The Mage was tired. He felt like he really needed a good sleep. It had been long that he had passed through this kind of stress."I'm exhausted" he moaned as he lied on his bed and closed his eyesThe next thing, he found himself in the woods."Land of the dreams" he sighed. "Should I be here when I want to rest" he sat down below a tree.A young woman walked towards her. She looked familiar. He remembered quickly, he had met her before. It was here."You" he called out to her. "You are the one that gave me the Tanjilon roots, aren't you?" he asked."Yes, but what are you still doing here?" she asked in a strange way."I am not here by my own volition but u really have to see you. It is like my brain or spirit knows that and transported me here" he joked."Did you use the Tanjilon?" she asked again."Of course, it was my last resort" he nodded."That means it didn't work" she concluded."Don't write it off, it did work partially. It saved our Alpha and his Beta" he told her."No. I'm
Tonia chuckled while pacing back and forth round them."I know you are all surprised to see me. But you should have expected this when you were preparing to plot against a goddess" she shook her head.Sophie sighed and nodded."It seemed the lady of the dream is right in some parts" she muttered to the Mage."What is it, that you want? I'm sure you have bewitched them. Why not using your puppets to take over the Manor? Instead of sneaking in like a fugitive?" the Mage challenged his daughter."No. This is not a takeover. It is all about submission. But you have no choice. I have made them for you" Tonia narrated."I'm not going to submit to you, never!" Sophie screamed at her."Which part of 'you don't have a choice' is hard to understand?" Tonia scoffed. "Whatever!" Sophie mouthed."I'm going to treat you the way a good goddess treats her subordinates" Tonia sighed. "You and him, you have to report yourselves to me at Jed's Manor where I will pass the deserved judgment on you" she c
Few days later.Alpha Jones was sitting on the throne. He was obviously clueless on the decision to make.Sophie rubbed his hands to make him calm.Tonia's eyes were bulging and red, she had become powerless and hopeless. She knelt in front of Alpha Jones waiting for her verdict.David was too sad to look at her. He kept avoiding her sight like a plague."Her life has been somehow attached to the Mage's" Sophie whispered to Alpha Jones. She was only reminding him because of the way he looked, so embittered."Make your decision without worrying about me" the Mage retorted. He had definitely heard the whispers."What you did is worse than what our everyday enemy did" Alpha Jones shook his head."It was a mistake. I thought that was the only way to make this world better" Tonia pleaded."Make world better by absorbing us all including me?" the Mage protested sarcastically."Letting you live is not the problem. You going back to your ways is what I'm afraid of. And again, your death is a
"He is right, I can feel it. You have traces of power coursing through you" the Mage sighed. He released Sophie's arm.Sophie chuckled. That was what she expected him to say."So why don't I have this power, why is it not manifesting?" she asked sarcastically. "Or do I need to take some potions?" she moved around in the Mage's compartment checking things."Honestly, I don't know and I will advise against you taking anything until we figure something out" the Mage rushed to her and took from her, a bottle she had just picked up."What we didn't figure out since these days?" she scoffed."I think I need to talk with this Greer. He surely knows better than we do" the Mage suggested."No, he doesn't know a thing. He just came to relay what he heard from Alpha Nolan. If we are to speak with anyone, it's Nolan" she surmised."He might have also heard some things that he has not shared yet" the Mage sighed again."He's not going to say anything anymore, even if he will, he will use it to neg
In the throne room.Sophie was tired of listening to the Mage. She believed he was only finding it hard to trust her."There is no need going after him" the Mage said again. "There are other talisman, we just have to make sure we guard them more carefully now" he implemented."I can do this, I have to. This Greer obviously had something planned and this is just the start. I have to let him know he won't be successful" she retorted."I'm just surprised how you have suddenly become so confident" Alpha Jones said slowly. "He killed fifteen guards, that is a loss worse than the knife itself" he shook his head."I have powers which the guards didn't have" Sophie nodded to convince him."Powers that you do not know how to use. I am not even sure you possess any power" Alpha Jones chuckled."The Mage felt it" she reminded him."Yes, I did. But you don't know how to control it" the Mage whined softly."This is just like healing. I have to believe it and practice. And the best time to do that
Some minutes later in the deserted house.Sophie was still looking for Greer. She was very angry at Alpha Jones for making her lost him when they first saw him."We may not find him again" she muttered angrily."I'm sure your magical powers can still sense him because I believe he is still in this house waiting for us to catch up with him" Alpha Jones moaned."Why would he do that?" Sophie asked in confusion."I'm sure he is trying to lead us to something or someone. He waited for us to find him, now we are following him" he explicited "Should we follow him? Doesn't that sound dangerous?" Sophie felt wary."We came here on your word. You are the one that wanted to find him at all cost. I hope that hasn't changed now" Alpha Jones smirked."Why would he be luring us?" Sophie questioned again."You sounded like you don't know that was what he has wanted all this while" he scoffed."I do not know" Sophie replied sternly."Should we keep following him or go back?" Alpha Jones asked her.S
"Why would I want to help you?" Sophie fumed. Her anger had gotten the best of her. "You just came to the Manor and lied, then steal a stone. I want to kill you badly" she gasped."Kill me? I don't care, if I die by your hand though. But that evil lady, I don't wish to die by her hand" he shook his head."Fine by me" Sophie growled loudly. She hit Greer as he was coming out. He was thrown off his feet into the wall."Stop!" Alpha Jones screamed as Sophie went after Greer. "You are going to get him killed" he warned."Isn't that why I'm here? To kill him?" she breathed heavily and continued towards Greer."You have to stop right now. You heard what he said about a woman trying to kill him, and David just left with a woman to the Manor just now" Alpha Jones was trying to bring her to reason."We don't need to listen to a word from his...." Sophie stopped abruptly. She had just processed what Alpha Jones said. "I warned you about that woman. We are going after her immediately I finished
"You're going to be okay" David consoled the strange lady.She looked so terrified. She kept sighing repeatedly."You know, you can still manage to speak, at least say your name" he tried to get her to talk.The lady pulled him to a halt. It seemed she didn't want to go anymore."I am trying to help you, can't you see that?" David tried dragging her along but she was stronger than she looked."Stop!!" she breathed heavily."Do you know how relieving it is that you speak up? Though your voice is not very friendly but you can keep talking like that. It will ease your mind and reduce the tension" he smiled at her."Where is the Stone of Kitana?" she roared."What do you mean? How do you know about the stone?" David was shocked.The lady's voice was bold and it echoed all around."Give me the stone or I kill you right now!" she intimidated him."Kill me?" David laughed hard. "Anyway the stone is already stolen. But even if I am in possession of it. Three strong men can't take it from me,