Sorry, so VERY VERY sorry that this has come so late. GOOD NEWS is that I've finished writing the story. I've just been so busy that I've not had the chance to post it up. I hope you all like how it concludes and ties into the second movie.
Disclaimer- Seriously, I really don't own anything. I can't even pay for gas to get to work. If I owned HB and co I'd have a Cadillac.
Story this far: We just found out that somehow Shadow is Hellboy's sister. Genetically, she would have been his twin, but died in the womb. Through magic and time, not to mention a donation by Professor Broom (Whether or not it was voluntary, or even something he remembered doing) she was born into the world her brother had been living in for a little while. She has fallen in love with John and is fighting the parts of herself that relate to the human half of her genetics. Her father has now volunteered to teach her to control her powers.
The POV of this chapter changes much like the channel on your tv if you give your hubby the remote ;) (I'm kidding of course haha) Just a forewarning.
Liz's POV
I stood there for a moment, listening to Professor Broom speak. He had volunteered to teach Shadow, to help her control her abilities.
"John."
"Yes?"
"Yes, the one with a pure heart. You have helped many, Agent Meyers. And I thank you. Liz is right. It is you."
"What is me?" John asked.
"You know that a Chaos Mage is rare, only one is born in every part of the world. There were a few others. Some were killed to keep the world safe." Broom replied. "Others were killed to take their powers, or use them for their own evil ends. Only a handful ever exists at one time in the world."
"We are NOT killing her!" John replied.
"No, killing should not be the answer, to rid the world of a chaos mage is to rid it of balance, and throw it into hell. But legend states…"
The klaxon went off. It appeared the ones who were in charge, decided that the prophecy; legends of the Chaos Mages were to remain secret for now. I only knew that there was nothing written of them, aside from their rarity, and their bonded companions, the Celestial Wolves. But in the last book I read about Mages, I knew that only the dead could speak of the Chaos Mages and their legends and prophecies. It was because of the nature of a Chaos Mage; they broke the laws of nature and man, and were constantly at war with themselves in their early life, and thus dangerous.
Only the dead spoke of a Chaos Mage legend, because those who had tried to learn it in centuries before had been driven to the brink of oblivion, had seen the utter chaos, and peace brought by chaos. And that brought about madness, and those who survived the madness, died in nirvana. They died because the knowledge was so great, it empowered their spirits and their spirit gave strength to the mages of all elements.
And the only reason I knew this, was because I had asked Johann about it. As the resident spirit, he had a little know how, and insight and had asked a few of the spirits he could call on for help. But even he couldn't tell us everything, he wasn't allowed to.
"I cannot stay long in this realm. Go, save the world. There is always next time. And as the nights grow longer, I grow stronger. Keep my children safe." Broom said, and disappeared.
I sighed, and went to get my husband and Abe.
John's POV
I was thinking about what Liz had said. I hadn't planned on much of anything when it came to getting married, let alone having children. It just wasn't on my mind. But then I remembered how HB looked at his son, how the children that were now starting to populate the bureau had looked when they were only days old, and I realized that even back then I had felt what I was feeling now.
"I know you love my daughter. I trust you will care for her." Broom's voice echoed in the room.
"I will protect her with my life." I replied.
And I meant it.
?s POV
I smiled, knowing well enough the effects of the herbs and powders I had mixed into a drink would give me the appearance of one of them. All I needed to do was to appear in distress, display the extraordinary, and I'd be able to wedge myself deeper into the world of the Bureau, and their growing Mage army.
The creatures were attacking me now. I had taken the guise of the other Chaos Mage I had found. He was weak, not in control of his powers. These creatures sensed that. If I wasn't careful, they could destroy me as well. The only trouble I had was that I was in all appearances, a Chaos Mage, all but one. By now they would know that all Chaos Mages were bonded to a Celestial Wolf. And I had none
They were coming now. I knew I walked a fine line when it came to capturing this mage and her wolf bonded. If I couldn't get the power of immortality through the mage, I would get it with the wolf.
I felt lightning strike close to me. She was a powerful Mage. She was the last of her kind in the world. The ones who deemed her creation had given her more, trying to make up for the deaths of the others. The world was slowly slipping into oblivion, and I would be there to oversee it, to rule it, in immortality.
I could feel her power, and I wanted it even more. It was almost difficult to keep the want from my face, the smile. I could smell the ozone, and then the pressure around me dropped. The pure power of chaos erupted around me.
Shadow's POV
Moon was in her human form, running along side me. We had been told about some human being attacked by creatures. John's pack was responsible for anything that was not a human attack on another human. I wanted to go out and watch him at work.
As soon as I saw the creatures, I felt a great fear for the person being attacked. I felt something building up inside me, and suddenly light flashed in the sky, like it did back in the jungle, when the world was dripping. A storm, as John called it.
Moon dove into the fray, and I knew I would have to do my best to avoid hurting her. As she dove, she became a wolf again, latching her teeth onto one of the creatures and shaking it hard with a loud growl.
I felt something else, while I thought of John, a feeling I had felt much more often. Shame at my feelings for him, a human. My human father did not want me in his pack. I had a brother, who was not a wolf, and I was becoming more human. It felt like all those thoughts circled through my mind faster than any human creation.
I felt the wind pick up, and a moment later, everything went dark.
