Chapter Seven

Luciano Montel

The stairs creaked and buckled under his weight, announcing his presence, much to his irritation, barely halfway down he could already the chatter of voices simmer down and the panic as their heartbeats rose a tad quicker than usual

"He's just another Stuck up rich arse" He heard Shay's voice say with conviction "you have done enough, don't inflate the pompous ass's ego"

"Royalty is royalty" came a frail voice

There was a pitter patter of feet and a loud curse as glad came crashing round the floor and a middle aged couple rushed towards the stairs giving him a wobbly bow

"My liege!" said the balding man "I'm proud to have you in my humble abode!"

There was a shift in his demeanor followed by an uncomfortable silence until Shay's voice clamored for them to come for dinner and they arose their heads still bowed and unmoving as they waited for him to alight the stairs first before following silently behind him.

The house was rather spacious for a 'humble' abode, he navigated through to the dining room following the sound and smell of Shay. On arrival, he'd met not only her but another, A dark haired boy sat right across from her and they were speaking in hushed monotones, he'd tried to sneak up on them but his stupid boots and heavy breathing gave him away.

"Took you long enough!" she said not bothering to spare him a glance "or were you just basking in their amorous praises My liege!"

He couldn't stop the growl that left his throat, of course she'd know what word just what to say to infuriate the shit out of him, he turned to the guy beside her whose held a bemused smile on his face until their eyes locked, in an instant pure fury washed over his face and his looks contorted into one of intense hatred.

"Thanks for dinner Shay" He said in a low monotone "but I'll be having it in my room!"

"Shawn" Shay and the woman called softly

"No mother and no Shay!" He said through gritted teeth '' I said I'd be tolerating him, this is me tolerating him!"

"Son!" His father's voice cut across the room, before it dissolved into painful coughing as he crumpled to the floor

Luciano's instinct hummed, he could sense what was wrong, he could the beast in the man clawing trying to desperately escape even at his own detriment

"Shift" Luciano boomed using his alpha tone to help him progress through faster

They was a crack of bones and the man's face contorted in pain, his eyes glowed yellow for a moment and as sudden as it was, the beast in him was yanked back in, and the man crumpled up like a piece of paper

The dark haired boy Shawn ran up to him

"Malioch!" He whispered into the old man's ear's

"A sleeping spell" Luciano's voice came hard "Why put him to sleep, why deny his shift?!, do you want him dead?!"

"Not for him" came Shawn's angry voice "The beast inside, and it was you who did this, you and your kind!" He said in an accusatory tone

"Not him!" the woman's vice rang out wavering "His grandfather!"

"What are you talking about?!" he asked just as a wave if intense magick surged through the house causing everything in it to rumble

"Fuck!" He heard Shay cuss just as she crumpled onto the floor.

Damn if he wasn't confused.

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Shay Morrigan

She found herself floating in a miasma of darkness, she could faintly hear the echoes of Shawn's voice as his magic desperately tried to reach out to her, but the darkness pulled her under, drowning her in it's depths, draining her of her strength until she could struggle no longer.

A faint light seemed to prick the darkness, and it glowed brighter and brighter until she was forced to shut her eyes. When she reopened them, she found herself on a path surrounded by immense trees, she was running, she could feel the acrid taste of fear on her tongue, she tried to stop at least to see who was chasing her, but after few desperate attempts it quickly became clear that she wasn't in control.

"You can run but not hide!" A voice echoed like thunder around her "I see you sister!" the voice howled

A lightning bolt split the sky crashing a few feet from her

"You have to remember!" A voice whispered to her "For all our sakes, remember!"

"Curse you" She found herself howling at the sky

Another lightning bolt crashed down from the sky landing a little too close to home this time

"Remember!" the voice howled more frantic this time "at least remember your magick, remember or we are all doomed!"

"Goodbye Sister" the voice echoed gleefully as another lightning bolt fell, her eyes widened as the bolt inched towards her, she felt her heart jump erratically, Fuck she was going to die!

"Shay!" Shawn's voice rang clearly in her head and she felt herself being yanked out from her vision

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Her eyes shot open and a loose scream escaped her lips as her entire body shivered with fear and adrenaline.

"It's ok, you're alright now" Shawn soothed draping his hands over her sweat soaked body

"How long was I out?" she asked in a quivering voice

"An hour tops" Luciano replied, keeping his eyes focused on her "Are you alright?"

"Water" She heard herself say "I need water"

Something warm tingled in her, there was loud yelp from Evelyn in the kitchen and a whooshing sound as a bottle of water burst through the door landing squarely on her lap, a loud crash echoed across the house as it would seem that the glass hadn't had as much luck.

