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Post by Malefica on Aug 10, 2008 18:52:07 GMT -5
*Malefica looked at him again.*
"Probably everything a mother shouldn't do. She asked me if... if she could become a- a- guardian of the Holy Grail. But unfortunately she thinks goodness is boring, and showed interest only for learning dark magic. The Grail HAS to remain pure, to keep the legend alive. So I had to say no, even as much as it pained me. And - and..."
*Her eyes brimmed with tears.*
"And now she thinks I hate her! That I don't think she's good enough! I, who would sacrifice my life for her."
*She bursted out in tears and hid her face in her hands. Her shoulders were shaking in heartbreaking sobs.*
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Post by John Bristow on Aug 11, 2008 15:31:48 GMT -5
John didn't release her hand, but knelled down next to her and looked up in to her sobbing eyes "Madame-" he had not realized vampires could feel, he felt terrible for assuming "-take a deep breath, come now."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 11, 2008 15:36:18 GMT -5
*Malefica breathed deeply, trying hard to calm down. Her beautiful doe eyes had a wounded expression, as if someone had tried to tear out her heart already from the beginning of time. Her tiny body was trembling for a moment as she faught to gain control over herself. Then she straightened her back and was relatively calm again.*
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Post by John Bristow on Aug 11, 2008 15:40:04 GMT -5
"You must not fret over your daughter" he said with finality "you have a son if I am correct, I saw a boy who suddenly became a man, tell me of him."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 11, 2008 15:46:21 GMT -5
*Malefica looked sadly at John.*
"I have three children, John. And I can't afford to lose either of them. Surely, as a father, you can understand that? Wouldn't you fret if anything happened to your daughter?"
*She smiled by the thought of Gawain.*
"Gawain is my youngest biological child. Already from birth he was a bundle of joy. Always making me smile and forget my sorrows. An angel in human clothing. He was bred to purity, to become the new Guardian, in case anything happens to me. And with the battles I have to fight, anything can happen."
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Post by John Bristow on Aug 11, 2008 15:48:22 GMT -5
He nodded, he understood her, his wife had been just like that.
"If I may be so blunt, but do you not think, that putting this pressure on your children will drive them away?"
He felt a twinge of guilt on having his eight year old daughter helping him run a shelter.
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Post by Malefica on Aug 11, 2008 15:53:59 GMT -5
*Malefica looked sadly back at him.*
"It is the price The Guardians have to pay for their power, John. We have been given strong powers to be capable of protecting the Grail. We get our powers from love, from the forces of good. But we do not get them for free. We must make sacrifices. The sacrifice I have made, is that even if I am capable of making others happy, I may never experience a moment of happiness myself."
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Post by John Bristow on Aug 11, 2008 16:00:11 GMT -5
"But you have, at the birth of your children, with the love you have found, it's happiness, not sadness that makes you love. You are very confused Malefica, listen to me and listen to me carefully," he looked at her softly "you can not push things on your children, this is how you lost Eden and even though it seems your son is adamant about his responsibilities. There will be a day that he may question all that you have taught him.
Show him love, show him affection, let up on the guardian thing just a bit or my dear, he too will be lost to you." He squeezed her hand "You are a wonderful woman, and I can see that now, although what you are is truly against god's law, you have gone passed it and prevailed. Please take my advice Malefica, please do not ignore it."
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Post by Malefica on Aug 11, 2008 16:06:43 GMT -5
*Malefica looked at him. Her eyes saddened by the thought of Eden being lost. She could hear her heart being shattered. She already had lost her first husband Icarus. She did not know if she would survive losing a child.*
"I am showing him love. You have no idea what I am doing for him right now, risking my own life doing it. And the punishment for what I am trying to do will be terrible. But I will take it anyway. Out of love for him. I am doing the same thing for my daughter Eden, lost or no lost. I will not leave her to be a slave of the Darkness. Not as long as there is a breath in my body to stop it."
*There was a strong determination in her eyes. A will of iron, to stop the evil regime of Lilith, no matter what it would take, she would try to stop her mother.*
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Post by John Bristow on Aug 11, 2008 16:08:06 GMT -5
He nodded "Have you ever thought maybe, you're daughter does not want to be saved?"
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Post by Malefica on Aug 11, 2008 16:15:21 GMT -5
*Malefica sighed heavily. Her eyes were sad.*
"Every day since she disappeared. I have thought that she would be happier with her father than she ever would be with me. And that is why I haven't tried to bring her back. I love her. I only want her to be happy."
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Post by John Bristow on Aug 11, 2008 16:17:33 GMT -5
"Her father" an image came to John's mind a man that was no longer a man, but a creature "what kind of man is he?"
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Post by Malefica on Aug 11, 2008 16:22:28 GMT -5
*Malefica smiled warmly by the thought of Icarus, her eyes sad for the tragic end of their marriage. And she still remembered Draculas word that the failed marriage was her fault.*
"He is a good man. The failed marriage was all my fault. I was the one that pushed him away by doing the mistakes I did."
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Post by John Bristow on Aug 11, 2008 16:26:39 GMT -5
He saw the image of her son again "You forced him to impregnate you?"
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Post by Malefica on Aug 11, 2008 16:32:20 GMT -5
*Malefica sighed.*
"I had no choice. The legends say that the old Guardian has to remain alive until the new Guardian is born. And with the fights I have to fight, with such enemies I have to defeat, anything can happen. I can't risk the Grail to be without a Guardian."
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