Anne unleashed the black energy. Out of reflex, Caitlin leapt out in front, generating a barrier of light to deflect the attack. When both energies dissipated, both women were glaring harshly at the other.
�Hm, seems like you�ve still got some spunk left, Daughter of Light.� Anne�s eyes flicked to Marina, who had just transformed (author�s note: Only Marina is transformed, the others are still their normal human selves). *What do you plan to do, little sis?* Anne thought to Marina.
�I�m going to kill you, whether I like it or not.� Marina replied, gripping her staff. Her gold eyes closed in determination. She gathered her strength to take away what life Anne had. Anne grinned widely and was suddenly behind Marina. She had moved faster than the human eye could see.
�You can�t bring yourself to kill me.� Anne whispered in Marina�s ear. Marina�s eyes flashed wide. In an instant, Anne wrapped her arms around Marina�s middle and they both disappeared into thin air.
�MARINA!!!!!!� Cassandra screamed. �MARINA!!!!!!!!�
�Pathetic Guardians, I�ll bring her back once I�m done with her. I only wish to spend some time with my delicious little sister.� Anne�s voice echoed (author�s note: I hope you all cringed, or twitched, at that line).
�I can�t believe they just went off without us!!� Mark exclaimed. Joe had been the first to sense the battle, sensing that dark magic. Then Kevin had tracked down the Guardians with his psychic abilities. They were racing to the graveyard. When they arrived where the Guardians where, the fight was all ready over.
�Hey, what happened?� Rhodry asked, going over to Caitlin�s side.
�It..... It was Anne.� She said. Mark�s eyes flew wide and he froze in place. He looked at her.
�What?� He breathed, unbelieving.
�Our new enemy is Anne.� Heather stated for him. Mark remembered the last time he had seen his little sister. It was 500 years ago, when she had first become a vampire. Back then, she had at least some shred of humanity left in her. But now, she must be completely demon, for she was fighting her once closest friends.
�Where did she go?� Mark demanded.
�We don�t know. But where ever she went, she took Marina with her.� Abby said. Mark�s eyes narrowed slightly. Marina, Anne�s twin. He didn�t even know he had two sisters, for Anne and Marina were separated at birth. If their parents were still alive, he�d ask why they had given up Marina (author�s note: I think we needed to explain Marina and Cassandra�s sudden appearance and being Anne and Caitlin�s twins. Er, well, I�ve explained Marina.). Mark grumbled, running a hand through his hair. Kevin looked at Mark and set a hand on his shoulder.
�Don�t worry, we�ll find them and get Marina back.� Kevin said gently, looking Mark in the eye. Mark sighed.
�I know. I just don�t know what to do. One of my sisters is evil and captured my other sister. I just don�t know whether I should kill the evil one or try to save her.�
�There�s no saving Anne, Mark. She�s not human anymore. She�s not the adoring little sister you once had.� Heather said. Mark looked at her with sorrowful dark eyes.
�I can sense that, but I refuse to believe it. No matter what, she�s still my sister.� Mark said, with an edge to his voice.
Anne reappeared, still holding Marina. Anne had taken Marina to an abandoned temple in the mountains of China. Anne let Marina go and just stood there, gazing at her sister, hunger and longing in her eyes (author�s note: Oh how I love to disturb people�s minds)(editor�s note: We noticed�). Marina took a few steps away from Anne and turned to face her.
�Where are we?� She asked.
�A temple in China. Buddhist monks used to live her, but they abandoned it 100 years ago. I brought you here so we could talk.� Marina looked at Anne, trying to read what her sister was up to. �You seem very curious to know what I�ve been up to these past 500 years. I brought you here to tell you. No, I mean show you.� Anne stepped towards Marina, but she took a step back. Anne grinned and was suddenly right in front of Marina, arms around her back, pulling her tight against her body. �You aren�t getting away, little sis.� Anne said quietly, almost deviously. Marina tried to break free of Anne�s grip, growing uncomfortable.
�Anne, let me go.� Marina pleaded, fear creeping into her gold eyes. Anne leaned in and pressed her lips against Marina�s in a cold kiss. Marina�s eyes flared wide. She pressed her hands against Anne�s shoulders, trying to push her away, but Anne didn�t budge. In the next moment, Anne�s memories flowed into Marina, playing across her vision as if they had been her own.
Marina saw Lantis and the night he and Anne had spent together. Next came Tenaka.
Anne deepened the kiss and pulled Marina even closer. Marina stopped resisting.
Next came the night Anne and Tenaka spent together. Marina knew how much Anne had loved Tenaka, she felt it as if though she had loved Tenaka.
Anne broke the kiss, but the images stayed in Marina�s vision. Anne slid her lips down to Marina�s neck. The next instant she slid her fangs into Marina�s neck.
This brought about how Lantis and Tenaka had died. A tear slid down Marina�s cheek, seeing what pain her sister had been, and still was, in. Then she saw the daughter, Lantis� daughter, grow to hate her mother. She saw Tenaka�s brother and how he lusted for Anne. Marina saw the son the two had together.
Then, she saw how Anne failed her test as the Guardian of Darkness and how she was doomed to be consumed by and merge with the original Guardian of Darkness, Ceres.
All these images came one after another, taking Marina�s breath away. Anne slid her fangs out of Marina�s neck a minute later and let go of the woman. Marina stumbled backwards and caught herself. She looked at Anne, her eyes still wide.
