It had been a few days since Aven carried her back into her bedroom after the disaster of a night out at the nightclub. 

She got out of bed as she looked over at the figure of Aven as he had slept upon the couch. Walking over and covers him up with the blankets and heads to the bathroom for a long hot shower. 

Savannah sighed softly, slipping out of her night dress and thrown into the hamper.  Heading to the  sink to brush her teeth as she reached into the shower and turned on the hot water before stepping in.

Looking into the mirror, she saw the huge scar over her stomach, where she was stabbed as tears fell and get washed away down the drain.

Slipping to her knees and hugged them tightly, memories of that night returned as she had tried to protect her babies. Taking out many of the hunters that came at her and four of her guards as the fourth  Phury had gotten the kids to safety of the panic room, staying with them.

Butch, Z and Vishnou had stayed with her as the darkness grew deep inside her, appearing from behind the one hunter and ripped his head from his shoulders as  the blood splattered her crisp white night dress and face. She then turned to come face to face of the leader as her plunged his sword deep into her stomach. Slicing up her womb as if to stop her from carrying anymore children.

Feeling the fresh blood running down through her  white night dress and staining it as her guards race over to catch his hand from taking her life, but ended up cutting into her face. The smirk lining his lips as his last words were "No fucking man will ever love you bitch!" As Zadsist ripped off his head and threw it out of the window, he came to her side and placed a towel over the wound.

Picking her up gently in his arms and laid her on the bed breathing heavy. Bleeding heavy as the guards ran around to find Gregorian in hopes he could help her.

Aven had been dozing in and out, feeling a blanket fully covering him, he felt her close, then as she seemed to have left, he felt odly cold. He could see her memories trying to consune her from their bond that was forming. He opened his eyes, looking up at the ceiling, he was a bit confused as to why she seemed like she was hiding herself from his ever wandering gaze. 

He removed thr bls kets, and pushed his feet over the side, touching thr floor. He stood up, walking towards the bathroom, he knocked on the door. He could hear her soctly sobbing, and her heavy panicky breathing. He could see the bathroom door was cracked, he could tell she wasn't going to answer, so he opened it, leaning against the door frame, and looked at himself in the mirror. 

He didn't move towards thr shower, he just stayed there, looking at hinself, he seemed to not be looking at himself but at a memory, he suddenly looked longingly saddened. He could hear the shower running in the back ground, the water seemed to be heavy. The water sounded more of background, since he spaced out, his hair over his eyes, like bangs. He hadn't done his hair for the day yet, but as he stared, he suddenly felt sad of a memory that he had seen and instantly felt confused by it. 

"Savannah, it will be okay." He whispered, his voice sounded steadier than he felt. 

He still didn't move, he just grabbed a towel and robe, and set it on the side of the sink, waiting for her to come out, he then slide down to the floor. He sat against the wall, one leg Bent and the other one lay straight flat flag n the floor. 

"I made a promise back then, I won't leave, no matter what you think." He said, his voice soft but his face didn't change. 

Savannah could feel him as her heart began to race through the bond that seemed to be forming between them both. Turning her head as she lifted a hand to wipe the steam from the clear glass and saw him  sink to the floor. His voice deep within her mind telling her that things would be fine, but how could they when she was half the woman that she was once was.

 Reaching out a hand to grab the towel and wrapped it around her body covering her disfigurement as she grabbed another to put her long hair in and twisted on top of her head . Stepping out of the shower and looked down at him.

"Those bastards took everything from me that night and tried to take my babies from me. " she turned and headed to the bedroom. Walking over to her chest of drawers and pulling out her red laced bra and panties, before heading to her wardrobe and grabbed her maroon leather pants and jacket. 

Setting them down on the bed as she pulled the towel from her hair and begins to dry it.  As she waited for him to come out of the bathroom wondering if her love would come home and still want her.  Standing up as she slipped into her panties then her bra, placing her hand over her stomach.

For some reason he got agitated, he sucked his teeth, as his aura got darker, he realized she wasnt listening to him. He got up, as he grabbed her wrist faster than he realized. He felt like he was being ignored. Seeing she had quickly gotten dressed, he gave a slight agitsted soft look. 

"I get that, but apparently you can't hear anyone, when say something, to those thst are important, I wouldn't lie.. " He let her wrist go, as he walked out on thr balcony, letting the cold rain soaked him. 

Wrath bursted right when he walked out onto the balcony, as Aven lwaned against the wall of thr balcony, his hair fellt over his face. He looked sad suddenly, this was the first time he showed any emotion, Anna suddenly by his side. He looked back at the room, if only he could explain it, if only she would listen to him. Why did he become like this, why did he have to feel this, being close to anyone and emotions were not his cuo of expertise. 

