This is set two years after Korrina and Solax were born, enjoy an review ;) Sorry no Soundtracks this was a rushed chapter so sorry for the shityness

Kaori

"Ouch mother that hurt!" I said trying to prise mama's hand off my head. She was always rough. She poured another bucket of cold water over my head, soap and my hair stung in my eyes.

"Oww"

"Be quiet Kaori do you want to wake the whole village?" She took my arm and got to work scrubbing the mud off arm with her scrubbing brush, whining quietly I focused on the small clear stream besides me and not the pain in my arm.

"If only you had some self-control Kaori, always making a mess of yourself. How are ever going to find a husband running in and out of the woods like a wild wolf". She spun be around roughly to face her, I had to bite my cheek to stop from screaming at her that I was only ten and didn't want to get married like the rest of those cloud heads; who was once my friends.

Instead of yelling at her I stood and said in my best sweet voice, "Are we done yet mama?"

She stared up at me, silently studying me like she always did before making a decision. I watched put the bush in the empty water bucket, and push her short dark hair away from her face.

"Mama you're starting to look like aunty" Her eyes went wide in ragged. I giggled furiously as I watched her cheeks flush red. She crossed her brown arms across her chest as she flashed her bright dazzling smile. A fierce cry rippled through the air above us mama and I glanced up watching the Eagle circle once over my head then headed north towards the great river.

"Can I please?" I asked bouncing up and down with excitement.

Mama uncrossed her arms picked up the water bucket; I could see the reluctances in her eyes as she made me wait another full minute.

"Mama!" I cried.

She sighed "yes go on" she murmured under her breath. That word was enough to send me shooting after Alerios, I had made it up the slope behind mama's hut when I heard her call after me. "Don't be out too long, I've heard from Nyla that Selone was attacked by some kind of raven creature!".

I barely heard her my heartbeat bounded through my ear as I raced ahead up the hill, Into the green forest. I stumbled slight over roots as I glanced up searching for Alerios, I spotted him in the distances soaring gracefully below the tree line. He dived down out of sight over a huge fallen oak trunk. I pushed myself to run harder and faster than before, truth of the matter was I was scared I'd never make it.

As I reached the Oak I could hear his slow flapping wings, next thing I knew the Oak was beneath me, and I was standing staring off into the patch of light. At Alerios perched on Korrina's shoulder, from a distanced I could hear her singing her usual soft rich song. I called it the earthan song because it sounded like she was sing about the earth, even though she never sang it in Cherokee.

Carefully I dropped to the ground and into the clearing. It wasn't particularly large or as sweet smelling as the lake but it was good enough for me. Korrina glanced up at smiled her striking smile at me. Her bright golden eyes sparkled slightly in the daylight, and the faint tiny swirls on her arms glisten their usual red colour , they were like a roaring fire when the delight touched them. She had tied a fraction of her long waist length pretty hair up into a messy bun, like always she had never taken much time with her hair, as it had spilled messily down out of the bun and past her shoulders. It didn't matter any way because every day was a new adventure for us.

She climbed down from her perch on the rock, with a smile she reached out and tucked her my hair behind my ear. "I'll never know how you keep that short hair so shinny and pretty" She said with another bright smile. It was uncommon for girls in the tribe to have short hair, I always envied her for the length of her's mine always went frizzy in the summer when I had long hair. But we were turning eleven soon and maybe the nature of my hair would become- well normal. But as normal Korrina was always kind, not out of sympathy for me but just for being a good friend.

She was tall for her age with nice slender toned long legs, she had that sort of foreign beauty about her but she still had a faint look of Cherokee in her. But it was like she was born from another planet, or she was like a goddess of some sort. From the moment I met Korrina I wanted to be like her, It was strange feeling this way like I hated myself for not being pretty like Korrina. I knew in my heart that she never meant for me to feel like this but I did.

She cocked her head to the side and studied me, quickly with her strange fast speed she reached up and flicked me on the forehead.

"Ouch"

She laughed softly, "Kaori you are thinking too much" She smiled and yanked on my arm.

"Come on" she tugged at me again, pulling me through the bushes and to danker darker dingier part of the woods. Mud squelched under my naked foot, as I stumbled down the muddy hill side swatting flies out of my way. At the bottom of the hill daylight poured into the darkness, Korrina tugged on my arm again.

