30 day challenge-Day 22: The Time Thief
A flash of lightning illuminated the room, revealing the transparent silhouette of a man directly in front of her. It was the stuff of nightmares, but Kalika didn’t care. She wanted to know why she wasn’t being allowed to live, so she chose not to show how scared she actually was.
“You’re actually on my turf. I can’t tell if you’re just that brave, have a death wish or just enjoy suffering,” he drawled. “I thought we had an understanding and grandmere knows why I killed Alexander,” Kalika said. “Perhaps she does, but if there’s no need to have an understanding, what difference does that make?” he asked.
“It makes a world of difference and you should want her to be happy. Grandpere was the only man she ever loved and you’re going to take him away from her. Even if it led to his death, they were perfect for each other,” Kalika said.
“Of course I want mother to be happy. It doesn’t mean she needs that man in her life. If she’s never met him, how will she know who he is? I never said he wouldn’t be born, which means that it’s entirely possible that they could still meet. You, my dear are a problem. You always have been and now I have the solution,” Agares said.
“Bullshit. If that were all this was about, you would have tried to sooner. You want revenge on my family and people and you think that if you kill thousands of people, you’ll get yours. Then what? What exactly will you own? Who will you be in charge of? You can’t call my people savages if everyone’s living in the dark ages,” she countered. “Mordachi is devastated,” she added.
“Who told you to tell him goodbye, you sneaky little bitch? I have plenty of children and I can still have mine, they’ll just never meet you. You stole my son and I’ll get him back,” Agares said as he knocked her back.
Kalika managed to get up and looked at him defiantly. “No, you won’t. We have a pact and if I die, so does he. He and Adam are intertwined now, so if I’m never born, he and Adam will both go back to being Bold. You can’t undo that many things without massive damage to the threads and fabric of the universe,” she said.
“Then so be it. If he doesn’t take my offer, then die together. I’ll be the judge of what is and isn’t damaging. Since you’re so sure of yourself, I’ll make a deal with you. For every instance that you actually manage to solve or prevent without any damaging side effects, I’ll leave you be. You do have your husband by your side and that changes things. The minute you have trouble or I find the boy, I’ll come at you with no mercy,” Agares said.
“Ex-husband, but it doesn’t matter. You could have killed me when everyone was fighting, but you didn’t. Why is that?” Kalika asked. Bargaining and negotiating was much more civilized and productive. It didn’t need to be this difficult. “Mother would have never let me hurt you. Besides…Vivienne was an idiot who got what she deserved. She wasn’t fit to raise you, her husband was a boring, soulless monster, those savages were full of themselves and it was stupidity to try and keep you. If Lucius wanted to raise you, then he had the right to. You behaved in our house, but you chose to be stubborn and challenge the hands that fed and clothed you,” Agares said quietly.
“No, I did the same thing I always do. Take back the city and keep it from being chaotic. Everyone else’s way didn’t work and the world has gone to shit now. Why would I let that horrible man live? Why would anyone allow predators to roam free? It took a lot longer, but I got rid of my father’s side as well. This entire mess is ridiculous and it doesn’t need to be this way. You should care whether Sage lives or dies, you know. They’ll always judge your kind because they’re aliens and you’ll always judge them because they started it. Enough-We can all start from scratch,” Kalika said.
“I’m not even sure that boy is mine. Even if he is, I can still claim him. It does come to this because it’s much simpler to get rid of the source than it is to fix one portion at a time. Unless you can prove me wrong, then I’m going to continue my quest. I have many millennia on you, child. My kind may not even meet yours, which would be preferable. Now wake up before I change my mind,” he said as he knocked her back with full force.
“You’re actually on my turf. I can’t tell if you’re just that brave, have a death wish or just enjoy suffering,” he drawled. “I thought we had an understanding and grandmere knows why I killed Alexander,” Kalika said. “Perhaps she does, but if there’s no need to have an understanding, what difference does that make?” he asked.
“It makes a world of difference and you should want her to be happy. Grandpere was the only man she ever loved and you’re going to take him away from her. Even if it led to his death, they were perfect for each other,” Kalika said.
“Of course I want mother to be happy. It doesn’t mean she needs that man in her life. If she’s never met him, how will she know who he is? I never said he wouldn’t be born, which means that it’s entirely possible that they could still meet. You, my dear are a problem. You always have been and now I have the solution,” Agares said.
“Bullshit. If that were all this was about, you would have tried to sooner. You want revenge on my family and people and you think that if you kill thousands of people, you’ll get yours. Then what? What exactly will you own? Who will you be in charge of? You can’t call my people savages if everyone’s living in the dark ages,” she countered. “Mordachi is devastated,” she added.
“Who told you to tell him goodbye, you sneaky little bitch? I have plenty of children and I can still have mine, they’ll just never meet you. You stole my son and I’ll get him back,” Agares said as he knocked her back.
Kalika managed to get up and looked at him defiantly. “No, you won’t. We have a pact and if I die, so does he. He and Adam are intertwined now, so if I’m never born, he and Adam will both go back to being Bold. You can’t undo that many things without massive damage to the threads and fabric of the universe,” she said.
“Then so be it. If he doesn’t take my offer, then die together. I’ll be the judge of what is and isn’t damaging. Since you’re so sure of yourself, I’ll make a deal with you. For every instance that you actually manage to solve or prevent without any damaging side effects, I’ll leave you be. You do have your husband by your side and that changes things. The minute you have trouble or I find the boy, I’ll come at you with no mercy,” Agares said.
“Ex-husband, but it doesn’t matter. You could have killed me when everyone was fighting, but you didn’t. Why is that?” Kalika asked. Bargaining and negotiating was much more civilized and productive. It didn’t need to be this difficult. “Mother would have never let me hurt you. Besides…Vivienne was an idiot who got what she deserved. She wasn’t fit to raise you, her husband was a boring, soulless monster, those savages were full of themselves and it was stupidity to try and keep you. If Lucius wanted to raise you, then he had the right to. You behaved in our house, but you chose to be stubborn and challenge the hands that fed and clothed you,” Agares said quietly.
“No, I did the same thing I always do. Take back the city and keep it from being chaotic. Everyone else’s way didn’t work and the world has gone to shit now. Why would I let that horrible man live? Why would anyone allow predators to roam free? It took a lot longer, but I got rid of my father’s side as well. This entire mess is ridiculous and it doesn’t need to be this way. You should care whether Sage lives or dies, you know. They’ll always judge your kind because they’re aliens and you’ll always judge them because they started it. Enough-We can all start from scratch,” Kalika said.
“I’m not even sure that boy is mine. Even if he is, I can still claim him. It does come to this because it’s much simpler to get rid of the source than it is to fix one portion at a time. Unless you can prove me wrong, then I’m going to continue my quest. I have many millennia on you, child. My kind may not even meet yours, which would be preferable. Now wake up before I change my mind,” he said as he knocked her back with full force.