Chapter 4
Kyra sat up but still she didn't open her eyes. She heard the door open and knew it was Jared.
"Go ahead Aadhaya, open your eyes and drink some water. We'll fix you up and tell them everything. They've given you Sanctuary for the last three months. They deserve the answers to their questions." Jared's voice was a cool breeze to the tension in the room. Kyra opened her eyes and the room slowly faded into view. She found herself staring into Aimee's face as she handed her the glass of water. Aimee's hand began to shake and the glass tumbled out of her hands hitting the floor. Fang cursed and stepped forward, Vane behind him.
"Aimee what's wrong?" Fang's voice was coarse with confusion. Kyra swung her eyes to look at them as they walked closer and Vane froze. The tension in the room ramped up a notch as Vane physically swung his whole body to face Jared.
Finger pointed behind him at Kyra his voice trembled.
"That's not possible!" Jared shook his head, moving to Kyra's side. Illarion sat behind her chest to his back, his back to the wall and his legs drawn up bent at the knees on either side of her. She sunk farther into his body.
What is impossible and what do you have to do with this Jared?" Mama Lo asked calmly but her face was starting to betray that calm. Kyra cried out as a tear fell down her face.
"I want to go home Jared!" He shook his head.
"Can't do that sweetie you know that." He put a hand on top of hers fiddling with the binding there on her wrist, the skin under it was red an angry, he frowned at it before he turned to the group waiting for an answer.
"Let me start introductions over again shall we. Everyone I would like you to meet my Little Half Sister, Aadhaya Kyra daughter of the Source and Savitar." Kyra's head shrunk as the quiet turned in to an uncomfortable pause. Aimee was the first to speak.
"I don't understand, what everyone knows is that the Source is just that a source of energy not a conscious being and Savitar has never admitted to having any children" Jared nodded but smiled sadly
"The Source is a gathering of energy that all beings steam from, higher ones can draw directly from it, Zues, Noir, Jericho, Myself. However it is far from an unthinking, unconscious, nonsensical being. It is capable of thought and feelings, of knowledge and thought. Three times she grew tired of being only indirectly capable of creating life. Three times she formed a body and took a male to bed, birthing three children. Myself, our half brother Jaden and our little half sister Aadhaya. When she chose to birth Aadhaya she chose to destroy her physical body, she won't be able to take another one. Mother took Savitar as her last male; since he stands for the opposite of her she poured far more energy into carrying Aadhaya. It left Aadhaya with a dual standing, she stands for life, rebirth and death, destruction. With Mother's physical body destroyed she left Aadhaya to be raised by Savitar. He kept her with him until that nosey jaguar snuck into the off limits area of Savitar's home. Zeus took note of the surprised statements of that jaguar before Savitar killed him. Since Aadhaya is a direct link to the source more than any of us are she's capable of destroying any god or goddess without the backlash that would be caused normally, without the problems. She could kill say Apollo and redirect his connection to the sun to someone else. In his typical response to things he feared Zeus tried to kill her. Savitar fearing for Aadhaya's life bound her with these bracelets, anklets and collar then sent her to live with a mortal family. Jaden and I kept an eye on her. Four months ago someone, found out where she was and she was attacked by Damiens. She only survived because she had become friends with Illarion and Maxis the year before." Jared paused squeezing Kyra's hand, giving her a faint smile and turned back to the family.
"It was decided after Maxis proposed the situation that they bring her here. It's more out in the open then where they were living but they have sanctuary here and more people to back them up. I'll apologize now. We put your family and those that are here at Sanctuary in danger but we had thought it wouldn't be a problem. With the Damian getting loose there's no telling who he will tell and how long till it gets back to Stryker."
The room was silent as everyone digested the information. Before Mama Lo nodded her head and stood up. Dusting her hands she turned to the room.
"Well there's nothing to be done. She'll stay. We won't be turning Savitar's only child from our door and we took the Sanctuary oath. We don't turn anyone away unless they break the rules. Besides the little Cheri risked her life for my boys and I'll do the same in return." Papa slowly nodded in agreement and the boys began leaving the room. Only Papa, Mama, Alain, Dev, Samai, Vane, Remi, Aimee, Angelia, Fang and Fury stayed behind.
"Though why do you not tell Savitar that she is at risk?" Alain questioned. Illarion snorted and Maxis rolled his shoulders as he answered.
"You really want to watch the world burn? Just because no one has ever seen Savitar's temper does not mean he won't lose it once he realizes his Baby girl is no longer safe. Let's just not drag him into it any time soon. Ne?" There was silent agreement all around the room before Kyra laid down to rest some more. Jared sat at her side for a while long just stroking her hair well Illarion lay on her other side.