After breakfast, we dressed in our combat outfits, which were made of flexible leather, with a weapon belt that held all the weapons we wanted. But I noticed that none of my friends were carrying their special weapons. When I looked at Adrien questioningly, our dad smiled.Read Full Chapter
“Come with me,” he told us and we went to a room that looked like a tattoo parlour, this is where he gave me my magical mark, it was like a silver dragon curling on my arm. It was shimmering, “now when you need your weapon, call it from your mind,then it will automatically appear. ” he nodded at me to try it out. I looked nervously at them and whispered, “star Shartere”, suddenly with golden flames that covered my tattooed arm, my sword appeared in my hand ready for battle. Kaiden gave me a wolfe grin, seeing my surprise.
“Alright let’s get training.” our father went on about the necessity of us remaining in our best physical and mental health. So we had a time table to follow. Running five laps around the arena, then lifting weights, sparring with each other. Then finally magic training. I just knew this was going to be hard. He also said we will be meeting our new teacher soon. Eva looked excited, and even the boys were ready for a new change but something about this announcement made my skin crawl.
We haven’t met our trainor yet, but we were going through the schedule. If we missed even once we got an earful from our dad and a disappointed look from mommy. This happened to Kaiden once, the big guy felt bored so he skipped our morning run in favour to get some more hours of sleep.
Our parents were waiting patiently for him to come, ready to ambush him. And he did get an earful and extra training appointed. For the rest of the day he was groaning and complaining about how his body hurt.
In addition to physical training our dad made us homeschool instead of going to that reached school again. He himself volunteers to teach us, he even builds us a separate classroom for it. At first I did not understand why this was essential but I didn’t care much. When I asked Adrien, he smiled and said, “it’s for our protection as well as yours princess. Dad is worried that the dark lord might have spies and try to do something to us.” That made me shiver and also for some reason it brought back my vision about that warrior who sacrificed the mortal to the dark lord. Adiren seemed to immediately understand that something was wrong, he wrapped his arms around me and held me tight, “we’ll go through it together.” I loved it when he said that, he did not sugar coat things, he was to the point but he always said that we would face it together. I was beginning to understand him well, he was protective, caring and he became dangerous if anyone tried to get close to our family or me.
“Alright everyone this is Jacob”, our father announced, introducing the muscular blonde man next to him. “He will be your trainer alright? ” The minute I saw him something came to my mind but flickered away. I swear I have seen him somewhere, but I couldn’t remember where it was.
This lesson left a second after the training started, we had to do vigorous physical activity that by the end of it I was exhausted. When I went to sleep that night was peaceful there were no nightmares to haunt me. But I decided to dream about walking just a bit, and she returned to the vision. The man I saw had a familiar voice and size, there was a strange power emitting from his aura. This was the same man as the one I saw in her visions. Why was I seeing him again? There had to be something going on. But I could not figure out what it was.
Eva
I was researching some stuff for our homework given previously when I noticed a figure lurking around. I immediately knew who it was, the only person with dark hair “Elysia, what are you doing?” I asked suspiciously, my mind immediately searching for the worst possible way she could have betrayed us. Of course that was rude of me to think but before she came our life was okay, she brought a whole bunch of trouble with her. Her eyes widened when I broke her out of whatever she was doing. She had a few books around her along with a few pieces of paper and pencils. She was drawing, I realised, but what she was drawing looked weird. I sat down, deciding to take our sisterly relationship up a notch.
“Hey,” she whispered, her eyes watching me calculating my moves. I nodded towards the notes she was going through, “what are you going through?” I asked once more. She looked nervous, then replied, “I had a few dream walks before, with visions, I am trying to figure them out.” I looked at the notes, they were all about the wars that were previously fought between the Crystal realm and the shadow realm. The notes gave information about the different creatures and weapons that were used but she seemed to be searching for something else. The shadow realm was populated by demons, night howlers, moon seekers and all kinds of nasty creatures from the underworld.
