Starlight – Chapter 3
This time it was Leith's turn to run his fingers through his hair. He sighed as realization dawned on him. Leith was an experiment gone wrong. Leith's memories flashed back to those dreadful days where all he felt were pain.
The black vans that took Andrew away took many shortcuts to get to the lab. Andrew sat in the back with his head in between his knees as he fought not to cry. He had just been stripped of his family, his mother crying, his father being hit so the path was clear from the men to Andrew.
Upon arriving at the destination, Andrew was hauled out and laid in what seemed like a surgery bed. Andrew relished the relaxation and just as he was about to doze off, a tube closed in around him. His vision started to cloud and he panicked. The air smelled faintly of gas, and he knew in an instant they were gassing him. He did not know why, or who they even were, he just knew that he was probably going to die.
Leith's temper flared as he spoke. "The Black Raven is the most feared creature in history, and yet here I am sitting with you, trying to be normal, and you never told me?!"
Mr. Draven spoke quietly but firmly. "I didn't know how much you remembered. All I was trying to do was to help you become normal again. Not have to go back to the nasty way you were living. But as long as you know who you are, you probably will leave again."
His words were confirmed with a nod of Leith's head.
"All I will say is intended as a warning. There has been another two creations like you. Their whole purpose of existing, is to kill you. No matter what the cost is, the only way to stop them is to kill them. Now I know you can't do that at this stage because you only know how to get into your form, you can't do anything with it. I know a guy who can restore these memories for you, but until then you will be prone to danger."
"You still never told me why you were helping me." Leith's words were aimed as sharp as knives because his defences had been put up, knowing he was being hunted.
The reply was and simple and to the point. "I'm helping you because I know who the other ones of you are. The two others are in this school right now. If you guys can destroy those who created you, you can bring peace to our troubled time."
Leith just sat in admiration.
