No Turning Back

Up in the clouds surrounded by happiness and joy lies a land of fairies.  Lovely fairies that spend their whole day looking down on the world below. Sending joy to the mere mortals. As they sit upon their lily pads and giggle and sway in the perfect breeze they only talk about good stuff. Happy stuff. Never about the world underneath. They dare not think of that world. There is one fairy that does not like to think of happiness and joy. For she has never experienced happiness and joy. Yes, she was born into the land in the clouds but she has always been different. Different from this world of giggles and shimmering faces of fairies. On her lily pad she looks down to the bad mortal world. Where there is starvation and death. Sadness and pain. None of the others seem to notice about her amusement with this side. Not just a amusement. A longing. A longing to not be in a fake world of happiness, but a real world of pain. She dare not ever tell anyone that she wants to go so bad. Nomi is her name. Out of all the Sunshines and Angels and Willows this is the only name she finds to be normal. Normal. The only thing Nomi wishes to be. In the land of fairies each fairy that is of proper age gets a magical power. Nomi's power, one of the best of all, is the power of granting wishes. Good ones of course. In her younger years Nomi enjoyed laying on the lily pads and granting wishes to mortals with her Mother. Her Mother, her best friend. Nomi doesn’t grant wishes anymore. Not after her Mother turned to dust. As every fairy that lives over 305 does. Now she wishes to grant her own wish. Her wish of mortality. To get this wish would be very difficult for fairies don’t usually want that. Yet, it is possible, with the help of an Elder. Luckily, for Nomi her Father is an Elder. However the Elders are on the other side of the land. It would take a great journey. Of course, Nomi could wish herself there, but the gates of the Elders' Castle is tightly locked. Her wish would only get her to the fields, which is a fair distance away. In a second Nomi decides to grant this. The fields aren’t so far and she could walk the small distance. So with a flash of light and a sprinkle of shimmering dust Nomi is at the fields. Here in the fields it is only flowers and butterflies everywhere. Quite confusing if you don’t know what you are doing. However Nomi used to play in these fields. So she knows it very well. Fourteen paces to the right and three turns of left. And there right in front of her was the Castle. Tall and strong. The intense feeling the Castle gave Nomi made her drop to her knees. She got up and bravely walked through the big doors. There, in the room being looked down by the Elders, Nomi asked for her request to be granted.1

"Young one," The booming voice of her Father rang out "What brings you?"2

"Well, Father, Elder," Nomi said and bowed on one leg "I am here to ask for you to grant me the wish of going down to the world below. I wish for mortality. Please, my Elders grant me this."3

"Young one," Another voice rang out "You wish to live in a world of pain?"4

"Yes, with all due respect yes I do." Nomi said with confidence. With her power she could grant herself the wish that they would accept.5

"Well, young one, we grant you this request but there are certain terms. You mustn’t ever turn to the Dark World. If you do, your life as a fairy will be no more. Also, you must help one mortal believe in the land. Do you accept and understand the terms?"6

"Yes Father!" Nomi said with excitement "Yes, I do! And thank you Elders! I bow at your feet."7

"Now young one, go, and grace be with you on your journey."8

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Down in the world, Nomi looked in awe at the great buildings. She did not know if the fairies where looking down on her, but she did not care. From the time she heard the Elders' terms she knew she would do all it takes to lose her fairy within. All she wished was to be a mortal. To feel pain. Since the Elders granted her wish she was a mortal, however she still had her powers. She could live with that, but she vowed to never ever go back. As Nomi walked throughout the city she met a lot of people on the streets. More like, observed them. She found it so interesting how you can tell so much about a person by the way they talk, or dress, or act. She could tell right away the man on the side of the street with the old raggedy clothing was homeless. She felt sad for him. Her first feeling of sadness. Since her first fairy instinct was to do good she grant him a wish for money. She loved the look on his face when he looked into his pocket and took out handfuls of hundred dollar bills. He praised the world above. This would of made any fairy smile but this made Nomi frown. She did not like the joy of the fairies. After that, Nomi frowned the whole day. It had been three days and Nomi had been walking. Day in and day out. Fairies never sleep, but because of her mortality Nomi was desperately in need of sleep. Yet, she had no money. As she was looking for a way to find someplace a guy approached her. He seemed nice. After she told him about her problem, her not knowing the dangers made her think she was always safe, he took one look at her and offered her to stay with him. His name was Ron, he looked about the proper age. Ron took Nomi up to his dirty apartment. Once inside she fell on the couch. Ron came up to her with a grin.10

