Uranometria--Volume 2

Here it is! This is my next volume of Uranometria, awesome isn't it? Man, so many pages filled this beautiful masterpiece. I hope you like it, it was inspired by many things here. Enjoy! And I use the poem of 'Caged Birds' by Maya Angelou as a reference that everyone is breaking free from their trauma and looking at the new heights of their future; Cassandra and the others faced their fears as they broke free from their so-called prisons and become stronger than yesterday. Thank you, hope to see you again soon in a possibly next new volume. Enjoy! --KatDon

A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind   
and floats downstream   
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks
down his narrow cage
can seldom see through
his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and   
his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings   
with a fearful trill   
of things unknown   
but longed for still   
and his tune is heard   
on the distant hill   
for the caged bird   
sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams   
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream   
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied   
so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings   
with a fearful trill   
of things unknown   
but longed for still   
and his tune is heard   
on the distant hill   
for the caged bird   

sings of freedom.

--Caged Birds by Maya Angelou


Chapter 1: The Princess and the Protector

Cassandra has another vision somehow and rushed over to tell the others; she reports that she saw a vision of Branwen who was singing to herself, "Going to take the Wends like herded sheep as we head fathom below...." Cassandra went to Eachtach, who has become a friend and ally to her, told her that the place Branwen was heading to was a land known as Elaea. There's a village in Elaea as well as a manor at its core. Proper ladies were carrying parasols in the sunny day but there was someone missing from the crowd. "Has anyone seen Bryn?" One of the young ladies asked. The others shook their heads, they had no clue where she was. 'Bryn' is really Brynhilde Fiachra, instead of being a proper lady; she was in the forest and playing her violin while dancing. She loved surrounding herself with nature, just like she did when she was little. Brynhilde wore leggings and a tank top. That's when she heard the clock tower's bell chimed louder to break out of her reverie. She realized how late she is and hurries back home, up to the window of her room. She was greeted by her beautiful mother and the maidservants who helped her prepare for the Gathering. Immediately, she was bathed and her hair was styled in pigtails. Brynhilde rebelled of wearing dresses, she instead wore dress pants and a laced-corset blouse. Teal eye shadow on her lids of her eyes. Blush on the apples of her cheeks. Hot pink lip gloss. 

Now she was ready, parasol in hand. She followed her mother to where the Gathering was being taken place, her father was already there and he said he wanted to speak to Brynhilde about something in private when she arrived. Brynhilde wondered what it could be about, she and her mother arrived to the Gathering. But while there, Brynhilde is greeted by her friends--Naveen Reginald, Damocles Reis, Hansel Gillespie, Barka Marquise, Stavr Carlton, and Orvor Pike. They were all flirting with her but some seem so competitive as Brynhilde is shocked by this. She begins to hear their thoughts at the same time, they all want her! She is confused however Brynhilde is rescued by a familiar, booming voice. "Gentlemen, gentlemen. You're overwhelming my Tiger Lily. She can't think with all you talking at once, give her a minute to breathe." Brynhilde smiled, she looked to see it was. "Father!" She sighed, Brynhilde politely excused herself and embraced her dad. "My daughter." said her father, he then guided her away from the Gathering. "Thanks for getting me out of there, Father." "Bryn, my dear, your beauty is well known. Boys like you very much." said her father in a mater of fact tone. "And that's what I want to talk to you about." "What about Father?" asked Brynhilde. "There is a young man I have arranged for a meeting with Sparrow Bishop for a matrimony." said her father. 

Brynhilde seemed troubled by this, "Matrimony?" She asked. Her father nodded, "Yes, he is very kind-hearted. And very good looking fellow." He assured her. Brynhilde didn't seem to be so eager about this, "I don't know, Father. I don't think I'm ready for that yet." "I know, I mean in case you wish to have a matrimony." Her father said. "What about never?" suggested Brynhilde. Her father sighed, "Now my Tiger Lily, you are young and I want you to enjoy life but I also want you to have a happy life with someone special. Marriage is the most important thing in life." explained her father. Brynhilde nodded, then to please him she smiled and said: "Thank you, I like to meet Sparrow Bishop." Brynhilde said with enthusiasm. Her father smiled, "I think you'll like him, you really will." He said. When Brynhilde and her father returned, Brynhilde's mother introduced a new guest to the ball. Her name was Cassandra Endymion. She was to be Brynhilde's bodyguard. Cassandra showed her polite mannerism, however she can hear Naveen and the boys' thoughts of jealous as they were in love with Brynhilde, wanting so much to protect her. But Cassandra wasn't going to be the only protector; Eulalie Merlin, Deirdre Ganymede, Turan Cypris, Norna Thomas, Ariadne Sirius, and Juana Pita were going to protect her as well as Melisande Zebedee. Brynhilde is introduced to Sparrow, who is a good looking young man. This is Sparrow Bishop, whom he becomes bewitched by the beautiful Brynhilde and falls in love with her but Naveen noticed this however he looks on with jealousy. 

Brynhilde was about to leave when her mother called out to her. "Brynhilde, honey. Come say hello to your female bodyguards" said her mother. "Hi Brynhilde." said Cassandra. Brynhilde looked at him, then she said, "Your name sounds familiar to me." Brynhilde laughed in surprise, "Really? I didn't know that." He said with innocence in his voice. "Yeah. Sounds weird, doesn't it?" said Brynhilde. Brynhilde shrugs, "I guess. I'm surprised by how I look familiar." He said. Brynhilde nodded but something about these girls that she didn't trust. After the Gathering and Brynhilde went hoe with her new bodyguards, Cassandra discovered the reason Brynhilde is emotionless is because she has a nightmare. When she was younger, she was dared to enter an abandoned factory but what she saw was something that frightened her; Brynhilde saw a thuggish man who was trapped, bound, as he looked terrified to see undead bunnies advancing on him as the man was yelping of Wilhelm screams while screaming in hysterics, "Help me, help me!" The zombie rabbits were closing in as the man screams, "Noooooooo!!!!!" Brynhilde was so scared that she accidentally gave herself away but she didn't care and ran away. Back home. She hid in her room and didn't come out since. Her parents were concerned about her. The family's therapist decides that Brynhilde needs medication. But the prescription made her feel numb. She hated it and hates the nightmares every time she fell asleep. 

At night, in Cassandra's dreamworld; she dreamt that she was Alice in a boat, she buys an egg, and it turns into Humpty Dumpty. The woman serving in the shop turns into a sheep, and the next minute they are rowing in a rowing boat somewhere. They were traveling in a mystical, psychedelic countryside where tangerine trees are pleasant skies. The kaleidoscope was reflecting into colorful symmetrical shapes that looked like flowers. Cassandra gets off the boat and goes to a bridge near a fountain. Nearby there are rocking horse people eating marshmallow pies. She’s confused like Alice when she fell down the hole. She walked to where the ultimate bliss on a desolate isolated sand beach of fictional Kokomo. She knew that place didn't exist for sure however she knew typical 'sweet dreams' won’t lead to happiness. But then again, nothing leads to happiness. There are others who are sadists and some are masochists. But Cassandra focused on where she was now. This utopia destination in her dreamworld can only be seen by those pure at heart. When she shares a symbiotic connection, she knows that she has just arrived. Everyone has their own favorite Dreamworld Resort, their utopia. Its the ultimate for a love seance in ultimate bliss on the sand. In the dream land, it is just another ordinary day until Cassandra meets a mysterious boy who inspires her to look for the majesty and beauty in what others would find mundane. 

The boy said to her, "Control your own destiny, live every day to the fullest." and then he went away. Cassandra ponders these words to herself. All her life, she is always in a hurry, always waking up early for work. Cassandra's life is a big blur as it’s going so fast. She is having to live her life by the clock because of school. Her time is not for wasting and she has realized that. Someone else can follow the average person’s rules and expectations. While she tries to enjoy her life and find happiness, Cassandra realizes that less is more. She realizes her dreamworld is valuable and should visit all the places she’s always wanted to visited and live her life to the fullest. She’s done with the extra scum. Cassandra wants everyone in her world to know that she’s out having fun and enjoying her dreaming. Cassandra won’t miss out on the fun at the beach in her sleep. But she was awaken at one in the morning by Brynhilde, who was tossing and turning until she woke up in cold sweat. She went to the bathroom and she was washing her hands and her hands. But then she could feel a painful void of nausea inside her as well as chills & fight or flight responses. "Do not be sick, do not be sick...." She prayed. By 4 o'clock, she was asleep and woke up in the morning. At around noon, she ate a little something. She ate slowly, not wanting to be sick again. For the time being, Cassandra was working as she has a vision of Branwen's ranting of kidnapping Brynhilde tonight. When Cassandra saw this in her mind, she rushed to Brynhilde and the others. "There is someone coming, she's going to kidnap Brynhilde. All of us need to work together to keep her safe and unharmed." She reported. Everyone looked at her funny, everyone except Eulalie and the other girls didn't. "Is she really saying that?" asked Mr. Fiachra. Mrs. Fiachra nods, "Yes, she can see things before they occurred." She said. 

Mr. Fiachra turned to her and asked, "How do we know you're not lying?" Cassandra step forward, she placed her hand on his temple and he could see visions from her mind. When he saw this, Mr. Fiachra agrees of a plan. Later that night, Brynhilde was standing in the middle of the big space of the foyer and Cassandra stood next to her. Eulalie, Naveen, and the others were arranged around them in different areas. "You sure this is going to work?" whispered Naveen. "Trust us on this." rasped Eulalie. Naveen glared at her, but Eulalie says to him, "Don't worry, we'll keep your girl safe." Just then, the  lights flickered on and off like crazy. Nobody knew what was going on but somehow Cassandra and Brynhilde did. "A Wendigo." thought Cassandra, "It's here!" Then she called out, "Brace yourself! Something evil this way comes! Don't let your guard down, your main objective is to keep Brynhilde safe!" Naveen and the boys weren't sure to trust Eulalie and the girls but they had to protect Brynhilde, one way or another. At once, the Wendigos arrived! And a battle begins, with their powers together however Branwen entered and tackled Brynhilde. Brynhilde cried out in fear, Naveen and the boys heard her. "BRYN!" They all cried. Branwen laughed, "Your sweet, little princess girl is with me men! Now she will suffer my wrath!" She said. But Branwen was thrown backwards while Brynhilde was watching Cassandra. Branwen screamed and cried out, "You'll pay for that, Cassandra!" "Keep your hands off Bryn, you hear me?" called Cassandra. "You little bit--" Brynhilde cried, but she is hit from behind by gravitation movement by Eulalie. "You stupid agents!" She spluttered. "This isn't over yet, I'll find you and you too Melisande!" And she was gone! Brynhilde was shocked by what just happened and looked up at Cassandra. 

"You're safe now, mission is completed." assured Cassandra. Brynhilde stared at her for a moment before speaking. "You used your mind, didn't you?" asked Brynhilde. Cassandra looked flabbergasted, "How did she know that?" She thought. "What are you talking about? It was all a big confusion." lied Cassandra with a smile. "No, I'm telling the truth! It was you, I know--Your thoughts, I know about those monsters and that girl!" claimed Brynhilde. Cassandra stood there, she and her allies were shocked as Cassandra fled from the room. She ran to the nearest room, opened it and slammed it shut. She even locked it, Cassandra panted, she leaned on the closed door. She couldn't believe what she just discovered. "Hey Cass, you OK?" asked Echo. "She knows about the Wendigos...She knows about my powers..." said Cassandra, slowly. "What is it?" inquired Kamaitachi. "She knows. Brynhilde knows!" replied Cassandra in a panicky voice. "How?" questioned Samson. "She read my mind." whispered Cassandra. "What?" said Zaden. "She read my mind. SHE READ MY MIND!!!!" exclaimed Cassandra. This shocks the rest of Brother 10: "WHAT?!" cried Justice and Lleu. "Say what now?" demanded Echo and Kamaitachi. "No!" gasped Samson, Borvo and Christopher. "No way!" yelped Proteus, Zaden, and Hanuman. Jack was shocked by this, "Oh crap." He said. Trygve sighed, "Terrific." He said. "We're screwed." moaned Cassandra. Then she felt the door knocking and managed to stay quiet. But heard Brynhilde's voice, "Cassandra...I know that you're still there. People have probably wondered why you didn’t even come out. I'm often told to be brave, even when it feels hopeless. I'm always been there for you." Cassandra is stunt, she unlocking the door and peeks out. Then the two girls became friends since this day. 

Meanwhile, Ophelia was on a horse. She looked out at the forest path and looked back to see Adam Rustung and the others. "You want me to gallop down this path? Are you sure?" asked Ophelia. "Just a warm up, just to see how much you improve on your skills." Adam assured her. Ophelia is unsure about this, "I don't know if I'm up for this." She said. Siegfried ride up next to her and put a hand on her shoulder, "You can do it, you're the best we got." He told her. "Really?" asked Ophelia with astounding tone to her voice. Siegfried nodded, Ophelia felt happy hearing this and said, "OK. I'll do it!" Ophelia took the reins and prepared herself. She closed her eyes for a moment but then opens them instantly. Pulling on the reins; Ophelia cried, "HI-YAH!" And she galloped down the path while the others ride behind her but Ophelia was much faster. She looked back to see they were still following her. She felt faint fear but mostly she felt excitement running through her body. Ophelia had never felt such adrenaline through her, she tilted her head back and spread her arms out. Ophelia was snapped back to reality by the sound of the horse neighing, it brought her back to earth and she managed to stop the horse. She panted and panted but she laid her head down on the back of the horse however she sat up when the others approached. "Nice work." said Siegfried. Ophelia looked relieved. She felt like cheering but she asked, "Can I bust a move? Please?" Adam nodded, "Go for it." Then, Ophelia pumped her fist up and cried out, "Wooooo!" In the meantime, Delphyne hurried to her home period but she accidentally bumped into a student and she trembles. "Hey watch it!" said a student. Delphyne flustered as she tries to pick up her things but someone helps her out. "Oh, are you OK?" He asked. Delphyne looked up to see a good looking fellow. 

She was bewitched by this hot guy, "Um, y--yeah. I'm OK." stuttered Delphyne, shyly. The guy nodded, "Cool." He said with a smile. "So, who are you exactly?" asked Delphyne. "I'm Loki." said the young man. Delphyne looked up with shock as well as her friends, "What?" squeaked Skadi. "Loki...?" gasped Delphyne. "No. Way." After class; Delphyne and her friends couldn't believe it. Loki was awaken from his coma but he looked good looking. "He woke up from his coma....Oh god." Joseph muttered in a panic. "That's crazy." protested Skadi. But Loki took them all down one by one, he managed to bewitch Izanami and Vanadis, two girls who rejected him and bullied him, but he ends up brainwashing them into killing the others: Delphyne, Joseph, Dionysus, Skadi, Demeter, Ingvin, Vulcan and Medusa.He torturing them before he killed them. Izanami and Vanadis then took their own life after they recovered from the brainwashed they've been through. Loki was in a hooded cloak as he approached a mirror. He touches it as he says to it, "Mirror...Mirror....On the wall...Where is the fairest of them all?" The mirror whispers in his ear of a name. Loki smiles and he went away. Loki stalks Brynhilde as he plans to gouged her heart out. He saw his perfect chance when she stops and was about to pull the knife out but when Brynhilde turn around, Loki changed his mind instantly as he becomes entranced by her beauty and he away to change his plan. With a shape-shifting gift; Loki disguised himself as a woman and deceives Brynhilde with an apple which is laced with a sleeping drug. Brynhilde took it as she bite it and she fell asleep. When Brynhilde woke up, she was in a trance and was spellbound by Loki's handsomeness. 

Loki leaned his head on her back when he was behind her and embraced her. When Brynhilde snapped her head back, she fell asleep and while she slept, she mumble the names of her friends, even Sparrow. Loki was enraged to hear this as his thought of wooing Brynhilde was working. But someone was getting in his way and decides to take care of the situation. Loki targeted Naveen and the others: Naveen was first to be killed as he was almost burnt bu smoldering lava but Eulalie rescues him in time. Sparrow received a phone call from Loki, who cursed out at him while emotionally pressuring him to take his own life. Sparrow was about to however Deirdre saves him. Damocles is stalked and chased while Loki tried to incinerate him as Loki stamped Hansel to nearly to death, he just left him for dead. Hansel is saved by Norna as Damocles was rescued by Turan. Barka is almost burnt alive by a deranged Loki until Ariadne rescues him with water splashing the water, angering Loki in the process. And Orvor, he was whipped and flogged while left for dead. But Juana and Melisande rescues him. Loki then talked to Brynhilde about something that he wants to tell her the truth: "I love you, Brynhilde Fiachra." admitted Loki. He became emotional as he continued to rant, "All my life I've been loveless. My dad left me, my mom abused me....But I killed her with my powers you know? I couldn't take it anymore.....I've been tripped, bullied, and laughed at. I had nobody in my life to be my friend or somebody to love. Except--When I met you." He looked beady eyed, like a look of insanity. This was a bad sign. 

"Uh...I'm flattered but I like you as a friend, I don't think I'm ready for that sort of thing." explained Brynhilde. Loki was angry to hear this, "I thought  you were nice to me, you were an angel and now you think I'm just a friend? A FRICKING FRIEND!!!!" He cried. He unleashed his powers as he was about to kill her while shouting, "WHY DOES EVERYBODY HATE ME?! WHY?! WHY?!" He cried but Cassandra stops him, "Hold on!" She called out. "Is this what you going to do? Get upset?" She asked. Cassandra then entered his mind as she begins to persuade him by showing him what he has done. Loki realized the error of his ways and he sets Brynhilde free, even though love he will not take away for his own selfish gain so he decides to find his own true happiness. And as victory, Brynhilde and her friends are members of Silver Branch. In the interim; Siegfried looked at the ship that will take him to the world. The ship was pained brown. He saw how huge it was. "That's Valencia." said a female's voice. Siegfried turned to see who it was, it was none other than Ariadne. "How do you know?" asked Siegfried, curious for a moment. "I've seen this ship before." replied Ariadne. "It's beautiful." said Siegfried. Ariadne nodded, "Amen sir." She said. And she, Siegfried, and the others head onto Valencia where they are traveling to a different floating island. Ariadne was asleep as the sun was rising up from underneath the ground as it look. Once morning was approaching, Ariadne woke up to hear the tribal sounds of men chanting, "He-yah, he-yah, he-yah, he-yah, he-yah, he-yah, he-yah, Heee-yaaahhh...." 

She stirred when she listens to this singing, she smiled and happily got out of bed. She gets dressed as she begins to talk to herself, "I feel free and not confined. The doors and windows have been closed for so long that I've forgotten what it was like to have them open. Most of my life I've been alone, now I'm excited that I’ll have to see other people there. However, things are about to change very quickly. Things are about to change from morbid and dreary to lively and exuberant." She begins to twirling and dancing as she slips behind a cover where she removes her night sleep clothes and changed into her flowing bright blue dress and placed hair accessories in her hair. She continued to talk to herself, "I'm not sure what this feeling is, but I know I'm happy. I felt isolated for a long long time, but now I imagine the amount of new people I can talk to." She said with dreaminess. But her whimsical nature faded, she felt anxious about some things. "Even though, I'm being a bit optimistic, but I'm also really scared of my sorcery. If I dare make a mistake, everyone would know that I have a dangerous power and would be afraid of me. I'm worried I will reveal my powers, but I'm happy....it’s only for one day. I can't wait!" She brightens up again from the gloomy mood, "It’s only for one day....so I'm going to make the most of it. It has to be today, if I don’t make new friends, my disappointment will remain." said Ariadne. "You don't know what the dangers lie ahead no matter where we go." said Siegfried. 

Ariadne turns around and approached him. She said to Siegfried, "You've been to many more domiciles than me so you think that you know more about people like me than I do myself. We all have particular expertise pertinent to our conduct and standpoint. Being outside of our element can reduce us to a state of simplicity." She said. Ariadne walked ahead as Siegfried followed her in curiosity although he looked stoic still underneath all that. Ariadne looked back at him, she was smiling. "I can take you on a journey!" She said to him, then she turned to a beautiful scenario of places from below. "The world you don’t know exists is more beautiful than you can imagine. You’ve lived your whole life letting your expectations motivate your actions; are you ready to be impulsive?" Ariadne asked while taking his hand, Siegfried took it and looked at it. Ariadne smiles as she showed Siegfried more while saying, "I can be your guide through a new realm. A way of seeing the world that was once unattainable. Forbidden. The truly free recognize no authority, no masters holding leashes." She said while twirling with happiness. Then, Ariadne leans over at Siegfried, her forehead touches his and they were looking at each other's eyes again. "Free to live as we chose and the only real limitations are those you impose upon yourself." She breathed, her breath smelled of peppermint. It was intoxicating as it seems. Ariadne pulled away for a moment and she glance back at him. Siegfried thought for a moment, "I had thought life was what and how I viewed it but now I realize that....there is so much more. I'm having a change of heart with the new heights I've reached. I'm seeing things from a different, more clear perspective." He said. 

"You can own everything there is to have in the world, but you’ll never be happy and understand it until you can put away with the greed and selfishness." said Ariadne. But then she sensed someone was crying out as she and Siegfried head over there. They saw the ocean was calm. But no one was there as she looked around but then she is trapped in an ice cage. When Siegfried saw this, he went to get the others for help. While Ariadne is encased in an ice fort; she begins to hallucinate in there as she begins to peer into the glass but she saw a blurry image of Zachariah in there. She trembles with fear until she angrily slammed her fist into the glass but then she falls back, as her fears got worse enough to torment her. She cower into a ball as she thought to herself: "I couldn’t see any footprints in the snow because I was alone. I was the only one there, but I was also alone in my heart because everyone thought I was a monster and went against me. I left because I was afraid about what people would say about me, and was afraid of hurting the people I loved. I blamed myself for not controlling my powers better, and also for shutting isolating myself in the process. The storm outside was a lot like what I was feeling inside. I tried to control my powers and not let anyone know, but I couldn’t, and nobody knows I tried to. Everyone thought that I was evil and was trying to kill the people I cared for. I'm sorry, I couldn’t keep my powers locked in without anyone knowing. I feared that my power would harm others because I accidentally hurt someone. So I had to be a good girl and not let anyone know so to not hurt anybody. I had to hold it in for a long time."

In the meantime, Siegfried and the others hurried over. During that time; he remembered a memory of someone he once knew: A young lady stands tall, Siegfried watched what she can do. The queen took a deep breath and she glided down and kicked the Revenant, which exploded in pieces. The maiden landed and she curtsy. But noticed Siegfried and the two locked eyes for a moment. Helios got a good look of the young lady: The young woman has hair was straight and of mid length and flowing while also very wavy. Her eyes has shades of turquoise and sea green, there were gems on the sides of her eyes near her eyes. There was white and dark blue among the eyelids. There was a few strands of her hair were bright blue and some few strands were light blue and white. Then the young lady remembered she didn't introduced herself. "I'm Gwendolyn Wite." She said. Gwendolyn beamed and then looked to see Siegfried looking at her and said. "My name is Captain Siegfried Krieger. Nice to meet you." But that day, Gwendolyn offered to go after a band of Revenants, Siegfried refused however Gwendolyn begs so Siegfried decided to trust her to go. That was a tragedy he'd never forget. He reached over where the Revenants, they were all dead but another body was among them. It was Gwendolyn. She was on the ground, bleed profusely. Siegfried couldn't believe it, "Gwendolyn!" He cried, rushing over to her. He grasped onto her hand, "Come on. Stay with me, you're going to be OK." He said. Gwendolyn opened her eyes, she smiled. "Sir, I'm sorry. I thought...I thought I was doing you a favor. Please tell me I was useful for something." She said. 

Siegfried trembled, "Yes. You were." He said. "That's good. I'm glad I met you, Captain Kreiger." whispered Gwendolyn. She closed her eyes, and with that. She died. Siegfried couldn't believe it, he bowed his head. She was gone, the one true friend he was closed to. But while he receives a letter that was meant for him from Gwendolyn. It said: "Dear Captain Siegfried, I had a dream of where I am running in a tunnel made from ice and the ice begin to defrost, it made my heart warm. I believe that dream told me about you. I had a dream that told me about what love was going to be like. It's silly, you think of me as a friend but when I got to know you more and more, I believe my cold heart defrost. Thank you, I think I'm in love with you. You taught me a lot of things and I want to allocate myself to you. You inspired me so much, maybe for some reason you love me too. Maybe not...A man like you is strong, brave, and wonderful. I hope maybe you can say yes...." Siegfried's vacant expression was crestfallen, he couldn't believe it. But he didn't, he couldn't...He didn't know what to say. He didn't know what to think of this but this girl, this brave and devoted young lady who had followed him wherever he went was gone. He wasn't sure what to say about the letter, the letter floated to the ground. It was too much for him to bear this heavy burden on his shoulders. "No, I'm not losing her! I lost Gwendolyn once, I am not losing Ariadne. Never!" Never. Ever. EVER! AGAIN!" thought Siegfried, his face was emotionless but he looked furious among the smoothness looking like cracks on the floor. 

Bakc with Ariadne, she stands up when she saw a hallucination of a butterfly as she begins to feel better. But then Ariadne is filled with dread when she saw a bat flying. She backs away with fear. Then, she could hear someone singing in her head: "I revolve in the dark, I look at the stars through me...." She has a hallucination in the encased ice as she saw herself with a body filled with cracks like she was made of glass and begins to have a scary illusion of herself breaking out of the fort but she is falling to her doom. But the singing sounded stronger than her fears, "....Artificial heart tired, The song disappears...." Ariadne put that out of her head and decides to go for it, the singing sounded powerfully when she stands up, "...Someone shed light, I have been frozen by fear in me. Someone make you feel as I live, and break me...!" The song went on as she shatter the fort but herself in her hallucination she shatters as well. "After keeping my secret to myself, I finally let it go. Even though people think I'm a witch full of evil power now, I still feels good about letting it go." She thought, "I had been holding my secret back for years and never letting anyone in. I feel like a heavy burden had been lifted. I feel like that because I didn’t have to keep the secret anymore now that the damage has been done and it’s a really good feeling to know that you don’t have to go around not acting like yourself anymore." "...Cut me from this line. Spinning dizziness, ceaselessly...." went the singing. "I can’t harm anybody. So why not live freely?" thought Ariadne. "...Someone make you feel as I live, and break me!" belted the singing. Ariadne faces her enemies and begins to remove her weaponry. Then, she unleashed her powers; laughing happily at herself and uses her powers against her foes and demons. 

"Instead of worrying and being scared of the outcome, I'm taking chances to do what I want to do. I'm not going to shut out anyone anymore, or sit down and worry and fear." thought Ariadne, as she removed her uniform top, revealing a bandeau top underneath and begins to run but looks behind as she smirks at those with astounding glances. "The fear controlled me and made me stay out. And I wasn’t scared of hurting others when I was so far away from them. Therefore, my past fears would not haunt me when I wasn’t close to anyone." She thought with such glee. Ariadne stomped on the ground, turning it into ice and using water into her own weapons. She felt stronger, more confident and no longer afraid. "I'm not scared anymore. And because I'm not scared anymore, I have a chance to see how much I could do with my gift which I thought it was a curse. Now I am rhapsodical!" thought Ariande. Ariadne twirled like a prima ballerina, she never felt this happy or this freedom in her life. "Zachariah's ghost brought me down for awhile, but I'm getting stronger, so nobody won’t see me cry. I like how my life is now, free and not having to worry. I'm determined to stay and never go back to how it used to be. I'll just live on and let other people say what they want to say about me. In fact, I'm so happy and positive now that I finally appreciate the beauty in my blessing. I love being free after being cooped up and reserved. I'm staying at with my team free, uncontrolled by anyone but me."

She removed the hair-tie from her bun and shook her long tresses out where she ran her fingers through them as glitter filled each strand. Ariadne's clothes became cyan colored thanks to her ice and water. "I can start a new life, free from worry and filled with happiness — like  a new day." thought Ariadne happily. She never felt so free in all her life! And now she was faced with new beginnings. And for awhile, she's not the least bit cold! "...Someone make you feel as I live, and break me!"

Chapter 2: Shattering the Illusion

The others had been searching for Ariadne forever by now, they didn't know where she was and Siegfried begin to grow anxious. "Ariadne, Ariadne! Where are you?" called Phaedra. "Here!" Ariadne's voice called out, she emerged from hiding. Everyone is shocked to see Ariadne's new appearance: She wore her hair in a left side braid woven with snowflake incrustations, and wisps of her bangs slicked back on top of her head. She wears a crystal-blue outfit  made out of ice. It look as if it been crystallized and it had translucent, powder blue sleeves. Covering her feet are boots made entirely from ice. The shoulders had white pom-poms. "Ariadne...." Phaedra was the first to speak, "You look....Different. It suits you." Ariadne smiles brightly, "Thanks, I have no idea of how I felt in the end." Phaedra was confused, "What do you mean?" She asked. "I feel like I broke free from my prison of pain and agony. I maybe still struggling but I feel free for the first time in forever." explained Ariadne. The others are pleased to hear that, "I'm glad to hear that." said Siegfried. "Thank you, Sieg--I mean, Captain Krieger." said Ariadne. "How do you feel from what you've been through?" asked Bricriu. Ariadne was quiet for a moment, then she smiled. "Calm, no longer afraid....Fantastic, I mean." She said. Bricriu grinned, "Good to hear." Phaedra walked over and hugged her. "We're proud of you." She said. Ariadne hugged her back, but then everyone jumped when they heard Axel & Gwydion scream and waving their arms like a bunch of maniacs, "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!" Ariadne pulled away, "What's wrong with you two?"  She asked. "Daaahhhh, there's a---There's a--A monster!" Axel cried. 

Ariadne looked surprised, "A monster?"  She asked. "Yes! There's a monster!"  echoed Gwydion. Ariadne smiled and said, "OK, allow me to take care of this." She prepared herself. Axel and Gwydion's eyes bulged out from their sockets, they freaked out, "EEEEAAAH!" But Ariadne looked annoyed, "Calm down you two, it's just a woman--" She said but stopped to see something was wrong with her, "Oh man. Are you OK?" The girl had wavy dark hair that was down to her waist. She was beautiful skin that was pale tan. She wore dark pants and black boots. But there was nothing on her upper half however the girl's eyes looked dull, empty like there was no life in them. "Whoa!" Ariadne gasped, she calmly came over to the girl. "Um, where is your top?" She asked. The girl looked confused, "What do you mean? It's right--" She try to gestured but saw her topless upper body, "Oh good--" gasped the young lady. But noticed everyone was staring, she covered herself. "DON'T LOOK AT MY CHEST, YOU PERVERT!!!!" She cried. Nobody was being perverted, they were shocked to see what they saw. "Who did that to you?" asked Siegfried. The girl looked at him, "What?" She snapped. "Those scars, your chest...." Siegfried pointed out. The girl looked flustered, "N--no--nothing!" She said. Siegfried reached out to her, saying: "Let me help you." The girl panicked, she backs away in fear which confused the others. "No, stay back!" She cried, she look behind to see her top on the ground and pointed over to where it was, "Just give me my top, please!" She begged. 

Siegfried calmly walked over, picked it up and hands it to her. The girl quickly takes it and said, "Thank you." She ducked behind and there was some swift sounds before she emerged from the tree in her top. She looked at everyone and begins to get angry, when she glared; her eyes became reptilian. Fierce like a lizard or a snake. "IF YOU SAY ONE WORD TO ANYONE, I'LL RIP YOUR INTESTINES OUT AND FEED THEM TO THE SHARKS!!!!" threatened the girl. Ariadne and the others were terrified, "OK, OK. We won't. Promise." They said in unison. The girl nodded, "Thanks....." She said. "My name is Ariadne Sirius, what's your name?" asked Ariadne. "Manasa. Manasa Hydrus." said the girl. In the meantime, Silver Branch agents are called back to the agency as they got another world to go to. It was a world known as Suddene, where Thanatos Agnolo resides. He is a mysterious guy who is infatuated with a pretty girl name Proserpina and declares to protect her. He is accompanied by a witty, clever and free spirited young lady name Aoife as well as Laran. Cassandra and the others decide to take this job. While traveling, Norna had a dream: The sound of a clock being wind up as a porcelain ballerina was pirouetting, twirling in that music box and then the song fades, stopping. But then, the ballerina comes to life. She steps away from the pedestal as she walks over from the box to look over and she sees a butterfly which she looks on with a smile but then the butterfly turns into a bat, much to her horror as it flew away. This made the ballerina terrified as she has nightmares of breaking and falling to the darkness below if she fell. But she pushed that aside and breaks out, gliding to her new freedom and has never felt so free. She looks around, the dawn of a new day has come. 

Long ago; Aneris Tremeur lived a happy life with her 12 sisters: Nimue, Aurore, Aimee, Sigvarda, Baldevina, Hilda, Thora, Braga, Vála, Tyra, Dorani, and Armida. But that all changed when they decided to go see the new movie flick, Morgan Stern. During the middle of the best part of the movie, A man entered with a gun as he begins shooting everyone, however he hears the cops coming and flee. Only 75 people were injured while 21 are dead, among the dead is Aneris's twelve, beautiful, kind, supporting, and loving sisters. Aneris was traumatized as she vowed to find the person that did this to her sisters, they will pay dearly. But she discovers something from her father, Gildas Tremeur, who claims that he is not her biological father. He explains that she is the daughter of cult leader Conomar Barbebleu. Conomar has killed many people with his female assistants and other accomplices. And their mother, Tryphine Askeladden, had died from an overdose. Aneris's birth surname name is Azazel. The reason why Gildas is telling her this is because he had heard that he was going to be killed by Charon Surtur as he claims he has not much longer to live. Aneris begins to panic, she grabs him and said, "NOOOO, NOT YOU! I'M NOT LOSING YOU LIKE I LOST MY SISTERS--I'M NOT LOSING YOU!!!!" But there was a sinister laugh. There he was, Charon Surtur. He looked like hell with his red pupils and black sclera, which they were wide. His hair was dark gray. He had the most horrifying smile anyone has ever seen. His grin was wide and demonic, it literally stretched to the sides of his face like the Cheshire Cat would. But Charon's teeth had incisors, however they looked like very sharp fangs. They were yellowish, he had stains of blood and small bits of flesh on his mouth. Aneris was so shocked that she couldn't believe what she was seeing. 

Gildas gripped her shoulders tightly, "Listen to me, Aneris!" He commanded. Aneris was shaken with fear by the sight of this guy, "Daddy, I--I--I'm scared." She said with her sentences full of stuttering. Gildas pushed her away and cried out, "Just run, Aneris! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN! GOOOOOOO!!!!" Aneris ran but she stopped to turn around and saw Gildas's body, his entrails were gouged out. Gildas has been stabbed and he fell down. Charon looked at Aneris, he grinned widely as the shocked Aneris ran away safely from him. Once she got to a safe haven, Aneris begin to cry. "Why....Why is this happening?" And cried hysterically while shouting, "WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?!" Years later in the present, Aneris is now a graduated student and is a part time worker at a school, where she encounters an ignorant yet arrogant and troubled boy. Aneris uses her wits towards him when he tried to humiliate her. It wasn't until after school when the boy comes to 'bother' her. "I'm Tiresias, Tiresias Renato." said the ignorant boy. "Tiresias, huh." remarked Aneris. Tiresias remarked back, "So? Wasn't my idea, retard. What did your saddled with?" "I wasn't saddled with anything, Aneris." Aneris replies with sarcasm. "Anais?" Tiresias said with a grin. "Aneris! Aneris Azazel." Aneris said, annoyed. "'Azazel'? What are you, a scapegoat?" Tiresias mocked. Now she was ticked: Aneris rolled her eyes and muttered, "Shut up." But all of a sudden; A mellow yet ringing voice calls out, "Tiresias!" Smirking; Aneris turns and replies, "I think I heard someone calling you, Tiresias." Tiresias looked shocked, "What? I didn't hear anybody." He said nervously. "Oh, I definitely heard somebody. Tiresias!"  Aneris snarled. "Tiresias, Come on!" said the voice once more. Tiresias cussed under his breath, "Shit, Mom!" he turned and calls back, "Coming, coming." He nervously laughs at Aneris, who gives him a dirty look. 

"Well, great to meet a scapegoat freak." remarked Tiresias and he leaves. Aneris watches him go but Charon Surtur, the one who murdered Gildas, attempts assault. Charon pounces and bites Mrs. Renato! Aneris comes to her rescue as well as Tiresias's. Tiresias is shocked to see Aneris injuring Charon, who escaped, and tending to Mrs. Renato's wounds. Later, Aneris enters the hospital to see Tiresias there with his mother, watching her with grief. Just then, she is questioned by police and she is arrested, she tried to explain she was tending Mrs. Renato's wounds however nobody believes her. She screams for mercy and sanctuary. That night, Aneris dreamed of dead children laying in a pool of blood. She dreamed of a dripping sound and finding a body dripping of blood, also lifeless. She wakes up scared and falls asleep but another nightmare appears: She dreamed of hearing a dripping sound: "What the hell is that dripping sound?" she asked, and she goes to check as she turns off the faucet. But hears the dripping again later, "The hell? I thought I--" she muttered. She finds out it's the other bathroom and turns off that faucet. However, she hears the same dripping and she gets irritated: "Not again, jeez--" she mumbled. She finds out it is the kitchen. Nevertheless, she hears the dripping and goes to check, this time she's upset: "All right, that's it. Whatever it is, it could be--" but stop to find a bloody body hanging in the air on a chandler. Aneris screams and wakes up to the sunrise, relieved that it was all a dream. And she was in the asylum--Or the bedlam house as they like to call it. Poor Aneris. She's lost her grip on sanity. She's stark raving mad. 

This was no hospital paradise, no sleek modern psychiatric facility with freshly-washed sheets. No nice nurses or friendly doctors. There was nothing she could do. These doctors that uses knowledge of the workings of the body and mind to do evil, abuses the authority they has from their doctorate, and practices freakish and horrific experiments. Of course, for all their insanity, the doctor may in fact know what they're doing. Patients may be terrified by the way they act and the bizarre treatments they puts them through, but when the doctors are done with them they're actually cured. Sometimes there are no therapists and sometimes some only wish there weren't. Mental illness or psychological trauma can be serious, damaging issues that may need many months, if not years, of serious and dedicated care from a highly trained and understanding professional. These guys are therapists who really should not be a therapist; at best they will display a criminally negligent. They lack of empathy with the patient and either grow callously frustrated with dealing with other people's problems, or give them horrible and often self-destructive advice; at worst, they will have sinister, ulterior motives and actively abuse the relationship, possibly making their hapless victim an unwitting pawn in some evil schemes, or perhaps deliberately sabotaging their fragile mental state out of sheer sadism. Nurses are incredibly sadistic and cruel nurse, they're Always Female. She kicks patients, the weaker the better. If she is already the head nurse, her cruelty gives her a degree of power over both the patients and the other nurses. Anybody who goes against her ends up injured or worse, and she jumps at the chance to give a particularly rebellious patient a lobotomy. Especially if she decides to test interesting new drugs on her helpless patients. 

