"Are you ready?" The Queen asked with a gentle smile.
She just brought Jane over from her room a moment ago, to the door of the court room.
Of course she was informed that Allura broke in and met with Jane last night. But Jane never get out of the door, according to her loyal puppet Perses, and the window's spell was still intact.
So she choose the court room, to finish her huge spell -- creating the new wand.
"Are you excited?" The Queen asked before she opened the door.
"Yes, of course." Jane held a heavy magic book to her chest, standing right besides the Queen.
"Stupid girl." The Queen shook her head and turned to look at Jane, "Do you know of the term 'Shrodinger's cat'?"
"No..." Jane said hesitately with a thinking look on her face. She wasn't in school for long.
"It's a metaphor. When you put a cat in a sealed box, the air is bound to run out at some point. But you never know whether the cat is still alive or not at any
Jane looked up at the Queen with a confused look, and the Queen burst out in laugh as if heard a funny joke."You really think you had me, hua?" The Queen played the wand in her hand, "That I should believe some little witch out of nowhere just happened to kill my biggest enemy by accident?""You think I'm Kitty?" Jane asked, held her hands up high."I know you are." The Queen laughed, "I wanted to see how you plan to save him, and also, I do want your magic creating the wand because there is no better material to be the soul of my wand other than the brilliant creation of your mom, and your power is the best bridge for the infusion."Jane nodded: "That's why you gave the wand back to me."The Queen smiled: "You hid well for a while. I almost lost you. That would be very unfortunate. But now --""Now?" Jane asked."Now, I don't really need you." The Queen said, "Please tell me you killed the little Prince? Otherwise it might be a bit
The Queen wheeled on the voice, and though lived for hundreds of years, she was shocked speechless.The whole room was still silent, only Allura whispered --"Perses?!""That's not possible!" The Queen turned to Kitty, "I just checked his spell the other day --"A smile crawled on to Kitty's lips."You little brat!" The Queen yelled, but she couldn't say anything more.Kitty got her to say that she put a spell on Perses, which was already bad enough. She couldn't afford to make any more mistakes.Though she was the Queen, she couldn't afford to against with the whole nation.The room was still in silence, waiting for a better answer."You went beyond your authority to call for this meeting," The Queen took a deep breath and put on her calm mask, "I would have called for one, if he had any intention to speak for himself.""How do you know that he doesn't?" Kitty said."A maid was assigned to deliver food and
Erebus slept for three days after he got back to his city.For three days, it was Perses instead of Kitty who was waiting right outside of his room on the sixtieth floor.Kitty put a protection and a soothing spell before she left the hotel, but no one knew to where.She only ordered the kitchen to make sure delivering meals on time, and take back if Erebus was still sleeping --No one was to bother him.That was Kitty's order.Perses watched food taken to the door, waiting for an hour and then taken away, feeling anxious inside him that was eating him away.He was put under a spell for a long time, and getting his mind back also got back his ability to feel --Which was not the best thing to have right now because it meant only guilty for now.The past years was like a dark shadow that he couldn't even recall clearly, but some actions stuck and one of them, was him killing thousands of people before he took on the alpha
"May I take your order, sir?" The waiter came fast enough."Gin tonic." Erebus said, "Two. And get me a Ribye with the mushroom soup."They came to the roof top bar for dinner after the ring. It was Kitty's favorite place."The same please." Perses didn't even take a look."I have been missing the steak here for some time now." Erebus smiled, "Every day when they gave me the bread, I regretted not appreciating the steak enough when I had the chance.""I'm really sorry..." Apology had become the new mantra of Perses now."You are gonna have to apologize non-stop if you are going to say sorry for every mistake the Queen makes." Erebus laughed and put his hand on Perses head, "You are okay, Perses."The tip of Perses's ears went flush red at his touch."How much did you remember about Kitty?" Erebus said as he dug in the steak."I was sent to take her in, you know, after Metis --" Perses stopped instantly and looked at Ereb
"Of course you are alive!" Erebus stood up excitedly and pulled a chair out for Metis."Your tone sounds surprised, my Lord." Metis smiled as usual, and exposed Erebus's "lie" --He HAD been worried."Always so straight forward." Erebus put on a wry smile, "I was noticed twice of your 'death'. Give me a slack for almost falling for it, alright?"Metis laughed."Why are you suddenly back?" Erebus asked looking around, "I assumed you went hiding?""Yes, my Lord." Metis nodded, serious as always, "Guess you didn't hear. With the charge put on you withdrawn, all of our charges were gone as well.""I HAD been sleeping for three days." Erebus shook his head with a wry smile, "I guess I have missed out a lot.""I have been in touch with them already." Metis never had too much sense of humor when it comes to work, and this time was no exception, "It would take another day for those captured by the Queen to get here. Standard procedure
