Crux & Eridanus: part 2
Evelyn
My, my, if it isn't my beloved grandson.
Took you long enough to come see me.
What, you got better things to do than come see your gam-gam?
Queen
I-I'm so sorry gam-gam…I-I'll try to be better in the future…
Evelyn
Whatever, what brings you here dear?
Queen
Uh…um…he gave me a job and told me to bring you along with me…
Evelyn
Oh? So you only came here because someone else told you to?!
Don't you care at all about me?!
Queen starts choking himself with his hands against his will
Queen
O-of course I do!
P-please stop, that hurts!!
Evelyn
Wait, by he, do you mean master?
Queen desperately gasps for air in between sentences
Queen
Y-yes!
Evelyn
Why didn't you say that sooner!?
Queen
I-I tried, but you got mad before I could say anything!
N-now, please stop or I might die!
Evelyn
Don't exaggerate.
You know, your father wouldn't have complained.
Now he was a strong man.
You unfortunately inherited your mother's weak blood.
I always told him he could've done better.
I even tried setting him up with some of my friends, but he insisted on marrying for "love"
Well where did that "love" get him? Hm?
Six feet underground, that's where!
Queen
Gam-Gam!!!
Queen's hands stop strangling as he falls to the ground
Evelyn
Sigh, if only your father was the one who received that blessing, none of this would've happened.
Flashback, two soldiers stand outside a doorway, one of them is a younger John
Soldier
Ma'am, it is my unfortunate duty to relay to you the tragic passing of captain Evelyn. He was a wonderful man, one of the bravest and strongest men I've ever had the honour to serve with.
Take solace in knowing he died protecting what he loved: his country and all of you.
A young boy looks at John as a faint aura emanates from the wooden blocks the boy is holding
John looks at this as Corvus emerges
Corvus
Can you see it?
Just a nod will work
The boy nods his head as he looks at Corvus looming over John
John begins to smile
Evelyn stands crying in the doorway as John leans in and whispers in her ear
John
I'll return later, there is one silver lining to come from this incident.
John is sitting in a room alongside Evelyn and Queen's mom
John
Thank you for being willing to hear me out, I'd like to speak to you about this boy of yours.
How old is he?
Queen's mother
Seven, but why does that matter?
John
Amazing, I believe your son has been blessed by the heavens.
Queen's mother & Evelyn
What?!
Evelyn
I always knew there was something special about my family.
My boy always had something special about him, it only makes sense he was blessed by the heavens.
Queen's mother
What are you saying!?
This man's obviously just trying to scam us.
I thought it was too good to be true for him to have good news immediately after the passing of my husband.
Leave our house now.
Evelyn
Shut your ungrateful mouth!
I'm sorry about the girl, please continue what you were saying before about how special I am.
John
Yes, well, when I last visited I noticed something special about that child over there.
Tell me, have any peculiar or inexplicable events ever occurred around the boy?
Evelyn
Well, when I was younger, I always could tell when a storm was coming on based off my sleeping–
John
That's wonderful ma'am, however I'm curious about the boy specifically.
Have you ever seen anything like, let's say…
This?
A chair starts floating in the air
Evelyn
You were right!
Magic!
Blessings from heaven must truly exist!
Please, tell me how I can receive one of these!
Queen's mother has a look of fear and shock on her face as it's revealed Corvus is holding the chair
Corvus stares right back at her as well
Corvus
So, it's safe to assume YOU are the one responsible for the boy's abilities?
Queen's mother
What do you want.
John
No need to be so aggressive, I merely wish to train the boy to help develop his talents into something even greater.
Queen's mother
Bullshit. I know that look in your eyes, those are the eyes of a monster.
Evelyn
What are you two talking about?!
Why won't anyone answer my questions!?
Sir, how can I receive a blessing?!
John
You want a blessing?
Give me the boy.
Queen's mother
What kind of ridiculous condition is that?!
You can't have my son
Corvus drops the chair as it raises its fists
John
I was considering sparing you and allowing you to keep your power, but it looks like you'll just become a hindrance to me later.
I should just dispose of you right here and now.
Queen's mother
Try it.
Her own Manifesto emerges in response
John
Oho, what an interesting appearance, I can't wait to experiment with its powers after I've disposed of you.
Corvus throws a punch at Queen's mother as its fist stops right before connecting with her
John
Hm, is it safe to assume this is your doing?
Queen's mother
I'll never let you have my so–
She coughs up blood
As she looks down, a knife is sticking out of her stomach
Evelyn is standing behind her
Evelyn
Was I helpful sir?
Can i receive a blessing now?
John
Ha ha ha!!!
You've been very helpful, alright, I'll give you a blessing!
Corvus grabs Queen's mother by the throat as her Manifesto disappears before her neck is snapped
John
Consider this as a token of my appreciation.
There are conditions to this blessing though,
First: My words are absolute.
You will honour my words and thoughts above the laws of humans and gods alike.
Second: You will raise that boy under the same principles and ensure he becomes a powerful person who won't lose to anybody in the fight.
I will come and see the boy's progress for myself once a year.
Can you agree to these terms?
Evelyn
Of course sir–no–master!
John
Very good.
John crouches down next to Queen
John
What's your name, boy?
Queen
…Queen…
John
I expect great things of you Queen.
One day, I don't know when, I'll call upon your talents to deal with a truly powerful foe.
It will be a job I can't trust to anyone else except you.
So do your best to become strong with the help of your grandma, ok?
Queen stares at the body of his mom as John's face gets covered in shadows with only his eyes still showing
John
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Queen nods his head to John as John steps to the door
John
Oh, and one more thing.
He puts his finger up to his lips as he smiles
John
Let's keep what happened here a secret.
(That boy, I wonder, when will I need him?)
(Is there really anyone in the world strong enough to make me consider using him?)
(I have plenty of other pawns at my disposal.)
(I'll make sure I save those two as a last resort for when I really need them.)
(Ha, as if that day could ever come.)
Cut to James as he steps into John's building
James
Thanks for joining me for this investigation.
It reassures me to have a doctor and an investigative journalist helping me
Will
It's weird, I feel like anytime I agree to help you, we always end up on this street.
Maybe there's something like a curse here?
Caroline
Any respect I had for you in the restaurant is gone now.
James, I'm happy to be helpful, what kind of monster goes around killing children!?
As a doctor, I can't stand idly by and let people get hurt.
It's the whole reason I set up my practice where I did.
James
Thanks, we already checked in with Ricky, so his employees should be on the watch for someone matching the poster I made.
Caroline
Why don't we have Will use his powers?
Can't he see into the past?
Will
Only 24 hours, I can't see anything past that.
If I could've I would've gone back in time to try and get a look at this killer.
James
I appreciate it, but I've been able to put together a pretty accurate profile based on what we saw at the crime scene as well as what you and I remember from that farm.
Will
That was definitely something, it really showed me how crazy Manifestos could be.
James
Well I'm glad, going forward, assume everyone we fight is as dangerous as Chuck and Dr. Sunshine, ok?
I refuse to let anyone else die.
I'll protect you with everything I have, so let's find this psycho and put an end to his murder spree!
John looks down at James from his office as his eyes glow