The Eclipse Family

Chapter 12

"S-stop. STOP!"
"Never."
"NO!"

Then I wake up.
"Lucifer..."
He started to appear in my dreams. Either killing my loved ones, or torturing me.
I decided to stay in bed for this dream.
Feeling blood was better than seeing it.

"LEAVE HIM ALONE! LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE!"
"Why would I?"
"STOP! TAKE ME INSTEAD!"
"Don't worry, you'll join then soon."

"I-it hurts."
"That's the point."
"Blood magic... hurts."

Endless cycle of this. Endless cycle of seeing him kill everyone.

I couldn't take it anymore.

"I'LL KILL YOU!"
"Ha! You'll never be strong enough."
"I'LL DESTROY YOU!"

He killed me anyways.
After a while, I stopped by a bookshelf. It had books I had never even heard of before.

"Spell to... take away someone's magic?"

That was unheard of. Magic couldn't just vanish. It was energy, it had to stored somewhere.

"What if... what if I took his magic, and gave it to everyone else. I could make everyone so much stronger. I could destroy him."

Of course, it was a complicated spell. If I messed it up... I could use too much magic energy. I could die, or otherwise need some serious medical help. It also only worked for people with my mark. Which I then learned was called the Eclipse Mark.
I ran in the family I suppose.

"Mom? Mom! You're burning up!"
"What's happening this time?"
"She's using too much energy. She's about to die!"

By the gods, Luna. You need to stop putting yourself in mortal danger.

"We need to give her energy, stat!"
"Follow me!"

Dani started to write runes around Luna, then grabbed her hand. He was radiating a green aura, and so was Luna. He was giving her some of his energy. I rush over and grab her hand as well, my aura turning blue. Everyone else rushes over and she starts looking like a rainbow.

"Hold on, Luna. Just a little longer."

I was on my knees. I felt it, my body was starting to burn. I was going to die... but I continued with the spell. Until, I felt renewed?  I look at my hands to see a black and white aura surrounding me. Like my mark.
"Guess my friends are helping me."
I raise my hands up high and finish off the spell.
Lucifer fell to the ground, pained.

"What did you do?"
"I took away your magic."
"N-no. Humans don't live as long as mages! I'll die!"

Funny enough, he starts to look much, much older.
"Good."

I summon my knives and stab him.
"That's for Mom."