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------- Josh: -------
I sat down once we got back to home base and sighed. This all happened so fast, and it seems that it all happened under our noses. Not only that but it involved Austin's nephew and Chris as well.
I remember the day that Chris left us, he wasn't in his right mind, I'm sure of it. He had been in bed all day due to his wounds from a fight in which he failed to keep his comrades safe. Later that night I was woken up to be told that he had ran away after killing one of our members. I was shocked and rounded up Maxon to help me go catch him but when we finally got to him something was wrong. He was smiling and laughing maniacally and then suddenly a huge force pushed us back into a wall. He went running off into the darkest shadows I had ever seen. Although us vampires were able to travel through shadows, this was more it was if he was enshrouded in an evil presence so great that even we couldn't enter. I assume it's because he was under THEIR control but I guess well find out later today when they give the results back.
"Sir," someone opened my door and walked in, "Maxon is awake and he is ready to come in."
"Perfect, send him in then." I stood up and walked forward a bit as I saw Maxon enter. "How are you feeling Maxon?"
"Sir, what happened to me? I feel like I have thousands of stones weighing me down." He looked pale and like he was about to fall over.
"Why don't you have a seat, I'll explain everything to you." I lead him over to a couch that was in the corner of my office. "Where to start? I guess I'll start by telling you what happened yesterday." As I reminded him of what he told me yesterday, his face showed a constant expression of fear, especially once I mentioned Austin's disturbing power. "You see there's a reason why you've been watching this boy other than for the possibility he is what the prophecy states. He was originally born from Hell as a Demon. As you know Demon's are our enemies but he was different than all the others, for you see, he was not born in the fiery depths of Hell but yet as a human encasing inside himself that power of destruction. His parents, who knew what he was, so that there would be no chance of Hell finding him, put him up for adoption. We however, knew that that would not stop the Demons from finding him so we assigned you to watch over him."
He looked as if he was about to throw up. "What was it that he did to Chris?"
"Well," I started to explain, "He is according to the prophecy, only able to use his powers by exchange of blood until he has decided which path he will take. In order for him to use destructive powers he must acquire the blood of his target before he can do any harm. There was a bite on Chris's tongue which we believe is where he got the blood, from a kiss."
Maxon looked ready to storm out the door to go kill Chris, for touching Austin without his consent. "Wait, what do you mean until he chooses his path?"
I smiled at this question since I had been overjoyed whenever I remembered it was the thing that could save us all. "Well he is not part of the prophecy just for being a human born Demon. His parents are both descendents of Angels, making him half Angel as well as part Demon. We have yet to see if he received any powers from his parents, but we suspect that he can choose between either his Birth Right or his Spiritual Right. His Birth Right being his parent's path and his Spiritual Right being what is trapped inside his human body."
Maxon was speechless not making even the tiniest sound listening to the entire speech. "So why am I such a big part in this?"
"You have feelings for him, do you not?" I stared him down showing that I required a true and honest answer.
Maxon looked shocked, "Well of course I have feelings for him but why does that mean I have to be involved?"
I suddenly started to get angry. "Are you really that blind not to see it? God, sometimes you are so thick! Whether you want to admit yet or not, you must be able to feel that he is the one for you!" I waited for his reaction.
"I know he is! It's just that...well...he is a little different than most and I don't want to hurt him. He is precious to me more so than any other but he is still so confused about himself and I don't want to be the one to accidentally break him." He started tearing up as he mentioned this to me. I could tell he had set his heart on the boy and really did care about him.
"Listen, if he is so precious to you then be there for him. He will have to come to terms with himself soon and imagine what would happen if you weren't there when he does. He might turn the wrong way, you need to understand that yes he is fragile but you are equal to him what he is to you. You both feel the same way and, trust me when I say this he would rather you be there for him than no one." I took his hand into mine as I said this. As he started crying I took him into a hug and held him there comforting him for some time.
"What about Chris?" He suddenly broke the hug and started to fluster a bit.
"Well, we are awaiting the assessment on his mind at the moment. We believe that currently he is controlled by the Demons and we are trying to figure out a way to break that bond."
"And what about Austin's nephew, Aaron?" My face betrayed me, and he suddenly gasped.
"He is not dead if that is what you think, but he might as well be. He is currently in shock from the attack and he's close to death. We got there in time to save what was left of him, but currently he is in a stasis unable to wake back up to live and unable to die. If he does wake up then he will forever be a were-wolf and he'll have to be kept under extreme supervision."
