Star Bright
Authoress(me): *climbs onto a stage*
Some weird dude: Repeat after me. I swear by my life…
Me: I swear by my life…
SWD: I shall never…
Me: I shall never…
SWD: Under any circumstances…
Me: Under any circumstances…
SWD: Abandon this fan fiction…
Me: Abandon this fan fiction…
SWD: Unless I die or am separated from the internet for life.
Me: Unless I die or am separated from the internet for life. *walks off stage*
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//talk// Daine or animal talking
Note: See!?! I told you this was just a pause!!! I won't be updating as frequently, though. But often still!
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Daine and Numair flew out into the chilly night air. Daine noticed something following them. She was shocked when she saw what it was- it was the shadow from the illusions. "He doesn't love you…" it said.
It's not real… not real… Daine thought to herself and pushed on forward.
"I am real. I am the poison, like Numair told you. You should listen to him." It said.
He never said that! Daine thought.
"You must be mistaken, poor little Veralidaine Sarrasri, never to become Veralidaine Salmalin.
Get away from me! Daine told it in her thoughts. Wait, you can read my thoughts… Daine realized.
"How smart you are, little one." It purred at her.
Just leave me alone! Daine cried out to it.
"And lose all the fun I will have? I think not, Veralidane." It said, and the pain found Daine in her bat form.
What do you want from me? My death?
"More then that, Veralidaine… Oh, you'll see." It purred. Daine realized then that she had stopped flying forward.
Leave me alone… Daine thought to it, and hurried to catch up to Numair. It must be just an illusion, right? Anything it told her Daine knew she couldn't believe. It was all lies to stop her, thought up by her enemy. But what else could it do to her? That Daine didn't want to know, and didn't plan on finding out. Daine scanned the night sky, looking, or more of hearing, for Numair. She had lost them… You planned on this… she hissed to the shadow. It didn't answer. So now what? Daine wondered. She could either continue flying forward, or wait here for them.
"You can't always rely on some one else, Daine."
Star Bright had told her that. She had then protested that statement, saying she didn't. But now, she knew Star Bright was right- she couldn't just sit here and wait for Numair. Star Bright was in danger, and she wasn't going to let anything stand in her way of finding her. She would get to Star Bright, alone if she must. But this didn't involve Numair anymore. Star Bright was her, permanently separated from her. Maybe, if Daine tried hard enough, she could still find that silver strand inside of the human form Marcus had forced Star Bright into. Daine glided down, and transformed back into her human form. She and Numair learned how to shift back into their clothes, so the issues of clothing and shape-shifting didn't matter anymore. But how would she start to find that part of her? If she could only delve so deep inside herself to see all of her forms like that one time in her dream… Daine focused on her different forms, in a meditation like state that had come eerily natural. She dove into the depths of her mind where in meditation she never had gone before. It was dark there, or so it seemed. In the distance, a small silver light could be seen. Can you hear me? Daine called out to it.
Daine? It's me, Star Bright! How were you able to connect? Star asked.
I'm not quite sure. Do you think you can maintain our connection if I shape-shift into a bat? Daine asked.
It's worth a try, Star replied.
OK, just try your hardest to stay with me, Daine said, and concentrated on a bat form as well. Are you still able to hear me? She asked.
Yes, the familiar voice replied. Daine slowly started to open her eyes, to see and hear, but also not lose connection. Don't open your eyes. Just hear, it still works. Star Bright advised, feeling that Daine was in her bat form. Daine followed her advice, and tried to see if she could use her bat abilities while maintaining contact with Star.
It works! Daine said, excited. She could feel faintly Star Bright smiling. Daine knew where to go, with her contact. She shifted her direction a bit, and headed out. Thanks, Star Bright. She said.
Don't tell me thanks, it is you who I should be grateful for. Star Bright told her. Daine smiled.
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Numair wondered where Daine had gone- she had disappeared. What had happened to her? Then it hit him- the poison of the dagger. She could be anywhere right now, and Numair had no clue. Was she okay? Had she… Numair forced that thought out of his head. He still didn't have his focus, so he had no way of finding her. Numair knew he couldn't just leave her their… He looked for the bat, but apparently it hadn't realized that Numair had stopped. He rose higher into the sky, and flew in the opposite direction, scanning the ground for Daine. Every now and then he would see something, but it wasn't Daine every time… He felt some how like this was all his fault, that he should have been able to prevent this. Out of the blue, a black bat rushed passed him. Was that Daine? Normally bats didn't fly in straight lines. When he turned to look, the bat was far away. Numair rushed after the bat, trying to keep up with it. He really hoped that it was really Daine…
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Daine looked behind her, and saw a large hawk following her. Numair! She thought happily to herself. But there was now time for that, she needed to keep going forward. Star Bright was in trouble, after all. And so was the entire world. So she kept pushing on, forgetting Numair was behind her. She struggled to pick up speed, even though it was already a struggle just to maintain the speed she was previously at. She kept telling herself she was almost there. She saw a nice sight that preoccupied her, causing her to slow down a tiny bit, but not much. The sun started slowly to start its journey across the sky, marking a new day and another chance to find Star Bright.
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I know some of you had doubts in me… When I say I am pausing a fan fiction, I am pausing it, NOT abandoning it! Ah, well. If you want me to update soon, review and/or join my dainexnumair site in my bio!! What are you waiting for? .