On a deeper level, the sadist nurse explores a very real fear that many patients have going into hospital. They are still hugely unsympathetic and enjoys having power over the patients and other nurses, but can still say with some justification that everything she's doing is for the patients' own good although the patients are unlikely to see it like that. Lobotomy is a rare medical operation that cuts into part of a person's brain in order to treat mental illness. Lobotomies and similar drastic brain alterations are still used as last-ditch treatment for intractable epilepsy, there was little evidence that it did anything therapeutic. The most often performed procedure rarely helped; it simply destroyed random brain matter. But for some people who are  chirpy, energetic, and arguing with the nurses. The next day, they're quiet and compliant, drooling, emotionless empty shells. Even the electroconvulsive therapy, with tongue laceration to gag them during the shock therapy. Then there are the patients with their head in the clouds. They are strangely oblivious to things that everyone else takes for granted. They may have an argument with themselves for fun, make points in an argument with no basis in logic or reality, or tell rambling stories that have nothing to do with the point they're trying to make. One among the insane would mumble, "Man was not meant to comprehend, man was not meant to use. Man was not meant to hear, man was not meant to experience. Man was not meant to meet, man was not meant to visit. Man was not meant to read, man was not meant to comprehend....Even after he was foolish enough to look at them." 

Despite their relative normality, they struggle to convince the therapists of the fact. And the more they struggle, the closer they get to lunacy itself, sometimes becoming indistinguishable from the others around them. The patients may be "cured" of their "delusions" rendering them useless or troublesome until they may revel in their madness while doing what they did before, possibly with psychobabble. That's when, Aneris couldn't take it anymore with the shock therapy, the bloodletting from leeches, and other horrible experiments. She fights back, and the nurses tried to restrained her however something inside Aneris was burst out from her. Once the bottle of her superpowers is opened, it can't be sealed again. Later; Aneris is sitting on the ground, she slowly begins to stand up and makes her way through the deserted hallway. Aneris then sees a nurse in a room who's stricken with fear and closes the door, realizing that she is the cause of the damage. As Aneris makes her way outside the school building, a police car arrives and the teacher rushes outside to tell the policeman about Aneris, who then quickly rides a bicycle home to pack her things. While at home, she sees a news report about the incident, causing her to quickly gather her things to flee. Several policemen then appear outside the front door of Aneris's house, while she tries to escape through the back door. Aneris realizes that the door is locked so she uses her powers to grab the keys from the kitchen bench. The policemen then enter the house to find that Aneris is gone. Aneris running away from a team  who has been hunting her in the woods. Aneris is caught by one of the men who pushes her to the ground. Aneris uses her supernatural powers once again to push the men away in a burst of power. 

She reunites with Tiresias, who had been trying to find her all this time. Tiresias learns about Aneris's past and felt so guilty that he has a meltdown. He and Aneris have a heart-to-heart talk before uniting as one. Soon, Tiresias becomes a different person and he sinks to the ground, weeping emotionally. When Aneris touched his shoulder, Tiresias embraces her while burying his face. Aneris is shocked before she enfolds him back, smiling, that he'll be fine. A few weeks later, Aneris is recovering in a better medical place, where it focuses on helping people and it's sleek modern psychiatric facility with freshly-washed sheets, nice nurses, and friendly doctors keeps getting checked into the room where their patients are. It's a beautifully decorated, spacious, and spotlessly clean hospital. It was equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, and servicing an exclusive clients. The working conditions are excellent and the pay is even better. As she learns that things are a little better somewhere else. People had been advising Aneris that things here is not what she credulously imagines it to be: it is frightening, it is horrible, and it is very dangerous. Therefore, she should be content with her surroundings and what they have to offer, which are the positive aspects of life. But for some reason, She doesn’t feel the same about something morally. Here she’s through with ordinary ways. They want her help in strengthening control in life and she won’t do it. Instead, she will leap. By leap, she means she is going to attempt to use her powers and fly away to somewhere better. Aneris has never really had anyone who has loved her. She has always been shunned by people in the asylum. The staff should have cared for her, but did not. Aneris thinks she’d rather believe in herself and her powers than the idea of repressing herself for the sake of so called love. 

Since Gildas and his 12 daughters are gone, Aneris is now on her own. Tiresias offered to go with her but Aneris says she has a journey on her own to find. In return for her choice, she gets the freedom she values. "To those back in at the asylum who can’t accept her, one day I will tell them what I choose and what I've achieved. I will tell them I did what they thought was impossible for me." No one is aware of her fantasy place, but it is this wonderful place where everything is bright and joyful. There is no sad people, just happy things like butterflies. In the meantime, He is not completely human anymore. He looks and finds out that he is half of a monster. He is not the man that he used to be and learned that he was in a freak accident as he was rescued by someone or something inside him that slipped into his body. "I don’t want to be snide and oppose, but at synchronal, I don’t want to bet a bottom dollar or my mind might get profane and become foolish." His captors were disgusted by what he was and they begin to torture him, beat him up, and left him alone in a room, where his wrists were bound together from above his head ad he was dangling from his feet. "This bastard is a egotist who devours the fat of their own race. I have to stop making long suffering acts and adjust myself." He was given little food and water, he was a nuisance to the others as they found him 'boring' and 'unexcited' for any torture. They released him from his bounds and then, he escaped much to their relief. The torture and the lack of food didn't torture he any better. But it was his new found powers and the fact he was half of a man anymore. It drove him crazy, he was so angry however someone came to aid him--A girl, who had porcelain skin and she was beautiful with other features. 

"There are plenty of hardships in my life, slowly appearing, making it more severe. I don’t have the strength to think straight any longer, but I won’t stop breathing." Before they can go to Suddene, Cassandra and the others had a problem to deal with. Ophelia told Silver Branch of her discovery on the drug, Nepenthe, and she figures someone is behind Nepenthe. The one who created the drug is Surya Arcenciel. However there had been a lot of psychedelic illusion and Cassandra are faced with Surya Arcenciel, who has the ability of changing her size differently and using her illusion to confuse people. Surya placed Turan into the dream world with the Nepenthe drug. Turan woke up in an illusion and looked around, depressed in a chair she sat in. She wore a transparent gown, which is projected with different designs and she gets up as Turan finds she is in various places that keep switching, Surya was delighted while Turan is gloomy. She saw projections of people in mirrors as they were talking to her however Turan couldn't understand them as she emotionless  and found nothing. But Surya is in dismay when she saw Turan reenact with the scenarios and change her style and she seemed happy nevertheless Surya changed it back. Suddenly, she ducked down to get her weapon outside of the fantasy illusion. Turan  took her weapon as she fights on however she peered over as Surya looked shocked that Turan found out, which occurred her to smile at this. Surya frantically tried to stop it, try to trap her in there but to no avail, Turan broke the illusion with her powers, which angered her and Surya watched in a fury. Turan broke out as she realized it was all fake and faced reality. She awoke from her hallucination as she ran to tell her team, Cassandra, and the others of what she discovered so Eulalie took the drug. She felt dizzy as she tried to find her happiness. 

In her dreamworld; Eulalie woke up on a sunny beach, she saw a young girl drawing in the sand and Eulalie looked at the girl, which the girl looked back with a smile. The girl looks like Eulalie when she was younger. The girl turned as she ran into the water of the ocean. Eulalie watched her younger self run to the waves and dived in, so Eulalie runs into the ocean but looks back before running to the ocean. Eulalie stops hesitantly as she looks at the ocean with fear. Scared, rather, about diving in. The waves looked big, she wasn't sure if she could dive in. Eulalie looked at the ocean, she didn't look scared and pushed her fears aside before diving into the water. Underwater, it was shimmering so pretty in there while adjusting her eyes to the water scene she was in. She saw her younger self swimming ahead but looked back at her, beckoning. Eulalie took her chances and swim after her. But while she swam, she noticed the scenario of underwater was changing into a forest with tall trees. Eulalie felt joy around her, she forgotten what it feels to be like this. She begin to look eager as she swim a little closer. Eulalie found a treasure chest, she opens it and many things floated away from her. Eulalie swim near a mirror which she saw her reflection of herself as a child. She reached out as she touched her other self's hand and the reflection does as well. She looked behind her as her younger self was swimming away! Eulalie followed her, where she eagerly swim into the dark abyss. She was landing as she saw light flashing in her hands and looks to see her younger self. They were looking at each other, then she took her younger self's hands, which were out for her to take them. A bright light appears, it opened up as it amazed Eulalie when the scenario changed once again. She woke up as she found herself on the beach and gets up while she begins to twirl happily to herself. But stops when she looks in the sand where she saw fun shapes of suns, moon, stars, and flowers. 

Once they all got out of their illusions, they confront her. Surya laughs dryly, "Had enough? I'll make the dose even deeper....." But heard inhuman growling, she turned to see what that sound was coming from. Jack appeared in his monster form as well as Trygve and Arcturus. Surya screamed in horror, she backs away as she cried out, "Help me! Help me! Help me!" Revenant Jack, Arcturs, and Wendigo Trygve were advancing on her as Surya screeched, "NOOOOOOO!" Cassandra stopped them as she stands over at Surya, who cowers in fear. "If I tell them to back off, will you remove all traces of Nepenthe?" asked Cassandra. "Yes, yes. Anything! I'll do anything! Just get them away from me!" begged Surya, still shaken. Cassandra smiled, "Good. That's what I want to hear." She said. Later, Dr. Bifrost was shocked to find out that Surya was responsible as she felt guilty and apologized, Cassandra assured her: "It's OK. I guess maybe Surya in a nutshell was trying to help us all in a way. But it got even more worse." She explained. 



Chapter 3: The Fault in Destiny

Surya is being punished and taken into recovery facility of addicts and troubled people. All of her Nepenthe drug is being disposed of as there were no more and Silver Branch can finally get on with their mission at long last. In the arrival of the town known as Suddene; All of the agents were separated by a force of darkness and got separated from one another. Cassandra woke up as she stumbles upon a dark, dark woods. She entered the woods and hiked in there. She put her best foot forward. Into the woods, she saw a big house. It was a 13 story manor, Cassandra had never seen a house like this! She saw a cupboard in the kitchen but out came the wind. Cassandra jumped and ducked. It was getting creepier and creepier for her, she had no idea where she is. Just then, a voice within this house made her shivered. "Who will stay with me on this cold and lonely night? WHOOOOOOO?" Cassandra was terrified, "Um, I...I mean no harm." She said in a timid voice. But the voice sounded like it was getting closer, "Mi ti doughty walker...Leechee, kinchee, colly, molly, dingle dingle!" Cassandra called back, "Who are you? Where are you?" But then, the voice got even more closer. "Who's got my money, who has it? Whooooooooo?"" Cassandra was really scared, "Oh Good Lord." She thought. But then she thought, "It doesn't know where I am." However, she heard the voice coming down the steps. "Wheeeeerrrrrreeee isssss myyyyyy toooooooeeeeeee." The voice groaned. 

Cassandra backed away, but she thud against something and heard the voice in his ear, "Who is in my house?" She then turned around and saw a grotesque face with bulging eyes and messy hair. It reached out at her, "YOOUUUU!" The monster cried. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Cassandra screamed, she fell to the ground. Cassandra shivered and was afraid to look up. A laugh snapped him out of her fear. She looked up to see a boy laughing as he took off his mask. "Did I scared you?" The boy asked with a grin on his face. Cassandra looked red faced at how scared she must've been, but she said: "No, not really." The boy smirked, "Uh huh."He said. He wasn't buying it. Cassandra stuttered, "I--Um, who are you?" The boy smiled at her and said, "I'm Thanatos Agnolo. Welcome to my mansion." "You live here?" Cassandra asked. "Of course, why? You think its haunted?" Thanatos asked. He chuckles and then he leads her by the hand and said, "C'mon. I'll show you around." But stops to ask, "What's your name cutie?" Cassandra looked a little shy, "Cassandra." She replied. "Sweet, let's go Cass!" said Thanatos. And off they went. Eulalie was walking down the street however while she was walking, two guys appeared. They looked thuggish as they blocked their path. "Hey sweetie, where do you think yo' going?" One of them said. "Um, I don't know. Here?" Eulalie replied. "Sorry, this is the boss's territory." said the lackey. "Who says it's his territory? Can anyone walk here?" asked Eulalie. One of the lackeys looked at her chest, Eulalie stamped her foot and said: "Hey! I'm talking to you, asshole! My eyes are up here!" "Hey, sweetheart. Only boss makes the call whenever anyone can enter or not." said the other lackey. Now Eulalie was furious, she can't believe someone would take over and claim no is to pass this area. "Who does this boss think he is?" She thought and then she glared at the two viciously.  

"Where is your boss then? I need to speak with him right this minute!"  behest Eulalie. "Yeah...." said one of the guys, he looked at Eulalie's chest and remarked, "You're not so much of a blonde kitty yourself." Eulalie blushed, she crossed her arms. "Kitty? Blonde?" She said with fury. The other two regret that when they saw her face, "Oops." They said. Then, they ran away as Eulalie chased them fiercely. "I'M GONNA KILL YOU, AND SMOTHER YOU!!!!" She cried. "OH MAN!!!" One of them cried. "CEASE! DESIST!" said the other. "I'M GONNA PUT YOU BOTH SIX FEET UNDERNEATH, THEN DIG YOU OUT AND DUPLICATE YOU TWO  AND KILL ALL OF YOUR CLONES!!!!" ranted Eulalie. "Get hold of yourself!" said one of the guys. "Retrain, I say!" cried the other. Someone grabbed her by her arms, holding her back while saying: "Hold it." "No, let go of me! I'll skin you alive, I bet this so called boss of yours is a Head Honcho! An obese, perverted loser of this cesspool!" She screamed. "What's so funny?!" demanded Eulalie. One of them managed to speak, "Uh, do you want to know where our boss is?" "Where?!" Eulalie cried. The other ducked his head and pointed, "He's right behind you." Eulalie's face fell. "Say wha--?" She started to say but she turned and saw some silver haired guy. "AAAHHH!" She freaked out and flopped to the ground, feigned a faint. The silver haired guy glared at one of the lackeys, he hits him over the head. "Now you've done it." said the silver guy. "Sorry boss." said the lackey. Eulalie was still as a doll, she felt like screaming again. "Wow-wee!" She thought, "He's hot!" But then she thought for a moment. "Wait, that's Laran?!" wondered Eulalie. She denied it, "It can't be..." thought Eulalie. She decided to peek out and there he was staring down at her, "It is him." Her thoughts cried, she laid down in another feign faint. 

In the meantime, Ariadne went to the first room she found, where someone was sitting in the rocking chair. "Hello?" She asked. The figure turned around and walked over but as it got closer, Ariadne freaked out. The figure was a young lady, she had scars from her body of her neck, arms, legs, and hands. Ariadne was speechless, she could not believe it. "Are you OK?" asked Ariadne. "Oh sure, I had these for awhile." replied the girl. "You certain? I can get you some medical help." said Ariadne. "No, these are my birthmarks." said the girl. Ariadne looked at her funny, "Birth...Marks?" She inquired. "Yes, I apologize." explained the girl, "I'm some sort of witch." "I see." said Ariadne, "Then that explains it then." The girls got to know one another: "I'm Ariadne." said Ariadne. "Nice to meet you, my name is Proserpina." said the girl. Back with Eulalie; she just woke up as she saw the lackeys in the room, she glares at them. The lackeys grinned nervously, "Hi." They said. "Where's your boss?" asked Eulalie, "Not that I care but I want to know where he is." "What? So you can scream like a maniac?" remarked the other lackey. Eulalie glares at him, "No. I felt bad for insulting him. I mean, I feel idiot." She protested. "It shouldn’t be our problem that your feelings for the boss is so strong." remarked the lackeys. Eulalie scoffs at this and then she replied with sarcasm in her voice, "Oh, I got a 'thing' for him. Yeah, sure. Right. I'm one of those girls who love bad boys." The lackeys smiled with nervousness for a weird reason. Eulalie continued to rant with sarcasm, "Laran's smoking, he's cool which is so weird to say." She sounded like a valley girl but remain her dryness in her voice, "Listen, like in hell I have some sort hots for him. He's not someone I'd go crazy for--" "Eulalie?" one of the lackeys said. Eulalie sighed and gave him a look, "What?" She snapped. "He's standing behind you again." said the lackey. Eulalie turned around and she saw Laran looking at her funny, it looked sort of smug. He looked different than before. 

His hair color was different, it was more ash gray. It suits him, but when she realized she was thinking this; Eulalie growled in anger and her hands twitched like she's prepared to choke someone. She lets out an anger yell, "Auuuuugggghhhh!" She flops back on the bed. Laran looked at her confused, "Weird." He muttered. Eulalie's eyes bulged out, she tensed and point a finger at Laran's men, rasping to them: "Not one word!" The lackeys nodded, "Gotcha." They said and left the room. Meanwhile, Deirdre has a strange dream: She dreamt that she was encountered with a female demon, who taunted her about being strong enough. Deirdre begs with her, however the female demon tortures her as she kicks her into an abyss of darkness with fire. Deirdre woke up from the dream. She was panting and panting in fear. Deirdre couldn't interpret the dream but she feared for her life. She found a nice room, which was quiet with a bed and a couch. As Deirdre stepped inside; A pale figure of a boy appeared with blood oozing from his fingers! Deirdre shrieked, she shivered as the pale boy waved its bloody fingers. "Bloody fingers! Blood fingers!" He cried. But a girl appeared, she steps in front of Deirdre and said, "Oedipus, What did I tell you? I thought I told you not to do that!" The girl scolded. Oedipus looked sheepish, "Sorry Aoife, I'm just fooling around, you know me." said Oedipus. The girl sighed deeply, "Fine! But if people saw your fingers like that, they won't be able to stay because of hemophobia." Aoife remarked. This made Oedipus grinned nervously, "Heh-heh. My bad!" He went away to the bathroom. Aoife shake her head, "Jeez Louise!" She muttered. Aoife smiled at Deirdre with comfort, "Sorry. He does that for fun, no harm intended." She explained. Deirdre brightens up, "It's fine. He seems harmless." She said. "Oh yeah, he is--Just don't call him a vampire and he'll be piss." warned Aoife. Both girls laughed. "I'm Deirdre, by the way." said Deirdre. "I'm Aoife, nice meeting you Deirdre." said Aoife. But then she thought of something, "Wait Deirdre. You mean you're named after a mythological woman with a cursed beauty." She asked. Deirdre looked at her for a moment and then she laughed, "Yes. Ghastly isn't it?" said Deirdre. Aoife grinned, "It's not a bad name. It's pretty." She admitted truthfully. 

Later, Eulalie was alone at night as she paced around angrily. Laran couldn't help to listen, he wasn't the one to eavesdrop but he wanted to know what the heck was wrong with her. He listened to hear her rants to herself: "...Bullshit, absolute shit. He doesn't know any damn thing about me. It's just like with Jean...Why? I can't have any guys like him torment me or hurt me in a way he did. Touching me in places of my..." Laran did a double take, "What did she say?" He thought however he blurted out, "What sucker did that to ya...?" He gave himself away as Eulalie saw him with wide eyes. Then, Eulalie grinned nervously, "One moment." She grabbed her pillow and took a deep breath before screaming into it, "Mmmmggghhh!" A few minutes later, Eulalie and Laran were sitting away from each other awkwardly. They didn't spoke for awhile, and Laran was afraid to piss her off again. He decides to break the silence. "Soooo, you OK?" asked Laran. Eulalie whipped her hair, she leaned over at him as she looked viciously angry, "Do not. Tell. Anyone!" warned Eulalie. Laran backed away as he looked over at her. "Please, if you say one word to anyone; I'll friggin' kill you." threatened Eulalie. Laran looked at her, she was serious. Her eyes were red from crying as it seems. She looked tired and all wrenched up from stress. Laran sighed and said, "All right, I won't...Can I ask you about what you said the other night?" Eulalie looked at him but she covered her mouth with her hand as if she was going to be sick. "Oh my--!" She turned away as her hands clutched on the rail. Eulalie was silent for a moment before she gasped out, "You heard all that too?" Laran looked at her with regret, "Um, yeah. Sorry, I'll shut up about everything about it."  He said. 

"I don't know if I'm even normal." Eulalie mumbled. Laran looked at her, "Really?" He sounded surprised. Eulalie nodded, "Yeah, I have strange powers. And I'm afraid that I'm not the most normal person as you can tell." She explained. Laran looked sympathetic as he grins and he tells her, "Stay here. I'll be back. Anf if you hear something, come downstairs. OK?" Eulalie is confused however she nodded. She waited and waited. And waited. Nothing happened. Suddenly they heard something and Eulalie went to check it out. She went downstairs and came across an empty fireplace. Where legs suddenly appeared. Then, the rest of the body, and finally the arms and the head. The thing begin to spin around and around faster and faster. Then looked into Eulalie's eyes, she begin to look scared. "What do you come for?" Eulalie asked in a timid voice. The thing then said. "What do I come for? I come...For youuuuuu!" He tackled her to the floor, she screamed and screamed. The thing laughed as Eulalie begin to get angry, she was about to swing an arm over but stopped when the thing's face looked familiar. It was Laran, although he didn't look human. He looked canine, not like his usual. Eulalie remembered what the lackeys said about the boss's territory. "He's a...No, no. I can't say it!" She thought. Eulalie was trembling, Laran turned to her with an eager grin: "So, what do you think of me now?" But his face fell when Eulalie saw what he was now. "Oh my--!" Eulalie gasped. "You're a were--were--were--" She stuttered. Laran looked annoyed, then he mocked her by replying, "Were--Were--Werewolf." and then he said, "Like it?" "It--it--It suits you." squeaked Eulalie. But she fainted and Laran managed to catch her with one swift, fluid movement. Laran sighed, "Geez. Why do I have to be the one with the girls?" He muttered to himself. Meanwhile Cassandra and Thanatos were near the fireplace, where the lights. It was quiet but not really spooky. "It's quite nice to be by the fire." Cassandra whispered. "Yeah, it is." Thanatos agreed. 

Thanatos slipped his fingers into hers and they linked. But Cassandra felt emotionally numb, was this love? She couldn't understand it. At all anymore, it's just she had been shocked a lot. Just then, a Wendigo surprise attacks Cassandra and Thanatos. The two of them head towards a bridge, where another Wendigo in a bunny costume, nearly kills them. It chases them with the axe as Cassandra and Thanatos are horrified to find the victims' bodies mutilated and also the carcasses of poor rabbits that have been eaten by the Wendigos. Cassandra and Thanatos arrived at a building, they go to the third stall on the fourth floor. They knock on the stall door. "Branwen, Are you here?" called Cassandra. "Yes, I'm here." replied a voice. Cassandra and Thanatos turned to see Branwen stands in with bobbed hair, a red skirt, a buttoned shirt, she has one hand white clean while the other is bloodied red. With her is a three-headed lizard hissing at them, Thanatos looks frightened. Elena is being malevolent, she pounces Cassandra and forces a heated needle to carved into Cassandra's stomach as well. She screamed however something appeared, it pushed Branwen away and Branwen screamed with terror, "It wants my blood! It wants my blood!" She then ran away in fear. Cassandra was confused but she almost fell to the ground as she looked up in horror to see the creature looking at her, "Pardon me, pretty thing, is something wrong?" He asked. 

Cassandra was so frightened that he could hardly speak. "No, I mean no harm...." She explained for him. "Sorry, I mean no harm." said the creature. Cassandra thought he sounded familiar, "Thanatos?" She asked. In the meantime; Ariande learns Proserpina is a witch with powers that comer from the birthmarks on her body. The birthmarks are her powers, which Proserpina can manipulate body-art and either make them manifest in physical form or gain her powers directly. Aoife is a witch with powers of darkness. She can create, shape and manipulate darkness and shadows. She can cloud anyone or anything into total darkness. Together; Cassandra, Eulalie, Ariadne, and Deirdre managed to recruit them as Thanatos, Laran, Proserpina, and Aoife learned what's going on as they join them. And another mission lurks around the corner, soon enough. 


Long ago.....

He ran from home, scared, he couldn't go back there. He did something bad, at least that's what he was told. It's too much for him however he felt like he was being persuaded, and when he turned around; he was right. There were thuggish looking men chasing him and he ran faster. He ran until it felt like his lungs were about to burst from his chest. But he didn't stop though, no matter how much his pitter patter heart felt like it was losing control and the men stop chasing him, one of them called out: "That's right, run! Run Little Piggy, you are a disgrace for being a killer." The others laughed as he cried. He cried as he finally passed out until he felt someone beside him, "Poor sweet prince...." said a woman's voice. He looked up, "Who are you?" He asked through his tears that he had cried. "Do you look for revenge? If you are, listen to the sound of my voice....You did not killed your father, why your uncle did. I will give you power greater among other things. In exchange, I want only half of your blood....So, do we have a deal?" said the woman. He couldn't believe that his uncle was responsible for what happened to his father. But he had to get stronger and confront his uncle of the truth. He opened his mouth and said: "Yes.....I hereby accept your contract!" The woman giggled in a soft, posh manner and whispered, "Good boy." She then cut his hand and drinks half of his blood. 

Present era.......

"....And so she had given him the powers beyond his wildest dreams and he was ready for anything. But little did he know that something would await for him....." A girl's voice read from the book she was reading aloud while alone. This was Ligeia Soren. She was 15 to 16 years of age. She had long, straight, dark brown hair hair that reaches the back of her waist and pale skin, and a slight build. She had dark purple eyes as well. And wore a sailor fushuku school uniform and uwabaki shoes. The book she was reading is titled, The Prince's Vengeance, which is by Oona Mab Titus. Ligeia was an athletic girl who liked nothing more than martial arts & combat as well as reading fantasy novels. But when she heard her cellphone ring, she bookmark the page and answers her cell, "Hello?" She said. "Ligeia, where are you? Your father is about to arrive home and he will mad if you aren't here on time." It was her mother and she sounded frightful. She always sounds fearful and weird when it comes to Ligeia's father. Her mother always worked at home and her father worked as a sound engineer. Every time he come home, he always blamed his wife and daughter for his suffering, bringing his problems from work at home. Now, Ligeia found this annoying. "Mom, I'll be home. Don't worry." assured Ligeia, she sounds so laid back about this but she was on her feet as she heads over to her house. "Honey, please. I just want to please your father. Hurry, I beg of you. Remember the last time he got mad at me?" Her mother said tearfully. 

"Mom, if he tries to hurt you again; I'll kick his ass and send him right over to the police." snapped Ligeia. "Ligeia, for heaven sake, he is a good man." remarked her mother. "Oh sure, that's what you keep telling me but when he becomes a jerk most of the time at home and anywhere, is he a good man? Is he?" Ligeia said. Her mother was silent, but she finally spoke up saying, "Just hurry home." "Fine, I will." said Ligeia. She said goodbye and hung up. This always happens however despite this, she knew what was going on. Ligeia looks up to her mother very much, and thinks her mother is gorgeous. After all, who doesn’t think their mother’s one of the most amazing people ever? Ligeia especially thinks her mother looks even more beautiful tonight, with her hair done up all nicely and looks closer, she can see a bruise under her mother’s eye. Black eyes are a common result of being punched or slapped in the face, and are associated with victims of violence. This implies that Ligeia’s mom has been a victim of domestic violence, possibly at the hands of her father. However, Ligeia’s mother has hidden her eye bruise well, presumably with makeup and she’s wearing a cheesy fake grin while joking around, pretending she’s okay. But Ligeia sees through those lies, knowing her mom really isn’t okay even though she pretends to be in order to maintain the calm, later disrupted, in the household. Her father apologizes to her mother by buying her jewelry. Ligeia sarcastically calls him a good man for doing this, when it reality it makes nothing better. But now, Ligeia can't take it anymore. She was sick of what her father was doing to her mother and she will not stand for it. 

At home, there they were. Her father looked at her with his cold gaze and her mother looked all smiling as usual. "Hi honey." said her mother. Ligeia smiled fake, "Hi Mom." replied Ligeia, she glanced at her father and her cheesy smile faded, "Hi Dad." She said in a dull voice. Her father glared at her, but Ligeia walked on. "And where the hell are you going?" Her father asked in a brash tone. "I have homework, you know." snapped Ligeia. "You should've done that at school." remarked her dad. "Dad, schoolwork is to do at school and homework is to do at home. Get it?" Ligeia said smugly. "Don't use that tone with me, young lady." Dad growled. "I can use it whenever I want, Wife beater!" said Ligeia. Her father rised up from the chair he was sitting in. "You do not talk back to me that way, you really think I beat my own wife and then you!" He said, his face was inches closer to her side of her face. "I am sick of you beating mom when she did nothing to you." replied Ligeia. "You don't know a damn thing she done, she always done something. I do everything to keep her happy and she has to give me it back but she tells me of things in a rude manner!" said her father. Her mother looked like she was about to breakdown but she held back. "It's not Mom, it's you Dad. It's time for you to open your eyes." said Ligeia. She then leaves like it was the last word. But her father grabbed a lamb and was about to hit her when Ligeia punched it. It felt into pieces, Ligeia glared at her father who looked baffled. Her mother was in tears but they were silent. "Don't you dare, Dad. I'm warning, don't mess with me or Mom--At all." said Ligeia. And just like that, she left to her room. 

Once she was finished with her dinner and homework later, she went to go brush her teeth and put on her comfy clothes as she was ready for bed but that night, she could not sleep. She pulled out the book she had been reading, she was reading so far about the 'prince' name Tannhauser Gray. She loved reading about him and she was about him and what he was like. Tannhauser was calm, sophisticated, and arrogant due to his aristocratic upbringing. Tannhauser has short ebony hair with dark blue tints and his bangs swept to the side of his face. He has cyan eyes that are normally half closed and was light tan. His personality has so much passion he has on revenge and his intense nature seems to beguiled Ligeia and the reading helped her fall asleep. Soon, she was dreaming--Her only way from all the pain. Ligeia is happiest in her own dream world where she has the life she has always wanted and all her problems disappear. She is put down by the people she admires like her father. She doesn’t live in reality. Ligeia spends her time dreaming of what could be in her own make-believe land. She tunes out of reality, and lives in a self-created fantasy. Literally, she might have more fun in her dreams at night than in the cold light of day. It seems like the people in an aspirational, doomed place are soulless, and the only way they would accept her as their own would be if she could lose hers too. But she wasn't going to, never will she ever. Ligeia thought of her mother and  how she was a deeply troubled person. Yet, the perception of her still stands as a smiling, happy woman. In Ligeia's dreamworld; she dreamt that she was Alice in a boat, she buys an egg, and it turns into Humpty Dumpty. The woman serving in the shop turns into a sheep, and the next minute they are rowing in a rowing boat somewhere. 

They were traveling in a mystical, psychedelic countryside where tangerine trees are pleasant skies. The kaleidoscope was reflecting into colorful symmetrical shapes that looked like flowers. Ligeia gets off the boat and goes to a bridge near a fountain. Nearby there are rocking horse people eating marshmallow pies. She’s confused like Alice when she fell down the hole. She walked to where the ultimate bliss on a desolate isolated sand beach of fictional Kokomo. She knew that place didn't exist for sure however she knew typical 'sweet dreams' won’t lead to happiness. But then again, nothing leads to happiness. There are others who are sadists and some are masochists. But Ligeia focused on where she was now. This utopic destination in her dreamworld can only be seen by those pure at heart. When she shares a symbiotic connection, she knows that she has just arrived. Everyone has their own favorite Dreamworld Resort, their utopia. Its the ultimate for a love seance in ultimate bliss on the sand. In the dream land, it is just another ordinary day until Ligeia meets a mysterious boy who inspires her to look for the majesty and beauty in what others would find mundane. The boy said to her, "Control your own destiny, live every day to the fullest." and then he went away. Ligeia ponders these words to herself. All her life, she is always in a hurry, always waking up early for school. Ligeia's life is a big blur as it’s going so fast. She is having to live her life by the clock because of school. Her time is not for wasting and she has realized that. Someone else can follow the average person’s rules and expectations. While she tries to enjoy her life and find happiness, Ligeia realizes that less is more. She realizes her dreamworld is valuable and should visit all the places she’s always wanted to visited and live her life to the fullest. She’s done with the extra scum. Ligeia wants everyone in her world to know that she’s out having fun and enjoying her dreaming. Ligeia won’t miss out on the fun at the beach in her sleep. 

But hearing two, incoherence voices shouting and Ligeia woke up from her dream. She could hear her father shouting and her mother crying. It was interrupting her from her slumber. Ligeia was angry, she couldn't stand it and gets out of bed. She went to see her dad kicking and hitting her mother, who could not do anything but cower and weep. Ligeia went back to her room but stops as she cannot ignore it any longer. Now she’s going to tell him all that she has done for him, which includes crying immensely over him. Ligeia has been doing her best to try to get him to listen — screaming, deceiving and bleeding for him. Even after all that he still will not listen. Ligeia does not want his help this time, maybe never again. Why would she? After her father has tormented her daily even when she had thought he would stop and she was at wits end. He is messing with her mind. He is giving her misconceptions and making it harder to believe in herself, basically making it harder for her to keep fighting him. What a jerk! Ligeia is losing her will to fight against the abuse, but she knows she has to break away from his hold on her, so she continues to fight. After feeding her misconceptions and lies she finds herself almost giving up again. Ligeia can’t keep living like this with him in control of her. She must escape from his power before she gives up because she cannot take anymore of living like this. Ligeia doesn't want to die, but she can't keep living like this. He can scream and torment her all he wants but she is going to escape from him. Ligeia can’t keep being suffocated by him,she needs to breathe. She is metaphorically rising out of the sea of pain he has caused her. This is her last time getting forced to almost give up. 

Ligeia will no longer take this anymore and will be free from her prison. She has had enough of the pain and torment of being in this relationship and is ready to get out of her 'prison' as she won’t live like this anymore. Ligeia won’t be dealing with the pain of the relationship anymore and she will be free to live her life. As Ligeia went down the stairs, she remembered the words from the book, which is the one that Tannhauser will respond to if someone says it. So, Ligeia hurries over as she cries out: "Hear my cry, Tannhauser. For Father shall die, before death I wish upon suffering first and leaving his heart dark and blue! Good luck to Mother, good luck tonight to make her soul bright and free, no death upon thee. Here me, save Mother and killed Father!" She was saying it as a playful way and then she went away to her room. But the next day, she was shocked to find the police. It was a crime scene, her mother was in tears as she was being questioned by detectives. "What's going on?" asked Ligeia. One of the detectives approached her cautiously with the news, "I'm sorry to tell you this but your father was killed. He was hitting your mother and then an intruder from behind has killed him." He said. Ligeia was shocked, she couldn't believe it--Did the spell somehow....No, impossible! It was just from a story and Tannhauser Gray didn't exist. This couldn't be true, her dad murdered. Ligeia was upset, she looked at her mother and she went back to her room. She looked at the book, "It's pure fiction. It can't be real." thought Ligeia. After the police left and Ligeia & her mother went some place safe from the so called slaughterhouse of their once beloved home. But their home was never considered 'home', not with its haunted memories of terror and abuse there that Ligeia's mother will not admit. 

While mother and daughter had breakfast; there was a broadcast on the news about a murder: A teenage girl was babysitting at night. The children have been put to bed upstairs and the babysitter is downstairs, busying herself with homework. The phone rings, and she hears at the end of the line either silence, a strange voice laughing or heavy breathing. She at first dismisses the calls as a practical joke, but as she prepares to hang up, a sinister voice asks her, "Did you check the children?" When she asks who it is, the caller hangs up. Rather than checking on the children, the teenager decides to ignore the call and goes back to her reading. The stranger calls back several times, each time becoming more persistent and aggressive. Eventually the girl becomes worried and calls the police, who ask her to wait for the man to call again, so that they can trace the call. When he calls again, she manages to keep him talking for a few minutes and, when the police call back, they tell her that the call is coming from a second line inside the house. As she runs to the door she sees a figure with a bloody axe running down the stairs, and just manages to avoid his blow. She runs outside into the waiting arms of police, who are about to arrest the man but found he was gone. They then search upstairs and find out that he had already killed the children. On the walls, in blood, it says, "THEY WERE NAUGHTY...." and the person responsible was still large as well as unknown. The babysitter admits that she said something from a book she once read and she said, "Hear my cry, Tannhauser. For the evil children shall die, before death I wish upon suffering first and leaving his heart dark and blue!" Though nobody didn't believe the babysitter of 'Tannhauser' being responsible and she was making it all up. She was now being harrassed and being accused of being a 'bad sitter' and a 'child hater'.

That story sounded familiar to Ligeia, it was the same thing that she said of her father. Tannhauser, Tannhauser Gray. He was responsible for the murder of her abusive father. Ligeia didn't say anything about this to anyone. She didn't want to be consider crazy like the poor babysitter on the news. The next day, Morning awoke her as Ligeia looked over at the skyline and saw a beautiful sunrise. "Wow. It looks like it's going to be a great day." murmured Ligeia. She saw people walking by the beach but something strange along the shore. It looked like a body however from the distance she was at; it was hard to tell. Ligeia left the balcony and went down to the beach. She went over to the body, which was a young man: He looked like 15 to 17 years of age, dark brown hair, and he was a good looking boy there. "A boy? How--" Ligeia wondered. She puts her ear to his chest, Ligeia listened for a moment, and then she gasped. This boy was alive, much to her amazement, this lovely creature was still breathing! "Impossible, no boy such as he would ever survive by himself." Ligeia thought. Gingerly; She placed her hands on his shoulders and shook him gently. "Hey, boy? Are you OK? Please, wake up?" chided Ligeia, softly. The boy stirred in his sleep and moaned, then he opened his eyes. My, what beautiful eyes he had in those pupils. He saw Ligeia, startled he sat up. "You--you saw me here?" He asked, stammering. "Oh, of course." Ligeia replied. "I saw you lying there, I thought for a second you were dead." The boy panicked, he pulled out a knife, he aimed at his heart and prepared to kill himself. "NO!!!!" Ligeia cried, she seized his wrist as she struggled the knife away from him. The boy didn't have the energy to fight back, he looked weary and exhausted. Well, for someone who washed up on shore; he didn't look so good. Ligeia seemed upset, "What in the hell would you try to kill yourself like that? Don't you know what life has in store for you? Don't do this to yourself, please!" She ranted but stopped as she had no point in talking to the boy. 

