....My brain malfunctioned today...it seems I'm not so sure where my FireBlood series is going anymore....ahhhhh that's not fair! I had such a nice writing spree too. If anyone has any suggestions I'm open for anything!
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Keelie stared at her computer screen for almost an entire hour in exasperation. There was absolutely no record of any book with the name "Haren's Folly" anywhere. Being a book keeper, she knew all the places a rare book could be found, even the illegal ones; Still nothing. How the hell was she supposed to solve this thing with no information? Where did the bloody thing come from? Wait...of course!
She jumped from her desk and rampaged through her shipment records. She had purchased that particular shipment from an independent seller right here in town. Who was it? She found it! She did a little dance of joy when she found the right order form and looked at the name.
"Shipment sent by Celtic Circle" ...Celtic Circle...that's the MacKay's company! The MacKay's were one of the richest families in town. Nice enough people, but if anyone gets in the way of them making money, they better watch out. Grinning like a fool, she barely managed to grab her purse and lock up before running towards her car. She needed to get to the MacKay manor, and fast!
Outside of town on the highest hill, stood a mausoleum of a mansion. Keelie raced her small car up the hidden drive way, passed the oversized gates and up to the large marble front doors. Her car screeched to a halt and she jumped out of it, running up and ringing the elegant doorbell.
She waited several excruciating minutes before she hear the click to the front door, She had expected one of the MacKay's many butlers to answer but was startled to see one of the Mackay twins themselves opening the door.
"Keelie Maine? Well this is as nice a surprise as I ever saw one." Nick MacKay flashed a charming grin. At 22 years old, Nickolas MacKay was a handsome man with dark brown hair and light blue eyes. At 5'11'' and 155 pounds, he was in good shape and used it to his advantage. "Hey Rick! Look who's paid us a visit?" he said from behind him. Behind him, an identical man poked his face out and grinned.
"Hello, love of my life. Come on in." Rick said, as both brothers opened the door. Oh boy... here we go again...she thought.
"I'm sorry to bother you both...is your father here today?" she asked.
"Hear that Nick? She's asking for the old fart instead of one of us. I feel my heart breaking." Rick said dramatically.
"It's horrible! What has this world come too?" Nick agreed with a grin. Keelie had to hold back a laugh. This routine was normal for the two young men, regardless of if the visitor was an old woman or a small child. They especially liked to poke fun of their father.
"Please boys!" she clutched her mouth to avoid encouraging them. "I need to ask your father something about an order I had placed with your main company." The boys had led her to a large library, with tall bookshelves and worn leather chairs. She had always loved this room in the MacKay house, and the boys new it. She sat down in one of the old love seats and looked up at them.
"Sorry to say, our father is out on business...why else do you think there aren't any servants here today?" Nick winked at her. It was well known in town that the boys tended to give the household a day off when their father was away. Usually it was so they could get away with mischief. So here she was alone with two handsome troublemakers and a rampaging angel out to get her. Well this was a smart move....she started to get up.
"Maybe we can help." Nick said, making her pause.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure we sent out that last shipment to you anyways." Rick said with a smile.
"You did? Well then maybe you can help me...I received a book I had not ordered in the shipment and wished to find out information on it."
"Oh...you mean that creepy book." Nick said.
"You mean the one with the angel and demon on it?" Rick asked to his brother. "Yeah that one was creepy." Both brothers nodded. "Glad to be rid of it" they said together.
"You know it then! Can you tell me anything about it?" She asked eagerly.
"Just what's in it...Didn't you read it?" One of them asked.
"Every time I try to...something comes up." She said
"Well let's see..." Nick poured a glass of water for her. "The story begins in Heaven. During this time, Heaven and Hell were at the brink of war, as they always are in these stories but in this book everything goes to hell because of one Angel."
"This Angel's name was Hermena, a pretty little thing with an unusually twisted mind. The book begins with Hermena placing a curse on her older brother, Haren. Forcing him to love her in...let's just say, unnatural ways."
The second name caught her attention quickly.
"Now, before the curse, Haren was an Angel only interested in peace between the two realms, but as time passed and Hermena continued with her forced intercourse with her Brother, she began to warp his mind. Before long, Haren was at her complete mercy, doing whatever she wished to make her happy. For a time, Hermena was satisfied, turning her twisted fantasies into reality with her brother's help. There was however, one person who refused her advances. The Demon Prince Himself."
Keelie listened closely.
"Hermena first met the Demon accidentally while he was in Heaven during a peace talk. She quickly became obsessed with him to the point of madness. Each time she would approach him with her most cunning of flirtations, each time, he would see right through her and turn her down. And with each refusal, she would take out her frustrations on Haren himself. She would rape him while screaming it was the Demon prince's fault, or she would force him to rape others in front of her, implanting pure hatred for the prince inside of him."
"As time passes, Haren begins to target the Prince himself. And with each attempt on the prince's life, war grew closer. The Demon Prince however, was no fool. He knew exactly what Hermena had done and he decided to take matters into his own hands. While pretending to finally give into her advances, he tricked her into confessing her crimes. It wasn't long before the rest of Heaven knew about her sceams either, and in order to save face, Hermena was executed."
So preoccupied with the story, Keelie did not notice a slight glow in her purse or Nick's eyes flicker that same dreadful blue. Something was dropped into her water just before she picked it up to drink.
"Now Haren wasn't happy, as you can imagine, and he wanted revenge. He planned the complete destruction of both realms. Unfortunately the Demon Prince saw it coming and before Haren could accomplish his goal the prince cast a spell that trapped both of them in an alternate dimension."
"...but why...why didn't the demon have a name?" Her head felt funny and her vision began to blurr. She didn't see Rick's eyes glow.
"The demon's very name is a powerful curse..." She didn't notice Rick's voice changing for a moment. "If one says it without his permission, you give up your very soul..." Keelie's eyes fluttered closed and she passed out.
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