"Blake,"
He watched the woman walk out from the shadows, she saw Blake drop his hand to the side and let the shadow roam free, the shadow giggled swirling around the woman while she watched him glare at them,
"Why would you be here for now?" Blake inquired
Rhina smiled at him while the shadow wrapped around her shoulder, thanking her for protecting him, Rhina tilted her head to it and her smile brightened.
"I remember you...you showed on my son at a young age," Rhina said
"Yes that was me," The shadow swelled
Rhina looked away from the shadow to her son, who was watching them, and glared at the both of them, Blake walked towards her and the shadow said,
"You didn't answer Mother, why did you show up,"
"The reason I did," She stopped
Blake stands in front of her, and Rhina sees how much he has changed. His green eyes are now a darker shade with scares littering his face. She took his hand into her with a slight tear showing in her eyes,
"You needed my help, Blake... That's why I'm here," Rhina said
"To help with what,"
He rips his hand out of hers and is about to talk until Rhina stops him,
"I know you are angry, my son," She said
"Angry is an understatement," He thought
"But I felt the pain and confusion you are going through and so," Rhina said
"I came here to help...," She continued
Blake glanced at her having the memory flash in his vision, his mom alive training with him while his father was out, Rhina saw this with a spark of hope resting in her chest and she reached out to him,
"I know that the last time we spoke wasn't on good terms, but I want to help if you want." She encouraged
Blake breathed out a sigh thinking of the past conversation, until he thought of the fight with Avalon. Her eyes gleamed with burning anger. While her sword sliced him burning his skin, He had so much to rebuild... it wouldn't be that hard for him.
"I will want your help... Rhina," Blake muttered
He looks at her having her smile at him,
"But only to find answers,"
"I... I understand," Rhina muttered
Blake nodded at this before moving away from her to the table which laid Rhina´s old staff, he grabbed it and was about to turn to her, but a surge of energy went through him, he dropped the piece of wood holding his arm feeling as if a weight has been placed there.
"The hell?" Blake uttered
The weight intensified and Blake let out a pained cry as the weight went into his shoulder almost to his chest, Rhina watched Blake in anxiousness to know what she had taught him would help him, but she didn't think he would forget. She swiftly went to him with the shadow asking,
"Rhina what is this,"
Rhina stood in front of Blake, he was holding his side and looking at his mother, she picked up the wood lifted it to him, and spoke,
"He doesn't remember what I taught him shadow, for that I must remind him,"
Blake stared at them feeling as if a higher pressure wanted this... Rhina lifted the piece of wood to him and placed it into his hand,
"I told you at a young age to keep your energy or,"
She glanced at the shadow who tilted its head. Rhina looks back at him explaining,
"When you hold a weapon your shadow, or you will have out your energy into it, seeing as how you are affected by my weapon, you must make your energy go through it to stop what is happening to you,"
Blake glanced at the piece of wood, feeling the energy coming from it, he lifted it only to feel the weight intensify again, he grunted and then glanced at Rhina,
"It didn't do this before. Why would it," He stopped
"Because I'm here, Blake you need to control the energy in it before it knocks you out," Rhina said
Blake fell onto his left knee holding onto the wood closing his eyes, and concentrating on the piece of wood with a memory coming to mind.
"You have to be a part of your weapon Blake,"
Rhina stood in front of him with her hand in the middle of the wooden staff and her shadow under her hands, she looked at him smiling.
Blake got off his knee and lifted the staff to his midsection, his shadow moved over to him, resting behind him, he turned the weapon and it started to sprout out a small plant, he turned it putting his shadow into it before placing it into his left hand, he opened his eyes finding Rhina looking down at the staff seeing the plant grow from it, she frowned at her thoughts.
"It has done this before. I have never seen the plant turn to death so fast,"
She noticed the staff be set back on the small table with Blake starting at the plant,
"Something has changed the last time I saw him, it has changed his soul."
"Now Rhina,"
He turned to her,
"Tell me what you know about our powers and the ones that try to control us, "
Rhina has taken back, control? She saw the shadow behind Blake, twirling around him and moving up into his eyes,
"Our powers are from legends Blake," Rhina explained
Blake leaned back into the shadow letting it move him to his chair, Rhina followed them feeling her shadow shiver and quake,
"It hasn't done that before," She thought
"Legends?" Blake mutters
"Yes legends Blake, however, we are both from the good and the bad, it only matters what path you take," Rhina said
"From fairy tales?" Blake question
"Not entirely, I told you before from generation to generation a shadow choice, and by what we did or what we let happen, the people wrote down what they saw, "
She opens her hand letting her shadow twirl in her hand, It's a light gray with sparks flowing through it, She let it out of her hand and now went to Blake flying around him,
"I was told this around your age. I didn't believe it at first, but then I went out to find a man who was being beaten up,"
Rhina's shadow went into his hand showing a memory of hers, three men around a young Salvatore kicking him to the ground with Rhina stepping towards him with her shadow wrapping around the men.
