"There's no way she went to the Heylin willingly." Omi said stubbornly.
"Yeah, did you see the way she was acting there? It was obvious she was miserable!" Kimiko nodded feverently.
"But she had been acting a bit strange lately." Clay said slowly.
"What do you mean?" Rai asked him. The five warriors were standing in the middle of the clearing, discussing what their next move should be.
"She's been moody, and she lashed out at pretty much everyone. I'm sorry Omi, but it's true." Clay apologized to Omi, who was sending him a death glare.
"So she has been acting strange, but I'm sure that what ever the reason, Hannibal Bean was behind it." Emeline argued.
"Alright. We've established that Lilia was forced to join the Heylin. But why?" Rai furrowed his eyebrows in thought. Omi, Clay, and Emeline shared a worried glance, which didn't escape the notice of both Rai and Kim.
"What?" Rai asked, knowing he wasn't going to like the answer.
"Well...right after you guys left for the honeymoon, something happened to her. She got this weird mark on her left arm and thats when she started acting strange. Master Fung said that we are all supposed to get the mark on our arms, once we're promoted to Grand Master Dragons. But her's was different, her's was black, and Master Fung said it was supposed to be yellow." Emeline filled them in. During her explanation, Rai's expression got more and more worried.
"You see the problem, Raimundo?" Master Fung asked from behind him. The five warriors jumped when they heard him speak, none of them noticing he was there until now.
"Yeah." Rai said shakily. The others just looked confused.
"What are you talking about?" Omi asked slowly.
"If the Dragon mark means that she's ready to become a Grand Master Dragon, then I'm positive that Hannibal wants to use that power for his own gain. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that'll bring 10,000 years of darkness?" Rai said, looking at Master Fung and hoping he was wrong.
"I'm afraid you're right, Raimundo. The Black Dragon increases her strength and power times 100." he said, looking at the shocked faces around him.
"So we have no choice but to stop her." Kimiko whispered sadly. The rest stayed silent.
Lilia Agapeto was pissed. And God help anyone who got in her way when she was pissed. So far, Lilia had tried everything she could think of to escape Hannibal's castle, which was a weird replica of Chase's old castle. But everytime she stepped outside the castle, the Black Dragon activated and sent waves of agony down her arm. So, defeated, she trooped back into the castle and made her way towards her room, which Hannibal so graciously provided, and flopped down onto her bed.
With angry tears sliding down her face, Lilia stared and stared at her Black Dragon, the anger and hate growing stronger with every passing second.
'I hate this. Why did this have to happen now? When we were all so happy? Isn't it possible for us to be happy every once in a while? Or do we always have to be angry and on guard all the time? Ugh! This isn't right! I should be with Rai, Kim, Clay, Emeline, and Omi at the Temple. Instead I'm stuck with Bean until I die. ...'Til death do us part...'
Lilia sat up suddenly, adrenaline pumping as she considered her last thoughts.
"'Til death do us part," she murmured. Slowly, she let herself become optimistic. Maybe there was a way to be free of Hannibal. There was going to be a very big cost, but at this point, Lilia was willing to do anything to be free of Hannibal's control. Surely, this was the only way.
Lilia was going to have to take her own life.
Me: Hello all. As i've said many times before, i'm terribly sorry for not updating in months. I've been busy with school and SAT's and college searching that its left me no time for anything else. But there is something else. I can't do it anymore. I'm sorry, but i've completley lost inspiration for this story. Believe me, i've been battling with myself to decide what to do, because honestly, its not fair to me and its definetly not fair to you guys. So after months of internal debating, i've finally made my decision to give away Eternal Love. This was a very hard choice to make, but it has to be done. Of course, i'm not going to give it to the very first person who offers to finish the story for me (if anyone offers, period). If you want to write the ending for Eternal Love, send me a PM saying why you want to finish the story, and how you would finish it in detail. The person who gives me the best reasoning and ending will finish the story. Thanks, and just know that i do appreciate everyone who's stuck by me up to this point. I really love you guys so much.
