Origins Unkown

chapter 5

As he walked down the stairs he could hear everyone talking.

"I'm just not sure they are a part of this. They could be in danger here." Twilight said.

"You're wrong. It's no coincidence that we all ended up here. We just have to figure out why." Roman said sternly. John chose that second to walk into the room.

"Hello, everyone. What's up?" He asked scanning the room.

"We were discussing how and why we are all here and what we are supposed to do." Tess answered. John was surprised she didn't lie.

"Oh well, I say we just relax for a few days. Enjoy the peace before we begin working on taking down this 'man' who's after all of us." John said smiling.

"That's just it, John. We, well, I'm not hundred percent sure you and Shadow are a part of this mess." Twilight said.

"Oh why is that? I mean we ended up here, just like everyone else. Shadow, who wasn't supposed to be able to get pregnant, just gave birth. My son has two different colored eyes. Blue and Brown. His name is Cayden, by the way, ladies." He said with a smile.

"I agree. There is a reason you and your family ended up here, I just have not figured it out yet." Roman said pacing.

"I think I might know. Well, I have a guess anyway." John said taking a deep breath. He hesitated.

"Well?" Roman asked, stopping to look at John.

"When I met Shadow, she was hard and cold. She felt nothing. She lived for the hunt. She was scary. Then, one day, she changed. Became a whole new person. She became fixed on doing only one thing. Destroying the thing that made her. One night she went out hunting alone. The Boss was furious. He sent me after her. When I found her, she was beaten and unconscious. It took her four days to come to. She didn't remember anything. She still went out alone though. This is all a guess, but I think she found your monster man that night. He left a mark on her body. I don't think she even knows it's there." John finished.

"What does the mark look like?" Roman asked. John looked around the room and spotted a pen and paper on the counter next to the coffee pot. He retrieved it and drew the mark. When he was done he handed it to Roman. Roman starred at it for a long time without saying a word.

"Do you know what that is?" Twilight asked suddenly.

"Yes. I need to go to the library. Call me when dinner is ready." Roman left the room without looking at anyone. John picked up the paper and looked at the mark again.

"May I?" Rylan asked looking at the paper over John's shoulder. John handed him the paper. Rylan looked at it. He rubbed his fingers across it and dropped it to the table quickly.

"What's wrong?" Tess asked looking at her husband with confusion.

"It shocked me." Rylan answered with astonishment.

"What?" Tess picked up the paper and hesitated. Then she rubbed her finger across the mark, yelped and dropped it too.

"Me too." She said sticking the injured finger in her mouth.

Twilight and Drake looked at each other. Drake picked up the paper and touched the mark and immediately dropped it also.

"It burned my fingertips." Drake announced.

Twilight touched it and growled. "Me too, dammit."

"I don't understand." John said shaking his head. He picked up the paper and touched the mark. Nothing happened.