"I helped him up and afterward, I grew affection towards him," Rhina said
Her shadow flew back to her whipping around her body, She watched Blake waiting for an answer only to hear him humming. Blake glanced over at his shadow knowing that he still didn't have control over it and wondered how she controlled hers, Rhina patiently waited for him while looking over at her old weapon... Sometimes old things die hard.
"Rhina, "
She turns to him with a small smile,
"Yea?"
"How did you control the shadow?" Blake asked
"Control the shadow? What do you mean by that," Rhina inquired
Blake moved his hand over to his shadow who was listening to them. He tilted her head to her explaining, "My Shadow has been conspiring against me. Wanting to take over my body for it's own, "
Rhina is taken aback by this. His shadow talks with him and moves on its own. She takes a step back, making Blake skeptical,
"I have never heard of this... It has never happened before," She let out,
Blake sat up in his chair,
"Never?"
She stares at him before the shadow catches her attention, it now shifts and twirls around Blake, almost mocking her. Blake raised his hand, telling it,
"Stop. I want to hear what she has to say,"
He motions her to continue, Rhina glanced at the shadow before speaking, " I haven't found from our past that this has happened before, All of their shadows follow their command however yours seem to have an alternative goal,"
"You saw they don't have this… problem?" Blake asked
"No, yes their shadow appeared in time of need but not like this, they wouldn't have their thoughts and voice. Blake,"
She is now in front of him and bends down, taking his hand into her own. The shadow watched in deep dread within it, It knew that Blake realized that it was trying to control him but with Rhina explaining to him the past powers. He will have no choice but to hide his true intentions and do something about the staff…, won't he? Hoped not to do this to her.
It moves over to the staff while Rhina talks with Blake,
"Why would it want to do this?" Blake asked
"It might be the cause of something you have done... I'm not sure my son," Rhina said
"What do you mean by something I have done? Why would it cause Shadow to act this way, trying to control me and having its way around my command." Blake spoke
"I'm still not sure of it, Blake, however, I will help you look into it. If you want me to help?" She asked
Blake sat there placing a hand over his head and thought to himself how he got into this mess, while Rhian watched her son in worry.
"I never like to see him in pain. I wonder what he has done for his shadow to do this to him and now I see why he was attacking his shadow, It must be trying to find a way to take Blake into its own hands, trying to manipulate him."
She looked to where the staff was,
"the plant seems to be alive, but it has a different energy than it should," She thought
The shadow softly starts to go around the staff in deep thought, "I almost have..."
"Shadow stay away from the staff,"
The shadow turns to Blake, seeing that he is glaring at it, Blake pulls the shadow back to him while it calls out, "I didn't…"
The shadow was in his soul. Blake picked up the staff and looked it over,
"The plant still lives," Blake muttered
Blake twirled the staff with amusement,
"Now tell me,"
Rhina lets go of his hand, standing up, having her staff in her hands,
"What did the other past relatives tell you, Rhina?"
She smiled at her weapon placing it back on the table beside him and answered,
"They have much to share with you, my son," Rhina said
The moon now almost set not shine its last light on them while Rhina tells him the teaching of the past, A woman stares out at the window watching the sun go up. Avalon watched the colors blend as a meeting was about to begin, She took a sip of her tea looking at the sunrise feeling at peace until a knock on the door, She set her cup down and said,
"Come in,"
The door opened showing Marcello walking in and holding the door open,
"You never seem to surprise me, Clover,"
Avalon smiled at her getting up from her chair while Luke and Damien followed after Ally, She placed some of Avalon's clothes for her along with a file,
"Well, Ally I have always been full of wonders," Avalon said
Avalon hugged Ally and looked behind her to see the men behind then smiled at them, Ally pulled away from her now with a fierce glim in her eyes.
"Why were you walking to the med bay last night?"
Avalon was about to tell her but Damien walked in between them, he grabbed Ally's hand giving it a light kiss.
"Dear you must give her some time She just came back, " Damien said
He looked over at Avalon,
"Plus you already heard from Marcello," He continued
Ally sat down in the chair in front of Avalons,
"I know. I just want her side of the story,"