Returning Late (Solo)

She didn't mean for it to happen, she just was taken off guard. She didn't know why but suddenly lately, she's been getting weaker to things that vampires are weak too. Lord Teriirach told her that her punishments were never going to turn her into a vampire, Lilith wouldn't allow it, but the side affects were taking place. It was like she was experiencing the worst parts of being a vampire, without getting any of the benefits. (If you would call them benefits).
The only good thing about being a vampire is that you are constantly at your physical peak and you live long to serve Lilith for several centuries. It was an honor to serve the Succubus Lilith and it will be an honor to become one with her. One day soon, Lilith X will become apart of a great change, a change that will cleanse the world so that Lilith can rule it properly.

The Thrall blended into the night seamlessly, like she was apart of the scenery itself. She was so plain that she just blended in, nothing about her unnatural. Lilith X went to a tall tomb marked for some old cult member a thousand years ago. She placed her hands on the cool gate and let herself through, the creak of the rusty gate filling the cemetery with sound.
Once inside, she pushed against a tile which moved the actual tomb out of the way, revealing a secret staircase that led her into the cold darkness. The tomb shut behind her.

It was not an ideal place for any human to live, their were no windows or any source of light except a few torches hung on the wall, this helped Lilith X's sight.
After going down the winding staircase for several minutes, she entered another small wooden door. The door would open into a red layer of cloth that when pushed back revealed a stone lobby like area with a statue of a very beautiful woman in the middle. As soon as Lilith X stepped in the room, all eyes turned on her. They knew just as much as she did that she messed up. They also knew as much as she did that this meant that she was going to be punished.

"So you finally showed up." A familiar voice rang out into the silence, sending shivers up Lilith X's back. "I almost felt like we were going to have to go out and retrieve your dead body." Lord Teriirach scoffed, walking intimidatingly over to her. Lilith knew that she couldn't respond or else everything would be much worse. She knew exactly what she had to do, whether she liked it or not.
Lilith X got down on one knee and bowed her head down. "I am sorry My Lord, please have mercy on me." The Thrall repeated like she has time and time before.

She heard his footsteps grow closer, louder, until they were right there. She felt his angry presence above her. "Oh my child," He began softly, then quickly grabbing an her face and pulling her up to stand. "You are nothing do you understand! You are a vessel, we could even use you dead!" He growled, shaking her face violently. "You're as good to us dead as you are alive!" He yelled, clawing her cheek from her cheekbone down to her cheek, drawing blood. The room was full of intensity, you could almost reach out and grab it.
Lord Teriirach threw the emotionally detached girl on the floor, walking away like she was a piece of trash. "You know what to do."

Those were the words that let a hundred or so vampires run to her like a flock. She closed her eyes and waited for the first set of fangs pierce her leg.

Lilith X's eyes slowly opened to the dim light around her. She was back in her stone room, locked away from all other vampires who dare defy Lord Teriirach's orders and try to feast upon her. She was usually safe here, but sometimes, vampires couldn't help themselves and would try to rip apart her human flesh, ending up with a death sentence.
Her head was pounding as she began to sit up, looking at her newly found scars to be. There were many bite marks down her arms and legs, none on her face and neck this time around, except where the Lord scratched her. Usually Lord Teriirach does not let the others destroy her face or neck so that she can go undercover as Madame Blue without suspicion, but he must have been truly angry for him to personally destroy her face. Lilith X coward in shame.

This was the one job she was supposed to do, something that gave her meaning in life, and she couldn't even do that right. How was she supposed to be an honorable vessel for Lilith to take over when she couldn't even do her one job!
The Thrall walked over to her cracked mirror and examined herself. Her cheekbones were more prominent than ever, showing signs lack of food. How long has she been out? If she's been out for several days, how long, and who carried her back?

Lilith X used her small medical stash to clean the rest of her wounds and bandage them up, by the time she finished she looked like a mummy.
She regained her confidence and got in her training gear, heading over to the most familiar room in the entire area, the training room. The Thrall opened up her door and walked silently down the hallways, not wanting to attract unwanted attention. It must be night time, for the halls were empty and no preying eyes were locked onto her.

She passed a familiar stone arch, one that led into the only well made area, Lilith's temple. The Thrall was never aloud in there, she was never deemed worthy enough. She has only seen Lord Teriirach go in there, but because he told her no, she trapped out any desire to do so.
Lilith X finally got to the training room and lit all of the torches of the surrounding area, giving the room a soft orange glow.
She set up several dummies and began to work on a special trick that she's been trying to do for weeks. The three dummies were surrounding her, nothing threatening about it. Lilith X took out her double swords and attached the chains between them. She threw both swords on opposite sides of each other, landing in front of two dummies. She would then use the chain as a balancing ground to jump at the third dummy, hoping to grab it and throw him to finish her move, but she slipped.

