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Chapter Seven - Revelation

I had to say, it was colder in Novosibrisk then I remembered, we had arrived about 24 hours ago. There were 25 of us, Harkin, Lissa, myself, 18 other Guardians and four other Moroi. The Moroi were there essentially for support. The Strigoi troops here were stronger and better equipped then the ones we had faced back home, since this was where they were based.

After four days of planning, we sent two guardians in during the day to find a way through the net of cameras and laser tripwires that surrounded the house. Meanwhile, me and Harkin were finishing the battle plan.

"I have a better plan, we surround the house and burn it down to the ground. Those bastards will fry and if they try to run, they will burn up in the sun.", Harkin was looking forward to this, I could tell.

"Well, I have to agree, that is a better idea then just storming the house, considering how few Guardians we have to spare."

"Good, let's inform the Guardians, but first, I need a shower.", Harkin said in a sleepy voice as he stripped his t-shirt off. That was when I noticed it.

I knew his right shoulder was almost entirely covered in Molnija marks, but I never noticed the one on the underside of his arm, this one wasn't in black ink, it was a mix of red and orange.

"Excuse me, but why is that Molnija red and orange and not black.", I asked curiously.

He lifted his arm and looked, "I guess I should have figured you would notice that eventually. This one isn't a normal Molnija mark, first off, it isn't black, and second, it isn't an X."

I looked more closely and noticed it looked like a bird spreading it's wings over a shield. It was a mix of orange and red colours, and it seemed to sparkle in the light.

"Why the hell do you have a pheonix tatooed on the underside of your arm, and what is it done in if it isn`t ink?", I sounded curious and angry, and I was indeed both.

He chuckled, "You know the charm Alchemists are given, right?"

"Yes, it is gold, and Moroi blood charmed with earth and water magic, it gives them some traits like Dhampirs, including a long life and little illness."

He smiled, "This is similar, except it is more then just gold and Moroi blood, it is Strigoi, Moroi, and Human blood, charmed with all four elements. The charming is what changes the colour and makes it glint in light. It essentially gives me the best traits from all three races. Including speed, strength, little illness, as well as immunity to sunlight and silver stakes."

I gasped, "What about the long life?"

He laughed, "Well that's the thing, instead of just lengthening my life, it makes me immortal. You must realize though, this is truthfully a curse to me. Everyone I will know and care for will die, but I live on. It isn't that great. Plus I don't have the Strigoi healing, and my strength, although great, is weaker then a Strigoi."

I was shocked, not just at the immortality, but that someone had made a charm like this.

"Wait, I can see you getting the Strigoi blood from a corpse, and the Human blood from a willing doner, but where did you get the Moroi blood?"

His smile faded, "Come on, do the math. I am sixty-five, but look like I am between forty eight and fifty-five. You need strong blood to do this, now, what is the Moroi family with the strongest blood?"

I thought for a second, "Isn't it the Dragomir's?"

He smiled, "Very good Dimitri, now, what two Dragomirs were alive roughly twenty years ago."

I gasped again, "The blood in that charm is from Lissa's parents!"

His smile faded again, "Yes, I became very good friends with them, and they planned to try the charm on me and give it to their Guardians, then pass it on to their children, but that plan ended when they died.", he sighed. "It was such a terrible loss. They were great people. That is the reason there is a D in the center of the Pheonix's body. It is in memory of Lissa's parents."

He looked me right in the eyes with a serious look, "You need to promise me that you will keep this a secret, because if anyone finds out, it will be very bad."

I realized that he was right, if the Royals found out about him, they would likely have him killed.

"Well then, lets get going. We need to prepare and start the attack.", he said as he dressed and walked out.

As I followed him out, I wondered if he would let me tell Lissa about this, and if he did, I prayed that she took it well.

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