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Chapter 15 - Playing with Fire
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2021-08-16 20:39:20Salvadore sat in his cave, on the armchair, completely lost in thoughts.
- What's Johhan doing there for so long?- Chris asked as he entered the room.- Don't pick on my brother, he has a hard job ahead of him after all...- replied Salvadore, breaking out of his thoughts.- To find something on Damon, you really have to follow him for a long while.- he added.- Exactly, Chris. We will have to be patient as it may take a long time.- Marco agreed with him.- Unfortunately.- Salvadore sighed, still staring into space.- So, are you going to sit back and wait, just like that?- Chris exclaimed indignantly.- And what are we supposed to do?- Marco asked, measuring him with his eyes.- Go over there and do it in own way. Sooner we will see a coronation of Damon than we find any evidence incriminating him! There is no reason to wait! We have to eliminate the contender for the ruler of the Underworld, make a coup d'état and take over the trone!- ChrisRelated chapters
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 16 - Full of Happiness
The next two weeks of July passed Selene in another meetings with Damon. Alice was hiding them so well that her aunt ignored the fact that she had sensed the presence of a demon in the vicinity from time to time, after all, there had been no attack at all, so she assumed they were probably hanging around looking for opportunities for now. This time was priceless for Selene, full of boundless happiness. Still, she was aware that one day it would come to an end, and at the mere thought of a longer separation from her beloved, she shuddered with some fear. Selene was sure she wouldn't last long in such a state. For now, however, she wanted to enjoy it and take full advantage of the fact that her and Damon could get together relatively calmly.Her lessons with Rita, Meredith, Isabelle, and Johnathan were getting better and better. Selene felt she would reign over her powers quickly, and if survive until her eighteenth birthday, she would be more than powerful enough to defeat Alist
Last Updated : 2021-08-16Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 17 - Rita's Story
Selene and Alice went downstairs and went straight to the kitchen.- Hello, girls.- Elisabeth gave each of them a kiss on the cheek as a greeting.- It's so nice to see you again.- Alice grinned at her. Selene, too, gave her a radiant smile.- Are you going to the garden today?- Meredith asked, putting their plates on the table.- Yes, as always.- Selene replied, sipping her orange juice.- What about the rest? Are they going to have breakfast?- Alice looked questioningly at Elisabeth and Meredith.- Everyone's already after breakfast.- said Mrs. Spelling.- As far as we know, Johnathan and Isabelle went home, Teresa went to her sister, Maria is at her room, and Rita too, I think.- she added.- Oh, okay, got it.- Alice assured, smiling slightly.After breakfast, Selene had another lesson, this time with her aunt, Rita, and Elisabeth. Now was the turn of the exercise in combining the power of the Elements. It was a little reluctant to Selene, bu
Last Updated : 2021-08-16Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 18 - Emotional Rollercoaster
Johhan rushed to the Underworld as fast as he could. Salvadore saw him first, or actually sensed his approaching aura, they were brothers after all, and then informed the others of his brother's arrival.- Finally. I already thought that he would stay on the surface forever.- Chris sighed.- Hope he found something useful.- Marco added hopefully.At that moment Johhan entered the cave, smiling broadly.- So, how it went, brother? Do you have something interesting for us?- Salvadore asked, watching his unusual joy carefully. He knew his brother, who was usually gloomy like the undertaker.- Of course, as always.- Johhan replied, and Chris smiled dismissively at that, but he ignored it and just continued.- Damon broke the law of the demons. He fell in love with the sorceress, and on top of that with the "chosen one" he is supposed to kill. So, in total, Damon also broke another law, to strictly follow the superior's orders.- he announced.- Are you sure?-
Last Updated : 2021-08-16Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 19 - The Lake of Darkness
