Time had passed so fast and Zane and Roshan had been married for three months.
Zane was covertly preparing his soldiers for war while the other three kingdoms did same.
Zane had gotten reports that strange individuals had been coming into Vendet in batches.
The spies had been sent to gather Intel about the kingdom. The way it functioned and also the palace.
They had moved faster than expected, already knowing the schedule of each person that stayed in the palace.
The troops were ready to strike at any time. Some had taken menial jobs like bricklaying, shoe shining and cleaning to blend in more effortlessly.
However, Zane was aware of the whereabouts of each strange soldier In his kingdom.
He sent his strike team to halve their number which they did swiftly.
.....
It was a gloomy day and the royal family had opened the gates of the palace to share supplies to the lay people who were in need.
It was the perfect day for the spies to infiltrate the palace which they did.
Roshan sat with his sister in law and helped share the supplies at intervals. He was very happy to be impacting the people's lives in real time.
The people were equally excited to meet the king's husband. They had heard of his distinct beauty but were blown away seeing him in person.
"You're very beautiful" a lot of them said to him. To which he replied a hearty "thank you".
A little girl fell and scraped her knees just as she was about to collect a vial of a healing potion.
Roshan rushed to her aid immediately and took some water which he bended and healed her wounds using its healing properties.
"Wow!!" the people who witnessed it exclaimed.
They began to see Roshan as very kind and compassionate.
Witnessing this display, they assumed he was a water bender from Aquira.
The number of people had progressively reduced as only a small fraction of people were in need. The majority were living just fine and didn't need supplies.
A few hours later the palace gates were shut and everyone was exhausted.
"Great work today everyone!" Roshan beamed despite his tiredness.
Roshan headed straight to the room he shared with Zane where he dozed off without warning.
Roshan woke up a bit later, hungry and with a throbbing headache.
He walked to his closet to take off the clothes he wasn't able to before but stopped when he saw a shadow move.
He wiped his eyes a few times to make sure he wasn't imagining things and he truly wasn't.
He took a step back and spoke, "who's there? Come out now"
The shadow walked again and Roshan could feel an aura of death from it.
Roshan's senses heightened and got sharper.
The shadow suddenly attacked, grabbing Roshan by the neck trying to strangle him.
Roshan fought back as much as he could and was eventually able to free himself from their grip.
He got in a defensive stance and asked, "who are you? What do you want with me?"
The shadow stayed silent and attacked again.
Roshan decided it would be best to run instead of fighting back so he began sprinting.
Luckily, he was able to reach the door and pull it open before the shadow pulled him back.
It sat on him and began strangling him again.
Roshan could feel his consciousness slipping away and his eyes eventually turned white.
His body became limp and the strange shadow continued strangling his unconscious body.
The shadow was apparently ready to strangle Roshan for as long as possible as he refused to do a sloppy job.
Suddenly, Roshan's hand grabbed the Shadow's hands and began releasing it's grip on his neck.
The shadow winced in pain but didn't let go.
Roshan's eyes were glowing but his iris and pupils were nowhere in sight.
He weakened the shadow's grip completely and gave him a headbutt.
The shadow groaned in pain and Roshan squeezed its fingers until the bones had all gotten fractured.
The shadow had taken a step back, ready to flee, but Roshan blocked him path.
Roshan grabbed his neck and began to squeeze. He squeezed until he located the carotid artery and ruptured it.
The shadow struggled but inevitably bled to death.
Roshan stood as watched as the shadow struggled to live but ended up dead.
After Roshan had confirmed the death of the shadow, he fell to the ground and his iris and pupils returned to normal.
Roshan opened his eyes and gasped. He stared at the blood on his hands in disgust and gagged severally with tears eyes.
He couldn't remember what happened to the shadow.
Zane bursted through the door, shouting "Roshan are you okay?" But was met with an even bigger surprise.
"What... happened?" He said as he embraced Roshan.
"He-he attacked me and was strangling me. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't fight. I lost consciousness and I opened my eyes and saw him...he was already dead" Roshan was sobbing.
"His blood is all over me. I-i killed him and I don't remember how"
"It's okay baby, it's okay" Zane tried to calm him down.
It seemed the sorcerer Spirit has gotten stronger than we believed, Zane thought.
Zane asked his guards to get rid of the body and clean up the scene.
Roshan sat trembling in Zane's study, thinking about what he had just done.
"I-i killed a person"
"They were trying to kill you first"
"It doesn't matter"
"Roshan"
"I killed someone"
"ROSHAN!"
Roshan gasped in shock.
"Calm down! Yes you killed him. I've killed people too. And The sorcerer Spirit inside you will keep doing this if we don't find a way for you to control it at will "
Roshan looked at his hands and nodded with teary eyes.
"So are you ready to find a way?"
"I am"
"Good"
Zane sent word to Sparky to find him a particular priest. One believed to be dead and long gone.