The boy stare at her with a stoic look, then he stood up and ran off. Ligeia watched him go, she wondered of his erratic behavior. "Who was that boy?" Ligeia thought. In the minute around noon, after the funeral of Ligeia's father; there was a party as Ligeia was walking to her mother who was talking and laughing with people. Ligeia wasn't sure if talking to her was a good idea as she was about to walk when she heard her mother called out to her. "Ligeia, honey. Come say hello to Mr. Tannhauser Gray." said her mother. There was a young man with pale skin and dark hair, he looked about 16 years old as well as polite and kind with a hint of eyes looking wide awake like a normal person, it was the young man from the beach. "Hi Ligeia." said the mysterious young man. Ligeia looked at him, then she said, "Your name sounds familiar to me." The young man laughed in surprise, "Really? I didn't know that." He said with innocence in his voice. "Yeah. Sounds weird, doesn't it?" said Ligeia. Tannhauser shrugs, "I guess. I'm surprised by that name myself, funny how I'm named by the guy from The Prince's Vengeance book." He said. Ligeia nodded, her mother seemed eager. "He and his adoptive mother has come from a place in an island, isn't it exciting?" She said. Ligeia nodded but there was something about this boy she didn't trust. She continued to observe him, the way he was talking and laughing with others. This really was getting under her skin a little, she know she shouldn't however Ligeia couldn't help it. He was definetly hiding something from her. From everyone that's around him. Surely, it was a mask he was hiding behind and didn't want anyone to know his true face exactly. One way or another, Ligeia will uncover the truth. She learned something about her research on Dorain Tannhauser, he worked for someone name Oona, who run an organization called Knight Templars. The Knight Templars are attractive-looking guys but they got elusive sides to them. Ligeia learns the names of Knight Templars: Galahad Baldur, Siegfried Adonis, Roland Hyacith, Cid Ganymede, Damien Naoise, Louis Paris, and Alfred Diarmuid. Ligeia's skin was crawling, like bugs was scrabbling all over her. 

This was too much, she had to find out from him sooner or later. On her way home from school, Ligeia had to do some errands for her mother but by the time she was finished; it was getting dark and she decides to walk home. While she did, she heard some sounds in the distance. Ligeia couldn't help but feel paranoid, "Do I ever get the feeling I'm being followed?" She thought. Realizing what she was thinking; Ligeia brushed this off by laughing it off. "Ha, stupid." She mumbled. Ligeia walked away. Then, she heard a scritch-scratch sound behind her. Slowly; she turned around. "H--Hello?" She called. Nobody answered, but there was that sound again. And it was getting closer. Ligeia pulled out her rod, ready to use it. "Come on out, I don't know who you are but I know you're out there." She warned. Suddenly, there it was--It was a monster, which resembled a zombie. It snarled at the horrified Ligeia. "Dear Elijah! What is that zombie doing here?" She breathed. The zombie pounced Ligeia, it growled and snarled more. Blood oozed from its mouth. Its eyes glowed of red. But the undead creature cried out in pain and fell to the floor dead. Trembling yet relieved; Ligeia examined the zombie. Just then, she felt a shadow upon her. She looked up to see that it was the same Tannhauser Gray standing over her with a stoic look. "Who are you?" demanded Ligeia. Tannhauser smiled at her, "I think you know, don't you? You summoned me, didn't you?" He said. Ligeia was so shocked, she knew his name was familiar and it was right there on her lips: "Tannhauser Gray..." She was staring off into space then she cried out, "You can't be real!" 

Tannhauser looked calm and casual, "But I am." He said with a shrug. Ligeia pulled out the book and held it up for him to see, "Your character from the book." She claimed. "I already exists before the book was written." Tannhauser replied with serenity. Ligeia looked at him with confusion which then turned to shocked, "What? You mean all this is based off--?" She stopped, then gasped in fright as Tannhauser chuckles sinisterly, "That's right." He said. "Oh...." was all that Ligeia could say. "Tch, I didn't know a foolish girl like you would be slow enough to figure it out." tsked Tannhauser. Ligeia thought of something else that shocked her, "And Oona Mab Titus, does she exist? Tell me!" She demanded. Tannhauser circles around her slowly as he looks over at her. "You are so desperate, aren't you?" He said. Ligeia responds back, "I just want to know." She sounded much calmer. Tannhauser stared at her, Ligeia blushed. This boy, he was so handsome that it irritated her. Then, Tannhauser responds back. "OK, here. I brought you something." He said, he reached into his pockets. "What is it?" asked Ligeia with curiosity. Tannhauser looked at her apathetically before puling out a gun. "Sorry." He said, "Time to say goodbye." Ligeia looked at him, terrified. Tannhauser looked at her face, somehow she reminds me of someone he once knew. He then saw a vision of a girl with blonde hair. Pretty baby blue eyes. And she wore white and blue clothes with a hint of transparent clothing of sash and sleeves of the outfit. "Tannhauser, I beg of you. Please, save--" She said with plea. Tannhauser trembled as be begin to clutch his head. "No, sis I--Eliza." He muttered as he lowered his gun. "Eliza, I'll never let you die. Don't die..." Ligeia looked at him with concern, "Hey, are you OK? You look unwell. Can I get you a drink of water or something to eat?" She asked. Dorian took a step back, "Please. Stay away, stay back. I--" He muttered. Flashback etched in his mind of him as a young boy and the beautiful Eliza smiling at him. Tannhauser, in reality, was so in devastation. "Eliza..." He whispered. Then, Tannhauser nearly fell on his face but Ligeia caught him in his arms. "Who in the world is Eliza?" She thought. At dawn later on, her mother had saw Ligeia carrying the unconscious Tannhauser and helped her out. Now Ligeia is with the mysterious yet pretty young fellow. Her mother turned to her and asked, "Ligeia, is this who I......" But Ligeia nodded, "Tell me, Mother, who is the beautiful boy?" She asked. "I don't know sweetie, I really don't know anymore." replied her mother. 

Later, Ligeia was home alone with Tannhauser, who was still unconscious until he awoke when Ligeia was watching him as she has something to eat. Seeing that her mother is gone as they can have privacy, Tannhauser tells her the truth of what he was, he was to slay all zombies. Tannhauser explains to her about what happened sixteen years ago: A mad scientist had different fish tanks of strange fishes. The scientist did experiments with resurrecting the dead but they were failures because the zombies tried to attack however the scientist would kill them with a single blow to the head. One day, something caught his eye. He spotted a woman skinny dipping in the lake, with no clothing on her body and no bathing suit. But her pale white skin shimmered like glitter, her raven black hair, however she didn't last long for she hit her head while swimming and drowned but the mad scientist fished her out as he decides to use her for one of this zombie experiments. And he did. But when the Snow White woke up, she then attacked the scientist. The scientist was about to kill her with his gun however the Snow White was quicker, she clawed the gun away from him as she charges at him. His fate is unknown. Then, Tannhauser begins to explain what happened two weeks ago in the present, It was an alleged tanker accident, as it was on the news but no one knew what happened. But soon animals went into a rampage as they bit the workers, who went mad and bit all of the others. There was a lot of screaming and agonized voices in the area.  Only one surviving human barricaded himself in the bathroom, trying to drown out the agonized screaming. But then the man heard whispers saying to him: "Why don't you open the door?", "We've come for you.", "You'll be happier if you open the door." and "It's not so bad..." 

The man was tempted, he didn't know exactly what to do anymore. There is no zombie apocalypse, which Knight Templars are preventing one. This world is plagued by zombiess, as Knight Templars is a  shadowy organization creates an order of warriors to hunt and kill the undead. And Tannhauser explains that the Knight Templars are searching for the Treasure of the Grail, which is supposed by a sacred chalice--The second part of their mission. Ligeia is interested as she decides to help out but Tannhauser refused, fearing what the others might think of him. But Ligeia didn't care for she was prepared to face anything. And help them find this chalice. Tannhauser was surprised however he accepts. Since what happened last night, Ligeia was in her bed as she then fell asleep. She suddenly begin to dream: She dreamt that she was in a vast, escher-inspired room filled with stairways. She looked down to see Tannhauser as a mirrored reflection from below but he was upside down and he begin to sing. As he sang, Ligeia was running around as she is confronted by him when he flipped right side up from being upside down. He then looks over at Ligeia, who stares at him. His voice sounds pretty, soft yet sad: "I belong to you. My entire life revolves around you even if you don't know that I exist and I would do absolutely anything to make you happy even if you treat me like nothing. Please notice me, or I'll kill me." Ligeia woke up, gasping. She looked around but it was all a dream. Actually, the first dream she had of Tannhauser Gray. 

She went back to sleep, but this time she had another dream; she dreamt she wanders through the ballroom, she wore a shimmering pseudo-medieval green and silver gown with gold trim, with huge off-the-shoulder sleeves and a full skirt. She has white ribbons in her hair. Ligeia continued to wander in the ballroom. But she is eventually found by Tannhauser, who wore a dark suit with matching pants. She is drawn into a dance with him. Tannhauser's attempts to seduce Ligeia with visions of an opulent, decant lifestyle. "You belong to me. You will be mine. I'll would kill anyone else who looks at you, or you if you so much as look at anyone else." Once again, Ligeia woke up gasping and saw that it was morning. She was trembling, she did not want to think Tannhauser that way. She was scared to think that perhaps he liked her for some reason. And maybe, she was illuminated by him. Somehow she couldn't explain it. But yes she was interested in him. It's strange but also bewitching. After school; Ligeia was reading her book again of the Knight Templars. She never knew that they existed too, if Tannhauser exists; then they must have existed as well. Ligeia is filled with questions and answers that haven't been answered just not yet. Tannhauser wasn't saying much about them however Ligeia never asked; she put that out of her head and begins to read about the different perspective views of the other Templars: The first was Galahad Baldur. He was a good person. He seemed like a good person; he was well-adjusted, kind, humble. As a firm believer in the ideal of pacifism, he is a reluctant soldier who often expresses sorrow. Galahad in the past was too timid to defend himself, he had a frail physique which had shamed him. He used to have poor self-esteem as had believed to be a burden to his comrades. Galahad had tried so hard to prove his worth. 

He has succeed his goal as a greatest ambition being to one day stand on equal footing as his friends. Galahad is loyal, selfless, worrying for his comrades' safety. He is level-headed, keeping everyone under control when their emotions get the better of them. Although initially meek and a bit cowardly, Galahad's potential shines brighter as he gradually gains more confidence in himself. Despite this cynical outlook, Galahad's most consistent traits remain his kind heart and keen intuition. As he matures, he becomes an amiable and righteous young man. He takes his job earnestly, and will not vacillate to sacrifice his life in order to protect the people he cares about. Ligeia cannot wait to meet him one day. He sounds like a nice guy. Ligeia read the second member of Knight Templar: Siegfried Adonis was next; this guy was interesting. More like two faced, one is good and one is much more dark natured than his other good side. At least, he's that way whenever he is pushed over the edge. Siegfried seems like a happy, charming, relaxed, and laid-back jokester, and for the most part he is. However, he is also a complex person with a terrible childhood that he hides from those close to him. He also deeply cares for his comrades and is never afraid to rush to their aide in battle. Siegfried is one of the most kindest people of Knights Templars, he is good with romancing with women. Ligeia is curious to meet this guy, he is eccentric sounding with his personality. The third is Cid Ganymede. Cid is a quiet but determined young man. He is patient and calm, he always analyze a situation before acting. He hides his feelings well behind an impassive mask. 

As part of Knights Templars, he has sheer ruthlessness and deadly accuracy. Despite his stoic demeanor, Cid is also known as a sadist, being highly skilled in torturing people psychologically, emotionally or physically. He displays an annoyance and dislike of Roland Hyacith. Although they used to butt heads when they were bratty children however they still have a share a fierce rivalry which stems from their differing view points. Despite their bitter rivalry, which would occasionally turn violent, They respect one another to a certain degree, admitting that he lacks the latter’s courage. In battlefield, Cid and Roland sets aside their enmity towards one another. The fourth is Roland Hyacith. Now this guy is a conflicted character. While he remains calm in many situations that would concern his fellows, he's also prone to angry emotional outbursts in response to many. He tends not to care what others think of him or his ideas and takes direct action even when he is uncertain. Roland is a fierce warrior descended from a long, proud clan. When he was younger he was calmer and much more cerebral. Then there is Louis Paris. Louis is mostly quiet and calm, yet he is somewhat Janus-faced. He is usually seen happily smiling, but can easily get sidetracked due to the other ranks and becomes rather dark. He takes things seriously, but knows a joke when he hears one. On few occasions he is shown to have a very aggressive side. If he is pushed too far, he can gain a fiercely angry personality. His angry side is so intense that it frightens the other Knight Templars. In the past; Louis was a clumsy and easily duped young boy. His kind nature and nervousness results in him becoming the victim of many bullies and practical jokes. Despite Louis's cowardly exterior, he is shown to be very bold at times. One time, he was kidnapped and tortured physically. He was psychologically taunted and bullied, laughed at. It got to the point where Louis cannot take it anymore. He breaks free as an unstoppable rage made him fearsome by others. and Hector Diarmuid. Hector was a mysterious young man that came from an aristocratic heritage. Ligeia is curious about him. 

Ligeia was in a vast, Escher-inspired room filled with stairways. She looked down to see Tannhauser as a mirrored reflection from below but he was upside down and he begin to sing. As he sang, Ligeia was running around as she is confronted by him when he flipped right side up from being upside down. He then looks over at Ligeia, who stares at him. His voice sounds pretty, soft yet sad: "I belong to you. My entire life revolves around you even if you don't know that I exist and I would do absolutely anything to make you happy even if you treat me like nothing. Please notice me, or I'll kill me." Something in her mind begin to swim in remembrance, it was just like a dream. The room faded as it turned out be an illusion. "Thank you." Tannhauser said. "For what?" asked Ligeia. "For helping me. I owe you." replied Tannhauser. Ligeia blushed, she then said to him, "It was nothing, it was the least I could do--." She said but Tannhauser turns his head and then his eyes looked intense, "You gotta hide, now! They're coming!" He said. Ligeia looked at him with surprise, "You can hear--?" She asked but Tannhauser shushed her with a finger to his lips. "Shh, just hide." He whispered. Ligeia hid from whoever was coming. She could hear the doors burst open, she jumped and managed to stay quiet. Then she gasps softly to hear unfamiliar voices: "You took care of them?" One of them asked. "Yeah." Tannhauser said. A second replies, "I'm surprise you took them out by yourself." Ligeia could hear Tannhauser made a scoff sound, he sounded smug when he said: "What can I say? I'm the coolest." Ligeia rolled her eyes. A third chuckled, "Right. Still arrogant as usual." He said. Ligeia saw zombies out there and managed to sneak out as Tannhauser got the others to leave the room. She was running away when she saw a building being destroyed and a big piece of debris was about to fall on her. 

Ligeia was frightened to see the debris about to fall on her and she could not make her legs move until someone saved her. The debris fell to the ground, missing Ligeia. She opened her eyes and looked up to see the champion, she couldn't believe it. It was a young man with wore his golden-blond hair short and neat with a parting on the left side. His eyes are and set in a broader face. Ligeia felt shy, she couldn't believe this cutie came to save her. "Um...Thanks." She said. The young man smiled, "No problem, I was right to find you." He said. Ligeia looked at him with surprise, "How--?" She asked. "Tannhauser sent me. I'm Galahad Baldur, you're Ligeia right?" said the young man. Ligeia was horrified, "Ga--Ga--Galahad? You--you--Your Galahad Baldur?" She stuttered. Galahad nodded, "Yes." He said. Galahad escorted Ligeia to some place safe and said to her, "You'll be safe here." "No, I want to help." protested Ligeia. "I just don't want you to get hurt, rest awhile. I'll be back." said Galahad. "Wait!" Ligeia cried but Galahad was gone. "Be careful." She said softly. However her safe haven is short lived when a bunch of thugs confronted her, "Sorry sweetheart. You ain't safe any place." Just then, a young man with long, jagged, dark brown hair in a ponytail appeared and beat up the three thugs and the others. One of them was horrified as he turned to his leader, "Boss, I know that guy. It's him, it's Siegfried Adonis!" Ligeia was amazed by this, "Sieg--Sieg--Siegfried?!" She gasped. Siegfried smirked at Ligeia, he then turned to the men and fought them. 

Ligeia watched him, she was amazed by this sight. And she was about to get away when she is in danger. One of the zombies was about to pounce her as Ligeia prepared to fight back but the zombie was knocked to the ground. Ligeia was shocked to see who it was: It was a young man with short black hair that covers his left eye and he wore a loose tank shirt and has pants that cut off just below the knee. He wears black boots and his hands are covered by fingerless gloves. "I got this." said the young man. Ligeia looked at him with no surprise, "I believe you are from Knight Templar." She said. The young man looked at her, "That's right, I'm Cid Ganymede." He said, holding a hand to her. Ligeia looked at him and took his hand, it felt warm. "Ligeia Soren." She said. Other thuggish men were confronting Ligeia, who fought them however she is entrapped by a big, muscular man however someone rescued Ligeia. It was a young man with short black bangs with his spikes pointing upward. "Wait a second, it's you--Cynical, narcisstic bastard." said the young man. "My name is Roland Hyacith, and who are you?" said the young man. Ligeia was surprise, she never knew it was with him. "Roland...Hyacith." She rasped. Roland did not look at her and focused on his opponents. Ligeia backed away to safety. But she was in shock over what was going on. This was all too crazy to believe, but more zombies are attacked until someone else was 

A young boy with having short brown hair parted in the middle which flips outwards. His eyes are amber gold and his creamy white. "You OK?" asked the boy. "Yeah, thank you." admitted Ligeia. "Good." said the young man. They were smiling at one another. "Oh, Ligeia Soren." introduced Ligeia. "Ah, Louis Paris." said the boy. Ligeia looked at him, "Louis.....Paris....?" She asked with a double glance. "Yeah." replied Louis. Ligeia is shocked with surprise, she couldn't believe it. Has she lost her mind? She must be dreaming! "This isn't happening! This is all a dream, a dream I tell ya!" She thought. “So, here’s the plan guys. We’re going up to the Sleeping King’s Mountain.” said a young man. he continues to talk about the plan, “But as we’re climbing up, the zombies are coming. Siegfried and Cid? Take the ones on the left. Roland and Alfred will take on the right and above. Louis and I will take on the ones from the bottom. Of course, Tannhauser and Ligeia—you two will be taking on the zombies from the center.” The vehicle stops, Galahad turns back to them: “Any questions?” He asked. The others didn’t looked questionable. “Nope, we’re all good.” Ligeia replied. “All right then, let’s move! Remember, if you don’t stand against them; you’ll fall to their clutches.” Galahad replied. They moved in, shooting and slashing with their weapons at the zombies. Once the gang took care of the zombies; they went inside but when they got in, they were surprised to find that it looked like a normal room, than a dark and damp cave. 

“This is the Sleeping King’s chamber? Is the treasure inside?” asked Siegfried. Galahad nodded, “Yes, we’re getting closer. I can feel it.” He was right, they were getting closer. Roland looked around to see flowers, there was archer of flowers. “Look at these flowers, their so pretty.” He remarked. “It almost looks like a memorial site.” noted Ligeia. The others walked through the archer; they were surprised to find that the so-called treasure was a white coffin. Gold on the side, painted flowers on the front. “This is the strangest treasure chest I have ever seen.” noted Tannhauser. “Do you think a dead body is in there?” asked Cid. Ligeia grimaced, “Oh gross…” She said. Tannhauser looks around, “Where’s the key?” She asked. Louis looked around as well, he saw something shimmer in the flowers, and she reaches in and pulls out the silver object. “Got it, it’s here.” He took the key, she place it in the lock of the casket and turns it before the lid snaps open. Something glowed inside. When they look inside; they gasped in amazement, in this casket was a young girl. Blonde haired, fair skin, petite hands, small feet, and she wore a lavender dress with whitish purple shoes. But she had an amazing beauty to her. “She’s beautiful.” breathed Cid. “I never seen anyone as young as her.” said Siegfried. “She looks like an angel.” said Ligeia. Tannhauser grazed her cheek, his hand went behind her head and he felt something in her head. “What is this? A hairpin?” He leaned over to the girl but heard her breathing. Tannhauser pulled away, he put two fingers on the unconscious girl’s throat. He gasped with fear. “Guys…She’s alive!” He said.

The others are in dazed. “What?” asked Ligeia, her eyes widened. “How long she’s been in here?” inquired Galahad. “I’m not sure but I’m going to try and pull it out.” said Tannhauser, he was about to pull the hairpin but Cid stopped him. “Wait, allow me. You might get brutal like you did last time.” He reminded. Tannhauser looked at him, then he nodded. “OK.” He said. Dorian held the girl’s head while Cid carefully pulled the pin from her head. Suddenly, to both of their surprise, the girl’s head wound closed up--making a squishy sound. The girl woke up. She sat up, clutching her head.  “Are you OK?” asked Tannhauser. The girl jumped. She backs away fearfully. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” Tannhauser assured her. “Who are you people?”  The girl asked. “We’re good people.” Ligeia replied. “What’s your name, sweetheart?” asked Siegfried. The girl replied shyly, “Flidas.” “Do you have a last name?” Cid asked. “I don’t remember.” said Flidas said, sadly. “What about your parents? How old are you?” asked Ligeia. “I don’t know! I don’t remember anything!” cried Flidas. She looks away from the surprised faces, “I’m sorry.” She whispered. Tannhauser gingerly carried her, “C’mon. Let’s get you out of here.” He said. Knight Templars, Ligeia, and the mysterious girl walked out of the cave. But the zombies appeared to ambush them, Flidas gasped, clutching onto Tannhauser tightly and hid her face. They managed to get her back safe and sound so she can rest. And she did. 

Flidas begin to have the same dream: She falls asleep as she remembers her past as a child: She remembered that she was a little girl, on a canoe and heading towards a place. Her father is with her, who is rowing the oar of the boat. "Father, where are we going?" asked Young Flidas. Her father turned to her with a smile, "My daughter, I am taking you to see the wise woman. You will talk to her alone about anything you wish." said her father. But her dream turns into nightmare. The flames were everywhere of their once beloved village. The people watched with fear, a little girl had tears in her eyes, “Daddy! Where’s Daddy? I want to see Daddy!” Flidas said. She was attempting to go in the inferno village but the others restrained her. “I’m sorry sweetie, but you can’t.” said a woman. “Daddy--!” Flidas protested. A man put a hand on her shoulder and smiled with reassuring. “Don’t worry, my dear. I’m sure he’s all right.” He said. “Everyone!” A voice called out. “The boats are here, let’s go!” Immediately, the people ran to the docks and onto the boats. “But what about Daddy?” Flidas begged. “Honey, the fire is getting closer. We have to go right now!” commanded another woman. She got little Flidas on the boat. The men got the flag up and the engine starting, the boat start sailing away from the village but Flidas would not give up. She was about to get out of the boat and in the flaming village however other people held her back. Flidas kicked and cried out, “You’re leaving Daddy behind! Why are you leaving him behind?” All of a sudden, there was a huge eruption and the village exploded. There was a red, orange, and black big cloud. Tears streaming down the her face: “Daaaaadddyyy!!!!!!!!” She screamed. Flidas sank to the floor and cried. The people looked at her, feeling guilty. Anguish filled them. The poor girl, they should’ve listened, they should’ve waited! They should’ve gone back to rescue those who could have been still alive. 

But they didn’t, their fear made them panicky, and they ran from the fire.That burning fire could scorched anything and everyone. Nobody knew who started the fire, this was no accident. Someone intended to start that fire. What kind of monstrosity would do such damage to their village? Flidas's father, he was dead. He died in that explosion. His daughter just lost her father, that poor girl. Her name is And she was very angry, why couldn’t they wait? Why were they afraid? And more importantly, who started that fire? Whoever burnt her village and killed her father; they won’t have any mercy from her. She vows to get her vengeance on who is responsible. She would never forget the huge compliment to her of Knight Templars recognize how their support can turn a bad day on its head, and make everything better. Flidas begins to watch videos of music videos by her favorite artist, Tristana Harper. The first, and debut, music video starts off with Tristana arriving at her embassy in Paris, France. Tristana caused havoc by playing loud music, jumping on the bed, and putting on makeup. She is uneasy of the supper meals like snails, frog legs, and goose liver. In Paris, Tristana explored all the museums and all the places such as well as the Notre Dame. But she stumbles across a photo shoot and meets a beautiful but nice model. They become friends as Tristana and the model go shopping. They have lunch and attend a party/dance. Tristana and the model meet two good looking guys, they dance with them. There are scenes of Tristana performing on stage with her band.  

The second new music video sets in Sydney, Australia where Tristana is at her apartment with a kangaroo. She is seen fishing, scuba diving, and shopping. It is hinted that she is in a witness protection program where she is being pursued by bad guys but she had enough so she sets up traps for them. The plan works; she ties them up and tortures them with girlie things. Tristana is faced with tougher guys at the beach but she fends them off and is honored as a hero. She is seen with a boy, her love interest as assumed, and they danced. There are several shots of Tristana singing live and of her crowd surfing. The third new music video starts off with Tristana waiting for her lover by the gate in London, England. There are flashbacks featured of how Tristana and her lover first met. Their rivalry, which involves with the two of them struggling to admit their feelings to one another. One day, they actually admitted their feelings to each other and shared a kiss. They go on a date in a boat. But her lover's father disapproves of this and forbids him to see her so they plan to eloped. In the present; Tristana is still waiting, thinking that her lover stood her up and was about to leave when she sees him walking towards her. She runs to him as they tenderly embrace each other. Some segments in the video show of Tristana singing in different places like the Big Ben clock tower and a bridge. 

The music video begins with Tristana packing her things and tearfully hugging her friends before she turns her back on them for her journey ahead of her. It changes to years later where Tristana returns and reunites with her friends. But she is surprised by how things have changed since she has been gone. Some of her friends have drifted apart from her but others still remained close. There are various scenes of Tristana and her friends going to places, going crazy in a silly way, laughing, and having a good time. In some scenes shows Tristana playing the guitar, singing in her room, and looking out her window. The music video starts off in an Old Western era where two men are waiting for their opponent to show up in a ghost town. There was an eerie feeling in the air, and the two men turn to see that their opponent, Tristana, was standing in their direction. She was wearing a sexy cowgirl. She steps forward to them, cocked her hips as she had her rifle and then the shooting begins. Then, it ends with Tristana defeating them both. There are lots of conflict, there are some tables turned, but then the antihero is planning on jumping from the ledge however the female stops the hero, who obeys and loses the battle. He weeps of the darkness inside him but is comforted by his female friend, who is tearful of his loss. The antihero is a jerk as the female friend stands up to the antihero, who storms away. Other scenes show Tristana playing the piano and lying on the floor. 

The video begins with Tristana walking to an empty park, which has a glowing sunset. She falls on her knees and sheds tears while singing the song. During that time; A figure is seen behind a tree as this person is spying on Tristana in her anguish. The person feels bad for her, he approached Tristana, who is still weeping. The figure place a hand on her shoulder, Tristana turns around to see and is astounded so she embraces this person. Segments of Tristana walking in a neon lightened city, swimming in a pool while looking up at the blue sky before she goes underwater. She is seen lying on a comfy bed while she sings the song. The music video starts with a teen girl found a boy lying on the beach. The boy woke up with a start and is about to attempt suicide but fails as he escapes. The second scene shows of the girl giving him an envelope, which the boy rips it up into pieces. The girl is saddened however the boy wipes her tears away but he leans beside her, vowing to kill her. The girl wonders why but one day, she confronts the boy however she is held at gunpoint. The boy cannot bring himself to pull the trigger. The next scene shows the boy fighting in war in his giant robot but he falls defeated as he thought of the girl before passing out. The boy wakes up to see the girl sitting beside him, she smiles at him before she gets up and walks away. The boy watches her go, wondering why can't he kill her. Tristana appears in some scenes of her on the roof of a hotel by the pool, walking on the beach, and swimming in the ocean. 

In the music video; Tristana is running to find her lover, she finally finds him but he has his back towards her. Flashbacks show that they were once a happy couple but somehow the guy becomes depressed and has been doing bad things, such as drinking and stealing. Tristana is hurt, confused. That's when she found a paper with writing, a letter as it seems, and reads it. But she is shocked to see what she had read. She drops it and rushes out. Tristana is seen talking to her lover, who still has his back to her. The climax shows that her lover falls backwards, his face is buried in her neck as he cries in it. Later, the boy is recovering at the hospital; Tristana holds her lover's hand as she smiled hopefully. In the video, Tristana is seen at a neon themed arcade/tavern. Once that last music video was finished, Flidas then joins the others where they talk of a mysterious, seemingly mythological female name Nesace Heights. Nesace is a aqua maiden who controls water and she appears at shore. So Briar comes with Knight Templars and Ligeia to see for herself. Underwater was so beautiful for Ligeia, the blue was so wonderful and clear. But she had to focus, she had to remember what she came here for. She looked in the sand, she looked among the fishes, she looked in the coral, she looked in the seaweed but she found nothing! With a sigh, which her sigh formed a single bubble from her breath mask and she swam up to the surface. 

Gasping for breath; Ligeia took off her mask and snorkel gear. She takes off her fins as she reveals wearing her bikini. Ligeia went back to her friends with a disappointed look on her face.  “Did you find anything?” Siegfried asked. Ligeia shook her head sadly, “No, not really.” She said. “What do you mean ‘not really’?” demanded Roland. Ligeia shot a glare in his direction with her eyes, “Hey, give me a break. I looked everywhere. Nothing, nada, zip!” She snapped. Galahad shook his head, “This can’t be right, there should be something. Someone….” He said as he looked at the map. “Maybe it’s the wrong area.” Cid suggested. “No, these are the right coordinates.” insisted Galahad. Tannhauser let out a sigh, he dropped on his knees as he buried his head for one second, and looked up with irritation. “We’re wasting our time looking for a mythological person that doesn’t exist.” He complained. “I know she exists, I know she does!” Roland declared as he folded up the map. Ligeia sat on a rock and looked among the blue sea. “Got any better ideas?” She asked. Nobody didn’t realized that a figure was swimming up to the surface. There was bubbles that the gang can see from shore. Ligeia was the first one to notice, “What is that?” She asked. The others gathered to see what she was pointing at. “Is it…Ohhhh…” She asked. 

“No, could it be?” Galahad muttered. They watched in mixed feelings of amazement and fear as a figure emerged from the deed, a young lady it looks like. She had a curvaceous figure, ivory white skin, straight black hair that covered her face. She wore a black bandeau top that revealed her midriff and matching pants that reached down towards her knees. When the girl removed the hair from her face; she revealed her face. Beautiful, dark brown eyes, small nose, and glossy black luscious lips. Cid approached the girl as he said to her softly, “Hey, you OK?” The girl replied back in a creepy monotone,  “Fire. Who started the fire?” Cid looked at the others with a perplexed look. “What fire? What are you talking about?” He asked. “Fire, I see fire.” said the girl. “What?” Cid asked as he leaned closer. The girl seized Cid by the neck and they fell into the water. “Oh man, Cid!” Siegfried shouted. The girl tries to drown Cid but he breaks free and swims, he gasped for breath. He dragged the girl away, the girl released her grip from him and ran away. “She’s getting away!” Briar cried. “After her!” Roland called. They chased after the girl however they paused for a breath and they lost sight of her. “What happened?” Flidas asked. “We lost sight of her.” Ligeia replied. “What?” Flidas asked in disbelief. “She was too fast!” Ligeia called. In anger, Roland as he growled, distressed over their failure. “Dammit! She got away!” He cursed. 

That night, Nesace managed to get back to the land, to look for the people she encountered earlier. Nesace’s hair is now side swept, cascading down her slender shoulder on the left. But when she got through the forest towards the beach, it was already vacant and getting dark. She was wondering when she was hand gagged from behind. “Gotcha! Can’t get away this time.” Cid said with a leer on her face. Nesace struggled, muffling but she thought she heard snickering from behind. Cold anger kicked in as she somehow she was glowing and she broke free from Cid’s grip and let out a screeched. Cid and Roland fell to the ground as they look up in horror to see Nesace's eyes glowing blue. Cid is frightful, "I'm--I'm sorry!" He stuttered. Nesace clenched her fist tightly. "All I want is to be alone." She said with despair in her voice. Cid scrambled to his feet, "I know, but we just want to know who you are. Are you Nesace?" He asked. Nesace eyed him carefully, "Why do want to know about that?" She inquired. "People have been talking about you. They brush you off like your a myth but I know you're real." Cid explained. Nesace looked at him coldly, "People--filth! Lies!! You're all alike." She shouted. "I'm not like that! Yeah, there are people who are vile but I--I mean, my friends and I are not like that. And I'm sorry, my excitement got the best of me, forgive me. But what is your name?" Susanoo said. Nesace looks at him, she was quiet for a moment before answering. "Nesace. Nesace Heights." She replied. "I'm Cid and this is my...friend, Roland." Cid said, gesturing to Roland. He didn't necessary think of Roland as a 'friend' but he rather cut to the chase rather than talk all night. "Listen, we need your help on rescuing a priestess. You think you can help us?" Cid asked. Nesace thought about the idea and agreed to help. 

On a damned cold night; Galahad, Siegfried Adonis, and Roland are sitting in a car when Wendigos comes up, smashes the window and attacks them. Flidas, Cid, Damien, Louis, and Alfred is encountered by a mob of Wendigos who storm in, smashing the glass, and Tannhauser, Ligeia, and Nesace who get violently attack in the street by a Wendigo. Ophelia witnesses all this and  pulled out her walkie talkie and spoke into it: "S.T.I. I repeat, S.T.I.--Save the Innocence." This calls the others into action. Eulalie, Deirdre, Turan, and Norna fought the Wendigos, which they smashed into panes of a window of a bus stop. Ariadne, Melisande, Juana, and Phaedra took down the Wendigos, chasing them as they slammed their heads as a small portion of blood was splat onto the ground. Juana saw Alfred looking at her with surprise, she held her hand up and pulling him up to his feet, while Juana comforted him. Tannhauser, Ligeia, and Nesace were trying to fight these monsters however it was hopeless until Cassandra came to save them by her telekinesis. She looked back at them with a grin before she sends the Wendigos out the window. Ligeia and the others were shocked by these new heroes who had come to their rescue. 


Chapter 4: Trauma-Induced Amnesia and Repressed Memories

Aneris does not have enough strength any more to think, she is too tired from what it is she is suffering from. Her condition and powers are so pathetic that she can’t talk about it with anyone. It’s so terrible that she doesn’t even want to think about it. She wants to ignore it but she can’t. She naturally concludes that she is going insane. There is something inside of her that starts small but out of nowhere will grab  and pull her in. It was the insanity growing inside of her that is controlling Aneris. Aneris has locked herself from the world physically. But all the happier days are just mocking her to insanity. She wants out of this unrealistic hell-hole. Her powers are beginning to come out of nowhere, from the mist and can work its way inside her with out you realizing and it will control her. Her mind is so clouded that she cannot tell the difference between good and bad, reality or dream. It was extremely dangerous so she should use caution, She was in a place where dreams come true. She was going all the way in full throttle, people need to be careful who they mess with. "Be careful before you mess with me, I can mess with your head. So if you have to challenge me, then be smart about it. My powers and sanity alters my common reality and makes me think twice about my actions. It will change everything I used to be." Aneris thought. Aneris doesn’t want to be like everyone else. She’d rather be individual and have people call her “weird” than be like everyone else. Speaking of someone else, someone else is different from the rest. A young lady name Hervor Lanval, she's beautiful but she's not like most girls. She likes things that normal boys do and she differs herself from all of the rest, however she has different ideals and is afraid to speak out. 

However, one day when she was around 18 years old; Hervor was sighing on her porch as her mother asked who is on her mind or in her heart. Hervor claims that no one is in her mind or heart, she says she has found a letter which explains of a war going on as Anapos is being summoned to go there and fight the Wendigos. Cyane is understanding however her father, Anapos, doesn't want his wife, nor daughter or Hervor's grandmother, Ambrosia, to be concerned for a duty he has to do. But Hervor begin to take matters into her own hands. She goes to the market and she buys a steed. Then, she buys a saddle. Hervor buys a whip as well as a bridle. At dawn, Hervor bids her family farewell--Unaware if she will ever see them again. Around dusk, she camps by a river as she no longer hears her parents calling her name. She laid on her pillow as Hervor hears the waters whispers. In the next dusk, Hervor arrives at a mountain where she is far away from home. Galloping ten thousand miles; she crosses lofty hills and goes out of her way to slaughter all Wendigos in order to be honored in the war against them. Although many leaders die in these battles; it was 10 weeks since this batch of Wendigos were defeated, as well as the other creatures. Hervor goes to rescue the young, proper lady name Gerda. Upon seeing the lady, Hervor has some sort of romantic feeling for her. Gerda looked at her, "Are you the one who has come to rescued me?" She asked. "Yes. I have come to take you back to your home." replied Hervor in her male accent, "My name is Hervard Lanval." Hervor took Gerda and they went back to the palace where she belongs. Her father was so happy that he would like 'Hervard' to be rewarded with the honor of marrying his daughter, Gerda. 

Despite this, Hervor refused as she offers to go home for she had been away longer than she already has. When her parents hear that she's coming home, they watch by the gate as thy braced each other. All the females heard 'Hervard' is coming, they all ran to their rooms as they dab themselves with rouge powder. When the males heard 'Hervard' is coming back, they set up and prepare for a feast of sheep & pig. Hervor managed to be welcome back by her parents, who hugged her, as she went to her room. She sighs in relief as she pushed open her window. Hervor sat on her bed to rest a little, she swiftly removes her warrior's outfit and puts on her old time dress. She went beside the window to dress up her hair and in the mirror, she rouged her face. Hervor goes out to meet her comrades, who are perplexed and amazed by the fact is Hervard is not a boy but a girl, Hervor. Gerda is amazed with this, she seems interested and she befriends Hervor. During their time alone; Hervor confessed her feelings for her and Gerda is shocked, not wanting to hurt her for she feels guilty; she makes a promise to marry her. Hervor was overjoyed and kissed her. Cyane saw this as she was shocked, she tells Anapos about this and the two of them don't seem troubled. They are concern for their daughter, however they genuinely just accept it with frightening ease, though Grandma Ambrosia is not thrilled with her granddaughter's orientation. Meanwhile at a red light brothel, a part of an urban area where there is a concentration of businesses, such as shops, clubs, and theaters. Men are hitting every place there is downtown, where they're not having any luck. Out of many of the clubs he’s been to, they each meets a girl at a place where with music and dancing. And boy, they were feeling awfully amorous. But Ophelia was there, posing as a 'Prig Maiden' as she was being harassed for her purity. One of the men flirts with Ophelia, who is uncomfortable, as she tried to push him away but then the man becomes violent as he tries to cut her. 

