Alex the child of the broken mirror

They are all out of breath as they all had walked there without the help of Doctor Carol, Christian still hasn't felt well since the fusion making sure to keep his guard up the whole time till they are able to reach home.

Mars studies their surroundings trying to catch anything or anyone coming around, Shimon sits with Alex on the side watching his expression fully concentrated ahead of himself, "Kid are you okay?"

"I am fine...Shimon, why do you care so much?"

Clearing his throat nervously he places his hands on his lap, "Alex...I failed you so much..."

"I am sort of remembering hazy images of seeing you at a crossroad, you threatened my life if I didn't leave..."

"So you do recall that I see Alex..."

"Don't feel pity for me, Shimon, this was merely my fate."

"I won't let anyone take you, don't be foolish..."

He falls silent, Shimon looks away feeling guilty; in his mind, he never truly knew the effects of how they may have hurt Alex and they changed the current events of his life's cycle, "Alex..."

"Hmm...Shimon just let it go please."

"They are here!" Mars yells out loud holding his hand to his head, he has to squint as he is the only human in the group.

Christian becomes fearful watching the silhouettes walk into the streetlight unveiling their presence, "You are!" Christian says in shock.

"I am Alice's twin aren't I?" The woman replies spinning in her long evening gown gathering dust from the dirt on the hard cement.

Right beside her is a man with very long blue hair, he is wearing a dusty grey hanfu; it flows as he walks. "I am Mars, very happy to meet you."

"Y-you are me!" Mars howls, he feels he may faint first of this figure in front of him.

He was much older than he was, his face was painted and carried a flute to his side, he could tell he was in awe of his double standing in front of him.

"You should pick your jaw up from the floor there kid."

A few moments he is aghast before realizing what he was there for, "Oh right..."

"Mars is such a child still isn't he?" Alice chuckles, Christian gets behind Mars.

"We want to know what your terms are Alice."

Another manifestation of someone comes from the back dressed in a navy blue tunic dress with a purple brooch bow and beige pants, her blonde hair pinned in a ponytail, "I got the Witch of the Mountain, do you got Alex?"

Alex comes forward on his own, Shimon feels helpless pleading to himself inside to protect Alex, but he could feel a magick could not perceptive.

"Do you recognize me little one?" Alice asks Alex whose eyes are completely fixed on her company, he is drawn by her face alone edging along to her.

Christian becomes cautious, "You have done nothing, but tormented me..."

Clapping her fingers together he falls to his knees, his eyes looked more desolate than they ever had before gazing downwards.

"Child of broken mirror you can't talk back to me!"

She snaps angrily, "Master!" Christian yells, "That is dirty!"

"Do you even know what he is capable of right now in this state?" She says with a sneer, the "other" Mars gingerly takes Alex by the hand helping him up.

The blonde shoves the witch of the mountain in Christian's arms, she was under a deep sleep spell from her captors, "Why do you want my master?"

"Little one...show them your new ability."

"Ensnare!" He calls out, a mirror appears swirling around to trap Christian inside the other side of the glass, he starts to bang on the inside.

Shimon and Mars instantly flip out, gazing at Christian from within the seeing glass, "Alex please let him go!" Mars demands.

The "other" Alice claps, "You may surrender your devil."

Alex releases Christian from his glass prison, "I could have squished him to death..."

"Alex..." Christian whispers terrified, "I request to know what you plan!"

"I will take the power from Edwin obviously...he neglected to realize Alex is now a much powerful weapon shattered..." Alice snickers wickedly.

Shimon hurtles his blade at the "other" Alice swinging it fiercely when the "other" Mars calmly walks in front of him casting a quick chant, the blade swings into a magick shield, "How dare you try to hit the mistress!"

"I am not giving the kid up!" Shimon yells, "He doesn't deserve this!"

"Little one, please entrap them...we are done here!"

"Ensnare, ensnare esnare!" Alex yells, sending Christian, Mars, and Shimon to be captured in a prison of glass, their floating confinement vanishes in thin air.

"Good boy...I have something to reward you with my little one."

"Please don't tell me..." The "other" Mars said with a grin, "You are horrible."

"Actually I would like to give him his soul back...but with a price..."

"Mistress you are being too kind to him, please reconsider."

"He may not make with Edwin, this is my kindness to him..."

"I see...looks like we got to keep the witch and Alex...isn't that right London?"

She was helping Lucia get back up, the spell cast over made her numb to everything around her, "Pulled the wool over their eyes." She says smiling.

Alice snaps sending them back to their home base, London takes the witch back to her room while Alice takes Alex by the hand leading him to a small enclosed room.

She helps him lay down before leaving, Alex immediately falls to sleep.

Mars meets Alice outside of the door, "Is he sleeping?"

"Like a baby, come Mars."

"He looked very sickly, I will feed him later."

"Thank you, Mars."

Together they walk to her large coffin in a private room all to herself, the sarcophagus is two times bigger than she is, the room is musty and damp and dark, "I will see you later Mars, thank you."

Mars would end up doing the daily errands needed the rest of the day waiting on the rest of the household to wake, but for now, is a place of solitude.

These are the hours he would train, make his own food, talk with the feeders or collect blood making his rounds about the place to ensure everyone is proper.

"We heard mistress has brought a new vampire, is it true?" A young woman asks.

He nods, "It is true, but he is temporary, treat him as a guest."

"Understood Master Mars..." She says turning and leaving, Mars took deep pride in his care of the manor, the rooms, all sanitary for use.

His makeup made him look easily like a vampire on his own given the white makeup, he never carried weapons and is one of the quickest spell casters in the den.

Mars is also one of the most decent cooks in the house besides the maids made to take care of the household, he always took tea at the same time of day.

What made him the most perfect was his attention to detail, he loved to paint and often would upset his den with his handiwork.

Later that night he would open the door to Alex's room getting ready with the maids for semi-defragmentation.

Sharp tools are sat out on a tray, he bends down opening Alex's eyelids aiming a curved tool straight into his retina, he is groggy steadily coming out of his sleep.

"This might hurt Alex, please bear with me."

The maids have to hold his arms and legs down as Mars works on his ocular organ working on altering his current state to half of who he was.

Blood seeps from the socket the further down he pushes into his eye, "A little more..."

His shrieks could be heard down the hall awakening Alice from her slumber, she could only grimace in the wake of hearing Alex's pain in the distance.