Barilla stood outside of the most expansive tower in Sarang with clammy palms. She took a deep breath before she thanked the doorman for opening the door and made her way in. The Tribe was crowded with many witches and wizards, given the abrupt call of the Tribe’s Mistress, It came as no surprise to her. This tower was also located in the center of the Tribe, so naturally, it attracted a lot of witches and wizards who had returned after years. All of them had seen the demonic monsters on their way here. The chaos was expected but unwelcome. Uncaring for the crowd, she held her luggage and strode up the flight of stairs. Opening a door by instilling her aura for identification, she ran inside in her dirty robe. A trail of mud slung behind her. Finally, her eyes landed on the reason she was here in the first place. ‘THUMP!’ She dropped her luggage on the pristine white tiled floor with a huff. Her mood has soured, she had been forced to let Laylin fend for herself because he
“I will do no such thing!” The Old Mistress spat, “I won’t send my witches and wizards to die out there to fight a battle that is clearly not ours to fight. Besides as I have said we will patiently wait.” The Mistress pursed her lips. She had an inkling of how Sansy was able to open this many gates at once. He would have somehow gotten his hands on the Forbidden Knowledge of the Tribe from the Rune Vault and found out the White Wolf blood was the Medium key to open the door. The book was only ever accessible to the leader of the Tribe and Sansy had been the leader of the Tribe before her. He learned the dark arts like that too but he could never quite interpret it right before the mark disappeared from his wrist and appeared on the current Mistress of the Tribe. The good thing was, after the King’s rebellion only two people of the White Wolf Blood remain and the young Princess was too weak. She would give out soon. She was this weak that there was no chance for her to survive the
“I don’t… I don’t think it’s going to work.” Laylin gazed down at the shimmering water of the spring and shook her head. It was just so absurd. She had hardly absorbed aura once when they were escaping the Palace that night but it was only to save herself from breaking her neck while crossing the wall or she wouldn’t ever take such a risk. Besides, it had taken all her energy to collect enough aura to jump the wall. She was lucky she didn’t twist up her internal organs. Though she wasn’t that knowledgeable about witches and their precious magic, she knew a thing for sure: no witch can absorb aura simultaneously from nature or at will, without injuring her internal organs. But that too if a witch did it for consecutively five minutes, she might even drop dead. Esmer, though, was determined and kept a straight face, “Absorb aura from the water, keep your hands in front of you, and will it to come to you.” She said as if it was a natural phenomenon, not something unheard of. Laylin
Laylin carefully answered, trying to read his mood from his deadpanned expressionless face but really didn’t see his next move coming. ‘THUD!’ “Ack…!” With a swishing sound, Esmer was pushed against the cave's upper dome-like muddy ceiling with his demon shadow as a noose around her neck. “You used my wife for your frivolous experiments?” He calmly questioned, his burning eyes still staring at Laylin whose eyes widened in horror “Sire!” Laylin pushed him away abruptly with widened eyes, “Let her go! Are you crazy?” She shook him but his hardened scowl was persistent. The only thing that changed was the fierce eyes that narrowed to make them more scarier. Rurik clenched his jaw at the demon’s cruelty. He was about to lung at him when he was jolted from the inside. Laylin vibrated with blind rage and willed her aura to launch at his demonic shadow. Rurik was about to slap his forehead at the Princess's foolishness. He had learned the hard way, these tentacles weren’t solid… Huh?
It didn’t make any sense… Her mother was hiding her mark for the first time which could only mean it was no longer there. Her mother was too proud of it to hide it unintentionally. It was a mark that was the identification of the Master or Mistress of Sarang. It appears on its own on the most qualified successor in the generation. The mark did not first appear on her. They were eleven siblings, but only two reached adulthood after the Witch Hunt eight decades ago: Sansy and her mother. Her mother had married and had her first daughter, Valerie, when one day, the mark appeared on Sansy. On a furious power trip, he threw her mother out of the Tribe. His agenda was to monopolize his power and that is when things went south. His ambitions were far bigger than a tiny tribe, he wished to rule the most powerful nation. He wished to show the world a power never seen before. He wished to get his revenge on the Beasts. But humans in population and Beasts in their strength were too big of
“But I foresee a calamity, far greater than what we have faced to strike our descendant if the two world mixes again. The demonic monsters aren’t something we can control and we can’t allow demons to feed on our life auras, either. This is the cause we have come together today because we can’t…” Her head tilted toward the uninterested demon who still seemed less than bothered by the gathering. For a moment hurt flashed in her eyes but then went away without a trace. With pursed lips and determination, she goes on, as if braving her heart, “We can’t seal the Other World gate forever, so instead we will lock it.” A silence fell, men displeased with the proposition. The young Beast King with the bone on the throne was the first to scoff, turning all eyes on him. “Lock it you say, Little Witch. Pray tell who shall have the key?” He seemed displeased at the idea of handing out such strong power in any other hand but his own. Though they seemed to be in a truce, it was obvious they we
The demon tilted his head inquisitively, at her no-nonsense attitude. “You are not going anywhere.” Several tendrils left him and encased them in the air. As Berilla struggled, Valerie just furrowed her brows at how hard he was squeezing their bones. Smirking, he shook his head, “The morons in your time must have cheated fate. Every cheat has a price. You must know well, you paid it.” Valerie gave a faint hum, “Okay. I will do well to remember it.” She turned her head to the side, "Now, Berilla!" With a snap, she threw the luminous glowing magic circle she had drawn behind her in the air. Berilla's eyes widened but she was quick to infuse her aura in it. The demon’s face darkened and both of them disappeared from there without a trace. ...... Both of them fell on their hands and feet but couldn't help vomiting the contents of their stomachs. They had been falling for an hour now. “Argh… Were you trying to kill me?!” “I just saved your life!” “You almost killed me!” With a
The episode in the lake and the escape from the palace had changed their relationship but he could see she was more gentle and shy with him since she got to know about the mark. If he had an inkling of how it would mellow down his royal tsundere wife, he would have told her right away. “...I shouldn’t have done it, is that what you are thinking?” She asked, peering up at him. His face was void of any expression and it was making her fidget with anxiety. She has been trying to read his expressions for a while now. Furrowing his brows, he smiled. “No, You did well. Threaten anyone you like, I’ll back you up.” Laylin blinked at him. ‘Did he think she went around making threats?’ Though she thought that, she just tilted her head. “I’ll remember your generosity.” It was never a bad thing to have a man like him backing her. Though they might end up losing their lives under the mad wizard, it was an assurance. He gave a nod, as another thought came to him, “You think witches can stop