Chapter Fourteen: A War, Lost

Shawn and his sisters fought hard for the the Kingdom. Raven and Lysette had been working together to keep the Vampires at bay but the cloud never ceased. They had killed so many but more continued the pursuit every single time.

" Shawn we need to treat " Raven calls to her love, but she's that he had dissapeared, along with his siblings.

" Shawn?" Raven turned to where she had last seen him but he was gone. A vampire rushed behind Raven but was tackled to the ground by Lysette. " Get us out of here " Lysette screams to Raven who snaps out of shock and teleports them back to her and Shawn's home in the cave..

" Where the hell is Shawn? " Lysette demanded Answers from Raven that she simply could not give. " I don't know. He wouldn't have abandoned us. Something must've happened" Raven tries her best to search through her mind for a reason as to why he would dissapear in the middle of a battle. Leaving her behind..

" Well that is just fucking great. Now our people are going to die. Most of my soldiers have died and we were the only ones holding the lines back. " Lysette growls.

" I know but he didn't do it on purpose. Again, something must have happened. I'm sure he -" Ravens voice breaks which turns Lysette turns around, seeing Raven standing in a puddle of what appeared to be water

" No.." Lysette looks on, realizing that the baby was coming.

Meanwhile Shawn as well as his sisters had been transported to their parents throne room where their parents were looking at them with the deepest of concerned expressions.

" WHAT THE HELL? WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING! " Shawn shouts at his parents who seemed to be unwavered by his tone.

" It has come to our knowledge, that your brothers have been slain " Roshak spoke in a cold tone.

" Slain? By who? " Shawn questions as his sisters begin weeping after hearing the news.

" By Queen Kara and King Kalivare" His father answers, this information seeming to catch Shawn by surprise.

" Kara..and Kalivare? Kara's father? Why would they do that? It doesn't make any sense" Shawn tries to reason with himself and his parents words. But he also knew it made no sense for Kara and Kalivare to even be in Outworld to begin with.

" Kara, broke her father out of his prison. Your brothers tried to stop them and were killed for their efforts" his father further explains.

" Prison? Why was he even here? He wasn't evil.." Shawn knew Kara's father. He had always been a kind and loving person though he also had seen how Aurora had changed. So perhaps he was wrong with his previous conclusion.

" That is not important right now. What is important is that the Queen of Witches has not only killed your brothers, but also has broke her father from his prison. These are both acts that require immediate repercussions " His father answered, yielding his cold tone still.

" No...there has to be a reason for all this. It doesn't make sense. I am going to go find her and find out the truth" he tries to telelort but finds, much to his surprise, that he cannot.

" You will stay here. You, and your sisters went against what we said and got involved in the matters of the Underworld. If you had been here, you could have helped your brothers and have to seek answers at all. And so until further notice, you are all grounded" Shawn's ears burned at the words of his parents. He knew what this meant. He had only been grounded but the last time he had envoked the punishment, his Will to resist his parents, had been broken.

" You can't do this..I have to get back to Raven " Shawn pleads with his father to which his mother finally speaks. " I'm sorry son, we have to do this for your own protection. For your own good" Shawn shook his head in defiance.

" I don't know what has gotten into you both. Why can't you trust me? Kara would not have done this without good reason" he didn't understand how it was possible for Kara to kill his brothers. They were vastly stronger than he was and Kara had not quite reached his own level yet.

" Shawnia, what you feel and know doesn't change the facts. We would not lie about this. It happened. You have to understand that we are doing what we feel is best for Outword. There must be retribution" his mother says to him

" So what? Are you going to declare war on the Underworld? " Shawn questions feeling ominous about his parents tones.. " We haven't decided yet. But they will pay for what they have taken from us in some regard" his father explains.

" They are already paying..their entire world is getting destroyed and they have lost so much as is. Especially Kara and Gabriel.." he tries to reason with them though they seemed to already understand this.

" We know, but we also can't ignore this as much as we would like too. But people are also imprisoned here for a reason. And Kara's actions will surely bring them more suffering. She did this, not thinking of her own people. She is becoming a menace to her own Kind.. to all of the Underworld " his mother answers and Shawn denies it yet again.

" You don't understand the things that have went into the decisions that have been made. If you did, you would understand" Shawn was so angry with his parents for the lack of care and trust in him. His sisters continued crying and stayed out of the squabble, knowing that this would not end well.

" We do understand Shawnia. And that is why we feel that something must be done. You can say this was done for one reason or another but it doesn't change the destruction that she has caused" his mother explains as Shawn and his sisters are each teleported to their rooms..

Lysette layed Raven down and begin telling her to breath deeply and in quick succession. She had never helped deliver a child before but she knew she had to help to the best of her abilities. Raven was panicked and she had to also do her best to calm her down. " I'm sorry Lysette " Raven manages to say between rapid breathing. " I know you don't want to do this but - " Raven feels a sharp pain in her stomach and cries out in pain.

" Oh hush, it's going to be okay. We are going to get through this. Forgive me if I don't know what I'm doing but we are going to deliver this baby" Lysette tries to smile as she begins trying to prepare things she felt would be necessary for the delivery.

" You are going to be a mother! This is a happy moment. You must be excited " Lysette tries to calm Raven as explosions sound off in the distance which Lysette tries her best to ignore.

" I am scared " Raven confesses. She was so excited up until this point and now all she wanted was her love to return to her. She was worried something had happened to him. " Well don't be " Lysette assures Raven even though she herself was nervous. " Everything is going to be okay. We are going to deliver this happy little baby and then when Shawn gets back, you will have your family complete for the first time" Lysette thought back to her youth. She had always wanted children but had never managed to find the courage of following through with the procreation of one. She wished she had now though, because at least then she would know what to do.