"Boss, it's okay, I know it's heavy, but just take it one step at a time... Just breathe, it will be okay, I'm here.. Ah miss Savannah, our apologies, he isn't really good at stuff like this, if he harmed you at all he will pay you cash, the full amount for whatever you need." She bowed to them. 

He suddenly felt like a problem, his own bodyguard handled it for him with ease, he was a bit tired. Suddenly Anna was putting a hand gebtly to his face. It looked like he was crying in away, all he wanted was to do things to the best of his ability. Was that all he was good for was war?  He couldn't even get one person to hear him out. As he slid to the floor of the balcony, he could feel Anna's hand on his forehead. He seemed to be looking at something far away, like another memory moving infront of him. 

"Aven, if you dont answer me I will kiss you pfft." She said, as she got closer. 

Then suddenly his eyes widened, as he stopped her, she laughed, he nodded realizing he had lost himself again for a bit. 

"How long this time?" He asked. 

"Uh about five minutes.. Is it happening again?" Anna, asked. 

"Yeah, I'm sorry, tell Savannah I will pay her how ever much she wants for grabbing her wrists." He said, as he put a hand over his now soaked wet face. 

It had been raining pretty hard now, it was turning into sleet and kinda snowing. He didn't mind the cold, as he sat there, his hand over his face, his clothes soaken, he was completely wet like a drowned rat. 

A darkened aura rose around her as she felt his grip upon her wrist, looking up at him "oh I heard you Aven and I can also feel your emotions insides you. I'm fighting the urge to holding you as if I do I will break down and be lost" as his hand loosened.

Turning her head as her eyes turned to violet with flecks of gold through out, hearing the door open and Wrath entering "Wrath stop, he didn't harm me. Tell me is our prisoner ready in the dungeon"

He nodded his head "yes my queen" as he stepped back.

"Leave us a moment, I really need to speak with Aven that includes you Anna if you please . I swear I won't harm him as I have these flash backs but this one was if it was real and kinda freaking me out."

Savannah steeped out onto the balcony and leant down to his level, her tender hand touching his cheek "I don't need you money Aven as I am used to being grabbed by Tenkai that roughly" she explained as she placed her head upon his and kissed his brow.

"Come there is a person that I want you to meet in my dungeons" she stood up as steam came from her clothes as they began to dry. Her eyes turning blood red of anger and held out her hand.

Wrath came into view and placed his hand on her shoulder "my queen, you need to calm down as you can't loose it just yet. The beast in the dungeon is the one you want." He said as he held out his arm to Aven.

Savannah walked over to the door,  and looked back "come it maybe the answer to our questions on our flashbacks. She reached out in there bond " I'm sorry if I seem to be else where." Vanishing down the staircase towards the dungeons

He listened go her, as she seemed to be slightly talking between him and wrath and Anna, he then watched Anna nod and leave to let them be alone. Feeling her hand tenderly spon bis face, slightly tsoen by surprise when he felt her warm lips against his brow.  He relaxed, he felt a bit better, listening to her, helping him calm down, he watched her every move. 

He got up, taking her hand, following her what seemed to be down to the dungeon, taking her word for it. He was a bit curious, but he knew, she wouldn't lie to him, although he was a bit confused as to who it was. "No it's fine, I'm just not used to this is all.. I'm sorry for not knowing what to do in this sort of situation.. " He said back through the bond. 

As he followed her, he wondered when he became so unsure, deep in bis thought, he realized he had seen this place somewhere before.  He didn't show any expression, he just felt a bit of deja vu.  Then suddenly he heard it, chains, he almost gasped but didn't. He felt oddly familiar with this weird presence, it reminded him of his tortured past.  He still didn't show anything on his face, he just held onto her hand, as wrath followed them down. 

Wrath took off the keys on his belt and opened the door to the room as Savannah walked into it. A man stood against the wall with chains upon wrist and ankles. A blindfold covering his eyes as she moved with grace towards him. He began to move with the clank of the chains as if he could her.

"Please no more, I'm sorry I'm sorry"  she slid her nails over his chest.

