We stared at each other in complete silence, fear lingering in the air, the tension so sharp it could cut through anyone. Elle clicked her tongue and cocked her hips. "What are we going to do now? We can't let this happen, we'll become slaves too," "I can't think of anything," I admitted. I was more worried about my boyfriend taking part. I knew something was missing, but I didn't expect this. Sybil doesn't use Ace because she has a crush on him, she uses Ace because he's the only face she knows. "Any clue where she hid her body? Maybe we can kill her body and destroy the sceptre," Leaf suggested uncertainly. "Hmm, let me see if she left a clue," Elle said, reopening the book. She flipped through pages, her eyes swiftly reading the words. "Found something that might be useful…" She left her words hanging, unsure of what she was saying. "Okay, what is it?" "None can pass the watery gate None can escape the beast within Through scales and flying swords Let the banshee wail. Over
My eyes widened, and my mouth fell open. He tilted my head up to look into my eyes. I blinked in shock, his expression reflected his words. My throat went dry, and my voice was completely lost. He blinked slowly, steering his lips into a smirk. "Ace," I called breathlessly. "I don't…" "Let's talk about this another time, we should focus on what is going on," I exhaled with relief. Dealing with his confession wasn't that important, for now. I was glad he was kind enough to understand that. I felt something snake around my leg before I was suddenly yanked into the pool with a scream. I held my breath as the ice-block water enfolded me. Bubbles spread from my mouth, my eyes blurring. I shook my head and looked at what was holding me, a long tentacle. The tentacle was spiky, it felt like thousands of tiny pins were wrapped around my leg. The tentacle pulled me towards a coral cage. Ann must have trapped it in there. The coral reef would have been beautiful if I hadn't been dragged to my
Finally across the pool which had been returned to its formal position and the fish back to jumping in and out of the water, we set off to pass the next obstacle. Ace fingers laced delicately with mine, with such fragility I felt that any slight wrong movement would cut off either of our fingers. Elle was generous enough to carry Ann on her back since she was tired. Leaf was also exhausted, they had both used their powers more. "The next line says let the banshee wail," Elle informed, looking at me questionably. I shrugged. "Well, you and Ace have been playing the role of a leader so far, especially you, Elle. I'm sure you can figure something out." Ann said weakly. "Hmm, maybe someone would hurt himself or herself," Gomez said unsurely. "And so far, Gomez has shown no sign of wisdom," Leaf sniggered. I laughed and shook my head, the others chuckled. "Banshee," Ace said thoughtfully. "Could be a banshee. Gomez, what do you hear?" "That's the confusing thing, I hear nothing but us
"Ace, any ideas?" Elle asked calmly. "I can't think of anything except Ann should heal him first." "Okay," Ann whispered. Ace watched them as he stroked his chin. "I have one!" I exclaimed with a snap of my fingers and a wink. "What if Elle and I or—just I—make a spell to block out sounds? Make us deaf? Temporarily deaf?" "Bad idea, what if something big is coming and we need to hear it?" Ann asked with all her focus on Gomez. "Any other brilliant ideas, people?" Elle asked loudly. I rolled my eyes. That was my only one. "Elle, remember the time we were sent by the councils to eliminate the screeching boiled meat…" "Screeching phoenix," Elle corrected. "And yes," "What happened?" I asked curiously. "We work in a secret supernatural agency made for keeping rogue or wild myths in check. Some mythical creatures are cruel and tend to extend their madness to humans, we keep them all in check by either eliminating or imprisoning them. Elle and I are the best among the young vampires,
With my back pressed against the wall in fright, I clung to my own arm, trembling as I watched Ace easily block the lava. It wasn't a pretty sight; the monster, that is. Was I worried about my boyfriend? Yes, damn worried. I was confident that Ace could kill it, but I doubted the time and I was worried he'd get hurt. "I can't kill it, I don't have the strength and time for that. The moment I say go, run, Rinette, okay?" "Okay," I had seen Ace's body burnt with fire, his skin flame up, but I had never seen his entire body turn into liquid flesh; lava flesh. His hair burnt up completely, the ash of his clothes falling to the ground. I looked at the back of his head, avoiding looking at his behind which might be naked. Ace stepped into the lava, looking up at the monster that was looking back at him with awe. My jaw dropped as he started growing, gaining more height by extracting the lava into his body. He grew and grew until he was a bit taller than the monster himself. I stood there
"If you don't want to be a slave, yes." "But what about the unjust act carried out on her? What about that?" I questioned, stretching on my toes and giving him an intense look. "Are we really going to let Dermot and his father keep walking the earth in peace?" "To protect others, some changes must be made. I know it's unfair but there's nothing we can do," "Ace, her sister was killed, her birthright and lover taken away from her. There was no one to help them. They didn't have enough power to save themselves. I know how it feels to be helpless, how it feels to want to avenge the wrongs committed on you. Do you think I haven't contemplated going back to hurt every single soul that hurt me in the past? To satisfy me with their helpless cries? To make them feel as worthless as I felt? I have, I do every single day. But I fight that thought because I know it isn't right." "What they did to Ivy is different, worse. I understand her, she saw a chance to get revenge and she took it. Ivy n
