NOELLE'S POV,
''let's begin,'' Hella says, and she walks towards the big kettle.Her eyes become red, and flames erupt from under the kettle. She starts walking around the kettle and sings an incantation. ''Ignis ille ex resurgemus,'' she keeps repeating.My stomach feels like it's about to leave my body. I have a very bad feeling about this. I look at Gabriel and catch his blue eyes looking for mine. His eyes go to my hands, and I suddenly remember the bobby pin he gave me.I quietly start to pick the lock on my left hand.''BRING THE BONES,'' Hella's voice thunders through the room.2 dark humans come in with a small chest. Hella puts the bones in the kettle, ''Bone of the father.''Red smoke emerges from the kettle now. ''Bring in the willing sacrifice,'' Hella demands.I keep picking the lock but look at the door when I hear someone walk in. It is just a little girl. She has an empty look in her eyes and walks to the kettle.''A williNOELLE’S POV,I pass out in Gabriel's arms as soon as we fly away. When I wake up, we are still flying but the first thing I see is an actual sky with stars.''We are in the Mortal Realm?'' I look up to look into Gabriel's eyes. For the first time, his piercing blue eyes look at me with kindness, ''Yes we are, we will be at our destination soon.'' I look in front of me but all I see are clouds. ''Am I your prisoner now?'' I ask softly.Gabriel's voice sounds manly but has a warmth in it I haven't heard before, ''No Noelle, if it is up to me, you will never be a prisoner again,'' he slows down a bit, ''Look we are there.''We shoot through the dark clouds and on the other end there are mountains everywhere. In the mountains, I see lights and people. There are swimming pools made of rocks on the sides of the mountains. In the pools I see mermaids and shark men and on the mountains humans and angels are mixed.''Welcome to Liberum,'' Gab
NOELLE'S POV,''What was that?''Faith takes my hand, ''You don't have to be afraid.''Then I hear the noise again, ''WRAAAAAAAAAHH.''I walk to Gabriel and stop only an inch away from him, ''Tell me what that is right now!''Gabriel says calmly, ''It is better if I show you because otherwise, you wouldn't believe me. But it can wait until you are rested.''I don't trust anybody right now and I am scared that if I go to sleep, they will betray me in the meantime, ''You show me right now! or I leave.''Gabriel holds out his hands like he means no harm, ''Okay, okay, calm down I will take you.''Holly rages towards him, ''Don't be ridiculous Gabriel. You are exhausted and there are much more important things to do.''Gabriel does not raise his voice, but I can still hear the authority in it, ''Holly shut up right now. First of all, I am your King, so I don't need to ask your permission t
NOELLE'S POV,When I wake up the next day the first thing, I hear is bird sounds. Sunlight streams through my window, and I walk to the window to soak it all in. Feeling the sun on my face gives a bit of light to my mood. It has been a while since I saw the sun and heard birds. The Sea Realm was beautiful, but I don't think I could live in an air bubble under water all my life.I look at the clock and see that it is already 11 o'clock. ''I better get dressed,'' I think to myself. I walk to the clothing closet to look at what is inside it. I expect to find dresses as I had in the Sea Realm but all I see are pants, sweaters, and shirts. I decide to go for black leather pants and a dark green long sleeve shirt. At the door, some black boots are waiting for me. I feel comfortable and it is very easy to move in these clothes. When I look in the mirror, I decide that these clothes suit me better than all the fancy dresses. I just want to be Noelle and nothing more.
NOELLE'S POV,I try to figure out what I should do but every time I close my eyes, I just go back to what happened in the Under Realm. I see Hella's face when I burned her, and I see Roan just standing there while they sacrifice me.Still can't believe that he betrayed me like that. I should have followed my instincts from the beginning. But of course, I fall in love with the first guy that gives me attention. I don't want to shed any more tears for that guy though, so I better just try to forget about him.Then I realize something else. If I am the last heir of the witches that means that my parents are dead for sure. Somewhere I still had hoped there was a reason they left me and that I would see them again someday. Now I probably won't even find out what happened to them. Tears roll down my cheek and I lean even closer to Thorn. His head shoots up when we hear a sound. He quickly puts his wings to shield me and growls at what is approaching.I can see Faith em
GABRIEL'S POV,Gabriel looks at Noelle while they fly back to his friends. He can smell the scent of her hair which is like camomile and lavender. He takes a deep sigh because just smelling her already gives him butterflies in his stomach.When they have arrived, he walks to his friends who seem to have a heated discussion. Holly and Nolan are in disagreement about what we should do first.Gabriel scrapes his throat, ''Okay let's just leave it for a moment. Faith can you tell me all the steps we need to take that you guys came up with?''Faith takes a deep breath, ''We will have to train Noelle, we have to train our own armies and gather them, we have to find out what Hades his plan is, we have to make a battle strategy and we have to warn the other Realms and convince them to join us.'' She gasps for air after the long sentence.Gabriel says dryly, ''So enough to do.''Gabriel takes a moment to think, ''I think we can best start with training and
NOELLE'S POV,I wake up the next morning early from bells ringing loudly. It takes me a moment to realize what is going on, but it is probably Gabriel getting ready for his speech. I quickly get dressed and grab a sandwich from the kitchen on my way outside.I see everybody walk towards the little city area in the middle of the mountains. In the middle, there is a big terrace surrounded by cafes. Gabriel is ringing a big bell that is standing in the center of the terrace. The people seem uneasy and nervous, so I am guessing this doesn't happen that often. At the front, I see Faith's blond hair, so I quickly walk towards her.''Hi,'' I say while I touch her elbow.Faith turns around and smiles at me gently, ''Hej Noelle, good morning.''We both look at Gabriel when he rings the bells one last time. Gabriel sees that I am there and mouths a silent hi. I can't help feeling happy that he acknowledges me. When the sun hits Gabriel's head he scrapes his throat. I
NOELLE'S POV,Nolan and I share a quick lunch and then it is already time to meet with Zeus. He is waiting for me in the gardens. I find him sitting next to a big fountain surrounded by rose bushes. He looks at me seriously, ''Hello Noelle, I thought it would be good if we have a little chat first today. We need to figure out what magic you already master and what you still need to learn.''I go sit next to him and nod in agreement.Zeus takes a breath, ''So according to the words you spoke on the night Hades returned you would be able to master all your ancestor's magic. Witch magic is very different in every witch so we can presume you should be able to master all the different magic kinds there are in the Realms. Please tell me what you already can do?''I take a moment to think, ''Well I have practiced quite a lot of water magic in the Sea Realm. I can let the water do anything I want with just a thought.''Zeus looks satisfied, ''We will see today
GABRIEL'S POV,Gabriel turns Dagahra around and tells her through their mind connection to go home, ''It's getting dark so let's go home Dagahra.''Dagahra turns around with a swift motion and asks, ''Do you want me to go fast sometimes master? So that the human has to sit close to you.''Gabriel smiles, ''You are a clever dragon that's for sure. I won't say that I object.''Dagahra shoots up to get above the clouds again. Gabriel can hear Noelle give a shriek and then hold on to him tight. His heart is beating in his chest when he feels her warm arms around him, and all her soft curves pressed to his back. He wishes they could stay like that forever.But sooner than later they arrive back at the training grounds. They land softly and he jumps off. Noelle looks a bit unsure of how to get off.''Please lay down for Noelle,'' Gabriel says to Dagahra. The dragon softly lays down her paws. Now Gabriel is close enough to grab Noelle at her waist and pu