the [t r a g e d y] of being [a f r a i d] of the LIGHT.

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Kiel murmured below his breath, his words garbled and in another language. The glow on his hands grew sharper and more intense.

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Alexander tilted his head. While listening and watching the warlock intensely, his blue eyes slowly started to widen as he thought over all the memories he had. It seemed so familiar, and yet he wasn't sure why. But now he knew. The different language, the glow... Jason must have come in contact with a warlock! And perhaps an evil warlock at that, if there are demons working for him... Though why, if demons are working as henchman, would that one demon betray his master's appearance? Unless that's not what he looked like at all...

"Colden," the older brunette murmured while keeping his eyes on Ezekiel's magic, "I need to speak with you... in private..."

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Colden looked up, "What? Why?"

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"Because... I think I might know..." Xan stood and walked to the door of the room.

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He glanced at Kiel and Jason one last time before jumping up and following Xander, "Xan, what's wrong? What do you know?"

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Alexander was nibbling on his swollen lip without realizing it, a frown on his face. "I think I know who sent that demon after Jason all those years ago, and again today."

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"Who?" He reached out and gently gripped his parabatai's shoulders, "Who is it?"

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Alexander frowned even more. "A warlock. It has to have been. Ezekiel's magic... it was just like how Jason described."

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"A warlock? But what would a warlock want with Jason?" Colden frowned.

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"I... don't know." Alexander scratched the back of his head. "I know my mother had a relationship with a warlock, and she always said she loved our father more than she loved the other guy... But she said the reason why she slept with the guy was so that he wouldn't 'steal the diamond in the rough'. I'm beginning to wonder..."

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"You think that Jason is this 'diamond in the rough'?" Colden murmured, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

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Alexander shrugged. "Could be. I wouldn't let it fly completely over my head."

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"But what would they want from him?" Cole gritted his teeth.

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Xan sighed, shaking his head. "I dunno..."

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"We need to look into it," he said grimly, "But for now, we should go check on Jason."

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Alexander nodded, shifting from foot to foot nervously as he walked back into the room, trying to recover a calm expression in front of his brother.

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Ezekiel looked a little more haggard than he had before, though it looked as though his magic had healed the marks on Jason's neck.

Colden went over to JC's side, eyebrows pinched in worry.

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And though Alexander was worried about his brother, he was more concerned with how the warlock looked.

Walking over, he rested a hand on his shoulder. "Are you alright?" he asked, blinking concerned eyes down at him before he slowly dropped to his knees to look into his green and yellow cat eyes. "Maybe you should rest."

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The warlock gave him a slightly dazed look before closing his eyes, "It took a lot of magical energy to heal him. I'll be fine once I rest," he assured him softly.

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Xander frowned and nibbled on his seriously bruised lip and hugged him.

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