Helena. “ Barius will be furious when he arrives. I suggest you put
the pendant on to entrap him. You’ll never be able to destroy him without the
pendant.”
“ What’s in it for you?” Cyn demanded as he approached his mother. “What aren’t you
telling us?”
“ My dear boy, I’m deeply
offended,” Sorscha said innocently. “I’ve had to wait
centuries for all the stars and the planets to align,” she sang as she
continued the exploration of her son’s home. “I’ve patiently awaited for this moment. You know,
Silas, I owe it all to you.”
Cyn looked around, prepared to
fight. “You’ve taken down my barriers! Mother, what the hell are
you up to!”
Barius appeared, towering above them
all. “Helena!” Bearing the resemblance of a great dragon, the demon shifted,
and returned to his human form. Now he looked to be a simple man with black
shoulder length hair, slicked back, drawing attention to his receding hairline.
His face was an evil mask of fury, with fine time lines that would make one
believe him to be somewhere in his fifties. His jet black eyes were filled with
anger and his thin lips pulled back to reveal a row of razor sharp teeth.
Cyn and Barius immediately came to blows as Helena backed away. The ruby on the gold chain she
wore began to vibrate against her skin, and the desire to contain Barius became strong within her.
“ You can all be free now,” Sorscha chirped. “You just have to trap him!” She pointed
to Barius as he struggled with Cyn .
“ You can’t trust her!” Cyn bit out sharply before Barius’s clawed hand raked across his face, nearly tearing his eye out. He shifted into
his full demon form and pounced onto Barius .
“ Here!” Helena yelled as she
pointed the ruby in their direction.
“ What? You’re kidding me,
right?” Cyn said with a snarl as he dodged a blow
from Barius .
“ Cyn ,
now!”
Immediately, Cyn turned and hurled Barius in
front of the ruby. As the demon kicked and gnashed its teeth, Helena stood
strong. A surge of energy swept through her body, and for the first time in her
life she felt she’d made a difference.
“ You can’t do this to me!” Barius roared , his face twisted
into an eerie mask of fury. “You can’t destroy me!” His body contorted,
becoming smaller as the ruby claimed him. “This is only temporary. I’ll be back
for you. I’ll return for you all!”
Puzzled, Helena held the ruby
up close to her face. “Tell me that did not just happen.”
Cyn growled as he returned to his
human form. “Mother! Explain!” he snapped.
Sorscha shrugged. “Nothing
to explain, really.” She turned to Silas. “Come, Silas. You are free of Barius .”
“ But enslaved to you now,
right?” Cyn glowered as he approached the she-demon.
“What do you have planned?”
“ Why do you even care?” Silas
asked.
“ I don’t. I just know whatever
she’s up to, no good will come of it.”
“ Only bad things will come from
a demon’s touch.” Mimi walked over to Helena, hugging her. She glared at Sorscha and Silas. “You have no idea what you’re about to
do, Silas.”
“ Aunt Mimi, look at you!” Helena
exclaimed. “You can walk and you’re talking!”
“ Yes, but what did we have to
sacrifice?”
“ Aw,
no. I’ve
contained Barius . He no longer has control over you,”
Helena said with a smile. “He…” She paused as she looked over at Silas and Sorscha grinning from ear to ear.
“ Yes,
child.” Mimi spoke softly. “I know what you are, and tonight, that part of you was used
against you,” she admitted. “I’ve known for a very long time what would come to
pass.”
Cyn stepped toward her. “Is this
the secret you were keeping from me?” he asked with concern. “Why didn’t you
tell me?”
“ It wouldn’t have changed
anything,” Mimi muttered.
“ We’ll be taking our leave now,” Sorscha said as she placed a hand on Silas’s
shoulder.
“ Wait!” Helena demanded. “What
did you
the pendant on to entrap him. You’ll never be able to destroy him without the
pendant.”
“ What’s in it for you?” Cyn demanded as he approached his mother. “What aren’t you
telling us?”
“ My dear boy, I’m deeply
offended,” Sorscha said innocently. “I’ve had to wait
centuries for all the stars and the planets to align,” she sang as she
continued the exploration of her son’s home. “I’ve patiently awaited for this moment. You know,
Silas, I owe it all to you.”
Cyn looked around, prepared to
fight. “You’ve taken down my barriers! Mother, what the hell are
you up to!”
Barius appeared, towering above them
all. “Helena!” Bearing the resemblance of a great dragon, the demon shifted,
and returned to his human form. Now he looked to be a simple man with black
shoulder length hair, slicked back, drawing attention to his receding hairline.
His face was an evil mask of fury, with fine time lines that would make one
believe him to be somewhere in his fifties. His jet black eyes were filled with
anger and his thin lips pulled back to reveal a row of razor sharp teeth.
Cyn and Barius immediately came to blows as Helena backed away. The ruby on the gold chain she
wore began to vibrate against her skin, and the desire to contain Barius became strong within her.
“ You can all be free now,” Sorscha chirped. “You just have to trap him!” She pointed
to Barius as he struggled with Cyn .
“ You can’t trust her!” Cyn bit out sharply before Barius’s clawed hand raked across his face, nearly tearing his eye out. He shifted into
his full demon form and pounced onto Barius .
“ Here!” Helena yelled as she
pointed the ruby in their direction.
“ What? You’re kidding me,
right?” Cyn said with a snarl as he dodged a blow
from Barius .
“ Cyn ,
now!”
Immediately, Cyn turned and hurled Barius in
front of the ruby. As the demon kicked and gnashed its teeth, Helena stood
strong. A surge of energy swept through her body, and for the first time in her
life she felt she’d made a difference.
“ You can’t do this to me!” Barius roared , his face twisted
into an eerie mask of fury. “You can’t destroy me!” His body contorted,
becoming smaller as the ruby claimed him. “This is only temporary. I’ll be back
for you. I’ll return for you all!”
Puzzled, Helena held the ruby
up close to her face. “Tell me that did not just happen.”
Cyn growled as he returned to his
human form. “Mother! Explain!” he snapped.
Sorscha shrugged. “Nothing
to explain, really.” She turned to Silas. “Come, Silas. You are free of Barius .”
“ But enslaved to you now,
right?” Cyn glowered as he approached the she-demon.
“What do you have planned?”
“ Why do you even care?” Silas
asked.
“ I don’t. I just know whatever
she’s up to, no good will come of it.”
“ Only bad things will come from
a demon’s touch.” Mimi walked over to Helena, hugging her. She glared at Sorscha and Silas. “You have no idea what you’re about to
do, Silas.”
“ Aunt Mimi, look at you!” Helena
exclaimed. “You can walk and you’re talking!”
“ Yes, but what did we have to
sacrifice?”
“ Aw,
no. I’ve
contained Barius . He no longer has control over you,”
Helena said with a smile. “He…” She paused as she looked over at Silas and Sorscha grinning from ear to ear.
“ Yes,
child.” Mimi spoke softly. “I know what you are, and tonight, that part of you was used
against you,” she admitted. “I’ve known for a very long time what would come to
pass.”
Cyn stepped toward her. “Is this
the secret you were keeping from me?” he asked with concern. “Why didn’t you
tell me?”
“ It wouldn’t have changed
anything,” Mimi muttered.
“ We’ll be taking our leave now,” Sorscha said as she placed a hand on Silas’s
shoulder.
“ Wait!” Helena demanded. “What
did you
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