One more chapter until season two comes to a close!


The Vessel and the Chosen One


She kept running, the sweat was beating down her face, "Come on, where the fuck are you?" She whined as she opened doors that revealed nothing but an empty room. Her heels clicked against the floor as she raced through the hallway trying to run from the people after her. They were like zombies, brainwashed and lost. She hid behind a wall trying to control her breathing, "Oh god, oh shit, this better be worth it."

She heard voices coming through a particular room, she followed the noises of chatter and something shattering. The light glowed from underneath the door. She heard talking and laughing, almost sinister laughing. Chills ran up her spine, she touched the wooden door and slowly opened it. She was met with multiple stares, blinking at the sight of the figure in white. 'Sookie would be pissed if she saw this.'

She was right, Sookie was livid but helpless. The figure in white chuckled and clapped her hands together. In a happy, cheery voice she chimed, "Ah! Finally you had arrived. We begun to worry you wouldn't make it. Come, come closer so I can get a better look at my guest of honor!" She was grabbed by a zombified minion and brought to the ecstatic being. Glowing with radiance and pure bliss oozing from the dirty pores the figure in white grabbed her shoulders as an old friend would greeting another.

"How have you been? I hear you are quite the trouble." She snorted in annoyance, "I am afraid I hear the same about you. Say, doesn't white represent purity? How ironic since you are anything but that, or so I heard." She laughed at her snide remark towards the figure. She was greeted with a fierce hit to the jaw, causing blood to drip from her mouth. The menacing being said menacingly, "How dare you be late on my special day. God won't be very happy but, I am sure he will find something to do with you."

She looked up from the ground numbed from the pain. She gained her strength to spit at the shoes of the monster, "Tell your god he can fuck me in the ass." Another well, deserved hit made way towards her throat. The followers watched in joy of the boldness of their leader in white.

"You two take her upstairs and have her prepared as I speak to my maid of honor alone." Maryann said in a cool voice. Ignoring Sookie's pleas, Alana was firmly grasped by Lafayette and Tara. They dragged her into the kitchen and Tara began ripping her shirt and jeans off while Lafayette worked on her hair.

Continuously she fought them but she was weaker than expected.

"The only way to kill the maenad is to wait until she is vulnerable." Marina said as they cleaned the house.

"How?" Cleo stopped and stared at her sister.

Shrugging she stood as well, "We have to make her believe the vessel is dead and that the god has come. That's where we come in."

Alana cursed at herself for becoming the bait but she knew it was the only way. Tara began rubbing oils on her skin as she laughed, "The god will be very pleased." The cold oils seeped into her pores. She had no clue this is what being bait meant. She kept going back to her mother's interest on the maenads arrival, she had claimed she needed to protect the heir but Alana could see through it. There was something more to it than just that.

They had decided to keep quiet on what they knew of the maenad, planning in secret. Eric had left to go to the queen's mansion to find out what to do with the maenad while Godric stayed behind giving Sam as much insight as he could on the folklore. But of course the insight didn't come for free. Sam had to help with the Tithonus curse situation if he wanted Eric's help.

"Tara, you need to stop. You have to snap out of it." Alana said. Ignoring her she continued, avoiding any droplets from the oil that spilled on to her white dress.

Alana could hear Sookie repeatedly saying she didn't know what she was. The doors opened wide revealing Maryann, with Sookie behind her. "Bring her in." She commanded.

Tara and her cousin scurried to bring Alana towards her. She examined the mermaid and smile, "The lord will be very please. The vessel along with a child of his greatest enemy, why that's a gift that won't be forgotten." Sookie stared at Alana as she attempted to cover herself and her black matching set. "Come." Tara pushed her inside and closed the door leaving the three in Sookie's old living room. Maryann turned around and walked over, grabbing a white dress and shoes. "Put them on." Her hair was wavy and tied back in an elegant half up half down, mocking the style of Aphrodite. Quickly putting on the clothes, Maryann spoke.

"Now what is a mermaid doing so far from home?" She continued putting on the dress, ignoring her. "You know the god will have fun with you. Though, I might have a little more fun first. Let me help you with that." Walking around Alana, she placed her hand on the small of her back and grasped the zipper. Pulling it up slowly she whispered in her ear, "Though you are the spawn of that wretched whore you call a god, you are quite the vision." Alana glared at her as she walked away. "My, you are just breath taking. Isn't she sookie?"

