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Sorry for the long wait. School was kicking my ass and then came finals and winter brake. I just wanna thank everyone who has reviewed and what not. You guys keep me going. pce. Z
7. Family Ties Pt 1
The young woman stopped her car a good distance from the clearing ahead as the fog continued to move across the ground. Turning the ignition off and removing the key, she stared numbly ahead through her windshield as the cold seeped into the car.
"This has gone on long enough. If it continues, there will be no way to fix it."
Heaving a huge sigh, she moved sluggishly to open the door. It took her a while to finally plant her feet on the leaf covered ground. She could already tell that she was the first one there. Taking her time, she walked into the clearing near the pond's edge and stared out onto the open water. She could see the moons reflection and it eased her thoughts to know that she was still bathed in the goddesses light.
snap
Her head whipped around quickly and scanned the surroundings. Her eyes darted between trees and darkness then looking above through branches and leaves, she bit out a small curse at her anxious behavior. Almost thinking it was her imagination, she stiffened as the wind whispered to her.
Morana, Morana, how foolish must you be? There is nothing you can do for the girl already belongs to me.
She shrunk behind some trees at the use of her other name. No mortal would use that name.
"Kimera, you out there? This is not the time or place for games." She peered out from around the large trunk of the tree and stared directly at a point in the darkness. Her eyes glowed dimly as she hissed at the darkness that seemed to become denser by the second. Her nails sunk into the bark as the darkness took shape. The same man from the parking lot at Nicky's was standing there before her; the only difference was that he was bare foot.
"Get away from me!"
"Come now girl, stop this foolishness and relinquish your guard on the Thanatores Coven."
"I'd sooner throw myself into the fires of hell then listen to your lies." Her voice took on an ethereal tone as she glared at him.
"Morana-"
"Hold your tongue! You have no right to call me by that name!"
"My apologies…Aurora. I merely want what is mine, my daughter."
"She is not your child. She is Liam's and you know it. You wish for her to be of your blood but she is pure and inherent of her father's gifts, gifts that you will never acquire."
"How can you call me a liar when you spit lies from your very mouth?" He began to pace slowly in front of her as they continued to bicker.
"Just because you raped her mother doesn't mean you are the father. She was already pregnant with Kimera when you came upon her. What a disgusting man you are to rape your own sister-in-law!"
"The wench asked for it!" His voice echoed and the ground shook slightly. Her eyes narrowed as she felt the power from that simple act.
"I want to gouge your eyes out with a rusty spoon." She pulled her fingers from the bark and started to advance on him. He stopped his pacing and fixed her with his dark gaze.
"Harm me and the little one dies."
Aurora stopped mid-way as her eyes widened.
"You wouldn't dare go near her. It would destroy Kimera; it might even cause her to…"
"Oh yes, the possibility of her reverting would be limitless. But that would be the hard way home. I want to make this as quick and painful, I mean painless as possible. Just say yes."
"No."
"Too bad, you held such promise for promotion in The Under." He went to strike her when the sound of another car approaching made him stop. "Damnit, every time! We are far from finished girl. Just you wait. Once I break her seal, she will belong to me!"
Aurora's eyes widened in fear as her nails lengthened. She lunged for the dark man in front of her while he chuckled and made for his escape. The lights from the oncoming care slowed his retreat and she made contact with his flesh just before he materialized into the darkness. Landing on her hands and knees, she pounded the ground in anger at missing her opportunity. The slam of a car door was barely recognizable with the sound of her blood pounding in her ears.
"Rory? What the hell are you doing on the ground?"
She turned to Kimera. Her eyes flashed a faint gold under the headlights of the car. Kimera rushed to her friend, skidding on her knees and cradling her face in her hands. Searching her friend's face she saw anger and hate in her eyes.
"Morana, what's wrong?" Kimera pushed the hair out of her face but winched when Morana's nails dug into her hands as she roughly yanked them from her face.
"Whatever you've been doing is causing a lot of trouble elsewhere. I saw him."
"Him?"
"Cain"
Kimera shot up and looked around in a panic. "Is he still here?"
Slumping back to rest on her haunches, Morana dropped her hands in exhaustion on her thighs and stared up at the moon. She could see her breath on the air as she tried to calm herself enough to get back to normal. Her nails shrank back and she rubbed her eyes as they became sensitive to the lights that were aimed right in her face from Kimera's car.
"No, he fled just as you got here. You mind?" She gestured to the headlights.
"Oh yeah, sorry about that." Her eyes went black for a moment as the car shut off. Staring at the crumpled figure on the ground, Kimera crouched down in front of her friend. "Tell me."
