Michael slowly moves his way through the tracks surrounded by thick woodlands; Kassie, a limping Sebastian and a small band of Vampire and Lycan guards following closely behind him. Everything with quiet, with only the sound of nature being heard as falling leaves touch Michael's pale skin, his dark blue eyes matching the pure coloured sight of the sky. Michael's pulse is rapid, so much that if he could have a heart attack, he would in the next thirty seconds.
"Nervous?" Kassie questions as she catches up to him, smirking at her father happily. "You both look and smell nervous."
"I haven't seen my family in nearly nine months, and the last time they saw me, Kassie, I- I didn't have any of the scars I have, and- well- I was dying in the arms of my Wife and my Daughter," Michael explains. "So, yes, I'm extremely nervous about seeing them again."
"I do know what's it like, father, to die in the arms of someone you love," Kassie sighs, staring down at her feet as she continues to walk with her father. "I do know, and I also know the excitement of seeing that someone, or in your case, people after you rise from death. You will meet that feeling soon enough, I swear it."
"The last time I ever saw them, I didn't know my- beautiful Selene, was pregnant with our second child, and the more I think about how much I haven't been there for her, for Eve, for Lena and David, the more I hate myself," Michael explains to Kassie. "I was too busy protecting them from a new species of Hybrid then, and I've been too busy protecting them Antigen now; I haven't been there, Kassie, not as much as I should have been."
"You won't need to apologise to them, father," Kassie smirks, hearing Michael's heart rate slow down as he calms down. "Trust me, I know you won't, you wait and see."
The small group suddenly enters a clearing; a rocky cliffside, a waterfall clasped underneath the edges the band stands before. Michael stares over the edge of the cliffside, searching the areas below for any sign of what is known as 'The Sanctuary', but with no luck. Michael feels his stress levels rise substantially, the entirety of his eyes fading pitch black as his iris glow dark red for the first time in days. Where is The Sanctuary? Are they lost? Better yet, is Sebastian even telling the truth?
"Sebastian," Michael growls. "Please tell me you didn't hit your head at the Battle of Budapest and forgotten where the Sanctuary is."
"Trust me, Michael," Sebastian chuckles. "It's down there, right on the banks at the bottom, we have to move along the cliffsides, make our way slowly and carefully to reach the bottom, or you can-"
Michael stares down at the river below, watching the extension of its streams as it enters new and larger rivers before leaping off the cliff, backflipping into a diving position as he warps down the large cliffside.
"Jump off the edge," Sebastian sighs, finishing his sentence. "Kassie, follow him, will ya'? It's your family too."
Kassie smirks as she runs towards the edge, leaping off also, following her father into the river below. In several seconds she impacts the water, feeling the coolness of the water soak her entire body instantly, the water surprisingly deeper than most rivers. She rises above the water, seeing Michael crawling on the bank as quickly as he can, using his muddy claws to crawl quicker than he could without claws. That's when she begins to hear his voice.
"SELENE?! EVE?! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Michael screams in both panic and excitement. "I'M HERE! IT'S ME! I'M HERE!"
Michael stands still on the river bank, his soaked clothes dripping water as Kassie moves next to him, both Hybrids watching as multiple figures approach them, dozens of them. His heart skips beats as the figures approach at horrendous speeds, the smell of their blood revealing the species of the figures; Lycans. The Lycans speed run their way towards the river banks, holding weapons from axes to firearms; a clear threat in Michael's eyes.
"Dad?" Kassie questions, her eyes fading to a solid cobalt blue colour, her claws tearing from her finger nails.
"STAND BESIDE ME!" Michael roars, retracting his claws as quickly as he can, leaning towards the ground as he growls and hisses at the Lycans. "WHERE IS SHE?!"
"STOP!" He hears a female voice scream from behind the Lycans, almost commanding them. "PUT THOSE WEAPONS DOWN BEFORE-"
The voice stops speaking, filling the scene with silence as the female figure stands before Michael; her hair short with silver tips, her dark brown eyes staring him down in clear disbelief, and her white dress covering a clear baby bump, the sight sending stopping Michael's heart for a solid couple seconds. He gulps down hard as he stares at the woman he's been fighting to protect for months, tears swelling his eyes as he begins to take small steps towards her.
"Michael?" Her soft voice speaks again, making the tears flow down his face. "Is that really you?"
"Selene?" Michael gasps, his steps becoming faster and larger. "Selene!"
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From War, To Extinction
ActionA far more dangerous and powerful Michael emerges from death and into the war-zone of the Second Purge. Unsure as to where his family is, Michael wages a war against the forces that once held him prisoner, prepared to do anything to get Selene, Eve...
