Fiction:Realities Altered/Dysnomia/Caretaker to Demons

Not everyone i nthis new-era Andromeda is a survivor by pure power alone. Others merely scrape by. Others survive by their connections.

Some survive in suffering. Alessa Ultanos is one of them. In the Depression she lost the father she loved and now she lives in the shadow of something darker and mreo terrifying. Worse, in this dark age she plays babysitter to new generation of her father's young - A generation far more terrifying than some problem child. And sadly, she may not be strong enough to cope.

A Father Lost
Alessa Ultanos was walking in a meadow with Uriel. She felt genuinely happy walking with her father and both of them were dressed in their best clothes. After an afternoon stroll Uriel sat against a tree overlooking farms and a small town. Alessa was contant to lay with her had in his lap, He brushed his fingers though her long brunette strands of hair. She felt overjoyed, she loved these moments with her father. They made her forget the troubles of everyday life. As she lay with her stomach on the soft grass, her eyes felt heavy. She felt drowsy and her eyes fluttered downwards. uriel meanwhile was singing a soothing song in High Dracid to help her relax.

Before long she closed her eyes, opening them a few minutes later to see Uriel still sitting in the long grass. But the sky turned dark, the bright blue sky changed to oarange in an instant and the wind picked up. Looking up, something gigantic blocked her view of the sky. Without warning, Uriel clutched hsi chest as a rod of glowing metal forced its way through from his back. Alessa pulled Uriel close but felt his bleeding body rise up from the now-dry grass. She jumped to grab onto Uriel's waist but felt a large, pwoerful ahdn wrap around her torso. Pressing against ehr wings. She felt herself rise up towards the face of this monster that looked very much like a Draconis. She could not see the face, something obscured it but she saw two red eyeballs that filled ehr with fear. She strugled and wriggled about, screaming to get free.

The pair of eyes narrowed, she felt herself fixated on them andwithin moments she felt a searing heat inside ehr eyeballs. As she screamed, her tongue burst like exploded glass into a million pieces. She felt the hand grip more tightly, crushing her wings and making it difficult for her to breathe. She looked across - somehow still able to see - and saw Uriel's body slowly sliding down what appeared to be an enormous sword. She screamed incoherently and continued to struggle before the grip became tight enough she could feel the pressure on her ribs. The two red eyes now burning furiously. Alessa let out a final scream before she felt ehr ribcage crushed.

Alessa jolted awake to see a girl, a cross between a Draconis and a Drallivian, with dark amber scales that posessed a blueish tinge. From the size and the roundedness of her face, this girl was in her pre-teens and she looked at Alessa with panic. Her voice became audiable once more.

Vanera - Mother, mother are you having a nightmare?

Alessa opened her eyes and reached out her hand. Vanera, the girl, reached out hers and rested it in Alessa's palm. Alessa's hand closed around it gently, her membranes were flickering - a sign of sorrow aming Draconis - and she gently pulled Vanera close.

Alessa - ''Vanera sweet. I'm overjoyed to see you.'' Vanera - Were you having that nightmare again? Alessa - Wh-which one? Vanera - The one about grandaddy getting hurt. Alessa - Yes...Yes I was having it again.

Alessa pulled herself up and sat on the bed. Vanera climbed up and cuddled into her mother's lap. Alessa opened her wings as if to shelter Vanera and stroked the back of her hand gently with her finger while holding her hand. Alessa sniffed, the situation did partially remind her of her nightmare but she tried not to think about it.She hummed to Vanera softly and looked up towards a digital clock. Her eyes widened when she saw the clock read almost one hour after midnight.

Alessa - Oh my...Did I tuck the children in? Vanera - ''Tyrus is till up mother. I think.''

Alesa climbed out of bed and felt soemthing tug at her hand. She looked back and saw Vanera with sad-looking eyes. SOmething about this look melted ALessa's heart.

Alessa - ''Come on. You can come with me to tuck him in.'' Vanera - ''Yay! Thanks mother!'' Alessa - ''Just be good and keep your distance. Rememebr waht happened last time?''

Vanera nodded with a shy "mhm". Alessa tugged Vanera close and kneeled down, giving her daughter a hug before proceeding out the door into the partially-lit manor corridor.