No longer Morana, Aurora stared into worried brown eyes that showed fear and apprehension at what her possible response would be. "He wants you back."
Rising to her full height quickly, Kimera began to pace back and forth as she bit out curses in a strange language. Aurora visibly flinched at a particularly harsh one that sent a pulse through the trees. "You need to watch how much you use. You're like a beacon when you act like this. What have I always told you? If you're going to curse, use words only. It's too dangerous when you put power behind it." She rose to her feet slowly while brushing the leaves and dirt from her jeans. She felt eyes on her and looked up to see Kimera staring at her. "What?"
Blowing out an annoyed breath, Kimera moved over to a nearby tree and leaned against it. "I wish I could say that I'm happy to hear from you, but seeing as the situation just turned bad I'm kinda dreading having come here at all. So what's the big news?"
Aurora leaned down and picked up a small stone. She held the stone in her palm before closing her fingers around it. Without warning she threw the stone at Kimera's head. Kimera flinched back and stared in wonder as the stone hovered in front of her face. She gave Aurora a questioning look.
"I didn't do that." Kimera spoke softly as the stone still hovered in front of her face. She didn't dare move for fear that it would start moving again.
"I know you didn't do it. Your father did." Aurora moved forward and plucked the stone from the air and placed it in Kimera's hand. The stone was pulsing with untamed energy.
"This is starting to creep me out Rory." She ran her thumb over the stone a few times then dropped it suddenly with a hiss. Bringing her thumb to her mouth, she sucked it as the wound continued to bleed. She shot Aurora an accusing look as she pushed past her towards her car to hopefully be rid of this dreary place.
"The hell was that look for?" Rory stalked over to Kimera and placed her hand on her shoulder only to have it pulled away in a death grip that made her powers flare. Looking down at their connection, she saw the small red line run down her wrist as it pooled in the hollow of her elbow. "You're hurt."
"No shit. Why are you here? Mom send you to make sure I get the job done?" Her fingers tightened around Aurora's wrist unconsciously. Her eyes went black and Aurora slumped to the ground at her knees. Her body was limp but she was still conscious.
She wanted to fight back, but her powers were restricted against hurting any members of the Thanatores Coven. "Kimera, stop. I can't breathe." The power flowing from Kimera was constricting more than her wrist as she struggled to draw in as big a breathe as she could.
Kimera jumped back from Aurora as she let her free. Her hands were trembling as she tried to get ahold of her self. She clenched her fists together and rushed forward to help Aurora up. She flinched away from her at first, but after her insistent pleas, Aurora finally allowed herself to be helped up. Kimera half pulled, half dragged her to her car and leaned her against the hood. They needed to get out here and fast. Cain's presence had tainted the area leaving any unsuspecting person open to the evil that he emanated.
They were in deep shit. He was still around, she could feel him. "Rory we need to get outta here, and fast." She opened the back door and pushed Aurora into the back as best she could. Scanning her surrounding she caught a glimpse of something red flashing in the distance then another next to it. Eyes
"Oh shit, we're so outta here." She yanked open her door and slid into her seat quickly.
"What about my car? We can't just leave it here." Aurora voiced breathlessly from the back. Kimera turned around and stretched her hand out to her. "Put it in the backyard at least?"
"I'll do what I can. I don't know about the back yard but it definitely will be on the property and not on the house." She laughed nervously as she heard a guttural noise off in the distance.
She took hold of Aurora's hand and turned back around to look at her friend's car not to far off in the distance. Taking her other hand off the steering wheel, she concentrated on the destination before she closed her eyes. When she reopened them they were black as night and she heard Aurora groan in pain from the back. She was drawing as little as she needed from her friend to get rid of the car. She felt the wetness under her nose and knew that it was bleeding.
In the back, Aurora was leaned up against the window as she stared at the glowing red eyes that seemed to be getting closer. "Hurry up Kimera!" she yelled out as the pain in her chest grew. She looked towards her car as it started shimmering in and out. Inhaling deeply she pushed her power into Kimera and swiftly passed out after the car disappeared.
"Shit" Looking back, she saw Aurora out cold, but breathing evenly. Turning around, she put the key in the ignition and turned on her high beams. A loud screech resonated throughout the woods as the creature shrieked from the light, its skin sizzling from it as well. With a satisfied smile, Kimera flipped the creature off and floored it in reverse before swinging around and throwing the car into drive. She had no desire to look in the rear view mirror, but something forced her too. She saw those same red eyes and screamed out in anger as her foot pushed the pedal all the way to the floor.
"That fucker is so going to get a foot up his ass."
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