-Karen-“I’m fine, Conor. Those pesky demons didn’t touch me at all.” I replied returning my gaze to the snow covered fountain. It snowed! It snowed a lot! I stared out at it for a few minutes until I couldn’t contain my excitement anymore. I unclasped the cloak and ran out into a two feet of snow squealing like a happy child. “Snow! It snowed!!” I danced happily in the snow for twenty minutes as my chest heaved from breathing the cold air. I looked over at the three of them as they stood in the hall watching me like I lost my mind.I ran over to them and grabbed on to Joanne’s warm hands. She gasped at my touch. “Come play in the snow with me!” I squealed as I pulled her out to the nearest snow drift and pushed her in to it. She laughed excitedly. “This is called snow?!” She asked patting the white fluff. “It’s been falling since last night. We’ve all been too afraid to come out into it.” I giggled excitedly. I balled up some snow and threw it at her. “Ah! Kay!” I did it again until
-Karen-I was awoken by an attack of kisses on my neck. “Mm…” I sleepily looked up and saw Conor lean down to kiss me. He paused and then kissed me sweetly and then bit my lower lip. The sensation caught me off guard and I gasped. He kissed me deeply and then moved down my neck to my belly planting kisses along the way. I love those kisses! I watched him sleepily as he gently ran his hands over my skin. He crawled over me and carefully lowered himself on top of me. He laid his head on my left shoulder and held me. Mm! I love being next to him like this! His warmth was making me sleepy all over again. So warm! I could fall asleep…“Kay!” He whispered in my ear. I looked over and he kissed me. “Want to dance with me?” I thought about it for a moment and then nodded. Sounds like it would be relaxing! “Yes! I have the best companion in the galaxy!” He got off the bed quickly and stoked the fire as I stretched in place, shaking out my hair. I sat up and watched as he pulled the chaise next
-Karen-“I trust you with my life!” I replied hugging the pillow tighter. I felt him part my legs a bit wider and I waited with bated breath. I heard him snicker as he touched me gently. Nothing would ever prepare me for what came next. I felt something soft flutter and suck against me in my most private area. I cried out from the immense pleasure I felt and tried to close my legs as it was too much for me. “Oh no, you don’t!” I heard him mutter as he forced them back apart and then ramped up the pace. I felt his fingers enter me as I screamed into the pillow for mercy. “This is your punishment. Good luck!” He continued for what felt like forever. I was teetering on the edge of insanity and I knew he was going to throw me off one way or the other at this point. I knew he could sense that and started sucking relentlessly on me until I slipped over the edge and died when I hit the proverbial ground. I heard him snickering as I laid there panting and feeling weak. He pulled the pillow a
-Karen-This next dance of passion was completely different than every other one. It wasn’t just pleasure on a physical plane. It was almost as if I could touch the inner most parts of him. I held him tightly to me as we moved together in our intimate dance. I could feel the tension building up between us making it difficult to breathe normally. Cheek to cheek and intertwined I whispered, “Conor, I want you! Let me blend in with you.”“I feel like I can’t get close enough to you.” He replied rushing to my lips and not allowing either of us to talk anymore for the moment. The tension was rising, and I felt like I was going to break from the pressure of it all.I ran my hands all over him as he pulled me closer. I was going to die for certain this time. “Don’t fight this!” He whispered holding me tighter than before. “Surrender to me!” He looked like he was in horrible pain, but I know he was almost to the top of the cliff right before we were going to fall to our deaths. “Surrender!” H
-Karen-A sweet smile touched his lips. “I’ll never forget the way I felt when I realized it. She was cuddled up to me after we had worked a back-to-back shift. She had just been granted permission to be my assistant a week before and we had been working a lot because of some things that happened in the capitol. We went back to my apartment because it was closer to the office than her place. I woke up and saw her watching me with those beautiful green eyes and she smiled at me and I- I swear on everything, I thought about how I felt with her. Not only working with her or being intimate but I thought about her and her lively spirit and I knew, more than anything, that I wanted her in my life forever. I felt my soul shiver with excitement and I just wanted to hold her in my arms until time stopped.”“I remember that! You stared at me for a few minutes and then you smiled back and held me so tightly. I loved the way I felt then, but I didn’t think it was going to be a serious relationshi
-Karen-“I’m sure he’s heard that so much from other women though. Anyone trying to suck up to him to get free things… Like money or jewelry.” I explained with a frown. I don’t want to be like other women. I want to be different. I want to stand out from the crowd.“Nope! I’ve known Conor since he was twelve, Karen. He just turned nineteen. That’s why Beatrice was here last month. He’s never mentioned it to me at all and I like to think I know him very well. I’m sure if you tell him how you feel about him, it will make him extremely happy.” Bart advised. “You don’t have to tell him right away. Think it through. You can’t take your words back once you say them.”“He told me he had feelings for me. Do you think he might love me?” I asked nervously. I wonder.“You would have to ask him Kay. How would you feel if he did say he was in love with you?” Bart asked as Joanne smirked. How would I feel about that? I think I would probably faint honestly. But I think I would be really happy… No!
