"I know..."I lift my eyes and see the little Queen now in her standard size through my lashes.I raise my body as a knot in my heart forms. The Queen has teary eyes but smiling as if she has found someone important to her."My Queen."Queen Bisera raises a hand, preventing Satu from approaching her. "I'm fine," she sniffles as the vines from the tree use a handkerchief to wipe her tears. She thanked them."I know you're not my Lulu," the Queen smiles beautifully. "She disappeared after 500 years. I'd searched for her but had no clue where she had gone. I was curious about what my son said that you obtain light magic powers. Light magic is powerful enough to get rid of the demon magic."Queen Bisera went over to the tree and touched it. "I sense the light magic in you from outside my door. Once you step in and one look, I became emotional as I saw my long-lost friend."I hear the faint voice. She mistook me for her friend because she felt the light magic inside me. I understand the p
I feel like hours, days, weeks, even months. Sometimes I feel like it can be a decade to walk down the hallway to reach a room.Each on my side, the two Queens, talked and told stories about their lives and their childhood. Luckily, Satu didn't join but instead went to find King Ragnar.I mostly know Queen Bisera's story. Queen Ingrid was a bit intriguing.Before Queen Ingrid became the woman she is now. She's the oldest daughter of an aristocrat. As a human, she was shy and kept things to herself, but her father did not favor her because of her timid behavior. Her half-younger sister, Vanessa, was spoiled by her parents and would often make Ingrid get caught in her schemes. As her older sister, Vanessa takes the blame for everything she does. Over 500 years ago, the discovery of man turning into a beast was highly dangerous to humans because of their supernatural abilities. The human things going to war with them don't have a chance. So, to bring peace between the humans and werewolv
"Sorry," Talima chuckles nervously; she pulls her hand away. "I got carried away with my emotions.""It's okay," I say softly."You are a good kid, Yuna. That's why I want to help you find your parents."I move up on my chair. "Is there a way?""Yes, there is an artifact here in the castle known as the Mirror of Truth. It can tell you anything you ask for.""But I thought you know everything since you are the Oracle," I retort, making her chuckle."Of course, I know everything, but my powers are limited," Talima explains. "I would have to dive deep within your memory, which my powers can not do. Only the Mirror of Truth wields that kind of power. But..."Hearing the word 'but' after every sentence is always never good. "But what?""The Mirror of Truth is a demon artifact."I almost fall off my chair. "You have a demon artifact? Here? Inside the castle?""Yes," the blind Fae took a deep breath. "This artifact has been in this castle for 500 years after the Great War. We have it caged w
"Give me your hand."I move my hand slowly towards his. I can feel the pressure and tension, and my heart is crazy like a Mad Hatter, as if he's really on crack. But that's not the case, and I'm starting to doubt to trust this guy. He is a demon, but he's different from the twins and Jippis. I sense real evil within him. If he will pull a trick on me and suck out all my life, I have to strike first.I unleash a quarter of my demon magic not to be sensitive for the demon to catch on. Talima gasped behind me. She knows about my identity because she never questioned it. So I trusted her completely when she didn't tattle on me."Scared?" Merkon snicker.I glare at him. "No," then I placed my hand on his as I felt a wave of his magic going through me, but once that magic got a hold of my energy, I could feel it pulling.My body starts to drain. This asshole said only a tiny amount. He's trying to get the whole fucking buffet out of me."Lippy, stop."I ignore the pleading from Talima as
I know it's me because Luna Lisa had pictures of me when Alpha Marcus found me. It was the same pink blanket I was wrapped in.Maple is my mother's name then. This man with such great power must be my father. Well, of course, the way he transforms himself into a fox. I guess I can see where I got the appearance from. But my father in that form is very handsome."Don't Ruvik, please. You can't defeat him. Now when he's in that state.""I have to try," Ruvik takes Maples' hand in his, while the other hand bursts out a blue-black flame - the same as mine - and kills multiple ferals. "He's my brother. The only way to end this madness is to kill him. I won't let him take our daughter.""My lord!" A group of men appears to stall the ferals from attacking them. "There are too many of them.""Damn that bastard! Using the dead as tools," says one soldier who uses his magic to cut the feral in half."Ruvik."My father grabbed the back of her neck and connected both of their heads. He closes his
"Maple, you're-" in a blink of an eye, my mother has the sharp end of the spear at the nap of Demir's neck.Demir has his hands up, shaking. "Does my brother know about your identity?""He knows.""My brother knows, and yet you didn't kill him," Demir's voice got icy. "We are mortal enemies."Demir is trying to make a point for my mother to understand the estranged relationships between two immortal beings."When did you reclaim your memories?"Maple glares at Demir, holding back her anger. "Before Ruvik and I got married.""What?! Then why didn't you kill Ruvik? He's a demon, and you're a celestial. You are supposed to defeat the evil," Demir smirked, taunting her.Maple poked his neck as he let out a nervous laugh. "Hey, easy on that weapon.""I wanted to. I wanted to kill you as well. But Ruvik, although he had killed so many of my people. I couldn't kill him. He didn't want war. You did. You want to prove to your father that you are a much better candidate to take the throne by ki
My mind has already fried with all that thinking. My mother has so many aliases that I don't even know her true name.How many names does my mother have?"I didn't believe Merkon when he told me that a woman in white destroyed my army in one move," Demir grunts. "You ruined everything!""Now it's time to ruin you!""No!"Demir roared out a pleading howl, and the last thing I saw was the smile on my mother's face as her magic submerged and then exploded, creating a rain of falling magic dust. I don't see my mother's or Demir's body.I dropped down to my knees as a warm tear fell from my eyes. My mother sacrificed herself again, and I will never see her again.Then the Blue Moon pack gates opened, and Alpha Marcus stepped out with a few wolves behind him."Are you sure there was a woman here?" He asks the guy behind him, and he sounds agitated."Yes, Alpha, the woman told me she needed shelter because something was chasing her. Oh, and she was with her child." Says the voice on the mic,
The door closed shut as a magical barrier sealed it. I let out a loud sigh and leaned against the wall. I still feel a bit fuzzy in the head."What will you do now, Lippy?"I look at Talima. "I think it's time for my friends and me to go home.""So soon?""Yeah, I only came here to find answers, not for a vacation. Besides, things would get ugly if the other knew of my demon side." I brush my hair back. "I don't want to trouble you and the others who have been so nice to me. Tell Queen Bisera and Queen Ingrid I'm sorry I can't spend time with them.""I understand."Just before I headed back to my room, sounds of thunder caused me to stop as men in armor blocked my path and pointed their weapons at me."What is the meaning of this?" Talima stands in front of me, her tone in anger."Oracle," a man steps forward with dark brown hair and eyes, wearing formal clothing like he's in the renaissance period; armored. I feel his mighty aura, not powerful like an Alpha but that of a beta. I reme