Tallenessa slipped silently through the dark streets of the village. The moon made the castle cast its eerie shadow over the surrounding land. She would pause for a few seconds in front of a door then move on. But when she came to one door, she didn't move on. Inside was a family of four. A father, a mother, and two daughters. There was soon to be a fifth member, for the mother was due very soon with another child. Images rushed through Tallenessa's head.
"This is the family for tonight," she whispered to herself. Normaly she would take only two victims a night, but they all had the scent of death around them. Why let them go to waste? She waved her hand over the door and watched as it unlocked. She slowly and silently opened it. Peering in, she heard the same snoaring sound from the father as she did when she was outside. Her eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness. In the biggest room, which really wasn't too big, was where the mother and father slept. She crept in and watched them for a few seconds. Silently, she slunk over to the mother. The woman's stomach big and bludgeing.
"It will be a son," Tallenessa whispered into the woman's ear. She couldn't take her. Her eyes drew over to the father. He was familiar to her. Suddenly, she remembered. He was a palace guard. But he was on leave since his wife was due to give birth. She couldn't take him either. So silently she walked into the next room which was slightly smaller. There were two beds which two girls laid sound asleep in. They were around the age of twelve or so. One girl was frail and very very pale. She was as pale as Tallenessa herself which is almost white. She had long light blonde hair and Tallenessa could tell she had the deepest green eyes. Like emeralds.
"Why is that eye color familiar to me?" Tallenessa asked herself. She looked to the other bed and saw the light girl's sister. This girl wasn't so pale as her sister. In fact her skin was a bit lighter then olive. Her hair was long too, but it was a pitch black like Tallenessa's. This girl's eyes were a deep brown. There was a certain significance these two girls held on the Dark Commander. Like their mother and father, she couldn't kill them.
"These four don't hold a scent of death about them. But why is that scent so powerful here?" she thought. She left the girls' room and went to the back of the house. There, two servents lay asleep. They were the marked ones. Silently she bent down and sent peaceful images to the first servent. Carefully she held him in her arms and tilted his head back slightly. She bent her head down and exposed her dagger like fangs. She peirced the skin of his neck and began to drain his blood. Once he was drained, she did the same thing to the other servent. But while she was drinking this servent's blood, she didn't sense the frail light girl walk outside. Tallenessa finished draining the second servent and sensed the girl. She turned around, her red eyes a deep blood red, and looked at the girl.
"Shouldn't you be in bed child?" she calmly asked.
"I knew you were coming master." Tallenessa's eyes slightly widened.
"What did you just call me girl?" The girl smiled. Her lips were red and her eyes lit up.
"I called you master. My sister and I have been waiting for you for ages. We have been wanting to get away from the life of humans since we can remember." As if on que, the dark sister emerged from behind the light sister and stood next to her. Tallenessa was baffled. What could she do? Finally an idea came to her.
"Come with me then my children." They both smiled and took one of Tallenessa's hands. Her flowing black cape was gently draped over the girls' shoulders as she led them back to her castle. They all slipped inside and went to Tallenessa's chambers.
She opened the door and allowed for the two girls to enter. Once the door was closed, she took off her cape and sat the two sisters on the bed. A kind and warm smile spread across her face.
"First. Can you tell me each of your names? I can't just keep calling you "child" now can I?" They all laughed happily. The light girl spoke up first.
"My name is Thorn."
"And my name is Rose." The dark girl said with a smile as she joined her sister's side. Tallenessa smiled kindly.
"They aren't human..." she thought to herself. She looked into the girl's souls and saw what they truely were. They were Shadow Vampires. A deadly clan that one could be in at birth even if the parents were humans. This could be bad? But Tallenessa had nothing to worry about. No one dared really go against her word. Tallenessa smiled and took the two girls to a vacent room.
"Here is where you shall stay. Don't go wandering around please. I wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"Yes Master!" exclaimed Rose and Thorn happily. With that, Tallenessa left the room and headed back to her own chamber.
 ~The~Blackest~Rose~ · Wed Feb 22, 2006 @ 03:46pm · 0 Comments |