Just then, Roland came out of nowhere as he shoves him off Ophelia and then begins to physically assaults the guy, first punching him in the back of her head before pushing him through the glass top of a booth. Roland strangles him however  he is able to break free, escaping. Just then, he hears something and turns around, Ace shoots him in the head, causing him to be splattered on the wall. "Ew, nasty." said Ophelia. She giggles as she said to him how much fun that was. Ophelia and the boys escaped from a mission successful. They were teamed up once again. At a hotel. Ace looked out at the starry night from the window and glanced at the sleeping Ophelia. "You are a piece of work, aren't you Ophelia?" He said softly. Then he said in an aggressive tone that he never spoke of before, "Womanchild." He thought back of Ophelia's fun nature. "Manic Pixie. You are nuisance." said Ace. However, Ace begin to sound passive as he sits beside Ophelia, who was still sleeping soundly. "Why do torment me? Why can't I stop thinking about you, Orlando?" He glanced over at Ophelia again, "I think of her too also, I think of you both." said Ace. He then begin to caress her forehead, "This girl, why do I have this feeling in my chest that feels warm? I never wanted to liker her anyway." He ranted mindlessly. He continues as his hand caress her soft skin of her arm and her neck, "Orlando, I'm sorry....I shouldn't have beguiled her with that passionate kiss. I caused a bloody mess. You will be mine, Orlando, whether you like it or not. And Ophelia? Just so we're clear, Orlando is mine but...please love me, or I'll slit my own skin." The next day, Roland was lying in his bed but he felt someone beside him. He awoke as he turned to see Ophelia looking over at him. "Aaah!" cried Roland. He panted as he glared up at Ophelia, who giggled. "The hell?!" demanded Roland. "Morning sleepyhead!" said Ophelia. "Augh! Scared the hell out of me! What do you want?" groaned Roland. Ophelia caresses his hair, "Just coming to see how Orlando is doing." She says. Roland blushes, "Don't call me that! It's not Orlando, it's Roland!" He exclaimed. 

Ophelia seemed troubled by this, "I don't know what's the problem. I think it's a sexy name!" She said. Roland blushed, "E--exactly, it's a sexy name and I hate it!" He stutters. Ophelia smiles, "Aww, you're a lying jerkass with a heart of gold who won't admit his true feelings." She said. "Shut up, you prig!" Roland cursed. Ophelia then looked fierce, she then said in a sassy tone: "Say that again, I dare you!" She demanded. "OK, OK. I'm sorry, now can you leave?" Roland apologized. Ophelia looked at him and said, "Not until you do me a favor." Roland rolled his eyes, "What?" He snapped. "A kiss." Ophelia replied. Roland sighs, "Fine, your cheek." He said. Ophelia shook her head, "Mmm-mm, the lips." She said. Roland blushed as he looked shock, "You gotta be--ugh!" He moaned. Ophelia looked at him pleadingly, "Pleasssssssseeee!"  She begged. Roland rolled his eyes, he deeply sighed and then looked at her, "Just one?" He asked. Ophelia looked at him with a seductive look, "Yeah, unless you want more." She said, licking her lips. Roland yelped, "Augh!" He ducks under his covers and tried to convince himself that he can do it. And he peeks out, he then closed his eyes and leaned over at Ophelia. Their lips met, in a kiss. He realized what he's doing and backs away. "Oh crap, oh crap!" He thought, "I kissed a girl! I kissed a girl on her rosebud lips! Oh shit...It just got real!" Ophelia cheered, "Yay!" Roland glared back at her, "Never. Again." He warned. "Oh, you know you like it." teased Ophelia, she pumps her fists as she twirled around. Roland watched with annoyance on his face but laughs a little, "Damn, she's friggin' pretty." He remarked. Ace watched Ophelia fluttered away as he looked on with jealousy, he had seen Roland and Ophelia kissed. He had walked in on them and was shocked by this. On that night, Ace got drunk at a bar and walked back to his hotel. Ace was so drunk that Roland noticed and helped him to bed but noticed Ace was drapped onto Roland's shoulder and Roland had to look at him to ask if he was OK. Ace looked at him for one moment and kissed him right on the lips. Roland was shocked but then he pushed him away and gagged. 

"The hell just happened?!" Roland demanded, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. He was disgusted by this. "What? I was given into temptation Orlando...." Ace insisted, Roland pushed him away and cried out: "No, don't. You stay the hell away from me!" He went away as Ace called out, "I wasn't trying to start shit, I was curious." Roland was in his room, Ophelia was writing but she had a grin on her face. "You saw it?" Roland asked, annoyed as it seemed. "All I gotta say about that is one word: Hot." said Ophelia. "Shut up." Roland hissed. Ophelia laughed a little. The next minute, a hangover as it seem for Ace, who drank ginger tea and tries his best to not be sick. Ace didn’t expect it to happen and it wasn’t his idea but because he was so drunk, it gave him the confidence to kiss a boy and not feel awkward about it. Ace was not used to kissing nor being attracted to another male and only wants to try him on in order to get a feel for the experience. This took over it enough to make him give into seductive temptation. Ace was never and isn’t interested in other guys. Ace just wanted to try to get a taste of how it feels like to kiss a boy. He just wanted to test the waters. Just because he was only testing it out doesn’t mean he wouldn’t like the kiss. Besides, it's hard for him to just kiss girls--except Ace. In the meantime; Ophelia begins to write in her journal: "Ace is the devil hypnotizes me to be bad and Roland is the angel hypnotizes me to be good. When Roland touch me, I feel good....It entices me, makes me feel love. I feel really good when his arms are around me. He’s got something else that nobody else has that I love. He is really different and I haven’t known he would have been like this. It takes her to another world, and she’s ready to go there. I want to feel what he has all of his power and strength. He's showed me a side of life I’ve never seen before. I want him to take me farther into revelation." When she realized what she written, she was disgusted; she mutters to herself, "Why am I thinking this? Gol-ly, that is such a fantasy!" She tucked her journal away and she went to bed. The next day, Ophelia went in town for some errands. While she was walking, someone was calling her. "Miss, miss, wait!" Ophelia turned around to see a young man, he was attractive looking. 

"You dropped this." said the young man. It was her pen, she must've dropped it while she was on the bus. "Oh thank you." said Ophelia, taking the pen from him. But she looked at his face, something about him. Had she seen him before? "Wait, do I know you?" asked Ophelia. "Yeah, you look familiar." said the young man. Then, his whole face lights up and he smiles, "It's you! Ophelia?" Ophelia begin to look nervous, "Who are you?" She asked. "It's me, Ymir, Ymir Raijin!" said the young man. "Ymir?" Ophelia asked with perplex in her voice. "Remember? We were friends?" said Ymir. Ophelia shake her head, "I don't...I'm sorry, I don't remember you." She replied. Ymir seemed disappointed. "Ohhh, do you remember anybody?" He asked. Ophelia looked confused, "Like who?" She inquired. "Surtr Fujin. My little brother, Aether. Aura Symeon. Raiden Xanthus. Olwen Gwan. Fontus Ulysses...Hey, how about Surtr's sister? Hemera! You two were friends, remember?" Ymir reminded. Again, Ophelia shake her head. "No, I--I don't remember. That was all in my head, I wrote my adventures. My fantasies, my dreams. All went away. I was struggling in my life and went through regrets as well as abuse and trauma." She explained. Ymir tried to look hopeful as he continues to talk to her, "You don't remember saving me and singing to me on the beach? That singing gave me a change of heart, that singing was from you. It was you who gave me confidence on life." said Ymir. For a while, Ymir begins to tell her more about the life in the past: Priestess Kanzeon and her subjects as well as friends. Monkey, Trey, Pigsy, Arion and Sandy. There was the three sisters of prophecy, Astarte, Esther, and Metis. He showed a journal and ripped up the pages she once written when she was eleven. "Where did you get this?" demanded Ophelia. "I found it." Ymir replied, "Look. Maybe you don't remember me but I remember you. Take time and looked at it. Maybe you will remember." 

And she did. Ophelia looked at her writings she did when she was younger, around 11 years of age before she fell asleep and had a dream: A young boy was standing on the ledge, the ledge crumbles under from him and he falls into this supermassive black hole. The hole has a light brightens up and he saw demonic monsters. But then the boy turns into a magician with fire coming from his hands and he burnt the monsters! Someone calls out his name, “Surtr? Surtr, Surtr. Surtr!” “’Ay-yah!” The boy exclaimed. Surtr, he is a tween kid years old with dark brown hair and scarlet red eyes. The person calling him was his mother, his father was in the drive's seat, and Surtr’s little sister sat beside him. They were in the car, driving from their hometown to a new place. “Wake up, Surtr. You were talking in your sleep again.” His mother said. Surtr clutched his head, “Sorry, I just had a horrible nightmare.” said He said. “This storm, son. It’s making you have bad dreams lately.” His father replied. The driving was silent except for the radio, “…weather forecast of rainstorm showers but tomorrow is going to be sunny tomorrow….” “So, Mom? Dad? Any chance I can try out for soccer?” asked Surtr, hopefully. “Hmm. That depends on the weather, Surtr.” said his father, not paying attention to the radio. “Oh, don’t be silly honey! There will be sunshine tomorrow, so we’ll be sure to take you there tomorrow.” said his mother. Surtr looks at his mother funny, “Um, did you forget dad? Tomorrow is my first day of school, remember?” He reminded. “After, Surtr. After.” assured his mother. The early bell rang, Surtr begin running down the empty halls, he was wearing a schoolboy uniform of long pants and a buttoned shirt. “C’mon, c’mon. I can’t be late. I know I can’t be late but what else can I do?” He thought. But when he got inside, he found himself lost and not knowing where else to go. 

“Ohhhhkaaaaayyyy, where do I go?” thought Surtr. He felt agitated, “Where am I supposed to find Class 1A?” He cried. “What, you weren’t given a tour? A schedule?” A voice asked in a snarky tone. Surtr turns around to see a boy his age with a schoolboy uniform.  “Yeah, been there—done that pal. I’m Ymir Raijin.” He remarked. “I’m Surtr Fujin.” said Surtr. Ymir looked at him with narrowed eyes, “Surtr, huh. Looks like someone’s on a bad start on their first day.” He turned around and walked away with a half-hearted wave. “Later.” He confessed. Surtr watches him go, “What’s with him?” thought Susanoo and then he walked to find his first class. In the meantime, later, the last class bell rings as students exited out of the classroom. 15 year old Aura trudged out, looking all red faced. She was slender, pretty, and she wore a schoolgirl uniform with a buttoned shirt with a skirt. "You did again, Aura." Raiden laughed. Tomoe put her face in her hands, “Ugh, please don’t repeat it.” She moaned. “What’s going on?” A voice asked. It was a Olwen. “Aura had once again has charmed the tomatoes out of the teacher.” Raiden nudged at her, gesturing towards Aura who looked annoyed and amused at this. Aura, Raiden, and Olwen are walking and talking but saw Surtr unchaining his bike. Aura smiled, “He looks unfamiliar.” She thought. She walked over to him. Surtr looks up in surprise to see this pretty girl approaching him. “You’re new in town, right?” Aura asked. “Yeah, I am.” Surtr replied. Aura lent out her hand, “My name’s Aura Symeon, this is Raiden Xanthus and Olwen Gwan.”  She said. Surtr shook hands, “Hi, I’m Surtr Fujin.” He said. Raiden noticed Ymir, who was getting his bike. “Hey Ymir, what’s up?” He called out. Ymir gives him a look, “What’s it to you?” He said harshly and rode away on his bike. Surtr, Aura, Raiden, and Olwen watched him go with offended expressions. “What’s with him?” asked Aura. “Hmph, what a jerk!” Olwen scoffed. She turns back to Surtr with a smile. 

The dream ends as Ophelia is wondering if she had ever made this up. Surtr and the others seem concern about her. She was frustrated as she wonders why she was brought here anyway and she went back asleep into dreaming: There was loud thunder above the school that clapped so loud that the students jumped. Then a horrible wind has broke into the gym as the students and teachers were in terror as they ran. "C'mon! We gotta get out of here." called Surtr. "Right!" agreed Raiden. Suddenly, by surprise, he gets caught in the storm. "HELP, SOMEBODY!!!!" He cried. "SURTR!" screamed Aura, but she too got caught in the storm. One by one Ymir, Raiden, Fontus, Olwen, and Aether got caught in the storm. Just then, each of them were glowing different colors: Surtr glowed red, Ymir glowed whitish blue, Aura glowed teal, Raiden glowed yellow, Olwen glowed pink, and Aether glowed silver. Once then, they were given each powers: Fire, ice, wind, electiric, and light. But Ymir is separated from them. They wake up in a world that wasn't their own. A woman was making some tea, her back towards them. She was wearing a kimono, her hair all a flow and there was a crown of flowers in her hair. "Hello?" Surtr called. The woman in the kimono turned around, her face was a kind and beautiful woman.  She smiled at them as a sign of greeting. "Welcome. I thought maybe I gather you all together with me. My name is Kanzeon, and I am the Wise Woman." In the meantime, Ymir was unconscious, he could hear the sounds of waves from the beach. He heard voices but he didn't see them for his eyes were closed: "Is he dead?" A girl's voice asked. "I don't know." said a dumb sounding voice. "Maybe we shall chant an incantation to rise him from the dead." "I think you've been watching too much of horror films Columbo." said another voice. "Hmm, I hear his heart beating." said a voice that sound high pitched. Ymir heard the girl's voice sighing, "He is?" "Wait, it sounds faint...No, his heart is pulsing. Yes, he is living after all." said the high pitched, nasal voice. "Yes, I knew it." said the girl happily. Mikado felt a hand running through his hair. That hand felt nice in his hair. "Who's there?" He wondered. "He is so beautiful..." mused the girl's voice. Then, she begins to sing a song.

Ophelia woke up from her dreaming and she wondered what was that. But then she fell asleep again as she begins to dream once more. Underwater was so beautiful for Aura, the blue was so wonderful and clear. But she had to focus, she had to remember what she came here for. She looked in the sand, she looked among the fishes, she looked in the coral, she looked in the seaweed but she found nothing! With a sigh, which her sigh formed a single bubble from her breath mask and she swam up to the surface. Gasping for breath; Aura took off her mask and snorkel gear. She takes off her fins as she reveals wearing her bikini. Aura went back to her friends with a disappointed look on her face.  “Did you find anything?” Ymir asked. Aura shook her head sadly, “No, not really.” She said. “What do you mean ‘not really’?” demanded Surtr. Aura shot a glare in his direction with her eyes, “Hey, give me a break. I looked everywhere. Nothing, nada, zip!” She snapped. Ymir shook his head, “This can’t be right, there should be something. Someone….” He said as he looked at the map. “Maybe it’s the wrong area.” Fontus suggested. “No, these are the right coordinates.” insisted Raiden. Olwen let out a sigh, she dropped on his knees as he buried his head for one second, and looked up with irritation. “We’re wasting our time looking for a mythological person that doesn’t exist.” She complained. “I know she exists, I know she does!” Surtr declared as he folded up the map. Aura sat in a mermaid position on a rock and looked among the blue sea. “Got any better ideas?” She asked. Nobody didn’t realized that a figure was swimming up to the surface. There was bubbles that the gang can see from shore.

Aura was the first one to notice, “What is that?” She asked. The others gathered to see what she was pointing at. “Is it…Ohhhh…” Surtr asked. “No, could it be?” Ymir muttered. They watched in mixed feelings of amazement and fear as a figure emerged from the deed, a young girl it looks like. When the girl removed the hair from her face; she revealed her face. Beautiful, dark brown eyes, small nose, and full lips for a child--It was Ophelia. Ymir approached the girl as he said to her softly, “Hey, you OK?” Young Ophelia seized Ymir by the neck and they fell into the water. “Oh man, Ymir!” Surtr shouted. Young Ophelia tries to drown Ymir but he breaks free and swims, he gasped for breath. He dragged the girl away, the girl released her grip from him and ran away. “She’s getting away!” Fontus cried. “After her!” Surtr called. They chased after the girl however they paused for a breath and they lost sight of her. “What happened?” Aether asked. “We lost sight of her.” Surtr replied. “What?” Hemera asked in disbelief. “She was too fast!” Fontus called. In anger, Ymir kicked a tree as she was distressed over their failure. “Oh man, She got away!” He cursed. That night, Young Ophelia  managed to get back to the land, to look for the people she encountered earlier. But when she got through the forest towards the beach, it was already vacant and getting dark. She was wondering when she was hand gagged from behind. “Gotcha! Can’t get away this time.” Surtr said with a leer on her face. Young Ophelia struggled, muffling but she thought she heard snickering from behind. Cold anger kicked in as she somehow she was glowing and she broke free from Surtr’s grip and let out a screeched. Surtr and Ymir fell to the ground as they look up in horror to see Young Ophelia's eyes glowing blue. Surtr is frightful, "I'm--I'm sorry!" He stammered. The dream ends there as Ymir asked Ophelia if she's OK, Ophelia looked around. 

While closing in on their hideout; Ymir turned to Ophelia. "Listen, this team is under absolute secrecy. You can't tell anyone of anything about us. We clear?" He warned. Ophelia nodded, "I won't, I promised." She said. "Promise?" Ymir asked. "I solemnly swear." vowed Ophelia. Ymir nodded, "All right, let's go." He said. They entered inside as Ophelia couldn't help but noticed how dark it was, "Why is it so dark in here?" She asked. "We're just entering in here." Ymir said. They reached the inside from the tunnel like entrance. Ophelia gasped when she saw lights of Chinese lanterns. "Oh my...It's so beautiful." She breathed. Unknown to them is a figure in the shadows, who was creeping behind them and seized Ymir from behind. "Ah-ha!" cried the person. Ymir shoved him away to glare him, "Surtr, son of a gun! What you trying to do? Kill me?" He demanded. Surtr puts his hands up in defense,  "Sorry, trying to be funny." He assured. "You won't be trying to be funny if she gets hurt." Ymir snapped, gesturing towards Ophelia who looked shy. Surtr glanced at Ophelia, "Wow, cute. Wait, is this--?" She asked with glee. "Yes, it's Ophelia." replied Ymir. "No fooling? Hello, It's really you!" Surtr answered. Ymir looked at this, he turns away. "Huh." He muttered. Ophelia was all eyes on Surtr, "Magnificent..." She whispered. "Huh?" Surtr asked, confused. Ophelia realized what she was doing, "Oh, um. The lanterns! I admire the lanterns, their quite splendid." She said quickly. "Yeah, nice aren't they? Was it Aether and Hemera's idea?" "Yeah, it was." Ymir agreed. When the others saw Ophelia, they were overjoyed to see her but they were shock to find out that she doesn't remember anything. 

During her time there, Ophelia is told that Hemera was kidnapped and Ophelia offered to get her back: She learns that Hemera is being a slave girl in a place called Scarlet Light. At Scarlet Light; Hemera's schedule as a harem slave girl went like this: Hemera would be woken up early in the morning by the other female servants and went to practice the dances for the evening's entertainment. When that was done; She was bathing in the showers, dressed carefully, and fed breakfast. In the afternoons, Hemera was to serve meals and beverages to her master before she could eat food herself. Once lunch had cleared; She would sit as her master's prized treasure while her master resume to conduct business with clients who would be allured or distracted by her being there. Or prisoners would be tormented by the master while being sentenced to death. During those businesses; The master smokes his hookah as he caressed her. Later, the other guards and servants would take a nap. Hemera was nap against her master's throne. Once in the evening, Hemera wakes up, showered, and be made up for preparations of tonight's amusement. At supper; Hemera, again, serves food and drinks to her master before she could eat. After dinner, the entertainment begin in a strident matter full of gambling and music in the air. Hemera was expected to dance with the other female servants until her master could retreat to his bedroom, where he would wait for Hemera's company. Before entering her master's quarters; she was bathed and embellish by fragrances that smelled wonderful. After her master enjoyed her company; she was to fall asleep beside him, until morning came again. All her life of doing this, she was forced to do these against her will. And if she ever refuses, then she would be killed. She cried after all of pleasing her master. Hemera wants to be free to break free from this cage she was in. Alas, it happened. 

Ophelia found the place Hemera was kidnapped and took down the enemies. She was surprised to see Hemera, who looked up and smiled at her friend. "Ophelia! You're alive!" said Hemera with relief. "Yes." answered Ophelia. Before the two girls embraced; someone from behind seized and poised Hemera with a knife. "Ah!" gasped Hemera. "Hey!" Ophelia cried. "Let me go! Let me go!" wailed Hemera. Ophelia had her spear with her, the one that she used to catch fish. "Take your hands off her!" She ordered. However someone came from behind and bound her wrists, "Get off me!" She exclaimed. However a tissue covered her mouth and she passed out. As she woke up; She was tied up to a chair and Ophelia couldn't escape at all. This was too much for her. No escape. However, she has to keep a positive attitude, played her cards right, and be free. Take it one day at a time. One of the captors looked over her, Ophelia looked back with no glare in her voice. It is generally psychologically harder for a person to kill or otherwise harm a captive if the captive remains "human" in the captor's eyes. She did not grovel, beg, or become hysterical. She tried even not to cry. She will not challenge her abductor, but show him that him are worthy of respect. But then they begin to taunt of Hemera, they even tried to torture her. "Hey, let her go!" Ophelia cried but they begin to torture her too. Ophelia felt cold anger and kicked him in between his legs. The guy yelled, he was furious and grabbed Ophelia's neck, choking her. She was about to die without air in her throat, when that same burst of power, she had before with her monstrous master she was enslaved, came from her and the captor cry out in pain. He fell backwards, he was critically injured as he fell unconscious. Ophelia was shocked, she begin to weep sorrowfully. "Oh my God...." She gasped. "Oh...." She wept and wept until there was nothing left. 

There was a horrible laugh, which was followed by a clap. "Well done, very well done." It was Cheshire. His grin was luminous upon her, Ophelia glared at him viciously.  "You really are a selfish jerk-off aren't you?" remarked Ophelia. "Oh, am I? I think you should....LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!!!" Cheshire cried, throwing Ophelia to the ground. She gets up but saw Cheshire with his sword. He was raising his weapon, ready to stab her. Ophelia cringed away, but she noticed she was dying and looked to see Surtr and the others were defending her. Ophelia was touched by this, Cheshire couldn't believe it: "Impossible!" He shouted. "Nothing is impossible when you got friends like us!" exclaimed Surtr. "We're not going to let you get away with this, Ophelia is our friend and she stays with us." Ymir said. "Yes, Ophelia is our friend, she is the reason we live. And I will never give up. Never!" Hemera said. Ophelia gets up, "You shoot me down, I get up and I won't fall again. You may have burnt my village, you may have killed my father but you will not burned me alive!" She exclaims. With their powers combined; Ophelia and her friends defeated Cheshire, who was bleeding from his shoulder. "Well done, Ophelia. But don't think this is over, I will be back to destroy you." Mephisto said, there was a smoke that covered him. By the time the fog cleared; he were already gone. "And I'll be ready." Ophelia claimed. 

However, her memories from her past returned as she remembered the friends that she once had. While this happens, she falls to the ground and cries. As she wept of her tears; A shimmering light appears before her. Ophelia looked up, she saw that it was Himiko, she wore a long kimono that reached to the floor as she looked more like a hime in the flesh. "Is that you, Kanzeon?" Ophelia asked. "Hush, do not cry my daughter. I have come to save you from your pain." replied Kanzeon.Ophelia embraced her, saying, "I remember! I remember now!" She apologized as she felt like she had been hiding in the dark. While laughing and talking, Ophelia realized that she's been away. Ymir came beside her. "You could stay, if you want to." offered Ymir. Ophelia turned to him, "That sounds wonderful." She said with a smile. But then her smile faded as she said, "But I can't. I got my responsibilities. And I have someone...No, two. Waiting for me." Ymir nodded, "I see. I'm glad you're living a good life." He said. "I hope I'll see you soon." Ophelia said. Ymir felt a little sad, "You'll forget about us again." He said. "No I won't. You are my friends, I guess I forgotten all about you is because of the trauma of my pasts and there are so many things I need to work on. I will always remember you all in my heart...My writings...And in my life."  said Ophelia. With one last group hug, Ophelia bid her friends goodbye and ran off. She learned one of the most important things: Nobody can ever be too old or young to look back at times when they were a child. It was the most important thing she would remember in her life. 

Earlier before...

The girl was sitting in there for awhile and she was cowering in fear. She was trembling in fear as she fears of why she was kidnapped here. Her name was Elissa, she was running away from home but that wasn't the real story. Elissa was running from her past as she tries to get away from the trauma of her life. At first, she didn't want to talk but she is comforted by Turan and some who are less violent. Finally, Elissa opens up: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood; The sun is shining, the sky is clear and blue, even the wind breeze nicely. There was an average family, this family had discover Elissa when she was walking in the rain by herself, the father didn't like to see Elissa by herself in the rain and takes her under his wing. The family were shocked to find out that Tamsin was no ordinary girl; she had enhanced abilities of speed, agility, regenerate healing, and other special powers. Her past is a shocker: Elissa came from a facility called Clay Fire. Clay Fire is a place where children with special needs are treated like they are not human and mistreated badly for not behaving right. It was a living hell for poor Elissa. She didn't want to talk about anything else for now. 

One day, for a change of pace; Turan heard Elissa listened to her music and asked if she can look at it. Elissa nods and Turan is impressed by the music she has on there. "Wow, you listen to good taste in music. You like this?" asked Turan. Elissa seemed nervous, "Y-Yeah...It's awesome." she said as she was silent for a moment. "Huh, at least you don't listen to the annoyingly, well known ones or anything like that." remarked Turan. "Mmm-Hmm." Elissa nodded, rubbing her hands again, Turan noticed. "There you go again! Rubbing your hands so nervously, relax! I'm not dangerous you know." She chided  with a chuckle. "OK...." Elissa said slowly, rubbing her hands subconsciously. Turan looked at her firmly, "Seriously?" she asked. Tamsin dropped her hands, she looked flustered. "Sorry, sorry." She whispered. Turan felt bad and came over at her calmly, "I told you, relax! Chill! Your fine, maybe that was my fault for calling you on it." She reassured her. Elissa felt at ease around Turan, looking up to her like she was the big sister to her. A really cool one. 

Present era....

Tannhauser, Ligeia, and the others were amazed to meet Cassandra and the others of Silver Branch. They were amazed at the way they rescue everyone. But they realized that they were unique warriors. Warriors who will fight to protect others, warriors who will inspire others to fight back, and warriors who have experienced pain before. Cassandra offers them a membership as this surprises Ligeia. Tannhauser seemed to understand, he wasn't surprised and he says that they will reconsider. But soon, Branwen attacks as the others tried to fight her but Branwen targets Deirdre, Juana, and Norna as she traps them in dreamworlds: In her dreamworld; Deirdre finds a small bottle that is labeled, "Drink Me!", and she drinks it. But she gets intoxicated as she hiccups a little but she begins to hallucinate of seeing pink elephants and blue weasels. She mutters, "My brain--I think maggots are biting my brain...." Deirdre then falls consciousness as she woke up to see a world of buttoned eyed people, who are friendly with also a nice woman who was a motherly figure but the motherly figure turns out to be a lie as Deirdre sees her as a crone. She backs away and escapes with the help from a black cat. That doesn't stop there, Deirdre meets people who are ghosts as she begins to lose her hair but then she uses peanut butter to grow it back. But then there were multiple hairs growing all over her body but then it becomes normal while she  meets enslaved children who work in a sweat shop. In a hellish hallucination; Deirdre sees rabbits in the tunnels, where it had been gassed of poison and they try to get out, some did while others aren't so lucky. 

Deirdre hallucinates in seeing rabbits in blood of grisly murders, she was so shocked that she passed out. She encounters rats where she fights those that try to kill her with swords in their filthy hands. Deirdre is faced with other things that freak her out: A serpentine dragon who is white and red eyes. She saw a horse sinking into a lake but it's impossible to get him out. She is also faced with a woman who seemed harmless when all of a sudden, she meets with a woman who seems harmless but her eyes glowed of purple and changed into her true form of an ugly, grotesque of a hag. Her long nose and long chin sticked out as her whole body was all wrinkly and horrible to look at. She runs away only to find decapitated heads behind glasses of display. She finds herself faced to face with demonic, rock people and she experiences shock therapy, which she is knocked out easily. But wakes up to meet creepy goblins who kidnap and eat babies. She managed to go through a path where she must rescue the babies from the monster king. However, she is faced with obstacles while also trying to avoid all the illusion of herself being humiliated and tortured for being beautiful. But she realized that she has friends that never been jealous of her beauty and she felt hopeful. She breaks out as she fights her demons, declaring: "You have no power over me anymore!" She then is free from her sorrows and despair. Juana dreamt she was capture and blinded. She is shackled while turning a mill-wheel and praying as well as suffer for her sin. Then, she is ridiculed by the crowd. She is taunted by others. When they try to force her to kneel, Juana asks them to lead her to the two main pillars of the temple. As they let her do so, Juana pulls down the pillars and the temple with them, crushing her enemies. 

She manages to sing as she could hear others turning to her to hear her sing. They seem to like it, Juana felt confidence as she begins to sing more and when she finished; she could hear slow clapping from one. Soon there was a big applause coming from all around and Juana bows but she was grinning and crying tears of joy. Norna was in a dream, more of a nightmare, where she is strapped to a chair. She is being tortured by someone, who is cutting her and making her go insane. She laughs in her stressful hours, of this horrible torture and watches with great terror as the people that she cared about was slaughtered in front of her. Norna couldn't take it anymore. She was so angry that she screamed, and broke free from the chair she was strapped in as she breaks free from the torture that she is in. She manages to reach for the surface of reality as she continues to fight back with ease. Soon, Tannhauser, Ligeia, and the others were shocked to see how frightening Branwen was. But everyone escaped to somewhere safe. In the meantime; Aneris was in the world too where she was as she begins to witness the Wendigos feasting upon the humans. She was so scared that the traumatizing memories of her past of her foster father and twelve sisters come back to her. Just then; the Wendigos attacked, puncturing Aneris's limbs. Aneris felt anger, the wounds on her body begin to vanish from her skin. Everyone is shocked to see this. Aneris had tears in her eyes; now she was pissed, the Wendigos looked scared so they try to leave but Aneris held them against their will and then killed them one by one with her telekinetic powers. 


The commotion started to attract the attention of others: Cassandra and the agency of Silver Branch. Curious, they walked over there to see what was going on. When they got closer, they were shocked to see Aneris losing control on the monsters who had killed innocent lives. Once it was over, Aneris finally calmed down and begin to cry herself to sleep. "All my life I twirled in the night sky, I see the same diamonds in the sky. I feel like a dancer in the music box, who is tired and dance & dance until the song disappeared. I need someone someone to shine a light on me. I feel frozen in icy fear, someone....please....make me feel alive again. Break me out, I feel dizzy in the norm of this trauma. So that's why I need someone to talk to and not feel alone. Spiral into the unknown, I am not sure what I should do. If I break this glass, will I fly? Will someone catch me if I fall? I'm scared of breaking free but I'm tired of the same things that spin only in the downpour. Someone come find me, someone make me feel alive again and shatter me." Aneris woke up to meet Cassandra and the others--with their new recruits--looking down at her. "Hi." said Cassandra with a smile. Aneris trembled, she didn't know what was going on but she didn't want to be tortured again by these people. 



Chapter 5: Primal Fear

Aneris woke up to meet Cassandra and the others--with their new recruits--looking down at her. "Hi." said Cassandra with a smile. Aneris trembled, "No. Stay back, get away from me." She whimpered. Cassandra noticed how frightened she looked, "No, don't be scared. It's OK, I won't hurt you. You're safe, I swear." explained Cassandra. "Is he coming for me?" asked Aneris. "Who?" Cassandra asked. Aneris begin crying, "He's a bad man, a bad man! He's evil!" She sobbed. Then she begin to howl in anger. "MURDERER!!!!!! MONSTER!!!!!!" she screeched and thrashed. Then, Cassandra put her hands on her shoulders pulled her into her chest. Aneris stopped and Cassandra wondered if she'll be OK. "Are you sure you're all right?" said Cassandra. "Yeah, I--I am." said the girl, sobbing a little. "Can you tell me your name?" Cassandra inquired gently. "Aneris Azazel." replied Aneris. But then she panicked again as Cassandra soothes her, "Hey, hey, easy! Take it easy!" said Cassandra but Aneris thrashed more and more. "I'll kill him! I kill him and---" screamed Aneris. She then calmed down and sighed into Cassandra's lap. "Easy, easy...That's right." said Cassandra. "You're okay, you're just upset. It's OK, shhh." Aneris spoke up softly, "Charon Surtur kills. Charon Surtur is bad.....You're all gonna die...." And then, she passed out. This reminded Cassandra of how she once was until she improved. Cassandra and the others took Aneris back to headquarters, where she was being treated by doctors and therapists that helped her out. Cassandra and the others rested until there mission approaches. 

In the bright light of the morning sun, there was a bustling place called Rising Sun. Within these parts concealed are monsters who come out in any part of the day or night. Among them, stands a warrior who is sworn to protect humanity from any danger that comes. A chimera ran like a cheetah, it sprinted and grunted. “Faster, fool! Run faster than that!” It said to itself. But the chimera felt a drop kick jolted him as it tumbled down a hill. The chimera growled in pain as the boot stepped on its throat. The chimera tried to struggled when a glass-like knife pierced its heart, it let out an ear splitting screeched as a female’s voice said, “Damned creature. I sent thee back to thy Yomi.” The chimera yelled as it turned to dust. The chimera killer stood up, revealing to be a girl. Around 15-17 years of age. She has long, Godiva dirty blonde hair. Dark brown eyes, a slender figure, and a pretty face. She wore a pink rash guard top and black cargo pants with black and pink sneakers. This young lady is a protector, her name is Melusine Varuna. Behind her is an emerald green haired boy with amber eyes and whitish pink skin. He wore a Japanese school uniform for boys. His name is Max Balthasar. Next to him is a gentleman with sapphire blue hair, has navy blue eyes, and he wore a magician-butler outfit with a top hat, he looked handsome—Dashing, as to say. His name is Derek Melchior. And there was a beautiful, cheery girl with hot pink/ fuchsia hair. Her eyes were purple and she wore a Japanese school girl outfit. Her name is Lucille Casper.

“Nice. Very nice, Mel.” Max complimented. “That was sooo kewl!” Lucille squealed. Melusine flipped her hair confidently, “Tch, that chimera deserved it. He was burning the forests with those students hiking.” remarked Melusine. “Well, another job well done.” Derek said. Melusine nodded, “C’mon. Let’s go.” She said. And the four of them hurried away. Melusine looked over the horizon of the cliff she was standing on. She grinned ear-to-ear. Astounded by the beauty of what she was seeing. But she could hear behind her are a commotion of breathless voices and panting. “Wait for us, Mel!” Lucille called. Melusine rolled her eyes in annoyance, “Lucille! Boys! Shake a friggin’ leg.” She hollered over her shoulder. Then turn back to smile at what she was seeing. The trio reached Melusine, they stopped to gasp for air. “You—pant—know—pant—we can’t go—pant—that fast!” Max wheezed. Melusine pointed over, “Look! There it is!” She said with excitement. Melusine was pointing over to a haunted mansion, an old manor called Olympus Lodge. Melusine was ecstatic, she was looking forward to exploring there. “Isn’t it awesome?” She asked. “Wow.” said Max, not exactly thrilled as he is not too crazy about all this. “Swell.” replied Derek, half-heartedly. “Ooooohhh!” Lucille said with glee. She seems over the moon just like Mel. “Let’s check it out!” announced Melusine. “Yay!” Lucille cheered. Max and Derek looked at her with disbelief: “What, now?” Max asked. “Oh no.” groaned Derek. Melusine seized them and bellowed, “What are we waiting for?”

The four of them jump from the cliff as they flew down safely to the Olympus Lodge. “Oh no, you must be kidding if we’re in that place! I mean, we could awaken evil spirits!” Max protested, squirming to get away but couldn't because of Melusine's grip. “That’s why there’s me. I can handle it. Hell, I can do anything.” Melusine said. Derek rolled his eyes, “OK, Kim Possible, what makes you so obsessed with this place?” He asked with sarcasm. “The Olympus Lodge has some ancient, cryptic artifacts. I want to see what they have in this broken-down, crapsack house.” Melusine explained. Lucille suddenly looked excited, “Like, treasure?” She inquired. Melusine smiled, “More or less, Lu.” Melusine peeked into the haunted house, but the door fell down. The gang entered inside. It looked old: There were broken looking candlesticks, furniture has ripped up cushions, and there were cobwebs. “What a dump!” Max said. “No doubt about it.” Melusine remarked. They walked around to see mice, spiders, rats, and bugs here. However, they found a room which was bathed in heaven’s light. It made the room magical! “Oh my.” Melusine gasped in amazement. Lucille was delighted by this too, “Pretty!” She exclaimed. “Amazing.” Max breathed. “Gorgeous.” said Derek, softly. The four of them looked around to see what they could find here. They found spiders, which freaked out Lucille as she ran around screaming. There was dust, papers that had words faded out or spilled on. But Melusine noticed a trap door in the house, she opens it and finds a secret room. She slipped down there as she finds a drawer of a desk so she opens it. Inside was a dialed discs object, Melusine couldn't believe it.

“A cryptex.” She said. Max, Derek, and Lucille walks over to Melusine to gaze at the object. “What’s a cryptext?” Lucille asked, mangling the word of the object. “A cryptex is an object which is arranges the disks to spell out the correct password. In the inner compartment of the cryptex, secret information can be hidden, written on a scroll of thin papyrus wrapped around a fragile vial of vinegar as a security measure: if one does not know the password but tries to force the cryptex open, the vial will break and the vinegar will dissolve the papyrus before it can be read.” explained Melusine. Derek is astonished by this knowledge. “I never knew you acknowledge about that.” He said. Melusine looked embarrassed, “I did. Utnapishtim taught me that, remember?” She reminded. Max remembers as he snaps his fingers, “That’s right.” He said. Suddenly, there was a sound of sizzling. The four friends looked behind them to try to listen carefully. “What’s that noise?” Max asked. The floorboards from beneath begin to shake as the figure broke out and a serpent came out. The four of them backed off in fear. “A snake! A snake!” Max cried. Lucille cowered in fear, she hides behind a chair Melusine, Max, and Derek fights the giant cobra. The cobra snaps its teeth at Max and Derek. Melusine got in the way to protect her friends. But the cobra sniffed her with its tongue and lunged at her. Melusine blocks the creature’s attack but then the fangs sink into her skin. “Ahhh!” She cried. “Mel!” Max bellowed. Derek turned to the cobra and strikes it in half with its sword. Melusine was writhing in pain, the bite from the snake’s morsel was painful as the venom was starting to spread. “Dammit, it hurts!” She cried. 

