Sparkles of the Past
Chapter #7
Revelations
Camaan ignored the guards a the main gates, and the ones at the main doors. The girl in
his arms was as limp as she had been since he had picked her up. Jarl followed 'carrying'
Nikkos over his shoulder. Camaan walked right into the royal audience chamber, shoving
the announcer aside like he was a leaf. His queen , disturbed by the commotion glanced up
from her work
." Camaan!" What has happened?"
He knelt before her his precious bundle still in his arms.
"Camaan, Jarl? " she questioned taking in Nikkos trussed up body, not seeing Serena who
was concealed by Camaans huge bulk. Nikkos who was awake and kicking was making
mewling noises. "Jarl, let him breath." The queen commanded.
Reluctantly Jarl dropped Nikkos on the floor and crossed his arms angrily.
"Y..Your majesty." Nikkos gasped. "It was not my fault. This hideous disrespectful
creature called me to her. begged me to touch her. I was powerless to stop her. Her power
was to great for me. "
The queen was sure that he was still babbling but her headache had gotten steadily worse
since he had appeared.
"NIKKOS!" Camaan growled, forgetting the sleeping body in his arms.
"You will cease these falsehoods immediately!" Camaan turned to his ruler and showed
her the battered girl in his arms. "This is the creature he claims called and begged and
forced him to her will." Serenas head fell limply to one side acquiring the queen with a full
view of her face
." By the heart!" she gasped her face paling at the site. "What was done to this poor girl."
Jarl needed no more prodding to tell her the whole story start to finish. The queen paled
more with each sentence and then turned to Nikkos. "Such innocence , gone. Dungeon."
She managed to get out before she led Camaan to a room where Serena could be tended.
Serena didn't want to wake up. The blackness was lifting and without its heavy weight she
could feel every scrape and bruise. "Uhhhmmn." she moaned, and her eyes flew open as
every memory returned full force, she screamed. "Noooo!!" Instantly a gentle hand
smoothed her brow.
"Shhh! it's all right darling. Your safe here."
The voice was so soothing that Serena just wanted to crawl inside of it and hide. She
looked over to her right and saw a very pretty woman sitting there.
"Who, are you?" She asked . The woman smiled .
"Curious aren't we?" She propped up Serenas pillows and helped her to sit up. She had
very long pale blue hair and dark blue eyes. "My name is Amourie, and I am queen here.
What may I ask, is your name?"
Serena instantly liked this lady and shared her name. They traded stories and info as the
time flew by, until the queens eyes darkened and she grabbed her head. "Amourie, whats
wrong?" Serena cried.
"The voices, " The queen gasped, "They are calling to me again, oh, can't you hear their
pleas?!"
Impossibly Serena knew what she was talking about. "They called me here to this land,
they call for help." she whispered. Her voice loud in the vast room. "Millions of them."
Amourie let go of her head and stared at Serena. "You do hear them, I thought that I was
going crazy." As she talked her hand went to a golden chain around her neck. "What a
pretty chain. " Serena commented, the voices momentarily forgotten.
" Oh, thank you sweetie, it carries something very dear to me." As she spoke she pulled
out...
"The Silver Crystal!" Serena cried out, clutching at her chest where the gem was safely
hidden.
"The what?" Amourie questioned, fingering her crystal. "I was given this by a very close
friend of my mothers, one of the last creators. She said that one day it after I was gone it
would be very important to my children's children. It reminds me of my mother. How do
you recognize it?"
Serena closed her eyes and concentrated. Maybe she shouldn't tell, maybe it would effect
the Future, but something felt so right about it. "I have one just like it she said. And
closing her eyes again she called forth her own crystal. It shimmered into view above her.
"It was my mothers, and hers before her."
The queens face paled, and then bloomed into a full smile. "They are identical, one and the
same, I can feel it."
Serena smiled. "So can I. " Indeed the two crystals were pulsing to a rhythm together,
much like hers and Reenies had that first time.
"Oh, darling, do you know what this means? " Amourie said hugging her close. "It means
that somewhere way down the line you are one of my great great great grand children. It
is so nice to know that my children will be so very loving. Do you know Serena , that my
whole world is composed of love? I can feel it in everything, every one. I can see it inside
you , so bright. And I can feel its absence as well,. A gift and a curse I suppose. Its a cold
dark void. It covers the other planets like a plague. Refugees flea by the billions to my
world, the farthest away in hopes of survival, but I know it will not be. It is coming, the
people cry out but I have no way to save them. And I love them all so very much." A
single tear traced a path down her face.
