Their presence was clearly felt. The air was heavy, the terror from everyone was nearly palpable. The twins have seen me during my choosing but this force, this power, was much more different. Dark clouds formed, thundering the arrival of Metzel and Psyche. With a loud crackle, a burst of lightning struck the earth between Leon and I. With that blast, two beams of light came crashing down gracefully. When the light hit the earth, a shock wave rippled through the air, causing everyone to stumble backwards. There in translucent forms were the two powerful dragons, circling, examining, deciding.
I glanced at Leon seeing how he was taking all of this. He was overwhelmed. The vampire knew that if the Dragons wished show they could simply kill him with a flick of a claw. The amount of trust that he was putting into me was more than I ever expected. Then again, he really didn’t have a choice.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, preparing myself for the entry of either of the Dragon. I didn’t know how they were going to break the this bond but I have complete faith in them. I could tell Metzli was the first to enter, her presence was familiar to me. The energy that was flowing through me was going at an alarming rate. I couldn’t control my body as my arms held themselves up in front of me. Opening my eyes, the pain I began to feel was indescribable. It was a dull feeling but it circulated throughout my whole body. I began to try and level my ragged breaths but what I saw next brought me to horror. Slowly, small droplets of blood were leaking through the pores of my arms. They were forcing their way out of my skin, rolling down to the tip of my fingers. The blood floated off my fingers and made their way towards the middle of the patch that was between Leon and I. There is hovered in a perfect orb, waiting for Leon’s blood. My arms became numb, disobeying my mental command to set themselves back to their place.
Child stop fighting. Metzli snarled. Do you not see that I am fixing your blood bond? Have faith little one.
Bloody tears began to roll down my eyes. I have no control whatsoever of myself. Of course I was scared. Being awake and mentally active only to not be able to speak or move in your body is a terrifying experience. My breakdown wasn’t anything like that of Leon’s though. Right now Psyche is breaking apart his soul, finding my parts that have mingled with his. I knew my turn was next because I felt Metzli leave me, only for a force slam itself into me. I clutched my chest as Psyche began to go through the remaining pieces of my soul.
Child...forgive me.
I knew I was screaming from the pain but I couldn’t hear it. I was so absorbed just trying to deal with the pain that I knew all too well for the second time. The last time I felt pain this great was when my grandmother passed. When she did and piece of my soul did part with her. That’s how I got into this stupid bond to begin with. Kneeling to the ground, I choked out painful sobs. After what felt like hours, finally the Dragons were gone. The force of wind that was protecting Leon and I dispersed as the Dragons shot back up into the sky, taking the orb of blood with them.
My vision started to fade in and out. My body was in a frenzy, it felt like white fuzz (that’s what the twins would call it when their legs would fall asleep), my mind was hazy, I was unable to think properly. I collapsed from the lack of control. I could only imagine how bad Leon is doing right now. The reason why I said imagine was because the bond was officially broken. I couldn’t feel him near me, I couldn’t sense his pain or anything for that matter. I tried to sigh in relief but I knew it only came out as a groan.
I saw two figures looming over me, they were speaking frantically but I couldn’t hear them. Their voices were muffled but I knew it was the twins. I tried to talk but my voice was hoarse. I was too weak to talk or even move for that matter. I finally let the darkness take over me. I needed to recuperate after what I just did.
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When I woke up, I was in an unfamiliar room. Next to me was another bed where Leon was sleeping. I groaned in frustration, after all the pain I went through, he was the last person I wanted to see. I sat up and looked around. Everyone seemed to be here; Jason, Caleb, Haley, the twins, Nate, Adrian --
“Good, you’re awake.”
I jumped at the voice before realizing it was my brother JJ. “How long was I out?”
He shrugged, casually walking towards the edge of my bed. “I made a time bubble. This room is suspended in time at the moment. I wanted you to get back to strength before you go out and face the crowd tomorrow -- or well in a few hours.”
I sighed and looked down at my hands. “So if I leave then time goes back to normal once I step outside that door?”
JJ nodded and ruffled my hair, “Yep, so take your time and don’t worry about your guests, I sorta froze them in time, oops.” He chuckled before looking over to Leon. “Poor guy endured a lot of pain today.”
“Good.” I scoffed and crossed my arms, “He deserved it.”
“Calm down, kid.” JJ stood up and began to walk out of the room. “Why not try and meditate to get your strength back. You can self heal, can’t you?”
I nodded and sat in lotus position, evening my breaths I began to meditate, focusing my energy to better my health. Feeling at peace and rejuvenated, I looked over to Leon, might as well speed up his process as well. I placed a hand on his chest and focused. The sooner he gets better, the sooner I can leave and get ready for my trial. When his eyes fluttered open I lifted my hand and left.
“Wait-” Leon sat up quickly, an arm outstretched.
I turned around and glared at him coldly. “What do you want?”
“Thanks...”he breathed out, “I know you hate me and I don’t blame you, but I’m happy you were able to break the bond...even if it was painful.”
I nodded and turned back around. I brought all my brothers back to time by just a touch. They all looked at me relieved that I was back to health but I pushed them out before they could even get a word out. I closed the door behind me and gave them all a look. “I’m hungry. Let’s go eat before I face the crowd.”
“Are you sure you want to do that?” Adrian asked.
I nodded, “Yeah, I already know what I’m planning to do but for now, I just want to eat my troubles away.”
