"Stay back. You don't know who I am."
"Yes I do Kenway."
Kenway's expression lit up when he heard the stranger call his name.
"You were taken from your real parents after a man name Dante rescued you from them. Your other parents were Dixon Blackwell and Andria Blackwell."
Kenway felt his body completely cave in when he heard the names of his parents.
"How do you…"
The stranger interrupted Kenway and continued talking.
"Your father left you, your mother and your sister, when you were about seven. After that your mother…"
"Stop, just shut up." Demanded Kenway.
"Just stop talking for a moment and let me gather my thoughts."
Who is this person? Their voice is so quiet and high pitched. How does the stranger know so much about my parents? Does the person know about my past?
"Hey!" Yelled the stranger trying to get Kenway's attention.
"What do you want?" Kenway was pacing back and forth through the wet leaves resting on the saturated soil. A pleasant, soft breeze from the north blew in Kenway's face, pushing his hood and damp bloody hair back.
"What are you doing in the woods, and what's on your face? Is that blood?" Replied the stranger backing away a bit when it saw Kenway's posture straighten up.
"Why do you want to know? I just met you. Who are you by the way? Why where you following me?" Kenway took a few steps forward, ignoring the bushes that were in his way by stepping off to the side.
The mysterious figure was wearing a red jacket with a black stipe on each side of its arm. The trees were blocking most of Kenway's vison, though he swore that the figure was wearing black pants along with a jacket that had an eagle on the right side. The mysterious figure paused for a moment but then lifted its hood.
It's a girl. But what is she doing out in the woods? She looks familiar, like I've seen her before.
The moonlight shined on the young girls face at the perfect moment. The rays of the moon made her face glow and sparkle, her freckles looked like the deep dark craters embedded in the lunar sky. There weren't many blemishes, yet enough to complete the portrait of her face. Light brown hair flowed down to her shoulders and blond highlights glowed in the moonlight. Her skin was silky smooth with teeth that were pure white. She had ethereal hazel eyes that stared right into Kenway.
"Kenway…. it's been so long, I've missed you." Said the stranger as she ran up to Kenway and squeezed him tight. She held him so tight he felt though as he might burst.
"Elxa. Is it really you?"
"Yeah it's me Kenway. I'm here."
A sudden rush of shame fell over Kenway when he realized that his long lost friend had just returned to him. He couldn't move, He just stood there while Elxa squeezed him tight. Tears were rolling down Elxa's face while Kenway's was flushed with red. He put his arms over Elxa and the two stayed there for a while.
"Elxa why did you come back?"
Elxa's facial expression lifted and tears were not pouring from her damp eyes anymore. She let go of Kenway and started to talk, there were still a little bit of tears in the lump of her throat.
"I wanted to see you again. It's been eight years."
"No really, why did you come back."
Kenway wiped a single tear from his left cheek away. The blood from his face was almost completely gone, except for the top of his forehead and his right cheek and neck.
"Kenway what do you mean? I came to see you?"
"I'm sorry, a lot has been going on with the town and I'm just caught up in some hard decisions. I've done some terror able things while you were gone.
"Well that explains the blood on you."
"What?"
"You didn't notice? There's blood on you."
Kenway completely forgot about what he did to the wolfs after he saw Elxa. He had so many questions to ask her, but he didn't know where to start. He pondered his thoughts looking for words to say but there was none. He just stood there shocked.
"Oh yeah um… there was an accident in the town. This gang came in and it got kind of messy."
"Well what happened?"
Kenway stuttered before talking. He looked down filled with shame and started talking in a light voice.
"There's this gang called the wolves…"
"The one you used to be in?"
"Yeah, anyways, their new leader took control after I left and started coming into town. I ran into them once and they threatened Roxanna. Then I ran into them again and I saw that they killed a few guards and innocent civilians, just to get to me."
Kenway's face fell. Elxa grabbed Kenway's hand and squeezed it.
"They killed two little girls." Kenway muttered.
"I'm so sorry Kenny, that's awful. No one should ever have to experience that."
"They died because of me, It's all my fault."
A tear streamed down Kenway's face, the wind combed back his hair and chilled his body. The night was dying and in the distance a small stream of orange could be seen.
"Kenny, it's not your fault."
Kenway retracted his hand away, breaking the two's grip. He turned his back to Elxa and hunched over. He stared at the black ground and took in a deep breath.
"You shouldn't have come here. It's not safe."
Elxa turned her attention to Kenway. She gave a sigh and grabbed her right wrist and crossed her legs. She stammered for a moment before talking.
"Kenway there's something I need to tell you."
Kenway stood there like a tree, firm and ready for anything Elxa is going to say.
"It's about your parents Kenway. Your real parents."
