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Chapter 1

The Beginning of the fiery Hell

Time stood still on February 14, 1677. In the small town of Cospaia in Northern Italy a pair of twins was born. Nicoletta and Gabriele Guradi. We were special when we were born and our parents could see that. You see we were born in the era of people accusing everyone and anyone of being a witch.

February 14, 1690::

"Gabriele come on slow poke we are going to be late." I grab my brothers' hand and pull him along to the festival. "Nicoletta come on it is only a festival we have been to plenty" I roll my eyes at him. "This one is special Gabriele it is an eclipse" That day was very special to us. It was the day of our 13th birthday and today the old lady that lives on the other side of town was going to show my brother and me how to really use our minds to communicate. "Gabriele?" Runs into something hard and fall back landing on the ground. "Excuse me. I am sorry…" Looks up at the male looking into his eyes as he extends his hand to help Gabriele and me up. "Nicoletta are you ok?" I turn to look at my brother nodding than back to the male. "There is no reason to apologize Dear One. I am Aro. This is my son Demetri." I look between the two and notice how pale their skin is and Smile bowing. "Hi I am Nicoletta and this is my brother Gabriele. It is nice to meet you but I am sorry but we must be on our way." I bow once more and grab Gabriele hand and start back running. "Did you see their clothes Nicoletta they are not from around here." We walk to the center of town and watch as the eclipse begins. I hold on to my brother hand tight as we look up watching the eclipse and whisper "Happy Birthday Brother Dear" We turn to smile at each other than look back up to the sky.

Gasp "We are going to be late come on" We run though all the people and hear whisper as we bump into a few of them. "Look at them they are freaks. I bet that old lady teach them witchcraft" I turn and growl at the boys and continue to walk down the road. "You know Nicoletta you shouldn't let them get to you." Walks to the door and knock turning to look at Gabriele "Well sorry I am tired of people who do not understand us calling us freaks. Just because we are different doesn't mean we should be treated such as." Turns when the door open and smile. "Claudia!" Walk in and hug her. You see Claudia was the old lady in the village that people would never go towards her house because they were afraid that she would hex them. "Come in you two you are late." Walk in and take a seat at the table. "I am sorry we lost track of time. We were watching the eclipse. Forgive us Claudia." Looks at the worried look on her face. "It is ok you two now time to practice." I sit in the seat across my brother and hold his hands to concentrate. We begin to look into each others minds seeing everything one another has seen and heard. And finally after a few hours we break from the connection and smile at each other. We look back over to Claudia as she walks towards us holding out an old box carved from wood from an apple tree. "I got you too something for your birthday." She hands us the box and we open it. "It is not much but I just wanted you both to have something that will remind you that no matter what I will be here for you." We take out the bracelets and place them on our wrist and get up hugging her tight. "These are beautiful Claudia. Thank you." Smile as we get up to head home. Walking out the door and on to the road back home.

February 29, 1690::

"Nicoletta wake up something is happening in the center square." I wake and look at my brother, crawling out of bed quickly getting dressed. He grabs my hand as we run to the square to see what is going on. We soon get there and I gasp when I see what is happening. "This woman you see upon you is not a woman. She is a witch." I turn to my brother and think ("This can not be good.") "You know witches are evil and they must be destroyed. Today we light this fire that will warning to all witches and those this witch here has practiced her devil worshipping with that they are next. If a witch is found in your home you and your family you be burned also." I look at the Minster as he lights the straw below her and as the fire engulf her not even hearing a scream. I turn and place my head into my brother shoulder as the smell of burning flesh choke the air and begin to cry. He leads me though the crowd as wondering eyes gazes upon us. We make it down to the river and sit on the grass. "Gabriele will that happen to us? Will they kill us?" He looks at me and back to the river. "I don't know Nicoletta but Mama and Papa will protect us."

