Chapter 5 The Devil's Bargain

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by Grimwolf6969

by Grimwolf6969

(Cyrus POV)

(Flashback Start)

Ugh….why do I have this sword? I thought as I walked in a forest and examined the blade and hilt. The blade, known as The Infernal Blade, it’s a black stained blade with a fire design on the bottom of the blade with a hilt looking like a wolf's head, and the handle made out of a giant serpent's fang. I then heard the sound of footsteps of a fast-moving creature. There was a snarl right before it jumped at me but before it reached me, I swung my sword upwards, creating a gash down the center of its body. As it made contact, the blade ignited the flesh and bone burning it to ash before I could get a good look at the creature. After a few days, I made it to a cabin and went inside and met a woman living there.

(Flashback End)

Ugh…why am I thinking of my past? I question myself as I walk through Mehrune Dagon’s realm of hell. I can never get a grasp on who that woman is though and why she’s always in my past. I keep thinking as I get close to a cliff. I reach up and feel the crown between my horns. I then grab it and throw it, tired of my father and the way I was raised. Why does my father have to be Asmodeus? I thought to myself as I ran my fingers through my hair. I feel the pressure change and turn around to see Mehrune Dagon. “Well well well, looks like the one with ‘friends’ decided to join me in my realm after all.” Dagon says, smirking lightly. “I didn’t choose to be here, Dagon.” I said, slowly guiding my hand to the hilt of my sword only to find it not there. Cac….where is my sword?! I thought to myself and brought my hand back down and started forming a small smoke bomb out of magic. “Then why are you here? If you aren’t here to kill me, why are you here?” Dagon asked, drawing his sword. I take a glance at my hand and see the smoke bomb is a decent size to escape. Ok, I understand he’s tall and I don’t think this smoke bomb will do anything but it’s worth a shot. I can escape down the cliff right behind me I thought as I threw the bomb down and fell back over the cliff. Let's hope this works I wished. I plummeted into the water and hit the bottom, which was several yards down. I came to the surface and spit some water out, shaking my head to get rid of most of the water. Great…I'm soaked….again. I thought as I crawled out of a shallow source of water. I then get up and see the Institute in front of me. Uh….if i’m seeing the Institute, then, that means I’m back in the human realm. But, why now? I thought to myself as I sat next to a tree. I hear the murmur of voices nearby and look towards them to see Sean talking to a coven of Vampires.

(Flashback Start)

Here again? Huh….why won’t this let me move on from my past? I asked myself as I walked through the snow again. And this sword again….what is with it? I ask as I reach into my pocket and pull out the note. I know the coordinates so I don’t need this. I say as I toss the note aside. I walk into a cave and lay down to sleep. A couple of hours later, I woke up to see an adult Direwolf laying in front of me, blocking the exit. Did I walk into a Direwolf den? I don’t remember doing this last time. Looks like I have to sneak past. I thought to myself as I quietly stood up and started moving to go past the sleeping Direwolf. It started moving so I stopped my movements so it wouldn’t notice me. It didn’t wake up so I started moving again and eventually got out of the cave. A couple days later, I arrived at the same cabin and saw the same woman.

(Flashback End)

Ugh….I’m tired of thinking of my past. But, this time, it seems like it has some sort of meaning to it. I thought as I heard a twig snap behind me. “Hi……” a male voice said from behind me. I snap to a standing position and look at the male figure. “Hi?” I said, suspicious that he was suddenly there. “Why were you just sitting here watching my family huh….?” he asked me, anger lacing his voice. “Uh…I’m pretty sure you got confused. I’ve been gone for a few days but I see my friend there” I say pointing to Sean “Looks…different” I say, feeling my sword back into its sheath.

