Author's Note-Ok, questions on the last chapter. One of the questions that
was asked here was, "Is this Biblical times or futuristic?" Well, this is
earth in modern times, but it a fantasy, so earth is...hmmm....
different...Kind of like Tolkein's work, but his was in the past, so
anyway.... Also, a question someone asked me offline, "How can Eirya and
Kalaya have been told to take care of Hunter when he's only two and three
years younger than them? They would have only been two and three when he
arrived!" My answer, I'm sorry to say, was not included in the last
chapter. Eirya and Kalaya had received Hunter just a few months before the
prologue, after his previous Older Ones had been taken. So, now that that's
cleared up, if you have ANY other questions WHATSOEVER, feel free to send
them in a review, or send me an e-mail. My e-mail address is in my bio. Oh,
sorry this chapter's so short, the rest will be a little longer. Also,
whenever I do this it is either a scene ending or character change-
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Got it? Good. To the story!
The White Rider
Chapter One:
Lucius
What. That was all Kalaya could think of. What happened, what is this place, what am I doing here? She tried to stand, but her legs were too weak. She began to cry. She was still in The Land of the Innocents, but she couldn't see anyone at all. She was alone, in a field far, far from anyone else. But she was not alone, no, no. Not alone at all. Someone was watching, waiting, listening. Someone else was there.
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A tall, dark man sat crouching by the trees, invisible to the untrained eye. Deep black hair framed his rugged face, and dark eyes glanced through the trees, looking for his next victim. He smiled. A girl, he thought. How delightful! With his wings he signaled his creatures to leave and go guard the field. Only his demons could see him; that and those awful little beasts that were always trying to foil his plan. Those angels couldn't stop him now, though. He had work to do, and no one was going to get in his way.
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By now Kalaya was getting restless, and hungry. She tried again for the thousandth time to stand, but her legs were paralyzed. She had tried to shout before too, but she had no voice with which to speak. Suddenly a rustling came from some nearby bushes. She quickly turned her head just in time to see a large creature come out of the woods next to her. She sat next to her tree and tried as hard as she could not to move, so as not to startle the creature, she had never seen anything like it! It was like her and many of the other innocents, but it was so LARGE! All the innocents she had seen had been about her size, maybe a few inches taller. But this- thing, or whatever you would call it, was about three times the size of Kalaya, and its appearance was so...terrifying. She had never been so frightened in her life. He began to walk toward her, but she couldn't move, her body was frozen in fear. He reached down, and very gently, very delicately, laid a large, strong hand on her legs. She felt a chill in her body, what was he going to do?! Then he spoke. His voice was like a roll of thunder, but as soft and sweet as honey; what was this thing? Just one word escaped his lips.
"Stand." And she did. She did it without thinking; then she realized that she could now walk, but she did not want to leave, she wanted to stay. Then his arm moved towards her throat, again, a single touch made her shiver in fear. She knew what he was doing now. He was healing her! But why? Why would he help her if he didn't even know her? How did he know she was in this place, where had he come from? How had he known of her injuries? She could think of nothing to say, but she must have thanked him because he suddenly said, "You're very welcome." This made no sense, why was she here?!
"You have been taken." He responded.
"He knows my thoughts!" She said quietly. He laughed kindly.
"Yes, I know all thoughts, I know everything." Her head crinkled in question.
"You mean, you took me? Why? Why am I here? And who are you?" He chuckled.
"Always full of questions, little ones. I am Lord Lucius, and you are Kalaya. I have taken you because I care for you. You had done something to your friend Eirya that you enjoyed very much, didn't you?"
"Yes, but, how..."
" Every time someone does something they truly enjoy more than anything they have done before, they come with me."
"Why? Why can't I stay here? I want to stay here, I don't want to go with you!" Lucius looked angry.
"And why would you stay? To be exiled from the land? To be forgotten by your friends? They would not let you back, you know that. What you did was wrong to them, but with me, I would never stop you, no one would ever stop you, you could do anything you want!"
Kalaya paused for a moment to think. "Anything? You mean, I could take things and...they...they wouldn't care?"
His chilling smile was strangely familiar. "Yes." He leaned in closer, "I promise. You see Kalaya, these people, they don't care about you! They are going to leave you behind. By tomorrow, they won't even remember your name. I promise, if you come with me, you will never want for anything again. So, what will it be? Will you stay here and be hated and shunned, or will you come with me?" She paused. Was this man really going to help her? She knew what he said was true, the innocents would forget her almost immediately... she would be replaced and overlooked. But would this thing, or whatever he was really care for her, and love her, and let her live however she wanted. She wanted so much to believe him, but there again was that little voice nagging at her brain, telling her this was not what it seemed. She had covered it up earlier, it had told her not to take the fruit, but she had ignored it. It got her here, didn't it?
Her voice was shaky, though she tried so hard to sound confident. "I'm coming with you."
He smiled. Then he grabbed her hand, and all she could feel was coldness. Pure, icy chills filled her body, and she must have shivered for he looked at her and laughed.
"You'd best get used to it, child." She wondered what he could mean by that, but before she could ask, she was gone; gone from memory, gone from innocence, and forever bound to the consequences of her decisions.
