Broken Hearts
Author: Marie Delcore
Summary: This is the prequel to Tenenbrae: Demon Tale. This is the story of Jai Kala and how she became an Omega or "Faun" as she will be called in few chapters. There will be much sadness and like in all of my stories...once someone says three simple words...they are prone to death quickly after. So tissues will be neededthis chappy.
Disclaimer: No need for one because these are my stories. Please if you are going to use these characters please contact me via review...my email is currently on the fritz. I wrote the poem/song thingy in the story so please tell if using. Thanks loads and Please review.
Chapter 2
The next day was a dreary one. It was sprinkling in the morning and then began to pour by the afternoon. AS even more time passed thunder resounded and lightning graced the sky arching between the clouds. Jai sat by her window watching the amazing light display as she listened to the rain on the roof soothing her fears. The night before she had dreamed of death, people clad in dark clothes but she could hear the rustle of wings. Behind the hoods she could clearly see pairs of brilliant blue eyes. But two of the pairs were like hers…golden but cold…colder than the depth of the darkest oceans. The look in those eyes haunted her even though she had been awake for hours. It was like nothing she had ever seen nor felt before, something didn't bode well and the weather wasn't helping any. Soon dark drew near and Jai was still in her room. Hiya hadn't bothered her too much that day due to she knew how the weather usually had a direct influence on Jai's mood and she didn't want to do something wrong. But when the candles began to blow out when there wasn't any wind there was a reason to fret.
Hiya was beginning to panic as the last candle blew out. She heard the door open and could hear the rain hitting the wooden floor before the door was shut again. She could barely hear the padded footsteps of the intruder. So as a precaution the elderly woman picked up the meat cleaver in her hands though they were shaking in fear. As she waited she could see the shadows begin to move, she could hear soft slow breathing…and finally when the lightning flashed she saw the intruders. They were clad in waterlogged black capes, hoods covering the faces…but in each of the intruder's eyes could be seen…a brilliant electric blue. Hiya dropped the cleaver and she began to slowly attempt to walk backwards but soon the cabinet behind her stopped her retreat. And then the masked men advanced closer boxing her in. But Hiya couldn't scream…she was too terrified and soon it was all over. She did manage a scream but a short one as she saw the dagger coming toward her plunging into her heart before it was twisted, wrenched out and stabbed into her stomach. She collapsed to the floor blood flowing freely from her wounds and her mouth, before she hit the floor she was dead. And the intruders melted into the shadows again…waiting.
Jai had heard the cleaver hitting the floor, which broke her out of her revere. She then slowly and quietly processed down the stairs to the foyer, her golden eyes adjusting all too well to the darkness. She felt the cold air in the house, which caused the hairs on the back of her neck to stand up as fear ran down her spine. She picked up the candelabra and held it at the ready…waiting to fight anything in her way. She quickly checked each of the rooms and finally proceeded to the kitchen. The feeling of dread increased quickly as she stepped foot into the threshold of the kitchen. Hiya was nowhere to be seen which quickly put Jai on the edge. She scanned the room and noticed a river of blood coming from behind the island in the kitchen. Cautiously, Jai advanced not knowing what hid behind the table. She raised the candelabra over her head ready to bring it down on what ever was behind there but it slipped through her hands as she saw where the blood flowed from. She hurried over to cradle Hiya's body in her arms as she pushed the matted white hair out of the elder woman's eyes. She let the tears run down her face as she let reality fall into place…Hiya was dead and the shadows were moving in. Jai put on a stony face and wiped the tears away leaving trails of blood across her face. She stood up and glowered at the cloaked figures and beckoned them to fight her…fight they did and they won. The odds were stacked against her in the beginning but she wanted to fight to avenge Hiya's death. But the cloaked figures were not merciful and didn't kill her but they over powered her. One grabbed her hair and pulled while another brought out a dagger and cut her hair down to the nape of her neck…making her look like a boy. She growled at them as one took hold of her from behind restraining any movement while another brought the dagger to cut her bangs. Jai kicked the being and the dagger missed slashing above her eye and down her cheek, missing taking out her eye thankfully. But this angered the beings so they released her. And with that the hilt of a sword cast Jai into the black oblivion of unconsciousness.
