015: Dead or Alive?

"Any news yet?"

Zephyros asked.

"No, his body still hasn't been found, even after four days."

Medusa replied.

"The funeral is in a week, and we don't even have his body to weep for."

Mom said.

"It truly is sad that our family had to split apart like this."

Dad said.

"Sad? You mean you're sad that he's gone?"

Zephyros questioned them.

"And you're not?"

Medusa answered.

"No, I feel no grief for his death."

"ZEPHYROS! HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT!"

Mom screamed at him.

"Why should I grieve for someone who spent his life pushing others forward? If he were here now, he would tell us to get over it and keep moving forward."

"Yeah, he would say that, but…"

"But what? If you truly want to honor his death, then move forward."

Everyone went quiet for a moment.

"What am I saying,"

Zephyros continued.

"I can't even move forward myself. I feel like wherever I went, Yuhven was carving out my path forward, and now that he's gone, I am lost along the path. I don't know where to go next."

They all took a moment to ponder upon what he said, and they realized that they all felt the same way.

Don't worry everyone.

Dad thought.

I'll get to the bottom of this.

"It seems we're out of milk,"

He said.

"I'll go get us some more."

He left the house, but no one paid him any mind.

Good, they're not suspicious of anything.

Dad thought.

But I don't understand it.

Why now?

It's been twenty years, why did they wait so long to strike?

The Dark family is currently led by twelve siblings.

One of them, the strongest of all of them, is the head of the Dark family.

These twelve siblings were all the sons and daughters of the previous head of the Dark family.

But the thing is, the last head of the Dark family had fourteen children.

One of them was abandoned at an orphanage when she was just a baby.

Her name was Olympia Dark.

The other thirteen were supposed to become generals led by the new head of the Dark family.

Meaning twelve generals in total.

However, one of the more powerful generals ran away just a little after he was named a general.

The man adopted a normal life.

He had a wife and three children.

He had a happy life until the Dark family found him twenty years later and attacked his family on a camping trip.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

That's right.

My dad's true name was TJ Dark.

Just you wait.

He thought.

I will find you, you cannot hide from my sight.

The spirit TJ was combined with gave his eyesight a massive boost.

It sounds lame when I put it like that, but he could do so much with it.

One of the many abilities his eyes gained was the ability to see anywhere.

He does not have to be somewhere to see what is happening there.

SO YOU'VE FINALLY CALLED UPON MY POWER AGAIN?

His spirit said in his head.

See, spirit and human combination is almost like putting two souls in the same body.

They share a mind and can communicate with each other at all times.

After TJ decided to live a normal life, he sealed his spirit deep within, and never let it out.

Yet no matter how hard he tried, he could not run away from his family and his abilities.

THIS SHOULD BE FUN!

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE GOTTEN TO STRETCH MY LEGS!

Let me use your power to track down the Dark family hideout.

AND WHY SHOULD I LISTEN TO YOU?!

Because I defeated you twenty years ago and sealed you away, don't think I won't do it again.

UGH!

FINE!

DON'T BE SUCH A KILLJOY!

YOU CAN FIND THEM AT THE DARK BAKERY!

NOW LET'S GET GOING!

I'M EXCITED FOR MY FIRST MISSION IN TWENTY YEARS!