A Blessing and a Curse

Chapter 11

   It was disturbingly quiet even though there were still noises of honking cars and frantic people. The thing about the quietness was the inquisitors haven't showed or done anything in quite awhile. This made me alert, checking alleyways, glancing over my shoulder, and scanning tops of buildings.

   Still, nothing.

   "Are we getting close?" I asked. Kanan heaved from running and giving me a ride the whole time. I felt bad that I wasn't able to even run, let alone walk!

   "Two more blocks...hopefully...we don't see our friends, again," he told me between breathes.

   A beam of white shot out of an alley. Kanan immediately came to a halt and we both peered down the alley to see the ice woman. Spoke to soon.

   "My, my, what do we have here?" The woman inquisitor purred, sending chills down my spine. Her voice was like her powers, cold and icy. She begins to walk towards us as Kanan slowly backs away.

   I looked over my shoulder to see another inquisitor that is taller and muscular.

   I nudged Kanan in the leg and he looked behind us. He immediately stopped when seeing the inquisitor.

   "There is no where to run," the male inquisitor spoke. The citizens around us scrambled away not wanting to get involved because they were scared. I was like them, scared and would be in a lot of trouble getting involved. So like them, I would also avoid the situation but seeing how that isn't possible, it isn't going to happen.

   Of course, it would also mean leaving Kanan behind was different and I've grown to see him more than an acquaintance. I see him as a friend. My friend and the others, well maybe not Sabine or Chopper or Zeb. Yet, they have done more for me in a week than anyone else has in years.

   "Kanan, put me down," I whispered into his ear, demandingly. He looked over his shoulder and gave me a look of uncertainty.

   "Trust me," I added. He nodded and I carefully slid down his back to the ground. I winced when the ice on my leg stabbed like a knife. I walked in front of Kanan so he wouldn't be caught in what I'm about to do. "What are you doing?" Kanan asked in a quiet tone in disbelief.

   "Monster lies beneath the mask."

I ignored the two voices and focused my anger on the two inquisitors in front of me.

"The pretty little boy decides to be the hero. How revolting," the woman inquisitor spat. Dark energy swirled through my veins to the point that it was out of my control.

"You can not save him. You are weak and afraid," the male inquisitor spoke. I heard a gun click behind me. Then felt something cold under my chin raise my head to look into the visor of the woman inquisitor. Her visor split into two to reveal a pale face with yellow eyes and a smirk.

"You will make a fine trophy for my master," she purred. My teeth clenched together. I closed my eyes for a moment to open them again. The female's facial expression quickly changed to surprised.

"I'm not a prize you can win," I said, calmly before releasing a beam of dark energy. It sent the two inquisitors across the road and collided into the seventh floor of a building. The cold brushed my skin and I began to shake before falling back. I don't remember hitting the ground when blacking out.

"Monster lies beneath the mask.
For only those who succeeded in the task.
To drink an oath of blood.
And sewing a mouth tightly shut.
To silence a whisper of the past
Of bringing forth the balance of both life and death.
Lighting up a new spark
Will surely fade away into the dark..."