Manifestation - Part 1 Scarlet and Evelyn

Carolyn moaned. Alone in the dark forests of Rhae, she lay propped up against a large oak, bringing the first of the twins into the world.

She snorted as she remembered the way she conceived of the children. Such a dishonorable, abominable failure she was, to bear children of a death knight!
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Several months back...

Carolyn peered around, ever wary for any sentry. Really, what had she been thinking, to enter the Shadow camp and seek out their leader? Assassination of any kind was dangerous, let alone to assassinate the death knight Cain.

And when she had snuck behind him, dagger in hand, he had spun around and laid a fist to her temple. After that, she had passed out.

And when she woke up, she was discarded in the wilderness, less than half her clothes still on her. Fearing the worst, she quickly scanned herself with spells and the help of her nine-tailed vixen familiar, Shadowmane. She was...impregnated. She had despaired then, sobbing in horror and sorrow at what had befallen her.

Eventually, she rejoined the Alliance in the war against the Shadow, but deserted and fled when they were about to enter the Shadow realm.
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Shadowmane nuzzled her comfortingly, as she lay there recuperating. The two infants, both girls, wailed the sweet song of life. Soon they quieted, as if they knew that crying would attract wild, hungry beasts.

Carolyn smiled at them, and glanced at Shadowmane. 'I would name them Evelyn and Scarlet...' she said to the vixen, who could understand her because of her special abilities with creatures. Shadowmane merely purred and laid down beside the children, who snuggled against the soft, warm hide of the vixen, falling asleep quickly.

But late in the night, when all were asleep, a shadowy figure dropped silently from the trees, a deadly scythe in one hand. It reached its other, clawed hand to pick up one of the infants, who stirred and awoke. At the sight of the reaper demon, Scarlet cried in fear and went as rigid as a wooden board. Carolyn was awake in an instant, as was Shadowmane, and together they lunged at the demon. But it was too late. The demon vanished into the trees, and when they gave chase, it was gone.
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The Reaper demon brought the child, Scarlet, to Cain, who had retreated into the Shadow realm because the Alliance was winning the battles on Rursus. He took care of the child, even protecting her and the cost of taking deadly wounds during the destruction of the Shadow realm. For he had a use for her...