"Where are we going?" I asked. We reached the bottom of the hill and for a single moment I went blind. The sharpness of the sun's gaze subsided, and I realised that Korrina was no longer beside me. Glancing around hastily I spotted her staring down at the rush river below, muttering something to herself as I approached her the roar of the river dulled to a soft hum. I knelt down beside her softly resting my hand on her shoulder, Korrina shudder once then turned a grinned at me.

"Korry Where are we going and how did you do that?" She turned away from me he eyes flashing as she stared across the river.

"You'll see" she said softly.

"There!" she grinned triumphantly, then turned and faced. "You do trust me don't you Kaori" Her golden eyes literally flickered brightly with enthusiasm.

"Of course" I reached out and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Then swim!" I felt the air being knocked from beneath and cold water splash up my face. I barely had time to breath before the freshwater poured into my mouth, blindly I thrashed away at the surface until my hand thumbed down something dry ,smooth and hard. With the strength I never knew I had somehow I shoot out of the water like a flying fish and lay there gasping, breathing heavily I stared around me. There was white pebbles on this side of the forest, the trees were a lot closer together and glummer. Korrina shot out of the water besides me incredibly she landed on her feet, giggling as she stared down at me. Her bun had un done and her hair fell in a tangled bunch at her waist.

"That was fun" She held out her wet hand to me I took it with a grunt.

"You could have killed me!" I shot at her as she pulled me to my feet with her weird strength I knew better than to take her hand, because after she pulled me up I fell instantly dizzy at her swiftness.

"I would have saved you" Korrina said catching me in her arms before I swayed and fell back down.

"I was right behind you" Her voice was a sort of amused whined, I thumbed at her shoulder as hard as I could with my fist, knowing it would do next to little or anything to hurt her. Korrina was as thick as a tree she felt no pain. What tiny scratches she would get would dissolve away in seconds after she got them, but with me my scratches would turn to horrible scabs. And I especially didn't want to show them off the next day which I would proudly do If it wasn't for the fact that Solax would meet up with us.

"You're going red what are you think about Kaori?" Korrina peered down into my eyes.

"Nothing" I hated that my voice rose to a higher octave, buying time to cool my face down I pulled out of her arms.

"So which way are we going?" I asked still not facing her.

+/+

"Solax told me that there is a small farm south west from here, with the sweetest berries" she licked her lips like she was tasting the sweetness on her tongue. It seemed like we had walked through these woods forever as usual Korrina kept talking about nothing in particular. I'd chime in sometimes asking about her and Solax.

"He is going to meet use there" She finished staring curiously at me with big round golden eyes.

"Solax is going to be there?" I said in part daze. A small worried but kind smile formed on her lips spreading to lighten her eyes. My insides did an uncomfortable flop, I felt a foreboding feeling as she watched me carefully as she spoke.

"Yes he is, Kaori I'm not sure he has taken much interest in you as you do of him" I felt cold inside.

"But then again he hasn't been interested in any girl yet, mama said it takes time for a boy to love a girl." She smile admiringly to herself as she stared off into the distance.

"Yepyep" The cry tumbled out of some berried shrubs ahead of us, Solax stepped out from behind it with a genuine cheeky smile on his face. I could feel me face begin to redden, my heart fluttered uncomfortably enough to press my had over my chest. His eyes startling silver eyes flashed over my face as strode towards us. Solax hair cropped dark hair just touching the nape of his neck, smooth bronze skin like his sister. But unlike her he was starting to look less like a child and more grown up again as if he were born from another planet. I wonder briefly what Korrina and Solax's parents looked like, I never met them. But Korrina only spoke about her mother, and her Uncles and Aunts.

"Are you ready?" He asked his sister. Korrina placed her hand lightly on my shoulder. "We were born ready" Solax grinned.

"Come on then" He turned quickly.

