I've finally gotten past that horrible writer's block I've had, now I'm starting this chapter. Still have to get Raevin out of her… predicament.

So, hmm…. Yeah, working on it. And I meant what I promised; Ally and Raevin won't do anything, I swear. This is PG-13, not R/Borderline N-17. But hey, I'm open for discussion.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in LoK or Eidos, Ally, Raevin, Ectoplasm, and Vogel are mine.

~Raevin~

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Raziel quickly led his group into the dark forest, just as the sun began to peak above the treetops. Ally, Ectoplasm, and Vogel followed closely, but ghost horse still regarded the vampires with noticeable anger. The Razielim stayed to the shadows as they made their way through the forest. Vogel rode on Ectoplasm's saddle, and every now and then he flew up above the trees to take a look around.

Finally, they came to a large keep that cast a very large shadow across the ground. The vampires carefully edged around stray beams of sunlight and made it to the safety of their territory keep. They led Ally and the two animals to a large courtyard, protected from the sun by a large tower whose metal overhang blocked out the sunlight.

Other members of the Razielim had come to see the returning group. When a few saw Ally, they bared their fangs in a hungry grin and then sulked away when Raziel ordered them back. Raziel called forth a few of his Elite and they led Ally and Ectoplasm down a hall to a large circular room that had a large stone table in the middle. Vogel had, yet again, disappeared.

Raziel placed the unconscious Raevin on the table, using his claws to keep the girl's gaping gut closed. His Elite rushed around, gathering blades and needles and other doctoring equipment.

When all the supplies needed had been gathered, Raziel and his Elite stood in a circle around the table, ready to stitch Raevin up. Ally stood by, peeking over the vampires shoulders and chewing on her lip nervously. Ectoplasm stood behind her, staring at Raevin and glancing around at the vampires occasionally.

The vampires worked quickly, trying to keep the blood flow to a minimum. The needles flew swiftly and the vampires used all of their will power to resist tasting Raevin's blood. "I… I can use healing spells… but her wounds are too deep… I can't heal cuts like that." Ally said.

Raziel nodded. "We'll stitch her up, then you can heal any small wounds. Like the one on her shoulder." He said, gesturing to the cut on Raevin's shoulder. Ally nodded.

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Raevin was floating…. Again. Her dream was starting to remind her of the dream she had when her shard attacked her. Only, her shard had been left at one of the caves…. "Good for nothing shard…" She muttered, and listened to her voice echo through the empty blackness around her.

She did her best to turn around, and wasn't sure if she was turning or not. She would see herself, but nothing around her. Raevin could hear voices speaking, but she couldn't tell who or what the voices belonged to or what they were saying. She could make out several male voices, and at least one female voice.

Her back began to burn the moment she noticed movement in the darkness. The clearer the movement became to her, the more her back began to burn. She closed her eyes as tightly as she could, but her back continued to burn painfully.

It was the sudden tearing sound that scared her.

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Raziel and his Elite were almost done with Raevin. Raziel was busy tying the knots in the cord used to stitch Raevin's stomach while the others had begun to clean up the mess. Ally stood next to Raziel and was her right hand hovering over Raevin's stomach. A soft white glow was coming from her hand, and the wound was slowly closing around the areas where Raziel and his brethren had not been able to sew shut.

Raziel was just starting to pick Raevin up to take her to a room inside his keep when he heard a tearing sound. It was a very familiar tearing sound; the tearing sound made when flesh is ripped away from flesh and bone. He quickly let go of the girl. Raevin's eyes quickly opened as she sat up, then slumped forward to hug her knees.

Ally rushed forward and was about to place a comforting hand on Raevin's back when she noticed something sticking out through the leather jacket. When Ally looked closer, she realized it looked like a spike or spine of sorts. Another had soon pushed through the leather, and another and another. Soon, the spikes had pushed through the leather that was over her spine and shoulder blades.

Raevin ground her teeth and clenched her eyes shut as another wave of pain washed over her. Her hands and arms began to burn as her back had. Two claws shot out of the back of each of Raevin's hands, and grew to the first knuckle going down on her middle finger. They were sharp and pointed, and slightly curved. Raevin groaned in pain as the flesh on her arms began to strain. Three blades grew out of each arm, between the wrist and elbow and on the outer edge. They curved back to the elbow, and were sharp on both edges.

The Razielim Elite bared their fangs, hissing and snarling. Ally stared at Raevin, wide-eyed, and took a small step back. Raziel examined Raevin's new look from a safe distance of six feet.

Ectoplasm screamed and bared his teeth at the vampires, stepping between them and Raevin. He turned his head and nuzzled Raevin's cheek with his nose. The girl raised a shaking hand and placed it on Ectoplasm's neck. "It's not over yet… I can still feel it…" she said in a hoarse whisper before another wave of burning pain came over her.

Raevin screamed, leaning forward and clutching her sides. She managed to crawl to her hands and knees before the pain reached a whole new level. She stayed on all fours while her jacket and shirt stretched against her as something on her back pushed against them.

The upper back of her shirt and jacket were shredded as a pair of long, jointed, bony appendages emerged from her back. When they were done growing, they resembled a pair of wings of sorts… without the skin or flesh or membrane that enabled it to fly.

There were three joints on each growth; the first joint was at the back where the appendage stared. Then the limb went down to the second joint, traveled up to the third joint, then went down and ended. The wings resembled bat or "Dragon" wings, or the bones of them. The first joint had a long bony "finger" extending from it, where the membrane would connect to the back. The second joint had three long extra "fingers" extending from it, not including the original end limb. If there were a membrane, it would have stretched between the all the fingers to her back and wing arms. The end of each "finger" was sharp and pointed, perfect for impaling something. Three claws grew out of the second joint to each wing, and could be moved and used as hands. The limbs themselves were covered by a thick, leathery, white skin.

Ectoplasm screamed again, then reared and pawed the air. Raevin moved slightly, feeling awkward because of the newly grown body parts. "What am I?" She asked hoarsely. "What happened to me?"

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Another Author's Note: Okay, anyone seen either of the Dragon Heart movies? Yeah, her wingish appendages look like that, sort of, only vertical, not horizontal. And yes, strange, fast, but something had to happen and explain the shard/marking/dream thing. It's coming, I swear!