#51(DENVER HALES POV): It's been days now and I still haven't found Melanie. I have no choice but to wait till the day that Kyle would make his announcement. But then I know for sure that something else is going to take place that very day. Kyle is cunning and will do whatever it takes to bring me down but i will be ready for him this time. And i will take my Melanie too."May I come in?" I heard a voice ask.Maco was standing at my door."Since when did you start to care about manners?" I asked him."Ha ha, very funny." Maco said."What are you doing here?" I asked Maco, impatiently."Calm down, calm down. I don't bite... Much." Maco said.I glared at him, waiting for him to just get on with it."First of all, I would like to say a big congratulations to you on managing to kill off one out of three of your enemies. Well done." Maco said."If only I had known that you were that cat your sister held then I would have killed you right then and there. By now I would have only Kyle to d
52(KYLE POV):Maco had done it. He has finally gotten the truth out of me and the blow i just gave him was nothing but a confirmation of what he suspected. I watched as he disappeared right before my eyes. He had gotten what he wanted.Either way he was right. I know Melanie will never love me back. Not when all she thinks about is Denver. And yet I keep going after her. I keep waiting for her love like a hopeless puppy.Maco doesn't know it but what just happened here has given me a new vision of things.Yes, Melanie doesn't love me and she never will but that was because I tried the natural way of winning her heart. Now I must try other means and she will have no choice but to love me and not Denver.Tomorrow is the day of the gathering. The day I make my announcement in the same palace I was banished from. If I must have Melanie then I must first kill Denver. I don't care if it takes using voodoo after his death to get Melanie but I will do anything. Anything!(DENVER HALES POV).
(KYLE POV):Melanie kicked me on the chest and sent me flying to the other end of the wall and my grip on Denver got loosened. In the next second I saw Denver lying on the ground right next to me and I knew same thing was just done to him.Was Melanie playing both of us all this while."So it turns out your girlfriend is a player Denver." I said to Denver."Even after all those days you spent trying to get her all for yourself, you still know nothing about her." Denver replied."What do you mean?" I asked him."Look around you idiot." Denver said and i did.Every demon was disappearing from around us. I didn't have that planned. I thought the actual demons came."As far as I know, that girl we are both seeing can never be Melanie." Denver added.He was right. I didn't even notice anything. I didn't feel it that it wasn't Melanie the whole time. Maybe I didn't love her as much as i thought."I am surprised that your brother wasthe first to realize my trickery Kyle. I actually thought y
54A security man opened the gate almost a minute later, yawning. He took one look at us then wrinkled his nose up."How may I help you two?" the security man asked."We are looking for our sister. We saw her walk into this place and we were very worried about her." Kyle said to the security man.The security man laughed. "I think I would have long known about it if a kid walked into this place. The gate was locked throughout tonight and I am wondering why two beggars would want to tell lies." The security man said."This is the rich side of these parts and I am wondering how you two got here." the security man added."Sir, I am telling the truth." Kyle said to the security man.The security man angrily shut the gate we heard it lock."That was your plan this entire time? Lie about a child walking into this place at night? Oh wow, nice job, you got us in." I asked Kyle."Who said I'm done? Just watch and learn little Denver." Kyle said."Don't call me little." I argued."As long as I'
#55(DELANIE POV):I heard some noise from the room next to mine. Two guys were discussing something and I heard it all. The mention of my name from one of their mouths sent shivers down my spine. Who the hell were they and how did they know me?Why were they planning to con their way into living here?I managed to get some shut eye and the next morning I woke up to knocking on my door. I cover my face with a pillow, trying to block out the noise and hold on to sleep."Mary? Mary. Come out already." I heard Kelvin's voice say.I ignored him, still trying my best not to loose sleep but then I heard him open the door to my room."Get up already. My mom said I should get you. It's time for breakfast." Kelvin said."Go away. I'm not hungry." I replied. Right that instant, Kelvin lifted me into his arms in a bridal style, except that I was such a mess."Put me down! I can walk!" I shouted and struggled in his arms."If you say so." Kelvin said and let go of me. My butt landed hard on the f
56"Seriously?! Does no one have manners anymore?" I asked, clearly showing my annoyance."What are you doing in her room?" Kelvin asked Kyle.It was like I wasn't even present there as they continued to speak without looking my way."I should be asking you that question. I am her brother and i have the right to be here. You on the other hand...""Shut up! I know she has no brothers. Who are you and what do you want here and with her?!" Kelvin shouted."I'm not her brother? Hm, that's weird. Just minutes ago you said I was." Kyle said to Kelvin."That wasn't me speaking." Kelvin replied."Pretty sure it was you I saw munching down on those waffles." Kyle said to Kelvin."I'll show you who's munching on waffles." Kyle said and was about to punch Kyle but I went between the both of them."Enough you two! Enough!" I shouted and pushed then furthur apart."I don't know how you did it but I know it's you. You had better stay away from Delanie or else." Kelvin said, warning Kyle with a seri