Marco and Chris had been chosen by Salvadore, so they went, albeit reluctantly, to the surface to look for Damon and bring him to the Underworld. Walking down the street, they attracted a lot of attention, especially of the opposite sex. They would certainly have enjoyed this visit more if they weren't here "on business" and had more time to play with some innocent little soul. Unfortunately, they had no time for anything else than work, as Alistair surely wanted Damon in his hands as soon as possible, to quickly immerse him in the Lake of Darkness, so that he could safely complete his mission and get rid of the "chosen one".They created a kind of contrast - Marco had a dark complexion, black, slightly curly hair, while Chris was pale, with blonde hair in a very light shade. In addition, he was a head taller than his companion and terribly thin. Marco, on the other hand, had broad shoulders and an overall muscular body. They both wore knee-length black coats, trousers of the s
Last Updated : 2021-08-16Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 20 - End of Holidays
Salvadore paced his cave nervously again. Johhan was sitting in his chair, shaking his head in disbelief.- I was sure it was more than a charm. I should be able to tell it apart.- he said as if to himself.- Maybe you're even right about it, but Alistair won't believe you, especially since he saw a change in Damon's behavior when they emerged him from the water. However, in my opinion, he did some theater there. It wasn't honest... It looked as if the water had no effect on him, and Damon was just pretending to Alistair otherwise.- Salvadore replied.- It had to work on him. It works on everybody.- Johhan interjected.- Maybe not on the hybrids?- his brother suggested, still pacing back and forth through the cave.- It works even on Fallen Angels, so it should do on all sorts of hybrids too. The Lake of Darkness has too much power for any creature to resist its effects.- Johhan replied.- Well, I don't understand any of it anymore. That's why we need t
Last Updated : 2021-08-16Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 21 - Dark Secret
On July 20, 2017, Selene celebrated her seventeenth birthday. They were quite modest - at noon she met Sara and Jennifer on the beach and introduced them to Damon, who went there with her. Sara and Jennifer's boyfriends also came, and so those three couples had a great time splashing in the water, eating ice cream, playing in the sand and sunbathing, all the time talking about various topics.In the afternoon, Selene ate a celebratory dinner with her aunt and other members of the Council of Sorceresses, all of them wished her happy birthday and brought some gifts. Eleazar was still angry with her, but tried to be a little nicer that day, and Selene also noticed that he was dating Maria. She was glad that he had a relationship with another person after all. The last thing Selene would want is for Eleazar to shut himself up completely to other possibilities and refuse to taste happiness in another person's arms.Even though she didn't have much time, after dinner Selene deci
Last Updated : 2021-08-16Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 22 - Day of Suffering
In the evening, Rita returned from her family home, where she was visiting her brother and parents. Alice greeted her on the threshold, and as they sat together on the couch in the living room, she told her about what happened in the afternoon.- Where's Selene?- Rita asked after hearing everything.- In her room. From Selene's thoughts, I know she's very upset, so you'd better stay out of there. She doesn't even want to see her aunt.- Alice replied with a clearly worried expression.- All right. Then I'll look for Damon.- Rita said, walking back outside.The situation was very bad and difficult to solve. Not only did Meredith find out about her niece's affair with the demon, it was also the one who not only wanted to kill Selene, but killed her mother earlier as well. Rita wondered what could be done to somehow alleviate this situation. If nothing is done about it, the whole thing is sure to end in some kind of tragedy. Rita decided she had to find Damon and tal
Last Updated : 2021-08-16Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 23 - Love In The Darkness
Rita was walking around the city very worried. She had no idea where to find Damon, besides, was afraid about him, after all, he was definitely devastated and one could not know what kind of an idea would show up in his head.After an hour of searching, Rita finally spotted him on the bridge.- Damon?- she ran up to him, unsure of his intentions, though on the other hand a jump off the bridge could not kill a demon, so her fear was basically unfounded.- Rita? Rita Spencer?- Damon looked at her in disbelief.- What are you doing here?- he asked after a moment.- As soon as I found out what happened, I had to find you. Selene is devastated, she had an argument with her aunt, locked herself in the room and doesn't want to see anyone.- Rita replied, catching breath after running.- Believe me, I didn't want her to suffer. I... I was just afraid that if told her she would hate me completely, meanwhile, it all happened anyway...- Damon said in a broken voice.
