Sadness and Secrets - A Victubia Fanfiction

Chapter 7

--Cry's POV--

(A/N: That's a new one)

"T-The Crimson Warrior?" I stuttered. "What could you possibly need from the Crimson Warrior?"

"Lord Cryaotic, must I repeat myself?" Queen mode activated. I sigh and run a hand through my messy hair, trying to recall the information I gave her brother way back then.

"The Crimson Warrior is not just one person. It is a string of people, all from the same family. Their most common trait is a red mark of some sorts on their body; a strand of natural hair, a mark, anything. They can control Red Spirits... Though the Crimson Warrior's Spirits are much stronger than regular Spirits. They can be very dangerous to the user, causing their Mad!Side to come out much more often than a regular Magi.

It is said to believe that the first Crimson Warrior mastered controlling the Red Spirits, teaching his eldest son the same. Soon, the old man went mad with power. He killed his family off one by one, leaving only his son. He burnt down their village and came to the castle, demanding to see the King. Once so, he tried to take over Victubia. The King had no choice but to call on his most powerful Magi to stop the evil wizard... The old man's son. The son was deemed 'The Crimson Warrior'. He saved Victubia that day -- Saved the King. He was a hero...

... The son went on to have children of his own - One son and one daughter. The son came out with crimson hair, though the mother and father both had black hair. He was deemed the next Crimson Warrior, and so the father taught his son everything, even having the son strengthen and improve the skill. And, one day... The father went mad. The cycle repeats every year... The father goes mad, the son saves the day, the son has a son, he has some red on him and he is the next Warrior.

Every year except this year. Years ago, the Crimson Warrior's son killed his father early after being taught the skills. The son went into hiding, becoming Victubia's most wanted criminal. He killed for fun, burnt down towns and cities, and supposedly... Uhh... Killed the King and Queen... Your parents." I tried to avoid Minx's gaze while finishing up. "It was said that he did not have a son, but two daughters. Some say that the Crimson Warriors' have died out. Others suspect that the eldest daughter has become the next Warrior. Our only lead right now is that a village nearby, Okran, has burnt down. The Crimson Warrior was found with an older female and a younger female outside of a cottage, buried within the snow. The one daughter remains missing."

I finally look up to see Krism sobbing into the Queen's chest.

And then it clicked.

--Minx's POV--

I look up at Cry, who was staring at us. I didn't know what to think.

He killed your parents! Make her suffer!

I love Krism!

You loved your parents more!

"Minx... I'm-"

"Don't be."

"Are you going to...?"

"I'm not hurting her."