This is the chapter where I introduce my OC. Hopefully you don't think of her as a Mary Sue when you first meet her 'cause trust me, a Mary Sue she is not. Anyways, enjoy the chapter.
House of Night/No POV
It had been just a day since Zoey and the gang plus Thanatos figured out who had killed Linda, Zoey's mom, and it was yet another night and another day of school at the Tulsa House of Night. Thanatos, still shaken up from the death of her cat was very distant today in her classes as well as to the other professors. The only one that she seemed to confide into remarkably was Kalona.
"Is his death still bothering you?" Kalona asked her at lunch. He had a rough first night seeing as everyone was fearful, or angered, or just plain aloof at him. Even the females who had once dreamed of Kalona in their beds when he was first freed cowered or yelled at him. The tables have definitely turned in the House of Night but what was the strangest for him was being a Warrior again, and not to Nyx. He had always thought, but never admitted it, that if he were able to become a Warrior again he would be Nyx's Warrior once more. Though being Warrior to Thanatos has not yet proved to be too difficult besides her understandable distance today, he felt strange as to be in such a position of a Warrior again and not to mention the Sword Master of the House of Night. He had never once been a Sword Master and being new at this and teaching has allowed the students to walk all over him. The upside of everything is that since he is the new Sword Master the separate class with Darius, Stark and Rephiam were able to once again join in on their regular periods and the time he spends with his favorite son, even if it is one short hour, helps him get through the day. It also helped that Nisroc, his second favorite son, was hanging around the House of Night, not participating in the night's activities of course but always close by to give his father some company and even his brother as well during class changes.
"Yes." Thanatos finally replied taking a sip of blood laced wine. Usually she would object to having her wine be laced with blood, it felt disturbing to her, to have to hide the blood within the wine, but she needed that extra dose the blood gave to her as well as the wine. It is hard to vampyres to become drunk, but at least she can pretend she is with the taste of blood running down her throat. She took one more sip before setting the glass down and continuing. "I will be fine after a while. I am still getting over the shock."
The Fallen Warrior nodded curtly. "That is understandable High Priestess." The title rolled off his tongue naturally and he realized faintly that despite the weirdness of being a Warrior once more and not to Nyx was actually comforting. "I am sure you will feel happiness again, and soon."
"Thank you my Warrior." She smiled faintly at him. The thought of having Kalona as her Warrior was still fairly new to her. She had never had a Warrior before but she knew enough to know what it is to be a Warrior and a High Priestess. Changing the subject she asked her Warrior how was his day so far.
Kalona sighed softly. "Difficult. It seems the only being who is even giving me a decent glance is my son and he doesn't even count."
"Don't worry Kalona." Thanatos assured using the Fallen Warrior's name. "I am sure that sooner or later the others will accept you. It will only be a matter of time."
Kalona smiled faintly. "Thank you... Thanatos." The vampyre smiled at the mention of her name. It was really the first time that either of them said each other's name since they became High Priestess and Warrior. The rest of the lunch hour continued without a hitch that was until the last class change where Dallas and Rephiam had another violent run in with each other.
"Birdbrain!" Dallas screamed at Rephiam.
"Brain dead!" Rephiam retaliated.
Surrounding them the fledglings started to chant "Fight, fight, fight…" It was one of those moments in the day where the professors were seemingly nowhere in sight and the others were detained elsewhere leaving Dallas and his band of red fledglings and Rephiam left in the fray. Behind Dallas the red fledglings cheered him on, urging him to dismantle the ex-Raven Mocker. A fight was soon to start. Dallas and Rephiam were edging closer, their anger boiling and their fists clenched, Dallas' starting to absorb any electricity in the surrounding area. It was at the moment just before the first flew that one solitary voice sang out, literally sang out.
I let it fall, my heart,
and as it fell you rose to claim it
It was dark and I was over
until you kissed my lips and you saved me
The crowd of fledglings parted like the Red Sea and a single fledgling with auburn colored hair and brilliant purple eyes stood with the purple outline of the crescent moon on her forehead. She started to walk down the parted group of fledglings, her sudden outburst of song freezing everyone in place as she continued the song.
My hands, they're strong
but my knees were far too weak
to stand in your arms
without falling to your feet
She reached Rephiam and Dallas and stood between them. Placing her hands on their chest she gave a gentle shove and they walked backwards away from each other, seemingly in a trance. At that moment Zoey and her friends arrived in the courtyard and watched from the highest vantage point as the event below them continued.
But there's a side to you
that I never knew, never knew.
All the things you'd say
they were never true, never true,
And the games you play
you would always win, always win…
As she moved to the next verse the sky above her erupted in purple clouds, clouds that looked remarkably made out of spirit. The fledglings and even the professors that were rushing into the courtyard at that moment watched in awe as the clouds above them seemed to sway to the song the fledgling was singing.
But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name!
She began to move again, towards a tree where Nisroc was currently stationed in. He fought with himself before to see if he should fly in and help his older brother but decided against it since he was still not discovered by any of the vampyres and fledglings here and he did not want to jeopardize it.
When I lay with you
I could stay there
close my eyes
feel you here forever
you and I together
nothing is better
She looked up into the tree suddenly and their eyes locked, red ones to purple and she sung half of the next verse looking at him before turning back and facing the others, Dallas and Rephiam specifically.
'Cause there's a side to you
That I never knew, never knew,
All the things you'd say,
They were never true, never true,
And the games you play
You would always win, always win.