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Light & Darkness: Book 1 ~Epilogue~
In September, after nine months of pregnancy, Isabelle gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby girl, whom she and her husband named Rose. Johnathan was overjoyed, and Isabelle was also very happy, because finally had the baby she wanted so much. Maria and Eleazar got married in December, Marco and Teresa a year later. Selene and Damon had not yet thought about getting married, they wanted to enjoy each other in peace now.On June 20, 2019, Elisabeth ended her service as the head of the Sorceress Council, taking a well-deserved retirement. There was a farewell ceremony during which Meredith, personally appointed by Elisabeth, became the new Council leader. Selene was proud of her aunt. Deborah joined the Big Three because Meredith's nomination made a seat vacant, and she was the oldest of the other Council members.Selene said goodbye to Sara and Jennifer for good, who had left for college, each in a different part of the country. This is how she also said goodbye to nor
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 36 - Rise of the Choosen One
Damon's anger was indeed waning, and helplessness was slowly taking its place. He felt as if all his life energy was leaving him along with anger, and when became like a normal demon again, he fell to his knees, completely exhausted. At this moment one of Alistair's troops moved to attack him. Damon knew he was too weak to defend himself, so he closed his eyes and suddenly felt someone grab his hand, then as if he felt nothing for a few seconds. When Damon opened his eyes two minutes later, he was lying on the bed in the makeshift hospital, Selene was holding his hand, crying, and Maria raised her hands over his body. He clearly felt some power begin to spread over his body. Damon slowly began to regain his strength, and Selene, seeing him awake, beamed as she wiped away her tears.- How are you feeling?- she asked, her voice still apprehensive.- Okay.- Damon replied, and Selene sighed with relief.- But how did I get here? The last thing I remember is an army of demons th
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 35 - The Final Battle: Part 2
Around 11 p.m. the fight became even more fierce than before. Eleazar was increasingly unable to keep up with the teleporting of the wounded, Maria and the angels also felt a slight panic - their makeshift hospital was filling up at an alarming rate, and as little as one person left it, several other wounded appeared in this place. Fatigue and impatience with the still uncertain result of the battle clearly troubled all figthing. Tess, despite the support from others and short breaks, was slowly losing strength, and her shield was starting to let through some of the stronger mental attacks. Alice also felt very tired of constantly browsing through so many, often quite complicated, minds at once. Deborah returned quickly to the battlefield, and, encouraged by victory over Salvadore, she fought as fiercely as ever.Fortunately, the battle was still remarkably even. Everyone knew that, according to the prophecy of Joan Thomson, mother of Johnathan and the great Oracle, the fate of
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 34 - The Final Battle: Part 1
July 19 finally came and that day, from the very morning, Meredith felt that the opponents were approaching. Around noon, she notified everyone:- The army will soon emerge from behind the trees, they will come from the forests to the east, I feel the very strong demon energy. There are a lot of them... More than we expected. They also took the worst scums from the Underworld with them, vampires, strigoi, trolls and other monsters, all children of the darkness.- Meredith said, staring at the forest wall.- So many minds...- Alice added, focusing hard on understanding the thoughts of the enemies.- Can you read all of their minds?- Rita asked, looking at her with concern.- I understand the thoughts of the demons and the others have far less complex minds, so I have no problem understanding the thoughts of trolls, strigoi and similar creatures. It will be worse with vampires, because some of them are "shields" and therefore can block their mind just like Tess.- Al
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 33 - Preparations for the Battle: Part 2
