In the broken city of Mercifer, tucked away on the small island of Mercry, children are born with supernatural abilities.
Vyncent Degray is one of them.
Hidden in a prison of bones, he must come back to the light.
His task:
To kill Mercifer's murder...
" I'd go with you anywhere, just get me out of here. I'd go with you anywhere, you gotta get me out of here. "
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Nathan darted through the flower field, he ran vigorously with his arms blurred in motion, his legs strained with every beat. I wasted no time. I chased after him. He moved quickly, like a gust of wind. I couldn't keep up. I had to stop him, the only way I knew how. I sensed it pulsing inside of his veins, the liquid which succumbs to my power. Blood. His blood, so sour and sweet, the smell wafted from him to me. I knew I had no control. I knew he would receive above what he deserved. I would kill him. Death wasn't the answer, I knew that, but when you're Death the Kid, killing is only the sideshow.
I clenched my hands and took hold of him. I shook him. I froze him in his steps. But he didn't die. I couldn't kill him. I reached for his blood with my invisible force, I found it, but I couldn't command its decline in heat. I couldn't cease the flow. For the first time, I felt vulnerable. I felt powerless and weak.
Nathan noticed he wasn't dead. Yet. His eyes widened, and the blast hit. Wind. Earth. It hurt me. It actually hurt me. Not as much as the flames, but it stung my skin. I was pushed backwards, the wind and earth batted my defeated body to the ground. I closed my eyes. This was Nathan's punishment, not mine. Why was I the one suffering?
Dreams. Dreams that I never had, and I suddenly had them. I wanted something more than a new life. I wanted to be forgiven. I wanted to be someone's hero. I wanted to save this place, the place where I grew up. It was more than a place of bad memories, it was a place of good ones too. My family. Where are they? Did I kill them? My family loved me. And I still love them. The dreams made me want to stay, stay in the place which fears me like I'm a nightmare. Stay in the place which is also my home.
The wind. The earth. It jeopardised me.
I opened my eyes, and the prison cells were gone. Everything was gone. The meadow of flowers and the crystal cave had vanished. Along with them, Nathan. But in front of me, Tauri stared at me, inaudible. Maverick crept down next to me, and I realised I was still on the floor. He spoke softly into my ear. "It's Nathan. He's more than a red."
My mind was filled with wind and earth. I couldn't escape the defenceless feeling it gave me. I kill with blood. Nathan, he opens the heart, and he reopens old wounds. With wind and earth, he pursues and he wins. Nathan knew nothing of what his power could truly do before the Mastery Exam begun. He must have never taken the exam with another person before. Or maybe he hasn't taken it at all, until now. His wind and earth had something more. He can make you relive your worst nightmares.
There is a major difference between us. Between myself and Nathan. Nathan has control.
"Just as I suspected," said Lovegrove, who was pacing around me. I didn't know he was still here. I felt like an idiot, sprawled on the floor.
