Chapter 8: Jus Drien Jus Daun
"Blood must have Blood."
Madi:
"Who are they?" I ask, I want to know, I need to know. This whole time since the toxic wave I've been going on with my life without most of my memory,
and the parts I have of before then give me no clues.
It's like a part of me is missing,
and by knowing who my parents are or were, I know will what's inside me.
Where some of the parts of me come from.
"They're-uh, it's a little hard to explain, but I'll do my best." Raven responds sadly, slowly.
"Can I help make it a little easier?" I ask,
"How?" Raven questions, clearly confused.
"By getting the hard part over with first. Are they...alive?" I ask, holding back tears.
Even though I don't remember, my mind and emotions tell me I have strong feelings for the people that we are discussing. For my parents.
"No. They're not." Raven answers. Refusing to meet my eyes.
Raven's eyes are red and I choke back a sob, I try to steady myself with a deep breath.
I can cry later, for now, I need answers.
"What are their names?" I ask hesitantly,
"Are you sure you want to know Madi?" Raven asks me concerned.
"I'm sure." Is all i give in response to her.
"Well. Your mother, her name was; Luna." Raven explains. A collective of gasps sound from around the room,
"What? Do you all know her?" I question confusion rising inside me,
"Yes. She helped us, a lot. She gave and gave, but in the end, all we ended up doing was take from her." Raven admits slowly,
"Take what?" I ask,
"Her for granted. Her blood." Raven states,
"Her...blood?" I hesitate, what?
"Yes. Luna, she was a Nightblood. And to protect our people we had to take it and put it inside others, because we learned that Nightblood although is like royalty and all, is somewhat better for you, it makes you more resistant towards the radiation and many other things. We thought it would save us from dying with the world all over again." Raven sighs,
"What was she like?" I swallow,
"She was brave. A warrior, but most of all she wanted peace. She protected her people, and it tore her apart when all that she was close too were killed. And it tears me apart to think that we did that to someone who was fighting for peace in the beginning, to think that she had to murder. Or how she turned after they were killed." Raven admits,
"How did she die?" I feel like I'm interrogating Raven, and I feel bad, but I need to know. I need closure.
"She was killed in a conclave. It's a battle, this one was to determine which clan would have the bunker so they could survive inside it." Raven explains clearly, she is back to not looking at me.
"Who killed her?" I ask, but no one answers me. They all remain silent.
"Who killed her?" I demand questioningly, this time more sternly, more force.
"Octavia did. Luna was trying to kill her and Octavia won the battle. Actually, she won the whole thing.
After that Octavia decided the she would share the bunker, a hundred people to each clan to save." as Raven expands my knowledge, my brain runs in circles, it's a lot to take in but I can handle it.
"And my father? Also, what about me? Where was I? Was I ever even mentioned?" I start shooting questions left and right, my voice cracking,
I need my mind to be cleared, my heart to be lifted.
"No Madi, I'm sorry but we never saw nor heard of you. My best guess is that after having you something happened to make your parents hate each other. They separated and then for some reason you were never with your parents whenever we knew them, individually or together, and they never mentioned you either. At least not to us." Raven pauses, smiling sadly.
"and as for your father. His name was; Roan. He was determined, a warrior, he would get a little hot headed here and there... and well, he did kidnap Clarke." That's when I gasp. I see Clarke nodding an smiling fondly in my peripheral vision, and Raven chuckles, "once with her asking him too. Don't worry, it was just a show though, they needed it to look like Clarke was a prisoner to get her inside their base. And Bellamy was there protecting her the whole time, he wouldn't let anything happen to her."
Now that's just confusing...but true.
"Although there were moments when Roan was just...Roan." Raven continues on.
"He was also killed in the conclave. But by Luna. Your mother." The last statement Raven gives me is like a stab right into the chest.
"Why?" I croak,
"For survival." A pause "which is also why we think something happened to make them hate each other-or maybe they were both just blinded by the pull to the light of life. And pushed from the darkness of death." Raven whispers, my head is foggy and I feel a little dizzy, but it's okay, I think.
I take deep breaths as my heart pounds but I couldn't stop the enclosing of time.
The feeling i have when time just starts ticking in slow motion if at all.
