Tenenbrae: Broken Heart

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 needed in a few chappies.

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.

Summary for this Chapter: Tissues...really... this is a sad chapter and a really gory one too...final chapter. Oh and some bad language . this is a pre-warning

Six months had passed by the tallies on the wall and Jai was the last person left in the cell. She knew the day would come but she wondered why exactly she was saved for last. She had fallen into a state of emotional shock when Kraven was taken away and for two weeks had been completely silent, not saying a word to any of the remaining people. One by one they were taken away until only she was left.

In the days after the others slowly began to be taken away, Jai practiced summoning weapons just like the necromancer did that one day. She found out that she had to push her mind into the river of Death in order to get a soul to form into the thing she desired but her control over the soul was weak. It would stay in one form for a moment before flashing out of existence as quickly as it came. The more she tried the easier it became but still the desired form only stayed for a while. But that was all she needed for when they came to get her.

The cloaked men came the same time as they did every other day and Jai seemingly walked out knowing her fate. But once out of the cage she quickly summoned a soul and formed it into a halberd taking down as many people she could before the soul vanished. She took down about three of the five that were there before the other two grabbed her once the weapon had vanished. One of the people who had gold eyes scoffed at the pathetic attempt to gain freedom as they carried her through the dark shadowed hallways into a large room filled with strange and mysterious objects. In the center of the room was a table with restraints that was dyed a dark color while beside the table was a pool of a black liquid that shimmered crimson when in a certain light. And the smell…irony and human like. Jai suddenly realized what the liquid was and puked emptying the contents of her stomach. She was pale and shaking as the men dragged her closer to the table. She flailed and twisted trying to get away from the pool of blood and the table but her captors were just too strong for the 13-year-old girl. Jai gave up and let then drag her shaking and full of fear to the table and fastened the restraints around her ankles, wrists, neck and waist buckling her down tightly to the table.

"What are you bastards doing?" Jai spat in anger trying to mask her fear as two men with black hair and black wings checked the tightness of the restraints. "Who the hell are you?"

"We are black angels. We are cursed and more powerful than you can ever imagine. Pain is a delight to us and well lets just say that you are our play toy for this evening." one replied his blue eyes glowing manically. "As far as what we are doing that is none of your business."

"You wouldn't understand our purpose so it would be stupid to tell you anything." the other responded his voice barely over a whisper, his black hair shielding his eyes and he had no wings, as he gently touched Jai's arm. She felt as if he didn't actually want to hurt her but was being forced to. "It will all be over soon." and with that both of them left her side joining a circle of other cloaked figures known as black angels. And soon the circle parted to allow passage for a number close to six people through, two of which had gold eyes that pierced through the shadows of the hoods.

"Well, isn't this a wonderful surprise. Out of all the children whose bodies were weak…mortal…we find that we have an immortal in our grasp. This is the answer we have been waiting for. This time our plans will succeed." one black angel replied as he threw down his cloak, revealing brilliant blue eyes, jet-black hair, a set of wings, and an air of arrogance. "Let the fun begin as the mortals say." he said his voice dangerously low as the six made a ring around the table each discarding the cloaks.

Two women, two dark angels, and two necromancers encircled Jai as her body began to shake with terror. They all began to chant a strange language as the one who talked first summoned a black blade the length of his forearm as he in one move slit Jai's throat.

"Sad isn't it that you try to breathe but you can't get it. It will elude you until the end which won't be too long my dear." the black angel said as he dipped his hand in Jai's blood, which flowed at an alarming rate from her neck as she gasped for breath, her eyes wide with fear until her body stopped moving and her eyes grew dim. Her life was ended. And then he made another wound on her right arm from the crook of her arm to the wrist letting more blood flow. Before sealing it up with a dark art that left a tattoo of a dragon visible to everyone.

But her soul was held captured by one of the necromancers. Then he made another wound on her right arm from the crook of her arm to the wrist letting more blood flow. Before sealing it up with a dark art that left a tattoo of a dragon visible to everyone After that the chant continued all her blood drained from her body into a large cauldron that was set beside the table. Then a drop of different colored blood was added to Jai's original blood. The first black angel cried out each type of blood that was added, which consisted of each kind of demon, immortal, power. And finally to add even more power of Death a powerful necromancer was killed on the spot to add all his blood to the mix. The liquid in the cauldron changed color each time a different type was added and finally it turned jet black. The black angels who were in the room all looked wide eyed with anticipation as they chanted a reversal spell to return the blood back into the host's body. The wound was sealed so that only a ribbon like scar remained around her neck. And finally the necromancer holding her soul returned it back to her body, sealing it inside her body so that it could never leave to the land of the dead while life still lived.

"My brother's and sisters. Too long has it been that we have been banned from the heavens! Too long has it been since we have felt revenge for our loss! Now it is our time for revenge! We will satisfy our desires and live our own way instead of a meaningless life! Arise Faun! Bringer of Death! Come to my aid!" the black angel said to the rest of the restless angels as he turned to Jai's body, which was breaking the restraints that bound her to the table.

