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Date Posted: 05:22:02 02/02/02 Sat
Author: Ashera
Subject: Chapter I

<< Chapter I >>

"Anyi, I'm home!"

I smile slightly. I know Anyi, my grandmother, will be ready with tea. She's the sweetest person I have ever met. And she accepts me, the way I am, with my special powers. There was never a doubt in Anyi's mind that I wasn't telling the truth. She trusts I don't mis-use my powers, and I do my best not to harm that trust.

"I have tea ready, Sha. How was your day on school?"

"It was fine. Not much special going on..."

Anyi never calls me by my full name, Shadow. She thinks it's not a name for a human, and I have to agree. Although, I've grown to quite like it. It differs me from my classmates, and I think that's a good thing. Personally, I consider my classmates immature, childish. But perhaps that is because of everything I went through when I was younger...

I walk trough the door. Anyi is busy with the tea and biscuits. The kitchen is light, it mainly consists of windows. Luckely it's on the back of the house. I don't like people watching me. It makes me feel strange. It's the only room with normal chairs in it, the rest of the house is filled with cushions and couches. Mainly because of Anyi's bad back, and because of my love of meditating. Or meditating, it's more like thinking about my powers, Gabriël, and the whole world in general.

I sigh. Although Anyi is really the best grandmother I could've wished for, I miss my mother, father, and most of all, my brother. I don't even know if Gabriël is still alive, and if he is, where he would be then. My search for him has proven to be worthless. I have not a clue. He can be anywhere on this world...

Suddenly something pulls at the edge of my mind. A voice. I drop to my knees and feel myself slipping into the strange sort of trance I sometimes go into when using my powers. I can't see anything but black darkness. Words, almost unhearable, are whispered into my mind. Or atleast, it seems like it's whispered, because I block my mind as much as possible all the time.

It's dangerous to open my mind. I've only once experienced an intruder in my mind, but that was a horrible experience. It manipulated me, weakened me, and most of all, humiliated me. After that, my mind has been closed always, closed tightly.

But then again, who ever it is, it feels.. friendly... I can understand the words now.

"Open your mind to me, please. It's important."

Should I listen? My heart says yes, my mind says no.

"For the sake of the world, Shadow, open your mind!"

The voice doesn't seem angry, just a little worried, perhaps impatient a bit. I let my blockades disappear. A young man appears in front of me. He looks like he's in the early twenties. His ravenblack hair and greyish eyes remind me of Gabriël. Gabriël...

"Thank you Shadow. My name is Arch. I have been sent by my friends to warn you of evil that is about to come, and they're sent to warn other humans who will soon be your friends."

In one sentence, Arch manages to completely confuse me. What is he talking about? The man smiles. Oh Gabriël, I miss you...

"I see you're already confused. Understandable. So was I when I was first told this. I belong to a group called the Coven."

Coven? Isn't that with witches and things?

"The name dates from the Midages, when they still saw us as witches and magicians. They hunted us back then, but now, we're forgotten. Perhaps that's an even worse faith. My ancestors were hunted down by the way, not myself. That was before my time. Although I was born in 1887. The 4th of March to be exactly."

That's exactly hundreds years before my birth! But how come he looks so... young? I'm really curious now... And a bit skeptical...

"You realise the timelapse as well, don't you? I died on the day you were born. A sad thing it is, to die, but luckely, I was able to let my mind live on quite well. I can make myself look any age now. But I'm afraid I am babbling about hardly important things now. I was sent with a message. Now, let me see.. How to tell this.."

The man pauses for a while, it gives me time to think. The ability to live on after his death would mean his mindpowers are enormous! But what could be so important?

"We'll just start at the beginning. You know your own powers right? Oh wait, foolish me, ofcourse you do, you locked me out! Not a very nice thing to do.."

Arch laughs. I'm beginning to think he's insane now and consider the thought of blocking him out again..

"Hmm.. Sorry.. Living without a real, touchable body is quite strange. Not at all to my liking. But there's not much I can do about it..." he mumbles.

"Anyways, a long, long time ago, there were people like you as well. Except their powers were far greater. They were respected throughout the world. There were 5 of them. But one of them longed for more power than he already possessed. He abandoned the group, and went on a quest to find more power. Eventually, he found a method. It practically meant he would have to sell his soul, and he did."

"What was his name?" I ask.

"His chosen name was Thorn. This Thorn was granted enormous powers, and joy was taken away from him. The joy was replaced by hatred, and lust for power, always more power. Thorn began a rampage against the entire world, and nobody was able to stop him. Nobody except the ones that had considered him a friend. They had no choice but to try and destroy him. But it turned out Thorn had not only gained powers, he had also gained immortality. Killing him was impossible, and the situation seemed hopeless for a while. But in the end, they found a way to stop him. They created a prison for him, by their own mindpowers, and managed to trick Thorn into entering it."

"And what do I have to do with that?"

"Let me finish my story, will you...
They called themselves the Emprisoners, and, since they didn't have eternal live, they decided that one person would be picked as a descendant for each of them. One person every 100 year. These descendants would be granted all their powers once they united, and there by renew Thorn's prison. I am a descendant of them, and I have chosen you as my descendant."

"Okay.... So who are the other descendants?" I'm a bit shocked by his story, and still thinking if I should believe him or not. Probably not... It sounds quite.. unreal...

"Their names are Caitlin Decan, Jason Lancesly and..."

Arch voice died out, as if he had remembered something important. He was a bit nervous, it seemed.

"And?"

"And... Gabriël Walker.."

"Gabriël? My..."

"Yes.."

My brother! He's still alive! That is.. That is.. Unbelievable.. I feel much like laughing and crying at the same time.. My brother.. Oh how I have missed you, Gabriël..

"There is only a slight problem.." Arch is hardly hearable. A problem? My joy is immediately replaced with fear, fear that I won't see him again after all..

"What kind of problem? Is Gabriël alright?"

"Well.. That kindof depends.."

Arch moves nervously, not quite knowing what to do. And I can't stand not knowing if his story is true. I enter his mind. Carefully, I explore the outside of his emotions. Mainly insecureness, a bit of fear, he's probably shy.. It's not helping, and I dive deeper into his mind. That was a mistake.

Pain, sorrow and loss surround me. Cries of pain. Fire. A child, around the age of ten, sitting on the floor of a house, a burning house. Arch! I turn around, and see a man, angel alike. His snowwhite hair and golden eyes make him look like a savior. I watch as the man walks towards Arch and touches the child. The expression on Arch's face changes. No.. It doesn't change, it disappears. His eyes turn into a lifeless stare. No!

I try to stop the man, who turns out to be not at all an angel, but I can't hurt him. He looks up, with eyes filled with hate, filled with a lust for power. Thorn! He can't see me, but still.. Then Thorn turns to the child again. With one slap of his hand he breaks Arch neck. I can hear the bones cracking. But that's impossible..

Then I see another child, hiding, almost an exact copy of the now dead child laying right in front. His eyes are filled with fear, and tears drop on the floor. This is Arch, and that was his twinbrother..

Thorn knows Arch is there as well. He smiles, a cold smile. "Don't be afraid, my little friend.. I won't harm you.. Yet.." he whispers. Arch can't run, he's locked up, in a room, with an insane rampaging maniac...

"No! Stop, STOP!" I scream, tears streaming over my face. It can't be, it's impossible. "Make it stop! Make it stop..."

"I am sorry, Shadow.."

The darkness returns, and I see Arch. He shivers. I realise I brought a memory back he put far away in a dark corner of his mind. I made a mistake, a huge mistake.

"No, I should be sorry.."

"We weren't able to unite on time, and Thorn managed to break free... I should probably go now.. You can find Gabriël in the governmental research center in Tokio. Free him. To prevent such a thing.."

Then Arch disappears...

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