Korrina

Korrina sighed again, plucking another thorn from out of her shoulder. The day had been productive- sort of- in… her own logical way. She stopped briefly glancing over her shoulder at Kaori, who was awkwardly half clinging on the tree and at the same time trying to pluck another thorn out her leg, Korrina watched as her best friend winced in pain. Clearly her attention was focused fully on the thorns. Beside her she watched Solax study his finger nails with a mild interest his hand dropped to his lap his body shudder. The shudder rattled through his body, Korrina bite her lip as he arched his head up to the sky, the bones of his wings pulsed beneath his skin aching to be realised from his back. Korrina felt his pain as her own but they were in the presences of a human, so they had to act human.

She slammed her fist onto the branch, the branches above them swayed and full chestnuts poured down from above, knocking hard against Solax' head. Kaori let out a little shout of surprise, staring at Solax who had jumped to his feet UN human like, shielding his head from the rain of chestnuts. Once the chestnut had stopped falling he glare right Korrina, she smiled in response.

As he had told her the morning before the berry field full of strawberries were the sweetest thing she had ever tasted. But what Solax had failed to mention was that the old human had dogs prowling his fields for something to bite.

It wasn't long before alarm bells rang in her head, as they cramped there berries into Solax sack before the dogs were after them. The three of them ran like head less chickens scattering through the fields, by the skin of their teeth they missed the dogs jaw seconds after climbing up through a rose bush and into a creepy looking old tree. Where they now waited patiently in the darkness for the dogs to leave.

Kaori shuffled uncomfortably, "Mama's going to be so mad I have to get home" She looked from Korrina to Solax expectantly waiting for him to finish his mouthful of berries.

"Aren't your parent's going to be worried?" She asked.

Korrina sighed a tiered sound, "Aunt Kama and Mama will be". She stared down at the dog below who stared back up at her, he began to bark furiously up at her Kaori flinched away. Solax and Korrina could have easily escaped the dog, just same as they could have out ran the damn thing in seconds. But they stayed behind with Kaori she didn't know what they were, mama had forbidden them to tell humans so reluctantly Korrina obeyed her mother.

Solax swallowed his mouthful of blackberries; he reached over Korrina and grabbed a twig.

"Solax don't" She thought at him. His eyes met her he smiled; a loud yelp from below had his smile drop from his face.

"What was that?" Kaori asked she about get up and look below when Salox reached up and pushed her back softly. "It was nothing" He smiled intimately at her, the poor girl checks flushed as he stared at her.

"Come down now!" The voice shot through Korrina's head making her jump, it dark but soft at the same time-smooth. But Korrina in the deepest part of her mind knew the dangers that ripple through that voice; of course it didn't matter now Kaori was completely distracted by Solax. Korrina could have let her wings exploded from her back, which she was so itching to do and the girl would not have noticed.

As the softness of the dark clouds stretched away from the full moon above the forest, the soft moonlight caught the shimmer of luminous grey wolf eyes staring up at Korrina; she drew in a sharp quick breath. The wolfs sliver stained black paw leg appeared out of the shadow and into the moonlight, the light faded away behind the night clouds and the leg was gone. Korrina felt her skin prickle as the grey wolf eyes searched her face, Korrina gulped down the tight lump forming in her throat.

Korrina leaped from the tree and landed neatly into the rose bush, the fresh scent of the dog's blood was smeared up the side of the tree. Korrina brushed the thorns casually off of her skin and made her way out of its prickly trap.

She peered around her into the darkness that had become the forest, Kaori was giggling happily up in the tree with Salox. She glanced back up at them; Solax was practical leaning over Kaori, smiling charmingly at her. "poor Kaori" she mutter to herself.

"Mother told me the two of you should have been back at sun down" Cronus stepped out of the shadows, his storm grey eyes hard on her, a sign she was used to seeing when Salox disappointed him but never had he look at her this way. Korrina flinched away from her older brother, Cronus narrowed his eyes up at the tree. The strong lines of his face caught in the moonlight and his raven black silver tip wings stirred open softly, at his sides his hands were balled into fist.

"Solax tell your friend to go home" As Cronus turned his bronze skin rippled, smoothly he melted down into his Icy silver and black wolf, with his same black wing and black tipped paws and silver tail. His tail was unusually bushy for a wolf, Uncle Lith had only shown him how to make the transformation seven days ago. Since then he's been on and off his wolf for days now, out hunting all over the place.

