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In the stillness of the night the demons come to
seek the weak at heart.
~Mystique Drakos~ |
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Misti was looking out into the night as the clouds
passed over the moon and the shadows fell on the
land the shadows fell upon the cave as the winds move about the night as
she listened to them talking. Marion was saying.."Aye we
do... we need to know his strength...Artimus he went
after me... to be more specific he went after the child... he needs a host
body " Artimus looked at Marion as he remember the happenings on
the ship and nodded.."I think I know that as well
Marion." Mystique only looked to the mountain as she listened to them
looking to the light that began to glow in the far off place
above the cave and she whispered...."The Temple." Marion
continued talking to Artimus.."Nae Artemis... tis more than that..Jack tis
dark... the father of this child.. I am light... an angel...
Jack tis pure vampiric..as he carried her to the writings
on the wallas they talked ..."so it seeks to kill the light" he said
as Marion looked to Misti...saying "that or else it seeks to release the dark within
the child. Mystique looked to the
mountain and the temple as if she was being called, she moved slowly out
into the night. Marion
worried turned to Artimus...."Artemis... go follow her... I shall be
fine.." Artimus set Marion
down gently and follows after Misti. Mystique she walked into the
forest silently headed for the mountains as Artimus follows her
quickly catching up to her and walking up behind
her and he grabbed her shoulder turning her around and spoke
softly...."Misti where are you
going? it's not safe out here."
In the darkness, Misti could not hear or see where
she walked yet she needed not to, she had been
through here many times before and she walked as if guided to the place
where her father lay. She moved with one purpose as she
walked to see the man that had slained the land and her lost
love. She shook her head as he grabed her and looked into his eyes
silently. Artimus looked
over her shoulder as he see someone in the darkness. Mystiques to
him and spoke softly
and quietly...."Artimus? He kept looking over her shoulder as he
answered ...."Yes" she
turned and sighed as she saw the figure in the darkness and turned to
him..and sighed."why are we here? no knowing why they were
in the forest. He looked to her and smiled....."I think it's time to go babe and I am here to stop
you from doing something stupid...you'll see him soon enough" he said and she nooded in
agreement. She looked back to the
darkness silently and sighed ..."Alright..". Artimus took her hand
"Come on ." he said she as
turned and began to walk back to the cave slowly as the winds howled
behind them. As they walked into the cave he turned to Misti and
asked... "who was that out there Misti?" she walked in
the cave behind him and looked back out into the night as she whispered
silently...."Michael ...he was a boy i used to know when I was
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Artimus looked to her silently and kept
questioning her ..."and Micheal is who..is the island's haunted
as well. Is he alive out there?" "No.." whispered Misti as she
remembered. Michael belongs
to father now. He and the others, they guard him until he returns..she
turned and looked out into the darkness as the figure stood
silently out side looking in at her. Artimus looked to
Misti and shrugged..."this gets better and better, how many followers does
your father have Misti?" She looked to him and
then out the mouth of the cave..." I dont know..I only know
Michael ...he was my..best friend...but father didnt like Michael though
so he ...took him away into
the mountains ...and Michael never came back. She looked out into
the darkness as the figure grined evily. Artimus put puts a
hand on her shoulder and whispered seeing her pain..."we'll save who we can ... I'm going to check on Marion,
then we'll talk ok? She looked to him
and sighed...then she whispered softly..."no one can be saved" she
then turned and looked out into the night and the figure was
gone..."they are all dead" she said as he walked off to
check on Marion. Marion after they had gone outside had gone to the
wall and ran her hand slowly
over the wall... feeling certain indentations..and she concentrated. She
felt tired so she went back
and laid back down slowly drifting off to sleep.
As Artimus walked up to her he saw that she was
sleeping soundly so he went and sat against the wall
and turned to Misti patting the ground next to him as he called to her.
"Misti if the are dead then
we'll put them to rest." She looks to him as he sat down and sighed
as she walked over to him slowly...."yes...they should rest."
Artimus looked to her sad face and smiled softly...."And they will, I promise you that." She looked
to him softly and smiled slightly..."I hope your
right Artimus." He looked to her and trying to cheer her up
grins....."Always am!" SHe
smiles a bit and looks to Marion..."Is she going to be alright Artimus?"
He looked to her and puts an arm around her...She's just sleeping..
She'll be alright.." He looked to her and spoke
softly...Misti....tell me about the island before this happened tell me
about home as it was." She shivered as his arm went around
her and the wind began to howl then she looked to him
silently..."before what happened?...Artimus looked into her eyes as he
spoke before the people started disappearing Misti. "Oh... well
when I was a girl there still were people, not many but
some, they used to keep away from us though like they were
afraid...Michael was the only one
who came near me. Afraid of what Misti said Artimus as he listened.
Mistique looked to
him..thinking silently......"My father." Artimus looked to her as he
held her ...."what do you remember
of your father?" Mistique continued speaking of the past..."Well, no one
would look at him when we went into the
village.
My father was ..strick. He wanted us to stay away
from the village, he called the people in the village
sheep. He would sit for hours out in the night talking to the
darkness and he alway had a fire
burning ." Artimus listened and as she stopped he asked...."And the
rest of your family?" Mistique looks to him and sighed....."my
brothers?..he didnt like them much, he always
told them to guard the shores so they were always gone but he kept me
close and the winds would not leave me alone. My mother
used to get mad at times ...and tell him to let me have
friends but he would only get mad and walk away telling her to mind her
own business." Artimus
looked to her and contemplated his next words..."Misti..he was making you
one with whatever was in him." She looked to him
silently not understanding. She looked away slightly to the
opening of the cave as the winds screamed outside and whispered softly as
if afraid to be heard....."he was teaching me things."Misti tell
me...were you sired before or after he went into the
mountains? he asked wondering. As she looked out into the night she
answered him softly..."I was born after, why? she turned and
looked to him seaching his eyes silently. Artimus
?.....She looked to him sadly...as he continued... He looked to the mouth
of the cave slowly..."if you were sired before there's a
chance you have demon blood in you." after you simply
learned what he taught you....Yeah" he turned to look at her hearing her
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