Charon was stood on the wall of the dam, the wind was blowing directly into her, making her hair and loose black clothing flap out behind her. The dark, night sky seemed to reach out forever and Charon looked round as she heard footsteps crossing the gravel footpath to her left.
A dark figure walked unhurriedly toward where she was still stood. Charon looked down at her as she stopped and looked up into her face. Charon jumped down off the wall grinning.
"What's happening?"
The woman smiled at her.
"I thought it was time we had a little chat about a few things."
She sat down on the wall and beckoned for Charon to join her. The two sat together and it was difficult to tell the difference between the two other than the second woman had grey hair. Charon shrugged.
"Okay, so what are we chatting about today then?"
The woman smiled.
"Chimerism or rather dual DNA."
Charon frowned.
"I already know all about it, why would I want to discuss it with you?"
They both looked out over the moonlit dam water.
"Because you aren't the only one with dual DNA. Think about this as well, sometimes a trinity is more powerful and destructive than just twins."
Charon looked at her oddly.
"What the hell does that mean?"
The woman laughed.
"You get more like your father every day."
Charon laughed without humour.
"At least he doesn't speak in bloody riddles every time I see him. Just once, I'd like to get a straight answer from people. Is that really a lot to ask, even of my own mother?"
She laughed.
"Would you ever listen to me if I didn't make the journey interesting for you? You always figure it out eventually don't you?"
Charon shook her head and grinned.
"Its a good job you're already dead or I might be tempted to strangle you myself. If you were still alive though I doubt I would ever get away with anything and what fun would that be?"
They both grinned and walked a short way with each other before Charon now bought up the subject of chimerism.
"I have dual DNA correct? Why? A trinity suggests three and I'm hoping you mean three creatures with chimerism and not one person with a triple set of DNA that would be weird. Am I right?"
Julie nodded, Charon noticed the troubled look on her face though.
"Oh no...the second person is Darkspade isn't it? Oh gawd, no wonder Sin was so keen to get my blood..."
Julie sighed.
"Darkspade has very little memory of tampering with your DNA and neither does he have any memory of his DNA being altered as a child. You need to keep this to yourself to keep him safe, to keep the entire creature world safe. The third chimera is a natural chimera and may hold the key to protecting you all. I need you to understand that but together you will be powerful enough to bring this saga to an end."
Charon turned to look at her again.
"Isn't that just a little over dramatic? How can a drop of blood endanger the entire creature world exactly?"
Julie was now deeply troubled and was obviously having an internal argument with herself about how much she should say.
"Just do your research into the Vaolrixous and the Death family, eventually, you'll see the light."
Charon was about to protest when the wind picked up again, she turned to where Julie had been standing and she was already gone. Charon swore, when she awoke she was bathed in sweat and had the urge to go straight down into the family library.