"Come Korrina I am very tiered" Cronus dragged out the words with a tired slow groan,obediently Korrina followed after her older brother. They raced through the woods; Cronus was miles ahead of her as always. It wasn't long before they made it back to their familiar forest. When Cronus waited patiently for her behind the trees, his eyes were as cold and unnerving as ice.

"I really am sorry Cronus" Korrina whisper

Cronus grunted softly pushing himself ahead of her, "Just go to bed" his wolf yawned, he padded forwards and leaped into the moonlight, his fur shinning silver as he landed and ran off towards the tents. Korrina sighed she shifted her weight from foot to foot anxiously, she bit at her lip softly if she listened closely she could hear the soft light snores of Lycaon asleep outside mama's tent. She waited until the flash of Cronus' wolf Silhouette disappeared behind his tent.

"Nervous?" Korrina jumped her yep of surprise turned into an animalistic growl as she whipped round into a protective stance. Eros eyes sparkled with amusement as he stared down at her, a short chuckle bellowed from his chest.

"Eros what are you doing here?" Korrina crept out of her crouch fast and smiled up at Eros. His easy going smile harden as he frowned, "I came to return something that belongs to your mother."

Until now Korrina hadn't notice he was holding something behind his back, until he brought his hand from behind his back. And there in Eros grasp was Solax dangling helplessly struggling, to tare free from Eros. His hair was tousled and messy looking as the shine from the moonlight highlighted his pitch black hair. Korrina could tell the difference from crumbles of chestnut dark mud, streaked through his shinning black hair. And the twigs and even little thorn that protruded out his hair. His smooth skin hard brisk scratches running over his forehead and down his cheeks, Korrina wonder briefly if he had been dragged through a bush.

"Urgh- get off Eros!" Solax hissed his hands slapping at Eros' which look epically small compared to Eros'. Korrina sucked in a sharp breath to stop the bubbling of her sudden hysteria from exploding from her mouth, her hand flew up to cover her mouth as she choked on her laughter. Eros roughly shook him by the neck, "Argh-ar-ar-argh".

This time a small burst of laughter busted out of Korrina's mouth, Solax stop thrashing violently in Eros' hand to narrow his silver eyes at his sister. His teeth bared, his nostrils flaring with rage, even his bronze skin had turned a violent shade of red.

"It's not funny!" He barked. For a Nano second his eyes flashed a deep red. The snap of his voice twisted through the air and echoed over the whole forest, birds that had settled into the nest flew shrinking in fear. The magnitude of his aggression had Korrina shrink back away from him, even Eros who had never been caught by surprise since Korrina had known him brows flew up in surprise.

Slowly Eros lifted the boy up at eye level, Solax had folded his arms over his chest refusing to meet Eros' gaze he stared over Korrina's shoulder. "Solax you know what your mother said about your temper". He said softly.

Solax snorted in response.

Eros' frown lifted into a soft small admiring smile.

"What happen?" Korrina asked.

Gently Eros set Solax on the ground, Solax grunted impatiently shrugged himself of and marched off towards the tents. His silver wings flashed delicately in the moonlight. "He will be a hard minded brutal, but talented fighter one day" Korrina heard the smile in his voice, she tore her gaze from her brother's dazzling fading wings.

"What about me!" she huffed. Eros smiled intimately at Korrina "You know that style of life is not what I would wish on you Korrina".

Korrina narrowed her eyes up at him. "Why ,because I'm a girl?" She said bitterly.

Eros step forward and ruffled her hair, "Precisely" He part the bushes behind the two of them, still frowning she huffed and brushed passed him and into the meadow. She felt the familiar shudder pulse through her body, as her wings busted out of her back. Korrina sighed with relief after a long day she was glade to let her motionless wings fall against her back again. For a moment she indulged herself in the uplifting feeling that she forgot Eros had been speaking to her.

"What did you say?" her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment. Eros paused in his speaking and shot her worried look, Korrina felt her cheeks flush even darker red.

"I said one day if there ever came a day when, you felt you were in danger then I would train you."

"But what If it was too late-"

"Korrina!" Her mother's sharp voice had her flinch. She tore her vision from Eros' sudden weird expression, to her mother. She was standing directly in front of a burning fire; crouched peering behind her was Solax, with wide big eyes. He was chewing nosily on his piece of bread, As he leaned out of the tent excitedly.

