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It's been a few months since I found that cursed ruby necklace. I certainly wasn't expecting it to contain my evil alter ego. Zane and Winnie both have one as well with unknown origins. I don't know what compelled me to investigate the castle last July. The only reason I'm still here is their sensitivity to their alters. If I never picked this necklace up none of this would've happened. Maybe it would just be delayed and this was meant to be.
Zane and Winnie immediately put me in intense training the day after this started. They're a lot stronger than I am, but I didn't have any other options. They trained me for a month before heading back to their house. Everything has rested on my shoulders ever since. Either Zane or Kira had made a room where Brocken couldn't get to me. I never found out his name and Brocken just felt right to me.
Normally I don't leave the castle, but the situation makes it harder to leave. It's not that bad, but I still have to be prepared to run if Brocken appears again. He's very aggressive compared to Scourge and Midnight, Zane and Winnie's alter egos. Honestly that's because they figured out how to control them after years. Hopefully I can figure out how to keep Brocken away for longer than a couple of weeks.
In a way I regret my actions before everything changed for me. I never took their training and intensity seriously. Now I understand why they keep training. I don't blame them for leaving, their jobs are just easier outside this world. I still don't think there are other worlds beyond my own. At least I don't have a way to prove it now unless I convince Kira to help me out. The issue is that he's in charge of watching over Winnie. That has always been this way since I first met her.
He never really liked me due to my distain towards most people. That's understandable, but I still want to change. They don't feel the same way it seems. They just left one day and only stopped by because I was in trouble. Right now I need to try to fight back against Brocken. Actually that might be a terrible idea since I'm still not strong enough. He's just fast and his spear doesn't help things. There are a few days where he showed up just to annoy me only to attack a few hours later.
That's not what concerns me the most. The thing is that he can mimick my appearance and voice to trick others. Luckily my only friend knows that he can't fully be me. Although I can't rely on him all of the time since he protects everyone.
Recently I've been doing research on cursed artifacts made from rubies. There were so many of them. I even found a book detailing the ruby necklace that I bear. Secretly I wished that there was a way to destroy this necklace for good. The book didn't give an exact way, but it pointed towards one of my enemies. I don't think that he created the necklace. In truth I believe he knows how to destroy it or at least remove the curse. Funny how I now have to trust someone who I never got along with. This is just something I have to do given the circumstances.
Hopefully I can put an end to this and get back to normal. One can only hope right?
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