Chapter 6
Celine's POV
Ludmilla started circling me and Sebastian, chanting in a language i could not understand, but from looking at sebastian, i could tell he knew full well that he knew what she was saying. She kneeled down and started drawing a circle of runes around us, most of which I did not know. But from my knowledge, the ones I could understand,I didn't look all too great for me. I looked around, seeing the runes for love, loyalty, promise, and perhaps the most frightening of all, Binding.I didn't want to be bound to that psychopath! I would rather die! I looked back at him, trying to keep my emotions under control. I must have failed. I could tell from his eyes that he could see right through my act. He took a step forward, then another, until we were standing close enough to touch each other. He placed one arm on my back as if to warn me not to run. His touch felt oddly painful, both ice cold but burning at the same time. His other arm went into his pocket as he drew out his stele.
'Hush now, It is almost over.' he said as he lifted his hand to pull down the side of my shirt. I had half a mind to slap his hand away from me and run but the iron grip on my back told me otherwise. Sebastian lifted his stele to just above my heart and started to draw.I looked down and saw the lines started to form, but there was something wrong. These lines weren't the black that I was used to. They were red. I felt as though even if the rune was black I still wouldn't look right. The stele moved across my skin forming the lines to form what looked like a cross between the parabatai rune and the creation rune. But I knew better and even though I had never seen this rune before, I knew what it , power call it what you will but I wish I had never let the bastard draw upon my skin if I knew that that was what he was going to draw. It was the rheoli atgofion rune. A demonic one, meant to cast away any memories that the applier did not want. My head suddenly began to throb,I felt like all the life was being sucked out of me. My memories, my knowledge, even my personality. It felt like it was all going all soon I would be left with nothing. I tried to latch onto certain memories, the good ones, my birthday, at the park with Max, shopping with Gabi, painting with my they all slipped through my fingers. I hunted in my brain for more, but I couldn't, it was like trying to catch air. I hunted harder, latching onto anything I had, even the bad ones but i couldn't find any, finally I resulted In picturing their faces all together, But they vanished one by one, like they were never there at all. Soon the whole picture had given way and my mind was blank. I woke up to find myself on the floor still in the circle of runes although it seem less tense than before. I looked around and found my eyes locked with a pair of unfamiliar pure black eyes. I tore my gaze away and asked who he was.
'Me?' he replied looking surprised.'Why don't you remember?' I shook my head In turn.' My name is Sebastian Morgenstern,' he said as he helped me up, 'and you, Celine, are my daughter.'
'That was a nasty fall you took there, I suppose that it could have caused your sudden memory loss.' It seemed like a plausible explanation and he spoke calmly and the look in his eye told me that he knew me. I chose to believe him. He took my hand and lead me to an office and sat me down.
'Now, Celine, this is extremely important. I need you to tell me whether you recognise any of these people.' He passed me a small pile of paper. I glanced down. On the top I saw a girl in roughly her late twenties. She had pale skin dotted with freckles. A banner of red hair hung around her shoulders and her emerald eyes looking directly at the camera.
'Why would I know her, Sebastian?' I said handing back the first piece of paper.'I am your father, not your acquaintance Celine, you will address me as such.'he replied. I looked down at the next sheet and saw a pair of cocky gold eyes staring back at me. This man was toned with muscle and look rather handsome. His blonde hair tousled in a way that looked messy but at the same time looked like he had just spent hours on it. I handed the paper back to Sebastian.
'I can't say I recognise him either father.'I shifted through the remaining pieces, seeing a dark haired woman with pale skin and blue eyes, a dark haired man who looked the same as the woman before him,maybe they were I saw a rather sparkly man with cateyes and dressed in a suit, covered head to toe in glitter, looking very….. the next page there was a plain looking guy with mousy brown hair with glasses.I didn't give him a second there was was a girl who looked like a younger version of the first woman. Finally on the last page there was a picture of a boy, about 13 and with dark hair and brown eyes. He seemed like a fun kid.I handed the papers back to Sebastian.
' I don't recall any of these people father.'I said
'Good.' he replied.'Let me escort you to your room.'He stood up and I followed him t out of the office through the corridors and up the stairs. After we reached the top of the stairs, we took two lefts, then a right, and ended outside a dark mahogany door. This is your room, Celine. I expect you to be up and ready to train at sunrise.' He set me inside and shut the door behind him. I looked at the clock.10pm. Sunrise, sunrise, when was sunrise? It was autumn so it couldn't be too early, I set my clock to 7am then went to get changed into some pajamas. Once I had changed I threw myself onto my bed and waited there for sleep to come and take me.