10

"I'm sorry, Kairi, but I do not deserve to be by your side anymore."

She came over to the piano but stayed a ways away from me, "Why do you say that?"

I looked to the piano, "Now that I know what I have done to you, I can't look at you the same."

"What did you do to me? I don't understand!"

I clenched my fists, "I'm the person who tried to kill you."

Kairi took a few steps away, "Wh-what are you saying?"

I looked to Kairi as tears came down my face, "You're my daughter I tried to kill eleven years ago."

"No…" Kairi whispered as she put her hands over her mouth. She took more steps back, "No."She said at regular level as she reached the door, "No!" She screamed before throwing open the door and running out of the room.

"Kairi?"I heard Gonen ask but he froze when he came into the room to see me crying, "What in the world happened?"

Gonen tried to touch me but I quickly slapped his hand away as I continued to cry, "Do not comfort me!"

"What did you two talk about that could make you and Kairi cry?"

Gonen asked but we both looked up as we were slightly startled by the sudden appearance of the King, Queen, Prince, Shari, and Noah.

"Gonen! What is going on?"Asher hissed as he started to come at Gonen in anger.

"Stop!" I yelled as everyone looked to me, "Gonen has done nothing wrong!"

"But…"

I snarled at Asher, "Don't just take whatever you want out of what you barge into and act!"

The king stepped forward, "Some of the guards went after Kairi. She luckily only went to your room."

I hugged myself as I tried to stop crying, "Call your guards off. She needs to be alone for a while."

"Did you two fight?" The king asked and I shook my head.

The queen suddenly came in front of me, "Did you tell Kairi whatever Kana told you?"

I nodded as I looked up to the queen's sad face, "She will hate me for the rest of her life."

"Why?"

I cried more, "Because I am the woman who tried to kill her!" I yelled as I put my head in my lap, "Kairi is my daughter I tried to kill soon after she was born!"

"But we killed your daughter!" Gonen argued.

I shook my head, "Kana saved Kairi before she died!"

"This can't be real…"Gonen whispered as he shook, "That girl will be hunted due to her blood!"

I shot up from the piano bench as I felt a presence, "No!" I yelled as I ran behind Asher, "Kana! Stop this!" I screamed as I tried to push Kana away from touching Asher while holding his wrists tightly in my grasp.

Kana's nearly black looking red eyes stared me down, "Let go of me, Eva! I must kill that human!"

I felt my eyes and hair change color, "I will never allow that!"

"He is the human who has stolen your heart from me!" He hissed as he tried to fight back, "For that he must die!"

"Hammer of blood!" I hollered as I watched blood come from one of my remaining wounds turned into a hammer the size of my torso and slammed Kana into the wall at least 20 feet behind him. He stood slowly while watching the humans of the room.

"You humans have misunderstood something," Kana said in a groan while trying to stand, "Kairi is nearly a full blooded Wielder."

Gonen frowned, "That can't be possible if she is the daughter of Eva."

Kana smiled, "I gave you time to tell them, but you seem to have not used it wisely," He sighed before looking to Gonen. "Kairi is recognized as a full blooded Wielder because I am a full blooded Wielder and Eva is a halfblooded Wielder."

Asher suddenly whipped around and grabbed my hand I had at my side, "Eva is not a monster like you! She is a full blooded human being, just like us!"

Kana started to move but stopped when I slapped Asher's hand away, "Don't speak as if you know me!" I hissed as I turned around and Asher saw my tears, "You know nothing about me!" I turned back around as tears fell, "I am a monster!"

Kana walked over to me and put his hand on my head, "I promised to give you a week with these humans and time is up. It is time for you and Kairi to come with me," Kana put his other arm around my back, "You know I am the only person who can protect you. None of these humans can protect you from the Wielders who will come after you soon."

I shook my head, "I need more time!"

Kana's grip on my back tightened, "You are testing my patience, Eva."

"Please! I can't leave! Not yet!"

Kana let go of me and I watched as he went to the door of the room, "You have two days, Eva. I will meet you and Kairi at our first home," His dark eyes looked to me, "If you do not show up, I cannot promise the safety of these humans you have come to care about." He added angrily before leaving the royal house.

I kneeled on the floor as my hair and eye color changed back, but looked up when Gonen rushed over to me. He picked me up by my shirt collar and held me off of the ground, "You've been lying to us this whole time?!" He hollered as his hand that held me shook.

"No!" I choked, "I had no idea I was a half blood!" I looked away from him, "If I had known that I would've never have tried to kill my own daughter!"

Gonen's grip didn't loosen, "How can I believe you? You didn't tell me anything! It's been a week and you didn't say a word!"

I looked to him with power, "I had to tell Kairi first! She deserved to be the first to know! I…" Tears kept falling down my face and tried to stop my words, "I just couldn't bring myself to tell her or you! How could I tell you that I am your enemy? After everything, how could I tell the people I care about that I am a monster?"

"Did Kana tell you?"

I nodded as I closed my eyes, "But before I told everyone, I had to confirm it for myself! That is what I have been doing for the past week!" I paused for a moment to try to collect myself, "My parents lied to me…I was not even their child to begin with!"

"But from the pictures you showed me, you looked exactly like your mother!"

I shook, "That woman was my aunt…her twin sister was my mother and my father was a very powerful Wielder. She died after giving birth to me."

Gonen let go of me and I fell to the floor, "Take Kairi with you and leave this place! We cannot have relatives of Kana here!"

Asher grabbed Gonen's shoulder, "What are you saying, Gonen? Regardless of her blood, Eva is still Eva!"

Gonen looked to the Prince, "If Eva doesn't leave I will be forced to kill her in order to protect the royal family," Gonen watched me as I sat up, "I don't want to have to kill the only person who I've felt was like a daughter to me."