Writing is one of the best things that I like about myself. I must say that while often times people don't find their passion but i'm glad to have found mine as early as I did. I have always wanted to be a writer, even when I was a child and interested in other things. I always wanted to be blah blah blah...AND a writer. I'd never cut writing out of the equation completely. I believe I always knew that one day I would be a writer and that I would be able to share my opinions and creativity with the world. It's probably one of the most fun things I've done, ever.
Creating worlds, creating characters, having someone else depend on you to make up their life, make their decisions without any chance of consequence or recourse. So far my characters have loved me. They'd fit perfectly into the personality, locations and settings that I put them in. They'd survived all the hardships and made solutions from every adversity that had been thrown their way.
Call me crazy because I feel my characters actually decide their own fate and where they will end up but it's true. Just recently I'd been writing something with a complete outline and the character decided she wasn't going to have it. She spun that story around so fast it was all I could do but keep up with my typing.
I don't call it Artist Insomnia for no reason! They keep me up at night, pounding against my head trying to figure out what to change next. I love it, yes I'm positive that I love it. I'm confident that it loves me back.
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
I reinvented the Yellow Book Project into a portal for the first book of The Dark Warriors series, my new six book paranormal series. The first book is called Hunter! As I have already written the first Sixteen chapters of the book I am going to be uploading as soon as I write the new installments! I hope you enjoy it and feedback is greatly appreciated! Happy Reading!
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Querying
So I've been researching ways to query my book to agents and I'm thinking that I'm going to just write my own query from scratch. I've been looking up lists of do's and don'ts and also lists of "examples of successful queries" and it's a little disconcerting. I mean, some of them I would never look twice at if I was an agent and others are so good that my chest hurts.
One of the tips that I read was that I could even use a successful example of someone else's query as a template but I wouldn't want to do that. I would want to use the BEST things about their query and write my own. My head has definitely become scrambled eggs. I can't even put into words how I'm going to do this.
Soooo....I'm just going to sit down, think hard about my book and sell it. I'm going to take a few tips that seemed well thought out, write a few great advanced bloglines (or use ones i've already completed) and do a few rough drafts. I'm hoping that once I'm done I'll have a few polished queries that I can choose from and start sending off.
Wish me luck!
If you enjoyed my novel feel free to contact me, e-mail me, and give me your feed back!
If you didn't or you think something could be changed or better do the same!
I love hearing from people and it is all the better to know it's been read and thought on!
Good Readance,
Jade
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
One of the tips that I read was that I could even use a successful example of someone else's query as a template but I wouldn't want to do that. I would want to use the BEST things about their query and write my own. My head has definitely become scrambled eggs. I can't even put into words how I'm going to do this.
Soooo....I'm just going to sit down, think hard about my book and sell it. I'm going to take a few tips that seemed well thought out, write a few great advanced bloglines (or use ones i've already completed) and do a few rough drafts. I'm hoping that once I'm done I'll have a few polished queries that I can choose from and start sending off.
Wish me luck!
If you enjoyed my novel feel free to contact me, e-mail me, and give me your feed back!
If you didn't or you think something could be changed or better do the same!
I love hearing from people and it is all the better to know it's been read and thought on!
Good Readance,
Jade
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Post 38: The End
“My
mother died when I was young. Don’t you dare speak of her,” he spoke, his voice
ground out like gravel.
“You’ve
been lied to, Vectio. I’m your father. I’m sure your team figured that out. I’m
also sure you’ve seen me before. Your mother stands in this room. She’s been
before you for a long time, now. Why don’t you ask her why I’m still here,”
Nile spoke calmly despite the sword that pressed deeper.
“I…uhhh…what?”
Vectio sputtered.
“Arinth,
you never told him he was your son?” Nile’s brow furrowed and his eyes appeared
genuinely confused. He stepped forward as Vectio’s sword lowered. The woman
stepped forward and gaped at him.
“Liar!”
She yelled. “I have no children.” Her hands shook and she stumbled in her
steps.
“I
don’t lie, Arinth. Vectio is our son and you…you are my mate.” His voice was
still as he reached up to touch her face.
“Liar!”
She yelled again, this time not as loud. She stepped back so they were no
longer touching.
“If
I’m a liar then what is that locket around your neck? Why can’t you open it?
Why have you worn it?” Nile reached toward her again and touched the locket
softly.
“I…uhhh…I’m
not sure.” Tears collected in her eyes and she gasped. She rocked forward and
leaned into him.
“Please,
remember. I was from Malvroy, you from Senatus, main city of Arinth. We were
from different worlds. I was destined to be second in command of the Malus and
you; you were destined to be an Eidyia Warrior. Two people who weren’t even
supposed to meet but the Light Warriors had a different plan. I became a Dark
Warrior in secret and continued on to be second in command. We fell in love. I
knew right off you were my mate. I knew exactly who you were. We were in love,
Arinth. Please, remember.” His words fell on her ears like music. Her pupils
dilated and her breathing evened.
Arinth
heard his words but it was as if he spoke from a different room. They were
muddled and murky. Slowly, her mind cleared and she remembered. She knew.
“Yes,
I know. I remember.” She spoke softly and looked up into his eyes. “They didn’t
want me to remember because they knew I wouldn’t have left without you and
Vectio. I…” she trailed off as she looked past him at her son. He stood silent,
as was the usually before recent events. “I’m so sorry. It’s been years and I
had no idea. I had no idea.” Her eyes widened and tears fell. She stepped
forward and reached out to him. “Your mother didn’t die when you were a child.
She’s been here before you this entire time.” He took her hands in his and
kissed them.
“I
knew there was something about you. I knew; there was some pull that I couldn’t
explain. I just…wanted to be close to you. I hated leaving you at home; I
always wanted to protect you. I knew there was something about you that I just
couldn’t explain.” He kissed her knuckles again and then pulled her towards his
chest. “Mirama.” She shook against him as she cried, tears clogged in his throat.