Korrina felt a flush of coldness like she had swallowed ice blow through her insides, she ducked her head away from her mother's hard gaze.

"Korrina why are you late?" Her mother asked with a shot of hostility that had Korrina shudder. She whipped her head up and fell on her knees. "Mama don't be mad, what happen was Solax, Kaori and I were going berry picking" Her words poured out of her like word vomit.

Her mother's beautiful face had crumpled into an ugly mess; her brows flew up into her hairline. "Kaori?"

"A human child" Said a deep voice, suddenly Cronus was at his mother side, he towered over her much like Draco and even Spiro.

Solax ceased in his chewing of his bread he dashed out of the tent and stood beside his mother. "we got stuck up in a tree with her, we were chased by dog's" Zoey's frown deepen Korrina heard her mother voice catch as she stop herself from speaking as Draco came forth from his own tent.

"Give the boy some credit the dogs obviously would have torn him to shreds if they caught him, Cronus at that age could have out ran the wind- it is a shame Solax is a lesser being of a half breed."

"Or obviously Korrina and Solax had to stay behind with the slower human child not to give away their true identity" Eros said defensively. "Do not think of him as un capable of Cronus' advantages you will find out one day they are more than capable than your son skill's"

Draco's burning eyes brushed over Eros, Korrina shirked away in fear but like a mountain Eros was as steady and unmoving. "He will never match up to Cronus, why do you even defend him he is not your son, his father is a monster and Solax will grow up to be just like him!" Draco said coldly

Solax dropped his bread his eye burned a dark red he started towards Draco but Zoey caught him by the shoulder. "I am not a lesser being!" He shouted "And I'm not a monster".

"Draco!" Zoey snapped "Stop it now".

Korrina snuck in a hiss, as she watched Draco narrow his dark golden eyes at thrashing Solax.

"He cannot even control his anger" Draco said bitterly, "He properly just as self-involved and violent as his father"

Anger tears leaked from Solax' eyes, he pushed away from his mother and stormed north towards the woods.

"Draco how could you say that!" said Zoey

"He is his father's son-"

"He is my son!" She pushed passed him in a flash she was gone, headed north. "Father that was too harsh" said Cronus

"Hold your tongue Cronus I know exactly what I was talking about."

Cronus bowed his head, "Yes father" he sighed.

Eros bent low and whispered to Korrina in her ear "Go to bed"

"Night" Korrina said softly as she turned away from the three of them.

Zoey

The next morning was a hard and long one, I had fallen asleep by a small stream. The warmth of the sunlight poured over me, my goddess tattoos sparkled gleefully. Asleep in my arms was Solax, seeing him lying the innocent and vulnerable had dissolved my growing anger at Draco. I kissed him sweetly on the head, with a sigh I climbed to my feet and yawned.

I leaned down over Solax, when a black shadow loomed over me. A gentle hand rested on my back and I gasped in surprise, "Easy mother it's just me" It was Cronus, I turned around and stared up into his bright storm grey eyes.

"Did I frighten you mother?" His smile was young and mischievous.

"No Cronus you never will" I patted him gently on the shoulder. Frowning suddenly I asked "Did your father send you to get me?"

"No mother, I came because-I just…" He shrugged turning his gaze away from mine, roughly he dragged his fingers through his dark long hair a sighed. "I wanted apologize to him" He jerked his head towards Solax. I felt a warm smile tug on my lips despite my mood with Draco I was glade that I could feel a shimmer of joy.

"You do not need to apologize, it's not your fault"

Cronus snorted a sound I was so used to hearing from every male I had lived around, gently I dipped low and swept Solax up in my arms. Cronus stared back at me he frowned and pulled Solax out my arms.

"What are you-"

"Shh you'll wake him" he whispered with a grin.

./.

We paced back down a narrow dark trail back to the meadow, with Solax tucked gently against his chest Cronus hummed softly to himself. I smiled gentle up at him and ran my fingers along his sliver tipped wings, his wings shudder open and Cronus grinned down at me.

"A lot has happened in the last two years" I said softly "I wish in a way you'd still be my little boy"

"Mother you knew one day that I'd have to grow up" Said Cronus.

"Not this quickly!" Cronus chuckled softly.

"Are you getting sentimental about me growing older or is it because you are getting older?"

