Chapter Seven: Evil Born
Cubbi shuddered as he saw all these memories play out before him like plays. He was petrified. He wished he'd never gone out like that. It had been foolish and he knew it. He wished that…
No, not that. He could use theses memories but he wanted nothing more at that moment than to just collapse into someone's arms and cry. The terror he was seeing was enough that had he woken at the that moment he would have willing shed tears in front of anyone, even the knights he honored so.
Cubbi didn't hate Plucki. He still honored him, still looked up to him. As much as Cubbi desired to be treated as an adult, and a true knight, at the moment, he wanted to be a child. He just wanted someone to tell him it would be all right. He was brave but he was a child.
But he had a feeling he had to see more, so he curled into a tight ball in a false illusion of security and waited…
900 Years Ago
"What'd you want to talk about Emi?"
Emi turned around and spat in her cousin's face. Naomi stared at her. It had been a week since Amiko Gummi had been found murdered outside the Glen. Emi had been emotionless. Now Emi smiled in a way that made Naomi's heart freeze.
"I wanted to tell you that I hate you. Anni loved me until you came along with your perfect life. Your perfect persona, I was second-rate. Even my own mother cares for you more. I tried to use magic to escape. Do they let me? No! No!"
She stormed closer to her cousin who backed up.
In a split second, Emi grabbed her cousin by her pink hair and yanked her to her. "Who has the power now? Who's strong? Who?"
Naomi tried to run but her cousin had a firm grip. Her eyes were seething.
"You're one of those that purposely taunted me. Just like Amiko! She didn't let me try magic because she said I wasn't ready. Well, I took it by force."
Naomi stared at her relative. Hate and evil stared back at her. Emi tightened her grip. Naomi began to tug hard at her hands but Emi yanked a few strands out and she swiftly stopped but began to shake.
"You're the first, Naomi. Let's see what they say of me when they're the victims. Power, that's all I ever wanted and that's what I mean to take. From you, from the elders, from the humans!"
She snarled and smiled at her cousin's weak attempts. The girl's eyes stared at her and she mouthed, "why?"
Then Emi wrapped her hands around her cousin's neck and squeezed.
"Scream Naomi, if you can."
Cubbi felt his heart freeze. He fought the darkness that he knew was trying to claim him. He was petrified. What kind of demon was this girl? Her own cousin…and the youngest at that! And from Emi's memories, she knew that her aunt could have no more children.
Cubbi struggled to stay calm but that scene, Cubbi had read about a few murders but seeing that, first hand…
Sir Plucki felt a pulse shoot through his fingers. Cubbi's heart rate had sprung up dramatically. He screamed for help, for their medics. As they rushed through and began to do all they could, Plucki felt his own heart stop.
That heart rate was fast.
Too fast…
Much too fast…