@puckishfool
It was the fall that killed him, they said. As he watched the paramedics wheel the body of his younger brother away from the cliff side, Mylo suspected otherwise. He knew the truth and it infuriated him. However, one very naive partner later and a report signed, his sibling was ruled as an accidental death. They were too inexperienced to realise that the wounds inflicted upon his body were made by wytch-hunters, and not by the jagged rocks below. Would the truth make any difference, however? It was another of his kind eradicated, after all. Another victory in their eyes. Mylo refused to step aside and do nothing; he needed to speak with his brother and find out what exactly happened -- but most importantly, who was responsible. It was how, a few days later, the necromancer found himself breaking into Spellman Mortuary.
“Frater...” The one word was full of heartbreak at the sight of his sibling. Still, lifeless; he was simply another body to prepare for the loved ones he left behind. Out of those who survived the events of Shademarsh, he was the only one to forgive humans. He even formed a relationship with one of them, and that was the saddest part. In the end, it was his kindness that killed him. He became blind to the danger, believing that his history with wytch-hunters was over. But the past would always resurface, and now he was lying in the middle of a morgue. “What did they do to you, Ellis? You, of all people, had no right to be treated like this.”
“But here I am,” he continued, standing next to his brother and brushing his fringe away, the forehead underneath freezing to the touch. Dry eyes stared up at him, a face once full of joy now a shrunken mess; they did everything they could to make his last moments truly miserable. “Your brother, Mortis. I need you to come back to me -- reach through the darkness and follow my voice.” Placing his palms on either side of Ellis’ head, the necromancer reverted to his mother tongue as he repeated an incantation; he could feel a sliver of energy being returned, trying to pull him forward. And then he heard it. His name. “There you are! I can hear you, loud and clear. Will you wake up for me? Please, Ellis, I need to know who did this--”
Mylo suddenly turned his head in the direction of the staircase, murky-grey eyes settling on the form standing there. In his surprise, the connection was severed and he could no longer speak to Ellis. A protective arm was thrown over his brother’s body as the necromancer stared at the other male, silently challenging him to try anything. Overhead, the light flickered as Mylo attempted to calm down, a whirlwind of emotions clouding his ability to compose himself. But he was frustrated. It had been a very tiring week, and he wanted to finally give his brother closure by tracking down the wytch-hunter and -- and what? An eye for an eye? A justifiable response, surely!
“Don’t take him away from me,” it was meant to be a collected request, but it sounded more like a threat.
















