The Evil Painter

Chapter 17: The Curse

The next day, we had stopped to get water.

I went by the river and sat there as I starred at my reflection.

-Devin POV-

"She hasnt spoken all day today" James said.

He's right.

Ever since yesterday...

*Flashback*

"Devin, Please tell me who did this to you and James...I swear when I find out they will-" I interrupted her.

"Lexi...It was you"

Her eyes got wide.

*End*

I bet she couldn't believe she was the one who did it.

I looked over at her.

"All done" He said.

James was nice enough to patch my wound up.

Me and him have been getting along.

We both kniw its only because of Lexi.

We cant argue with her like this.

I got up and started walking towards her.

"Where you going?" he asked.

I sat next to her.

"What is it" she said quietly.

"I was wondering...well me and James were wondering, are you okay?"

She didnt say anything.

"Lexi you cant beat your self up over what happened yesterday. It wasnt your fault"

She covered her head in her arms.

"I could have killed yall..." She said.

"Lexi that wasnt you. Why cant you understand that"

"It was me. My hands, my power. That was all me" She said.

"No it wasnt. You would never-"

"IT WAS ME!" She yelled as lightening came down.

I looked at her, shocked.

"Please. Dont make me mad Devin. Just dont" she said.

When I was about to leave, I noticed something.

"Wait...what do you mean dont make you mad?"

James had ran over.

"Is everything alright?"

"You havent noticed it have you" she said.

"Notice what?"

"It happened last time to. When The Evil Painter came during my training. I got so mad...then everything went blank, and I couldnt remember what happened. And yesterday. I felt strange and got so mad. I just couldnt remember what happened. I didnt realize it until you told me I did it" she said.

"Notice what?" He asked.

I stood there and replayed what she said...then it hit me.

"Your anger triggers you to lose yourself"

She nodded her head.

"I don't know why, but it's like the real me is being sealed away by an evil me" she said.

What could this possibly mean.

"She's been cursed" James said.

We both looked at him.

"What do you mean she's been cursed?"

"I learned about this from my father." He said

"People with great evil powers can curse someone else with powers. Lexi has anything unusual happened to you?" he asked.

"Not that I know of" she said.

"Wait. I can check. Its a good thing im a vampire and have powers"

I put my hand on her and went back in the past to recent events that she remembers.

*Flashback*

I watched as she stood there with her eyes closed.

I noticed something was wrong, so I walked towards her. When I touched her arm lightning feel down and I quickly moved back.

"What the"

I got worried. That has never happened before, in history if I'm correct. Can't nobody do that while in this stage.

"LEXI!" She didn't answer...until her body fell to the ground.

I ran up to her; this time nothing came down.

I lifted her head. "LEXI...LEXI WAKE UP"

As I stared at her, she finally opened he eyes slowly.

*End*

Now I remember.

She had to have been cursed.

"What did you see" She asked.

"The Evil Painter must have cursed you. Back during the element training you fell out, and when you woke up all of a sudden your powers increased and The Evil Painter appeared"

"So I was cursed" She said.

"Now we have to figure out how to get rid of the curse" James said.

"That wont be easy" Someone said.

We all looked around.

"Whose there"

"Just a friend" He said as he appeared.

The Evil Painter.

"What do you want"

"I came here to see if my gift has progressed fully" He looked at Lexi.

"And I see it hasnt yet" he said.

"You can go to hell. We will get that curse out of her"

"I would call it a gift, a curse, who cares...she special in ways" he said.

"What makes me so special?" she asked.

"Answers will be answered in time" He started to disappear.

"In the meantime, you better not let her get mad anymore. You would be doing me a favor" Then he disappeared.

"Doing him a favor" I thought.

"If she- " James stopped midsentence.

"What is it?"

"If she keeps losing herself, she will eventually be taken over by her evil self...and her original self will be killed" he said.

My eyes got wide.

"She will die" I repeated.