"We were on to you by that point, I think," Perses suddenly said with a deep frown, as if trying hard to remember something, "Theia gave me an order after she visited the bar.""I THOUGHT it was her." Metis nodded, "I had to leave a message in the bar in case others go back, but it would lead to me if anyone were to decode it.""Of course she did." Erebus nodded."I still cannot believe it was her who was the spy..." Metis sighed."You two were close. I know you see her as your little sister." Erebus patter her on the shoulder, "I'm sorry.""It's okay." Metis shook her head, "I guess she never really loved us, which made all these easier.""But Kitty suggested that she should be the one to take Metis in." Perses said, turning to Erebus, "I think at that point they were still pretty convinced that Kitty really hated you for protecting me, so no one even objected it.""I was, too." Erebus gave a bitter smile.That was three HORRI
"The Three Hallows?" Metis frowned."The wand, the stone, and the ring." Erebus murmured."That's right." Menoetius nodded, "But by then I had no idea what she was even talking about, I was just pointed to a direction and so I ran.""That sounds a bit risky, for her to give you this assignment." Metis frowned, "What happens if you couldn't find her? After all, you didn't know anything about this matter.""We knew." Menoetius nodded, "But while she wasn't exactly 'arrested', she couldn't go anywhere either. I think it's the Queen's mistake to leave the guard in the dark, because if the wolf guarding her didn't let me in, then it would be even harder.""Still --"But before Metis could finish her concern about the past, the rest of the Dim Patronus was already there."My Lord." Pallas bowed to Erebus with a polite smile and stood on the side, calm and with grace, like always. He was Erebus's oldest warrior, and they knew each other too
Put Kitty on the bed, Erebus knelt beside the bed, struggling whether he could just stay there for a little longer.It felt inappropriate to stay near when she was sleeping, but he also had no strength to fight against his suppressed longing towards her anymore.Just a peaceful moment with her would satisfy his desires but...Erebus forced himself to stand up and leaving for the door. She was too precious for him to mess this up. He had to be patient and not scare her.But when he left the bedroom, his step froze --Allura was standing by the window, back towards him, watching outside.The burning pain inside his stomach distinguished the moment he saw Allura.Danger always alert him."Feeling better?" Said Allura after a shore silence."Why are you here?" Erebus wasn't even trying to hide the hostility in his tone.Allura turned around with a bitter smile: "I know you hate me, but I... I...""I told you, I
"What do you think you are doing?!" The Queen snapped at the wolf who flung himself at her: "Get off me you stupid dog!" "Kitty!" Didn't know where he found the strength, but Erebus managed to stand up, catching Kitty in midair and fell on the ground again -- At least she fell on him. "Ouch!" Kitty curled in his arms with her eyes closed shut. She was so sure that she would die -- being hit by the spell of the Queen. "What the --?!" The Queen waved her wand and the wolf over her flew backwards with a whine. Kitty was alright. There was no blood hole on her body, and she seemed all fine except a bit shocked from what happened a second ago. "Are you alright?!" Allura's voice came, and Kitty couldn't even respond to that. Erebus coughed under her. "Erebus!" She finally snapped out of the shock and got off his body to prevent more pressure put on his wound. "Are y-you alright?!" He managed to
"Thanks for bringing them to me." The Queen smiled viciously at the three, and before anyone could even do anything, a beam of green light shoot out of the Queen's wand --"Kitty!"Kitty only heard that word coming from Erebus before he dashed himself between Kitty and the green light, and all she managed to do was to drive Phosis into motion by instinct.Two cracks rose.Phosis was hit first and cracked into two parts, flying in the air; and Erebus flew backwards when the second crack rose and Kitty froze right where she was at that.It finally happened.Phosis broke, and Erebus was lying on the ground, bleeding."Erebus!" Kitty threw herself over him, but no healing spell she knew was seeming to do the trick."He was an annoying little wolf, wasn't he?" When Kitty looked up to stare at the Queen, the Queen finally smirked at her --She had been watching as if it was a play."You evil witch!" Angry curse burst ou
"You, are in trouble."By the time that voice rose behind Kitty, there was already no time for her to get away from it while avoiding the light spear coming at her afront.She knew someone was coming from behind, but she was hoping that she could make it.Guess not.Dissolving the light spear, Kitty wheeled on the voice, all prepared to be attacked in all sorts of way but --She saw Erebus curved lips in front of her."!" Kitty rose her hand and lightening rose in her palms before it rushed towards him."It's me!" Erebus dodged in the last second, rising both his hands to show that he wasn't hostile."Impossible!" Kitty stared at him with suspicious eyes, "It's such a stupid lie --""Phosis IS powerful," Allura came near them, "But the ring is AS powerful. They are in balance, remember?"Kitty stared at Allura in disbelief."You expect me to think that you just got the ring that easily?!" Kitty took a step
