The twins - A grishaverse Darklina fanfic

Chapter 2

When the twins woke up they noticed they were no longer in their house, but somewhere else, it felt like the floor was moving. Kyra woke up first and seconds later, Aelia woke up, as soon as Kyra saw her sister she rushed to her hugged her and sat next to her. They couldn't bear to be separated, their whole life they had done everything together. The room they were in had two beds, it had plain walls, the only other thing in the room was a chair, and on it was seated that same man from earlier who wore all black.

"What are your names?" He questioned, but it was more of a command rather than a question, the girls were too young and naïve to notice, however they were still scared and in shock, neither of them said anything.

After around 5 minutes Kyra asked in a quiet and timid voice "where mama and maly?"
The man stared at her and replied in a cool tone "Your mother and-" he paused, a look of disgust flashed on his features before continuing "Mal are not here right now." he continued in an almost warm tone, but nowhere near as comforting as their Mama or their father figure would reply. "Can you tell me your names now?" he asked, less demanding than before.

"Kyra." the girl replied timidly, looking down at her fingers as she played with them. She was scared of this man, but she didn't know why. The Darkling noticed this but he also noticed how not even seconds later, the other one took her sister's hand in her own, an attempt to calm and soothe her.

"And you?" He asked as he turned to Aelia.

"Aelia." she replied quietly. Kyra could tell she was terrified, so she squeezed her hand encouragingly.

"How old are you?" The darkling questioned, they both held up 3 fingers, still clearly shy around him, he wasn't surprised, he knew he was intimidating, he relied on that, and the fact that he is the most powerful Grisha alive, nevertheless soon he would gain their trust, he was a patient man, and young children were quick to trust. The age of the twins confirmed for him what he was already sure of, the twins were his own, they looked very similar, and Kyra could summon shadows, which only his bloodline could possess.

"Do you know what grisha are?" He questioned them in a curious tone. The twins shook their heads at him, having no idea what he was talking about. They looked at him with a confused expression wanting him to explain. "A grisha is someone with special abilities, there are many different types of grisha, there are the Corporalki, who can manipulate the body, they are the Healers and Heartrenders. There are also the Etherealki who can summon, these are the Squallers, who manipulate air, the Inferni, who can manipulate fire, and the Tidemakers who manipulate water. Lastly are the Materialki who are Fabrikators, these are the Durasts, who can manipulate metals and other materials, and the Alkemi, who work with different types of chemicals." They looked at him confused, they still didn't fully understand, he ignored their confusion and continued. "But there are two more types of grisha, there are the shadow summoners, and the sun summoners. I am a Shadow Summoner, and your mother is a Sun Summoner, the two of you are also summoners," he looked at Kyra "you Kyra, are a Shadow Summoner like me," he turned to look at Aelia, "and you Aelia, are a Sun Summoner, like your mother" he finished.

"Can show?" Aelia asked in a small voice.

The ghost of a smile played on his lips, he pressed his hands together and pulled them apart, and summoned a small ball of shadows between his hands. The girls' eyes widened in shock, they were mesmerised. A look of amusement flashed in his eyes, he made the ball float up to the top of the room, near the ceiling and let it burst into little specs of shadow before letting it disappear. The two girls stared, eyes wide, mouths wide open. Finally they looked away and Kyra was the first to break the silence.

"I do that?" She wondered aloud looking at the Darkling for an answer. Before he had a chance to reply she asked again, "you show me how?"

"Come." Was all he said, Kyra was too curious, she jumped off the bed and walked towards him, he pulled her into his lap and took her hands in his own. She started to feel something, calling from within her, begging to be let out, she wasn't sure if she should, she was scared of what might happen if she did. As if reading her thoughts, "Let it go" the Darkling said. And so she did, ribbons of darkness danced around her, she looked at them in shock, wonder but mostly awe. He let go and the shadows disappeared.

"No no again!I wan' do again!" Kyra exclaimed, trying to grab at the Darkling's hands, he smiled at her in return and took her off his lap.

"In time moya luna, in time." He replied smoothly.

"I do too?" Aelia asked from the bed, she had watched Kyra and was fascinated.

He beckoned her over with his hand, a slight smile playing on his face. She quickly ran over to him and he swiftly picked her up. He repeated the same gesture of taking her hand. She didn't hesitate as Kyra did, she let it out as soon as she felt the rush of surety. The room was instantly bathed in sunlight. The twins looked at it in awe, smiles beaming on their faces almost as bright as the room. The darkling once again let go of the little girl's hand and the room was back to its original lighting. The Darkling set Aelia back on her feet next to her sister before saying, "I want you girls to sleep tonight, tomorrow I will begin to teach you how to summon on your own." and with that he left the room locking the door behind him and leaving the twins to stare at him in awe as he walked out of the door.

"Lia have pretty light!" Kyra exclaimed, jumping up and down holding Aelias hands. "He say Lia like mama, mama have pretty light too?" Kyra wondered aloud.

"I no know Ky, you think Maly also grisha?" Aelia replied slightly confused.

"I no know too, maybe." Kyra answered honestly, "Lets go bed, man said it sleepy time, tomorrow we do more magic" she continued, a smile now replacing the previous confused face.

"Okay! Nighty night Kyra." Aelia replied

"Nighty night Aelia." Kyra replied before they both drifted off into magic filled dreams.