Lilith X slipped and fell on her face, a shameful thing to do. She got up and spit blood, looking at the dummy angrily. She's been trying to do this trick for weeks, and she was going to perfect it, no matter how many times it too her.
The Thrall took a deep breath and simply began with a basic training technique, balance. She got on the chain and began to balance on the swinging part. She did this for several minutes until she lifted one foot and began to go up and down until she was almost certain she could do the move.

The Trainee got off and prepared again. She jumped on the chain and jumped towards the dummy, tackling it with no grace what so ever, making the rest of the move useless.
"Again!" An angry voice called out into the room, sending shivers down her spine. "Did you not hear me? Again!" Lord Teriirach yelled. Causing Lilith X to jump up and repeat the same move over and over, the same mistake over and over. The lack of food going to her head. Will she ever be able to live up to her title as a vessel? Or will it just be her and the Lord, him yelling again over and over until her heart stops beating?

Again, Again, Again, Again.

This was the only word ringing through her head as she tried to do this trick over and over. The constant threat of Lord Teriirach behind her. She was running on fumes now, the very fear of the Lord himself, for she had not eaten in several days.
Finally, she got in a mind set where she just had to do whatever needed to be done to use this technique in battle. She lowered her eyes and tried to steady her breath. She placed her hands downwards right when she jumped for the dummy, making a small force field beneath her feet. She used this force field to gain balance, grab the dummies neck, pivot her foot, and throw the dummy on the chain.

The chain made a catapult reaction with threw both swords in the air, slicing through the other dummies like they were made of paper. Lilith X grabbed the swords mid air and turned to Lord Teriirach, looking for any sign of approval.
His very presence was a terrifying one. He was built big and tall, almost 6 foot 4. He was practically a foot taller than Lilith X and his biceps alone were bigger than her head. He was a war machine, but the way he carried himself, a calm cool demeanor, added all to his element fear factor. He brushed his long black hair back and looked down at the Thrall.

"You need to understand that when fighting, you use all of your gifts and abilities to over come your enemy. You do not play fair, you play to win." He informed Lilith X. "Now, again."\
It was a lot easier for the girl to return to training when she had that kind of response. It was the closest thing to a praise she'll ever get.

After several more hours of sweating and perfecting two other techniques, Lord Teriirach aloud her to stop. "I fixed your armor so you cannot be taken down in battle as easily. It also has a tracking device in it along with a higher grade steel. You will need this for your upcoming mission." He told her, handing a small ear chip to her. "You are dismissed."
Lilith X nodded and took her leave, walking out of the room with her head high up. She please her Lord, something that was hard to do, but she was finally getting the hang out her powers.

After taking a short bath and cleaning the muck from all of her body, she didn't know what to do. This was her life, eat, sleep, train, repeat. Everyday, this is all she knew, so when Lord Teriirach made her leave the training room, what else should she do?
The Thrall began to wander around the dark halls of the sanctuary, coming across a familiar area. The temple of Lilith.

Lilith X has always been curious about this room. She felt as if a life force was calling out to her every time she passed it, like there was something that needed to be finished in their, a destiny per say. The only thing that was holding her back was Lord Teriirach. The thought of defying him made her sick to the stomach. He has done every thing in his power to perfect her for a vessel, so disobeying him was out of the question.
"Lllllllllll"
Lilith X looked up, it was that life force this time, but much louder. She took a step closer to the door.
"Commmmeeee closssssssserrrr myyy dearrrr." The sweet voice rang out. Lilith X took cautious steps towards the entrance, listening for the voice.
"Yesssssssss, comemmmeeeee toooo meee." The Woman hissed, begging for her to enter the chamber.
Lilith X opened the door.

As she pushed open the door, the room was filled with an overwhelming scent of death. The whole area was dimly lit with orange torches and in the center held an alter, hanging above was a giant black box.
Lilith X took in the room, was her destiny death? Why did she feel the need to be in a sacrificial room, and who was calling her?
"Myyyyyy dddeeeaaarrrrr" the voice rang out, calling out to Lilith X's very soul. She began to look back and forth, the voice was louder than before.

"Who's there?" The Thrall asked, looking around the surrounding pillars. Unlike the rest of the chambers, this one was made out of black marble, adding to the vibe of fear and mystery. She began to walk around a bit more until she began to feel this vibrating in her head. It felt like someone let bees loose, taking over her every thought. Lilith X grabbed both sides of her head and fell to her knees, being overtaken by the very thought of buzzing.

