Kendra walked straight behind Lord Cassian and saw slight trembling in his fingers. It seems he is on the brink to snap. Those dead bodies seem to be prepared to be planted around town and to lead to major contagious disaster. If Tyra didn't plan something weird they would never have found such a thing. It seems there is no hope for that girl.
He saw two servants in front of the door and sent a few messages before entering the room.
He entered the room and saw Tyra bounded up like a mummy even her mouth stuffed. He looked at Ada and shook his head.''I am really sorry, child. I really didn't plan to harm any of you two but this...'' He turned around and looked at Kendra.
She approached Ada and showed her the necklace. Ada looked at her and blinked, not understanding the motion. Kendra sighed.''This necklace has space inside. I would like to know who gave you this?''
Ada turned around and scrunched her eyebrows while looking at Tyra. ''If you didn't do anything as I begged you. It seems I need to tell you a whole story.''
Tyra started moving while she started mumbling through the cloth in her mouth and as it seems to curse Ada out. She looked at Tyra and sat on the bed looking out the window while she started telling her story and remembering everything.
A long time ago their ancestors came with others from another continent to hide from great danger. Most of the people that came had at that time powers. Not as strong as now but at least enough to survive in the new world. The demon tribe let them enter their continent and so they did. They were given one corner of continent for use under the promise that they wouldn't go in the inner of the country as the leader of the demon tribe couldn't promise any safety.
Those that could use water powers went near water, those that had fire affinity went to fire, cold affinity to the hills and so on. But unfortunately, her tribe had many different abilities but not one clear one.
One day one of their ancestors found out that he could use his mind power to control other humans. He started using it and conquered one part of the country. But unfortunately while doing that he depleted his sea of power and was not as lucky as some people to turn just normal human. He died from it as he overdid it.
Most elementalist tried the same and realized that if they do it too much they would die. So with time, those that had powers have been outcast for a while. After a long time, some of them realized that they could expand their powers if they fought. So they had a constant fight with one another. They even challenged demons in their arrogance and most of them died.
Suddenly families started giving birth to normal children. Those with powers became less and less. But her tribe thrived. They used the powers to scam people and lived nicely like that for thousands of tears. But one day one ancient came by and got angry as few of those mind controllers tried to attack his brain.
He went to their mountain where they were hiding and told their elders that if they use their power again to harm anyone again he will come back and annihilate the whole tribe. They were given a mission to travel the country and do good.
They did for a while and after another thousand tears the promise was forgotten and they just became a traveling tribe. They lived by the rule of not using any mind powers and taking any doable task in any city they stopped.
One day they came to one big town on the south-east of the country with the name Joelle. When they neared the town everything seems like everywhere else. Outside the town some settlements with poor people and inside the town the people that had enough money to survive.
Their tribe's elder went into town to look for a supervisor or something similar. He found a man in one of the towers of the city, drunk to the booth. But still, the tribe's elder tried to be polite and begged him for work for his tribe.
That man woke up and in anger sent him to one noble in town. Unfortunately that noble took the whole tribe in and let them stay in one of his farms outside the town.
If they knew what kind of person that man was they would have escaped but the moment the gate behind almost five hundred people closed, everyone knew something was wrong. From all sides appeared suddenly hundreds of strange people that bounded them all up and made them kneel in mid of courtyard.
Their elder asked for an explanation but those people looked lifeless and just stood there and looked at them with empty eyes. The elder taught about the power they had and the first time in thousands of years someone from their tribe used the mind control...and failed.
Suddenly a black smoke appeared in front of the elder.''Laughable. Do you think you can control someone who has anyway no soul or any kind of powers? I found myself servants that are purely powerless so I could control them and no one else. Hmmm, interesting that there are more people that have similar powers...''
He waved his hand and those people got inhuman powers and separated grown-ups and children.
''Don't harm children, please. We will do whatever you want.'' said the tribe's elder.
The man smiled and chuckled. ''If you could do something for me or to me, do you think I would have asked you to come in. I have soul stone here. It's impossible to use mental abilities around it.''
The elder didn't know anything about mental abilities but he still could feel that he felt somewhat empty and lethargic. That gave him a sense of fear and desperation. Same with the whole tribe, they all could feel it.
He wickedly laughed and waved his hands to let those people continue pulling out the children. The parents held their children and some even fought back. But something stopped them and they couldn't use any elements or any other power they had.
From that moment on, they have been used as human experiments for that person. Young women were taken to another place and only Tyra came back. Tyra was weird since she entered as orphan their household anyway. So when she came back her soul was even more infected with wile.
