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A/N: *sniffle* I killed someone! wahhhh....ok..now you know I've lost it!
The Legacy of the Night-Eater-Chapter 4- The end of the Day O.o
Qui-Gon's eyes followed Obi-Wan as he came out of the room, shuting the door behind him. Qui-Gon let a slight smile spread across his face, " We won't let the bad men get you?" He watched as his padawan spread a blanket out on the couch.
"She's frightened master. It may sound odd, but I fell obligated to protected her." Obi-Wan continued going about the room doing random things.
"Obligated?" the master crossed his arms. Obi-Wan stopped walking around the room.
"Yes. Think about it master. I never knew my parents. I was raised by several masters here and than by you. And you have grown to be like a father to me...." he himself couldn't believe he was saying something like this. (Neither can you. This is also uncharacteristic, I know this.) "But Nalea, she was raised and trained by her mother, even though it wasn't a very deep relationship. Her mother dies, in front of her eyes. I've always had the chance to be comforted by someone for the smallest thing..."
"You never let anyone comfort you, though." His master pointed out.
"No, I didn't, but it was my choice. I tried to meditate on my problems, figure them out by myself, but Nalea never had that chance. She was an outsider as far as the 'Eaters were concerned dangerous. She wasn't left alone for one moment in her life! She didn't mourn at all the Loss of her sister, or her mother, or any other assorted things, because she couldn't. She needs to, and if her dreams are the only way she can, than I at least can stay to frighten off anything that might keep her from doing so."
Qui-Gon nodded.. His apprentice was not one to do something with out approval, of at least his masters, but on the rare occasion when he did, he really went full force. "That still doesn't explain why you feel obligated to her."
"That, is the simple part. I saw her. I'm the only one who knows her now. Master, she means no harm to us, in fact, she wants to help us so much she...." Obi-Wan looked down. "She's letting herself die."
"What?!" Qui-Gon may not fully trust her, but death ...." How could death help anything? I mean, sending her back to Hanice is the most the council will do..."
"Sending her back IS a death sentence. She killed their leader. But, master, she won't feed. I even begged her to feed from me, but still, she will not. " Obi-Wan sighed and sat down. "Master, she..."
"She what?"
"She....she infected me...." Obi-Wan cleared his throat. He looked up to see pure anger in his masters eyes.
"She will pay for that. I swear to you, we will find a way to get you back to normal. The council...."
"NO! The council must not know, master. The only way that I can go back is to consume her as she would say. Remember the lecture she gave? And , master, I will not bring about one's death. Not if it can be prevented. Not until she's on the verge of death at least..... If I can't convince her to feed. That's another thing. She begged me to just consume her now."
Qui-Gon moved over to Obi-Wan side. "I see that you care for her. Obi-Wan, I strongly suggest that you not let anything cloud your mind at this time. Nalea must see it as well. She is willing to die, to keep this...disease from spreading. Maybe SHE is the prophecy. They say when one dies, they see on to the future indefinably. Maybe that's why Julina kept telling me to make sure the prophecy comes true....maybe you are the immune it speaks of that will bring them down."
Obi-Wan's eyes froze on his mater. "I care for her as if she were a sister......" he pondered his own words after saying them.Did he care for her as a sister or....he shook his head. "I refuse...."
"Think about it padawan. Just think."
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Nalea shivered under her blanket. Her eyes fluttered open. Hanice was as warm as day, unlike here, were it was drastically colder than it was in the day time. Her dreams did not help the matter. As soon as she closed her eyelids, shadows seemed to engulf her. She was so cold, to cold.
"Ok, Nalea," she talked to herself, "Just get up, go into the living area, and get an extra blanket from the linen closet. That's all you have to do." As her feet hit the ground, she remembered. "Oh, hells bells! Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon!" she groaned, forgetting that they had agreed to stay. Well, at least Obi-Wan had. She ginned. "Ok, here we go."
It was still dark out. There was about three standard hours before the suns(s?) would rise. Luckily, a gift from her infection, she had excellent night vision. First she looked around the room. Obi-Wan lay down on the sofa, but Qui-Gon was no where to be seen.
Finally, she made her way to the closet. quickly, she opened it....
"There's none left."
Nalea jumped, and sighed as she saw Obi-Wan siting up. "goddess! Obi-Wan! NEVER do that again!"
He walked over to her, wrapping a blanket that lay on the floor around her shoulders. "I had no intentions of scaring you." He placed his nose just above her's making her eyes go cross eyed.
Nalea's heart skipped a beat as she turned to the antique fireplace in front of them, lighting it quickly. "I always loved these things."
