Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 06:22:37 GMT
From: Blake Alexander <writemeastory@juno.com>
Subject: Tales of the New Phoenix: My Immortal chapter 1

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Disclaimer on Series Title:

The title for this new storyline is "My Immortal". This is based on a
moving song preformed by the band Evanescence. The lyrics appeared in the
chapter about Blake's Wake. You should purchase their new Album,
"Fallen". It's a truly great CD.


Special Note:

The Disclaimer will only appear in the first chapter, instead of repeating
the same crap over and over again. I will put in smaller disclaimers if
something comes up that I did not cover above. Now for the basics, if you
are not over 18 (21 in some places) go away. This series contains adult
themes and sexual activity. Not to mention it's Man on Man. If you just
went "Ew, gross!" this is definitely not the place for you.


Other Stories to Read:

"Tales of a Real Dark Night" (The series that started it all.)
~Under the Boy Bands Section

"Tales of a Super Hero Band"
~Under the Boy Bands Section

"Marvel Knights"
~Under the Celebrity Section

"Tales of a Young Mutant"
~Under the Celebrity Section

News From the Author:

Hey there everyone, it's me Blake. How are you all? I've gotten a number of
flame letters regarding Blake's Death. It was crucial for the ending of the
storyline. I hope things will become clear in this one. A lot of
interesting things are going to happen, including someone you all love...
well, I'm not going to give anything away. Expect posts every two weeks,
except for Chapters 1, 2, & 3. Chapter 3 will be e-mailed to Nifty and will
either be posted on Saturday night, or Sunday Night. Enjoy, and E-mail me!
WriteMeAStory@Juno.com!



