Where the Heart Lies Series

Prologue: Part 1: Beginnings of Revenge The storm was fierce Daniel had meant it to be. He used it as cover to advance toward the castle that held his father. It was nice to stretch his power for a change. The expectant father was in no hurry he stopped his advance looking around his surrounding he motioned for the men with him to stop directing some toward the tower another lot to go with him and still a third to stay put where they were. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A letter arrived at the castle with word it was to be taken straight ways to the Lady of the house. Vanessia sat in the rocking chair knitting a blanket for her ever growing bump. She hummed an old Gaelic lullaby as she rocked. Her husband had left to fetch his father from an old enemy that had invited Nolan to his castle in a mock truce for peace between them. What better way to advance with a wee babe on the way then to bring peace between the remaining families that were once enemies. She had no worries for her husband and his mission for he was the human son of the Irish goddess Morgan. He had all the power of his mother being able to wield the most powerful of storms the fiercest of raging fires cause tempest to rage or calm the worst of any of these. For the most part they lived in peace there were some ancient enemies some more then others but in whole they had made peace with most. “My Lady this just came for ya” the letter was sealed with no particular crest but bore her name “ Lady Vanessia McNiel of the house of Donnchadh” it was well known she was Married to the son of the goddess Morgan who's house went by Nolan's Mother's father's crest of Donnchadh. They were proud to fly the banner as Nolan's father and his descendants before him had been fierce warriors but also kind to the peasant folk who lived almungest them not a single warrior under them was not proud to serve beside their clans man. Vanessia let her knitting lay on her bump as she broke the seal to read the letter her breath catching in her throat. “I have killed your father in law and your husband I'm coming for you and your unborn babe next” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel stood atop the tower looking Kian dead in the face “ I'll be taking me father back with me now you old rouge. Is peace so far fetched to you that that'd you'd try and start a war with one of the most powerful families in Ireland and Scotland besides the Royals?” Kian made no moves nor did he answer Daniel. He had calculated this to the very second yet Daniel and his men had advanced with little effort. By this point in Kian's plan Daniel and his men should be laying dead in poos of their own blood. But Daniel had made it this far and he had cornered Kian on top of his prison tower. Kian had thought the truth of Daniel being the powerful son of the goddess Morgan a myth after all did they not call him the human son of the Goddess Morgan not her equal yet he proved himself every bit as powerful and equal to his mother. “I'll have your wife and child Daniel she'll rest with my late lass. When she is so racked with grief as my wife was she will want to end it all to leave this world for the next.” Daniel laughed he knew his spitfire of a wife would do no such thing he had fallen in love with her fierce passion and zeal for life. Even if Kian managed to kill him she woud find a way to go on for the their babe. “you don't know Vanessia at all then my Lord.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She had dropped it all on the floor. Her knitting spilled out on the floor and the letter lay on top of the mess of yarn. She ran out of the castle tears streaming down her face she ran in the direction of the forest that lay to the north of the castle yet she knew not where she went her grief beckoning her on. She finally came to a clearing near a brooke and stopped her running. She spied an fallen tree near the brook and went and through herself on it tears escaping freely with each sob she made comepletely rocking her entire body. “lass” startled Vanessia looked up there before her stood a cloaked male he did not elude the essence of danger or fear “what troubles your heart so much” he asked he moved almost floated towards her reaching out his hand to stroke her face following the trace of a stray tear “my father-in-law and husband have been taken from me and my babe by an evil Lord they sought nothing but peace for our family and he gave us nothing but death” Vanessia gritted her teeth as she finished “I can give you the power to avenge them to be strong for you and your wee babe” he told to her and whether it was the avenging her mate or the thought of protecting her unborn babe Vanessia stood before the monster “I am the daughter-in-law of the Goddess Morgan how dare you tempt me” she stated “it is not a Temptation my dear lass I merely give it freely to you” he raised his hands to show surrender “what is it you offer” she stepped forward “power” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “storms rage tempests toss Lighting strike hearts to fear” Nolan was saying as looked out the window of the tower adding to fauder to his sons conjured storm. “ Kian we have no reason to be enemies end this now” Kian raised his sword “I can't do that Daniel had your clans men not been the reason for my wife's death mayhaps I could walk away to talk of better times but alas that is not the case dear Daniel” Lightening struct between the two men engaged in a one on one battle between two enemies. It struck home down the blade of Kian's sword straight to his heart causing him to faint. Daniel chained the man and exchanged him for his father. