Evil Reincarnated

Partners

Mazavir POV

"We've been walking for a while." I state. My feet were tired and sore. "Can we stop to rest? It's getting late too."

It was just Ezara and I traveling together. We were on our way back to our temporary home in Fractured Peaks. It was a nice home in the middle of nowhere. Ezara and I had been traveling together since we left the Undercity. That was after Vexel had disappeared into that fiery portal.

"Yeah, I'm getting tired too." Ezara says. We hadn't talked much since leaving the Undercity. I couldn't tell if it was the prophecy or the Pool of Souls that made us both silent. For me, it was what Lyzla had told me.

Everyone and everything has been telling me to trust Vexel but I'm still conflicted. At every twist and turn, we butt heads. I don't know Vexel's motives and I don't know how much of the demon he really is.

Ezara and I walk on for a little bit longer. Then we find a clearing with a few fallen trees. I sit down on one of the logs. "I guess it's just you and I tonight." I say, looking at the ground.

"I was hoping Vexel would come back but I don't blame him. The prophecy and speaking to our dead loved ones was a lot for one day. We should take the time to rest then we can all discus what to do next."

"That's a good idea. I don't think I'm quite ready to talk about it yet." I respond. We set up a small camp pretty quickly. We started a fire and Ezara and I sat against a log beside each other. We had laid blankets down on the ground. We had figured we would need some camping supplies before leaving to find the necromancers.

Ezara looks at me with a slight smile on her face. "I miss these days." She says quietly. "I don't miss the constant threat of Lilith attacking, but I missed these nights all of us would spend together."

I sigh, relaxing. "Me too. I've been thinking a lot. About us, about Vexel and everything we've gone through." I stare into the fire. "It's been a rough road, especially with Vexel. Everything keeps telling me I should trust him. When I spoke with Lyzla, she told me the same thing."

"He is your teacher." She responds. "You can better work together if you trust him. He's spoken to me about some of his own struggles and they're not unlike your own."

"I understand that." I respond. "He's powerful. What if he loses control when we need him most?"

"We have to trust that he won't. He's been training you and has had no issues. Even in the Undercity, he kept his composure. He's trying to learn when it's okay to express what he is." She responds. I feel her hand slowly entwine with mine. "It's a struggle for the both of you." She says quietly. "No one said this was going to be easy."

I unconsciously lean against her. She reminded me of Lyzla in many ways. Ezara was always gentle and kind. Like Lyzla, she wanted to protect people. "I don't know if I'm strong enough to make it through this, Ezara." I confess. "As much as I want to help Vexel, I realize just how weak I am. Even though I'm learning necromancy, it feels that it's easy for everyone to counter me."

"Don't think of it that way." She says with a slight smile. "You're learning. You don't have to be better then Vexel or even Vayle. Learn at your own pace. If you really want to become a master, you will. It wasn't easy for Vexel and Vayle overnight."

"This means a lot to me, Ezara." I say, looking into her beautiful blue eyes. She moves closer to me, almost snuggling with me. I pause. "Ezara?" I ask quietly. She looks up at me.

She offers a slight smile and wraps her arms around me. She leans in and kisses me. I don't move as I feel her lips against mine. I pull away slightly. "Don't you like Vexel?" I whisper. "And I mean..." I look down. "What about Vayle?"