Following

Table of Contents

The Start of the Plan Siblings no more The Last Palemare

In the world of Artainia

Visit Artainia

Completed 699 Words

The Start of the Plan

8 0 0

An old crone of a rakkar stands before the Baron and Baroness of the Palemare Barony of Amazonia in their manor. The rakkar asks them "are you sure you wish to this? it taste quite foul and most view such a method as unnatural." The Baroness nods nearly sobbing "Yes. We tried everything else but noth-nothing worked. This is our last option so it jus-just has to." The rakkar nod understandingly "Very well." She grabs a vial containing a dark red viscous liquid and hands it over. "Drink all of it in one go right before. It's very potent but also doesn't last very long" The nobles rush off as the rakkar leaves the estate heading into the dense woods outside of town.

Once the town is obstructed from her view she sighs "Should have known she'd bind that knowledge. I couldn't give them the warning I wanted. My hubris has damned more than just me" She wipes a tear and speaks "Draxia! It's done. Only one of their children will be affected"  A very pale skinned woman with brown jagged horns, red hair, piercing ice blue eyes, with black vein like cracks that seem to phase in and out off reality on her skin and red noble's dress seemingly steps from around a tree. Draxia smiles "Very good mortal. As I promised you are finally free." The rakkar spits at Draxia "aye. Free but not alive correct? Hurry up and silence me then. At least then I can finally be at peace." Draxia produces a thin needle from her dress "As you wish." With a flick of her wrist the needle whizzes into the rakkar's skull killing her instantly.

Draxia looks down at the corpse with contempt "one step closer to being done with these things...Megai!" in a swirl of crimson fog a blue skinned devil with blue hair and yellow eyes in a maids attire appears just behind Draxia. Megai says "yes Lady Draxia?" Draxia says "watch the Palemares. When my monster is born no mortal will be able to console it. When they seem at their ropes end with the baby then step in and soothe it. When it inevitably does so you will cease serving me and be it's slave instead." Megai glares "you would dare make me the property of a mortal?" Draxia grins wickedly up at Megai "yes. I get to disgrace you further and secure my project at the same time" Draxia snaps her fingers and dissapears in a burst of flames. Megai clenches her fist "May you one day incur the Devil Queen's ire."

Nine months later the Palemare estate is filled with the sounds of crying. Two of the three newborns did so in amount one might expect. Rena Palemare however screamed on and on as well as louder than the other two. The only time she wasn't screaming was when she slept. The Baron shouts over the crying "By the elements where does she find the air to scream like that!?" The Baroness shouts back "I have no idea love! I wish I knew how to soothe her!" Suddenly silence filled the manor. They looked over to see one of their newer maids, a blue haired lass named Meg, carrying Rena. The Baron asks surprised "You managed to soothe her." Meg smiles warmly "it would seem so Master Palemare." The Baroness says "Love. Perhaps Meg here should be her nanny." The Baron nods "I agree. Meg you are to be her nanny and personal maid since you have proven to able to console her you clearly have a way with children." Meg bows her head "I would be happy to care for Rena here. I can tell she's going to become a wonderful woman." She then giggles "And a very strong one if her lungs are any indication" The Baron and Baroness laugh "Quite right." They leave. Now alone Meg's eyes go from brown to yellow as she looks at Rena who is holding onto Meg's finger "You are already quite a bit stronger than a human should be at your age Lady Rena. As you are one of Draxia's projects I wonder just how strong you will become."

Please Login in order to comment!