Paradise Eco
so this chapter is deicated to the always lovely Haavu, and the hyper eco-master001. I know, at some point or an other I count on either of them reveiwing to bring my hopes up.
Don't You Fake It
Chapter XIII: Throwaway Daughter
16 years ago...
Seem ran out of the hospital in Spargus carrying a tiny child, the child that the Precusors thought could bring down the Mar's legacies and so she'll be thrown into the Labyrinth of the world. Seem rode with monks as the child slept, Seem stared down at the girl as they drove through the queit desert.
"Seem, why aren't the sands turning?" A monk asked.
"Because she is with us, keep driving lets get back in record time!" Seem shouted as the monks kept driving, Seem stared back down at the child. She covered the angelic face with the blanket, Samos even named the child which wasn't a good thing. Maybe he was hoping the creature inside the labyrinth wouldn't eat her or that Seem would have a heart and not kill her? When they got to the temple, Seem walked up the stairs to the Precusor Door. She walked down the dark hallway with an older monk, towards the Precusor Door... or better known to monks of the temple The Labyrinth. Seem pulled the large door opened with one hand, inside the sudden smell of blood and eco over took Seem. She dropped right to her knees and held the tiny legacy in her arms, in the darkness Seem saw the orangey of the creature inside.
"You brought me pureblood?" Seem held out the child.
"Payment like you said..." Seem pulled back the clothe to show the tiny face.
"You know no simple child will not due," The creature laughed.
"This daughter belongs to a warrior, a hero, a legacy, a time traveler... she is a Mar."
"Well Seem you've seem to out do yourself," Long fingernails curled outward and touched the soft blanket inwhich the child was wrapped in, four jotted fingers reached out and took the baby from Seem's hands. "What is her name?"
"Sabine Blanche Mar." The creature kept quiet before reaching out again, this time handing a child back to her. Seem reached out and took the baby, she rocked the child before looking into the eyes of the creature. "I give you this baby... on the a count that this door will stay closed forever and no one will distrub my daughter and I. If you go back on this promise, I'll drag that brat to the hell where she belongs and lovely Sabine will be killed too. Then I'll come out and kill you." The creature turned. "Now leave me, have a nice life." Seem nodded and stood.
"Enjoy your daughter..." Seem said as the door started to close, the creature chuckled.
"Yes, I will..." Seem walked out of the hallway and locked the door, she stared down at the baby and looked to her other monk.
"You will not speak a word of this to Jak, Keria, Samos and Onin." The monk nodded, Seem stared down at her new daughter. "Samos and Onin wanted me to get rid of the child, but to do that I would make an unbalanced set in the world. This way the Mar Twins can meet their sister in the future... they'll all need each other." Seem glanced outside towards the sunrise, the baby cooed and laughed reaching up to Seem's face. Seem laughed back to the door as the monk locked it tight, he threw the lock into the waters below. "Elijah, Seth and Sabine a complete set. Mind. Body. Spirit." Seem said touching her daughters hair. "You're gonna grow up in an interesting times, Daara."
The creature smiled at the Mar family, it curled its fingers around Sabine white locks before pulling out a random strain. It held it out for everyone to see, the strain danced in the breeze for a couple of seconds before It let go.
"You see that, it belongs to Sabine Blanche Mar-"
"I don't have a daughter." Jak growled, the creature chuckled.
"You should ask your father-in-law that question. I made a promise with my friend... Seem, that the door to The Labyrinth would never be opened, and ten years ago the door was opened by your sons." The creature said pointing at the boys, Seth and Eli glanced to each; It was telling the truth... they did open a large Precusor Door when they were younger with Daara. "Thus breaking my ties with her and this girl was freed," The creature curled Sabine's hair along her finger. "Now I want what is mine, and," The creature dropped Sabine's body and crawled across the bed towards the male Mars. Jak put one hand out to protect his sons, the creature leaned off the bed and smiled at them. "I will drag her down to hell with me." The creature let out an unholy scream before running for the window, the males stood dumbfounded before screams came from the street.