The lurching of being dragged through the streets of the village jarred Jai from the oblivion to see the blood that was shed that stormy night. She saw the parents of her friends' arms out stretched as if trying to beg the mysterious people from coming. She saw bodies hacked to pieces as the blood ran in rivers down the steps of the house to melt in with the rain. With each flash of lightning she saw the horrid destruction of the village she thought was safe from harm. She also saw one of her close adopted families be slaughtered as she cried out, but she was too hoarse to attempt a scream. And she let the tears fall down her face mixing with the blood from the gash on her head. She saw child after child being torn for their dead arms. Babies, toddlers, little children to the teenagers were taken. The elderly and the younger adults were not spared. One of the strange people noticed she was awake and quickly made sure that she was unconscious before she saw any more. A sharp jolt of pain ran through her body before she saw no more.
v
The room was cold. The ground was cold, the air was damp and the wall Jai was propped up against was cold due to water slowly trickling down her back. She slowly got up, her whole body ached, and her head was splitting like a chord of firewood. She stopped her self when the pain was too much, letting her head fall on her arms. AS the pain receded to a dull throb she slowly raised her head to see a number of small heads, all familiar…children from the villages. She quickly remembered what had occurred the night before but not realizing what was going on. But then she saw they were all locked in a cage that was surrounded by many other cages restraining any escape attempt from the children. The cells were large but unkempt and there were at least 5-10 persons to a single cell. She scanned the faces in her own cell and noticed that one person stood out among them all. Kraven.
"Nice hair cut." he smiled grimly, his face covered in blood probably his parents.
"It works. All these kids…are the others here too?" Jai winced as she slowly stood up taking a sharp breath. A few of her ribs were broken…something to deal with later.
"Everyone is here. Ironically we are all together…so I guess it won't be as bad. Here you look terrible…eat this…at least they give us some good food. Eat…you'll feel better." Kraven stumbled over the words not sure what to say as he gave Jai the food and crawled back into the corner beside her, hiding in the shadows.
She laid back against the wall and took small bites of the bread that Kraven had given her as other small children flocked to her looking for support. They had just witnessed something that their eyes shouldn't have seen in their lifetime. Some whimpered in fear, others were speechless and the rest wanted the comfort from someone older than them. She ruffled the children's hair and held some close while the others small arms encircled her body as if she could save them from the dark beings. She began to hum a tune, which quickly calmed most of the children and caught the attention of the others. Jai desperately wished for a flute to play instead of having to sing but sing she did.
Waiting for my knight to come for me
Knowing that it was all just a dream
Real love is just a dream
But that is what dreams are for
Hope for the best when things are the worst
Dream for the long lost fields of play
Climb the highest mountain
Fly among the clouds
Get away from this place
And just dream
Seeing things you've never before
Wishing it was all just a bad dream
Not knowing what is right or wrong
Just hoping it will all go away
Hope for the best when things are the worst
Dream for the long lost fields of play
Climb the highest mountain
Fly among the clouds
Get away from this place
And just dream
Take a vow of silence
Find a savior among the doubtful
Hold them tight and never let go
They are the key to your dreams
Hope for the best when things are the worst
Dream for the long lost fields of play
Climb the highest mountain
Fly among the clouds
Get away from this place
And just dream
Sleep and do not be fearful
Dream of better times
Though the nightmare has just begun
Always keep your dream alive
And it will come true
Just dream
As the last chords of her song echoed in the room she noticed that everyone seemed a little calmer, less high strung. The tension was broken just a small bit but every bit counted. Everyone had fallen asleep, whether it was cuddled against each other or huddled in a corner; sleep cast its eerie silence. By the end of the song the candles had blown out making it hard for most to see but Jai could see perfectly. She looked around but didn't move due to all the clinging kids on her. She saw Kraven in his corner huddled in a ball. She shed a single tear remembering Hiya and sending out her sympathy to him. She saw his back shudder and a sniff…she figured he was crying and she didn't want to bother him. So she got situated and slowly let sleep claim her as well, pushing all pain aside to live in a world of her own for a while.