Around the room the couples held each other and the other warriors tried to
hold out against the emotion they felt.
“Vectio,
I’m sorry that there wasn’t anything I could do to save your team. I tried. I
failed you and I’m sorry. I know those are empty words for you but I hope, by
the grace of the Light Warriors, that you forgive me.” Nile’s voice shook but
he walked calmly toward the two. Holding a hand out he motioned for Arinth to
turn towards him. “I can’t expect for us to start back up where we were but I
can try to start somewhere. I love you and I ask that you allow me to be apart
of your life.”
“I
remember how I felt, Nile. I love you, too.” She spoke and pulled the hand he
held out to her until he rocked towards her. She forced the two most important
men in her life to hug. The room chuckled as the two tried to be as far apart
as possible while hugging at the same time.
“Let’s
go home?” Adrian’s voice rang out. The others agreed in merriment. They said a
heartfelt goodbye to Anders and Annalise as they went to Malvroy to begin their
long journey of healing. The European team said their goodbyes and good graces
before their transporter Ida took them back to their port. Vectio made moves to
transport the team and Nile spoke out.
“And
me?” His voice was thick as he spoke the words.
“If
everyone is ok with it, and I mean everyone, I’d like to invite you to the safe
house.” Adrian spoke, her first contribution as second lady of the house. Her
arms were wrapped around Chase’s waist and she leaned her head against his
chest. Around the room the warriors nodded in agreement and smiled. “It’s
settled then.” She looked up at Chase and kissed his softly. I love this. I love you, my hunter.
I love you as well but then…you already
knew that. “Now, if
no one else has anything they want to add, let’s go home.” Vectio raised a hand
and they disappeared.
The End.
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
The End of Hunter: Book 1 of the Dark Warriors series
So, I've been finished with the novel for less than a week now but I hadn't decided whether I wanted to put the ending on the blog. I kept trying to decide whether I'd ended it the way I wanted to. I'm going to be honest and say that I had this entire novel planned out differently in the beginning and the novel changed it's mind three or four times before it finally ended.
The characters changed their minds as to what they wanted to do. They changed the surroundings and the ending almost completely. I allowed it and it actually made me laugh out loud.
Anyway, so I decided that my first instincts are correct for right now. I'm going to upload the ending the way I first wrote it. Split into two parts. I hope you guys like it.
Of course when I get a chance to take a breather from the novel I will go back and do a little more editing and fact checking. I want to make sure the cleanest story is given to you guys. I do like that you guys are getting my first and freshest thoughts on my novel. Straight from the head!
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
The characters changed their minds as to what they wanted to do. They changed the surroundings and the ending almost completely. I allowed it and it actually made me laugh out loud.
Anyway, so I decided that my first instincts are correct for right now. I'm going to upload the ending the way I first wrote it. Split into two parts. I hope you guys like it.
Of course when I get a chance to take a breather from the novel I will go back and do a little more editing and fact checking. I want to make sure the cleanest story is given to you guys. I do like that you guys are getting my first and freshest thoughts on my novel. Straight from the head!
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Post 37: How It All Works Out
“Don’t you think she’s be gone along time?” Annalise asked
Anders who sat beside her on the couch. Her feet were tucked firmly behind his
knees and her arms circled his waist. Her head rested against his chest. He’d
tucked her under his arm and softly played in her hair. They’d been separated
for so long he could barely keep his hands from touching her. Kissing her
temple, Anders evened his breathing.
“She
should’ve made it to Egeria Shen by now. There is a questioning process I’m
sure.”
“What do
you mean questioning process?” Chase asked from across the room where he sat next
to Adrian’s body. Her head rested against large down pillows and her legs were
stretched out on the bed. “Since we already know that you are going to take her
place on Malvroy what else needs to happen?” A worried look had crossed his
face.
“Just because
I volunteered to be the Healer on Malvroy doesn’t mean that I get to make that
decision on my own.”
“I don’t
understand.” Tristan spoke.
“Most of
the prophecies that Egeria Shen gives have loop holes. They are all
questionable. It’s as if she wants to make sure that the person she is
bequeathing this duty to is actually worthy to do it.” Anders spoke and tensed
as Annalise lifted from his lap.
“You didn’t
tell us this! Why wouldn’t you tell us this! She could fail!” Her voice rose
hysterically. The rest of the crew chimed in their disagreement with his
secrecy.
“I didn’t
tell you because I knew she wouldn’t fail.” Anders reached forward and touched
his hand to the side of his mates face. “She is very much you but she is also
me. She will not fail.”
“Well that
is the most conceited thing I’ve ever heard you say, Warrior Anders.” A
commanding voice rang out in the air. The team looked around and was instantly
on edge. Devlirus swore under his breath from where he stood between Tristan
and Shepard. A beautiful woman with long flowing hair appeared from a soft
cloud just beside the bed. She leaned a hand over and touched Adrian’s hand.
Adrian took a deep breath and
opened her eyes. She sat up from where she lay and glanced at Chase beside her.
Tears immediately filled her eyes and she threw herself at him. Gasping against
the tears that choked her, Adrian felt as if his warmed seeped into her skin.
“I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. I
love you but I had to do it.” She spoke, her voice unsteady.
“What did you have to do?”
Chase kissed her face and tried to wipe the tears away.
“I made a deal with Prophet
Egeria Shen that I would stay on Malvroy and be their Healer.” The entire team
was silent with shock. “We will be separated, you and I, until their land is
healed. I love you but I couldn’t leave those people to suffer. She told me it
was prophesied that I would heal their land but that I had a choice to stay
with you. I couldn’t do that. I just couldn’t.” The more she spoke the harder
the tears came.
“You don’t have to do that,
Adrian.” Anders rose from his position on the couch. He stepped over to where
Chase had lifted her from the bed.