"That's awful. Why was no one stationed at his house?" I did not tell him because I didn't want him to lose faith in me, but in the back of my mind I knew that I was supposed to be the one stationed at Aaron's house. None of us expected that type of event to occur, so you couldn't blame me for not knowing about the attack but he would blame me. Over and over, in fact, and he would never be able to face me again. He would shut himself out and that was the last thing that we needed to happen at this moment.
"I don't know. We cleaned up several bodies of burnt vampires but none were identifiable and we haven't yet tallied any unreported members of us yet. All I can say is that his nephew is something. He apparently tied them all up and then set his house on fire. No one was home at the time other than the Rogues he tied up." I started to wonder though if his nephew had anything special about him as well.
"Listen, you need to rest some more, you're still very weak. You don't want to be weak when Austin wakes up or he might just throw his entire being at you and trust me, that'd be a lot to handle." I picked him up off the couch and walked him to the room he was staying in, little did he know that the room was right next to Austin's which would help both of them heal faster. He walked into his room and I sealed the door shut. As I walked back to my room I felt a strange presence walking up to the main door, I cautiously started to walk towards the main door and what I saw when I opened it shocked me.
--------- Aaron: ---------
'What happened?' I wondered to myself. I could feel warmth but yet I was cold. I couldn't tell what was going on but all I knew was that I was alone. I didn't have anyone there and I could feel this strange burning in my stomach, which was tearing me apart. I tried to open my eyes but all I could do was feel them flutter, I was scared. I started to cry and I felt a single tear roll down my cheek as I hoped and prayed for Austin to be safe.
'God dammit!' I shouted in my head. 'Here I am stuck unable to move or wake up and I can't even tell if Austin is ok!' I was starting to lose myself as I fell deeper into a dark and lonely place.
------- Josh: -------
"What are you doing here?" I asked the woman in the red dress who was standing there. I had no intention of dealing with the High Council at the moment.
"Well I heard a news on the wind that a certain prophecy's subject was injured. I'm sure you remember that our little deal was that your section would have full jurisdiction as long as the boy was kept unharmed. I woke up to a message stating that not only had the boy been injured, but also that he was almost captured and his nephew is now in stasis and on the verge of death. I have never been so shocked in my life at how badly your section did at their job."
I had no intention of letting the High Council member into my base. "Well yes the deal did state that but if you didn't hear, the attacker was in fact Chris. As I recall, as soon as Chris became rogue it was your sections responsibility to keep track of him and inform me of his whereabouts. Why had I not received any notification of him living so close to our subject so I could've been more prepared and none of this would have happened."
"Well it seems we are both at a stand still, may I come in so we can discuss it? I don't feel comfortable with the fact that I'm discussing this outside the secrecy of your base." I moved aside to let the woman in. She took off her coat and moved to the nearest chair and sat down. "I propose an assessment to see if I should take control of the situation."
"Oh don't start asking for that bullsh..." I started but was instantly cut off.
"In case you forgot I am a member of the High Council! Anything I request will be obliged, otherwise I might not be as kind as to maybe let the issue remain in your hands." She looked content that I would melt in her hands and that I did. I explained to her everything that had happened and the current situation of everything. As I finished, one of my section's scientists walked up with a huge folder of results.
"Let me see those." The woman stretched her hand out and grabbed the folder.
"High Council-Woman Zoe, please do not make me remind you that the contents of that folder are not yet under your jurisdiction." She handed me the folder and I opened it up reluctantly as to what awaited inside. I was more than shocked at certain sections of it. "Well Council-Woman, I have some interesting information for you. Turns out Chris, was in fact under control from the Demons and he will be revoked of his rogue status. As for Aaron there is no telling when he will wake up and how he will be physically or mentally, unless we got Austin to be the one to wake him up. As for Austin's wounds, they are fully healed and he is now awake and healthy. He will no longer be allowed to leave the premises and if he does he will only be allowed the privilege with Maxon."
"Well I guess you have everything controlled here, I will relay the information to the High Council. I have one simple question though. Why do you insist on Maxon being the one to guard Austin's life, he did a pretty bad job yesterday." She had said this looking for a sign of weakness for her to exploit so she could gain control of the case.
"There are two things I have left to say to you, after hearing both you will leave and not concern yourself unless the need arises. First of all it was not Maxon's fault that the attack happened a week before it was intended, also since the attacker was meant to be reported to us by you, we can only blame your sector for not doing your job right. Second Maxon isn't just trustworthy and loyal, but he is the boy's mate as the boy is his. Maxon is the one who will solidify the boy's path to help us get rid of Hell's torment. Now please leave since we, as you were so willing to state, have everything under control here." I got up and opened the door as she got on her coat and left.
