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Chapter 2: The Fourth Wild Power
He cupped her face in his hands, looking down at her. "Why have you been running from me, Mi Cara?"
She stared up at him, fear in her eyes. "Please, Monsieur, Do not hurt her. I beg of you."
He narrowed his eyes, "You DO know, Cara, that you will never be free from me. I will haunt your dreams, your thoughts, and when you are reborn, I will find you, I promise you that much."
She held the Baby close to her, pushing away from him "Kill me, but not my Child."
He laughed, silkily, "I do not want your Child, Mi Cara – Only You."
"You hate me." Tears streamed down her Cheeks.
"No, Mi Cara, I never could hate you, even if I wanted to" He looked behind him at the guards, and then they came forward, holding her arms. He took the Baby from her, and held it up. The Baby howled.
"I allow this Baby to live, on the condition that you join me and give the baby away, or I shall kill it and force you to join me anyways." He addressed her.
She looked at him, the pain evident in her face "I'll join you, but please, do not hurt her…"
He smiled cruelly, and said to the person behind him, "Take that foul thing away. Never show me its face ever again."
"Yes, Sire" The Witch bundled the Infant in her arms, and walked out the Door. The Woman stared after her Baby, and her face looked heart-broken. Then she looked at him. He was staring at her intently, and he said to the guards, "Leave us." The Guards walked out the Door, until only she and him were in the Chamber.
Then he walked swiftly to her, and she walked back.
He narrowed his eyes, "Scared of me?"
She wiped away her tears, and straightened up, chin held high. "You repulse me."
He hissed. "Don't try my Anger, Mi Cara."
"Or what?" She challenged him.
"You wouldn't want to know, Mi Cara." He glared at her angrily, but the next instant, the World exploded in flashes of Blue Energy…
…And Mare woke up, gasping for breath. The Dream had seemed so… Vivid. It had almost seemed as if she had been there. She turned her head to look at Ash, who was slumbering peacefully besides her. He looked so vulnerable and serene in his Sleep. Mare smiled, and stroked his Cheek lovingly, then hopped put of bed. A few minutes later, she was dressed and out of the Door.
Only Maggie was downstairs when Mare went to the Kitchen. She was opening all the Cupboard Doors, and finally got tired of whatever she was doing and sat on the table, exhausted.
"Hi, Mare." Maggie smiled, and then pulled a disgusted face. "Honestly, Those Vampires don't know what to eat! The only things that are in the Cupboards are Chocolates and Sweets and several wedges of Cheese. Plus no one else has bothered to buy some proper food. I'm surprised no-one's dead. How could Hannah stand this?"
Mare opened the Fridge. Even that was a mess. The only thing that existed was a Carton of outdated Milk. "That's what I was wondering."
Maggie smiled devilishly, then pulled a $500 Dollar Bill from her Coat "I think were going to have to go shopping, But the Owner of the mansion is having a Meeting with that New Girl, so I doubt he'll give us some Money, But I found $500 under The Couch, So I can use that. Coming?"
"Sure." Mare pulled on her Coat, and they walked down the Winding Corridor; when they went outside, Nilsson, the Security Guard who jut happened to be a Vampire, was still at the gate.
"Where are you two going?" He asked.
"Could you give us a Ride? We have to go shopping because the Owner of the mansion has no edible Food in his Kitchen, So it's up to us Humans to feed ourselves." Maggie huffed, and Nilsson smiled amusingly.
"Sure, Miss Neely, Miss Carter." he walked over to the garage, and pressed the Hand-Pad on the side of the wall. The Garage Screen opened, and Nilsson entered, walking between the Rows of Cars. There were Mercedes, Ferraris, Porsches, Limos, and even Sports Cars. Mare smiled to herself, ad Nilsson got into a Silver Mercedes, Maggie and mare sitting in the Backseat. When they eventually reached the Mall, they took half an hour to quickly shop, and then they had to return the Mansion. Thierry wouldn't allow then to take too long, as he didn't want to lose some of his Best Agents.
The whole Manor was awake when they arrived. Ash and Delos greeted their Soulmates at the Door, and after Mare had eaten, she went to the Training Room with Ash.
They sparred for a while, and then went to watch a movie with the other Soulmates in the Television Room, which had a big plasma Screen.
Suddenly, Lupe interrupted the Movie. "Lord Thierry wants a Meeting of all of you in the Meeting hall. He says its Urgent"
Mare glanced at Ash. He noticed her look, and shook his head. He didn't know what was going on either.
