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Chapter 16 - Freedom is lost

Satasha opened her eyes slowly gazing through her dim sight to the source of light. Few seconds of focusing she saw a blur image of a window that was fully opened, the blowing wind made the white silk curtain dance with it and filling the room with the scent of a fresh mowed grass. She looked around and saw that she is not in Olympus anymore, the design of this room is completely different from Olympus design. She sat on the bed searching for something to protect her self from who ever got her here, she only saw a quill and hid it under her sleeves. Her body was aching that she hardly stood up and walked toward the window and saw a beautiful garden view, Satasha felt that she was here and knew this place, as if it was a long lost dream she lived.

The door opened and a voice of a familiar man said "Satasha?!"

Satasha turned and saw the tall handsome man with black wavy hair and red eyes, he looked familiar but she didn't recognize him.

The man "Satasha it's me Settsu your brother!"

Satasha looked confused at him, if she has a brother why she doesn't know about him?. She scanned his face and saw similarities between them, they both have wavy hair, oval face and full mouth.

Settsu stepped closer to the bed "They told me you remember nothing!, It's my fault I didn't protect you I am sorry"

Satasha remained silent looking confused at him, he continued "I have abandoned the palace so I can be your full time guard but that doesn't bother me because you matter more to me. How are you feeling today?"

Satasha asking "Who are you?"

Settsu sighed and sat on the bed "My name is Settsu and I am Mitskaki's third son and your four years older brother"

Satasha "If you are my brother why I cannot remember you?"

Settsu "That is because Zeus tortured you for a year suppressing your memories and replacing it with something else"

Satasha "But I know nothing!, Not even my name!"

Settsu eyes filled with tears but he restrained himself, he spoke with cracked voice "It's my fault forgive me!"

Satasha felt nothing toward him not even sympathy, she replied in cold tone "You are forgiven, Now tell me where and who I am?"

Settsu felt the coldness in her tone answered "Your name is Satasha remember it well, and you are in Zeta's cottage"

Satasha scanned the room "Satasha huh that means life in the old language, It's funny how I remember an old language but I cannot remember my own name!. You don't seem like a threat may I go out to this garden I haven't seen one in a while"

Settsu delighted "Sure I will lead you the way"

He walked toward the door and she followed him but kept few steps behind just in case if someone attacked her. They reached the kitchen and she saw two men there whispering intensely to each other, when they saw Satasha and Settsu they stopped staring at her.

Satasha recognized them from last night they were Zeta and Perseus.

Satasha smiled eagerly to Zeta "I remember you, I see you survived"

Zeta sarcastically "Yeah and thank you for that"

Satasha smiled brightly and unconsciously asked "Where is Mika?!"

They all looked shocked at her even she seemed shocked by her question.

Zeta "I thought she forgot everything and everyone?"

Perseus hopefully "What reminded you of him?"

Satasha confusedly "I don't know!, I don't even know who he is?!"

Zeta "He is my younger brother and he isn't here at the moment"

Satasha looked around and felt that she was once here. Settsu told her everything she had experienced Zeta and Perseus helped completing the story but she sat there just listening, like she was being told someone else's life. Confused by everything. Yesterday she was with Zeus who she didn't even bother to think what he is to her, was it the work of that witch whose known by the bloody dame.

She stayed in Zeta's cottage for a month then she asked if she could go out exploring. Satasha never felt anything no pain, hunger, tiresome, happiness, nor sadness. She was an empty vessel walking.

Satasha respected and admired Zeta, she admired his way of thinking and how he and Perseus and the perfect duo, they understand each other very well as if they were twins.

In the second month she restored her smile and her feeling of what is right and wrong. She began to argue, discuss, talk to Zeta and Settsu. Later Mika came back from his solitude, he was translating the journal far away from anyone's reach. Satasha didn't remember anything about her past but she was enjoyed staying with them "Like a secret order we are" she once told them.

Perseus on the other hand couldn't go back to Olympus, he and Zeta had a huge argument about his return. Perseus wanted to go back to spy on Zeus but Zeta objected, Settsu ,Mika and Satasha agreed with Zeta so now he remained with them.

Lily visited them every once in while she cannot go when ever she want sometimes Yamazaki was with her and sometimes she came alone. Satasha liked when the whole order gathered, she spends the best time with them.

Few months past and winter is on the door. Satasha went with Zeta and Settsu to Tina to see if she could restore what Tatiana had suppressed.

Tina "It's an old magic, I am surprised that she knows about it!, It will take sometime and effort to restore her memories it will be a painful process"

Satasha "I don't feel pain, I don't know what the dame did but she increased my ability to tolerate pain, hunger and tiredness"

Zeta "So you can help her right?"