Serenas heart ached at the sight of this woman who was so filled with love, so sad. "
We'll find a way Amouri." Serena said determinedly as she absorbed her crystal again. "I
know we will."
The Queens eyes brightened with hope as she gazed at the battered young girl who was so
strong in her belief. "Yes." she said, a smile on her pink lips. "We will, together, and my
people will be safe again. But for now, small one, you need rest, your eyes are positively
drooping as we speak."
Indeed Serena could feel the exhaustion pulling at her body, dragging he down to a
welcomed sleep. Amourie gently brushed Serenas golden bangs away from her eyes and
kissed her forehead. Then her eyes widened when a crescent moon flared to like on
Serenas skin and then died back down leaving it unmarked and smooth. This descendent
of hers certainly was a mystery. Her mind turned to her dealings with the scum Nikkos as
she walked out of the room closing the door behind her. She smiled and nodded to the
two giants who had been standing guard at the entrance since Serena had been placed
inside.
Serena dreamt. of beautiful lush forests and sparkling glass buildings. It was somewhat
reminiscent of the future Crystal Tokyo. It had a innocent clean feeling to it. Serena felt
dirty just looking at it. After what Nikkos had done, had almost done.. She cut herself off,
it was best just not to think about it. She was walking through a gorgeous garden of one
of the higher buildings hen she found a young woman, one that surprisingly looked much
like Hotaru, they could have been twins in fact. The most amazing thing was that the
woman was sitting on top of the water! Serena blinked but yes, she was sitting ON the
water. The maid looked up at her and flashed a welcoming smile.
"So, I see that you have finally arrived. I have been waiting long for you." Serena found
herself beckoned to sit on the stone bench across from the woman.
" Arrived? But where am I exactly?" The lady laughed.
"Ahh, curious, something your lineage has kept over the many mellenia I see. Well, young
one, you are in Alliah, the first land. It is here that all you know to be, began,. I am Hikari.
One of the firsts creators, you are Serenity, princess, queen, warrior, and keeper of the
crystal."
"But, How did you, how could you...?"
"Know? I am a first, I know all. Put your questions aside my dear and I will tell you of
the prophecy. " Her deep purple eyes, Hotarus eyes, glistened as she remembered. "Long,
long ago we, the creators had a vision. A vision of a family of women. These women
would be unique, be able to carry and control immense power, even more then we
ourselves could. They would be known as Queens, Saviors, Messiahs, and Warriors.
Among these women would come a child. A single girl who would defeat the darkness
for all time."
Serenas heart caught . A girl, a child. Her mind flew to her daughter,
fervently wishing that she could sense her. Hikari could either read minds or expressions
very well. "No,no,no, not your child, YOU. You are the child, although your not quite so
young, but it never said that you would be young when you defeated him. Now back to
my tale. " Her voice was whisper soft and her short black hair lifted slightly with the
wind. "Your family would have immense power and would need to contain it . Thus we
together created a vessel. Your crystal. The crystal we made had no power. It won't for
some time. Instead over the mellenias it will absorb and contain each keepers greatest gift
at their death. The blessing that they ere born with , named after, a and pass that gift along
to the next carrier, until you and then it is complete. You, Serenity were brought here to
help stem the darkness. When it is time you will defeat it entirely."
"What is the darkness Hikari?" Serenas mind was reeling and she desperately needed to
bring some sort of order to it.
"The darkness, child is what was created with us in the very beginning. Where there is
light, there is dark. Only we are powerless against it. Its chemistry repels ours, we become
weak. only you are able to defeat it."
"Please excuse me first one, but you see, I have a friend . She has been reborn over many
many millennium and she looks..."
"Exactly like me?" Hikaris eye brows raised. "Hotaru I believe?" Serena nodded.
"I thought so. You see, one of us had a child, only one of our many. Only I. This child was
sent secluded far off. She will live on until she herself has a child. /She will bring death in
order for rebirth. Such a mixture of two different things. She brings balance. This baby is
Hotaru. That is why she looks like me. I only held her for a few hours before they took
her." her eyes watered. "Just long enough for me to fall hopelessly in love with her. She
was destined for something else. my baby." She whispered her eyes pools of sadness.
"Will you tell her that I love her? That I am so very proud of her? She is so strong, but so
fragile inside. Hikari turned away. "Our time is up young one, Go, fight for them, for our
people." Serenas dream world began to shimmer.
"I'll tell her Hikari, I'll tell her.." Serena called back as her dream dissolved. "I promise."
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Well? WELL? What do you think? Good Bad, Wonderful, SUCKS. Should I go on and finish it?
