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Ileana looked at them. This wasn't going to be easy.
"I'm part of an ancient race, Velia. There aren't more than two known survivors left. There used to be more but that was in another time. The two would be Harper and me. The Velias were once an almighty race fated to be the powers of the world. The origin of this race was Velia herself. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in the universe. Velia have perfect vision of everything. What they profit will be true and they have never failed a shot. Velia was not only beautiful but she was blessed with the same powers I have."
Ileana paused for a moment.
"If she was the first in your race, then where did she come from?" Kari asked
"That's something only her family-the original family of Velia knows. Velia knew when it would be time to find someone with which she could pass on her powers. She met her soulmate, Holden and they passed on their powers to their son, Cyanaide. He was their only child and all of the Velia then on had just a piece of that power she had. Each Velia goes to a particular place in their life at a particular time to meet their soulmate and etc. They marry and have one child who will go along the line."
"How many were there?" TK asked, his eyes shining in intrigue.
"Velias once populated the earth. They also had a beautiful palace in an unknown area. There was evil stirring though. It would have been the end of the world but the Velia put their powers together and it was an overwhelming effort but they managed to save the world and humanity itself. But it took their lives in the process."
"What I don't get is how you fit into all of this." Matt said, "If all the Velia were killed, then how did you survive."
"My parents died for me and sent me to the future, just shortly before they died. The records of the Velia faded away just as they did. Harper's father died before that incident and it was his mother who took him and Azelle and sent them to me. Azelle, Harper, and I each had our own powers, mine by far the most powerful. I didn't want it though. I'd have given all my powers up just to have a glimpse of the Velia again. All the Velia were beautiful but some were more than others. My bloodline comes directly from Velia and that's why I am the way I am. In truth, I'm not even a digidestined. Everything I've told you is a lie. I can't change it."
"Everything?" Matt asked.
"Well maybe that's an overstatement but still, I'm not sorry. I never wanted to involve you in my business." She said
"How touching." Harper sneered
"Alorunia." Ileana said and casted a spell to send the digidestined somewhere else.
"You said you never wanted to involve them in your business. Why don't you let me take care of that?" Harper said
He started running in a random direction. It wasn't so random when she noticed it lead to the place where she transported Matt and the others.
She levitated and flew to where he was when a shield blocked her. Having been dazed by that, she fell.
Harper looked behind him and grinned. She had flown right into his trap.
The shield began to morph and twist until it had taken the shape of a green pendant. He walked to where she lay and took the adornment.
He grabbed her by the hair and shook her head. She was having a hard time keeping her vision straight. Suddenly, her fist swung up and hit him in the jaw. She took advantage of that moment and stood up. Harper rubbed his jaw ruefully and frowned.
"What was that for?" he asked
Ileana just stared at him. He had black wings growing out of his back.
/Now would be a good time to run/ she decided.
She dodged the tree branches blocking her path and ran until Harper suddenly appeared in the middle of the trail. She rammed into him knocking them both to the ground.
The green pendant was hanging from his neck. Ileana knew that it contained her powers so she tried to stealthily take it back but Harper was watching what she was doing. He whispered an incantation so she fell unconscious.
She was slowly losing her grip on reality but the darkness was so welcoming. She gave up and surrendered to the peaceful shadows which she would soon come to loathe.
Harper smiled. She was truly beautiful. Still, that could not get in his way. He wrapped his arms around her and took flight.
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"Do you think she's ok?" Kari asked.
It had been two hours and fifty-seven minutes since she had left them. They had set up a campsite near a waterfall. It was a cold, dark night and they had huddled together to keep warm.
"I hope so" Sora said
"I really don't get how someone could have that much power. I mean she could easily destroy the universe." Mimi commented
"I always knew she was too beautiful. It wasn't only her beauty though. She was perfect in every sense that she didn't seem quite human. However, she was always eerily attractive in a sense. I don't know if you guys have noticed but her eyes don't exactly look right." Matt said
"Actually, she wears contacts." TK said
"I wonder what she would do without her powers. I mean even with her abilities to control magic, she's got to have a weak point." Tai said
"Well for her sake I hope she doesn't." TK said
In their minds, they all hoped so too.