“You know, I had a vision before dad introduced us, his friend the previous day?” she asked, so quietly I wondered if I had imagined it at first. She was watching me quietly waiting for my reply, so I nodded, “I saw a vision of a man being possessed” she replied. I gasped, usually it was very uncommon for demons to do something like this, but there are places where everyone bends the rules. Elysia was a perfect example but I did not go to tell her that. “What does this have to do here?” I asked, feeling a little lost.
Adrien
I finished working through my homework and went to the living room. Our parents were nowhere to be seen, but my brother was watching tv in the living room. “Hey! Finished working?” Kaiden asked moving to give space for me to sit. I nodded, “where are the girls?” I wondered aloud. He shrugged, “ I don’t know, I saw Eve around” I raised an eyebrow, my brother usually did not let his mate wander around unprotected. “Come on, they must be in the library.” we went upstairs, the library door was closed but we could hear soft voices from inside. We slowly opened the door. The girls froze for a minute, then Eva gave a pained smile, “hey!” She tried to sound cheerful but it did not come out well. “Hello, what are you guys doing?”, I asked, sitting down beside them. “We are doing some research, remember the dream we shared?” I remembered the one about war, so I nodded. “What about it?” I asked brushing a strand of her hair away, she looked nervous, “I told Eva about it. And we were discussing how dad’s new friend was giving me the creeps.” she was trying to make a joke but protectiveness erupted in me, a low growl rippled out of me. I hated that she was in fear. “So we were going through these notes to find a way to decipher if he was good or bad.” she brought out a book, there was a spell with an image of a human being on a spiral like structure. “What’s this?” But before she could answer, the door to the library opened and Kaiden came in along with our dad, “there you guys are.” we didn’t get a chance to talk about anything because we had to go for dinner, dad said we were going out today. So I went to my room to get dressed.
We went to the nearby market, “candles, chicken blood, incense and holy water, and a crucifix.” That was strange. We weren’t christian to do it with holy water, ‘Why are we doing it christian style?’ I looked at my brother, who shrugged, “maybe Elysia, thought it was better that way.” We continued down the road until we came across the butcher. We have been here for different requests so it didn’t matter anymore how weird it was, the butcher probably thought we were nuts to the max but he didn’t say boo about it. “Give us some bags of chicken blood please,” I said, dropping some money on the counter. He muttered something under his breath then brought a bag of chicken blood. The pungent smell coated the air, “gross!” Kaiden looked like he was about to puke. “Seriously ? what are we going to do with this ?” he muttered incredulously I shook my head, “let’s just hope the girls know what they are doing.” After collecting the blood, we went to the store to get incense, candles. “how are we going to get holy water and a crucifix?” Kaiden questioned, I thought the answer was obvious. I rolled my eyes, “we visit the town church I guess, but the problem is how are we going to get the priest to give us some holy water and a crucifix? And don’t forget it has to be blessed to work properly on a demon.” We drove off to the closest church, it was a huge white building like a palace but with pictures of angels and Christ in the windows and the walls.
“Looks like this is the place,” I said, getting out of the car, we made our way inside. The architecture of the place was incredible but there was no one around to be seen. A sense of safety and calmness surrounded us, “children what can I do for you?” a soft voice echoed from behind us, we froze despite ourselves. An elderly looking priest appeared in the doorway making his way towards us. “Good afternoon father, We would like some holy water for an exorcism ceremony, please.” the father watched us for a minute, “this isn’t a normal exorcism ceremony is it?” I shared a curious glance with Kaiden, how does he know it? Some people are simply weird. “No father,” I did not want to give him any details, what if he was a spy for the dark lord. He did not ask, but simply left the room, in a few minutes he came back with a glass bottle, “this should be enough. Remember to tell the person who is carrying out the exorcism to be careful, if the identification spell works not only you know who the demon is but he too will know that his identity is revealed.” colour drained out of Kaiden’s face, my heart started pounding against my ribs. No, I could not put my sister and mate in trouble, “we don’t have a choice.” Kaiden squeezed my arm, calming me. “When this is over, I am going to give her a lecture. ” but I remembered that Elysia said a similar thing to us and we agreed, I had not understood it properly otherwise I would have never let this happen.