My Immortal
Chapter 1: Lost

	I was standing there basking in Dasro's death when the gateway
formed. I turned to the arch and saw a tunnel of white. At the end another
world. A city. I moved towards it and could sense a great mind that was
curious. It sensed the gate. I looked at the gate and tried to feel what
powered it. I couldn't sense its energy source. I tried to break it
telekinetically. It wouldn't brake.
	I pulled the sword from the wall, walked over, and struck the
arch. The sword hit and did nothing. I cast my powers into the tunnel and
studied it. The tunnel could be broken. I could destroy it, but not the
arch.
	I picked up the dagger and created a sheath for it on my pants. I
put the sword away and stepped up to arch. I knew what this meant. I knew
what had to be done. The tunnel can't be broken at either end, only
within. So I did what needed to be done.
	I envisioned the beach that Josh and I shared most nights. I looked
about, then concentrated on bringing him there too. He appered to my right
a few meters away. "Blake!" he ran towards me. "Oh my god, I'm so glad
you're ok." He threw his arms around me and buried his face in my
neck. "I... I don't think I could live if anything happened to you." I put
my arms around me and started crying.
	"You will." I said.
	"I... I will? What... what do you mean I will?" He pulled away and
looked me deep in the eyes.
	"Josh," I said. I stroked his cheek just studying him. "You are my
universe. You are my everything. And I would do anything, anything to make
sure you're safe." I used my powers to make him look like he did before all
of this had happened.
	"What's going on Blake? Why are we here? Why aren't you with me in
the real world." He was becoming frantic and scared, and it tore my heart
apart. "What the hell is going on?"
	"I... I have to do this. If I don't, it could spell ruin for the
entire human race. I can't let that happen." We were both sobbing.
	"Blake, no. Please, don't leave me! We can find another way to do
whatever it is that needs to be done. Just tell me where you are! We can go
charge Andreas ring and be there!"
	"There isn't time. She is coming already." I sniffed back my
tears. "I need to go now. I'm sending you back. Just always remember, I
love you. It's only you. All for you."
	"NO!" He screamed grabbing onto me but I sent him back.
	I looked around at our special place. The waves broke against the
rocks softly and the sand sparkled in the moonlight. I looked up and saw
something I had never noticed before. Two stars that danced around each
other. I smiled through my tears and went back to my body.
	I walked into the tunnel, the only thing keeping me from falling
down and weeping was the fact that I needed to do this to ensure Josh's
safety. That the world would go on for him without this new threat.
	`What are you?' suddenly came into my mind.
	She was calling to me. Speaking to me with her mind.
	`I am Phoenix. You shall not enter this world.' I cast back.
	`Don't do what you are planning. This world I sense is lovely. I
shall enter it and make it mine.' She whispered. I was suddenly so very
cold and scared. I reached deep within and cast her power back at her.
	`I am PHOENIX! You shall not stop me with cheap tricks!' I screamed
back at her. I was almost to the center of the tunnel. I could see her
standing at the end, wearing a flowing white gown that was muddy at the hem
from walking in the wet grass. It was a park overlooking a city at the
other end.
	`Then you shall die!' she whispered back to me. Cuts started
forming all over my body. I ignored them and finally reached the middle of
the tunnel.
	The cuts kept forming and I ignored them. I cast my mind back
towards Josh and said three final words. "I love you." Then I unleashed the
Phoenix. His flames expanded to the edges of the tunnel and pushed it
outwards. She fell away from the tunnel at the other end shrieking as the
Phoenix flames erupted out her end. The energy forming the tunnel spread to
its breaking point and snapped violently. I cried out as the world folded
in on itself. The Phoenix faded in pain as energy washed through my body. I
saw bright white, then black, and then stopped all feeling as my thoughts
slipped away.
	A sense of peace and stillness came. Then unspeakable pain. I could
feel the Phoenix being pulled apart within me, and my aura being ripped
at. I looked behind me, the way I had come and saw nothing but a void of
black. I looked ahead of me and could see white plasma replacing the
tunnel, and in its center I could vaguely make out the park where the woman
was.
	I used the last bit of my strength and pushed myself through the
plasma. The Phoenix was too weakened to really protect me and I could feel
my skin at my arms being burned severely. I made it through the tunnel and
fell onto the grass.
	To my right was the woman. Her gown was muddied and had grass
stains. She was as pale as fresh linen, with hair that was a soft
blond. She would have been beautiful, but her jaw was just a bit too sharp.
	"You have made a mistake this night, creature." She said. She
looked me deep in the eyes. Her eyes were a soft green and I was suddenly
falling into them. Her mind washed into mine and I could feel her snipping
at it in places. The Phoenix finally recovered and I created a shield
around my mind. I cast her out and looked into her eyes which had been
replaced with green flames.
	"Nice trick, now its my turn!" I lit my eyes with the phoenix force
and could feel the light blue flames dance around them. She gasped and
shielded her eyes from me.
	"I'm not stupid enough to look into your eyes and be rolled!" she
shrieked.
	"I don't need you to look me in the eyes!" I said. I washed my mind
into hers and flooded it with my power. I sent it searing into the depths
of her being and she fell to the ground.
	I could feel the Phoenix growing weak and knew I didn't have the
strength to continue this. I let the flames erupt from my body and flew
into the sky.
	I was high above San Francisco. That was the city. I looked down
and was momentarily happy. I was home. I cast my mind out in search of
Josh, but he was no where within my reach. I realized, I was in a different
world all together. I flew to where Club Serenity should have been and
found a small market. I flew to the loft and found a bookstore. I took off
for my condo and found it still there. I scanned it though and found others
living within.
	I flew to the Golden Gate Bridge and landed on top. I could hear
the cars screeching to a halt to see the giant flaming bird and ignored
them. I cried and the Phoenix shrieked into the night.
	It was all gone.
	I was lost.
	I had no idea how to get home.
	Then I heard them bellow me talking. And a name caught my
attention.
	"... Anita Blake in here she might know what to do with this
thing. I mean, what is it? A type of dragon?"
	"What species of dragon is made entirely of flames?"
	"Well, I just think someone should call Anita Blake, she knows more
about dealing with weird shit like this than anyone."
	Anita Blake. From Saint Lewis. I knew the name, and knew what she
did. A animator at Animators Inc. But I had no idea why I knew this. I did
the only thing I could think of, I took off and headed straight into the
sky with ever bit of energy I had. I would fly to the sun, feed, then go to
Saint Lewis and figure out what to do there. It was my only idea, and so it
was my only plan.

