Chapter 1
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It's been cold for a while now, darkness is all around me once again. How long have I been in here? Is time even passing? What is "here" anyway?
Everything happened too fast to comprehend, it feels like I had it all and in the blink of an eye everything vanished, I am doomed to this fast passing life.
"Devenity, wake up"
There goes those damn voices, again, always calling me but never showing their faces. Call me all you want, I'm not going anywhere, not now, not ever.
"Devenity, dad is going to leave us behind, come on"
Huh? Dad is going to what? But I don't have a father, do I?
"Dev if you sleep through this trip again I'll never forgive you"
Is it warmth that I'm feeling? After so long, it feels good. I can feel something, I haven't been able to do that since...I can't remember.
Slowly, ever so slowly it was all fading away, the darkness. What made this moment any different from all the times I've been in the dark? Why am I starting to see light and colors now of all times?
Green, orange and yellow, I remember those colors very well, they remind me of my favorite season, autumn, are we already there?
I could finally see something besides darkness, leaves blew swiftly on their branches above my head, I could feel the earth beneath me, grass, it was prickly but nostalgic.
"You're finally awake"
The voice was strange yet familiar, she stood over me looking down at me with big brown eyes
"Who...Who are you?"
"What are you saying? Did you have a weird dream again?"
All I could do was stare at the strange young girl standing above me, her features were recognizable but I couldn't think of where
"Dad, Devenity is acting strange"
"She's been under the trees for a while now, it's bound to happen, come inside you two"
The man's voice was gruff and intense, it too sounded familiar
"Okay, get up"
Without warning, I was pulled from the ground and up standing. My body felt shorter than usual, the young girl and I were seeing eye to eye, did I shrink?
Tilting her head to the side she sighed in what sounded like irritation.
"It's Bel, your young sister now stop acting so strange"
Taking my hand she pulled me towards a small cabin built from dark wood. She claimed to be my sister, I don't know anything about having siblings.
"There's quite a lot to do today before our trip, hurry up and prepare your sisters Devenity"
Tall, broad shoulders, a beard that looked like it could cut someone who dared to touch, bright golden eyes, and a straight face. The man standing before me was extraordinary, yet...
"Dad?"
I sounded like a child, my voice was higher pitched than it usually was
"Yes?"
So this was...my family?
"Nothing, I'll help Bel get ready"
"Thank you"
I was unfamiliar with my surroundings, every turn I took led me into a different room and none of them contained Bel.
The last room, at the end of the hallway, was the only room I hadn't been in, it must have been the one I was looking for.
Sure enough, it was, Bel was bouncing on a bed covered in pink blankets, someone seemed to be underneath.
"Bel stop that, isn't someone under there?"
"Yes...and...she...needs to...wake...up", she bounced on
"I said stop it right no-"
My reflection caught my attention, in a long body mirror leaning against a wall I could finally see myself, I was mini Dev, a child, how old was I?
"Stop or I'll tell dad"
The person underneath the covers cried out
"Dad is the one who told me to wake you up"
"Bel get down now"
I moved from the mirror, putting my hands on my hips I gave her a stern look, it was so unlike me
"Fine, sheesh, you look like mom when you do that"
Bel bounced off the bed and landed perfectly on the floor. The young girl pushed the covers off her head and rose up, she had eyes as bright as the man I called dad
"Good morning, Dev", she smiled
"Good..."
I looked out the window
"It doesn't look like morning"
"That's because it's midday, she always sleeps this long"
I prayed Bel could say her name so I didn't offend her by not knowing it
"Em get out of bed or we'll be late"
Em? Both their names sounded like shortcuts
"Um, we're supposed to get ready for something, but I forgot"
"Are you kidding me? And it's the most important thing right now"
I shrugged
"We're going for the meeting, you know, the one where EVERYONE gathers around and they discuss grown-up things?"
"Bel aren't you scared?"
"Scared of what?", I sat on the bed next to Em
"It's scary outside, those pale skin people keep hurting us"
"They're called vampires Em, and don't be such a baby, besides, dad will protect us, he always does"
Bel said that with so much confidence, she seemed like a daddy's girl.
