Double Trouble

19.

I am neglecting all my other stories to write this one bc it is the only one I have inspiration for and I feel terrible but oh well lmao. 

Sokovia

November 09, 13:43 GMT+2

Wanda stood at the edge of Novi Grad, staring at the bare bones of the city she once called home, taking in the destruction of the never ending civil war. Walking through the deserted streets by herself while she played with a small ball of her hex powers, Wanda couldn't help but let her mind ponder over the information she learned just a few days prior.

After the ordeal with helping Klarion split the world in two, subsequently being defeated by her brother and his team, and teleporting herself back to her room in the base in Mongolia, Wanda was taken before the members of the Light to discuss her actions during the fight against the team.

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Wanda stood before the seven members of the Light, her head bowed slightly and her eyes plastered on the floor.

"Look at us, Witch." Wanda raised her head at Lex's words, staring at the Light. "Do we look pleased?"

Wanda furrowed her brow in confusion. "I-"

"That was rhetorical, child. Your actions, though reckless, are inconsequential to our plans. You did not do anything to endanger our true motivations" Wanda nodded slowly, still confused to as to what was going on. "However, since you did act against Klarion's wishes and therefore, in turn, ours, you must face punishment. It is only fitting that Klarion decides what your punishment will be. Klarion, if you will."

Klarion stepped forward with a sinister grin on his face. "Let me tell you a story, hm? It takes place in a small Eastern European country - you're probably familiar with it - called Sokovia. You see, Sokovia was never a stable place to begin with, what with being a poor nation over run by outside forces looking to take it over and merge it with their own country. However, once you add in the little known detail that Sokovia is a hotspot for meta human births and Sokovia itself is known for its...distaste...of metas, well, now you're cooking. Anyways, my pals and I found out about the meta humans that Sokovia was unwittingly producing and decided to do something about it. A country at peace would notice if their children were going missing, but a country at war, with relentless fighting and constant battling in the streets...well, disappearances would be written off as casualties of the war."

Wanda stared wide eyed at the members of the Light, piecing together what Klarion was trying to convey. "You...you all started the civil war in Sokovia?"

"Precisely."

Melting to the floor, Wanda felt her world collapse around her as her mind and heart became hurricanes of turmoil and emotions. Her parents constant fighting and quarrels were always about the war in Sokovia, and here the Light was, telling her they were behind it all. Something clicked in her mind and she whipped her head up to glare at the members of the Light. "Did you cause the war in my country to get my brother and I to work for you?"

They all let out laughs. "Don't be ridiculous, child. Not everything is about you. Misplaced meta children are valuable, the fact that you and your brother decided to come on board with us for protection from the country that is after your death is just an added bonus."

Wanda hung her head once more. "You...you caused the war that caused my parents to fight...that caused me to try an intervene...that led to their...their deaths." She was trembling, clenching her fists in her lap. "You caused me to kill my own parents and your telling me it was just an added bonus?" Wanda lifted her head, her eyes glowing scarlet as she glared at the seven. "You are behind separating my brother and I, you are behind everything!"