One day, In the next month, Erik went out to market. Christine hadn't been feeling well, so he went out to buy some medicinal herbs. While he was browsing the market wares, he saw a pair of scruffy and sinister men heading in the general direction he came from.

"That old broad said he lived passed the village, you dope," One of the men, who was shaped like an ape, said to his companion, who looked like a tent pole.

"I don't know, Ace," said Tent-pole. "Let's ask around. Hey, you there!" he shouted to a man. "You seen this man before?" Tent-pole showed a picture to him, but Erik, who was behind the Ace and Tent-pole, couldn't see it.

"Who, him?" the man said, ""Yea, I've seen him afore. He lives up yonder, near the beach. He pointed towards Erik's home.

His heart sank. Who were these men?

"Thanks," Ace said to the man. The pair took off on horses, and started off towards Erik's home.

He stood there pondering like an idiot, then suddenly, he remembered the rumor her had heard about a month ago. About Raoul, and—

"CHRISTINE!" he shouted, scaring everyone in the immediate vicinity out of their wits.

He dropped everything he was holding, and dashed out of the village towards his home.

It can't be…The boy can't have found us…

He made had almost it to the cottage, and saw the men's horse still out front. Then he heard a scream coming from inside, and saw the two men carrying Christine, who was unconscious.

"DROP HER NOW!" Erik snarled at the men, and Ace and Tent-pole turned around in surprise.

Erik launched himself at Tent-pole, knocking him to the ground, and began strangling him.

YES! The voice of hatred said, DO IT! KILL HIM! KILL HIM!!!

But a blow to the back of his head caused him to let go of his adversary, and he fell into blackness….

****

The next thing Erik knew, the moon was overhead. Why am I outside? He thought stupidly. Then, it dawned upon him what happened earlier. "Mother of God," he whispered, and rose to his feet. "Christine?!" He called into the house, looking in all three rooms. When he made his way into the den, he found a note, pinned into the desk with a dagger. The paper was written in a fancy script, and it read:

"You will never see her or your demon child again. I will see to that personally."

-R

Erik pulled the dagger out of the desk, and re-read the note. With each word, he felt as though the dagger had pierced his heart, not the wooden desk in front of him. His eyes began to blur, and tears fell like rain out of his eyes.

Suddenly, his sorrow turned to hatred.

Yes, my friend, the voice was back again. Use your hate. Too long you've held back your fury. Now you find her, and WRECK HAVICK ON ALL WHO DEFY YOU!!!

Erik leapt to his feet, and dashed out the door. He WOULD find her, and kill the insolent boy who dare steal what was rightfully his!