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Alicia was quite for a moment. After finding out about Angus, she was even ready to believe that Martians existed but this was a little too much. She was a witch?? Well it did make sense, but then she felt Angus squeeze her hand telling her that it was true. "Okay, but I need to know the whole story."
Her aunt related to her the story about how the powers were transferred to the eldest child from their parents or parent. Her mother was a witch and so was she. Then came the truth of her mother's death. She had been killed. "A man named Prithivi Pradhan liked your mother and wanted to marry her but she married your father. He was so enraged that he tricked her into giving up her powers up and killed her."
Alicia was dumbstruck. This was the last thing she wanted to know. Angus put an arm around her to assure her. She looked at him and wondered at how similar their stories were. No wonder her dad never told her anything. She found herself crying again. How could this be? She was shattered for the second time in her life.
Her aunt continued, "That man will try to kill you too, Alicia, if he knows about you. You need to increase your strength. You need to practice using your powers. Had your mother been here, she would have taught you everything. But, now I'm going to train you. I don't know how long it will take, but I'm going to make you strong enough."
"And what about Amy? Does she have powers too?"
"No, Alicia. Amy isn't your real sister. She was adopted to keep your birth a secret and also to hide you. In this way Prithivi Pradhan thought Amy was Aakanshya's real daughter and since she has no powers, he passed her off as she didn't pose a threat to him in anyway."
All Alicia could do was nod. Then her aunt left them alone.
"You need to be strong, love. You can't break. Not after learning your mother was killed." He said hugging her.
She was crying hysterically. "Tell me Angus, what did you do when you saw all that happen? Didn't you feel like crying?" She asked him between sobs.
"I did Ali, but you need to be stronger. The murderer is walking freely. You should take revenge. I know what it feels like. I couldn't do it, but you should. I'll be with you no matter what decision you make."
They sat there for some time. He was whispering all the soothing words he could find at that moment. After she was done crying, he could see determination in her eyes. "I will do it. Definitely do it, Angus. And after I kill that man, we shall take care of that cousin of yours together."
Later at dinner, she was introduced to other members of the family. The bride was 25 years old and was very pretty. She tried to smile and act cheerful but couldn't. Even the wedding went as a blur. The whole week she tried to enjoy, but in vain. Angus was forever by her side, reassuring her and trying his best to make her feel good. She wondered what she'd have done if her weren't there with her. He was the one to tell her to call her dad. She told her dad not to worry about her and that she wanted to stay behind for a few months but she didn't mention anything about her powers.
Right after the wedding, her training started. Her aunt took them to a secluded house on the outskirts of the city which was near a jungle. This would keep them away from prying eyes as well as danger. The first phase of her training was learning to defend herself. She learned how to move things without touching them, merely with the power of her mind. She could read minds and contact people with similar powers.