Creatures of the Night ((Closed))

[FangAndOzy]

Nicoli held up his hands in a sort of surrender motion. "I'm not going to even take her out of this house. I'm going to bring her to her old room here, she's going to stay in there while I get what is needed to reverse what Seth did. Then I promise I'll make it better." He says. 


Emberlynn turned her attention to Jason when he spoke to her, her eyes wide. She looked between the three of them, getting overwhelmed. Nicoli seemed to notice and he looked over to Jason. "I think Alexandria should wait with Ember in the room. She can link with you to give you updates, but it might be less...frightening right now." He suggests. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

Jason nodded."Asher, go get Alex. She's at Kyle's house."He said to Asher, who couldn't disobey the order, so he left to go and get Alex. There was a bit of a commotion, but Asher came back in with Alex, who looked over to Ember. She knew instantly what had happened."Come on. We'll go to your room for a bit."She said as she took her hand, acting like a good friend.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Ember nodded, eyeing the three men uncertainly as she followed Alex into her room. Once there she sat on the edge of the bed, her hands folded neatly in her lap as she stared blankly at the ground. After a little she looked up at Alex, her gaze still blank but with a little bit of questioning. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

"I'll answer whatever questions that I can Ember. I want to help you, so what's bothering you?"She asked her softly as she looked at her, wrapping her arm quietly around her side. It hurt a bit no thanks to Kyle, but it wasn't anything big.


"Get what you need Nicoli. I can't wait much longer. I want to mark her NOW. And I can't mark her until you fix what Seth did. So hurry up."He snarled a bit.


Jason walked over, and placed a hand on his shoulder."Asher. Calm down. He's gonna do what he can. And no vampire aside from Nicoli, and his King Andy Queen are allowed to come onto pack land. The wolves have orders to keep Seth off the land no matter what."

 

[FangAndOzy]

Emberlynn hesitated, not sure how to ask anything. "I don't feel anything. Not for Asher or Seth. Or anything." She says almost monotone. "I don't know what's going on." She adds. 


Nicoli nodded as he left the house. He'd have to get the dagger and some special herbs that only the Clan had. What he wasn't sure about was the brand. He didn't know about that or how it would affect what he did know. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

"Well...for a long time, Seth has been trying to make you his mate. Once while you were in school, after you got attacked, he messed with you bond. And I'm not sure that Seth loves you, but Asher does. We've been through a lot. You, Nicoli, Asher and I. And there is this ritual that your clan can perform, that can make you forget about your true mate, and break the bond so somebody else can make you their mate. That's why you don't feel anything for Seth, or Asher. The ritual made you forget your bond with Asher. And Seth was never your mate. Trust me."She spoke softly to her."I know it's a lot to take on."

 

[FangAndOzy]

Ember nodded a little, trying to take it all in. None of it made sense to her. "How am I mates with a wolf? Why hasn't he marked me? You're marked...Nicoli right?" She says. That sounded familiar. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

"He was worried about marking you at the time because he wasn't sure if it would harm you. After he saw how I was okay when Nicoli marked me, he was gonna mark you, but you had to go back to the clan, and Seth kept you busy."She held a finger up, left the room, grabbed Asher's phone, and showed her the texts between the two of them."Yiu were texting with him while Seth kept you busy. He planned on marking you, but Seth had already put into motion the first part of the ritual, so he can't mark you until Nicoli fixes it."She said softly. Then, she showed her where the two of them were talking about Seth and how he had messed up their bond in the past.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Ember frowned as she read through the texts. Then she sighed and set the phone to the side. She folded her hands in her lap again and looked down. This was all very...confusing. Then she turned her gaze over to Alex again. "Can you get me some water?" She asks. 


Nicoli finally found everything and quickly made his way back to the house. He'd also grabbed a book that should help him to undo the ritual. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

"Of course. Just don't go anywhere. I'll be right back."She said softly, leaving the room, and then slowly, and painfully, coming down the stairs to get her water.


Ager was pacing back and forth while Jason kept a close eye on him.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Ember watched her leave. She felt a horrible pang of guilt asking Alex to get up at all. If she remembered right she had been hurt pretty bad. But once Alex was out of the room, Ber counted to ten and got up. She quietly left the room and watched as Alex made her way down the steps and waited until she turned into the kitchen before going back to the room to open the window. She was going to climb out and run but something stopped her. Hesitating she went back to her seat and waited for Alex. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

Alex walked up the stairs, stumbling a few times, as she walked back to Emberlynn's room."Sorry it took so long."She apologized as she handed her the cup of water.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Ember shook her head. "Don't be sorry." She says quietly. "I would do it but....but Asher was frightening me. Nicoli told me to pretend to be Asher's mate for a little bit but he was so...he was scary." She whispers. Had she been herself she wouldn't have been in the least bit scared. Something about Asher's animalistic side excited her. But right now she was more like a child. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

"It's alright. I understand. His behavior has to do with when you were stabbed with the ritual knife. He felt that pain, because of your bond. And you were away from for long enough before that, that he was having issues coping with you being gone. He didn't mean to scare you. He was just happy to have you back and he got a bit excited. He's not always like that."She said softly."Hr cares very much for you. "She spoke softly, before glancing out of the room as she heard the front door open, which must have been Nicoli coming in.

