Hexed

One

A/N: Hellooo and welcome!! First of all, I want to say a massive THANK YOU to @LaurenDMSmith for the stunning cover!! Second of all, I hope you enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it and that it gives you all the feels that it gives me!!

"What's happening?" Nickolas tried to move just to realise he was tied down to a tree. He looked around, nothing, tried to free himself, nothing.

"Are you uncomfortable, brother?"

"Jasper? What are you doing? Get me out of here!" His brother was in front of him now.

"You left me no choice, if only you had said yes."

"I told you, I will not kill innocent people just because they have abilities that we don't! They have not bothered us for decades, why should we bother them?"

"You just don't get it, that's why I have to do this."

"Do what? Where are Vi and Ben?" This was between him and Jasper if he lay a finger on their younger siblings...

"They're fine, you're the one in my way Nick!" He pulled his brother's chin up with one hand and with the other poured a burning liquid down his throat.

"I'm going to give you one last chance. You have a deadly poison traveling through your blood as we speak, I have an antidote right here. If you stay out of my way I'll forget this ever happened, if not, well..." His blood started to boil, his whole body burning, he screamed which was a bad idea as the pain only increased.

"Jasper! Please!"

"Say the words Nickolas."

"I- I can't. They're innocent, their abilities doesn't give us the right to kill them!" His body was getting weaker, he could feel the life draining out, slowly slipping away.

"You would die for them? You idiot, you're just like our parents, they would have never done what needs to be done, so they had to go and now you'll share the same fate.

"It was you, you killed them. You monster!" He started coughing and the taste of blood in his mouth made it clear that he didn't have much time left.

"Just like you, they were in my way. I'm doing the right thing for our people, they will never be safe while those freaks exist."

"You won't win. They will destroy you. YOU WILL NOT WIN!" He shouted the last four words and his body gave out completely. After a few more shaky breaths everything went black.

Tatsu looked at the prince one more time as if it would magically wake him. She studied him, what kind of man would be willing to die for something he doesn't even know? If only he woke up she could ask him... for three days now he's been unconscious, she was certain her antidote would work but maybe she was too late? No, it's not too late until he stops breathing, which he hasn't. Two more days passed before he finally opened his eyes.

"My head..."

"Here, drink this, you've been unconscious for too long, it will help." She smiled.

"Who are you? Where am I? Oh no... no, no, no, I have to go back, I need to go to the palace, my brother and sister, they-" She put her hand on his chest to stop him from getting up.

"Easy there, sleeping beauty. I hope you don't mean the brother that tried to kill you and like I said, drink this you're too weak. Now, to answer your previous questions, I'm Tatsu, welcome to Eloryan.