A/N- Hahahahahahahaha! Left you wondering what was happening, didn't I? HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Well anyway, sorry it took forever to update, I've not been on in forever. Please oh please review if you read this!!! Its only fair!!!! Oh, and the next chapter is the one that is offensive to Wiccans, sorry, and it will also contain some mature themes, so I'm changing the rating to PG-13. Well got to go, bye!!!!!
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Got it? Good. To the story!
The White Rider
Chapter One:
Lucius
What. That was all Kalaya could think of. What happened, what is this place, what am I doing here? She tried to stand, but her legs were too weak. She began to cry. She was still in The Land of the Innocents, but she couldn't see anyone at all. She was alone, in a field far, far from anyone else. But she was not alone, no, no. Not alone at all. Someone was watching, waiting, listening. Someone else was there.
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A tall, dark man sat crouching by the trees, invisible to the untrained eye. Deep black hair framed his rugged face, and dark eyes glanced through the trees, looking for his next victim. He smiled. A girl, he thought. How delightful! With his wings he signaled his creatures to leave and go guard the field. Only his demons could see him; that and those awful little beasts that were always trying to foil his plan. Those angels couldn't stop him now, though. He had work to do, and no one was going to get in his way.
`*+~___~+*``*+~___~+*``*+~___~+*``*+~___~+*``*+~___~+*``*+~___~+*`
By now Kalaya was getting restless, and hungry. She tried again for the thousandth time to stand, but her legs were paralyzed. She had tried to shout before too, but she had no voice with which to speak. Suddenly a rustling came from some nearby bushes. She quickly turned her head just in time to see a large creature come out of the woods next to her. She sat next to her tree and tried as hard as she could not to move, so as not to startle the creature, she had never seen anything like it! It was like her and many of the other innocents, but it was so LARGE! All the innocents she had seen had been about her size, maybe a few inches taller. But this- thing, or whatever you would call it, was about three times the size of Kalaya, and its appearance was so...terrifying. She had never been so frightened in her life. He began to walk toward her, but she couldn't move, her body was frozen in fear. He reached down, and very gently, very delicately, laid a large, strong hand on her legs. She felt a chill in her body, what was he going to do?! Then he spoke. His voice was like a roll of thunder, but as soft and sweet as honey; what was this thing? Just one word escaped his lips.
"Stand." And she did. She did it without thinking; then she realized that she could now walk, but she did not want to leave, she wanted to stay. Then his arm moved towards her throat, again, a single touch made her shiver in fear. She knew what he was doing now. He was healing her! But why? Why would he help her if he didn't even know her? How did he know she was in this place, where had he come from? How had he known of her injuries? She could think of nothing to say, but she must have thanked him because he suddenly said, "You're very welcome." This made no sense, why was she here?!
"You have been taken." He responded.
"He knows my thoughts!" She said quietly. He laughed kindly.
"Yes, I know all thoughts, I know everything." Her head crinkled in question.
"You mean, you took me? Why? Why am I here? And who are you?" He chuckled.
"Always full of questions, little ones. I am Lord Lucius, and you are Kalaya. I have taken you because I care for you. You had done something to your friend Eirya that you enjoyed very much, didn't you?"
"Yes, but, how..."
" Every time someone does something they truly enjoy more than anything they have done before, they come with me."
"Why? Why can't I stay here? I want to stay here, I don't want to go with you!" Lucius looked angry.
"And why would you stay? To be exiled from the land? To be forgotten by your friends? They would not let you back, you know that. What you did was wrong to them, but with me, I would never stop you, no one would ever stop you, you could do anything you want!"
Kalaya paused for a moment to think. "Anything? You mean, I could take things and...they...they wouldn't care?"
His chilling smile was strangely familiar. "Yes." He leaned in closer, "I promise. You see Kalaya, these people, they don't care about you! They are going to leave you behind. By tomorrow, they won't even remember your name. I promise, if you come with me, you will never want for anything again. So, what will it be? Will you stay here and be hated and shunned, or will you come with me?" She paused. Was this man really going to help her? She knew what he said was true, the innocents would forget her almost immediately... she would be replaced and overlooked. But would this thing, or whatever he was really care for her, and love her, and let her live however she wanted. She wanted so much to believe him, but there again was that little voice nagging at her brain, telling her this was not what it seemed. She had covered it up earlier, it had told her not to take the fruit, but she had ignored it. It got her here, didn't it?
Her voice was shaky, though she tried so hard to sound confident. "I'm coming with you."
He smiled. Then he grabbed her hand, and all she could feel was coldness. Pure, icy chills filled her body, and she must have shivered for he looked at her and laughed.
"You'd best get used to it, child." She wondered what he could mean by that, but before she could ask, she was gone; gone from memory, gone from innocence, and forever bound to the consequences of her decisions.
A/N- Hahahahahahahaha! Left you wondering what was happening, didn't I? HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Well anyway, sorry it took forever to update, I've not been on in forever. Please oh please review if you read this!!! Its only fair!!!! Oh, and the next chapter is the one that is offensive to Wiccans, sorry, and it will also contain some mature themes, so I'm changing the rating to PG-13. Well got to go, bye!!!!!