Chapter 45
(Get that Lily)
Witches’ Kingdom
“My queen” A young lass muttered, bowing with her face almost touching the ground
“Speak,” Lilith, the wicked queen of the witch's kingdom, snapped, picking up an apple from the tray placed on her lap, as she bit into it.
“Violet is back from her mission; she is currently in the kingdom” " she muttered, not raising her head up.
“Hmm….I hope she brought good news this time..where is she now”
“She is in the courtyard…waiting to be summoned”
“Come in my child..” Lilith spoke through the mind link as Violet, who was outside got the message. She immediately teleported into the queen’s palace, as the young servant scurried out.
“My queen…ruler of the seven kingdoms, I greet you” Violet noted with a long bow
“Rise… Violet, and what brings thee to the palace…good news, right…haahaahaa” She laughed hieratically, gnashing her teeth violently on the innocent apples.
Violet raised her head up, looking towards the throne as she speaks
“There is good news, but there is also bad news my queen”
The queen paused, throwing the remains of the apple; she sat uprightly, wearing a smirk
“Start with the good one”
“She has finally released her powers; the lily you sent me to watch over is really powerful as you had mentioned. She holds the secret seal to Enchante. Her powers are so strong my queen, but she doesn’t seem to know how to use them.
“Hmmm….just like I have assumed…” Lilith noted, her long sharp finger jabbing her jaw
“And the bad news..”
“She was rescued by someone when I tried draining her off the power. I was attacked by a vampire…”
“Arghh…Vam.. Pires….” Lilith muttered with anger, kicking off the remaining apples on the tray. She picked up her sapphire staff, pointing it directly to Violet.
“How did you know that…it was a vampire…” She dragged her words
“His cloak..his smell..and the force..I couldn’t attack back..he was swift. I wasn’t expecting anyone to rescue her…”
“I gave you enough power to tame anything that comes your way…why didn’t you use it” Lilith yelled, stumping her staff to the ground as it caused lighting. Violet went on her knees, bowing her head to the ground
“I wasn’t expecting an intruder my queen..”
“Shut up..” she snapped, getting on her feet. She took ominous steps forward as her cloak trailed behind her. She paused opposite Violet, squatting to her level.
“Your work has just begun, Vio..let. Get that Lily and bring her to me” She ordered thunderously
“Yes….My queen,” Violet replied; she stood to her feet, walking out of the courtroom, with one mind, one determination.
“I will get you..Megan.”
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Megan’s POV
“Where am I?” I asked as I felt something soft beneath me. I’m currently on the bed in a room, but someone is touching me. I couldn’t see the face of the person, but I could feel the soft towel used to massage my head.
“Hey…you are gonna be ok…okay. Just stay still” A woman’s voice sounded in my ears. My eyes were open, but the room was dark.
“Who are you?” I asked weakly; I couldn’t feel my limbs.
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“It’s Drusilla; you are in safe hands; just stay still and you will be fine. I’m trying to ease your temperature…” That was all I heard before falling back into a deep slumber.
The prickly light from the sun shone on my face; it was morning already. I flicked my eyes open to the dawn of the new day.
Scrutinizing the room, I suddenly remember where I was. I’m back to this ancient house, the wallpapers and artworks are good proof. I tried remembering how I got here as everything replayed in my mind.
“Violet….Oscar,” My mouth muttered as I remembered their unholy scene, how she was f**king him, the smirk on her face, the evil look she behold.
How she slapped me, holding my hands in hers, casting spells, making me weak, taking something out of me, something that I can’t comprehend.
I felt a pang of headache as those thoughts kept coming in; my cheeks were already wet with tears.
“Why will Violet do this to me; now it’s clear, Oscar has been cheating on me with Violet. He didn’t even look for me even though I went missing. And Violet…who exactly is she..how did she get those powers?
She looked deadly, she was ready to kill me..but why..what have I done wrong? Still fazed in my world of thoughts and agony, the door cracked open, disrupting it, as she stepped in.
“Hey…” she called, smiling as she drew closer. I cleaned off the tears on my cheek, gulping down nothing.
“How do you feel now” she asked
“Sad…” I managed to reply in a croaking voice. I still can’t believe all that is happening; gosh I miss my mum…my dad..