I stopped then completely, my brows flew up "I forgot about that" I said lightly. "age doesn't matter to me only you one day leaving"

For a second his grin slide away from his face and then it reappeared, "I'm not leaving any time soon I kind of like it here and don't for a second even think you're not bothered about age, what are you six hundred?"

I sniffed "eight thousand"

I paced a head, "And you need to stop visiting your uncle five times a week he's wearing off on you" I said sternly.

"Ah mother, I'm seventeen now I think I can make my own choice's and besides I think uncle Felix's is funny. Since when was having a sense of humour a crime?"

"He is not funny, he's idiotic and you look seventeen but you're five and you act five at times"

Cronus grunted, "Speaking of which uncle Lith, Damon and Felix are waiting for you"

"Why didn't you tell me before!" Solax stirred restless.

Cronus' smile evaporated and suddenly he was all serious and looked exactly like his father. "I'm sorry mother I didn't think the matter was that urgent or important".

"I'm going ahead okay I love you" I kissed him quickly on the cheek spun and darted forwards, It took me seconds to reach the meadow. Of course I couldn't be mad at my son, he hadn't known the sheer urgency of this meeting. The thing was it the past two years random attack had happened on women in villages and half breeds. My siblings were there ahead of me, formed in a tight circle chattering amongst themselves; In the distance sat outside I could see Korrina laughing as she and Eros played with one Desty a white small she-wolf Lycaon mate.

"I must speak with you" Draco caught me gently by the arm, I pulled away from him. "No".

"My love I am sorry I lost my head with him-"

I stepped away from him moving towards my brothers, "Apologized to Solax not me Draco"

When I got to them I realised they were short of one "Where is Chaos?" I asked.

Lith bit at his lip, all three of them bowed their heads. "Don't leave me in suspense where is he?"

"We don't know" Lith said when he looked back up me his eyes were sparkling with bright tears.

"What" I stared at him uncomprehending, into his eyes. He turned his gaze away like he couldn't look at me.

"It happen last night we heard a blood curdling scream" It was Damon who spoke next. "It came from his tent"

"What happened?" I whispered my voice shaking.

"He's missing" Lith answered solemnly.

"He could be dead" Said Felix, simultaneously Lith and Damon stared at Felix and their eyes flashed a dark red. Felix looked back the both of them slowly, un fazed by their demon red glare he shrugged his shoulders. "It could be possible"

"He's just a baby" I choked on my words "How could this happen?"

"We don't know"

"I'm going to see father" I said.

"No I don't think that's a good thing" said Damon. "He's in a mood"

"I don't care" I unnatural brushed against my skin as I pushed my body forward the land flying passed. I paid no attention to the sharp burned of smoke in the wind, as I followed the river. My attention was strictly on finding father moments later and I was at what I used to call home. I trampled loudly through running stream.

"Father!" I shouted

Nothing but the breeze and the birds echoed a response. I sighed with frustration "Father-!" Then she stepped out of tent The Tsi Sgili. A moment of shock stunned me into silence.

"You!" I bellowed and started towards her. "Where is my brother what have you done with?"

"I don't know!" She had begun to back away slowly, "Cain!" her voice had reach a new height of panic.

"Where is Chaos?" I mirrored her movements by marching forward.

"I don't know" she cried.

My anger spiked "Liar!" White rage over powered me and dissolved my physical awareness, consumed by rage I pounced on her. Tackling her to the ground I heard her scream cut shot short and turn into a choke as the wind was knock out of her chest.

My hands grasped around her throat, sealing of her wind pipe, I could feel beneath her warm skin the un- rhythmic beat of her fragile little heart pounded against my fingertips.

"You're a liar!" I screamed. My fingers down driving deep into her neck, scarlet wept from her pale neck.

"You murdered my mother!" I cried. "You're a killer"

"Zoey" at first I thought hear my name through my head, but then the ringing sensation in my ears. The ring turned into a soft hum and I watch my hands being pried from around the Tsi Sgili's neck. Her brown eyes wide as she stared around in fear, I watched as Taranis took her away and she stumbled clutching shaking arms around his neck as he steadied her to walk.