"Sorry that you tore out my womb, sorry your scared my face. I don't think you are but you will tell me the fuck I want to know." She said in a soft tone as she leaned in and smelt the stench of sweat and blood upon his skin. "You were once a great leader of the hunters and now a worn out has been that wallows in his own stench" 

She moved back to Aven's side as she grabbed the sanitizer for her hands "this is the fucker who did the damage to me and tried to kill the twins that night but he ain't telling who ordered the hit upon me and tenkai. " she explained 

Aven looked between the two talking like he was used to seeing things like this, he could tell she waz getting angry, it was oozing off of her body. It was like flowing in waves, trying to seep it's way into him, as he watched, he saw her aws digging into his skin, making blood ooze out onto her nails. 

Hearing him scream out in pain, his eyes unfazed, watching her face turn into a smile, felt some what odd, he raised a brow to the man screamin in pain. He watched him being tortured for every question she asked and he couldn't seem to come up with an answer. He then suddenly realized a foul human stench that he was coming from this man in chain, she made him soil himself, he snorted. 

"No! Please let this go, I do what ever you want.. They wanted your Tenkai.. Because of him." He screamed pointing at Aven. 

Then sudden, as if his own body reacted on it's own accord, his aura became darken like thr night sky as if he had taken all the light out of the room. But there was light there, he was sure of it, darkness oozed off him, anger and such oozing out in waves. As he was suddenly grabbing the male by the neck, he was sure he made them gasp in a weird way. 

"So you ripped a womans womb out? You harmed a baby for me? I thought you boss was bad, but you know I think you wanted to grt rid of them because you are still using us as your stepping stone, I'm no longer your experiment project.. I could just mentslly break you then physically break you like you did to this woman and her children." He finally spoke, but his voice was soft but deadly for thr first time.

Her eyes widened as her aura glowed dark and her eyes turned to red, walking over to the prisoner. Slapping her claws into the soft flesh as the blood flowed over her fingers onto the floor. Wrath looks over at Aven and spoke "shit, she is seriously pissed off"

Rhage and Butch stood by the door watching everything and started to growl as the male spoke "yes, the kids and that bitch need to die as they are an abomination to our world." He spat out his venomous words that sent chills and Savannah's blood boiling  as she looked back at Aven. Feeling the hurt in her  for her children's safety.

"I want the kids to have guards protecting them at all time and security stepped up. We haven't heard the last of these bastards from what I am getting from his mind. " curling her fist into a tight ball as she punches the male in the nose, blood splashing over her face. Wrath grabbed hold of her arms as to calm her "My queen, calm down. We will get these fuckers, this I promise you and find Tenkai's body to bring him home to heal"

The man looked up with blood running from his broken nose "you better believe it, you bitch. We are coming for your kids and then the boss will break that will of yours as you watch each one die." Savannah growled as wrath grabbed onto her tightly cause he knew if she broke free, it would be a biggest mistake. 

The man then looked to Aven and grinned evily.

Seeing Savannah lose to the darkness with in herself, as the man took advantage of her hatred and her fear. Seeing her claws scrape against his s cheeks, blood splattering onto his own face, he sucked his teeth, watching this scene before him. He then watched as wrath, grabbed her, keeping a hold in her, so she couldn't do anything more.  

"Well if I'm being honest here, he is baiting her, and she is taking the bait, allowing herse to lose control, and that's exactly what he wants." He said letting go of thr mans throwt but now before he left deep wounds from his own nails. 

He then walked over to Savannah putting his cold hands to her warm cheeks, to make her look at him, forcing her to chill the fuck out, he looked at her dead in the eye, as he seemed like he was being dominant in this situation. He sent a wave of calmness through the bond they had. Then seeing she had somewhat calmed down. The comment the prisoner said, echoed in his own mind. Suddenly once again his body seemed to have a mind of it's own, making movement of it's own accord. 

He was behind the prisoner, his fingers deep within thr mans flesh and muscle holding onto thr mans bare spine with bis barehands. Avens aura darker than anyone could ever have, suddenly Aven looked like a psychotic killer. A dark monster that could never be tamed, it seemed to be darker than what was in Savannah. 

"Say, aren't you being a bit noisy? Didn't you forget that Tenkai isn't actually dead? Did you also forget thst his children are exactly like him?  Just as dangerous?  He is enjured maybe.. But?  Nah.. But you should be thinking about yourself, I can either ripped your spine out now, which rips off your head, or second I can take everything you own and love away from you and make you watch before I make you die painfully.. Or you can give this family Compensation and I can let you be my dog.. Which one?  Now becarecful and choose wisely.. Cause either way you are gonna get some kind of deathly humiliation." Aven said codly, looking at wrath and Savannah but not really looking at them. 

In all the centuries of living, no mortal had ever pissed her off so much as this guy. It was like he knew what buttons to push. Feeling Wrath holding her tightly and telling her he would make them pay.

