NOTE: I do not own the Night World concept, Ms LJ Smith does. But this plot is mine and so are the characters not mentioned in the Night World series.
Sorry I am such an ass when it comes to updating..inspiration for me comes and goes like a hearbeat, once i miss the boat who knows when it next comes to port. So here's chapter 2.. it's quite long because i decided to put two cahpetrs together. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! i'd love to hear from you.
incarnated-soul: thanks, i like the prologue too its basically what i molded the story from, since we have no clue what the millenium battle was like and how it affected the world i decided to try my hand at it. Im glad you liked the Mist ideology, it was from my dream but i think my dream was somewhat influenced by the Dementors in the Harry Potter books. The revised chappies are longer including this, hope you like it!
cocoidie-18: thanks for that review :) im still watching out for your stories.
Dark Angel's Blue Fire: ahaha, im hoping that you're still alive and that spiders have not started to form webs around you as i soo do apologize for not updating anytime soon. as i have said i am a bad bad updater. I update stories in my head (i've practically skeletoned this story up to the second and third story) but getting it on paper(or word document) and online is a different story. im glad you enjoyed it so far :)
Glitter stars: Thanks for that:) im really glad you enjoyed reading that, i enjoyed creating it and writing it up but i also apologize for not updating for such a long time..i have been very busy in life and yes unfortunately uninspired to continue sitting down and getting my story on word doc and online. well agian thanks for liking my idea :) hope to hear from you again!
Replicans: The New Era
Chapter 2
After dropping Renika off it was clear to Clehist that the mood in the van had changed. Everyone present were immersed in their own thoughts. Now all that's left are her, the Nightworlders and the puppies, all equipped to face anything lurking. Except the puppies, Clehist added to her thoughts. "Cleh, where are we going now?" Chilo asked looking anxiously at her from the rear view mirror where their eyes met.
"Let's drop Gary off at Mike's house then you and I drive off to Headquarters," Clehist suggested looking at Gary and Mike for approval. The two peaceful witches nodded with confusion as to why there was a Mist following them. Clehist could only be sorry for them, they have had unpleasant encounters with Mists in their childhood.
"I like that plan. We're almost at Mike's house anyway. We passed Gary's a long time ago when you told me about the Mist." Chilo said. Clehist nodded to herself and took that as the end of their conversation until after a few moments Chilo spoke again. "Say Cleh, do you know of a way to dodge the Mist from detecting you? They say once they detect you, you're recorded. That's enough to get any werewolf to cower with his tail between his legs don't ya think?" Chilo's voice resounded in the van, his countenance was calm and humorous coming across as a conversation starter but Clehist quickly realized that Chilo really did want to know the answer. He had probably been meaning to ask the question since who knows when, she thought.
"Nah, you werewolves just cower easily. But last week I was on a.." Clehist stopped abruptly and debated with herself whether or not to mention Torenzo. Clehist was on a date with a shapeshifter called Torenzo last week. He is a renowned Circle Daybreak agent, one of their best. He currently is on a mission somewhere on the east coast and won't probably be back until next week.
To Clehist, Torenzo is everything she could want. Tall, dark and handsome, but most of all there is an air of mystery about him. Just as her existence is a mystery to the world. They have gone out a few times even slept together on a few occasions but it never near anything serious. Clehist summoned to her mind Torenzo's face. There would always be something in his eyes that tells Clehist he cares about her but he would never tell her nor be that close to her. All this is fine with Clehist, she does not want to have a serious relationship with anyone. Even someone as amazing as Tore. Commitments need time and effort, something Clehist has trouble giving.
"A date Cleh," Chilo finished for her jolting her out of her reverie. "It's alright to tell us you know. We all know about it anyway. Right Guys? Your 'date' just can't stop talking about you." At this the other Nightworlders laughed leaving Clehist to slightly redden, without their noticing, and wonder if they were serious or not.
"Uh.. okay. Well, never mind that," she continued trying to sound unaffected by their jeers. She began telling her story slowly, "The reason I mentioned that in the first place is because when we were out a Mist came over us.."
"And you were joined in holy matrimony?" Chilo chipped in heartily. This time only Chilo laughed. The witches did not joke about any religious rituals lightly. They find it irreverent even if it was not what they practiced.