Tina "I really don't know how the two of you became friends but I am very astonished by how my children have changed, I have never knew you have a soft side Zeta, nor I knew Tatiana was working with Zeus"

Settsu "Don't get me wrong my lady, if you consider yourself not the mother, remember my parents, they don't even care about me and Satasha!"

Satasha smiled "It's okay, can there be an other way that don't consume time and effort?!"

Tina "Yeah there is but I don't know if it would work"

Zeta "What is it?"

Tina served them tea and they all drank it silently waiting.

Tina spoke after sipping it "There is actually two ways other than the traditional one, either you experience a very shocking situation that triggers your memories or experience life and death situation were you die for few seconds then wake up again"

They all sat looking at Satasha.

Zeta "What about the mind controlling by Zeus, can you break the bond between them?"

Tina "I am afraid that the bond cannot be broken without killing Zeus. He is a cunning bastard he made this bond so he can both control Satasha and keep himself safe"

Satasha spent the winter in Tina's house. They tried to find a way to break the bond without harming Satasha or alarming Zeus. Settsu was with them, even though Satasha didn't remember anything but she started to feel again. She trusted Settsu the most, she always talked to him, Lily was the sound of reason she was always neutral in her opinions which Satasha valued the most. The relationship between Settsu and Zeta evolved, they started to trust each other. The small order grew with Tina, they all respected and feared her. Tina has a strong personality and majestic presence, the combination of her soft and strict sides were awfully good, her mysterious eyes made her like an impossible riddle to solve. Satasha learned things from her about life and how to treat people.

As the winter passed the efforts of finding a solution for Satasha's crisis passed too. It was now impossible to know how to break it without harming Satasha, Tina knew only the dark arts which was off the limit because it would destroy her more than helping her. Satasha was now a dangerous zone where no one dared to involve with, at any moment she would be controlled by Zeus or her power would be unleashed. The thing that Tatiana didn't do well was the part that involved with Satasha's power, the torturing and suppressing made Satasha a timing bomb that would explode at any moment so she couldn't use her powers as she did before. Zeta and Perseus taught her ways of relaxing by meditation or repeating a lullaby.

The song of Gilgamesh was her favorite.

Mika on the other hand had managed to translate half of the journal, it was about Hades but it was written by Pandora. It started from the day that they met Pandora wrote everything, how her life turned upside down when they fell in love, how they defeated Kronos and the prophecy. Then she mentioned something about that she was suspecting that Kronos wasn't sealed but made the illusion that he was, and the fact that he is the one that made the prophecy and the curse. Satasha and Zeta read and discuss it. Mika , Perseus and Settsu was there too when Mika came with the translation.

Mika "I don't know why Zeus made fuss about this journal, it mentions nothing new we already know who he is!"

Zeta objected "You haven't read it all there must be something that we can use to defeat him"

Perseus "He cannot be defeated, you know that he absorbes the powers of his dead enemies, he must be ten times stronger when he obtained Hades and Pandora's power"

Satasha "But he obtained neither, Hades's power died with him and Pandora's power is long lost, it can only be found by the successors"

Settsu "You realize that even the successors is lost too, we don't know who they are"

Satasha stared at Mika " Yeah you are right, but let us assume he knows who they are, why hasn't he killed them yet?!"

Mika "Maybe he thinks he has her powers, or maybe he thinks you are the successor!"

Satasha "Nonsense, I am not the successor, Pandora made sure no one know who they are and she did great job"

Perseus "Then what about Hades's power, Do you think that Zeus know you don't have it?"

Zeta "I think he know everything but he does nothing"

Settsu "Meaning?!"

Zeta glanced at Satasha "Meaning that there is a bigger image here, If only we have someone who can spy on him, know his thoughts, someone who can understand his mind"

Satasha thinking "Maybe I can do that"

Settsu angrily "You are out of your mind. Do you need me to be reminded of what he had done to you, have you forgotten that he tortured and made you his puppet?!"

Perseus "He is right, you can't go back there and it's dangerous to use the bond between you two"

Mika "They are right, this is a stupid idea of yours that would make Perseus sacrifice of exposing himself go in vain. We cannot always save you, if you go back there you cannot return here there is no chance!"

Satasha looking at Zeta "You didn't object, Do you agree with me?"

Zeta "Neither, It's not a bad idea but it's dangerous. You are powerful without Hades's or Pandora's power. You need to stay with us till we can find a way to break this bound, he can use it easily if you go back to Olympus. We need to be careful from now on, Tatiana has already chosen her side we need as much army as we can any ideas?"

Mika "The red fox tribe isn't trustworthy, they can switch sides if the enemy payed them more"

Perseus "The Atlantain is our best option at the moment, I can go and speak with Poseidon if you agree"

Settsu "The demons is under Satan's authority and he hates you Zeta, I don't think they would ever agree"

Zeta "What about the priests?"