Watching Aven cause more pain to the male made her smirk slightly as the darkness still close to the surface.  As she watched him move close to her and place his cold hands upon her face, Savannah's eyes slowly returning back to normal. Hearing his thoughts through their growing bond. "What the fuck is happening to me?" She said as she closed her eyes.

Turning her head to the side as Aven stood behind the bloody male who wet himself in fear. Grabbing the spine as he cried out, thinking of the options he was given. "I have no fucking family and like fuck am I going to pay that bitch and her bastard children any compensation for what I did to her.  So do your fucking worse you prick" as he smirked "I will not be the last that will come for her if I know my boss"

Hearing this man confirm what he already knew, for thr first time Aven gave cold emotionless smirk, listening to thr man insult Savannah and her family. He looked up as he leaned forward towards the mans ear. 

"So shall rip your spine out slowly to make you feel more pain before you die?  Or shall I do it quick.. Well I don't think I will give yoh time to answer." Aven whispered. 

He then started to slowly pull, making the mans eyes widen in fear, screaming and writhing in pain, as Aven back to slowly pull out his spine, ripping it out of the mans body. As he was doing that, his face lost all emotions, it was blank. His eyes looked a man dominating his prey, with cold emptiness. 

As the man screamed, Aven ripped the entire thing out along with his head. Then he threw it out to the corner of the dungion as the man colasped, he was dead. Aven now covered in blood, his hatred showing in his aura. As he walked past Savannah and wrath, needing to get out of there before he did his worst. 

He then walked up the stsirs, taking three by three, it seemed longer to grt out than it was to go down there. As he finally entered the main level of the mansion, he saw a cloudy rainy snowy day. He stepped outside getting soaked more than what he already, was. He sat down on the ground, letting himself to calm, down and looking up at the sky. 

Her eyes was stuck on the male face in  as she watched the man's spine being slowly torn from his body. The head dangling from the end as blood splattered her face, she looked away from the grisly scene as she felt the darkness from Aven. 

As he past her to head out of the room and up the stairs to the bedroom. Savannah ran up and found him sitting on the ground seeing the rain covering his long silverish black hair. His shirt clinging to his muscles as she bit into her bottom lip. 

Slowly she knelt down and reached out her slender hand to his cheek. Gently running her thumb, lifting his face as she  looked into his eyes " It's  fine take a deep breath and look up at me. I never felt this amount of darkness before. Please explain to me what is going on"

Savannah leant in and kissed his brow softly as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

As he sat there he could feel her near, then suddenly he could hear her walking up close to him as if he were conscious of her of if he had extra sensetive senses as usual. As the water made him soaked, making his clothes show the out line of his body, and how muscular he was. He suddenly felt a small, slender, femine hand touch his wet soaken cheek. As her thimb gentlg grazed his skin as her finger slid under his chin, making him look at her.  His eyes had no emotion in them except a slightly sadness to them. 

As he looked up at her, listening to her talk, he concentrated on her voice and her words, she seemed curious as to how he was able to keep sanity with that much darkness in him, and it seemed to be stronger than hers. 

"It's as I said, I'm darkness itself, think off all the good things in this world, right?  Now think of the opposite of that, and you got me. Ah you are wondering how am I able to keep my sanity? Well think of it like this.. Just because I'm dark doesn't make me evil, or so someone once told me a long time ago. Even though I hate it, I still learned to except it, what makes a person evil is what they do, their reasons or something like that." He stated softly. 

As he spoke he felt her warm lips touch his brow, as her arms wrapped around his neck, he put her on his lap, making her face him. Lightly rubbing his finger tips up and down her back, ever so gently touching her. 

"Is there anything else you would like to know?" He asked softly. 

As she knelt there with arms around his neck, for some reason she felt calmer. Feeling him pull her onto his lap and looked him in the eyes, sliding a hand over his stomach.  The rain running down over her hair "I never lost my temper like I had down there before and I kinda scared myself but yet I enjoyed the way I caused him pain."

She looked at him with a sad look in her eyes and turned away in disgust "Aven, I didn't recognized myself. I felt darker than before, please  what am I going to do." Her voice breaking as she held onto him tightly, laying her head on his chest. 

Tears filling her eyes as she began to sob uncontrollably, feeling her mind break and crumble. She hated feeling so vulnerable in front of him,.

He let his hand roam up and down her back, ever so gently, comforting her, as the rain fell onto them, continuing to soak them. Listening to her words, it was like baby entering his world, and becoming a sponge, soaming up the dark, it seemed a bit too much for her to handle. 