Max, Derek, and Lucille gather around her. They were worried what they could do however Derek was calm as he looked over at Mel’s wound. “We gotta get her to Utnapishtim, he can help.” He said. “Come on.” Melusine was still the entire time, composed as she could be. The trio escorted her to Utnapishtim Nestor’s house. Derek lead their friend to the door and opens it as he calls out, “Master Utnapishtim, it’s an emergency. Melusine’s been bitten!” Elli came down the stairs as he says, “Bring her here.” He said. A few moments later; Utnapishtim examines Melusine’s wound, he nods as his eyes scanned the bite. “Can you do anything about the snake bite?” Derek asked. Utnapishtim was quiet for a moment then he finally said, “Yes. Max, get me the anti-venom.” Max nodded, “Right!” He said and rushed away. Utnapishtim turned to Lucille, who looked ready to help her dear friend and majestic master. “Lucille, I need you to get me the Nure serum.” instructed Utnapishtim. “Yes Gramps!” Lucille said. The old man turned to Derek and said, “Derek, get me the utilizer.” Derek bowed, “Yes Master.” He said. Derek hurried away. The three of them got the things that Utnapishtim has ordered them to get. Once he got the tools ready with him; Utnapishtim got to work. As he worked, he says to Max and the other two: “My friends, this is no ordinary cobra you came across with. It is a Naga, who has bitten Melusine. Now, she will have to be a protector as she must fight other Nagas by becoming half of one.” “What?” Max asked in disbelief. “Why is that, Master?” Derek queried. Utnapishtim revealed the reason, which shocks the trio: “She is not the Chosen One to defeat chimera, tenome, but also nagas. Her mother is the predator Echidna. Echidna had given birth to her and tries to kill her however I had to intervene. Now, Echidna is out to find her. That is why Melusine must stay safe no matter what happens.” 

During the procedure, Melusine begins to have vivid dreams: She dreamed of seeing a vision of a nude woman with her long hair covering her body. She is seen talking to a snake, who convince her of the fruit tree. The girl look up at the tree, she gets up from sitting and takes a bite of fruit from the tree. Next, the snake is thrown to the ground as a voice thunders in its hearing: “On your belly, you shall crawl. Eating nothing but dust and be hated by humanity.” Then, a close up of a snake’s mouth as if to attack. Finally, Melusine woke up to see her master, Max, Derek, and Lucille. “Master? W-what happened?” inquired Melusine in a frazzled tone. “You were bitten but you will be fine.” Utnapishtim explains. This confuses Melusine, “I was?” She asked. “Yes. I need to tell you something…I’ve been lying to you this whole time. All your life you were to defend humanity against inhumanity but now it’s time for you to see and hear this. Have you noticed that snakes have a hatred towards you? How you are not like the others out there? Did you ever realized that?” Utnapishtim questioned. Melusine thinks about how snakes hissed at her. How she can sense things that normal people couldn’t. Sometimes she could crawl underneath small spaces so easily, like the time that the boys couldn’t go underneath or above the fence so Melusine offered to do it. She slither-crawled under the small space in the fence, got the baseball and gave it back to the boys who were amazed by her ability. Asking her how did she do that. “I have no idea, guess I’m different than average.” she’d always replied. She did remember that one time her skin was rough so she saw some dead skin about to come off so she peeled the skin and then her skin became soft as baby’s bottom. “Yes, I am aware of it but thought it was different than what I am.” Melusine admitted. “That is not normal but fear not, you are to defend humanity with this new power bestowed upon you.” said Utnapishtim. “You are the daughter of Echidna. The mother of all monsters.” Melusine was shocked for a second, she opened her mouth but nothing came out until now which stuttered of gasps. “I’m…what?” She whispered in impediments. Trying to sink in this new information that will change forever.

In the meantime; a young man, about 18 years of age, name Valentine Siegfried. He was asleep but then he woke up to a knock and a voice from behind the door, “Valentine, Valentine? You awake, Valentine?” “Huh? Who’s there?” Valentine asked, groggily. He is getting up as he stretched his arms. “It’s Thurio, sorry to disturb you.” said the voice outside his room. “No, no. It’s fine. I’m OK.” said Valentine, sleepily. He got up from his bed, grazing his hair as he heard Thurio said outside, “I’m glad you’re awake because today is Proteus’s 18th Celebration.” Valentine’s eyes opened more full to this, wondering. “Proteus’s.....Celebration....” His eyes widened, “That’s right.” whispered Valentine, remembering now. Valentine haven’t seen Proteus in a while. His best friend Proteus Benno is a free-spirited, fearless, heartfelt, kind, frisky, optimistic, awkward, gauche, verbose, idiosyncratic, feisty, adventurous, loving, intelligent, selfless, and imprudent. Valentine, on the other hand, is caring, reserved, warm, protective, kind-hearted, intelligent, and playful. However, Valentine remembered something that had happened between them that changed both of their lives: When they were kids. That’s when it happened. Young Valentine was asleep when he felt someone poking at him in the arm. “Valentine? Valentine? Are you sleeping, Val?” A voice whispered. Valentine moaned a little. “Proteus, what are you doing up this early?” He grumbled. Young Proteus pouted at him, “I can’t sleep. I was thinking about your powers, show me them again! Pleaaassee!” He begged. Valentine buried under the covers deeper. “I told you, in the morning.” He said. Proteus pouted, then he had an idea. He pulled the covers off and said smugly, “I dare you.” Valentine opened his eyes, a smirk crept upon his face.

The next minute, they were running down the steps and into the outside. While they sneaked outside, Proteus was so excited that he urged his friend to follow, “Let’s go, let’s go!” “Quiet, shush!” Valentine murmured. The two boys chuckled happily once outside they were as Proteus claps his hands with excitement, “Show me! Show me!”  He chanted. Valentine flexed his hand out as he constructs creations into his hands. It was glitter dust, he knew his friend liked pretty things, for a boy he was not like the rest of the boys. He liked sparkling jewels to look at but they make him glare away from the bright light. "Whoa." breathed Proteus. "Are you ready?" asked Valentine. "Yeah." Proteus said, nodding eagerly. Valentine then threw the dust in the air and it made glitter snow. "Awesome!" Proteus exclaimed, laughing. He pranced around as Valentine seems happy. "Have you seen this?" asked Valentine. He creates constructs of other things like dolls, such as a character he made. He ventriloquist as the doll, "I, am Reynard Zorro, the Prince of Jesters." Proteus let out a whooped as he embraced the doll. "Juan Bobo, you're the greatest!" He said. The two of them were having so much fun but Proteus was too excited that he want to have more entertainment. Valentine noticed how excited his friend was getting and couldn't keep up. “Hold on, Proteus.” He called out. Proteus did not heed, “C’mon, I’m having fun!” He hollered back. “Stop!” Valentine pleaded but Proteus didn’t. “Wooooo!” He shouted. “Proteus!” Valentine snapped, not realizing his powers had hit the eyes of his friend. “Aah!” Proteus yelped, falling down. Valentine is shocked as he hurried over to his friend. He had his friend in his lap, “Oh no, no.” wept Valentine. He and Proteus were like brothers, he hoped that he didn’t kill him. Just then, a woman’s voice called out to help them but she looked scolding: “Val, look at what you done.” It was their guardian and mentor name Bellisant. “I didn’t mean to.” Valentine started to say. Bellisant looked at him and took unconscious Proteus into her arms, “It’s OK, we’ll fix this.” She took him away to the lab. 

When Proteus stirred, he opened his eyes. “Proteus, are you OK?” Valentine asked. “Who’s that?” Proteus enquired. “It’s Valentine. See?” Bellisant said gently. “No…Who’s that next to the other?” Proteus said. Bellisant sensed something was wrong. “It’s me, Proteus. You can see me right?” She asked. “No, it’s all blurry. I can’t see, I can’t see.” said Proteus, tears in his eyes as he weep. Valentine was shocked, he was blubbering and leaves the room, running as he hurried to his room. Crying, wailing into his pillow; Valentine vowed to be careful with his powers. Never again he would hurt anyone again. The two of them never talked, Valentine withdrew himself from his best friend; fearing that he must be angry for triggering him blind. OK, not completely blind but partial. Still, Valentine did this to his friend and he could never forgive himself for what he did. “Hi Val.” A soft spoken voice said. Valentine turned to see who it was. Proteus looked different! His hair looks neat, he was wearing glasses but he smiled nicely. Valentine squinted at him, “Proteus? Is that you? You look nice.” admitted Valentine. Proteus grinned, “Thanks, look at you. You’ve changed.” He complimented. “Yeah, I look kind of stuffy in this outfit.” remarked Valentine. “No, it looks good on you.” Proteus praised. Valentine walk pass a mirror and looked stunt to see himself. Proteus was right, it did looked good. He couldn’t help but smiled. “Yes, I guess it is. You look calm.” He said. “I am.” Proteus confessed. He looked away to look around the party, Valentine did too as he cleared his throat to say something. “You can see through those glasses?” He asked. “Yes. Val, it’s OK. I’m not completely blind. And it wasn’t your fault.” reminded Proteus. Valentine shuddered, then he composed himself. “It was, I hit your eyes.” said Valentine softly. Proteus placed his hand on his shoulder in a comfort manner. “No, it really was I was the wild one.” He whispered. Valentine looked over at him in shock. This was not the feisty, free spirited kid Valentine used to know. Now, Proteus is more reserved and cool-headed young boy. Valentine smiled, feeling better. He was about to say something else when Thurio interrupted with a tall, dark, and handsome man with grey whites woven on the side of his hair. “Boys? You do remember Jormugandr right?” He asked. 

Valentine and Proteus looked at him with dubious expressions. “Of course.” Proteus said. “How could we forget the man who was the one that caused our mentor’s death.” Jormungandr smirked down at him, “Yes. Always blame me, I was actually helping her—Not killing her.” denied the sinister looking man. Then turned and a leer crossed his face with delight before he simpered to Valentine and Proteus, “I’m sure you heard of my daughter.” A beautiful lady with raven haired waved, her lips red, and her skin is fair. She wore a backless dress that had one shoulder exposed and slits of the skirt which showed those slender legs. Valentine narrowed his eyes at the seductress, “Tiamet.” He remarked. The woman’s mouth curved into an erogenous leer. “Hello boys, we meet again.” She said in a feline alluring tone. “My daughter would like to dance with my dear boy Proteus. You have grown striking as well as Valentine.” Jormugandr said. Valentine and Proteus glanced at each other with disapproval smirks before looking back at Jormugandr, Proteus smiled nicely to cover up his smugness. “Thank you but…I don’t dance.” He said. Tiamet pretended to looked disappointed, Proteus sneered at Valentine, “But Val does.” He said. Valentine looked at him with disbelief, “What?” He asked. Tiamet took him by the arm, “Wonderful. Let us dance.” She said to a doubted Valentine, who glares at his friend. “Sorry Val.” thought Proteus. Valentine and Tiamet slow waltz, actually it wasn’t that bad. Tiamet was a wonderful dancer, Valentine stared at this raven haired beauty—how gorgeous she became but she had always been this way since the coming of age in their pasts. Valentine had to focus, he may admired how well she had grown but he couldn’t forget how she seduced both Valentine and Proteus. That witch! He realized that her violet-purple flashed at him. He looked away, “Some party.” said Valentine.

Tiamet nodded, “Yes. Speaking of it, so glad to see you and Proteus talking to each other again. You two haven’t talk since you were kids, as I heard, would you mind telling me? You can trust me.” Tiamet batted those succulent eyes of hers. “Not again.” thought Valentine, unsurprised. Things as young teens haven’t changed have they? “It’s nothing.” claimed Valentine. Tiamet was dubious, “No? All right, I guess I shall fall.” She gracefully fell backwards however Valentine caught her in time. He looks up at Proteus smirking, Valentine shoots him a droll, help-me look as he draws her up gently as Tiamet showboats gracefully again. “If you succumb, let me know I’ll carry you.” Valentine said with sarcasm. “You are sweet.” Tiamet beamed. Once the dance was over; Val went back to his friend who was chuckling. “Guess the shoe was going on the other foot.” joked Proteus. Valentine sighed, “More like the heel was going around my leg.” He commented. Proteus shake his head, laughing. “You OK?” Valentine laughs with him, “Fine. She’s trying to get all hot under my skin. I felt like my naïve self for a moment but now…I got this voice in my head, saying ‘never again.’” He explained. “I’m glad.” Proteus praised. Both friends smiled as they look around the celebration. Just then, Valentine hears something, it sounded like something was sizzling. “What the--?” But it wasn’t him, the sizzling sound was getting louder and then thick looking squiggled lines but they were big circles. These creatures were cobras, their heads popped up and hissed at the crowd, which panic ensued. Thurio cried, “Snakes!” Everyone ran away from the snakes as Valentine and Proteus looked ready to fight. But the snakes didn’t attacked as they hissed and sniffed the air with their tongue. “Can somebody explains to me what’s going on?” stipulated Tiamet. 

Suddenly there is new music in the air. Someone is strutting down the steps, the crowd looks as they looked startled. Valentine and Proteus are disconcerted by this vision of the figure. It was a young lady with her hair wavy tresses and her eyes looked alluring. She wore a high waist skirt, like a mermaid. A bandeau top that showed her midriff with tattoo-like marks from her arms and back. She had jewel beads cascading on the side of her face, almost snake like. She wore crisscrossed high heeled sandals. Beautiful, mysterious, and elegant she was. “Who is that?” Proteus murmured to his friend. Valentine shrugs feebly, completely dazed. The young lady sauntered over as she motioned the snakes to fall back, which they comply. The young lady smiled, “Look at this, a nice party here and I wasn’t invited.”  She said. Tiamet stepped forward, “What is this? Are these brood of vipers yours?” She demanded. The woman turned to look and then back, “Yes, they are. Guess we got off of the wrong foot didn’t we?” She remarked. Jormugandr narrowed his eyelids into slits. “I know you…Yes, you are Melusine. The Chosen One, am I right?” He asked. Valentine and Proteus are taken aback by this information. Bellisant had mention about the chosen one but not one of them ever dreamed it was a girl. Melusine smirks, “At your service.” She said with a suave genuflect. “I’ll bet Utnapishtim took good care of you, m’lady. Pardon my amusement, but how is he doing since his family burnt in that awful explosion?” said Jormugandr with a sadistic grin. Melusine smiled back, “Oh. He’s recovering well but he wants to know how are you doing since that freak accident in Central Africa?” She sneered.

Jormugandr glares at her, then he hissed as he displaying his fangs. His eyes became reptilian and he looked like a lizard. The crowd shrieked in fear, they ran away but Valentine, Proteus, and Thurio stay as they watch in tremor while Melusine suddenly became half reptilian. Her fingernails got longer, her eyes became reptilian too. Her back was scale-y and then she slithered on the floor as she prepared herself. Jormugandr was on his hands and feet, his knees were bent as he looked like a lizard! He darted at Melusine, who defend herself and hissed at him. She darted at him and bite him hard on his shoulder. “Father!” Tiamet cried in fear, she glowered at Melusine and then she gazes over at Valentine and Proteus. She darted quickly to them as she bared her fangs. Valentine and Proteus recoiled from her but she held firm. “Listen to me, you cure my father or these boys die.” threatened Tiamet. “You can relax, harlot. I didn’t poison your father. Snakes don’t intentionally poison humans unless they are in danger.” said Melusine. Tiamet was stunt, feeling senseless. She loved her father and she was concerned of him. She forgot about this information. She released the boys with force, “Silly me. I forgot about this. I must be pretty stupid.” said Tiamet angrily with teeth clenching. Melusine smirked and she strolled over to Proteus, who had hit a column. He was clutching his head. Valentine was on the opposite side, he and Melusine locked eyes for a moment as Melusine smiled at him with a wink. Valentine is confused by this. 

Melusine ambled towards Proteus looked at him, touching his arm. “Are you OK?” Melusine said with a soft, timid voice. Proteus is surprised that she wasn’t so dangerous. That tone of hers sounded harmless. It sounded so sweet! Proteus blushed at her face, which she looked human. “Thank you.” He said in a reserved voice. Just then, Melusine felt a hot pain in her shoulder, the wound where she had been bitten begin to pulse. Proteus takes notice of this. Melusine looked behind but was disappointed to find Jormugandr and Tiamet were not there. “Damn bastards got away.” thought Melusine, “Pfft! Oh well, there is always next time.” Then, Melusine feels her skin growing rough and feel like it is shedding so she takes the dead skin and peels it off. Once Melusine ripped it off, she touches her skin to feel how soft it is however she lose consciousness. Later, Melusine was unconscious on an autopsy table while Proteus examines the wound on the strange girl’s shoulder. He wore rubber gloves as his fingers grazed gently there but he pressed on the wound. However, he noticed her fangs. "So, is she even human Proteus?" asked a young female. She was a moe with blue hair and matching eyes which were innocent. She had on a Sweet Lolita dress contrast with the assistant smock underneath. Her name is Julia Cyrus. With her are a bunch of other misfits. There was a guy with spiky white hair and his eyebrows converge, forming one long brow. His name is Launce Stein and his friend, a guy with blonde ahoge hair is Speed Baron. There was a girl with red-pink hair who wore Hime Lolita, this was Julia's oldest sister Lucetta Cyrus. And lastly, there was a tall man who had short fiery sideburns, his name is Antonio Wolfgang. 

"Just only half, she looked normal when she entered the party. But look at this." said Proteus. He lifted Mel's eyelids, they looked normal than they did before. "I saw her eyes...They weren't like Jormugandr's oculus. Her optics were elliptical, like a cat eye. Round pupils with a square onto the side." explained Proteus. He took his fingers away and shuts Melusine's eyelid. "What about the wound?" Antonio asked. Proteus looks at it, "She's been bitten before, perhaps she wasn't aware that she was not human completely." He said. "You think so?" Julia asked with surprise. Proteus nodded, "Yes. Who knows if she acknowledge her true nature or not." "Yeah, we should find out. If she is human or a creature." said Julia. Melusine has another dream: She dreamed of a snake woman caressing the neck of a human before biting into it like a vampire. Gasping, shuddering, venom and blood mixed is deadly as blood will suffer of poison. Why was she like this? Why did fighting made her feel defeated? What was the matter with her? She wasn't sure but whatever she was, Melusine was never going to be human again. Normal was not an option anymore. 

Melusine stirred and writhed on the autopsy table, she was moaning in her sleep. “No…I can’t…I can’t do it….You—you can’t make me kill humanity. I won’t let you!” She mumbled. She clenched her hands into fists as she gritted her teeth. “The venom…No, please! I don’t care if you are my mother, I am nothing like you!” She muttered. Then, she woke up as she is shocked two familiar figures there. “What? It’s you two.” She panted. Valentine and Proteus were standing opposite of one another, they were waiting for her to wake up and they were satisfied to see her awake. “Yeah, thanks for what happened back there.” Valentine praised. “We really appreciate you.” Proteus added. Melusine blushed, “Eh, yeah.” She said. Proteus sat next to her, “Listen, we have some questions to ask you.” He said. Melusine shrugged. “I’m willing to tell you what I already know.” She said. Proteus nodded, “OK, talk.” But Melusine shook her head. “First thing’s first. You two need to tell me your names so I share my gratitude to both of you.” She answered. Valentine smirked, “I think you got half of that part backwards, should we know your name to give you our token of gratitude?” He said with a chuckle. Melusine looked senseless as she face palms her forehead. “Yeah, right.” She responded. “I’m Valentine.” said Valentine. Proteus also introduced himself, “My name is Proteus.” “And I’m Melusine. My friends call me Mel.” rejoined Melusine. Melusine explained of the strangeness that was going on when she was a child as she was different that average human. She wasn’t aware of being a snake woman until she was told by her guardian. Valentine and Proteus listened, they were both shocked that Echidna is Mel’s mother. “So, freaked out yet?” Melusine asked, when she finished. “No.” They claimed but they glared at one another. Melusine stifled her laughter, they were so funny. “So, like, you two are brothers?” She asked. Valentine looked baffled, Proteus smiled as if that were a compliment. “No.” said Valentine. “Yes.” said Proteus.

Valentine started to say, “Well, we’re not related but…” Proteus finished for him, “…We were raised by the same guardian. So, that counts. Not really blood related.” Melusine’s eyes brightened, they looked human-like. “Oh. Awesome.” She said. In a flashback; Melusine had learned from her master that Echidna was once human when she met Mel’s father, Kerkorps. Kerkorps is a serpentine human as he impregnate her; resulting her giving birth to Melusine and then she became a snake woman. Melusine learned about her family, her relatives to be exact: Lamia was her aunt, she was also the child eating vixen. Her grandmother was Madame White Snake, her uncle is Glycon—Lamia’s husband who was once human before he became a snake man. There was cousins too; Grootslang, Fafnir, and Nuwa. Melusine looked at the family relatives’ crest: It had a saw scaled viper, Russian viper, Common krait, and the Indian Cobra. Melusine discover about Jormugandr’s spy proxies who are half human, half serpent hybrid. A young lady name Biancabella Aguna is a self-centered, pompous, insolent, and malevolently teenage valley princess but she remains a kind hearted, sweet, yet compassionate girl. As for Ferrand Ladon; he’s a cold, mysterious, bravado, and snide young man but benevolent yet reserved. Biancabella lost her sister name Samaritana but she is somehow reincarnated as a garter snake in a dream. In the past, Biancabella lost her left arm and her vision as she wanted to commit suicide. But a garter snake stopped her in time as the snake restored Biancabella’s eyesight and arm, she wonders if this was her sister! Biancabella and her allied partner, Ferrand Jaculus are spy proxies who work for Jormugandr. 

 “Hey, you OK?” A voice interrupted her, snapping Melusine out of her reverie. “Huh?” She turned back to Valentine and Proteus. “You were just staring out into space.” Valentine said. Melusine looked shy, “Oh, it’s nothing. I—um…” But then a voice from the distance called out, “Mel!” Proteus peered over, “Wait, what is that?” He asked, looking behind Melusine. It was Lucille, skipping and running to greet her friend. “Mel, hi!” Lucille called out. Melusine was stunt by this, “Lucille? Derek? Max?” Lucille clasp her hands together and rocked back & forth on her heels. “Yup!” “How did you guys find me?” asked Melusine. “This man, name Antonio, came to contact our master. He was very familiar with Utnapishtim.” Derek said, gesturing towards Antonio who nods with a smile. Melusine is admiration, she stared and smiled at Antonio. “Ohhh.” She said. Lucille cut to the chase by waving her arms with excitement, “We have an assignment for you! There is a princess being held by Jormugandr and we need to save her!” She cried out. Valentine and Proteus turned heads to the trigger-happy girl. “A princess?” They both asked in unison. Lucille beamed. “Her name is Silvia Odette.” She confirms. Somehow the two boys took interest in this. Why does that name sound familiar? “May I come with you?” Valentine asked. Melusine turned to him in surprise, she grinned from ear to ear. “Yes.” “I will as well.” Proteus volunteered. Valentine looked at him with disbelief, “What?” He said with disbelief. “Me too!” Julia called out. “This should be fun.” remarked Launce. “Don’t forget about me!” Lucetta said. “I’m coming!” Speed exclaimed. “Room for one more?” Antonio asked gallantly. “The more the merrier.” said Melusine. Max, Derek, and Lucille seemed unsure about this. “But, Mel? Isn’t this too much?” Max asked. “Don’t be silly, isn’t it great to have an alliance with people like us?” Melusine said. Lucille clapped her hands with delight. “Cha Cha!” She chants as she dances around happily. And an adventure they head out to!

“Tell me again, why we are doing this?” moaned Lucille. The entire alliance gang were hiking in the forest, they were trekking for almost an hour as it seems. “We are going to save Miss Odette. For she is to be rescued.” explained Melusine. “But why do we have to hike like this this? I didn’t wear sneakers and my feet are killing me already!” whined Lucille. “Luc, listen to me, this is our next assignment.” said Melusine with a sigh. “We are going to rescue and that’s final.” “I know, but can we have a ride to Jormugandr’s castle? Puhleeeeeeeaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzeeeee?” begged Lucille. Melusine shook her head, “Nope. Sorry. We gotta be sneaky, use our stealth.” She said. Lucille pouted, Julia looked guilty so she pulled out something from her backpack. “Here.” Julia said, handing her a shoe box. Lucille’s eyes widened in amazement. “What is it?” She gasped. “It’s a pair of new shoes. I kept one with me just in case, I always come prepared.” replied Julia, blushing. Valentine looked at Proteus with an astonished eyed glance, Proteus gave him a ‘you don’t want to know’ gesture while shaking his head. Immediately, Lucille took off her sandals and put on the new shoes. “Oooh, they feel comfy!” She squealed. She bounced up and down. Lucetta patted her sister’s shoulder, “That was sweet of you to do that sis.” She said. Julia beamed with pride and looked to see Proteus nodded at her. Julia blushed, her smile was brighter. “Guess you really have some good people. I’ll bet you’re the strongest.” Melusine said. “Heh. I could beat Valentine if I wanted to.” bragged Proteus, competitively. “Oh yeah? I’m much more powerful than you.” Valentine boasted. Proteus smirked at him, excited, “Wanna bet?” He challenged. “I dare you.” defied Valentine. Proteus leered, Melusine smiles at this. “Then it’s settled. Let’s do this! I’ll race both of you!” She announced. Valentine looked at her surprised, but Proteus wasn’t too impressed. “Ready, set, GO!” cheered Melusine. Valentine and Proteus glance at each other with haughty sneers before running, Melusine was much quicker, while the others followed them behind them. Proteus sneered at Valentine, who was looking straight ahead with an excited grin. Melusine ran, giggling with glee.

Finally, Mel reached to a clearing and jumped up and down. “Woo hoo! I win!” She cheered. Valentine and Proteus panted as they stopped. “Hey, good game.” praised Melusine. Valentine and Proteus looked at her, then they nodded. “Yeah.” They both said before eyeing at each other with arrogant stares. Melusine looked to see a bridge which leads to a castle. A dark castle, though as a tower is seen from afar. “Wow. Nice palace here.” said Melusine. “Yyyyyyyyup!” A voice called out. The others looked around as they spotted a 15 year old boy on top of a tree. Melusine squinted up at the strange boy. “Who are you?” She asked. The boy jumped up and flipped in the air before landing on the ground safely. “I’m glad you ask, my friend. I, am the Prince of all Jesters. All good humor comes from me. I am Reynard Zorro.” declared the strange boy with over dramatic tone. Valentine and Proteus looked at Reynard with shock. “Reynard? Zorro?” Valentine asked. Reynard punched his fists to his sides and looked hilariously proud. “Reynard!” Proteus said with a smile. Reynard brightens up, “Yeah, remember me?” He enquired. Valentine looked astonished. “He’s real?” He asked. “You exist?” questioned Proteus. “Yup.” Reynard nodded. “You know him?” Melusine asked. Proteus turned to her, “This is Reynard Zorro. He was created by Valentine when we were kids.” He explained. Valentine started to smile a little, “I remember…But you were just a figment of my imagination.” He said to Reynard. “Oh no, I may be a pigment of your imagination but I existed since the day I was born.”
“Can you help us, Mr. Zorro?” asked Melusine. “What for?” Reynard asked. “We’re trying to rescue a princess in this castle? Do you know how we can sneak in?” explained Derek. “Oooh, there’s a big boo-boo with this one bro’her. The princess, Silvia Odette, is being held in a tower. See the tower?” said Reynard. There was a tower that resembled a serpent. “Yes?” Melusine asked. “Yup, she’s being held in there.” Reynard explained. “The only way you can get to her is by getting a car key from one of the guards. But beware, Jormugandr has security of great snakes like kraits and garters.” Melusine nodded, “OK. Guess it’s go time.” She said. And she and her gang head over to the castle by crossing the bridge and to the castle. They managed to be stealthy from the guards, kept hidden from them at all times. “All right, guys! Let’s split up and see what we can find.” whispered Melusine instructively. “Valentine? Proteus? Reynard? You guys come with me?” She turned to the others and said: “Derek? Go with Antonio. Max? I’m paring you up with Launce and Speed. And Lucille? You are going with Lucetta and Julia. Do me a favor, behave! And don’t draw attention to yourself. Everyone clear on that?” The others nodded. “OK, let’s roll!” Melusine muttered, but louder for the allies to hear. All four groups moved in opposite directions. Not realized that someone was looking out at them. Melusine, Valentine, Proteus, and Reynard were sneaking about the whereabouts until Melusine’s skin started to itch, she looks to see that her skin broke down in a rash. “Skin shedding?” Valentine guessed. “Yes.” Melusine said. “Can you peel it off?” asked Proteus. Reynard’s eyes widened, confused. Melusine nodded, “I could.” She said. So she did. And boy did it hurt! “Aah!” She gasped and moaned softly. She panted after getting it off, “Ouch….” She looked at the skin she peeled off, the four of them groaned in disgust. It was covered in blood spots, blemish, acne, and grime. Melusine tossed it aside as they continue to look around. Not realizing that one of the guards had discovered the snake skin while he was on patrol.

The guard enter the throne room and stood up straight to report of their discovery, “Sire, we just receive word that a piece of snake skin was found on the ground.” Jormugandr smiled, “Excellent. She is here.” Jormugandr said. He pulls out his microphone, which blared in the speakers: “Attention, we just received word of the intruders are here. Find Valentine and Proteus, bring them to me. Keep them viable.” He said. Jormugandr glanced at Tiamet who looked pained. He then comfort her, “Tiamet, my little princess…My sweet girl…I comprehend of your affections for them still, my daughter. I will make them a proposal they cannot decline. For your sake. I yearn they will consent.” He said. Tiamet nodded, she was thinking about her teen days with Valentine and Proteus. As a young teenager; Tiamet started off arrived at her new house, she is exhausted. She meets with new people who she does not know yet, two of them are Valentine and Proteus. She stayed up too late with her as she has a lack of sleep. However, Tiamet bonds fast with Valentine & Proteus as she develops feelings for the both of them. She make promises that their friendships will last forever! But these boys are gorgeous, with innocent eyes even though you know they can't be trusted, you still want to trust them. Soon, Tiamet got naughty as she played games with their mind, manipulating them but deep down she was hurting herself. Valentine acknowledge of Tiamet’s manipulation as he wrote a note to Proteus, who was shocked and hurt of what she was doing. Including evidence of her seduction and her lies. “Daughter. Have patience, dearest. Your boys will be here soon enough.” Jormugandr reassured her. Tiamet looked perturbed, but nodded. “Yes, Father.” In the meantime; there were two figures watching the monitors of the control room: It was Biancabella and Ferrand. Biancabella has Tareme eyes, a petite figure, and little hands & feet. Ferrand was a slender young man with almost no adipose tissue, little to no muscle, and no body or facial hair. Large, expressive Tsurime eyes and he wore glasses with them. The door automatically opens, Biancabella looks up as an annoyed look on her face but she suddenly looks surprised. “Lady Tiamet!” Biancabella gasped. She stood up to curtsy. Ferrand bowed to her. Tiamet crossed her arms as she looked strict to them. “Keep an eye on those screens.” She ordered. “Yes ma’m.” Biancabella announced. “Right away.” Ferrand looked troubled at Tiamet but he returned to his work. Just then, a guard enters with something to report: “M’lady, we also know that Valentine and Proteus are rumored to be here. It is not confirmed but we’re still investigating.” He said. Tiamet was pleased to hear this, “Good. They are here, that’s all that matters. And Melusine is here, to rescue the princess.” She said. Ferrand looked away, not wanting his hopefulness to show but Tiamet could see it. She placed her arms around him securely in an embrace.

“Dearest Ferrand. My diminutive emir, my benign fellow.” She turned the boy to face her as she cupped his chin, continuing to speak to him. “I understand of your dedication for the Mustafa, my scion. I will convey her here as she cannot flee. For your sake, I hope she will comply. For now, have forbearance, she will be here soon enough.” Ferrand nodded, looking uneasy. “Yes, Lady Tiamet.” He said. Later, Ferrand is seen working as his mind was on other things until someone barged the door opened that made him jump so much that his glass slid almost off but he adjust himself. He glared out to hear an annoying voice: “Hey, Ferrand!” Biancabella called out. Her hair was a mess. Her dress was splattered with water that she had been splashed and soap was dripping down from her clothes and hair. “I’m, like, here. I’m back.” She said, shutting the door. Ferrand eyed her suspiciously. “Where were you?” He asked. Biancabella hurried to her walk-in closet as she ranted, “Like, I had to take care of some things with the other servants. It was all so messy and complicated, OMG! You should’ve, like, seen it!” She said peeking out and going back in. Ferrand smirked, shaking his head. “Uh, Ferrand? Like, do you where my purple dress is?” called Biancabella. “Still mending from the previous incident you wore it.” He answered back. A shoe flew over to him but Ferrand dodged it with ease as Biancabella’s voice ringed out. “OMG! Like, really? Man, this is like amusing!” exclaimed Biancabella. “Hey, watch it!” Ferrand snapped. 

But Biancabella ignored him as she came out, “Ooooh! Like, what about this?” She said. She wore a one shoulder dress that showed a little of her cleavage and midriff. She squealed with excitement. Ferrand shake his head, “Mmm-mmm, absolutely not.” He replied dryly. Biancabella’s face fell, “Ugh! Fine!” She said. And sauntered back into her closet. Humming. Then, she gasps as she found another outfit. Ferrand continued his work as he has a vision of a woman doing a fouetté en tournant. In his mind, he sees himself as a young boy smiling and watching. In the next vision; Young Ferrand is afraid when his mother came in and gave him a magic box which had a ballerina dancing as pretty music tinkled. Little Ferrand started to relax as he smiled. Later, Young Ferrand was tucked in as his mother came to tell him something. “My son. You must be ready for the Chosen One, she will come and save us from monsters.” His mother said. “There are monsters, Mama?” asked Young Ferrand. “Yes, they’re monsters lurking in every corner. But the chosen one will defeat them however the Anointed One has a secret…She’s one of those monsters.” said Ferrand’s mother. Ferrand looked at her with shocked, “What?” Back in the present; Ferrand always wanted to know what his mother means but she never got the chance to explain. Only this time, Melusine, Valentine, Proteus, and Reynard were sneaking away as they look around. Just then, Reynard started to sing: “Mary had a little demon, little demon, little demon. Mary had a little demon, who was meek and fire as Poe.” “What does that mean?” Valentine asked. Reynard was quiet for a moment, “I don’t know!” He exclaimed. Melusine, Valentine, and Proteus tried to shut him up. Too late! The four of them were spotted.

“You there! You are on reserved terrain! Release your artilleries and yield or we will use deadly dynamism.” said a soldier over the speakers. Melusine unleashed her snake powers and she took down the guards. Hissing, attacking them with her agility as she went. Then she straightened up and sneered, “Sorry, not happening!” called Melusine. She and the other three ran off from the guards. Angry at this incompetence; Jormugandr turned on the microphone for the speakers, “What the hell is happening down there? Guards, get off your posteriors and investigate! I’ll be in my chambers, don’t let those dragons show up here!” He commanded. Melusine scoffed at this, “Dragons? Wow. Really, dragons have teeth and snakes have fangs.” She retorted. Derek and Antonio team up against the guards, they apprehended the guards. Melusine, Valentine, Proteus, and Reynard were running from the guards when one of the guards made an announcement, “Warning! We are padlocking up on all zones immediately. Soldiers must—gah!” He is knocked out, he stumbles forward. Jormugandr glares down at him and speak over the public address system, “Enough, you fool! Give heed, you basilisks. No one damages my territory like this. I foresee it was valued.” He declared. “His arrogance is like a gas in the buttocks.” Reynard remarked. Melusine giggled, “That’s funny. Yeah, he’s so arrogance.” complimented Melusine. “He really shouldn’t get too cocky.” Proteus said. They saw more guards coming however they keep fighting. Melusine was swifter than the other guards. Snake bite, fangs bled out the venom, licking her suggestive lips and smiling at how she poisoned them. “Would you kindly step down there and maimed those brood of vipers?” requested Jormugandr over the megaphones again. Reynard was irritated by this, “We, are NOT, A brood of VIPERS, SIR!” He exclaimed. Melusine looked at him in disbelief, “Um, I am.” She claims. Reynard was big eyes of amazement and shock. “Oh….never mind.” He finally admitted. Melusine, again, chuckled. Dissatisfied, Jormugandr turned to his men, who were ready to do what their master wants them to do. “Release the cannons, sojourn these mutants.” announced Jormugandr. It was getting a lot more difficult for Proteus. So he did something he’d never done: Took off his glasses and outstretched his hand to reveal an eye. Melusine gasped in fear, Valentine was startled by this.

The eye saw through the weak points of the padlocks. The eye in the palm started shooting them all, making them loose, by the so called ‘eye bullet’. The men cried out in fear, they never knew Proteus could do that. Valentine, Melusine, and Reynard were awestruck by this. “Which one of you simpletons shut down the deadbolts? Disembark there and repair it.” instructed Tiamet over the loudspeakers. “Proteus…I…..” Valentine stammered, “I thought you were blind. I mean, I thought your vision was blurry.” Proteus looked at him, “Yeah but I guess I should’ve told you the truth.” He said. The eye on the palm of his hand begin to see more of the guards as it shoots bullets at the guards, some of them ran in fear but Proteus didn’t stopped. “You see, you accidentally hit in me in the eyes and I was temporarily blind. But I was given a freak operation, the only way I could retain my eyesight was to accept a donation of a tenome. This was the only way I could see again.” Blasted bullets from the eye, to the enemy guards. They were all knocked out. The speakers were blaring again, “Eerghh, just mutilated them! How in the name of Hades do you fools miscarry your targets?!” hissed Tiamet. Melusine, Valentine, Proteus, and Reynard kept running as Proteus continued explaining, “The operation was graphic to explain but I can tell you how they made me into something different.” More bullets from the eyes in his hands. “How much is my father compensating you morons for? Take them down!” susurrated Tiamet. “The first thing they did was slit my hands opened, then they place these eyes, which also connect me to my eyes which they fixed my normal vision. The whole connection from the hand eyes to my real eyes was painful, linking nerves and vessels together. My eyes bleed. It hurt, but I could see again. But my palm eyes could be used to see and also how I can strike at my opponents. I would never be blind again however I had to hide the fact that I was no longer ordinary, people would find me different. I didn’t want to be different, I want to be normal.” Proteus described. Valentine was shocked, “Why didn’t you say something before?” He asked finally. “I couldn’t, Val. You were feeling guilty at the time of that accident. I just…Couldn’t….” Proteus said sadly. Valentine realized that they were both hurt, afraid of being rejected instead of forgiven. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realized. I wish we could’ve make amends.”  said Valentine. “Yeah, we can still can right?” asked Proteus. Valentine nodded, “You still want to?” He asked. “Yeah.” said Proteus, the two friends shook hands. They embraced as both patted each other on the back. Melusine was touched by this, “Ohhh! I want a group hug.” She said. And she embraced them both.

