Heart Two Heart (21 page)

I hid behind several rocks and allowed my
mind to separate from my body. I slipped through the door and into
the underground chamber. I let my life force lead me to my eternal
heart. I found him lying in the corner of an empty lab. He was
bleeding profusely from his eyes, ears, nose and throat. I looked
around and I saw test tubes and broken glass and I knew he’d drunk
the acid one of the scientists were using in their experiments.
That’s when I realized what my eternal heart was and what he’d done
to himself.

I had a few minutes to decide my best course
of action. I knew my family would never accept my eternal heart or
forgive him for what he did to my pop or the others during World
War II. I had to leave and never look back. Just a little more time
and he would be gone from this earth. I cried and I felt the tears
flow from my eyes. I knew I could never walk away. Yet, my eternal
heart was a monster who deserved to be punished. He was a Jötnar
and one of the SS scientists that helped to turn my pop into a
nagual. Yet… was he not punished with pain and tribulation that no
one should have to endure? It was clear he was a test subject as
much as my pop and the others had been during the war. I returned
to my body and ran full speed into the compound with a purpose. I
was going to save me eternal heart no matter what it took. Then,
later, much later, I would decide what is good or bad