As the chorus came up the clouds above started to flash as what seemed to be lighting now flashed in the clouds to the time of the song and her voice. It was apparent that the spirit, for it was the manifested form of spirit, reacted to her and her voice, the spirit and the mysterious singing fledgling together thinking as one.
But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name!
I set fire to the rain
and I threw us into the flames
where it felt something die
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time!
The fledgling then walked past the two again and stood upon one of the benches in the courtyard singing now towards the other fledglings, somehow asserting some sort of warning that pertained not only to the fight that was nearly started between Rephiam and Dallas, but towards any other impending fights as well.
Sometimes I wake up by the door,
that heart you caught must be waiting for you
Even now when we're already over
I can't help me from looking for you.
Now as she sang the chorus the lighting touching down to the earth and surrounding trees and fire made out of spirit ignited the areas the lighting had touched. Another fledgling timidly toughed the fire only to not get burned but to suddenly feel enlightened with himself, just as the singing fledgling felt enlightened when she sings.
I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,
Well, it burned while I cried
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name
She sang the chorus again but this time it started to rain spirit down upon the courtyard and as this was going on she got off the bench and walked between the two feuding males and ushered with her fingers to come towards her. They moved, seemingly without their permission towards her.
I set fire to the rain,
and I threw us into the flames
where it felt something die
'Cause I knew that that was the last time, the last time, oh, ohh!
They met in the middle as she was vocalizing the last bit of the song and her hands were practicing a flame with spirit. She toughed their shoulders and they fell to their knees as she ending the song with one last, breathtaking vocalization. When the song finished the materialized spirit disappeared instantly. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "The power of Adele boys… That and a super powerful fledgling such as myself." She said in a faint British accent as she kneeled down before the boys. "By the way, you two are in so much trouble for nearly starting a fight on school property. You know that it is not allowed and you better be thankful that I came in through the front door when I did." She stood again and looked at the gathered fledglings. "Well?" She questioned them. "Don't you all have somewhere to go?" The crowd dispersed leaving behind Zoey and the gang, the red fledglings, Nisroc and Thanatos and Kalona who arrived sometime in the middle of the song.
All those on the ground gathered around closer (Nisroc watched and listened from his tree) and before they all erupted into talk Thanatos took the intuitive. "Excuse me, but if you don't mind me asking, who are you? I haven't seen you around school."
She fisted her hand over her heart and bowed down to Thanatos. "That's because I am new." The fledgling replied straightening. "I am Liran Sanders." She turned to the others. "Pronounced lee-rahn, not lee-ran. If you pronounce it wrong you will have a very unhappy camper." She turned back and further explained her being there. "Lady Death I am from the London House of Night. When I heard that you have taken up here at the Tulsa House of Night as a professor I just had to transfer." Liran smiled at her. "Though it seems along the way you have become the High Priestess. I congratulate you ma'am."
"Oh thank you Liran." Thanatos said. "Now you said that you transferred here? Whatever for?"
"I am currently in training to fill in that position in the High Council. Well I always have been, well no that's a lie. I just have been, let us just say that. I am a sixth former you see and I wanted my chance to get up close and personally to a member of the High Council but it has been difficult for me to get an audience with any member so, as I mentioned before, when I heard that you became a professor here I hoped along on a jet and flew across the pond to meet you here. I am very serious about this work and very delighted to finally meet you." She fisted a hand over her heart and bowed again.
"Well…" Thanatos drawled out slowly, taken aback and shocked by this fledgling but otherwise impressed. "And I see you have a very strong spiritual affiliation."
"Yes very much so. I have always had a connection with spirit, even since before I was Marked. It was just something I always processed and my affiliation with spirit is at its strongest when I sing, another gift I have from Nyx."
"Very interesting." Thanatos remarked. "I haven't seen such spiritual power in such a long time."
"Thank you Lady Death."
"Please, call me Thanatos."
"Thank you Thanatos." Liran bowed her head. "Now, to get onto these two," she pointed towards Rephiam and Dallas, "they were almost in a fight but I stopped it before it would get too far, or even start for that matter."
"Well thank you Liran." Thanatos looked at the two. She opened her mouth to speak but was cut off my Liran.
"My apologies Lady—I mean Thanatos, but I have a horse stuck in a rental trailer outside of the school and Amiron, my horse, does not enjoy long trips at all. I am sure he'd like some hoof room so may I be excused?"
"Of course Liran."
"Thank you once more Thanatos." Before walking away she nodded towards Zoey and the group, automatically recognizing them before walking back from where she came, her luggage haphazardly tossed on the ground where she had dropped them to stop the fight.
Thanatos and the others watched as Liran picked up her bags and started to head back to the entrance of the dorms to quickly drop off her things before heading back to Amiron. "Kalona, please go and help her would you?" Thanatos asked her Warrior. He nodded and followed after the fledgling.
A silence overcame the group before Stark almost yelled out "Well shit. The girl's got some pair of lungs on her."
End of chapter 2. The next chapter will take off immediately where this one ended and might, key word might have some Lenobia/Travis moments when Kalona and Liran go to bring Amiron to his stable.
So what did you think of Liran Sanders so far? I hope she didn't come off as too much Mary Sue but I can promise you she is NOT a Mary Sue. There's some messed up past behind her but I won't say too much.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE SONG USED IN THIS CHAPTER (SET FIRE TO THE RAIN BY ADELE)!
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