I sighed, I guess we had to take the risk now. We drove home, tension filling the car. The girls were waiting for us at the porch, “hey, what took you so long?” a low rumble left Kaiden, “you do know that what we are going to do is very risky, right?” Elysia looked uncomfortable for a minute, “we don’t have a choice, please Adrien, you know what I saw, you have to trust me”. Her eyes pleading, yes we shared our common terrors but that did not mean that I wanted her to get hurt. I sighed and pulled her into my arms and held her tightly, “if I lose you, nobody will leave this house alive, I hope you know that.” I whispered buriring my face in the crook of her neck.
She nodded, but there was determination in her eyes, “let’s make sure that all of us come out alive then.” We went upstairs and stopped in front of Jacob’s room, where Elysia had drawn the ancient runic symbols in a circular pattern. Elysia sat down outside the circle, “chicken blood please?” she asked, opening a small bag that she had brought and taking out a thin paint brush. We gave her the blood bag, “here,” Eva brought a small bowl where we poured the blood into. The pungent smell of the chicken blood filled the air. “Gross! Mom is going to kill us if we don’t clean up after doing this.” Eva shiverd, as she handed the bowl of blood to Elisia who dipped the paint brush in it and started drawing runic symbols from the blood around the circle . When she was done she started resisting the spell softly over and over until the runic letter glowed in crimson. “The spell is complete, now we must watch until he walks over it, when he does it will reveal his true nature to us.”
We told the girls that we will watch and signal when Jacob comes home, they will watch over the place hidden to check the spell’s reaction. Either we were impatient or they were late, it seemed like a long time when finally the car came to the garage, “there here!” we signalled then joined them inside the cupboard across the hallway where we all hid watching the revealing spell. Voices came closer along with footsteps, but the strangest thing happened when Jacob crossed through the circle we had made. He changes shifting, all his teeth elongating to create sharper vicious fangs and nails turning into claws, eyes glowing in crimson. Elysia was frozen in fear and the others were tense at the sight of the nightmare demon who had taken residence in our house.
Elysia was shaking in fear, as we came out of the cupboard after he left his room. “Look at me!” I commanded wrapping my arms around her and holding her tight against me. “Everything is alright, we are gonna be okay.” I whispered it over and over until she finally relaxed against my hold and took a deep breath. “It’s been a long day, let’s all go get some rest.” Everyone nodded in agreement, I slipped my hand in Elysia’s and walked her to her door. But I also made sure to stop by her door to hold her for a couple of minutes, “be strong princess, whatever happens we will be together okay?” she nodded and slipped in disappearing into her room.
I hated that she was filled in fear, I wanted to crush it but I was helpless. I sighed and went back to my room. What I needed was a warm shower, which was a good idea. The minute I stood under the warm shower my tensed muscles relaxed that the whole day came tumbling down on me. By the time I was done, the water was gone cold. I changed into PJ’s and texted my mom that I would be skipping dinner tonight. I had no appetite to eat after what I saw so I crawled into bed and buried myself in my soft thick sheets and closed my eyes. I wanted to sleep so badly that I ended up tossing and turning. Finally I gave up on getting some sleep and decided to read some books. Not the king that we normally read in magic lessons but the fantasy king, the ones that humans read for their enjoyment. Right now it was a good distraction.
I was reading for some time when a cold wind blew through my window making the curtains fly and the windows rattle. It made goosebumps ripple through my skin, making me shiver. Something was very wrong about the sudden temperature change.