"Congratulations, you just established a death wish for everyone," Ace said emotionlessly. "May I know how you intend to achieve what you just promised a ghost?" He asked sceptically, folding his arms. "I don't know, that's something we'll discuss," "You and who?" "Ace," I whined. He raised his hands. "Sorry, I'm being sceptical but don't you find her acceptance suspicious?" "I do, and I will be ready for her, just trust me." I looked down at Ivy's body. Even in death, she still looked absolutely beautiful, and graceful. Her skin had turned pale blue after I summoned her, her lips darker than before. Breathing in deeply, I leaned on the edge of the coffin and reached down. I took a handful of her hair and snapped it off. I put the hair into my shadow bag, reached down again and carefully took the sceptre she held to her chest. I threw the sceptre into the bag with a smile. I closed the coffin and carried the censer, putting it into my bag as well. I floated around the coffin, snu
"You're kidding?" Ace asked with wide eyes. He snatched Gomez's wrist and gasped when he saw the time. "Fuck, no…" Ace ran out screaming "All You Can Eat Wednesday!" Gomez followed, screaming "Food!." "I need fresh air," Leaf sneezed, jumping down from the piano. "I need water," Ann added. "See you later, Rinette." Ann walked out, jumping over objects. Leaf waved at me before running off. "We'll conclude after school, I need to get something. Would you be okay on your own, sis?" I nodded with an assuring smile. "FWIW, you're the best sister a ghoul can ever ask for," I looked down sheepishly. "I'm proud of you, Marinette, for the lady you have grown into." "Technically, I'm still a teenager," "Heh heh, see you, Rinette," she zapped out with her speed. I exhaled weakly and jumped down from the piano. Sibyl who had been sitting there quietly sighed too. "What happened down there, I saw it all," "How?" "I saw it through your eyes, everything. Ivy is going to do something. If she
Fate is the most mysterious force in existence, many say you can change it because it's destiny, but I don't think you can change it except you are wyrd to change your fate but yet again, there's the word, fate is included. I don't even know what I'm saying but I guess I'm right in what I'm saying. It was my destiny to stop so many deaths, the lame ass who got suffered was the one to save so many lives. I'm sure if those who suffered me to find out that I saved their lives, they would be gobsmacked. What have our lives been since then? Good question. Marielle graduated with the others while doing her queenly practice. Immediately after she graduated, she was fully crowned a queen and I must say she has been doing a splendid job. She built a beautiful tomb of pure gold and precious stones, there she buried the ashes of Ivy and Sibyl and buried their memories. The days of their death became an annual celebration for all vampires far and wide, a lovely celebration just for the vampire pr
Her heart thumps against her chest, and she looks around for Leaf and Ann. They were gone as well. Then she saw them, Leaf in the middle of the eastern side of the ballroom, kneeling in a circle as she muttered something with eyes closed. She traced the line of the circle with her eyes, tracing it to Ann who was doing the same thing at the western part of the room. Her eyes followed it to the southern side, where her sister knelt, doing the same thing. Quickly following the lines, it ended on her, she was in the north, in a black circle. What they were doing suddenly crossed her mind, she looked at the floor Ace and Ivy stood, they were in a circle. It all made sense, Ace was acting. He first lured her into the circle which connected all the other circles together and then said all those words to make it seem real. The kiss meant nothing, he was distracting her. She looked at her shadow monsters, they could see what was happening but didn't utter a word, Darcy was involved. ‹Close yo
The elders yelled over each other's voices while the rest of the non-vampires watched them. Marinette closed her eyes and let her dark nature enfold her. From her body exploded dark energy and shadows, snuffing out the lights and blocking the light of the moon from getting in. Everywhere went silent with a thick fear, so solid a knife wouldn't be able to penetrate through. Never had they seen such in their entire lives. The shadows and shadow demons flew around them, cackling and giggling, some shouting the cries of the dead. Marinette stood tall in the air in her true form, a legless damsel with death in her hair, and poison in the tip of her tongue. Her pale bluish-white skin glowed in the midst of her darkness whirling around her feet as she levitated seven feet from the ground. "Upon you all I bring the victim to speak for herself," her voice echoed in the room, the icy deadly sound bouncing off the walls and dancing back to them, sending cold air down their spines and tingling on
