The room was cozy and Miranda loved the weather, she was wearing a lilac flower-printed straight dress, with puff hands, her hair was packed up in a messy bun and her feet were bare. She sat on the chair in front of the dresser table with a mirror, applying ointment on her face and above all, admiring herself. She was a beauty and Alastair was a lucky man.Thinking about Alastair, she realized she hadn’t given him a positive response yet, despite their love for one another, Miranda wondered was what holding her back from saying yes to the love of her life and accept the forever is the deal thing. There was a soft knock on the door and a “swoosh” sound, not bothering to look back, Miranda shake her head.“I have told you often times not to noisily come into my room, you didn’t even wait for an answer. How rude!” Miranda chastised, even though she and Elle were friends, she deserved some respects when it comes to her privacy.“I apologize, my dearest Queen, forgive me.” Elle bowed cu
Chapter Chapter Cara was on the bed, laying on the bed, the cover drawn up to her chest, her chest rising and Fallon as she breathed heavily, still shaken by Corvius attack, just by the mere thought of it, Cara shivers. She sniffles and tears stream down her face. She cries out for no one in particular as she was the only one in her room. What if Corvius shows up again? Cara thought but shook off the thought as soon as it, she spreads herself on the bed, feeling frustrated, Cara tried to yell but her lungs failed her, she starts to cough until her assigned maidservants comes for her.After she had calmed down, she was left alone, she was almost falling asleep when she heard a soft yet raspy knock on the door, in a sleepy voice she answered, “Come in.”“Cara, how do you fare?” Drax asked, rushing to sit beside her on the bed.“I cannot say, it’s as if woe befell me. Although woe did befall me. Corvius didn’t spare me.” Cara said, her voice sounding hoarse, she cleared her throat a
Alastair rolled to his side and sighed as he opened his eyes. It was daytime already, and he had not even heard the early bells which woke the residents in the Capital. Even after Corvius' attack, the bells still sounded, serving as a form of reminder that there was hope in the horizon, hope Which Alastair knew he had to provide.He heard Miranda sigh beside him and watched as she mumbled in her sleep. She looked so beautiful even when she slept, a consequence of her perfect features. Miranda was a goddess in human flesh and her grace was getting more radiant by the passing second.She mumbled again and opened her eyes, squinting them at first as she tried to adjust to the light. The first thing she saw was Alastair gazing at her, smiling with amusement. She blushed lightly like a little girl and smiled, still trying to get herself badj to normal."Good morning, Grand Mage." She said to him."Good morning, my queen. Is it just me, or is today especially different?" Alastair asked her
Alastair felt the strange energy as he headed into the room. The room was hot, and it had an unusual aura which Alastair tried to decipher. The furniture in the room had been destroyed or pushed aside and the darkness that surrounded the room Made it all worse.At the side, Alastair could see Drax on the ground groaning. Drax was wounded, and he had another fracture of his left arm. He groaned when he saw Alastair who quickly hurried to him."What happened?" Alastair asked Drax.Drax grunted as he tried to speak but it seemed like he had fractured ribs as well. He looked badly beaten up, and Alastair did not like seeing him that way. "Cara...she just, started acting strangely. I did not know what was happening and before I could figure it out, she attacked me." Drax groaned. Alastair took the fractured hand and looked at it.He whispered some words and a light shone at the site of fracture. The wound also gave out a light as well and so did the fractured ribs "I have numbed the pain
"I want us to work together...", The words sounded like a joke to Alastair's ears. He scoffed when Lilith said the words and decided to find a way out of the ethereal realm as soon as he could. He could not keep up with her nonsense and sadly, it did not seem like she was planning on stopping any time soon."I am serious, Mage." Lilith stated again. Alastair nodded when she spoke. She could tell that he was not buying what he was saying."I understand. I totally do. Working with hades is a very good option. I wonder why I did not consider it before now. I mean I could ALWAYS reach out to you guys, can't I?"He said sarcastically. Lilith groaned and slowly transforming into a more human form. Alastair watched in surprise as she turned into a human version of herself. She was not looking bad, except she was Stark naked and her hair was fiercely black.Her skin, however was smooth and silky, although some parts of it still had stains from coal. She walked towards Alastair, tired of expla
Alastair gasped as he opened his eyes. He was surprised that the journey back from the ethereal realm did not take as long as he has suspected. He groaned as he suddenly started feeling a terrible headache. The aftermath of visiting that terrible place was always the same."Easy, you're alright. Stay still." He heard Miranda say to him. Alastair was still on the ground as he tried to process what had happened. The room was already crawling with mages and guards by that time and when he looked around for Drax, he could not see him."Where is Drax? Where's Cara?" He asked Miranda."Cara is being attended to over there..", she said and pointed to the bed where Cara was lying. She looked at him and smiled. She looked fine."Drax was taken out for treatment. Turns out there was a lot more damage than a few broken bones." Miranda added and that instantly alerted Alastair who tried standing immediately."It's nothing the mages cannot take care of. He will be fine. What happened back there?
Alastair walked towards the catacombs with Drax by his side. The catacombs were unusually dark at that time, and though it was just morning, it seemed like it was night time. The silence between Alastair and Drax appeared to make the tension even greater. He wanted to say something, but Drax knew he did not actually know how to speak with the older man. They had barely reunited, and he should not try to force good vibes."I take it you and Cara have gotten quite close..." Alastair started a discussion, and the suddenly mention of Cara made Drax embarrassed a little. He did not know that people had started noticing how fond they were of each other."Yes. She is a good girl, and a formidable one." Drax responded and Alastair nodded."She is. You Know, it is a good thing to have you by her side. Now when I am gone, I will be certain that she is in safe hands. You are my son afterall. Is there a better guardian than you?"Alastair said and pushed a door open. The door gave a creek and ope
Alastair and Drax descended down the staircase and on each step they took, the torches on the wall lit up. Drax wondered where they were at the moment, and he could not understand how a place which seemed to be so calm and serene hold so many secrets.Alastair slowly guilded his hand and touched a brick on the wall and another passage opened within the walls. He stepped inside, and motioned to Drax do follow him. Drax did as he was told. The wall behind them shook as soon as they stepped into the new place."Where are we?" Drax asked Alastair who snapped his finger and created a streak of light along the wall of the old dirty corridor that lay before them. "This is the old dungeon." Alastair stated and Drax was confused. He sighed when the young man could not comprehend what he meant."There was a time when the palace as you know it now was not so high up. So, these were the dungeons where erring slaves were kept and punished. A lot of them died here. If you listen closely, you can h