"Stay with your mother," Jak sneered and stomped out of the room, Seth ran after his father as he went to his room finding his keys and a shirt. "I'm going into Haven to find Samos and Onin-"
"Why?" Jak turned on his heels and ran out of the room. "She's not my sister right? You threwaway your own-"
"I didn't know I had daughter!" Jak shouted jumping down the stairs. "But they would know, stay here and don't diseapper for a week!" Jak shouted up the stairs before slamming the door closed. Seth let out a loud sigh before walking back to the room, Eli still stood in the same place when Seth came back in the room. Keira, who had been awake the whole time, sat on the floor hugging her knees to her chest and staring at Sabine on the bed.
"Um..." Eli said as Herr stood and hugged the back of his older brother's knee, Seth went to the bed and picked up Sabine's limp body. Eli ushered Herr out of the room and shut the door behind them, leaving Keira inside with her thoughts. Seth carried Sabine's body downstairs to the couch, he laid her down and covered her body with a blanket. Herr touched Sabine's white hair and looked to his brothers, he opened his mouth to say something before putting his head down.
"Is she our sister?"
"Yes." Eli said out loud, Seth glared at Eli.
"I'm not believing any creature that claims that she's my sister." Seth growled, Eli shrugged.
"I believe that Sabine's a Mar." Seth crossed his arms over his chest, no matter how much Seth didn't want to believe it; a part of his soul kept pinching him.
Neon pinks, greens, oranges and yellows went off through out the Bazaar of Haven City. The lights could be seen from the palace's windows and into the Slums on the east side, lucky KGs wandered the streets listening to the popular Kras City music mix with the ubran sound of Haven City. Drunks fell out of bars and puked off to the side, if they even got close to a Zoomer they would be booked and shoved into the nearest Hellcat. A record setting Zoomer flew off the highway and into the Barzaar, the bored guards watched as the Zoomer flew past and went around to an older section.
Jak jumped off his Zoomer and pushed the curtains aside, inside were old knick knacks from the Golden Years. Baron Praxis' statues head, the Precusor Stone, the Mar Seal and a tire from the Sand Shark. Sitting on the floor next to Onin was Samos, beside Onin on the other side was Seem; all three seeming to be deep in mediation. Hanging from the wall was a large bell, Jak picked up Samos' stick and smashed it on the bell. All jumped out of mediation, to face an angry Jak. Seem folded her hands and nodded to Jak; irratted to be pulled out of her trace.
"Jak Mar, what do we owe-"
"Why didn't you tell me?!" Jak shouted, all three looked around; confused.
"About what my boy?"
"About her! No one told me, I would've loved her as my own son!" Jak shouted again before he started pacing. "All this time, she lived in a world I turned a blind eye too!"
"Jak, slow down. Start all over, what are you talking about?" Samos said as a graying Precker landed on Onin's shoulder, he cracked his back and yawned.
"I thought you guys were medat- Oh Jak's here, that explains it." Precker looked to Onin before pulling out large circle glasses, making his eyes look huge. "Onin says, you talk about the Damned Daughter of Mar?"
"Damned?" Jak growled.
"Sabine Blanche Mar," Samos said glancing to Seem, the monk turned her head away from his green eyes. "Was suppose to be dropped into firey flames of the Volcanos, but when I saw her that one day. The day I traveled to The Forgotten City for a good will mission, she was about 13 or 14 at the time. She was with an older women who was covered in the sick, but our lovely Sabine remained sick free."
"The sick." Jak whispered, remembering the epidemic of The Sickness. A flu that gave blistering spots all over your body, that would pop and ooze. The spots would be all over your body, but only on the outside. In some cases, almost more then half, the spots would be on the inside that would get into your blood. Half of Forgotten died. Jak spent weeks keeping his family safe from the epidemic, he was more worried about Keira being pergant at the time with Herr.
"Onin says, that Sabine stayed health because of her uniqueness. Something that she's only seen in your genes." Precker said raising his arms up. "Unlike your sons, Sabine was born into the world around a ball of Dark Eco."
