Her mind was reeling even a week later with what he'd said. She was a weapon? Her? She swallowed the mental rising lump in her throat. How was she meant to cope with news like that? It was impossible. She was a weapon, and now she wasn't anything different, although this time, she was being used to make sure no laws were broken, laws she didn't even know existed until she joined the Volturi.
Training was brutal from that moment forward. She was schooled into becoming the perfect guard member, into training her gift more so than her physical abilities. Jane was there too, her red eyes watching her every move, pain spearing the newest guard member as soon as the twin thought she hadn't done a good enough job. It was horrible, and although she hated to admit it, it worked, and she now couldn't feel as much weakness when she invoked the darkness.
It was something that made all of the masters, mainly two of them, very pleased. She was now ready to be sent on missions, apparently. While she wasn't sure she agreed on that aspect, she didn't say anything. It wasn't her place, that much she knew.
She fastened the buttons on her uniform, the heavy garment feeling strange against her skin. Her cloak was already fastened on her shoulders, her blonde hair twisted into a tight braided bun, every single strand pushed away from her face, her appearance primed to absolute perfection. It was mandatory. Only the best for the Volturi massacres of entire, unruly and somewhat disobedient covens.
She was requested to go to one of the entrances, or exits, as soon as the sun set below the rolling hills of the endless countryside that surrounded the city. As soon as it dipped below those green mountains, she left her room, appearing at the same time everyone else -Jane, Alec, Demetri and Felix- did so, the mountainous giant giving her a playful nudge, a wide grin on his face. Her mouth gave a slight curve, but other than that, she remained stoic and expressionless.
Snow crunched beneath her feet as they walked though the white powdery stuff, her eyes already making out a large group of figures ahead of them. They were most certainly out-numbered, and from the looks on everyone else's pale white faces, they most certainly knew it, but from the smirks on their faces, they were most certainly looking forward to it.
Their little group of five came to a standstill, everyone throwing their hoods back but for her. That was what Aro, and Caius, had ordered her never to do unless they stated so. Her hood was to remain up, her identity to remain a secret so they wouldn't know who she was on the battlefield, at least, unless they were certain the other party wouldn't be walking away from it, but rather become ashes that would cease to exist after not much longer, forgotten with the wind.
Jane spoke, her voice void of all emotion, a monotone, her eyes showing just how much she was looking forward to unleashing her gift on some law breakers. "Your size has brought unwanted attention, as have your feeding habits." She drawled, her red eyes watching each of the twenty vampires that were tensed up, readying themselves for a fight.
A man scoffed. "They are vermin, and you, and your friends, are vastly outnumbered, witch." He hissed, and she could feel the fury radiating from the dark haired male beside her, his gloved hands itching to release his senseless vapour that would make them screaming, albeit inside of their heads.
Ruby red eyes moved over to her, and pale lips curved into a sadistic smile. The blonde twin gestured with a gloved hand, and Olivia glanced at Alec in return, smoky black smoke already curling into the chilly air from his black leather gloved hands. A small smile twisted her own mouth as she moved her fingers through it, the wispy black tendrils curling into her own palm, but they didn't enter her body as they'd done on previous occasions, but wafted and coiled and twisted around her fingers, and as she raised her hand, it moved fluidly with it.
"Another witch!" Another man snarled, and her red eyes snapped to him, black streaks appearing throughout her hair as the darkness expanded, doubling, then tripling, in size as she moved it swiftly between her hands, and then as the man who'd spoken first spat something in a language she didn't understand, yet, and everyone moved forward, she flicked her wrist, flinging her hand forward, and the darkness flew from her hand like a water jet, splitting until it was over a dozen thick black tendrils, piercing the bodies of each of the vampires in turn.
Screams shattered the peaceful air as the last of the black vapour lines left the palm of her hand, her hair returning to its original colour, all traces of darkness gone as it swallowed the opposition whole, each of them collapsing to the ground, their eyes wide and open, all broken, empty shells with no trace of who they were before.
It returned to Alec, disappearing into his leather gloved hand. Olivia gave a violent shudder, attracting the attention of the brunette male beside her. His eyes searched hers, and she knew they would be pitch black, but he seemed as though he was searching to see if she was alright. She gave a slight nod of her head just as the mindless bodies sprung into flames, his sister giving her a look, before a simple incline of her head, and then sweeping on to journey home. He was silent for a moment, and then he said something before walking off, something she almost missed as she fell into line with them.
Almost. "Good job."
Master Aro was waiting for a report when they returned, and he seized her hand greedily, watching her reaction as she held his gaze squarely, her eyes as black as coal. He gave a pleased titter, red eyes shining with amazement. "Your gift never ceases to amaze me, Olivia." He breathed and she swallowed, venom pooling on her tongue as she heard the tell-tale sound of chattering tourists approaching. He chuckled. "To think of the mere possibilities that over time, you could accomplish, with the correct training, is simply astounding. There are no limitations to what you could be able to do one day, and, my dear, I think you'll prove rather useful once news of your existence spreads to other covens."
He released her and she bowed her head respectfully. "Thank you Master," she murmured before walking back to where she normally stood, next to the hulking giant, he too intent on listening to the sound of approaching food. Her throat burned dreadfully, and she knew that he had seen that during the probe of her mind, for his milky red eyes stayed on her still form, hands clasped in front of his mouth as he too waited for the food to approach and enter a room they wouldn't ever leave.
People soon filed into the room, and screams took over, blood soon staining the old marble floors, a putrid smell coming up from the drainage grate as an acidic liquid was poured onto the now bloodless and disposed of bodies that laid at the end of the bottomless pit underneath the city, a place where no one went and no one certainly walked out, alive.