Warnings: See chapter 1
Pairings: See chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters but I do own idea and any OC's, I don't own Jess, Starlightangel101 does.
Chapter 24
No one could seem to understand, what was happening to Tyson, he had changed, become more aggravated, becoming more and more less then himself.
This thought disturbed Hilary as she walked with Kai, his hand held onto her tightly, their fingers intertwined, she smiled to herself as she glanced at him, he smiled back but as soon as he looked away, his face was serious, all business.
Jess came up to Hilary and wrapped an arm with hers, Kai let go of her head and Hilary walked with Jess, Hilary every so often would glance back at Kai as he walked alone, behind them all.
The group was in what appeared to be a valley, but as soon as they stopped and realized where they were, everything was suddenly very quiet, still.
Birds could not be heard, no humans could be smelt, everything about this place seemed abnormal to the group, vampires and humans.
Jess turned to Brooklyn who stood with Heero and the other humans, he glanced up into the east and she followed his gaze, and gasped as she become conscious what was going on.
"Where's the sun?" asked Ray as he checked his watch, which seemed to have stopped, a minute before sunrise.
"It's gone" whispered Jess.
Hilary glanced from Jess who was at her side to everyone's face, she didn't know what they were all talking about but when she looked at her own watch she had an idea, time had stopped.
"She did this" said Kai finally.
"Amber did this? She stopped time? How is that possible?" asked Kenny, Max looked as if he was about to say something but stopped himself as he saw the angry look on Tyson's face.
"Amber is ancient, the oldest of the vampires you see today, older then Voltaire and Boris, older then you could ever imagine, she is more powerful beyond human understanding"
"So this is…magic?" asked Max.
Kai shrugged and glanced towards the east where the sun should be rising.
"Call it what you wish, question it if you must but just know, that it is very ancient"
Everyone stood together in awe at the wonderment of this discovery, an ancient valley where time does not exist, where humans are not alive and werewolves do not roam no more.
"Um Kai, I have a question, what do Amber and the other vampires in this lost clan…feed on?" asked Ray, he suddenly looked rather nervous.
Kai shrugged again, "Whatever they can find"
They stood for a moment, trying to comprehend the danger of the situation.
"Come, we must keep moving" Brooklyn said finally and they all, slowly, one by one, began to walk further, deeper and deeper into the ancient valley.
"Which way do we go?" asked Kenny as he held his compass in his hands.
Kai pointed straight, dead ahead of the horizon, "East"
She was poison, venom blood which had soaked into her skin for centuries; her long raven hair was now white as snow and her skin, like silk.
She watched as the band of humans and vampires entered her domain and wondered, which of these was Kai and Brooklyn, which of these was her lovers chosen one.
She lay on a bed, the four wooden banisters overhead had silks draped over them, her naked body could feel the cool silk against her skin.
She smiled as she watched them walk straight towards her, the one who had pointed the direction that must have been Kai, she could feel Voltaire within him, and he was the only one who knew where she was, where she would be for the rest of eternity, except now.
Now things had changed, things were different, had eternity really come and gone so soon?
Her eyes opened, crystal blue eyes stared up at the draped silks, she smiled to herself as she sat up and found her own gown, and she put it on, tightening the knot that held it together.
She stood from the bed and walked to the dressing table, a mirror stood against the wall but now a black cloth hang to hide it from view.
Amber sat at the dressing table and took her hairbrush and began to brush her long white longs locks in a methodical manner, once done she plaited it to the side, she did not mind for the wisps to fall in her face.
Once done, Amber went to her closet and removed a dress, she remember buying the dress, the turquoise had gone quite well with her eyes and hair and now she had to remind herself, she was no longer the raven haired of yesteryears,
The gown fell from place and she placed the dress on, she twirled for a moment before deciding against it and returned into her gown.
A knock at the door and another woman appeared.
"Excuse me Mistress, but the strangers have reached the lake"
Amber nodded.
"Lets give them, a warm welcoming"
The lake was in fact the deepest blue Hilary had ever seen and seemed to span in front of them like a great ocean.
The shore was made of black round pebbles, so smooth that Hilary had thought someone must have sanded it all down, she fingered them, the moved like marbles in hands, finally she brought one to her lips and kissed it, it was cool against her skin.
"What is this place?" asked Ray.
Kai stared off into the horizon, eventually he turned and looked behind him, and he knew there was something or someone out there, watching, waiting.
"What is it?" Brooklyn asked Kai as he moved to stand with him, shoulder to shoulder.
"I'm not sure" Kai answered stepping towards the valley which they had just walked from, his back to the lake he squinted as he used his inhuman eyesight to see anything out of the ordinary, even though this place reeked of strangeness, and was beginning to forget was normal felt like.
Kai suddenly caught a whiff of lavender, he could smell the scent but did not see any lavender plants nearby, and a breeze had started, coming from where they had just walked.
The fragrance stirred something in Kai, he could feel himself become dizzy and his legs become like jelly, and it was as if the perfume had some sort of control over him.
Hilary noticed Kai's sudden change in demeanor and this made her worry, walking up to him she interlinked her fingers with his and asked him what was wrong, but he did not seem to hear her.
"Amber" he finally whispered hoarsely, his throat feeling dry.
"Kai what are you talking about?"
Kai turned to look down at Hilary.
"Can't you smell it…it is her…it is Amber"
Kai turned away and looked back over at the green valley, his eyes widening as he saw a young woman walking towards him, soon everyone could see her.
Long white hair flowed in the breeze, a white gown wrapped around her body, bare feet patting against the grass softly.
She stopped just a meter away from the group, Hilary gasped at her stunning beauty, she had never seen anyone so, magnificent, she appeared to be too regal and goddess like.
She curtsied and smiled as she stared at them all.
"Welcome to my domain, Dark Lillium, I am Amber, Mistress of this world and your host"
She smiled at Hilary she held onto Kai's arm frightened, her fangs glinting.
"Do not be afraid humans; I and the others will not harm you"
She paused and turned to Kai and Brooklyn.
"Yes, they have chosen their heirs well" she murmured.
"You knew Boris and Voltaire?" asked Brooklyn.
"Yes, did know them, though it appears Voltaire is no longer with us" she said as she nodded to the tattoo she spotted on Kai's arm.
Kai nodded.
Amber smiled.
"Yes well, come along, I'm sure you're hungry and tired"
"Uh, Miss, where are we going? We just came that way?" asked Ray as they started to walk back from where they came from.
"We're going to my home silly; I'm not just going to let you wonder here am I, that wouldn't be very kind of me"
"But where is your home?" asked Max
"Dark Lillium of course"
"Of course" Kai mumbled.
End of chapter
Sorry that its so short…I'll try do more soon.
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