Cyn was a mistake. Stone could feel the vibration of confusion all around the room. Samosa’s presence was like an earthquake threatening to open and split the room. She asked if it was sin as in sinning against God or something.
“No. C-Y-N is how her name was spelled.”
“Her,” Samosa bit her bottom lip.
“This was more than five hundred earth years ago. She was with another jinni. He was her Changer and lover. Like how we are. But… I fell for her.” Stone really did not want to have this conversation now.
“There was a planet,” he continued. “Similar to this one that we lived on. Long story short, she and I had a long affair and I ignored the signs of her becoming something else. Something primal, even for a humanoid she was incredibly strong, incredibly dangerous because she was incredibly hungry-for meats and blood, yes. But she craved homicide. Dead bodies piled up daily. The land began to fill with the stench of death. She wanted more sex from me every minute it seemed. Even with my hardcore libido I couldn’t keep up with her.
“Humans have a hidden blackness inside of them that demons know they can attack and manipulate and she was horrible. Saying her name still gives me nightmares.”
The whole time Samosa was quiet. Then, “In my dream the land was red and there were worms everywhere. Carnage.”
That is what Stone feared.
“So accurate is your dream. The planet began to stink like nothing I’ve ever smelled before. We used our powers to get the lands back to the way they were to live among the humans- the jinn that did care for others and their land contributed. Jinn don’t really care for much outside of eating souls. But Cyn’s madness kind of brought us together to do good. Ironic”
“Humans were on that planet too? So, it’s not just us that exist in the galaxy?”
“In this particular galaxy, sure, what we would call human or mammal- yes. They were much taller than your species though. About our height and some taller than us. They had sharp eyesight, speed, and fast healing abilities. But Cyn…I’m not sure if she was even close to a homosapien-she seemed so different. Anyway, she destroyed half her own race. It was horrible. Korin and a few of us were there for a time and had to move on from there. Too many memories.”
Samosa wrapped her arms about herself either to warm herself up or hide the growling sounds clawing inside her intestines. She wanted to hear more about Cyn but Stone’s sudden quietness meant he was done talking about it.
“That’s why you want to go through with the sacrifice.”
“Precisely. I can’t lose you. I won’t.”
“I wanted to wish for Lyle’s death this morning. I changed my mind.”
“I can grant whatever you want, Samosa. You’ll be further damaged for it though.”
“Then why do it at all?”
“Because you are my master… Remember?”
“Oh. Right.” She crossed her legs. “The sacrificial ceremony will change that, right?”
“I suppose.”
Korin came in and clapped his hands together. “So you told her about the Destroyer on that planet We Shall Not Name?”
“Uh huh. Tell us what we must do.”
“Over an early dinner.” Korin winked at Samosa. “I knew a special someone would be hungry. Let’s go to the dining hall shall we?”