57Kyle bursted into laughter but I was mad as hell."What?! What is so funny?! I'm being serious here and you are busy laughing?!" I shouted angrily."Like I said, You humans jump into conclusions so quickly." Kyle said to me."What is that supposed to mean?" I asked, still pissed off."I wouldn't kiss you in a million years." Kyle said."Oh really? Then what were you doing that close?" I asked him."A spider was perched on your nose and I was only tried to blow it off since I didn't want to hear your loud screams." Kyle explained."No, I am not scared of spiders. You are just making excuses. If there was really a spider then show me the proof. Where is the spider you are talking about?" I asked him."There on your neck!" he yelled, suprised.I believed him and started screaming for my dear life."Ahhhhh! Get it off! Get it off! Get it off! Ahhhhhhh!" I kept screaming.I noticed Kyle laughing and realized it was a joke. Great! Just great! My perfect day was just ruined by his presenc
58"We?" I asked in disbelief."You want to join in to safe your sister?" I asked again."Yes." Delanie answered affirmatively."You wouldn't last a second in front of Maco." Kyle said to Delanie."Says the guy who already ran away from him." Delanie answered back."Ouch." I said, without even realizing it. Kyle turned to me angrily but i just shrugged then he turned his attention back to Delanie "Fine then. You are in. Let's see if you can do better than I did." Kyle said to Delanie then left the room, slamming the door behind him."He seems to have forgotten that this is our room. He could have just ordered you out." I said to Delanie as I looked away from the door."Whatever." Delanie said and went for the exit."How do you do it?" I asked Delanie."Do what?" Delanie asked me as she stopped in front of the door, holding the door handle."Get into Kyle's head. You drive him crazy even more than I ever can." I said to Delanie"It's too bad that doesn't keep him away from me." Delani
73"So what you are saying is that Helen used a spell to capture Kyle? It wasn't like it was bound to happen to whoever gives her the crystal ball?" I asked."Yes. So now we need to find Helen and get the crystal ball back." Denver said. "You said you weren't sure if it would work. You sound pretty sure to me." I said to Denver."I sound sure because that seems to me like the only logical way to get Kyle out. I said i'm not sure because it wasn't exactly said, the way to release him." Denver said."There's a way to get Kyle back?"We both turned to see Delanie standing not so far from us."You found a way to bring him back and you both wanted to keep it a secret from me? What did you want? For me to continue wallowing in drepression?" Delanie said to us."It's not what you think Delanie. Denver was just worried about you. He isn't sure if breaking the crystal ball is the way to get Kyle out of it." I said to Delanie."Fine." Delanie said. "But don't try to hide such information from
72"So this was one of your foolish trickery." I said to Helen, angrily."What has happened has happened. How does it matter now? It's too late to go back now." Helen said and laughed.I tightened my fist, trying to control my anger."You can't possibly go through with this. She got involved. She tricked Melanie into it so she could have her way." Kyle said to me."I know all that but my word is my word and I can't go back on it. I have to do this." I said to Kyle and picked up the crystal.Melanie held me back. No! I won't let you go! I should be the one in your place right now. This is all my fault and I should be the one in your place right now." Melanie cried as she kept her grip on me from behind.I turned and hugged her for what I knew was the last time. "I'm sorry I can't stay." I said to her then pulled away from the hug. Delanie held Melanie close to herself and I took the crystal ball towards Helen and stopped right in front of her."So tell me... What is the truth?" I asked
71"No! Delanie please donn't do that!" Melanie shouted.Delanie made a zipping sign in front of Melanie and Melanie couldn't open her mouth anymore. Of course once again Kyle was the one who did it. "Under the condition that you will not harm me." Delanie said to Kyle."Selfish." Maco said."I like it." he added. "Where is the crystal ball?" Maco asked.Delanie stretched forth her hand in front of Maco and Kyle made the crystal bad appear on her hand. This was the moment we have been waiting for.Maco checked the crystal ball and seeing it wasn't fake he put it between himself and Delanie. "Now keep your eyes on the ball. Don't get distracted." Maco said.Still invisible, I stood in front of Delanie just as we had planned. Maco's powers were transferring to me but he had no clue of it.Just when we all thought that nothing could possibly go wrong, the idiot demon I and Kyle had punched earlier ran in and happened to knock me over while I was looking into the crystal with Maco. I f
