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Unveiled (MLL)

With each mile that he passed with his car his anger turned from fury to a blinding fire to a pitch black pit of chaos. And yet the pitch black chaos was too small a word as further ahead he went, until there he stood in front of ‘Manerium Somniorum’ The manor of dreams. Standing at the gates his anger dissipated to a form of fear and melancholy. Christian knew it like he knew the back of his hand that these emotions were his. Whatever he was feeling was an aftermath of what the manor was listening in on. The walls were screaming the story that unfolded between their bricks as the windows tried to leap open, over powered by the yearning need for some kind of a void. An escape from what unfolded. The gate of the manor seemed barred from reality. Acutely preoccupied by the nightmare. Participating and escaping every word the manor screamed. Time did not exist beyond these gates. No what was left behind was simply the shadow of broken hearts. With each second that passed Christian watched a darkness descend upon the manor as thick mists of clouds and shadows formed. Untouched was the reality outside the gate but inside Manerium Somniorum dreamed. Dreamed of a heartbroken man. Echoed of an unquenchable thirst. Begged for her return. Pulling every reality into it in its desperation, whispering and moaning Christian or anyone that dared to watch to enter. Enter their dream. Dream their love. And bathe in their despair as a symphony lulled Christian into a heavy sleep. With each ticking minute the manor seemed to draw further and further away, without even realizing his eyes had closed and his body was mesmerized by her. By them. It played out again like a song, starting with a verse. A look. A pair of eyes. A shadow. As translucent darkness shone brightly around a man and interlaced with his soul. And there she stood. It was her form and her face and yet her eyes betrayed who she was. A conscious thought metaphored into her existence, standing right there under the soft glow of his lantern. Christian was the prince and the prince was chaos as their fell in love for the first time. As their skin felt the fleeting graze of her smile and their ears heard the soft whisper of her gown tease the ground. There all three souls stood as one falling in love with the same form and yet a different woman. "We were never meant for tomorrow ..." She said with a trembling voice as her hand reached out for his, so close and yet much like their fates all there was between them were dreams.

taipan · 都市
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Chapter 1

Tia…

Athena heard Christian call out. His voice urgent, desperate but most of all scared. He couldn't find her. That always scared him.

Tia… She heard it louder this time. It came from somewhere behind. Turning around she started to walk. Following the sound of his voice, the sheer material of the Grecian toga clinging onto to her body as the wind whipped and tore at it.

Her naked feet digging into the rough grains of sand as she moved to find him.

Tia!

This time his voice was broken. She knew he was really scared now. Christian thought Athena had left him. As if she ever could. But, he did not believe that. He was sure she would leave him. He was sure he was the monster that did not deserve to me loved.

Suddenly, there was no light. Athena could not see a thin, and then just like that there was light again, shaping his form. Christian's back to Athena. His body bent in the cloak that graced his beautiful body.

'Christian' Athena whispered.

His body suddenly jerked alive as he turned to face her. His eyes were brimming with unshed tears.

'Why did you leave me tia?'

'Diablo… I heard something… I didn't want to wake you.'

Christian took a step closer to Athena, his fingers reaching out to touch her face. His eyes almost unbelieving.

'My goddess' he sighed in relief.

His lips parted ever so slightly, his face etched closer until his forehead against her.

'My goddess. It's time for you to wake up…'

With that, Athena woke up to the lingering smell of musk.

Athena found it odd that every dream she ever had would be of this man. The same man that she referred to as Diablo, Kalona or Eros. His name was Christian. But, what she found odder was that those dreams always left behind the smell of musk. Athena knew that Christian did not exist and yet the smell sometimes made her believe that he did. That somehow these dreams were real. But, that was silly.

Pushing aside the lingering feeling of safety Athena looked out of the window of her car. It was a long way from home and yet something about it was different. Something about it was familiar.