Ileana looked at them. This wasn't going to be easy.
"I'm part of an ancient race, Velia. There aren't more than two known survivors left. There used to be more but that was in another time. The two would be Harper and me. The Velias were once an almighty race fated to be the powers of the world. The origin of this race was Velia herself. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in the universe. Velia have perfect vision of everything. What they profit will be true and they have never failed a shot. Velia was not only beautiful but she was blessed with the same powers I have."
Ileana paused for a moment.
"If she was the first in your race, then where did she come from?" Kari asked
"That's something only her family-the original family of Velia knows. Velia knew when it would be time to find someone with which she could pass on her powers. She met her soulmate, Holden and they passed on their powers to their son, Cyanaide. He was their only child and all of the Velia then on had just a piece of that power she had. Each Velia goes to a particular place in their life at a particular time to meet their soulmate and etc. They marry and have one child who will go along the line."
"How many were there?" TK asked, his eyes shining in intrigue.
"Velias once populated the earth. They also had a beautiful palace in an unknown area. There was evil stirring though. It would have been the end of the world but the Velia put their powers together and it was an overwhelming effort but they managed to save the world and humanity itself. But it took their lives in the process."
"What I don't get is how you fit into all of this." Matt said, "If all the Velia were killed, then how did you survive."
"My parents died for me and sent me to the future, just shortly before they died. The records of the Velia faded away just as they did. Harper's father died before that incident and it was his mother who took him and Azelle and sent them to me. Azelle, Harper, and I each had our own powers, mine by far the most powerful. I didn't want it though. I'd have given all my powers up just to have a glimpse of the Velia again. All the Velia were beautiful but some were more than others. My bloodline comes directly from Velia and that's why I am the way I am. In truth, I'm not even a digidestined. Everything I've told you is a lie. I can't change it."
"Everything?" Matt asked.
"Well maybe that's an overstatement but still, I'm not sorry. I never wanted to involve you in my business." She said
"How touching." Harper sneered
"Alorunia." Ileana said and casted a spell to send the digidestined somewhere else.
"You said you never wanted to involve them in your business. Why don't you let me take care of that?" Harper said
He started running in a random direction. It wasn't so random when she noticed it lead to the place where she transported Matt and the others.
She levitated and flew to where he was when a shield blocked her. Having been dazed by that, she fell.
Harper looked behind him and grinned. She had flown right into his trap.
The shield began to morph and twist until it had taken the shape of a green pendant. He walked to where she lay and took the adornment.
He grabbed her by the hair and shook her head. She was having a hard time keeping her vision straight. Suddenly, her fist swung up and hit him in the jaw. She took advantage of that moment and stood up. Harper rubbed his jaw ruefully and frowned.
"What was that for?" he asked
Ileana just stared at him. He had black wings growing out of his back.
/Now would be a good time to run/ she decided.
She dodged the tree branches blocking her path and ran until Harper suddenly appeared in the middle of the trail. She rammed into him knocking them both to the ground.
The green pendant was hanging from his neck. Ileana knew that it contained her powers so she tried to stealthily take it back but Harper was watching what she was doing. He whispered an incantation so she fell unconscious.
She was slowly losing her grip on reality but the darkness was so welcoming. She gave up and surrendered to the peaceful shadows which she would soon come to loathe.
Harper smiled. She was truly beautiful. Still, that could not get in his way. He wrapped his arms around her and took flight.
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"Do you think she's ok?" Kari asked.
It had been two hours and fifty-seven minutes since she had left them. They had set up a campsite near a waterfall. It was a cold, dark night and they had huddled together to keep warm.
"I hope so" Sora said
"I really don't get how someone could have that much power. I mean she could easily destroy the universe." Mimi commented
"I always knew she was too beautiful. It wasn't only her beauty though. She was perfect in every sense that she didn't seem quite human. However, she was always eerily attractive in a sense. I don't know if you guys have noticed but her eyes don't exactly look right." Matt said
"Actually, she wears contacts." TK said
"I wonder what she would do without her powers. I mean even with her abilities to control magic, she's got to have a weak point." Tai said
"Well for her sake I hope she doesn't." TK said
In their minds, they all hoped so too.