"What?" Jak said, Samos nodded.
"Sabine was born into this world through darkness, your Dark Eco gene was inside her... present when she was born. Sabine's white hair is the tranformation of her Dark Eco side."
"But what about her green eyes?" Jak said pacing. "Explain that?"
"Seem," Samos said turning his body to face her. "Care to explain?" Seem sighed and touched her stomach.
"I took baby Sabine to my temple, and took her to The Labyrinth... the basement to the world. Inside is a creature that lives off of souls, I presented Sabine to her for a little girl... that I named Daara." Jak's face paled, the dark haired girl was the soul that was replaced for his own daughter. "I promised the creature souls everyday until I died, the creature cursed Sabine's eyes. Her brillant purple eyes went to the dull green you see now-"
"Oh what a curse," Precker snorted.
"Her very body stopped the sands from turning, calmed the oceans and hushed the world for 30 minutes until she entered The Labyrinth." Seem bowed her head. "Alas, the creature's curse took effect when Sabine was taken out to the light and her eyes tell the tale, inside those dull souless eyes lie a drop of pure eco." Seem went quiet, no one said anything as Seem collected herself. "Inside those eyes... lie the serects of Eco and the world," Seem looked up. "The code of Lithium."
Eli opened the door a bit, now sitting on Sabine's bed was Keira. Both had their legs crossed as they chatted about Sabine's life, Sabine laid on the pillows while Keira sat with her palms dowm behind her. Both look calm and relaxed about the current change of events; Eli sighed and pushed the door open. He held out a tray, and on that tray was two cups of tea.
"Ahh Elijah, your older brother!" Keira pipped. "He loves being helpful and his girlfriend, Garnette, is the best girl you'll ever meet!" Keira took the tea and smelt it, she sighed. "Thank you Elijah, he also makes the best tea." She took a sip. "Perfect as always." Sabine snorted taking the tea.
"A son of Mar making tea? Oh, Precusors what family was I born into?"
"Um, mom, can I go now? I want to visit Grante." Keira nodded and waved him out.
"Go, go. Be with Grante, the current drama is over but Seth can't go anywhere. He's grounded."
"DAMN IT!" Someone shouted from down the hall.
"One week! Deal with it!" Keira shouted back before turning back to Sabine, Eli smiled at his mother and his new found sister. What one big happy family they were. Eli closed the door behind them and went to his room, outside his window he noticed the waves had stopped turning and were calm even though the moon shone over head.
"The code of Lithium?" Jak repeated.
"The code of Lithium." Seem said again. "The creature is one of the oldest beings in the world, she was around when Eco bloomed off of flowers, oozed from the walls and she was sealed into a citdel." Jak froze and Samos stepped back.
"Maia." Samos said, Seem nodded.
"Maia is what she called herself, when I frist meet her it was after the Kras City Races. I roamed down into The Labyrinth and found her, she said since the doors were open she demanded blood. I would send young monks down there, and they would never return. I tried over and over again trying to seal the door, but failed everytime. When Sabine was born, a baby born in Dark Eco... I figured it might make her happy and it did."
"And you got Daara out of the deal too." Seem nodded at Jak.
"That and the promise the door would stay closed, thus will the door was opened, the code was effected by the light. Sabine's dull green eyes contain the code of Lithium, the codes to a door within The Labyrinth to open the Eco Wells like back in the older days-"
"Back in Sandover." Jak whispered, he shook his head. "No, I can't let that happen... there will be an Eco War. Kras City would go Eco crazy and everyone will be caught in a bloody battle."
"Onin says, Jak is right... we should make a plan to rid the world of the code."
"To do that we would have to take out Sabine, and we just got her back."
"Can't we just use Light Eco," Jak said. "Light Eco wasn't around back in Sandover times..." Seem chuckled, Jak stared at her. "What now, Seem?"
"Don't you guys know why she's called the Damned Daughter of Mar?" Everyone glanced to each other before staring back at Seem, she raised her head and smiled. "Because she's damned no matter what you do."
TBC...