Sunlit Moon (Varian x OC. Complete! [sequel cancelled for now.])

Destinies Collide (Part 2)

"Father...?" he'd completely forgotten abut the girl across the way "You're my...our father?" the man merely nodded and after a moment of deliberation and disbelief, Eugene burst out laughing,

"Well of course, of course you are." He stood, "I don't know why I didn't see it before, the dark soulless eyes, the unbridled aggression that drives one to attack total strangers!" the dark-haired man frowned and walked past Eugene who took the opportunity to check on Artemis,

"Kid, wake up." The man had taken a hold of Adira's sword, slicing one of the rocks in half.

"I am your father." Eugene looked down at the unconscious teen in his arms, "But then that means..." He looked at her face, he hadn't noticed any similarities until now, her eyes may be different colors, but the shared eye shapes and even their mouth were the same shape,

"But...if she's my sister..." he felt a pang of guilt as the man offered him a hand up, he could have been there for her the day her mother died...if only he'd known. "she'll be fine, but I need to show you something." Eugene shifted her onto his back and followed his "Father" into the caves leading into the Castle.

"Don't worry, it's actually quite an interesting story and it starts with the moon. Once upon a time a single drop of moonlight fell from the heavens and from this small drop of moonlight formed a single, seductive, opal stone. It had the ability to destroy any and all who would seek to possess it. Centuries passed and this opal's defenses spread and from that grew a kingdom, a Kingdom founded by our ancestors. Generation after Generation of our bloodline stood guard here, helping to protect the world from the opal's limitless power. In the fall out, I commanded my subjects to leave and never return...even my own son. I sent my most trusted soldiers into the world to ensure this power be kept a secret. For if it ever fell into the wrong hands it would mean certain doom. These knights called themselves the brotherhood."

"But if you sent everyone away, then how..."

"Your sister wasn't planned, but when she came...I couldn't bare to send her away as I had you. I thought I could have a second chance, a chance to do things right...but in the end..."

"You gave her to Hector to give her her best chance."

"Correct." Eugene felt her shift, "Eugene?"

"Morning, Kid." He carefully let her down onto the ground as she rubbed her eyes, "Where...?"

"Welcome Home."

"Home?" The room they were in was an eerie blue, "Yeah, it's uh...wow you really went all in with the whole dark theme, didn't you..." Artemis blinked, "I...remember this room."

"At least one of you likes it." The two followed the man, "Wait..." Artemis got a good look at the mans face and her eyes widened with shock, "Grandpa Edmond?!"

"Grandpa?!" Eugene looked between the two, "Tell me this, old, brooding, armored guy, what makes you think the three of us are related, anyway?"

"Wait...the three of us are...what?"

"It's your eyes, I can tell a lot by looking into a man's eyes." Eugene looked terrified and Artemis just looked confused, "Also...my raven's have been following you ever since you left." He pressed something into Eugene's arms, "These don't do your nose any justice."

"That's what I've been screaming ..."

"Ooh, I think this reunion is off to a great start."

"Yeah, but that doesn't explain the kid." Edmond turned around, "She looks just like her mother, except for the eye thing, I've got nothing for that. But remember those knights I told you about? I gave her to Hector to keep her safe, I never dreamed he would abandon her and Delilah...or that she would meet Quirin and his boy."