"Well, sometimescl you just gotta take it one step at a time, I'm sure it will turn out okay." He stated, as he looked up at the sky. 

"Look, you just have to become stronger, and you have to fight your instinct... Otherwise you sre nothing more than an animal." He spoke softly as she sobbed. 

He let his fingers continue to move up and down her back as she sobbed, he could feel it through their weird bond that she wasn't ready for what just happened back there. He also wondered himself, how could he hold all that and not become insane like her. Maybe he was already there and he just didn't know it. Or maybe he just didn't care, he sometimes couldn't tell until others reaction towards what he is. 

He could feel that she also seemed like embarrassed and self loathed herself, but she was a kind immortal, he could see why Tenkai kept her by his side, he suddenly looked down at her remembering something. 

"Just become stronger, no excuses.. You have to do it.. For your children and such." He stated. 

Savannah laid against him as she felt his fingers run along her spine. Feeling her body relax as the fires warmed them both from deep inside her. Listening to him

"Tenkai  always want me to fight hard and become stronger but this darkness has been building since that night he vanished Aven.  Its why Wrath is close by as the last time I lost control so bad I killed a murderer. It took over a week to reclaim my control of my mind. She said  as she lifted her head to his and looked into his eyes.

Slowly she got up from his lap " come let's get dried and you can hold me in your arms" walking into the bedroom as she slipped out of the leather jacket and rings for some food and drink to be brought to the bedroom.

"Well it might help if you train yourself in all aspects, it will help, Tenkai wasn't wrong." He spoke softly looking up at the sky. 

Seeing her losing herself a bit, he continued to move her hand over her back, trying to give her comfort. Then as she seemed to take a breather, from her little rant, to see if hr was listening, have a half smile, seeing her out of sorts then let the half smile fade. Seeing her get up off of his lap after a bit, he listened to her suggestion, he then stood up and followed her. 

As he followed, he pulled his shirt over his head a bit, it was slightly tough considering it was wet and clinging to body. With a one more jerk the shirt came off. When it came off, and dropped it, sounding like a wet rah hitting the floor. Without thinking, Aven took off the rest of his clothes as he walked to the bathroom leaving a trail of clothes. 

As he left a trail of clothes, thr lack of clothing reveiled his muscled body, you could see the tense muscles, Aven being aloof to the standard of woman and men borderline. He walked to thr shower, to warm up and get clean for a bit. He quickly took a shower, used to being with Anna, as he came back out and walked out wet and naked. 

Anna suddenly next to him, wrapping a towel around his waist, she seemed tl be blushing, he looked at her curiously. As she then took a step back, shaking her head, he then suddenly felt confused then she spoke. 

"Aven, this isn't the forest, this is miss Savannah house, you have to be aware thst isn't just us bodyguard anymore.. Please be mindful of the lady." She said smakcing. 

"Ah, right.. I didn't realize." He said. 

"Idiot.. Don't making the ladies blush. You will make them blush or run with how built and big you are." She said as she cleared her throat. 

He gave a slight smile as he pulled her in for ruffled up her hair, she seemed to try and smack him just like siblings. "Say, what does it matter. Being naked is natural." He teased. 

"Yeah for some, but for model guys like you should hide in clothes. You dont have to be naked to make a woman blush." She argued and teased back. 

As the conversation finally came to a close, he was feeling a bit better and warm from the shower, as he stood at the door way of the balcony in a towel, he waited for Anna to bring his clothes to get dressed. As Annacame back with his pajamas he quickly changed into them and hung up his towel to dry, so he could use it again. As he turned to wait for Savannah. 

Savannah stood by the fire and shook her head softly, hearing everything through their link.  Lifting her gaze as she looked in the mirror to see him enter her room. Her throat became dry as she saw his naked muscular body, Savannah's breathing hitched slightly "fuck its been way to long to start coming alive" she muttered to her body in her mind. It felt as if he was tormenting her just as Tenkai had when he was home from his battles.

As she listened to Anna and Aven bickering just like siblings. Savannah walked into the bathroom to shower as her body was burning from the need that he had rose deep within. Closing the door behind her,  then walked over to the shower. Turning the hot tap on as the water falls  splashing against the base just then a sharp excruciating pain shot through the scar on her stomach, reaching out and grabbing the sink before falling forward. Then toppled backwards to slide her back down against the wall as she began to feel scared.

How could someone like him think of her as a woman when her body looked hideous from the attack. Leaving her badly scarred and half woman.