"What is it? Why are you smiling so much?" Nomi said not understanding what was happening.11

"Oh, Nomi Nomi Nomi, you are a very beautiful girl. This outfit you are wearing, you look like one of the angels. But let me ask you this, have you ever met a devil?" Ron grabbed her by the waist and wouldn’t let her go. She screamed and shouted but it was no use. Before she knew it, it was to late. She was there lying on his filthy floor hurt and bleeding. She wished with all her might to be somewhere else fast. She ended up in a park. She laid under a big willow tree and fell asleep, while the insides of her were full of pain and aching. For the next couple of days Nomi walked around, still in shock. She was like a wandering zombie. She didn’t sleep well so her flawless beautiful milky skin was blemished. She had to change her clothes into something she stole from Ron's apartment before vanishing. She hated wearing his baggy jeans and smelly stained T-shirt. She hated him. She hated this world. She hated herself. Nomi would walk and curse at the world above and all the Elders and her Father. Yes, she wanted to leave but she still hated them for making her believe that everyone was safe. After a while she began to blame herself for everything. Nomi found a cravers knife in the park and cleaned it off. One night as she cried in the rain she took her knife and cut her wrists. Over and over again. For a fairy every drop of blood makes their power grow smaller and smaller. Nomi's power had vanished within an hour. She was so distracted she didn’t even notice the man that came up beside her. 12

"You shouldn’t do that with such a dirty thing." The man said. His voice frightened her and she jumped up and stuck the knife to his neck.13

"Hurt me and I swear to the Elders I'll kill you." 14

"Whoa, don’t worry. I’m not going to hurt you. But I wouldn’t mind if you killed me anyways." Nomi could here in the willow trees that the fairies were giving her the okay. As much as she despised listening to them she did. That night and many nights afterwards they stayed up talking. They talked about the world above. She had obeyed one of the Elders' terms, she got him to believe in the land. However, he also told her about the Dark World.15

"David, there is really a Dark World?" She asked him one night.16

"Yeah. Don’t get freaked out, but I  know a way to the Dark World." Nomi couldn’t believe this. This is all she ever wanted. She wanted to go to the Dark World. David, a guy so different from Ron. A guy that she could trust, a guy that made her feel special. She never understood love. She never had the power of Love. But here sitting close to David under the tree in the dark with the big round moon shining down she thought she felt love. 17

"Oh, David! Please, take me there. I want to go." 18

"Seriously? To the Dark World? Do you understand about the place? It is full of.."19

"I know what it is full of. I want to go."20

"Ok, tomorrow night. But there is something I must know. Is there anything you are keeping from me?" Nomi told him everything. Ron, the Elders, the Land, her feelings of love. That night as Nomi laid down to sleep David did not disappear, like always, he held Nomi tight and kissed her. Then they both feel asleep. 21

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Nomi didn’t know how David did it, but he did. They were here, in the Dark World, a place she fantasized about. Now she was no longer a fairy. She no longer knew about the Elders or the world above. Only David did, and he never talked about it with her. The Dark World was very dark and full of fire. This was not Hell. Hell is where dead spirits go to when they are gone. And the Lands above was certainly not Heaven. In the Dark World vampires roamed the land. Nasty looking creatures filled with hate walked the streets. Nomi loved this. She loved the evil. She loved David for being evil and taking her to this place. However David was struggling with himself. Since entering the Dark World he developed another self. A evil self. He would walk around and curse himself. He was no longer the David Nomi knew. He was nobody. Not even a soul. He let himself eat away at himself. Until he was a nothing. Until he was gone. Nomi didn’t feel feelings anymore. She only felt hatred. So when David was gone she didn’t cry for him. She hated him. Nomi couldn’t even love him for bringing her here. Her heart was black and cold. The Dark World took over. 23

As Nomi walked along the lands she met a vampire named Iri. Iri was in the middle of sucking the blood out of a dead animal in the woods. Iri and her became fast friends. For, Iri made her a vampire. Now, Nomi had had it all. She never wanted to stop until she got to the top. This new gift, was her top. She made it, and she would do anything in her power to keep from losing it. Anything. 24

