-Karen-“Now- I will give the rest of you three days to decide your fates. Surrender and become slaves to the Zargan Empire and you can hopefully live. Resist and continue to fight and Aaron’s fate will look painless and welcomed when we finish with you. The choice is entirely yours. You can no longer hide from us anymore.” Monica said loudly but she made perfect eye contact with me. “You can run all you want, but we will find you and when we do, it will be over. Your end will be beyond painful and full of agony.” Monica walked over to me and hugged me. “Thank you for finally making my dreams come true.” She whispered sweetly. “Since you've done something for me, I'll do something for you.” I felt the bracelets disintegrate from my arms. “In the event that anyone wants a quick and painless death, you can grant that.” She snapped her fingers and all the Shadow Chains disappeared. “Remember, three days.” She laughed coldly, leaving the camp silent.I slowly managed to get to my feet and
-Karen-“Yes, you are a Violet.” I must have looked confused. “Violet hair and eyes. The rarest of the rare in the Royal Family.” She explained sweetly. “They only come once every couple hundred years, if that.” I nodded and started to ask about the exam. “When you're very passionate about something and become provoked, your eyes will glow. You feel things differently than most and can use magic past your normal limits. Additionally, it takes more magic usage to cause the black marks to appear.”“Oh. That's great but I'm here for an important exam.” I replied wanting to get started as quickly as possible.“I know why you're here.” Melissa answered pointedly. “But do you know why you're here?” I started to reply when she stopped me. “No, not for the exam- Do you know why you're really here?” I felt taken aback by her question. “You'll find out shortly.”“You can't just tell me?” I asked as we went through the Tower door. We descended a spiral staircase.“Of course not! That would take
-Karen-“Aqua Surge.” I calmly walked across the water and stood in front of the demon. “Please let me have my child.” I said, holding my hands out to the demon. The demon darted to the right and ran carrying Alex who was crying loudly. “Don't hurt him!” I cried out after the demon. Without warning, I ran off the edge of the small cliff and landed in the river below. Once I surfaced, I looked around frantically trying to find Alex. I looked up and the demon still had him while on the edge of the cliff. “Give him back!” I yelled up at it.The demon set Alex on the ground and to my horror, kicked him off the edge of the cliff where he landed in the water. I rushed to save him but when I resurfaced with him, I could see that he had been bitten a few times. I swam to shore and just lay on the ground clutching him to my chest. “I would give anything to bring you back. Anything!” I whispered between sobs.“Anything?” A soft voice called from above me. “I can grant your wish- I just need som
-Karen-Without warning, Lewis had me pinned to the tree next to us. I fought myself to keep from freezing in place as he punched my in the throat. I sagged against the tree, forcing myself to breathe, even if it was shallow. “I'm going to enjoy you all over again- And this time, the Prince can't stop me!”“Fuck you!” I shouted angrily. “I will not allow you to harm me again! Critical Over!” I felt my strength amplify in addition to my rage. I punched Lewis as hard as I could, sending him into the tree across from me. Just as he dropped to the ground, Zachary lunged at me, sinking his teeth into my neck. I felt the immediate pain from the demon's toxin start to leech into me. Zachary's face contorted as the eyes changed into blood red demon eyes. “I want your power!” “Never!” I managed to push Zachary into Monica sending them to the ground as Lewis tackled me into the tree. “Starfire Blitz!” I muttered, snapping my fingers and letting the explosions help me put some distance betwee
-Karen-The pink pixie hopped off my shoulder and patted the table twice. I set the goblet down and sighed. “Each drink's color has meaning.” The little pixie said, catching me off guard. “Clear water to help clear the mind. Wine is the color of passion and green is the color of growth. Not surprisingly, you're a very passionate person who puts others first. But there is a drawback to that- You lack balance and that causes different types of chaos for you.”If I hadn't already swallowed the drink I would have spit it out. “Right but how does this-?”“The lack of balance has caused you to create unrealistic expectations of yourself- This has caused a lot of your problems lately. You have focused too much on others and not enough on yourself.” The pixie explained. “There is a price to be paid for the lack of balance- It will be your downfall if you do not change your ways.”I looked down and thought of all the things Conor had said to me over our relationship. “Anything else you would l
-Karen-I looked back up at tree canopy above me and could see the stars peeking down through the dark leaves. I managed to calm down enough after thirty minutes and kept walking towards the palace. I came across a scattered skeleton under a small tree. Leaning against the tree was an old scythe and a ruby ring on the ground. I figured that this was another test having to do with death. Quickly, I gathered the bones into a pile and set the skull on top. I took the scythe and ring and laid it in front of the bones. I can't release a soul that isn't present but I can at least pay my respects to the dead.I resumed my walk but was stopped as the blade of the scythe cut into my side. I put pressure on the new wound until I felt my feet kicked out from under me. I landed hard on my right shoulder, crying out from the unexpected pain. The scythe landed right next to my left ear as the angry skeleton started to flesh out.“You who have limitless power- You will give it all to me!” The deep
-Karen-“It took you long enough!” Eldon said from behind me. “I was beginning to wonder if you died.” I turned around and saw he was watching me carefully. Did my hair grow back? I could see the long locks tumble down around my elbows. “The future you face is very uncertain. I honestly don’t know what is going to happen to this planet anymore but if I know you well enough, I know Mazifik will make it through because you never understood the words ‘don’t be reckless’.” I laughed lightly and nodded in agreement. “The subsequent choices you make will determine not only your future but the futures of every person and creature on this planet.” I nodded in agreement. “We need to leave quickly though. Your test ran longer than I thought it would. Monica was able to dispel the barrier Nathan put up around the camp-” I made a portal quickly into the main tent of the camp to observe what was going on. “Most people wait for me to finish.” Eldon hissed annoyed. I peered through a small slit to
-Karen-He looked down and nodded. “As you wish.” Nathan took a deep breath and side stepped us and called all the Mages to the cooking pot. Joanne with Alexander on her hip, Valerie and Bart also joined the group.I took Conor’s hand and we went into Nathan’s tent and listened as Nathan spoke to the group. “Listen up everyone. A decision has been made by the King and Queen. We only have a few hours, but we are to change into black clothes, take a blanket or two and we will not be in camp tonight.” We heard them start to murmur. “I want you to break up into groups of three to five- Arthur will be the second in command. Bart and Jo, I want you both with me since I’m tasking you with keeping Alexander content while he is away from his parents. Bart, please sedate him as soon as nightfall happens. It’s better for him to sleep through this.”“I can feel that they are not okay with this.” I whispered to Conor. He nodded in agreement.“It’s the only way to make sure they don’t get killed- T