Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Silent Nights ❯ Prelude ( Prologue )

“Mère!” I stood in the doorway to my mother's room staring in horror at the sight before me. Blood covered the vanity mirror and marble floor. My mother's body lay motionless in a blood of her own blood. I didn't move. I didn't go to her. I was frozen with shock.

 

I was drawn from my state of shock when voices emerged from the hallway behind me. Spinning on my heel I headed for my père's office. My father was the king of our lands. Maybe he could bring her back.

 

Running down the halls I stumbled over the hems of my dress, but quickly gathered them up in my arms and ran as fast as my short legs could carry me. I was only twelve and my world was crashing down on me.

 

“Père, mère est blessè…” My words caught in my throat as I turned the corner into my father's office. Five bodies littered the floor, all of them wearing the armor of my father's personal guards. Letting the fabric of my dress fall from my arms I looked into the room searching for my father's body. Slowly I entered the room weaving around the pools of blood so I wouldn't dirty my dress.

 

“Père?” I asked softly. My voice was ragged from my lack of breath. My drifted around the room until the door leading to my father's private library came into view. Stepping over the last dead body I forgot about my dress and focused only on the partially open door.

 

“Père?” I asked again. I didn't get an answer, but I kept walking. I lightly pressed my palm too the door and cracked it open a bit further. At first I only saw a man that was very familiar to my eyes. My betrothed stood looking down at the ground. I almost called out too him but stopped when I saw what he was looking at. I gasped loudly and quickly covered my mouth. On the floor lay my father's battered and bloody body.

 

“Renée?” My eyes lifted to my betrothed's shocked face. I shook my head in denial. There was no way he would kill my father…

 

I found my self suddenly running on air through the halls. I didn't have much control of my inherited powers yet, but this was easy to do. I literally flew through the halls towards my sister's room. I didn't know what to think, but I knew I had to keep my sister safe. She was my only family besides my parents. I didn't have any aunts or uncles.

 

I let my feet touch the wooden floors as I slowed to a stop in front of the closed doors leading to my sister's room. I took a deep breath and pressed the doors open. The room was empty except for a large crib sitting next to the far wall. I quickly went to the crib and smiled sadly down at the baby sleeping with her blankets twisted around her feet.

 

“Tout petit,” I slowly lifted the sleeping child from her crib and held her against my chest. “Devoir laisser.”

 

“Renée,” I whirled around to stare at the man in the door way. It was my betrothed. I backed towards the window while covering my sister's head with her blanket.

 

“Don't come any closer.” My English wasn't very clear. I had started learning how to speak English three years ago, but my words were thick with my French accent.

 

“Renée let me explain.” I shook my head. I didn't want an explanation I wanted to see my mother standing where he was.

 

“No, I know what you did. I saw you…” Fresh tears slid down my cheeks as my throat closed up. I tensed my body and summoned my powers from within me. He took a few steps closer but stopped when he sensed what I was about to do.

 

“Renee, stop this.” I shook my head as the glass from the window shattered inwards spraying razor sharp pieces of glass into the room. I ignored the searing pain that emerged from my arms and neck as I turned and jumped out the window. I fell like a hawk from the window, a controlled fall that ended with a burst of wind that allowed me to land on the stone path below as lightly as a feather. I didn't look back as I took off towards the gates that stood guarding the portals to other lands.

 

I heard voices shouting all around me as I flew past the people in the courtyard. There was a battle ensuing inside the castle walls. I didn't know who was who but I could assume it was my people versus my betrothed's. As I came upon the gates I summoned all the power I could and burst through the gates. I came to a screeching stop as the massive portals loomed over me.

 

I glanced back at the gates that stood half way ripped off their hinges and crooked. They would know I came this way. They wouldn't know what portal I took but they would find me eventually. I knew my betrothed, he wouldn't give up. He never did. I didn't like him at first, but after a week with him he had wooed me.

 

I looked back to the portals and started to walk past them. Each portal went to a different kingdom. Fire, water, sand, earth and the others were all allies of our nation. We only had one enemy, but they never bothered us so we left them alone. I couldn't go there, the tattoo like markings that covered my arms and shoulders would instantly give me away to be a Royal of the Air Empire. I needed somewhere safe from everyone in this world. Some where I could take care of my sister. As I came to the last of the portals I stared up at the last one with curious eyes. I had never been told of this one.

 

“Mortal Realm.” I sounded out the words, rolling them over my tongue. I had never been taught of this place which meant not many people were allowed to know about this place. I wasn't sure if it was forbidden or just not talked about, but it seemed just as good as any place to go. I stepped up to the platform in front of the portal and held out the hand that was not hold my sister to my shoulder. “Render actif.”

 

The portal flared to life and a film of light that was pulsing an iridescent blue covered the space between the stone ring's inner edges. I glanced back down the isle of portals. To my surprise my betrothed stood at the base of the platform looking up at me with pleading eyes. I stared at him in horror.

 

“De quelle façon…” My words were cut off when he stared to climb the stairs leading up to where I stood. I started towards the portal keeping the space between us equal. I was much smaller than him and knew I couldn't get away if he got a hold of me.

 

I paused in my steps and turned to face him once I was almost touching the portal's film. “Good bye, Tala” I stepped back and let myself be engulfed by the overwhelming power stored in the portal. Just as my body passed through the film I whispered, “Désactiver.”

 

END

 

In case you don't know how to read French I will keep a small log of words at the bottom of every chapter with the translations to any foreign words used so you know what they say or do.

 

Mère - Mother

 

Père - Father

 

Père, mère est blessè - Father, Mother is hurt

 

Renée - Main Character's name

 

Tout petit - Little one

 

Devoir laisser - Must Leave

 

Render Actif - Activate

 

De quelle façon - How: By what means

 

Désactiver - Deactivate