Diamonds and Demons Trilogy #1 Ruin and RIsing

Chapter Six

Chapter Six Siblings (Keith's Prologue)

''Still thinking about her?'' breathed a voice, sharper than iron.'' What parts do you miss the most? Her face, that skin? Or the way she made you feel? Tell me, little brother? How could you ever be attracted to such an ugly creature!''

''That's absurd!'' shouted another voice. Male, just like the first. I recognized both voices before my mind could process images for their faces. My brothers. My brothers were here. I figured they'd traveled here, with my three older sisters as well.... I figured out father's plan, soon after.....he'd called them all here, all here, in order to deal with me. Wipe me from the planet, I thought. But my blood is there blood. The Kareo bloodline, I hoped father wouldn't give up on me so easily, after all, it was his idea to lock me away, give me a spare bedroom to wake up in, once I regained consciousness .He wouldn't have done that for just anybody. I was his son. I was gifted into the Kareo bloodline, while still sharing the blood of a nobody vampire, who was my mother.

My siblings are all different from me, though. We're connected through my father, sure, but they don't share the blood from my mother, as I do. When it came to his hookups in the past, he'd only chosen other demons, not Kareo of course, seeing as he told everyone he was the last surviving heir. But other poor bloodline demons. Around the dark ages, I figured he was just growing bored, and craved greater adventures. Is that why he chose my father for his next hookup? I never quite knew the answer..although she wasn't a demon, but an immortal, doomed to walk the Earth forever, never to age, stuck to watch those she loves die around her, powerless to change their fates.

In other words, powerless to join them, herself. I figured out she'd grown attached to me. I guess because I shared her blood inside me, she'd finally found someone to spend entirety with. She wouldn't have to be alone anymore. Everything could've been perfect! I knew it could! Only I'd been a fool back then. Didn't know what I know now. Father told me what he'd done to her, months after I finally stopped aging at seventeen. He'd ripped her heart out, said she didn't suffer. She deserved better...

You did, mom...

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I tripped over the dangling, long chains around my ankles, multiple times that day. What could I say, chains are a tremendous pain! Can't exactly walk perfectly in them, let alone keep your balance! I could see from the unusual way my brothers looked at me, that I was annoying them. I couldn't help myself, when I suddenly turned around, and gave them the widest, twisted smile I could come up with. However, the pain exploding from my cheek told me they weren't pleased, which caused me to turn back, and continue on walking forward. My head down, and eyes focused. What else was there for me, the two of them could easily take me on in a fight? I shared my mothers vampires abilities, which meant her combat skills, I was also twice as faster than them, while in vampire form, but the two are hunters! So, I quickly got rid of the thought to run, and tried to keep my thoughts blank the rest of way. They couldn't read what I was thinking, but it was better that way. For the three of us.

The bond between brothers brings you closer together, at least that's what I always thought. However, my two older brothers, Gold, the oldest, doughy, and condescending, much prefers me dead! Which I don't blame him, we never got along that well growing up. There he was, always pushing me, fighting, and eager to keep my favorite toys away from me. Then there's the second oldest, Silver, the brother who'd been nice to me, up to the age of four. Only when he started wanting freedom, eager to rid himself of me, because of rumors spread around my dear brother Gold, did he declare he wanted nothing to do with me? Pretty much all my siblings feel that way. Feel its best to rid themselves of me, cause I'm the outcast. Born with vampire and Kareo blood.

I am a parasite. A monster born from tainted blood. Selfish and worthless. Weak and underhanded.

I've been hearing those words since I was young. Only my father seems to tolerate my presence. Oh and my baby sister, Dove. She's imprisoned here with me, along with my good friend, Serpent. Once this is all over, I will somehow order my father to free them! Dove doesn't deserve any of his! She's just a child! Something, Dad, never seemed to understand. My eyes softened at the sight of the other two as they walked towards me. The sisters. My sisters, older than me, August, and Valerie. They had the same features. If it wasn't for the fact August has lighter eyes than Valerie, they could be mistaken for identical twins. I gasped at the sight of August; she was scary, and seriously pissed off, as she placed her hands on her hips, probably desiring to slap me. ''You worthless little worm,'' she shouted. ''How dare you! If it wasn't for father, I wouldn't hesitate to kill you! Here and now!'' her breath smelled of fresh peppermint, and metal all combined. My guess was she'd just been feeding? And before dinner!? I'm disappointed in you, August. So much for miss perfect?! A smile came to my face as I thought this, which set me up for another clear slap across the face. Although it wasn't from August, it was from Valerie. The anger the two shared between them presented its self through the gold specs of their eyes. The blonde in their hair seemed darker now, as the icy silence of blood, and death, blew past my face. I shivered from the wetness I felt, gripping up my spine, as I caught glimpses of Silver and Gold, peering, lurking behind me, visible from the glare Valerie's eyes reflected. The anger showed, I swallowed the fear creeping inside me, riding myself from the scent of weakness, as I straightened my body, the chains clanged together, once they were forced to touch, which appeared as a loud *Clang* that echoed through my ear, shattering into pieces, once I threw my arms down, In front of me. However, my attempt for bravery didn't grant me to many points, like I'd hoped. They weren't intimidated with me.

It appeared they didn't even care. Not a single flinch from either of them. I cursed toward August, who stood on the left of me, gripping and stabbing her long, pointed fingernails into my wrist. Hard enough to draw blood. I knew the smell of blood before a sizable amount poured out from the recent wound. She looked at me, drawing her gold/honey eyes toward me, practically having a staring contest with my soul, as if she sensed the anger and regret boiling inside the layers and layers of my flesh. ''You're so shameful..'' she whispered, which came at me like a punch to the gut. I knew I shouldn't be feeling so hurt, from what she says. But something inside me, still cares. Something inside of me, that makes me feel human. Like the way I felt when I was around Lena. When I was with Lena, I could forget. Forget time, present, worries, even myself. It was just the two of us, the two of us against the world. However, what I did to her, still makes me sick. Letting her go? I did it to save her, to protect her! At least, I like to believe that's the reason...

I recollected myself after a few seconds, and drove away that thought, only when I glowed with scarlet anger, did I bite my lip, hard enough to cause pain, and a small trail of blood, to fall from my lips, and down my chin. The look of August, and Valerie, suddenly changed. Remorse, sadness. Valerie was frowning, and August had released my wrist.

''It's off to Father's chambers.'' Gold breathed, as the strength of his push sent me falling forward a little. Skipping steps, as I regained myself, gazing over my shoulder, with the words ''I'm going to kill you.''

Anger seized me, my fingers refused to move, I stood rigid and stiff, for a long moment, the blood throbbing in my temples, and all the hatred I felt as an outcast-ed child, suddenly resurfaced.

Keith fought himself until the anger wasn't so much of a challenge anymore, but the thought of seeing his father again rattled his bones. He would not lie about that.

''You should've been killed,'' an icy cold stabbing breath pushed against him, as the words cut deep into him. Pulling back skin, as his face softened, and his humanity was at its strongest. ''Care? You're here too?'' My voice came out slow and soft, as my eyes stared into those of my sister. Care Kareo. Those big blue eyes, creamy white skin. She was the same. Nothing had changed about her, in the years spent away with the others. Before I could say anything else to her face, she turned away from me, hiding herself from me, as I felt August's powerful hold on me again. Tighter and more aggressive. Her expression burned into my mind, as the sound of sharp metal, and spilled blood, rose higher in my senses, as I was pulled along, hard and not forgiven by any of them, for falling in love with a human girl. Here was where everything would end for me.