Queens and Knights

Chapter 2 - The Dian

Neptune's P.O.V:

after I shut the door of Astrid's room, I went downstairs and headed to the kitchen to get something for me and mum before I headed to her room. 

I opened the fridge and took  out an apple and sat on the counter and took a bite. I know Astrid was lying to me. It was obvious. What I didn't understand however was the reason for her not telling me. we were sisters, we kept no secrets from each other right? I snort. who am I kidding. I've been keeping secrets hidden and locked away deep inside my head for years. Like the amount of time I've broken rules that Maria told us strictly not to break and the time I met h-

''knight of darkness, come, come to me. Come knight of darkness, Come.''              

I was half way before I took a another bite and jumped from the counter and looked around. what was that...

''come to me, come... speak to me...''

I know what I was doing was probably the most stupidest thing a human would do but I followed the voice.. it sounded so soft and kind.. it was hypnotizing.  

''Come. knight of darkness and I shall tell you secrets...''            

I kept walking to the hypnotizing voice as it let me through the dark hallways. it kept leading me down and down and down... even lower then the basement... what the fuck? I now stood in front of the oak dark door. the voice was no longer heard. I couldn't hear it.

I raise my hand and very, very slowly I knock on the door. once. twice.  and just when I was about to knock the third time the door, slightly,  creaked open. I dropped my hand at stared. I walk to the door and put my hand hovers on the rusty old knob... I look down and draw by hand straight back.

There was blood on the knob and all on the concrete floor. and what's worse.. I knew it was fresh.

With a deep breath i put my hand on the knob and push it wide open.. right in front of me was a huge stone staircase. i start walking clearing my the cobwebs with my hands as i go deeper and deeper in to the place where the voice, now silent, was leading me.  

I walk in into a huge black room with one window at the top of it ceiling. no light shone from it. I couldn't see anything but i knew, just knew...

That I was definitely not alone

''finally... i finally have met you, such dark and hollow soul, finally.''

The hair on my neck stood up. I felt goosebumps everywhere. I closed my eyes and dint dare turn around. this literally felt like a horror movie but I knew that weather that thing was.. It was right behind me.. breathing on my neck.

''Turn around beautiful solider and let me see you.''

I kept my voice firm and tried not to let it waver. ''who are you? what did you want?'' I didn't turn around and kept my eyes shut.

''Turn around, and i'll answer all of your questions. i'll tell you.. everything''

I took out a breath I didn't realize I'd been holding in and slowly turned around. and opened my eyes.

It took all my, literally, physical strength not to scream.

What was now in front of me was horrifying. It had a dirty cloak and was ripped from all edges. a dirt and murky grayish colour. It had no skin none except on its skin. bits and pieces of flesh here and there. some on the joints and some nearer the eyes or the head. as If the bugs and insect had eaten half and left the other half to rot. to decompose.. all in all it was bones, a walking skeleton. its eyes... there were balls of whiteness, no pupil or an iris. nothing just plain white, and it was stitched. stitches as eyelids. it's teeth were old, brown and pale yellow. it cheeks were were hollow as if it hadn't eaten for centuries. it probably hadn't.

It was disgusting.

''like what you see?'' it hissed.

''no,no.you-your horrid.'' I put both my hand on my nose and mouth to try and cover the stench whilst shaking my head as   slowly retreat back gradually. the thing smirked, well it looked like a smirk to me. I couldn't really tell. no doubt it was doing that due to the absolute terror in my eyes, the fear.

''Oh don't be afraid.. I want to help you. some advice perhaps. after that i'll leave you alone but I want you to calm down, take a deep breath. I won't harm you, you are the knight of darkness, my darkness , I  shall respect you and bow down to you, oh faithful knight for I am forever in your debt.''

I didn't know what to say.. but for some reason I believed it. That it had no interst to harm me and really did want to help me. slowly I dropped my hands and took a deep breath' 

''What is that you want. tell me and what are you?'' I say to it.

''my name is The Dian. i'm neither female nor male. I am bound to this place just like it is bound to me. this is my home. and I had one goal in life, and after tonight i will depart and finally be free.                                                                                                                                                                                              My goal will now be finely complete. you must find the stones of ambition, humbleness, courage and intelligence. your quest will start tomorrow, when eh clock strikes 12. everything you once knew will change forever. with theses stones you will defeat the Winter demon. you will finally end the torment that this family has been suffering for centuries. trust your mind knight of darkness. never let your emotion's over rule you, ever. head over mind.                                                    now you must go. I wish you the best of luck and hope you achieve your goal.                                  goodbye.''

And with a raise of its hands, before I could comprehend what was going on. I blacked out.

Astrid was in front of me. but she wasn't Astrid. no she had an evil glean in her eyes. not the soft and innocent her once beautiful brown eyes held. 

''look at you, a disappointment. you couldn't even take care of me or mum, and we lost because of you. we died because of you. you're useless. utterly useless.'' she spat.

''No.No please.''  I whispered and put my hand on my throat to stop the pain. I wanted to kill myself. I hated it. someone kill me please. nobody cares. I let down everybody, everybody I loved..

Gone. just like that.

''I hate you. you should've died the day dad was killed. He should've taken you!'' Astrid shrieked.

I could not take it anymore.. I- I Just couldn't..

I fainted.

I woke up with a gasp... I was in the kitchen leaning on one of the cupboards. I wiped my face and went to the toilet and washed my face.

''Just a dream. it doesn't mean anything Tune. your family love you. yeah.'' I kept repeating. But the eyes, me wanting to ki- no stop. Instead I thought about what the Dian told me and went to mum's room. there was a chair near her. I held her hand and sat on the seat I leaned on the bed and closed my eyes drifting... 

to a dreamless sleep.

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SO i worked two hour on this Shit. and my wrist hurt also my brother threw water on me and my compute but its OK..

damn i feel so down now. 

ADIOS

PS: If you can't understand how the Dian looks, search up The Silent Brothers ( Cassandra Clare) and the Suriel ( Sarah J Maas ). If you incorporate them together, you'll get what i imagine as the Dian.

Hope That Helps!