It was dusk and the last of the suns rays were casting long shadows all around the château. Deep within the grand building, in a dark room with walls painted in exotic and horrific scenes, sat a man with an air of harnessed power. He was considered important and he was, as he could influence kings and nobles alike with a simple gesture. But he had a secret, one that was darker than the room her currently sat in.

Lord Nixus was a magic user or wizard, not like those in fairie tails with long white beards and large pointy hats. No, he was a handsome, silver tongued and dark man that had a mission. But as of late his mission had been hindered by some unseen events. Namely someone had killed nearly all his cursed pets. He really hated making new ones all at once, as that meant training them and having to deal with unruly attitudes.

Sighing the dark Lord stood from his large leather chair before walking over to two large glass doors with heavy drapes. He opened the doors with moving his arms. He walked out onto the balcony and smirked as he looked over his estate, he snapped his fingers and like clockwork his loyal servant Victoria came to his side with his staff. Taking it from her he tapped it twice on the ground and watched as small ripples formed in the air. 

He knew his pets would respond and come back to him, they had no choice. He was happy with his selection this time around, mostly females. In years pasted he mostly had males, but this was a good change, he couldn't wait to "test their abilities". 

"When they come back, make sure they stay in the dungeons until I come down." Lord Nixus said in a cold deep tone as he looked at Victoria, but he kissed her "cheek" before sending her on her way. He walked back into his office again, taking a glass of wine that his servant had poured for him, he drank the red liquid.

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[h2]Mariah Amor[/h2]


Mariah could barely remember the two days after being cursed, all she could remember the need to change and the intense pleasure she got from it. But now she was terrified of the change realizing that it was addicting. She just wanted to go home and too her surprise Lord Nixus allowed it. She remembered wanting to get home so bad and how she wanted to get away and tell her brothers what had happened to her.

But then the cold realization hit her, she couldn't tell her brothers what had happened or even show them as one, she didn't trust her monster side and two her brothers would most likely kill her. She cried the whole ride home knowing that this maybe the last time she would see her family. What made this realization worse was how her body wanted to change.

Her father was the first to great her, then her brothers, her mother was painting with another lady and her father wished for to join the other women. Mariah agreed at first but as she went to change she noticed that she was constantly looking out her window that faced the same direction as Lord Nixus's château. [i]No, he said I could leave.... he said....[/i] Her thoughts drifted as she looked into her mirror and stared at herself.

[i]I'm normal, I'm normal.....I'm....[/i] She thought as she continued to look in the mirror and noticed that her eyes had changed and that she grew slight fangs. "NO!" She screamed and looked away.

Her brother, Charles, came into the with a worried look on his face. "Are you okay, Miri?" He asked as he looked at her. Mariah smiled weakly and nodded before straightening her dress. "Yes, yes I'm fine. The dress was bunching up and it was looking horrible. But it's fine now." She said in calm but slightly trembling voice, which got her a smile from her brother. Charles escorted her to the garden where their mother and the other lady sat painting.

As the days passed she began to notice her temper was a little out of character for her. She also wished to go back to Nixus, which was a terrifying thought. Plus she felt the need to change into the snake thing and to feel the power of the change. 

"I think I'm going to go to the northern country, spend some time there." She said one afternoon while having tea with her mother and her two brothers, Henry and Gabriel. They all gave her an odd look, but she quickly explained that she wished to be alone for a while and to think what she wished for her life. This didn't go without protest and she was basically under house arrest.

It was during this time that she suddenly felt Lord Nixus call for her to return. At first she ignored it, but as the hours passed she felt the need to return to him. She couldn't stay that was becoming painfully clear. So when night came she left the childhood home knowing that she would never return unless she found a cure.

Now she was in the château's vast dungeons waiting for her master to come down, and for the other to return as well.

She felt very alone and ....... hungry. For what she had no idea.