She looks at Selene. Holding her hands slowly an she caresses her cheek slowly with her left hand. “Sweetheart. You are a great woman you know that? Your mother Artemis and I are equally proud of you! You have no idea how grateful and how privileged I have felt looking after you this time around. I love you so much my dear girl.”
She walks towards Carrie’s lifeless body and kneels down by her body. Turning it slightly, she tugs away the crystal around her neck and glances over it. She stands and walks back to them. Stopping in the middle as she begins to write on the floor and sprinkles what looks like an enchanted oil.
“This crystal that Carrie had around her. Do you know where it came from Damian?” He looks at her confused and nods in affirmation that he has no clue where it came from.
She chuckles and grips it tight around her hand, and extends her hand to allow everyone to see it.
“Selene. James, Caleb. Do you guys remember that small town you last attacked?” She looks at them, and they exchange looks knowing exactly what she is talking about.
“Selene do you remember telling me that you felt something strange when you were ordered by Colonel Coelhelm to attack that village? You said that there was no threat there. That, there were nothing but humans. Right?”
She glances over towards the crowd. She knows somewhere in between them, Joseph is cowardly hiding. Just like he always does.
“But that’s not true is it, Joseph?” She yells out. Making everyone begin to murmur between them.
“That village belonged to the last of the descendants of the Phoenix lineage. The real reason why Colonel Coelhelm called the attack, was because that village was where Emma was hiding out. But she wasn’t there when you got there. Which was why you couldn’t sense her there when you arrived, Damian. She has been hiding there from Carrie for the past fifty-eight years. It wasn’t until a few weeks before you attacked that village when they found out where she was.” Damian looks at her with the shock of his life in his eyes. Could she really be there? Why did he not see this coming?
“You’re lying. She couldn’t of been hiding there. I would of known. I could have sensed it.”
“The reason you didn’t sense her was because she has been practicing what her other ancestors taught her. MAGIC. She could have used magic to hide her scent from everyone.” She walks close to him and grabs his arm slightly.
Looking into his eyes and dropping a small fragment in front of him in his palm.
“I need you to see it for yourself. ” He looks at the small piece. Opens it slowly, and realizes there is a tiny drop if blood inside. He knows that the possibility of this being her blood may be at a high percentage.
He looks at her and she nods in agreement. Slowly, he takes the blood, and drops it in his tongue. Making his eyes roll back and Tyler quickly comes to aid him as he begins to fall back.
Images flashing through his mind of the day Emma died. The conversation she had with Elena, the reason she felt she was unworthy of their pact, to the image of Carrie ripping her heart out. But his face fills with anger as he sees the way Carrie had brought her back, and had used her for centuries on end to her own benefit. Strip8her time and time again from the blood in her veins.
Slowly, his eyes roll back and he stands still before them. He walks close in front of Selene, looking at her with melancholy in his eyes and tears running down his cheeks.
Selene gulps slowly, taking a step back as his hands come forth by her face.
“You were innocent all this time. I- I was wrong. I made this war against our friendship all this time! And I failed to keep our promise to protect each other.” He turns glancing at Blake, his eyes filled with tears and hands tight in a fist, exposing his knuckles.
“But why? Why didn’t she return to me?” He looks at Rebecca, and she hangs her head down low.
“She’s afraid. For you. For herself. She can’t come back until she knows it is safe. She can’t have your safety guarantee until she knows Carrie is dead.”
“But she’s dead now. I have to find her. You have to tell me where she is.” Rebecca smiles and looks at him, grabbing his hands and assuring him that she will help him find her.
Rebecca had gone through a lot trying to find her the minute Selene had told her something was off about that attack. The minute she had begun to work her spell and sought where she was hiding, she took off without anyone realizing it. Telling Selene she was visiting a few friends.
Though Emma’s first response to see her was to run, Rebecca convinced her to at least talk to her and explaine what was happening. Everything seemed to fit into place the day she met her. But she made her promise to keep her existence and whereabouts secret until Carrie was gone.
Blake slowly engulfs Selene in a tight embrace. Slowly kissing her forehead and placing his hands by the sides of her face.
“It’s over baby. You’re safe now. No more struggling and running I suppose.” He chuckles as she brings her arms on the sides of his hips.
“And here I was thinking I was the one who had to save you.” She giggles and kisses his lips.
Blake’s eyes widen in disbelief as he feels someone tugging on his back. Aware that they have taken his dagger from his back. He turns, pushing Selene out of the way and standing on guard to fight his opponent.
Her eyes widen as she sees Joseph holding the dagger just feet away from him. His eyes widen in fury, Joseph grips the dagger over his head and charges towards Blake, and strikes with force.
Blake’s eyes close as he falls back. He feels a body crash onto of him. The eerie notice in his ear as his head hits the ground along with his body.