CHAPTER TEN: THE USURPER

SHEILA’S POINT OF VIEW

The spell was supposed to bring five elders back to life, four of them are here there is one missing. Celeste Monroe, the most powerful witch ever known in Silver lake.

The reincarnation spell was supposed to call her from the grave back her in Silver lake, she is supposed to be standing here along with the four other elders planing the usurper but she isn’t.

This begs the question where is Celeste Monroe?

UNKNOWN PERSON’S POINT OF VIEW

Being trapped in a box for more than a century does take its toll on the body, everything about my body feels foreign, my body doesn’t feel like my own, it’s like I’m putting on a dress that doesn’t quite fit and I hate that, my dresses were always custom made by the most talented designers.

I hate the box, that constrictive box made of pine wood and whatever the hell they used in making it, I hate what being stuck in the box for a century did to my body, my finger nails look like a disaster, my skin looks really pale, my body feels really stiff and that is unacceptable because I used to be a dancer, a freaking good on at that, it was the nineties, people appreciated art and dancing is truest form of art.

I was trapped in that box for over a century I know that because the signs on big changing screens on the road reads 2025, the last time I remember being alive is 1923.

Being in this time makes me miss the nineties, people were more… entertaining, politics and tyranny was at its pick, humans were more ruthless and unpredictable now it looks really… bland, everyone’s just staring at the rectangle shaped screen thing in their hand, it seems to amuse them in some way, the kids now are less proper, I saw a kid yelling at his parents, for shame!

The nineties was more organized and people were definitely more fashionable, looking at everyone’s clothes now just makes me want to barf, whatever happened to fashion!

I don’t know why I am here I don’t even know who summoned me but I’m just happy to be alive again, I’m happy to be back in Silver lake although it has changed a lot since I was last here.

The cars are different now, more… stylish, more my taste. I walk up to one of them, it has a driver in it, a bland looking man in a funny looking hat instead of a top hat, I look at this driver with disgust on my face.

“Get out, I need to take this car for a spin” I said and expected him to obey my order quickly without question but instead he looks at me weird like I have lost my mind like I am a crazy beggar asking for scraps.

What happened to Silver lake? Like I know it has changed in looks but do people not respect the witches anymore? I am the most powerful witch ever known to Silver lake! Why wouldn’t this man fall at my feet in worship!

“Get out of the car! Now!” I said again this time a bit agitated. Is he a bit simple minded or something, doesn’t he know the penalty that comes with disobeying a witch?!

“Are you trying to rob me or something? If you are then you are doing a really horrible job at it” The man said with a chuckle as he started the car.

I don’t have the time for this.

“Hamontaro hosevion.” I said a spell and his head hit violently again the wlindscreen of the car, I looked at the cracks it caused, I looked at the blood on the crack, he should have just obeyed my order in the first place now he has made me dent the car.

Oh well I’ll just have to manage the car with the dent and all.

I shoved him out of the opened car on to the tarred pavement and then got into the car.

Time for a joy ride through my City. I am back and this time it’s gonna be forever.

VALENCIA’S POINT OF VIEW

We are trying to get out of the cave for our safety because it is about to collapse completely! I am fully conscious now, Alexandro’s fear and anxiety fuels me, i am starting to believe that i get more conscious whenever he has a strong emotion. Anger, happiness, fear, resentment, love, lust those kind of things.

I feel the fear he feels now, we are going to die there is no way out of this. The ground under my feet starts to crack, I am frozen with fear…for some reason I cannot move away even though I really want to.

“Valencia!” Alexandro yelled and then pulled me away from the breaking ground towards him. I am now on top of him, my eyes is staring in to his, his eyes are staring into mine, my heart is pounding really quickly in my chest from being so close to him, I feel his heart pounding too but then he pushes me away from him to the ground, I land a little roughly my head hits the ground I feel the pain but it’s really not that much.

I was still trying to recover from the impact of being so close to Alexandro when I noticed that a massive boulder was about to land on us from the top of the cave.

I closed my eyes ready to accept my death when suddenly the cave stopped shaking and the boulder got diverted to another direction away from us.

Alexandro and I both looked at each other in shock.

“We have to find a less dangerous place in this cave to stay.” He said when the shock had died down. I nodded and we set on the quest of finding somewhere ‘safer’ in this cafe.

*

“You really love her don’t you?” I said suddenly breaking the silence between us. We found another opening at the far end of the dark passage way of the cave. Now we are both seated at the edge of cliff with our legs dangling below. I don’t know about ‘safe’ but the view is beautiful, it’s like I can see the whole of Silver lake from here, the large river beneath us just adds to the beauty of the place.

“I’m sure she was really special to you.” I said again. I have to admit I feel a little pang of jealousy thinking of Alexandro with her.

“Who?” Alexandro asked, I know he knows who I mean, he is thinking about her right now, he thinks of her all the time even though he might not want to admit it to himself I know that he is not over her yet, sometimes I wish that I cannot read his mind, sometimes I wish that I can just believe this illusion that he would love me someday but I know that would never happen, he is still in love with her.

“Mirabell Waters.” I replied. I saw him clench his fist, I felt his anger starting to rise. It probably better for me not to talk about Mirabell Waters.

UNKNOWN PERSON’S POINT OF VIEW

My car… well not technically mine if we are being technical well whatever the dead man’s car which is now mine crashed into another car, I guess I’m not so good at this driving thing anymore, can you really blame me? It’s been more than a century for fuck sake?!

“Ma’am get out of the car.” A woman with a badge that reads ‘Silver lake police’ said. I ignore her and instead continue moving. She should really watch that tone for the sake of her safety.

“Ma’am!” She yelled again this time holding out a gun, oh my guns this days are way to small!

“Get out of the car, I’m warning you!” She said.

I tried to drive away because I am not done touring Silver lake and I really don’t want to kill another person, hell is really not an enjoyable place, I know because I was there for the longest time before someone set me free and brought me back here.

I tried to drive away but then this stupid car literally stopped moving.

Fuck it I’ll have to kill her, God I really tried not to.

“What’s the problem here.” Someone said as they came out of their own car.

“Sir, she’s trying to override authority.” The police woman said. The person came closer and oh my it’s Alec Rodriguez.

“Celeste Monroe.” He said shocked out of his mind, I mean I would be too if I saw a dead person walking but he should really close his mouth he looks ridiculous with an open mouth.

“How are you… a… alive.” Alec stuttered.

“A witch never truly dies Alec, you more than anyone should know this.” I replied with a cocky smile on my face…