TOWER OF LIVÁDIANIKA'S POV After riding on a figan's back all the way from Eflie, Livádia is just before my eyes and I can already see the topmost block of the castle. The figan takes me through the cloak as we arrive at the gate and the cloak seals up behind us. I pick a torch and I light it with a snap of my fingers.Only Varia, Althea and Melanie knows that I haven't been in the castle, so I make sure to keep my coming in discreet. I walk into the inner gate and I walk straight to Althea’s room. I knock once and I hear footsteps approaching the door from the other side. In the near moment, the door handle turns and the door opens up. “Nika!” Althea exclaims, her face can't hide the joy that fills her heart to see me back in the castle. “Sister, I have missed you,” I say to her as we embrace. “Come In,” she whispers, pulling me inside her room cautiously.“How has it been here, did sister Cera or anyone else realize a thing about my departure?” I ask her and s
WILDERNESS OF THE EASTDAHLIA’S POV Moonlight has fallen atop our heads, we are sitting in our various resting positions and Elena as she has been since sunset is still meditating. A strong wind passes by us from the west, raising fallen leaves and dry grasses from our midst. The wind reaches Elena, and she gasps,. darting her eyes to the skies and the smoke in her eyes begin to whirl quickly. She basks in the wind that whirls around her and our attention is drawn to her. We all get up and we encircle her. The wind comes between everyone of us and Elena. This is not a strange thing to any of us, for we have witnessed it several times. It bears a message from our ancestors. A message which only Elena can read and interpret to us.The whirling wind is sucked into her nose and a sudden silence floods our midst. “Mistress, what is it you see?” I whisper to her as we all wait for her to speak the message 8 us. “The Callibra has changed hands. I know who bears it,” she in
CAVES OF EFLIECERA’S POVI appear at the midst of the caves of Eflie with an eccrifyte, and just moments of wandering, Althea and Melanie also appears behind me with two other eccrifytes.In my right hand in Melanie’s left hand is a spell book, and in Althea’s right hand are shackles. Melanie comes to hand me the spell book and I nod. “If truly they are still unconscious as Nika said, they must be lying in one of those caves,” I whisper and Althea nods. She is smart enough to know that I want her to go ahead and check the caves. Melanie follows her behind, and they both walk cautiously towards the first cave. Althea nods after checking the first cave and I approach them. I peep from a distance and I see that a young man is lying on the ground. I approach the other caves, walking pass all the entrances and I see four men in total. I return to the midst of the caves with Melanie and Althea after confirming that they are all unconscious. I send in the eccri
TOWER OF LIVÁDIAIASIAS' POVI hear a cock crow, and within my half conscious state I can still tell how strange it is as they are no cocks in Eflie. If the cock crows, it means that it is past dawn. I open my eyes as I gain my consciousness and my eyes meet utter darkness.It takes me several moments of confusion before recalling what happened last night after we fought the eccrifytes. I recall going to check on Renee, an- I don't remember any else. I feel the need to stand up to me feet, but after a trial to move my feet, I realize that I might be already on my feet. I stamp my right feet and I see that they is a floor at my feet. I try to move my hands and they are shackled. The chains move in opposition against each other as I try to apply more force, and I see that it is a reality. My hands have been shackled to the walls, my feet are not shackled, but I still can't move any further without my hands. I groan as I feel a slight headache. Something comes to my mind, and I beli
TOWER OF LIVÁDIANIKA'S POVI can't stop myself from sobbing as I run into my room. Iasias’ statements hurts me so much. I hate to know that he sees me as part of those who makes the world a cruel place for him to be. I hate it because it is true, everything he believes me to be is true. I'm a cruel person who adds to the world's cruelty. Varia barges into my room and sees me crying. I try to hide it like I have been doing it ever since I got back, but it seems she is too smart to be fooled.“Sister, you are crying,” She rushes down to me and since she's now aware, I feel no need for pretence anymore, Instead I give in to the urge to hug her. I really need it right now.“Talk to me,” she demands to know what is making me cry, and even before I speak, I break down even deeper in my tears. I'm still hugging her, and she won't Stop patting my back. “You-you won't understand even if I told you,” I sob.“Try me. Walk me out of your room if I fail to comprehend,” She says,
TOWER OF LIVADIA --CONFERENCE ROOMNIKA'S POVI barge into the conference hall and my eyes first meets the ceiling as I try to hide the tears in my ears. I blink at the ceiling as I take a long, deep breath. My eyes move from the ceiling to the floor, and then to my sisters who are sitting in the chairs encircling a wooden table.“Have I not known Isidora at her old age, I would have thought she was the one walking towards us right now. You are as beautiful as your mother when she was as young as you are now,” Sister Grindila says to me and I force a smile on face. “Thank you sister,” I whisper.“Welcome to Livádia sisters.”“Spare us the formalities. We may have come from other lands, but we are still sisters. Groilandiá, Livádia, Vrochí and Spiliá, all are our homes,” Sister Katerina says and I nod with a smile as I take a sit.“You have done us proud beyond thanks,” sister Lydia grabs my hand over the table and I nod.“I was there at that same night, but much earlier than when yo
TOWER OF LIVÁDIAVARIA'S POVI hate the dragons for what they have brought upon sister Nika. It is night now, I look through my window and I see our sisters coming from Spiliá coming through the gate. Grindila and Lydia have long gone back to their coven, but Katerina remains. For now, it is like a merge, Spiliá will join us for now until Nika comes back to support our course. I pick up my cloak and I slot in my hands quickly. It flutters behind me as I approach the dungeon. They are four of them, and I can't tell which room the one named Iasias is. I reach the door to the first dungeon I halt. The keys are dangling in my hand, but the I don't feel the person behind the door is who I want to meet. I move to the second door and I still don't feel like slotting in the key. I approach the third door and my countenance changes. I gasp as I place my hand on the door. There is a strong feeling attached to this particular room. I feel like whoever is behind the door holds something of min
TOWER OF LIVÁDIANIKA'S POVI stand by my window, watching the moon. I have been crying, and it has gotten to the point where I feel like there are no tears in my eyes to be cried out anymore. Just sniffling. I hear a knock on my door and I turn to it quickly."Thank goodness you are here Varia. I'm sorry for everything, I'm sorry for ignoring you earlier today when you tried to apologise. Please don't let this happen, don't let Iasias be killed," I plead with her as she passes through the boundary and walks in."I heard that he would be killed by this tomorrow. If you've ever seen me as your sister, do me this favor," I plead again and she ignores me as she continues to walk towards me. When it is just a small distance between us, she runs to embrace me, breaking into tears."I wish none of this had happened. I wish they'll let you out of here. I miss you so much, and you're the only one whom I know would understand me," she cries in my arms and I kiss her on the head."Shhh! It's o