........................................................OMG WTF!?!?!?! how did THIS ever happen!?!?!?!?!............................

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Awesome......................................... that's all i can say, you guys are awesome..........

because finding this out made me feel better after bombing a presentation, i have decided to reward you guys as well.

you guys get the first bonus chapter, it was rather short anyway (shorter than i want bonuses to be) so i figured "why not?"

love you guys!!!!!!!! together we can move Black Blood into the #1 spot........ and then THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!! *Ahem* [no worlds were actually conquered in the making of this gag.........]

anyway some quick house-keeping items:

first, art.....

yeah i want art..... badly........ and i need a cover............ so much............ SALLY DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY CANT I DRAW GOODS!?!?!?!?!!!! *cries in the corner quietly.......*

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anyway, i'm begging for art again. good art, bad art. cover art, character art. fan art, professional art.......... wow that went "Dr. Seuss" VERY quickly...........one art, two art... red art, blue art........

................... my attention span probably makes a rodents seem impressive..............

anyway here's the link: http://royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=66944

another fun thing is for the 999 follower special, i have decided to hold a competition/shameless bribe. i have read all the reviews on the fiction page (and thanks for those BTW i love reading how much you guys love my story), and i know that there are twelve of them including my own. if you fans are able to make 13 more, good or bad i don't care as long as that's how you Really feel, i will add the next highest bonus chapter option in the poll to the special as well as the winner. that will make the special long as hell, but i'll write and post it if you guys follow through by saterday when i post next (Probably).

anyway enough of that here is the bonus you guys were promised..........

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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It was very white here. Just endless white as far I could comprehend.

The only thing that interrupted the white were the visions. I could never tell who or what was doing all I saw in the visions, but I saw things as if I were looking through their eyes. I think that whoever this person was it used to be me, but that is just a feeling I get…….

I saw visions of poverty, living like an animal on dirty streets and scrounging for any food I could find.

Visions of cruelty, people who hurt others, and me, for the simplest of reasons. This person has better food, this one more shiny, round, yellow things. This one is a little different from the others, or the worst ones who hurt others for reasons that not even THEY seemed to know.

Next were the visions of blades. Swords of all different types, big, small, wide, thin, short, long, serrated, razor-edged, and lastly the perfect one. It was beautiful and made me happy to see for some reason. It was long and had a two handed grip, but I somehow knew it was light enough to wield with just one hand. And that it was JUST wide and thick enough to defend against even the heaviest of blades. I think it might have been made for me, it seemed perfect for me in every way.

Then came the visions of death. I saw that battle was truly the greatest evil of the world. The things I saw the blood and horror and death, how it was EVERYWHERE, how it forced people to do worse for fear of ending up like the ones screaming. How I was the one who caused the most pain……

When those visions faded into the white I was happy to see them go. I seemed to be a monster if I was truly the one whose eyes I viewed these visions through. I would never pause, never stop until none around me were able to continue living.

Perhaps it is best I am in the white place now. In this place I can no longer inflict such pain to others….

Then came the best of the visions. There was a boy and a girl, and I HELPED them. They seemed to be important, and I seemed to follow them to accomplish their task. That was nice of me.

We fought many strange animal things, and many bad people who hurt those around them. For some reason all this death seemed to matter less and less to me. It seemed almost right that they die for threatening my important people.

We meet other people, they were nice. They joined us, and I seemed to get closer to the first girl. It was nice and made me happy for some reason, but I think I liked this feeling more than trying to figure out why I feel it.

Maybe I should just accept these feelings and stop trying to understand them…..

That was when the visions changed. I didn’t want to see this, and I didn’t know why.

The nice people died….

I killed the people who killed them. I killed them all….

I fought even though there was so much pain.

I helped the two nice people who left. It was the first girl and boy.

I protected the girl.

I killed the man who tried to hurt her and the boy.

I think she called my name. She looked sad and called me “Zair”.

So my name is Zair? That’s good to know

I’m not sure how long I have been here, but the visions have stopped coming. I can’t even remember my name anymore. I think it started with Ze, or Za, or no maybe it was Zo.

Yes it was Zo I’m sure of it!

Anyway the only thing I can bring up is an image now, not like the visions from before. In it were people talking and laughing in a meadow. They were eating food from a basket and the thin man was throwing some of it at the woman with the ponytail, while the strong looking man laughed. The girl and boy were there to, they were near where my perspective came from. I th-think that means that I was the one in that spot. The girl was smiling a very happy smile and blushing while the boy pointed at us and laughed, but not as much as the strong looking man.

I liked this image.

I hated how looking at it made me so sad.

I kept holding on to it, I wouldn’t let it go to fade away like the other visions.

For some reason THIS seemed really important. For some reason I liked, no loved the people in this image. My instincts kept telling me they were family.

The blades came back.

How could I forget the blades? How to use them? It is SO important!

Why is it important?

