Hotaru: howdy! I am back and ready to write like nothing! *laughs evilly* I
have a feeling this could be a long chapter...so let's get down to it!!
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As Athena slipped into the pool of water she felt the worry over Seth slip away. But then a different form came to light. She hadn't killed him. Why?
"Those killer eyes are worthless and wasted on a girl who can't carry out one simple task..." a voice hissed. Athena didn't bother to look up.
"Horus, you must relax. To gain his trust and them kill him is more pain for him. I assumed pain was something you wanted." She replied softly. Horus slipped into the light and sat by the pool, behind her. A smirk crossed his face as he ran a hand along her cheek.
"To hear him scream and howl begging for mercy...that is my deepest desire" he whispered.
"And to please you is mine, lover. So let me do my job. I will kill Seth and make his last moments hell on earth. You have my word" she said as she kissed him. He leaned into the kiss then pulled back.
"I have to go; Father will be looking for me. Good luck, Athena." Horus slipped back into the shadows and disappeared. Athena stood and reached for her clothes but before she could touch them Seth barreled through the trees and fell flat on his face. She froze, fearing that he'd heard Horus but judging by the fear flitting across his face he'd just been running away from the others. He got to his feet and looked at her, then blushed and looked at the ground.
"Athena, your-"
"Sopping wet, yes I had noticed" she replied with a laugh.
"I didn't see a thing" he stuttered.
"Pity" she clucked.
"Pity?"
"Well it is for you." She chuckled as she put on her clothes and lifted his chin with her hand. "Such soft eyes...and such an odd color...beautiful." He blushed and put his hand over hers, looking deep into her eyes.
"Yours are..." he paused and frowned. Her green eyes were like emeralds, gorgeous, but they seemed clouded. Like there was something she was hiding. Like she'd been hurt in her past and was afraid now.
"Just say it" she hissed angrily. "They're cold, emotionless, and deadly." She pulled away from him and moved to leave but a soft hand on her shoulder stopped her.
"That they may be, but I see goodness inside of them." He whispered softly. She shrugged his hand off and pushed through the plants until she reached the firelight.
"Athena where's the toy?" the woman asked with an evil smile. Her sparkling blue eyes and pale skin made her look like the foreigner she was. Her blonde hair was pulled up into a high ponytail that made her curled locks fall over one shoulder. Even her clothes were foreign. She was dressed in the Grecian dress that clung to her body and showed off her curves.
"Mmm is that why he barged in on me while I was dressing?" she asked with a slight hiss.
"I apologize but I had no idea he could run that fast. It won't happen again." the woman replied, bowing.
"Don't bow, Zephyra, we are all equals in this circle even if you are mortal." Athena replied with a smile.
"Athena! She tried to kill me!" Seth snapped as he walked up. Zephyra grabbed him by the throat and hissed angrily as she pulled him close to her face.
"You're lucky it was a 'try' and not a 'completion!' You hear me, princess?" she growled. He jerked back, shocked.
"That's enough...we should all get some sleep before we move out tomorrow morning. I'll take the first watch. Goodnight all." Athena called. Seth watched as the others all dispersed and curled up in the tent. He then followed and huddled in the corner, trying to keep warm. He shivered and shuddered until he felt a blanket meet his skin. He looked up and saw a younger boy about Horus's age standing in front of him.
"Thanks...who are you?" The boy smiled, a set of razor fangs gleaming beneath the soft lips.
"My name is Nariath, but everyone just calls me Nari. And your Crown Prince Seth right?" Seth nodded and Nari smiled even wider. "Pleased to meet you, prince. We'd better get to sleep but try not to freeze, okay? It gets cold at night sometimes and I doubt your fair skin can take it." Seth frowned.
"I'm part demon too, I can take it." he muttered.
"eh, yeah right...heh, your too used to the easy life. Like Athena out there." Nari said. he glanced out the tent flap and at Athena who was sitting by the fire, poking it with a stick.
"what do you know about her?" Seth asked, taking this opportunity to learn more about the mysterious girl.
"she's the princess of the demon royal family. But she denied her role as such and ran off. And then, one by one, she saved us from persecution in our home towns. The mortals never really understand us much, always blaming us for stupid things." Nari muttered darkly as he ran a deft hand over his wrist where a small scar from a slash was. Seth noticed this and tried to look away out of courtesy.
"so...are you a full demon?" he asked.
"Yes...my parents were killed a few years ago and Athena's been watching me ever since." Nari answered.
"What about...her sister?" Seth asked.
"I'm not allowed to say anything about that and you really shouldn't ask!" Nari snapped quietly.
"What about her name? Is that so bad?"
"She said no!" Nari replied.
"What harm can it do?!" Seth asked angrily.
"Shut the hell up..." Zephyra murmured sleepily. She turned over in her sleep and Seth lowered his voice.
"come on, I won't tell a soul. I promise."
"alright...her name was Nailah." And suddenly, Seth felt his stomach drop away and his face turn even paler.
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Yami was just about to turn in for the night when a soldier run in.
"sire!! We have two prisoners that must see you immediately." The soldier said, slightly breathless. Yami growled.
"I'm busy, keep them over until tomorrow."
"but sire-" Yami turned and snarled.
"what?!!"
"they know where Seth is."
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Hotaru: well..its a bit longer. I would right more but I already revealed one plot twist and I won't leave up another. Actually two if you want to get specific. *shrugs* oh well. Well I gotta go. See I have been working at our pet shelter so ya know I'm busy but I do still have weekends. Talk to ya'll later! REVIEW!!!!!!!!!