Just then, a flash of light shine upon the four of them, Melusine gasped. A female snickered was broadcasted over the speakers, “I found you now, Melusine. You look fetching on monitor, boys. But you’ll be wholesome apprehended!” Tiamet’s voice purred. She started to fire away ricochet ammunitions but Melusine helped her friends dodged them with her snake slithering and meandering from the shells of the cannon. Tiamet chuckled sinisterly, “You believe that I’m petrified of a viper? I was born half lamia!” She exclaimed. Tiamet started launching cannons rapidly. Melusine, Valentine, Proteus, and Reynard dodged them. They were damaging the region of the castles and other places. “I’ll take care of the cannons!” announced Reynard. “Mel! You take care of the key card. Men! You get the girl!” The other three nodded, “Right.” They chorused. They head off in opposite directions. Valentine and Proteus were dodging from the attacks when a cannon hit the tower and made an opening. “Hello?” A faint voice called. Valentine turned to see who it was, he was astounded to see who it was. His face brightens up, “Eureka, Silvia.” He said to Proteus, who looks up and is stunted to see a beautiful maiden. She has long Godiva hair which was razzle dazzle rose. Sky blue eyes. A fair complexion. Valentine is enthralled by this beauty, she was a dazzling young woman! “That’s—?.....She’s an angel.” 

Proteus thought, totally bewitched. Valentine climbs up as Silvia spoke up timidly, “Hi, I—um—I never get visitors that much and it’s a pleasure to meet you.” “You must be Silvia.” Valentine said. Silvia smiles brightly. “Yes, I am.” She said. “This is it? Take this cutie back with us. This won’t be so hard.” Valentine said, getting blushed in the face over how attractive looking Silvia was. Silvia noticed Valentine stumbling. “You OK?” Valentine caught his breath, “Yea—Yeah, I’m Valentine.” He introduced and then continues. “I apologize for this but I gotta get you out of here and to Melusine. We are going back to Mel. With or without the snakes in a tower.” Valentine bridal carried Silvia, who was blushing, and he looked away to focus. They were attack by the guards however Valentine managed to get away from them and took them down. Silvia is enamored by Valentine for protecting her, while she coils her arms around his neck. Valentine blushed at this sight, but remained focused as they got away with Proteus, who was waiting. Meanwhile; Melusine looked around the dark caverns as she looked around, “OK.” She said to herself. “I’m going to find the guard who has the card key, get it from him, and liberate the princess. Just then, she heard a sound of a rattle. Followed by a chuckle. Melusine’s eyes looked around the room, looked left and right. Then, up and down. Behind. Nothing however she saw something, a figure as it looks like.  “W—who’s there?” She called out to the figure in the shadows. “What’s the matter? You little scared?” A voice calls out. It was Ferrand, he looked bravado as he held something in his hand in front of her. Then, he looked up and down at Melusine. “Look at you, let me guess. Mustafa? The Chosen One? Right? Looking for the princess? I have the card key.” Melusine held out her hand and said, “Then hand it to me or I’ll make you.” Ferrand smirked, his took off his glasses and his eyes became kaleidoscopic. “Will you?” He asked. Melusine stared at them, clearly not so spellbound. “Hmm….hypnosis. To put your victims in a trance just like the serpents do for food.” She said to the baffled Ferrand. “Sorry, boy. It doesn’t work on a snake girl like me. Now, if you would…?” Ferrand looked disappointed but then he said, “If you insist.” Melusine took the key card and smiled. “Well, well, Serpent Boy.” She purred. “Mel!” A voice called out. It was Valentine, who came running and said, “We got the girl. Let’s go!” Melusine brightened up, “Oh! That’s my exit cue.” She salutes and said, “Gracias!” Melusine flees from sight, Ferrand watched her go, completely impressed by just what happened.

When Jormugandr heard that Princess Silvia had escaped, he orders the two servants—Biancabella and Ferrand to confront them. “So, you let them get away.” Jormugandr said. “We were busy looking out for the intruders.” explained Ferrand. Jormugandr raised an eyebrow, “Is that so?” He asked. “Yes. You never gave us the training. Unlike some.” Ferrand remarked. Jormugandr stood and marched up to her until his face was close to hers. “You dare talk back?” He hissed. Then, Biancabella had to go and open her big mouth. “Like, it’s not fair we have to be treated like we’re nothing! You are, like, a horrible person—!” Jormugandr shuts her up with a slap. Biancabella fell to the ground, clutching her face. “You two are no longer part of my squad. Arrest these two here.” instructed Jormugandr. So Biancabella and Ferrand were arrested as they are going to be in there for a very long time. But something about this was going to change. Later, Melusine and her gang were heading down a hall. “Man o’ man, Old Jormug and his daughter Tia thought they could stop us. They almost defeated us, regardless next time their guards should have a little more venom. It’s a killer sensation.” She said. Then, she found a bar in the corner which sparks her interest. “Wow, Medusa’s Haven. This looks promising.” She remarked, gesturing towards Antonio and Derek. The two men broke in, surprising the crowd which was full of alcoholics and gamblers. Melusine sauntered in, “Ooooh, nice place you guys got here. But it needs some work, right?” She said. The leader came forward, his face looked funny like some sort of creature. “Ahhhh, A rat. Looks delicious.” Melusine replied witty. The rat faced leader licked his lips, or rather his buck tooth in the front. “Hello dear maiden.” He said in a nasal tone. “Hey there, yourself possum.” Melusine said. The rat faced man smiled, “You look like a price worth a fortune.” He complimented. Melusine was gallant but smug. “Yes I am. You want me so badly? You’ll have to get through an army of me first.” She defied. Stepping backwards and behind her crew. “Bring it on!” challenged the leader. He gestured to his men to come and restrain Antonio, who smirked at the leader. The leader looked confused as well as scared. Melusine smiled, giggling excitedly. Antonio threw them over his head, he seized the buck tooth leader and punched him so hard that his tooth fell off.

“It’s done.” announced Antonio. Melusine beamed, “Cool. Let’s transform this whole place into something hip.” She pronounced. Together, everyone pitched in to redesign their new home into a more beautiful environment. They were a gang, and the master commented: “We’re going to need a bigger place.” It was a joke but totally worth it. They loosen the tables and chairs, they turned the bar into something nice. “Can we make a something more exciting among this land?” asked Melusine, gesturing to the outside where all the grass and leaves, even the trees were. Derek immediately cut down the weeds in the ground and got rid of the big leaves. Melusine clapped her hands, delightfully. “Perfect, just flawless.” She said. Then, she flexed her hands and fingers as the snakes peeked out from hiding, Melusine crooned to them softly: “Come my dear children, I’ll take thee away into a world of enchantment and magic.” They settled into the environment but luckily these were under Mel’s control. So no snake can ever dare come near the other teammates. “My friends, I believe we found some other exiles who effects my concept. A betrayed trio.” announced Melusine. Everyone looked at her with disbelief, “Wait, you mean….?” Proteus started to say but Mel smiled more arrogantly. “That’s right. Apparently, this came in.” She holds out a letter and unfolds it which reads, “‘SOS—Signed Ferrand’.” “Oh geez!” moaned Valentine. Melusine closed the paper, she smiled happily. “Yup. Serpentine conduct--No question about it, but it perceives me of a particular, callous magnetism that we can maneuver to our benefit.” said Derek. Melusine glanced over at her friend, “Indeed, Derek. Pay attention guys, here’s what I want you do for me.” She declares. “Oh boy, this is fun! What is it?” Lucille asked excitedly. “Clean up this mess, we got guests deriving.” instructed Melusine. Lucille moaned, but Max and Derek pulled her as the others obeyed to her command. Melusine fix her appearance as she looked in a mirrored glass as she primed and smiled after she finished.

Far along, Biancabella was sleeping but Ferrand tried however visions of his past of his mother, who was a dancer nevertheless she was tortured by a Knight Templar persona who had killed Egle in front of Ferrand. Just then, there was a ringing as there were some voices as Ferrand and Biancabella woke up slowly to talking. “Hey turncoats, you got visitors. Your ‘cousin’ is coming to see you.” said a guard. This confused Ferrand and Biancabella. “Cousin?” Ferrand asked. The door buzzed before it opened, Melusine appeared as she ambles into the room. “Hello cousins, you don’t look so swell.” commented Melusine. The two guards approached to Meusine, “Listen, don’t stay too long. You got…” One of them started to say, but Melusine whipped her head at them. “All the time that I want?” She asked. The guards looked at her, who placed her slender arms around their necks as she spoke, “Did you really think that I would let them get eliminated?” “Um…” The guards stuttered. “Let me tell you, I am quite a slither.” Melusine said, she then inclined her neck and bite the guards on each of their necks; poisoning them. “Aaah!” They cried out before falling down. Ferrand stared at this sight, he looked up at Mel. “Impressive.” He said. Melusine ruffled her own hair. “Yes, my Snake Boy. Guess I have been enthralled by your expertise. Moreover, I suggested an amalgamation!” She explained. “Hmm?” Biancabella looked confused. “Fascinating. Go on.” said Ferrand. “I have come to unleash you from your prison.” answered Melusine. Ferrand cupped his chin in his hands. “A tempting invitation but what’s in it for the rest of us?” He said, gesturing to his colleague. Melusine grinned, “Let’s cut to the chase, I have someone you have to meet.” She said. Suddenly, A sword—a kitana—slashes the door wide opened. There was Derek, standing in the doorway. “This, my newcomers, is Derek the Slayer.” He introduced. Biancabella and Ferrand are shocked by this. “A mighty fine gladiator? Hot damn!” Biancabella exclaimed. “So, you ready for action?” asked Melusine. “Yeah.” Ferrand replied. “Ugh! Mel, I can’t break these walls down.” called Derek, grunting. “Why?” hollered Melusine. “They feel…hard, like some sort of steel.” Derek said. Melusine looked at him baffled, then she glared at Ferrand frantically. “You serious?” She asked. Ferrand looked apologetic. “Jormugandr got this whole place tight.” He explained. Melusine sighed with defeat. “Great!” She moaned. “I got this.” Antonio volunteered. He clapped his hands like he was praying, then he punched the wall and it broke down. Ferrand and the girls were awestruck by this, “Clever.” said Ferrand. Reynard skips around, “Let’s goooooo….Whoa, whoa!” He cried. Reynard looked at the gang, “It’s a long way down you guys.” He said, pointing down as there was an ocean. "Ohhhh!" moaned Biancabella. Melusine glanced at them. 

“OK, got a good place. Wait until my master, Utnapishtim, hears about you.” Melusine said. Biancabella looked at her with an outraged expression. “You, like, never told us about your master!” She wailed. Melusine seized them two of them as they went down to the river. “Let’s go! Hope you guys can swim!” She said, snubbing the screams of Biancabella. They dived into the water as they swam back to Master Utnapishtim’s place. As they got there; Melusine and the newcomers reunited with the others there as the master seemed content to see they’re alive. Introductions were made nicely. “Master Utnapishtim, I like you to meet Silvia, Reynard, Biancabella, and Ferrand. Silvia? Reynard? Biancabella? Ferrand? Meet Utnapishtim Nestor.” hosted Melusine. “Hi.” Ferrand said. “Hello.” replied Silvia. “How do you do.” Fanny answered in her sweet voice. Utnapishtim took Biancabella’s hands and shook them gently with a kind smile. “Welcome, my friends. Welcome to my….” He said but someone’s feet stormed in as a voice so loud and rude rumbles in the room, “All right, you assholes!” A gruff, tough guy barged in wearing a tank shirt that showed his muscular arms and wore military jeans with boots. “Which one of you thunderheads trashed my bar? And my boys?!” He growled. Derek, Max, and Lucille ran in. “Sorry master, but the guy just came in. He is the owner of the bar that Melusine took after Antonio defeated them.” explained Derek. Utnapishtim confronted him, he couldn’t not handle this rudeness. “Pardon me, but you are trespassing…Ah!” The master was pushed down hard as he tumbled down. “Master!” cried Lucille. Melusine was pissed, she glared at the buff guy who showed no remorse for what he did. “I don’t have time for games, nobody messes with me and gets away with it scot free! Personally, I don’t think you are the so-called Anointed One.” ranted the tough guy. Utnapishtim stood up, however Melusine put a hand in front and whispered, “I got this master.” She turned to the muscle guy. “Wow! Someone who doesn’t believe….A hero defending humanity from monstrosity.” She said. “Yeah, you think your hot shit don’t cha? Well, you know what I think! If you were the chosen one, kill me in front of all these people right now!” challenged the tough guy. Melusine raised an eyebrow at him. “You mean it? OK, as you wish.” said Melusine, pointing a gun at him.

The tough guy recoiled in fear. Max, Derek, Lucille, Valentine, Proteus, Silvia, Julia, Lucetta, Speed, Launce, Antonio, Reynard, Biancabella, and Ferrand looked on. Gasping in horror at this. Utnapishtim looked at Melusine, not in horror but with a calm façade. “Hey, sugar. Take it easy, I was kidding. I joke…C’mon.” The tough guy said, weakly. He winced away in horror as Melusine pulled the trigger. Surprisingly, the only came out was a balloon that says “BANG!” The tough guy looked confused, Melusine smirked. “So was I.” She said. Melusine giggled. The gang were relieved of this. Even the tough guy was relieved too, “Whew!” He sighed. Melusine had a syringe hidden in her hand, she hissed as she bared her fangs and attacked the tough guy with the injection. Then, she threw them over her crew. “Aah!” The others cried, they saw the tough guy’s body landed on the ground. “Ahem! My bad, no I wasn’t.” sneered Melusine. The others were horrified. “Mel!” Max cried. He thought the guy was killed by her. Melusine placed a hand on his shoulder, “Relax! He’s knocked out, when he wakes up he’ll find himself in an alley.” She said. The needle was actually a sedative, Melusine throws on the ground as she crushes it with her foot and paces slowly. “Y’know guys? Things have changed around here since. We’ve reached a new era, really. Fresh life, different people…even new-fangled enemies.” said Melusine. Her eyes looked serpentine, the others trembled with fear. But then Melusine brightens up, “But…Here I am!” She announced. “I, Melusine Varuna, am well rested and ready to turn Jormugandr’s whole world upside down. But I need you guys to tell me—you in or out?” 

Max, Derek, Lucille, Reynard, Valentine, Proteus, Silvia, Launce, Speed, Lucetta, Julia, Antonio, Biancabella, and Ferrand looked at each other before looking at Melusine. “We’re in!” The others exclaimed. “I can’t hear you.” Melusine said in a singsong voice. “We’re in!” Everyone cried. “Ladies?” Melusine asked. “We’re in!” said the girls. To the boys, Melusine asked: “Gents?” “We’re in!” They said. Melusine nodded with satisfactory. “Cool beans.” She said. “Antonio? Derek? Dispose of the brute here.” Antonio and Derek glanced at one another before they picked him up and carried him out. Melusine glanced back at the others with a smile, “You guys’ support place a warmth in my heart. I think we’re going to be good friends with one another.” She said. “Master, I like to make a suggestion. Can Reynard can be your assistant?” Master Utnapishtim nodded, “I could use a little help if you guys are away on missions. I’m getting old, I can’t do a lot on my own.” He said. Reynard seemed to see this as a good offer, “I’ll accept this offer.” Reynard replied. “It’s settled! Let’s do this!” declared Melusine. “You sure this is a good idea, Master Nestor?” whispered Max. The master nodded, “Yes. After all, Melusine is the second in command. I’m just the adviser and leader.” He mumbles back to him. Max nodded, he wonders that Melusine being half human and half snake could do some danger on her mind. Could it be a new perspective of her to take down her evil she-viper mother? Well, whatever’s got into her, this is going to be interesting. 

“So, you’ll do it.” Jormugandr said. This wasn’t a question. “To take down Melusine, we will accept this proposal.” said the leader. “The first thing though is that we must sent spies to observe on these people. We will see if they are ripe for the slaying.” Their spies are two boys: 15 year old Drake Hunter is a goofy, hyperactive, hot blooded, and crazy boy who finds creepy, mentally insane girls a ‘demons’. His first encounter was in his childhood, two 6 year old girl name Miranda Storm and Lily Angelo. They were cute and sweet little girls to adults, however when the grownups weren’t around; the two girls turned out to be bad tempered, spoiled, dictating brats who made Drake into their slave. He was forced to do their chores, he was dressed up and put on makeup. When things don’t go their way, Miranda and Lily would get angry as they throw tantrums. Since then, Drake is scared of feisty, kooky dames. Drake and his best friend, Tillden Owlglass, who was a good hearted, witty wisecracker. They are heading over to a performance where a young girl, a teenager name Biancabella Joculus was going to sing a solo. “Being pretty isn’t so exactly divine, it is a price to pay but who cares about that because it’s all about me. And there’s nothing, not one mortal will ever see the fairest of them all…”

Biancabella begin to sing in a sweet voice as Drake and Till were amazed by her song. Just then, there was an inappropriate noises as a man was imitating Biancabella with his friends laughing. “Man! How rude!” muttered Drake. “I better he would make a performer….In a reject comedies.” whispered Till. They both howled with laughter. But stopped as the clown guy was making much loud noises however the crowd turned to glare at him. Fanny was irritated at this. She was angry, very upset. “STOP! CEASE! DESIST!” screeched Biancabella. The crowd was stunt, the jokester stopped as he looked scared too. Reynard Zorro rushed over to the crowd as Biancabella exclaimed, “GET THAT SON OF A GUN OUT OF MY CONCERT, IMMEDIATELY!” She said as she pointed to the comedian guy that made fun of her. “All right, you guys are out of here!” Reynard ordered, the funny guy and his friends slipped away. Biancabella marched off the stage. She went over to Reynard with gritted teeth, “Reynard? Like, the song is called ‘Fairest of Them All’, right?” She asked tightly. Reynard looked nervous so Biancabella grabbed him by the shirt collar, “Right?” She nearly shouted. “Y—Yes! Yes it is!” stammered “And what is the song about?” Biancabella asked sweetly. Reynard gulped. “WHAT IS THE SONG ABOUT, IDIOT?!” yelled Biancabella. “You. You are the fairest of them all, the most high, and the princess.” Reynard answered quickly.

Biancabella lets him drop to the floor as she said, “Precisely.” She started glaring at the fearful crowd, “I am, like, the cool girl! Like, the regal beauty! I. Am. The Fairest. Of. Them. ALL!”  squawked Biancabella. She showed her serpentine eyes and scales which horrifies the crowd. “One more distraction and I’ll inject you with the worst poison of your life! We clear?” warned Biancabella. The crowd nodded obediently, without hesitation. Fanny’s anger faded as she became her usual self, she became her cheerful self again. “OK! Like, let’s do that again from the top.” claimed Fanny cheerfully. She sashayed back to the stage. Drake, who had seen all this, was wide eyed horrid. It was like his childhood all over again! The chores, the frilly dresses, the makeup. “BURN THE DEMON!” He cried. “BURN THE RAGING DEMON! TAKE THE TNT AND BLOW HER UP!!!!” Till gags him, hauled him from their seats, and left the concert. Out the door they went. Drake was still sermonizing with terror, “SHE’S A DEMON, SAVE ME! AH, AH, AH! SAVE ME, SHE’S A DEMON! HEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPP!!!! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS, DEMON! I WILL NOT REST UNTIL YOU ARE VANQUISH FROM EXISTANCE! TNT, TNT!” 

Till and Drake waited until Biancabella was finished with her concert. When Biancabella emerged from her performance, she left as she walked home. Till and Drake followed her quietly. During this time, Biancabella ultimately noticed someone…or two someone following her so she turned to see Till and Drake cheesing at them. Biancabella is freaked out but she maintained her stuck-up basin lassie personality. “Can I, like, help you?” Biancabella asked in her snooty, valley girl tone. Drake and Till grinned so much that their pearly white teeth are showing. “Yes, we like to apologize for our rudeness. That one guy you yelled at, we were rude too.” Till said. Biancabella stared at them funny, “Um…That’s fine…..” She said. But Drake interrupted, “NO! No, no, No! We were SAVAGES! Imbeciles! Dingleberries! Count Fartulas! Stinky doo-doo faces! And we want to make it up to you.” He said. Biancabella was still not buying it. “Really. What do you want to do for me?” She asked. Till didn’t know what to say but Drake did, “Anything! Wash or wipe the windows, clean the gutters! ANYTHING!” He begged with excitement. Biancabella was convinced, she thought for a moment. “Hmm….OK, Tom and Jerry. There is one thing I want you to do for me.” She finally admits. Drake and Till looked at her, “Tom?” Drake asked with alarm. “Jerry?” Till questioned. They both laugh, “You’re so cute!” Till praised. A few minutes later; Biancabella showed them what they need to do. 

"I can, like, use you two as helpers, it'll be a pleasant joy. I can be, like, somewhat a scatterbrained idiot sometimes." She explained. "Helpers?! Oh, Ha ha ha! Sure, sure, we looooooove too!" Drake said, laughing. So, the boys begin to clear up the mess but they seized a rake to cut her down. Biancabella’s voice hollered, which startled them completely. "Hello? Boys? Where are you?" Drake and Till straightened up as they smiled sweetly. "Comin' Sister!" They chorused. Till stopped to give his friend a troll face, "Sister!" He said and laugh in a giggly way. "Eeeee, hoo hoo, tee hee hoo!" They continued to walk as Drake gave him a troll face saying, "Helpers!" and made the nerd laugh. "Nuh, nuh, Nuh, nuh!" They were almost successful when Biancabella noticed something fishy was going on, she turned and saw a rake close to her, the top ready to strike if needed. Biancabella glanced at Drake and Till looked scared, for a moment nobody said anything. Creepy. Dead. Silence. “Uh, I can explain!” Drake finally said. Biancabella punches him as she runs outside. Drake and Till ran after her, they chased her through the gardens, into the labyrinth until they lost sight of her. After much struggle in the maze, the two boys got out of there and starts to look for Biancabella. They didn’t find her so they decide to use a MoPed to look for her, which they found in the opened garage. They took it as they drove away to find Fanny. “Where did you go, Snake Girl? Where…” But stopped when they heard a voice from above. 

"Yoo-Hoo, boys! Here I am!" called Biancabella. "And here we come!" hollered Till. As he revved up the vehicle but they go rearward. They were dizzy from the "Damn masculine drivers!” said Till bombastically. He looked baffled humorously as he turned to Drake. “I had this thing in reverse, didn't I?" asked Till. "Yeeeeessssss!" Drake said. "Fudge! I demand a repair!" Till bellowed. "I demand a RECOUNT!!!!" cried Drake. Till gave him a humorous look, "You want a recount? Here, you take the wheel!" He said. Drake was happy to hear this. "Yes!" Drake revved it up forward and head up to the tower where they found serpentine looking Biancabella smiling at them with her fangs showing. "Hello." Biancabella welcomed. "Goodbye!" Till greeted with a shotgun. Biancabella dodged it while calling out, "Good grief!" "GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!" bellowed Drake. They soon realize she was out there. He looks out the window but is shocked to see Ferrand out there. Drake’s eyes bulged in horror, he was a good looking devil! “What the hell….What….?” muttered Drake. He realized that Ferrand looked like someone familiar…Could it be?” “Oh my God!” He gritted his teeth, “It’s the Demon Snake Woman’s son……it is Demon Snake Egle's son!” Till looked at him, “What?” He asked. Drake ducked, “OK, we must abort mission! We must get special agents, Momus and Gelos!” whispered Drake. 

"What? Why do we have to abort? We always does this a hundred times." mumbled Till. "No, twenty thousand." Drake corrected. "Trust me, it's defintly a hundred." answered Till. Drake made his eyes like slits and his face all humorously upset, "I demand! A RECOUNT!" He cried and the two of them went away. Biancabella and Ferrand watched them go, Biancabella turns to him and asked: "What should we, like, do?" "I'll bet Mel wants to know about this." Hearing about two spies from Ferrand and Biancabella; Melusine discovers her research about Zmey Ubiysta, the ones that Drake and Till came from.  They are an organization of snake hybrid slayers, they are not actually snake hybrids but have supernatural powers. Run by the leader Beowolf Agro; His members are second in command front runner Margaret Virtus, the third in command name Tristan Camulus. The other lieutenants are Siegfried Kragus, George Shara, Michael Neto, Indra Kinnara, Heinrich Murugan, Hadad Zababa, Marduk Polemos, and Teshub Homados. She came across a snake man who is almost like Melusine. “Hildris Ladon….? Hmm, interesting.” She mumbles. "Find anything?" Valentine asked. "Oh yeah, I found something." answered Melusine. "Some guy name Hildris Ladon. It says that he is a half snake hybrid, half human and one of the best bodyguards of Rising Sun. Quite interested stuff." "Wow, that's neat." Valentine remarked. "It sure is." Melusine agreed. She sounds nonchalant however her eyes were shining. 

“Ooooh! An assignment?” asked the sturdy, naïve tanned skin boy with glee. He had a bit of a French accent for a pre-adolescent. His name is Momus. “For us?” questioned the other preteen boy, he was skinny and wears classes, he too had the same skin as the other. His name was Gelos. “Yes!” Drake replied. “What’s great people like her and they have to do with snakes?” asked Gelos. “ASK NO QUESTIONS!” exclaimed Drake, he begin to mumble incoherently. “There’s such thing, right? Let’s go after them!” Momus announced as he and Gelos were about to go but Drake block their path. “Go NO further! You must vanquish them or will be all doom!” He cried. Momus and Gelos looked at each other, confused that if maybe Drake was going off the deep end. “Is the Mustafa really a half human, half snake?” They asked. Drake grabbed them both and pulled him closed to him. “You know nothing!” He exclaims, he then looked left and right. Drake leans over and spoke to them quietly, “Thy Mustafa is said to be the daughter of Echidna…..She will curse us all into stone!!!!” He then exclaims. Gelos and Momus laugh, "OK. Demon Hunter, we'll take down these bozos of snakes for you. How's that?" Gelos asked. Drake's face brightened up, "You will see the truth but you're acceptance to this assignment brings smiles on my face. Thank You!" He said. Gelos and Momus left, still thinking of what Drake had warned them about before. "Gelos?" Momus asked. "Yes, Momus?" Gelos said. Momus looked worried, "Do you think Drake could it be right?" He inquired. Gelos looked at him with shock, "What? What's wrong with you Frenchman?" demanded Gelos. "I AM NOT FRENCH!!!" exclaimed Momus. 

Gelos hand gags him, "Shhhh! Keep it down, you idiot!" He rasped. They felt shadows upon them. Ferrand, Biancabella, Launce, Speed, and Julia were standing before them. Gelos and Momus looked up in terror comically. "Mommy." squeaked Momus. They both laugh nervously. "Uh...hello, how are you doing today?" asked Momus. "Perfectly fine. Until you came along." Ferrand remarked. "Now, what's a bunch of clowns like yourselves are doing in a place like this?" Biancabella inquired. "Um...Uh....Nothing!" Momus answered. "OK, did someone sent you?" Biancabella asked. "Nobody. We were just wandering." Momus lied, he was a bad liar really. Ferrand looked at him, "You sure? Because young boys like you shouldn't be wandering around in a place like this." He replied. Momus shivered, Gelos had to do something and something brainstorms in his head. He stood up tall and turned to Ferrand and the others. "I, Gelos Boyg! And we, men, do not beg for our lives! Nor for mercy!" Gelos announced. He and Momus stood tall, sneering widely. But within seconds, their sneers slowly turn into anxious frowns and looked at each other, nervously. They attempted to look brave but Momus breaks down, "Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!" He begged in a comical tone. Gelos did the same, "Mercy! Mercy!" Ferrand and Biancabella glanced at each other irked, then they look back at the boys. "Relax. We're not going to hurt you." said Ferrand. Gelos and Momus looked up in amazement, "Really?" They asked, smiling. Ferrand simpers down on them, "No. We'll do much more than that." His eyes became serpentine, he looked sinister. Purple smoke surrounds the two boys. 

Gelos and Momus were terrified, they looked around and saw that Biancabella, Launce, and Speed looked serpentine too. They were so scared that they saw everything else was serpentine. They howled in terror. Meanwhile; Till and Drake are playing video games when someone was pounding on the door of the safe house. Drake paused and hurried over to the door to answer, “Can I help you?” Gelos and Momus were frazzled, shocked, and frightened humorously. “Yeah, get those people away from us! Their freaks! Half human, half snakes!” Gelos exclaimed, pointing to Ferrand and Biancabella. Drake was wide eyed horrified before blurting out loudly. “Ay ya! You discover the truth of this veracity. Let them be on your crowns.” He pushed them over, Gelos saw Ferrand and freaked out, and he seized Drake and used him as a shield. “They are a fate to this world, you take care of them!” He said. Drake took Momus and put him in front of him. “Defend me I say!” He cried. Momus took one look and jumped over his head as he cries out, “I regret nothing!” "Maybe we can, like, dissect their brains." Biancabella said with a smirk. Drake glared at her, "Ohhh, you better not..." He warned. "BRRRAAAAIINNNSSS!!!" Biancabella squealed, laughing maniacally. Ferrand and Biancabella chased Drake, Gelos, and Momus as they ran around in circles. Till watches them, he then calls out to his friends: "Guys! You gotta show them by doing what you need to do. Clean them of the earth, wipe their astro-nauts! Do it for Narnia!" 

Drake stopped as he remembers what he has to do. "He's right. Yes...." He turned to Biancabella and exclaimed, "Wait, my demons! I will happy to aid you unclean maniacs! For Narnia....FOR NARNIA! WAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" He attacks Biancabella, who squeals and cries out before she hits the floor. Drake smiled like a crescent moon, he threw his hands up and announced, "I win! I am King of the Demons, yaaaaaahhhhh!" Swinging his arms around. "Got anything else you wanna say?" Till asked. "Yeeeeessssss, My work here is DONE!!!!!!!!" announced Drake as he marched away. Drake, Till, Gelos, and Momus were stalking away but Momus turned to Ferrand and Biancabella before exclaiming, "We'll be back!" as he hurried to catch up with the others. Later, Ferrand told Melusine what happened. "Are you serious?" asked Melusine, "That was so lame of them to do that." Ferrand chuckled softly, "Yes but they were crazy--You have to admit." He remarked. "Hmph. Yeah, so how is Biancabella taking this?" said Melusine. Ferrand shakes his head, "She's such a whiner. All she's complaining is 'boys shouldn't hit girls like me.' Geez!" He said, mimicking her. Melusine smiles, "I'll make sure those boys don't come around here." She promised. Ferrand looks at her, smiling a little before glancing away from Mel. 

Just then; Melusine gasped as she saw a figure dropping down and prepared herself with her glass knife. "Master?" Biancabella asked. "What are you doing here?" inquired Ferrand. A young man with collar-length hair, pale tan skin complexion, and creepy, occult eyes. "Heard you two got in trouble, I managed to talk to Jormugardr but he claimed that you wouldn't stop Melusine or her squad. I was furious to hear, so I left him and came here." said the man, he looked at Melusine as he exposed his snake eyes at her, Melusine shivers as she could see how much inhumanity there was in those eyes. Ferrand smirks at Melusine's shaken body, "Scared?" He asked. Melusine looks at him with a dark glance. "Just cold." She denied. Ferrand nodding, pretending to believe her. "Melusine, this is my consul Ophion Asclepius." He addressed to the strange man. Melusine lent out her hand, smiling nicely. "Pleased to meet you, sir." Ophion took her hand in his, Mel is stunned that his hand feels scaley-smooth it felt to her. "Is he even human?" wondered Melusine. "The pleasure is mine." said Ophion, but Melusine could have sworn to hear him hissing a little in his speech.  

"Well then. It was a pleasure meeting you, Miss Melusine." said Ophion and he went to explore more of the hideout. Melusine shot Ferrand a glare, "Consul Asclepius, huh?" She snapped. "He's not as bad as you think." Ferrand said smugly. "Hmph! Typical." Melusine remarked and turns away, "I got some research to do OK?" Ferrand looks at her as he turns away, saying: "Fine. Be afraid if you want of Ophion." "I am not scared!" Melusine shouted at him but he and Biancabella disappeared. Melusine sighed, "Stupid proxy boy. What does he know about me? Nothing. He doesn't know that nothing scares me. I refuse to admit to fear. I'm not scared of anyone. Or anything." claimed Melusine softly. Little did she know that deep in her denial, her fears will come to life. Soon, very soon. Melusine and Ferrand were sent on a mission to find a killer who has been hiding after his escape from a mental hospital. While there, Melusine is creeped out by a clown statue in the room. "Ugh, I hate that." groaned Melusine. "What?" Ferrand asked. "That clown statue!" Melusine said, pointing to it in the fun room exhibit. "You mean that clown statue?" said Ferrand, following her finger. "Yeah, that one over there." insisted Melusine. Ferrand saw it too and he seemed creeped out. 

Just then, the phone rang and Melusine answered it, "Hello?" she asked. She paused and replied, "Yeah, we are. Still breathing, Can we have your permission to find the exit?" requested Melusine. "Excuse me? Can I have one more request? Can you guys get that clown statue away? It's too creepy, I hate it!" said Alice politely. The owner paused, then he said in a bewildered tone in his voice that Melusine was shocked that she almost screamed, "What?" She dropped the phone and hangs up the phone but not before she heard this: "Miss Melusine, Please leave now! I'm getting the police right away." shouted the owner. With her eyes bulging out in terror; Alice slowly turned around and let out a groan, "Oh no!" "What now?" Ferrand asked, annoyed yet scared too. "The clown statue is gone!" Alice exclaimed. "Are you serious??" Ferrand gasped. "Look." "Oh crap!" Ferrand gasped. They backed away into something and turned to see the creepy clown was standing right behind them. Melusine screamed, Ferrand pulls her close to him. The creepy clown attacks Melusine and Ferrand as they deflect his movements before running away and hiding somewhere, the killer clown searches for them and he looks around. 

He doesn't realize that they were hiding in the dinosaur exhibit! The two waited for him to get closer, then Melusine and Ferrand tackle him to the ground but the clown was about to kill them both when Cassandra and Silver Branch came to the rescue. Melusine was shocked by this, "How did you find me?" She gasped. "We were sent to find you and your friend--Hope they're OK." explained Cassandra. With relief and exhaustion, Melusine nearly faints but Ferrand caught her in time. When Melusine woke up, she talks to Cassandra and she agree to team up to face Constantine. They managed to find him where Melusine was confronted with her mother, Echidna, however Melusine admits her feelings of fear. She eliminated her mother as she became a recruit of Cassandra's team. Meanwhile; Melisande confronts Hestia with Tristan beside her. Hestia smirks, "Oh, look. It's you." She remarked, "So, how does it feel to be a freak?" "Freak? I wouldn't call me a freak if I was you." said Melisande. Hestia looked confused, "What the hell are you talking about?" Melisande unleashed her powers. Hestia was scared as memories of her being part of the horrendous experiments and how she was jealous of Melisande so she tattled on Constantine and he had turned Melisande's family into Wendigos. Hestia was so scared that she fell out of the window and died from the fall. Melisande stare down at her, feeling a little guilty however she got over and now she would put the past behind her. Now it was time to take care of business once and for all. Cassandra and the rest of the others from Silver Branch confronted Constantine, who surprised attacked them as he waved madly with a chainsaw. Cassandra was nearly cut however she managed to duckand shattered the chainsaw. Constantine was shocked by this as he cursed out at Cassandra for her 'sorcery' as she shall be punished for her crimes. 

He claims that the Good Shepherd would destroy 'witches' by burning them and Constantine claims he will have immortality. "Hell no, you won't." said a voice. Everyone couldn't believe who it was: Chloris stood there, she looked down at her father fiercely and said: "Hi Dad." "Chloris, you've come back." said Constantine weakly. " "Not for you, I'm here to punish you for what you did." said Chloris. "Punish? For what?" demanded Constantine. "I gave them immortality and power!" "Immortality? Power? Like hell, you really are a madman, just like you were when Mom was around and before she became a monster that you turned her into. You are through here, this ends now!" Then she raised her foot up and crushed it against Constantine's knee. It breaks, Constantine let out a scream of pain and clutched his leg. Chloris stands over him, Constantine glares at her. "You little brat, you will be punished." He threatened. "You have no power over me." Chloris replied. She turned to Cassandra and her gang of friends, who smiled at her, and she smiled back. Then, Chloris looked at Constantine and said, "No bad deed goes unpunished, all the things you did. But I didn't give you death, so be thankful that I spared you but once you recover from punishment, I hope you have a happier life." Constantine looked furious, but he smirked and said: "That doesn't matter, I still have Branwen. She matters most to me."

"You lying son of a bitch!" A voice cried, Branwen stood there. Her hands balled into fists, which punched at her sides. "You lied to me, you manipulative bastard! You made up things just so I believe you! You're sick, so sick and evil!" She screeched. Chloris, Cassandra, and the others looked at her surprised, she didn't know how she get there. Branwen looked at her older sister more apologetically, "I'm so sorry for all the trouble I caused. I truly am and I want to make it up to you--All of you." She said, gesturing towards the others. "What made you change your mind?" asked Cassandra, shocked by all this. Branwen had tears forming in her eyes, "I heard everything Daddy said. And I just want to say...I made it all up, everything about my dad was a lie! I try not to think about the times when he was angry, when he didn't want to talk to me. I denied everything, everything! And I hurt so many people so much and I'll bet everybody hates me..." Branwnen sobbed. Melisande put an arm around her, "Not everyone hates you, but would you like to be my friend?" She said softly. "Really?" asked Branwnen. The two girls embraced each other. In the asylum; Constantine sat there in a fetal position as he begin to drone to himself: "I believe in Yahweh. I believe in the Good Shepherd. I don't believe in Death. Why die? Why not live forever? Wouldn't it be great to live forever and see the world what it's like hundreds or thousands, or trillions of years later?" 