So many questions not enough brain. ;)
Chapter #7
Revelations
Camaan ignored the guards a the main gates, and the ones at the main doors. The girl in
his arms was as limp as she had been since he had picked her up. Jarl followed 'carrying'
Nikkos over his shoulder. Camaan walked right into the royal audience chamber, shoving
the announcer aside like he was a leaf. His queen , disturbed by the commotion glanced up
from her work
." Camaan!" What has happened?"
He knelt before her his precious bundle still in his arms.
"Camaan, Jarl? " she questioned taking in Nikkos trussed up body, not seeing Serena who
was concealed by Camaans huge bulk. Nikkos who was awake and kicking was making
mewling noises. "Jarl, let him breath." The queen commanded.
Reluctantly Jarl dropped Nikkos on the floor and crossed his arms angrily.
"Y..Your majesty." Nikkos gasped. "It was not my fault. This hideous disrespectful
creature called me to her. begged me to touch her. I was powerless to stop her. Her power
was to great for me. "
The queen was sure that he was still babbling but her headache had gotten steadily worse
since he had appeared.
"NIKKOS!" Camaan growled, forgetting the sleeping body in his arms.
"You will cease these falsehoods immediately!" Camaan turned to his ruler and showed
her the battered girl in his arms. "This is the creature he claims called and begged and
forced him to her will." Serenas head fell limply to one side acquiring the queen with a full
view of her face
." By the heart!" she gasped her face paling at the site. "What was done to this poor girl."
Jarl needed no more prodding to tell her the whole story start to finish. The queen paled
more with each sentence and then turned to Nikkos. "Such innocence , gone. Dungeon."
She managed to get out before she led Camaan to a room where Serena could be tended.
Serena didn't want to wake up. The blackness was lifting and without its heavy weight she
could feel every scrape and bruise. "Uhhhmmn." she moaned, and her eyes flew open as
every memory returned full force, she screamed. "Noooo!!" Instantly a gentle hand
smoothed her brow.
"Shhh! it's all right darling. Your safe here."
The voice was so soothing that Serena just wanted to crawl inside of it and hide. She
looked over to her right and saw a very pretty woman sitting there.
"Who, are you?" She asked . The woman smiled .
"Curious aren't we?" She propped up Serenas pillows and helped her to sit up. She had
very long pale blue hair and dark blue eyes. "My name is Amourie, and I am queen here.
What may I ask, is your name?"
Serena instantly liked this lady and shared her name. They traded stories and info as the
time flew by, until the queens eyes darkened and she grabbed her head. "Amourie, whats
wrong?" Serena cried.
"The voices, " The queen gasped, "They are calling to me again, oh, can't you hear their
pleas?!"
Impossibly Serena knew what she was talking about. "They called me here to this land,
they call for help." she whispered. Her voice loud in the vast room. "Millions of them."
Amourie let go of her head and stared at Serena. "You do hear them, I thought that I was
going crazy." As she talked her hand went to a golden chain around her neck. "What a
pretty chain. " Serena commented, the voices momentarily forgotten.
" Oh, thank you sweetie, it carries something very dear to me." As she spoke she pulled
out...
"The Silver Crystal!" Serena cried out, clutching at her chest where the gem was safely
hidden.
"The what?" Amourie questioned, fingering her crystal. "I was given this by a very close
friend of my mothers, one of the last creators. She said that one day it after I was gone it
would be very important to my children's children. It reminds me of my mother. How do
you recognize it?"
Serena closed her eyes and concentrated. Maybe she shouldn't tell, maybe it would effect
the Future, but something felt so right about it. "I have one just like it she said. And
closing her eyes again she called forth her own crystal. It shimmered into view above her.
"It was my mothers, and hers before her."
The queens face paled, and then bloomed into a full smile. "They are identical, one and the
same, I can feel it."
Serena smiled. "So can I. " Indeed the two crystals were pulsing to a rhythm together,
much like hers and Reenies had that first time.
"Oh, darling, do you know what this means? " Amourie said hugging her close. "It means
that somewhere way down the line you are one of my great great great grand children. It
is so nice to know that my children will be so very loving. Do you know Serena , that my
whole world is composed of love? I can feel it in everything, every one. I can see it inside
you , so bright. And I can feel its absence as well,. A gift and a curse I suppose. Its a cold
dark void. It covers the other planets like a plague. Refugees flea by the billions to my
world, the farthest away in hopes of survival, but I know it will not be. It is coming, the
people cry out but I have no way to save them. And I love them all so very much." A
single tear traced a path down her face.