Mare noticed that Callum and that Girl was there, and saw the looks that passed between them. They only knew each other for a day, and already they were starting to care for each other. She smiled, and then noticed who else was with Thierry and Hannah. Galen Drache, Raksha Kellar, Iliana Dominick, Winfrith Arlin, and Nissa Johnson were back. Galen had green/gold eyes and gold hair. He was a leopard shifter, whilst his Soulmate, Keller, was a panther shifter. Keller had long swirly black hair and gray eyes. Nissa was a vampire and had mink-black hair with her eyes just a few shades darker. Winnie was a witch and had strawberry curls and a pixyish face. Iliana was also a witch, but she was special for being the Witch Child AND the 3rd Wild Power. She had skin the color of cherry blossoms, her eyes were a light violet, and she had shimmering white/blonde hair.
There were also two Males and a female standing with them. The Male Witch radiated Power, but he wasn't as strong as the girl who had arrived yesterday. Mare figured he was probably the Wild Power, and she knew there was something going on between the three.
When everyone had assembled, Thierry had introduced everyone to each other: the male Witch with the red hair was Kierlan Harman, the girl with the blonde hair and cornflower blue eyes was Sarah Strange, and the other male with light blonde hair was Blade… the other Soulmate.
Mare finally realised who the Wild power must be just as Thierry cleared his Throat to get everybody's attention.
"Everyone, I am pleased to announce that the Fourth Wild Power is Kierlan Harman, But-" Thierry hesitated, and Mare leaned forward, wondering. But what?
"Hunter has wagered a War on the Day of the Millennium Battle in just one month."
The Room held pin-drop Silence. Everyone looked shocked, and Mare felt her stomach churn. Oh, No. They might win; a lot of people were going to die…
"What is the point of going through the whole battle if we're just going to die because of the rest of the Night World?" Kierlan snapped.
Poppy sprang up, eyes furious "The Point is that we be selfless and save the Humans, no matter what it does to us!"
"When you all die, who's going to save the humans then? Not all the Night Worlders are going to die, so they can regroup again and take over the humans without anyone to stop them!" Kierlan shouted.
"They have armies! They can protect themselves against the other Night Worlders after we 'die'! But we have to take care of what the prophecy said, because they wouldn't be able to do anything!" Poppy yelled.
"So? I'd rather be on the Winning Side and live than fight for some stupid cause that is just going to kill me." Kierlan snarled.
"Why don't you just go and join them then?" Poppy hissed. No one tried to stop her; because everyone knew that there efforts would be useless.
"Fine, I will then, if that matters-" Kierlan began, but Morgan cut him off, putting her hands over her ears.
"Stop it! Please, Just stop it!" she screamed, "This is not a Soccer game or a - a Debate or something! We're talking about the World here, and yes, people are going to die, but we have to try! If we don't, we're as bad as the Night Worlders themselves! Now can you please stop fighting for once, and just keep your thoughts to yourself!" She stopped, breathing hard. The room had gone silent.
"Sorry." Kierlan muttered, then walked out the room. Sarah looked at the doorway anxiously, and then ran out after him.
"Excuse me." Blade followed her out the door, and the door had slammed shut after them, the noise thunderous in the quite room. Mare let out her breath. Morgan was a very remarkable girl. She thought. But she doesn't really know us…
"Um, I'm sorry, did I make a Mistake…?" Morgan trailed off, and looked beseechingly at Thierry.
Thierry spoke "I'd like to congratulate you for taming Kierlan. He's been that way ever since his Family were brutally murdered."
"Yeah. He has a real knack of playing Mr. Aggressive." Poppy chimed in.
"Well done. You should get an award for that!" Maggie grinned.
"Thanks." Morgan smiled at her, and Callum pulled her against him as in a reassuring sort of way.
"Now the Wild Power has been introduced, May Morgan and I go?" He asked Lord Thierry.
"Of Course." He nodded his head, and grabbing her hand, Callum pulled her out of the door.
Everyone left after that, and Mare and Ash went up to her Room.
She curled up against Ash on the bed, and leaned on his chest.
"That was one of the most intense meetings we've had. Without Morgan, We'll have lost a Wild Power by now." She murmured.
"Can I ask her out?" Ash grinned down at her.
"Hey! You're MY Soulmate, so don't even thing about it!" She punched him lightly on the arm.
"Do you realise, we've been together for 6 Months, and we havn't even done it." Ash said, conversationally.
"I'm one for doing it when we're married." Mare tilted her head to one side. "And we're only engaged, so you'll have to wait for another, oh, couple of months or so."
"You are going to be the death of me one day." He ruffled her hair, then leaned down and kissed her temple.
"Well, so long as you come back, I'd be able to stand it." She replied.
"Thanks!" He put on a hurt expression, and Mare laughed, pushing her hair out her face.
"The rest of the day is going to be boring," She said. "Great. Just Great."
Mare sighed, and then resigned herself to a day of watching Soaps. Life could be so ironic sometimes.