ZAIA.
Valerie freezes as she lands on the ground, backing up as Zion’s voice fills the sky.
This isn’t a place I want him, where the dead are all around. I’m happy Aran has Sia’s head against his shoulder, but clearly Zion didn’t comply.
“Stop, Mommy! Stop, Daddy! Stop everybody, don’t you get it? You have to stop fighting!” Zion says, slapping his forehead as he looks over at Zade, who is watching him sharply. “We have to stop.”
“Never, kid.” Zade scoffs.
“I’m not going to stop! He killed Jai!” Sebastian snarls.
Zion looks at me, and I see the sadness in his eyes. “So many people have gone back to the Goddess… She doesn’t want any more fighting.”
“Yeah, just one last person to take care of,” Atticus says, his eyes hard as he, Valerie, and Sebastian ready themselves to attack Zade.
“I guess the kid’s words hold no value.” Zade mocks as he raises his own hands.
Zion looks down, sadness etched across his face, a child who, despite it not being his age to be thrown into this was trying to help and do the right thing.
Blinding light from their auras lights up the sky and for the first time, I hesitate.
end, it came down
Blood against blood…
of families, siblings… twins…
another in a game
But for what?
all the fighting and suffering, then
this the right
Zion’s whispered plea makes me look up at
He’s right…
through my head as time seems to
This voice… it’s…
me and time
rage, wanting to be loved and appreciated by my creation. The Blood Borns were created with power that I can no longer undo. I saw hope in one of my Blood Borns… You. Child, do what’s right. Do what feels right deep inside. You are
blinding light disappears and I watch in slow motion as Sebastian, Atticus, and Valerie’s
pairs within the Triquetras, but I failed… do not fail me do what is right.’ Her voice fades completely, and I realise the fighting
and in that fraction of a second, I
mercy to the one who
my emotions and aura as I raise a wall of light between Zade and
it’s too late as their
power hits me as one and my hands
he stares at
No one did.
‘Zaia!’ Valerie screams.
“Red! Fuck!”
growl is the
in her eyes. Atticus is frowning as
one! Let’s act like it!” I cry out, feeling the pain that seems to
needs to
side in seconds as he pulls me into his arms and I’m in no state
Atticus’s dejection and regret, Aran’s guilt, Dad’s remorse and agony, Zion’s
I’m not sure…
streaming down my cheeks as I feel the loss and anguish of
was kill over our differences In the end, it was kill or be killed… but it needs to end!” I choke out,
look at Zade one last time, hoping that he realises that
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