Mika "Do they even exist?, I thought they had perished long ago"

Perseus "Rumours say that are in the Alps, It's a waste of time to search for them they don't want to engage with anyone"

Satasha "What about the dragon tribe?, I heard that fuji is the new leader can he join us?!"

Settsu "I don't think he likes Zeta"

Zeta "Yeah he doesn't like me"

Satasha "Yamazaki can help us with that"

Mika "Listen as long as Yamazaki works with Sauro he isn't with our side. He may join our alliance but he will serve the both sides"

Settsu "He is right, besides he is exiled for the crimes he made back then so I don't think his tribe would accept his opinion"

Zeta "Tatiana is a problem, she knows too much about us we need to be more careful about who we talk to, I guess Poseidon is our only option at the moment, the most appropriate one but you need to be careful Perseus not to bring the subject at once, I fear that if you go he would sell you out to Zeus!"

Perseus "He hates Zeus since the day he executed Hades with false charges he always knows that he is next"

Zeta "That doesn't stop him from selling you out to buy more time for himself!"

Mika hatefully "I know you will object but we may have the perfect guy to help us on this"

Zeta angrily "No, not him "

Satasha confusedly "Who are we talking about?"

Perseus "Shettsu!"

Satasha and Settsu "Who?!"

Mika "He means Lucifer, he is close to O'rorochi he can help us"

Settsu "I thought grandpa died!"

Zeta "Kind of, but I don't think he is trustworthy, I suspect that he is under Zeus control too!"

Mika "Even though, he still can manage to go and talk with Poseidon to join us"

Zeta "And I made my self clear, I said no that means no we won't go asking his help"

Settsu "What about Tian, she is close to Poseidon!"

Satasha "Who is she?!"

Mika "Lucifer's younger sister, and I don't think she is with our side. She is super close to Tatiana"

Perseus "Well that settles it, I must go to him then since we cannot ask anyone help"

Satasha "You need to be careful you cannot just show up saying come and join our order to destroy your brother"

Zeta looked concerned at Perseus "If you go I go, but we need to send a messager to him first to see if he accept us in Atlanta"

Perseus "No you cannot come with me, It's dangerous, we need your brain on this"

Zeta "Don't even try, I made my decision. I will write a letter and Sitka will be the one who deliver it"

Mika "No offense but him really?, Out of all people him. Do we even know where he is ?"

Settsu sighed "I'll do it, I will deliver the letter and comeback with the answer but you all need to keep Satasha with lady Tina and one of you stay with her, Keep an eye on her till I go back with the reply, Promise!"

Mika "I will protect her with my life"

Settsu "I am not bluffing. Last time I left her with you guys she ended up forgetting her own name"

Mika "Well you left her with Zeta, and I am not Zeta, no offense brother!"

Zeta "Not taken"

Perseus "He isn't in Atlanta at the moment, Poseidon I mean, he is in Olympus and won't return not until next month"

Satasha "How do you know that?"

Perseus "Well he always comes at spring time spend few weeks with Zeus then return to Atlanta. He does that every year to catch up and meet the others at the console. They always gather to discuss some matters at the court then they depart"

Settsu "That sounds boring, well then we have to wait for a month till we start moving any idea about what to do during this month?"

Mika "Helping me completing the journal, all of you are in this with me"

Zeta "Good where we stay then we cannot stay in mother's or my house"

Mika "Well you all will remain in my hideout then"

They went to Mika's cabin by portal gate. Mika's cabin was an one story made from different types of wood, it had a nice view on the ocean, there they spent four months translating the journal. Satasha grew to be very fond of the gathering, she loved the relationship that bonds them and felt like she was home.

One night when everyone was exhausted from work Satasha sat down with Zeta trying to read the last chapter of the journal.

Satasha "Is it me or it looks like it's a total rubbish about his love story and other stuff?"

Zeta "Yeah you are right, I am getting suspicious whether it is an important journal or just a hoax"

Satasha peered curiously at him, she wanted to ask but she changed her mind.

Zeta looking at the journal "Come on say what you wanted to say"

Satasha "It is none of my business, but I got curious about something"

Zeta gazing at her "Ask ahead"

Satasha "Well why do you hate Lucifer?"

Zeta "I don't hate him, there is something that happened between us long time ago and he hates me for that"

Satasha "Can I ask what happened"

Zeta seemed burdened "I killed his daughter and wife"

Satasha confused "But that is not you, you would not do such thing"

Zeta smirked " You don't know me, I did that and I am not proud of what I did"

Satasha "Because you didn't know right?!"

Zeta "Don't read my mind please"

Satasha "It is not your mind that I read but your face. Did you tell him that you didn't know?!"