Slowly my sense of hearing returned back to me, "That's good Zoey let her go" Felix mumbled in my ear. He took my hand slowly and helped me to my feet, I turned slowly to him resting my head on his shoulder. I hadn't realised I was crying until I saw tears roll down his arm, I hadn't realised a lot of things the fact that we weren't alone. Eva was her standing beside Kama both of their eyes bulging out of their sockets, Damon Lith with similar expression. Suddenly feeling self-conscious I looked up at Felix his face was tense with wonder as he gazed back at me.

"What's wrong?"

"You" he said a little breathless.

He let me fall effortlessly out of his embrace, my body felt light and detached and tingly. As I stumbled back to stream I could hear the crunch of foot steps behind me, I peered behind me to find that they were all following me.

"Is it that bad?" I asked.

"It's weird you don't look like you that's all" Said Lith.

My heat rattled in my chest I gazed down at my reflection, black sad eyes stared up at me. Black eyes from my mother Nyx, from the face that was entirely purely the goddess of sunlight, night coloured her eyes. I had known that this stranger had made reappearances over and over again in my life, I could tell by the way Eros would tense. Or the sudden gawking she got from her stupid brothers, which I was in a way relieved but sicken that they were staring at Hemera and not me. It had happen when I had lost control over my emotions, whether it was a sudden outburst of anger. Or an overwhelming sense of sadness, which had been recent.

Dealing with the half-breeds killings and trying to keep my youngest son's temper level down zero, when Draco repeatedly snapped at him over nothing. In the past two years my life had grown more stressful, Spiro was always in the woods trailing after Kama. Who had by the way hadn't gotten over her random shifting into a wolf; they were always searching for a cure-

Reality loomed over me, my head snapped up from my reflection. In one graceful movement I twirled around the wind caught me, as I twirled everything slowed. My heart fluttered in my chest waves of annoying noise distorted in my ears as my body flew past my siblings. I jerked to a stop in front of my father he stared down at me with growing astonishment.

"Do you know what she did to Kama?" My voice rose to a shout. The noise of my siblings pulsed in my ears in tune with my heart. Chronos the god of time was at work here. Because every fine detail trembled across his face's as he turned his face slowly: panic, fear were slapped across his face.

His lips moved his teeth bared, and like and arrow slicing through the air to its target. I was gone. Next thing I knew I had the Tsi Sgili in my arms dragging her struggling body out of the tent, with a dagger tip kissing the skin of her throat. Inside the tent I could hear Taranis scream in pain, it had taken me seconds to shatter the bones in his left forearm. And let his bones tear and break free of his skin. He had pointed that dagger at me. Father was next, he came at me slowly. I flipped the Tsi Sgili down her on back an explosion of dirt rippled under her impact. Crouched over my hand was pressed down over her chest, the blade steady as rock pressed at the base of her throat.

I stared up at the man who had raised me, and bared my teeth at him with feral smile. Suddenly the flash of adrenaline I felt evaporated, I don't know how it happened how all of a sudden those few seconds had made me feel alive but completely detached from my own body. It was weird because every move I had made caught and completely surprised me, but at the same time I was overrun by a fizzling electrical boost of excitement that pulsed through my veins.

"What are you doing Zoey?" my father asked cautiously taking a step in my direction.

I hissed, I mean really hissed like an animal. The dagger I wrestled from Taranis drove into the Tsi Sgili's neck, she shrieked in pain.

My father lunged forward at; again I didn't couldn't fully comprehend what happened until the deed was already done. My free hand flew up air caught and flung Cain back hard against a tree. As his body moved back though the air my brother's watched with flabbergast expression.

The Tsi Sgili was whimpering beneath me, I shot her a gaze that could cut through bread.

Cain in the meantime had managed to climb to his feet, roughly he pushed past Lith and Felix. His chest rising and falling past as he stormed towards me, A spear gripped in his hand.

"You dare-"

"I came here for my questions to be answered father" I hissed driving the bladder deeper into the Tsi Sgili.

Rage that was as clear as the sky above us dissolved from his face and turned into fear. The spare clattered to the floor beside him, Cain sank to his knees he pressed his hands to his face.

"Will you answer me truthfully?" I hissed. Lith Damon and Felix shuffled closer.