	I used the energy from the sun to heal my wounds. The burning faded
to nothing, and the cuts knit themselves shut. But my head hurt more than I
can ever remember. I closed my eyes, focused, and the pain eased to a
bearable hum.
	On my way back I realized that the vampire woman had actually taken
bits of my memory. I mean, it was the only explanation. I was slightly
confused, and knew I had been in the Atlantian chamber fighting
Dasro... then I remembered being in the tunnel. I had bits missing.
	I flew and flew and was finally above Saint Lewis. I scanned it
with my mind and felt hundreds, maybe thousands, of Vampires bellow. Not
only that, I felt witches, wizards, lycanthropes, and a few things I
couldn't explain. I decided the Phoenix was a bit showy and let the flames
dispel.
	I flew above the city and headed for the Vampire District. How did
I know there was one? No idea.
	I landed in an alley beside a club. It was called Guilty
Pleasures. I headed for it and stopped. I was dressed as a Vampire Slayer
in a city swarming with vamps. I concentrated and got rid of my base
weapons, and sent the Sword and Dagger to the roof of the building. I
changed my clothes so that I was wearing skin tight leather pants, a sheer
black shirt that showed off my body, black boots that came up to just
bellow my knees and then folded back down, and my Ankh was naked on my
chest.
	I headed up to the bouncer still confused as to why I was here, but
felt it was the right thing to do.
	I made to step around him, but he stopped me. He was a vampire.
	"Where do you think you are going?" He asked, smiling and showing
teeth.
	"Into the club." I said plainly.
	"No you're not." He said crossing his arms and stepping in front of
me.
	I looked him straight in the eyes, and I could feel him try and
sway my mind. I almost laughed, he was weak compared to the woman in San
Francisco.
	A look of shock registered on his face and I smiled.
	"Stronger ones than you have failed. Now, allow me in. I mean no
harm and don't want to have to force you." I said.
	"You aint getting in this club." He said. He was really
big. Balled. Wearing sun glasses at night. Classic body guard. I moved him
aside with my mind and walked in. I heard him coming for me and stopped him
with my powers.
	I walked in and realized I was in unknown territory, being very
foolish. I stopped and concentrated. I pulled my aura close to me and
bottled up my powers. I could walk by Professor Xavier and not be noticed
as anything more than a normal human.
	"Excuse me mon-ami, but may I ask why you forced yourself past my
bouncer?" a voice with a French accent asked. I turned and saw possibly the
second most beautiful man I had ever seen. He was an inch taller than me,
had long black hair that curled at the end and mixed into the black lace
that was his shirt. His chest showed and there was a scar on it in the
shape of a cross. His pants were perfectly tailored black slacks, and his
shoes were polished, black dress.
	"Jean-Claude." I said without thinking. How did I know this man? I
had never seen him before in my life.
	"You know my name, but I know nothing about you." He said. He
looked angry. "You have me at a disadvantage, and I don't like being at a
disadvantage." I looked into his eyes, and they were the deepest blue I had
ever seen. He registered a look of shock and I realized he must have been
trying to sway my mind. With my shields and powers so tightly packed he
couldn't, but I still could. I could sense his power and it was vast. I
also sensed two trails going from him to someplace else. I didn't know
where, but knew that I would be up against a great strength if I fought
him. "What are you?" He asked simply.
	I knew I couldn't tell him what I really was, so I lied. "I am a
powerful Telepath and Telekinetic. The strongest on this world." I
said. Ok, not a lie, but not really the truth.
	"Why are you here?" He asked.
	I knew I needed to find someplace to stay. And I felt there was
something about this city. I needed to be here. Right here. I looked at the
stage were a man was stripping in front of hundreds of women. "I'm looking
for a job." I said.
	"This is Guilty Pleasures mon-ami, we cater to the darkest
fantasies, and display extraordinary gifts. When our dancers put on a show,
there is a show to be seen." I looked at the man and realized he was
