"Tainted Vengeance"

By: Sara Angeldust

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"And So The Journey Begins…"

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Raven looked tiredly out the window. Her hunger was coming back and she still hadn't fed. The fight the night before with Vailor had left her with such a big appetite that she still hadn't smothered it. Raven sniffed at the air and the stench of Vailor filled part of her lungs. Even after she had moved the body from the area she could still smell it's rotten stench.

"So she's a Trustee." Raven slowly turned as Nikolas spoke. She had laid the whole story on him the day she had gotten back and now she stood in the large living room with him and Christopher and Sarah sitting on a nearby couch. She had of course felt the urge to tell of her victory over Vailor to them but was a bit offset by the interest they had in her sister.

"I thought she was shifter like you." Nikolas said folding his arms over his chest. Raven gave him a slight nod.

"That's what I had thought so too. But now that I think of it there are too many clues to say that Vailor was lying. I never once saw her change and the possibility of her being taken in by my mother is great. As I said before, our clan was very pacifist oriented. Orphans of all kinds were often taken in. She may have just been one and my mother never told me." Raven said as a matter of fact.

Nikolas just nodded and kept his eyes to the floor. Raven turned to see Sarah staring at her, Christopher sitting next to her reading something. Taking a closer look at the cover Raven noticed the title. Dark Flame by Ash Night. Raven had heard from Nikolas about the girl named Jessica who had written books about vampires. Nothing new to the humans who loved them but a threat to the vampires of the town of New Mayhem that was located in Ramsa. Raven had questioned Nikolas about what had happened to the authoress and he had said that she was changed. And since none but a couple humans even knew who Ash Night really was the now vampire author was still able to publish her next book. The thought played in Raven's head for a while until she snapped back into the real world. Sarah's voice also entered her mind.

"So what are you going to do now. You know you can't change your sister even if you found her. Triste blood is deadly to our kind and your blood would probably cause her own to attack her body, killing her. Without the exchange she would die."

Raven nodded. Sarah would know of such things. It had been a problem when Nikolas and Christopher had tried to blood bond her. Christopher had eventually had to change her fully so as not to lose her.

The thought of having Amelia as a vampire herself almost sickened Raven. While it had been a small thought on her head this new information wiped it from possible things that she could do when she found her. Anyway, she could never stand to see her sister become such a dark thing. Being Triste already gave her immortality but she still breathed like a human. An ability Raven did not want to take from her.

"I don't want to change her. I don't know exactly what I'll do when I find her but do know I'm going to look for her. There are too many loose ends left in my past. I just want to tie most of them up before I leave it behind." Raven watched as Sarah and Nikolas nodded. Raven sighed then walked over to Nikolas, giving him a quick kiss.

"Don't worry, I won't get my self killed. Promise."

Nikolas just stared at Raven with empty eyes but she could feel his worry. Her promise would not ebb the thoughts of danger that would surround him while she was away.

Turning back to look over the house Raven silently left, changing to a lighter form. Now the fun would start.

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Author's Note:

I'm done! DONE FINISHED! YESSSSSSSSSSSS. Omg that is the first fic I have ever totally finished in my intire like 5 years of fanfic writing *applause from the audience* Thank you thank you! But wait!

STOP THE PRESSES!!!! There shall officially be MORE!!!! Muhahahahahhaha!!!!

Now while the new stories won't exactly been focused on Raven (well except for her prologue but that's later!) They will be definitely tied into Tainted Vengeance.

Ever wondered about Raven's past? Well the next story in this saga is all about it. I know what you're thinking. Why didn't I write this before I wrote Tainted Vengeance. Well first of all I never thought of it until right when I was blocked with no ideas. Also the way I'm writing it you have to read Tainted Vengeance first. (well you could read it second but that's not the point!) Anyways the next story is called "Before The Shadow Fell" which is set before Raven became blood-bonded. This story is set in three parts, The Clan's Honor, Dark Progression, and Hard Truths. It explains, in depth, Raven's story. A shorter version was given in the 8th chapter, but I felt I wanted to write it out in long form. Now this doesn't mean that this is a new long story about shifter people. Nope, no way, it's just a bit of a spacer between Tainted Vengeance and my next "big" fic.

***Now don't just shrug "Before The Shadow Fell" off as a stupid side thing, IT'S NOT! There is important information in the story that will lead us all into the sequel to "Tainted Vengeance" called "Blue-Blooded Nothing" Now before you go around having happy hour do remember all of this still has to be written! I have exact plans as to how I am going to do the story but it takes a while for it to be good!

Thanks again for all the wonderful support given to this story. And because of it this story and all my new ones are going to be moving to a new section of my website just for Amelia's books. There will be reviews of her books along with these fanfics. So don't forget to check it late today or tomorrow (28th or 29th). The website address is as follows:

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Again thanks to all my supporters and don't forget to check out my site. As I said before, I may or may not be still updating at Fanfiction.net after the site is up so to make sure you've got the latest chapters you'll need to check out the site. See ya later!

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