"I can do this"Jude spoke as he looked in the mirror,black eyes filled with determination,he pushed the hair that fell over his eyes before allowing them to fall.
He looked at his hands one more time before leaving the room.
He met up with his friends.
"You can do this Jude"Aviva gave him a thumbs up,he nodded,he looked around and saw Freya smile before winking as she stood beside Luka who also smiled.
He looked at the people in front of him,he looked at Ciara, black eyes locked with grey ones.
She gave him a faint smile before mouthing good luck to him.He smiled at her actions and went down.
His opponent,Javin had already come down the floor stretching.
He stood in front of his opponent and the announcer commenced the match.
His eyes scanned the crowd,he saw Mila standing near the railing smiling at him,he looked again but she had gone.
He ignored it and looked at his opponent who created steel spears and sent them to him.
He dodged them well but he knew his little knowledge of his ability couldn't protect him for a long time.
He stood still closing his eyes"Mila are you there?"
She answered"Yes,I am"
"Good,take over"he told her and she gladly accepted possessing his body.
She smiled as she looked at Javin who had sent multiple steel spears towards her.
She waved her hands and multiple black holes appeared,the spears entered the black holes,none touching Jude.
She closed the black holes and made them reappear behind him sending the same arrows at him.
Javin touched them speedily and created a steel sword,he ran towards Jude,swinging the sword when he got near.
She jumped away avoiding the strike,she reappeared behind Javin and delivered a spinning kick to him.
Javin flew back landing in the wall,he stabled himself, clapping his hands together,he created multiple blades and sent them to Jude.
Mila looked at the multiple blades coming towards her,she created a giant shadow hand, blocking the blades from reaching her.
She created multiple black holes, blades shot out ceaselessly to Javin.
Javin dodged them although some still hit him.
Mila yawned the match was lasting too long, seeing her yawn made Javin feel insulted as he held his fingers out,chains shot out from each finger straight at her.
She crossed her hands in front of her chest and two giant shadow hands appeared holding the chains, stopping them.
"That was okay"she tilted her head sideways"color me impressed"she created a small shadow cloud and floated in the air,she crouched down to look at Javin.
"This match ends now,I've already won"she straightened herself,Javin snarled but she ignored it,she held her palms in front of her.
She trapped his shadow stopping him from moving,she opened multiple black holes and multiple blades shot at him,he couldn't move so he couldn't dodge.
The blades hit him ceaselessly and when Mila felt he had enough,she stopped,Javin fell on his knees.
The announcer declared Jude the winner and made the healers come carry Javin.
"I'm done"Mila said as she left possession of Jude's body.
"Thank you so much Mila"Jude bowed slightly.
She smiled"no problem son till next time,dear"
He nodded as he took possession of his body, ascending the stairs to meet his friends.
"Nice one"Evette spoke once Jude was with them.
He nodded before leaving to his room.
He opened the door and saw Connor smiling at him"Nice one dude,I didn't know you had that kind of amazing power"
Jude smiled as Connor praised him before leaving the room.
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"No,I'm strong"Aviva punched the wall as she stared in the mirror.
The voices in her head were screaming at her, telling her that she was weak,she tried stopping them but they continued.
She had tried to forget the memories,she had tried to run away from them but they always resurfaced and haunted her.
A five year old girl with dark skin and thick dark pink hair and blue eyes ran up to a woman who looked exactly like her,the only difference being that while the little girl wore her hair to her mid back but the older lady wore hers to her thighs.
"Mama,look what I found"she gestured for her mother to pick her up.
Her mother lifted her"what did you see,Avivana"she smiled at her daughter.
Avivana opened her hand to reveal a cute tiny snail,her mother laughed before telling her to put the snail down and enter the house.
"Let's enter inside the house"Her mother coughed after she spoke.
Aviva looked at her mother"is Mama okay?"
Her mother smiled"yes Mama's okay,my dear"she coughed as she climbed the stairs to her room,Aviva following after.
Her mother lay down on the bed and Aviva couldn't believe how she had not noticed how weak and frail her mother had been recently.
"Avivana my dear,I love you and your siblings so much,there will be people who would not like you but you need to ignore them,things are going to be hard but when you feel alone, look at the sky, I'll be your brightest star,I'll always be in your heart"her mother smiled as she touched her chest.
Aviva didn't know where this was coming from"mama don't worry,let me get a glass of water"she left the room and her mother could her faint footsteps downstairs.
Aviva poured the glass of water and was about to go up when her father entered"papa hi"
Her father didn't respond,she didn't care she had gotten used to it,when she didn't see her siblings with him,she looked at him.
"Where are Lora,Marsh and Mave"
Her father pulled off his jacket"they will be staying at grandma's house this night, what's with the glass of water"
"Mama's sick"her father laughed"Thank God,it's about time"
Tears formed in her eyes,her father was happy her mother was sick,she shook her head and went to her mom.
She stood on the chair beside her mother's bed,her father entered,he looked happy"Mama,I brought the water,drink"she held the glass up.
Her mother didn't respond.
"She's not waking up"her father told her"she's dead"
Aviva crumbled down to the floor as she remembered her mother,she held onto the wall for support,she didn't bother wiping the tears that streamed down endlessly.
"Mom... I'm...so...sorry..."she said between sobs as she held her head in her hands,her eyes red with tears and pain.
Her heart ached she had tried to run away from it for years but it always haunted her,she couldn't face it.
The voices in her head laughed"you think you're strong,you're pathetic, running away from things that scare you"
She continued crying hoping it would make her heart lighter but it didn't as she remembered why her father never liked her.
She was the only one that took after her mother,her father never loved her mother,he loved someone else,it was an arranged marriage,only after she read the letter her mother wrote to her did she understand everything.
Her mother had great powers,her father believed only her inherited it, that's why he hated her,for being so alike to the woman he hated.
The tears finally came to a stop as she stood up,she looked at the mirror,she was a mess,but she didn't care,she got ready for bed and when she was done,she slept.
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"You won the match for him"Ezra told Mila.
She nodded giving him a faint smile.
"When do you plan on teaching him?"
"When he is ready,now come"he placed his hand forward waiting for her.
She stood up, walked over to him and placed her hand in his,he held her hand and smiled at her.
"I'm worried Ez,I feel like bad things are coming"Mila spoke after being quiet.
"Bad things will always come,my Love,"she smiled at what he called her"but I know,our son and his friends will come out champions at the end of everything"
"How do you know?"
He faced her and held both her hands,he hugged her resting his head on her shoulder,her hair tickling his face lightly"I just know darling,don't worry darling"he spoke his voice muffled.
"I've always wanted to ask you, do you know the future?"
Ezra stayed quiet for a second"I can but as you know our actions affect our future,I can see the future of someone's actions,I can also see the past but..."he paused thinking how he would explain it.
"When I look at someone,I can see their future,I can see the future of a Kingdom as a whole, but since our future is greatly influenced by our actions,it can change too but to answer your question I know the future but only once I look at someone and I'm not meant to intervene in it unless when needed and I can not tell someone their future"
She laughed"have you ever looked at my future"
"No,why are you asking?"
She laughed more"I thought you already knew from the start that we would end up together"
Ezra laughed this time,his chest vibrating"Come now,you need to rest my Love"
"But did you know?"
"I didn't know if you would love me but I knew I would"his response made her glad as she planted her lips on his kissing him.
He was stunned for a second but before he could react,she pulled away"did you know that would happen?"
Ezra shook his head"no,I didn't,I see you didn't understand what I said about me seeing the future,but I know what will happen now that you have done it"
"What wou..."she was caught off when he wrapped his hands around her waist and kissed her,she wrapped her hands around his neck and deepened it.
"This would happen"he spoke as pulled away before kissing her again.