Lia had been alone for a long despite with exception of her best friend. She left all thoughts of her family in the past where it belonged, not wanting to think about the ones who left her to die. However after moving to Virginia for college, her go...
A little girl was sitting in her crib, playing with her stuffed bear. She was only 11 months old. She looked up towards the door as it opened.
"Kai!" The little girl cried excitedly.
Kai walked into the room, towards his youngest sister. In his hand was a knife, held out of sight from the child.
Kai looked down at the girl, who stared straight back up at him. Kai had never been allowed to hold his sister or touch her in any way.
His father didn't trust him not to siphon from her.
"Kai?" She repeated, looking at him confused. She cocked her head to the side and held out her arms.
Kai blinked in surprise.
Kai glanced at the hunters' knife and put it on the table by the crib. Then he reached down, lifting the little girl into his arms.
He shifted his grip so that one arm was under her bottom and his other hand was against her back.
She rested her head on his shoulder. And Kai stared down at the little girl.
He heard movement from downstairs and knew he had to get a move on if he wanted to enacted his revenge before his dearest father came home.
His eyes flickered to the knife and he was about to grab it when an idea came to him. He looked back down at his sister and tried siphoning.
It failed.
What?
Kai narrowed his eyes and tried again.
But nothing happened.
There was no surge of power and he was still magicless.
How-
Kai's eyes widened in realization.
"No..." He whispered in realization.
Was it possible?
He looked at the little girl in his arms.
Was she like him?
She stared up at him confused.
He glanced towards the door, then the knife, and finally back at his sister.
He made a split-second decision and placed her back in her crib.
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He looked down at his neck, where two necklaces rested.
One was longer than the other on a thicker silver chain and had a black stone attached to it. While the other was shorter and had a thinner silver chain with a silver claw hanging from it.
He reached for the one with the claw and pulled it over his head.
He gently placed it over his little sister's head and let it hang around her neck.