Obi-Wan chuckled. "Why? I mean, the smell is...." he shivered. He couldn't forget the flames that engulfed the city hours ago.
Nalea went over to her kitchen type area, and but water on to boil. "The flames are comforting. They're never constant, yet so entrancing. It's like watching .....I don't know. It's like watching something unfold, and have it taken back.....I can't explain it...."
Obi-Wan chuckled, and sat beside you. "Did you have another attack of the boggy man?" he grinned, joking. His smile faded quickly as hers did. "I'm sorry Nalea...I... I didn't mean ...."
"No, no it's fine." She looked. "Where did Qui-Gon go?" she desperately wanted to change the subject.
Obi-Wan laughed. "He finally realized he could trust me here alone with you." he winked. "Although I'm not sure that was a good idea."
Nalea laughed. "And why is that oh bossy one?"
"Because your irresistible?" he tried.
Nalea shook her head. "No wonder the girls around here would drop to your feet....your too 'innocent'."
He mock frowned. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean? You above all the locals? It sure seems like it, because I don't see you drooling over me." he grinned.
"No, It's just called swallowing..." she laughed once more.
Obi-Wan moved closer over to her. The flames from the fire seemed to glow on her face. "Ok, than, how can I unlock that burning desire we both know you've tucked away?"
Nalea raised an eyebrow. What is this guy up to? "Well...you could start by...." She never got to finish her sentence. She tried, but it was a little bit impossible with his lips over hers. "......that could work........" she whispered as she leaned back over him.
The fire crackled on, the water screamed "done", but neither moved. They couldn't they were trapped in each other's kiss. How could they have known about the pair of gold eyes and black wings out side the window would bring their doom?
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As the two twin suns sat over the horizon of Hanice, a storm was brewing in its capital, Shalle. Broken and warn Night-Eaters huddled around a ivory podium where their new queen smiled over them. Her smile soon turned into a scowl.
Her eyes ran over the crowd. She saw a yellow 'Eater, Yulmil, cowering in the corner. Her eyes screamed she didn't want to be a part of this. "YUMIL! Come here!" she loved playing mind games with the young ones. "Tell me of the battle between Ginto and or lovely Arianna. You saw it, did you not?"
"Yes...Yes Flint, your highness. Well, Arianna and this man..... a what the jedi call a padawan I believe, made their way to the back of the temple. T...There, Ginto dived in for Arianna, but the man saw. He pushed her out of the way. After a few words were exchanged, the man grabbed Arianna's shoulder and whispered something to her. G..Ginto than flew past the two, and paralyzed the man, going back for Arianna. Ginto slashed open Arianna's chest, but the man got his attention. Arianna grabbed the...the toxin, and feed it to Ginto."
"I see...how many are captured?"
"Th...thirty five your majesty." the yellow "Eater quivered in the other's shadow.
"THIRTY FIVE?! THIRTY FIVE AND ARIANNA STILL LIVES?!" she growled, slashing Yumil across the face. Slowly the queen slinked from her position. "It is clear to me that my dear belated Ginto has taught you fools nothing! If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself!"
"B...But F...Flint, your to weak to..." Yumil offered, only to get another slashing,
"SILENCE!" she screamed, grinning as she sensed her apprentice flying in. Soon a sea-green 'Eater came flying into view. "Vitan, what is the report?!"
Vitan grinned as wide as her master and ruler. "Great news and bad news, your highness.
"SPIT IT OUT!" Flint loved screaming.
"The good news is, I have found Arianna's weakness. What can you take from one who has almost nothing to lose, EXCEPT one person who still knows her?"
Flint's eyes gleamed. "That man?"
"Yes. Arianna and him seemed to be getting a little....shall we say ...close?" Vitan's grin widened.
A cold, steely screech filled the air as Flint ruffled her feathers. "How more perfect can it get?! Poor Arianna, so foolish to fall for someone in a single day. Ha! We'll get her, or should I say..him?"
"The bad news your highness...." Vitan looked around. "Arianna....apparently....infected the man in ascendant." Terror filled screeches filled the air.
"SILENCE YOU FOOLS!" quietness reigned, "Don't you SEE the prophecy can not come true if that man is in our custody when that little BRAT is dying? In a few weeks, our little kitten will be too weak, and the jedi will be smushed!"
Roars of approval seared through the night. Every human, on the out skirts of town, minds froze. Ignoring the intense heat of the night, their bodies shivered as the voices of a thousand terrible things came for them, reaching out, tearing them away from who they really were.
