Devoid Chronicles : Book 1 Blood Secrets

Wrath.

Scarlet pov***

The feeling of my powers burst in my stomach as I pulled the armor onto my skin. The roots of my scalp begin to tingle as my hair changed colors. Throwing a hard wall up I limited the powers I let funnel into my body. Shifting my weight forward I charged the person who raised me since the age of five. I was no longer five though and with this, I would prove to everyone that I was no longer a child to be looked down on. Zae rose his hand and the air around me begin to push down onto my body attempting to close me in a cage. He would have to do better than that. Pulling the water from the bag on my side I broke the cage while also throwing a spear at him. He looked shocked before as he dodged my attack.

"Someone has gotten stronger." A charming grin rose to my brother's lips that only made me want to beat him all the more. I was unable to respond afraid the cap on my powers would break. Pulling the spear back I through three more each barely missing him. He returned with attacks of his own, and I jumped into the air.

"Gotcha," Zae rose both of his hands into the air and again tried to encase me in a vortex. A smile begins to pull at my lips. I had him. The distance between had closed enough that my powers I inherited from my father would finally come into use. Throw my hand forward I allowed the feeling of power to escape through my fingertips. Zae head snapped bad as it hit him dead in the chest. Tears begin to well up in his eyes as he stared at me. The cage he was attempting to form fell away and I land on the ground with a soft thud. Raising my other hand, I allowed more power to beam into Zae. Slowly the armor that encased Zae's body fell away. A smile slowly started to slide its way onto my face as Xandra stepped forward calling the match.

"The winner is Scarlet." I turned to face her and was met with a cold stare that quickly erased the smile from my face. Letting my armor fall I drug my eyes to Azari and the rest of my family to see everyone smiling but Shadow, He never smiled. Pulling all of the powers I let escape my wells back I felt the roots of my hair tingle the last of it dropped into the well.

"Zae, you said you were going to take it easy on who?" I went to step around Xandra when she stepped in my way again. Looking up into her ember eyes I scanned her face looking for any sign of her problem.

"What type of power was that?" Azari was at my side instantly followed by Zae who placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Our little prodigy has two abilities," Azari threw a cheesy smile at Xandra who disregarded it like she did with all of Azari's advances.

"That much is evident, what is her second ability?" He eyes were back trained on me I opened my mouth to respond but Zae spoke before I could.

"She can make people feel sad, Images of my childhood with my mother begin to flood into my brain, I didn't even know you could do that Scarlet." Xandra took in what he said and looked back down on me.

"I have never heard of such ability, who is your father?" again I opened my mouth to respond but Azari cut me off again. Anger begin to brew in my stomach, suppressing it I let my older brother do the talking, again.

"We actually never found out, before it could be discovered the God brothers attacked." Xandra looked at Zae to confirm this, he nodded his head and she took it for the truth.

"Regardless, I have yet to discover a demon." Azari and Zae both glared at her and she realized her mistake. clearing her throat, she attempted to finish her though.

"Person, with the ability to control someone's sadness." The angry in my stomach begin to burn hotter and I flexed my fists in order not to speak the thoughts that were going through my head.

"Well, we are special." Xandra accepting this turned on her heels and begin to walk back to her spot. Unable to hold my tongue any longer the word in my mind made their way into the living world.