"No...no...NO!" Lilo cried not seeing her daughter anywhere,the female longneck wiped her head back and forth in panic.
"We'll find her" Sam told her walking forward trying to track the Bloodshedders,he scanned the distance frowning,he swore if those Bloodshedders have hurt young Anela they won't live long enough to regret it. He was leader of the Peacemakers along with his mate Tori. He stopped suddenly thinking he heard something...something like screams.
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Anela was terrified,she was in the Bloodshedder territory pinned down by Hades while Artemis beat the senses out of her.
Artemis laughed as she struck the Peacemaker over and over and over she was enjoying this.
"Please...stop...let me go back to my mother" the young female begged tears pouring down her face.
Artemis stopped for a moment "Why should I do something to help a Peacemaker?" she questioned.
"Because...we would do the same for you...and inside your good at heart I"m sure" Anela answered the murderous female.
Artemis frowned at this answer and looked around before glancing down at the child "I doubt that" she said making Anela's face fall "But we'll let you go...on one condition".
Anela gulped and asked "W-w-what is that condition?" she stammered.
The adult smirked "If I see you anywhere near my herd again,I'll personally make sure you drown" she threatened "Hades let her up".
Hades didn't listen instead he just pressed his foot against the girls throat "No mum,I must kill her" he attempted to choke the Peacemaker.
"Hades,let her up" Artemis said more sternly.
"But mum..." Hades complained.
"NOW!" Artemis shouted.
Hades muttered under his breath and got off Anela glaring at her.
"Now,you run along and don't dare get your herd to attack us or else" Artemis said as Anela scrambled to her feet.
Anela nodded and quickly bolted to the safety of her herd and mother,she skidded to a stop though and walked back to Artemis and nuzzled her on the leg "Thank you miss" she said before running again.
Artemis watched her leave a sad look on her face,she remembered her childhood days...and love. She sighed a tear starting to fall,she had become a monster. Seeing Anela reminded her of her own daughter Corbeille and the fact that her daughter was dead.
Dead,her little girl was dead and it was all her fault. Artemis's mind wandered as she began to wonder how Corbeille felt,all she got was abuse and hate,when she did find kindness and love she was killed for it,an child was dead for doing what children do-make friends.
Artemis was now full on crying,she was a monster,a complete and total monster. She began to walk on not noticing the confused look her son was giving her-she did not care about him right now,he was the devil himself she knew that much. She wanted her baby girl back but that was never going to happen,she was dead and was not coming back. Gone...gone...GONE she was GONE! Artemis collapsed to the ground in grief sobbing wildly,she wanted to take it back..all of it back. She even killed her own parents...why...why?! So she could join a group of evil monsters thats why..why did she do that She jerked when she realized something..she wanted to be good again...she...wanted to be a...Peacemaker. She raised her head and eyed the distance in direction of the Peacemaker home...would she even be welcomed back
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Anela walked on she gasped when she spotted her herd "Mummy!" she cried sprinting towards her.
"Anela?" Lilo called hearing her voice "ANELA!" she ran forward grabbing her daughter in a hug "Oh I was so scared we thought Bloodshedders got you".
"They did" Anela explained "But the lady let me go".
"They...let you go?" Tori asked completely surprised.
"Yeah,the big purple female said I can go..as long as I don't go near their territory again" she answered leaning into her mothers leg.
"Big purple female?" Chad asked shocked "You don't mean Artemis do you?".
"Oh yeah,her name was Artemis..thats what she said Miss Artemis" Anela smiled.
"I dont believe this" Lilo said in total disbelief.
"It true Mummy,I swear it" Anela muttered "That other kid...the black one tried to choke me..I think his name was Hades..and then Miss Artemis saved me".
"Well Artemis was once a peacemaker" Tori said wisely "Maybe deep inside she has a had a change and heart,maybe there is hope for her yet".
"What if she asks to re-join us?" Lilo asked curious.
"Well due to herd law we have to let her,it is considered a sin to turn someone down" Sam answered "Though I doubt she'll live long"/
"What do you mean?" asked Chad.
"The Bloodshedders will consider her a traitor...she'll be how do we say...executed"
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Artemis..turning...good?