Luciano stared confounded, his lips seemed to be trying to form words but ended up with silence

"I felt that" Shawn said looking just as surprised "your energy, you can fucking do magic?!, you said you were powerless!"

She felt it, the power in her waiting to burst forth, she'd heard many people describe the feeling of magic but it was nothing compared to what she felt now, the raw power building up inside her left her frigging scared

"Fuck!" She groaned "What the fuck is happening?!"

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Moira Turner

The sun cast a pink shadow across the sky as dusk approached, she wondered what would happen if he turned out to be some kind of killer and slaughtered her here, her 'parents' were neck deep in drugs always, they'd never miss her, maybe Evelyn would report her missing, maybe no one would, maybe she'd-

"We're here" He announced cutting off her train of psycho thoughts

"where exactly-?!" she asked

Her words crammed up in her throat as she gazed at the beauty before her, fifteen years she'd been here and yet she'd never seen anything like this

"You see it don't you?!" He asked "I found this place when I first came here, it called to me beckoned me here, I brought Bethany and some of her friends here but they claimed to see nothing but an empty clearing, but you, you see it?!"

"Nirvana" she whispered out, her eyes focused intently on the shimmering lake "Fae lake"

Her words seemed to trigger the waters, as a burst of energy immediately resonated from the waters, washing over them, their eyes seemed to open, as it's beauty intensified, they were drawn further and further until they found themselves waist deep in the waters

"An honor" the waters whispered "you grace us with your presence"

They were acting on pure instinct now and Moira gently caressed the face of the water, only to have her lips captured by him, the kiss was intangible, their mouths locked in a dance that seemed to span ages.

The water egged them on, drawing them together until she could feel his hardness pressed against her thigh, her mind was too clouded to care and she could sense the same applied to him, their clothes seemed to melt away as his lips explored her body.

His gentle caresses causing her to pant with intense need, she needed this, she wanted him bad, her legs opened up to him.

"Take me" came her breathy whisper "Hades!"

The mention of that name seemed to jar them back to reality, and the wanting need faded deep into the recessed of their hearts. The lake gave one final shimmer before disappearing into oblivion.

They soon found themselves naked and very very embarrassed

"Fuck" He growled, his erection still in place " What just happened?!"

"Shit, shit shit" she cried, grabbing her clothes " is this what you fucking do?, was this a prank, did you slip me something?!"

"You saw what I saw!" he growled "I would never do that, not to you!"

Her heart almost stopped at the sincerity in his words, Fear bloomed in her as she realized that a large part of her believed him

she scrambled to regain her decency

"Don't come close to me again" she said in a quivering voice "Stay the fuck away from me!"

She turned on her heels and fled from him, ignoring his calls for her to stop, she ran with immense fear brimming in her heart, wondering just what the fuck was wrong with her.

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Nike

She loved to drive, despite being able to teleport and it absolutely drove Ven mad with rage

"Just why are we going to this God forsaken place, we should be checking the major cities and royalties!" He said anger in his tone

"You swore fealty to me remember?" she replied "trust me New Fall has a lot to offer"

A sick sadistic smile spread across her face, she enjoyed playing this game with him, funny how the intellect of such a legendary god could be battling hers, it made her want to scream with maddened joy.

'Just wait girls' she thought gleefully 'I have such marvelous plans for you'

"Let me in on this plan!" Ven growled " and for bloody hell's sake can we please teleport, I'm getting sick of moving so slow"

That was Ven for her, impatient as ever, no wonder he lost the crown, but still he was no fun to her if was so uptight, maybe a little side dish to warm him up, she stopped the car abruptly

"New Fall is housing our prey" she said smiling contentedly "it would seem that time has finally decided to deal them the humility hand an for extra protection it would seem that your brother has been reincarnated alongside them"

"that where I come in" He said, his eyes glinting with a sort of malevolence

"I need to know that you will not be backing off from this Ven!" she said narrowing her eyes "you know what happens to those who break an Fealty oath"

"I want my brothers head on a spike just as much as anyone else, I'm all in" he said sneering at his brothers name

Funny what hatred does to people, exploiting him won't be necessary at all,he was sure to make a tumble down a path of destruction on his own, she just hoped he lasted long enough to fufill her wishes.

She picked up speed as she approached the town, her eyes glowing with mischief and just as they passed the county line, they were hit with a powerful wave of magicka energy,causing even Ven to shift uncomfortably

"One, two, three" she counted gleefully " I thought the third one hadn't arrived yet, seemed fate is playing it's cards right into my hands!"

Her hands grasped around an amphora that seemed to appear out of thin air

"Nasty bugger" Ven growled "you think this will do your job!"

"Hardly!" she said smiling "this is just to say hello"

she yanked away the lid and darkness spew from it escaping into the night as she cackled maniacally.