-Karen-We woke up when it was very dark outside which was perfect. I think it’s about two or three in the morning. Perfect since it will be really dark right now! Sunrise should be between six and seven at this time of year. I put the dress and shoes back on from earlier and then grabbed the black cloak with the green underside from the rack when he stopped me. “One cloak, my flower.” He whispered in my left ear, slipping his arms around my waist. “It will be better if we share.” I nodded in agreement setting the second cloak back on the peg. I walked over and picked up the blanket we had cuddled under and the pillow stuffing them both under my arm. I walked over to the dresser as he met me there. I unsealed the room and opened a portal to the Cliffs of Typher. We stepped through to a slightly cloudy sky above us and a thin layer of snow on the ground as I shut the portal. The wind was bitterly cold, and I shivered immediately. The air is freezing cold! I have to be quick.“Is this
-Karen-He cupped my face and we kissed again. “I’m in love with you, Karen. And I’ve been for a while now.” He lifted my right hand and kissed the ring. “This ring carries the promises I made to you but also the promise that I will always love you. Even if you don’t love me back.” He kissed the ring again as I soaked in his words. He loves me. “Your ring… I picked the opal because it reminds me of you. Every color means something… The white of the stone is the fighter’s soul you carry and within that beautiful soul is the red fiery passion that I have been consumed by lately.” We exchanged chuckles. He put his forehead to mine as he continued. “Green represents your zest for life. I had to fight you a little bit on that one though. Pink is for your impressive wittiness and sassiness that I love.” I chuckled because this stone had a fair amount of pink. “There are a couple flecks of blue in this stone too. Blue represents your growing confidence. The flecks are hard to see but if you
-Conor-“I have a terrible feeling about this Nathan. We need to go to her. As soon as possible.” Conor said pacing back and forth in front of all the Mages. “After she lost consciousness, Eldon came and took her away. All he said was that she was being summoned by a tree. That's when a portal was made for me to come back here.”Nathan's eyes got wide and he lost the coloring in his face. “The Tree summoned her?” A serious yet terrified look remained on his face. Alexander started screaming making everyone jump. A portal opened and everyone stood up while Joanne worked to calm him down. “Karen?” Conor asked feeling hopeful. Eldon walked through carrying her, but he was stoic. “She’s going to be okay, right?”Eldon gently placed her into his arms. He didn’t answer right away. “Not exactly.” The portal shut as all the Mages gathered around. “As you know, she won the war against your father with your help. However, she lost the fight.” He said quietly. “Senescence, has deemed that she i
“Soul Release.” I whispered quietly. I watched as the souls compressed into different color orbs and floated away on the breeze. Bombs started falling around me while breathing became harder. “Healing Serenity.” I’ve used a flurry of spells and I still have a small chunk of magic left. I can easily get two or three more Master spells… I think. I decided to change positions so I could get a better aim at the last large ship flying around. I still have those small ships too… I took a deep breath and sent a Blazing Hypernova up to the middle area of the small ships. They all exploded in a bright flash and the wreckage fell to the destroyed town. I looked around for the large ship, but a bullet ricocheted very close to where I stood. Suddenly, more soldiers appeared charging at me.“Frostfire Surge!” I shouted angrily. All the soldiers shouted in pain and collapsed dead around us in heaps. I pointed up at the sky as the ship tried to leave again. “Blazing Hypernova!” Due to the high level
-Karen-A blow to the back of the head put me on the ground faster than I ever thought possible. Blow after blow was delivered as I squirmed to get away, but Zachary pinned me under him and continued to land a barrage of punches. He yelled and screamed about what I had done to his family. I grabbed his ankle and let him have a taste of ‘Lightning Surge’. It bought me enough precious time to weakly get to my knees.“Recovery Salvo.” I shakily got to my feet and leaned against the wall, but he was no where to be seen. I looked around nervously, but nothing moved. I heard the bullets before I felt them. Hot metal burrowed its way into my right thigh followed by my abdomen, left arm and chest. I collapsed in heap trying to fight the massive amounts of pain I felt. “Healing Serenity!” I whispered under my breath. Damn, another healing spell… I whispered for a portal and fled to the shadows of a building across town. There were still so many ships in the air, and I was starting to feel the
-Karen-“We don’t have a choice anymore!” I snapped back frustratedly. “This is it, Conor- We fight or we die- I’m not about to let him claim victory. There is going to have to be a risk in order to win this fight. I plan on coming back, you know.”“But what if you don’t, Kay? What if Eldon doesn’t revive you?” Conor asked firmly. He cupped my face and stared me in the eyes. “What if you’re gone forever?” What if… Such a big 'what if' and its running through my mind too.I didn’t answer him right away. “I’m going to die someday. I’d rather die fighting for my family and the people I care about than to run and live in fear wondering if today will be the day. As long as I don’t exhaust my magic and turn into a demon, I should be fine.” I’ve used a small bit of my magic, but I still have more than plenty. As long as I can take them out in fifteen to twenty Master level attacks, it should be okay. Permitting this doesn’t drag out for very long.I could see he was very much not accepting o