Chapter 13 – Kaiden
The temperature of the room suddenly dropped, waking me from my deep sleep. I could hear voices outside my door. I was thinking, maybe I was in a strange dream? But a blood curdling scream made me rush out of the room with my bow and sheath of arrow, “Eva ?” I screamed my mates name for a second, everything was very quiet for a few minutes then, “Kaid!!!” my parents’ voices shouted from down stairs. I rushed out halfway and down the staircase, it was all a bloodbath. Our parents and Eva , along with Adrien where badly injured and chained and holding the other end of the leash was a ferocious beast broken out of what looked like the remaining parts of Jacob’s body. “What the hell?” a dread pooled in me. The beast was made of black smoke with glowing crimson eyes, “where is she!!!!” it screamed after seeing me. I froze looking at my family injured on the floor. Dad shook his head, then whispered in pain, “you will never get your hands on her even if we die today.”
The demon paused his temper tantrum for a second then smiled, “I sense her presence in the house and the dark lord will have her.” Before I could get a word out something hit the back of my head making a sharp pain radiate through my body then everything around me went dark. I felt like I was falling into a spiral of darkness.
Eva
I watched as my mate collapsed unconscious, “you beast! you won’t get away with this!” I screamed, my lungs burned and hot tears trailed down my cheeks. The bindings on the chain we were tied to only grew tighter, as Jacob jerked it and made us walk, “there is someone waiting for you, I hope he will be satisfied with what I have got.” he muttered under his breath as he pulled us through a nightmare leaper, I knew for a fact that like a dream burle it can help you travel through nightmares, to the shadow realms. It was pitch black, I couldn’t even see what was in front of me. And negative energy seemed to be filling it “what’s the matter little bird, feeling dizzy?” Then I felt something sink into the soft skin at the side of my neck. A sharp pain flared, making me whimper in pain. That’s when my vision tunnelled and everything went dark.
Jacob
I brought the prisoners in front of my master, the dark lord sat in a throne made of pure glass, his shadows drifting and circling closer to him. Thunder clashed outside the castle and black fire lit the path. I silently met my masters glowing crimson eyes, which was filled with pride. I was happy, I made my master happy and now I will be set free. “Master! I have brought you the warrior family of the crystal realms, they are now under your mercy,” I called. His crimson eyes glowed in happiness as he took in each of the prisoners, but then it all dimmed turning pitch black. That’s when I knew I was in trouble, he noticed that the princess was not here. “Where is she!!!” he growled, making the throne room shake as his voice echoed through the castle. “Where is the princess?” I trembled in fear, “she wasn’t there my lord, I could not find her” the room became pin drop silent. “What! I don’t care about the other heirs, I need the princess of shadow and light! ” he screamed and before I knew it a blade sliced through the air and embedded in the middle of my chest. The whole world stopped, only the dark lord’s laughter seemed to be there filling the air. Then my vision tunnelled and I was sucked into an abyss of darkness.
DEMON
No! I screamed and screamed trying to command the shadows and nightmare around me, trying to escape from my fate. I realised what I had done, I wasn’t a good or powerful demon, just a shadow who can inhibit a mortal body . when the dark lord brought me from imprisonment in the demon towers where less powerful demons are slaves and had told me that he has an important task which would be the key to get me out of this terror I had excepted it inhibiting this man’s body and being a spy giving the dark lord information about the princess , however I realise now that it was all a game for the dark lord, and now I have paid the price of betrayal.
I had fought with this man for control and now I along with him will end taking away from my existence. At least I could get a message to the princess, it was the last thing I could do, hopefully I would gain their forgiveness.