Zeta "No , because after that incident we never saw him at the red palace. He changed a lot, I almost cannot recognize who he is anymore, her death changed him!"

Satasha "Well if you saw him again tell him!"

Zeta smiled "There is no need, you knew and that is enough"

Satasha confusedly "Why?"

Zeta got up from the table "It's late, don't stay up for a long time "

Satasha nodded.

That night she couldn't sleep for some reason. She got up from the mattress, walked toward the beach, and sat there waiting for the sunrise. Sakata sat next to her looking at the ocean. Suddenly Satasha heard a whisper, she looked around but saw no one, she looked at the ocean again and someone whispered louder this time "Come to me!"

Satasha stood up frightened looking around. The whisper "Come to me!"

She looked at the darkness ahead and saw someone was walking toward her, both confused and panicked she was asked

"Who are you?!"

A man "Don't be frightened, I will not hurt you"

Satasha felt like she heard this voice before but didn't know where. As the man came closer she recognized his face it was strangely familiar, she asked "Do I know you?!"

The man stood next to her " I see you had forgotten me already? I am Lucifer!"

Satasha felt abit relieved and guilty for not remembering who he is. She said

"My apologise, I lost my memories due to a curse so if we met before that I wouldn't remember"

Lucifer sat on the sand "Sit down, it's okay I was told about what had happened, are you better now?"

Satasha sat as he told her and answered

"I am better than before thanks to Settsu and the others"

A moment of silence passed before Satasha inquired "May I know why are you here?, I am sorry for asking but it's weird appearing somewhere near Mika's cabin"

Lucifer smiled "I wanted to see the dusk and wanted something from Zeta"

Satasha curiously "I thought you two hate each other?!"

Lucifer looked at her "And why you think that?!"

Satasha "He told me that he killed your child and wife, he said he didn't know they were your family and killed them"

Lucifer "Yes it is true, he did kill them, but I want something from him so here we are"

Satasha "So you know about that and still blame Zeta?"

Lucifer said nothing, he kept gazing at the horizon waiting for the sun rise.

Satasha impatiently "Forgive me for imposing, it wasn't my business to curiously ask about!"

Lucifer sadly smirked, they both glared at each other for a minute, Satasha felt something weird she didn't know what it was, asked "Do you want me to call Zeta?"

Lucifer looked away "No, I will comeback later. Watch the horizon the sun will shine in no time"

Satasha did as she was told but she couldn't stop her self from looking every minute at Lucifer. She asked finally

"How do I know you?, It feels weird as if I knew you for a long time but I cannot remember!"

Lucifer "You saved me, I owe you my life, Thanks to you I am somehow better"

Satasha's heart was beating very fast as if she ran a mile, she looked at his green eyes and felt her stomach aching with weird burning sensation near her heart. She glanced at the horizon quickly but she couldn't stop her feelings.

Satasha "I must go back now,I will inform Zeta about your visit. It's was very nice to meet you and take care" Lucifer nodded.

Satasha walked toward the cabin hastily.

She stopped once she saw Zeta standing near the border of the cabin"I just met someone he wanted your help in something, he is sitting in the beach"

Zeta "Who are you talking about and why you were there?"

Satasha "I couldn't sleep so I thought to go and watch the sunrise but that guy surprised me, he came out of no where!"

Zeta "Who is he?!"

Satasha hesitatingly "Lucifer"

Zeta displeased "Go back inside, I will talk to him"

Satasha nodded and went back without arguing, she crawled back in her mattress and fell asleep at once.

In the morning she woke up wondering if that was a dream but she heard Zeta and Perseus whispers across the room. They where arguing about something intensely.

Satasha wanted to go near and hear what they were saying but Settsu startled her

"Good morning, where did you go last night?!"

Satasha "I was out walking here and there" Settsu arched his brows "Haven't I told you that you cannot go out without company?!"

Satasha "Well everyone was asleep so I went out then came back in no time"

Settsu "Well then, Mika is making the breakfast so wash your face and join us"

Satasha got up, went to wash her face and brush her teeth in the bathroom then she joined them on the table.

They ate quietly as always, Satasha who was gazing at everyone, she felt something was odd between them this time. They went each on their task after that and Satasha ended up with Mika going out to the town near by to buy supplies.

They walked toward the town without saying a word to each other, Satasha was drowning in her thoughts. When they arrived to the town borders Mika spoke "It's hot today isn't it?!"

Satasha nodded.

Mika "What is storming inside your brain?!"

Satasha "Huh?!"

Mika "I asked why you are spacing out a lot today?"

Satasha "Well I was thinking about something. Is there anything happened before I woke up?"

Mika "No, not really why?"