“Uhhh…I thought…Dad?” Adrian
sputtered and released Chase. She took a few steps toward him before her breath
caught in her throat. “You look…just like your Essence! You look…like me!”
“No, daughter, I’m positive
that you look like me. Which one came first?” A chuckle went as a dimple
appeared in his cheek. He reached forward and took her into his arms, hugging
her tight.
“Anders is correct, Adrian. I
spoke of two Healers in my prophecy, not one. The second person spoken of in
the end, who would be separated, wasn’t you and Adrian. Should you pass, it
would be you and Anders.” Egeria Shen walked over to them and smiled, her hands
clasp before her.
“But…I just got you!” Adrian
exclaimed.
“Now that you’ve Transcended,
you can come back and walk amongst the people of Malvroy any time you like.
It’s apart of your gift, both of yours.” Egeria Shen responded, nodding toward
her and then towards her mother.
“You mean…She could come to
Malvroy and see me and I can come to Earth and see her?” Annalise almost jumped
from the couch with joy.
“What do you mean? You are
going to Malvroy?” Adrian asked.
“Yes, I’ve been without Anders
for too long. He and I didn’t get our time, our chance. I am going to Malvroy
with him but we can always visit! It’ll be like I’m coming down for the
weekend!” She smiled cautiously. She hoped that Adrian would understand.
“That is perfect! I am so happy
with the way that worked out!” Adrian ran forward and threw her arms around her
mother.
“Now, with you and your men.
You disappoint me greatly. To Malvroy, now!” Egeria Shen stomped over to
Devlirus and slapped a hand to his forehead. A second later he disappeared
along with a few of the other soldiers that stood in the room with them.
Glancing out the window,
Tristan nodded to the others as he noticed all of the other soldiers they’d
left in the courtyard had disappeared. He walked over to Adrian and dropped to
a knee before her.
“I apologize for not trusting
you. I hope that you do us the honor of being the…second lady in our house.”
They all chuckled as they heard Arinth mumble under her breath that she was the
first. “I know that I messed up and I guess almost single handedly caused all
of this but please, know that I will protect you with all I have.”
“I messed up as well…” Julius
started.
“…as did I…” Vectio’s deep
voice rang out.
“of course I did as well.”
Mendax spoke.
“I’m not sure if I fully was
apart of this mess up, but I’ll add my apologies just in case.” Technik spoke
up causing laughter to fill the room.
“I’d be honored if you’d be our
second lady.” Julius stated seriously and the rest of the warriors followed suit.
“As would I!” Arinth stepped
forward from where she stood in the corner. “I would love you to stay. You’ve
known that from the beginning!” She smiled and so did the rest as they
remembered her sentiments.
“See, I will be gone but you
won’t be alone. Thank you all for taking care of my daughter.” Annalise smiled
at the warriors and Arinth as she stood holding Anders hand. He nodded his head
in agreement, his handsome face smiling. The group began talking in merriment,
trying to speak over each other. One person yelled at her to give their answer.
They all quieted as Chase held up both of his hands.
“Adrian. I know that you love
me. I love you also. It’s not just because of our destinies and the Codra
Mauma. I love who you and I love the sacrifice that you were going to make for
people you didn’t know. Being a Dark Warrior, though apart of who I am, is my
job. It’s my life mission. I was bequeathed to take care of Earth. You had no
knowledge of your destiny on Malvroy and yet you were going to give up your
freedom to be with our families, and me to save them. My heart aches for you.”
He dropped to his knees before her and touched one hand to his heart. The other
he reached towards her and smiled as her eyes filled with tears. “I won’t ask
you for your hand in marriage just yet. I will court you, date you, treat you
as my queen and anything else that you want before we do that. Marriage is an
Earth tradition and I’m sure that will come, eventually. I will, however ask
you to be with me…forever. Be my eternity.” He took a deep breath and held it
in as he awaited her answer.
“I love you also. I have no
long speech to give you. I have no extraterrestrial…” the group chuckled,
“tradition to say for you. I understand what you are saying; I feel it in my
heart and in my soul. I feel your love. I will be with you for forever. I
promise to be your eternity.” She finished and reached forward to kiss his
lips.
“I just had a thought, I don’t
mean to disrupt this happy moment.” Vectio stepped forward to speak. “If Egeria
Shen took Devlirus and all of his men, why are you still here?” He pointed
across the room where Dvakart, Nile, stood.
“Why don’t you ask your
mother?” Nile stated. A silence rolled through the room, then it exploded with
sound. Vectio transported over to Nile, long sword drawn and the tip pressed
tightly against his neck.
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
Post 36: Sacrifice
Adrian was weary by the time they’d reached the home of the
prophet. She glanced up at the beautiful waterfall that hid the entrance to the
home. Here, where the water touched the grass, everything was brighter. It
looked as if the essence of the water healed everything around it. The crushed
grass, along the path, lay in the dirt the prettiest green they’d ever seen.
The dirt was a dark red, as opposed to the soft brown she’d previously seen on
the planet, and turned burgundy the closer it got to the stream. The water was
a clear blue that ran over soft white rocks. The crowd stopped just behind her
and shouted their encouragement for her to continue. Turning, Adrian smiled at
those around her.
“If I am
your Healer I will do everything in my power to heal your land. I do have to go
home though.” She paused at the sound of disappointment that rang through the
crowd. “Don’t worry, I won’t leave without figuring something out!” She spoke
above the murmurs. Turning back to the waterfall, Adrian climbed up the bigger
rocks until she could get as close to the entrance as possible. Taking a deep
breath, waiting for just the right moment, Adrian closed her eyes and jumped.
