27 May 2007 update:
Dear readers,
This story is currently on hiatus. I'm planning to reread, rewrite and revamp the entire story. Although I made this clear on my profile page, I'm afraid I neglected to mention it here and for that, I apologise. Until further notice, please consider the story a first draft with a muddle of pages. Hopefully, I'll be reposting in a few months with the polished beginnings of a somewhat new Lucian's Respite. Most new characters will remain, including Victoria Reed and the Two of Knots. Until then, feel free to read what's here. Perhaps get a feel for a character you might like, but remember that the story itself will most likely be altered in a few months.
Sincerely,
Rushwriter
07 August 2006 update: Please do read and review when new things go up and/or old things change...
Chapter Thirteen - The Twisted Neck of a Raven - NEW
Disclaimer: As you all know, I don't own Underworld. Instead, the characters were created by Kevin Grevioux (a.k.a. Raze) , Len Wiseman, and Danny McBride. Please don't sue...what am I saying? You're not even reading this...you have more important things to do (like make Underworld 3...please...more Lucian this time, yes?)
Anyway, this particular story features the following characters from Underworld and Underworld Evolution:
Lucian, Selene, Michael, Raze, Viktor, Sonja, Tanis, Alexander Corvinus, Amelia, Markus
(I'll be adding new characters as we go along…It's also my first fan-fiction, so please do read and review, so I know how I'm doing...and whether anyone's actually reading.)
BTW...there are spoilers for both movies in this story...so I'm assuming you've seen both when you read this. If you haven't...I can't help you (go noooow)
Full Summary:
Set four years after Underworld Evolution.
A mysterious creature breaks free of Viktor's fortress, bringing plague to the Underworld streets. The key to her defeat lies in the bargained blood of a sleeping lycan warlord caught by the exiled Two of Knots who rule the ancient Tombs of yore. When Reed, a dark-haired historian harbouring a terrible secret, enters this world beneath the Underworld, she is forced to wake the lycan warlord…
…and unwittingly falls for a soul whose silver-addled memories stop before ever a six century war began.
As the Two of Knots scramble to find the missing links, tension mounts between the lycans and vampires who still remain at war. The vampires, now led by the vengeful and aged Bloodseeker Miklos, must be convinced to ceasefire as they prepare for the final cull of the lycan species. At the same time, the lycans, now led by Raze, have retreated to the underground estates of their past, gathering their depleted forces to make their final stand against the tide that would come. Unwilling to let them be slaughtered, Lucian must choose between aiding the exiles he hates or giving up Reed, regaining his memories and returning to his place as leader of the lycan hoard.
The past must come to light with the coming of the child...
…siblings must be woken, secrets must be dug up, and truces must be made before the immortals are wiped into oblivion by a deadly force of insanity.