Satasha "Well I heard some intense argument when I woke up this morning so I got curious and I tried to connect things up"

Mika smiled "Well they always argue, I really don't know how they are still friends they have different personalities and different ideas. One time they argued about which wine tasted better so I wouldn't bother myself to know what they argued about this time"

Satasha relieved a bit "Oh!, Good, I just felt something weird and thought about bad thoughts only"

Mika comforting "Well Satasha I get your point but you don't have to worry about anything we are here for you"

Satasha smiled shyly "Yeah, I know"

They bought what they needed, Mika took her to the shrine and they sat there on the steps eating corn cake.

Mika "I know this is hard for you after everything you have been through but you can speak out about your worries to me or Settsu, I mean Settsu is the only one who you can trust, he value you the most. He defied everything to save you"

Satasha "I know that and I appreciate it but I feel like I don't deserve any of this. I don't deserve kindness after what I have done"

Mika "But that wasn't you remember. You deserve what anyone deserve!, you deserve to be free and loved, Settsu is trying so hard with you so don't give up yet"

Satasha "Yeah you are right!"

She ate he cake quietly

Mika looking at her "You know I was in same situation as you are now but that was along time ago. It was back when I was a teenager I was casted away by everyone because I am a bastard, You know who picked me up from the bottom and made me the man who I am now?"

Satasha "Zeta?!"

Mika smiled "No, It was Tina!"

Satasha astonished "Wow!"

Mika "Yeah, I owe her alot. She trained me, educated me, and helped me out when I wanted to be a part in her family. She told me once

'If you want something work hard to get it'. She was never kind to me but that helped me alot!"

Satasha "You must had been through alot to get here"

Mika "Sure I did. My point is that life isn't fair or easy if you want to be loved or to deserve to live then you have to show it with your action"

Satasha "How so?!"

Mika "Well for starters, you can be kind and generous to others, always smile, and when you feel like you are obligated to do something nasty resist it even if it hurts you, you have to resist so you can get control!"

Satasha admiring "Your words is what I needed. Thank you Mika!"

Mika braggingly "Well that is my talent, I charm people with words"

Satasha giggled and he smiled.

Mika "Well do you want to stay here or you want to go back?"

Satasha "No let us stay here a bit, the wend is cool!"

Satasha put her head on his shoulder and looked at the trees. She felt comfortable and happy when ever she was with Mika, he gives her a positive energy that she needed.

Sakata knows that Mika is one of those people who has a strong, welcoming aura that makes everyone feel cozy around him. He looked at them feeling abit happy that his mother is finally feeling safe.

Mika on the other hand was content that he was close with Satasha. He had an undeveloped feelings toward her but he thinks that she is too young for these stuff and it's not the right time to tell her.

After awhile they went back to the cabin where they spent the rest of the day translating the journal.

On the dinner table they sat discussing about the journal

Settsu "I don't think we will get something from it. It's absolutely useless!"

Mika "Maybe it is, maybe it isn't who knows?!"

Settsu "That still not a very strong motivation to carry on, I mean we already know about Kronos and what Hades did. What more can we get?!"

Mika "How to kill Kronos maybe?!"

Settsu "The chosen one will, we know that too"

Zeta "But who is the chosen one we don't know that for sure!"

Perseus "Kronos thinks it's Satasha and I think he is right regarding her powers that surpasses his"

They all looked at Satasha who was busy eating. She spoke with food filling her mouth

"Even if I am the chosen one, he made sure that I cannot kill him without killing myself in the process"

Zeta "She is right, we need to kill him ourselves and not to wait anyone peculiar to do it instead!"

Perseus "Speaking of gathering the forces Settsu we need you to go and convince the dragon tribe to join us!"

Settsu "What about Satasha?, I cannot leave her. Last time I did so she was sent back to Olympus!"

Mika "Don't worry I will go to Tina's house with her tomorrow. She will be safe there"

Settsu "Why lady Tina's house?!"

Mika "I don't know she wanted to tell us something about how to break the curse and she said she needs my help"

Zeta "When she said that?!"

Mika "At dusk she sent me a message here it is"

He got up and went to the living room, he came back holding a letter and gave it to Zeta. Zeta took it and read it, Settsu got up and stood behind him reading the message.

Zeta "That is her writing for sure then it is settled. Me and Perseus will go and convince the fox tribe, Settsu will go and convince the dragon tribe and you two will head to Tina, agreed?!"

They all looked at Settsu. He sighed "Agreed, but I beg you Mika protect her till I come back!"

Mika "You have my word"

They sat and completed the dinner quietly.

In the morning they all departed the cabin toward their destinations.

Satasha and Mika crossed the port gate to Tina's farm. They walked toward the house and Mika knocked the door.

Tina opened the door and they went in the house.

Tina "Ah, You two arrived early!, Mordroc will join us later come and help me with the lunch"

Mika "Why will father join us?!"