right. The man had bite marks all over his body.
	"I can put on a show." I said. "Put me on next and I will amaze
your audience." I said.
	He looked at me with curiosity. "I do not even know your name." He
said.
	"Blake Alexander." I closed my eyes and grew my hair out. I added
highlights of blue and looked back at Jean Claude who was looking at me
with a blank expression. With that face he could either kiss me, or kill
me. It was simply that non committal. "I am not a threat, I simply am." I
said.
	"You will be on next. I will announce it." I nodded and moved
towards the stage.
	The hair thing was a small show of power. He knew I was more than I
appeared, and I needed to prove I did have my own secrets. It was my trump
card.
	I stopped halfway through the club as the lights died. The man had
finished.
	"To my special guests tonight it seems we have a surprise. A young
man who has requested to dance for us. I have not even seen him perform so
we are in for a true treat. Let us see what he has." Jean Claude, it seems,
had announced me.
	The lights came on in light blue. I looked about me and saw women
staring at me. I looked at the stage that was 30 feet away and made a
jump. I threw in enough telekinesis to ensure I would make it all the way,
but made sure it didn't look like I was flying.
	With a graceful flip I was standing on the stage. I heard the music
start and recognized it. Working as a Club Owner you tend to know many
different dance songs. I could work with this. I moved with the beat, and
knew I needed more than just good dance moves. I sent a feeling of
sensuality flowing out across the room, and heard everyone gasp. I let my
telekinetic powers flow over me and it looked as if a wind were dancing
around me. My now long black hair danced around me, blue highlights
flashing in the light.
	I concentrated on my shirt and started to tear it without my
hands. It looked like magic as I danced. The shirt fell to the floor in
strips and I kept moving. I rubbed my hands over my chest and concentrated
on my boots. I readjusted my outfit with my Phoenix Powers, careful not to
let it show. I created a black thong with wire thin straps. It wouldn't
show in my pants. I also created disguised zippers in my boots. When I was
done I started to unzip the boots with my powers. I stood in places and
just used my arms and upper body to dance to the music. When my boots were
unzipped I stepped out of them. I then started to undo my pants with my
powers.
	The room was silent as my pants started to unbutton and unzip. I
then started to rip them at the front all the way down. They peeled off me
and I stood there naked except for the black thong. I moved towards the
crowd of women who were now standing at the stage with money in their
hands. I used my powers to snatch the money into the air, letting it dance
about me like a cyclone. The music faded and the lights fell. I used my
powers quickly to have my clothes reform on me. The house lights came back
on and I stood there, fully dressed holding the money. The crowd gasped and
then started to applaud. I walked to the edge of the stage and was met by
Jean Claude.
	"Do I have a job?" I asked.
	"Yes, you do." He said.
	"I have no social security number, no ID, no anything. I don't
exist." I said simply.
	He smiled. "You are a mystery Mr. Alexander. I look forward to
figuring you out." He started walking and I followed. "I will acquire a
small place for you to live. You shall be paid cash. You have two shows a
night, 5 nights a week, and three shows on Saturday. Five hundred a night
plus any tips you receive."
	"I can also bartend between sets." I said.
	He smiled. "Very well, eight hundred." He stopped and looked at
me. "For some reason I feel compelled to help you. I do not know why."
	"I don't know either, but I thank you." He smiled and we walked
towards the office.
	That night I was taken to a small apartment by one of his
people. It was cozy. I sat on the furbished bed, and then walked to the
window. I called for the sword and dagger and they came. I sat back down
and looked at the wall.
	I cried.
	I cried because I was separated from the man I love and had no idea
what was happening with the war.
	I was crying because I was scared and alone.
	I slept, and didn't dream. I'm not sure if that should hurt, or be
a gift.