Paradise Eco

see you all in the new year! 2010 baby, let's rock out, party on and believe that the new year will bring some hope to this world! Thanks for rollin' with me this year everyone!


Don't You Fake It

Chapter IX: Believe

Kahen was the first one awake, she ran down the stairs from her bedroom to the one of the main floors. She ran past the grauds, that for once smiled at her, and the monks that were in for today. She unlocked the large doors to the royal family's living space, she ran down another hallway and came into the kitchen where Ashelin was drinking her coffee. Torn was looking over the paper and eating some toast, Kahen ran towards her mother and threw her arms around her neck.

"HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" Kahen shouted.

"To who?" Torn joked.

"TO HER!" Kahen laughed as Ashelin pulled away from her daughter's embrace, Jahen walked in from being left behind when Kahen jumped into his room screaming it was their mother's birthday and too get his lazy ass up.

"How long have we been doing this?" Jahen asked as he sat at the table, he put his head down as Kahen sat on the other side of the table.

"Ever since we could sing, and ever since we could count... soooo..." Kahen sung. "HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!"

"To who?" Jahen grumbled.

"You better answer her," Torn said to Ashelin as he turned the page in the newspaper, Ashelin sighed and crossed her arms.

"To me." Ashelin responded.

"TO YOU!" Kahen sang again, Jahen rolled his eyes. Ashelin sighed.

"Okay you two let your father and I have a day to ourselves, please? I'll sign-off day passes for you two to travel freely through-out the cities... okay?"

"Love you mom!" Kahen shouted and grabbed Jahen. "Don't worry one will be around!" She grabbed her glider off her back and ran towards the window. "Happy Birthday Mommy!" Jahen dragged his nails across Kahen's forearm as they jumped out the window, he screamed the whole way down. Meanwhile where the window was located, Ashelin started down at her twins and smirked.

"Only your seed could do that."

"I don't know," Torn said folding his newspaper. "I see more of you in Kahen everyday, but Jahen on the other hand I wish had a back born." Ashelin snorted.

"Maybe we could add him to the army?"

"Maybe." Torn said leaning back in his chair, he looked up and down at his wife. Her red had changed over the years to a darker colour, she wore a black suit with red high heel shoes and a white rose her pocket. She turned to Torn and smirked, Torn shook his head and stood.

"Whatca looking at?"

"Nothing..." He put one arm around her waist. "Just looking at I like." He kissed her forehead and smiled. "Happy birthday."


Seth rolled over on the large bed and looked at the girl laying beside him, for a second he forgot who she was. Vice's hair was combed out of it's dreds and into a curly mane around her face, her clothing was changed into a white dress with a fur cape and fur boots. Bruise covered her face and along her arms, Seth sat up and rubbed his neck where the a chucky piece of metal wrapped around his neck. He jumped out of the bed and ran over to the mirror, the thick piece of metal had one single purple flash that matched his heart beat. He punched the mirror, he turned and looked at Vice laying on the bed. He looked at the blood coming from his hand, Slade had said that she needed blood...

Seth walked over to Vice and bent down beside her, her skin was flushed and bloutchy looking. He held his hand over her lips, the blood slowly ran down his hand until it built up at the bottom of his hand. He used his other hand and grabbed her chin, which forced her awake. He shoved the plam of his hand into her mouth, she screamed and kicked her feet as Seth kept his hand on her mouth. Seth saw an fast change. Vice's eyes went from red back to blue, her bruise went away and her skin went darker. Seth felt something priece through his soft flesh as Vice sat up, she started taking bigger glups and stopped screaming. He bit his lip, a dizy feeling came over his body as his vision was blurred by black dots.

"Vice..." Seth hissed trying to pull his hand away from her. "Stop..." Vice pulled away from his hand, Seth fell backwards onto the floor and laid there for a second as Vice leaned over him. Her mouth was moving, but he couldn't hear anything. She got up and ran away from him, he watched her go to the door and leave the room. Seth closed his eyes and let himself fall into darkness.

