. this is the bracelet, hope it works this time. I lost my train of thought with this story because of Lord of the Rings, lets hope this chapter flows well.
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A Slow Change of Heart
Chapter fourteen: A Simple Sign of Change
Jewel Cree stared at the candle's flame, the flame shrank and the grew with each breath Jewel took. Her eyes were glazed over and her body still. The air in the room was dense, as if weighed down by some invisible force. Jewel exhaled, the flame died and the air became lighter. She smiled and walked out her room.
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The two bodies danced around each other each holding a wooden bow. The creature of white had only pants and arm guards while the beige wore pants and a sleeveless shirt. With each hit or block the beige one breathed a fraction harder. The white's forehead had a bit of sweat while continuing to breathe normally. The two seemed to move intimately with each other as they attacked and defended with their weapons. The white spun behind the beige to lock the bow around the beige's arms. White had won and beige fell down in exhaustion.
"Nuada, I think I'm getting worse instead of better."
Nuada bent down and pulled her up. "You are a fool, you managed to hit me this time."
The two walked out of the training room together in silence. A woman walked down the hall with a proud stride.
"Nuada you done, I was hoping to get some practice with you." The woman gave a smile to the elf.
"I rather not have to deal with you attempting to drown me witch." Nuada's face was stern, he had not yet forgiven her for almost killing the little girl beside him.
"Your still not over that, it was an accident I didn't know she was there." Jewel defended herself from Nuada's silent accusation of attempting to kill the mutt.
"Hello, almost drowned girl is standing right here, if you would be oh so kind as to not talk as if I'm not here in front of you I would be forever grateful." Melissa said while waving her arm in the air.
Jewel sneered at the girl's immaturity and walked passed the two. The two went their separate ways, one to mediate and the other to help research information on how to kill an incubus.
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A women stood tall, her black hair covered her blue face as she chanted in a foreign tongue. Her clawed hands were outstretched before her and the air felt tainted with darkness. A man stepped out from the shadows in front of her and the women lowered her arms.
"You are interfering with my plans demon." the woman growled out.
"I have my own needs that the girl suits worthless worm." The man eyes glowed red and his wings unfolded from behind him.
"I will kill you if I must."
"You cannot do that without a head."
In a flash his wings sliced her neck, the head rolled onto the floor and the body dropped like stones. Blood dripped from the wings edges as the incubus took his leave.
(Melissa's Room)
Melissa slept on her back, arms close to her face, she arched her back as if suffering a terrible dream. A body came to lie over hers, his arms laying next to her head.
"Wake up my angel I wish to speak with you."
The girl awoke to Miska leaning over her entire body.
"How did you get in here?" her voice shook from fear.
"I told the others they could not protect you, I can find you wherever you try to hide, you will never be free from me because you belong to me." He smiled down at her and lowered his body to rest it on her, his head next to hers on the pillow.
"All those you love will die and you will be left alone, if you join me I will make sure they live to be by your side forever."
"And if I still refuse?" Melissa never looked at him she looked to the ceiling.
"Then I will kill all of them myself and I will not be merciful," If you looked at Melissa's eyes, you could see the reflection of her dead loved ones, "And I won't stop at your family, I will slaughter your friends and their children, not even Hellboy or the elf can stop me, I will save those two for last so they can watch their family die," tears ran down her face but she made no sound, "I will make the elf you seem to care for suffer the worst, I will torture him until his pride breaks and he is begging me to kill him, only then will I tear out his heart." Melissa's vision returned to normal.
"We will find a way to kill you."
"Not soon enough."
Miska leaned up and laid a gentle kiss on her lips. Melissa fought but Miska was strong. Melissa's eyes grew big as her veins became clear on her face, poison filling them making them turn black.
(End of Dream)
She sat up with a scream, and started to cry. After a few minutes Melissa left her room and walked to Nuada's room. Melissa walked into his room and crawled onto his bed.
"Girl what in goddesses name do you think you are doing?" Melissa turned to face him.
"The incubus came to me again, he threatened to kill my family and friends including you if I don't agree to help him, can I please sleep with you, I feel saver here."
Nuada let her under the covers, as she laid down Nuada wrapped his arm around her chest to pull her against him so her back was to his chest, he threw his leg over hers and snuggled into her neck.
"Sleep little one, he will not come back to you this night."
Melissa woke the next morning to Nuada's rhythmic breathing against her neck. His arm held her tightly to him and his leg cradled her hips. She slowly turned to slip out just to have Nuada's gold eyes open.
"Nuada, could you let me go now?"
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Cain and Abel scurried on the streets of the Troll Market, visiting friends and family. The two stopped to see a group of fae surrounding a tent. They moved their little body between the legs of the larger fae to see a dead body, kneeling beside the body was the creature that tried to take one of their own.
The two ran back to the bureau to tell Nuada what they have discovered.
(Nuada's room)
Nuada entered his room to see the twin fae jumping up and down on his bed, they waved their arms frantically to get his attention.
"What is it little ones?" the two chattered at the same time but Nuada got the message.
(Library)
"So your telling me that Kjetil's mistress is dead?" Hellboy asked not fully understanding.
"Yes, the twins saw him kneeling next to her dead body, it seems something sliced her head off." Nuada explained slowly to Hellboy.
"The incubus' work ,maybe, otherwise it would be too coincidental she ended up dead when they both want the same girl." Agents Myers pointed out as he thought of the situation.
"Big deal that's one less thing to worry about." Hellboy said shrugging his shoulders.
"No, even with their master dead a servant is expected to continue until the task is complete, Kjetil is still alive, only until he is dead can we focus on the incubus."
"Well lets hope the incubus does us another favor and kills him soon."
Jewel stood against the door a look of anger on her face, she turned and walked out the room.
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(May 6)
Melissa packed her bag with clothes for a few days. The faeries sat on her pillows watching her walk back and forth between the drawers, bathroom and the bag, trying to make sure everything she needs is in the bag.
"Girl where do you think you are going?" Melissa stopped packing to see Nuada leaning against her door frame.
"I'm going home for a few days, my cousin's baby is due this weekend and I want to be there to see the baby, don't worry Agent Myers is coming with me for protection."
"Do the fools in this building honestly think a human can protect you from a fallen angel who intends to have you for his own at any cost?"
"Yep, sounds about right, keep an eye on the faes for me." Nuada shook his head at the stupidity of it all.
Melissa zipped up her bag and started to walk out the door. Nuada grabbed her arm as she attempted to walk past him.
"This is idiotic girl." Nuada protested as Melissa tried to pull her arm away.
"My family comes before anything, even my own safety."
Nuada looked at her before leaning down and brushing his lips on her forehead. "Try not to get yourself killed." With that he let her go.
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Everyone happy now, no one was bugging me about it but I decided to be nice and give you that. Thanks Lapasdouee for the comment, I enjoy reading what you think. And again sorry about updating only twice this weekend, but between Lord of the Rings and church not much thinking got done.