70"You said Maco was the impatient type. How come he hasn't tried anything?" I asked Kyle."I'm surprised as well. He didn't even ask for the crystal ball." Kyle said."Do you guys think he has something else other than taking your powers planned?" Melanie asked."Our situation right now is definetely pointing to that direction." Delanie said.I got up on my feet. "We can't just sit down here and wait for Maco to do what he wants. We have to at least try to escape." I said."It's impossible to escape this dungeon. I already explained it to you before." Kyle said to me."It doesn't mean we can't try." I said to Kyle.I went to the door of the dungeon, holding on to it's bars I checked to see if anyone was there. There was a single demon keeping watch and I signalled him to come over."What do you think you are doing?" Kyle came beside me and whispered."Just watch and see." I told Kyle.The demon came closer and I recodnized him to be the stupid on that Maco always hit for getting thi
69(DENVER POV):What is it that Helen meant? It could only be a life or death situation. I know that for sure. I shook back into my senses when I felt a tap on my shoulder."Relax. It's just me." Kyle said. He sat beside me on the bed. Melanie and Delanie were outside."Still thinking abut Helen's words aren't you?" Kyle asked me and I nodded."Unfortunately I still am." I said to Kyle."Well... You are not the only one." Kyle said and there was a moment of silence between us."Do you think we can actually defeat Maco on our own? I mean, just the both of us." Kyle asked me."Of course we can. I am very sure of it. We already made a plan didn't we? But..." I said and paused."Judging by what Helen said to us, I don't think the girls should be a part of that plan anymore." I added."Honestly speaking, neither do I." Kyle said."What are we going to do now?" I asked Kyle."One thing is for sure. We definitely cannot tell them that we are excluding them from the plan which they were to p
68"If truths were as sweet as lies, humans will always tell it but lies are satisfiable to those who tell it. Lies are one sided. Truths are beneficiary to both sides yet they are painful." Helen said."Is there a truth we don't know?" Delanie asked Helen."There has always been a hidden truth between you, your sister, Denver, and Kyle. A truth that will shatter you all completely." Helen answered."A truth we don't need to hear." Denver stated."What do you want from us then?" I asked, despite Denver's opposing the idea."I want Maco's head and the crystal ball." Helen said."A crystal ball, I can understand. Why do you need the head of Maco?" Kyle asked."No reason at all. I just think it will make a nice decoration for my hut, don't you?" Helen said in response to Kyle.Helen laughed again. Her laughter was so annoying that i felt so much like shoving ear plugs deep down into my ears. I haven't heard a laugh worse than that in my life."I don't think we should go through with this
67(MELANIE POV):I placed the food on the table. Today I decided I would make breakfast for everyone. We have all been through a lot and deserve a big break."Wakey wakey everyone!" I exclaimed.The two brothers got up from bed. What sort of sleep was that? It didn't even look like they were sleeping at all.I went over to Delanie and shook her . "Come on Delanie, wake up." I said."Leave me alone. I'm not done sleeping." Delanie said, covering her face with a pillow."I made pancakes." I whispered into her ear and she opened an eye to look at me."With maple syrup?" Delanie asked, curious."Just the way you like it." I answered."Then why didn't you say so?" Delanie asked and jumped off the bed.She went straight for the pancakes but I blocked her way."Uh uh uhhh." I said."Ugh! You and your dumb hygiene!" Delanie complained.I heard Kyle and Denver laughing behind me. I turned to them."That includes you two as well." I said to Denver and Kyle.They both exchanged looks with each
66(MACO POV):"Those imbeciles! Those fools! They dare to trick me?!" I shouted."You!" I said, pointing at one of the demons lined up in front of me."How did you let that happen? Was it not you who I had called to get the human out of the cage?!" I furiously asked."I... I..." the demon stammered.In anger, I flung my hand at that demon and he hit hard against the others behind him. They all fell as a result of that."Spread out and find them!" I ordered and they all scattered like hopeless puppies. I'm surrounded by idiots.I won't let Kyle and Denver win that easily. I would rather die than be defeated by weaklings. I am the most powerful of all the demons now and I will use that to my advantage.I used my strength and power to create a portal to a different world, the world of witches, and I went through it.If I can not find them on my own then I might as well find someone who can. walked through the thick bushes and tall trees till I finally came across the hut I was searchin
65...The next morning...I went to Maco with Melanie as planned."Kyle." Maco said. "What a surprise. What are you doing here?" Maco asked."I came to give you back Melanie. But of of course, in exchange for Delanie."I knew you would come around." Maco said.Maco snapped his fingers and a cage appeared with Delanie in it."Kyle? Melanie?!" Delanie exclaimed."What are you two... What the hell are you doing here and with Melanie?!" Delanie screamed."I came here to make an exchange. Denver will have to think of another way to save her that doesn't involve you or I." I said to Delanie."What do you mean?" Delanie asked."I'm leaving. I'm going away and I am taking you with me. Let the both of them handle their own problems on their own. None of this is any of my concern anymore. I may not be the one sitting on that throne next but as long as Denver won't be there either then I am fine." I said to Delanie."Enough of that! Give me the girl!" Maco said, impatiently."Yes but you have to