Never in my life had I ever experienced the range of emotions I'd experienced today, in the span of like 5 hours mind you. My mind is still in a haze going over the events of today. The girl I have adored and silently loved since somewhere six months ago was here, in my room. She'd felt comfortable enough to share her body with me, and then she got her memories back, her horrific, traumatizing and gut-wrenching memories.
And now it was my turn to be forthcoming about my involvement in this.
~ one year ago
I'd had errands to run for Warden on that day so I was at THE COVEN OF SIX. Think of it as the main organization for the leadership of all magical creatures. Located in Annobon, TCS was an underground point built in the highest peak of the dormant volcano where the most six powerful Sages of the magical world resigned, now five.
"Ameira had just teleported me in and went on to wait for me as I made my way through the halls." It was my first time being here and my oh my this place is incredible. there were runes etched into the walls everywhere here, naturally amplifying the magic of anyone who treaded through this halls, no doubt also scrutinizing and reading into their intentions for good security measure. "I shortly bumped into a guy with white hair falling over his shoulders." Don't know why I mentioned that little detail but hey. Reika chuckles ever so lightly.
"No doubt that was Margo, he tends to have that lingering effect on people," She adds casually like its a by the way, like she didn't just mention one of the most powerful, not to mention one of the remaining five SAGES. I gawked at her in surprise and she shrugs her shoulders urging me to go on.
"Okay." I started slowly mentally noting that she also called him by his first name. "Yeah so I was rounding up a corner and that's when I heard the two of you, I didn't mean to stay there and eavesdrop like some weird psycho, but something else had made me stall. A pull...or a tug of power. Kyltes can naturally pick up on immense sources of power and well it makes sense why. Two of the only existing Psythelians in one room, one of them a Sage and the other the most advanced mage of her time. Anyway, I stood by the corridor, that's when I heard the two of you have that gut-wrenching confrontation." I paused and looked at her, her eyes were wide with emotion, as if she was reliving it herself as I explained. Her throat bobbed as she swallowed and her jaw tightened as she pushed those memories away and returned her attention to me.
"The emotions were ebbing off you in waves. I'd never felt anything like it, especially with how we've been trained to suppress them and I was basically latching onto everything you said, the pain rolling off of you just spilling in to me. I know you don't need a reminder of how terrible your father was, but God, even for me that was a bit too much, hearing this girl that I didn't know breakdown and shatter in front of her mother who I could tell cared but well, it was too late for the both of you. I reached for your abilities and the instant overwhelm washed over me, beads of sweat coated my skin, cascaded down my spine as your power coursed through me with an anguish so mighty.
Then your cry filled the room at the same moment a powerful telekinetic surge hit the walls. Now I had never channeled a Psythelian before, and everything had happened so fast for me to understand what had just happened, all I know is that I'd felt power roll of me as well. In that moment you'd screamed, I felt your anger, fear worst of wall was the betrayal, violation, grief and vengeance course through me as well, adding onto the force you'd let out, directing it all to your....mother. I'd felt it... as if I was in the room as well.
The air stilled, everything coming to a quick halt. The pressure increased in my heart and I knew...I couldn't see her but the instant the telekinetic force had been withdrawn, I knew she was gone and that in some way I was also to blame for Jenn De Rue's death."
Reika's eye's widened in realization and I feared for her. The silence in the room was so loud. Fuck I needed her to say something. Anything. Was I now gonna be the guy that killed her mom? I doubt she'd feel the same way she felt for me when we got to this room. Hey eyes now portrayed indifference and I felt scared. Terrified to lose her. I needed to break the silence.
"Months later I receive a call from Warden telling me that I have to relocate to this town and they'd explained in detail how I needed to protect you and that you now had amnesia. That the Sages had been looking for you after their attempt to execute you for the murder of your mother had failed. I'm guessing the near to death experience is what resulted in the amnesia." I finished in a sigh of resignation.
That's when I really met you, a new version of you. Fuck she didn't even have her memories but she was witty, a fighter, fierce and this version of her felt free to feel, and maybe I was twisted inside because I wanted her to not lose the spark that she'd gotten. Or maybe she would be better this way, does she miss her mother? Does she wanna talk about it? God I just want to hold her but who knows if this version of her would let me.