Jai felt different as she placed her feet on the cold stones that encircled the table before it led to the pool of blood. She looked at her hands, they were the same but she felt more powerful, stronger. She could hear voices she had heard before and pushed them to the back of her mind as she studied herself even more. She felt the scar over her eye that didn't change but she found the one on her neck, and tilted her head in curiosity. Somehow her body became for toned, muscular, different. She felt power surging through her veins she never felt before as she gold eyes shone with curiosity. She looked upon her tattered clothes and quickly thought up a different outfit. Black cloth wound its self around her body, a tunic and pants were created, a black choker that covered only half of the scar on her neck. Around her waist was a silver sash that trailed to the ground and into the pool of blood. She looked down and smiled in appreciation with the newfound power and change in clothes. She was beginning to wonder how she got the powers and then in a flash she saw what they did to her from another point of view. She saw the transfer of blood, and everything. It was in that moment that she snapped. She began to walk over to the black angel who looked on the girl with pride. She then in a flash moved to be beside the black angel and wrapped one hand around his throat lifting him off the ground. His eyes were wide with fear because he didn't have the control he desired over the girl who had the powers that rivaled the gods. He writhed in her grip as her nails punctured his skin, blood trailing rivers down his neck as he slowly strangled to death. Jai cast aside the body, which came to a stop in the pool of blood, his own mixing with the others he killed, his eyes staring lifeless at the ceiling of the room. Then she moved on to the other black angels who were scattering. The ones that flew were quickly shoved back to the ground their bodies broken and bloody from the impact, ones that ran were taken down my blasts of energy and slices by the halberd. Only one survived and he was spared. The one who shielded his eyes from the pain and wished her no harm. She let him leave as she hovered, her wings faded from black to blood red, over the carnage. Her eyes followed the man as he left and she followed after making sure that she was going to get out. And finally she saw sunlight for the first time in six months, she felt the warmth on her skin and let the darkness fade away for the moment. She then formed a ball of power in her hand and let it fall on the black fortress. It exploded and collapsed into just a pile of rubble, just a bad memory. And with that Jai flew off.

She left all of the pain and the fear behind but the power and the unnatural abilities stayed with her. Soon she feared the power and the destruction that she could do. She feared that more people like the black angels would try to use her for the same reason. She knew this and quickly tried to kill her self. She created a sword and threw herself upon it impaling her self on it dying instantly. But the sword vanished and Jai woke up. The blood was gone as was the wound and she was still alive. Angry that her attempt didn't work she walked off contemplating all possible means of death.

She tried to jump off a cliff with jagged rocks below, but her wounds again were healed, the bones that were broken mended. A sword through the stomach didn't work either. She had even tried to drown herself but woke up floating lazily down a river not dead. She cursed herself every time that she tried to die but couldn't. She hated now being able to die and then an idea popped into her mind. Get in a fight in which she would more than likely lose and then she would die. So she sought out a fight with a maji and his dragon. True they were more than a match for her and she did die, but it was only for a short period of time. It took a few days for the wounds to heal, while during that time she lay in a sort of slumber that kept her alive but in a dormant stated until the wounds were healed and body back to its functioning order. Again she cursed herself when she woke up to find herself still stuck to the normal world and the harsh reality bit. She finally realized that she was immortal; she couldn't die no matter what. She had to live with mortals, knowing each of them would die while she lived on. And so she left and lived her life in a secluded part of a dark wood that no one entered for over a 100 years trying everyday and not succeeding at killing her self. Finally she decided it was time to change and try a different approach to things. She reverted to a soul form, body and all. She 'flew' around the world looking for a body, a fetus, that hadn't acquired a soul to inhabit so that she could be reborn and begin a life new all over again. She sealed her powers and memories inside her body, locked deep within her mind but her eyes changed from gold to blue-gray. There she waited to be reborn, into a new world and meeting new people. From there she would meet a boy named Hakel in a fist fight over a toy, winning and becoming inseparable friends, another boy named Ken who loved the art of sword fighting, a girl named Kai who was just plain weird and another boy by the name of Kosuke who would follow in everyone's footsteps. All off them would band together to form an unbreakable bond that would only be broken through death and terror induced by those who seek revenge and control over the being they created. Only time would tell how bad things were about to get and how painful regaining memories. Jai would soon know that the reason she smiled was to shield her sadness and pain from the world for good reasons.

Well this is the last chapter in this story. The story continues on in Tenebrae: Demon Tale for Jai Kala's story and for Sonya's story Tenebrae: Shadows only She can See. Thanks for all the reviews and such. Hope you all enjoyed. I intend on making it a point where Jai and Sonya meet up at one point along the line but I haven't gotten that far yet. Thanks much though everyone. . Marie Delcore