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A short one. The next should be longer....now where is my beta reader??? O.o
A/N: *sniffle* I killed someone! wahhhh....ok..now you know I've lost it!
The Legacy of the Night-Eater-Chapter 4- The end of the Day O.o
Qui-Gon's eyes followed Obi-Wan as he came out of the room, shuting the door behind him. Qui-Gon let a slight smile spread across his face, " We won't let the bad men get you?" He watched as his padawan spread a blanket out on the couch.
"She's frightened master. It may sound odd, but I fell obligated to protected her." Obi-Wan continued going about the room doing random things.
"Obligated?" the master crossed his arms. Obi-Wan stopped walking around the room.
"Yes. Think about it master. I never knew my parents. I was raised by several masters here and than by you. And you have grown to be like a father to me...." he himself couldn't believe he was saying something like this. (Neither can you. This is also uncharacteristic, I know this.) "But Nalea, she was raised and trained by her mother, even though it wasn't a very deep relationship. Her mother dies, in front of her eyes. I've always had the chance to be comforted by someone for the smallest thing..."
"You never let anyone comfort you, though." His master pointed out.
"No, I didn't, but it was my choice. I tried to meditate on my problems, figure them out by myself, but Nalea never had that chance. She was an outsider as far as the 'Eaters were concerned dangerous. She wasn't left alone for one moment in her life! She didn't mourn at all the Loss of her sister, or her mother, or any other assorted things, because she couldn't. She needs to, and if her dreams are the only way she can, than I at least can stay to frighten off anything that might keep her from doing so."
Qui-Gon nodded.. His apprentice was not one to do something with out approval, of at least his masters, but on the rare occasion when he did, he really went full force. "That still doesn't explain why you feel obligated to her."
"That, is the simple part. I saw her. I'm the only one who knows her now. Master, she means no harm to us, in fact, she wants to help us so much she...." Obi-Wan looked down. "She's letting herself die."
"What?!" Qui-Gon may not fully trust her, but death ...." How could death help anything? I mean, sending her back to Hanice is the most the council will do..."
"Sending her back IS a death sentence. She killed their leader. But, master, she won't feed. I even begged her to feed from me, but still, she will not. " Obi-Wan sighed and sat down. "Master, she..."
"She what?"
"She....she infected me...." Obi-Wan cleared his throat. He looked up to see pure anger in his masters eyes.
"She will pay for that. I swear to you, we will find a way to get you back to normal. The council...."
"NO! The council must not know, master. The only way that I can go back is to consume her as she would say. Remember the lecture she gave? And , master, I will not bring about one's death. Not if it can be prevented. Not until she's on the verge of death at least..... If I can't convince her to feed. That's another thing. She begged me to just consume her now."
Qui-Gon moved over to Obi-Wan side. "I see that you care for her. Obi-Wan, I strongly suggest that you not let anything cloud your mind at this time. Nalea must see it as well. She is willing to die, to keep this...disease from spreading. Maybe SHE is the prophecy. They say when one dies, they see on to the future indefinably. Maybe that's why Julina kept telling me to make sure the prophecy comes true....maybe you are the immune it speaks of that will bring them down."
Obi-Wan's eyes froze on his mater. "I care for her as if she were a sister......" he pondered his own words after saying them.Did he care for her as a sister or....he shook his head. "I refuse...."
"Think about it padawan. Just think."
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Nalea shivered under her blanket. Her eyes fluttered open. Hanice was as warm as day, unlike here, were it was drastically colder than it was in the day time. Her dreams did not help the matter. As soon as she closed her eyelids, shadows seemed to engulf her. She was so cold, to cold.
"Ok, Nalea," she talked to herself, "Just get up, go into the living area, and get an extra blanket from the linen closet. That's all you have to do." As her feet hit the ground, she remembered. "Oh, hells bells! Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon!" she groaned, forgetting that they had agreed to stay. Well, at least Obi-Wan had. She ginned. "Ok, here we go."
It was still dark out. There was about three standard hours before the suns(s?) would rise. Luckily, a gift from her infection, she had excellent night vision. First she looked around the room. Obi-Wan lay down on the sofa, but Qui-Gon was no where to be seen.
Finally, she made her way to the closet. quickly, she opened it....
"There's none left."
Nalea jumped, and sighed as she saw Obi-Wan siting up. "goddess! Obi-Wan! NEVER do that again!"
He walked over to her, wrapping a blanket that lay on the floor around her shoulders. "I had no intentions of scaring you." He placed his nose just above her's making her eyes go cross eyed.
Nalea's heart skipped a beat as she turned to the antique fireplace in front of them, lighting it quickly. "I always loved these things."
