"Within the walls of a million lies. Within the walls of a mother that never quite understood me. I felt so angry. I felt like the next person I could easily kill, and with no remorse. And I kept telling myself if I keep thinking like this I would certainly act. And yet, I never really cared. I knew I could stop from acting upon my thoughts. But I knew and I could understand that my own parents would look at me like some sort of freak. But I look in the mirror, and see a female that has darkness beneath her eyes. And I see a female that looks nothing like her parents. And I wondered why.

Soon, with death, I would know why. And soon, I would take my rightful place, next to my mother."




"Hello?" Melissa asked softly within the phone, not sure who the person on the other line would be, she only knew a few people. And yet, there was still one person that frightened her the most, Nevena.




"Hello, Melissa. How are you? Wait, you know what, let me put this bluntly, I do not care! Where is MY daughter?! She is now sixteen, and she belongs in her true home. Where is she?!" Nevena screamed threw the phone, "And do not lie to me, Melissa. Or there will be terrible consequences, this I warn you. And this I promise you. Now, where is Schuyler?" Nevena asked with a very angered tone.




"I promise I'll get her to you. Do not worry, Nevena. It'll happen, and you'll see your daughter. After all, my husband is asking a lot of questions. So, do not worry, Nevena, you'll see Schuyler." Melissa lied, she wasn't about to hand over her one and only daughter to a dark evil woman. That is just absurd, Melissa then heard a snicker from the other side, "What is it?" Melissa asked,

"Oh, nothing. Its rather sad, my dear, that you have yet to tell the man you supposedly love that your daughter is actually MINE. Does he think you are cheating on him with a man with black hair? Does he think your cheating on him with a man with pointed ears? Get real, my dear. Schuyler looks nothing like you. And never will. Melissa, do not lie to me, for there will be dire consequences. Something that will not only effect you, but your whole family. And pity, it'll come down to this, Melissa Coldbane. Say goodbye to those you hold dearly." Nevean snickered then hung up the phone.

"Shit..." Melissa whispered, after the click.




"Viktor, you do know I love you, right? You do know that I'll do anything to keep our family secure and protected, right? Viktor...There is something I need to get off my chest." Melissa mustered, she held onto her husband's hands, as she looked into his soft eyes.

"Melissa, you are worrying me. What is this about? Is everything okay?" Viktor asked, "Please...Tell me this isn't about Schuyler and you actually did cheat on me!" Viktor thought.

"Its about Schuyler..." Melissa paused, feeling a lump growing in the back of her throat.

"Wh..What about Schuyler?" Viktor asked,

"Schuyler...Isn't yours..." Melissa mustered,




"I KNEW IT!!! YOU CHEATED ON ME! YOU DIRTY SLUT!" Viktor screamed, "Who is he?!"

"It..Its not like that Viktor! I prayed to the Gods, I was so damn scared that we wouldn't be able to have kids! And I made a promise that I didn't want to keep. And now...I sort of blew it...Schuyler is the daughter of, Nevena the Elven Goddess of Night..." Melissa mustered,

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE IS CAPABLE OF?!" Viktor screamed, "Do you?! Did you ever read on the Elven Gods and Goddesses?! I did! I had to, for my College class. And believe me, she is not one you want to mess with. She isn't the Goddess of Night, Melissa! She is the Goddess of Death! She brings darkness upon people. She is dark, and twisted. When is she to take Schuyler?" Viktor asked,

"Never. Because I broke off the promise." Melissa stated, "And she was fine with it." Melissa lied, not knowing that her lie would come back to haunt her.




"Shane it is an honour for you to be here with us, tonight." Melissa stated over her delicious lobster, "Schuyler, is a very smart kid. She has gotten A's, and has kept her grades up. She is on different sports teams. Her favourite is archery." Melissa stated with a smile,

"Schuyler, why do you wish to be enrolled into Private School?" Shane asked Schuyler,

"Well, it would further my education. I want to go to College, to become a somebody, and get a good paying job." Schuyler stated, with a soft smile,

"Well, congratulations, Mrs. Coldbane, Schuyler is part our school."

