Lights flashed around me. Men in silver crow masks stood around me. I was tied up and they looked at me with cold eyes. A tall man with broad shoulders barked orders I couldn't understand. It sounded like I was underwater and my body wanted to no should have died. But for some reason I'm still alive.

The masked men grabbed me, dragging me away from my fathers dead body that I knew I was strewed over on the ground. He was dead and so was mom and sisters. They had taken me while the masked men stood there and watched. They didn't even care.

All I could do was look at the night sky and wish for death to claim me. I couldn't live with the pain of losing everyone I loved. But the gods had other plans for me.

When I woke up I was in a cage. A metal collar was around my neck and chains kept me tethered. A skinny sleazy man walked in and he looked at me with hungry eyes. I didn't like it. He started barking orders to the masked men as they untethered me.

forcing me in a chair I stared up my eyes blurry everything was fuzzy i couldn't think straight. it felt like my veins were on fire.

Soon I found myself sitting in front of this sleazy man. He stared at me with cold eyes, his hands crossed on the table in front of me.

"What happened on January twenty ninth in the village of Raleigh" his voice was stern, his eyes never left me.

I couldn't form the words. My throat felt like I had a swarm of bees in it . He slammed his fist on the table and yelled.

"TELL ME!"

I stuttered " Daelor killed everyone I didn't do anything he's the god of war he did it himself" tears streamed down my face as i was racked with sobs.

The skinny man smirked and whispered to the masked men " looks like we have a fighter" he turned to me and grinned " We found one of those 'People.

"What..."? Looking at them I can't help but feel like this was one infinite nightmare.

He tapped his chin with his pencil " you're a lucky one you get to meet her, the most powerful one of them all. "

I shook my head trying to understand but it felt like a storm was raging in my mind. The skinny man shook his head and pointed his finger at me. " don't worry you'll live to see another day".

He got up and walked away followed by the masked men.

As I was left alone in the room the words he said rang in my head over and over.

The most powerful one of them all...

Who was he talking about...

what was going on....

I was lost in a haze. My mind felt like it was floating away from me.

Time passed by like a blur and soon the skinny man came back with the masked men behind him. They had someone else with them. It was a woman with long black hair and pale skin she wore a long black dress with red lines on it. She was beautiful but there was something off about her.

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She stepped up to me and stared at me. Her eyes were piercing as if she was looking into my soul. She hummed and clicked her tongue.

"Oh yes you'll do nicely" she snapped her fingers and the masked men grabbed me hauling me into a dark room.

They chained me up and left me alone with this strange woman. She paced back and forth staring at me, her eyes glowing. She smiled at me, her teeth sharp.

She whispered in my ear " Don't worry you're going to be of great service to me."

I could feel my heart pump quicker in my chest and my breathing was getting short.

She raised her hand and slammed it down on the table in front of her, the force of it shattered the table into pieces.

"Enough games let's get started"

she grabbed something out of her bag and walked over to me. She had a slow walk and a sway to her hips. Her dress blew softly in an invisible breeze.

"I plan on using you as we don't have many people like you".

She pulled out a knife and started to cut my skin letting it drip onto the ground. "Let's see if you can handle being used as a tool for war" she said.

I couldn't move, I couldn't breathe, my body was on fire it hurt so bad. But my mind was screaming for me to escape. I tried to wiggle out of the chains but it was no use.

She laughed and shook her head " Oh no you're not going anywhere".

She lifted the knife and placed it against my chest. She then grabbed my hair and held me back.

Her eyes glowed red as she dug the knife into me. She stabbed me over and over till i was barely conscious.

"STAY AWAKE"

My eyes were forced open it felt like a second part of me was tearing apart. My body was screaming for me to fight back but i couldn't even move.

She grinned " The power you have will be used for me"

She slammed her hand on my chest and I could feel her energy seeping into me. It felt like a tornado was swirling around me.

She laughed as I screamed as her energy exploded inside me. It felt like my life was leaving me. My body was on fire, my soul was burning.

"Don't worry this is just the beginning"

She pushed me on the ground and walked away leaving me drenched in blood.

I passed out and woke up in a hospital bed, my body sore and aching. I looked at the clock and realized it had been six months since I was taken from my village.

I didn't know how or why but i was alive and i had power coursing through my veins. It felt odd when I was fighting Daelor my energy source felt like a small dribble of water compared to the raging river that now flowed through me.

I touched my chest and felt a slight tingle of power. I closed my eyes and focused trying to harness this newfound energy. It felt like I had a new part of me that had been dormant before.

The red dress lady walked into the room and she smiled at me and looked at me with greed in her eyes. " Well it's time for you to learn how to use your gift".

She sat on my bed and leaned over me. She looked at me with eyes that held power in them. "You're going to be my tool, I'll make sure to use you well" she said.

She raised her hand and touched my chest, her energy surged through me once again. "You're going to be one of my puppets," she whispered.

Putting her slender hands on the back of my neck I felt something there. It was a small item that started to dig itself in my skin.

It was as if a needle was stuck in me and slowly being pulled out. I wanted to scream but it was over in a few seconds.

She patted my cheek and got up. "You're one of us now and we're going to use you for what you are"

She smiled at me and walked out leaving me in the room alone with my thoughts.

The strange item was still in me. I could feel it pulsing with energy. I didn't know what it was or what it did but I had a feeling that I was going to find out soon.