Obi-Wan chuckled. "Why? I mean, the smell is...." he shivered. He couldn't forget the flames that engulfed the city hours ago.
Nalea went over to her kitchen type area, and but water on to boil. "The flames are comforting. They're never constant, yet so entrancing. It's like watching .....I don't know. It's like watching something unfold, and have it taken back.....I can't explain it...."
Obi-Wan chuckled, and sat beside you. "Did you have another attack of the boggy man?" he grinned, joking. His smile faded quickly as hers did. "I'm sorry Nalea...I... I didn't mean ...."
"No, no it's fine." She looked. "Where did Qui-Gon go?" she desperately wanted to change the subject.
Obi-Wan laughed. "He finally realized he could trust me here alone with you." he winked. "Although I'm not sure that was a good idea."
Nalea laughed. "And why is that oh bossy one?"
"Because your irresistible?" he tried.
Nalea shook her head. "No wonder the girls around here would drop to your feet....your too 'innocent'."
He mock frowned. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean? You above all the locals? It sure seems like it, because I don't see you drooling over me." he grinned.
"No, It's just called swallowing..." she laughed once more.
Obi-Wan moved closer over to her. The flames from the fire seemed to glow on her face. "Ok, than, how can I unlock that burning desire we both know you've tucked away?"
Nalea raised an eyebrow. What is this guy up to? "Well...you could start by...." She never got to finish her sentence. She tried, but it was a little bit impossible with his lips over hers. "......that could work........" she whispered as she leaned back over him.
The fire crackled on, the water screamed "done", but neither moved. They couldn't they were trapped in each other's kiss. How could they have known about the pair of gold eyes and black wings out side the window would bring their doom?
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As the two twin suns sat over the horizon of Hanice, a storm was brewing in its capital, Shalle. Broken and warn Night-Eaters huddled around a ivory podium where their new queen smiled over them. Her smile soon turned into a scowl.
Her eyes ran over the crowd. She saw a yellow 'Eater, Yulmil, cowering in the corner. Her eyes screamed she didn't want to be a part of this. "YUMIL! Come here!" she loved playing mind games with the young ones. "Tell me of the battle between Ginto and or lovely Arianna. You saw it, did you not?"
"Yes...Yes Flint, your highness. Well, Arianna and this man..... a what the jedi call a padawan I believe, made their way to the back of the temple. T...There, Ginto dived in for Arianna, but the man saw. He pushed her out of the way. After a few words were exchanged, the man grabbed Arianna's shoulder and whispered something to her. G..Ginto than flew past the two, and paralyzed the man, going back for Arianna. Ginto slashed open Arianna's chest, but the man got his attention. Arianna grabbed the...the toxin, and feed it to Ginto."
"I see...how many are captured?"
"Th...thirty five your majesty." the yellow "Eater quivered in the other's shadow.
"THIRTY FIVE?! THIRTY FIVE AND ARIANNA STILL LIVES?!" she growled, slashing Yumil across the face. Slowly the queen slinked from her position. "It is clear to me that my dear belated Ginto has taught you fools nothing! If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself!"
"B...But F...Flint, your to weak to..." Yumil offered, only to get another slashing,
"SILENCE!" she screamed, grinning as she sensed her apprentice flying in. Soon a sea-green 'Eater came flying into view. "Vitan, what is the report?!"
Vitan grinned as wide as her master and ruler. "Great news and bad news, your highness.
"SPIT IT OUT!" Flint loved screaming.
"The good news is, I have found Arianna's weakness. What can you take from one who has almost nothing to lose, EXCEPT one person who still knows her?"
Flint's eyes gleamed. "That man?"
"Yes. Arianna and him seemed to be getting a little....shall we say ...close?" Vitan's grin widened.
A cold, steely screech filled the air as Flint ruffled her feathers. "How more perfect can it get?! Poor Arianna, so foolish to fall for someone in a single day. Ha! We'll get her, or should I say..him?"
"The bad news your highness...." Vitan looked around. "Arianna....apparently....infected the man in ascendant." Terror filled screeches filled the air.
"SILENCE YOU FOOLS!" quietness reigned, "Don't you SEE the prophecy can not come true if that man is in our custody when that little BRAT is dying? In a few weeks, our little kitten will be too weak, and the jedi will be smushed!"
Roars of approval seared through the night. Every human, on the out skirts of town, minds froze. Ignoring the intense heat of the night, their bodies shivered as the voices of a thousand terrible things came for them, reaching out, tearing them away from who they really were.
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A short one. The next should be longer....now where is my beta reader??? O.o