"Fine you win, but I'll be watching your actions. We can't guarantee that this place will be safe now that you have the boy but I can promise you I am not your enemy and I will get the High Council to support whatever actions you must take." With this she turned and left into the shadows of the trees.
I shut the door not knowing what to do but only knowing that the stalemate between Hell and us would soon end and with that end would come a fury so great that we would be unable to protect the mortal world from danger. I only hope that Austin was ready to face the life he was now living. I started to walk towards his room to be the one to explain to him what was going on.
---------- Austin: ----------
"NO!" I sat up screaming. I fell back into the pillows on the bed I was sleeping in. I suddenly sat up again and looked at my surroundings. "Where am I?" I thought aloud.
"You are safe, and lucky to be alive I might add." I looked to my right and saw an open door and a man standing there. "You did something that most would never do even if it was the only thing they could do. Now you are finally healed and trust me when I say, you are safe." The man walked in and sat on the corner of my bed.
"Who are you and where am I?" I asked the man with a puzzled look.
"Well to be simple about it all my name is Josh and you are currently residing at my mansion." He smiled and stuck his hand out for me to grab, which I did and I shook it. "Now I'm going to need you to pay attention since what I'm about to tell you is extremely important and we won't let you out of here until you hear me out."
I nodded my head. "Perfect," and he started explaining everything about my life to me and all the things about who I was, who he was, how I was born, and what my destiny was. When he got to what happened the other day, my head started pounding and I felt a wave of emotions roll over me all at once and it practically tore me in half. When he finished all I did was look at him. I had believed most of what he said but I felt odd in a way that it was all about me. "Do you have any questions? Don't be afraid to ask anything?"
"Well, I have a few. First is how am I supposed to solidify the fact that I'm going to be part of your side and follow my Birth Right? Second is who was that man that saved me yesterday? Third would I guess be two in one, what happened to Chris and Aaron?" He laughed once I finished asking my questions.
"Is that all? I would have expected a greater amount of confusion as to why the hell I said everything I did. Well if that's how you feel I guess I'll explain it to you. First answer is a little risky to say but I guess I should say it now. In order for you to decide on being with us you'd have to join our ranks as a vampire. It's not an easy decision and it will be painful, but many are sacrifices we must make to survive, I'm sure after yesterday you understand that well." I just sat there and nodded my head with an expression of sorrow, considering I did remember what I did to Chris and myself. "Second would be about that man. Well he is like me a vampire, and in our kind we don't follow normal rules of life. So I guess we could safely say that that man would be your mate if your were turned but considering you are already one who isn't a normal human, he is just generally your mate."
I looked in horror of the explanation I had just received. "What do you mean my mate? Isn't there a such thing as choosing who you love before you can classify them as your mate?"
"Yes of course, but surely you know that a persons soul mate is the one who takes priority over all others. You have never met him before in your life, yet you feel more strongly about him than any other you've known, am I right?" I started to blush, as I knew exactly what he was getting at. "And now for your final question's answer. Chris is a vampire who went rogue some time ago. Rogues are those who are unregistered vampires or have left the group for varied reasons. He left considering the fact he was being controlled by the Demons to bring you to them, but now you are here and this control on Chris has been broken and he has been reinstated in our order."
He got up and started to head for the door and I stood up and shouted to him. "Wait! You forgot about Aaron. How is he doing? I know that I felt his presence around my house yesterday." Josh turned around and looked queasy and when he finally spoke his voice was less confident than before.
"Well, he isn't doing too well." My heart sank and my face turned white out of fear. "He was attacked yesterday by some goons of the Demons. One of them turned out to be a were-wolf and he got a pretty good scratch on his face. The process of turning humans to vampires requires a consensual agreement from the one being turned. However in the case of were-wolfs, one scratch is good enough to turn a person regardless of their own choice. I'm afraid there is no cure and if that wasn't bad enough he is in a very bad state of being at the moment. You see the wounds were bad enough to be fatal, yet he hasn't died, we consider that much a blessing. He is currently in a stasis and we have no idea what will happen when he wakes up, the wounds are still there which means if he wakes up he could potentially die or he could survive the pain and live forever as a cursed human."
I stood up and felt this odd urge to do something I had never done. I had reached for a table with a bunch of medical equipment and grabbed the nearest knife. "What are you doing?!" Josh rushed over and grabbed my hand accidentally cutting himself while doing so. I felt my eyes narrow and he suddenly flew back into the wall, as I started to move towards him when a voice screamed in my head. 'THIS IS NOT WHO YOU ARE! STOP THIS AND DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO!' I grabbed my head as it started pounding and felt my focus shift from Josh to myself. I took the knife and cut along both my hands' lifeline. When I finished I dropped the knife and held my hands out in front of me.