"Announcing the arrival of King Winot Englewood, Queen Victoria and Prince Dermot of Twilight Myth." My heart skipped when I heard that. "The royal family is here. We better go greet them, Ilaria," Elle's dad said, switching his tone to a cold and brisk one. He looked nothing like the man I was talking to a few seconds ago. "What's your name?" "Just call me big daddy," "Oh brother," Elle said unenthusiastically and dashed off. Dad laughed and followed her. Dad, I like the sound of that. The large pool at the western corner of the room suddenly burst up, whirling up in a sparkling shimmer. The water whirled spirally to the floor and dropped six people, one of them was Liliane. I guessed it was her father, mother and siblings. She took her mother's physique but her father's face. He held a big silver trident in his hand, standing like he owned the land he walked on. Ann's eyes roamed the crowd. "Hey, Liliane!" I shouted, waving as I stood on the tip of my toes… Shoes rather. She l
Marielle's father's home was a grey and leaf-green castle with a haunted pallid red sky and large dragons circling the castle below it. Ravens and gargoyles were the tenants of the exterior part of the castle. Soldiers of steel and metal guarded every single corner of the castle, guard dogs roaming around with their owners. It was such a beautiful castle it made me wonder if he was the king. Ace waved and spoke loudly to anyone and everyone, his hand on my waist all through. I was more quiet, finding comfort in looking at the blood-red floor. Of course, many people were looking at me. I was the strange girl with the fire-head prince. The party was going fine. Ace pulled me along to greet and meet everyone he knew. He even introduced me to my mother's family who I already knew because you know, they are my family. I introduced them to him when I took him along to the witch village to take my inheritance. Ace thought it was funny to reintroduce us. His wackiness is his charm. Sweet news
I started panicking, I wasn't ready to meet his mother, not just yet! She came with ten bodyguards, all with heads made out of fire. I prayed inwardly that she wouldn't see me. "Please, I'm begging you Ace, come back home." She pleaded shakily, she was going to cry. "Mum, we've talked about this for years now, no is no, don't you get it?" Ace spoke softly, delicately. It was obvious he didn't want to say anything that would hurt her feelings. He loves her very much. "Ace, I beg you, don't let me die of loneliness. I have a son but I live like I have none, what sort of life is that? You haven't been home for seven years now. No matter what is being celebrated, no matter how much I beg, you haven't stepped foot in your kingdom for seven years. Why Ace? Why are you doing this to me?" She cried, falling on her knees. Ace whimpered and knelt too. "Mum, please don't cry, it'll break me." "I will cry now, I will keep crying tomorrow, and I will cry forever if you don't come back home and
"Fuck fuck fuck!" He exclaimed. He pulled out of me and turned me around again, I was breathing heavily; panting. What was he going to do? He pushed me into a leapfrog position; a modified doggy style. I was standing by my hands and knees, him keeping my hips raised with my head and arms on the bed. My face stayed on the pillow, inhaling his scent. Ace plunges into me again, much harder than before. "Yow!" I cried. He didn't reply, his claws dug into my hips, probably bleeding but I was too far gone to care. The position created a deeper penetration for him as he rammed into me violently, not holding back his desire. He pounded into me harder while I screamed out with both pain and pleasure. I was going to be sore at dawn. Wanting to make him pump more, I reached my left hand between us and squeezed his balls. "Damn it!" He slammed harder into me, huffing as he rammed in with full energy. His sweat leaked on me, mixing up with mine and flowing down to the bed which was shaking violen
Ace moaned as he drank from me, sliding his hand all over my waist and dragging his fingers on it sometimes. I moaned softly too, loving the sensation I was very much used to. This one was a little different, better and hotter than the other times he had snuck into my room for a hot make-out or corner me in school. Ace's fangs left my neck, grinding against my shoulder as his hand slipped past my long nightgown to the valley of my breasts. I trembled slightly, out of pure bliss. Ace slowly pushed down the spaghetti hands off my nightgown, showering hot kisses on my shoulders. He sucked and bit my shoulders gently, soothing the bites with his tongue immediately he bit it. "Ace," I moaned. He stopped kissing me and raised his head from my neck. I looked over my shoulder, asking him with my look why he stopped. "I'm sorry if we keep doing this, I will… I don't want to just kiss and make out with you, I want to make love to you if that's possible. I don't want to force you, Marinette…"
"You're kidding?" Ace asked with wide eyes. He snatched Gomez's wrist and gasped when he saw the time. "Fuck, no…" Ace ran out screaming "All You Can Eat Wednesday!" Gomez followed, screaming "Food!." "I need fresh air," Leaf sneezed, jumping down from the piano. "I need water," Ann added. "See you later, Rinette." Ann walked out, jumping over objects. Leaf waved at me before running off. "We'll conclude after school, I need to get something. Would you be okay on your own, sis?" I nodded with an assuring smile. "FWIW, you're the best sister a ghoul can ever ask for," I looked down sheepishly. "I'm proud of you, Marinette, for the lady you have grown into." "Technically, I'm still a teenager," "Heh heh, see you, Rinette," she zapped out with her speed. I exhaled weakly and jumped down from the piano. Sibyl who had been sitting there quietly sighed too. "What happened down there, I saw it all," "How?" "I saw it through your eyes, everything. Ivy is going to do something. If she