Taker is in the basement, thinking about where Mendal might be. he only has the map, a key and a black book, he looks like a black magic book but does not know how to use it and does not want to use black magic. To try to corrupt his curse, he tried everything, Scott said he has to do one simple thing but still can't. He tried to burn it, destroy it but nothing happened. What is this simple thing to do?
Is it related to Pat all that he saw? should he be suspicious of Pat? Taker cradles his head in his hands again, grimacing as his head hurts once more. Taker can't take it anymore, he wants his questions answered now. "How are you my friend?" Asked Pat entering the basement after taking a cold shower wanting to propose to his ally to go to town for a drink. The emotions in Taker's eyes changed, they turned black with anger, incomprehension, his fists clenched against his table.
"You were telling the truth." He asked coldly and calmly, his back still turned to Pat, he frowned wondering what he was talking about but remembered their meeting when he talked about his family's friendship and the Calaway family. "I've had visions and I've seen the friendship of our families..." Taker said before turning back to Pat who had his arms crossed listening to him. He frowned surprised at the anger in Taker's eyes.
"Tell me.. Your grandfather was not called Dimnitro Cassiopia?" he asked dangerously as he slowly walked towards him. Pat is surprised that Taker knows his grandfather's name and then makes the connection. "You...my grandfather knew yours?" Asked Pat shocked very happy that his grandfather had continued to nurture the friendship but why he didn't write in the book? "Oh...they were good friends until your grandfather killed mine!" He said starting to yell at Pat wanting an explanation, Pat doesn't understand...my grandfather killed his? impossible.. Pat thought.
"Taker, I..I don't know if.." he tried to say but Taker grabbed him by the neck, pinning him against the stone wall. "Tell me, my friend, wouldn't you be the traitor like your grandfather was?!" Asked Taker glaring at him, Pat struggling to breathe, shook his head, not knowing what his friend was talking about. "Tak...Taker I promise you..." Pat says harshly, he can't speak as Taker's hand is tight around his neck.
"You're a piece of shit, your family is a bunch of traitors...YOU HEAR ME?!" He yelled before throwing him against the opposite wall, Pat collapsing hard on the wall. "Taker...what are you doing?" Asked Pat, Taker breathes heavily then looks at his hands, realizes what he just did. What am I becoming? Taker thought.
"I'm not the traitor, Taker. I didn't know my family betrayed yours but I never thought about that for a second.." Pat says looking at Taker who looks calm but shocked at his own behavior. Soldiers, Kinsey and Diana enter the basement, having heard the noise inside, and sees Taker standing and Pat struggling to get up. Taker looks behind him and sees everyone may have been mad, he looks one last time at Pat who is being helped by the girls to get up and runs away. "It's..it's nothing.." Pat said reassuring everyone.
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Taker has gone deep into the forest, wanting to be alone, he sits by a river and looks at his hands. He doesn't know what got into him for insulting and strangling Pat, he's going crazy with it all. He doesn't know what to do except get away from them and think things over. He feels a presence behind him, looks ahead, he knows who it is.
"I want to be alone Markus" Taker said knowing it was Markus behind him. The creature walked towards its master, stood beside him and looked at the water. He looks at Markus, he is still upset. Markus looks at Taker. Anger?
"Not really Markus..I..I feel weird since I woke up, I've had visions of my ancestors, my emotions aren't so clear, I'm having nightmares." He confided to Markus , the creature cocks its head to one side. Kind of vision?
"I had visions of friendship between my family and Pat's family, all of which was great until Pat's grandfather killed Jeff. For simple land." Said Taker rubbing his face trying to think straight then looked at his creature. "Scott told me to kill the traitor but I don't know who it is. It could be Pat..." Taker said before pausing to think about what it could be, the dream turning into a nightmare . "Or..Diana.." He added, Markus looked at Taker then walked towards him, not very happy that he dared to think that. You know Mendal is Lucius. You know it's Him the traitor.
Taker frowned at the assumption Markus had made, watching his creature come forward. Taker rested his hand against a tree, head bowed. "We need to find his Castle." Said Taker in a dangerous voice, he even has the certainty that his moods change because of Mendal as well. He remembers before Mendal left him for dead in the forest, he touched his forehead and his forehead hurt like it was burning. He turns to his spider. "Get ready, we're leaving soon." He said patting one of his paws.
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Back at the fortress, Taker is in the castle's food supply. He's taking food from a silk bag, Markus' meats and fresh blood. He has to go, with no one, no Pat, no allies, he needs to be alone with himself and Markus trying to find Mendal Castle. It will be a difficult task but he has to do it. He ties the bag with a small cord before lifting it above his shoulder. He closes the door to the storeroom and his gaze is suddenly on a little girl who has her eyes glued to him, idolizing him for everything he does. He rubbed her blond hair with his hand before leaving the castle and the fortress. The little girl calmly watches the Majesty leave on Markus' back, waving to him.
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(Book 1) The malediction of the Undertaker
FantasyUndertaker 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...
