Love Conquers All!
By: Katie-lee Brady
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NOTHING! The only thing I own is the story line, but the characters were used, which I totally don't own. I also borrowed ideas from various movies, anime, books, and friends' ideas. And also… I noticed this is kinda relating to X-Men… so I don't own X-Men either… okies :) And in this chapter there were new characters added, some you may know, but the others… their made up, so don't go a stealin'… cause I'm the seer of all… muahahhahaha…
Chapter 6: How it all works
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Previously On: Love Conquers All! – Serenity goes back home and is held captive. Yaten helps her escape to Serenity's and Endymions hideaway. While there, when Endymion and Andrew crash, Yaten finds out Serenity's secret, as well as Yaten's secret of being a vampire, and having a vampire sister.
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Two weeks has pasted since Yaten helped Serenity escape out of that god forsaken prison, and took her to her and Endymion's hideaway. It has also been two weeks since Yaten's little secret about being a vampire, and his sister being alive came out. But more importantly, it has been two weeks since Serenity has been able to close her eyes properly and sleep. For she had been speaking incoherent ritual chants while vivid scene took flood over her mind.
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--13 Days ago – 2 days after her and Yaten escaped –-
Serena came running out of her room and run franticly towards Yaten, yelling incoherent words, maybe even in a foreign language, who was in the library along with Endymion and Andrew, bonding time I guess you could call it.
When she got the library she flung the doors open and fell to the floor mumble the last thought out of her mind. When she awoke she was lying down on the couches in the library with Endymion, Andrew and Yaten looking at her.
"What's happening to me?" she asked shocked as she brought her hands in sight watching them shake. Suddenly looking at Yaten.
"He must have put double the dose in you if this is still happening" Yaten mumbled under his breath, but was heard by all.
"What? What dose? And what is still happening?" she yelled frustratingly.
Yaten looked at her, then the others before proceeding, "Kenji put this liquid drug into you. He never said what it was called, but he put it into you when you were sleeping. So that when you do sleep, you would see things, images, and speak of a foreign language chanting verses of some ritual. The drug was to help you find them in the back of your mind and speak while sleeping. This was the only way he could get a hold of the chants if you decided not to go ahead and help him with his plan" he said letting out a deep breath, staring back at Serenity, "he must have doubled the dose if the side affects are still happening, which means he really wanted the verses badly, and even more so, this will probably last until another week or so then" he said moving his eyes to the ground.
"Who is Kenji?" Endymion asked as Serenity took her sight to the fireplace.
"Kenji is my father, well… yea…" She said still not making any eye contact.
'Do you want me to return to the mansion and tell Lita of this information, or at least half of it?' Andrew asked Endymion through telepathically.
'No, I will be taking Serenity and her friend to the mansion. But I will get you to got to Trista's coven and get her and her council over to our coven, there is much to discuss, and tell her everything if she does not decide to come, or if she needs more reassurance' Endymion said cutting the connection, while Andrew ran out of the house to his car and took off.
"Where is Andrew going" Serenity said to Endymion as she turned her gaze to him.
"To bring Trista's coven to mine, and I will be bring you and Yaten to mine as well, we need to make a plan of this" he said as both Yaten and Serenity looked at him, "You will be with me, so no one will harm you… that I promise" he reassured Serenity.
They stayed another two days at the safe house before leaving for Endymion coven. Upon arriving at his mansion, they were not exactly welcome as they were human, or at least Serenity was human, but still, they were considered outsiders. Also during their time at Endymions they met up with Yaten's sister Dawn; she had strawberry blonde hair and silver blue eyes. A week had past and Serenity was once again asking Yaten about her dreams.
"So what exactly are these verses and chants for?" she asked.
"They are from a foreign language, but you are a custom to it, as it was a language used by witches in the coven that used to be. Anyways, there are 3 verses in total. Even thought they were incoherent when you said them at first, they come to order once you in braced the dreams more."
"What are the verses for?"
"Well… you chant them. Once when you concentrate in getting the power and controlling it, one for when you concentrate on your mark of destruction, and the last after you have used the power to stable it, and control it. There was supposedly another one, but he said you wouldn't have it, so he didn't go that far into your mind" Yaten said.
