Chapter 11
Abe couldn't believe what he was seeing. A moment ago Irun was standing over him about to kill him, the next a large silver-blue creature had knocked Irun down to the ground. It was 20ft long and stood on two strong legs that each ended in three toes. The toes each ended with a large hook like claw. It's head was long and narrow with white pupilless eyes. Two rows of horns starting at the back of the head ran down its back to the base of its tail, a single row continued to the tip of the tail.
It stood over him, seemingly confused for a moment. Then it swung its head down towards him. He froze, not knowing what to expect.
*Abe?* a familiar voice said in his head, *Are you alright?*
"Cili?" he asked, and when the creature nodded he said, "I..I'm fine."
*Good* Cili said as she turned her head toward Irun, who had just gotten up.
"I don't know how you did that, but it doesn't matter, I will still kill you for what you have done!" Irun growled.
*That's what you think* she said as Irun charged her. She side stepped him easily and sent him flying with a whack from her tail. Undaunted he got up and attacked again, only with the same result. Again he attacked, only this time Cili snapped his spear like a twig in her jaws. Even weaponless, Irun would not give up and tried to tackle her. This time, she caught him in between her head horns and tossed him aside. When he got up again she whacked him with her tail again, slamming him up against a wall. He stood there a moment trying to catch his breath.
*I been easy on you believe it or not.* she said, taking a large rock and placing it in front of her, *I really wanted to,* she blasted the rock with a clear liquid that came from her mouth, then, with just a tap of a claw the rock crumbled into dust, *I could just to that to you* She calmly walked over to him and, while balancing on one foot, pinned him against the wall with the other.
"Then why don't you just kill me and get it over with!?" Irun scowled, too weak to fight anymore.
*No,* she said, *Death is a release, not a punishment. Instead I will show you the truth and let your own guilt be your punishment.* with that she locked eyes with him.
Irun reeled at what was just feed into his mind. He could see and feel Cili and her mother's true intention. He wanted to call it all lies but he knew it was true. He felt his heart sink and the terrible feeling of guilt raise up. When Cili released him, he sank down to his knees and sobbed.
*You see know? You understand?* he heard her say, *Two mudokons would still be alive if you hadn't jumped to conclusions.*
"I understand," he said between sobs, "I do not deserve to live for what I have done."
*Like I said, I will not kill you. What you do with your life from this point on is your choice and your choice alone.*
Abe had been watching and listening all this in disbelief. He saw Cili back up and with a flash of silver-blue light, changed back into her mudokon self. He saw her sway and he just managed to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Cili, are you alright?" he asked.
"Yeah, a bit drained though. I just need to rest a bit." Cili said weakly as Abe helped her stand up again.
They looked up to see Irun stand up, and with a sad look in his eyes, walk away.
"What do you think he'll do now?" Abe asked as they watched Irun leave.
"That depends on how well he can handle the guilt he now feels." she said.
Abe looked down at her and he noticed something in her that wasn't there before: Confidence. It was like a fire had been lit inside her.
"I remember my past now," she said as Abe helped her walk back to his hut, "Some of the memories hurt and always will hurt, but I know I must move on with my life. A life I wish to spend the rest of with you Abe." she suddenly give him a quick kiss on the cheek. He looked at her surprised at first, then he smiled when he saw her smile sweetly back at him.
"I would want nothing more..." he said as he kissed her in return...
Epilogue
Its been four months since Cili regained her memory. She and Abe were relaxing by a steam, gazing at the stars and the moon. Occasionally they saw a streak of light going across the sky.
"Look there's goes another one." Abe said pointing at the sky.
"Yes I saw it." Cili said, a note of concern in her voice.
"What's wrong?"
"The Moon Guardians are restless tonight, even angry. I wonder what has gotten them so upset."
"I don't know..." Abe said looking up at the moon.
Mean while in a hidden labratory, two Vykkers were very excited about there latest catch.
"This new specimen is quite unlike any other." one said.
"Yes it is, just imagine what we could learn from it!" the other said.
"It has such great power for one so small. It doesn't even seem to need to breathe!"
"Yes and if we can find out why that is, we would be one step closer to discovering the secret to immortality!"
As the two Vykkers laughed, a young Moon Guardian watched them helplessly from its cage....
To be continued in 'White Goddess'
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