Pentagram

Pentagram's Secret

I didn’t sleep at all after we got back to the mansion. Mika had told me that if I wanted, I could get some rest. But the sun was up, and that made it hard for me to sleep. We got back at dawn, just as the sun became visible.

                Currently, I was writing music on the program Zach had shown me. It was surprisingly easy to work, and I actually thought that what I was writing wasn’t half-bad. We now had two days until the concert – and Mika kept reminding me that I would have to help in some way.

                For some reason, I felt much closer to Vida, Mika and JJ after what had happened the night before. I suppose being through a life-threatening experience can really bring people together. But something Kraven had said bothered me.

                Branded by a demon…

                I stopped inserting notes into the program for a moment.

                I know everything you forgot! Oh, you know nothing whatsoever! You thought you were raised in the Rinju village, huh? Well guess what. You’re wrong! Ah, your past is so demented it makes me laugh!

                Something felt off. I didn’t like the way Kraven had spoken to me. “Damn, I can’t concentrate.”

                Think. Think! Think! Think! Damnit, remember!  I frowned. What am I trying to remember? Something – I forgot something. I did, I know I did. He said I didn’t know anything. That damned lunatic say he knows. My past…I was born in the Rinju – no, no. I was born on AV10, the monk planet. Mika said so. I was summoned to Metropolis II…then what? I was sent to the Rinju, and had a split second of fame when people tried to take me from them. The Rinju wouldn’t give me up. Then people forgot about me, and I lived with the Rinju until…

                No, no I didn’t! There’s no possible way. I have nearly no memories of being with them!

                The reality hit me hard. I hadn’t ever thought about it when I was in the village, but now that everything was changing around me…

                I tried to remember. I was eight at the time I was summoned, so why couldn’t I remember? Most people can remember things that happen to them once they reach that age. But me…I couldn’t remember a thing.

                Even more frustrating was the fact that I felt like I could reach up and touch the answer. Something was there.

                No, stop. You’re overthinking things. Kraven was just trying to confuse you.

                I looked around Mika’s room, then back at my PC’s screen.

                This is really bothering me. I need to stop, I need to talk to someone. Mika’s concert is in two days. I should help with the preparations. Or anything to distract myself…