With a
thud, she landed on soft red dirt just behind the water. Looking down, she
noticed that the cloth that still clung tightly to her body was completely dry;
so was her skin. She stepped forward and looked around. The area was calming,
clean. A house had been made out of the rock that formed the cave. Before her
she noticed a small set of carved rocks that formed a circle of chairs low to
the ground surrounding a table. To her right a small kitchen like area. She
smiled as she recognized the books that sat in a carved bookshelf. One was The
Essence of Earth, Arinth’s book she’d discovered in the library. A few others
with binding just like the one she knew were next to it on the shelf. They each
said The Essence of but they read other planets names. Respectively, they read:
Arinth, Spiritian and Jungelus. Reaching out to touch the books, Adrian was
unaware of the woman that had appeared from behind a rock wall further into the
home.
“I see
you’ve arrived.” She spoke; her voice rang out in beautiful low tones. “I’ve
waited here for you for a long time.”
“Me? I hear
you’ve been waiting for a Healer for two centuries.” Adrian spoke slowly,
especially when she spoke the time.
“I’ve
waited longer for others, there was no rush. I knew in time you’d come.” The
woman held out a hand beckoning Adrian to her. Adrian crossed the distance and
placed her hand in the woman’s.
“No rush?
But I thought the planet was dying, Devl…their leader was going to steal Earths
life source.” Adrian’s voice sounded out, exasperated.
“You can
say his name here, Adrian. I hold no fear for him. You are correct; their
planet is dying. I spoke that there is no rush because it is fated for you to
arrive. Malvroy would not have been destroyed without you. You make the
decisions as to whether this planet will survive.” Once seated, the woman
crossed her legs, clasped and placed both hands in her lap.
“Wow…that
is serious.” Adrian unconsciously lifted a hand and ran it through her hair.
The soft honey brown curls bounced against the movement.
“You have
to understand, Adrian. Fate and the Light Warriors help decide things that will
happen but it isn’t everything. The reason they end up having to fix things is
because mistakes are made. Just because it was fated for Malvroy to be saved
doesn’t mean that it will be.” She tilted her head, her hair fell over her
shoulder and lay against her breast.
“I want to
save them. I do. I also want to go home. Is there a way that I could do both?”
Adrian felt the tear gather and stream down her cheek but she didn’t care.
Dashing it away with a quick hand, Adrian sat up straighter. “Is there a way in
this that I could save Malvroy, be with Chase Hunter and also live on Earth?”
“There
might be. The answer is in the Prophecy.” Adrian leaned forward and touched a
knuckle to Adrian’s cheek, catching the tear that dripped there. “Do you know
it?”
“The people
told me when I arrived but it seemed to be incomplete as some where saying more
than others.”
“I will
tell it to you now. A Healer of three
worlds would heal the land. A woman with emeralds as eyes would appear in the
sky and heal the skin. She will not appear until symbols under skin burned red
and all eyes became that of devils. Then she would appear from the sky with a
hunter at her side. She would be a conduit of white and through her blood and
soul a world would be restored. Two with blood would share a burden of the sick
and ill. Separated they have been and distant it will be but together they will
work miracles.” The woman settled back into her seat. “They are correct.
Two centuries ago, when I still lived on Senatus, I did prophecy that their
world would be healed. I, Prophet Egeria Shen, made a point that every able
spoken person would learn the prophecy and speak it aloud should the Healer
arrive.”
“It sounds
like I would be here, not that I could be somewhere else. I don’t understand
though, it says that a hunter would arrive at my side. Hunter isn’t here
though! Should he have come as well?” Adrian’s voice cracked at the end and her
breathing deepened. What if something happened to him to where he couldn’t come
with me?
“You have
no need to worry, Adrian. He is with you.”
“I don’t
understand.”
“You carry
him with you. Did you think that once you’d completed the Codra Mauma that
Transcending would end your connection?”
“I…I’m not
sure. I hadn’t thought. I didn’t know that anything could end the connection.”
She inquired.
“You would
nearly be correct but the abilities of the Codra Mauma are a story for another
day.” Egeria Shen rose to her feet and crossed over to Adrian and sat beside
her. “Before you try, you must make your decision.”
“I have a
question then. If I have to stay here to heal Malvroy and Chase and I are still
connected…does this mean that will be the only way I will see him?”
“Chase has
been placed on Earth for a reason Adrian. He is to protect Earth, it’s life
source, it’s inhabitants and fulfill his destiny.”
“I guess I’d
have to take that as a yes.” Adrian huffed and then straightened her shoulders
again.
“Would you
do that? Sacrifice being with your mate, sacrifice your sanity to heal Malvroy?”
Egeria Shen tried not to smile, as this was the most important part of the
prophecy; sacrifice.
“Yes, yes I
would. I love him, I do.” Adrian looked Egeria Shen in the eyes and nodded her
head. Her tears clouded her sight but she continued to nod.
“Very well.”
The prophet rose from where she sat, touched a soft hand to Adrian’s forehead
and exited the cave. Adrian was too shaken to follow; her chest shook as the
tears overcame her.
“Don’t
worry about the people of Malvroy, Adrian. I prophesied that they would have a
Healer and a Healer they will have.” Egeria had walked back into the cave; her
clothes had the same reaction Adrian’s did to the water. She smiled and held
out her hand.
“Alright.” Adrian
didn’t want to go out in front of the people with tears in her eyes. She wanted
them to believe that she was happy to be their Healer. Standing and wiping her
face, Adrian walked toward Egeria Shen and grabbed her hand. They walked forward
to the entrance together, Adrian held her head high.
"The only way to be a writer is to write, write and write. The only way...is to write." -Jade Elyzabeth
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Post 35: More Healers Than One
Chase held Adrian in his arms,
felt her heart beat against his chest. It was steady and strong; she was alive
and yet…not. Her eyes were closed and yet he could still see the white light
pouring from behind them. Her skin seemed to glow from beneath; the nails of
her hands were shiny. He looked up and made eye contact with Devlirus.
