Higher Powers
I sat in my chair, taking in the information I just discovered. For the first time since all this began, I felt relaxed, like everything had fallen into place. It was over. I had won, and he had lost. I only had to wait for him to make the first move, which he would in exactly three days time, the Day of Absolution.
I turned to my team and stared at each one of them separately, letting them know by meeting their eyes what I had discovered. They were my partners, my best warriors and, most importantly, my family: Shaun and Alexander, strong and confident as always, Adam and Terra, forever bound to each other, although neither of them complained. Next I looked to Krystal who understood immediately the meaning of my gaze. And finally, I looked to Emily, strong and beautiful, but I saw the pain in her eyes when she, too, realized the meaning of my gaze.
After each of them fully understood, I spoke, "We all know what has to happen, and none of us like it, so let's put that aside for now." I paused, "I think it's time you all knew the story of a boy named Xzane Anderson." I heard everyone gasp as I spoke my true name. It made me smile a little, and I continued, "In light of current situations, I think you need to know my story. You know a lot of the facts already, but you don't know my side of the story. So, before the Day of Absolution arrives, I will tell you as much of the story as I can, from my point of view, so you know my thoughts and my feelings through all of this, and so I can fill in the holes in the story, things I've never told anyone, things that you might now want to know, but you have to, someone has to, and I trust the six of you more than anyone else in the world…and, so it begins…"