CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER FIVE

A beautiful young lady strolled into the room with a serious expression on her face. She looked fierce and had some kind of dark aura surrounding her. Her full hips swayed as she walked. 

She was really alluring, she had brown captivating cat eyes, a small nose and full red lips. Her long waist length hair was tied in a ponytail. 

Her body language gave the impression that she wasn't to be trifled with. 

"I've gotten what you asked for" Her voice unusually low but sensuous and seductive. She placed a large silver mirror on the table and Nimue gasped. 

"How did you get it?" Nimue, the old lady questioned in shock. 

It was almost impossible to enter the most powerful Alpha's pack without an invitation let alone stealing from him. She was awed at this act. 

This girl was really something. 

"I went there and collected it" Persephone simply said. 

"I didn't expect you to succeed" Nimue confessed. "Infact, I was waiting for you to come back bearing bad news'' she added with a sad look. 

"Oh, you thought I would fail. That's unlike me" she said in a deadpan voice. 

Bellona was a very fierce woman. Whatever she set her mind to do, she always accomplished it. That was probably why she was one of the most powerful rogues. The closest to the leader. 

"Very well then" Nimue spoke up from the corner of the room. 

"I hope you didn't hurt anyone" Nimue asked after a while. 

Nimue knew Bellona. She could destroy any person or thing that stood on her way, preventing her from achieving her goals. 

"What do you take me for?" Bellona was a bit offended. 

Yes, she knew she could be cruel at times but only when she was provoked. 

"If you didn't hurt anyone, how did you manage to get in unharmed?" 

"Oh, that" she stated lackadaisically "I took your potion to make myself and some other things invisible" 

"You stole from me?" Nimue gasped 

"Borrowed" Bellona corrected with a smile earning a glare from Nimue. 

"Some other things like what?" Nimue asked remembering she said earlier that she made some other things invisible. Nimue didn't want Zephyr to get a trace of her magic, else it would lead him to her and he would come for her head. 

"Err" she hesitated. Whenever Bellona was like this, know that he had done something extreme. 

"Like what?" Nimue asked again, this time in a more harsher tone. 

"I just made some children playing out there invisible" she confessed. 

"You used magic on children?" Nimue was flabbergasted. Does this girl think things through before acting? How would she use magic on children. Even the smallest magic could cause serious side effects on children that was why witches were hated. 

"You're sounding as though it's a big deal" Bellona muttered. 

"Of course it's a big deal!" 

"What could go wrong?" Bellona asked, she was starting to get worried. She could be cruel at times but not when it comes to the life of innocent kids. 

"So many things" Nimue said with a stern voice "prepare yourself to bear the consequences" 

"How bad can it be?" Bellona wanted to know what she was dealing with. 

"For the children?" Nimue asked to confirm. Bellona was initially asking for herself and the consequences Nimue talked about but since the old lady was concerned about the children, she had to tag along. 

"Yes, the children" 

"Depending on the level of the magic used and the age of the children" 

"How do you mean?" Bellona queried. This old lady was fond of not speaking in a way that could be easily understood. 

"You'll have to wait and see" Nimue smiled "but I promise you, it won't be extreme since you didn't mean to do it" 

"I hope so" Bellona sighed, not wanting to drag the discussion further. 

After waiting for a while, Bellona was getting impatient so she voiced out. 

"Ain't you gonna start?" She said irritably, she was already annoyed that Nimue was blaming her for causing harm to innocent kids. 

Nimue laughed and spoke with her croaky voice, "how impatient of you, Persephone. Just like your dad" 

When Nimue noticed that Bellona wasn't having any of it, she gave up. 

"Alright, I'll get started" She rose from her seat with her walking stick in her right hand to support her already bending back. 

Nimue took the mirror but almost dropped it when she felt the heat emanating from it. 

"It doesn't accept me" She muttered. 

The mirror was picky. Having sensed that it was taken out of the place it was kept for a long time, it took out it's defense mechanism. 

"So what are you going to do about that?" Bellona questioned. 

Nimue didn't give her a response, rather she went in and seconds later, she came out with some sort of liquid and sprinkled on the mirror which calmed it down. Bellona just sat, watching her intently. 

