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Author's note –The different styles such as italics and the bold typing are to show that a hell hound is speaking, Italics means Cian, bold means his sister and both means their mother. As always I love feedback either in the form of a review or in the form of an email, feel free to email me at web_chick_18@hotmail.com and Thanks again. =) Oh and I did mention that I am not very good at the romance stuff right? Does anyone remember whether I ever stated Kalila's eye color? I have up to chapter 17 written but I haven't had time to type lately, not sure how far past 17 this will go, but so far I am up to 93 notebook pages of story with a bit to go yet. =)

Chapter 14

      Cian and Remus were working on a DADA presentation for the seventh year class when they felt an odd sensation.

      "Good Bye"

      Shocked Remus looked over to Cian just as he lifted his head and howled. Then Remus understood and joined Cian as a magical alarm sounded announcing Kalila's departure, their voiced mingled in their grief.

      "NO!…"

      "KALILA!"

      Dumbledore found them together, later, in the DADA classroom, their project forgotten around them, sharing in their grief. He watched as the level of liquid in the scotch bottle kept dropping and Remus and Cian became just a tad bit intoxicated. Sighing Dumbledore moved to interfere, as much as he wished to leave them be in their grief and worry he knew that he would soon need them both sober. Just as he was bout to make them aware of his presence another Hell Hound appeared with a pop. As Dumbledore took in its appearance, blue coat with white flame patterns, it gave Remus and Cian a disgusted look causing the Headmaster to chuckle and reveal himself.

      "You must be Headmaster Dumbledore, my son and daughters have said a great deal about you. I am Nadia, that nods to Cian drunkard's mother. Based upon their condition I can assume that Kalila is gone?"

       "I am afraid so. She and her father left this evening with little warning. We knew that this was coming, but we were unprepared. Remus and Cian, I'm afraid, are taking this the hardest."

      "Understandably, they both love her, Cian as a brother and guardian and Remus as her mate."

      "Oh."

      "And now to wake the drunkards."

      The bottle of scotch vanished along with Remus' glass and Cian's bowl and then they came around groaning in unison, Remus holding his head in his hands and Cian with ears lying flat and paws over his head.

      "snorts Serves you both right to have hangovers, but I am feeling merciful so give it a minuet and they'll most likely go away."

      "What are you doing here? And why did you bother waking us? Kalila is gone on what amounts to a suicide mission, so why should we bother with staying in a sober state?"

      "Because if you don't you might as well kill her yourself. She went because Rafael challenged her in some way. However she is not the only person to have vanished into thin air, a young Mister Potter seems to have gone as well. It seems that Kalila and Harry set up something so that he could follow Kalila to the Dark Lord."

      "WHAT!?"

      "Harry Potter is at Kalila's side in this fight. Together they stand a chance of defeating Voldemort, but at what cost? It is the cost that worries me, Kalila has seen something, but had never mentioned what end even more worrisome is the fact that there is a prophecy about this fight that has just been found. I don't like prophecies, they are never clear until afterwards and even then some aren't. I wouldn't put faith in this one except it was made by Atka, the Arcane Priestess before Kalila."

      "What does it say Mother?"

"Puer feci abscurus spatium noster soror voluntas advenire labrum aetas

In obscuritas voluntas urinari

Jus clamnum jam

Ejus delectus vita aut mundus

Ejus amor aut omnis amor 

Animus et timor voluntas delabi procul

Officium solus voluntas delabi procul

Oportet eligere diligens aut mundus voluntas delabi

Ire linea inter exitus et defectio

Sumere cura singuli delabi in tempus

Magnus parvus delabi voluntas homo mancue

      Or translated

In dark times our sister will come of age

Into darkness (she) will dive

(To) right (the) damage already done

Her choice, life or (the) world

Her love or all love

Courage and fear will fall away

Duty alone will not be (the) answer

Walk (the) line between success and failure

Take care when each step falls in time

(to) big, (to) small, ripples will cripple."

      "sigh Why can't these ever be simple?"

      "Be happy it was translated into Latin and then English at all, Atka didn't exactly speak Latin. It was originally written in a language that is so long forgotten that only Kalila can still read it, which is why no one knew of this prophecy sooner. sigh Kalila probably hid the original but forgot about the Latin and English copies."

      "If so I wonder what else we don't know."

      Suddenly the door to the classroom swung open allowing Severus to enter, closing it behind him. He walked to stand before Dumbledore clutching his left forearm and in obvious pain, too distracted even to notice Nadia.

      "sweating and pain filling his voice Albus, I need to go something is happening and Voldemort is insistently calling."

      "flatly Kalila happened! She went to talk with Rafael about our relationship and then she was provoked somehow and then she and Rafael were gone. In other news Harry is likely with her and a prophecy had been found about what is going to happen."

