Oh yeah, i forgot to mention this in the first chapter...my bad. Anyways, " " means talking and ' ' means thinking ok? Now read on!

Chapter 2-----Levian

Dream

"Oka-san! means mother in jap."Mai was being dragged away by her father. Outside, gunshots, screams and cries could be heard. They were setting the town on fire…

"Mai, you must run! I'll be fine. Henry, please take care of her." Her mother smiled warmly, trying to comfort her.

Henry had a worried look on his face but nodded his head reassuringly at his wife and ran out of the burning house pulling Mai along with him. Just then, a loud crash was heard and the both of them spun around to see the house collapse in flames. The flames cackled and rose into the air, as if giving a victory cry to have made humans powerless against its awesome might.

"OKA-SAN!" Mai yelled.

The image of her mother was engulfed in flames. Her eyes widened, she was horrified. Her mother, she couldn't die, she can't die! Not yet, not when she still needed her.

"Mai, just keep running and don't look back."

"But…!."

Mai turned to look at her father. She could tell he was sad but he held back the tears, protecting his daughter was all that was on his mind now. The both of them raced through the trees and jumped over fallen branches. They had to get away no matter what. They ran and finally broke out of the forest, only to come to a halt as they realised they were on the edge of a cliff. The raging water could be heard below them. They turned to go back but it was too late. The leaves rustled and a large figure appeared. Henry stepped back, causing some loose rocks to fall into the raging waters below.

"There's no where to run now, Henry."

Mai looked closely at the man's face. His eyes were sinister and he had a grin plastered on his face. He looked as though he had enjoyed the killings back there. 'Finding pleasure in unnecessary killings…Disgusting!' Mai thought as she glared at the man, her heart full of hatred for him.

"You know, Henry. None of this would happen if you hadn't given Mai over to me without any resistance. You made me do it…You're the reason why Serena is dead now." He lighted a cigarette and took a long drag.

"You bastard! You killed her! You killed my mother!"

Mai lunged at the man but was held back by her father. She kicked and squirmed in his arms but he held a firm grip on her.

"I won't let you take her, father." Henry stressed on the word 'father', disgusted by the fact that he would hurt his own grand-daughter.

"Henry, you know I'm doing this for your own good. For the good of our kind; to save humanity. It was wrong of you to marry Serena and create that…that thing. jerks his head in Mai's direction" "So why don't you hand her over to me…or else"

The man drew a gun from under his coat and pointed it at Henry. Then, without warning, Mai's father pushed her off the cliff.

"Mai take care of yourself! I'll always love you!"

"OTO-SAN!( father)"

Mai fell over the cliff and heard a gunshot before crashing into the fast moving current. She expected to drown but found herself falling deeper into an eternal darkness below. She could breathe but couldn't see anything. Everything was pitched black and there was an unusual silence. Her speed was slowing and she finally splashed into a lake.

"Uagh! scrables to the surface to breathe"

She scanned her surroundings; everything was black…and silent. The only light came from the reflection of the water and the shore. Suddenly she realised that the water was cold and quickly swam to shore. She collapsed onto what she thought was sand but it turned out to be snow. She got up and pulled her jacket closer to her body. This place was cold. 'Where…am I?' Mai treaded on the snow, not knowing where her feet were taking her….

cling cling Mai stopped. The faint twinkling of a bell echoed in the darkness. 'There's something in here with me…' Her heart started to race. cling cling There it was again. Mai spun around, following the direction of the sound. She knew it was dangerous but she felt as though something was calling her so she kept moving. cling cling 'To the right!' Mai turned her head and true enough there was something there. An ice berg floated on the lake, and on it sat a creature she couldn't quite make out. She didn't know why but she was drawn to it and started to walk towards it, not realising that she was walking on the surface of the water. She inched nearer and nearer and the creature soon came into view.

It was a big dog, a wolf maybe. It was pure white and had a blue jewel embedded on its forehead. It had deep blue eyes and on its ankles were blue flames that flared out at the back. Mai noticed that there were bells around its front right ankle.

"So you're the one calling me…"

She stretched out a hand to touch the dog. The dog snuggled her hand lovingly.

"You're a sweet thing aren't cha?"

Mai traced her hands on its body. Its fur was so soft and warm. The fine hairs slid through her fingers like water. She drew nearer to it, like a wounded animal seeking refuge in a cave. Her body felt comforted by the warmth and her eyes were beginning to get heavy. The creature placed its tail over her to shield her from the cold, as she started to fall asleep. The big dog looked down at here, her small breaths making his fur sway a little as he watched her sleeping.

'Don't worry, your safe now…I'll be here to protect you…' the creature spoke to Mai in its mind.

Mai clutched the fur on the big dog's tail; a small smile appeared on her face.

"Levian…"