THE BEGINNING OF ETERNAL ENMITY
The witnessing of the death of Ivette d'Abbassia, daughter of 'The Ancient One'
One peaceful evening, the Elder walked around with his Raev friend, Arpad, around the borders of Whitespire to go herb-hunting and pretty much talk about one of their many talks in regard to their works. Until then, Arpad walked to the area where Ivette was. He did mention something about his daughter being there shortly after, when she and her father talked and laughed and shared a wonderful father-daughter moment together. But little did he know...
IT WOULD BE THEIR LAST.
Upon a distance, Emir called to his daughter to check on her if she needed anything, but instead of finding his own daughter, he found a vile, wicked creature that, for some reason, had its wings wrapped around itself, apparently concealing something, either from preventing its prey from escaping or to prevent anyone from outside from seeing what was going on. Though the Wise Elder did notice droplets of blood, his daughter's belongings, and most importantly, a child, which was his own grandchild at the side, He did indeed assume the worst. With a bloodcurdling yell,
"IVETTE?"
was echoed around the entire hill. With that, the creature, commonly known as Vukosav, the Demonic, Vampiric Blood Mage, turned around slowly, taunting the elder with a mocking, sarcastic laughter that was filled with nothing but his ego and evil aura. He slowly turned back and mentioned its demonic aura while standing near the portal as he engulfed Ivette with them. He spoke in a mocking manner.
"Oh, the Father? Have you come to save the poor child of yours?"
Emir, trying to battle through his tears and grief at the moment, saw nothing but red, just as the blood drops that were trailing all the way to him, he yelled out while pulling his own magical arcane katana, which appeared to have volcanic fissures coming out of it, while sizzling out some sparks of flame, while instructing the Ordained Herald to do the same:
"Damn right, the father. I hope you enjoyed that meal, because it surely would be your last."
echoed once again around the area. It was filled with confidence. The strategist started to form around the tip of his blade some sort of spell as he carefully aimed it at the Ibleesian follower. As he did that, the enemy saw through his confidence, which surely would come to dust at that. He slowly glanced to what appeared to be a 1-year-old child. Kneeling slowly towards it as it mockingly cooed the child after it spread its wings whilst taking a flight, having the child within his arms, near the portal that it was summoned from, responding
"How about we play a little game? Either I leave, unharmed and alive, and I leave this child with you. Or you attempt anything stupid, and I will take it with me. I shall give you the choice to grieve over one instead of two."
The demon saw through the elder's weakness. It was not his fear of death, but the fear of witnessing his own family doing so. He battled through his tears, helplessly, as he ordered the Herald to stand by, yelling out to the Demonic entity while he kept his spell. He paused on standby, yelling out a grunt, as he decided to choose between rationality and revenge.
"FINE! But if you attempt to do anything that is outside your little deal, you WOULD NOT like the result. Move a muscle, other than letting the child down gently, and it would become a grave mistake for you."
He spoke with enmity in his tone. His voice was filled with hatred, yet he felt an ache in his heart. He did not focus on his own grief but more on saving another soul if he could. He pointed his sword in the direction of the demon, waiting for him to do as he requested. Emir did know and witness, and he even talked to a few Warlocks within his lifetime, and he knew that most of them never kept to their words; hence, he was too careful when aiming his spell between the portal and the Demon. Surprisingly, this time the demon kept to his word, just like the old man did, though he did know it was done, not because of 'honor' but more because of the better decision between the two. He saw the demon teleport away. But before he could, he did yell out to him.
"This won't be the last of you. I swear on my honor, which I never break. Even if it takes 10,000 years, I will never turn to stone until I serve your head as my own cup and drink from it."
The promise was given. The deal was sealed between the two. The first thing he did was rush towards the dead body. He attempted to salvage anything remaining to save the youngest daughter of Alizee, the first countess of Pacidia. Heartbeat tests, temperature testing, and iris reactions to light were found to be of no avail. His youngest child, the one who looks identical to himself as a daughter, was dead. At first, he was in denial, unable to comprehend the fact that he witnessed a child of his own die while he did not save her, let alone avenge her. From a course of silent weeping, soaking his tears at her bloodied clothes. He could not help but have his memory bring back everything, from the first day she was born to the point where they had their last laugh together, where he fulfilled her promise of being 'one' to bury her immortal father by taking her to the beach to do so, in order to honor her words, as she never specified doing so when he's dead. Arpad laid a hand on the elder's shoulder in an attempt to comfort the man. Telling him that the child was safe and that they should go home to tend to her. Emir did not budge. The first thing he wished to do was preserve his daughter's body, casting a spell on her in order to not turn into a rotten body later on. He had plans for later. He decided to get up, wipe his tears, and pick up his daughter the same way he did when she was an infant. Being the first and last to see, hear, and carry her.
He managed to place her body somewhere secure, yet away from anyone's reach. As he got upstairs to the docks, Pondering silently about the plans Arpad mentioned:
"Who was that? Was it a target or an unlucky fate? Do you know him? What was he?"
He flooded the wise man with questions. He indeed responded to each of them according to their true facts. After a while, the area remained silent. It was as if Emir had a plan set up in his head. After it was nighttime, He managed to get up, tend to take care of his daughter, and manage to go to his secret room. To plan a billboard of his own, whilst wearing his daughter's bloodied necklace, which he embraced with all the love he could ever give. He had one thing in mind, even if it meant it would take eternity.
TO KILL VUKOSAV AND AVENGE HIS DAUGHTER.
No one knew, not even his closest family and friends, that this was the beginning of an ultimate war between the Follower of the Titan, Azdromoth, and the Follower of the Arch-Daemon, Iblees.
IVETTE MADELINE D'ABBASSIA
of HAUTE-EPINE
1910-1954
"May she rest in the 7 skies with her mother and ancestors, peacefully. Please send out your prayers and condolences to the previous count."
Members of Ivette's family would grieve for a whole year in honor of the late lady.