-Karen-“Your sudden jerking movements re-opened a wound I repaired.” Bart explained as I lay still looking up at the ceiling of the empty crypt bed. “I stitched it closed but you can't be doing those type of movements yet.” I sighed feeling useless as another bomb shook the ground.“Let me put some salve on her stitches, doctor.” Valerie murmured rubbing in a sweet smelling cream. “This should help numb the stitches so they won't hurt if you do have to move.”“Thank you both.” I replied, slowly sitting up. “Those bombs have been falling for the last three days now. How much more punishment can the main floor of the Crypts take?” I asked Nathan, feeling uneasy about our situation.I could see that Nathan was very reluctant to answer. “It probably won't be much longer, honestly. We have to make some hard choices now. The only other place we can go is the Forest and that has its own set of challenges and hazards as you know.” He heaved a heavy sigh, rubbing his face from the growing pre
-Karen-At the snap of my fingers, my brother’s arms were torn from his body. Screams of agony echoed around me while the soldiers took aim at me. A soldier was yelling, but I paid him no mind. I heard the same soldier call my brother’s name, Marcus, telling him to hold on. I giggled softly enjoying this scary side of myself and met Marcus’s now terrified yet agonized gaze. “Marcus… I’m going to annihilate you and as I do, I will make sure that your soul quivers in unimaginable terror.” He some how lost more coloring in is face at my calm words“Ground Spears!” I shouted angrily punching up into the air. The soldiers that surrounded us were now high up on the points of the spears with blood gushing and dripping down the jagged rocks, more groans and moans of pain filling the air which was tainted with the scent of blood. “Soul Snatch!” I ripped the wispy soul out of the body, and he looked terrified. “Soul’s Doom!” Just like before, a white demon charged right at him and shredded his
-Karen-I woke up enveloped in warmth, but I was extremely sore. I really felt like I hit every tree branch coming down from that fall. So sweet- He changed my dress. The orchid under dress. I looked over to my right and saw Conor and Alexander cuddled up next to me both sleeping with their mouths open. Ha- My loves. “Conor!” I whispered softly. I tried to roll over and found out that was a mistake. Ah! I’m still busted up pretty badly… I grabbed his hand that was cupping my left cheek and gently squeezed it. Wake up!Without opening his eyes, “You’re the most recklessly insane person I know, Karen Anne Elizabeth. That was awe-inspiring, terrifying and thrilling all at once, but I don’t want to repeat that any time soon.” Conor said rubbing my cheek with his index finger. Mm. So warm… “We’ve only lost two ships in two separate incidents before but that was insane!” He opened an eye and leaned into me. “You have a lot of injuries still. You broke lots of bones. Bet you’re sore?”“Very!
-Karen-Conor groaned while rubbing his face and then looked up at me. He rubbed his eyes again. “Is that really you, Kay? You’re not an illusion, right?” He whispered sitting up quickly and grabbing my left hand pressing my palm to his lips. “You know I’m not upset with you- Don’t you?” I dropped my gaze feeling so much shame as I stood before him. “I-”“You may not be upset but I am.” I interrupted quietly. “I just see myself punching you and then charging at Joanne and then the nightmares I had. I may not be cursed anymore but the weight of my guilt is so heavy. I feel like I should just die and end everything once and for all. But that wouldn’t be fair to you or to Alex.” I closed the gap between us and hugged him tightly. “I love you Conor. I love you and I hate that I only hurt you… I feel like I do nothing but that.”He was silent but he held me tightly to him after he pulled me onto his lap. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to get this again.” Conor kissed my cheek and nuzzled my
-Karen-Sweet kisses on my lips woke me up though it took me several minutes to realize I was in bed next to Conor. As soon as I did, I tried to move away from him. “Ah ah ah!” He captured me quickly and pulled me back to him. No. Please don’t!I completely avoided his gazes and wouldn’t let him kiss me at all. “Karen- You won’t even look at me.” I could hear the disappointment in his voice. “Alexander cried all night after you left. Will you at least hug him?” I shook my head. “He says Mama now.” I don’t care. I can’t be here anymore! I only hurt you. I can’t continue to be a danger to you and everyone else here.I took advantage of the situation and pulled away from him. “Karen! Wait!” I left the tent as quickly as I could hearing him following me. “Please just listen to me!”All eyes were on me and it shot me right back to the memory of charging at Joanne. I dashed to the clearing and left the camp as fast as I could. I raced back to the Royal Crypt, crying the whole way. The guilt