v
Jai woke up to screaming. One of the children from her cell was being drug from the cell by a cloaked person. The screaming roused the rest of the kids who all in turn started screaming on the top of their lungs. The companions of the mystery person shuddered at the calamity and started to beat the outstretched hands back into the cages. But Jai wasn't going to let the child get out of her grasp with out a fight. So she charged the being knocking it to the ground outside of her cage doors. She saw black hair fly from the hood as a gasp of pain escaped its lips. When its eyes opened they were filled with rage. As far as Jai could tell the being was human...for the most part so with that she began to circle the downed being. She circled around crouched in a fighting stance beckoning the black haired being to fight. The other kids cheered her on while the other beings tried to get close enough to capture Jai and force her back. She fought viciously for everyone in the room for what the creatures did to her and the others parents. She fought in memory of Hiya and the scar on her face that would remind her forever. But even such noble fighting was worthless. The creature she was fighting was far more powerful than a 15-year-old girl. The odds were stacked and only got worse. The other three beings joined their comrade and began to beat on the girl. Punching, kicking, and pounding her with everything they had but not once did she scream. She hissed in pain as she felt more ribs break, and bit her lip to stop from screaming when she was punched like a bag. When the beating was over she just stared up at them making a blood promise that before she died she would kill each and every being like them. And with that they threw her in the cell and took the original child they desired locking the cage as they left.
"Jai! Are you okay?" Kraven asked as he rushed over to Jai who was huddled on the floor surrounded by concerned children.
"Just brilliant." Jai winced as she got up and collapsed into Kraven's arms. She then let him help her over to the only bed in the cell. "Relax, I'll take care of you. Hurry and get me some water and cloth, and possibly a blanket…borrow one from the others if you can't find one." he ordered the others who quickly set to work wanting to help there "savior" as best they could. He gingerly wiped away the blood from her face, then tended to her broken ribs as best he could by wrapping them in tight bandages. A few times Jai cried out because of the pain, which she quickly silenced, Kraven always apologizing vehemently for hurting her. Each time she laughed causing her more pain. It was so funny to see her normally tough friend acting like a frightened child. But they were all frightened…she could see it in their eyes. Once Kraven was done with the bandaging he sat at the bedside as the children clambered to her side and his wanting to be close to someone. Seeing that they needed some kind of comfort she started a story.
"Once upon a time…a few kids just like you guys got together and…" she and Kraven together strung a story that each child swore was real. Halfway through many of the children were wide eyed and adding each of their own little details. Some drew pictures in the mud of the characters. Others acted the fight scenes out. But by 2 hours through each child was asleep along with many of the other small children in the cages. So the older ones took care of making sure that everyone was okay before settling down to waste their own fears away.
Jai sat in the silence enjoying the fact that everything was quiet for once. She let all her fears just take over consuming her in a fake darkness. The dark melancholy was all that she had ever lived with and she was used to it but this was different. She actually feared for once in her life. She smiled always so that she could forget the pieces of her broken memory, whose shards were painfully piercing her heart. It seemed that no matter what she did trouble and sorrow followed. First it was her parents who she saw slaughtered before her when she was 2 years old, then Hiya and now she understood that all these children and the teens were going to be taken away one by one until there was no one left. 'Best not make any friends here…it will hurt too much when they go and never come back like that little girl.' She winced when she clenched her fist jarring her ribs in the process. 'Pain…it shows I am still alive.' she gave a haughty chuckle as she peered into the darkness. Everyone was doomed…it was a lottery…all you could do was wait until you card was pulled and know it was all over. Jai then forced herself to think of better times, happier things rather than the dark holes they were in. And with that she fell into a sleep riddled with images of men in cloaks, blue eyes and a random gold pair, the cloaks would fall to the ground to reveal men and women…black hair, black wings…epitome of evil. At one point the dream got so bad that she shot up awake her wounds protesting at the sudden movement. Kraven gave a reassuring squeeze to her hand as he smiled, eyes green eyes knowing that they would never be able to leave. After that both went back to sleep, wishing that reality was just a nightmare and they would all wake up safe at home again.
Thanks to those who have kept up with this story for its second chapter and all. I know that its kind of a bad place to stop but it seemed right at the moment. Please review I need all the help I can get.