A Leap of Faith (Part 2)

Chapter 357 - Talia vs Nyssa

1910

I have finally got word from father that he will be moving me on from my position here in the United Kingdom. I have honestly hated it here. I have missed Nyssa so much, and my heart as been breaking for Nyssa, and our relationship. It has been several years since we last saw one another, and spending that much time apart has been horrible. I never want to do this again. I have hated it, so much. At the same time, the worst part of it all has been that at first, while I was here in the United Kingdom, Nyssa and I were sending letters back and forth to one another every few months or so. Obviously there was an undertone of things we just could not say and express to each other, knowing that anyone could read our letters, especially our father, but still, it was nice to write one another back and forth, and keep in touch. However, as the years have gone by, Nyssa's letters to me have become less and less frequent. Right now I have not received a letter from Nyssa in the past 2 years, and that has me worried. I'm worried what father might have done to Nyssa, and how he might have influenced and changed her, as even though Nyssa hasn't sent me letter, I have still been writing to her, just with no response no.

I guess I will soon find out, when I return to Leviathan, what Nyssa is like now, and how father's influence has effected Nyssa, but the unknowing of it all, it terrifies the life out of me. I'm truly scared to see what my sister has become in my absence, and what father has done to her. I hope that a part of my sister, the girl I raised, is still there. I have always felt, that despite whatever father could try and do to Nyssa, he would never be able to completely eradicate that light emitting from Nyssa. The unknowing of it all is just scary.

A part of me can't help but wonder if things are truly bad, if father has damaged Nyssa so badly, that I will have to take things into my own hands. It's been clear to me now, more than ever, that there is truly no way out of this for Nyssa and I. The only way out of it for us both, is our deaths. Yes, I have considered faking Nyssa and I's deaths, but I know father would eventually find out, and track us down, and show us no mercy. Killing us in that situation would be a kindness, so he certainly would not do that. So the truth of the matter is, there is actually a way out, a way out that does involve death, and it is that of fathers. I would do anything for Nyssa, even if it meant sacrificing my own life for hers, but it scares me. I know, deep down, that if I were to face father in a fair fight, he would win. He is more skilled than me, and always has been, and with whatever he has done to himself, to regenerate his body, he has seemingly enhanced his abilities beyond what they were. I do not stand a chance against him. Even if I were to attack him in desperation, the end result would likely be my death, or permanent imprisonment, and that I would truly leave Nyssa alone, in father's hands, and that scares me more than anything. I need to figure something out. This matter cannot continue on forever. Nyssa and I need to be free.

1911

I have recently returned to Leviathan, and to my disappointment, Nyssa is not here. Apparently for the last 6 months Nyssa has been on some sort of mission somewhere. When I try and press father for details of the mission, he refuses to give me any, which is annoying. The only thing he has assured me, is that Nyssa is alive, as apparently she is not the only agent that went on this mission. Apparently she went with an entire Leviathan team, that she is leading. That is something that I have never been afforded by father. He has never put me in charge of an entire team group mission. If this were several decades ago I might feel really jealous of Nyssa, and feel envious towards her, and I know that is exactly how father wants me to feel. I don't feel that way though. All I feel is fear for what Nyssa, and her team, may have to do on this mission. Every day I will wait with anticipation for Nyssa's return. I have tried to ask father when that might be, but he has not been able to give me an answer. He has told me there is no definitive clock on the mission that he has sent Nyssa on.