The darkness envelopes me as I faint right then and there.
"Madi!"
Harper:
I was standing, walking, running, puffing then standing all over again.
But the difference with this time is that this time, I am worried. Concerned.
"Is she okay?" I ask,
"She'll survive, she just fainted." Abby explains, Madi is breathing steadily in the arms of Clarke who is being cared for in the arms of Bellamy Blake.
The worry, the love. They look like a family.
I turn around quickly when I hear a small sound and swiftly come face to face with, Thelonious Jaha.
"What's going on in here?" He inquires,
"Jaha?" Raven says but as if it had a question mark to it.
"I had received word that something was happening here, I've come to see what it-" Jaha's words faded out as he caught eye of the scene unfolding in the centre of the room.
"What..?" For the first time in what seemed like forever, I could honestly say that Jaha looked dumbfounded. So I state, "It's a long story,"
Marcus Kane:
"Marcus!" I hear Abby calling my name as she runs from a tent and up behind me,
"Is everything going okay in there?" I ask concerned, placing my hands on her shoulders.
"Yeah, yeah, Madi will be alright and Bellamy seems to be Healing nicely, he's still injured badly but he'll be okay." She explains, but there's someone she's leaving out.
"And Clarke?" I ask, searching her eyes,
"She denies anything is wrong. But I know her better, I know she's hurt, Bellamy picked up on something so we've got her resting." Abby sighs, running a hand through her hair and closing her eyes momentarily,
"That does sound like Clarke, making sure everything and everyone else is okay first, than taking forever to get help for herself." I mutter, Abby gazes up at me,
"But you know what also sounds like Clarke?" i pause lightly, "The fact that eventually someone finds out or she comes to grips and gets help. The fact that she always makes it through okay in the end, Clarke will be fine. Just give her some time." I smile,
"well, until then I guess I'll just check her out, and if I find anything 'wrong' I'll somehow get her to let me help." Abby schemes evilly, I chuckle lightly,
"yeah, I believe you will." I smile and reply.
Than I place my hand in hers, and walk back with her to the tent where the others stay hidden from view.
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Octavia:
The sword attached to my side clinks against other metals as I walk under the looming dark trees.
I scan the area,
It's been a whole day since Madi Learned of her parents.
Everything just seems sort of, quiet, calm now.
But I can't help the nagging feeling throughout me telling me something's wrong.
That something is about to happen.
I breathe in as I watch the fog cloud above me, covering the tips of the trees from my vision.
I sigh, and reach out plucking some more berries from bushes, making sure they fit the description of the edible berries that Monty and Jasper gave me.
And not the poisonous ones.
Something stirs in the woods behind me, I jump around immediately but catch nothing in my eye.
My heart slows from the pounding just caused in my chest, I come to the conclusion that I'm just hearing things, that I'm out here alone.
Those thoughts were quickly discarded when I heard the sound of footsteps around me, my breathing becoming quicker, i tuck the bag of berries into my belt and rest my hands in the position to grab my sword and be ready to fight.
I stay in that stance, not daring to change me stance or drop my guard, waiting for the intruder to make the first move.
"Madi?" I ask, when I see her sweaty and hot red face come into view,
she's breathing heavily and gripping a small dagger in her hand.
I waver in my stance,
"What are you doing out here?" I ask, my voice wobbly,
Madi doesn't answer me, she swallows and I see her grip on the knife become tighter.
Oh, no...
Madi:
I don't know what came over me, one second I was okay. Having trouble processing and a little breathing but okay.
And then the next second, I'm angry, hot and wanting revenge.
It was unlike anything I'd felt in a long time.
Sure, I had a knife and was ready to use it when I had first met Clarke.
But she taught me to be better, so why am I back here? Feeling this? Holding this?
I can feel my face start to twitch as I stare Octavia deadly straight in the eyes, I want to turn away, I want to stop.
But when I go to say that I'm sorry, to say goodbye-all that I mange to get out in a croaky and quiet but strong and deadly voice is;
"Jus Drien Jus Daun."
A/N hi! sorry that took so long for me to post, and that it's sorta short. things have been sort of busy lately,
but i am going to try really had to go back to a 2-3 week posting schedule.
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