Dearest princess;
This letter is from the demon inhibiting Jacob . Jacob Alexander, was long gone when the dark lord commanded me to inhibit his body, a man tortured to death. And I was a demon who was imprisoned in the underground prisons of the shadow realms. We had to fight with other demons for the dark lord’s entertainment. After one such fight where I won, the dark lord came to me with a deal . He said that he would give me back my freedom if I brought your family and you to them. I inhibited this man’s body knowing that he was one of your father’s friends and thinking it would be an advantage when I wanted to get close to you. I didn’t think your father would come to this dreamwalker seeking help, I took the opportunity to get close to you and your family. But then I started to realise how great you all were, however, I had run out of time to do something about it. I knew that my identity was revealed to you by now through the spell you did before. So I was glad that you know who I really am. I brought your family to the dark lord, there is no telling what he would do to them. Hopefully you can rescue them on time. I have some advice for you. And I hope it will be useful. The dark lord’s power is in his glass throne, destroy it and the entire dark realm will lose their magic, the demons will be free and so will your friends. There is no way for you to get help from the crystal realm because it is taken over by darkness as well. The only living realm walkers are you and your family and others hidden, I don’t know where they are. But if you can find them, they will surely help you. I wish you the best of luck, one day I hope that you will have the heart to forgive me…
—–DEMON——
My magic made the letter disappear, and I finally got peace from this tortured place as I too, faded out along with this man I inhibited. Demons did not have souls, we simply vanished out of existence, I knew the same thing was going to happen to me. I have arrived at the end of my journey, with a smile I went into the darkness welcoming it with open arms.
Chapter 14- Elysia
The house was pin drop silent, I stayed through the screams I heard from my family because something in me knew that only I could help them and to do that I should wait. I made a dream portal and went to our Arena. I couldn’t fight any demon with PJ’s on, it would be embarrassing. In the Arena I put on a dark t-shirt and jeans with combat boots and bright out my star shatere, the blade was shimmering in sunlight ready for battle. I also made sure to arm myself with a couple of guns with blessed bullets which were deadly against demons. Then as I came downstairs to the place where I knew my friends last were I noticed something shimmering in the middle of the pool of blood.
It was a letter from Jacob, how sarcastic he kidnapped my family and is now sending me letters as well? Fury burned inside me. But it soon turned into pity and hope as I read the part about how to defeat the dark lord. I wanted to hate him but I truly forgive the demon, he had no other choice, he did it to survive.
I burnt the letter to ashes to make sure that no one else gets this information or realises that I know anything about it. The dark lord probably has people searching for me already, but I needed a plan to rescue my family. For that I had to figure out how to enter his castle. I concentrated then channelled my powers to enter the shadow realms arming myself with my destroyer powers.
The portal opened out to a bare land, it looked like a desert with no inhabitants so far. But I prepared myself for anything and my rule number 1. Was to never trust anyone who I come across in this realm. Shadows reeked this place and the pungent smell of the dead coated the air. As I walked forward it became darker and darker and the temperature seemed to drop very low. Shadows moved and growls echoed through the dark caves . my heart was beating a mile per minute, and goosebumps coated my skin. There were demons everywhere I moved through shadows so that I wouldn’t be noticed much. But I did get a few growls from the dark demons who seemed to be aware of my presence but none of them approached me.
That’s when I heard some demons talking about challenges to ask the king favours, I remembered what Jacob’s demon told me, Ihad to destroy the dark lord’s throne and for that I had to get into the palace. And to do that I had to participate in the challenges.
I used my shadow travelling powers to get me to the palace as fast as it could. The palace really gave me the creeps, when I arrived the guards immediately seemed to know me. And attacked but I was ready I sliced the star shatere through them while shadow travelling and they dropped dead. But I noticed that more guards were arriving. I knew I was too late, I had no hope. But just then a hand reached out and pulled me through a dream portal. I was pulled through a bright light which made me squint and when I opened them there were around a hundred dream walkers armed and waiting, watching me.
I blinked, “your Majesty!” an older female warrior stepped out from the crowd, “We have waited for over a decade for your arrival, where are your warriors aren’t they here with you to defeat the dark lord and restore the crystal realms?” I sighed then told the whole crowd everything that had happened to me so far and why I was here, “so I thought of challenging the dark lord and destroying his throne” I ended, nobody said anything for a minute it was pindrop silence. I was wondering if something was wrong but just then everyone cheered and clapped. They were filled with so much hope. “We will help you, your Majesty!” the older female told me, “we will stand together!” Everyone echoed with her and she was escorted to take rest in one of their rooms while everyone prepared weapons and armour.