Kenway gripped his hands tight and his breathing roughened. He turned his head in Elxa's direction as a single leaf fell on his shoulder. He didn't care about the leaf, he was furious that Elxa would even mention his parents. He hated them for what they did. Kenway couldn't remember why his parents gave him up. He pondered his thoughts for an answer but there was none.
"Why? What do you know that I don't?"
"I spoke to them."
Kenway's body turned around in a heartbeat as he sharpened his gaze towards Elxa. She didn't change her position, she just stared at him with concerned, caring eyes. He tripped over his tongue before talking.
"Why did you talk to them?"
What did they say? Do they want me? Why did Elxa just go off and talk to them? They're dangerous.
Elxa stuttered before talking. She felt nervous, she gripped her shoulder and rubbed It, fearing what would happen if she told Kenway. Conjuring up her nerves she told him.
"They want to meet you. They said your old enough to understand."
"Why would I want to go back. They left me."
"I know Kenway but…"
"No! You don't know how much that hurt me. You don't know how long I brooded over the actions of my parents. I've been so confused my whole life due to their actions. I felt like I never belonged with anyone because of them."
If I do go and see them will they tell me why? How will I react to the answer? How will I react to meeting them?
"Kenway they want to apologize and explain why, I will take you there. They're not that far, just about a few days walk."
"And what if I don't want to come with? Who's going to stop me, you?"
"Kenway it's up to you. You don't have too but I urge you too. Don't you want to know why they left you?"
Kenway paced back and forth assembling his options. Elxa was standing there nervously waiting for his answer, the sun grew larger and brighter with every waking moment. Sunlight lit up the forest so the two's faces now could be seen clearly. Kenway paused for a moment.
"If your giving me an option then why are there people following us?"
Kenway stood firm and in attacking position. He cracked open his hand ready to summon his keyblade at any sign of danger.
"What are you talking about Kenny? It's just you and me."
"Cut the crap, I can feel their heartbeats. There's five others, If I said no where you going to take me to them anyways?"
Elxa's face was painted with shame. She gaped at the ground and kicked a rock. Five figures emerged from behind then surrounded them. The five strangers grasped their arms with full force. They looked like they were going to strike at any moment with a given order.
"Look Kenway they really want to see you and at first they told me to capture you, but I didn't want anyone to hurt you. Will you just come with me peacefully?"
Kenway hesitated for a moment, wondering if he was going to strike or not. The situation was leaving an ache that burrowed deep in his head. He was furious that Elxa would betray him like this, after all this time! His eyebrows darted down and he bared his teeth, acting like an animal that was about to attack. His eyes changed colors and he turned his head slightly left and right to analyze his situation.
"No. I will not go with you."
"Please think about it."
"I've already made up my mind. Now, let me leave peacefully."
Kenway took a few steps back, crunching a few leaves and twigs under his feet. His jacket was now a purple red fade. It felt crusty and his hair was thick from the remaining blood. The five figures closed in on him, circling him. Elxa stood there not wanting to get involved on what was about to go down.
"Elxa, if you don't call them off they're all going to die."
"Blood doesn't have to be spilt here. Just come with us, I promise they won't hurt you."
A rush of wind wrapped around Kenway's right hand. His weapon emerged through the wind and was shining in the dimly lit sunlight.
There's too many of them. I can't fight them all. Well if I die then I won't have to live in this cruel world anymore. Fuck it, I'll kill them all. Every last one of them.
"Common you pussy's, are you going to go one at a time or all together? I'm fine with both." Kenway shouted as a taunt with a devious growl at the end.
Kenway looked ready. He looked more ready than the five others that were about to attack him. A chill of certainty ran through Kenway's back and coursed in his veins. Adrenalin infected his body and enhanced his energy. He didn't know why he was acting like this but he loved it. He loved every moment about what was going to happen. He couldn't control the urge, he wanted to leap and attack like a wild animal but waited like a patient hunter ready to strike. The wind grew quiet, Kenway's blade reflected a beam of light onto a towering oak tree. He played around with it until the scream of death shook him, the ground under him vibrated and seismically showed five humans charging at him. He closed his eyes and focused. For a second he didn't feel anything but the earths heartbeat. He opened his eyes and fell to his left knee. He propelled his body forward and sliced his blade through one of the men's right leg, tearing right through the kneecap. As he fell to the floor Kenway planted his feet and jumped while grabbing the jagged black and white sword in midair and spun with his keyblade covering his back and the other Keyblade covering his chest in a slanted horizontal position.
"Ahhh my leg. Kill that son of a bi…."
"Firaga!"
The man couldn't finish his sentence as Kenway set his body on fire, using the spell Firaga. The man screamed in agony and pleaded for Kenway to kill him. Kenway turned his attention away and glanced at the shocked four individuals that watched as their friend burn.