Tina "Ask him when he arrives!"

Satasha was nervous she had never met him before, she wondered what kind of presence he will have. She was abit comfortable with Tina and Mika although the atmosphere was tense between them. Satasha didn't know why she was feeling uneasy and nervous like this, 'something is wrong!. Something bad will happen' she thought to her self but she ignored that right away. She helped them making lunch for five people she asked "Who will join us besides lord Mordroc ? "

Tina hatefully "Yuri!"

Satasha was abit confused "Why Yuri is coming here?, Does my parents know I am here?"

Tina "No, It's some silly meeting I don't know why Mordroc invited us all Is Zeta coming?"

Mika "I told him about the meeting he said he will join us with Tatiana after dinner he has something to do"

Satasha uncomfortably "Then can I go walking out side till the family meeting is over?"

Tina putting the plates on the table "Why?"

Satasha "Well it's a family meeting and since I am not a member of this family, I would rather leave!"

Tina "It's because you don't want to see Tatiana?, You are scared?"

Satasha "Scared and nervous, I want to stay out of the view for the time being!"

Mika "Where do you want to go?"

Satasha "Well since this place is near the town I will be there wondering in the market"

Mika "It's dangerous, what if they kidnapped you?"

Satasha "I won't go very far I promise, I will keep circling the area near by or stay in the farm until they leave!"

Tina "I agree with Mika.It's dangerous but since you don't feel like staying home once they arrive you go in the farm not very far away from sight and practice what I have taught you about self control!"

Satasha "Thank you, I will. Do you want me to do anything else before they arrive?"

Tina "Yes, up stairs, there is a room on right, it has a bunch of handkerchiefs in the second drawer near by the window go and get it!"

Satasha went straight toward her room to get the handkerchiefs, she searched for it in the second drawer and found it under some blanket, when she went down stairs toward the kitchen she froze. She saw Mordroc there standing angrily looking at Tina, when he noticed her, she noticed how frightening he was. This dark aura that surrounds him made him a dangerous man to look at with his strong jaw line and small shady eyes that petrify everything it sees. He spoke with deep lifeless voice

"Who is his kid?"

Tina "This is Satasha, Mitskaki's daughter"

Marvok "Why everyone is making a fuss over you kid, you are not even that pretty"

Satasha smiled even though she was supposed to feel insulted but that phrase made her laugh. She said "And you are not that frightening as they claim!"

Mordroc giggled, his giggles gave chills to her she thought 'Ah now I know where did Zeta got his creepy giggles from!'.

Mordroc "I like this one, you want to show how tough you are when you are obviously shaking!"

Satasha "Well I am shaking because I am nervous, I didn't expect to meet anyone right now, not because I am scared my lord!"

She bowed her head a little, placed the bunch on the table and went out of the kitchen. She saw Mordroc smiling and whispering "She is interesting child, she really looks like Pandora!"

Satasha went to the farm and walked to the end of it. She lied on the ground sighing "That went well" she said out loud. She stared at the sky and it was already dark, she kept looking at the clouds passing.

"You are Satasha, you can control your self" she muttered.

Satasha spent the next hours meditating, trying to get rid of all thoughts and clearing her mind to concentrate on the energy that runs in her vains. After three hours she felt thirsty, she decided to sneak back to get some water. When she arrived near the house she heard an loud argument in the living room, she recognized Tina's, Marvok's and Yuri's voices. She thought it is a bad idea to enter now to the house so she went back to the end of the farm. When she reached there she lied down on the ground again closing her eyes to meditate but when she did she heard some whispers. She opened her eyes and sat searching for the source.

"Get up" it demanded.

Satasha unconsciously got up, she had no control on her body even though she didn't want to obey the whisper.

The whisper "Hear me out, I command you to go back to the house and kill everyone!"

Satasha trying to resist "No please!, Please don't force me again!"

She was walking heavily toward the house, trying to resist it with all she have got. She fell on the ground, her body was shaking and aching, her feet was pushing her toward the house but she braced her arms to prevent her body from crawling. It was very painful to resist, she felt agonized by the pain and winced silently. She wanted to shout so they can come and release her but her voice was gone.

She whispered "Help!, Please I don't want to kill anyone anymore!" But her voice wasn't to audible.

Satasha begged "Help!, Please"

The whisper "Don't resist and obey me"

Satasha sobbing "No, Set me free!"

The whisper "You leave me no choice!"

The whisper started to repeat a phrase in the old language "By the power that is I hold, I command thee to obey me!"

Satasha sobbing and agonized "No, Please!, Get out of my head!"

The whisper repeated the same phrase over and over again until Satasha couldn't control herself any longer, she stopped crying and breathed slowly. Satasha got up looking at the house with her soulless eyes and made a sword out of her power, she marched toward the house slowly while dragging the sword, she opened the door and entered. Everyone was in the living room arguing, she walked toward the living room and stopped looking at them.