He continued to rant, "But then, you get to the point where you don't want to live anymore And say that your time has come. The only crazy thing is, Do you go to Heaven, Hell, or become dust? It's all madness, Yahweh forgive me for even thinking this. For even writing this but I hope you can forgive me. I fear death and I hope you are not mad at me for having such fears like I do. My grandfather had died, my hamster died. My gerbils died, my aunt died, and my cousin died. Have mercy, Kyrie Good Shepherd for I fear death and want my life to be expanded." He sounded like a lunatic and is upset. Constantine was locked up for good but that didn't mean the Wendigos were still crawling around as well as other monsters. It was not over yet, not by a long shot.



Chapter 6: The Three Faces of Wendigo

One day subsequently....

There was a voice on the opposite side of the door. It was just a quiet, whisper voice. And then she could other two more of them. There was three? "Why don't you open the door?" said the first. "We've come for you." said the second. And then the third, a woman's voice said, "You'll be happier if you open the door. It's not so bad..." Melisande trembled, however she didn't know what to do anymore. Maybe it won't be so bad. However, she won't fall for it but she musters the courage. Panting with fear; Melisande had her pen knife in her hand as she mumbling to herself in a mantra: "I'm OK. I'm not scared, I'm not scared. I can do this. I'm not afraid....." She went out there, looking around as she stepped out of her hiding spot. She looked left, then right. Breathing a sigh of relief, Melisande walked as she said to herself over and over again, "I am not scared, you hear that? Not scared at all." Then she shouted out, "I AM NOT SCARED!!!!!" Just then, a crash of thunder was so loud that made Melisande screamed and jumped. "Oh crap." She muttered. Then laughed to herself. However she finds something fell and she jumps. Little did she know, she would be faced with fears and horror, and other great things that will make her sick. Surviving is the fittest and she was sure she would get out alive but someone or more than one is out to persuade her. 

One day earlier...

Melisande was standing around, waiting. She waited. And waited. And waited....Until he came, when she deflects the attack as Tristan tried to surprise her by ambush. They back away from one another as part of their training. "Not bad, Mel." Tristan called out. "Heh, I knew you were coming for me." replied Melisande smugly. "Don't be too haughty, my friend." Tristan said. They both spare on another as Melisande seemed good and she wasn't using her abilities. Melisande fought with each movement of kick or punch--Everything that Tristan taught her, it was amazing on how well she was fighting. Once that was over, Tristan had to laugh: "You did good." He praised. Melisande giggled in agreement, "Yeah, I can't lie--I'm pretty good at this myself." She admitted. And then looked away shyly, "I guess I got myself a great teacher." Tristan grinned, "Me? Aww, you're just being modest." He said lightheartedly. "No, I'm serious. You really helped me through, I can't thank you enough." said Melisande. It's true, if it wasn't for him; Melisande would have taken her own life by now. Poor thing, she was a nervous wreck but now she was calm, collected, strong, and more confident. Melisande had to give gratitude to the person that helped her. "Thanks." said Tristan. Then, the subject was changed when Melisande asked him, "Oh, that reminds me. You said you had something for me to do, right? What is it?" 

"That's right." remembered Tristan, thoughtfully. "Mimir Sofus had something for you that he had given me, it's a mission involving some scarface, tough guy and a three siblings allied force. He wanted you and me to check it out here in the city." "What?" Melisande asked, disappointed. "I don't suppose he can get someone else to do it, right?" "He says that you are one of the best he's got." reminded Tristan. Melisande sighed deeply, she can't let this one fly--She had to repay him the favor and also who knows what this guy was.  During this time, Melisande and Tristan couldn't believe who they were seeing: It was the Lotus Eater Symphony. The siblings were Verdandi, Urdar, and Skuld. Verdandi was a beautiful, buxom and sweet young lady. Skuld was also a busty girl too but not as much as her sister. Skuld was more of the modesty type while her sister showed off her nice, long, and slender legs. And Urdar was a brute but with a big heart for children and animals. But among the siblings was some sort of young man with a look of a thug. The guy with the lean muscular figure is shown to have a very fearsome, thuggish face. The expression of the face angles down but the eyes look up. However he was kind, calm so somehow this guy was not too bad. Verdandi would glance over at the guy and wink at him, she wasn't the least bit scared of him at all. The guy looked at her with his seemingly glare before he smile back faintly. Verdandi beamed while she continued with the performance. The thuggish man was Urry Telephus, he was an ally of Samson. Verdandi, her brother and sister were good friends with Proteus and his boys. Melisande wondered how Urry, Verdandi and her siblings met anyway. 

All of sudden, someone was watching them and clapping when they finished. It was a young girl with long, curly black hair. She wore a maroon top as well as black leggings. She wore a cross section of maroon and black slip-on flats. Verdandi smiled at her, she then spoke to the crowd: "OK, I'm going to need a volunteer to come up here, anyone interested?" Everyone screamed, waving their hands wildly. Verdandi looked around and could see that curly black haired girl, she bent over at the girl, "Wanna come up?" She asked. The girl was surprised, she nodded and went up as everyone cheered. Melisande is impressed by how kind Verdandi was by having sympathy for the girl. The girl was happy to be up there as Verdandi let her join in the fun of being onstage. But Tristan noticed that not everybody was happy, a man in black watched. He looked like a preacher, but his face didn't seem godly or merry. It looked anger and then he throws a pebble hard at her. The girl reacted, the crowd gasps. The evil preacher calls out, "This woman is a deceit, she has bewitch you all!" Melisande is confused as she and Tristan watch in fear when the  crowd turned on the girl as they pelted her with many things while chanting things such as: "Vixen!", "Witch!" and "Demoness!" The girl begs them all to stop but they jeered and laugh at her. But Verdandi stops the crowd and comes over at the girl, who is in tears. Melisande is surprised by all this, she didn't know people like her care. "Hey, are you OK?" asked Verdandi. The girl shook her head, still crying. "It's OK, it's OK. I'm sorry." soothed Verdandi. Melisande and Tristan are touched by her acts of sympathy. The girl hugged Verdandi, who patted her back and continued to comfort her. 

"You, young lady! Come down from there this instant!" commanded the evil preacher. "Yes sir, just as soon as I free this young lady." said Verdandi. "I forbid you." replied the evil preacher. Verdandi glared at him as she used a knife to cut the ropes loose, the crowd gasps. The evil preacher was furious, "How dare you...." He said. Verdandi point a finger at him, scolding at him: "You mistreat this girl and the other outcasts like you mistreat my friends and allies. You speak of rightgeousness, yet you are nothing but a sadist." "Silence!" The evil preacher cried. "Righteousness!"  cried Urdar. He chanted until the crowd was chanting it. The evil preacher could not believe this was happening, Melisande and Tristan were amazed by how much this people were. "Mark my words, you bastards. You will pay for your sins! I pray that the heavens will have mercy." The evil preacher called out. Skuld came over to see him and said, "You should say this to yourself, the only sin I see is your cruelty." The crowd applauded. Melisande grinned, but the evil preacher was angry and cried out to his guards, "Arrest her! Arrest them all!" Urry used his attacks as Verdandi, Urdar, and Skuld did too. The girl was in shock that these people can fight too. This was Melisande's chance, she managed to get over to the girl and said, "Come on, let's get you someplace safe." The girl was confused, "Who are you?" She asked timidly. Melisande looked at Tristan, who says to the girl, "People just like you." With that, The girl went with Melisande and Tristan. She had learn something from her parents: "When a person comes into this world, they are alone but there are people like everyone else and no one is not alone. People will try to knock a victim down but a time is coming and everything will change. Everybody wants to give up sometimes, however don’t let anyone get another down." 

At Silver Branch; Melisande and Tristan talk to the girl. The girl is Danae and that preacher man was her father, Acrisus. This shocks Mel and Tristan. Something happened to Danae and they were right. Danae had witnessed her mother in an abusive relationship with her radical religious father. Her mother, Savitri, remarried a man after divorcing from Acrisus. The distress that was put on her life when she was going through the abuse made her come to the conclusion that when she’s in the situation her parents were in she will never let the abusive relationship become like her mother was in. Danae has seen her mother fall apart in the abuse and fears it from happening to her so she tries to be as simple as possible to refrain from her future marriage from being abusive. She, herself, already experienced being hurt in the abuse just like her mother and is more reserved because if she doesn’t, she’ll end up getting hurt by an abusive man. Although her heart is healing, Danae still feels very broken from all the damage that was caused from the abuse her father had and still has to fake looking happy. At night she heard the weeping of her mother who was in pain and would cry to Danae instead of finding real help. Divorce will really mess with her way of thinking; The fear of seeing her relationship turn out like her parents has made her become afraid of being committed with a man as she is afraid of getting hurt. Something people make it as something dangerous, like Danae's father. Right away it’s established her father had something to do with what happened. Danae claims that she will give her father an 'I owe you'. And now it’s time to make sure her dad gets it. Danae asked for a cup of water and Melisande leaves with Tristan following. The two of them talk as they wonder if Danae would be able to join Silver Branch however Tristan looked at Danae as she looks calm but something inside her is going to break, just for a moment, it might. Just then, Danae was kidnapped by her father as she screams for help. Melisande and Tristan tried to save her but Acrisus was quicker as he drove off. 

Melisande and Tristan searched for her, they looked for her everywhere in the city. And just when they were about to give up, they found her. Underneath train tracks! In a bit of bait-and-switch, it’s not Danae who was under a train, but her father, who she killed and ditched the body on the tracks. Danae is found by the lake, where the train tracks were and Melisande confronts her. But she realized Danae has become crazy, and now she won’t be the way she was before she got a gun. Melisande was horrified when she remembered what Danae said earlier: "I will give him an 'I owe you'. And now it’s time to make sure he gets it." Melisande realized that Danae was going to give him a painful death, that's what the 'I owe you' meant. "Where's the gun now, Danae?" asked Melisande. "I threw it in the river, but I crushed it into pieces." replied Danae. She begins to cry and through her tears, she said: "I try to drown out the abuse that my dad was giving me. I didn't want to deal with his anger. I wanted to leave or have someone help me or my mom. I didn't want anything to do with him anyway. He make me sick. I don’t understand how he could hate me so much. I even though admired him when I was a kid and try not to think about the times he did to me and mom." Melisande felt like crying, she put her arms around Danae, "He didn’t really love you if he constantly hurt you. People who love you will only harm you in any way if it’s necessary to get you to stop doing something. Furthermore, people who love you will look out for you, instead of treating you like an arch nemesis--The way your father did."

She sighed and continued, "Typically in a abusive relationship, the person being abused will do all they can to make everything good, showering the abuser with love and affection. However, the abuser will treat these gifts as if they’re entitled to them. So, nothing the abused person does is ever good enough in the eyes of the abuser. An abuser is not someone who will change for the better. They’re not the kind of people who wake up one day and see the error of their ways. They never show any real love, and constantly try to break them down." She explained. Danae embraced her new friend, "Thanks. For everything." She said. Danae pulled away as she wiped her face and said, "I'd paid my dues and now I'm ready for my reward. As they say, 'Only the strong survive'. I will survive." But some sort of prophecy was about to happen to Melisande, she was having Chinese for lunch and found a fortune cookie. Inside the fortune, there was a line that was referenced from a book called The Hunting of the Snark: 'Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true.' This was strange, very strange fortune that she had ever received in her whole life. She had never seen things like that. That night, she had a dream where she entered a mansion as she looked around to see a soup bowl and eats out of it. She sat in a chair however she found it was dented a little. She gets up after finishing it and looks at the chair as she tried to break it but it breaks. She sweep it up as she puts in the disposable tin however she saw dust coming at her. Suddenly, Melisande was so dizzy that she fell asleep and when she woke up to feel shadows upon her. When Melisande felt them, she turned and saw three sets of eyes staring down at her. 

Melisande screamed with terror as she flared her arms away and tried to get out but there was no escape. She felt the pair of three eyes staring down at her, they were about to get closer and closer until Melisande awoke with a shriek and sat up the night, trembling with fear. One day; Mimir has given an assignment for Melisande where she was to investigate a strange building of a sadist man and his experiments. The man was named Charon Surtur. But while doing this mission, Melisande was standing in the rain, at a building to get to the bus stop. She was dropped off by an agent however she was soaking wet. Just then, she thought someone called out to her: "Are you going to a bus stop?" It was a young man, he was stoic looking. He wore an attire of grey jeans and blue plaid blazer. "Um, yes. I am!" Melisande called out shyly. "Would you like a ride?" asked the young man. "I would, thanks." said Melisande, and she entered the passenger seat. "Thank you for rescuing me from that awful rain." She replied. "You're welcome." answered the stoic man. While driving, Melisande was so grateful by this young man's kindness; she couldn't help it: "Uh...My name is Melisande Zebedee." "I'm Demetri Stein." said the stoic man. Melisande talked, the man was not the chatty type but he listened and kept his answers simple. The rain had stopped, Melisande and Demetri noticed. "I'm quite glad it rained." said Melisande, smiling. Demetri looked at her and he smiled faintly at her. The two of them arrived at the bus stop, Melisande could see the blue sky and clouds that were white. Demetri stopped his car, Melisande left but not before saying goodbye and thanking him once again. Demetri nodded and Melisande went to the bus stop, just in time to see the bus approaching. She looked back but found the car was driving away. "Maybe he's in a hurry." thought Melisande. She turned and climbed up onto the bus. 

Melisande was sitting next to a weird looking guy on the bus. He had a stylized contact lens in one eye, heavy make-up, black eyeliner, jet black hair, and heavily tattooed arms. But he didn't look too bad. The guy took out a book and begin to read it. The bus stopped twice at different locations however the guy never looked up not once no matter how many times the bus stopped. Curious, Melisande glanced over; watching him for a while and then she asked, "What'cha reading in there?" "It's a horror book. It's good, very eerie indeed." said the man. Melisande looked over at him, the man looked over and asked: "Have you seen anything horrible in your life?" "I believe, I mean I don't want to talk about it but yes, I have." admitted Melisande. The man nodded, "I see." He said. Then, he got off and said, "See you around--By the way, my name is Kephas. Remember that." Melisande seemed troubled for awhile by this. One night while having water at a bar, Melisande had met some strange young woman name Alexia. She had bright reddish pink hair and there was a heart drawn on her cheek, "Nice heart. It looks good." said Melisande. "Thank you." said Alexia, "It's supposed to represent for protection." While the two girls strike a conversation; Melisande decided that Alexia was one of the nicest people she had ever met. They talked together most of the evening. At eleven o’clock Alexia said, “I hate to end this, but I have to leave now. Can you give me a ride?” "Sure," said Melisande. "I’ve got to go home, too." Alexia laughed as she said, "I accidentally drove my car into a tree on my way over here. I guess I wasn’t paying attention." Melisande drove her to the head of a road she didn’t know very well. "Why don’t you drop me off here?" Alexia said. "Here? Alone?" asked Melisande. 

"The road up ahead is in really bad condition. I can walk from here." explained Alexia. Knowing that was best, Melisande nodded as she stopped the car and held out a flower. “Take this,” she said. “I got it from the bar. and I hope you remember me by this.” "Thank you," Alexia said. "I’ll put it in my hair," She placed in her hair as it looked radiant in there. "Would you like to go out on a girl's night out?" Melisande asked. "That would be fun," Alexia said. After Alexia left; Melisande went to the forgotten mansion and tried to go in when two boys, Momus and Gelos, wave their hands in such a panic. "What's the matter?" She asked. "Whatever you do, do not go in there!" Gelos warned. "Why not? I was sent here to investigate this place." explained Melisande. "Trust us, there are three monsters in there who will eat you." Momus cried. Melisande looked at them as she begins to look at them. "Something tells me that there is a lurk of horror and I need to clear this away. I don't want to be troubled by nightmares, I just want to get out alive once this is all over." She explained. "Don't go in there!" The boys cried however Melisande disobeyed and the two boys freaked out, "Sanctuary! Sanctuary!" and they ran away. Melisande watched them go, then she shake her head and laugh but as she opened the door, there was no turning back now. While looking around, she saw that it was empty for years. "Now, let's see....Which way do I go to?" muttered Melisande, looking around. Just then she heard a tweaked sound of a clock turning. There was a pause and then there was a glimmer sound to a music box. Melisande wandered around until she found the music box, a crystal ball like one with a figure of a ballerina pirouetting. She was so delighted to see this beautiful thing as she beckons it over to her telekinetically and held it in her hands. 

She looked at it as she watched the ballerina twirl, however in the reflection; she thought she saw someone there and turned but found no one was there. Melisande shake her head and rubbed her eyes, "I must be seeing things." She muttered. Melisande watched the mechanic ballerina dance until its tired, machine heart beats slowly until the song disappears. Then it stops. There was an eerie silence until Melisande heard singing, sad but soft crooning: "There was an old woman all skin and bone Who lived near the graveyard all alone. She thought she'd go to church one day To hear the parson preach and pray." And another voice went, "O-o-o-o-o-o! O-o-o-o-o-o!" The singing went again, but the words were different than the first: "And when she came to the church-house stile She thought she stop and rest awhile. She came up to the door, She thought she'd stop and rest some more." Then, the same voice after went, "O-o-o-o-o-o!  O-o-o-o-o-o!" Melisande was a little freaked out when she heard the singing again with different words, somehow this song sounded familiar, "But when she turned and looked around She saw a corpse upon the ground. From its nose down to its chin The worms crawled out, and the worms crawled in." There it was again! "O-o-o-o-o-o!  O-o-o-o-o-o!" The singing came there again, "The woman to the preacher said, 'Shall I look like that when I am dead?'" Then, it was there the last time: "O-o-o-o-o-o!" and the singing said in a creepy, low tone, "The preacher to the woman said, 'You shall look like that when you are dead!" 

There was something that made Melisande shrieked when she heard a shock, panicky scream, "AAAAAAAAAAA!" Melisande ran as she went to the bathroom, which was the safest place she could think of. There was a voice on the opposite side of the door. It was just a quiet, whisper voice. And then she could other two more of them. There was three? "Why don't you open the door?" said the first. "We've come for you." said the second. And then the third, a woman's voice said, "You'll be happier if you open the door. It's not so bad..." Melisande trembled, however she didn't know what to do anymore. Maybe it won't be so bad. However, she won't fall for it but she musters the courage. Panting with fear; Melisande had her pen knife in her hand as she mumbling to herself in a mantra: "I'm OK. I'm not scared, I'm not scared. I can do this. I'm not afraid....." She went out there, looking around as she stepped out of her hiding spot. She looked left, then right. Breathing a sigh of relief, Melisande walked as she said to herself over and over again, "I am not scared, you hear that? Not scared at all." Then she shouted out, "I AM NOT SCARED!!!!!" Just then, a crash of thunder was so loud that made Melisande screamed and jumped. "Oh crap." She muttered. Then laughed to herself. However she finds something fell and she jumps. There laying on the floor was a mascot on the floor. It looked like some sort of disturbing looking one that remained unfinished, Melisande looked at it and then to her horror; the mascot started to get up. First sitting up, then climbing to its feet, the mascot stood there at the center of the room, its fake face just starting at Melisande directly as she mumbled "No...This can't be happening..." over and over and over. She wanted to run however her legs refuse to work. She wanted to scream however she was so terrified that she could not make a sound! 

The mascot now quietly sizing her up. Melisande raised her eyes once again to the costumed figure."Hey," it said in a hushed, perverted voice, "Wanna see my head come off?" It started to pull at its own head, working its clumsy, glove-clad fingers around its neck with clawing, impatient movements similar to a wounded man trying to pull himself free of a predator's jaws. As it worked its digits into its neck. So much blood...thick, chunky, yellow blood. Melisande turned away, sickened by the sight, she only cared about getting away. Above the doorway out of this room, she saw a message clawed into the metal with fingernails it said, "ABANDONED BY FATHER". Melisande ran away in fear and she tried her best to not look back. "Abandoned by Father? Who is this Father? What father? And what was that thing?" thought Melisande with fear in her mind. Finally, as she calmed down; Melisande walked down the hall to the door and tried the handle. Sure enough it was locked. She bent down and looked through the wide keyhole. Cold air passed through it, chilling her eye. What she saw was a bedroom and in the corner was a woman whose skin was incredibly pale. She was leaning her head against the wall, facing away from the door. She stared in confusion for a while. Melisande almost knocked on the door, out of curiosity but decided not to. As Melisande was still looking, the woman turned sharply and she jumped back from the door, hoping she would not suspect he had been spying on her. The scenery changed before her eyes, all she saw was redness. She couldn't make anything out besides a distinct red color, un-moving. Perhaps these inhabitants of the room knew he was spying the night before, and had blocked the keyhole with something red. 

Melisande backs away but then she found a record about that room: A long time ago, a man was killed after he murdered his wife in there, and what people find that even now, whoever stays there gets very uncomfortable. But these people were not ordinary. They were white all over, except for their eyes, which were red. Melisande was scared, however she found something that frightened her. There were four test subjects also had large portions of muscle and skin torn away from their bodies. While the heart, lungs and diaphragm remained in place, the skin and most of the muscles attached to the ribs had been ripped off, exposing the lungs through the ribcage. All the blood vessels and organs remained intact, they had just been taken out and laid on the floor, fanning out around the eviscerated but still living bodies of the subjects. They continued to scream to be left in the chamber and alternately begged and demanded that the gas be turned back on, lest they fall asleep. One of the subjets died from having his throat ripped out, another was gravely injured by an artery in his leg severed by one of the subject's teeth. When heart was seen to beat for a full two minutes after he had bled out to the point there was more air in his vascular system than blood. Melisande was scared, she thought she heard someone's footsteps as she pulled out her pen knife and prepared for anyone who might be coming would attack her. There was a figure standing there, she didn't know who it was. It looked like a silhouette of a man and then a creature. Melisande pointed her pen knife at the remaining figure, "I won't be locked in here with you! Not with you!" She screamed at the figure. "WHAT ARE YOU? I want to know!" 

The figure replied, "Have you forgotten so easily? I am the madness that lurks within you all, begging to be free at every moment in your deepest animal mind. I am what you hide from in your beds every night. I am what you sedate into silence and paralysis when you go to the nocturnal haven where we cannot tread."Melisande got away as she didn't look back. Meanwhile, Momus and Gelos told Tristan about Melisande is in a 'creepy place' and begs him to come. Tristan, who had been worried sick about her of where she had gone. Tristan, Momus, and Gelos--even Danae--hurried away but not before being confronted by Urry, Verdandi, Skuld, and Urdar. "It's you!" Danae gasped. "What are you guys doing?" asked Urry. Tristan explains what's happening, and when he's done, he waited for a response. Urry looked at him and said, "Want us to come?" Tristan smirked, "Yeah." He said with triumph. In the meantime, Melisande got away as she found a movie player which she saw a girl starting to run. Then, Melisande saw the girl as she was scared to see small animals lying dead on the ground bleeding. The girl had a shocked and saddened look on her face however she kept moving as she begins to walk a little more with that worried look. As she kept moving, there were more dead animals as the girl moved past them looking more and more worried She was shocked to see how they all died in rather gruesome ways; a puppy was hanged on a tree with what appeared to be his viscera hanging out, a kitten had all four of his limbs torn off and a bunny had his eyes gouged out and his throat slit. The girl was running up a hill and then she stopped, there was a man in black with his back against the girl with his eyes closed. The girl looked happy to see the man in black but then his smile faltered, obviously noticing that the wasn't responding to him, if not acting as if he was totally oblivious of the girl's presence. 

The girl walked closely toward the man. In a split second, the girl saw the man facing towards her with his eyes open and they were black with those red glowing dots. He laughed as he said, "Hello. Do you want to play with me?" The girl ran, looking scared out of her wits. Suddenly there was a creepy laugh, the girl was  seeing flashes of the man popping everywhere, again with those black and red eyes. The man behind the girl slowly gaining up on her running! This time he had the most deranged looking grin on his face, he looked as though he was enjoying the torment he was giving the poor girl as he gained up on her.The girl tripped and laid there and started crying. But then the man appeared right in front of her and the girl looked up in horror. Blood started to come down those blackened eyes of the man's as a grin slowly grew from his face as he looked down at the horrified girl. Just in a split second the man lunged at the girl who let out a loud screeching. "You're too slow, want to try again?" said the man. Melisande was scared but didn't stop to watch these memories: She saw a dark reddish cloudy sky. There was a young boy who looked afraid just like the girl did, though not as much, more rather he looked a little unnerved. Then there was that maddening laugh came again. The boy saw several bloodstains on the ground as he looked nauseated walking down this blood-stained road, still he kept going. As the boy ran, the man appeared right in front of him with those black and red eyes, "Found you!" He said. The boy tried to punch the man, but the man vanished in black smoke. Then the man appeared behind the boy again and then the boy punch again, and the man vanished again laughing. 

The boy was panicking even more, he then fell to his knees and clutched his head sobbing. The man lunged at the boy who let out a distorted screeching and a terrified Melisande was scared that she begins to hallucinate and saw the boy and girl pleading: "Help us...Why did you give us to him? Run away, before he gets you too..." Their cries died out as she heard the man's laugh, "You're a lot fun to play with sweetheart, just like they did, though they didn't last long. It won't be long now until you join him and all my other friends. You can't run, girl. You're in my world now. Just like the others." When the man grabbed her, Melisande saw his bleeding black and red-eyed, grinning face. Then, Melisande saw a memory of another boy but he looked eccentric as it seem however he was walking in a hallway. The floor was shiny and checkered, the walls were a dark greyish purple with animated candlelight’s and a few dark bloodstains here and there, and there was a dark red curtain hanging above on the top part of the screen. Then, the red curtain sways very slowly. The boy didn't look entirely nervous like the other two did, but he did have a suspicious look on his face as if he was just a bit paranoid. He went down a long flight of stairs leading downward, the boy seemed unsure of himself, though he pressed onward. Down the steps, the boy noticed that the walls have gotten darker and more reddish; the red torches are now an eerie blue. The walls turned more dark red and the torches were a black flame now. Suddenly, the man in black popped right in front of the boy. Melisande was scared as she looked away as she could hear someone whisper, "Try to keep this interesting for me, Melisande Zebedee." Melisande turned around to see where the voice came from, and what she saw made her scream. 

Sitting in a chair, staring right at her was the man in black smiling with bloodstains under his eyes. Melisande ran, clutching the music box. She found herself in a basement and found a diary in the middle of the room, it was a black one with metal like decorations and a skull. When she opened it, she read the entries which said: "The world is a scary, crazy place and you have to be kind of insane to play the game properly. In other words, you will lose sleep because you have to spend so much time working. You have to stalk things if you want them, in the sense that you have to be manipulative and cunning. You can’t think about morals when you’re going after something. You have to strike violently and swiftly or else you’ll miss it. Soon you can start to be a little more slick about it, or more groomed, as it were; you get a handle on playing the game. You start to get the look of the people you run with and the mannerisms." Melisande turned the page and read the next entry, "You have to jump at the chance to step on somebody for your own gain. You've got to watch to make sure nobody stabs you in the back. The older you get, the harder it’s going to be to keep up the game of using and being used, and you'll eventually retire and move somewhere. Everybody that lives this way dies the same, sad and alone." In the next page of the entry, it said: "When you get to the end of your life, you will look back and look back on all of the actions you took in your life. The closer you come to death, the more you stop caring about your enemies and the people that you have hurt or have injured you. feeling more helpless and useless. Being a corner of your bed, trying to psyche yourself up to rid himself of  sad thoughts. If you were running in a pack, but you realize you feel that you are unique. You need to break out of that world." 

Melisande was perplexed after she stopped reading the journal, she turned around but she saw a door and she went over to open it. Inside it was a small room, and an extremely morbid scene. There were traces of blood and tiny bone fragments lay scattered across the floor.What truly frightened her to hear strange, agonizing screams that were extremely frightening and on the walls, she found letters that said: “That's where three kids went.” and she looked over to found dead people slumped in pools of their own blood. Melisande looked over at them, she kicks one over gently and saw their eyes gouged out. Melisande was shocked by this as she backs away in fear. But she thought she saw someone there, when she glanced over; no one was there. Melisande did find something on the floor, it was a ripped out entry from the journal she read. It sounded like a rhyme, "It was four o'clock, there were slimy badgers. Going around and making holes in it of the grassy plot at the sundial. All it was misery, with wings less parrots and a green hog from home whistles. Beware the Jezinkas, beware their beady eyes squinting at you. Beware their orangutan jaws and their slit like mouths with vague expressions." Melisande read this again, "Who is the world are Jezinkas?" She thought. She had never heard such terror of things however she used the Moneta and Melisande read the information about the Jezinkas: It appeared that Jezinkas had beady eyes, a jaw like an orangutan, and an alien-esque slit-like mouth. The expression they wear on their face is vague, nobody can tell if it is happy or sinister. They would be 'smiling' at their victims for a moment before would gouge the eyes out of their victims. Melisande was horrified about this, wondering what was going on around here. 

Then, Melisande found 'treasures' and there was another entry that looked as if it was written by a girl. It sounded intense, not sad, but really intense. The entry went like this, "A music box ballerina spins around, so my gray mindset stems from within. Day after day I've become monotonous, creating a stable but spiritually draining life. I yearn to escape from the container. I'm sick of rotating around day after day and want my soul to fly free—even if that involves becoming broken. I'm afraid of changing my ways, so I'm frozen, unable to do anything. Please let me go free; I don't this to be shattered, but erased, so I can forget about it as I reconnect with the world.On one hand, I desire freedom. On the other, I want to stay safe. I might be unhappy inside the glass, but at least I know I’ll be okay. If I escapes, I might die outside. Birds are free, but open to the sky’s dangers." Melisande wiped her tears away, it was a heartrending entry. It sounded so beautiful. Whoever wrote this, must be talented. She had to dig deeper about this place, whoever it belong to; they sure had a lot of gimmicks of fear, horror, and a lot of mind screwing. Just then, she could hear a familiar voice: "Mel, Mel! Are you down here?" Melisande turned around and saw Tristan, Danae, Momus, Gelos, Urry, Verdandi, Urdar, and Skuld were standing there. Melisande was thrilled to see them and told them everything that happened. The others looked at her, then Tristan remarked: "So, that's what happen. I'm surprise you're still kicking." Melisande nodded and so the others managed to explore more of this place, then Verdandi found something really interesting. 

As if three is a common number in ensembles. This is the dynamic that makes the ensemble powerful. These true companions also actually have liked each other at first, but they know they can depend upon each other in a crisis. Their relationship considered to be deeper than mere friendship but more innocent than romance. Melisande is curious to know the names of these people, she found them: Demetri Stein, Kephas Jesper, and Alexia Paley. Melisande stared at those names, they sounded very familiar to her. But then she saw their pictures of their younger selves and she remembered! "Oh. Crap." was all Melisande could say and she threw up on the dirty floor.  She stumbles away and faints but not before Tristan caught her. "Was it all a lie?" thought Melisande. 


Chapter 7: Oh Crap, This Cannot Be! 

Melisande woke up from her faint and was resting on a bed, but she begin to think back of where she met Demetri, Kephas, and Alexia: The first time she met Demetri, which he called out, "Are you going to a bus stop?""Um, yes. I am!" Melisande called out shyly. "Would you like a ride?" asked the young man. "I would, thanks." said Melisande, and she entered the passenger seat. "Thank you for rescuing me from that awful rain." She replied. "You're welcome." answered the stoic man. While driving, Melisande was so grateful by this young man's kindness; she couldn't help it: "Uh...My name is Melisande Zebedee." "I'm Demetri Stein." said the stoic man. Melisande talked, the man was not the chatty type but he listened and kept his answers simple. The rain had stopped, Melisande and Demetri noticed. "I'm quite glad it rained." said Melisande, smiling. Demetri looked at her and he smiled faintly at her. The two of them arrived at the bus stop, Melisande could see the blue sky and clouds that were white. Demetri stopped his car, Melisande left but not before saying goodbye and thanking him once again. Demetri nodded and Melisande went to the bus stop, just in time to see the bus approaching. And the time she met Kephas: "What'cha reading in there?" "It's a horror book. It's good, very eerie indeed." said the man. Melisande looked over at him, the man looked over and asked: "Have you seen anything horrible in your life?" "I believe, I mean I don't want to talk about it but yes, I have." admitted Melisande. The man nodded, "I see." He said. Then, he got off and said, "See you around--By the way, my name is Kephas. Remember that." 

Melisande seemed troubled for awhile by this. One night while having water at a bar, Melisande had met some strange young woman name Alexia. She had bright reddish pink hair and there was a heart drawn on her cheek, "Nice heart. It looks good." said Melisande. "Thank you." said Alexia, "It's supposed to represent for protection." While the two girls strike a conversation; Melisande decided that Alexia was one of the nicest people she had ever met. They talked together most of the evening. At eleven o’clock Alexia said, “I hate to end this, but I have to leave now. Can you give me a ride?” "Sure," said Melisande. "I’ve got to go home, too." Alexia laughed as she said, "I accidentally drove my car into a tree on my way over here. I guess I wasn’t paying attention." Melisande drove her to the head of a road she didn’t know very well. "Why don’t you drop me off here?" Alexia said. "Here? Alone?" asked Melisande. "The road up ahead is in really bad condition. I can walk from here." explained Alexia. Knowing that was best, Melisande nodded as she stopped the car and held out a flower. “Take this,” she said. “I got it from the bar. and I hope you remember me by this.” "Thank you," Alexia said. "I’ll put it in my hair," She placed in her hair as it looked radiant in there. "Would you like to go out on a girl's night out?" Melisande asked. "That would be fun," Alexia said. In the next, she remembered hearing three voices on the opposite side of the bathroom door. It was just quiet, whisper voices. "Why don't you open the door?" said the first. "We've come for you." said the second. And then the third, a woman's voice said, "You'll be happier if you open the door. It's not so bad..." 

Melisande then remembered how she encountered with a figure. The way she pointed her pen knife at the remaining figure, "I won't be locked in here with you! Not with you!" She screamed at the figure. "WHAT ARE YOU? I want to know!" The figure replied, "Have you forgotten so easily? I am the madness that lurks within you all, begging to be free at every moment in your deepest animal mind. I am what you hide from in your beds every night. I am what you sedate into silence and paralysis when you go to the nocturnal haven where we cannot tread." And that time where she found the movie player that played back those memories: The girl who started to run. Then, Melisande saw the girl as she was scared to see small animals lying dead on the ground bleeding. The girl had a shocked and saddened look on her face however she kept moving as she begins to walk a little more with that worried look. As she kept moving, there were more dead animals as the girl moved past them looking more and more worried She was shocked to see how they all died in rather gruesome ways; a puppy was hanged on a tree with what appeared to be his viscera hanging out, a kitten had all four of his limbs torn off and a bunny had his eyes gouged out and his throat slit. The girl was running up a hill and then she stopped, there was a man in black with his back against the girl with his eyes closed. The girl looked happy to see the man in black but then his smile faltered, obviously noticing that the wasn't responding to him, if not acting as if he was totally oblivious of the girl's presence. The girl walked closely toward the man. In a split second, the girl saw the man facing towards her with his eyes open and they were black with those red glowing dots. He laughed as he said, "Hello. Do you want to play with me?" 

The girl ran, looking scared out of her wits. Suddenly there was a creepy laugh, the girl was seeing flashes of the man popping everywhere, again with those black and red eyes. The man behind the girl slowly gaining up on her running! This time he had the most deranged looking grin on his face, he looked as though he was enjoying the torment he was giving the poor girl as he gained up on her.The girl tripped and laid there and started crying. But then the man appeared right in front of her and the girl looked up in horror. Blood started to come down those blackened eyes of the man's as a grin slowly grew from his face as he looked down at the horrified girl. Just in a split second the man lunged at the girl who let out a loud screeching. "You're too slow, want to try again?" said the man. Melisande was scared but didn't stop to watch these memories: She saw a dark reddish cloudy sky. There was a young boy who looked afraid just like the girl did, though not as much, more rather he looked a little unnerved. Then there was that maddening laugh came again. The boy saw several bloodstains on the ground as he looked nauseated walking down this blood-stained road, still he kept going. As the boy ran, the man appeared right in front of him with those black and red eyes, "Found you!" He said. The boy tried to punch the man, but the man vanished in black smoke. Then the man appeared behind the boy again and then the boy punch again, and the man vanished again laughing. The boy was panicking even more, he then fell to his knees and clutched his head sobbing. The man lunged at the boy who let out a distorted screeching. 

The terrified Melisande was scared that she begins to hallucinate and saw the boy and girl pleading: "Help us...Why did you give us to him? Run away, before he gets you too..." Their cries died out as she heard the man's laugh, "You're a lot fun to play with sweetheart, just like they did, though they didn't last long. It won't be long now until you join him and all my other friends. You can't run, girl. You're in my world now. Just like the others." When the man grabbed her, Melisande saw his bleeding black and red-eyed, grinning face. Then, Melisande saw a memory of another boy but he looked eccentric as it seem however he was walking in a hallway. The floor was shiny and checkered, the walls were a dark greyish purple with animated candlelight’s and a few dark bloodstains here and there, and there was a dark red curtain hanging above on the top part of the screen. Then, the red curtain sways very slowly. The boy didn't look entirely nervous like the other two did, but he did have a suspicious look on his face as if he was just a bit paranoid. He went down a long flight of stairs leading downward, the boy seemed unsure of himself, though he pressed onward. Down the steps, the boy noticed that the walls have gotten darker and more reddish; the red torches are now an eerie blue. The walls turned more dark red and the torches were a black flame now. Suddenly, the man in black popped right in front of the boy. Melisande was scared as she looked away as she could hear someone whisper, "Try to keep this interesting for me, Melisande Zebedee." Melisande turned around to see where the voice came from, and what she saw made her scream. Sitting in a chair, staring right at her was the man in black smiling with bloodstains under his eyes. Melisande ran, clutching the music box. 

That scared her a lot, then she remembered the morbid, small room she found with traces of blood.What truly frightened her to hear strange, agonizing screams that were extremely frightening and on the walls, she found letters that said: “That's where three kids went.” and she looked over to found dead people slumped in pools of their own blood. Melisande looked over at them, she kicks one over gently and saw their eyes gouged out. Melisande was shocked by this as she backs away in fear. Then the three kids she found out about: This is the dynamic that makes the ensemble powerful. These true companions also actually have liked each other at first, but they know they can depend upon each other in a crisis. Their relationship considered to be deeper than mere friendship but more innocent than romance. Melisande is curious to know the names of these people, she found them: Demetri Stein, Kephas Jesper, and Alexia Paley. Melisande stared at those names, they sounded very familiar to her. But then she saw their pictures of their younger selves and she remembered! After a while during the investigation, Melisande begin to act strangely. She told them of the man with the black and red eyes and how he must have tortured the three of them. "He must have jacked their innocence. He looked like a predator." insisted Melisande. Everyone told her that there might not be any evidence that point to that. They weren't sure what he did to them. And 'jacked their innocence'? That was one of the most sickest things they'd ever heard from her, but Melisande claimed that the three of them must have been wrecked up so much that these disturbing things came out to dismiss their pain. They had to break free at some point in their lives. 