"Myyyyy chilllddddd." The voice said, cutting through the buzzing and entering her head. "It hass onlyyy begunn." The vibrating continued. louder, louder, louder. Again, again, again. Her vision began to go black, was this the end?Then, it all stopped.
Lilith X looked up and saw a greyish shadow in front of her, putting its hand out like a force-field and blocking a sword from no other then, Lord Teriirach. The life force pushed out its hand and sent the vampire lord into the marble pillar, cracking it. "You foolish being!" The grey shadow yelled. "MY SACRIFICE CAME TO ME AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO. I LET YOU USE HER LONG ENOUGH, THIS IS MY VESSEL! DO NOT TOUCH HER UNTIL I COMMAND YOU SO!" It screamed, throwing the vampire through the marble wall and out into the chamber.

The Grey shadow turned to the Thrall and smiled. "Oh my dear, I have used too much power. One day soon, we shall be reunited again." She said, floating back up to the black box hanging above the alter. Lilith X looked at her, then back at the damage she had done. Lilith X realized and reached out to her. "Empress!" She cried out. That was her destiny, the reason she was born. He entire life was about to have meaning until Lord Teriirach took it away!
Lilith X ran past it all, past her meaning in life, past the doors, past everything until she stopped by Lord Teriirach. He kept on whispering the same thing over and over. "wasn't ready, wasn't ready, she isn't ready." Lilith X simply looked at him longingly then ran off towards the only exit in the entire chamber, the only way out to where she could get her thoughts straight.

Lilith ran up and up and up, all the way to the tomb which she pushed aside and ran out of the burial site. She turned invisible, and ran, she always felt invisible, but right now, she needed to not be seen by anyone, or anything.
She got towards the edge of the cemetery until she collapsed from exhaustion, anger, and something else she couldn't place her finger on it. Lilith X fell to the ground, clutching her chest. She felt like she was unraveling and she needed to hold herself together. She wanted to cry and let out emotion, just for once, but it's like she forgot how.

After sitting there for what seemed like hours, curled up into a ball, she heard a noise. She looked around, trying to get out of a vulnerable state that she was in. It came closer and closer until she heard the wailing of it. A child?
The little girl stumbled forward, crying and screaming, holding onto her blonde pigtails. She made eye contact with Lilith X and began to walk over to her, still crying. Lilith X didn't know what to do, she shouldn't be seen in this state, it was a sign of weakness. Something that has been showing a lot lately.

She knows what she has to do. Lilith X round house kicked the girl, knocking her out instantly.The Thrall reached down and placed her hands on the side of the girls head and concentrated hard. If this girl wasn't in a weak mind state, Lilith X could have passed out. She planted a memory of coming across a deer instead of The Thrall, a simple memory. After that, Lilith X walked away, into the city and away from any more troubles.
She was now in normal clothes, but walking around at 6 in the morning could still be seen as suspicious. She headed towards the nearest diner, trying to blend in as she could.

The Thrall kept her head lowered and sat down in the nearest booth. An older lady in a flimsy blue uniform walked over to her, popped her piece of gum, then asked what she wanted.
"I-i-I'm just looking right now." Lilith X told her, taking her completely off guard.
After a few more moments of looking at the menu, she began to take notice on how everyone was staring at her. They would look at her real quick and then turn away and whisper, all of them. She was blending in wasn't she? What was she doing wrong? Why was she always the one who everyone talked about? Why her? Why?

She put her head down.

After a few moments of gathering her thoughts, she looked up to see an elderly lady sitting there with her own menu.
"I mean, if you're living in a toxic environment and you're trying to escape, the best way to do it is to cover your bruises so no one notices." The lady told her, flipping through the menu casually. Lilith X didn't know what she was talking about until she looked down. Almost her entire forearms were covered in bruises that looked identical to hand marks. She also had all of her scars showing due to wearing a cami and shorts. She looked like a walking war hero.

"I just needed a breather." Lilith X said, picking up her menu as well and copying what the elderly lady was doing. "Why are you here?" The Thrall asked, making sure she knew all of her exits in the place.
The old lady looked at her with sad eyes. She has electric blue and black hair streaked with white, it was like a whole story within itself being told. "Oh my dear, I am so sorry. I had to see you while you were still like this." She simply told her, reaching for her face. She caressed the side of her face then walked out, leaving Lilith X stunned.

"W-Wait! What do you mean!" She yelled, looking to see where the lady went. She was gone, where did she go? The Thrall ran towards the cash register. "Did you see which way the old lady went?!" Lilith X asked, scaring the younger lady. "I-i-i don't know what you're talking about."
The thrall went wide eyed. She ran out into the street, looking for the colored hair. She was truly gone. Just like that, her head was full of questions.