I nod and we get up to head back home and walk though the door to see our mother sitting at the table and our father was pacing back and forth than stop to look at us. The look of his on is face was one of hatred and one of a man scared. "I want you both out of my home right now. Just get your things and go." Some how I knew it would come when our parents would fear us. "Papa you do not have to fear us. Gabriele and I will never harm anyone." Watch as our mother get up and throws both of us a bag filled with our things. "I do not care. I want you out of this home. I will not die because of who you are. We should have gotten rid of you when we first found out what you are." Stop listening to my mothers words as the tears begin to stream down my face. 'You do not love us?" Looking between the two. "Mama... Papa..." Watch as our father grabs his hunting knife and wave it at us. "Now get just go and don't come back!" I grab my brother hand and begin to run. My vision blocked out by the tears from my eyes. My heart aching. I trip up and fall to the ground, placing my hands over my face. "I do not understand Gabriele. Why would Mama and Papa do this to us? We have not done anything wrong." Feels my brother arm around me, as he helps me off the ground. "I do not know. But we have to get far from here." He grabs the bags and my hand and we begin to run far from the village

We see a small abanned cottage up ahead and walk over to investigate it. "It looks like no one has lived here for years." Walking inside to look around. "Do you think they will come for us? I mean they thought Claudia was a witch. What's to say they will not think the same of us?" "I do not know Nicoletta but now we have to do what we can to survive." I nod my head once and start helping my brother clean and fix the cottage up.

December 25, 1690::

"Merry Christmas Brother now open it." Smiling wide. "Nicoletta you didn't…" I hold my hand up to keep him from talking. "Just open it. I have worked very hard on it." Watch as he opens his present and look at the clothing I have made him. "I saw that you were in need of more clothes so I made you some. I hope you like." "Sister Dear you didn't have to do this but I am grateful for this. Now for yours." I take my gift from him and a tear falls from my eyes. "Gabriele it is beautiful. Help me lace it in my hair." Smile as he helps put the hair burette in my hair. "This is a great Christmas Brother Dear. Thank you." Sighing. "I just wish…" "I know Nicoletta I know".

Two in the half years past and things start to get better. We hunt, cook and take care of each other. We become happy with out life and try to move on. But the memories of your family and Claudia come to mind and the pain comes back. Things were finally looking up. Or so I thought.

"Gabriele you must lay down, you are running a fever." Sighs pushing him back down on the bed. "But I need to hunt." Wonders if he would be too upset if I knock him out. "I can hunt and gather fire wood for us both. I am not thirteen any more. I am fifthteen and our birthday is six months away. So hush and rest. I shall be back soon." I kiss him on the cheek and gather the bow and arrow along with the hunting knife and a basket. I turn to look at the cottage one more time as the feeling things not being right wash over me. I say a prayer before I leave and set off on my trip. I start my hike up the small mountain and spot a few rabbits and shoot an arrow killing one. I stand my ground with another one and kill two more. I walk over gathering the rabbits and go to a near by stream to clean and gut them, wrapping the rabbits into come cloth and tie it up. I find some berries and begin to pick them and stop when I feel a pain in my side.

"Gabriele…" I drop everything in my hand and take off running down the mountain towards the cottage. I run in and see that there has been a struggle and look for my brother screaming out his name. "Gabriele… Gabriele… Please answer me." I see blood on his bed and run out of the cottage and know that they have found us. I begin to run to the village that we had run from years ago and hide in the shadows when I come to the square. "We have found the last of Claudia's coven. The boy here and his sister whom we shall find, are witches. They practiced with the witch and ran but we found them. They are not of God but the devil himself. They must be destroyed before they bring hell down on us all. Look at his face. The Angelic face of an angel, but that is what the Devil wants you all to believe. He sends his demons up to earth to fool us. But My Sister and Brother do not be deceived" I watch as he takes the torch and begins to light the straw below my brother and run stepping into the fire before it can spread over the straw. "Sister what are you doing? Please save yourself and run." I shake my head as the tears come from my eyes. "No! Without you I am nothing. Without my twin I can not survive." Hears the gasp behind me and feel as the fire begins to spread around us and up my legs. I use my body to protect his and feel the fire crawl up my back and try to hold in a scream as the back of my body is in gulf in flames. Things start to go black as I feel the pain grow worse. Though the blackness I begin to see shadows and hears screaming then everything goes blank……..