 

[FangAndOzy]

"Shouldn't they he bond have broken when I...when I died?" She says, her gaze turned to the door now. She could hear Nicoli coming and before too long he showed up in the doorway. 


"Alex I'm not so sure you should be in here while I perform this ritual." He hesitated. "Ems I need you to drink this for me, I'll be back." He says gently, leaning over and kissing her forehead before moving to Alex. He took her hand and walked out of the room with her. "Alex there's a slight issue." He says once they were out of the room. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

"No. Even when a mate dies, the bond remains. It can't be broken by death. It is broken by remating. Which is why Seth did this to you. He wants you to be his mate. And in order for that to happen, he had to make you forget completely about Asher."Alex stood as Nic came in, as she followed him out. She frowned as she heard him say there was a slight issue."What's the issue Nic? Does it have to do with the brand?"

 

[FangAndOzy]

Nicoli nodded. "I thought that maybe it was a part of the ritual I didn't remember. But I was reading through some of the ancient texts and it seems as though the brand is an ancient type of magic." He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "It's a blood brand, using her own blood with his family seal. Basically the most efficient way to break it is to use the knife on her again. But there's a big risk to that. It can mess with her mental well being, I don't know to what extent, it could be minute or major. But it would break what Seth did and she would recognize Asher as her mate once more." He hesitated a moment. "The brand could cause a problem too, it won't go away, but it won't prevent her from having asher as he mate - I haven't figured that part out yet. Alex I know that I must do the ritual, I know I have to bring her back. But I just...I needed you to know."

 

[Aspy Ink]

"You do need to bring her back. Even if it causes major mental issues, it will be safest if she recognizes the bond. Asher will mark her as soon as he can, and that should help with some of the affects of the magic. But we can't wait much longer. Jason is having issues with Asher again..."She said softly.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Nicoli nodded in understanding. "Tell Jason its about to get harder. Link with him and then gonlovk yourself in our room." He says. He lightly kissed her lips. "Go," he whispers before turning to go back to Ember. She was sitting on the center of the bed, the empty cup on the bedside table. She was sitting on her knees, her hands resting on her thighs. She looked up as Nicoli came back in, her eyes still lifeless. 


"I understand." She whispers, grabbing the knife from her side and handing it to him. She was still in the dress Seth had put her in after the first ritual. For that one she'd been dressed in all black, now she was dressed in bloodred and Nicoli felt his stomach twisting. It occurred to him that he may not be able to do it. The oath he took when she was first turned prevented him from hurting her. His hand was shaking as he climbed up on the bed with her. 


"Close your eyes darling and it will be over soon." He promises her. Ember nodded and shut her eyes obediently. That only made it harder. Nicoli squeezed his eyes shut a moment before opening them and plunging the dagger into her heart. It was the spot to reverse what Seth had done instead of in her sternum. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

Alex nodded, quickly linking with Jason to warn him, before she moved quickly, but painfully into their room to wait. She just hoped this would work.


Jason watched Asher closely, as he had pinned him down, before shifting quickly, when Asher had shifted. He took his scruff in his mouth, holding him down as he howled in pain.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Nicoli watched as Ember fell to the bed. Her body unmoving. He had to wait and that was the hardest part. The minutes ticked by slowly and as the last minute came he prepared the last part. He pulled the knife from her chest and then used it to cut his arm. He hissed in pain, but he had forgotten to hunt for Ember and so the quiets way to help her was to give her some of his own blood. As she came back, sitting up, he was surprised. Her pale eyes seemed sightless and her skin was so pale it was almost clear. "Drink." He says, pressing his arm to her. Quickly and hungrily she began to drink. He wasn't quite done yet. When she'd had enough he pulled back and helped her into a sitting position. She didn't focus on anything as she looked around. 


"Ember?" He asks quietly. She just nodded but motioned with her hand that she needed a moment. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

Asher released a loud, painful, howl as he fought against Jason to get upstairs and to his mate. Jason was struggling quite a bit to keep Asher under control.


'Are you almost done? Jason can't keep Asher at bay much longer and they're both suffering from injuries....' Alex mindlinked Nic to let him know.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Nicoli watched Ember carefully. He couldn't quite figure anything out for her right now. She didn't even seem like the girl he knew, not for now. He was sure it would get better. 


'She's awake. I just...something is off. Asher can come up but Alex I'm worried if he's too excited like earlier...just let Jason know.' He says. 

 

[Aspy Ink]

'I'll let him know. Jason will come up with him.' She told him after telling Jason.


Jasom told Asher, and ordered him to shift, and then they walked into the room. Asher rushed over and knelt beside her on the bed."Ember.....? Do you love me?"He asked hesitantly.

 

[FangAndOzy]

Nicoli moved away from where she was sitting in the bed again and moved to the door. 


Ember stared blankly ahead but nodded her head slightly. It was too hard to talk right now, but she did love him, with everything she had she loved him. She was also slightly afraid. She knew her eyes were open but everything was dark. She had a sense that it would go away but for now she saw nothing.