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"W-what have i done?!!!" I shriek as i watch my home village burn. I run into the woods hot guilty terrified tears streaking down my cheeks as i flee covering my head with my hood. I don't remember what happened. One moment I'm eating with mom and dad, the next everything is burning. What HAPPENED?! I keep fleeing as i come across a large city.....the capitol to be exact. I've heard rumors the queen is a fair woman. If i can just talk to her, beg her for help....but her guards wont let me near her....not with...this going on. I begin walking towards the castle the dark night sky and full moon looming over head knowing what happened. I try to avoid everyone in moments I've reached the castle but the doors are locked. I go around the side making sure im not followed and use my eye to create a rope and hook. I know technically its for weapons but logically they are red spirits which can be used for many things. I climb in with a soft thunk and begin hunting for the queen. "Stop! Crimson warrior." I hear a deep older voice. "Please. I just want help from the queen." I say "i dont know what is happening to me." The old guard laughs the next thing i know i hear a strong commanding voice. "Stop! As queen of victubia I command you cease at once!"

Minx pov

Another storm.....this one is worse than usual....i am finishing up some paper work as I groan annoyed. "i wish kira would just take the damn job. She loves writing stories so why cant she just do these reports for me? She is so damn insistent i do this myself." As i work i hear a scream of pain and i rush out of my room following the scream until i see a figure in a red hooded cape with a glowing red scythe near my head if security, axels neck. "Stop! As queen of victubia I demand you cease at once!" I order. What i dont expect is the figure turns their head and i see the face of a terrified woman her left eye glowing red. "Help me." She begs tears filling her eyes. I rush over and cup her cheeks. "Looks at me. Take deep breaths. The red spirits are reacting to your anxiety. Calm yourself." Axel looks at me like i am crazy. "Axel, she is scared. Its clear she doesn't have full control. This isn't the mass murderer crimson warrior we are looking for." My tone is firm but kind. The scythe vanishes as she calms. "Axel. Get Kira, Im going to need her help." The girl looks at me " she is an expert at yellow spirits as well as water and ice magic. She has the unique talent if looking into peoples memories and creating illusions from them. Through this i can learn the full story and how best to help you ok?" My voice is gentle. She seems to understand. Moments later the tall brunette woman walks in her yellow/amber left eye and hazel-green right eye giving off a kind hearted look. "Whatchya need minx?" She says moving her silver tipped hair behind her ear. "Memory illusions." I say. She looks at the woman and nods. "Ok. I need your name and any magic you know." She states. "My name is kristen or krism and im a lightning mage." Said the girl. Kira nods and pulls on rubber gloves "your magic will instinctively try to keep me out. Don't worry its a subconscious thing. Just close your eyes and keep taking deep breaths. Ill walk you through it." I give her hand a reassuring squeeze. "Kira is the best yellow spirit mage around we think she's the sage." Kira walks behind krism and places her middle and pointer fingers on krism temples. "Ok were going back to when your problems began." Almost instantly kira's amber eye glows as my room fades and i see a small girl with whom i assume is her father. "You will take my place child." He demands "but papa!" She starts. "No buts! Our family has been around for years you have no choice!" Without warning a glowing red ceremonial dagger appears and he stabs her in her left eye, but instead if bleeding the dagger is absorbed into her eye as she screams in blood curdling agony. I see krism shake and wimper. "Easy krism. Your safe here, minx nor myself will let anything happen to you. Its all an illusion created by your memories" kira affirms.  The illusion changes the girl is much older, maybe 16. "your wasting your talents kristen! You haven't called on the red spirits once!!" Her father roars. "Im not you dad! Im not some blood thirsty murderer!" She counters. "You HAVE NO CHOICE KRISTEN! WE ARE RESPECTED THROUGH FEAR!" Her dad roars back she screams angrily and storms off as viscous lightning crashes outside the house before changing again. The family is sitting st the table assumable for dinner yet there is nor plates nor food. "I have realized something kristen." Her father states. "It was a mistake to give you the red spirits. You CLEARLY do not respect them" he comments. "I never wanted them." She counters. "Good." He stands up. "It will make cutting your eye out easier on me." He lunges for her "wait what?!!!" She screeches. Instantaneously a red scythe appears in her hand and she swings cutting him in half cleanly. Her voice a deep reverberated version if her usual voice. "She has more respect for us than anyone in this family has for generations. We are not a tool for murder." What i assume is a physical manifestation of the red spirits says. The spirits walk outside as krism's mother stands and attempts to use fire to burn her alive. "We are protecting this child from you evil people." Krism rolls to the side hitting gunpowder outside the window exploding and setting the village ablaze. After walking her out side the spirits speak again. "Sleepy....need rest." Krism blinks several times in the illusion before horror covers her face. "W-what have i done?!" The illusion abruptly stops as kira is thrown backwards hitting the stone wall behind her with a sickening crack. "Oh shit! Im so sorry!" Kira stands up a bit woozy "its cool. Water and lightning don't mix. I was wondering when that was gonna happen." She says rubbing her head. I smile. "You just need to meditate it seems." At that moment Axel rushes in and attacks not krism...but me. "DEATH TO THE MINX LINE!!!!" He screams. Krism is there immediatly her scythe in his gut "you will not harm the queen." Her voice serious and her face livid. "Long.....live....barr....." He chokes out his last words. Im stunned my 46 year loyal head if security was actually a barr assassin. All i can manage to say us. "Are you fucking kidding me?"

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