nearly impossible to pass The Fall when I came. If you have been here as long as you say, it would have to be just that - impossible.”
“Apparently not. They just hit the exit door.”
He smirked as he playfully narrowed his eyes and tilted his head before he spoke.
“Our bloodline is the oldest of The Selected. It would have taken a lot of energy and power to do such a thing, but nevertheless our ancestors’ energy would have allowed it if they felt there was no other way.”
“The Selected?”
“Yes. All right, here are the basics for you. There are two, two full - and at one time beautiful - universes side by side. Between them is The Fall - the star Sirius centers it. The Fall is meant to be open, a free passage for souls to pass through at death. Long ago, this side began to darken, and as it did less and less souls would travel through it. Then before long, only The Selected. Just before I came, there was a threat by less open minds to close The Fall, to cut off the dead limb, if you will - but our father, our family knew that was our death sentence, that there had to be balance.”
“So you are saying that my parents are from a twin universe? That they managed to come over here forty years or so ago and have me, only to leave me now?” Yup, one of us was mad.
He clenched his jaw as those eyes focused on me.
“You went rogue, didn’t you? You followed me, even though I told you not to, and they came over here just to save not only your arse, but mine.”
“Right,” I said, nodding along, playing into his insanity.
“Exactly why do you not believe me, sweetheart?”
“Umm...maybe because your math doesn’t add up. I told you, apparently I have been here a while, so how is it that we supposedly shared a family forever ago and our parents, you and me, are still young?”
“I told you, we are from the blood of The Selected.”
“Meaning...?”
“Meaning that we were not only born, but live against The Fall. Our home is on the outskirts of the cycle of life, and we age incredibly slow because of that. We easily live through eternities without gaining a blithering wrinkle.”
“Do you know what an eternity is?”
“I do, but apparently you do not. It is a cycle that is just over four million years. It’s when the stars begin again. Everyone on the other side of The Fall lives for long periods of time in one form, but we live extremely long due to the blood of The Selected that runs through our veins.”
“Sure,” I said with a sigh.
“It doesn’t matter if you believe me or not. You are here, so there is the proof. Now we just have to figure out why. Mum and Dad would not have left us both here unless they had no other choice...we must be at the brink of the end...the pieces must all be here now. Time to act.”
“To do what?”
It was clear that I was frustrating him to no end.
“To turn this universe back to the way it was meant to be, to end those who continue their threat of darkness.”
I cringed, thinking of Draven.
“Darkness is not bad,” I muttered.
“Evil is, which is bred on this side. Its creation began here and will end here.”
“You realize that my father’s energy was dark, right? That my mom was light? That they had to fight to be together? That his internal war led to his death, to me being raised by a grieving mother that refused to let any sound be elevated?”
“All for show, sweetheart,” he said with heavy grief as those breathtaking eyes eased over my ever-growing furious expression.
“Not a show. It was my life.”
“We are on stage right now, and every move we make is watched by those we must end. Our parents would do anything for not only us, but for the universe they have all but ruled with other selected souls.” His eyes slowly danced across my image. “I know that look in your eyes. This is not all new to you.”
Unable to hold his stare, I glanced away.
“I think you’re an illusion, my mind’s way of putting my parents on a
“Apparently not. They just hit the exit door.”
He smirked as he playfully narrowed his eyes and tilted his head before he spoke.
“Our bloodline is the oldest of The Selected. It would have taken a lot of energy and power to do such a thing, but nevertheless our ancestors’ energy would have allowed it if they felt there was no other way.”
“The Selected?”
“Yes. All right, here are the basics for you. There are two, two full - and at one time beautiful - universes side by side. Between them is The Fall - the star Sirius centers it. The Fall is meant to be open, a free passage for souls to pass through at death. Long ago, this side began to darken, and as it did less and less souls would travel through it. Then before long, only The Selected. Just before I came, there was a threat by less open minds to close The Fall, to cut off the dead limb, if you will - but our father, our family knew that was our death sentence, that there had to be balance.”
“So you are saying that my parents are from a twin universe? That they managed to come over here forty years or so ago and have me, only to leave me now?” Yup, one of us was mad.
He clenched his jaw as those eyes focused on me.
“You went rogue, didn’t you? You followed me, even though I told you not to, and they came over here just to save not only your arse, but mine.”
“Right,” I said, nodding along, playing into his insanity.
“Exactly why do you not believe me, sweetheart?”
“Umm...maybe because your math doesn’t add up. I told you, apparently I have been here a while, so how is it that we supposedly shared a family forever ago and our parents, you and me, are still young?”
“I told you, we are from the blood of The Selected.”
“Meaning...?”
“Meaning that we were not only born, but live against The Fall. Our home is on the outskirts of the cycle of life, and we age incredibly slow because of that. We easily live through eternities without gaining a blithering wrinkle.”
“Do you know what an eternity is?”
“I do, but apparently you do not. It is a cycle that is just over four million years. It’s when the stars begin again. Everyone on the other side of The Fall lives for long periods of time in one form, but we live extremely long due to the blood of The Selected that runs through our veins.”
“Sure,” I said with a sigh.
“It doesn’t matter if you believe me or not. You are here, so there is the proof. Now we just have to figure out why. Mum and Dad would not have left us both here unless they had no other choice...we must be at the brink of the end...the pieces must all be here now. Time to act.”
“To do what?”
It was clear that I was frustrating him to no end.
“To turn this universe back to the way it was meant to be, to end those who continue their threat of darkness.”
I cringed, thinking of Draven.
“Darkness is not bad,” I muttered.
“Evil is, which is bred on this side. Its creation began here and will end here.”
“You realize that my father’s energy was dark, right? That my mom was light? That they had to fight to be together? That his internal war led to his death, to me being raised by a grieving mother that refused to let any sound be elevated?”
“All for show, sweetheart,” he said with heavy grief as those breathtaking eyes eased over my ever-growing furious expression.
“Not a show. It was my life.”
“We are on stage right now, and every move we make is watched by those we must end. Our parents would do anything for not only us, but for the universe they have all but ruled with other selected souls.” His eyes slowly danced across my image. “I know that look in your eyes. This is not all new to you.”
Unable to hold his stare, I glanced away.
“I think you’re an illusion, my mind’s way of putting my parents on a
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