Nimue was a witch. A powerful one at that. She had the power to create and destroy. She was rude to everyone but a little bit nice to Bellona, which everyone found strange. 

She picked up the mirror and placed on a little stone altar. Soon after, she began muttering strange languages. 

It wasn't long before Diablerie shone a bright light which made Bellona shield her eyes from the bright light and in the space of a second, everything went back to normal. 

Nimue turned towards Bellona, signaling that she was done. 

"What did you find out?" Bellona asked. 

"It is him" Nimue mumbled 

"Who is him?" Bellona was puzzled. She didn't know any 'him'. 

"It's Alpha Zephyr" Nimue disclosed. 

Nimue had expected Bellona to burst into tears or destroy the things around them but she was oddly quiet. 

Bellona was speechless. Alpha Zephyr was the one who murdered her parents. It was not news that Zephyr was heartless and he killed rogues for a living but she didn't expect that he was the one who killed her parents. 

They had told her that her parents were attacked by wild animals leading to their death which she found difficult to believe making her search for clues. 

Now that she had finally known the truth, she was infuriated. Zephyr was known for killing, now she was finally going to kill him. She would make sure she deals with him and ensure that he knows the reason why on his death bed. 

"What's on your mind?" Nimue disrupted her thoughts. 

"How to kill that animal" She said. Typical Bellona. She was known for speaking whatever came to her mind without caring for the outcome. 

Nimue chuckled. It was funny to hear someone referring to the Almighty Zephyr as an animal. 

"In as much as I want him dead, I won't advice you going up against him just like that" 

"Why?" Bellona asked "I'm very skilled and smart" 

This was true, Bellona was one of the best fighters and she was also very smart. She  believed that she was strong enough to go against him. 

"I know" Nimue paused for a second then continued "but he's very powerful. Everyone knows that" 

If Bellona was being truthful, Nimue was right. Alpha Zephyr was very powerful and also ruthless. She knew that going against him would be deadly but she didn't care. He killed her parents so he deserved to be killed too. There was no going back. 

"And so?" Bellona asked, still not giving up. 

"So you shouldn't just go to him and try to fight him" 

"Who said I was going to do that?" Bellona denied. Infact she was going to do just that. She had planned to go to his pack and start a fight with him. 

"What then is your plan?" Nimue questioned. 

"You don't have to know" She diverted the question and asked, "what do you have in mind" 

Nimue chuckled. This kid was really something else. 

"Well, I suggest that you act smart" 

"What do you mean?" 

"Zephyr is intelligent, so he'll pick up any suspicious activity." She explained patiently. "I'll watch out for a perfect opportunity to strike" 

"A perfect opportunity?" Bellona pondered. What is a perfect opportunity? She had always been making ways for herself, never for once waited for a 'perfect opportunity' 

"When the time is right, I'll let you know" Nimue concluded and went back to her seat. 

Bellona was confused but she decided not to press on but listen to the old woman's advice. I mean, she was old and wise. 

Bellona knew that Nimue had taken a liking to her even though the old lady always denied it and claimed that she was only helping her get to the root of her parents death. 

Now they had found out that Zephyr was behind her parents murder, she knew that Nimue wanted her to get revenge, more especially after what he did to her. 

"Will you be sending Diablerie back?" Nimue asked all of a sudden. Although she was asking, she didn't want Bellona to send back the magic mirror, it'll do her a lot of good. 

"No!" Bellona deadpanned "I thought of returning it but I'll keep it here" 

"What if he comes looking for it?" Nimue asked worriedly. "everyone knows how Zephyr can be" She feared for Bellona, Zephyr was really deadly. 

"Two can play the game" She said with a smirk. 

Back at the pack..... 

Zephyr paced anxiously, he had to find out who this witch and rogue were, why they had stolen Diablerie and their mission. 

He could feel his blood pulsing in excitement, it had been long someone challenged him like this. He looked forward to this challenge. 

They would both rue the day she was born.

He smiled menacingly at the thought of what he would do. 

Lucien who was watching him shivered in fear when he saw his smile. Despite himself, he pitied whoever this people were, because when Zephyr caught that person. The person would beg for death. 

Zephyr looked at Lucien. "Get ready, we are going to kill this witch and this rogue."