Chapter Two-Freedom Finally Calls
Wrath froze as the call came through him. The Scribe Virgin hadn't called him in a while, not since before Payne's release. He thought about ignoring it but then it came even louder and he knew he couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
"Beth!"
He smiled when he heard footsteps and smelled night-blooming roses. He slwoly stood up when the door opened and his shellan stepped in.
"You called hellren?"
"Yea, leelan. I need you to watch George for me. The Scribe Virgin just called and it's about something important."
"Won't you need to take him with you?"
"Naw, something about this call tells me I better go alone."
There was a moment of silence and then a deep indrawn breath. Wrath waited knowing she would have something to say.
"Wrath, be careful. I mean it. You don't know what else is over there and with her habit of keeping things locked up.."
He listened as she trailed off and then opened his came like she always did. After a few moments she lifted her head and he dipped his head to steal a kiss. After a few moments, he released her.
"I will be fine. You can be assured of that, leelan."
"Fine. Come here, George."
As he heard the two leave, he reached deep into himself and answered her call. The scents changed and so to did the air.
"Welcome back Wrath, Son of Wrath."
"You're not on the good list right now, so just tell me why you called."
Instead of her crushing him beneath her feet like she would usually do, all he felt was a deep sadness and wariness.
"I am just pleased that you answered my call at all."
Wrath let that go and waited, knowing she would get to the point.
"Come with me. I wish to show you something."
He followed the sound of her footsteps, that for once could be heard over her birds. Their chirping wasn't there.
"Your birds are still there."
"Yes."
She made no mention to the statement veiled question. He wondered what was going on and why she was so different from her usual diety-self. That and where they were going. They had passed through from what he could tell was a couple of doors, some hallway and then steps. A lot of steps since they were still on them.
"Your helping me follow you."
"Yes."
Wrath felt a little stupid at not realizing that. He was on steps alone and he wasn't falling. That right there should have told him since he hadn't done that since before he lost his sight completely. He pushed down the anger at not being able to see and needing help to do something a simple as walk down steps.
"Here."
Wrath stopped at her words and waited. If she was going to have him see anything, then she better do her little sight restorer thing. And after a moment of silence, she must have realized that. Sighing deeply, she must have waved her hand because a second later, his sight rushed back. He swayed with dizziness as he blinked in the bright colors once again.
Then he got a look at his surroundings. They were in a huge cage. A gilded cage with plenty of space, but still a cage.
"This is where you had Payne."
"No."
His brow furrowed and he looked again. He saw them then. They were well hidden and he wasn't used to sight. They were hidden as only animals, and predators at that, could hide.
"What the hell are they?"
"The Forgotten."
"What?"
"I let you have the first question and even in my present state, I do not allow questions."
"Then you tell me what."
"It's a story to long to tell. Here I will give you this. Have someone read it to you and know this, they will be coming to you soon. They will join your fight against my brother and his creations."
Wrath stared at her and then back at...them. He looked at each of them and wondered how the hell she would expect them to have anything to do with her. Let alone her pet vampires. They'd probably go on a rampage and besides, how do you exlain their appearence to humans.
"I will give them human forms and they will follow you and the Brotherhood. They know that this would mean their freedom forever. To all of their children to."
"Fine, but let me tell the Brotherhood first."
"That's why I said they would be joining you soon. In exactly a week from now, they will appear in the Tomb."
"But that's the Brotherhood's-"
"And they will be unofficially joining the Brotherhood."
Wrath snarled at her but she had already turned to walk away. His vision started fading back in to darkness.
"I have a question and you are going to answer it. Why are you letting them go?"
His vision was gone so he couldn't see her face or reactions. But his other senses had never failed him. And he felt pain and dispear waft from her.
"Becuase someone told me that I needed to have faith in my creations and I realized he was right after Payne found happiness on the otherside. They are not my creations, but they are just as powerful. Would you like to know who said those words to me, Wrath, Son of Wrath?"
"Yes."
"It was Phury, Son of Ahgony."
And with that Wrath felt himself returned to his study. With the book still in his hand and his vision back to being nothing. His brothers were all around him, perched in their respective reinforced seats.
"Well, what did Mother dearest want?"
Wrath smiled at V's snarky words. He was still annoyed as fuck for keeping Payne caged and now he wouldn't be any happier when he found she hadn't been the only one.
"Catch. And then read it."
He threw the book and someone must have caught it because he didn't hear it thump on the ground. Beth came up with George and gave him the harness. He heard cussing and fists hit different surfaces.
"That bad, huh?"
"Your not going to like this, my lord."
"I didn't think so, V."