But no one knew that except herself and their parents. Soon that person that they didn't know the name and never dared to ask gave children the mission. If they help him with controlling the city they will let the parents go. At first, some accepted and the cities fell under his regime. He would exchange the Lords with one of his puppets and go on. That was a couple of months ago. He already had multiple cities under his control. It was their turn to help him, but they were caught with that group of people and with use of mind control they ended up here.
Ada looked at Kendra and sighed. ''I knew something wrong was going to happen when I couldn't even get close with my mind. I tried to tell Tyra to stop, but she really is a stupid girl. Strange thing is, I never saw this necklace before. Looking at your two expressions...sigh. Just kill us quickly. I really hate pain. And if possible please help our tribe. the elders are really good people.''
Ada stood up turned to Lord Cassian and kneeled in front of him. She looked at him with a slight smile. ''Lord, I beg you, help my people. Even if I die a thousand deaths I still hope you could help my tribe, please.''
He looked at her coldly and smirked. ''Why should I?'' he asked.
Ada hung down shoulders. ''Truly. You have no reason... Still, thank you for your time so far. I am sorry for having bothered you.'' She bowed one more time and went to bounded Tyra. ''Sister, in all these years you were my on and only sister. I always wanted to tell you how much I love you. I just wanted to be loved, just a little bit. Now as to your sister, I will send you to the eternal journey. Goodbye, my sister.'' She was patting actually her cheeks and wanted to put her hands on Tyra's neck but Kendra stopped her.
''What are you doing?'' she asked the girl that had the face covered in tears.
Ada looked at her and then at Tyra.''I just wanted to give her quick death. I don't want her to be punished with torture. Please, if you ever had even tinge of friendship towards us, please don't torture my sister. Just give us both quick death.''
Kendra looked at Tyra that became silent suddenly. She uncovered her mouth and turned to Lord Cassian with a smile.''Father, could you trust me with this. Please prepare for their arrival. On gates put only soldiers that went over the second boundary, please. It seems soon they will arrive. The outer settlement is in danger as well. Let them enter the market square and camp there for a while. We need to lock the city and save as many people we can. I have enough food in my store. And we can arrange to buy out all the food in neighbor villages. Make a big alarm. This person is not simple at all.''
He patted her head. ''You really are my child. I did this even before we entered the door. After the last lockout, I sent my soldiers to buy a mass of products and they stored it in one huge secret place. I will show it to you later on. I think you will like it. Come to my office after you are done here.'' He stubbed her nose with a smile and went out of the room.
She turned around to see Tyra with pressed lips looking at Ada. Suddenly she started snickering like a crazy woman and laughingly looked at Kendra. ''You know what is funny. I drank that potion and he was here in the room and didn't even look at me not even with the corner of his eyes. Hahahahhaa. How stupid of me. Ada, you love me...I do not care about it. I never did and never will. I just don't like you, can't help it. You love my parents, maybe its the best thing that could have happened to our tribe. I always felt like I don't belong there and that I am better than others. After he took us to another place he used us as his projects. Most of the girls died only I survived. He promises me if I succeed in capturing this place I will become his woman. But I liked this man very much. The way he looked at Lady Xara, that man never looked at me. I am foolish and crazy I know. One day he gave me a necklace and told me to just wear it and I never look inside. I never did until I didn't get the plan to find the Lord. I taught if I could use the Lord I could kill that man and stop all this madness. Even if I die after that, it didn't matter. When I saw those bodies I knew our tribe was doomed. All our friends were poisoned and stacked in that space necklace. When I bought the potions I just put them into the space necklace not even thinking about it. But when I wanted to take it out I just went crazy. I knew that he will kill us as well. You know why? Because inside ae all those children and their families that helped him conquer the other towns...I...I feel so angry and jealous and stiffened and mad and all kind of negative emotions are in me. I don't know what is going on.''
Her eyes started turning dark and Kendra jumped on her body and started hitting her stomach hard. Ada was stunned at what was going on and didn't know how to react. She wanted to take Kendra of Tyra but the power shield around Kendra's body hit her hard and she flew back and hit with her back at the wall. She slid down and fell unconscious.
Kendra continued to hit Tyra's stomach and in her hits was always wisp of power as it entered the plexus region. Soon she stopped hitting and sent the wisp of life into Tyra's mouth. She used it to destroy all darkness that suddenly appeared inside Tyra.
She knew if she doesn't do it on time Tyra will be lost. She slowly increased power entry into her body and started frying every piece of darkness in Tyra's cells. She knew already for a while that Tyra was just another puppet. She was not sure at first but when they entered the gate and she saw those people in the carriage she knew her assumption is right. That person is already in town. In dungeon. She needs to hurry.
She suddenly burst in light and all the light destroyed even last spec of darkness and she turned around to run outside. But when she opened the door...