Landon turned and knew in an instant that the girl before him was his sister. Her eyes

were the same dark green as his and her hair was the color of his and still shoulder-

length, but her eyes showed the change. "It's been years,"he tells her studying how

appeared so little she almost looked sick. He felt Takira pull back and brushed his hand

over her hair,"It's ok, Takira." "You still care too much; I thought Tara was just a phase,

but the child,"Candra's true voice was quiet as she approached him. Landon sat down

continuing to play with the child's hair, but spoke to his sister,"What happened that

night, Candra?" "I ran because I was afraid and I thought you'd hate me for killing Mom

and Dad." "I couldn't hate you, but why did you seem so weak before? Speaking only to

my mind through thoughts?"Landon questions stilling his hand as Takira begins to fall

asleep. "I lost most of my powers and will to live to Neo, but there's a way to return

them and me completely." He buised himself with moving the child to lay more

comfortably and wondered what Tara would think. "How can you be whole again?"he

demands but is interrupted by a voice from downstairs yelling for him. "TARA!I'M UP

HERE!"he yells down to her forgetting his family reunion with Candra. "Why'd you run

off before?"Tara asks after mounting the stairs and stopping just in front of him.

Candra remains silent her eyes one them both. "You were afraid of me; I couldn't stand

seeing your fear of me." "Landon, I never was afraid of you, but you raising your hand to

me brought back memories. I.......Who are they?"Tara's eyes move from Candra to

Takira then back to Candra and she mouths the word, Candra. "Tara, this is my twin

sister, Candra....Candra, I believe you know Tara or at least her mind,"he says moving to

Takira's side as she stirs muttering,"Sleep, Takira. No one can hurt you here...." He

brushed his hand over hair once more as Tara questions,"Who's the child?" "Takira

Lucife; I found her. She's alone as I was, but I can now have my sister back." "How?"

"There's one thing you must do to save me from Neo,"Candra repeats watching him

with Takira. "Which is?"Tara demands appearing slightly annoyed. Landon moved to

her and put his arms around her waist, and whisphering,"Relax a little." "You have to

sacrafice and innocent." "What do you mean an innocent?" "A human without any flaws

or problems; namely, a child,"her gaze moves to his sleeping Takira. "To get you back

I have to kill the child?"Landon asks feeling sick at the thought of harming the image of

himself that he'd found in Takira. HIs arms tightened around Tara as she moved as if

to do something about her words. "There's got to be a diffrent way, Candra,"he

mumbles pulling away from Tara and moving to watch Takira,"She's too important to

give up. I won't do it." Even as he speaks the words he could feel the wanting for his

sister come back. It must have shown in his eyes because as he set Takira off in a

diffrent part of the room the one he loved spoke,"You can't honestly kill a child even for

her, Landon......."





~+~+~Landon's final decision is here : his sister or an innocent child with nothing done
wrong and a life barely begun. Will he be able to live with the choice?~+~+~