"What was the last verse for?"
"Apparently, it was to stop the power flow and to cast the power back into oblivion so that the user stayed alive, but he knew you wouldn't know, as he was not told you knew. Nobody knew for that matter, which is why everyone who uses it dies and never tells the story."
"That's... so there is a way to get this power and control it…" Serenity said upon realising something herself.
"Well yea, but…"
"No, Kenji will never be able to get the last verse, because it never existed with the other verses! It was on its own, passed down generation to generation as a nursery rhyme. That's why there will be no recollection in my mind with it along with the other verses. But for my foremothers to keep it in a chant to a nursery rhyme, they must have known the power to exist, and in that case, anybody who used it would die, so that they can not tell anyone of it's power… therefore keeping it a secret…"she mumbled out in thought.
"What?!?!?" Yaten asked shocked.
"My foremothers were smart on planning this. They could tell the future, and that is why my mother never stopped me in using my powers to reincarnate myself, because she knew this would happen. She knew I was the last in the blood line with the powers. So if I stayed and spawn, then the legacy would live on, and the power would be abused more then ever, but this way, I would be able to do the right thing with it, and use it for good. Don't you see Yaten, I am meant to harness this power, and bring this stupid war to a stop" she grabbed him and shook him at his shoulders.
"I don't understand Sere. How are you meant to stop this war?"
"I will harness this power and use it against the humans. I won't kill them, but I will destroy any traces to the Vatican and the hunters, so that the vampires can at last be left alone."
"Sere…"
"Don't worry; the vampires have a factory that makes human clones. Therefore they will not be killing anyone, it is clone blood they drink" reassuring Yaten who let out a soft breath.
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-- Back to normal --
For the two weeks since she escaped with Yaten she embraced her dreams and has now had access to the three verses and how to use the power.
They were now at Endymions coven and it was just a matter of minutes before Trista's coven arrived.
Trista was the vampire Queen of her own coven. There were only two covens here in Japan, one was Trista's and the others Endymion's.
He asked for her coven to come as he wanted to unite this once and join together in case Serenity could not use the power properly and the humans lead another war. This way they could have enough soldiers to defend their people. And they also asked her there for early planning, just in case, back up!
When Serenity heard of Trista's arrival she made her way to the conference room with Yaten and Dawn. Serenity wore a long black evening gown; it was a black corset, no sleeves attached, and the skirt was long and flowing with many layers, and a pair of black pointed heels. Yaten, like many others staying there, wore a suit, but his was a light blue suit that had a darker blue under shirt, and red tie, along with white leather shoes. And Dawn had on a pale green dress that had a love heart neckline with silver shoes.
They walked down many corridors, and the main stairs that lead downwards. They walked until they came to two big metal door guarded by two tall armour suited men.
When they came to a full stop the guards opened the doors and pulled aside letting the three enter. Upon entering the chamber they were staring before a big oval table that Endymion was standing over files staring. His generals Lita, Andrew and Chad were there, as well as Ami and Mina, and his seer Rei. There was also many other people there too, but she paid not attention to them as she didn't know them.
Lita wore an emerald green formal dress that was simple, yet elegant with light sugar pink heels; her hair still up in its pony tail with pink rose earrings. Andrew, as well as Endymion and Chad wore black tuxes. Ami wore a deep blue velvet dress that hit the floor with black heels and diamond accessories to go along. Mina wore an orange boob tube dress and white heels, and lastly, Rei wore a blood red, tight dinner dress that came to her knees with black heels.
"Endymion, Trista and her accompany is here" Serenity said as she made her way to him. Over the time she was there at Endymions coven, Rei had been the one who was most jealous of Serenity, while the others that knew of her power feared her.
"Yes, thank-you, they will be brought straight down here, don't worry" he replied snaking his arms around her waist and kissing her forehead for reassurance.
