Episode 8- What Kills

Now that the parade was over, it was time for my performance. They let me down and I smiled for the crowd. "What would you guys like me to showcase today"? "Strength", everyone shouted. I put my hand by my ear. "I can't hear you"! "Strength"! "Well why didn't you just say so"? I gathered ten men and told them to gather around. After that I told them to stand and sit on certain parts of my body. After that, I had completely balanced all of them. Everyone cheered, Freyaj, Clover, and Wanda did too. "Amazing"! I let them down and flexed my muscles. I had gained super strength from my transformation.

I threw a basket of fruits into the air. I grabbed all 20 of them out of the air without landing on the ground. I juggled them before letting them all fall into the basket. I did a couple more tricks before the celebration was over. I went back to my room in the palace and put on my normal outfit. Freyaj came from her room across the hall, along with Clover. "Hey Freyaj, hello Clover". "We need to find Muhammad". "The Muhammad"? "Yes, you know him"? "Me and him dated for 2 years". "What"? "Yeah, it ended horribly. It was a pretty serious relationship", I said, glaring at Wanda behind him. "We'll visit him tomorrow, for tonight, we should rest".

The queen arrived in the room and invited us to dinner. We all sat at a large table with the King, Queen, prince, and two princesses. "Thank you for inviting us to dinner", Wanda said. "She didn't invite you, she actually insisted that you not come. I told her it was fine", I spoke up. Wanda turned back to the queen. Her eyes darted and the queen acted like she didn't see her. "Well, I hope you all enjoy your dinner", the king said. I laughed, "I will". "Because it is your last", the Prince spoke up. "What"? Just then, Freyaj, Wanda, and Clover all passed out. I felt dizzy. I picked up my knife and threw it at the king's throat. "Honey"! Just then, everything went black.

When I woke up I was in the cellar. Everyone else was in there too. My hands were cuffed to the wall. "Wake the hell up"! Everyone got up and looked around. "We've been tricked, they're going to kill us". "Seems like none of us are...special", Wanda said. "Nope... that's just you". The queen approached us with blood on her dress. "You've murdered my husband". "Well he did drug me and my friend". "Don't you mean friends"? "Nope, blondie and gringo aren't my friend". Clover scoffed. "We want to harvest your power". "There's no way for you to do so". "But in the prophecy, we were successful". "The prophecy is a bunch of bull crap".

"If you say so". "Why did you have to lock up my friends". "Because they'll only get in the way". "I know the secret of the royal family. Why do you really need my power"? Her eyes started to glow gold and blue. "Because the more the merrier". I grit my teeth. "Let us go or I'll have to get violent". The queen laughed. I yanked my arms and the chains broke. "You've seen my strength before. Don't act surprised". Clover and Freyaj broke themselves free. "I need help", Wanda whispered. Clover broke her chains and helped her up. "I see you are the weak one as of now. But trust me my dear... your strength is greater than anyone could ever know".

I stepped in front of her. "Let us out"! She rolled her eyes. I ran up to the cell door and kicked right through it. I slid across the floor. "I told you to let us out". She threw a gold and blue orb at me. As it hit me I felt a wave of heat and pain pass through my body. I fell to the ground. The queen ran and everyone else left the cell. Clover tried to help me up. I slapped his hand and stood up. "Why the hell are you just standing here? Go chase her"! Everyone stared at me. "What"? I looked down and saw a large hole in my stomach. "Well fuck". Everything went black.