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Grasping Fate

Chapter 21

"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"

Look to the skies. A rage driven beast flying several feet above the ground. A blinded glint in their eyes, claws clenched, tail swaying violently.

There was no time to waste. The rebels were finally organizing a response, he heard Jordan's faint yells to detain 'that beast', he saw Mitch draw his arrow, Tyler rush in with his sword drawn, Ian preparing to throw his daggers.

3.

Now or never.

2.

Seto sucked in a breath. Ty tensed ready to attack.

1.

There was this feeling welling up in Seto's chest, this power, this strength. Seto felt himself grow stronger, hie eyes burning with a fight that would not waver. His voice would carry his wish, and his wish would become their reality. Ty would not die today.

"Stop!"

Mitch ready to fire, Tyler mere feet away, Ian with his arm drawn back ready to throw. The rebels ready to attack, to protect, Adam just about to draw his sword, Jerome just about to stand. All of them stopped.

All but Ty.

His voice carried the fates in them. But Ty could not hear him. Ty flew at Seto with a yell, his hair swayed, Seto caught the faint glow of a pair of headphones. Headphones Ty had once told them were useless and were meant for nothing more than decoration.

Seto scrambled to moved, he tripped, his staff flew from his hands. He hissed, his scrapes worsening, he felt Ty's claws grazes his face. In a panic Seto spun around to see Ty ready for more.

"No more war. No more pain. No more."

With little time Seto reached for his staff. His fingers grazed the wooden surface, he missed. He reached. He grabbed, his grip tightening. Time slowed, the colors seemed to dull. Seto was shocked.

Alista was in front of him, between him and Ty.

"What--what are you doing?"

"I will make this quick, for time still continues normally, only space has been slowed. This is your choice. Will he live, or will he die. Here and now, will the evil be stopped?"

A pit of rage, he was tired of people calling Ty a monster or evil, she looked just like him, "Ty....is....not a monster!" Seto swung his staff at Alista. She vanished and in her place Ty flew. The sound of metal shattering. There was this faint ringing before cutting out all together.

The effect of the fates ended, everyone recovered their free will. The arrow. The sword. The dagger. They all made their mark. But they hit empty air. Ty was frozen in the air with the sudden shock of where he was, he was face to face with Seto.

"Set...o?" Ty fell to the ground in front of Seto, Seto hardly any time to process what he'd done.

Then there was wailing, Ty on his knees his head hung back to the sky as he wailed to the aether. Whatever made Ty do what he did that force was gone. His headphones were shattered on the ground.

There was silence, in mere seconds the situation changed from hostility to peace. Seto moved closer to wrap his arms around Ty, he faces the approaching people, rebels and friends alike.

"Leave Ty alone, it isn't his fault, he wasn't himself, leave him alone." Seto hissed, he glared at everyone in wary. He was afraid someone would try something. He saw Adam and Alesa, Jerome and Mitch, Ian, Tyler, Jordan, rebels, Jason, and Wag.

"Set...Seto, I--"

"Shh, don't speak ok, just don't speak."

"But I--" A figure made their way through the crowd.

They shoved past Red, Ross, and Barney, they eyed her suspiciously. Seto didn't know what to think of her.

"It's you..." Ty whispered.

"What is it you wish for, the Nyx asks." She spoke softly, almost like there was a kindness in her voice, but her gaze remained hard and unmoving.

No one spoke at the mysterious person, they were too much in shock.

"I...I want this power gone. I didn't ask for this. I...I only wanted the power to destroy my enemies, to bring about the Vragan wish, the end of the Azure family... But I don't..."

"Feel human, of course not, with the eye of a dragon you aren't even truly yourself." she paused, "If you give up the gift bestowed on you, you lose your left eye."

"Please," Ty whispered, he felt Seto's grip on his arm tighten. An empty feeling overwhelmed Ty, his wings, claws, tail, the purples eyes all reverted to their original state. Alista turned to leave and the crowd moved for her. The action was wasted, her sword as black as night appeared and she vanished.

"Seto..."

"Ty stop talking," Seto helped him to his feet, Jerome came to help Ty. Seto was too short for Ty to use as support, "Wag, please help me. He needs medical attention."

"Wait! He's dangerous, he needs to be detained," someone spoke up.

"He's not dangerous, he wasn't himself! He's better now--"

"He's a monster--"

"Ty is not a monster!"

Jason stepped forward from the crowd, "Nonetheless he attacked you and harmed others."

"Jason is right Seto, he will still receive medical treatment but--"

"No! No! No!" Ty screamed, he lifted a shaky finger, "Liar! You liar! I wanted the Azures dead! You never said anything about Seto!" Seto tried to pinpoint where Ty was pointing.