After two days, more invited guests started arriving at the house and soon there were so many of them that on July 14 everyone had to move to a meadow behind the forest, a dozen or so kilometres from the city and only 2 kilometres from the valley where the battle was to take place.Meredith and Elisabeth brought great magicians from Siberia and elves from the Amazon rainforest. Rita gathered all members of the Spencer family - mother, father, grandmother, two sisters and another brother, Eleazar brought his thirty fellow wizards with whom he attended the school of magic, and they took their family and friends with them. Johnathan, along with Isabelle, invited his mother, five brothers and their wives, even children, who were mostly grown up and could fight demons very well. Alice notified fairies and dwarves from parallel worlds, which Johnathan helped her with by opening portals, besides that also her family, friends and acquaintances, whom she had many, in different parts of
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 32 - Preparations for the Battle: Part 1
Alistair became enormously furious each time, hearing about the next unsuccessful actions of Salvadore and his truncated gang.- If it weren't for Damon's betrayal, we'd have had it all over the head a long time ago, but now I have to struggle with such idiots like you!- Alistair shouted at Salvadore, Johhan and Chris who were just standing in front of him.- I do not understand how it is possible for almost three years, three demons at that, can not get rid of one sorceress! This is out of my mind! After all, it was possible for a single demon to do it in the past!- he gasped, giving each one of them a murderous glare.- But my lord, you don't know how many protectors are there now. Two wizards, as many as nine sorceresses, one of them is a half-angel and... It is clear that they have prepared themselves much better than before...- Salvadore tried to justify himself and his companions.- Ah, so that's the problem? You just simply don't know how to trick them!- Alistai
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 31 - Clock On the Bomb Is Ticking
Before everyone knew it, another school year had arrived. Before it started, there were several more attacks from Salvadore, Johhan and Chris, but Selene was watched day and night. Later, even during her lessons at school, Damon was always somewhere around, ready to protect her, although he doubted that Salvadore would attack Selene in a place with a lot of people. Maybe he was getting more and more desperate, but for sure was not so stupid. No matter how powerful some demons were, they never risked exposing themselves to too many mortals at once.Jennifer and Sarah, Selene's school friends, also did not leave her side, as if they subconsciously knew something was going on, although in fact they were still blissfully ignorant.- How are you and Damon?- Jen asked excitedly.- Everything is fine... Even auntie got used to him.- Selene replied, recalling the last days of vacation and aunt Meredith, who was talking to Damon more and more, and as heartily as ever.- T
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 30 - Resting
Johhan and Chris had a great time battling Marco and Damon. They deftly escaped their blows, and enjoyed every skirmish. However, their good mood vanished as soon as the sorceresses appeared on the horizon.- I think we have a problem.- Chris remarked.- Time to disappear.- Johhan replied, winking at him knowingly, which meant it was time for their maneuver.First they drove all attackers to the very edge of the garden, then rushed straight into the wall, baffling the demons and sorceresses chasing them for a while, cause it looked like some kind of suicide mission. But then Johhan and Marco rose right in front of the wall and found themselves on the other side of it in no time, there they came across Salvadore and with him they quickly went to the portal that teleport to the Underworld.- They're gone, damn it!- Damon was clearly irritated, and punched the ground with all his strength.- I should have guessed they'd make this maneuver.- Marco added, guilt c
Light & Darkness: Book 1 Chapter 29 - Another Attack
Chris has returned from subsequent scouts and this time he had better news.- How is the situation now?- Salvadore asked him immediately.- They're done talking. Now most of them are scattered around the house and garden.- Chris replied.- So, who's attacking now?- Johhan asked, looking at each of them in turn.- I'll go.- Salvadore replied first.- What? Why? You've already been there lately.- Chris said, frowning, for he was very eager to fight.- Don't you dare to argue with me.- Salvadore replied in an indignant voice and scowled at him.Chris was about to cut in on his word, but seeing Salvadore's expression, he fell silent immediately. Johhan looked down, and although wanted to say something, he skipped any further comments. Johhan knew his brother very well and knew there was no point in arguing with him.Salvadore crossed the wall to the other side and immediately jumped on a tree branch, looked around as he checked the area, then jump
