Within The Ash

Chapter 22

Zero's POV

I was walking down the street when I heard the whisper of a women from the ally. She glared at me from the shadows and didn't look away or even blind once.

Her eyes were bright blue and her face was pale.

She was an older women who could barely walk.

"Come here young man" she said in a raspy but sweet and comforting tone.

"Did you need some help?" I asked calmly as I stood in front of her.

She smiled and grabbed my hand with hers making me jump just a little.

"Be still boy, the universe has guided you to me for a reason"

She traced various symbols on my hand with her fingers ever so gently.

She traced various X's on my palm before gasping with excitement.

I stared down at her with confusion.

"My young boy, you are very powerful"

I continued to glare down at the strange women.

"How so" I asked curiously as she held now both of my hands in hers.

"Young man, you have been blessed with the X" I drew my hands away from hers.

"The universe brought to me your face in my dreams, and now I know the reason, run, don't tell anybody about our interaction. Meet me here tomorrow night" she said as she quietly walked away and around the corner deeper into the ally before stopping and turning to face me again.

"Go home to your mother dear boy"

I was confused but I took that as a sign and I ran all the way home.

My father was throwing knifes at the walls when I walked through the door. I shut the door behind me and his head darted towards me once he heard the noise it made.

He twirled the knife by its point in his hand. "It's great that you decided to grace us with your presence tonight considering you haven't been home in 3 nights" he hissed as he threw the knife at the wall ignoring the fact that it landed perfectly on the wall sticking out of the wood.

"I didn't know I had a curfew father" I said as calmly as I could. I didn't like to feed his want for fear so naturally I ignored his fits and refused to show any kind of fear or emotion around him.

He stepped closer to me and I could feel his hot breath in my face.

"You know there's a such thing called hygiene father" I said with a small smirk.

"Are you disrespecting me" he growled as he walked circles around me.

I smiled bigger this time showing my teeth.

"Not at all"

He looked me up and down. This was something he didn't do unless he was suspicious of something. I was naturally worried and even a little scared but I refused to show it.

I held my head high and rolled my eyes as he inspected everything about my person.

Just than he grabbed the necklace around my neck and yanked it off my person.

He held the small crystal in the air and dangled it in a mocking sort of way.

"JUST AS I FUCKING THOUGHT!" He turned to my mom and threw it at her watching as it hit her face and dropped to the ground at her feet.

"YOU HAVE BEEN RAISING OUR SON INTO A WITCH HAVEN'T YOU!?"

He yelled as he slapped her in the face looking down at her as she fell to her knees before him.