“It’s ok…you are gonna be fine…trust me” she replied
I scoffed
“How the hell will I be fine when I don’t f**king know what is going on? Why was my best friend after my life, she tried to kill me..she…”
“Shh….don’t get worked up over that…look, I know that all this will seem hard for you to take in, but you will pull through, trust me.”
“And why should I trust you…when my best friend clearly betrayed me…” I crooked, sobbing again. She sighed, sitting on the bed
“Because I am not your best friend, and I am here to help you... I and your mate” She stated. I was forced to look her in the eyes.
“Can you tell me more about these powers that I possess, I believe I still don’t know anything about myself”
She smiled
“Sure..trust me on that. I won’t just tell you; I will help you to know how to make use of it. I will guide you not to go astray with it. But first…you will need to freshen up and eat. Come on, we have work to do” she chuckled. I smiled
I think I am beginning to get comfortable with her. Well, why won’t I, I’m even sick of being rude all the time. I think now is the time for me to change, that’s if I really wanna know more about myself
“Erm…what can I call you”
“Don’t tell me you have forgotten my name..Huhn” she chuckled
“It’s Drusilla….”
“Erm..ok..Drusilla..you are not a human, right?”
She paused for a while, having this funny look
“Yes..I’m a vampire…but have some witch traits.”
Even if I do not fully understand what she meant by having some witch traits, I still manage to nod
“And my best friend?”
“She is a witch”
“Witch?” I asked with eyes popping out
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Lazarus’ POV
Checking the mark on my back again, I have a loud sigh. This time around, it kept appearing often and took a while before vanishing. Sometimes it glows a little, before returning back to normal.
I have tried doing research and reading some books I can lay my hands on in the castle library.
All my research points to one thing, and that is the mark of Dracula. Though I am not still convinced, the pictures here are different from the mark on my back but have similar features.
It can’t be the mark of Dracula, because I ain’t related to the lineages that are given the mark. And it only appears once in a thousand years.
Tucking my cloak around my collar, I adjusted the mask on my face, striding out of the room. Checking into Megan’s room, she was still very asleep.
A soft smile creeped on my face as I watch her breathe in and out without much effort. Drusilla had mentioned something about her running a high temperature as of last night.
I’m still yet to know all about a lily, but with the help of Drusilla who is more experienced, she will help me coach her on her powers.
After fighting off that witch who tried to absorb her powers, I brought her to the castle, heading back to Brazil to track the witch, but she was gone. I couldn’t find any trace, only the dead corpse of Megan’s Ex-boyfriend.
Right now, I’m heading for Vampic Fall; well, not to cause trouble. I won’t start any until Megan is fully aware of how to use her powers, but I think I left something behind, or should I say forgot to do something.
Looking at her one last time, I closed my eyes and muttered a spell, creating a portal that would lead me to where Arthur was: my friend and Celeste's mate.
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London~
Everyone was already present in D’Arcy’s house. Crystal and her two friends, Audrey and Billie, were busy making Snapchat videos when they clearly should have been assisting in the assignment.
“Hey girls…come on, you three can’t just leave the work for the rest of us, especially you Crystal, you are in our group, you should be helping out” Rose exclaimed, bringing out a cardboard
Crystal rolled her eyes, dropping the phone
“And so what, stop making a fuss out of it. I don’t know anything about the fantasy world. I can’t draw freaky vampires or witches, neither do I know about their features..so what?” She snapped glaring at her
“You don’t need to speak to her that way” Emerald chipped in
“And why the hell will you speak for her, is she your puppet…damn…b!tch” She scoffed
Emerald flared in rage
“How dare you call me that…” She stated, raising her hand to slap her, but it was swiftly caught by D’Arcy. He gave her this pleading look before facing Crystal, who let out a smirk. Gary only watched on with anger boiling in him as he watched D’Arcy holding Emerald’s hand.
“Crystal please…if you ain’t ready to work with us, it’s best you stay quiet or just leave. I won’t tolerate a fight scene in my house” he muttered
Crystal pouted, going to hug him
“I’m sorry…please don’t scold me.” She feigns fake tears as he pats her back. She winked at her friends while Emerald scoffed, stomping her feet to the ground.
She stood up and walked out of the building.
