I don't own anything, which I did. Serra, Fayth, Dylan and Luke etc. are MINE.
This is for Shadow Hunting who gave me my first review.
Italics is memory or thought.
Storming, rather calmly into his room Selene flings the paper down on Luke's desk.
'You knew about all this!' She shouts, her voice not even portraying the anger she feels against him.
Turning to find Luke sitting in a chair Selene snarls.
'Why did you do it?' Luke calmly asked cold anger flowing through his body. 'The only rule I spun into the web was for her to get what she has given,' A smile gracing her lips for she is rather pleased with herself.
'She almost died, for fucks sake,' Luke stands up looking into Selene's eyes but seeing not mercy there he turns away.
'She would be, if she'd killed someone!' An exclamation so casual as if she were talking about the latest fashion.
'It's no concern of yours what I do.' With a sigh she turns her back on him. 'It is if I'm to teach you.' Unsure what he means she scowls and looks slightly over her shoulder at him.
'I'm not who you think I am,' Selene lifts her hands gently to her face and sits down, resting her head in her hands, 'I can't do this anymore.' A whisper so sad and depressed at the thought of her life to come. 200 years at school, worse than absolute torture.
Concern for Selene overcomes his hard exterior; he walks over to her and gently rests his hand on her shoulder, trying to offer what little comfort he has within his mind.
Closing her eyes, a shudder suddenly drops her to the floor, unconscious. Terrified that she could be ill, Luke picks her up in his arms. Carrying her over to the sofa he lays Selene down. Her face a grimace of emotional pain, Selene sweats as she replays the most terrifying event of her past.
Her father's death!
Crouching on the kitchen floor, 5 year old Selene is playing with a pot of paints, a yellow pad of paper on the floor. Glancing up just as the door bell rings she looks towards her Dad, Nikalos for conformation. Nodding he turns to his daughter, 'It's okay.' Reaching up to undo the lock Selene flies backwards as an enraged and rather crazy Vampire races through the door. Running over to his daughter Nikalos scoops her up as she looks rather confused and frightened.
Stroking his daughter's hair to calm her and try to prevent her from shaking, Nikalos snarls angrily at the intruder, and starts going for his knife. The Vampire shoots Nikalos in the arm, as he slumps to the floor holding his shoulder in agony Selene drops to the ground.
'Daddy, Daddy…' Selene used the sleeve of her dress to wipe the tears from her cheeks.
Reaching her side the Vampire grabs her round the waist. Scared, Selene starts to scream! Rather annoyed at the child the Vampire hits her over the head with the gun, making her instantly unconscious.
Tying Selene to a chair the Vampire turned to see Nikalos slowly coming at him. Using immortal speed, he quickly over powers Nikalos and ties him to a chair next to his daughter.
Throwing a bucket of water over both his prisoners, the Vampire smiled at the distress in Selene's cries of help.
The Vampire pulls out two silver daggers and turns to make sure Selene's watching what he's doing. Suddenly he starts torturing Nikalos right in front of Selene, enjoying every gasp of pain from Nikalos, and cringe of anger and pain from Selene. His knife making thin cuts up Nikalos' arm he slowly peels away slices of skin, boredom coming over the intruder as Selene's stopped screaming, instead she is sitting still, in shocked silence, horrified so much her young mind can barely comprehend what the monster is doing to her father.
Hearing commotion outside the intruder suddenly tips Nikalos' head to the side, he reared his head back and with a merciless smile sinks his fangs into his neck. Drinking rapidly and noisily the Vampire quickly drains Nikalos of life's crimson essence.
Turning towards Selene the Vampire smiles which entirely scares the 5 year old, She whimpers at the sight of her Fathers blood rolling down the chin of the Vampire. Putting one of his knives back in its sheath, the Vampire grabs Selene's long brown hair and bringing the knife towards her throat he smiles, his mission almost finally over after so many years of searching.
