The Blood Moon Twins – Chapter 88

REMY

It was already dark by the time we found any signs of life. Lights flickered in the distance, and as we got closer, I saw several buildings in a clearing. They looked like small houses, but they were well built. The lights were coming from inside of the houses, and there were no signs of anyone walking around outside.

My mom and dad led the way into the clearing, and we took it slowly, looking for anyone to talk to. If Cain was here, surely someone would know him and point us in the right direction.

l followed him.

pointed it out, it did sound unusually quiet. The sounds normally found in nature were gone. There were no small critters running around or birds flying from tree to tree. Eve

t we were keeping as quiet as possible. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, focusing on the environment around me. I didn’t notice it initially, but there was magic flowing in the air, and I was sure that was causing the unnatural silence.

d my body prepared to fight.

is here,” I said through the group link. I look

had been through, I made sure to keep my guard up.

e person’s magic. They must have been using some sort of cloaking magic to keep their position hidden.

n the air. They were nervous.

ing for the group.

t over, and I followed the sorcerer’s path. Were they t

coming any guests,” the voice spoke, but it came from a different direction from where I was looking. There were

e to track them. It was like their magic was speaking to me. As I kept my eyes on them, I could feel their nerves slipping. They didn’t like tha

o get us to leave.

l day, and we had too much at

are looking for,” my mom insisted. She widened her stance, and I could feel the magic light up inside of her. She was prepared to fight, too. “We are looking f

e, but there was stillness in the air. Cain had to be here. Even without a verbal confirmation, their silence was enough. If they didn’t know Cain, they would have just pressed us to leave again, but his name triggered something.

we cannot leave here without speaking to Cain. Lives are dependent on the information he can provide us,” my dad pressed. “As soon as we talk t

idn’t like that we knew Cain by name.

said.

y, I hoped they would be more open to showing us to Cain.

voice said, sounding irritated. “We don’t have time for your nonsense. Leave

llenged. “We can wait here while you ask him yourselves if you want. You don’t want to be wrong, now do you?”

left. I saw a glimmer of another presence, and then the first person ran off into the distance.

t try anything or you’ll regret it,” the voic

could easily mistake him as letting his guard down, but if someone was paying close enough attention, they would realize that he was ready to attack at the slightest indication of danger.

again. They didn’t trust us, so I was sure they were

utes of tense air, I heard footsteps running back to us. I still didn’t see anyone, but I could feel the person moving towards us again. I watched them approach another person and waited for them to

see you,” the voice finally said.

to someone who looked like she could be a grandmother. She’s the one who was speaking. I was sure of it.

arted walking away, moving quickly without saying anything else.

ounding us continued to flank us, as if making sure we didn’t try anything. Even though Cain had agreed to meet us, there was still no trust here.

oked back, confused as to where we were going.

d of trick?” I asked as we moved deeper into the forest. “Why are we mov

n explained without explaining anything at all.

e any buildings at all. It had been an allusion to trick anyone looking for the settlement.

autions to keep their home safe. I wondered who they were hiding from exactly, and I wasn’t sure if I should be more afraid of the people hiding or who they were hiding from.

round my age, and I quickly recognized her magical presence as the one I had been watching before. She had hardly taken her eyes off of me the entire time, and it was making me uncomfortable. I tried to look away from her, but I could still feel her watching me.

minutes before we finally entered another area with buildings. This time, as we walked into the clearing, I felt a magic shield around

hair, but his eyes were chocolate brown, matching my mom’s exactly.

om and laughed to himself. “It really is you. I thought this was some kind of trick when they told me my daughter was he

to hold her hatred back as she spoke, but I could still feel it.

d on me, and he looked at me longer than the others.

me if it wasn’t important,” my mom said, stepping to the side to block his line of sight from me.

really hard to find me,” Cain sai

en enemies, not family. They were both on edge, waiting for the other to strike or threaten the other.

about the prophecy,” my dad said.

ed that when Xavier was killed.” His voice was cold and full of pain.

hat’s wha

led. “It was about your daug