Still dont own Children of the corn or else I would have gotten a movie made where Malachai returns because he's awesome

What was he talking about? How am I 'special'? She wondered but her answer came. "You have a gift of the elements" he said and then he kept looking at her hand but she snatched it back from him and he ordered away the other children that stood in the doorway, peeking in on the scene and he slammed the door shut and locked it and then he nodded at Malachai.

Issac smiled as he watched Malachai pin me to the ground easily and then Issac took out a knife and he bent down on his knees and slashed my hand and collected it in a small wood bowl and he raised it to his mouth but Maria wiggled out of Malachai's hands and hit the bowl out of his hand only to let blood spatter Maria's pale skin and she felt a knife drive through her back and she braced for extreme pain but she just fell to the ground and passed out to wake up in a makeshift bed of hay with no pain at all, it was strange to know you should be dead but you weren't or was she? Maria couldn't tell because it was pitch black so she could be dead but then again it could just be night, she wasn't sure and she didn't care either.

Suddenly the sound of muffled voices caught her ears and then she got up painfully and realized how hard it was to move properly. She heard a creak and saw a door opening to let sunlight stream in on her and she covered her eyes for a moment with her hand until the door shut and the darkness returned only this time it was easier to see it the dark and she hid quickly behind a stack of old, musty hay because Maria got the feeling someone came to take her to Issac or Malachai to be decided a punishment because she had been here for one day but she knew it was very disrespectful what she did to Issac but he was going to drink her blood in an attempt to take her oh so 'special powers', even if she was special she would never allow Issac or any of them to gain them even though she didn't even know what they were except burning people.

She tensed as she heard footsteps close in on her and soon she heard the voice and knew it was run and die or just die because the voice was Malachai's.

"Maria! I know your there!" He yelled and soon he hit the hay and sent it barreling across the room which made her flinch and she watched and waited for him to drive his knife threw her heart but nothing he did nothing then walked over and pulled her up by her arm and shoved Maria towards the door. "W-what's going on?" she managed to say. She waited. Now answer. She waited again. Still no answer.

She was shoved toward the old church, so she guessed she had to talk with the little creep.

They opened the door and before she could get shoved by Malachai she ran up to the strange altar Issac was lighting candles at. "What do you want?" she asked quietly and he just sighed.

"I sent for you because we must see what greatness your powers hold and 'He who walks behind the rows' agrees, so tonight at midnight you shall test your powers on the two people we have to go to him tonight" He finished and Maria was just confused.

She thought for a moment. "Why are two people at death tonight?" she asked.

Issac started. "When a person here turns nineteen they shall be killed and sent to our lord because he demands that no adults stay on our grounds" he explained and she just gulped and slowly nodded.

I only have four more years,..er maybe three? Until I turn nineteen and I don't think I'll be able to run away, Maria thought.

Issac had three wooden bowls set on his altar and he signaled his hand for her to come forth and Maria did so. "I believe you posses powers with held in the elements, Earth, Fire, Water and air, so I want to be sure for tonight" he waited for her to reply but she didn't so he brushed her black hair that strayed in front of her right eye back behind her ear which made her flinch. "Do not fear your gift child for this is what the lord wishes" and with that she just stepped toward the first bowl and saw it was filled with dirt and some small rocks.

Maria focused on them. Nothing. She tried again and this time the earth jutted up about a foot and the rocks flew out of the bowl, one nearly hitting Issac in the eye which sadly it didn't.

She glanced at him and he nodded and brushed the dirt off his preacher clothes so she moved onto the small bowl filled with clear water.

She didn't even really try that hard but ended up spraying the water every where so even Malachai, who was at the door had gotten drenched in water. Wait if there was barley any water in the bowl, how did all three of them get soaked? Had I made more water? Maria didn't know but she just moved on to the bowl with a lit candle and in an instant the fame rose about five feet above her then as quick as it'd come it went out as the flame went out she felt a pain but it quickly went away.

Issac turned to Malachai. "Malachai, go with Maria to find a dress for her to wear" he finished and sent him away with a signal of the hand and this time Malachai had no need to push or shove her because she decided to stay and not try to run, she wouldn't live if she did anyways so it was final that she would be staying.

Malachai walked with Maria over to one of the girls house who he couldn't remember the name of but he asked her if Maria could borrow a drees and she quickly answered, "Yes, come in" she led them in and he sat down while Maria was led up then he watched her come down in a plan white dress that looked beautiful on her….What was he thinking? Shut up! He told himself and then they went back to his house where he went upstairs to his room to take a nap.