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CHapter 7: the struggle is real

Sophie looked at him. “YAS!!!!! I’m so glad and happy and emo!!! You have got to tell Keefe!! Wait he’s not here. Nevermind this is such good news!!!!” Lord Cassius looked at her like she had something stuck in her throat. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS HORRIBLE!!” For a second his calm facade had broken. It meant he was still human. And the fact that the “human echo” plagued him, that meant it wasn’t by choice he hid those memories away. This didn’t explain why he didn’t try to stab Keefe in the stomach the first chance he got. “I’m stronger then that. And don’t worry I don’t know what your thinking, I’m an empath.” He looked slightly amused compared to her shocked face. Sophie stared. “Just tell me what this thing is!” He smirked. Why was he so collected. Didn’t he want to get rid of it to?”

“Well the Neverseen caught me. Don’t look so surprised. I was young. Yeah saw my raw power. Talent. I had never been so sure I had a purpose. I was gonna make a change. They told me this would help. Block it out. They took a jar of this black swirling mist. Shadowflux. They told me to breathe it in. I was hurt so and that day. I was in a coma for 2 years. Thankfully I had studied. When I woke up, I had no emotions but anger, and calm. I could feel them deep inside. I was a carnal animal. But I was also a Sencen and of course I hid it away. That’s when I realized. The Neverseen were bad. That’s when I joined the black swan. I was always in the black swan. I just didn’t want it to be known. I couldn’t let it be known. I have the urge to follow the echos orders all the time. But I am strong and the neglect of my son fed it, satisfied it. I love him. For him. But because of this I can’t tell him that.” His eyes momentarily darkened at this then went back to normal a second later. Sophie whispered. “But you cope. And Keefe can’t. When did he get the echo?”

Lord Cassius sighed. “Me. They dropped it at my doorstep. And that was the one time the echo took control. You see I had shoved thoughts of love for my son away, and so I couldn’t feel bad for him. I couldn’t feel that it was wrong. The very thing that doesn’t hurt him, hurt him. I’ll never forgive myself for slipping it in his mallowmelt. It was all I could do to help. I never cool it for him and it’s his favorite. You should have seen the look of betrayal on his face.”

Sophie thought about this gravely. She had to save Keefe. “Tell me what is the antidote?” Cassius just looked at her. “There isn’t one.” Sophie felt herself crumble. “There has to be.” Cassius shrugged. “Well there isn’t. We are out of luck and time and tricks. The Neverseen have won this one.”