The Dark Path We Follow

Chapter 2

I walked into Niall's room a month after coming out of hiding and taking my place in the dark court. He was laying in bed with a nymph, I think it was a shadow nymph. "Good morning my lord" He looked up, smiling.

"Hello Zaria," He didn't move and the nymph snuggled against his side possessively. "What brings you to my presence so early in the day?"

I moved to the bed side slowly, I glared at the nymph, who shrank away from the Dark king. "oh… nothing" My fingers brushed along his arm, feeling the addictive pull his skin held, "Just… came to tell you the Summer king and queen are here"

He sat up quickly, getting out of the bed. "What? Why?" I shrugged and watched him dress quickly. He rushed out of the room, I followed behind. The Summer monarchs stood waiting for us… well waiting for Niall they were suspicious of me. "Keenan, Aislinn, what do you want?"

Aislinn's eyes were watching me, but the summer king spoke, "the Winter and Summer court fey have been getting killed"

"And so you blame the Dark court?" Niall glared.

"Didn't think to blame the high court?" I spoke up, my tail whipped angrily back and forth. Niall looked to them, expecting an answer.

Keenan spoke again, "Do you really think Seth would allow Sorcha to start a war?"

Niall was silent, did he honestly believe this Seth person wouldn't let a monarch do what she wanted? "So you think It was a member of my court? Absurd, not even Bananach would kill so many for it to be noticeable."

"Who's she?" The Summer queen pointed to me.

I glared back at her, "My name is Zaria"

Niall glanced at me, "She's recently found her way into my court. Why?"

All the monarchs in the room stared at me. I looked at Niall "I've done nothing to harm any courts, my king"

Niall shrugged and looked back at Keenan and Aislinn, "She says she's done nothing. Don't blame my fey without proof Aislinn." He was in front of her in a blink of an eye, "It might get you hurt" The summer king and queen both glowed like the sun it-self. I jumped between them and my dark lord. Their light lashed at my transparent skin but, I didn't move. "You'd be wise to move on, before you kill one of my faeries and start a war."

Both Keenan and Aislinn's glow faded and they left, the summer king dragging the queen with him. I turned back toward Niall, "As if they could kill me!" I spat.

He chuckled, "I just said it so they'd leave Zaria, I don't doubt your skill. But I must ask you the truth, did you kill those faeries?"

I stared at him, taking in his blanket of shadows, black silk shirt, dark denim pants, and black boots. He sort of reminded me of Irial, especial when he smoked. "I did no such thing, I've only left the building for but, a few moments to walk in the night air."

He gave me a distrusting look for a moment but, then he sent me a creepy smile, "alright then. Why don't you go out for a bit… maybe, cause a little disruption in the summer court?"

I smiled, "What do you have in mind my king?"

"Do what you will, just don't kill. I want them to regret accusing my court."

I bowed my head, "very well, shall I take War?"

"No, she'll kill, you may take one of the hounds if you wish." I could feel his gaze on me, he knew I wouldn't take the offer.

"I think I can handle this myself, Niall" I turned my face towards him and fixed my gaze to his. He was grinning. I left without another word; I looked up and gazed at the sky. Small white clouds puckered from the blue canvas, stretching to meet one another like long lost friends. My heart ached. I missed Irial, my dark lord. The only person I'd ever truly take orders from. I started laughing as I walked, it was funny, death was sad. faeries looked at me funny as I laughed hysterically at nothing.

"Someone's gonna think your crazy" my laughter paused so I could look at the high court fey. I lifted a brow at him. "I'm Seth" he said coolly, as if I cared.

"Zaria" I muttered back, not knowing why I felt the need.

"Niall's told me about you. You're from when Irial was dark king right?"

I nodded, "I was…" I shrugged, not knowing how to say it. "His… play mate?"

Seth grinned. His skin sparkled with small threads of silver and his eyes filled with wonder. "You were his lover?"

The dark fog of my skin darkened, I was blushing. "No" I whispered. "I wasn't important enough to be called a lover"

"I'm sure Irial didn't think that" He looked gentle now. Like if he moved a muscle wrong I would shatter.

"Irial was the dark king. He didn't feel anything. Now if you would like to tell me why you're talking to me…?" I looked at him.

His gray eyes studied me. "Aislinn sent me. She… had a bad feeling about you"

The summer queen. "I should've known." I looked him over, "Why is the son of Sorcha taking orders from… Aislinn?"

Bright galaxies filled his gaze, "I love her"

It made me smile. Seeing someone so in love with someone else, it was so unnatural to my world. "Understandable. I only choose the Dark court because of Irial…" Seth smiled, understanding. We were going to be friends; even if I was the death bringer. "I have business to attend to Seth. So if you wouldn't mind…"

"Oh… yes, of course." He gave a little wave goodbye, playing with his lip ring, and walked in a different direction.

I found some summer fey in park. I waited a moment, stalking each one. I wouldn't kill them but, I would beat them with in seconds of their life.