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vanessia stepped closer to the figure before her “what is the name of the man whom is so wiling to give me the gift of power to advenge my family such as it is” the cloaked man stepped into the now moonlite clearing. “Declan” He said as he swiftly went to her tilting her head and biting her on her neck. Her transformation was quick perhaps because of the babes linage to Morgan who's bloodline the babe was or of for some other unknown reason nonetheless the babe was protected by the same bloodlines kept safe from the transformation of it's mother and the affect of the blood of the vampire that had sired her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The men sat around a fire about a days journey from home now joking about the battle that had just taken place and enjoying meade lambs stew and bread. “ I bet the women folk will be surprised when we get back so early tomorrow” Nolan lovingly joked with his son. “and narry a scartch on a one of us” one of the men added. There were cheers of agreement all around the fire as the meade started to have it's affect on the men. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She was a blur as she stormed the castle taking out her vengeance on every last man left alive there until she finally reached the already defeated Kian. “where are they! Where is my husband and father-in-law?” he coward in front of her right where she wanted him “most likely already home or on the way there too. They departed here 2 days prior to now after chaining me here in the tower” Kian said terror shining in his eyes “you lie to me” she shrieked as she dug her claws further into him. “I miscalculated the power of the McNiel men and the blessing of Morgan that sits upon them” she glance Declan's way now was it all for nought the transformation into this Monster she had become she had brought her babe into this harm for nothing. “how dare you lie to a Member of Morgan's line” she yelled as she grew tired of Kian and snapped his neck drinking his blood after. “what a waste” Declan looked at the bodies before him some laying in pools of their own blood “and none worthy enough to spare” as they walked away from the tower he throw a torch towards the rafters causing the entire place to be engulfed with fire burning every last body there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nola was sitting in the same chair Vanessia had sat in rocking waiting on the men folk to return. She was the elder of the family Nolan's own mother. She was a sweet older woman wise in her age she had a knowledge of the old ways and herbs a great midwife and healer in her own right. She sat rocking back and forth with the knowledge she had just received. She knew her son and grandson had been blessed because of the love or Morgan who still visited from time to time. She would not trouble her daughter-in-law with the news there was nothing she could do at this point nothing any of them ould do. Nolan reached the castle and went in search of his mother “Ma where are ya, ya young lass” he called teasingly. He climbed the stairs to the bedchambers two at a time eager to see his mother and daughter-in-law. As both men entered the room she stood “Daniel she's changed” she spoke of Vanessia “and Morgan herself could not change her back” Daniel looked around the chamber he shared with his wife “where is my wife Gran where is Vanessia?” Nola embraced her grandson trying to ease his pain “ there was a letter Daniel it spoke ill will that you and Nolan had been killed in a bloody battle she ran out into the forest for the sake of me I don't know why someone had not followed her but by the time anyone found her it was to late. He offered her a way to avenge your death she did not hesitate. He turned her into an ancient monster an enemy of old to the Donnchadh” Daniel crossed to stand in front of the window “who was he Gran” he asked “Declan” was all she had to say. Declan was back. “ and the Babe” Daniel asked “Morgan ya mother protects it for the time being.” ___________________________________________________________________________________ I am so sorry it is taking so long to update but I have been in and out of the hospital the past month and my laptop is down so I'm hand writing then typing it hopefully in the next couple of days (3/22/19) it'll be ready for you all bare with me and this little story. also check out my Christian in-depth devotional "episode 1 the law of warfare" hopefully by 3/27/19 there will be another chapter I apologize