Tina, Mika, Yuri, and Marvok was there.

The whisper "Kill them all and burn the house down!"

Satasha looked at the gathering and mutter "Extinguish" in the old language, the lights went out in the whole house.

Tina alarmed "Mark go and check on her!"

The house to dark to see anything and Satasha hid in the darkest corner, she saw Mika walking to the farm and entered to the living room quietly.

Marvok "Someone is here and he is very powerful!"

Satasha was tall enough to slight their throats. She walked close to Yuri who was frightened and holding Marvok's back. Satasha stood behind her and silently she waved her sword and chopped Yuri's head off. Marvok felt her body falling near by him, he sat down and touched her body, when he reached her neck he didn't feel her head, he breathed heavily "Yuri!, Yuri is that you?, Tina where are you?"

Tina anxiously "I am here what happened?!"

Marvok hysterically "No!, Yuri!, You coward, Show your self!"

Satasha waved her sword to chop his head before it reached him, he sensed her attack, he immediately held his sword and stopped her attack. The clicking of the two sword made a spark, Marvok saw Satasha's face, he exclaimed "You!, I will kill you, you RAT!"

He pushed away Satasha and waved his sword to hit her, she was faster than him and quickly avoided it, then she quietly hid in the shadows.

Marvok "Where are you, come on show your self!"

Tina alerting "Marvok don't kill her she is not her self she is possessed!"

Marvok angrily "I don't care what is wrong with her, I'll kill that bitch"

Mika came back panting "She is not there, she is gone!"

Marvok "No, that little rat is here and she wants to kill us!"

Satasha closed her eyes and muttered in the old language "Suffer" Marvok knelt on the floor unable to breathe, Satasha waved her sword and cut his back, Marvok cried out of pain. He fell on the floor bleeding, he stretched his hand to her spot and flames came from his hand to hit her, Satasha avoided it, it burned the sofa nearby. Now the whole living room was enlightened, Mika saw his mother's body lying there headless he looked at his wounded father and then to Satasha who was now waving her sword to finish him off.

"No" Mika cried. He ran and pushed Satasha away falling down on the floor with her. Satasha was trying to catch her sword but Mika held her arms yelling "Wake up damn you, wake up!"

Tina pulled Marvok's bleeding body away from them and tried to stop the bleeding.

Tina "You are fine, don't worry, I will stop this bleeding!"

Marvok pushing her away "Leave me, I can still fight"

Tina shouted " There is no time for pride!, you are losing lot of blood"

Marvok pridefully "Then I'd rather die then ask for you to heal me!"

Tina hatefully "Then this humiliating death suits you!"

Marvok smiled "Yes it does"

Tina pressed over his wound "You promised me that I will be the one that ends your life, so don't die now. You will ruin my plans!"

Marvok caressed her face "I am afraid that I will!"

He pushed her away and held his sword.

Meanwhile Satasha hit Mika's nose hard with her forehead and pushed him away.

She held her sword and waved it to kill Mika, Marvok stopped her attack

"Not my favorite son you rat!" He pushed her away.

Satasha stepped back a bit then came to attack with all of her strength, Marvok was loosing alot of blood and his sight began to dim out, he was ready to repeal her attack but something else stopped it, he looked hardly and saw it was Mika, Marvok fell on his knees breathing heavily.

Mika "My lady take dad and leave"

Tina "I won't leave you!"

Mika pushed Satasha and shouted "GO!"

Satasha was faster and stronger than anyone in this room, she made a dagger and threw it toward Tina who was walking to pull Marvok's body, it hit her heart.

Tina fell on the wall helpless, she was shocked by the attack and bleed a lot.

Mika shouted "NO!"

Satasha waved her sword and cut off his chest deeply, Mika fell on the floor drowning in his blood. The fire had spread across the living room now, Marvok crawled to Tina but Satasha chopped his head off before reaching her, she went to finish Tina off too. Satasha sat near her and spoke "How do you see me now mother!"

Tina struggling to speak "Pathetic, as always!"

Satasha held the dagger and pushed it deeper in her body then pulled it out, Tina held her hand and spoke with lot of effort "Satasha!, I know you are in there, Listen"

Tina used her last strength she had to pull Satasha back to her consciousness.

Tina struggling "Listen to me, This is not you!"

Satasha took a deep breath and saw that she had stabbed Tina, she panicked "What have I done?!"

Tina coughing blood "There you are!"

Satasha sobbing "No!, No!, What have I done?, I am sorry!, I am so sorry!"

Tina struggling "It's okay, Listen to me please, take Mika's body out of here, he is still alive!"