I brought back THE IMAGE the one that made me happy and sad at the same time. I looked at the four people in it. For some reason the woman with the ponytail always has food in her hair. She must not be good at eating………….

Oh so THAT’S how you do that.

How could have forgotten how dangerous life was. You had to kill or have all you hold dear taken from you. Sometimes you had to hurt people before you killed them. Sometimes you would like that. That was ok, that’s how it’s supposed to be.

I brought back THE IMAGE.

For some reason I felt less sad when I looked at now. Why was I so sad because of the Image? That’s strange…

I looked at the three people enjoying their meal. It was such a beautiful thing. I just wish I knew why looking at the strong-looking-man made me feel sad. Otherwise THE IMAGE would be perfect. Though I wouldn’t want him to not be in THE IMAGE, he seemed to belong there with the other two.

I looked at the box thing in front of me. This was nothing like the other visions.

{I truly am sorry for having to take more memories then were necessary, but you were starting to let the sadness of some of them taint your soul. That would affect what I need you for and what you agreed to do for me. I wish there could have been another way….} (???)

Its fine, I don’t like sad things anyway. I probably would have wanted you to take memories like that away. You don’t have to feel sad.

{No……. no you wouldn’t have. If you could understand what I have done to you, you would think that I am evil. Truly I am sorry.} (???)

Then I forgive you. Even if the old me wouldn’t, I will.

{This is why purifying souls is so damn hard…… they are always so innocent and forgiving to us after we have processed them in the void…… and they ALWAYS forgive us for it………………….. I’m so glad Hellatia didn’t have to go through this pain…..} (???)

Don’t feel bad. I forgave you remember?

{………. Yes you did. Thank you for that. I should tell you the siblings you left behind when you died are safe. I have been guiding them, and soon they will discover the way to return to their old world. I just thought you should know, especially since you cared enough about them to keep the void from taking your last good memory of them.} (???)

Oh so that’s who the girl and boy in THE IMAGE were. That’s nice. I think of them as my old family, so it’s good that they are safe.

{Now I will be reincarnating you into another world as my chosen. As my chosen you will be able to make periodic contact with me, and I with you. You will also feel obligated to do my will in this world. This feeling is normal to all chosen, and I’m also afraid to say it is permanent.} (???)

That’s not so bad…. You seem nice. I like you a lot, I’d be happy to help you in any way I could.

{Yes it will be like that forever, many around you will not understand that this is feeling will be what drives you the most, and not things like love, loyalty, or any other mortal concept. As such it is best that you do not reveal that you are my chosen to anyone outside of who I have already informed or allow you to. This is mostly for your own safety.} (???)

That seems easy enough to do. Ok I can do that.

{Now when you are reborn you will be a female, again I am sorry that I couldn’t find a male vessel, but his was the one with the best resonance with your soul amongst my faithful. Considering this I felt it best to remove any memories of your prior gender with the general loss of identity the Void brings. This will make it easier for you to adapt, accept, and utilize your new body.} (???)

That makes sense. Thank you for doing this.

{……….Thank you for your understanding my chosen. You have the right to know my name, and why I did all this to your soul. I am known mainly as Isireya, and I need you to help me keep my family safe as I cannot enter the mortal realms for another 1,000,000,000 years as punishment.} (Isireya)

Why would anyone want to punish you?

{…… Let’s just say that I grew a little too….. fond…… of mortals. After giving birth to my youngest son, the other divine were less than amused by my……. Adventures…… into mortal realms to…… Greet….. the local races. They banned my manifestation into the realms, even though I figured out how to make myself permanently sterile after the first time. The prudes……..} (Isireya)

That seems kinda mean…

{Yes it was! But none of that matters for you, just know that where you’ll be born, everyone will know that you are my chosen. The people there will do all they are able to, to aide you. They will explain how this new world works, and how to survive in it. Now do you have any questions before you begin your new life?} (Isireya)

Yes, what is my name?

{…………….. your new name will be Zola. I wish you luck in your new life Zola. I will speak with you again when the time comes. Live well.} (Isireya)

Yes I will, thank you Isireya!

I felt myself fade away.

This place was dark. I couldn’t see anything, but I could feel something surrounding me everywhere. I felt safe here, and there was a steady drumming noise in the background that made me feel reassured.

This place is nice, but I wonder where I am? Huh, I thought Isireya said I would be with her followers when I was reborn? Oh well, maybe it hasn’t happened yet. I guess I’ll just wait for it then.

I brought back THE IMAGE. I felt nothing but happiness as I looked at the boy and girl who were my old family, enjoying a meal with the old me.

I hope they are happy now, I’m glad that Isireya said that she took care of them after I died. Well it is only TWO people, it should be easy for a being like Isireya to keep them safe…………….

anyway my answer to the poll is Natasha, followed by Alt, then Yan............................

hope you enjoyed this little special!!!!

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Author out!!!!!!!!!!!!!