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I can't run anymore,
I fall before you,
Here I am,
I have nothing left,
Though I've tried to forget,
You're all that I am,
Take me home,
I'm through fighting it,
Broken,
Lifeless,
I give up,
You're my only strength,
Without you,
I can't go on,
Anymore,
Ever again.
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Seth saw Daara's face, she wore a black dress and her hair was much longer. She waved to him and started to run, Seth started to run after her as grass grew and rain fell. She would stop and run behind a tree, Seth would try to grab her but she would start running again. Then they were in the Precusor Monk Temple, he stopped when he saw her open the large Precusor Door. She slipped inside and waved for Seth to follow her, Seth opened the door himself and stepped inside. He shut the door and turned to face Daara, she was now in a dark place. She held a candle and pointed down the darkway, Seth followed her until she diseappered. Seth ran forward but fell into an ocean, his arms were out trying to grab something, anything. He was drowning. Dying. Someone grabs his arm, they pull him up. The frist person was Eli, on his face and ugly scar that covered his left eye. The other person was female, she had white hair and wore a vail over her face.

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My only hope,
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace,
(To walk away from you)
My only joy,
My only strength,
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power,
My only life,
(And love is where I am)
My only love.
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"You know me." She whispered before Seth was dropped back into the water, this time coming out on the other side in the Precusor Forest. He stood and looked around, Daara appeared again this time covered from head to toe in blood. She looked down and shifted her feet, Seth ran up to her as behind the a storm rolled in a again.

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I can't run anymore,
I give myself to you,
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry,
In all my bitterness,
I ignored,
All that's real and true,
All I need is you,
When night falls on me,
I'll not close my eyes,
I'm too alive,
And you're too strong,
I can't lie anymore,
I fall down before you,
I'm sorry,
I'm sorry.
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"Fear the worse son of Mar," A voice said from behind them, Seth turned and Grante stood wearing a crown with an eco heart on it. Grante crossed her arms and glared at him. "Not her, me." She said before diseappering again, Daara grabbed Seth's hand and looked around. They were now in the Icelands, Seth turned and saw Slade with a gun. He fired. Daara was shot and fell back off a cliff, Seth reached out to her but she diseappered. Seth bent down and turned, behind him he saw himself staring blankly at the person he had become. Seth's world began to spin again, and he was laying on a beach. A beach he didn't know. Of to the side was a hut, and out to the ocean was an island. He stood and turned around, behind him a younger looking Jak stood.

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Constantly ignoring,
The pain consuming me,
But this time it's cut too deep,
I'll never stray again
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"Wake up!" He shouted, before a white beam came from his body and hit Seth's body throwing him out of the dream and back into the real world. Vice stood over him with two young looking grauds, Slade stood off to the side sighing.

"Damn he's alive." Vice bent down and helped Seth sit up.

"Seth... why did ya..." Seth didn't say anything, his voice was lost and all he could do was stand, move to the bed and fall back to sleep. This time dreaming about the darkness.


Eli woke up in the hospital, he sat up slowly holding his head. Beside him was Keira, her head down on the bed eyes closed. Eli sighed and got out of the bed, he had the weirdest dream. He had been in it, but it he was watching Seth go through it all. Until the very end when Slade fired the gun, he fell over the cliff instead of Daara. He rubbed his eyes and sat on floor of the bathroom, in his head the same thing was playing over and over. Grante standing there saying "Fear the worse son of Mar," and "Not her, me." He had been at home just an hour ago, when his vision started to blur and he felt faint. Which he did fall over, Eli looked at his arm. Small black switches covered his arm, he must've feel through the glass table. He sat up and looked in the mirror, and pushed away from the mirror. His eye, the purple one was still purple but his normal blue eye was now lighter almost white. When he looked back again, the eye was normal blue.

"Elijah?" A female voice called out, Eli opened the door and stared down at Grante. Who was holding a her coat, behind her Montley and Erol talked queitly to Jak, Keria, Onin, Seem and Samos. Eli pulled Grante into the bathroom and locked the door, he leaned on the door and slid down. "Elijah are you okay?"

"No..."

"Your mother called me crying, saying that you were screaming my name." Grante bent down. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"No." Eli groaned. "I think Seth's in trouble-"

"Where is he?"

"I don't know..." Eli looked up and down at Grante, she wore her school uniform along with the necklace from the Chancellor of J symbol with an eco heart behind it. On top of the J was a crown. Eli groaned and laid on the cold floor, Grante stared down at him as he laid there.

"Elijah-"

"Hush." Eli said, closing his eyes. "Just stay with me for a while more." Eli covered his ears as Grante started to play with his hair. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay..." Grante whispered back as she shoved her heel of her shoe under the door, someone knocked loudly from the other side. She laid down beside him and wrapped her arm around him, he sighed as the knocking got louder.

TBC...