Daughter of Heaven

Chapter 30 - Half Blooded

"This is too soon." Mei Yan gasped as sweat poured down her cheeks, "This baby isn't due for at least a month. She shouldn't be coming now" Her body writhed and convulsed, she could feel the baby fighting to get out.

The Jade Rabbit knelt down, "Mei Yan, concentrate, if this baby comes now, it will kill you both."

Wei Tian stood by the doorway, he was as still as a stone statue. Mei Yan screamed as pain ripped through her abdomen like a hot knife. Blood gushed onto the bedding, the pain was too much.

"Too soon, too soon." The Jade Rabbit muttered, "how do I save them both." She closed her eyes and put her hands in the air in front of Mei Yan. Ice encased both mother and child. The Jade Rabbit sighed, it would freeze the time within, but Mei Yan and the child were magical beings, she didn't know how long the spell would hold.

"My fault." Wei Tian whispered as he watched Mei Yan scream and scream again. The Jade Rabbit shook her head, "I don't have time for your regrets. Right now we must choose who to save."

Wei Tian's face went dead white, "Is it impossible to save both?"

The Jade Rabbit sighed, "Mei Yan's too weak to give birth and I can't stop the contractions. This child isn't ready to be born but if it stays in it will die." Mei Yan's body shuddered and the Jade Rabbit threw more power into her spell, she continued, "This child is half human, half mortal. We may escape the Emperor's eyes for the first twenty years or so. But once her powers manifests, the Emperor and the Duke of the 7 Stars will be able to sense her presence." The Jade Rabbit frown, "Mei Yan and I had a plan. But now, how do I save them both..."

The ice around Mei Yan's body began to crack and hiss. She opened mouth and began to scream. The ice broke as Mei Yan's pain intensified. The Jade Rabbit knelt down by Mei Yan, "If I kill this child, Mei Yan. You can have your powers back, you can be a goddess again. If you do not give birth to this child..."

Mei Yan gripped the Jade Rabbits hand and snarled through her gritted teeth, "NO. This child must live." She glared at Wei Tian, who took a step back from the anger and pain he saw on her face, "Wei Tian, you killed my husband, will you kill his heir as well? How far does your cruelty go? How much of the emperor's dog are you?"  Wei Tian felt as he had been punched, but he ignored the guilt.

"Do you know how a god dies?" Wei Tian said hotly, "Your body will disintegrate into a thousand pieces. Just because you gave up your powers, doesn't mean you turned fully human. Your soul will be dust, not dead or alive. This is the price of being a celestial being. This is the price you pay for being who you are."

Mei Yan's smile was bitter, "I'm willing to face the consequences, I knew this even as I chose to bare Wu Kang's child. This child has to live."

Wei Tian looked at Mei Yan, a life for a life he thought. He turned to the Jade Rabbit. "Put her asleep again. Do It." The Jade Rabbit nodded as Wei Tian radiated with power. Mei Yan shook her head violently. The ice encased her again. The Jade Rabbit gasped, "I can't keep doing this all the time, it would take too much magic to stop life from coming."

Wei Tian nodded, and touched his chest, "I have an idea. Nu Wa created me by using a piece of Charcoal and half of Pan Gu's heart. You know of Pan Gu's birth."

"He slept for five million years as a spirit before..." The Jade Rabbit's eyes widdened, "You're not suggesting..."

Wei Tian nodded, "Why not? We can take out of her spirit and stow it somewhere safe."

The Jade Rabbit didn't know how to reply, "What you're suggesting takes too much power, more than an immortal like me has. Besides, how many gods were able to survive the process? This half-blood couldn't possibly beat the odds."