“What is going on?” Chase
walked closer to Devlirus and tucked Adrian’s head under his chin. The Warriors
came in behind him, protecting him. Devlirus’ army fell to their knees when
they saw Adrian’s face. A few covered their tattoos; one man rushed forward and
touched Adrian’s leg. Instantly, Chase kicked out at him and he fell to the
ground. Despite the assault he laughed in joy. His skin glowed and he tore off
the hat that covered his head. The tattoo that circled on his scalp and curled
around his ear glowed out; his pale murky skin became a healthy, porcelain
white. His red-rimmed eyes shined out before clearing. A gasp rang out among
the army as he jumped to his feet. He danced around in circles before kicking
his boots off. Joy filled him and he felt the dirt under his toes. The crowd
began whispering and rising to their feet. The Warriors formed a circle around
Chase and Adrian as they began pressing in. Their swords and daggers in their
hands pointed out.
“Quiet!” Devlirus dropped to
his knees before Chase and Adrian and lifted his hands above his head. All the
soldiers quieted but they couldn’t stop the rising joy in their bodies. Everyone
paused and held their breath as Devlirus breathed in deep before jumping to his
feet again. He came forward and before Chase could move backwards he touched
his fingers to Adrian’s forehead. His pale skin almost instantly lightened and
gained a healthy glow. His red-rimmed eyes cleared out. His tattoo appeared,
he’d been hiding it just as some of the others had. It was angry, fiery red but
glowed and settled beneath his skin. Smiling to himself, Devlirus turned toward
his men.
“We’ve found her!” He yelled
out and threw one of his hands up in the air. He then collected himself and
stood still. “She’s our Healer and she’s coming back to Malvroy with us.” He
started forward and stopped short as Nile jumped before him.
“We can’t take her. You know
she has to be here. How can she heal us if she doesn’t stay here? You know the
prophecy.” He held a hand against Devlirus’ shoulder and pressed back softly.
“But she’s here, they should be
happy for us to take her. If we have her we don’t need the life source. Earth
can live. They just have to give up the Healer.” He shook his head angrily.
What he
said made sense. One life in exchange for that of a planet. Shaman, the healer from the European team, spoke into the minds of the other warriors.
Let’s
not move too fast. Did you hear what Vectio’s father said? She has to be here
in order to heal anyone. Let’s figure out what all this means.
He is
not my father! But you are correct. We need more information before we start trying
to hand her.
“What do you mean she’s your
Healer?” Shepard came forward and moved right in front of Chase.
“Two centuries ago the prophet
Egeria Shen prophesied that a Healer of three worlds would hear our land. She
said that a woman with emeralds as eyes would appear in the sky and heal our
skin. We would wait until the symbols on our skin burned red and our eyes
became that of devils. Then she would appear with a hunter at her side. She would
be a conduit of white and through her blood and soul a world would be restored.
Two with blood would share a burden of the sick and ill. Separated they have
been and distant it will be but together they will work miracles.” Devlirus
recited the words from memory as if he’d said them a million times.
“If there is a Healer that
could heal your land then why are you trying to steal the light source of
another?” Annalise spoke with anger in her voice. She leaned toward him and
pushed a finger into his chest. “And just so that we are clear, my daughter
isn’t going anywhere!” She tried to continue but whirling noises sounded out
and drown her words. A strong wind passed through and just inside the protected
circle of warriors, two men and one woman appeared. One man, familiar to the
group, stood in front of the others and whipped his sword from behind his back.
He walked forward, slowly, his features set. Annalise choked on her words and
stepped forward.
“Anders,” she gasped out,
wiping the tears from her cheeks.
“Annalise…” he spoke just
before covering her lips with his own. He used his free hand to cup her chin
and lifted her off her feet. The kiss lasted but a moment, long as forever for
the two. Releasing her lips, Anders tucked his face into her neck as she cried.
“I came, I tried to stay away, I really did but I couldn’t. Our daughter…” He
spoke, his voice filled with emotion and he couldn’t continue.
“Anders.” The voice came from
one of the warriors behind him and he released her. She clung to him when her
feet touched the ground. He held her as if he would never let go. “We have to
go, the portal is closing.”
“Devlirus, the prophet spoke of
not one Healer, but of two. Not to be in two places but two people, working in
sync from separate places. Yes, Adrian is one Healer; but I am the other. My
men and I will come with you back to Malvroy and help heal your land but you
must leave my daughter in peace. My daughter, her friends, this race, this
planet; you must leave them all alone. Leave and never return. On that, I will
have your word.”
“My word, is yours.” Devlirus
spoke, his face-hardened. He got what he wanted, he must be satisfied.
“But I just got you back!”
Annalise gasped shifting away from Anders body so that she could look up into
his eyes.
“My love, you will not lose me
again. I risked everything to come down here, to see you and our daughter. I
don’t want to leave you behind. Say you will come to Malvroy with me so that we
may be together.” He looked down into her beautiful brown eyes and poured his
love out to her. She drank in his promise and nodded her head.
“I will. I will.” I love you. She whispered into his mind,
praying that he’d hear. They’d been apart for so long she wasn’t sure if the
connection they once had would work.
I hear
you, my love. I love you as well. Anders lifted his hand and
touched her forehead softly. He then traced the lines of her face. I’ve always remembered.
“Ok, now that that is squared
away; can someone tell us how to bring Adrian back? Where is she?” Chase spoke,
still carrying the unconscious Adrian in his arms. The glow beneath her skin
had dimmed when Anders arrived but it was still present. Though her heart was
still strong, as was her pulse, she was immobile.
“I’m sorry, Chase. We can’t
take her out of the trance. She’s Transcended. Currently, her body is here but
her mind is walking, in the flesh, on Malvroy.” Anders spoke. He walked forward
and touched his daughter for the first time. Immediately her skin glowed where
his hand had grazed her arm. Her blood recognized it’s own.
“So, they are able to see, hear
and touch her there?” Tristan asked.
“Yes, it’s as if she’s really
there.” Anders spoke.
“So if she dies there, she
might really die here as well?” Chase asked.
