Blix:Sorry this took so long guys
Nana:Shes….been having an off kilter week
Blix:I know what Tweak feels like now
Dressi:Itll help you relate to him better at least…
Nana:SHUT UP STUPID!hugs Blix closer
Authors notes and such:Hey guys,sorry its been so long.Ive been off kilter lately.But yeah.I love my boyfriend…I have for a long time…And I cant say it even though he knows.Hes not ready.Damnit I hate life sometimes.Enough of me being an emo bitch though. Ephona,I have a bit of am idea what you were saying in your review. But a lot of it didn't make sense,but Im happy the chappy made you happy. Thanks for the reviews!
BTW,did anyone want the side story of Tweak and Sere in the garden,no one ever answered….
Ebony thunder
Chapter 9-Dark Mother
The past couple of days hadn't gone well in the little apartment. Stormy had left entirely. Daemonar wouldn't speak much at all to anyone except for Tweak,and all in all everyone was tense. None of them understood why except for Sere.
She knew that they felt what was coming. Its like the ominous clouds you see before a rainstorm. But people often forgot that rain heralded life for the Land, even if the land was poisoned.
It was afternoon and she and Tweak were alone in the kitchen. Daemonar was in his and Tweaks shared room. Severnar was with Darkstar in his room. There were a few people lazing about in the living room. The rest were out about the town.
Sere looked at Tweak and said directly and evenly; "We go through the gate tomorrow. All of us."
"Are you sure?" Tweak asked her as he put a cup of laced coffee in front of her. Sere nodded and sipped the soothing drink. Tweak nodded and sighed. He walked from the room to the one he shared with Daemonar,knowing he would be greeted with the same sight he saw as he went to bed every night.
"Daemonar, we leave for Kaeleer tomorrow," Tweak told him. Daemonar mumbled incoherently as he read another page of his book. Tweak wanted to smack the man silly for his foolishness.
"God damnit,cowboy the fuck up and stop acting like some emo bitch! She's a bitch,that's normal for a lot of girls here. She left, she's not coming back. Her loss, not ours. Now stop being so stupid and cheer up. You're dragging Sere down," Tweak told him. Daemonar merely blinked at him and sighed.
"I suppose I was stupid,wasn't I?" He asked Tweak. Tweak sighed and sat down next to him on the bed.
"Daemonar, it's not stupid to care about a girl. But you have to realize she was of the mindset that she was going to hurt someone because of her own insecurities. People like that show up from time to time. It's unfortunate but true. Maybe one day she'll grow up and come back to us, but you have to live instead of surviving day to day," Tweak told his friend. Daemonar nodded and sighed again. The boys got up and walked into the kitchen, wanting to talk to Sere. Instead they saw her passed out on the table, mumbling in her sleep.
"She's so cute,"Tweak whispered. Daemonar chuckled.
"Do you love her?" Daemonar asked. Tweak paled and then sighed in much the same fashion that Daemonar had only a few minutes ago.
"Yes. I haven't known her long,but I do. I feel so drawn to her, like I'm falling into some sort of chasm. I don't know what awaits at the bottom,but I know that she will not be there. Her choice is chastity. For the sake of everyone, for the Blood and the Kindred and the Landens. I respect her choice. I do not like it, but I will accept it. I love her, and I will serve as best I can, and protect her, and be there for her. That's all I can do, and I pray to the Darkness that will be enough," Tweak whispered.
"Will you become some other Queen's consort?" Daemonar asked as Tweak gentle pulled Sere into his arms in a bridal fashion. Tweak looked more serious than he ever had before when he answered the question.
"I would sooner face the cold fury of her father and teacher," Tweak told him before he left.
And Daemonar shivered, because he knew Tweak realized just what that meant.
Death.
"Who are you?" Sere asked the figure in flowing spider silk robes that stood before her. The woman's black hair flowed down to her waist in ebon waves. Sere did not see her face,only the woman's back.
"I am the Dark Mother. I have many names,but you may call me know me best as the Dark Mother," The woman replied, turning to Sere.
Sere took in the beautiful features of the woman.
Alabaster pale skin, eyes that were as dark as Ebony, and a form that spoke of a woman who was in her thirties. She was the Mother.
"Why are you here?" Sere asked.
"Because you have questions. You still have no idea how to handle the problems you are facing. You don't know the explosion that will happen when the veil falls. You fear it more than almost anything, except for two things."
"How do you know what I fear?" Sere growled.
"I know you fear people fearing you because of your power, and I know you fear being forever alone because of it. I know this because it is the fear most powerful females face. Many powerful males face it too. Your grandfather faced it often. He loved his first queen, Cassandra. But she feared him. He lost so much hope until he met your mother. Your mother feared the same things as you."
Sere felt tears slip down her cheeks, though she made not a sound.
"Since the first Witch came into being, she and the following Witches have always been called upon to put others dreams before their own. I know the dream you keep stowed away within your heart. I see it as clearly as the flashes of lightning within your jewel. I will say this, fear can and will cripple you. You are young yet, do not give up hope in fear of it's consequences. Otherwise, you will lose everything," the Dark Mother told Sere.
"I won't take the chance. I was created to do something, and I must do it. Until that is done, I have no choice but to continue as I have," Sere replied hopelessly. The Dark Mother sighed and put her hands together. Slowly but surely she pulled her hands apart. A black ball of energy was within her hands, dancing with sapphire lightning bolts.
Sere watched in awe as the energy began to form into a flower. It took shape slowly, then after what seemed an eternity, suspended between the Dark Mother's hands was a perfect, dark blue rose. The unopened bud glowed with a sort of black tinge. Sere saw that it was no longer energy, but a real object.
"This rose is a reminder. An hourglass of sorts. It will not die until the veil has fallen. Time will begin to run out as the petals fall one by one. I give it to you for safe keeping My Lady," the Dark Mother said as the rose floated to Sere. She held it within her hands gently, wary of pricking herself on one of it's thorns.
"Thank you Dark Mother," Sere told the woman.
"I've always preferred Diana. It is easier," The Dark Mother chuckled. Sere smiled.
"Thank you Diana."
"May the Darkness be with you Lady," Diana told her.
And Sere felt herself falling back into her body once more. She had not even been conscious of the fact that she had left it.
Blix:Sorry its so short
Nana:I like the rose idea
Dressi:Beauty and the beastish though
Blix:I wanted to add an element of a classic fairy tale,and Ill be adding more in the future. Just you wait and see
Nana:Theres got to be a conflict for this to go any further
Dressi:Doesn't that mean an en-ommph!
Blix:You guys shut up,Im not going to reveal any more other than to say some very interesting people are going to be showing up in the next chapter,and some severe problems. People it will only get worse before it gets better,be prepared for some tears.
Nana:Review!