Silence.Then she took a step back with a wry smile."When did you know?" "Allura" -- Theia -- asked."About the time when I saw you standing here." Erebus didn't even move a bit, looking at Theia with a light smirk.Theia hmphed: "You didn't know I was the mole for all those years."She stressed on the word "mole" as if insulting herself could somewhat reduce her guilt before she bit on her lips hard as she stared at Erebus."That's true." Erebus nodded slightly, "You don't make much move. But I guess it's the one time you move that matters.""And yet here you are, right where we want you to be." Theia sneered at him."I don't know about that, but I do have something to ask you." Erebus glanced at the dark forest behind her, "Do you really have no love for Tartarus?""Isn't it a little too innocent of you to ask such a stupid question?" Theia frowned but she turned to look away from Erebus.He signed."I'd
"You are here."It took a long time for Erebus and Kitty to finally find Allura on the party.It seemed as if ALL the werewolves in the country came to this huge event, and even a lot of strange faces that no one seemed to knew."What's the plan?" Staying by the side of the window, Kitty asked Allura as Erebus took a sip of his drink, as if they were just three normal guests, talking in a relaxed way."Like how we discussed." Allura said in a way of trying to not to move her lips, "She is going to give me the ring on the ceremony. But...""But?" Erebus asked."Nothing..." Allura mumbled with a frown, as if there was something bothering her."Does it have anything to do with the fact that the Queen doesn't have the ring on her hand right now?" Erebus said before he took another sip. His eyes were not even on the Queen."What?!" Kitty wheeled at the direction of the Queen to check, "How could she allow that to happen?! And how di
"Where are you taking me?!" Kitty finally stopped, panting as she dragging Erebus to a stop."You need to exercise a bit, baby." Erebus laughed as he stopped, noticing that she was really not catching her breath."You are a werewolf!" Kitty yelled even though in doing so it was even harder for her to smooth her breath."Haha!..." Erebus burst into laughter as he turned to look around --It wasn't as easy for him to tell the direction in a forest as in his wolf form. He had to pay attention if he didn't want to get lost."Why in such a rush anyway?" Kitty bent over to catch her breath, "You are acting really weird --""Come on!" Erebus took her hand and got on the way again laughing."I can't!" Kitty sat down on the floor with her hand in his, "You might as well just kill me now! Instead of such a horrible death! I would rather die than going any further --"Before she could finish her complaint, Erebus shifted right there in fr
"Why are you still going to the Alphas?" Kitty asked, sitting on the edge of the bed, watching Erebus dressing up in front of the mirror."We both don't want to control them with Phosis," Erebus said as he stretched his shirt, "But we still need them. It would be great if they would be willing to help us at their own judgement.""Can we trust that though? We'd be in even more of a danger if they betray us in the battle." Kitty said in a low voice, hesitating."I'm aware." Erebus nodded, "But like I said, there is nothing absolute in the world, not even loyalty from the most loyal. We have to take this leap of faith. Besides, they don't have too much motive to help the Queen either."Kitty pursed her lips without a reply."Besides," Erebus turned to her and knelt before her feet, "I didn't stop you from casting the spell on them WAS because I wanted to make sure that they won't be on her side if they were to make that choice.""You mean, if t
"Kitty?" Erebus held her by the wrist and shook her, looking for a response --Kitty froze right where she was with a horrified look on her face, seemingly too shocked by his words so she basically shut herself down..."Baby." Erebus pulled her in and kissed her on the forehead, "You are okay, please don't scare me like this.""I'm not scaring you." Kitty mumbled like a robot, replying with only instinct."Babyy..." Erebus sighed lightly and picked her up into his arms, carrying her to the bed, "Let's sit for a bit, okay?""I don't want to sit." Kitty stook by the side of the bed in a stiff motion, "You...you...""Yes, I already know." Erebus stroke her on the arm, trying to sooth her, "And it's okay, I understand --""It's not okay!" Kitty shook her head violently, and Erebus let out a light laugh:"Yet you did it anyway?""..." Kitty bit her lips, staring at Erebus with tearful eyes."The Queen has got basically
Waking up, Kitty flinched at the finding of herself being naked.She turned around in panic, and realizing that she was already back to their bedroom in the hotel with his arms around her.He was still in a sound sleep --Well, his eyes were still closed.Kitty had no idea whether he was awake or not --In fact, she had no idea about whatever his thought might be these days.She couldn't keep her secret from him any longer, and she knew he was just waiting for her to confess first. Otherwise, why would he took her on such a "date" all of a sudden?At that thought, Kitty slipped out from under the sheet, and Erebus didn't move in anyway even though she lifted his arm from her body.She needed a shower to cool her head, and she wouldn't want to see the love in his eyes extinguished while she was naked.It was a serious talk.Determined her mind, Kitty slipped in the bathroom quietly, and Erebus opened his eyes at th