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Josline got out of her bed. She'd had a rough night. Every time she managed to calm down enough to drift off to sleep, a nightmare would come to jolt her back into consciousness. They held dark, twisted images of death and despair. She saw blood washed over everyone in the past. Everyone, that is, aside from one person. That sweet little girl, she was blood free. Her skin was white and pure as if it were covered in the dust of a fairy. The disturbing thing was, she seemed to not be at all bothered by the redead images of her surrounding friends.
Josline shuddered. She walked down to the room she had been talking to the widow the night before.
"You're up early, I see." She heard the widow's voice behind her. Josline turned to face her.
"I could hardly sleep..." She said, her mind still a little dazed.
"It was Hex." She said bluntly.
Jos tightened up.
"W-what?!"
"The potion Edward received. He got it from Hex."
Jos was caught off guard, to say the least.
"B... But, how...-" Jos couldn't quite find the right wording for her question.
"Hex is involved with this family. She has cursed us for generations."
Josline leaned in. She was going to give this widow her undivided attention.
***
Sora got up and awakened Alyssa along with his younger counterpart.
"Come on! It's close! We need to move now!"
The three of them hurried. Adult Sora was leading them through the bushes and plants. After a few moments, he ran into a clearing. There was nothing aside from a scorch mark in the middle of the field. It looked fresh, still being a few wisps of smoke curling their way into the air.
"...No... we're too late!" Sora said, punching the ground.
"What are you talking about? What is this place and why have you dragged us through the forest to an empty field?" Alyssa demanded.
Dark was close by. He definitely wanted to hear this.
"Don't you get it? We just lost our one chance to find our one weapon against Hex! The Triforce of Power is lost!"
***
Taka yawned. He had been up all night explaining things to Captain Deid.
"So, basically, we're dealing with a crafty fox with a reason to kill."
Captain Deid said, very calmly, scratching his five-o-clock shadow.
"Basically..." Taka said, exhausted.
Vaati decided to climb up on the table then. He started rubbing against Captain Deid with a purr behind his whiskers.
"Well, lookie here! That's an interesting color for a cat..." Captain Deid said, scratching Vaati under his chin.
Taka rolled his eyes with a smile on his face.
"He's a real special breed alright..."
"So, if this isn't the murder scene, where would the real one be?" Captain Deid asked Taka.
"I have no clue. For all we know it's been cleaned up by now."
"Well, one thing's for sure. There's more than enough reason to doubt that a little girl committed murder."
Taka couldn't help but burst out laughing. Vaati shot him a look with eyes that glowed a sickly pale yellow.
"I'm sorry..." He noticed he was directing his speech at Vaati and turned his head up to face Captain Deid. "It was just really funny hearing you say that seriously."
Captain Deid and Vaati seemed to share the same expression: one eyebrow raised.
***
"It was many years ago. Hex was a human just like you or I. Some time in her life she became obsessed with power. She practiced magic day and night until she was brimming with power. As she has told you, death may not be postponed. There was a previous ruler of chaos. When his life was near its end, he sought out one with a power greater than that of all others. Whether she wanted it or not, Hex was promoted. She went mad... and she blamed her family for whatever reason. She blamed us!"
Josline was in shock.
"H-How do you know what she said to me?" Jos was now on guard.
"Because I am Hex! Meet your doom!"
Josline's heart started racing. She wanted to scream and draw her weapon, but she couldn't.
The accursed woman raised her hand and quick as a flash and... patted her shoulder?
"Just kidding! Fufufufufu! You should see the look on your face!"
Jos couldn't be angry. She was only relieved.
"Oh, thank the Goddesses!"
"No, I am Charm: descendant of the Ruler of Chaos!"
Charm stood proud and tall.
 Sora VioGreen · Fri Jan 28, 2011 @ 02:23am · 0 Comments |
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