Now I could feel it, the wound. It was bad. Worse than I had expected. But I tried to push it to the back of my mind. My mother had vanished, and there stood a beast in her place, of which creation I didn't know. My mother hardly twitched, she had killed almost 10 loyal men to the crown, and didn't even bat an eye lid. The men who were restraining me had fallen at my feet, rotting rapidly. The death is indeed identical to Isla's. Isla's death was similar to a multiple murders on Haydren. Could she be the one responsible? No those murders were committed by a woman called 'Andrea' an evil witch. Not my mother..right? My mother's power is strong, maybe even matches Karina's. I looked down to see my shirt completely soaked through with blood. I wasn't going to last much longer.
"Mother.." I said trying to pry her eyes away from karina. Karina is smart, but right now, I'm afraid she may act upon emotion.
"Mother" I say with more force. still she doesn't budge, but her knife is getting closer to Karina's eyes. "Andrea..?" I wince. She tilts her head at me but her eyes don't shift. She takes a large breath and a crooked smile appears upon her blue lips. "You don't know how good it feels to hear your real name after 210 years..."
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"What-how the fuck-" whack
"Oh just shut up." hissed my mother. Karina rubbed her cheek, it was a hard slap. Karina seemed shook, this was not the woman she had met before. This was not a women I had met either. Yet still I have to hold on to the fact, that this is my mother. The woman who would console me when my father would beat me. Who would sit up late and tell me stories when I couldn't sleep. Who would encourage me to ride, and fight back. She made me the man I am today. This is my mother. And I would get her back.
"Mother.." I was bleeding, breath was becoming more of a luxury. I needed to find out what she wants. Then maybe, I can get her back. "Whats happening? What is it you want?" She walks over to me and sits on a rock infront of me. I now see her eyes. That's the only thing is the same. "Can you even really NOT see!?" I couldn't let my emotions get the best of me. I needed what my adrenaline. She seemed to know where I was.
"You don't need your eyes to see Damien." She smiled, "sight is a short cut to seeing, you would be surprised as I see more than you." She looked to Karina and smiled but it was more dominating, like she knows something we don't.
"I think it's time I tell you, about me." She was serious, she still loved me enough to listen. My mother is still there, I just have to ease it out.
"Listen Damien, this is a story I have been waiting to tell you since you were born. Because you being born, is the reason all of this happened..."
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"My real name is Andrea Dawson." She smiles and me and Karina share a look. I'm not sure what it was, but Karina had definitely heard of her. "I am used to be a nightslayer, but I did some bad things" she laughs remembering them. "But now I'm a nightshade. Do you know what that is bitch?" Her question fired at Karina, all she managed was a stiff nod. There was fire in her eyes. She had to keep her cool for my sake. She looked to me and I shook my head. I needed to hear this.
"A nightshade is someone who has been outcast, they can never rejoin Nightslayer society again but their powers are too great to be taken away. Before the war I was exiled from Nightslayer society. So I went rouge. Killed a few people here and there to test my power. I found a nice cave, I was happy there. But both your father's tracked me. Damien, your father was devastated by the death of his wife (Ashley's mother) and it was me who killed her. He came to the cave seeking revenge. It was then I met your father." She pointed to me. "I was beautiful then. Your father went into the cave, and right before he killed me I managed to place a spell on him. He fell in 'love' with me. But he was under my control. Anything I wanted he would do. He proposed to me then and there and I said yes." I wasn't sure what to say she seemed so proud, I was disgusted through and through. "I soon got pregnant with you and became his wife. We were friends with King Edward and his wife and it was then I realised how much I missed the nightslayer society, it really was a privilege to be part of. But they didn't want me, they cast me out. I wanted some kind of revege. I started spinning rumours about how vile and violent the nightslayers were. And people believed me, I was their queen after all. That's when war was declared. In that time. Your mother became pregnant with you. A new princess." She rolled her eyes. "It was speculated, that she would be rovara. The one to bring lightnings to an end and bring the nightslayers into a new age blah blah...I wouldn't let her harm my family-"
"What do you mean?" Karina interjected. Then my mother locked onto her. "To save my family I needed to do what was necessary, you're mother went into labour early, and once you were Born, I snuck into her room and had my knife to slit your throat. You're mother caught me. Unfortunately your mother's magic was strong, In self defense I stabbed her it didn't kill her instantly like I'd hoped. Her magic was strong and she cursed me to a life without being able to see MY son. To see the moon rise or the light shine. She vowed that. Not only that, most of my power is still dormant. I cannot access it. I made your father vow then and there that we would take Valtor and rule it. And for that, I need my power, it is OUR prophecy Damien." She looked at me and caressed my cheek.
"Prophecy..what prophecy?" Her hand felt like snake skin.
"A child born of both Dark and Light magic is a extremely rare thing Damien. Even if the child would survive birth, they wouldn't make it past their first birthday. But you, you survived. You feel the darkness in you don't you? You have for a long time. Coming here, was the catalyst for you to access it. That's what I had planned, what I had wanted. You and me, we are meant to rule together, you can control both light and Dark. We would be unstoppable. You are the Dark Flame, prophesied to come and rule alongside a Woman of shadows. But I need my power back, because of that bitches spell I cannot access it. The only way to break it, is to end dark magic. And the only way to end Dark magic is to-"
"Cut down the tree.."
"Yes Damien, then I'll be able to see. And the world will bow at our feet."
Karina was stirring. "What the fuck did Isla have to do with this?" Karina said.
"Oh her? That was an unfortunate mistake. When I came back here I didn't think that the aura of darkness would take such a heavy impact on me. I had managed to suppress the dark in Haydren. But coming back to Valtor, well, let's say I got a bit carried away." Her smile was sinister as she licked her lips. I was too engrossed in the situation I had forgotten about Lavria sitting there watching this. she was shaking at the sheer sight of my mother. My mother saw my head turn to her direction and her smiled crept up even further.
"Ah now her, she was the one who led me to the tree. You should thank her Damien." (Excuse me!?) "She has played her role well. And I will keep my vow. You will live in freedom, now you may go." My mother shooed Lavria to go. She looked just as shocked as me. With a quick bow she hurried off into the trees. Leaving the two of us alone with my mother. Karina started to get up and go after her but it was no use. We were stuck to the floor. Dark magic. I looked over to Karina. She didn't looked well. She had sweat on her head. And she looked as if she was about to be sick.
"Karina are you ok?" I say as quietly as possible. She shakes her head and gags. Is she going to be sick? My mother circled the tree.
"Now why don't all three of you buckle in and watch the show, it's going to be good." She joked.
"Three?" Karina said sarcastically.
"Yes my dear, like I said. I see more than you. I think congratulations are in order. You are pregnant."