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Raelle wakes up with shooting pain though her head. She quickly gathered that Libba was asleep across her back, her head resting in-between her shoulder blades. She looks turns a little to see her surroundings. The pain in her head, growing more by the second. She pushes herself up and stumbles out of bed.
Getting a groan from Libba. But nothing else, that she could hear, the pain closing in the world to her.
Her breathing quickly becoming shallow. She could feel the rush of new souls. Since the connection with the mother. She could feel when the dead come to her. Normally it just a little tickle easily bypassed. Overlooked. But this was so much more. She being to get up from the floor. But her legs couldn’t move.
She didn’t notice Libba climbing of the bed. Nor hear her words of her saying, “Raelle, you need to breath”.
It was only when Libba placed her hands on her shoulders.
This didn’t do much to help, Raelle gains her control back. Worried she removed the collar that she was still wearing. That thought it way. Still Raelle breathing was still all over the place.
She placed her hand on Raelle cheek. “you need to breath”.
“there so many”. Raelle managed to get out, through breaths.
“this is one of those time, you need to explain.” With a little smirk.
She just closed her eyes; she couldn’t find her words. Too overwhelmed. This has never happened before. Where so many souls have come to the mother. This was one of the few things she hated about being connected with the mother. This was the biggest one.
Feeling all the souls that joined the mother. Civilian and witches all are welcome to the mother. As tear run down her face, the pain as the sorrow for the dead. Hit her.
Despite everything, she could figure out what was going on. There had been an attack. The souls had cried out. For someone to help them, so many to not do something.
Not sure what going on. Libba pulled Raelle into her arms and held her close. Her back against the bed, her legs, and arms around Raelle, protecting her. From the outside.
Her breathing started to get more normal.
She doesn’t know how long there stay like this. But at some point, Raelle falls asleep. She carefully picks her up and lay her down. Not letting her go. And together there stay like this this Raelle in her arms, save. Where she belonged.
The morning rolled around. Libba had stay wake for most of the remaining of the night. Fear that if she slept, Raelle would awake with other attack. And she wouldn’t be able to help her. being she would be alone. She couldn’t allow that, not after having so many herself, alone.
But even with this, at some point she had fallen asleep, holding Raelle. It only when the light from the window hit her, waking her up. Did she realised she had fallen asleep.
It was Libba turn to look around that when she noticed Raelle, laying beside her. Watching her, her light blue eyes, fully of tenderness that she only seen in two other people, one being Scylla.
“are you ok”.
Raelle rushed over and removed the hair that had fallen in Libba face.
“I am known, it was panic attack by the way. From a nightmare”.
She didn’t want her to worry anymore then she had been. Plus, only Nicta know about her connection, her true connection with the mother. She was the one that brought her back the first time. The one that connected her to the mother, to save her. She couldn’t say it, but she was thankful to both of them. When she awakes, she for the first time had a goal. Had a drive, to do something bigger than herself and a few witches.
Libba know she was lying but also understood that even with them together. It would take time for anyone to open up, about this kind of thing. Nightmares are not fun. She had a few, mostly about her father.
Pushed that though out of her head, Libba leaned over and kissed her.
“not like, I don’t want this from continuing but you’re going to be late. If you don’t more, you sexy”.
“I have a sexy ….”
Raelle stops her by kisses her.
Breaking the kiss, “fine, but we going to continue this later”.
“happy too”.
With that Libba pushed herself up. Raelle was her, biting her lip. As Libba walked around looking for her clothes. Her naked form distracting her a little. Her headache still there.
After finally getting dressed she rushed over to Raelle.
“are you sure, you ok.”
“yea, I’m good. I am know going anywhere. I got this day off, remember. I be fine. If I have other attack, I will try call someone, from the infirmary”.
That seem to relax her.
“ok, see you tonight”.
Raelle kissed her against her cheek, “yep, I need my cuddle bear”.
With a chuckle. She moves to leaving she hears the morning Ring. Shouting to Raelle, something she don’t quite understand and bolts from there hideout.
*****
The day had gone pretty well. Training was getting more intense as the final test was around the corner. A week away or so. She wasn’t fully sure. She was sitting with her unit mate when. Tally and Glory her best friend rushed into the room.
Quickly turning on the Tv. Glory looking around of the remote to change the channel.
Abigail was gathering her food when she noticed this, “what the rush, your favourite Tv show on”.
Getting a few chuckles.
“no this was an attack” Tally said just as the new come on.
‘today the spree, have attack again, behind me you can see the fire. That was once the Fort Salam, airport. The fire before having killed so many lives. The number is way above a thousand.’
Everyone fell silent.
Libba lean forward as the Madam President, started to speak. She was paying attention.
Her mind was racing, thinking back to Raelle Panic attack. And the things Raelle had said, ‘too many’. There might be a connection between, the attack and Raelle. But what.
She didn’t have anything to do with the attack.
But there was something that Raelle wasn’t telling. Before she just though it was about her scars. She often had nightmare about them. And just thought it was that. But this, if connected was something else and was going to ask her.
Without really thinking outside of, is Raelle really ok.