The slip of the dress was tight and stopped mid thigh, while the lace continued down mid calf, flowing freely. "Shoes." Maryann said pointing to the white shoes. Exhaling, Alana stepped into them hoping she would be dead soon. "You know, you won't get away with this." Sookie hissed. Maryann laughed wildly and looked at the young faerie, "Don't threaten me on my day. Now sit."

Alana watched with disgust as everyone passed the egg of an ostrich around and licked it. "What the fuck is that?" Sookie asked, "Did you lay that?"

"No, silly. It's an ostrich egg,"

Arlene walked towards her with it as Jane Bodehouse spoke excitedly, "Anoint it with his blood. "

Maryann voice filled with anger and commanded, " You're the maid of honor. You have to lick the egg."

Arlene seemed to get frustrated with Sookie's hesitation and growled as if she was talking to a child, "Just lick it, already." Alana gave a weak smile to Sookie as the blonde forcibly licked the egg. Once the egg came to her she turned to Maryann, "I'm not licking that."

"You won't have to. You would only poison it." Tara grabbed the egg as Maryann spoke filled with venom.

Everyone was happy except for the two, dancing and feeling himself up, Lafayette spoke to himself in pure ecstasy, "Oh yeah. Only through the blood will he come." Alana gave him a weird look and then turned her gaze to Sookie who was just as confused. Everyone squealed out of excitement as Maryann licked the egg. As everyone clapped and laughed, Jason and Andy barged through the door laughingly, "Ma'am. Your vessel has arrived." Jason said happily.

Maryann's eyes filled with water. "Let's go, girls." Everyone stood up and squealed once again as the lead out the door, while Maryann's wedding song was heard in an earshot.

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"Hail Dionysus!

- "Hail Dionysus!" The followers chorused behind every word from Maryann.

"Bacchus."

- "Bacchus."

"Bromios."

- "Bromios."

"Elutherios."

- "Elutherios."

"Dendrites."

- "Dendrites."

"All these names are yours our bull-horned god." He hands were raised high mimicking the shape of shrine she had put together for her god. Alana eyes wondered looking for her sisters, they knew the cue. Her eyes frantically examined the area, unable to see them anywhere. The three sisters had worked hard in secrecy with Sam and even Bill in hopes to put an end to the maenad. Even there mother was clueless on the situation and hung back with Nexie believing the girls wanted a night alone, the three sisters reunited at last.

Until and hour before Sam and Bill had no clue of the plan. Bill nodded his head towards the cemetery area on Sookie's property and continued to hold Sookie as she screamed for Sam. Alana's eyes darted to see her sisters standing at the edge, waiting.

Alana turned her gaze to see Sam propped against the shrine, "Oh, at last." Maryann said mesmerized by the shifter.

"He is yours, my lord." She said speaking to the divine above. She spoke to Sam quietly as Sam shifted. Interrupting Terry and Arlene shouted for the sacrifice to proceed. "Do it."

"Come on, do it."

"Sacrifice him!"

A chorus of fatally encouraging words circled around him. "Thank you." A man Alana had seen a few times around Tara lifted up a knife and plunged it into Sam's abdominal.

Closing her eyes, she coward towards Jason's body as he held her. He gaged as Sookie screamed for Sam's name.

"Oh my goddess. No, oh no." Alana said quietly as she heard Maryann request the blood. "Bring me the blood." Alana watched in horror as she moaned in pleasure painting line down her neck with his blood.

"This is the vessel that shall unite us, my lord."

Alana watched as Sookie ran to Sam and began sobbing. Alana went from filled horror to fearful once she saw Maryann make eye contact with her. "Bring me the girl."

She squirmed, she looked at Sam who could barely keeps his eyes open. This wasn't apart of the plan, Sookie was suppose to tear the shrine down and distract her while the sisters killed her. She looked at the man who had stabbed Sam, his hands were covered in blood. It was then she saw the very thing that could kill her; He held the bronze dagger to her throat.

"My lord will be very pleased. After all you are the chosen one." She heard Maryann's sinister laugh.

She tried to fight Jason but his grip was too tight, trailing the dagger down towards her chest, he rested it over her chest. He waited for Maryann's signal.

"How barbaric of you." Alana hissed causing Maryann to smile.

"You were handed to me and I take full advantage of that." She said smiling.

"Your stupid fucking god has nothing to do with the fact of me being here."

"Oh it wasn't my husband who played the part, my love." She said quietly as she walked towards the mermaid. "It was your mother." The group gasped, Alana stayed silent processing the Maenad's word. She smirked believing she won but little did she know, everyone shouted not at what she had just said but at Sookie breaking the sacred egg. Alana's eyes shifted to see the shrine tumble down.