A few hours later, Verdandi and Urry decided they needed a break, so they wanted to look around for more clues. They put Melisande in charge. Melisande does as she sat around and make sure everything was okay with the gang. But they soon were already fast asleep. But Melisande got bored but she had to be on her guard, no way out. However, during that time; Melisande noticed there was an angel statue out there that was posing with a smile on her face. It looked like it was staring at Melisande who first dismisses this as a decoration, but as she was about to turn away, she noticed the angel looked very sinister. Melisande looked confuse however she decides to ignore the statue and try to stand on guard. The angel begin to trouble Melisande, each time it looked aggressive. Eventually Melisande becomes worried and calls Urry and Verdandi on the walkie talkie, who ask her to wait and keep watch for the statue to change, while they can do some research. When Melisande saw the angel changing again, she manages to keep staring at it for a few minutes and, when Urry and Verdandi call back. They did and Melisande asked if she could cover up the angel statue outside the bedroom window with a blanket or cloth, because it made her nervous. Urry who was talking to Melisande said, "Take everyone and get out of there... Nobody owns an angel statue." As Melisande and her friends run to the door she sees a woman with a bloody axe running down the stairs, and just manages to avoid her blow. They ran as they knew she was waiting for them to panic.

Then, they heard singing. It was coming from the 'angel statue' which it sang two songs while she laughed disorientate, "Don't you ever laugh as the hearse goes by, For you may be the next one to die. They wrap you up in a big white sheet, From your head down to your feet. They put you in a big black box and cover you up with dirt and rocks. All goes well for about a week, until your coffin begins to leak. The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, The worms play pinochle on your snout, They eat your eyes, they eat your nose, They eat the jelly between your toes. A big green worm with rolling eyes crawls in your stomach and out your eyes. Your stomach turns a slimy green, And pus pours out like whipping cream. You'll spread it on a slice of bread and this is what you eat when you are dead." and she sang another song, "There was a man who lived in Leeds, he filled his garden full of seeds. And when those seeds began to grow, it was like a garden filled with snow. But when the snow began to melt, it was like a ship without a belt. And when the ship began to sail, it was like a bird without a tail. And when the bird began to fly, it was like an eagle in the sky. And when the sky began to roar, it was like a lion at my door. And when the door began to crack, it was like a pen knife in my back. And when my back began to bleed, I was dead. Dead. Dead indeed!" There was a pause as the Angel Statue who has sharp teeth and an axe let out a scream that made everyone jumped, "WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!"

It looked like a cross between a Wendigo and human, its limbs weren't at all as gracefully shaped as they should have been. They were mangled and scarred, patches of its fur missing, revealing wounds. Some were even fresh and bleeding. Finally, it stood right in front of her. Its eyes seemed to bore into her soul, and then, it seemed to smile. "Hello, darling." Its voice was gravelly and deep. He moved and gently picked me up. "I promise you, this will not hurt one bit." Suddenly, it tore off her leg. It hurt at first, but the pain disappeared after a few seconds. The creature lay me down onto the gravel, saying. "Blood-red." And the monster bounded away. Melisande lay there for a few moments, and then the pain rushed to her leg. She cried out and shifted my head, just in time to see the headlights of the car that was a few feet in front of her, and about to run her over. She could see the high beams. Just then, Melisande awoke with a start from the horrid dream. Pulling down the covers, Melisande saw her leg was still there, completely undamaged. Melisande shook her  head at the nightmare, but froze when she looked down at a sketchbook on the floor. In big letters, written in blood, was a single word: "Delicious." Melisande looked up to see being confronted by the 'Angel Statue' who was not an angel statue after all. He was standing there over her and begin to talk to her, "I know how to care about someone, but you are just a toy. You mean nothing to me. I don’t care if you genuinely loves me or not; in fact, I kinda wants you to shut up when you try to express yourself to me." said the so called Angel Statue, "I'm giving you a warning to be quiet and leave me alone. I thinks you might be okay, for some high school girl. But I'm not young and stupid anymore. You're just a toy for me now; here you are kissing my sorry ass because you really not the kind of person I want anywhere near my....nether regions, if you know what I mean." 

Melisande shuddered but the ax wielder didn't stop there, "You think it’s better for him to act unattached, but for some reason that’s making me want him more. Do you only want me for my body? Does you want to be more?" said the axe wielding Angel, "I constantly having to deal with boys sucking up to me and not being genuine with me. Now I am issuing a warning: I’ll eat you up if you keep at it, and you’d better find that out the easy way!" Who was this guy talking about anyway? This was confusing Melisande so much. "I'm in love with a boy who doesn't show his emotions. He’s cold when it comes to matters of the heart. Even though he’s acting cold, it has my heart beating. I'm fallen in love more. I'm attracted to him not making an effort. I'm in love with him and he's willing to do anything with me and make me feel the rush, but then after he acts indifferent as if me doesn't matter." Then the axe wielder laughs and rants even more, "If he keeps sucking up to me and trying to get at some of me, I will use him until nothing’s left of him. And I know that its a front because I'm always somehow searching and finding me everywhere I go; chasing me. And I want him to catch me, and bite me because she knows she’ll like his bite." The angel said with a moan of sensuality. This creeps Melisande out. This guy doesn't stop, he keeps going on and on, "I just wants to know why that he does all this searching for me, but when I walk past him he acts like I'm a ghost like he doesn't see me. I can have anyone else, but I want him; while he’s acting as if I don't matter to him when I do. I warned you that I was a cannibal, but you kept pestering me… now I'm going to eat you up!"

Melisande was frustrated, "I have never met you in all my life. Who the hell are you?" She demanded. Then, the angel guy removed his mask and he turned with a grinning look. Melisande's eyes bulged in terror, it was the man with black sclera and red pupils in his eyes. "I think you know very well who I am. My name is Surtur, Charon Surtur and I am your worse nightmare." Just before he was about to raise his ax, he heard various bottles containing liquid suddenly began to pop their caps and dance around. He didn't see the bottles move or explode, but all of them heard the caps as they popped loose and the bottle’s contents went spewing into the air. Charon discover a opened bottle of bleach in the basement utility room, a bottle of liquid starch in the kitchen, bottles of shampoo and medicine in the bathroom and a bottle of holy water that has opened in the master bedroom. Each of the bottles had been sealed with twist-off type metal or plastic caps and there were no corks or crimped caps that might have somehow come loose. He found that a bleach bottle, sitting in a cardboard box, had somehow lost its plastic lid. "What? What the hell is going on?" Melisande remembers something from Tristan: "Let me help  you, Mel." Tristan coaxed, walking over to her carefully. How he hold back his own tears, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you went through so much pain." He said. Melisande gave him a glare as she telepathically choke holds of him. Tristan chokes and gasps for air. "Look at what you made me do, Tristan!" Melisande sobbed. "Don't kill me, Melisande!" rasped Tristan.

Then she remembers Aneris: Just then, Melisande took out the Moneta, "You mean you don't remember this?" She asked. The Moneta plays one of Aneris's memories: Aneris begins to panic, she grabs her father and said, "NOOOO, NOT YOU! I'M NOT LOSING YOU LIKE I LOST MY SISTERS--I'M NOT LOSING YOU!!!!" But there was a sinister laugh. There he was, Charon Surtur. He looked like hell with his red pupils and black sclera, which they were wide. His hair was dark gray. He had the most horrifying smile anyone has ever seen. His grin was wide and demonic, it literally stretched to the sides of his face like the Cheshire Cat would. But Charon's teeth had incisors, however they looked like very sharp fangs. They were yellowish, he had stains of blood and small bits of flesh on his mouth. Aneris was so shocked that she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Gildas gripped her shoulders tightly, "Listen to me, Aneris!" He commanded. Aneris was shaken with fear by the sight of this guy, "Daddy, I--I--I'm scared." She said with her sentences full of stuttering. Gildas pushed her away and cried out, "Just run, Aneris! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN! GOOOOOOO!!!!" Aneris ran but she stopped to turn around and saw Gildas's body, his entrails were gouged out. Gildas has been stabbed and he fell down. Charon looked at Aneris, he grinned widely as the shocked Aneris ran away safely from him. The memory fades but Charon is not effected by this as he scoffs at this. Melisande 

"And that's not all, she's gotten a lot stronger than you." Melisande said. Charon laughs as he said, "Right. Like I'm supposed to believe that." Melisande plays back another memory of Aneris was in the world too where she was as she begins to witness the Wendigos feasting upon the humans. She was so scared that the traumatizing memories of her past of her foster father and twelve sisters come back to her. Just then; the Wendigos attacked, puncturing Aneris's limbs. Aneris felt anger, the wounds on her body begin to vanish from her skin. Everyone is shocked to see this. Aneris had tears in her eyes; now she was pissed, the Wendigos looked scared so they try to leave but Aneris held them against their will and then killed them one by one with her telekinetic powers. Aneris losing control on the monsters who had killed innocent lives. Once it was over, Aneris finally calmed down and begin to cry herself to sleep. Then, Aneris woke up to meet Cassandra and the others--with their new recruits--looking down at her. "Hi." said Cassandra with a smile. Aneris trembled, she didn't know what was going on but she didn't want to be tortured again by these people. Aneris woke up to meet Cassandra and the others--with their new recruits--looking down at her. "Hi." said Cassandra with a smile. Aneris trembled, "No. Stay back, get away from me." She whimpered. Cassandra noticed how frightened she looked, "No, don't be scared. It's OK, I won't hurt you. You're safe, I swear." explained Cassandra. "Is he coming for me?" asked Aneris. "Who?" Cassandra asked. Aneris begin crying, "He's a bad man, a bad man! He's evil!" She sobbed. Then she begin to howl in anger. "MURDERER!!!!!! MONSTER!!!!!!" she screeched and thrashed.

 Then, Cassandra put her hands on her shoulders pulled her into her chest. Aneris stopped and Cassandra wondered if she'll be OK. "Are you sure you're all right?" said Cassandra. "Yeah, I--I am." said the girl, sobbing a little. "Can you tell me your name?" Cassandra inquired gently. "Aneris Azazel." replied Aneris. The memories faded as a voice within this place made him shivered. "Where is my toe?" Charon is terrified but not entirely, "Stay away, you damn goat." He snapped. But the voice sounded like it was getting closer, "Wheeeeerrrrrreeee isssss myyyyyy toooooooeeeeeee?" Charon called back, "Only a crazy man does!" But then, the voice got even more closer. "Wheeeeerrrrrreeee isssss myyyyyy toooooooeeeeeee?" Charon was really scared but said, "Stay by yourself, you dirty rat." he thought. But then he thought, "It doesn't know where I am." He was However, he heard the voice coming down the steps. "Wheeeeerrrrrreeee isssss myyyyyy toooooooeeeeeee." The voice groaned. Charon backed away, crying out: "Nobody has your stinking toe! Now be by yourself, you miserable mole!" But he thud against something and heard the voice in his ear, "Where is my toe?" He then turned around and saw a grotesque face with bulging eyes and messy hair. "YOU GOT IT!!!!!!" The monster cried. "AAAHHH!" Charon screamed, he fell to the ground. Charon curled up and was afraid to look up. "It's you, isn't it Kephas?" The mask comes off as Kephas revealed himself and looked creepier than he did before. "Hey there, old man. You look even more creepier, haven't changed a bit now didn't ya?" Kephas remarked. Melisande was backed into a corner, she couldn't believe this. She couldn't believe this. 

"Old man?" Charon scoffed, "Really. I thought anti aging would really help but you still think I'm old?" He has gotten so angry, he recites a familiar line: "Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true!" He was about to attack until a pair of hands held him back:  beady eyes, a jaw like an orangutan, and an alien-esque slit-like mouth. The expression they wear on their face is vague, nobody can tell if it is happy or sinister. It was the Jezinkas! They held Melisande hostage as she was chained by her wrists and she couldn't move because her legs were bound together. Charon laughed, "Ah, my children. Did you forget? The world is a scary, crazy place and you have to be kind of insane to play the game properly. In other words, you will lose sleep because you have to spend so much time working. You have to stalk things if you want them, in the sense that you have to be manipulative and cunning. You have to jump at the chance to step on somebody for your own gain. You've got to watch to make sure nobody stabs you in the back. If you were running in a pack, but you realize you feel that you are unique. You need to break out of that world. And that it why you all are abandoned BY FATHER!!!!!" He then beat up Melisande, who was coughing blood from her mouth. Charon laughed, "And that small, morbid room. The traces scattered across the floor And hearing all those strange, agonizing screams that were extremely frightening. The walls that said of where three kids went.” 

He glanced over at Kephas, "Have you forgotten so easily? I am the madness that lurks within you all, begging to be free at every moment in your deepest animal mind. I am what you hide from in your beds every night. I am what you sedate into silence and paralysis when you go to the nocturnal haven where we cannot tread. Do not turn your back on everything I taught you." Then he spoke of that entry poem, "It was four o'clock, there were slimy badgers. Going around and making holes in it of the grassy plot at the sundial. All it was misery, with wings less parrots and a green hog from home whistles. Beware the Jezinkas, beware their beady eyes squinting at you. Beware their orangutan jaws and their slit like mouths with vague expressions." He then took out Melisande's pen knife and stabbed her in the side of her abdomen before breaking it in half. Melisande felt weak for a moment, she uses her powers to break free and she ran off. During that time, Melisande enters a room as she looked around for something to recover from the bleeding. But Melisande was so dizzy that she fell asleep and when she woke up to feel shadows upon her. When Melisande felt them, she turned and saw three sets of eyes staring down at her. Melisande screamed with terror as she flared her arms away and tried to get out but there was no escape. She felt the pair of three eyes staring down at her, they were about to get closer and closer. 

Just then, Melisande begins utilizing telekinetic powers to manipulate the Wendigo attacking from behind. She raises him into the air and contorts its body into a variety of positions, slamming this body against walls. Melisande's eyes turn black. Ultimately Melisade makes a final twisting motion with her hands while she has killed him. She then looked at the body and couldn't believe what was going on. Just then, she fainted. Tristan, Danae, Urry, Verdandi, Skuld, Urdar, Momus and Gelos entered as they looked over at the fainting Melisande. Urry and Verdandi rushed over to see her while Tristan glares at them as he demands, "What have you done to her?" "Nothing." said Kephas. "You bastards didn't need to scare her that way. She didn't need to be scared to death almost by a couple of people she met before but doesn't know that well." Tristan countered. Skuld tried to stop him however Tristan didn't listen. "What are you people? Tell me, what the hell are you people?" demanded Tristan. Alexia looked at him for a moment and then she smiled, showing her sharp teeth. All three of them changed shape right before Tristan and the others' eyes. 

"No....Way!" Danae gasped. "A Wendigo?" Melisande looked up as she saw them with no fear. She sat up, "I knew there wasn't much human about you." said Melisande. Kephas looked at her, his tongue was blue and he looked malevolent but not really, "You figured out." He said. That wasn't a question. "By all that I saw, I knew it. Charon had really messed you guys up and made you into his experiments." said Melisande. "Yeah, ruined our lives. Everything." admitted Demetri. "But we managed to find one another through the pain." He thought of a memory: There was Alexia when she was little, lying on the floor as the pain hurt so much but looked up to see little Demetri outstretching his hand to her. Alexia took it and hugged him, sobbing while saying: "It hurts so much." "It's OK, it'll go away." Demetri assured her but he too was upset. Young Kephas watched this, upset, as he walked over and embraced the other two. They were struggling so much and for some reason; they felt free. "Speaking of the bastard; where is he, by the way?" asked Melisande, snapping him out of the memory. Demetri, Kephas, and Alexia became their human selves again. 


"He got away." said Kephas, disappointed as it sound. Melisande sighed, "Great." She said. Alexia put an arm around her, "We'll get him next time." She said. "All of us." Melisande nodded feebly. In the end; Demetri, Kephas, and Alexia became part of Melisande's squad as well did Danae, Urry, Verdandi, Skuld, Urdar, Momus, and Gelos. And things were about to get even more interesting once they find out about Charon Surtur even more. 


Chapter 8: The Terror of Charon Surtur

Charon Surtur is one of the most dangerous man. He tortures and kills people, he had taken part of the other Wendigo experiments. Charon enjoys hurting people, it was a way to make him much more stronger and he likes to see the fear in people's eyes. But those eyes, those horrible un-human eyes of his. The black sclera, the red pupils. It was beyond disaster; the most disturbing that you could ever seen. What kind of human would have such eyes like that and be evil? He does. He even tried to make a lot of killings. They are close call, most gruesome, and most terrifying. There was a legend about him once, when he was little: He was born to an alcoholic father and drug-addicted mother. The couple regularly fought while he hid in fear behind the living room couch, showed her no attention or affection, and were not interested in religion. One night, the fight escalated to a horrific outcome; Young Charon while again hiding behind the couch witness her Dad killed Mom, then himself. This resulted in some people from the city taking the girl to another home, one completely different from her prior one – this home featured a compassionate family who regularly attended church. On the his first visit to church, she noticed on the wall a picture of Yehweh hanging on the cross. He commented that she did not know who the man was, but knew that he had to have come down from the cross as he recognized the man as the one who comforted her while he witnessed her parents' violent deaths.

Charon was once a lazy fisherman who decided to fish in the imperial koi ponds near his house. Despite being warned by his family about the pond being sacred and near a graveyard, Charon went anyway. On his way to the pond, he is warned by another fisherman not to go there, but he again ignores the warning. Once at the spot, he is met by a beautiful young woman who pleads with him not to fish in the pond. He ignores her and, to his horror, she kidnaps and tortures him.  Frightened, Charon, who was scarred and terrified, proceeded down the road for some time, until he came across a vendor. Stopping to relax, Charon told the vendor of his tale, only to recoil in horror as the vendor tortured him by giving him new eyes, which Charon became more traumatized as he became consumed by hatred and turn evil. Somehow, pain is bad, so if someone adds enough pain to someone, they become bad, which is how Charon became like he is now. He rushed home to hide, he is confronted by what seems to be his family, which they chastises him for his wickedness before Charon revealed his red and black eyes before him. Charon is a sadistic man that has no heart, no mind, nothing! Charon cares only about himself as he has a few stories where he was almost successful. He was signaling someone to give him a lift, disguised as a passenger who claims to have eyes problems. The driver agrees but he has to clear something in the trunk first. Charon accepts however when the driver looked up a few minutes later; he found Charon had 'vanished' and decided to drive on. While the driver was driving in his car, he noticed someone was following him and doing strange things. He was letting his high beams shine, taligating, and bumping his car. The driver couldn't stand it as he went to the gas station. While there; the driver meets someone there who noticed Charon was in the backseat of the car. He then tells the driver that something's wrong with his credit card and that he needed to come inside. Then, the worker whispered that there is a killer in the back seat of the car. As Charon was about to 

Another time was when a babysitter was watching the TV and while she was doing so, the phone ring. When the sitter picked it up; there was horrible laughter. The sitter hung up and continued to watch TV. Another phone call, it was the same one with the horrible laugh, he was breathing heavily but as she prepares to hang up, a sinister voice asks her to "check the children." When she asks who it is, the caller hangs up. Rather than checking on the children, the teenager decides to ignore the call and goes back to watching TV. The stranger calls back several times, each time becoming more persistent and aggressive. Eventually the sitter becomes worried and calls 911, who ask her to wait for the man to call again, so that they can trace the call. When he calls again, she manages to keep him talking for a few minutes and, when the police call back, they tell her that the call is coming from a second line inside the house. As she runs to the door she sees a man with a bloody axe running down the stairs, and just manages to avoid his blow. She runs outside into the waiting arms of police, who quickly arrest the man however they found he had escaped. They then search upstairs and find out that he had already killed the children. He was waiting for the girl to come upstairs. In another part; A boy and a girl were on a date, they went to lovers' lane where they enjoyed the sunsetting as there was peaceful music when an annoucer broke over the radio: "A murderer is on the loose as he is very dangerous. He is armed with a sharp hook. The female was getting nervous, "Let's roll up the windows and locked all the doors. I mean, can you take me home?" She asked. "What? Come on, you're just scared." said the boy. "No, really. I want to go home." insisted the female. "Listen, babe. He's not coming up here, why would he?" "He has a hook! He could kill somebody with that!" cried the girl. The boy was disappointed as he does take her home but had to stop to fill his car with gas at the gas station. While there, the girl gets out as she lets out a scream. 

One evening where a man and his fiancée were visiting relatives. Around midnight, while returning from a football game, they parked their car in a field on road to talk. As they sat in the front seat with the car running, they noticed something moving outside the rear window. Moments later the front passenger window was smashed and there was a white-clad figure standing near the broken window. The man turned the car around while the figure screamed at them about trespassing, including "You're on private property and I have your tag number." As they drove down the road they discovered a hatchet on the car floor. When the police asked for a description of the man, the man insisted he was wearing a white suit with long bunny ears, but his fiancee remembered something white and pointed like a cult follower hood. They both remembered seeing his face clearly, but in the darkness they could not determine his race. The police returned the hatchet for the man after examination. The man was required to report the incident. It was later confirmed in the records that the man was wearing a bunny suit with ears, not cult follower robes. The second reported sighting occurred on the evening, when construction security guard approached a man standing on the porch of an unfinished home in a park. The guard said the man was wearing a gray, black, and white bunny suit. The man began chopping at a porch post with a long-handled axe, saying "All you people trespass around here. If you don't get out of here, I'm going to bust you on the head."

During this time, locals allegedly began to find hundreds of cleanly skinned, half-eaten carcasses of rabbits hanging from the trees in the surrounding areas. Another search of the area was ordered and the police located the remains of another man, who was left in a similar fashion to the rabbit carcasses hanging in a nearby tree. Some parts were under a bridge overpass. Another time in the bathrooms; When the unlucky victim is on the toilet, a mysterious voice will ask them if they want red paper or blue paper. If you answer red paper, you are killed violently and drenched in blood. If you ask for blue, you are strangled or bled dry, leaving your face blue. a lone taxi driver making his way along a road during the night but he is sees someone suddenly appear from the darkness and hail the taxi. The mystery person sits in the back of the car and ask to be taken to a place the driver has never heard of. When the driver mentions this, he is assured that he will be given directions. The passenger then feeds the driver increasingly complex directions which leads them down streets and alleys, through many towns and even in some instances all the way from the city to the countryside. After traveling this distance and still seeming no closer to any destination, the driver becomes uneasy. He turns around to the back seat to ask the passenger exactly where they are  but he is suddenly shocked to find that the passenger has left the backseat. The taxi driver turns back to the steering wheel; only to drive off the edge of a cliff and die. Charon Surtur had caused this to happen. 

The man will stop the person and ask, "Am I pretty?" The person answers yes, the man pulls away the sunglasses, revealing his red and black, and asks "How about now?" The person was filled with fear and tries to run but he is stabbed with a pair of scissors and his mouth is slit. Another story to be told when a  girl was walking down a street, where she was working as a waitress, after visiting her parents. On her way, a strange figure leapt at her from a dark alley where his black and red eyes made her scared. After immobilising her with a tight grip of his arms, he began to kiss her face, while ripping her clothes and touching her flesh with his claws. In panic, the girl screamed, making the attacker quickly flee from the scene. The commotion brought several residents who immediately launched a search for the aggressor, who could not be found. The next day, the leaping character  jumped in the way of a passing car, causing the driver to lose control, crash, and severely injure himself. Several witnesses claimed that he escaped by jumping over a wall while babbling with a high-pitched, ringing laughter. One time, there were groups of teenagers who ritualistically invoke Charon's name, usually by repeatedly chanting her name in a mirror placed in a dimly lit room. Charon Surtur looked over at them with evil in his eyes; and is seen covered in blood. He begin screaming at them, cursing them, strangling them, stealing their soul, drinking their blood, and scratching their eyes out.

A young girl is home alone for the first time with only her dog for company. Listening to the radio, she hears of a serial killer (or mental patient) on the loose, so she locks all the doors and windows (in some versions, the basement window is jammed open so she just locks the basement door) and goes to bed, taking her dog to her room with her and letting it sleep under her bed. She wakes in the night and can hear a dripping sound coming from the bathroom. The dripping sound annoys her, and she actually finds it unsettling, for some reason. The bedside lamp won't work, and she is too scared to get out of bed to turn on the main light, and walk over to the bathroom. She hides under the covers but to reassure herself that the dog is still under the bed she puts her hand down and feels licking on her hand. She lies awake for some time listening to the dripping sound and periodically puts her hand down to where she can hear heavy breathing and each time feels gentle licks on her fingers. Eventually she falls asleep. The next morning when she wakes, she goes to the bathroom for a drink of water. On the shower wall, written in blood are the words "HUMANS CAN LICK TOO", and her slaughtered dog is hanging from the shower head, its blood, now thick and dark, still dripping into the bathtub. On another grisly sight; several college students messing around late one night. They were having a party, and they were quiet drunk. Finding themselves in the woods, they managed to stumble upon an old shack. One of the teen boys in the group, decided to start calling him names. The boy decided to throw his beer bottle at one of the cages, causing the glass to shatter. This made Charon, so he decided to open his door and confront the teens. In his rage; Charon stabbed the teens with a railroad spike, killing each of them but one, who ran away from the murder site, and told the local police department. 

They responded to the dispatch, trespassing on his property. They only found dead rabbits, and a water well. When one of the deputies looked into the well, all he saw was more rabbits, and the remains of the college kids. This girl went out on a Saturday night a few weeks ago to a party. She was having a good time and had a couple of beers and some guy seemed to like her and invited her to go to another party. She quickly agreed and decided to go along with him. He took her to a party in some apartment and they continued to drink, and even got involved with some drugs. The next thing she knew, she woke up completely naked in a bathtub filled with ice. She was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but looked around to see she was alone. She looked down at her chest, which had CALL 911 or YOU'LL DIE" written on it with lipstick. She saw a phone on a stand next to the tub so she picked it up and dialed. She explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and that she didn't know where she was, what she took, or why she was really calling. The 911 operator advised her to get out of the tub. She did, and she appeared normal, so she was told to check her back. She did, and found two 9 inch slits on her lower back. The operator told her to get back into the tub immediately, and they sent a rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, she found out more of what had happened. Her kidneys were stolen. They were worth $10,000 each in the black market. Several guesses are in order: The second party was a sham, the people involved had to be at least medical students and it was not just recreational drugs she was given. Regardless, she is currently in the hospital on a life support, awaiting a spare kidney.

A teenage girl was babysitting for some neighbor friends one night, a young boy and girl. The parents were collectors of clown statues and had collected clowns from around the world for years. They had decorated a room just to put the clowns on display. After the parents had left for a night alone of dinner and a movie, the children were playing in the clown room. Many of the clowns were just statues, and some were life-sized, one in particular, was seated in a small rocking chair. The babysitter started to feel creepy about this statue throughout the night. She felt as though the eyes were following her, whenever she moved around the room with the children. When the parents finished dinner, they decided to call and check on the children. The babysitter decided to ask about this scary clown statue asking the parents, "I was wondering if I could move this clown that you have in the rocking chair, it's starting to scare me and the kids." "What clown are you talking about? I don't recall us having a scary clown sitting in the rocking chair. Are you sure it's the rocker it is sitting in?" the mother asked frantically. "Yes, I'm sure." said the girl. "It's sitting right here, I'm looking at it right now, Why? I know it's probably very old and I shouldn't attempt to move it out of the way, perhaps just covering it with a sheet or blanket." "Take the kids and get out of the house, now. The neighbor across the street will let you in. We will call you there in a few minutes." and with that, the mother hung up.

Frightened and confused, the babysitter grabbed the kids and ran out. When she arrived safely at the neighbors, she told the neighbor what was going on, and shortly the parents called. "What's wrong? Did something happen? Are you all okay?" the mother asked. "Yes, we are fine, but what is going on, and why are you worried about us? I'm so glad you told us about the clown statue we were afraid this would happen again. We will be there shortly, along with the police, I'll explain everything when we get there." and the mother hung up. The parents later explained to the girl that for some time, they were being stalked by a mentally ill man that wished to do harm to the children. Another time was when young teens going out for a night on the town, only to stumble across a large, worn down multiple story building where they are offered to go through a haunted attraction that consists of "real" horrors inside. In the story, the teens are asked to pay a certain amount of 20 dollars and told they will receive a portion back for every floor they complete. The twist is that no one has ever completed the house, and the ones who tried never came back out. Rumors state about the various horrors inside the house, from poisonous/deadly animals, to deformed humans, to the supernatural. The police were called to the place of the bathroom. The police woman went to the bathroom while her male partner waited outside. When inside the stall a voice asked “Shall we put on the red vest?” The police man outside, who was listening at the door, heard his partner answer “Yes”. A sudden scream and loud thud followed. When the policeman opened the bathroom door, he found the police woman decapitated. Her blood had soaked into her vest, turning it red. 

There was another incident that was involved with a bald young man moved in among several other families with young children and elderly folk as soon as the houses were built. Everything seemed normal enough, until one day when the individual held what seemed like an ordinary meeting in his house, known only because of a child peering in through the window and seeing the entirety of the population of that area in his living room. The next day, none of the community members had reported to their daily activities. After a few days of no contact from anyone of the New City Village, the police investigated to find body parts on the lawn and woods, some having human bite marks on them. Inside the individual's home were the rest of the bodies, all with their organs removed seemingly when they were alive, and a child in the oven, burnt to a crisp. All of the New City Village residents were there, save for the individual himself, who had vanished and was never found. It was said that he was a member of a cult that practiced human sacrifice, and was likely going to repeat his actions with a new set of victims at a later date. switching on the headlights of a car, or of momentarily switching between a headlight's high beams and low beams, in an effort to communicate with another driver or drivers. This signal can be intended to convey a variety of messages, including a warning to other drivers of road hazards or of speed traps, and it can also be a form of aggressive driving. Whichever driver flashes his headlamps in response to the unlit car becomes the target; to complete the initiation, the prospective gang member must hunt down and shoot, kill, or assaulted the target. 

Two dorm mates in college were in the same science class. The teacher had just reminded them about the midterm the next day when one dorm mate got asked to this big bash by the hottest guy in school. The other dorm mate had pretty much no interest in going and, being a diligent student, she took notes on what the midterm was about. After the entire period of flirting with her date, the party goer was totally unprepared for her test, while the bookworm was completely prepared for a major study date with her books.At the end of the day, the girl spent hours getting ready for the party while her dorm mate started studying. The girl tried to get her dorm mate to go, but she was insistent that she would study and pass the test. The girls were rather close and the party goer didn't like leaving her friend alone to be bored while she was out having a blast. The party girl finally gave up, using the excuse that she would cram in homeroom the next day. The girl went to the party and had the time of her life with her date. She headed back to the dorm around 2 a.m. and decided not to wake her. The next day, the girl woke up and went to wake her friend. But her dorm mate was lying on her stomach, apparently sound asleep. The girl rolled her friend over to reveal her friend's terrified face. The girl was concerned, so she turned on the desk lamp. Her friend had been slaughtered. The girl fell to the floor in horror and looked up to see, written on the wall in her friend's blood: "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the lights!"

There was an incident where a man and woman went to their honeymoon, and checked into a suite at a hotel. When they got to their room they both detected a bad odor. The husband called down to the front desk and asked to speak to the manager. He explained that the room smelled very bad and they would like another suite. The manager apologized and told the man that they were all booked because of a convention. He offered to send them to a restaurant of their choice for lunch compliments of the hotel and said he was going to send a maid up to their room to clean and to try and get rid of the odor. The husband called the front desk and told the manager that the room still smelled really bad. The manager told the man that they would try and find a suite at another hotel. He called every hotel on the strip, but every hotel was sold out because of the convention. The manager told the couple that they couldn't find them a room anywhere, but they would try and clean the room again. The couple wanted to see the sights and do a little gambling anyway, so they said they would give them two hours to clean and then they would be back. When the couple had left, the manager and all of housekeeping went to the room to try and find what was making the room smell so bad. They searched the entire room and found nothing, so they started tearing the entire suite apart himself. As he pulled the top mattress off the box spring he found a dead body of a woman.

A girl and her boyfriend are watching the sunset in his car. They had parked in the woods so no one would see them. It got so dark but the boy got out to use the bathroom in the bushes and the girl waited for him in the safety of the car. After waiting five minutes, the girl got out of the car to look for her boyfriend. Suddenly, she sees a man in the shadows. Scared, she gets back in the car to drive away, when she hears a very faint squeaking sound. This continued a few seconds until the girl decided she had no choice but to drive off. She hit the gas as hard as possible but couldn't go anywhere, because someone had tied a rope from the bumper of the car to a nearby tree. The girl slams on the gas again and then hears a loud scream. She gets out of the car and realizes that her boyfriend is hanging from the tree. The squeaky noises were his shoes slightly scraping across the top of the car! These were reports about Charon Surtur and his killings. Now, Aneris must confront him however she was nervous but it wasn't until an agent called out, “Aneris! Time to go!”  Aneris sighed and trudged out of her bedroom, unwilling to go to this mission. She climbed into the car where she was to guard the building and keep on lookout for things. Aneris looked out to see a visitor. He had red and black eyes.  He introduced himself as a salesman and he tried to sell her something. Aneris refused and tells him to leave. She then went to sleep. But the so called salesman snuck inside as Aneris woke up. Aneris rose from the sleeping bag and walked to her bag, where she pulled out a large knife which had not been there before. She walked over to him as she tried and slit his throat but missed as the man try to use his own knife. 

Aneris waited for Charon, who had been horrible to her all these years as Aneris thought: "I waited a long time for this." She waited. Charon got closer as Aneris raised the knife above her head and brought it down as it lodged in Charon’s stomach, and walked out the front door. Thinking that he's dead as she was glad that her foster family's deaths had been avenged. Upon her return, Aneris is greeted by a dog choking on the grass. Alarmed, she takes the dog to the veterinarian. The vet announces that he must perform a tracheotomy on the animal and he will call her when he has news. When Aneris arrives home, the vet calls and tells her to leave the house at once. The dog was choking on three human fingers. Aneris calls the police, who search the house. They discover Charon Surtur hiding in a closet, passed out from loss of blood.

Cassandra was involved with another mission that include alligators: It was once a fad among New Yorkers vacationing in Florida to bring back baby alligators for their children to raise as pets. These infant gators eventually grew up and outlived their cuteness, sad to say, at which point their desperate owners flushed them down the toilet to get rid of them. Some of these hastily disposed-of critters managed to survive and breed in the dank Manhattan sewer system, so the story goes, producing colonies of giant, albino alligators beneath the streets of the city. Their descendants thrive down there to this day, completely hidden, apart from the rare heart-stopping encounter between sewer gator and sewer worker from human eyes.A young woman in town married a man from another part of the country. He was a nice fellow, and they got along pretty well together. There was only one problem. Every night he’d go swimming in the river. Sometimes, he’d be gone all night long, and she would complain of her loneliness.The couple had two young sons. As soon as the boys could walk, their father began to teach them how to swim, and when they got older, he would take them swimming in the river at night. They would often stay there all night long, and the woman would stay home, alone. After a while, she began to act strangely—at least, that’s what the neighbors said. She told them that her husband was turning into an alligator and he was trying to turn the boys into alligators, too. 

Everyone told her there was nothing wrong with a man taking his sons swimming. That was just a natural thing to do. And when it came to alligators? There just weren’t any in the area, and everybody knew that. Early one morning, the woman came running into town from the direction of the river. She was soaking wet, her clothing dripping water. She said a big alligator and two little alligators had pulled her into the river and tried to get her to eat a raw fish. She claimed that they were her husband and her sons, and they apparently wanted her to live with them, but she managed to escape. Her doctor decided she had lost her mind, and he had her put in the mental institution for a while. After that, nobody saw her husband or children again. They just vanished. But every now and then, a fisherman would tell about seeing alligators in the river at night. Usually, it was one large alligator accompanied by two small ones. Most people said the fishermen were just making it up. After all, everyone knows there aren’t any alligators out here.

Out of some random reason; Ophelia was remembering something: Take her former classmate, Basil Hank for example. He maybe be diagnosed with autism however he doesn't have the right to annoy almost everyone else. Basil picks on Ophelia. If Ophelia presses the elevator button, trying to be nice but Basil got aggravated. “Don’t press the elevator button!” He said loudly in her ears. Or when he compliments her shoes like a hundred times, “I like Ophelia’s shoes, they’re my favorite brand called Road Runners.” This guy was going between liking Ophelia as a friend, then annoying the hell out of her, and when Sabrina blows off steam by how annoyed she is; Basil gets upset, not realizing that he’s annoying her. It really was irritating. Ophelia had been dealing with this guy from 5-6 years, or 7 despite the New Year and how they are nearly graduating. It’s been hard but Ophelia had to look on the bright side. When they graduate this year; she won’t have to deal with him anymore. But sadly for Ophelia, she is kind of annoying to her younger brother, Axel. But she couldn't help but to ponder: Annoying people, don’t you hate them? They wear size 5 shoes, they make a stupid face when they don't understand something, and who consequently are making a stupid face all the time, they have the most annoying voices. 


The kinds who latch onto you and rant about everything they can think of until your ears bleed. They talk loudly in public places about their personal problems. People who repeat themselves or talk to you as if you were 4 years old. They think they can sing, but who really can't. Whoever decided that The Merchant of Venice was somehow inappropriate to study in school. Their mothers let their ‘manchild’ screaming in stores, spending their entire summer vacation standing around in their yards and screaming at the top of their lungs. These kinds of people who continuously call you all the time and don't get the hint you don't want to talk. 


Working titles 
Uranometria: Febris Morrigans
Shatter Me: The Breakthrough of the Caged Birds
Uranometria: Make Me Feel Alive and Shatter Me


I feel like OCD, like Death the Kid of Soul Eater. The perfect title is like the most symmetrical thing in the world and I need to find one that sounds awesome! I think there's something wrong with me. It really stresses me out so much, uggggghhhhhhhhhh! This is so bad. So, so, so, SOOOOOOO bad! I have no other inspirations in my life, O Lord have mercy on those with OCD. Geez, look at me. I'm talking about my 'symmetrical', cool title for my story. It drives me to the point of insanity. I feel like I'm going insane over something as crappy as this. Maybe I can create the Shatter Me story but it won't be a series like Uranometria, Twisted Faeries, Byronica, and Spittoon.