All night, the village heard Taker's growls as he was pinned against a tree by Markus' webs. Diana has barely slept, when she closes her eyes she sees Taker eating his soldiers again. Kinsey didn't want to be left alone that night, Pat stayed with her to reassure her. Everyone was terrified of Taker last night. The sunrise wakes Taker, who doesn't yet realize he's stuck on a tree but when he does, he realizes what happened that night. He looks at Markus who also looks at him, Pat comes towards Markus with a large bucket of water to drink.
"Hi Taker, do you remember what you did last night?" He asked looking at him curiously, Taker tries to free himself being very hungry and thirsty. "If I'm stuck like this, I've been transformed." Said Taker before looking at Pat who pulls out the body of his guard killed by him that night. "Yes, but something's wrong...there wasn't a full moon..." Pat said looking at him, Taker doesn't understand, he nodded. "There was a full moon Pat! I don't transform by snapping my fingers!"
He was shocked by what he did, which is why he usually walks away from his castle or goes to a cave with Markus, but that night he didn't check the sky earlier. "I swear there was a full moon.." Said Taker not understanding what happened, Pat and the others didn't see the full moon in the sky, there were clouds but no trace of the moon. "Don't worry my friend, we'll break it." He guaranteed to his cursed friend. Pat burns Markus' webs to free Taker, he lands on his feet before standing on his feet. He watches his dead soldier touch his forehead. "Are there any injuries? Asked Taker hoping he didn't kill others, he could hear in Taker's voice that he blamed himself. "You hurt Tigress, the creature is fine but..." Pat didn't have time to finish his sentence when Taker teleported away.
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Diana wakes up, didn't sleep very well that night, Tigress is sleeping in the small courtyard of Diana's house, a huge band wrapped around Tigress's abdomen from Taker's kick that night . She heard a loud noise as if someone had dropped something. She gets up from her bed and walks towards the living room then is afraid to see Taker who has just teleported here. "No Diana... it's okay... it's me... I'm myself again..." he said trying to reassure her when he saw her take her sword in her hands, pointing it at him. He has his hands in front, no weapons, no magic, nothing. "It's okay... listen, I'm normal..." he said while taking off his lord's robe, he no longer has his paws on his back, he no longer has black eyes, nor pointy teeth. "Look, I know I scared everyone last night and I'm sorry about that...I...I don't know what happened last night." He said as he slowly walked towards her, she lowered her sword in front of Taker who suddenly hugged her. "Did I hurt you?" he asked looking at her, cupping her face in his hands, her violet eyes glistening with tears from being so afraid of him that night. "You...you almost killed me and you hurt Tigress." She said in a sad and weak voice, lowering her head.. "There was no full moon last night... and you transformed anyway.." She added in remembering seeing the cursed one. Taker looks at her, unable to help but be sad to see her like this. He also doesn't understand why he transformed, he is sure he had a full moon.
His curse is activated at each full moon and he is certain that he had one otherwise his curse would not have transformed him... he no longer understands anything, since his attack... "I don't understand either, but don't be afraid of me, I didn't lie when I said that my curse is here only at the full moon." He said looking into her eyes that were shining with tears, she shook her head leaving her tears flow. He cups her face in his hands, making her look into his green eyes. "Trust me.." He said putting his forehead against hers, not wanting her to be afraid of him.
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Taker goes to the basement where there is meat for the creatures, would like to speak to Markus who must know what happened. He takes the cloth bag that contains juicy meat and goes outside. He thinks about what happened last night, he remembers the moment he saw Markus dead in his head, he remembers that he looked at the sky but didn't have a full moon and when he was about to return to the fortress, there was a full moon. But why is everyone saying there were none? He's sure there was one, he looks to his right and to his left seeing that everyone seems to be afraid of him, we don't seem to trust him anymore, everyone is judging him. Children hide behind their parents' legs, afraid of the one who protects them heart and soul.
Taker is near Markus' burrow, crouching down seeing his creature inside. "Hi Markus. Your breakfast." He says, Markus comes out of his burrow and grabs some meat from his master's hands then goes back to his burrow. Taker smiled sadly knowing that his creature may have been scared of him too. "Listen Markus..I know I changed yesterday but I don't understand any more than all of you.." He said looking at him eating. "I haven't understood anything since I woke up..I've had visions of my ancestors...of Pat's family..betrayals.." He confessed to his creature, lowering head, Markus tilts his head to one side, listening to his master. Happen what?. Markus asks his master what is happening to him. Taker looks at him a little annoyed. "Are you listening to me or what?!" He yelled at his creature and quickly realizes what he said to him. Why did I get angry? Taker thought. He shook his head trying to calm himself down. "I..I don't know Markus..I'll let you eat.." He said leaving the bag of meat next to Markus' burrow walking towards the exit. Markus comes out of his burrow a bit watching his master leave, not understanding what is happening to him.
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(Book 1) The malediction of the Undertaker
FantasíaUndertaker was a little boy who loved to train with his father to become the next Lord of Darkness. Many years later, His father discovered a prophecy who made him insane and he punished his own son by cursing him. will Taker be able to break it or...
