Paper is dead without words

Ink idle without a poem

All the world dead without stories

Without love and disarming beauty

-Nightwish (Song of Myself)

~MERCURY~

The Mercurian oversaw the patient in room 23 of the Citadel. She looked over the notes on her tablet. All the notes painted a troubled child.

The patient's history was blacked out and he seemed more like an experiment than a normal child. He had a tendency to be violent and had some form of premonitions leading to foresight. However, he showed signs of superior intellect. That was what drew Mercury to the child.

She walked into the room as soon as the guards secured the room and secured the patient. Because he was known for violence, he was strapped in a straight jacket and then chained to the chair. He was blindfolded as well, and it was not the most comfortable circumstances but it had to be done.

As she sat down the boy smirked.

"Your energy is beautiful," he said. He licked his lips. "Mercurian...a scholar...a royal...a soldier...a prisoner to the throne." The patient smelled the air. "Your scent is familiar, almost identical to my mother's."

"Do you remember your mother?" she asked. She started entering things into the tablet.

"All I remember is her scent," he said. "Marked with blood and flowers." He laughed then clenched his fist. "She died soon after I was born and now I'm here." The patient started struggling. "There was a girl, not my sister but she had a beautiful energy as well, don't know what they did with her."

"How are you feeling?" she asked.

"I want to kill everyone, and maybe I will keep you. However, everything is fine and dandy," he said

"Any weird dreams?" she asked.

"They're all weird, but I think what you want to know about is the dream of the wolf," he answered. "Of course I dream about him and he's still coming. He tells me I'm his grandson." His smile faded and fear came over him. "H-he's c-c-coming! I just...stop that. I'm going to make the way. N-no! I will fuck the bitch who killed my father! The bitch with gold hair!" He started grinding his teeth and his veins popped out and he started to struggle.

"Who am I talking to?" she asked.

"I am Takeshi the son of the Black Wolf and the heir to the throne of your god forsaken planet!" he screamed. He managed to loosen one of his arms.

Mercury held out her hand and touched his hand and froze his arm.

"Mother! Forgive the beast I've become! Shut up! We will rule this system. We will rape and pillage the inhabitants and all who oppose us," he screamed.

Guards rushed in and sedated him.

"Mother...forgive…" he muttered as he drifted into unconsciousness.

Mercury left the room as the guards cleaned up the mess. She leaned against the wall near the door and finished a few notes she had on him. Her mind kept going back to him talking about his mother. In the years they've had him in observation he had never mentioned his mother.

She kept going through her notes on him. Her notes were different than the others. Not that they weren't as thorough, but he told her things he wouldn't tell the others. He told them the same stuff and he threatened them the same. There was something about him that drew her to him.

As she entered her office she noticed the flowers on her desk. She smiled knowing who they were from. Placing the tablet down she took the most exotic flower from the bouquet and held it to her nose.

It was a rare and beautiful flower from Jupiter called the Nym Rose.