"The Mist came over us. Well not really it was about to set on us but Tor– my date," Clehist continued now blushing at her carelessness in almost saying his name. "He placed an invisibility cloak over us. We could feel the Mist looking to where we went. I think it could still feel us there but could not detect us. It was probably wondering what happened to us. That was a close call. From under the cloak we could see the inside of the Mist. There was nothing there but you could tell that there is supposed to be something. Or there is something there we can't see.. I don't know. Thanks to the witches' spells we weren't detected. I have never been detected, nor my date, I think."
"I always knew Daybreak agents get the good stuff," Chilo said enviously. To this Clehist smiled, to her Chilo was able to turn any situation, whatever they may be, light. "Well the next corner is Mike's house," he added in a serious tone. They we're nearing their last stop and the Mist was still following them. Clehist had a gut feeling that this trip won't end without trouble.
"Mike and Gary get ready to run to your house. We'll get the van to come as close as possible to your door," Clehist commanded.
As they turned into Mike's street and drove to his house they saw that the door had been broken in. The windows were smashed. The house had been ransacked. Immediately everyone knew this meant trouble. But before Clehist could tell the two witches to stay back they had already leaped out of the van and were running into the house. Mike's spells and research and belongings were in there and they went to salvage it. Chilo and Clehist knew better than to barge in an unknown situation like that so they waited.
They both watched the door to Mike's house waiting for any movement. They sat the next few seconds in silence and still there was no sign of the witches. Suddenly, a small bulldog came bounding out of the door running straight to the van window barking madly. Chilo quickly closed the window leaving the dog barking outside the van jumping in circles savagely.
"A shifter?" Chilo asked.
"Yeah," Clehist replied.
"What does it want?"
"I don't know. He's mad. Look at his eyes." It was true. The bulldog's eyes were red. It was drooling too and it seemed determined to get into the van. "I'm calling the police," Chilo said. He did not wait for Clehist to reply and started dialing the police and telling them the address.
"You did the wrong move," Clehist replied when Chilo was finished talking on the phone.
"How?"
"The police are liabilities. This is a Nightworld matter. They can only get harmed when they get here."
"They'll be here in five minutes with guns. They'll sort this out for us," Chilo replied to Clehist but it was more to console him than her.
Soon the police sirens were heard. From around the corner a police swerved and stopped a few meters away from the van. The bulldog stopped barking and now stared at the police car. A male and female officer came out both with guns. The female officer was more hesitant. She probably had come across a shifter before, Clehist thought. She's taking caution.
The male officer with a shotgun crouched next to the police car and began taking aim at the bulldog. But to the officer's surprise the bulldog suddenly changed mood and became very calm. Little by little the eerily calm dog turned to face the officer and slowly started walking toward him. Clehist knew what the bulldog was doing. He was testing the officer out. The bulldog was having fun. Soon sense made way into the male officer and he began to fear the dog. He stood up but kept the shotgun pointed into the middle of the small dog's head. The female officer had gone back inside the police car. Maybe the dog has psychic powers, Clehist analysed. The dog and the male officer looked as if they were doing a silent dance. Slowly they were moving. The officer steps backward when the dog steps forward.
"The bulldog wants the puppies," Clehist said out loud to Chilo.
"What? Are you sure?" He replied.
"Yes. But I don't know why. He's going to attack the officer soon. If he does I'm going out to shift." She paused to give the van driver a chance to take in what she had just said. "Chilo, it is important that you save these puppies. We can leave not knowing how Gary and Mike are, I can sense them faintly, but no matter what happens you can't let that bulldog get the puppies." She then stated moving in the van preparing to exit on the other side of the van away from the dog when.
"You can't shift! You're not allowed Cleh!" Chilo began complaining but Clehist would not listen. Then snarling sounds from the outside took Chilo's attention and he stopped talking. Outside the officer was being attacked by the bulldog. The bulldog had sunk its razor sharp teeth into the left leg of the male officer. The female officer inside the car frantically dialed for an ambulance as the pool of blood made by the fallen officer increased.
