down. As I turned to meet a hungry looking Zero. I smiled but I had longed for his touch and I had an important question to ask him.

"Here hungry boy, free blood just for you." I joked as I pulled him into the shower with me. We sat on the floor as I moved my hair aside and turned my head a bit. I smiled at him as he gave me an apologetic look.

He held me securely as he drank from me as if he scared that I disappear again. I wrapped my arms around his stomach as I leaned into him. I felt nothing but warm sensations and it felt amazing. I was hooked and couldn't help it.

I wanted to be strong like him and his family. I still have a lot of learning to do about this Immortal stuff as well as training to perfect it. I wanted to be stronger for myself and for mom and Melanie. I want to protect them, all of them.

"Zero? Do you think my heart will grow stronger if I become a vampire?" I asked a few minutes later while my breathing was a bit labored. He was done drinking. He was using the back of his hand to wipe the blood off his chin, which was very little. He had learned to be clean with it.

As soon as I asked the question he looked at me with utter shock. "Probably, but I wouldn't turn you into one of us. We are monsters after all-"

I interrupted him. "No you're not. You have hearts. You care about your land and its people and you love me right? Don't say that anymore. Its not true." I put a hand on the side of his face as I stroked his cheek.

"You're right, but I don't want you to become like us. Plus its an extremely painful and agonizing process. You could die. You technically are stronger than us in rank and skill, all you need is more training to perfect it." He said as we both stood up and made our way to my bed.

"Why do you want to become one of us?" he asked as we laid down under the warm blanket next to each other.

I thought about it for a moment. "Even though I'm Immortal supposedly, what if I grow old. You're still gonna be looking hot while I looked like a dried up raisin." I pouted when he laughed softly.

He ruffled my hair and said, "I'll love you till the end of time." His tone was serious and I was blushing.

Annoyed I said, "Okay but still how about after we graduate high school next year? We'll both be eighteen then and legal." I quickly hid my face in the blanket as it turned red from embarrassment. Did I just say legal? What am I thinking!

Zero just laughed again and I threw a pillow at his face to shut him up. He sat up and lifted the blanket off my head and pulled me into his arms.

"I'll think about it." He says ending our conversation. I leaned up to kiss him as we both fell on the floor with a soft thud.

He was on the bottom and I was on top of him. We stared at each other, getting lost in each others eyes and forgetting about the world.

I snapped out of it to help him to his feet as we yet again climbed into bed.

"Zero can you hold me in your arms again for tonight?" I asked as he started to fall asleep. He smiled as he yawned again and then I yawned as well. As we cuddled together and put our arms around each other, I had a sudden feeling that we were being watched.

But I was so tired that I blew it off for me being paranoid and I feel asleep in a safe and loving embrace.

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