Shallow Tears
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Chapter 3
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Imao and Atheron walk quietly into the room where the two children sleep. Atheron walks soundlessly across the floor towards the oldest and picks him up before walking out of the room. Imao walks over to a chair by the window and sits while waiting for the younger of the two children to wake up. A few moments later, Kira begins to wake. (AN: She sensed someone staring at her and yes, she does know her powers and how to use them… =P) Imao just watches as she sits up and glares at him. He just can't help but smirk.
"What do you want now?" Kira practically spat at Imao.
"Now now young Kira. That's no way to talk to your elders." Imao replied rather mockingly.
"You may be older than me but you are evil so I am not to listen to what you say."
"Oh really" Imao says amusedly, "Well, for your information little one, you may see things differently in a little while."
"I highly doubt that."
"We'll see soon enough." Imao says before he stands up and walks out the door, locking it behind him.
Imao walks through the halls of the castle trying to think of a way to make Kira a loyal servant. "Damn. What can I do to make her loyal to me?" Imao thinks out loud to himself. Atheron suddenly appears before Imao.
"Having trouble with your servant Imao?" Atheron says while trying to make his breathing regular again.
"Heh. Not really brother but it seems to me that you are." Atheron glares at Imao.
"For your information little brother he is quite powerful. If your little servant is as strong as her brother, then I'm afraid we'll have a hard time controlling them both. What we need is to have one of them under something like a spell to make the other one do what we wish. If the other doesn't do what we wish, then we could threaten him (or her) that we'd kill the other."
"Hmm… sounds like a good idea brother. I should have Kira turned evil and that would make her brother more controllable. Since he loves his little sister so much." Imao answers while smirking evilly. "Thanks brother for the idea." Imao walks out towards the garden where Saurn, the wizard, currently resides.
Saurn notices Imao coming towards him. "My lord! To what do I owe this visit?"
" Saurn, I need you to perform a ritual on one of the new servants. I was thinking of the Shikiri [1] ritual."
"Are…Are you sure my lord?"
"Yes I'm quite sure. When can you perform it?"
"When the moon is full this month. Preparing shall be taken up immediately."
"Good. Shall my presence be needed during it?"
"Not until the night it is actually performed but your servant must be taken to me the night before."
"Good. I shall leave you to prepare." Imao says as he turns and leaves the garden. Saurn bows and walks towards his tower while thinking. Little does Imao know that the Shikiri ritual isn't going to be performed. Of course Kira will be turned evil but not entirely.
The night before the full moon, Imao carries an extremely unwilling and fighting child towards the wizard's tower to perform the ritual the following night. Soon enough, they reach the tower and Imao flings the child onto the wizard's bed.
"Do NOT even think about moving Kira." Imao commands as Kira attempts to move off of the bed. Kira sits in a spot while glaring at Imao. As soon as Imao turned his head away, Kira stuck out her tongue at him and proceeded to move from her spot quietly. Imao spoke to Saurn to quiet for Kira to hear. As he turned around, he noticed Kira wasn't in her spot. Kira silently moves back into her spot and glares at Imao. Imao turns back to the wizard for a few moments before walking towards Kira. "Follow his orders little brat." Imao walks out the tower to find out how his brother is doing.
Imao walked to where he knew his brother would be at. "Atheron, how has your servant been doing?"
"He has been a pain like most young children are. How about you brother? How is the plan working out?"
"She's been a serious pain for the past month but she'll be cooperative soon once the ritual is done."
"Ah I see. Good luck brother."
"Yes. The same with you, you'll need it." Imao smirked while leaving his brother's study.
"I'm sorry young Kira. I do not wish to do this but I have no choice." Kira sighs as she hears this.
"I know Master Saurn. He wants you to turn me evil doesn't he…"
"I'm afraid he does. You will see me soon though." Saurn says as he notices Kira's eyes begin to droop with weariness. "Go to sleep Kira." Kira nods before falling into a deep slumber. Saurn begins preparing herbs and muttering spells immediately. On this went throughout the night and into the day. Soon, that day turned to late evening when Imao returned.
Imao looks out the window to see that a storm was brewing in the east that marked that magic was afoot. He smirks knowing that he'll have his loyal servant soon enough. Imao turns his head back towards the room, noticing that Saurn had moved Kira into the middle of a circle drawn on the floor. By now, the swirling storm was overhead; lightning flashed and thunder roared. Imao could barely hear anything being said over the storm.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning came through the window narrowly missing Imao's face by centimeters and hits Kira directly on the chest. Thus making her heart and breathing stop for a short moment before returning to normal. Once that was done, the storm dispersed and Saurn walked over to Imao. "My lord, it has been done." Saurn said as he bowed. "I must rest since this spell took much out of me." Imao nods and picks Kira up before walking out. Saurn gathers his things needed and vanishes through a portal not to be seen again until he was needed.
[1] The Shikiri is a ritual that turns someone who is good to evil…
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