"I think, maybe, you're the one who needs to not worry. I am confident that everything will go according to plan" Serenity stated while taking her set next to Endymion on his left, while Yaten sat at her left. On Endymion's right sat Andrew, Chad then Lita, while the others sat around the other seats, but Trista and her people would be sitting at the other end of the table.
"We're all good then" he said while he took his seat, but just as he did, the doors opened once again, revealing Trista and her company.
While they took their seats she introduced her self and her followers. She had only brought 5 others with her, and all females too.
Trista had long dark green hair, almost black, with unusual red eyes. She wore a light purple, lavender shirt suit with black heels. She mentioned her two generals as Michelle and Amara. Michelle had shoulder length aqua curly hair and green eyes. She wore a simple aqua dress and white shoes. Amara had short sandy blonde hair and blue eyes, almost looking like a guy, except she wore a yellow Saturn dress with gold shoes. Trista then pointed out her vary own seer Akemi, she had shoulder-length black hair and dark blues eyes. She wore a Japanese styled white dress with red flowers and red heels. The other two people accompanying her was a highly skilled assassin, Kurenai, and best strategist Hotaru. Kurenai had short black hair and brown eyes; wearing an unusually short red kimono with black heels, and Hotaru; who had long black hair and dark blues eyes looked very young, yet she wore a long Saturn dark blue dress adorned with pearls. And that was Trista's party for that visit.
"Thank-you for coming in such short notice Trista" Endymion said as he stood up waiting for her to take a seat.
"Yes, well, if it is concerning all our well beings, then there is no point trying, right?" She said as she and her party took their seats.
"So that's a yes? You will help if Serenity can't obtain the power?" Mina asked as she looked enlightened.
"Yes… but we can only hope that Serenity will…" Trista said turning her gaze to Serenity, "You look more beautiful in person then in photos and stories that I hear and see" she complimented her. She then turned her gaze back to Endymion, "I'm also here, just in case" as if meaning to say Serenity might… turn on them.
"Well I'm quiet sure everything will go according to plan… and none of this, 'just in case' stuff" Endymion spoke.
"Milady is just saying that… witches have a tendency to… well… if they are given a proposal or a bribe, and it is to their best benefit, well, they will take it… and how do we know that no one will do so with Serenity?" Akemi said as if trying not to look at Serenity, yet some how couldn't draw her sight away.
"Well then wouldn't you have been able to have seen it then?" he inquired looking at Akemi, then towards Rei and back at Akemi.
"yes it is true that we seers can see in to the future, but if you have noticed, it is the future of what people can not change, for they do not have the power to change things, where as witches… they have power, and them themselves can look into the future, but they can only look to see what decision may hold… nothing more… so myself and your seers, and any other seer out there will not be able to look into the future on this cause… sorry" Akemi said softly, but re-enforcing her statement.
"I see then… well, if something should happen, then Serenity would be able to foretell the events, and hopefully choose the right one" he said looking at Serenity, then back to Trista.
"Yes, my lord, but if it benefits her—" but was cut off.
"Look, I know you are all depending on me for a lot, but let me guarantee you something. There is nothing that can benefit me in any way…" Serenity stated in her defence, but most looked at her with doubt, which Endymion ver much saw.
"Look, ladies and gents… Serenity has everything she will ever need, or want…" Endymion said looking at her, "She has all the wealth; she's going to be Queen of the greatest society and even, if she agrees… immortality" bringing a blush upon Serenity's cheeks, "So there is nothing that can persuade her to choose other wise..."
Trista suddenly stood up, "Well I can now see that you both care for each other a lot, and Endymion… I see your point… but realise… myself and my clan are here to help you fight, and work out a back up strategy… so when ever you want to get down to business…" she said looking at him with nothing more but patience in her eyes.
"Yes… well then… lets get down to business" Endymion said as they carried on with their back up plan, for if Serenity does fail, or something cursed may happen, The vampires can protect them selves against the human hunters, as if this war does, and ever breaks out, blood will defiantly be spilt, until one side is completely murdered. And the motto now; Kill, or be killed!
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Well g2g… tootles for now… over and out
Created on: 6th June 2007 – 1:24pm
Edited on: 1st January 2008 – 9:00pm
Katie :)