"Anyway, we better-"
A sudden high pitched scream broke out, it was so loud and irritating we all blocked our ears but it didn't work
"What is that?!"
"They're here again"
The scream stopped but after it a loud crashing, on instinct I grabbed Bel and Em and pulled them close to me
"Devenity!"
Dad rushed into the room out of breath
"Take Bel and Em to the bunker, now!"
I simply nodded and ran out of the bedroom holding Bel and Em's hands. Outside of the cabin several large men and women were fighting against vampires, I could have stopped to see what exactly was going on but I ran to protect the girls
"Dev, the cabin is that way", Em pointed in the opposite direction we were running in
"Ohh, sorry"
We quickly turned around and continued running as fast as our short legs could carry us. On our way to the bunker, I could see a tall woman with short black hair defending a group of kids
"Mum!"
Bel screamed, the woman turned around and urged me with her eyes to continue moving, she was so beautiful but she looked distressed.
I didn't understand anything, all I did was run until we were stopped just inches away from the bunker by a terrifying pale-skinned man.
"Aren't you just the cutest?", he smiled
I put Bel and Em behind me, I was so scared my legs trembled
If this is what I left the darkness for I want to go back, I don't know this place, everyone is strange and now I'm looking directly into deaths eyes
I want to go back, take me back, I want to go back, take me back, I want to-
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Fire, it's so hot I could burn, why does everything change around here? Why is the temperature always playing tricks on me? Not too long ago it was freezing cold, now, it's like I set foot on hells soil. Perhaps it regulates according to what I'm going through, this void is weird, what was I doing anyway? Wasn't I somewhere else?
Come on, I don't have a forgetful memory, what the hell just happened to me? I know for sure I was with some people. The heat in this place won't even give me a chance to think, let alone breathe, I feel like I'm about to suffocate.
Got to get out of here, come on Dev, you haven't paid rent to be staying here for so long, it's time to get up, it's time to get out. But, what if I open my eyes and the world is even more messed up than I had left it? What if the life I left behind is gone forever?
I need to think about this for a second, sure this void sucks and it keeps getting worse but at least I haven't been hurt as much here as I've been back in reality. I don't feel anything bad here, aside from the major changes in weather I can't be physically hurt. What if when I open my eyes I'll be in so much pain?
Would it be best to just stay put? Aside from my own troubles what about the pain I've inflicted on others by just existing, I mean, Xayvion wouldn't have gone through so much trouble if I had just stayed put back at the hot springs, he wouldn't have argued with Xenia and maybe even Dax would be...
What the hell?! Why all the negative thoughts all of a sudden? It's so unlike me, this isn't me, it's what's remained of me since I got here. I've become such a chicken now I'm remembering something so painful, I know for a fact it's not me speaking, it must be a spell, something to keep me here
Of all the things I've done in my life, I don't think I hurt someone so much they would put a damn spell on me, Maddie could definitely do that but me? No.
Maddie
Oh gosh, this void is seriously messed up, now, after all this time all these memories are hitting hard with some serious nostalgia. There are two things involved here, one, it's a spell trying to trap me here in my memories forever, or...it's a push to get me out of here, which am I letting control me?
They probably miss me out there, don't they? Am I narcissistic for thinking so? Xayvion and I were about to become official in front of his people, something I didn't think I needed but now I can't live without. And Xenia, she's the beta of the pack now, strong and tall, I want to see that. What about Jinx? Is she okay or is she still missing her father?
I can't answer all those questions from in here, no matter how scared I am of what I will find there is still so much that I need to do, so much that I need to find out
Suddenly it's not hot anymore, why? Is it because I figured it out, did I choose the right option?
This is it, come on Dev, we're going back to reality, back home, whichever one it is. No more fear, just open your eyes damn it, can I? Or am I dead? No, there's still a heartbeat somewhere, I can feel it, just open your eyes, there's nothing to be afraid of.
It came back to me, the reason I was here, I was shot by someone, with an arrow, who still uses arrows? Not important, I was shot, but before that, those two girls, who exactly are they, they ruined the ceremony, were they responsible for me being shot? Only one way to really find out
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