The Creed of the Blessed

Chapter 1: Who knew ?

Prologue

TW: DEATH,KILLING,FEAR

The dark does not destroy the light: it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts out our joy into the shadows. —Brene Brown

*huff huff* "I need to keep moving, or I'm dead." He's catching up to me, I can feel it. " ~ Mary had a little lamb, little lamb ~", a coarse voice sang from behind. Slow footsteps splashing echoed across the alley way. The night was warm, and the rain was coming down hard as she tried her hardest to get away. She hears as the sound of her pounding heart rang through her ears, only dampened by the sound of her ragged breath as she ran down a narrow, winding alley way.

" ~ Oh little lamb ~", the voice called from behind, "Your pounding heart sounds adorable." Chills coursed through her body as she heard a chilling chuckle echo. Suddenly, a hand reached out from the darkness. It grabbed the back of her neck roughly, tears of anger and hopelessness rolled down her face, her bright green eyes shined in the faded lights of the city. "How much I enjoyed that little chase you gave, but our time together has come to an end my little lamb, any last words that you would like to share with the audience", He spoke with much amusement in his voice as if this was child's play. In a strained whisper, she says, "Go to hell, asshole."

*Sigh,* "How disappointing, I thought it would be far more entertaining than that", he says in a dismissing tone with a cruel smile on his face. A sickening crack echoed, and then a heavy thud and splash. Those bright green eyes had lost their luster and the life was now void from them. Slow footsteps receded, followed by the humming of Mary had a little lamb.

Chapter 1

9:00 am CAVALIER CITY, FL

*BREAKING NEWS: 16-year-old Hailey Brookfield found murdered in alley way 3rd killing by the Alley way slaughterer.*

The Diner was loud, and the TV was low, but still the message was clear: a killer was on the loose and not one person in this diner except Nova Brisbane and her Brother Sterling knew what was actually happening: a witch hunt. Each one of those victims were young ancestral witches that belonged to the same coven of witches, The Coven of Elysium, direct descendants of one of the original 8 elders blessed by Clio.

The Brisbane's are highly well known amongst τον κόσμο των υπερφυσικών or the world of supernatural as the most ruthless but caring of the Shikari race. They are bound by honor and will do everything in their power to maintain the balance of τον κόσμο των υπερφυσικών and the mortal world. They also help solve cases humans cannot, that's why Harlow(their dad), Sterling, Starla(their sister), and Nova took jobs in law enforcement or crime solving. The current case of the alley way slaughterer is being handled by Sterling and Nova from two different angles.

The clanging of dishes pulled Nova from her daze, she had been exhausted dealing with case. She was determined to find this killer and bringing him to justice and bringing those families closer. Sterling had the same determination, the both of them had called this early morning breakfast brainstorm to piece together each other facts, hoping they had another angle to look at.

"What did forensic's get from Sarah Hollis's body ?," Nova said in a tired voice, staring out the window out to the busy street, drinking her hot coffee. "Nothing yet, and that pisses me off", her brother replied while rubbing his tired eyes in frustration. "His timeline is escalating quickly, he is now striking every three days rather than every 5 days. His cool down is devolving," she says while moving a fork full of apple pie into her mouth. " I've noticed that to kid, it's odd Hailey's body wasn't as mutilated as the other victims either, that's a massive change in M.O," Sterling remarks in a questioning tone. He then follows that up with an " I'm heading to HQ to see if dad can give me some insight because I've got a hunch that were dealing with partners." Nova then stops eating and says, " I've noticed that as well, the rapid change in M.O is strange, and the differences in the way the body was found points in a partner more than a copycat." Sterling nods his head in agreement while he eats his eggs and drinks his coffee.