Suddenly a heavy hand fell on the door, knocking it to the ground, a young Vampiress streamed through, throwing the original intruder to the side
she snatches up a gun and fires three bullets at his forehead, one going through his eye. Running to Selene's side the Vampire unties her arms, then lifting Selene up she carries her out the room into the arms of her Mother, Mum. Smiling weakly at them both Selene faints in the arms of her adoring Mother, who keens at the loss of her mate.
Suddenly waking with a small cry, it takes Selene a few minutes to understand where she is. Looking down she realises that she's virtually entirely covered in sweat.
'Selene,' She notices Luke standing over her and shaking her, instantly knowing that on some subconscious level that he had been doing it for a while.
'Luke?' A question as she's a little freaked out by the flash back.
'Shh, I'm here.' Luke smiles slightly at her.
Panicking Selene stands up, and almost falls had Luke not caught her, shaking her head to clear the fog she looks around.
'I, I have to go!' Selene says completely spooked by her defiantly unwanted remembrance of Nikalos being killed. 'Selene, wait.' He hurries to the window just in time to see Selene flickering into invisibility and then suddenly back into sight.
'How'd she,' Luke starts but he suddenly realises he is speaking to himself, 'Never mind.' He states, shaking his head.
Selene hurries round the corner and stops. She shivers as her body tingles once again, while physically disappearing out of sight, to be see able 5 seconds later. Panicking at her possible new power Selene hurries home. Fear spreads throughout her body and her hazel eyes become filled with desperation and fright. Bloody hell fire!
Breathing deeply to try and prevent shock, emphasis on try, Selene runs home, using magic to speed her progress.
Fearing for herself and whatever mutation her messed up bloodlines hold, she tries to clear the fear from her mind knowing any enemy with the ability to enter someone's mind could easily feel and revel in the opportunity that her emotions present to them.
Slightly shaking Selene hurries up the stone steps to the small lifeless mansion, throwing open the doors not even realising she just broke the locks she blazes into the kitchen.
Turning around, absolute fury masking her Mothers features, her Mum shouts like only a blood could. 'Are you trying to kill us all?'
Scowling Selene turns towards the door, flicking her wrist she sent the door crashing closed with enough power to bring down a full moon. Still annoyed Selene realised a grudge when immortal is more dangerous than when human. An annoyed look she ignores her Mum but then remembers what she has to show Fayth and Serra.
Ignoring her Mothers question she confidently asks, 'Where's Fayth?'
Rather angry at her daughter's insubordination Serra starts to walk out the room. Bursting through the door Fayth came to a halt, puzzled Fayth shoves Serra back into the room. Slamming the paper down on the desk Selene shivers before delivering her painful and damming news.
'We have a serious problem.'
Glancing at the paper both Fayth and Serra are taken aback, not able to string a sentence together Serra stutters until Fayth steps in.
'I, we, you.'
'We killed them,' sighing Fayth turns her head to the side not willing to look Selene in the eye. 'They should be exterminated.' Fayth spits out the words with malice remembering how the Lycan's hired a Vampire to ruthlessly kill Nikalos and torture Selene to within an inch of death when she was only five.
'What?' Selene asks puzzled, but looking down at the paper she remembers her original plan. 'Yes, it's a problem but I mean me.'
'Why?' Fayth and Serra say simultaneously. Not even looking them in the eye Selene bits her lip then concentrates the feeling of wanting to disappear, looking down at her see through hand she stumbles back as she loses her grip on her new power, a scowl on her face at what she sees as a failure.
Suddenly brightening at the through of extracting a murderous revenge on all the Lycan's responsible for her fathers downfall Selene spirits down a mountain of guns, knifes and general weapons onto the kitchen floor. Smiling at Selene, Fayth and Serra both grab Uzi's, two H&K USP compacts with silver slides and six spare silver filled magazines for each gun.
Selene reaches beneath the pile and pulls out a long bow, a quiver of twenty-four silver tipped arrows and one and a half hand silver sword with the runes 'Quinola' which mean's 'Fear'.
Fayth grabs a M-1A in case Selene needs support.
Standing up Selene grabbed her black leather trench coat and slung it over her shoulders. Turning around Selene blinks in surprise at Serra's attire, which consisted of black skin tight leathers instead of baggy combats. Raising her eyes brows, Selene swallowed almost choking on laughter.