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As Athena slipped into the pool of water she felt the worry over Seth slip away. But then a different form came to light. She hadn't killed him. Why?
"Those killer eyes are worthless and wasted on a girl who can't carry out one simple task..." a voice hissed. Athena didn't bother to look up.
"Horus, you must relax. To gain his trust and them kill him is more pain for him. I assumed pain was something you wanted." She replied softly. Horus slipped into the light and sat by the pool, behind her. A smirk crossed his face as he ran a hand along her cheek.
"To hear him scream and howl begging for mercy...that is my deepest desire" he whispered.
"And to please you is mine, lover. So let me do my job. I will kill Seth and make his last moments hell on earth. You have my word" she said as she kissed him. He leaned into the kiss then pulled back.
"I have to go; Father will be looking for me. Good luck, Athena." Horus slipped back into the shadows and disappeared. Athena stood and reached for her clothes but before she could touch them Seth barreled through the trees and fell flat on his face. She froze, fearing that he'd heard Horus but judging by the fear flitting across his face he'd just been running away from the others. He got to his feet and looked at her, then blushed and looked at the ground.
"Athena, your-"
"Sopping wet, yes I had noticed" she replied with a laugh.
"I didn't see a thing" he stuttered.
"Pity" she clucked.
"Pity?"
"Well it is for you." She chuckled as she put on her clothes and lifted his chin with her hand. "Such soft eyes...and such an odd color...beautiful." He blushed and put his hand over hers, looking deep into her eyes.
"Yours are..." he paused and frowned. Her green eyes were like emeralds, gorgeous, but they seemed clouded. Like there was something she was hiding. Like she'd been hurt in her past and was afraid now.
"Just say it" she hissed angrily. "They're cold, emotionless, and deadly." She pulled away from him and moved to leave but a soft hand on her shoulder stopped her.
"That they may be, but I see goodness inside of them." He whispered softly. She shrugged his hand off and pushed through the plants until she reached the firelight.
"Athena where's the toy?" the woman asked with an evil smile. Her sparkling blue eyes and pale skin made her look like the foreigner she was. Her blonde hair was pulled up into a high ponytail that made her curled locks fall over one shoulder. Even her clothes were foreign. She was dressed in the Grecian dress that clung to her body and showed off her curves.
"Mmm is that why he barged in on me while I was dressing?" she asked with a slight hiss.
"I apologize but I had no idea he could run that fast. It won't happen again." the woman replied, bowing.
"Don't bow, Zephyra, we are all equals in this circle even if you are mortal." Athena replied with a smile.
"Athena! She tried to kill me!" Seth snapped as he walked up. Zephyra grabbed him by the throat and hissed angrily as she pulled him close to her face.
"You're lucky it was a 'try' and not a 'completion!' You hear me, princess?" she growled. He jerked back, shocked.
"That's enough...we should all get some sleep before we move out tomorrow morning. I'll take the first watch. Goodnight all." Athena called. Seth watched as the others all dispersed and curled up in the tent. He then followed and huddled in the corner, trying to keep warm. He shivered and shuddered until he felt a blanket meet his skin. He looked up and saw a younger boy about Horus's age standing in front of him.
"Thanks...who are you?" The boy smiled, a set of razor fangs gleaming beneath the soft lips.
"My name is Nariath, but everyone just calls me Nari. And your Crown Prince Seth right?" Seth nodded and Nari smiled even wider. "Pleased to meet you, prince. We'd better get to sleep but try not to freeze, okay? It gets cold at night sometimes and I doubt your fair skin can take it." Seth frowned.
"I'm part demon too, I can take it." he muttered.
"eh, yeah right...heh, your too used to the easy life. Like Athena out there." Nari said. he glanced out the tent flap and at Athena who was sitting by the fire, poking it with a stick.
"what do you know about her?" Seth asked, taking this opportunity to learn more about the mysterious girl.
"she's the princess of the demon royal family. But she denied her role as such and ran off. And then, one by one, she saved us from persecution in our home towns. The mortals never really understand us much, always blaming us for stupid things." Nari muttered darkly as he ran a deft hand over his wrist where a small scar from a slash was. Seth noticed this and tried to look away out of courtesy.
"so...are you a full demon?" he asked.
"Yes...my parents were killed a few years ago and Athena's been watching me ever since." Nari answered.
"What about...her sister?" Seth asked.
"I'm not allowed to say anything about that and you really shouldn't ask!" Nari snapped quietly.
"What about her name? Is that so bad?"
"She said no!" Nari replied.
"What harm can it do?!" Seth asked angrily.
"Shut the hell up..." Zephyra murmured sleepily. She turned over in her sleep and Seth lowered his voice.
"come on, I won't tell a soul. I promise."
"alright...her name was Nailah." And suddenly, Seth felt his stomach drop away and his face turn even paler.
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Yami was just about to turn in for the night when a soldier run in.
"sire!! We have two prisoners that must see you immediately." The soldier said, slightly breathless. Yami growled.
"I'm busy, keep them over until tomorrow."
"but sire-" Yami turned and snarled.
"what?!!"
"they know where Seth is."
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Hotaru: well..its a bit longer. I would right more but I already revealed one plot twist and I won't leave up another. Actually two if you want to get specific. *shrugs* oh well. Well I gotta go. See I have been working at our pet shelter so ya know I'm busy but I do still have weekends. Talk to ya'll later! REVIEW!!!!!!!!!