Lookie lookie see I keep my promises here is chapter 25 yayyyyy.... I do hope that you all enjoy it I know I liked writing it the muse has screamed at me to get this chapter out before I head off to update all my others =p thanks to everyone who reviewed you guys ROCK long time
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Grabbing hold of each other the scouts looked around Amy quickly used her Mercury computer her fingers flying across the keys
"That was no normal earthquake I am getting a large dark reading, I think Turun knows we're here" she said softly her large blue eyes looking round locking onto Raye's fiery brown ones. Nodding slightly she grounded her legs and locked up her muscles her fingers falling into their familiar meditative pose her long black hair falling around her face a few seconds later her head snapped up her eyes slightly unfocused as she pointed to her right,
"He knows..." was all she got out before a piercing shrieking sound could be heard coming from the direction she was pointing at darkness started rolling in the large red orb in the sky being eclipsed
"We need to move fast" Selenity said moving towards the dark "we need to get to the castle" moving quickly the scouts, Darien and the queen moved determined to get to the castle before their time ran out...
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Standing outside her door Turun's hand hesitated over the handle only for a second before he pushed it open, there sitting by her window was his Goddess her cerulean eyes gazing out
"Enjoying the view?" he asked moving closer not moving her eyes Serena replied
"No not really" his lips pressed into a thin line taking a calming breath he walked until he was alongside her
"They won't come" he chuckled lowly his breath fanning against her neck inhaling deeply he breathed in her scent Vanilla and Strawberry's enough to make his mouth water. Serena said nothing her eyes hardening a little
"Rule this land with me... together we will be an unstoppable force," he whispered seductively brushing his lips against her neck
"Be mine!' Feeling her shiver under his touch, he pressed his lips harder against her skin only to release themselves from her taste at the sting of her hand against his face. Raising his eyes to meet her own he saw fury bubbling in the depths
"NEVER!" she hissed her breath ragged "to everything never" she spat as she swept her legs out and knocked him to the ground and ran from her prison the door closing behind her only a mere moment of her passing through. Hearing Turun scream of rage she gathered up all of her strength and ran through the halls dodging the shadowy figures that tried to pull her back at their masters bidding dodging their shadowy hands she ran faster and faster. A primal growl rising up in her chest as she saw the door coming closer her freedom was near suddenly her whole body jerked to a stop steel bands wrapped around her waist cold as ice looking down she saw they were arms.
The venom filled voice floated next to her ear
"You're going nowhere. YOU... ARE... MINE!" Turun hissed turning her head Serena whispered
"Why are you doing this?"
Turun smirked a little as he pushed her onto a plush chair a shadowy figure holding her in place so she could not run
"Haven't you figured it out little princess? Surely you were told legends of your land before bed time?" his cold lifeless eyes bore into her panic filled ones her mind trying to drag up memories. Cupping her face softly his own expression softened a little
"You MUST have been told about the dark one?"
Suddenly a memory burst through clear as day
FLASHBACK
"Mamma?" a little serenity asked as the Queen pulled the covers up
"Mmm little one?" the queen replied softly
"Tell me a story!"
Letting out a small laugh she replied
"It's getting late little one"
"Pleaseeeeee," the tiny princess sat up in her bed her white nightgown pooling around her knees
"OK just one though then bed time for you"
"OK mamma!" lying back down again
"What story?" the queen asked pulling the blankets up over her shoulders and tucking the tiny stuffed cat in with her
"The Story about great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great Grandma and Grandpa"
Laughing the Queen lay next to her and prepared to tell the watered down version of their history
"OK once upon a time when our home was new your Grandma Selene ruled the moon alone, one day when she was in a field she saw a dark figure and ran but the strange man caught up to her and she demanded he tell her who he was and why he was in her kingdom. The man said his name was Turun lord of the shadow lands and what he wanted was Selene to be his wife as he had fallen in love with her but your Grandma said no and so Turun kidnapped her"
Little serenity piped up
"The meannie head" the Queen kissed her head softly
"Hush little one," she scolded playfully
"Each day Turun asked your Grandma to love him and each day she said she couldn't. Selene spent her days looking out the window or playing the harp. After 4 moons your Grandpa Apollo begged all the other gods for the strength to save your Grandma as he had fallen in love with her and dreamed of her every night and was granted the power he needed after the Goddess of love swayed the argument in his favour. Rushing to the Shadow Lands your Grandpa Apollo and Turun fought though your Grandpa won and saved Grandma and they returned home before they could leave Turun vowed her would return one day and take an heiress to the moon kingdom and make her his Queen. Apollo and Selene fell madly in love and had a baby girl."
Yawning the tiny princess managed to murmur
"I like that story, love you mamma" before she drifted into dreamland, he sear d Queen Selenity whisper
"I love you to my baby girl"
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Her eyes snapped up,
"I remember" she said softly shaking her head as the legend of her people washed back over her in its full form giving much more detail then her childhood memory provided her mothers voice ringing in her ears as she told her the "complete legend, not your watered down bedtime story!"
"yes and I ALWAYS keep a promise" he grinned
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The gang came to a halt as a tiny child stepped out in front of them
"what the?" said Lita as the child motioned for them to follow unsure the gang walked slowly behind the little boy who didn't say a word until they came to a complete stop a few yards into the walk in front of a large dead tree a withering old woman sat at its roots
"I know why you come" she rasped "and to pass through this land you need to know three rules"
"What are they" hissed Amara cracking her knuckles the old woman chuckled
"There is nothing you can threaten me with that has not been done. I will tell you feisty one in exchange..." she trailed off Darien stepped forward
"in exchange for what?" he asked the old woman raised her milky white eyes
"In exchange you must promise to destroy the dark one, once and for all cleanse the evil inside the burden was too great too great," she muttered
"I promise" Darien said, "now tell me"
"The first nothing is as it seems don't listen to the lies, the second accept anything offered to you, and the third don't fall asleep! Now hurry your nearly out of time" the old woman hissed pointing in the direction of the looming castle as the gang prepared to run again Queen Selenity stopped and turned to the old woman asking
"Why would you help us and asks us to do what you asked?"
The old woman raised her head her unseeing eyes appeared to be looking at Selenity
"A wrong was done, I am merely trying to fix it..." she trailed off as they gang ran away they were sure they heard her say
"it's a mothers job"
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A/N I know I said the battle would star but no the muse didn't want to soo the old lady was his mother oooooo strange yes but I needed a good explanation as to WHY she would tell them the rules and interesting little rules see the prophesy is in play =) please review xx