<GRY> Valkyrie MarriahC sighs heavily as she wanders round downstairs in the hue castle that was her home. Well it still is her home, just lately it didn't feel much like it. Her parents were still away. The echo of her footsteps can be heard throughout the house. She heads to the front door, throwing on her jacket before walking out the front door, making sure it was shut behind her. Wandering slowly down the drive she stops at the gate, frowning as she hears sobs in the distance. Heading to the sound she sees a small girl with bright red hair, sat on the floor, her face buried in her and shaking. Marriah crouches down next to her "Hello. Whats wrong?" she asks. The girls slowly lifts her head up "My parents. They have left me. Left me here on my own" she bursts into tears again and Marriah shakes her head "Whats your name?" "Jessica" the girls sniffles and stands up "I had better go." she mutters under her breath "I'm thirsty." Marriah nods, understanding, picking up the girl was a newly turned vampire. "Want to hunt with me?" Marriah asks, grinning. Jessica nods “Sure. I haven't done it with anyone before." she stands up, looking to the forest "I could kill a lion right now." she sighs as Marriah laughs "There are more things in there. Better than a lion apparently." she grins, walking to the edge of the forest. Jessica follow, a small smirk on her face, unnoticeable in the dark that was closing in. Marriah skips on ahead slightly, unaware of the danger that was closing in as the seemingly sweet and innocent girl grabs Marriahs wrist as they enter the forest, rather tight for such a young one. Marriah frowns, looking over her shoulder as Jessica apparates them away with a loud laugh, appearing inside a large, dimly lit room. "This should be fun" she smiles sweetly. Marriah scowls, confused "I ... what... Jessica? Whats going on?" "Oh well. My name isn't Jessica." the girl explains, her voice changing deeper, the small girls frame crashing to the floor as white smoke leaves her body and enters the body of a man, propped up against wall at the other side of the room. Marriah shakes her head "I recognise that voice." she mutters "And so you should." the mans body stands up "Thats better. Being in a kids body is not how I like to spend my time. But a lure was needed. Allow me to introduce myself. The names Kyson. You are Marriah Calanon, aren't you." that wasn't a question, Marriah knew. She stays still, Kyson walking around her "Yes, the hair gives you away. The smell of part Kitsune does too. Just like that father of yours. Ooh" he leans in, taking a deep smell of her "Part vampire too. That would be from your stinking mother." he laughs "This is payback dear, for the last time they killed me. Now" he pulls out a knife and Marriah's eyes widen in shock "Its time for some fun. It could be a long time. I know they aren't around. In fact, I know you are the only family member still in the castle." he smirks, digging the blade deep into her arm. Marriah bites her lip, refusing to scream or make a sound, knowing that would give him pleasure. Nothing would make him stop so why make him carry on. Kyson growls, digging the blade her stomach, then her upper arm, then her thigh, each time Marriah bites her lip harder, until the skin breaks and she swallows, not taking her eyes from him once. Kyson laughs and shakes his head. He whistles sharply and a woman appears "Helen, dear. Be a sweetie and lead this poor bleeding half thing to the cells. I'm bored of her now." he disappirates on the spot. Helen leads Marriah to the cells as she was told, muttering under her breath "Its ok, I know your family, your aunt more than anyone. I will get the word to her that you are in trouble. I will make sure you are ok." she hands Marriah a small bottle "Drink this. Its a healing potion. I shall be back soon" Helen promised, with a small smile as she locked the door "Doing as I am told is so much better for us both now. I assure you." she explains quickly "There is no way out of here, no apparating, you wont even be able to try and call for your father." she sighs, turning on her heels "I will be back" Helen promises as she shuts the door to the cells. Marriah curls up in the corner, scared, the vial on the floor. She refused to touch it, instead holding her face in her hands and bursting into tears. Something she hadn't done for a long time, since the loss of her brother, Coran.
. Marriah sat in the corner of the room for what seemed like hours, turning to weeks, then to days. Helen came in a few times a day with food and drink for her. Marriah refused, as she refused the healing vial too, the bleeding has slowed a few hours after she had been locked in the cell. Sighing, her eyes flicker to the vial, in the corner collecting dust. Shaking her head, she curled back up in the corner, squeezing her eyes shut as the door to the cell opened "No. I don't want any more food, Helen." she whimpered. "Thats ok. Im not giving you any more food." Kyson's voice sneered through the darkness. Marriah squealed slightly causing Kyson to laugh "Oh well." he took a step closer to her, unsheathing a small blade as he held out a small vial in the other "Come on Marriah." he laughed "Time for some medicine." he taunts. Marriah shakes her head, kicking out at him "Get away from me. I'm not taking that poison." she whispered hoarsely as Kyson smirked, calling for Helen, who appeared behind him. He whispers a few things to her, as Helen keeps her eyes on Marriah, smiling softly at her. She nods and Kyson walks out. Helen walks over to sit with Marriah "Its ok. He has to go out for a few hours. Maybe days. Some war. I don't know." Helen shrugged, chuckling. "It means as soon as he has gone, I can get you out of here, take you hone and then come back and make it look like you escaped." Marriah stares at Helen "But...Why?" she murmurs. Helen chuckles and ruffles Marriah's hair "I owe your parents my life a few times." she smiles, before sighing, tucking her hair behind her ear "I haven't been able to get hold of anyone yet. Its like they have all dropped off the radar or something." Marriah snorts "Probably gone to get that new kid..." Helen interrupts "New kid?" she frowns "Kyson was on about a new recruit a few weeks ago. I thought he sounded familiar when I heard Kyson describe him." Helen stands up, hearing the noise upstairs get louder "He's gone." she holds her hand out to Marriah "Lets get you out of here." She smiles as Marriah takes hold of her hand, sanding up in her blood stained clothes. Helen leads Marriah out of the cell and into the corridor where she apparates them both back to the drive of Calanon Residence. Marriah's knees buckle in the heat and with the loss of blood. "Come on, child." Helen mutters, carrying Marriah into the castle and laying her on the sofa and pulling a blanket over her before explaining to the house elves what had happened, not in detail, adding that Marriah needed constant attention until her parents return. Helen waits for a motion that they had understood and they all nod. She glances over her shoulder at the sleeping child and darts out the house, runs down the drive and disapparates back to Kysons castle to set up ready to make it look like Marriah had escaped.