“That…my daughters mate, is
true.”
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Post 34: The Healer
She felt as if she was on two different
planes. On one her eyes were open, emerald green jewels that looked upon the
soft features of the people beneath her. A group of young children with eyes
filled with awe and hope stared up at her. Behind them, more wary, a group of
adults with dark eyes huddled. One woman with half her face tattooed, walked up
to her and reached up. Her hand passed through Adrian’s leg, as if she were a
ghost. She jumped back and gasped. Her soft brown skin glowed where it’d
touched Adrian. It spread over her body and seemed to heal her. Her skin was
healthy, it’s soft caramel toned skin shimmered as Adrian’s did. Her tattoos
glowed white just before settling back into it’s dark color.
“It’s gone!” The woman seemed
to yell out. She turned toward the group of children that stood behind her,
chattering. “It’s gone!” She exclaimed as she turned to the adults that began walking
towards her.
“What’s gone?” Adrian spoke.
Her voice was different, almost musical; she could barely recognize it. It was
soft and sweet and it rang out long in the end. At first the woman stared up at
her in awe again and then she smiled a deep grin that ran from one dimple to
the other.
“The pain…it’s gone.” The woman
then reached out and grabbed the man who stood beside her. He was hunched over;
a slip of cloth covered his mouth and wrapped around his neck. His eyes seemed
bloodshot. There was no pupil as his entire iris was black and rimmed with a
fiery red, much like she’d seen in Devlirus. His eyebrows were almost
nonexistent and his eyelashes were few. The tattoos that covered the side of
his head were a fiery red as opposed to the dark or brown that covered the
heads of the other men in the area. The woman took his hand and shoved it in
Adrian’s direction. He jerked his hand back and out of the woman’s grasp.
“Drerline! You know you aren’t
supposed to touch me!” he jerked away from the group and stood at a good
distance. The woman who’d touched Adrian looked down at her hand where she’d
grasp his arm. It stayed the soft brown from before. Smiling ruefully she ran
back to the man.
“She heals!” she all but
yelled. She smiled up at Adrian and then frowned. “Can you come down? Are you
stuck?” Adrian glanced down at herself and at the cloth that was fitted to her
body. She shrugged her shoulders and then willed her feet to the ground. Softly
she came to the ground and landed with a soft thud. Leaning forward, Adrian
grabbed the man’s arm before he could jump out of her reach. Her arm tingled
slightly before his skin began to glow.
“H…how?” His voice lifted a few
octaves as the glow spread across his skin and touched his tattoos. They
changed and moved, as if dancing, across his scalp. Smiling, the man ripped the
cloth from his neck and threw it with force to the ground. He then grabbed her
in his arms and lifted her above his head in jubilance. Softly lowering her,
the man danced in a circle, twirling her. She laughed as his joy filled the
air. The crowd around her began to speak in disbelief. A few men shouted out.
“The Healer has come! The
Healer has come! The Prophecy has come true!” He then grabbed her from the
first mans arms and lifted her above his head. “Call the Speakers!” Adrian
laughed, exasperated, and clung to the man’s arm.
“Please, please, put me down.”
She spoke firmly but kept the smile on her face. “I’m not a healer, I’m just an
editor. I’m from Earth. Where are we?” She turned to the woman who she’d first
healed and took her hand. The crowd murmured again in doubt. If she wasn’t the
Healer then who was she and why did she come out of the sky?
“Malvroy.” Her face fell as she
saw the look Adrian had. “I know what you are thinking and it is untrue. We are
not all evil; we don’t condone the doings of our leader. We are just in need of
help. He sold his soul for the dark power and let it consume him and now he has
gone and we are paying the consequences of his actions.”
“Devlirus?” They all gasped as
she spoke his name, one man just to her right fell to his knees. The woman
before her snatched back her hand as if the pain might come back at the mention
of his name. “I’m sorry, I only know him as that. I will try to refrain from
saying the name in the future.” The crowd visibly relaxed simultaneously. This
man really scared his people, maybe even into doing his bidding.
“You are the Healer, the
Prophet, she is here! She spoke of you, almost two centuries ago. She spoke of
you!” They all seemed to nod and smile at her. She was some how a Healer for
these people. She, herself, wanted to know the reasoning or the words of this
prophecy.
“I don’t believe I am the
Healer, I’m not even from here. Please, I do not want to get your hopes up. Can
I see this prophecy? Is it written down?” She asked.
“No, it is in our minds and in
our hearts. We don’t need to write it down. It is in our souls. You are here to
save us. If you do not believe us, you can ask the Prophet yourself!”
“I thought you said she spoke
of me two…two thousand years ago!” Adrian exclaimed. “How…” The woman before
her, Drerline, smiled and gasped her hand.
“Ahhh, we heard that the humans
on Earth no longer lived as long. A pity. You won’t have to worry about that
though.” She smiled shyly and before Adrian could as what she meant, the group
was hustling her off. As she walked, Adrian touched as many people as she
could. She wasn’t sure if she was their Healer but just in case she wasn’t she’d
pass along this healing touch before it faded.
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Post 33: The Opening
Chase
watched as Adrian stepped to the tall man and shook his hand. His skin bristled
as they touched. He didn’t want any darkness touching his woman. They looked
chummy, the four of them backed by the small army that continued to filter into
the same. A ways away, Tristan stood with Mendax. They motioned towards him the
‘clear’, and the ‘one the move’. He nodded and inched forward on his stomach.
Again he glanced forward as Adrian’s mother Annalise had her hand kissed. This
seemed more like a reunion than a bloody kidnapping. By the grace of the Light
Warriors, his mate had better be just being nice to them and not actually in
cahoots with them. He reprimanded himself for thinking that Adrian would even
be tempted and for not trusting her. He’d known the moment they said she’d
betrayed them that she hadn’t. He just had to prove it. She wasn’t exactly
helping his cause at the moment.
