Jane: the Curse, the Lost, and the Lovers (draft 1)

~8~ Verya's Visit

“Father?” Viirin cried. “Father, why are you here?”

“My daughter, I come to warn you. There is little I can do to stop him, so you must go now. The sun searches for you, I have come to take you to him.”

“Are you crazy? I will not go! I have no respect for them anymore, so why do you ask this of me? Don’t you hate them too?”

He grabbed her arm roughly. “My child, I cannot stop what they ask of me.” Although his grip was harsh, his voice spoke like a small innocent child. “You know what I am, even though I deny it. I was summoned by the one you call your other husband, and it was through a pentagram, therefore…”

“Papa, you didn’t! How senseless can you get? You know he lies, and he isn’t to be trusted most of the time. He…” She sucked in a breath. “The asshole! I told him to leave me alone!” She pulled away from him. “Please, Papa, let me go!"

“I am so, so sorry. You and I are exactly alike. I acted in anger, and yet he still tricked me. Please forgive me, but he is my master for now, and I cannot act against him. Please, just come, and we will get our revenge together.” He released her arm. “He will not win your heart, will he?”

“No, he does not deserve it, nor anyone else’s. I already have my husband, and although he is not here, he will come for me. Please, don’t make me go back to the man!”

“And what would happen to me? Do you think of that? I am your father, and he will destroy me with his so called ‘light’. I am darkness, and if I am gone, then how will you guide those who you have created? If you are not the light in the darkest night, then where will mankind turn?”

Viirin nodded. “I see what you mean. I suppose that I will have to go eventually.” She put her hand into his, and waved her free one. A golden door appeared, and she stepped through."

“Father?” Viirin cried. “Father, why are you here?”

“My daughter, I come to warn you. There is little I can do to stop him, so you must go now. The sun searches for you, I have come to take you to him.”

“Are you crazy? I will not go! I have no respect for them anymore, so why do you ask this of me? Don’t you hate them too?”

He grabbed her arm roughly. “My child, I cannot stop what they ask of me.” Although his grip was harsh, his voice spoke like a small innocent child. “You know what I am, even though I deny it. I was summoned by the one you call your other husband, and it was through a pentagram, therefore…”

“Papa, you didn’t! How senseless can you get? You know he lies, and he isn’t to be trusted most of the time. He…” She sucked in a breath. “The asshole! I told him to leave me alone!” She pulled away from him. “Please, Papa, let me go!”

“I am so, so sorry. You and I are exactly alike. I acted in anger, and yet he still tricked me. Please forgive me, but he is my master for now, and I cannot act against him. Please, just come, and we will get our revenge together.” He released her arm. “He will not win your heart, will he?”

“No, he does not deserve it, nor anyone else’s. I already have my husband, and although he is not here, he will come for me. Please, don’t make me go back to the man!”

“And what would happen to me? Do you think of that? I am your father, and he will destroy me with his so called ‘light’. I am darkness, and if I am gone, then how will you guide those who you have created? If you are not the light in the darkest night, then where will mankind turn?”

Viirin nodded. “I see what you mean. I suppose that I will have to go eventually.” She put her hand into his, and waved her free one. A golden door appeared, and she stepped through.