Satasha looked behind and saw what she did, she panicked and cried harder.

Tina pulled her face "Listen to me, I want you to take him to a witch doctor to cure him and I want you to promise me something!"

Satasha sobbing harder "Anything!"

Tina "I want you to tell Zeta that I love him so much, and I'll always be very proud of him!"

Satasha sobbing "I will, I promise!"

Tina breathing hardly "And promise me, promise me that you will protect him no matter what"

Satasha sobbing "I will!"

Tina smiled, her teeth was filled with blood "Now go, hun away they will hunt you down!"

Satasha "No, I can save you, I will not leave you"

Tina "Go!, Save Mika my time is over now!"

Tina breathed her last breath and closed her eyes. Satasha cried hardly "I am sorry!, Oh god please forgive me!"

She stood up and went toward Mika's body, he was still breathing, she dragged him out of the house. The fire spread now in the whole house, Satasha placed Mika's body on the ground far from the fire, she pressed his wound to stop his bleeding.

A voice exclaimed "My god!, Satasha?!"

Satasha looked up to see Zeta and Perseus. Zeta ran to his brother body and sat next to it, he asked "What happened?!"

Satasha sobbed "I am sorry!, I am so sorry!"

Zeta worryingly shouted "What happened?!"

Satasha sobbing "I killed them, I killed them all!"

Zeta aghast "You killed whom?"

Satasha "All of them"

Zeta's face turned pale and asked "And mom?"

Satasha sobbed "All of them"

Zeta angrily jumped on Satasha and choked her, Perseus came to stop him, Zeta's tears was falling on Satasha face, she didn't resist.

Perseus "Stop it Zeta, we need to get your brother a doctor!"

Zeta not listening "Who ordered you, say it who did?!"

Satasha chocking "I don't know!"

Zeta angrily crying "Don't lie to me!, who was it?"

Satasha suffocating "Tatiana"

Zeta stopped choking her and shriked, he covered his face with his hands, he whispered after a deep sigh "Go, Go and never come back!"

Satasha was coughing, she got up and wanted to tell him his mother last words.

Zeta furiously "GO!"

Satasha walked away slowly trembling.

A lightning stroke in the place that she was nearby, she closed her eyes but when she opened them Hercules was standing infront of her.

Hercules "Well now lost kitten, come with me"

Perseus demanded "Leave her"

Hercules "Ah Brother, I missed your presence at the palace, why you stopped visiting us?"

Perseus spitefully "I am not going back to that place again!"

Hercules held Satasha's arm tightly, he addressed her "What a shame, that means no one will save you now"

Satasha was trying to break free from his grip but he was stronger than her at the moment.

Hercules sarcastically "Oh, I am sorry for your loss Zeta"

Zeta angrily tried to attack him but Perseus held his arm and stopped him, Hercules smiled evilly and lifted his head toward the sky, Instantly they transported to Olympus.

Satasha panicked " No!"

Hercules "Oh yeah!, home sweet home!"

Satasha struggled to break free from his grip but she couldn't, Hercules dragged her to the palace, they reached the palace and entered it, Satasha was dragged all the way to her bedroom where Hercules pushed her to the bed "Stay here and be obedient or I will kill you myself"

Satasha angrily "Try me jerk"

Hercules furiously slapped her face and she fell on the floor "know your place scum!"

Zeus "Now, now, Hercules!, That is not the way to treat a child"

Hercules backed away.

Satasha who was now on the floor gathered her strength, stood up attacking him from behind. She concentrated her power in her hands and pushed it into his back, she held his heart in her hands and dragged it out of his body, Hercules fell dead on the floor.

Satasha looked at Hercules heart and bite from it, she then spit it out stating "It taste like shit"

Zeus laughed at her action not caring about his dead son "You grew stronger child, he was useless anyway!"

Satasha threw the heart away "You won't keep me again or control me, I'll make sure your ending is by me"

Zeus smiling "Dream on!, you will never be able to kill me"

Satasha "No, but I will never be your puppet again!"

She lifted the furnitures with her power and threw them toward him, she then ran toward the balcony and stepped on the fence. Zeus pushed the furnitures away by a single wave of his hand, he saw her standing on the fence and mocked "What now?, you will kill your self to break free from my control?!"

Satasha spitefully "Watch me"

She jumped from the fence. Zeus ran to catch her shouting "Seize her!"

And soldiers came riding Pegasi.

Satasha was falling from the sky, she took a deep breath and made a port gate, one of the soldiers shot an arrow that hit her leg. Satasha cried out of pain and crossed the portal gate. She closed it very fast and saw that she was going to fall on water, she immediately shifted her body so her feet faces the water first, and closed her eyes. Few moments later she hit the water surface very hard that her legs broke, she couldn't tolerate the pain and lost her consciousness.

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