Chapter two
"How can this be?", he gasped. As Karril stares at the woman lying on the ground the
Mother swoops down and touches the her forehead with one wispy silver hand causing the girl to open
her piercing, dark emerald eyes. She spoke to the girl as she awoke, "You my daughter, the only one of
your kind, are my finest work. You are the first that Erna will truly embrace, the first human or demon
to be born with the planets blessing and to be brought under its protection." The girl's eyes never leave
the mother's face as she soaks in every word that is said. "I have brought you into being, using myself
and the humanity of a powerful man. I have made you as he would have preferred you as well. You are
dark, beautiful, and seemingly frail but you my daughter are not frail, for you are an adept just as he was.
The fae is yours to see and command, even the dark fae whose power is untouched by any save he. I
have also given you many of the memories I detected in him... What he knew you know, use this gift
wisely.", she finished. The girl nods her head solemnly as the Mother then turns to address Karril, "She
may be a child to our eyes but she is not to anyone else, remember that. With Tarrant's memories and
the body I have given her most will think her to be in her early 20's, and human as well when she hides
her wings. I want you to take her to Jaggonath and get her a horse, clothes, armor, and a weapon.",
Karril bows formally to her and says, "Yes my Mother, I will do whatever you require. But what have
you named this child?" The mother smiles and gently strokes the girls hair, "I have named her Phoenix
for she is the one who brings light to the darkest regions." Phoenix stands and walks to Karril's side, her
massive ebony wings wrapped around her slim still bare body. Karril reaches out and places a hand on
her shoulder as they both disappear into the earth fae's currents heading back to his temple. When they
are gone the Mother smiles sadly and whispers, "Good luck to you my daughter, you have a life of
challenge before you...."
"How can this be?", he gasped. As Karril stares at the woman lying on the ground the
Mother swoops down and touches the her forehead with one wispy silver hand causing the girl to open
her piercing, dark emerald eyes. She spoke to the girl as she awoke, "You my daughter, the only one of
your kind, are my finest work. You are the first that Erna will truly embrace, the first human or demon
to be born with the planets blessing and to be brought under its protection." The girl's eyes never leave
the mother's face as she soaks in every word that is said. "I have brought you into being, using myself
and the humanity of a powerful man. I have made you as he would have preferred you as well. You are
dark, beautiful, and seemingly frail but you my daughter are not frail, for you are an adept just as he was.
The fae is yours to see and command, even the dark fae whose power is untouched by any save he. I
have also given you many of the memories I detected in him... What he knew you know, use this gift
wisely.", she finished. The girl nods her head solemnly as the Mother then turns to address Karril, "She
may be a child to our eyes but she is not to anyone else, remember that. With Tarrant's memories and
the body I have given her most will think her to be in her early 20's, and human as well when she hides
her wings. I want you to take her to Jaggonath and get her a horse, clothes, armor, and a weapon.",
Karril bows formally to her and says, "Yes my Mother, I will do whatever you require. But what have
you named this child?" The mother smiles and gently strokes the girls hair, "I have named her Phoenix
for she is the one who brings light to the darkest regions." Phoenix stands and walks to Karril's side, her
massive ebony wings wrapped around her slim still bare body. Karril reaches out and places a hand on
her shoulder as they both disappear into the earth fae's currents heading back to his temple. When they
are gone the Mother smiles sadly and whispers, "Good luck to you my daughter, you have a life of
challenge before you...."