Hello! Two apologies to make...
1) Sorry for not updating earlier, really busy with work, cca and other stuff.
2) Sorry for the short chapter. It is really hard to describe it, how Stark feels as Stevie Rae didn't mention anything so there was nothing for me to get a clue...
However, i promise to all the loyal readers that i will try my best to update as soon as i can and to make the chapter longer and better. Just another thing to add (don't want to be too long-winded), i luv all of you guys who has been supporting me!
*Disclaimer: I don't own the HoN Series and any of the characters.
I opened my eyes to see the grey ceiling above me. It is like I have finally woken up from a very deep sleep. However, I felt different. There is a burning sensation in my throat, painful and unbearable. It feels as if I've ran an abnormally long marathon and I am very very thirsty but I know that it is not water that I want and need. So what is it?
I heard a movement to my right and I swiped my head over to see who it is. To my intense disappointment, it wasn't Zoey. It was Neferet. She was dressed in an exquisite black silk dress that molded to her graceful body. Her thick auburn hair was free, tumbling in waves down her slim waist. However, she is nowhere near as pretty as Zoey.
I haven't forgotten Zoey's warning for me to be wary of Neferet. Remembering that time, I almost blushed. Zoey likes me!
Wait. Haven't I died after that? I even bled to death in her arms. Does this mean that what she said about fledglings coming back alive and going through another kind of change true? It just sounded do unbelievable but didn't I already choose to believe and trust her?
"Stark, you've finally woken up. Welcome back to this world," Neferet said. 'Welcome back' she had said. Does this mean that what is happening is really happening? Okay, I am not sure that I am making any sense now but…sigh, forget it.
"I thought I died. How…When…am I alive? Why are you here?" I stuttered, stunned to find out that things are practically impossible is actually happening. In reality.
"Relax. You are alive. As far as why am I here? Of course it is to help you." She sounded like she had repeated this many times before. Only the front though.
"Help me?"
"Yes, but before that, you have to help me."
"What am I supposed to help you with?" I could feel darkness pulsing in the air around her. Now, I really could understand what Zoey meant by : 'she's also not exactly what she appears to be, and that you should be careful around her'. Don't know what she wants from me. She can do like, almost anything.
"It is something that you are good in. Archery. I want you to shoot one person, in the heart, so that she will bleed as much as possible." She grinned-evily.
A shot in the heart, that's murder. "Who…who is that person?" I have a bad feeling about this.
"Stevie Rae Johnson, you will be able to recognize her from her filled-in red crescent moon and red tattoos on her face. There will be many others with red crescent moon around her but theirs is not filled-in."
Stevie Rae Johnson…this name sounds familiar. Then, I got it. She is Zoey's best friend and roommate. How can I kill her, or any other innocent people for this matter?
"No! I will not help you."
"You will help me. The tsisigilli will rise, along with her consort."
Suddenly, all I want to do is kill Stevie Rae, and help Neferet, no matter what she wants me to do. Now, I know what is it I am craving for. Blood.
I dunno how Neferet know what I want but she held out one arm and using her long, hard fingernails, slashed through her arm. A little blood seeped out from that small, thin line. The delicious smell engulfed me and the red liquid invited me in. I flew to Neferet's side with inhuman speed and immediately latched on to Neferet's arm and sucked the sweet moisture out quickly.
Finally, I had enough and opened my mouth. Under control of myself now, I realized what I had just done. Shocked, I took a step back. "Sorry…"
A look of surprise crossed her face like she didn't expect me to say that, but something else. She brought her arm up and licked the opening with her tongue, closing it.
She shook her head once, indicating that it is alright. "It's okay, but remember what you had just promised to do for me."
What did I promise her to do? Right. Kill Stevie Rae. But then, I don't know why I said that I will. I will NOT!!!
"Since when did I promise you that?"
"Just now, don't you remember?"
Again, I seemed to be thinking only dark thoughts. "Yes, Neferet, the great High Priestess, I will do whatever you tell me to do."
Hahaha. She laughed. "You will see that you can do well by my side. What can Zoey do to stop me from taking over the whole world now? NOTHING, nothing at all."
Zoey's name is like an electric shock and I was out of my trance instantly. "Zoey?" What does Zoey have to do with this? Why am I thinking of doing bad things from time to time?
"Yes. That fool. So what if she is the chosen one? She is just another useless trash. Think that she can beat me, how naïve…"
As she spoke, she threw something I didn't notice she was holding in her right hand. On closer look, I realized that it is a nanny cam. On the side is the serial number and model number in small print. I realized that this is the kind that comes with a portable monitor that can fit in a pocket, making it easy to carry around. What does it have to do with Zoey?
Neferet tilted her head to the side for a moment before she said, "It's time. Let's go."
I stayed rooted at my place. Now that I can think clearly-sort of, another part of mind was urging me forward. Neferet turned to see why I didn't follow her. When I looked into her eyes, I saw victory there. Then, the darkness I saw before seeped like dark mist to me and once again, the monster side won.
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