Hey there people! I just updated! Lol ok this chapter is very short by my standards… but I thought I would write something for those of you who like to read it… please let me know what you think as I am unsure whether I should continue on with it or not…
Cheers angel
Chapter 2- Sorrow
Serenity stood in front of her fallen friends and family.
" Please stop this! It is unnecessary. We are of no harm to you, why must you bring harm to us?" she pleaded. Her frail body was bruised and bleeding. But her determination to protect those she loved enabled her to see through her pain.
" Because you have something that we want. And seeing as though you will not give it to us of your own accord we are here to take it from you," the one appearing to be the leader bit out harshly as he looked at the petite girl before him. Everyone in the vicinity of this man could see the desire coursing through his body as he looked upon the sprightly girl.
" We have nothing of value in our home. What could you possibly want so badly you would kill us for it?" she asked.
" But that's where you are wrong my pretty little flower. It is your home we want," the man said harshly as he stepped forward and grabbed serenity's face in his hands. She struggled to get away but he held her tightly before he grabbed her wrist and held them with his other hand. He pulled her close to him and whispered in her ear.
" But I can think of a much more pleasurable reason to take your home. As long as you are part of the package," he drawled in her ear as he hungrily kissed her neck. Surprised and outraged at his sudden contact she struggled free from his grasp and kicked him in the shin. He shouted out before he threw her roughly to the ground. She gasped in pain as she landed on her side and felt something crack. He cursed her under his breath.
" I will get what I came here for. And none of you can stop me!" he laughed hysterically. The man aimed a gun at the girls aging father and smirked evilly.
" Good bye pops."
Serenity cried out as she flung herself forward in front if her father as the shot rang out. Her family and friends gasped as serenity's body fell limply to the ground. They looked at the man and some swore they could almost see remorse in his eyes before he quickly began laughing.
" And I had such uses for her, oh well."
" Take it! Take whatever you want! It wouldn't be a home without serenity," her father whispered as he cradled the girl in his arms. The man smiled triumphantly.
" If you had just given it to me in the first place this wouldn't have happened." He watched as the man lowered his head and cried into the beautiful girls hair.
" I want you gone by the end of the week. I come to find you still here I will make you my servants. Understood?" he asked. The group nodded.
Without another word the man turned and left disappearing into the forest before the house. When he and his group were out of site he told them to continue on as he had private matters to consult. They left him in peace. When he knew they were no longer near him he climbed a tree and watched the scene before him. Sorrow filled his soul as he heard the moans of loss call out into the wind.
" I'm so sorry… please forgive me," he whispered sadly as he jumped from the tree and began walking slowly away. A gust of wind suddenly swept up around him and he stopped in his tracks.
" Selene," he greeted sadly.
" Hello Endymon," a voice said as she appeared before him. He looked at her sadly.
" Why her Selene?" he whispered anguished. She looked at him surprised at his soulless eyes and sorrow filled her heart. But she knew she must do this for the sake of the world.
" Endymon. You had no qualms about the other four, why now?" she asked. He looked away. No longer could you see the tormentor that had stood before the frightened family, all you could see was a heartbroken young man.
" Because I loved her." Selene was taken aback. Guilt washed over her heart as she realized what she had just made this young man do.
" Oh Endymon. I'm so sorry. I didn't realize," she tried apologizing but knew it would not comfort him.
" She was all I had left to look forward to everyday, and now she is no longer here." He dropped to his knees and began to sob.
" You have made me take the lives of five beautiful girls for the sake of the world you said. But how am I to live with the knowledge that I robbed them of their lives. That I robbed their families of the ones they loved! Kill me also Selene! For I am already dead inside with out serenity to give me hope," he cried out. She knelt before him.
" You know I cannot do that Endymon. These girls are going to be the hope of the world when destruction knocks at its doors. You have helped us by allowing these girls to take on a form that will ultimately enable them to save your world. Does that not make you happy in the knowledge that you have helped save the world also?" she asked.
" No it does not. What happens when the world is saved? What then? I would still have to live out the rest of my life without serenity by my side. That is not hope for me." Selene sighed.
" Endymon please, you are being unreasonable."
" Am I? am I really? How is wanting to spend the rest of my life with the only person I will ever love being unreasonable? The only thing unreasonable is the fact that you made me do these horrible things in the first place!" he bit out angrily.
" We saved your life Endymon! Do not forget that," she said harshly. He laughed.
" If I had known that serenity was on your hit list I would have gladly declined."
" You still would have lost her. Someone else would have done our work for us," she replied smartly. But he only smiled.
" That's true. But at least I would be safe in the knowledge that I did not take her life. I could mourn her with out guilt riding my soul," he said softly. He looked up at her and sighed.
" I wish I could have told her that I loved her with all my being." Selene looked at him sadly.
" I know Endymon. But she now has an opportunity to do great things. This young girl possesses something inside her. Something that no ordinary human should have, and its that something that will save the world that she loved. Can you not be happy for her?" Endymon looked at her and smiled slightly.
" She always wanted to save the world. Or so I've heard," he sighed.
A rustling in the bushes caught Selene's attention.
" Who's there?"
A bewildered man stepped out of the bushes and slowly made his way towards the pair. It was serenity's father. A gun held shakily in his hands. Endymon kept his back to the man as he approached. He knew very well who it was.
" How much have you heard?" Selene asked cautiously. The man pulled his gaze from Endymon's back and looked at the beautiful lady. He gasped as he noticed that she resembled serenity.
" Everything," he said quietly. She frowned.
" then have your opinions changed of this man before you?" she asked. He looked back at Endymon's back and sighed.
" I still don't understand why he had to do it. If he loved serenity as much as he said he does why did he do it? And what is this whole saving the world thing? And who exactly are you?" he asked as he gained some anger and courage.
" Firstly I LOVE serenity, not loved. I refuse to say it as past tense," Endymon began before Selene cut him off.
" I am Selene, I am an angel lord of heaven. Serenity is in heaven as we speak. Now to explain a few things. She will be well looked after. Please sit if you want to know then it will take a while," Selene said as she herself sat on the ground beside Endymon. The man looked at the pair and for the first time saw the sadness and sorrow in Endymon's eyes.
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Well there is the second chapter! I don't think its quite what I had in mind of the direction this story was heading but I wrote what came to mind and hopefully I will build from it. Anyways review and let me know what you think!
Cheers angel…