Serenas heart ached at the sight of this woman who was so filled with love, so sad. "
We'll find a way Amouri." Serena said determinedly as she absorbed her crystal again. "I
know we will."
The Queens eyes brightened with hope as she gazed at the battered young girl who was so
strong in her belief. "Yes." she said, a smile on her pink lips. "We will, together, and my
people will be safe again. But for now, small one, you need rest, your eyes are positively
drooping as we speak."
Indeed Serena could feel the exhaustion pulling at her body, dragging he down to a
welcomed sleep. Amourie gently brushed Serenas golden bangs away from her eyes and
kissed her forehead. Then her eyes widened when a crescent moon flared to like on
Serenas skin and then died back down leaving it unmarked and smooth. This descendent
of hers certainly was a mystery. Her mind turned to her dealings with the scum Nikkos as
she walked out of the room closing the door behind her. She smiled and nodded to the
two giants who had been standing guard at the entrance since Serena had been placed
inside.
Serena dreamt. of beautiful lush forests and sparkling glass buildings. It was somewhat
reminiscent of the future Crystal Tokyo. It had a innocent clean feeling to it. Serena felt
dirty just looking at it. After what Nikkos had done, had almost done.. She cut herself off,
it was best just not to think about it. She was walking through a gorgeous garden of one
of the higher buildings hen she found a young woman, one that surprisingly looked much
like Hotaru, they could have been twins in fact. The most amazing thing was that the
woman was sitting on top of the water! Serena blinked but yes, she was sitting ON the
water. The maid looked up at her and flashed a welcoming smile.
"So, I see that you have finally arrived. I have been waiting long for you." Serena found
herself beckoned to sit on the stone bench across from the woman.
" Arrived? But where am I exactly?" The lady laughed.
"Ahh, curious, something your lineage has kept over the many mellenia I see. Well, young
one, you are in Alliah, the first land. It is here that all you know to be, began,. I am Hikari.
One of the firsts creators, you are Serenity, princess, queen, warrior, and keeper of the
crystal."
"But, How did you, how could you...?"
"Know? I am a first, I know all. Put your questions aside my dear and I will tell you of
the prophecy. " Her deep purple eyes, Hotarus eyes, glistened as she remembered. "Long,
long ago we, the creators had a vision. A vision of a family of women. These women
would be unique, be able to carry and control immense power, even more then we
ourselves could. They would be known as Queens, Saviors, Messiahs, and Warriors.
Among these women would come a child. A single girl who would defeat the darkness
for all time."
Serenas heart caught . A girl, a child. Her mind flew to her daughter,
fervently wishing that she could sense her. Hikari could either read minds or expressions
very well. "No,no,no, not your child, YOU. You are the child, although your not quite so
young, but it never said that you would be young when you defeated him. Now back to
my tale. " Her voice was whisper soft and her short black hair lifted slightly with the
wind. "Your family would have immense power and would need to contain it . Thus we
together created a vessel. Your crystal. The crystal we made had no power. It won't for
some time. Instead over the mellenias it will absorb and contain each keepers greatest gift
at their death. The blessing that they ere born with , named after, a and pass that gift along
to the next carrier, until you and then it is complete. You, Serenity were brought here to
help stem the darkness. When it is time you will defeat it entirely."
"What is the darkness Hikari?" Serenas mind was reeling and she desperately needed to
bring some sort of order to it.
"The darkness, child is what was created with us in the very beginning. Where there is
light, there is dark. Only we are powerless against it. Its chemistry repels ours, we become
weak. only you are able to defeat it."
"Please excuse me first one, but you see, I have a friend . She has been reborn over many
many millennium and she looks..."
"Exactly like me?" Hikaris eye brows raised. "Hotaru I believe?" Serena nodded.
"I thought so. You see, one of us had a child, only one of our many. Only I. This child was
sent secluded far off. She will live on until she herself has a child. /She will bring death in
order for rebirth. Such a mixture of two different things. She brings balance. This baby is
Hotaru. That is why she looks like me. I only held her for a few hours before they took
her." her eyes watered. "Just long enough for me to fall hopelessly in love with her. She
was destined for something else. my baby." She whispered her eyes pools of sadness.
"Will you tell her that I love her? That I am so very proud of her? She is so strong, but so
fragile inside. Hikari turned away. "Our time is up young one, Go, fight for them, for our
people." Serenas dream world began to shimmer.
"I'll tell her Hikari, I'll tell her.." Serena called back as her dream dissolved. "I promise."
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Well? WELL? What do you think? Good Bad, Wonderful, SUCKS. Should I go on and finish it?
So many questions not enough brain. ;)