I knew having help was a good idea but my plan was still in action, I had to find a way into the castle. I was lost in thought when the door opened and the older female entered the room. “Hello!” I greeted, “your majesty, my name is Estella jones, may I come talk with you?”she asked, I nodded because I had no other choice. I would get to know her, but I would not put my guard down. She sat down in a chair close to me and told me about how she was the captain of the guard of the crystal realms and how she had been waiting for our arrival. I trusted her, “but I can’t stay here for very long, I don’t know what is happening to my friends” she watched me for a minute, “I have a plan, I will take you into the palace and you can compete in the games”. “Use this” she gave me a crimson hooded cloak with gold embroidering, “it will give you invisibility, use it as your advantage, so that you don’t have to compete in the games but can directly go and get the heirs.” I thanked her and jumped out of the window and made my way through the shadows to the castle.
Darkness dominated the area, the only way in was the gates but they were too tall to jump over, I had to get in through a different method. I melted into the shadows and waited patiently for the perfect opportunity. It soon came when two demons arrived with a truck full of items, by the looks of it, it was meat. The pungent smell coated the air, “we have brought gifts for our lord!” One demon said, the guard demons inspected the cargo, then told them to move along as a new truck came in. I took the opportunity while the guards were distracted to hide in the already inspected truck. It moved into the courtyard of the castle, I noticed shadows moving about, it looked like the king had eyes everywhere I needed the perfect opportunity to strike. But I still had to get into the palace, might as well do it the honourable way. I pulled out my Star Shatere and opened the door to a hallway. It was surprisingly quiet, I moved slowly making sure not to make any noise.
“Hey!” a voice growled, without thinking I attacked, hitting the demon on its neck and it shattered into ash. My eyes widened, this is why my sword was given that name. But with the demon’s death I felt more alive, like there was energy that was fed into the sword. I smiled, though I was not happy that I had killed someone I had some hope in defending myself. I shadow travelled fast until I was in front of a huge pair of doors. There were voices coming from inside but one voice in particular made me seal my decision.
Chapter 15 – Adrien
I had heard many stories about the dark lord that ruled the shadow realms and had taken over the crystal realms as well. But I never thought he was a power hungry maniac who sacrificed his own people to get that power. Jacob’s betrayal stung like a hot barb, even dad was too shocked realising that there was a demon inside his friend but now both of them were dead.
But why did he spare my mate when he could have easily brought her to the dark king? I felt like some part of the story was untold. But there was nothing to be done, the poor fool had been easy bait. And was now done, but the worst part was our powers were draining, the king’s throne seemed to be absorbing it minute by minute. Our parents were already looking pale, sweat coating their skin and breaths coming in pants. Me and my siblings tried to cover them but there was no chance. The dark lord noticed our efforts, “feeling a little weak prince?” he laughed, “you fool, my throne will absorb your power, and when I get the princess, I will take her power as well, then I will be the most powerfulest person in the entire two realms, and there will be no one there to stop me”. His words made dread pull within me, our parents managed to look horrified even though they were white as a sheet and their eyes dimmed by the loss of their power. I tried to get away but the shackles and the cage kept us in our place, unable to move. “Take all our power but let the princess go!” our father called out. I knew that there was hope if Elysia was free. I remembered my soul mate’s beautiful face, and how kind she was when she cared for the humans and how smart she was at identifying how our fathers friend was possessed by a demon. Every memory made me long for her. I just wanted to see her one last time, to tell her how much she means to me.