Iri and her would go out in the nights taking blood from animals in the woods. One night Nomi got the idea to take blood from more than just animals. 25

"Iri," Nomi said "I am ready to go to the villiages."26

"What are you talking about. There are many animals in the Woods."27

"I am sick of animals! I want more!" Nomi's eyes turned red, she was out of control. She wanted something and she would get it. 28

"That’s not a good idea Nomi, if we take blood from the villages we will go into exile."29

"I don’t care about that! I want blood!" And with that Nomi marched down the hill toward the town. Iri ran behind cursing and demanding her to stop. But she didn’t. She kept going and going. Straight towards the gates of the Master. She wanted his blood. 30

"A vampire! How nice!" The Master said when Nomi and Iri walked in. Nomi didn’t answer she just walked up to him with a crazy look in her eye. Master saw what was happening and blew fire at her. Fire usually kills vampires but this was nothing to Nomi. She fought it. She wanted his blood. Only his blood. She fought with all her might. Finally after struggling and cursing she got him down. She took his black blood. It made her feel powerful. Iri only got a little portion, but Nomi didn’t care. That night as they walked back to the woods Nomi's mind was racing with evil thoughts. Iri was talking about something and it began to annoy Nomi. She made a decision that night that she would get rid of her for good. It was time for a feast. She had her feast. It was a good meal too. She ate down to the very bone of her companion. Now she was getting bored of the Dark World.  She wanted more. 31

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Nomi took all the black blood of the Dark World. Of course black blood was only from the most powerful creatures. She put up lots of fights but they only made her will stronger. Nomi's fairy side kept getting back to her. Never good though. It only made her heart fill with more hate. She hated the Elders and all the happy faires. She wanted to go back to the land and give them what they deserve. She couldn’t remember the way up to the clouds. However that was okay. She had something else to take care of. After getting rid of the powerful figures of the Dark World, Nomi left with no trouble into the world of mortals. All the people that passed by smelled of good blood. Anyone of them could of been a good tasty meal. But she didnt give into temptations. She had one smell that she wanted. One bloody meal she needed. Nomi wouldn’t stop until she found him. After weeks of looking she saw him. Before her eyes he was there buying an apple. Her eyes turned red. Her face grew black. She wanted him dead. Ron! She wanted his blood! 33

"Ron? Is that you?" Nomi said putting on her innocent act.34

"Uh...yeah. Who are you?" 'You'll soon find out.' Nomi thought. 35

"Oh Ron, its Nomi. Remember? You gave me one the best nights of my life."36

"Oh yeah. But um..I thought..?"37

"Ronny, baby, it was my first time. I was scared. But I overcome my fears." Ron soon got the picture and they headed up to his new apartment. 'Still dirty...a little blood wont hurt' She thought. 38

Once in the room she jumped on him, insanely. He was enjoying it until he felt her teeth dig into his neck. She was acting like an animal. She wanted him to suffer. Slowly she tore off his limbs with her teeth. His face turned white. She licked the blood dry. Nothing had ever tasted so good. She kept going at it. Not stopping even long after he had died. She ate away his flesh. She wanted this thing off the planet. Never to hurt another person. After finishing him off completely she decided to leave a little surprise for the mortal world. Nomi went back to the Dark World and freed them all. They did havoc on the mortals. Watching their world crumble down and everyone run in horror made Nomi smile. Her first evil smile in a long time. Somehow Nomi found her way to the lands of fairies. She did not want to put on her innocent act. She wanted all of their blood. However she wanted the Elders' more. Marching pass the giggling ones that still neglected to notice her she went to the Elders' Castle. 39

"Nomi! You are from the Dark World! How did you get here?! You are commanded to leave." Of course Nomi did not listen to her Father. In some swift move she cracked his neck in two and did her evil duty. The other Elders fled in horror. However they weren’t fast enough. Nomi got every single one of them. She took them out fast. One by one. Since the Elders were gone, all the fairies turned to dust. Nomi piled their dust and tossed it into the world below. Even their dust should be in the havoc she had caused.  Nomi now had it all. All she ever fantasized about. She was on top. She corrupted all three worlds. But she wanted more. In a frenzy of confusion of what to do next she brought her own arm to her mouth and took her own blood. Nomi got it all...and more.40