A Brother's Curse
Chapter 1: Remembrance of the Past (Part 2)
A sharp steel spike shot out of the ground with incredible speed and impaled itself into my stomach and coming out through my back, blood splattered everywhere. I screamed in unbearable pain as I coughed up blood, my eyesight started to fade in and out as I looked at my brother through teary eyes. "Wh…why Ric?" "Why? Why?! I'll tell you exactly why I did all of this Ray. It's because ever since you and I were little, after mom and dad died you were always the one controlling me. You wouldn't let me do anything or go anywhere!" Ric said to his brother justifying his actions.
"Is that what this is about? Ric that's not true you were always getting hurt and I was only doing my best as a big brother to keep you safe. You're my little brother and I didn't want you to get hurt, I was protecting you", my voice cracking up from my cries, "Ric I wasn't controlling you, I was caring for you and keeping you safe!" I said as I could now feel the very life draining out of me, thoughts of sadness clouded my mind trying to comprehend what my brother had done. "I was only…" "Shut the hell up! I have had enough of your sentimental crap!!" Ric interrupted his brother. "I'm finally the one in control now! Because now I hold your life in my hands!"
I knew exactly what was going to happen and could only wait for the inevitable. "I have ultimate control now and you know what that means!" Ric said boastfully. Pressing his hands even more into the ground he reactivated the transmutation circle which shined once again, his older brother still impaled on the spike.
I screamed at the top of his lungs for the final time as a smaller but sharper spike shot right into my heart, bringing my life to an end. "Hn, you…never cared about me." Ric said quietly to himself as he felt tears begin to form but quickly wiped them away. His brothers' lifeless form now lying on the ground as a pool of blood spread out from beneath him. Ric walked away without any remorse.
By the time the memory of that day returned to Ric he was on the floor sobbing uncontrollably. "Ray…dammit now I realize that you really were trying to protect me, but it's far too late now because I murdered you in cold blood." Ric looked at his arms which were riddled with red scars, all painful reminders of his failed attempt to bring back the only family he had. After a while Ric packed his stuff up into a bag and walked down out of the attic and out the front door. But before he left for the nearest town he looked back at the house that him and his brother once shared and simply said "Ray, I'm sorry."