Clear Blindness

Chapter 33

I blink my eyes a couple times before looking around in confusion. Where was I? I wasn't at my house or in a house for that matter. I was standing in a clearing. It was midnight and the moon was full in the sky. Then with a start I realized that this was the Cliff. I'm on the Cliff that Helen sacrificed herself for me.

Things were different, though. It wasn't quiet like it usually is. Instead, there was laughter and excited chattering filling the silence. My eyes sought out the people whose voices that sounded very familiar.

"Mommy, where are we going?"

"Patience, Elizabeth, you must always have patience," A honeyed sing song voice laughed. Her laugh reminded me of bells.

The two came into view, and I had to cover my mouth from gasping out. Helen was here, but she wasn't alone. There, walking right beside her, was me. They both were walking on a path as the full moon cast an otherworldly glow on them.

Mother and daughter continued walking until they reached a cliff. Helen placed her hands on her daughters shoulders from behind, making sure the younger me had a full view of the landscape.

"What do you see?" Helen asked.

The barely turned five year old me squinted her eyes. "I see mountains, and trees," she said confidently.

I leaned against a tree and studied the landscape like my mom told me to, but as an adult instead of a kid. My eyes widened in realization although the younger me clearly didn't know.

Helen said in a patient voice, "Yes, there are trees, but that's not what I was aiming at. You see Elizabeth, the ancestors built this land especially for us."

"Really?" Younger me asked in awe, green eyes widening, reddish golden-brown curls having to be swept back as they kept getting in her face.

Helen looked down at her with such love, I could still feel the love filling me even after so long.

"Yes, Elizabeth, really. The ancestors knew you'd be in danger if we lived in a normal territory, so they directed us here, where the mountains act as our protectors."

My mom was right, the mountains were acting as our protectors. They towered over everything so if any intruders tried to enter our territory they would be found. Plus, the wind would carry their scent straight to us.

"That's so awesome!" Little me yelled, her voice echoing.

I smile. That smile was wiped off my face as I saw a dark figure walking out of the shadows. Helen must have seen it too for she put her daughter behind her and stood protectively in front of her.

"No!" I yelled and ran to place myself between the supernatural hunter, Jonathan, Helen, and the younger me. But no one heard me, didn't see me.

A cold laugh chilled the air around us. "So she's the pure blood," he growled. "She'll be a fine specimen to have when she comes of age."

Stomach sinking, I watched the hunter stalk over to where my mother still stood as a barrier. A threatening growl tore through her lips as she bared her canines. The hunter paid no attention to Helen and continued to advance.

He wasn't that far away before Helen shot forward and tackled the surprised hunter. They both got to their feet. The fight was long and hard, and no matter what I did, I couldn't stop what I knew was going to happen. The hunter had an advantage and used it. Next thing I know he had Helen by the throat at the edge of the cliff. I knew what was going to happen, that didn't stop the pain from being any less painful, though.