Chapter two

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"Will?"

Lyra? Is that you?"

Will's face lit up as he saw his beloved Lyra, they ran towards each other and embraced. "You look so different!" W ill's smile grew even broader as he drew back from the hug to get a good look at her. Lyra's eyes were bright as she looked up at him.

"Yes, and so have you," she said.

"it's so perfect to see you I can't believe—" with that they both embraced again and kissed lightly. Their daemons were pawing each other playfully and making noises of content. The two pulled back and looked around, seeing as they were in a different world. They were on a moonlit beach; they've been there many times before. The silver glow surrounded them as if they were on stage performing under a spotlight.

"Where are we?" Lyra said, bewildered.

"I think that somehow the bench teleported us to this world, remember we came here before when I got you back from your mother." He said remembering that time.

Lyra looked down at the pale sand. Her eyes started to fill with tears. She wiped them with the back of her hand. Trying hard not to cry. Pan looked up at her sad face and whimpered, remembering the evil golden monkey. Lyra felt at the place where her mother had cut a lock of her hair. She never let that part grow out, so she had a short lock, while the rest of her silky golden hair grew long. She never particularly liked her mother, but she did love her. And she was her mother. Since her and her father fell into the abyss saving the world, she always honored them and got emotional when people spoke about them.

"Oh will," she said and began to sob gently on his shoulder. Will looked at her with compassion and held her close, afraid to lose her and her delicate features again. Suddenly a greenish light flashed and the only sign of life they've ever seen in this world glided towards them.

All four of them looked up at the thing gliding towards them. It looked sort of like an angel, with a human body and wings, except it had the tail of a cat. A face of a woman and messy red hair, with two black cat ears emerging from the top of her head. She had a cat nose and whiskers. Kirjava began to hiss, but Will stopped her.

"Greetings Lyra and William," said the figure in a voice that was silky smooth and yet as harsh as a jagged piece of ice, "come with me now, quickly, you are needed." The thing waved and stared gliding away. Lyra and Will started walking with her. Their daemons on their shoulders.

"Excuse me, but who the hell are you? And what are you exactly?" Asked Lyra in a curious voice.

" I am Selene, and I am a Cleeote," she answered, "We Cleeotes are the ancestors of angels, even before the authority was created. We are full of wisdom and can see the future. The authority was nothing compared to us." She finished.

"Wow," said Lyra and Will at the same time.

"Why do you need us then?" inquired Will. Lyra nodded as he spoke.

"Well, one of our less-experienced people had a prophecy about the Eve, Lyra, and her love, you, that says only you people can find the cure that lets people live in other worlds and save the entire universe of worlds from certain destruction." Selene answered as she stopped in front of a clouded palace, much like the one the metatron had. "The palace of the royals" She answered leading them inside. She went into a golden throne room where no one sat on the gleaming throne with the greenest emeralds encrusted in it. She took a seat.

"Actually, I am QUEEN Selene Riccardia, ruler of the Cleeotes." She said mightily.

"Thank you your majesty for being so kind. But really, what must we do?" Lyra asked her.

"And how are we the key that could destroy everything or save everything?" Will chimed in.

"Ah, so many questions let me start at the beginning. You know you are Eve, and that's what started it all. One of us had the prophecy of the key, you two, and said something about going to the place where the abyss opened and finding two items of your parents, the love will transport you to the destination of your adventure. I'm not sure what you are looking for, but the Cleeote said this 'In the belly of the beast lies three of these, one to cure, one to cease, and one that will banish evil, and destroy the remains of authority forever. Choose two and choose carefully, if you choose right then have a good fate, If you choose wrong, than life will end.' That's all I know." She said finally.

"Why us?" Lyra asked.

"I don't know, but you may sleep here tonight, then you must be on your journey, the fate of everything depends on you, you could die, just like your parents Lyra." She said finally and called two servants to escort them to a room. Lyra teared a bit about her parents but stopped because she was too excited.

The two went into the room they were supposed to share, everything was very fine and almost all the furniture had emeralds on it. The two could not stop thinking about the task at hand.

(a/n: please Review! I know its kinda short but things are jus getting started! Next chapter may have a lemon scene)