Amnesia

Chapter Twenty-Six

Empty

Alec made his way towards the training room. Not to practice, but for a small meeting. When he opened the door, Felix, Demetri and Jane where already waiting for him. Jane was standing with a perfect straight posture, hands together in front of her. Felix and Demetri on the other hand where leaning against some of the props, having a quiet conversation.

Alec closed the door behind him and joined the small group of the guard. "Brother, what is going on? Where is Maeryn?" Jane asked. "I wanted to discuss something regarding Maeryn." He said while Demetri and Felix looked at him, waiting patiently for what he has to say. Truthfully, Maeryn had gained a special place in the hearts of the other two guards. "Which is?" Demetri asked. "We all know that our quiet days will most likely be soon over. Aro, Marcus and Caius where discussing it. More vampires are gathering. They think a war is coming soon." Alec started. "What has this to do with Maeryn?" Felix asked. "I wanted to ask you, when the time comes, to keep her safe. They would want her dead, especially because she has a very powerful gift. She is a threat. When a war breaks out, they will surely come after Jane and I. We have cause to many trouble and deaths, but Maeryn has barely touched anyone. I just ask for you to keep her alive, especially you Felix." Alec continued. "Don't you think they won't come after me as much as they come after you?" Felix asked. "I know they will, but Demetri is a greater target, because he can track them down. Besides you are the strongest vampire there is. I am sure you can keep her safe." Felix nodded his head. "So, what is the plan, brother?" Jane asked.

It had been a relatively quiet day in the castle. Truth be told, it had been a relatively quiet month. Alec and Maeryn had shared the wonderful news of their engagement. Aro was thrilled with the news, Marcus was bored as always and Caius simply congratulated the couple. Over all, the whole guard was happy for them but everyone's excitement was quite cool. As if they were worried. Admittedly, Maeryn also felt a kind of threat hanging around the castle, as if something bad was about to happen.
Maeryn had been in quite deep thoughts, when suddenly, two strong and familiar arms wrapped around her waist. "Good evening, amore mio." Alec whispered softly in her ear. Maeryn smiled and leaned back into his arms. "Good evening." She whispered back. She turned her head around slightly so she could lay a small peck on his lips. She was about to pull away when his hand cupped her face and he pulled her closer to him. It was a passionate kiss, but also a demanding one. He kissed her as if it would be their last. Maeryn smiled slightly against his lips as her head went blank. Something that always happened when Alec kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss slightly when suddenly a loud bang could be heard. Maeryn pulled away. "What was that?" she asked worried. "I don't know." Alec said and he ran out of the room towards where the bang was heard. Maeryn followed.
The bang came from the throne room. What Maeryn saw was horrifying. Dozens of vampires where fighting the Volturi. But there was not much time to watch the scene unfold. Soon three vampires started attacking her and Alec. Maeryn quickly dodged them and used her gift to quickly destroy them. She quickly tried to see where Alec was but she couldn't find him. More vampires attacked her. Two grabbed her arms while another jumped onto her back, trying to rip her head off. Maeryn growled and used her gift to push the three vampires off of her while Felix ran to her and got rid of the one on her back. Maeryn ripped the heads off of the other two, not even bothering with her gift. She was thankful for the combat training she received all these years while being a member of the Volturi. Her gift was fast, but it had been slightly too slow when it came to larger groups of vampires at once, and many where targeting her right now.
More and more vampires came and attacked them. Even the three elders where fighting. Yes even Marcus. Felix tried to keep many vampires off her but there were too many. Every member of the coven needed to fight their own fights. Maeryn saw Jane struggling and kicked the vampire who was running towards into the wall and went to help Jane. The vampire was about to rip Jane's head off when Maeryn concentrated and used her gift. The vampire soon froze in his spot as cracks quickly started to form in his skin, and soon he vanished into a pile of ashes. "Thank you." Jane said relieved. "My pleasure." Maeryn said, but soon she felt a vampire pulling her hair. Small cracks where forming on her forehead and cheek. Jane saw this and quickly used her gift while Demetri came, ripping the head off of the vampire. Maeryn rubbed her head while the cracks quickly healed. "Thank you Demetri." Maeryn said. Demetri nodded his head and continued the fight. Maeryn tried to find Alec while continuing fighting the intruders. Maeryn recognised a few of them. She recognised the Denali sisters Tanya and Kate along with Kate's mate Garrett , the Amazon coven, Kachirir, Zafrina and Senna, the Egyptian coven, Amun, Kebi, Benjamin and Tia and many more covens who the Volturi has been a threat to.
Tanya attacked Maeryn, but Maeryn was fast and grabbed Tanya by her arm and smashed in her head. Kate saw this and quickly made her way towards Maeryn but Demetri was fast and pushed Kate away. Garrett growled and started to fight Demetri. Admittedly, Garrett was a good fighter and Demetri was having trouble fighting him off. Garrett had almost defeated Demetri when Alec used his gift and made Garrett blind. Demetri used this to his advantage and ripped Garrett's head off. Kate growled in pain and started attacking Demetri. She kicked him away and turned to Alec. Alec was using his gift but he was not fast enough. Kate grabbed him by his neck and used her gift on full power. Alec kneeled down on his knees in pain. Vladimir and Stephan from the Romanian coven walked towards Kate as she held Alec down. Stephan grabbed Maeryn tightly and made her look at Alec. Vladimir, Stephan and Kate smiled in victory at each other while Vladimir grabbed Alec's head with both hands from behind.
"I have been waiting for centuries for this moment. Go ahead. Look at your mate one last time. Know that when you die, you couldn't do anything to save her. Remember. You brought her into our world. Innocent in a way. But she will also pay for her actions, the same as how you and your evil spawn of a sister will pay for yours." Maeryn seemed paralysed and could no longer move as she watched her mate kneel down. His burgundy eyes looked into her crimson ones. Time seemed to go a lot slower. The love they shared between them seemed to explode. Every moment together, from the very first moment they had laid eyes on each other back when she was 15 years old, when Maeryn was human until the last kiss they shared, they could both feel. Love. That is what these two vampires shared. But that love was about to end soon. No more kisses. No more soft touches. No more rough touches. No more small arguments. No more laying in each other's arms. And then, there was the sound of metal being teared apart, and Alec's head was no longer on his body. Vladimir and Stephan threw Alec's head towards Maeryn and smirked in Triumph as Alec's head rolled in front of Maeryn. Maeryn was frozen, she couldn't do anything else but to look at her mate's severed head while his body fell down to the ground. The light had vanished from Alec's eyes. And with that the light in Maeryn's life had vanished.
Empty. That was all she felt at that moment. Empty. Maeryn was about to fall to the ground when Felix grabbed her. "Felix go!" Maeryn heard Jane scream. "You know where to find us!" Felix yelled as he picked Maeryn up and started to run. Maeryn remained in a state of disbelief. The one person she gave herself to, everything she ever owned, ever loved was gone.

