A young girl (Kailah) discovers that she is from a lost and forgotten powerful Immortal blood line after she meets a strange new physician at work. She begins to have visions and see spirits and has trouble controlling bad things from happening when she is angry. Along the way she discovers the terrible truth about who she is and the incredible power that is locked away deep inside her. Her Immortal ancestors want to use her to destroy the vampire race. Vampires want to use her power to destroy her Immortal ancestors. But hiding in the shadows are those who have been watching her since she was born. They want to help Kailah discover who she is and help her learn to use her abilities. They simply want for her to make the right decision before it's too late. Unfortunately for them time is not on their side and the Rogue Vampires have plans for Kailah no one could have imagined.
The night was cool and
thick as it sheathed me in total darkness. The satin shorts and camisole that
I’d gone to bed in were now damp from the moisture hanging heavily in the air.
Holding my hands in front of my body, I blindly wandered around in blackness as
I tried to find some kind of clue that would give me a better picture. My bare
feet told me that I was standing on soft ground, the tall grass tickling my
calves as I moved. It was possible that I was in a large pasture, though the
clean, crisp scent of the air let me know that no large animals were
near.
Thunder cracked in the
distance and the ominous, coal-black clouds had even chased the moon and stars
into hiding, not even the faintest glow giving away their location. It took a
moment, but my mind was finally beginning to recognize this place. This was a
dream world, one that I’d seen before. With every passing night, with every
passing dream, I was able to travel further and further into this illusion as I
tried to discover its meaning. I’d had recurring dreams before, but there was
something different, disturbing about this one that seemed to speak to me.
There was something that I was supposed to learn here and I needed to find
it.
The wind began to pick
up and I looked to the north, the same direction that I looked to every night.
Lightning cascaded across the sky, illuminating the massive, empty pasture in
which I stood. The momentary flash brought something to my attention that I’d
never seen in the dream before. Two figures stood off in the distance, several
yards between them, facing off. Even with great distance between us, I could
feel the tension rolling off of them. That must be the dark, heavy feeling in
the air that I’d felt: anger, hatred.
Thunder rolled again as the
lightning danced across the sky. Using the display to light my path, I ran
toward the figures ahead of me. As I approached, a bolt of raw, electric energy
reached down from the sky and ignited the immediate area in flames. The swift
turn of events stopped me short, nearly throwing me to the ground. The flames
spread into a perfect circle as it surrounded both figures, blocking any
further approach by me. Sharp chills cut through me from head to toe as I
realized that one of them was fully controlling the
blaze.
Now that I was closer, I
could tell that the figures were women. One woman, maybe an inch or two over
five feet tall, stood around fifty feet away, and to my right. Her long,
jet-black hair reached just below her hips and whipped around in the increasing
wind. As I studied her, I began to see a deep-red, transparent cloud, like an
aura surrounding her. She was strong, very strong, and I could feel her overwhelming
power from here
Looking to my left, her
opponent was roughly the same height; only her hair was frosty white and hung
to her knees. This woman was much different. She was surrounded by an aura
cloud as well, though hers was dark blue. Something about her called to me and
it took everything I had not to trudge barefooted through the flames to reach
her
Rain began to fall and
quickly soaked everything around us, though it was still unable to extinguish
the fire. Movement brought me to attention as the white haired woman lifted her
arms. The earth began to quake beneath me as it broke free all around her. She
looked like a dancer as she maneuvered her body, forcing the element into
submission under her power. The packed earth sailed through the air towards the
dark haired woman, but she was quick to react.
In a flash, she
completely disappeared from my sight, managing to dodge the attack. My eyes
moved quickly as I focused to find her. My body locked up as my vision was
suddenly clouded with the mysterious dark haired woman as she appeared before
me, seemingly out of nowhere. Her dark, emerald green eyes and dilated
coal-black pupils stared into mine, glinting in the firelight. Her raven hair
seemed alive as it brushed my skin and sent tingles running through my body.