"Great! More victims when the ambulance comes," Clehist said to Chilo. "Chilo you can't stop me. I'm going out to help them." It was clear to Clehist that Chilo did not want her to leave the van let alone to shift. She was under strict orders not to shift outside Headquarters and soon she would be in trouble but this was her own choice. No one rules her. Chilo yielded to her wish and opened the window of the driver's door which was on the other side to where the bulldog and the police car were. Clehist fitted out that window and Chilo immediately closed it.
Clehist ran up to the female officer silently and said "Lady, that dog is a shifter if you did not know already. I will go and shapeshift soon and I came to tell you that I am on your side. Do not hesitate to shoot down that dog for he is dangerous and has already attacked one of your officers. When the ambulance comes I will be here to distract the dog from attacking you or the medics. By then your only concern is to get your partner and the medics out of this area as quickly as possible. Be strong, do not give in to the shifter's mind." The female officer was so shocked at everything so far that she simply nodded.
Clehist ran as quick as she could and jumped onto the van and from there willed with all her might to fly to the roof she had chosen a few houses away from Mike's. This was one of her powers. To fly. Nothing like the ones humans portrayed in the movies before the millennium battle. Vampires couldn't fly, not like Clehist. Her ability to fly were one of the most exhilarating things she could dream to be able to do. Nothing like peter pan, she mused in her mind, all she has to do was simply 'want' to fly and the air pressure around her would gather and lift her whole being.
At once she was on the flat green tiled roof. She had hoped that the bulldog did not notice her or he would probably know what she was straight away. Then she began shape shifting. Black colored fur, as dark as night, began to grow from her skin and in some places a dark chocolate shade. Her face structure began to change, her jaw muscles lengthened and protruded large carnivorous teeth, her eyes changed shape more oval and were wider apart, her eyesight sharpened as if they weren't sharper than humans already, her ears were now located on the tops of her head capable of hearing heat beats half a mile away from her. Her arms and legs changed contour; claws, a tail and whiskers appeared. She had changed into a panther. And she was ready.
She jumped gracefully off the roof onto the front lawn of the house she has shifted on top of not caring whether the owners inside saw her. All her attention was focused on the bulldog. The ambulance had arrived but could not attend to the injured officer because the bulldog began stalking the medics but on Clehist's arrival the dog's attention was diverted. Clehist roared a deafening sound. A cry of anger towards the bulldog. A warning of what's in store for the savage shifter. The medics and officers that arrived and Chilo all knew how this fight would end. The bulldog would soon be history.
At once the bulldog and Clehist began to fight. With Clehist's amplified hearing she knew the puppies were awake and would attract the dog's attention. She had to finish him quickly. The bulldog was no match for Clehist's panther form. After a few slashes with her clawed paws the dog was badly injured. Its side was bleeding significantly. Everyone, even the bulldog, knew it would be over soon.
Then Clehist felt the air change. The dog was going to shift. And depending on what the bulldog will shift into it will be a whole new ball game. She too will have to shift. She ran and jumped to the nearest roof to hide and shift. From her spot Clehist sat and watched her opponent waiting to be able to sense his next form. Boldly the bulldog didn't even bother to hide while he shifted. He was doing it in front of everyone. He began to grow reptile like claws and a tail. His skin began to hard and grew scaly. In the end he was almost three stories high. The shifter had taken a form that was hard for the humans to recognize. The creature was too old for their memory to recall. But Clehist knew what he was and with more excitement than anxiety she began choosing which form she should take.
Clehist loved her new form. She felt and saw him change to something prehistoric. If he would change into a extinct creature then she would match him. Not as a reptile. She hated the feel of shifting into a scaly form. She shifted to a saber tooth tiger. Her teeth would be able to penetrate into his tough skin. She jumped back down from the roof and reappeared in the battle filed. Both were ready to fight. A saber tooth tiger versus a tyrannosaurus rex.
But before she reached the dinosaur she turned to Chilo. She didn't waste her weakened energy from shifting into a second form to communicate with him mentally so she stretched her paw and pointed and the humans while looking into Chilo's eyes. He understood and at once he shouted out the window to the officers and medics to get the hell away. Soon the medics and the officers were driving away from the scene, too bad Chilo is a stubborn mongrel and did not drive away himself, Clehist thought, I have to watch out for them.
