{"id":4318,"date":"2015-02-08T04:59:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T08:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/?p=4318"},"modified":"2016-04-09T01:38:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T01:38:02","slug":"getting-back-what-belongs-to-us-pt-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/getting-back-what-belongs-to-us-pt-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Back What Belongs to Us, Pt. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"margin: 5px; alignleft wp-image-2695 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/merida_douglas_portrait-205x300.png\" alt=\"merida_douglas_portrait\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" \/>I remained calm in my small inadequate prison. 24 hours..a few hours have passed now I know. I could feel him coming. David. He was such a bore. A handsome one..but a bore none the less. He presented &#8220;gifts&#8221; to me. My brothers sword, that both pissed me off and scared the shit out of me. My beloved\u00a0Isonu&#8230; he was so young&#8230; helpless against them. Venora. Poor Venora she was still newborn! And my little niece&#8230; Naomi. No I cannot let this happen. I felt rage when seeing Helen and Astoria. I watched zeeke brutally murder Helen. They took Astoria away. No, I can&#8217;t let her be harmed. She was family. We loved her. At the sight of my children&#8217;s belongings I shattered. No, not my children. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fire raged in me, my hair sparked with life, fire..my eyes became the flame of hell. I screamed. In sheer rage and pain I screamed. I allowed myself to completely lose my shit. I had no choice. He would kill them all. Va&#8217;lis forgive me, I have no choice. \u00a0Should I give in?&#8230; no&#8230; not yet. There is hope. 24 hours&#8230;when Maharet comes for me I will not leave my family out of sight. That is if I can survive it myself. Va&#8217;lis has put me through hell. Made me strong. Prepared me for anythjng, I have to endure. Let them try and take my blood&#8230;someone will die tonight. But it will not be of my kin.<\/p>\n<p>I finally stopped raging long enough to think. I could not burn the place down with Carrie and Astoria in it. I sat with my back to the bars and thought hard. I needed a plan. I&#8217;ve been in worse situations before I could survive this. I yelled at myself ..get a grip Meri! Marius and Pandora love Isonu..they wouldn&#8217;t allow harm come to him. My children are safe wherever they are. I needed to hold on. Keep a cool face and pray to whatever God was listening that Astoria would live.<\/p>\n<p>My dear beautiful friend. That my husband and I share equal love for. I close my eyes and call out to Maharet. I pleaded to her..&#8221;Maharet, Mother! Please I beg you. Do not burn this place yet. My sister&#8230;and my beloved friend are both here. Astoria means the world to armand and I. Let them be spared.&#8221; I pray that she heard me. Tears of blood soaked my face. I make a vow that before this is through I will take one of these milinium bastards out before they touch another of my kin.<\/p>\n<p>The hours are almost up. I know David will return to question me once more. I needed to give him somethjng, buy my time before I was rescued. What meaningless spell could I share with him that won&#8217;t betray my line, oh if only I could use the magic in this world. I would use blood boil on David myself and watch his blood leak from his eyes and ears. Blood boil, a favorite I have, or perhaps the acidic touch I perfected. Yes..he won&#8217;t learn all the secrets but just enough to buy time and protect my family. Forgive me sire, but your grandchildrens lives are on the line. Your son. Your daughters. I have no choice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I remained calm in my small inadequate prison. 24 hours..a few hours have passed now I know. I could feel him coming. David. He was such a bore. A handsome one..but a bore none the less. He presented &#8220;gifts&#8221; to me. 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