I was shocked when a ball of light suddenly appeared and whispered to me. "Who do you wish to save?" It asked in woman's voice purer than anything I had ever heard.
"Aaron." I replied in a chocked up voice not sure what was going to happen. Suddenly the ball took off and flowed through the door, I chased after it feeling like I was supposed to follow it. It took me down winding hallways and past people I had never seen before, each one looking as surprised as the previous to see a boy chasing a white light. Suddenly it stopped in front of a door and passed through it. I opened the door to see a dark room with a floating body in the center. As I stepped closer I felt a scared, angry, and confused presence. I noticed it was coming from the person and as I stepped closer I saw it was Aaron. His face was horrific; it had the biggest scar I had ever seen.
"Is this the one who you are choosing to save, your nephew? Is he truly that important to you?" I stood there shocked.
"How did you know he was my nephew? And what are you?" I asked it. It was almost as if it was a real person.
"Well I'm your guardian angel." It suddenly took the form of a beautiful, yet terrifying, blond haired woman. She was wearing a white rob and emitted a glow so bright that it could replace the sun. "I was assigned to guard you once you were born to keep you safe and to instruct you in the ways of light. As I have already figured out you have chosen this path, am I correct?" I nodded. "Good, as for knowing he's your nephew, I know everything you know. You and I are bound by the light, which you were born into and all decisions must be made by both of us regarding your powers, so I'll ask again. Do you truly wish to save him? I do not object for the record but your heart has to be set on it, otherwise it will not work."
"I would do anything to save him, it's my fault he ended up like this in the first place." I looked at him and started crying. My guardian angel walked over and took my bloodied hands, and she moved them over to where Aaron was floating. I started to feel my hands get warmer as they started to glow.
"What's going on here?!" I stopped and looked around to see Josh standing there.
I turned and looked at the woman and asked, "Can he see you?"
She smiled, "Only if you wish him to." I nodded and wished for it to be so and Josh shrieked when he saw her. He fell to the floor in a bow and I was quite shocked by this. She smiled and talked to him, "I know it's shocking but don't be alarmed, I am not here to judge your kind, rather to aide in your struggle." I was even more confused by this but she started leading my hands over Aaron's body and I noticed that as they passed over his wounds, they smoked and disappeared.
"What are you doing might I ask?" Josh had regained his composure and was staring at the sight in front of him.
My angel spoke for me. "We are healing his nephew, now if you would be so kind to not disturb us, as this is about to get difficult." As we moved closer to his face I started to feel a resistance to our efforts. Once we reached his face I felt a sudden pain in my chest. I looked at my angel for comfort and she simply just shook her head. "This is supposed to be painful, we are trying more than just healing him." I looked at here confused. "You said you wanted to save him, did you not? That's exactly what we are doing, saving him from a cruel life."
"That's impossible! Once a were-wolf is made there is no way to return him to normal!" Josh shouted.
"By your standards yes, but not by that of angels, we have power designed to fix what is broken. Yes you guys heal faster and can mend each other quickly but only at the price of blood from others. His path as you know, requires his own blood, it makes the power much stronger as he is willing his own life to save, not someone else's. You guys live in between dark and light, cast off by the dark, but not pure enough to be accepted by the light. You can't sacrifice to save only kill, which weakens the potency of your powers."
I started to feel even more pain as we got up to his eyes. They shot open and had turned a bright orange as he screamed out. "Aaron!" I shouted looking deep into his eyes, and as if time stopped we just looked at each other.
'What's going on? Why are you here?' He had not moved his lips. I guessed I had just read his thoughts.
"You're connection allows you two to share your thoughts now." My angel spoke sounding comforted at the fact that we could do this. "Go ahead and try"
'We are saving you Aaron. I'm so sorry for getting you involved in all of this. I won't ask you for forgiveness, only acceptance.' I started crying. He reached up his hand to my face.
'I'm not mad at you, I have always been there for you have I not?' He screamed out in pain once again. 'Why do I feel so much pain?'
This time my angel answered him. "We are reverting your body back to normal, it is supposed to hurt. You were freshly turned though, so it's easier than it would normally be." He looked confused. Suddenly Josh stepped in and explained everything to him.
We had finished healing his wounds and now worked on removing the curse. He started screaming even more now and started thrashing in mid-air. "Aaron it'll be over soon." I said trying to comfort him.
