Kyera smiled and looked back at Crystalsa who grinned as well . There was a certain pride in her eyes, her grand daughter finally admitted her place among the family . She had never claimed her last name, her heritage, only the family she loved . This was unnecessary, Crystalsa would have gladly given her the name without such a show of filial dedication . However, the deal had been struck, and she could not intervene . Kyera had known that .
AdvertisementThe lady in a shadow dress reached the center stage Kyera had been dancing on a mere hour before . On it, she knelt down beside a glorious Zither, made of pale wood . The soft wood was carefully carved and inlaid with gemstones that glittered in the sunlight . The strings stood out against the soft wood . She sat down, her hand gently tracing over the entire length of the instrument . She was older, late 40s .
She was elegant and tall, with charcoal hair wound back into a elegant swirl, the silver streaks like starlight in the black sky . She was dressed in a outfit made of shadows, and her hands were adorned with the most ornate chains that wrapped her wrist and middle finger . A amethyst gym placed at her palm . She was the Keeper of the Portal, Kyera knew instantly . She could vaguely remember the last Portal Keeper, a elderly woman with silver hair and dark skin, she had been kind, but with her age, was most likely a resident of the shadow Realm by now . This woman must have been her apprentice, the eighteen year old girl from Kyera's memories had grown into a lovely woman . Judging by her worn face and slowly graying hair she had perhaps just took on her apprentice . Speaking of, a twelve year old child stood at her side, seeming pleased to be there with her . The child was perhaps, her daughter, and obviously a future Portal Keeper judging by the jewelry that adorned her hands . The woman sat at the Zither her hands poised to begin to play and the child stood behind her, dutifully watching as the song would soon begin .
"Shall I begin, My Lady Mother?" She asked, and Crystalsa hesitated . She had a bad feeling but, that could not stop what was to come . Even if she had called this off the moment she felt uneasy, the tragedy was already set in motion . As it were, she didn't even try to stop the player .
"Call the Portal, Agatha . " Crystalsa agreed sitting straighter in the throne . Kyera reached for Clovis's arm as the pair stepped out and began walking across the narrow path to the portal . As the song began to fill the air, the reality of the situation hit Kyera . The portal began to dance in response to the tune, her earring started to glow brighter as the shadow energy grew stronger . Her own essence and the shadows hidden within her body began to dance and hum as the portal opened .
Purple energy swirled in a beautiful symphony of color, blues and purples created a vortex that opened to a shadow of darkness, shadows spilling from the edges of the purple and blue ropes . Kyera felt the pull on her heart as they moved closer . Her brother's were just beyond that veil . She just needed to step through it with him, and they would be able to hold her again . They would meet their brother in law . Her heart filled with pride and excitement as they reached the final few steps . Clovis set the pace, and she kept carefully to it, they moved according to the song . At the end of the path, the pair turned, and bowed to the woman at the Zither . She was their only way to return, and if she failed they would both wander the land of shadows . Kyera offered her a gentle smile as they stood and turned toward the portal itself .
She bowed to Clovis, sweeping her arm toward the portal itself . He nodded Bowing to her as well before doing as she requested . Clovis stepped through the portal, as Kyera tensed growling as she turned back toward the woodlands . Her eyes darted toward the Zither player .
"BRYSON, MOTHER!" Kyera Cried out as she ran toward The ZIther player, the world seeming to move in slow motion . A arrow, the wide eyes of pain, the sound of a blade cutting through flesh . Kyera reached the Zither Player, mere seconds before the arrow burrowed deep into her chest . The second arrow only a moment behind, narrowly missing Kyera as she drove the Zither player to the ground . Kyera looked back to the Portal but, found herself torn in two . Her decision clear, Kyera tried to decide the best way to remove the arrow . The Zither player's breathing slowed and life drained away, and the portal slowly closed . Panic erupted .
Chapter end
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