'Mum!'
Serra turns around and faces Selene, almost smiling but with a slightly pissed off expression. Seeing Selene's raised eyebrows Serra tilted her head, not sure what her daughter was doing.
'It's good you never age.' Almost smiling Selene sighs slightly, surprised, considering a smile was rare ever since her father Nikalos died.
Astounded at her daughter's cheek Serra muttered something under her breath before almost shouting but she wasn't angry, just amused. 'What?'
Stringing the bow Selene grabs her 2 USP compacts off the table, she slips them into a holster on each her thighs as she answers her Mum.
'Well you'd never fit into that, if you looked your age.'
Leaving Serra speechless Selene dashed out the kitchen before her Mum could throw something at her, which would most possibly be the knife in her hand.
'Selene!' Hearing Serra shout Selene knows that there's no possibility of her Mum coming to find her, simply because she couldn't be bothered which kind of let Selene down a little, it also made her unsure how much she could and should trust her Mother. Realising Selene wouldn't come back for a while she decided to carry on regardless. 'I'm only 413!'
Rushing through the kitchen closely followed by a startled Fayth and Serra. Jumping on to her black motorbike Selene impatiently revved her engine waiting for Fayth to start the black BMW.
Glancing towards the mansion door Selene snarled slightly. Muttering to herself Selene couldn't believe how stupid Serra could be. 'What is it with her and doors?'
Flicking her wrist she twists the key in the inside door telekinetically.
Switching on the two way radio to Fayth's BMW Selene smiled hoping the answer would be yes.
'Hey, Fayth, do you know if Dilan's going to be there.'
Eyes widening in shock Fayth looked at Serra, Fayth breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Serra was listening to music.
Not believing how close Selene had come to death by her Mothers hand, Fayth exploded, in a torrent of anger and retribution. 'What the hell do you think your doing!?'
Smiling to herself Selene suddenly remembers Fayth doesn't know that Serra always listens to music. Having a flashback Selene smiles and grits her teeth in mock disgust at her Mothers reason for listening to music.
'It's to get in the mood.' Selene said, reading Fayth's thoughts.
Gritting her teeth Fayth tries to shrug of the anger but without much effort it still sits on her shoulders.
'Your Mother would find a way to blow him up if she knew you were still seeing that, sleaze bag excuse of a vampire,' Fayth smiles, imagining Selene's torment at the thought of Dilan being hurt, 'using Serra's terms of course.'
'Of course,' Selene repeated heavily laden with sarcasm.
Scowling, Selene switches off the radio. Pushing her thoughts to the back of her mind Selene looks up. Eyes widening in shock Selene shivers as she sees Fayth's BMW just in front of her. Pulling hard on the brakes, the bike stops instantly. Unprepared for such a move she goes flying over the handle bars.
'Selene!' Serra and Fayth shout at the same time.
Regaining her balance in the air Selene executes a flawless diving roll and stands up, smiling slightly her alabaster skin slightly pink but still very pale by the standards of mortals.
'Ow.' Selene says almost sarcastically, because in true light it was quite enjoyable.
Selene walks calmly over to Fayth and smiles shaking her head, almost in a daze.
'Darling,' Serra starts. Selene looks up, a mix of fear and apprehension showing in her eyes, knowing nothing good will come of her mother calling her Darling. 'I, I just don't want you to get hurt.' Serra states.
Knowing her Mother isn't telling her the truth Selene is about to question her Mother, but looking in her eyes Selene sees a shadow from the past. Fearing what information is being withheld from her Selene turns away terrified that her whole existence is in question, knowing that whatever dark secret was about to be exposed Selene changes her question. 'Mother. You don't have to tell me.' Selene says rather a whole lot more serious and concentrated on the task in hand than usual.
I know the USP compact actually has a chrome slide but silver sounds better and you could probably get a silver slide if you paid for it.
M-1A is a type of sniper rifle.
I'll put up the next chapter if I get another review.