You know I own nothing
I thought you should know where your sister is
Collin was passing the floor. He was used to Serena being gone for a day or two, being a goddess and what not, but she had been gone for several days. Jimena was not answering the phone, Catty was gone, Vanessa was gone, Tinna was gone, and Maggie was gone. He didn't know what to do.
He walked to the kitchen and sat down. He looked a Serena's favorite chair.
"Hello, Collin." A black figure became Stanton. "You're wondering why I'm here, and why I'm dressed this way." Stanton was dressed like a prince, because he was one, and to make him more electrifying he had a long black cape that turned to shadow at the bottom.
"Well, yeah!" Collin said.
"Didn't Serena tell you I was a prince? Of course she did you are just to worried about her to remember," he stopped.
"Where is she?" He asked stiffening.
"Well, if you invite me to sit down I will tell you where she is, and how she is." He smiled. "Unless you don't trust me because of the dark. I promise you if you don't want to hear me I will leave."
"Sit," said Collin ex-hailing. Stanton glided to Serena's chair and sat.
"Let's start from the beginning of your sisters disappearance."
"TELL ME WHERE SHE IS!" Collin screamed.
"Patience," Stanton raised a hand. "Tinna was created by the Artrox, then stolen by Selene and given a soul. She was created to mother the Artrox's child, she escaped to Selene."
"However…" started Collin.
"However, Serena, Catty, and Vanessa we're captured by the Artrox."
"No, I'll never see her again-" he began.
"Keep listening." Collin fell silent. "Catty is a daughter of one of the members of the inner circle, she is with her father secretly doing my bidding-"
"What is YOUR BIDDING-" Stanton held up is hand again to silence him.
"And the bidding of Selene. Vanessa and Serena are being kept in a room. While Catty and I plan the destruction of the Artrox and the freeing of Serena and Vanessa."
"Why should I trust you," asked Collin suspiciously.
"Your sister loves me," he smiled. "That's why." He laughed.
"You've put her through pain." Collin spoke with anger.
"I had to break it with her sometimes when I was a lowly immoral; regulators would destroy her and I." He said matter-of-factly.
"What's so different now?" Said Collin.
"Now," answered Stanton darkly. "I control the regulars, I'm next in line to the Artrox's throne."
"Are you- thank you for telling me about Serena." Collin said gratefully.
Stanton stood and began to circle the table. "That is not the only reason
I came. When the Artrox is temporally destroyed, the portal to Nefandus and here will be closed. Vanessa will return. Serena… Serena will stay there and become an immortal goddess and we will rule over the kingdom."
"What? I'll-" Stanton silenced him.
"Serena will have the inner circle working day and night, after we fix that world which wouldn't take long, to open a portal so she can go back and forth. They will make a portal, which will remain open for 24 hours. She will enter this world and bring you, and the other daughters. At this time the Artrox will have been permanently destroyed by the final generation of daughters. She will make you an offer to become immortal and be part of our kingdom forever."
"Wow. Why did you tell me that last part?" Collin asked.
"So you'd say yes when I ask you for her hand in marriage." He sat down again.
"But you're so… old." Collin returned.
"She'll be immortal, you'll be immortal, and age really doesn't exist." He pushed.
"Well, you've proven yourself worthy, and unworthy… um." He said lost in thought.
"You realize I'll marry her even if you say no. It's your choice: approve or not." He smiled.
"Yeah I figured that so: What the hell, why not?"
"Thank you, brother." He grinned. And melted into shadow.