A Fate Renewed

Chapter 24-Dark Thoughts

(Kamaris)

I paced the room back and forth, this feeling in my chest one I f*****g hated. I didn't get feelings..that was part of becoming the lord of Darkness.

It was the curse I was given the day my father died..feelings cause weakness and weakness creates cracks.

That was one of the many abilities given to me..it isn't just the dark and shadows I can control, but death itself. My sword, Ryuk, is capable of killing any living and breathing thing..Athuney and all immortal included..but with every death, comes a price.

I am still paying that price today.

Suddenly there was a knock at my door as I stopped abruptly.

"Come in." I barked, knowing it was Alden as I felt my shadows slipping back into me.

I watched my door open before Alden stepped in, slipping his arms behind his back and standing at attention.

I had known Alden for hundreds of years, he was one of the few people I truly trusted here.

Terik used to be among those few..but not anymore. Not after what he did.

Why he brought that wretched woman back, I have no clue..she almost destroyed all that we know five hundred years ago...and now I have no doubt in my mind she will do it again.

"Is she sleeping?" I asked Alden...this being a question I already knew the answer to..my shadows were all over her like a moth to a flame..I am trying not to think more of it..but it's very unusual how much they are drawn to her.

"Yes My lord, she just fell asleep." He responded firmly, his eyes staring straight ahead.

It has to be because a piece of Theia is here in Dolus and they are on high alert.

If she shares Theia’s soul like the Sybil suggests..then there is no hope for her.

There can be nothing left of Theia after this..and the fact that she was given the chance of reincarnation to begin with, baffles me. What were the original Athuney thinking?

Did they not see the destruction Theia caused in her past life? I had to pay for those crimes..for killing an Athuney with my own hands after they had already punished her.

The rules our ancestors created were meant to instill peace..for every death of an immortal by equal hands, they will be stripped of their magic. After Theia took my sword and drove it through my father's heart..she was no longer immortal..and that wasn't enough for me..I needed to see her suffer for all the innocent people who died by her actions.

So I took the chance, killing her with that same sword..and what punishment did I receive? I was gifted as the dark lord..it was meant to be Gideon..the eldest son..but no..all my emotions were stripped away and the punishment was bound to me by blood.

So why is it that the moment I entered that woman's dreams that I began to feel? It comes and goes..a small tingle or spark of anger..I was always cold and just..my mother was the cruel one..and it angered her the day I was named The Dark Lord and not Gideon..she could always control Gideon.

"Kamaris, perhaps the Sybil's saw wrong.." Alden began, making me snap my head towards him.

"Do you seriously want to risk that? You know more than anyone what it was like before..that is why you sought refuge here." I spoke coldly, remembering how Alden was there that day when Theia went crazy.

"But she hasn't shown any signs of magic..and my light..it's different around her." He began, making me ponder his words.

Alden was originally from Aeron, he has light magic and used to be Theia’s personal guard.

"She is still new." I snapped, feeling annoyed with this now..another new emotion I hated..

"But she hasn't spoken one word about Terik..in her sleep..it isn't his name she calls out. What if.." He began and I gave him a deathly glare, knowing exactly where he was going with this.

The Sybil's told my father since the day I was born that I was not given a mirror soul..every soul was created like a puzzle piece..the other half carefully made just for you. But not mine..mine was smooth without any edges or grooves..mine was never made for another..maybe it was predestined. Maybe my fate had been mapped out from the start.

I was destined to roam eternity alone.

"If she possesses a part of Theia’s soul, then she will go to him eventually. She hasn't been tainted with black magic..unlike Theia.." I explained, making Alden let out a long sigh before relaxing his posture slightly.

Black magic is what rotted away their connection, their mirror soul bond not as strong after it seeped into her soul, making her look elsewhere.

Even as teenagers Theia would sneak glances my way..she would always follow me around..and that's when I suspected she began using Black Magic to strengthen her powers. She craved power..

Black Magic is the one thing in existence that can destroy Alysian..it soaks into the soil, spreads like a disease, and destroys everything it touches.

My mother uses Black Magic, and Gideon as well..it heightens their natural powers, making them have strength beyond their abilities.

I could still sense that Black Magic in Theia even after her rebirth..it tainted her soul..but surprisingly not Amira's..she is harder to read maybe because she is still forming.

"Alden, do not feel pity for her..you know how this has to end..we knew that the moment we found her. She will break soon enough and reveal her true self. Then we can destroy the threat once and for all." I stated while walking toward the couch and sitting down. My hand reached forward and twisted, making an apple appear out of my shadows.

"But what if we are wrong..perhaps we should get Mabel to look at her." Alden suggested as I took a bite from the apple.

"How will that help? If anything, it might just make us have to act sooner..Terik is close to his decision..I can feel it." I leaned back against the couch, my fingers squeezing the apple tight as I let my shadows feast on its flesh, making it turn into ash.

Alden let out a sigh, I could see the inner turmoil this was causing him considering those from the light region have natural healing traits. He didn't like the way I was treating Amira..but this was the only way..I didn't know of any other.

Amira is mine now..and her fate belongs to me..I can't let one woman jeopardize all we have worked for..I have waited for this moment..building my allies and uncovering my foes along the way..even my own flesh and blood cannot be trusted.

I need to keep a level head about this..but why the hell is Amira the only thing that fills my every waking thought? Why do I look forward to seeing her every day and think of her every night? I can't let these things get in the way of the bigger picture.

She is a part of Theia..she is the enemy..