I took a deep breath, “let’s all hold hands together and chanell our power, it will hold us up for a little while.” We held hands and watched as all our magic kept draining away, sucked into the throne. Tears ran down Selena’s eyes, she had become our mother in a way I never expected, “we love you all!” our parents said together, we echoed back. “Aww, saying goodbyes already?” the dark lord cooed. “When you are dead, I will find the little princess, then tear her from limb to limb.” he looked so gleeful, talking about the murder he was going to commit.
My stomach doubled but then…
Elysia
I was about to barge in, when a voice whispered behind me interrupting my task, “princess, I knew you wouldn’t listen.” Estella was here along with all the other dream walkers and night mare destroyers, “how?” I stuttered, I didn’t mean to bring them into this. “When you left we shadowed you, we said we would help, and we kept our word.” she smiled, “ready?” I nodded, “on three” one two, three! We barged in through the doors, the throne room was beautiful in its own dark way, and the dark king was there along with my family who looked extremely weak. I knew what was absorbing their magic and energy, “we’ll clear the path, you go get the throne.” I pulled up my sword and charged, killing the demons who were on my way, some slashed the sharp claws, raking my skin causing blood to rush out through the cut. But with a few quick movements I got through them, I got through them but I knew we wouldn’t last long, but then I noticed something in the corner of my eye. The dark king wanted power which was the key to bring him to the place he was today, it will be his downfall as well.
“Everybody stop!!!” I screamed, the dream walkers paused and so did my family. The dark king looked at them trying to get advantage, “stop, we’ll have a deal.” I said as calmly as possible. Now I had his attention, my parents looked horrified, and Adrien was shaking his head, I gave them a sad smile, “power without your family is nothing, to me my family and friends are more important, so we will make a deal, I will give you my power and you will let them go?” my parent’s gasped, “Elysia, you can’t,” Eva whispered. I know she doubted my loyalty, I just hope she knew how much I cared for our family. The dark king laughed, “I already have their power, so yes! We have a deal” the chains were cut and my family was free, they rushed over to our side where my new friends surrounded, guarding them. “It’s your turn!!” the dark king’s voice boomed, I remembered the demon’s advice and what I had noticed before. The throne had so much power it could not hold anymore, crack had appeared in it, it just needed a tiny push. I dropped my sword, “No, princess what are you doing?” Adrien touched my arm, I met his eyes, “I love you all” I whispered to them and dropped the star shatere and let my power pour out of me. The bright light shot out of the throne hitting me in my chest, a sharp pain ran through my body. I could feel my power being sucked out of me, the pain was unbearable, but my eyes remained in the throne now it was full of cracks. Just a little more, I gave my magic a push, and a final crack appeared. That’s when the dark lord realised what was actually happening, I gave him the best smile I could muster, “haven’t your mother taught you, never be too greedy, it could blow up on you.” No sooner had I said it, the throne blasted, filling the room with magic and light. “Noooo!” the dark lord screamed but he was too late. The magic seemed to bathe us vaporising the dark magic, and restoring the demons back to their original form and us too.
And the dark lord, he turned into ashes. I smiled, everything was perfect now, everyone was cheering, but suddenly my body seemed exhausted and my vision tunnelled. I welcomed the darkness with open arms.
Epilogue – Elysia
There was a beeping noise somewhere, and someone was holding my hand. I opened my eyes, everything was blurry, I waited for my vision to clear and I ended up staring into a pair of pine green eyes. “Adiren?” I asked, he smiled, then I was surrounded by the rest of my family, “welcome back, sweetheart,” mom whispered. I smiled looking at them, they were all there, healed. We were safe and the dark lord was defeated. “Are you ready to start new?” Eva asked. When I raised an eyebrow she brought out something, a small necklace with a sun and a moon as a pendant, “welcome to the family!!!” they all said.
My smile grew bigger, that it was hurting. I finally found my purpose and a place where I belong with the people I love and who love me back, despite our differences. “Thank you!” I whispered, bathing in their love. It was time to start a new chapter in my life …
Acknowledgements Dear reader, I hoped you enjoyed the happy ending of this story. Thank you for reading.