close
enough. I guess I could’ve gone about gaining your trust another
way.” He sighed. “I don’t know. Trying to stay two steps ahead of
Twilight and win you over at the same time didn’t work out so
well.”
His openness
surprised her. She wanted to believe him. “There’s another way to
dispel your curse.”
He gave her a
pointed look. “Really? I doubt that.”
“If you let
yourself feel again, I can pull you over. You’ll be truly
free.”
“As promising
as that sounds, I don’t believe there is any entity that has more
power.”
“Then why are
you telling me this?”
“Guess I don’t
want you to think I’m the bad guy.”
“So this little
moment we’re having is some kind of confession to ease your guilt?”
Her hope began to sink.
“I want Coop to
pay. There is only one way to kill him. Don’t you think I’d have
taken him out by now if I had the power?”
“You’re the
Satellite, revived. You are Twilight’s most powerful tool.”
“Typically that
is true. But there’s only one way to kill creepers and the
Satellite. You are one of very few people who know how.”
“I can’t
believe this.” She turned away from him. “You want me to kill Coop
because I’m the only one who can kill creepers, just to settle an
old vendetta.”
Von guided her
face back toward his with a gentle hand. “He’s not a creeper,
sugar.”
Panic rose in
her throat. “What is he then?” She dreaded his reply and felt
certain Raef had been slain by the Twilight Master just as her
mother had. “Coop is the evil ruler?” She swallowed hard. “He’s the
one who killed my mother and now he came after the only person I
loved. He’s going to strip away anyone I love until he breaks me.”
Her heart felt cold.
“No, that’s not
it. Nobody knows who the Twilight Master is. He’s an unseen force
of energy that commands us to obey. If he does have a human body,
we are not aware of it. We just feel his presence and hear his
voice and believe me, it’s not pleasant.”
She exhaled,
almost in relief. “Then what is Coop? Why can’t you kill him?”
His eyes held
hers captive as he spoke. “Only a flaming dagger can kill a
Satellite.”
“Cooper O’Toole
is…is…a Satellite ?” Her voice faltered. She could barely
speak it.
“The original,
the very first tool sent to earth by the evil realm. He’s older
than dirt.”
“No…you’re
lying…he can’t be…” Her mind blurred. Suddenly she felt ill. “Do
you have any idea what this means?”
Empathy
flickered in his eyes for just a split second. “Yeah, I do.”
Tears burned
her eyes. An uncomfortable knot formed in the pit of her stomach.
Cold sweat beaded her skin. She slammed her fist into the wall so
hard her knuckles began to bleed. Von tried to hold her but she
jumped to her feet and repeatedly pounded her fists against the
wall, crying hysterically. “He can’t be! How could my own father
kill the man I love? The names he called me…the cruel way he spoke,
I-I…why has he done all this to me? Does he even know that I am his
daughter?” The questions were maddening.
Von wrapped
strong arms around her from behind. “He knows who you are.”
“I thought my
father had some good in him. He helped my mother save me from the
evil realm when I was born. What made him turn on his own flesh and
blood?” She twisted the fabric of his shirt in both hands, burying
her face against his chest. “I was still struggling to accept the
fact that the blood of the original Satellite runs through my
veins. This is too much.” Her sobs came out in a frenzied rush. “It
was bad enough to find out I was sired by an evil fiend of Twilight
but to know that man is Cooper O’Toole…I can’t process that. He saw
me, rode with me, and never once let on.” She looked up at Von
through teary eyes. “And he murdered Raef right before my eyes!
He’s a beast! My father is a horrid, heartless monster.”
He held her
tightly as she sobbed
enough. I guess I could’ve gone about gaining your trust another
way.” He sighed. “I don’t know. Trying to stay two steps ahead of
Twilight and win you over at the same time didn’t work out so
well.”
His openness
surprised her. She wanted to believe him. “There’s another way to
dispel your curse.”
He gave her a
pointed look. “Really? I doubt that.”
“If you let
yourself feel again, I can pull you over. You’ll be truly
free.”
“As promising
as that sounds, I don’t believe there is any entity that has more
power.”
“Then why are
you telling me this?”
“Guess I don’t
want you to think I’m the bad guy.”
“So this little
moment we’re having is some kind of confession to ease your guilt?”
Her hope began to sink.
“I want Coop to
pay. There is only one way to kill him. Don’t you think I’d have
taken him out by now if I had the power?”
“You’re the
Satellite, revived. You are Twilight’s most powerful tool.”
“Typically that
is true. But there’s only one way to kill creepers and the
Satellite. You are one of very few people who know how.”
“I can’t
believe this.” She turned away from him. “You want me to kill Coop
because I’m the only one who can kill creepers, just to settle an
old vendetta.”
Von guided her
face back toward his with a gentle hand. “He’s not a creeper,
sugar.”
Panic rose in
her throat. “What is he then?” She dreaded his reply and felt
certain Raef had been slain by the Twilight Master just as her
mother had. “Coop is the evil ruler?” She swallowed hard. “He’s the
one who killed my mother and now he came after the only person I
loved. He’s going to strip away anyone I love until he breaks me.”
Her heart felt cold.
“No, that’s not
it. Nobody knows who the Twilight Master is. He’s an unseen force
of energy that commands us to obey. If he does have a human body,
we are not aware of it. We just feel his presence and hear his
voice and believe me, it’s not pleasant.”
She exhaled,
almost in relief. “Then what is Coop? Why can’t you kill him?”
His eyes held
hers captive as he spoke. “Only a flaming dagger can kill a
Satellite.”
“Cooper O’Toole
is…is…a Satellite ?” Her voice faltered. She could barely
speak it.
“The original,
the very first tool sent to earth by the evil realm. He’s older
than dirt.”
“No…you’re
lying…he can’t be…” Her mind blurred. Suddenly she felt ill. “Do
you have any idea what this means?”
Empathy
flickered in his eyes for just a split second. “Yeah, I do.”
Tears burned
her eyes. An uncomfortable knot formed in the pit of her stomach.
Cold sweat beaded her skin. She slammed her fist into the wall so
hard her knuckles began to bleed. Von tried to hold her but she
jumped to her feet and repeatedly pounded her fists against the
wall, crying hysterically. “He can’t be! How could my own father
kill the man I love? The names he called me…the cruel way he spoke,
I-I…why has he done all this to me? Does he even know that I am his
daughter?” The questions were maddening.
Von wrapped
strong arms around her from behind. “He knows who you are.”
“I thought my
father had some good in him. He helped my mother save me from the
evil realm when I was born. What made him turn on his own flesh and
blood?” She twisted the fabric of his shirt in both hands, burying
her face against his chest. “I was still struggling to accept the
fact that the blood of the original Satellite runs through my
veins. This is too much.” Her sobs came out in a frenzied rush. “It
was bad enough to find out I was sired by an evil fiend of Twilight
but to know that man is Cooper O’Toole…I can’t process that. He saw
me, rode with me, and never once let on.” She looked up at Von
through teary eyes. “And he murdered Raef right before my eyes!
He’s a beast! My father is a horrid, heartless monster.”
He held her
tightly as she sobbed
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