A soft scuffle to his left had him
pausing but the instant mental search uncovered it was Vectio, appearing on his
bellow next to him.
Hey
guys, there is a problem. At first no one responded. They weren’t used to
Vectio using the telecommunication link they all had, or speaking at all.
What
is it, Vectio. Tristan spoke. The warriors turned in Vectio’s direction.
That
man, the one speaking with Devlirus like they are best friends? I know him. The
warriors glanced over at the two men conversing and Tristan mentally let out a
string of discolored and flavorful words; none of them cringed.
Who
is he? Julius spoke from his perch in a tree high above them.
He’s
my father. Vectio spoke. They could each feel the anger, the hatred, the
hurt bristling inside of him.
Umm…you might’ve mentioned that your
father was a Malus when we were busy having the trust circle. Mendax spoke,
his voice uncharacteristically serious.
I haven’t seen him in four hundred years
but there was speculation he had something to do with my teams demise. There
was some talk that he was there and that he’d led the army that ambushed and
killed every member.
Do you think that might be the reason
you’re the only one that survived? Arinth spoke. The team had
included her and Ana in on the comms. They’d needed as many able bodies as
possible. Somewhere on the other side of the clearing, just aside the house,
the European team was figuring just how many bodies their opposing army
included.
Tristan, you knew?
Shepard spoke. He’d been the only one to acknowledge that Tristan had cursed
before Vectio had uncovered the relationship.
I’d been warned that Dvakart Vymenil or
“Nile” as they call him, would be here. I didn’t quite put two and two together
until we arrived. The moment he began to speak I knew who he was. Vectio, will
this affect you in anyway. Your duty? Maybe I should pull…
No! Vectio transported to just
closer to Tristan. You will not pull me
out. As a matter of fact, I believe our surprise factor is over. The game has
changed. Let’s go. Before Tristan could respond, Vectio had transported
them into the clearing.
“Ahhh, I’d
been wondering when you would show up.” Devlirus didn’t turn around to face the
women and warriors that appeared behind him. He walked towards Adrian whose
eyes had widened with hope at the sight of her mate. Lifting a hand, he drew
his knuckles across her chin, as he seemed so fond of doing. “Just in time for
our fire works to begin.”
A booming sound rang out and the ground shook just before
lightening struck down. The tip of the light hit Adrian right in the chest
burning her clothes and moving beneath her skin. She screamed as her body was
lifted off the ground. Fire blazed in Chase Hunters eyes as he darted forward.
Just before he reached her, Devlirus struck out his hand, connecting with his
jaw. He hit the ground hard but didn’t stay there. Adrian’s eyes turned a
stormy white and her mouth fell open. Her feet crossed as if bound and her
hands flew up, straight from the shoulders. She looked like she’d been placed
on a cross; her head fell back and lolled. Removing his sword from its sheath
at his back, Chase slashed through the air just narrowly missing Devlirus’
head. With a strong force, Nile appeared at his side and slammed Chase to the
ground. His eyes, now a dark navy blue with a fiery red rim, bore into Chase’s.
If you don’t stop this, I might have to kill
you. Calm down. Adrian is in stasis. Unless you interrupt the opening of the
portal, she will be fine. For now. The words bore into his mind, as Chase
was rendered immobile. He didn’t respond but ceased resisting. Nile let Chase
go and bowed his head slightly before stepping back.
“By the
grace of the Light Warriors, that sure escalated quickly.” Devlirus laughed a
hearty laugh as Chase moved, sword raised, back towards his team. They all
watched as above Adrian a portal opened. A shapeless space, just darker than
the evening sky, tore open the world and a dark cloud seeped into the
courtyard. The Alter she hovered above crumbled under the force of the dark
power and was reduced to dust.
Stillness
filled the air and settled on everyone in the area. They came, towards where
she lifted above the earth. The dress that covered her body circled her limbs
and seemed to seep into her skin. She was neither clothed nor was she
naked. A skin like cloth stretched over
her body and shimmered in the midnight skin. It circled her wrists and her
reached down to circle her ankles. The European team that had stayed out of
sight seemed to walk into the courtyard in a trance to join the others around
the Alter. No one was immune to the pull that flowed from the portal.
Devlirus stood with one hand
covering his heart, as did his army. He reveled in the sight of their home
planet. It’s dark surface seen from just the edge of the portal. He’d picked
the perfect place and the perfect portal. According to his connections and his
Intel, this was the strongest portal this side of the pacific that would get
them home. It also wouldn’t buckle under the force of the light source when
they extract it from the planet. He’d had great Intel and now he had great
expectations for the night’s events.
Reveling in the pull the portal
had for his soul his heart soared. Pretty soon he’d be able to go home and so
would the rest of his soldiers. They’d see their families and he’d see his.
Despite the fact that no matter what happens his heart will stay darkened, at
the least the hope given to his people would lighten their souls. They’d no
longer be darkened by jealousy, anger and hatred. But he would. It delighted
him to be filled with such emotions. If not for them, he couldn’t be an
effective leader. He couldn’t make the tough decisions. Once he was back home
and the light source was firmly implanted in their centre, his people would
never know what happened on earth. They would just thank it for it’s gift of
life given and never know of the sacrifice they’d made. That was leadership and
that was what it meant to have duty and fulfill what needed to be done.
As the pull from the portal
softened and Adrian slowly lowered to the ground, Chase jogged forward and
pulled her into his arms. Her eyes were still open and white, her mouth closed
and her breathing evened. Blinking twice, Adrian could feel his arms around
her, could tell it was his heart beating against her shoulder but couldn’t see
him. His scent enveloped her and yet he seemed distant.
