House of Night

Chapter Twenty Six

Apate

Its been eons since I've been in my mother's world. I walked around what seemed to be a lavender field. I think Evan's grandma had a lavender field. Evan had to be close. I continued walking down the field rows, searching for my target. In the distance I saw a bright red jacket. That had to be Evan. With immortal speed, I snuck towards him. In a few seconds I was on the other side of the bush he was smelling. He looked awfully pale and like he didn't know what was going on. I jumped out from the bush but he instantly pushed me away. I fell with a thud. If he's shattered how is he supposed to push me away with that type of strength. That's when I looked up to see a woman with bright green eyes and soft lips, she had long brown hair with a flower crown on. My knees started shaking as Evan walked over beside her. This... this was the form my mother would always be in for me. "Hello darling." She smiled. "What a surprise it is to see you here!" She said with small joy. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to be a surprise." I mumbled. She chuckled, "Even though you are over 1,000 of years old you still act like a teenager." I sneered at my mother's comments. "Who is that Nyx?" The weak fledgling said. "Wait. How can you-" Nyx stopped me, but how in the hell can he ask questions if he is shattered and has no curiosity? "This is my daughter Apate. Unfortunately she is not as sweet as her father and I are." I screamed and stomped away. I heard Nyx say one last thing before I was out of hearing range, "She's so childish." 

Jonathan 

I walked around in the whiteness until I hit a gate. Another one? I rolled my eyes and walked by. I was pushed back by a force field. I frowned and looked at the gate. "You can't enter." Said a voice behind me. I turned around to see... me. A meaner me. I had bright red eyes and I stank. "Damn, don't have to be so mean about it." Said the other me. "You can read my thoughts?" "Well, no shit Sherlock, I am you." He chuckled. "What do you mean I can't get in there?" "You can't get in there because you still have me!" He laughed. "What?" "You know, I was you when you were that ugly, stinky monster." "How do I get rid of you?" "I don't know. How do you?" I started to get pissed with this "me". I felt the knife in my pocket. I had only one idea, but I didn't know if I wanted to do it. I took out the knife and charged at the other me. I put it right through his chest. He used his arm and started patting me on the back. "Go luck in there buddy." He said as he faded into me. His blood was still all over me. I looked around and ran through the gate. A huge lavender field appeared. This is definitely Evan. I thought as I ran through the field. 

I saw a huge ball of light in the distance. It had to be Nyx. I ran right to the ball of light. Evan was there with Nyx. They were talking. Evan turned around and saw me. His smile wasn't like his others. This one was very dull, like it had no meaning to it. His tattoos were gone, except his crescent. I ran over to him and threw my arms around him and spun him around. He felt very stiff and really soft at the same time. His skin was almost a greenish white. I looked up at Nyx. She gestured to Evan. "Evan. I'm here to help you." "Help me with what?" His voice sounded really different. He sounded like a robot. "Collecting yourself." "What about Grandma?" My heart shattered. "She's gonna stay with Nyx." I felt like I was explaining death to a poor kid. I had to keep my emotions together though. I was a warrior. "Oh. Okay." He said with no emotion at all. "Let's do this." I said as I grabbed his hand. "Do what?" He asked again. Right on time a bunch of different aged Evan's all answered, "Come back together!" I smiled as Evan and I started with the youngest. A 2 year old stepped up. "I'm his sadness." He frowned. I looked at Evan. He looked at me confused. "Hug him." I smiled. Evan picked up the 2 year old and he faded in. Next was a 5 year old. "I'm his humor." He chuckled. I couldn't help but chuckle along. Evan instantly hugged him and he faded in. Then there was a 13 year old. "I feel like we're missing someone." I said. Then Evan started crying, then laughing, then smiling, then frowning, then he was angry, then his face rested. I gave him the weirdest look ever. He was acting like someone P.M.S-ing. "I have my emotions." He blushed. He laughed and then said to himself, "No not yet." I chuckled as we continued. "I need you really bad pride." Evan laughed at his 13 year old self. 

As Evan grabbed the 13 year old the whole ground started shaking. A huge crack went through the ground. I fell into it, farther and farther. I heard Evan scream. "No! Keep going Evan!" I yelled as the hole got bigger and a huge chick slid in. She was Apate. The one Nelson made rise with Grandma's blood. She had a sword with her. "Ah, you guys won't finish this." She said as she ran forward at me. The sword going right beside me. I smirked as I got out my knife. She laughed again as she charged forward again. This time hitting me with immortal strength.

Evan

I had to help Jon! I had to help him! I had to pull myself together. I couldn't watch him fight for his life and mine! He was already bleeding. His blood was really sweet on my senses. Nyx was totally gone, I don't know why she wouldn't stop her daughter. I heard Jon grunt as I looked down. I saw him kneeling on the ground in front of Apate. He was connected to her by the sword. I screamed and ran around the hole. I spread out trying to find the rest of me before Apate totally killed Jon. Relief went through me when he stood up. He hit her a few times with the knife he had, but it wasn't doing anything. That's when she finally snapped and chucked the sword at Jon like it was a huge throwing knife. The water element hit me hard when I saw Jon up against the wall with a sword through him. Apate really shouldn't have done that. She seriously just fucked with the wrong High Priest's mate. I was going ape shit. 

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