Libba get up and walk out, without saying anything. Her unit mate following her. which catches Tally and Abigail attention. Tally quickly hugs her friend, telling her that she was going to see Raelle see if she ok. Or if she heard what happened.
Both Abigail and Tally quickly caught up with them.
“what going thought that head of yours, Libba”.
“Raelle had a panic attack last night. This could give her other one, figure cross. She ok”.
She doesn’t say what she really thinks. That Raelle somehow could feel the dead. But that line of though was crazy. Know could feel the dead, only Necromancy’s could. And only on Beltane and a few other, like Yule and Samhain. She wasn’t sure about the other but those two. She knows.
“do you know what she had a panic attack.” Abigail said, a little concern with this information.
“not sure, I think it about her scars. But not fully sure”.
Tally and Grey both ingulf her into a hug.
“it that we are heading, to check if she ok”.
“yea.”
“ok, I’m going to check on, Adil. Tally, inform me, with anything.”
“it sounds your concern, Bedweter”. She said titled her head to the side. Her jokey tone coming thought.
“you wish.” She said with a knowing smile.
“I’m going to go with you” grey said.
“I’m good, Grey”.
“I know, but with everything that Raelle had said, no one travel alone. Especially when their civilians are on basic”.
“what are you talking about”.
Grey pointed toward the convoy of vehicles parking up. Outside the main office area. A high-ranking officer standing watching them to exited.
There watches at a few people exit the Vice President vehicle with red coat on.
“guys, there got red coats on, you don’t think. Do you his part of what Raelle said. That their Camarilla.” Tally said a little surprised.
“well, we can’t be sure, but this changes things.”
Libba turns to them, “Abigail and Toot, check on Adil and I believe he has a sister. If their Camarilla both could be in danger, if the information that Raelle said is check, which I believe is. Tally and Grey stay put, keep an eye on them. Don’t allow them to move from the Vehicles or the Vice President. Warn Abigail and Toot first then me.”
With a nob from everyone.
“So, we’re good, with the plan.” she said mainly direct it to Abigail.
“it a solid plan, I see you in training. Don’t be late”.
Then all of them separated.
*****
After Libba had left, Raelle had also go changed. She had tried to clean but with her pounding headache. She had to check on the mother. So, she left the hideout leaving a note. Saying, Scylla workplace.
It wasn’t long before she manages to get to the Necromancy facility. A few witches had seen her but said nothing. There wasn’t anything to say. She had gone inside every easily. Know saw her enter. As she walked inside and down the stairs she could feel, her vibration of the mother.
She rushes around, her feet taking her. She had no control over herself. She didn’t notice the absence of Izadora or the other Necro’s. If she was with it, she may have hesitated.
She made her way onto the room, that housed the mother. Or an opening. For her and others like Izadora to communicate with the mother. She steps inside the room, her mind not with her. She places her hand against the wall.
‘so many’. The back of her mind shouted.
But she didn’t stop. Her body give up falling into the fall. She didn’t get pulled inside. The mother just held her there on the surface. As Raelle spoke with the dead, that have come before the mother.
Her mind awakes within the mother. With many, so many to count, souls of all kinds.
“I am a vessel. I will show you the way. Your loved ones await you.”
With that many souls fade away. Witches, She thought. Knows what to do. Which still left so many.
“those that remain, come to me. I will guide you. To the other side.”
*****
Libba rushed the hideout without being detected. Quickly figuring out that Raelle wasn’t there. Finding the note. Cursing to herself she left the hideout; she shouldn’t have left her alone. Rushing toward the Necromancy facility. The same one that Raelle rushed out of only a few days ago, or maybe longer.
On her way inside she caught the Tally farspeech. ‘The Vice President is leaving with all red coats. We are heading off.’
She didn’t respond back. She just carried on what she was doing. Finding Raelle.
She wasn’t sure where to look. But something with the air, help her. If someone asked her, she want to be able to put it into words.
She manages to find the main office. Izadora’s office. The door wide open. So, without much thinking she entered the space. The room was large. All around the edge was covered with books. To the right was her office. Just outside that office, was two small tables covered in tools. But she couldn’t say what tools.
In front of her, was a chamber but shouldn’t figure out what for. She wasn’t in the mood to explore more. There were chairs all around the room once she steps inside. She noticed them, one on either side of the chamber.
She finally looked at the door to her left. That when her body froze.
Laying on the ground, was Raelle.
Rushes forward and pulls her onto her lap. Checking her pulse. Quickly finding one.
“Raelle, can you hear me.”
She slowly opened her eyes, “hay”. It was weak.
There stayed like that for some time. Libba understanding without words Raelle needed more time to recover. From want ever, had happened.
Raelle knows that once she able to verbal what had happened, Libba would ask question. And this time, ‘maybe I don’t need to lie. Anymore’.
****
Abigail and Grey managed to get room Adil and his sister was staying.
When she got the same call. That the Vice President was leaving. Sighing with relief she opened the door. Quickly being engulf, with flames.
Grey quickly winds strikes sending who ever attack flying back. She could her causing before breaking of glass. She turned around, laying on the ground not moving, Abigail.