Already being caught up in the chaos of JumpCity's morning rush, Lilith X decided to go. Her scars were very apparent, and besides the fact that she was trying to blend in as much as possible, people would stare at her no matter what. She couldn't escape the staring eye from human pests, no matter how many techniques she was taught, for the first time in her life, the Thrall was visible.
She decided to head back.

Even though the wound would still be sore, it was going to have to be patched up now. Its better then to disappear for several more hours and worry the rest of the vampires and the lord. Lilith X took a deep breath and took the short way to the cemetery. She wanted to avoid as much seeing eyes as she could, it was bothering her how much she was being noticed.
On her way home, she passed a funeral. Words were being thrown around like "He was as brave as he was in life as he was in death." or "He isn't truly gone if we haven't forgotten him." typical human things to say.
Lilith X never understood funerals. The person was dead and gone, it's not like their physical presence was there to approve or not. Funerals were simply for living who couldn't deal with the fact that the human was dead. Humans were quite silly.

After a few more minutes of walking, Lilith X arrived at the gate of the tomb. She slowly pushed her way inside and saw that the casket was off to the side revealing the stair case quite plainly. Vampires must have recently came in if so, they probably all are just finding out what happened, making an entrance right now a rather bad time. The Thrall simply took a deep breath and made her way down stairs, for once, being nervous to enter her home.
After passing through the curtains, she looked around to see if anyone was there, but it was as empty as it was when she left. Everyone should have been here, its daylight? But there were no presence, no smell, nothing. It felt so completely empty, it looked like how Lilith X felt. Completely and utterly empty.

Her foot steps echoed in the hall, one after another until she stopped right in front of the entrance to Lilith's chamber. She sighed, feeling that deep connection to it once again. As she turned to walk away, a strong force would strike her, sending her towards the concrete ground. She pressed her hand to her raw face and looked up to see Lord Terriiach standing before her with a look of disgust. "I look at you and all I see is a coward who runs away from the mess she made" He spat, walking off to who knows where, leaving Lilith X with a raw face and whole new set of confusion.


She felt, fear, something she hasn't felt in a while. although, this emotion was not for herself, it was for the Lord. Lilith warned him not to touch her, what will she do now that he has? Lilith X does not fear for herself, she fears for the Lords Life.

After securing a single emotion within Lilith X, betraying her Lord, and running into a familiar like old lady, The Thrall decided there was only one more thing to do to clear her head. Approach her destiny, her life meaning, approach the Empress Lilith.
The girl realized that this could end very badly, but she also realized that this could be the answers she was looking for. There was an even chance for success as there was failure, this was a risk that Lilith X was willing to take. She knew, either dead or alive, she'd be a help to the Lord. This was merely for her human side of her that needed answers.

Lilith X looked around to see if any other Vampires were around. Most of the place was empty which gave her the perfect chance to walk in. The Thrall neared to the entrance to Lilith's chambers, but heard no whisper.
She felt like her soul was attached to this place, like a lifeline that kept her own heart beating. But no whisper?

She pushed the doors open and walked into the room where one pillar was destroyed and blood still stained the marble floor. Lilith X walked over to the blood stain and wiped her hand across it, seeing how deeply embedded it was. Now it will be a constant reminder of the time her destiny was stripped from her. A reason to keep on going so that one day she'll reach that point of acceptance. So that the empty shell she is will be filled and given life. A meaning. That's all she asks for, a meaning to her meaningless life.

The Thrall looked up at the black box. "Empress, Lord, Savior, please, I need answers." She asked, stepping closer to the alter underneath the hanging black box. No answer.
"No matter what I do, I am just never good enough to even fulfill my destiny, why is that?" Lilith X asked the black box again.
"Why am I never good enough?" The Thrall continuously asked, now underneath the box. There was nothing, no answer, she was risking her life for nothing. Maybe it wasn't worth it.

Lilith X curled up into a ball on the alter, waiting for something. Even if it was the claws that ripped her flesh apart, the fangs that pierced her skin, anything to make her feel like something. Right now, she felt like an empty shell that was pushed into the void of space. An utter nothingness.
"Mmmmmmmyyyy chillllldddddddddd...." The voice whispered, caressing the Thrall's ear with her voice.
Lilith X looked up at the box and felt a much stronger presence in their then there was before. "Ittt wassssss nott youuuu whoooooo messsseeedd uppppp. Iiiiiiii waaasssss noottt readddyyy." The Succubus Lilith told the girl, trying to comfort her. "Soooooooooon." Were the final words she breathed into the Thralls ear before disappearing once more.

And like that, the prophecy was set into motion.


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