Though Melissa was filled with glee, tomorrow was about to bring a much darker side of life.




The next day, out of nowhere Nevena appeared, she was absolutely disgusted. And when a promise is broken with the Goddess of Death, only bad things are to follow, and surely enough bad things were about to follow.




"Ne...Nevena...What are you doing here?" Melissa asked, quite frightened.

"I warned you, Melissa. I warned you that breaking a promise would lead to consequences that you would not want to endure, and yet you decided to not follow one little instruction. I hope that you were close to your family. Because not only will you suffer, but your husband, and MY daughter will suffer as well. Shame on you, Melissa. You should have heeded my words, and yet you were stubborn. Say goodbye to those you hold dear."




"Eternal Night come forth and take the one that belongs with thee. Let the soul of those perish. And let the ones around them be forever scarred with the death of love, and love will now become death. Family strings destroyed. I order thee to take his life!" Nevena stated as the Grim Reaper appeared,

"Yes, milady. In which shall I take with me?" He asked,

"First, take Melissa's father, Michael. Let her feel the knots that will become her own demise of heartache."

Michael was shocked to hear these words, "B..Please...I have a family...And don't take me, I am not ready." He stated in a soft depressing voice,

"Orders are orders. Now come with me." The Grim Reaper stated.




"Did I not warn you?! Did I not tell you, that there would be dire consequences for your mistakes?! You didn't listen did you, Melissa! Now everyone is to suffer, I guess they should thank you for everything that you have done wrong, pity. You should have listened to me. Say goodbye to another."




"Please..Nevena..Please do not do this. I am begging you. Please stop. Schuyler is yours. Just please do not harm my family anymore. I am begging you." Melissa pleaded, with the Goddess.

"Fine, I promise not to harm anymore of your family members." Nevena snickered, "After all, my daughter will be coming home with me."




"Come once again. Let death hinder within the walls, let death come forth and take what is rightfully mine. Let their souls be released from their bodies, and let them forever rest, in the darkness for no man nor woman to see. I command thee to return and take away life, and bring death." Nevena stated, and once again the Grim Reaper appeared,

"Which of these will come with me, milady?" He asked,

"Margaret Coldbane, let Melissa's husband feel first hand, how death feels." Nevena smirked.

"Alright, come on." The Grim Reaper stated towards Margaret, surprisingly she left without saying a word.




"YOUR PROMISED!" Melissa screamed, "Why did you keep going?!"

Nevena glared at Melissa, "How does it feel to have a promise broken, hmm? How does it feel to lose the one thing that you cherish the most, your own parents. Your own family! You are taking away that is MINE, my daughter Schuyler! And I will not allow you to keep on with this charade, you either let her come home with me, or I'll kill your husband." Nevena stated, not knowing that Schuyler happened to over hear them screaming, kind of hard not to.




"How could she lie to me?! How could Melissa lie to me?! How could she keep this secret from me?! HOW?! I feel so hateful lately, as if I could kill someone, and not care! And yet...YET SHE LIED! I HATE HER!" Schuyler was literally screamed in her thoughts, "I...I hate Melissa...I hate Viktor...I want to go home." Schuyler thought to herself.




After screaming within her thoughts, Schuyler reluctantly walked back into the room to see Melissa apologizing with Nevena, she just stopped and stared at them,

"Please..Nevena forgive me. Please, I do not anyone else to die. Please...." Melissa pleaded,

"I don't know if I could ever forgive you for what has been done, Melissa. You have taken away, what is...." Nevena was cut off,

With a smile on Schuyler's face, she whispered, "I want to go home with, my mother. Melissa, its been a nice long run. But my place is with my mother."




Nevena smiled, "Then all is forgiven Melissa. It seems that Schuyler has made her decision. And I'll not argue with her. Goodbye, Melissa, and thank you for your services." Nevean stated.




"I knew you would make the right decision, my child. Now let us go home." Nevena stated,

"Of course, mother. Let us go home." Schuyler stated softly within her mother's ear.