�Anne,�
�Don�t say anything, Marina. There�s nothing anyone can say that can ease the pain.� For a moment, it was Anne, and only Anne, that was speaking. Marina could see it in her eyes that it was her sister, the one she had searched for, for so many long years. Marina ran to her and hugged her viciously.
�Please, Ceres, let Anne go. I need my sister.� Marina whispered. In another instant, Anne�s body had changed into that of Ceres. Marina pulled back and looked at her. Waist length black hair, gold eyes, pale skin, black feathered wings and the robe of the Guardian of Darkness defined her as being Ceres and not Anne.
�She cannot be let go, Marina. She failed her test and this is the price she must pay.� Ceres said.
�Part of the price is that she must destroy the world?� Marina demanded. Ceres smirked.
�No, my dear, she�ll be dead by that time. I am the Bringer and once I am here, I will destroy. I only refrain from killing you now to appease Anne�s wishes of killing you later.� Marina�s eyes narrowed.
�Those aren�t her wishes, those are your wishes, twisted around so you can cause her even more pain!� Ceres smiled and shrugged.
�So what if they are? What difference do they make? She�s all ready made her decision and no one can change it.� With that, Ceres melted back into Anne.
�Now you know what I�ve been up to for 500 years.� Anne said. Marina just stood there, somewhat dumbfounded by everything she had just acquired. She was also kind of disgusted that her sister had kissed her and then bit her. Marina�s hand lifted to her neck and clamped over the bite mark there. �Don�t worry, I didn�t take any of your blood if that�s what you�re wondering.�
�Why did you kiss me? I�m your sister for God�s sake!� Marin finally exclaimed. Anne just looked at her.
�I wanted to feel something again.�
�So you had to go and kiss me?!� Marina squealed. Anne shrugged.
�Come on, Marina, it was just a kiss. It�s not like I fucked you or anything.� At that, Marina just wanted to throw up. Anne grinned widely, loving how she made the woman uncomfortable. �Come on, it�s not like you haven�t fucked a girl before, much less kissed one.� Marina�s eyes flashed dangerously.
�Don�t you dare talk about Cass.�
�Why not? She�s your lover, Marina. I�ve done the same thing you have, Marina, you know that for a fact.� Marina opened her mouth to make a come back, but clamped it shut, knowing it was futile. �I guess we really are alike, and not only in appearance.�
�No. I�m not a demon like you.� Marina snarled.
�I was wondering how long it would take you to call me that. That leaves only two people left on my side.� Marina looked at Anne questioningly.
�Two?�
�Ceres and Tenaka, of course.�
�Anne, Tenaka�s dead. She�s been dead for 500 years. Hell, you�re the one that fucking killed her!!� Marina exclaimed.
�I know she�s dead, Marina, but she�s not gone. Even in death, Sire and Childer still hold a bond and can communicate. For 500 years, she�s been a spirit drifting by my side.� Marina felt an icy shudder run through her. A smile spread across Anne�s face, for that shudder was result of Tenaka�s hand brushing Marina�s cheek.
*I am here, Marina. I know you know who I am, so there�s no need for introductions.* Tenaka spoke to her. Marina was frozen, not knowing what to do. She could see Tenaka�s faint form standing in front of her. She was only an inch or two taller than her, thus being the same amount taller than Anne. Tenaka smiled. *So glad we finally meet, Guardian of Life.* With that, Tenaka dissipated, then reappeared at Anne�s side.
�You see? She�s been right here the entire time. And Ceres has been here, too. Together, we will bring about the Eternal Night and after that, it will be the end for everything.� Anne proclaimed.
Kashya and Morgan were walking along the streets in the city. Kashya despised humans. She hated how they lived as if they were the supreme beings on this forsaken planet. If only they knew of the supernatural beings that walked the night, and sometimes even walked among the humans themselves, they would learn their place. For no human, not even human weapons could stand up to a supernatural being.
Kashya ran a hand through her long black hair. Even though she despised humans, she despised her mother more. She refused to even call, or acknowledge, that Anne was her mother. Long ago, when Kashya had gone back to Anne only to take Morgan away, she thought she was doing the right thing, saving Morgan. However, he turned out to love and adore their mother.
�I�ll never understand why you love that woman, Morgan.� Morgan glanced at Kashya.
�And I�ll never understand completely why you hate her.� Kashya glared at him.
�She cheated on my father and you were the result.�
�No offense, but your father had been dead for quite some time, so she was quite free to do so. Besides, it wasn�t like the two had been married.� Morgan said. A wind picked up and played with Morgan�s long brown hair. Kashya was fuming with rage but she knew better than to argue with Morgan. He tended to be stubborn like that. Instead, Kashya just grumbled to herself.
He could tell the vampire had disappeared and the threat dissipated, at least for the moment. He slowed his motorcycle down as he entered the city limits. He sighed slightly.
This one�s going to be harder to kill than any other vampire I�ve killed. He thought. He let his mind wander for the time being, seeing as there was no threat to him at the moment.
No one knew how old he was. He always traveled alone and kept to himself. He cursed his parents and he cursed himself. He hated being half-vampire, half-human. He known simply as D (author�s note: Ok, please no one smack me for sticking him in here. I thought he�d be fun to put in this series). More than anything, he wanted to be at peace with himself. He also wanted to make sure that vampires wouldn�t spread their evil across the Earth, so he made it his duty to eradicate as many of them as possible. And right now, Anne was the top vampire and he knew she could control all the other vampires. If she wanted, she could control him, too.