Power of M

Chapter 9

9. I never knew tattoos could be so cruel.

Don't panic. Breathe in. breathe out. Ugh I'm panicking. That's what I kept telling myself over and over again. How the hell was I supposed to kill someone I loved? All I had who I loved was Ash and she was important in this too. And why on earth were we sacrificing stuff for a freaking tattoo? If I said that out loud it would probably burn up and start smoking. Honestly what kind of idiot made these rules?

"Your parents." Arthur said when I brought my question to her. I stopped complaining about it afterwards.

I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Ash say ow. I turned around to see Arthur holding a tooth while Ash was swallowing the blood coming from a small gap in the back. I was about to ask why they had removed a tooth all the way from the back but then I realized it would definitely be noticeable to queen Violet the bald betrayer. (My new nickname for her)

I was also about to ask what they removed the tooth with, but Arthur was holding a small nail which they presumably unscrewed from the door, and I decided I didn't actually want to know.

"So what do I do?" she smiled at me lovingly.

Now that I was getting to know her, I gotta admit I really, really like her. She was like a mother to us and if we ever made it out of this I would beg her to adopt us.

"I'll teach you the basics and everything you should know after you sacrifice someone you love. "

I nodded and shrugged like 'let's get started then.'

She made me and Ash sit on the ground facing her. She spoke softly and her words flowed into my ears like music.

"Jennifer and Thomas Slogan made three jewels because there would always be a time when the world would forget what it was. Humans would forget what they treasured and destroy their surroundings and nature which actually provided the oxygen for their own survival. Tom Slogan created a light pink diamond. A symbol which could steal or give memories of or to another person. Easy to control but if it gets into the hands of the wrong bearer, it can be extremely dangerous. Jennifer Slogan made the black diamond. It could bring back the lost or destroy the hope. Extremely hard to control and there are many hidden powers which we never managed to figure out. I made the purple diamond with both of your parents and it was agreeably the most powerful symbol we had ever created. But because we don't know some of the powers of the black one we are unable to say which is more powerful. The purple diamond could either create or destroy an entire world. Each symbol was powerful in its own way. The pink tattoo, memories, is possibly the most dangerous. The black tattoo, murder, is possibly the most secretive and the hardest one to achieve. The purple tattoo, magic, is an extremely strong beacon which can create power and energy. Everything that happens to the bearers of the tattoos is based on choice."

She looked at me and smiled kindly.

"I know choice is a hard thing for you but some day you are going to realize that it is not as bad as you think. You make your choices for the better or for the worse. It won't matter what happens in the end to anyone else. It will only matter to you. Every single decision you make rests upon your own shoulders Alex. Isn't that why you hate it?"

I nodded unable to speak. I felt as if Arthur had just reached into the back of my mind an understood my feelings. Even the feelings which even I couldn't put into words. I felt understood and I found myself wanting to know and understand her more.

What she was saying made so much sense it was almost weird. Before she told us about all of this I felt like a badly tuned piano. Now finally I felt like all my keys were hitting the right notes.

How could she be so..........enlightened and yet get caught to someone like Violet who makes so many mistakes?

She looked at me and I sensed she was reading my thoughts.

"Alex, even the greatest minds in the universe make mistakes. And sometimes the worst villains get lucky and do terrible things. You are a strong boy with a lot of potential. Your parents would be proud of you. You need to get the upgrade and finally get your powers and test them to their fullest extent. I have an idea."

"What?" I asked.

"Later" she mouthed.

Queen Violet walked in and checked on us. Her face was flushed and wet with sweat and from the way she glared at Arthur with such hate I decided she didn't know how to use her powers yet. She pointed her finger at Arthur, almost accusingly.

"Tomorrow morning you will begin to work for me again. You will teach me how to use my powers and you will show me everything."

I opened my mouth to tell her what exactly I thought of her proposal but Arthur silenced me with a slight finger movement.

"Very well." She said softly and held out her hands as if she was going to hug Violet. Violet uncertainly came closer and Arthur embraced her, and with an expression of pure triumph shot directly towards me, Violet left the room.