Her flawless, olive-toned skin nearly glowed as she stood there, concern in her
expression. “Kailah.” As her soft, sweet voice spoke my name, I inhaled
sharply. Though her mouth barely moved as she spoke my name, her perfect, white
teeth showed just enough for me to make out four tiny, yet still elongated,
razor sharp fangs. My heart fluttered rapidly as I wondered if this woman was
the creature that she appeared to be, and if so, how did she know me and what
did she want with me?
“Y-yes?” I
stammered.
“This is not a dream,
Kailah. It’s a warning.” She leaned in closer. “Run,” she
whispered.
“Wait, what?” I asked,
chills once again stabbing me like thousands of needles running from the roots
of my hair to the bare, wet soles of my feet.
“Run!
As soon as I turned to
run, the dark thunder cracked overhead and the lightning began touching the
ground all around me, trying to hold me where I stood. I heard a loud growl
sound out from behind me, but decided not to look back. The earth began to
shake again and my bare feet slid on the wet grass, the soft ground cushioning
me as I fell hard on my right hip.
“Hello Kailah.” The new
voice sent a shiver down my spine as I looked into the icy blue eyes of the
white-haired woman.
Though her hair would
have suggested otherwise, she looked no older than me: around twenty. Her skin
was also olive toned and absolutely flawless, just like the other woman.
Though, normally, one would look to the light as salvation and the darkness as
hell, I didn’t think that was the case in this situation. Her crystalline blue
eyes had death in them and I found myself backing away from her, toward the raven-haired
beauty.
She laughed and the
sound enveloped me like frigid water.
“Kailah, you would
choose the Vampire over your own grandmother?”
Before I could digest
the words that she had unleashed on me, her attention shifted and the blue aura
cloud surrounding her exploded into a barrier. Instinctively, my eyes closed
and I threw my hand out as a large throwing knife bounced off the cloudy shield
and headed for me.
“It is you!” she said
with wonder.
My eyes snapped open and
surrounding my hand was the same blue energy that surrounded the white-haired
woman, only mine had a throwing knife buried in it. I couldn’t stop the scream
that bubbled up out of my throat as the energy dissipated and the knife fell in
my lap. What the hell was going on?
Her attention shifted
again and with soft, graceful movements, a lightning bolt responded as it split
from the sky and reached for her outstretched hand. She caught the energy
easily before throwing it at her opponent. Another loud growl sounded out only
a moment before something slammed hard into the barrier. That something, I
realized, was the woman she had referred to as the
Vampire.
Dark red energy swelled
around the supposed Vampire as she pushed against the barrier of the opposing
woman. “Kailah! She can find you in your dreams! Go, now!” As soon as the order
left the raven-haired beauty’s lips, energy exploded from her body as the
white-haired woman was thrown several feet away. “This dream is a figment of
your own mind but, make no mistake, this is a premonition. You are the key to
ending this war and if she finds you, it will doom all humans to a fate worse
than death. Leave this realm now and prepare your mind. Your life is about to
change.”
Candy Crum lives in
Indiana and is the Author of “The Eternal Series” and other short stories. She
published her first novel, The Eternal Gift, in May of 2011 and has been
publishing ever since. Candy is an avid lover of the paranormal genre, stemming
from years of reading the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice when she was a
teenager. Later, she developed a deep love of the Vampire Academy Series by
Richelle Mead and the House of Night Series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast,
furthering her love of the genre and pushing her to really push to finish and
publish her novel. Since then, Candy has released three other books in The
Eternal Series and will release another later in 2014. Now, Candy is trying her
hand at more contemporary pieces of work, like that of Lean on Me and other
books she will release in 2014. Some of Candy’s interests include the usual
reading and writing, music (of most types), movies (action and comedy or any
combination of the two), cartoons (she loves to say that her children watch
cartoons because she does), and drawing. She loves talking with her fans and
loves reading the reviews that her fans are kind enough to leave for her.
Always feel free to find Candy on Facebook and send her a
message.
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