"I'll kill you for this!"
A blond haired and green eyed man charged at Kenway with full force, Keyblade ready to pierce his skin. Kenway reflected the beam of light, blinding the man temporarily, just enough for Kenway to sink his blades through the green eyed man's stomach and bury his teeth in his neck. Kenway ripped out the man's adams apple and spit it at another blond hair blue eyes man right behind him. The man's neck spewed out blood, covering Kenway's face almost completely. The plasma covered the rushing victim's eyes which gave Kenway time to pull the two blades out of the dying man's flesh and used his right hand to puncture his new prey that was still immobilized from being covered in his friend's life blood. He used his left hand to block the blow that was coming directly to his left side. He let go of the keyblade that was stuck inside the man's right breast. Kenway kicked the man that tried to strike his left side, and threw his keyblade behind him. His keyblade hit a brown haired man in his side and stuck in place. While the man that Kenway kicked was falling, Kenway grabbed his blade in midair and forced it into his chest. The force was so powerful that it left a mini crater outline of the man's body. The keyblade was forced so far into his sternum that the handle was just above the stomach. The man with the keyblade throw in his side fell to his knees, putting his hands on the blade he tried to pull it out, it wouldn't budge.
"Elxa, you said he would be easy to capture. He killed four of our fucking guys and now he's about to kill me!"
Kenway turned. Walked over corpses he picked up his blood-dripping keyblade, wedged in a departed body. His wolf chain looked like someone splashed pain on it. Kenway's jacket and pants were dripping with body fluids and gave a thick odor of iron. He loved that smell so much. He took a big sniff of the air before walking slowly to the struggling wounded victim. Kenway drug his blade on the ground. The grass looked bright red and gave the image that someone spilled a bucket of fresh paint. Blood from Kenway's blade edge brushed over the grass, cleaning it slightly. His face shined with a devious grin, the blood on his smile was dry and his hair was slicked back. The blood acted like gel and his crusty hair didn't move. Leaves fell over the scene and covered the bodies of the deceased. Dragging his feet, Kenway stared at the kneeling opponent. The blade was lodged in his right breast. The man looked up at Kenway in fear. Tears rolled down his face and begged.
"Please I…I have a family. A wife and two kids."
Kenway chuckled and closed his eyes. Heaving his chest back and forth he raised his blade over the man's quivering shoulder. Kenway raised his blade over his head. Blood dripped from the bade onto his hair and right shoulder. He shook his head back and forth, breaking the blood like jell. His hair was spiky but with blood still in it.
"Just look at the flowers. Everything will be ok. I'll be the god that ends your suffering."
"No please."
Kenway felt his arms drop. All he saw was complete darkness while he fell to the ground. Landing with a thud the only thing he could hear was a sharp ringing in his right ear and his thoughts. He heard a loud crunch as he fell and his left arm surged with agonizing pain.
What happened? I can't move and my head hurts. My arm, did I break my arm?
I knew you should have killed that dumb broad. She betrayed you again.
No Elxa would never betray me. She… she would never.
You idiot. She was the only one after you killed all of them and was about to kill that poor bastard. It had to have been her.
But.
No but's. Once you wake up kill her.
Kenway felt something wrap around his arms and legs. He felt his body dragging in the grass smooth silky grass and leaves. The sound of the leaves crunching was the only thing he could hear outside of his thoughts. Not able to open his eyes he lay there helpless, waiting. Waiting to be dragged back to his past. Drawn back to the hellhole he grew up in. Back to his nightmare that he wished he would wake up from. The sun shined on his face, while leaves made shapes and symbols on his bloody face. He could feel the light breathing of one individual. It was a small breath, graceful and gentle. He didn't know how long he was out for.
A cold liquid poured on his face wiping the blood, exposing his white skin.
"Well Well Well. Look at what we have here."
I know that voice. What is it? No don't tell me its him. No please no.
"Hey little bro."
Kenway cracked open his eyes and saw about a dozen blurry figures. There was a big fire dancing right in front of him and the crackling of flames sounded like gunshots. A face jumped right in front of him and slapped him a few times. It had bright green hair with pale skin, scars adorned its face complete with a sinister smile. The hair was long and curly and rested on his shoulders.
"Hey bro how's it going. I was wondering when you would show up. I was beginning to…."
A deep dark voice shook the earth underneath Kenway. Kenway's eyes adjusted and saw the big figure rise from his throne.
"Mafi leave us now. We have some business to talk about."
(So sorry for such a late upload. I've been so busy with school and my editor was on vacation so yeah. I made up my mind and I'm going to post every other Saturday. My schedule is way to busy to be posting every Saturday, plus If I did post every Saturday the chapters would feel rushed and I don't want that. Thank you so much for understanding. I love your faces and have a good day)