NOELLE'S POV,When the vortex spits me out, I land on the ground with a hard thud. My body hurts everywhere from the impact of the fall. I cough and slowly sit up to look around me. The Under Realm is everything I expected it to be. As far as the eye can see there is a black and red wasteland of rocks and what seems to be lava. There are volcanoes, big steep black mountains, and strange rock formations. In the rocks, there are faces sculpted with terrified expressions. But what creeps me out the most are the bones laying everywhere.The first thing I think is that there is no place to hide. They are going to see me coming from miles away.Besides that, "Where do the people from the Under Realm even live?'' I wonder. I stand up and try to decide where I should go. As far as I can see there is nothing that could represent a castle or a city. So, it would probably be best to go over the mountains and see what's there.I start to walk towards the mountains, but it do
NOELLE'S POV,I wake up on a cold floor in what must be a cell. I shiver from the cold and hold my knees to keep myself warm. My throat feels sore from all the smoke I have inhaled. Around me, there are cells as far as I can see but they are all empty. In front of me, there is a door with a heavy lock and a hallway that leads to stairs on the right. The lock seems too big to break and I can't find anything small to pick it with.I am trying to break off the lock when I hear footsteps approach. I hurry to the far end of the cell and make myself as small as possible. I see someone walk towards my cell and I could recognize those blue eyes from miles away, it is Gabriel.''Good you are awake,'' he says.I stand up and look at him hatefully, ''Like you give a shit.''He looks me up and down and shouts to some servants that came after him, ''Get her washed and ready.''He turns around to walk away, ''Wait!'' I shout.He slowly turns ba
NOELLE'S POV,Roan looks up when I shout his name and jumps up from his throne to come towards me.''Sit dog,'' Hella commands.Roan hesitates for a moment but sits down again.''Roan?'' I beg.He looks at his feet like he doesn't want to look at me.''Roan please help me.''Hella laughs cruelly, ''He can't help you now little slut.'' and then she walks to Roan and kisses him on his neck while caressing his leg, ''Roan is too busy being with a real woman."Roan balls his fists and keeps looking at his feet. To see her touch, him makes me want to vomit but there must be a reason he acts like this.''Maybe he made a deal to save my life if he cooperates,'' I think to myself.I look at Hella with all the hate I can reproduce, ''Why are you doing this?''Hella smiles at me cruelly, ''Let me tell you a story. There once was a witch queen who deceived the King of Hell and banished him. The daughter of the King of Hell took reven
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 willi
NOELLE’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