The battle began. Clehist made the first move to break the tension. She jumped on the roof of the van and used it as a spring to thorw herself onto dinosaur's back with great success and started biting off the tough, horny skin. With her teeth twenty-five centimeters long she did damage. But it wasn't enough. The extinct reptile moved with power. With the T-Rex's weight he trashed Clehist around. The T-Rex grabbed Clehist using his front limbs and threw her down near the departing ambulance and police car. Clehist quickly got up and roared from anger and pain. The reptile matched hers with an overpowering snarl but seemingly for victorious reasons. This was not how she wanted to spend her day, Clehist silently complained. She jumped right back onto the dinosaur. This time she sank her teeth onto the dinosaur's stomach where the skin was the softest and the easiest to pierce. She had hit the bull's eye for the dinosaur leaped backward while snarling and snapping his mouth a few inches above Clehist's head. Immediately Clehist jerkily slashed and tore into the dinosaur's stomach knowing that she should make as much damage as she can for she knew that she wouldn't be staying there for long.
Then the dinosaur did something unexpected. He used his psychic ability to freeze her muscles which prevented her from continuing her attack. Pain seared into her brain which numbed her whole body. Next thing she knew she was on the ground blood splattered all over her fur. She had hoped it was more blood from the dinosaur's than hers but she could smell her own blood strongly. Where are the Daybreakers when you need them, she thought. She had to contact them now. She had no choice, this trip would become a lost cause. She was Chilo's and the puppies' last hope of living. I need a Wild Power here pronto! She called mentally to the people in Circle Daybreak headquarters. Her voice sounded of pain and looming death but she kept contacting them. Where are the Wild Powers? We're being attacked! COME ON! Delos? Jez? Get here A.S.A.P!
Clehist! A voice came to her head. Clehist knew her time was running out, she had to dodge the shifter's attacks and listen to the other voice if she wanted to live but it was getting harder by the second. Weak from her second change and from her opponent's psychic blows she was moving more slowly and only escaping the shifter's bite or tail by a few centimeters.
Delos! Where the hell are you? I'm dying here!
We're near. Keep dodging the shifter I'll be there in time. Clehist knew Delos wasn't lying she could feel their telepathic link become clearer as he came closer she just hoped he got there in time. A few more blows from the dinosaur and she'll be out.
The dinosaur roared, and so did Clehist. She had scratched the dinosaur in the face hitting the eyes but in return got thrown back down to the ground, twice the damage she had inflicted on her enemy. But it doesn't matter, she continued to scold herself. I can't let the dinosaur take away Chilo and the puppies. She had to hold on. But she couldn't anymore. Her vision began to blur. She could taste blood, smell blood, see blood everywhere. She could no longer tell which was hers or the dinosaur's. It's probably all mine, she thought. Come on Delos, she called to herself. I can't hold on any longer... was her last thought which she sent to Delos before she collapsed. Everything began to dim.
But complete darkness did not surround her, instead white light seemed to engulf her. She could hear footsteps running everywhere and people shouting, but she couldn't figure out whose voice they were or what they were saying. She felt someone touch her saber tooth tiger body. Clehist opened her eyes fractionally, as far as she could. She was unbelievably tired that at that moment she would have been happy to die. Yes, seventeen is young, she thought to herself, but at least I know I died protecting others.
Change back, a voice spoke to her mind. Must be the person that had touched her bloodied body. The person was still there and she could see him, but not clearly. Change back to your human form Clehist... Change back... please.
Clehist wanted to reply but she was too weak. She wanted to change back but she didn't know if she had the strength to. She had given everything in that battle. But she knew she had to change. There was an urgency to the person's voice. Something about that voice. With the last of her might she changed back to a human. She hardly remembered doing it. She began to open her mouth to speak or say whatever she could muster out but it never got out. She fell unconscious.
The white light did not only engulf her but also everyone and everything within a ten meter radius. "We're here," Delos said looking down onto the unconscious Clehist after the White Fire subsided. Their once Blue Fire had evolved too with time and now the Wild Powers could conjure White Fire. White Fire was the power the made the Daybreakers win against the Nightworld Council in the Millennium battle. Now this battle was over, and the enemy captured.
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