Felix kept running, fighting off many other vampires who wanted to kill the two of them. He eventually escaped the castle and ran. He ran all the way towards the Netherlands, Drenthe to be exact. Maeryn vaguely recognised it. It used to be her mother's favourite holiday destination. She remember walking with her parents and their dog, Max.
Felix ran deep into the forest and soon found a small cottage. It was made of oak wood, with a dark oak wood roof. A small stream of water passed besides the cottage, ending in a small pond where fish where swimming calmly. There was a small chimney on top of the roof. By the frontdoor, there were a few chairs with table. It looked rather cosy. Felix grabbed the key and walked inside, gently placing Maeryn on the couch. He walked into the kitchen and grabbed a blood bag out of the freezer and grave it to Maeryn. "Drink up. Those wounds need to heal." He said. It had been the first thing he had said to her since they escaped the castle. Maeryn sighed and took the blood bag, taking a small sip. But, for the first time in her existence as a vampire, the blood made her slightly nauseous. Felix grabbed a blood bag himself and sat down on the sofa stool besides the couch. Maeryn looked around slightly. There was a large couch where she was sitting on at the moment. In front of the couch was a small coffee table with drawers in them. Besides the couch was the chair where Felix was sitting on and across from Felix was a TV hanging on the wall, with a radio besides it. In the kitchen was a small stove, sink and a fridge. The dining table was in the same place as the kitchen. A door separated the first floor with the second by a staircase. It was small, and cosy.
Felix was waiting impatiently until he got a phone call. None of the two vampires moved. And after three hours the phone finally rang. Felix quickly picked it up and she could hear the voice of Jane through the phone. But Maeryn was still too numb to really pay attention to what Jane and Felix where saying. "Alright. Thank you Jane. Stay safe." Felix said. Maeryn looked up, wondering what happened. "Aro and Caius where killed, along with Heidi, Santiago, Chelsea, Renata and many of the lower guards. Even Sulpicia and Athenodora along with Corin where killed." Felix started. He took a deep breath and spoke the words that she knew already, but when he said it her world collapsed once more. It shattered in a million different pieces. "And.. and Alec."