Chapter 11
"Now, I need that scroll so I can steal your powers.." Varian told Rapunzel. "Varian.. Why would you do this?" She demanded. "P-Please.. Don't make this harder than it needs to be.." He said. "Vari you.. heh.. ha ha... ha ha ha ha ha! You've betrayed us Vari, oh.. You BETRAYED us!" Cass spiraled. Varian flinched, wincing from Cassandra's words. "Cassie.. You don't understand, none of you do.. I.." He stammered. "You have betrayed ME.." She exclaimed. He whimpered, "C-C-Cassie.." Cass snarled as she drew her sword and charged at him, hitting him in the shoulder before he shielded himself with black rocks, breaking her blade. "You don't get it! If the Sun doesn't vanquish, the Moon does, I will DIE!" He cried out, "But I guess.. That I deserve that fate..." Princess Rapunzel felt very bad for him, she could tell there was still a side of him that doesn't want to hurt her. She slowly walked up to the cage her brother trapped himself in, standing before him, and he thought, "No.. The spirit was right.. my sister is my end.. the death of me.." He braced himself, embracing his destiny when he was surprised that she hugged him. "It's okay... We're here for you brother.. And no matter what you do, you're my blood and I forgive you." Rapunzel told him. His eyes widened as they swelled with tears, shocked with her kindness. He winced and looked down at the large line of crimson dripping from his shoulder. "Yeah, she got you good there, huh?" Rapunzel asked. Varian just nodded uncomfortably. "Ah!" He exclaimed. "What? What happened??" She queried. A memory had flashed in his head, the Moon Incantation words. He mumbled them at first, "Crescent high above.. evolving as you go.. raise what lies beneath and let the darkness grow.." "Varian?" Rapunzel called out. Varian repeated the incantation, this time more clear as his eyes glowed complete blue. "Crescent high above, evolving as you go, raise what lies beneath and let the darkness grow, bend it to my will, consume the sunlight's glow, rise into the sky, and let the darkness grow... let darkness grow.." He began to involuntarily absorb Rapunzel and the Sundrop's magic from her, causing her hair to slowly turn it's natural brown again. "Ahh! V-Varian.. Stop!" She told him. Varian snapped out of it and let go of the hug, one of his eyes and his once black hair strand now gold. TO BE CONTINUED..