(Sean POV)

Is that Cyrus? He looks the same like he did 5 years ago

(Cyrus POV)

After pointing at Sean, I trade punches with the behemoth of a man in front of me, neither one of us moving before we stop and shake each other's hands. “Names Cyrus, what's your’s, my strong fellow?'' I ask while shaking his hand. “Emmett, nice to meet a friend of Sean’s” he says as we walk over to a still shocked Sean. “Dude, where have you been?” Sean says to me with a confused tone. “I’ve been in Mehrunes' domain for 5 days” I tell him with a nonchalant tone in my voice. “5 days? DUDE IT’S BEEN 5 YEARS!” he screams at me with enthusiasm. I look at him while my face pales a little bit. I’ve been gone for 5 years. “I’m pretty sure I’ve been gone for 5 days Sean '' I tell him with an unconvinced tone of voice. Next thing I know a calendar is shoved in my face showing that it has been 5 years. “Wa-Wait What? Why do you just carry a calendar?” I ask him while looking at said calendar. “Reasons” Sean tells me with a factional tone of voice. It’s true, I’ve been gone for 5 years, Oh My Asmodeus! I thought as I started walking to the Institute “Hey, where are you going Cyrus?” I hear Sean ask me but it’s muffled. I step inside and bump into Aria as she’s walking outside. She grabs my shoulders and tries talking to me but I don’t hear anything. “Hey. Hey! You ok Cyrus?!” I start hearing Aria ask me. “I-....I’m fine…..I’m just gonna go to my room.” I reply, walking upstairs into my room and collapsing onto the bed.

(Flashback Start)

I give up on trying to stay out of this. I thought as I walked through the snow again, while pulling my direwolf fur coat further over me. I appreciate this coat but who did it used to belong to? I thought as I started looking all over the coat for a name. I then hear a yip of a small creature so I look over and see a baby Direwolf. “Hey little guy….are you lost?” I asked the young direwolf only to receive a yip in response. “I see…..you can’t talk yet” I reply, kneeling down to pick it up. It ran up to me and snuggled against my fur coat. It doesn’t realize I’m wearing one of its kind. I thought as I held the pup and continued to walk to the same cabin.

(Flashback End)

Hours later, I woke up and looked over to the corner of my room to see dark, amber eyes looking back at me. “Hi Smoke.” I said to my direwolf as I got up and went to feed him some meat from my satchel. Where have you been Cyrus?! Smoke asked me, a little agitated. “Look, buddy, I understand you’re a little mad with me but I…how do I explain this….I wasn’t in this realm for, apparently 5 years, even though it only felt like 5 days.” I told him, sitting cross-legged next to him. I hear someone knock on my door. “Who’s there?” I asked as Smoke hid his eyes to blind in with the darkness. “Hey are you okay in there Cyrus?” I heard a female voice come from the other side of my door. I open the door and reply “I’m fine Aria but what do you ne-......Oh it’s you” I say switching from Aria to Alex. I start closing the door but Alex sticks his foot to where I can’t close it. “Cyrus, we need to talk” Alex said, stepping through the door. “Alex, get out of my room. I don’t care if you wanna talk or not, I will not allow you to be in my room!” I say to Alex, hearing a slight growl coming from the same corner Smoke was in. “Cyrus, it’s about your mother.” Alex said to me, sitting in a chair in the far corner of my room. “My mother? I never knew her” I replied, not realizing the growling is getting worse. I look over to Smoke and glare, silencing him. “You did know your mother Cyrus. You actually met her. Why do you think you keep getting flashbacks of a cabin with a female inside, welcoming you in. And, when you had to kill that first Direwolf, that was a test of your strength. When you had to sneak past the sleeping Direwolf, that was a test of your stealth. And, when you were greeted with a direwolf pup, that was going to determine whether you liked being alone or liked having company.” Alex told me, staying calm. “That female in my past ISN’T my mother. I just have to figure out who she is and once I do, I'll stop seeing the cabin and that female and that snow!” I yell, scaring Aria slightly and causing Alex to stand up. “That female is your mother Cyrus, so calm down!” Alex said to me, not realizing that Smoke was growling again, this time behind him.

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