      "WHAT!?"

      "That does seem to be the reaction."

      "Who?!"

      "I am Nadia, Cian's mother and a friend of Kalila's. You must be Severus Snape, Kalila has told me of you and I must say that I am impressed. To realize that you had stepped over such a line and then try and redeem yourself, not many would. For all of your past miss deeds your aura is rather light, Miss Granger must have a very positive affect upon you, to counter all that seeks to blacken your aura. mystically Be careful where you step and stand today, the final battle is starting and it will involve everything and everyone it can. shakes head and sighs As if there aren't enough people spouting gibberish about what is going to happen this night."

      "Thank you lady, I will remember the warning. nods Albus, I will return as soon as I may. hesitates Look after Herimone should anything happen to me."

      Turning quickly, his robes swirling behind him in his wake, Severus exited the room. Silence ruled in the room for moments before Remus turned to address Nadia.

      "What will Kalila do?"

      "She will destroy Voldemort and her father and more than likely herself. If I know how Kalila fights she will pull the two to limbo with her and the battle will end in less time for us than for her."

      "Limbo?"

      "It is her favored ground. Depending upon how powerful one is Limbo can be shaped into that person's will. She is powerful, but her power often comes with a great personal price. She collapsed because she was drained of power too quickly, but she also will have problems if she channels too much too quickly, sigh if that happens she will destroy her mind. She is a great fighter and will fight tooth and nail to defeat Voldemort and his followers but she has but one other option that she can choose should her death appear to be unavoidable. She will gather every molecule of energy around her and blast Voldemort and his most powerful followers with it. That energy when combined with the energy her death will generate will kill them all. A suicide strike is a rare thing and used only when there is no other way or hope. It can only be hoped that it does not come to that."

      "You don't believe that she'll live through this do you?"

      "Remus!"

      "sigh No, I don't. Every powerful Priestess has been faced with this situation and they either have to suicide strike or end up drained and just a tad insane. Atka died to protect the world and it looks like Kalila will as well."

      "Miracles happen, perhaps she won't die or go insane maybe she'll come back and be the same as when she left."

      "Remus we want that as much as you do, but we cannot turn a blind eye to the odds. If Kalila fails we must step up and finish what has been started."

      "Isn't there something we can do to help her?"

      "We can do nothing but you can do everything. Go to her Remus, and let the beast inside slip its leash for the dark is threatening your Mate."

      "How?"

      "Let your heart hear hers cry, your soul reach for hers and then just let go."

      Concentrating Remus reached out and gasped as he felt the cry and his soul meeting hers and then he felt nothing but warmth. A gentle breeze whirled through around him and then he was gone.

      "May the powers that be grant him the power and strength to protect her and light his way."

      "Why are you here Isolda?"

      "Because Kalila would have died otherwise and that cannot be allowed. The beast within him will slip its leash and save them all from what would happen if Kalila were to die now."

      "How?"

      "There is not a being alive to fear more than a Werewolf whose mate is in danger, unless that being is Kalila. Too many would die without his strength to aid Kalila. Kalila did not just summon Harry Potter, she called upon all; the sisterhood, the brotherhood, the Aurors and every ally she has ever made and she pulled the strongest of all to the battle field, but they are of no help to her for she fights in Limbo and they in the physical world. Not she has Remus to help her and the odds are even if not tipped in the favor of good."

      "Then she should not have gone alone to limbo if the scales were not evenly weighted."

      "Kalila is Kalila and her temper is hotter than the hottest flame and cuts sharper and deeper than any knife, she needs a reason to control her temper else she would destroy the world in her rage. Remus is her reason and the one who balances the scales in our favor. He will keep her sane and alive and that will keep the world whole. Besides Remus is the only one who would survive in what Kalila has created in Limbo."

      "Isolda how can you be so sure of this?"

      "Because I can. I won't explain more than that, you'll just have to accept that I can. Now Headmaster would you mind talking to the Ministry and letting them know what is going on and why their strongest Aurors are now missing?"

      "Of course. Is there anything else I can do to be of help?"

      "Not that I know of at this point. Thank you for speaking with the Ministry, I have no doubt that they would just dismiss me from their minds as I do not bare the correct 2 legged form for them. As for you and Cian, Mother, you will be content to stay here and defend Hogworts, because you cannot help Kalila."

      Finished Isolda vanished, triggering none of the new alarms.

      "sigh I guess we have some more work to do on those."

Author's note part 2 – the Latin I translated word for word out of a Latin to

      English dictionary so I am not positive that everything is correct I did

      My best but the dictionary was old and hard to read, also I did not

      Know how to get the computer to add the accents in some of the words

      So while there were a couple of those they aren't in the text.