Maryann violently pushed Tara's boyfriend aside and screamed at Sookie, "How dare you spoiled my offering!" She walked towards the mess Sookie created and spoke to the divine in a broken voice and the group stood on edge. "Lord Dionysus, forgive me,"

Turning her body she faced her hypnotized group and said angrily, "Allow me to sacrifice all of them for you." Shifting her bodily vibrations she caused everyone to scream in pain. Alana pushed Jason off of her as he held his ears in pain. Quickly she heard Sookie yell, "Stop it! You're hurting them!" She wrapped Tara lifting her off the ground. This seemed to catch Maryann's attention.

"You brought this upon everyone." She said in a demonic voice. Sticking her hands into the ground she growled demonically.

"Don't just stand there." Alana yelled as she grabbed Sookie's hand and darted for the woods with her. "Help! Aah!" Sookie screamed into the darkness of the trail within the woods. Alana could hear Maryann tailing them, she pulled Sookie harder as she ran faster than she ever had before. Alana could feel Sookie let go of her hand, causing Alana to stop and look back for her friend. Before Alana could register anything she was pinned against a tree, she looked up to see Godric face close to hers.

"What are you doing!" She screamed as she saw Sookie on the ground but she could see Maryann was distracted. "Shh." She looked at him as he released her.

Walking past him she saw a figure in a pale blue top and black slacks, she immediately recognized it. "Mother.." She whispered. Godric stood behind her, nodding to her sister's on the opposite side of the trail, hidden behind the trees.

"Lillian, what are you doing here?" Her inhumane and unearthly claw held high in the air.

"I'm here for you, Maryann." She watched as the maenad lowered her claw. She chuckled, "Well as flattered as I am, I am only interested in my god."

"I'm here to end this."

"Well, if I do recall you are the one who called me to be here. I was summoned."

Lillian stayed quiet as Maryann came forth stepping over Sookie, "You summoned me to Bon Temps to kill your daughter and offered Sam Merlotte to me. You can't recant now."

"I will kill you."

"You don't have the power. You. Are. Weak." She seethed. Lillian smirked, "That's where you are wrong." She pulled out a large curved dagger, she watched as Maryann stepped back in fear.

"Tell me. Why the Tithonus curse? Are you just that weak you can't kill anyone yourself?" Disappearing into a puddle, Maryann turned around to be greeted with a knife in her stomach pushing Lillian hard, she laughed.

"I'm invincible." Pulling the knife out of her stomach, she walked towards Lillian.

A roaring was heard clearly in the distance, snapping her head she looked into the distance in shock. Transforming her claws into hangs, she continued to gape at the figure. "My lord," She breathed.

A white majestic bull growled, proving it's masculinity. Making it was towards Maryann, she met the bull half way slowly. "My husband. Oh, you have come." She said quietly.

"I am here, my love." Reaching her hand out she touched the crown of his head, tears welled in her eyes, "We're together at last. Come to me." Opening her arms, was in her most vulnerable state.

Bowing its head the bull shoved it's right horn into her upper abdominal area. She gasped as it moved it's head wildly, "My god, I am the one to be sacrificed?"

"Uh! Oh, I'm the vessel. Yes, I'm happy to die. I am yours." She grunted as her black tar like blood flowed heavily. Shifting back the bull was quickly replaced with Sam. His arm deep in her chest, he pulled out her dark heart. The three sisters made there way out from their spot and circle around her.

Cleo spoke in an icy tone, "Του ζωικού κεφαλαίου."

"θα πρέπει να μαραθούν για όλη την αιωνιότητα." Marina followed her sister.

Lastly Alana spoke, "καταδικάστηκε στο σπίτι του Άδη." The three women stared at her ruthlessly as she processed the condemning chant.

She looked back at him in confusion, "Was there no god?"

With no response Sam squeezed the blackened heart causing the Maenad to wither and decay right before their very eyes and collapsed to the ground. Everyone was still in that moment. "Sam!" Sookie shouted hugging him. Godric walked towards Alana as Sam walked to get his clothes.

"Bill is gonna be okay. Sam drank a lot of his blood." Marina said softly, hoping to break the tension.

"Girls..?" The three slowly turned their heads to see the pale blue shirt and icy blonde hair in the dimly lit area.

"Alana.." Cleo, Marina and Godric's head turned towards Alana who stared hard at her mother, her eyes were unnerving.