Chapter 10
Varian hadn't spoken in days, worried he'd expose himself before taking the Moonstone if he did talk, and now they had arrived at the abandoned palace of the Dark Kingdom, home of the third and final scroll and the Moonstone itself. "Hey.. Vari, are you okay?" Cass asked him. He just nodded. Cass was very anxious for him, considering he usually vented to her when something was wrong. She knew for a fact that at this time, something wasn't right with him but he wouldn't talk to her about it, even though he didn't know if he wanted to keep this hidden.. "So the incantation we need from this scroll is the Moon Incantation, which allows the Moonstone wielder to unleash their full power." Cassandra explained to Rapunzel and Eugene. This gave Varian an idea.. a motive for himself.. a goal. He believed that if he learned this third incantation, he could fulfill his destiny of stealing the power of the Sun and his sister so he could lead the world into infinite darkness. But there were two sides of him, one that desired this fate and another that resented it, one that felt afraid of it. They had reached at Chamber of the Moonstone and Rapunzel could see the pale blue light in the distance, Varian glared at it as if it were prey, watching with eyes of a predator. Princess Rapunzel slowly approached the gem as her hair began to float and glow gold. Unknowingly, her brother followed from the shadows, determined to get it before her.. She reached her hand towards the stone, the turquoise sparkle and the creamy yellow shimmer illuminating throughout the entire Chamber. But before Rapunzel could lend a fingertip on it, a too familiar gloved hand snatched it from her. "Brother?! V-Varian, what are you doing?!" She asked. "I.. I'm sorry.. but I am fulfilling my destiny!" He declared as the Moonstone crackled in his palm. "Vari! Your hand!" Eugene exclaimed. He looked down at his hand, which was glowing the same color as the jewel he now wielded, scared, he shoved it into his chest, he realized right away it was a terrible idea.. "Ah!" Varian yelled in pain as he hugged his arms around himself, levitating in the air inside black, surging magic. "Varian? Why are you?!" His sister demanded. "Just go away Rapunzel! Before I do something to make you hate me more!" Varian cried out, the power crawling up his body and neck. "We can't just leave! This is hurting you, we won't go anywhere!" Cass protested. "Sister, Cassie, go, NOW! RUN.." He warned, then screamed in agony, "AAAAAAHH!" Rapunzel tried to reach out for him but a blast of power sent her, Cass and Eugene flying back. When they got up, the smoke began to clear to reveal Varian, his hair now completely glowing blue with the exception of one black strand, his eyes doing the same and now wearing armor of black rocks, with the Moonstone in the center over his heart. He laughed manically, gradually crescendoing over a span of 20 seconds. "Ha ha ha ha oh, I tried to warn ya Rapunzel, you have got to be careful.. who you trust.." Varian told her. TO BE CONTINUED..