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Post 32: Dvakart Vymenil
“I must
say, it’s almost too good to be true.” Devlirus smiled in an almost twisted
grin. “You would think that they would have come after her by now. Did we not
leave enough clues?” He paced the grass just parallel to the alter where Adrian
sat. He stopped before her and touched a knuckle to her cheek. She didn’t move,
her eyes fixed open and red. Her hair blew in the wind and he used his other
hand to catch the strands in his fingers. The silkiness caressed his skin and
he gasped. Maybe his lust for human women had returned? He wasn’t sure. He
couldn’t be distracted. Backing away from his tempter, Devlirus glanced at the
woman who stood on the stone steps with her hands clasped above her breast.
“Perhaps they won’t come. As you
noticed, the mistrust is there. Maybe they figured she came of her own accord.”
Annalise had woken from her trance just moments before but the handsome devil
didn’t seem to mind. He knew he was stronger than her, smarter than her and
even thought himself superior to her. He didn’t worry that she’d try to get
away, not without her daughter. And he was right.
“Yes, but I thought the two were
mated. Wouldn’t that at least mean he’d want to come see for himself? I’m
growing impatient and I’m sure my people are in a hurry to get back to their
home planet. It seems almost unfair of me but I want the warrior to see his
love one last time. Right before I kill her.” Annalise gasp and another round
of tears wet her cheeks.
“You don’t deserve to go back home.
You don’t deserve mercy.” She spoke angrily, her clasp hands shaking. “I have
never wished ill on anyone in my entire life but on you? I hope you fail, I
hope your planet dies and with it, your diseased soul.” Her eyes burned
vehemently as she stepped closer to him. She could tell her words were getting
under his skin.
“Would you not do anything and
everything for your daughter? Would you not give any and everything to save her
right now? In this moment,” he yelled. His shout startled her but she did not
back away.
“Yes, yes I would!”
“Then you have no right to question
me for the things that I am doing for my people. Adrian is but one measly
unimportant human and I am saving an entire planet of people. Do not speak to
me about diseased souls and mercy. For your comment I should strike you down
here and now.” He threw up a hand, as if to back hand her, but he stopped.
Slowly, he touched the side of her wet face with his hand. “Skin as smooth as
her mothers.” He whispered.
“I would do all and anything for my
daughter but what you mean to do isn’t just murder; it’s genocide. I don’t
fully understand the life source and the ways of the dark power but just
think…what will come of the inhabitants of this planet should you take their
life source, hmm?” She said back to him, her voice also just above a whisper.
“That…my beautiful human, is not my
problem.” He turned away from her towards her daughter. Adrian was slowly
coming out of her trance, her open eyes awakening.
“Mother…” Adrian spoke as her vision
cleared. She saw the tall man standing before her, his dark eyes piercing her.
Annalise dodged Devlirus and moved toward Adrian. She threw her arms around her
and they hugged tightly.
“Ok, they really are taking too
long. Adrian, call your mate.” He voice boomed out over their sentiments.
“I, uh…”
“Call him now! That wasn’t a
question or suggestion. It was an order. I want to get this over with and I
want to get off this planet. They’ve opened a portal and I want my people and
the life source back on Malvroy in one hour!” As he spoke, a group of warrior
like men walked towards them, their heads shaved and tattooed. One man stood
taller than the rest, almost as tall as Devlirus but most definitely bigger.
His muscles were tight and stretched the dark leather across his chest. His
eyes were a light, almost clear blue and his long hair gathered at the nape of
his neck in a long ponytail.
“I, too, find it funny that they
have not arrived. Perhaps they are already here.” There was something about the
man, about his voice, that seemed familiar to Adrian. She couldn’t place it but
an almost instant trust formed in her mind for him. It was the same feeling
she’d felt when she’d met Chase Hunter for the first time. The differences in
the men didn’t stop there. His icy blue eyes seemed to contrast to the soft sun
kissed glow his skin held. The rest were pale, their skin almost translucent.
Adrian felt her mother draw closer to her.
“Adrian, that man, I’ve seen him
before. He and your father…they were friends.” She whispered as softly as she
could, Adrian could barely hear her. “There is something trustworthy about him.
But what is he doing here with them?”
“I know. Mom, there is something
familiar about him. I’ve never met him before. I think I would know.” She
whispered back as the two men continued to discuss the situation.
“Adrian, please join us in our
conversation. You should know, it concerns your mate.” The man came forward as
she jumped from the Alter. He stuck out a hand to her. “I would like to meet
the acquaintance of the woman who will give my race back it’s home.” As she
took his hand, Adrian knew exactly where the familiarity came from. She looked
up, her eyes widened and her mouth gaped.
“You’re…” she spoke and almost
finished but his eyes warned her. They rimmed with darkness that told her to
keep her mouth shut. “…welcome.”
“Thank you.” He spoke, his voice
loud but with an underlining secrecy to it she couldn’t have been mistaken. He
was who she thought he was. She was definitely more confused than she’d ever
been and yet, things seemed to make sense.
“This is my mother, Annalise
Culvert.” She spoke, her eyes wide and still on his. Breaking their trance, the
man bent over her mother’s hand and kissed the knuckles.
“I am Dvakart Vymenil. It’s a
pleasure to meet you. I must say, human women are very pleasing to the eyes.
Call me Nile.” He dropped Annalise’s hand with a sweet softness and stepped
away from them.
“You’ll have to excuse my partner,
he seems to forget that he is a murderer, a devil himself and also my right
hand man.” Devlirus looked upon him with jealously. “Nile’s as charming and as
innocent as a snake slithering in a bush. I will give him that.” He came
forward and clasps a tight hand on Dvakart’s shoulder. The two then turned and Dvakart,
or Nile, began to report to him on the status of the portal that was opening to
Malvroy.
“Mom, I finally know who he is. I
know why he’s familiar.” Adrian leaned closer to Annalise so as not to be
overheard.
“Who is he?”
“You know how I told you there are
five other warriors other than Chase? One’s name is Vectio; he’s their
transporter. Strong, silent, long dark hair and icy blue eyes.” She turned
towards her mother. “I think he’s Vectio’s father.”
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