"Tell her nothing father!" Taranis barked. Cain tore his hands from his face, fresh tears rippled down his cheeks. He jabbed his finger in Taranis direction, "Shut up!".

He sighed his silver gaze so much like Solax's met mine and narrowed with hatred. "Yes I will answer you".

I wasted no time getting information I wanted, I had learned close to nothing about the half breed killings, nothing about Chaos' whereabouts' from Cain.

"Well that was useless" said Felix, slowly Cain tore his glaring red eyes from my face to Felix.

I stared down at the Tsi Sgili beneath me, her breath was ragged and uneven blood blanketed the pale skin on her neck.

"Your turn"

"I know nothing" she rasped.

"Liar" I said calmly.

"Look at what you've done to her she can barely breath let alone speak" Said Cain.

"You will answer me your life depends on it" I grabbed her and slowly pulled her up into a sitting position. She was weeping softly, "Tell me what you know" I whispered even though I knew everyone could already hear me.

"She can barely speak" Said Taranis.

"I only have a few question Taranis" I said without meeting his gaze. "will you answer them?" I said peering into her dark eyes, she nodded stiffly.

I smiled triumphantly at her, "Frist: where is my brother and what would a group of demon's want with him?" She gulped her eyes shifted over to Cain, I shook her by the shoulder.

"Look at me not him"

"Zoey" I looked up at Damon his worried eyes searching mine. "Easy"

Ignoring him I pressed the flat side of the blade against her neck. "Answer me"

Her eyes dart back to mine, she swallowed hard before she answered me. "His gift is for darkness, the Tsi Sgili know because your sister told us. They will us him to summon the white bull"

"My sister?" I smashed her down on the rock she gasped in pain.

"What sister?" I stared back at Cain.

"Mya" It was Taranis who answered me, incredulously I snarled Damon. "You knew about this when did this happen?"

"Two years ago"

Tears burned in the back of throat, but I refused to let my father see me cry.

"What will they do with him?" I looked back at the Tsi Sgili.

"Hold him captive until they get their hands on you or on the blood of your offspring"

Kama

I was in limbo a place in between sleep and awake, my mine was groggy and body felt like I weighed a hundred pounds. The warmness of the sunlight on my damp back had me stirring, as I moved uncomfortably my sense came into play. First the damp smell of the forest rested in my nostrils, I heaved up choking on the nausea that always came before and after I changed.

It felt weird suddenly not relying on running on all fours; I must have been a wolf longer that last time. The air ruffled around me and I caught the scent of him, smiling gently I peered up at the raven mocker half turned away from me.

"How long was I a wolf?" I asked sniffing I fumbled around in the moss trying to climb to my feet.

"thirty days" He sounded distant.

When I gazed down at myself and saw that my body was starched and bare my hands flew up to cover myself. "You sound different" I said getting up onto my feet.

Spiro grunted his agreement, "I have not slept in a while" he said solemnly.

A cold breeze curled down my spine and I shudder, Spiro noticed and handed me a simple brown dress. "Thank you" I reached up and took it from him, and kissed him on the feathered cheek. Gently he pressed me against him; I rested my head on the curve of his shoulder.

"I've missed you" he whispered.

"I know I have missed you" He squeezed my arm softly just as reached up to kiss him again he pulled away. Disappointment clouded my emotions he must have seen it in my eyes because he quickly, grabbed me by the arms and held me there.

"Don't believe for a second that I don't want you to touch me".

"Then why pull away?" I stroked a finger down his cheek

His skin flushed red, "Because I want to return the pleasure".

I took his face in my hands, "I love you Spiro nothings stopping you from showing me that you love me too".

He sighed and took my hand in his, "This is stopping me" he gestured to his beak.

"I don't care about that" She smiled gently at him.

"Well I do!"

"Aunt Kama" Kama could see the soft exhale that meant relief, from Spiro. Mentally she thought to herself. "This isn't over" She turned away from him to her niece she had appeared through a bush, pushing past the thick leaves. Korrina's hair was a mess layered with all sorts of leaves.

Kama bent as she approached, Korrina started up with her with a frighten kind of worry. She ran into her aunt's arm, curling her body into her chest.

"What has happened?" Kama said wrapping her arm around the child.

"It's Solax, he crushed Draco's tent, and now Draco's gone after him."