It was suddenly over and Aaron's body slowly fell to the ground. I fell to my knees and set my hand on his heart, it wasn't beating. "Why don't I feel anything?" The angel stood horrified at what she was looking at. It took me a second realize that when Aaron had started thrashing, the knife which I was still holding penetrated his skull. I stared into his lifeless eyes and my heart sank.
"Austin, move out of the way." Josh spoke moving closer, and I saw the intent he had in his eyes. Suddenly I snapped and I felt anger and a protective urge wash over me. I turned my body to face him and crouched over Aaron's body. I hissed and I looked at him with a deadly stare. He backed away slowly. "How much longer would you say his nephew has?" He asked this to the angel.
She sighed understanding the circumstances and what he was about to do. "He has 30 minutes before he can't be turned. Exercise caution with bringing his mate. The bond between family, blood or not, is strong and could overpower that of love."
Josh ran out the room and returned after a bit with a man I had seen before but was too enraged to care about. "Austin." He spoke my name calmly and started to move closer. I felt my efforts weaken, but then Josh stepped forward and I reverted back to my protective state. "Austin, look at me please. He is only trying to help."
I growled and hissed once again. "Help?" My voice was not the same it had a raspy and deep tone to it. "To go from one curse to another is what you call help?" I stared the man down and once again felt my efforts weaken. This time only the man walked forward and as he continued I remembered what Josh had told me. "Maxon?" He started to cry as he fell to his knees. I moved towards him a bit, and as I got closer I felt my protective state start to dissipate. When I reached him he held out his hand and touched my face. I melted, in that instant, into his arms.
"We don't have much time Maxon, you have to remove him. I want the transformation to be as formal and comfortable as it can be." Josh started to panic, as it had been 10 minutes already. I felt myself lifted by my lover as he took me away from the area. When we left the room I broke into tears over Aaron's death and hugged Maxon as tightly as I could. He brought me to his room and laid me on his bed and got into it next to me.
I turned onto my side and faced the man who had stolen my heart. "Why is it every time I see you, it's under circumstances of death and pain. You have to experience too much for someone so beautiful." When he said these words, I started crying harder than I had been previously. He grabbed me and held me close to him. I looked into his eyes to see bright blue eyes, matching my own, looking back at mine.
I moved up close to his face and placed my mouth on his. We kissed gently like this for what felt like eternity. I broke the kiss and stared into his eyes once again. "I love you. I know we don't know each other well, but I don't want anyone else but you."
"I feel the exact same way." He hugged me and I started to fall asleep in his arms thinking about Aaron, knowing what would happen, and feeling sorry for hurting him twice.
I heard my guardian angel whisper to me before I fell off. "He will survive, you might not recognize him at first, but he will go on. I'm sorry I couldn't protect him in the first place. He doesn't blame you at all, he knows that the first time was not your fault and he's already forgiven the second time. Sleep tight." I felt a pair of lips kiss my forehead and a warm hand close my eyes as I drifted off into sleep while in the protection of my lovers arms.
Thank you for reading this new part. I really appreciate all the kinds emails I've gotten so far. Please continue sending emails, as they are wonderful to get and really make me happy. I'll address some things in this little blurb for everyone. First of all, I have received some recommendations to switch from a 1st person, multiple character setting, to a full on 3rd person setting. I chose not to do this for this story since I wanted to not only write a less sex-based story, but also a stylistically different and artistic story. Second, I have been editing the story on my own as of now since I have found it to be a more personal journey for me and I don't want anyone in the way of that at the moment. Maybe in the future if I lose time to edit I'll request for help but as of now, I will remain to be the editor.
Involving the characters as of this point some changes will be made. Josh, although he did have multiple points where you read from his point, will continue on as a third person character. The guardian angel's name will be revealed in the next part and she will continue on as an equal with Austin. This means that she will sometimes appear as Austin's inner voice as well as a third person character, but never will she ever be involved outside of Austin's point, until a certain part of the story. Finally I have limited myself to only 4 characters in 1st person. Those four are Austin, Maxon, Chris, and Aaron. Occasionally a character other than those four will appear in 1st person but only for a short while and only if their section is crucial to the story.
Finally I have announcements for the future. I know I just started and I shouldn't be thinking ahead as of now but I can't help it. I already know how Corrupted Purpose will end and I would like to announce that if you are enjoying it, there will be something special. I have written the first part of a sequel but it will not be posted until the end of "Purpose". I have also decided on an alternate reality to this story that would be as if Austin did end up going with Chris. This has no definite date to be released neither does it have a first part. I will decide what will happen with it once I finish this one. Enjoy the rest of the story until then.