Disclaimer: I do not own the Dark Jewels Trilogy, and never shall, too bad.

AN: Ok, let me revise what I said. Ok she is nice, but I will make her mean, well normal mean that is. But nothing as come up that she would be mad at or something like that. But I've been thinking about something that could happen.

Another thing, I don't know how the Birthright Ceremony is suppose to go other then the fact that it's at midnight.

Italics are the private communications between the Blood

Italics are normally used for the Blood, but in this chapter, it will just be the other part of Selari

Bold lettering is when inanimate objects are speaking (Selari's replies will also be in bold)

Chapter 3

The Birthright Ceremony

As soon as she stepped in there was nothing. Just the ground that was in the circle. Outside was just a black emptiness. It was like she was transported to another place.

The abyss something whispered in the back of her mind.

Selari knew what it was. It was the thing that was always there. It wasn't the wind or anything else, she knew they couldn't communicate to her in here.

It was the other part of her. The part that wanted to come out. The one that was trapped with in her.

It is time that I come it said softly.

Selari thought about this for a moment, just a moment. Then nodded. It was right. Any ways it was just another part of her, what did she have to worry about?

With that thought she became something different. She became the Nightmare that she had been made to be.

She had wings. Eyrien wings to be exact. Eyrien's were warriors and scared many. She now had centaurien legs, hooves and their legs all the way up to her knees. Centaurs were people's fear of change. Her ears were now slightly pointed like the Dea al Mon. The fear of the unknown. Her hair was like fur, the fur of wolves. Her eyes weren't deep and fathomless anymore, they were sharp, cynical, and filled with hunger.

She smiled and ran her tongue across her new set of teeth. They were the teeth of a full-grown arcerian. Yes, this is what she was meant to be.

What are we? Selari asked.

"We are the Nightmare's that were made Flesh. We were the price that the blood made to have their Dreams made Flesh." It said quietly.

So we were not wanted. We were just something that was unavoidable.

"Come now child you don't think that the Blood would actually want their Nightmare's made Flesh." She said with a mocking laugh. "They don't even know that we have even been created."

Will any one accept us as we are now? Selari asked, already knowing the answer.

"No, they would think we were a threat to their precious Dream." It shrugged, not really caring. "We are free now, there is no need to talk now. Come while we still have time."

With those words said, Nightmare spread her wings and took off.

Flying was amazing, it was the feeling of freedom. The feeling that you were letting go apart of yourself, and just being in the moment.

Selari loved it. She loved the way it felt loved the way it gave her power over something. To think this is what she could have been instead of doing all those things her parents told her to do. She could have been living.

She was unsure of how long she stayed there in the abyss reviling in her knew found freedom, but she didn't care. She didn't want to think about the fact that she would have to leave. No, that was for later. Right now she had no worries.

But all to soon they landed back on the ground inside of the circle. They folded up their wings and looked around the little piece of land.

Then Selari saw it. It was a bag. A small black bag that was lying on the ground. Slowly, Selari walked up to it. Plopping down on the ground she reached for the bag. Opening she carefully dumped the contents of the bag on the ground.

At first she just stared. This was something she had not been expecting. She hadn't just gotten one Jewel she had gotten several. There was White, Tiger Eye, Summer-sky, Opal, Sapphire, Gray, and Black.

It took her a second but she realized the pattern it had went in. She had gotten every other Jewel. It was amazing, shocking, yet not shocking at all.

Why, she whispered.

"Because it is the strength we are at right now." Then added, "Don't worry, once we make the Offering we will be strong. We will be stronger then the Dreams made Flesh. Then no one will be able to stop us."

For a second Selari just stared at the Jewels that were in front of her. Then she started to gather them up.

"We must choose one."

Why, Selari stopped her movements and waited for the reply.

"Cause, we don't need to reveal all of out strength to them. We must wait, until we are prepared to take on more. We cannot appear as though we are different, not yet. It would draw too much attention to us."

Selari thought about it for a second, then she placed all the Jewels back into the bag. She closed it and shook it a bit. Then without looking she opened the bag and reached inside and pulled out a jewel.

Opening her eyes she saw that she had pulled out the Opal Jewel.

"This one is the Jewel that we will say that we got. It's not like they will no if we lie. Now vanish the rest." Selari did so with out a seconds hesitation and then stood up.

Looking down on herself, she realized that she was back to being just Selari. She hadn't even realized when it had happened.

Come, it is time that we left. They are waiting for us. The Nightmare whispered, in the back of her mind.

Selari then walked out of the circle, out of the abyss and back to the real world.

AN: How do you like that. Ok now seriously tell me what you think. I had had the Nightmare form planned out since the beginning, except I had a hard time trying to write it down.

This was shorter then my other ones, but I couldn't think of what else I could put in here.

So now time for the reviews. Please review. It would make me happy, and I might update sooner then I had planned.