Morgana age 8

Training has gotten a lot harder now, I nearly die everyday, but it's helping me become stronger... Maybe I could beat my mum and become my own person, like Grandfather said I could. 

Today's challenge was to kill a whole pack or wolves... I'd be killed, I knew that straight away! 

I remember the poem Thor had sent me by mind message as a way to keep me strong...

"Battle torn, worn and weak,

I stand in line to fight

The wolf is hungry for his meat,

Which I'll not be tonight."

Packing my bag, i decide it's time I leave... The way I'm treated isn't fair and I would be a lot safer somewhere else, away from her... 

"My sword I raise above my head, 

And sound my battle horn.

Odin if you hear me, 

My allegiance has been sworn."

My grandfather's last words to me, flowing around my head. He's right... I can be my own person... Not the cold hearted witch she wants me to be either.

"The strength of Thor is in me,

I'll not fall as prey.

With Tyr along to guide me,

I'll find victory this day!"

I pick up my rucksack and sneak down the stairs... I can hear my mum in her office... The door is open... I quickly run past bolting for the door....

"My brothers lay before me,

In battle they've been beat.

They died like noble Norseman,

So in Valholl we will meet."

My appears in front of me... Her eyes blood red... She grabs me by the neck and drags me to the basement and straps me to a table... My eyes widen in fear. 

At first she cuts out my tongue so I'm no longer able to scream, she cuts and injects strange substances me. 

"Battle torn, worn and weak,

This conflict has run long!

The wolf has had his fill of meat

The warriors will is strong"

Bored of me, mummy takes me to the forest and dumps me there, hoping the pack of wolves I was suppose to kill would kill me instead and I passed into a black nothingness. 

"Hail the Einherier!

Hail those that have served.

Hail to the fallen!

All Hail those now falling."

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I lie there all night, blood stained and feeling worse, the darkness faded hours ago, but I'm too hurt to move and heal... I'm hoping the wolves will eat me soon, so my miserable life could be over sooner...

                  I hear him running towards me, he kneels next to me, holding me in his arms, "Morgan!, Morgan can you hear me?" He says worriedly. 

                  I groan in response and open my eyes weakly, why are there 2 of him? I become dizzy again and my eyes slowly close again. 

                  "Morgan stay awake, please stay awake" he gets up holding me gently, I can tell he struggles to lift me, "I'm gonna take you home okay? Get you fixed" I feel him start to walk back towards my house.

                    My eyes fling open in terror, no not home, anything but home. 

                    I feel him stop walking "what's wrong? Is it your mom? Want me to get Danielle to heal you instead of taking you home?"

                    I nod slowly, I can't home, mother is there, I'll surely be killed and I don't wanna die, I wanna be with Niklaus, he's my best friend. I open my mouth to speak, forgetting my tongue is missing, he stares at me shock and I feel him almost drop me "m-m-m-Morgan?" He stutters, "what happened?"

                  I close my mouth and look away ashamed. He sits on the floor and holds me in his arms on his lap, still with a look of horror on his face, "Morgan, who did this to you?" Cuddling me protectively. 

                   I simply write 3 letter in the dirt MOM. 

                   He cuddles me tighter "your not going home, ever ever ever, your coming to live with me, where it's safe" he says in my ear and snuggle into him, feeling safe in his arms I hear Danielle walk over and she kneels next to us, "hey little ones, what's wrong?"

                        I look at Danielle timidly, terrified she'll tell mother. 

                        "Morgans hurt, would you heal her please?" Niklaus says matter of factly. 

                         Danielle smiles and nods "anything for you little one" she ruffle Niklaus' hair and then gently places her hands on my shoulders and closes her eyes chanting softly as heals her. 

                         My body feels warm and tingly, I smile at Danielle, thanking her. I smile sadly at Niklaus as the darkness clouds my vision and eyes finally shut from exhaustion. 

                         I feel myself slip from Nik's grip and fall into Danielle's. "You go home now little one, I'll take Morgana back to her mother." 

                       I hear Nik protest against Danielle's decision, but the darkness takes full control and I hear no more, not knowing if I'm going home or somewhere safe.