Chapter Forty - Dark Slumber(1)

~VENUS~

I hummed while Aunt Aret braided my hair, we sat on the grass of the Supreme Luna Queen's gardens, taking in the scenery.

“When we're you going to tell me?” She immediately stopped braiding, and I sat properly to face her.

“What do you mean, Vee?”

“I thought you said we were close, I tell you things, and you tell me.” I ranted, getting uo from the grass.

The rays of the sun hit my face, making me move closer under the shade which the tall oak tree had created.

She chuckled lowly, shaking her head, as if still oblivious to what I was talking about.

“Honestly, Venus, Please elaborate.”

“I heard, I heard you, Uncle Mobali and the others, you are an a…”

“An Aryik.” Aunt Aret finished, her face had turned gloomy and her hands trembled.

I reached out to hold her hand but pulled away in shock, a stinging sensation surrounding my hand. “I'm sorry, it's really hard to control.”

“Kaerlia.”

We turned to see Visanyos standing in front of the garden gate.

“It's time for training,”