Malachai Parker was merely four years old when he nearly killed someone for the first time. In his defense, he was getting revenge against his cousin for getting him in trouble with his father.*Flashback to June 1976*
Kai and Jo were on the swings in the backyard. It was June 29th, 1976 and some of the Gemini coven was over for a barbecue. Everything was peaceful. Kai and Jo's eight year old cousin; Elyssa was running around in the sprinkler. Kai was thinking about how he wanted to go swimming in the pool when all of a sudden Jo fell off the swing. Huh that was odd. He looked at Elyssa suspicious that she'd used magic to get payback for earlier when Jo had accidentally discovered her powers. They had been playing tag when Jo accidentally made the water from the sprinkler on Elyssa's body turn to fire. Luckily, she didn't have any scars. Kai still hadn't had any signs of magic. He was jealous of Jo and Elyssa. Jo had told him earlier that she didn't even want to have powers because she knew he wanted magic and to be the leader of the coven like their father. They didn't totally understand how the whole merge thing worked. No one had ever explained it to them. All they knew was that one day one of them would have magic and be the leader.
Elyssa was jealous of Kai and Jo because they were twins of the current leader, which meant one of them would one day be the leader of the coven. And they had each other to play with every day where as she was an only child for now. Her mom was expecting another baby soon.
Kai jumped off the swing to go see if Jo was alright. She wasn't, he could see she was bleeding like, a lot. He ran to her and put his hands on her to comfort her as best as he could. He tried to see if maybe his magic would appear. He concentrated so hard and felt nothing. Then, he suddenly felt his entire body fill with magic. His little eyes closed and his mouth fell open with immense pleasure. It felt like electricity running through his veins. Then, he heard it. Jo was crying and screaming in pain. His eyes opened. Elyssa ran over to them and asked what happened. "Nofing. She's fine no fanks to you." Kai said annoyed with her. How come she pretended that it wasn't her fault? Kai wondered to himself. Their father; Joshua and their mother ran over to see if everything was okay. "Malachai, what happened to her?" He asked with concern for his daughter. Jo answered "I fell off da swing. Kai only meant to hep." Their parent's brows furrowed in confusion. "And what do you mean by that, Josette?" Their mother asked. Elyssa seized the opportunity to get Kai in trouble. "He touched her and then, his hands glowed red and she screamed- clearly he hurt her." Kai thought about it for a second and his eyes widened in realization. That wasn't his own magic he felt. It was Jo's. Uh oh. "Not on purposely!" Kai was telling the truth. He didn't know what he was doing.
That was the moment his parents knew he was an abomination. He couldn't be leader of the coven, though if they allowed the twins to merge Kai would surely win. With his ability to siphon magic? Their daughter stood no chance.
Kai was about to get the first beating of many. His father grabbed him by the arm and dragged him inside. Kai was pleading with father. Saying that he didn't know. He didn't mean to. It was an accident, but his dad didn't buy into it. Afterwards Kai went to find his cousin. He could still feel the magic coursing it's way through his tiny body. He would make her pay. Kai walked with his arms at his side, some space between them and his torso. He looked furious and yet deathly calm at the same time. He knew one spell. And he was about to use magic on his cousin. He had found a pocket knife in his dad's stuff. It was now in his pocket as he walked to go find Elyssa.
When he finally found her he simply said, "You meanie! My dad hurt me 'causa you." And then he took the pocket knife out and said "Motus." It went right into her stomach. She fell to ground and screamed. He had a huge grin on his face. Clearly proud of what he'd done.
Everyone came running over. The women all gasped. The men's jaws dropped. Kai was in a lot of trouble. That was the reason for his second beating, which was much worse than the first. That was the moment his parents knew they'd never allow him to be the leader of the coven. They simply couldn't allow it. They'd have to have more children until they had another set of twins. Kai wouldn't learn why he ended up with six more siblings (not including Jo). The day he did, he'd snap. After the events of June 29th,1976 his parents knew that Malachai Parker was a psychopath.