"You helped the king, you promised the king would die! You never said Seto would have to either!" Ty struggled and fought against Jerome as he held Ty back.

"Mitch help me!"

Mitch restrained Ty, "Ty, what are you saying?" Seto asked him. Too much was happening for him to understand.

"The king wants you dead Seto. If you die, magic will leave the human race, you're the last of the Magicks family, and he was going to have me kill you. Him." Ty calmed down, he glared, his finger steadied.

Like a single entity, everyone turned, their head looked at who Ty pointed at, and no one could believe it.

Jason.

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"What are you saying!" Tom shouted, "This man is crazy, what reason would he have to kill Seto, or even betray anyone!"

"It's not betrayal... just a shared goal," Jason spoke up. The people around him took a step back in shock.

"Explain," Jordan demanded, "Is this about Sub, were you two together on this?"

"No, I have no idea why he did what he did, but I never betrayed anyone. The king came to me, he knew full well who I was and what I stood for, but monsters like him don't care so long as they get what they want, right?" Jason turned towards everyone.

"I want the prince to die, he wants his son, his own son out of his way, and all I had to do in order for the strength to kill the prince was help him kill one sorcerer!" Jason laughed, "What's one life to being closer to what we all wanted. Isn't this why many of you have been here for 10 years, you want the king gone!"

Murmurs of agreement, "You want Emedo to fall!" more agreement, "It was only one life--"

"The death of a friend!" Tyler yelled, "How could you Jason!"

"Shut up Tyler! You don't even know anything! No one here knows what I know, and I could say nothing at the time, not yet, not when I was so close."

"And dammit it all! We all know the moment Seto came here," Jason turned and glared at Seto, "Everything was screwed up, and unless we can make progress quickly, 10 years will go down the drain!" Seto flinched under Jason's gaze.

"And that isn't even the best part!" Jason clenched his fist, the crowd was stunned into silence as all eyes were on Jason, "The prince has been here the entire time!" He spat with rage.

"Living with all of us, befriending all of us, fooling all of us! Show yourself dammit!"

"Jason, calm down, stop this. Stop this instant!" Jordan said.

"No! The prince is here, I know it," Jason looked to Alesa, "You're the princess of my home, you and all refugees of Neim here know the pain of what Emedo has done! What the prince has done! They take our fathers, our brothers and our sons for their own army, make them believe they are fighting for the same thing, make them believe they are a part of something grand. But the prince, their general, sends them to their death!"

A silence so heavy wrapped its way around the crowd, no one could speak, they waited for more.

Seto was frozen in fear. Jason's piercing blue eyes turned and stared straight at one person through the crowd.

"Right, Adam?"

Eyes turned to face Adam, so many twists, one after the other.

"No! You're wrong, Adam has nothing to do with this," Ian stepped in, "he has no amulet--"

Jason walked slowly towards Adam, Ian moved to be in front but Adam held out his hand to stop him. Jason was mere feet away.

"That's because he gave it to you, that's right. I was there, I saw it, on the boat. You have his amulet, and you're not the only one who knows. Who's to say, that Seto doesn't know, or Jerome, and it would explain his royal highness of Duhita and his connection to them. Two members of a royal family, they knew each other all along!"

Adam stayed silent. Jason's nostrils flared, he was fast. His metal boots flew towards Adam's face, no one could stop him. Adam's reactions were slowed, he brought his arms in front of his face. He took the blow full force to his arms, the sound of a crack. Jason was yanked back by Tyler and Wag.

Adam stumbled to the ground, his glasses forced off his face, his lip was bleeding from where he bit his mouth to hold back the pain. He breathed in and out with long and deep breaths.

"Jason! Jason what the hell did you do!"

"Wag, he needs a potion!"

Ian rushed to help him, but Adam shook his head no. It was hard but Adam stood up without his arms, he winced.

"Adam are you ok?" Mitch asked him.

Adam nodded and smiled, he hadn't looked up yet.

Adam smiled weakly, "Yeah, thanks," Two golden eyes were shown for everyone to see, and there were gasps. The second prince of Emedo was known for his unusual, but beautiful eyes, eyes like two dancing suns.

Here before them, was truly the second prince of Emedo.

Prince Adam Xanthous Azure.

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So, a lot of shit just got smashed into a fan and broke it to pieces. Would you believe me if I said I've had this scene planned and  ready since end of Part 1 of Book 1? 

Lol

Anyways, whoa Jason what has gotten into you????

Whoa O: