The moon is full. “Sarge, are you ready?” I ask as I run my fingers through his fur. He looks at me with his big eyes and acknowledges he is ready. He gets up. I am still sitting beside the rock grave. He places his paw on my knee. I can hear him.
“Stay still.” He sits in front of me and begins to howl. He stops places his nose to mine. He looks in my eyes. I start to think of KoKo. I focus on KoKo in the void. Sarge howls again.
“He can hear you, Sarge.” Sarge keeps howling.
“Come to us KoKo!” Sarge howls again. I can feel KoKo breaking free.
“Follow my voice KoKo!” I scream.
Sarge continues to howl. I can feel every move KoKo is making. He is trying to get to me.
“KoKo! I command you to come to me now!” I scream.
Sarge scrambles around the grave. KoKo is breaking free. It will not be a simple task for him. Sarge and I will wait for him. Eyes are on h
Day Seven235 A.M.I just want to sleep. I hear the wind, I smell the trees, and I am overthinking everything right now. The smells of magnolias are in the air. I think of my mother.There are so many thoughts in my head. I remember KoKo bringing me to this cabin as a child. The cabin that is in between all the worlds feels safe. It was a place for me and my brother to just be children, a place where we could build a fire and play in the grass. I can’t believe I had forgotten this place.Life is so strange. Here I am back in this cabin hiding from the world. KoKo is weak. I do not know how long he can live on the topside. His time is limited. Sarge lies with him. Aren’t we a nice trio? The three of us a dog, an injured demon, and a celestial that has no idea how to even begin.I know I have to save Camilla Dawn and from there she can help me get my children. We can go home. Do I go back to the underworld? I have no i
1111 A.MI awake from my brief nap. I feel the same. I do not think anything has changed. Chaos was probably trying to poison me and it did not work. I should just… I walk in front of a mirror as my mind scrambles and see myself. What has happened to me? I am radiant.“KoKo?” I scream. He is just staring at me.“You look like Venus.”The only words he can get out are I look like my mother.“Your mother is the morning star. You have her glow my child.” He continues.I think he is as dumbfounded as I am. I did not know this was going to happen. Can I bend light like my mother? I guess we will find out soon enough.“Perdition, Be prepared you are more powerful than the morning star ever will be, but you have to stay calm to control it. Do not let your emotions get the best of you. Do you understand?” KoKo says as he walks away.I can tell he is worried. My mi
I don’t know what has happened. I’m in a barn with Sarge. I hear a man preaching to a crowd. The crowd is screaming and rejoicing at this man. Where am I? The man sounds like my brother. “How did we get here?” I ask Sarge. He lays his head on me. I will not fear. A young man comes into the area I am at. “Perdition, I am sure you have questions. Everything will be answered very soon. Daniel will see you soon.” He tells me.Before I can ask him anything he leaves. “Sarge, I think we might be in trouble,” I tell him as I pet his head.I wonder where Chaos and KoKo are. I get up and look around the room. There is hay stacked up everywhere. There is a small window. I wonder if I can get to it.“What do you think? Think I can manage to get a peek of where we are?” I ask Sarge.He grumbles. I don’t think he thinks I sh
6 p.m.I hear an alarm. Is that how they call people to eat? There is a knock at my door. It’s Brooke.“We are gathering early tonight. I do not know why. Are you ready?” she asks.I gather myself quickly. She puts something in my pocket. She whispers “protection” I nod my head.I put on a smile and follow her out the door. As we go down the steps I see a familiar face. It’s Camilla Dawn. I run to her.“I have been so worried about you,” I tell her.“I am fine. I came home to be with my family. I am sorry I did not tell you bye. I had to get home.” She responds.She is not being honest. I smile. We continue to walk. Sarge comes up to her. She pats him on the head. I wish I could talk to her. She looks at me “Soon” she says as she walks ahead. We all arrive at dinner. The bell is still ringing loudly. This is ridiculo
This seems unreal. It is not the strangest thing I have experienced since I came to the topside but it is close. I believe it will probably get crazier as time goes on. I still am unsure what I will do in the end.All I know is I need to recover my children and go from there. I sit here and wonder if Camilla will be able to break from him. She looks broken.I hope Brooke can help her. Brooke seems powerful. I wonder if she has descendant blood in her. I dare not ask. She can read my thoughts I am sure she knows I am questioning it. I want to know more about her and where she came from.I wonder how she fits into all of this. She came here with her family. What family? I spend so much time wondering what is going on around me. I need to focus on the task at hand.My brother approaches again. “Sister, everyone will join us at the bonfire shortly. You can go with Brooke and Camilla. Stay close to them. I am afraid we have someone pretending to be in th
I refuse to let my brother win. I refuse to let anyone have any kind of power over me. I miss my brother. My real brother, not this monster he has become. I miss my home. I miss my father. I do not even know my children. I only have flashes of memories of them.Brooke comes back into the room. I am still on the floor. Camilla and Daniel are with her.“Is she okay?” Daniel asks.“I am fine brother. I am overwhelmed that is all. I am just so happy to be back with you I had to cry it out. I am sorry. Please forgive me.” I tell him.He comes to me and helps me off the floor. “My dear sister you are safe now.” He hands me my dress. “Camilla make sure she is dressed and on time. Brooke come with me.” He tells them as he rushes out of the room.“Do you think he believed me?” I ask Camilla. She nods. Why is she still so scared?“Let’s get you ready. We cannot be late
I awake in my room. I can hear the hustle and bustle outside. The people of this camp are rushing to make my brother happy. We need a plan and we need one now. We need a way out for everyone.He will sacrifice all these people to get his way. I am not sure if I can do what they need, but I have to try. First thing I have to make sure my brother trusts me. If I can gain his trust I can get everyone out of here. I have to find out where my mother is.What about Chaos and Mayhem? Can they help? I am not sure if the descendants are on my side. I have no idea. I am going to have to put my faith in Camilla and Brooke. Camilla will know who to trust. She told me not to go to the farm. It is time to find out why. I will ask her today.I get out of bed and start going through the room looking for clothes. I find a pair of jeans and a shirt that oddly fit me. I wonder whose clothes these are. Did he prepare for me? He probably knew I was coming. He seems to know eve
Brooke comes rushing into my room and slams the door. “Are you stupid?” she screams at me.She is furious. I understand why. I could’ve screwed up everything. “I am sorry. I feel like I have told you that way too many times. I am sorry. I just wanted to look around.” I tell her.“Do not go out without me anymore. If you come into your powers alone, Izzy, you could die. I need to be with you.” Brooke lies down on my bed. I can tell she is exasperated.“Listen. We are trying to protect you, but you make it so hard. Please listen to me and Camilla. We will protect you and your children. But you have to listen to us.” She says as she bangs her hands on the bed.She is completely annoyed with me in ways I do not blame her for at all. I deserve to be scolded for today.“Okay. I understand you are going to meet the chosen ones tonight.” She begins and stops to listen. I am not sure what she