Being the NC

Chapter 2

“What are we going to do about this?” girl in white robe asked

“I dunno, why don’t you take mine” A young handsome man beside her suggested.

“No, I can’t do that. You’ve starved for days feeding me. I can’t deprive you of what you have left”

“I won’t have anything left if you die of hunger out here. Please take this last loaf”

“No love, take it for yourself. You can’t keep doing this. You have to eat too. I know you love me, and I adore and respect the man that you are, but that doesn’t mean you should kill yourself for me”

“That’s exactly what it means. How can a man love you, and not be able to die for you. I can die for you, Katherine. You are mine, and I am yours. Our soul is bonded. What you eat is what I eat, where you go is where I go, because the love I feel for you is not scared of death or any other factor there is”

“Oh my dear Cornelius, I love you so much too, but we can’t go on like this. Everyone is starving in this village. People are beginning to eat themselves. This place is becoming a Jungle, where animals kill each other for food. What are we going to do about the 109 villagers behind us, that’s the main question?”

“I might be able to help” Cornelius said, looking at the entrance of the village

“What’s on your mind”

Just then, they were interrupted by a small boy running towards them.

“Help, help”

Katherine rushed towards the young lad.

“What’s the matter. Speak to me.”

“It’s my fa…father. He…..he…i…” the fear had not left the lad yet, he was still in shock of what happened.

Katherine always had her way with kids, so it was only a matter of time before the young lad spoke up.

“My father is trying to kill me. We were all in our house, thinking of where the next meal would come from when from nowhere, my dad was behind me, holding a knife, ready to slice my throat with it. My mother and my elder siblings just stood there, crying their eyes out, but didn’t try to stop him. I immediately, without thinking, ran away from him before he could slice my throat. He was only able to injure my arms. Look I’m bleeding”

Cornelius rushed to mend his injuries. Thankfully, he had the tools to do that, and he always liked it when he saved people’s lives, so it was not an issue to help the young lad. The lad however was still in great pain, mostly because his own father tried to eat him.

“It’s okay. We’ve got you now. We won’t let you out of our sight okay” Katherine reassured him

Cornelius had to inquire of his father’s whereabouts tho.

“I need to know. After you escaped, did your father run after you, or did he let you go?”

“Come on, Cornelius. Not now. The young lad is in disarray now. You can’t possibly be asking him of his dad right now” Katherine was almost in rage.

“You don’t understand. We have to know if he is still in danger. It’s not a bad question to ask”

“No, it’s okay. I don’t know where he is now, but as soon as he saw me escape from his hands, he ran after me, but I lost sight of him, and now I’m here. Thank God I found you” The young lad said through tears.

“Your father could be here any moment now” Cornelius drew out his sword

The young lad couldn’t stop crying, he was in shock.

“You will protect me right, if my father shows up?” he said.

“We will protect you” Katherine assured him

“Promise me?”

“Pinky swear” she said reaching her hands to the young lad just as the ritual of the pinkie swear required.

***

“So uhmm Cornelius, what did you mean when you said, you might be able to help”

“Ah ah ah…arggghhhh” A man, in speed, running towards them, rage filled his eyes

“Oh God, that’s him. That’s my father. He’s coming for me. Oh no no”

Cornelius drew out his sword, and tried to fight him off.

“I don’t want to hurt you”

“Let my lad go. He’s my son, not yours”

“You want to kill your son. I’m afraid I can’t let you do that”

“Arggggh….” The man cried out, piercing slightly through Cornelius left arm. Slightly.

“You can’t do this. You’d have to go through me first” Cornelius eyes sparkled. It only sparkled whenever he was angry.

The fight continued, men in rage, swords blazing each other. Cornelius was an amazing fighter even without his supernatural powers, so this man had no chance. In no time, Cornelius got him to his knees.

“Please don’t hurt me. You don’t understand” the man pleaded.

“Understand what. Speak up”

“I love my son. I just can’t die now. I have 6 feeding children, and a wife who loves me very much. I had to do something. Trust me, it wasn’t easy for me too, to kill my youngest child so we could have food for the next few weeks. Maybe by then, things would go back to normal in this village”

“Your words make no sense. I don’t see any reason why I shouldn’t cut your throat in pieces right now” Cornelius eyes were still sparkling.

“Please Cornelius, let him be. Just send him away” Katherine intervened. She was kind hearted, and not the kind to get into trouble. She loved everyone and always wanted to do the right thing. Helping people was her passion.

“Alright. Go, and never come back. Your son is in good hands now”

The man ran away, and left their sight.

***

“So this is my plan. The Vikings have enough food, even enough to spare two villages with enormous amount of people. So I plan to go over there, and take back what’s ours”

Katherine didn’t like this idea, coz it was dangerous, and stupid. The Vikings were the people who put them in this famine in the first place, and no one could do anything about it, and now, just one brave person wants to go up against dozens of wizards with black magic.

“You can’t go there alone. You’ll die even before you get a chance to do anything”

“Well, I can’t sit here, and watch people die of hunger, or kill themselves because they have no food. Someone has to step up and do something”

“Yeah, someone. Not you. You’re not the NC” Katherine uttered.

Cornelius paused.

“Really?” he said

“Yeah. You’re brave, strong, handsome, loving, kind, caring, passionate, and above all, you’re mine, Cornelius, you’re powerful but not as much as the NC, you know that”

“I do know that. But do those things still exist. I heard NC’s had been extinct for centuries now, and you’re bringing it up now? Why? Do you think the NC would just come up out of nowhere and save us from our predators? Hell no! They’re f*****g extinct. Read my lips, Katherine, EXTINCT!”

“They are not extinct. I’ve been praying and seeing visions of the NC rising up ever since my father gave his last prophecy. I know and believe, the NC would arise, and save us from all these, someday”

“Well that’s definitely not now. Right now, somebody needs to rise to his feet, and take on these Vikings assholes, and take them down once and for all”

“I can’t lose you Cornelius. You don’t have to do this”

“I don’t have to die to save my people?”

“You’d die in vain if you go up against the Vikings alone, even with my help”

“Well at least, I will die a warrior’s death, fighting to save people”

“I see your mind is made up. May the spirits protect you”

“I will protect myself” Cornelius said, sharpening his sword..