Broken Wings

The Masquerade Is Over

Waking up, I heard screams coming from the living room. Loud roaring voices echoing through out the house. Scratching my head, I wondered what was going on. The voices continued to grow, but I could not depict what they were saying. Are my parents fighting with Flynn? It is not his fault. I did chase after his men. Walking to the door, I tried opening it, so I could see what was going on.

However, the door would not budge. The door felt like it had something held up against it. I want to know what all the screaming and stuff is about, but if the door will not open, I guess it is something I do not need to know. I mean besides the fact of who I am, my parents would not keep secrets from me, and I am sure Flynn is just trying to keep my safe.

As I laid on my bed, I thought of all the horrible stuff that was about to happen. The guardian called Kellen seemed to know me pretty well. Well, he knows the past me. Suddenly, I felt a pain in my back start to rise. A burning uncontrollable pain covered the entire form of my back. What was this feeling? Normally from what I can tell, the pain arises if something bad is happening. Then, I finally realized what is going on. A giant thud exploded from the living room. Something was going on. I had to find out.

Running to the door, I tried shoving it open, but it just would not budge. Again and again and again, I hit the door as hard as I could, but it would not work. Why is this not working?

"Pathetic...Human...Be....AN...ANGEL!" The sentence roared in my head as I felt my wings explode from my back. What the heck just happened? I did not pop my wings out, and who was that voice? The voice sounded so dark and in so much pain. Spreading my wings, I wondered what she meant by "be an angel". Could my wings break the door down?

Slamming my wings against the door, the door opened a little bit, but it still was not enough to open the door. What can I do? Something is happening. Then, I heard it again, "Use...The...Power...To...Increase...Your...Strength...Moron..." This voice is pretty harsh, but if I use the power, could I hurt the people in the house? Better question right now is who this dang voice is?

Now for the best part, closing my eyes, I saw the red flame from before, but instead, it was just sitting there. It was not coming to me, and I could not feel my body. I felt numb. Stretching my hands, I gripped the flames tightly as it wrapped around my hands. Who is doing this?! I did not move my arms voluntary.

Opening my eyes, I looked down to see no more flames on my hands. Confused, I noticed something glowing in the mirror. Looking at the mirror, I saw me with red eyes like Flynn. Does this mean I am using the angel power? Flynn's eyes turn red when he does. Only one way to find out. Looking at the, I slammed my shoulder against it one last time. Finally, the door opened; however, instead of just opening, the door fell off the hinges and laid on the floor as the chair that must of held the door was in pieces. Well, one that was really loud, and two I did not judge my own strength.

Walking towards the living room, my wings were still burning for some reason. I felt butterflies rising in my stomach as I wondered what I am getting myself into. Arriving in the living room, I saw the problem. Kellen stood in the middle of the room with a bright sword in his hand. My mother was slammed against the wall breathing hard while my father stood in front of her protecting her. Flynn was staring at Kellen with his red eyes as blood ran from his lips.

"Well, look who decided to show up. I thought I heard you, Sage." Kellen smiled at me with blue eyes. Flynn looked at me in a shocked expression. I bet he did not think I would break down the door.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I roared walking more in the living room as my wings started spreading.

"I wanted to come see your beautiful face." Kellen smirked as he waved his sword in the air. I do not like smart ass answers. Frankly, for some reason I can not stand him.  "Along with actually seeing her." He continued as I looked at him funny. See her? Who is her?

"No...Marco, stop him before.." My mother tried saying as she coughed up blood. Mom. Kellen will pay for hurting her.

"Sage, you need to leave." Flynn ordered as he stared at me with his cold expression. His voice was so heartless and hateful. What did Kellen mean by see her?

"No. What did you mean by see her? Who is her?" I asked as Kellen began to laugh. Was my question meant to be funny? I was trying to be as serious as I possibly could.

Still chuckling, Kellen answered, "Has she been quiet this entire time?"

"That does not answer my question! Who is she?!" I roared as I felt my blood boil.

A smirk rose on his face. He knew he was enraging me, but why? With a devilish smile on his face, Kellen said, "Why the real you, of course. Your angel self is now brought to life. The Sage from before is back but is hiding. I am sure you have heard her. Now, I want to see her." So, the harsh voice I heard was actually me. How? I thought she was lost. Could this mean she is more powerful than me? When we merge, will I lose all my memories?

"No..You are lying. Flynn, he can not be serious." I looked at Flynn hoping to see a sign of something to show it was not true, but Flynn could not look at me. Is it really true? Has he been lying?

"Well. Well, it seems the one you trusted has hurt you. This one trusts people too easily. Should be easy getting her back now." I could not respond to Kellen's smart remark. My hope had been crushed.

"Shut the hell up, Kellen." Flynn roared as he wiped the blood from his mouth.

"Why should I? I mean this girl wants to be Sage, so she should know what happened to her real mother." Kellen smirked as my head started hurting.

'No...Don't....You....Dare..' The voice said in my head. I had to ignore him. I could not listen to him.

Running to Kellen, I saw Flynn's dagger pointed straight to him. Kellen met his dagger with his sword as he pushed the attack away. Then, Kellen punched Flynn in the gut sending Flynn against the wall. His red eyes widened as blood exploded from his mouth. Quickly, I ran up to Flynn and kneel down beside him asking, "Flynn, are you ok?"

'How...Dare...You...Hurt...HIM.." I heard the voice roar in my head as my blood began to boil, and anger rose inside of me. Our emotions are connected together, too.

"I am fine. Now, run." Flynn said sharply. He told me to run. Run where? This is my home.

"There is no point of her in running. Her mother tried to remember? Look where she is now? Six feet under." Kellen started talking as he walked slowly to us. I stared at the guardian with my red eyes in anger. "Your mother broke the law creating you, but we let you live since your power was so strong. When your mother discovered what we planned to do to you, well you remember seeing the video, don't you, Sage."

'No...Be...Quiet..' The voice roared as I involuntary clinched my fists. No. Do not let him win.

"Shut up. You will not win." I roared as he got closer to me.

"Oh, really now?" Grabbing my wrist, I felt him pull me close to him. The bright light of his wings exploded from behind him. Darkness and light was entangled together. I could feel the grip of his hand keeping me from moving away. "Do I have to go into detail?" I felt the heat of his breathe against my face. Even though I was mad around him, I still felt so nervous since well he is a guy. I mean those sharp muscles are not that hard to notice.

"Let go of me!" I roared. I am surprised to voice to not make a comment to his suggestion. I honestly did not want to hear about it.

"Your mother said the same thing when we held her against her will." I felt his lips press against my ear. "We slowly ripped off her wings. Her blood exploded on the ground as we held her wings in front of her as she watched her most precious part of her burn. Then, we laid her on a plank with her arms tied against, and her legs tied together. After tying her up, we connected her to machines to pull her arms and legs away from her body. We urged her to tell us your father, but she just would not tell us who your father was. The monster who help create the horror like you. So, we finally just ripped her arms and legs from her body. Then, we burned her body like she was trash."

After hearing him say those horrible things, the voice said, 'I..WILL...KILL...YOU..' How could anyone do such a horrible thing?! Aren't angels supposed to be kind and helpful? Why would they do that to one of their own!? I felt my vision start to disappear. I tried to fight what was about to happen, but her strength was just too much for me. I felt my body start to black out. She was coming. The darkness, the hatred, the horror was about to come out, and I could not stop the terror about to arise.