*LYCIA*“She’s crazy…” I muttered, backing away towards the wall, “She is absolutely crazy.”Leaning against the wall I let myself slip down, my legs feeling weak as my mind ran in overdrive at the possibility of what could happen to me, to us.“Hey, no, it’s alright. We’ll find a way. I am sure,” Seff said, coming to my side and crouching down to my level as he tried to get me to raise my head and look at him. I couldn’t do that though facing Seff right now only made me realize how truly incapable of help I was to him.He wasn’t a magic wielder, I was, so I should be the one able to do something but no matter what I tried or thought I couldn’t come up with a solution.“You are hyperventilating, you need to calm down, only then can we do something, I did promise you that I will protect you, right?” he said and I felt hopeless to hear him say that. He wouldn’t be able to do anything but I know that he would die trying to protect me as he had promised. A useless effort to save a useless
*LYCIA*No sooner did the two leave when suddenly there was the clear sound of shuffling feet coming towards us.We had barely gotten a moment to ourselves to talk when around ten people marched right in without so much as a word to us.Walking in without a stop they formed two groups on either side of us, five men on Seff’s side and five women on my side. Noticing now that they had been carrying some things with them I tried to determine what it was. Black bags bulged with things but the contents inside were hard to guess. Whatever they were they couldn't possibly be good.“Who are you? What are you trying to do?” I asked, sticking closer to Seff wondering if Alora had baited for time so that the Spirit could until then get everything ready for the process.It wasn’t as if I didn’t know who they were. I could tell from the similar robes they wore and by the weak magic that they pertained that they were the other humans who were a part of this cult that the Spirit ran.“We are here to
*LYCIA*“You both look good but I promise once I am done with you, the two of you will look prettier,” she said, flying away from us and towards the mass of blackness that had been an evil sigil.“But why did you choose us? Why in particular us?” I asked, feeling desperate by now to get the answer to that question at least. I wanted to know if by any chance I had been the reason for this destruction, if by some mistake I had started this craziness that would soon swallow the world with it.“Oh did I forget to take away your voices,” She said, coming closer again but not enough that I would be able to see her face properly, “But since you asked I’ll tell you.”“Power,” the whisper was right next to my ear when she said it, making me snap my gaze to the side and back to the place where she was to see her still standing there.Realizing that I had very well stepped into her domain, the core of her power I waited for her to continue.“Your power. You both were one of the strongest and yet
*LYCIA*“Would you put the two of them over onto the markings” she said and nodding Alora brought us to the circles.I was finding it hard to believe what was happening. I knew I was destined to doom but seeing her right now I couldn’t help but feel my blood boil. What was wrong with her? Did she really hate me to this extent that she would want to see me go through this? To make sure that I would really not come back to ruin her life?“Don’t make that expression, did you really think I would change?” she asked, noticing my glare on her.“I am sure Mom will find out about this, one day and when she does she will know your reality. You will never be able to take my place in her life either way,” I said and for a second I saw her lips twitch.“We’ll see about that,” she said using a vine to clamp my mouth shut, “Can we hurry with the process? She is getting on my nerves.”“Don’t try to get ahead of yourself,” Spirit snapped at her but Alora didn’t wince as she stayed in her place waitin
Chapter 99:*LYCIA*“N-No… No! What did you do!” she shouted, stumbling backwards as she peered at the stones hanging around her neck. She must have been able to feel something inside her change because her body shivered and rumbled with fear.I had left the chain with Seff so that I could distract her but to think she would actually fall into our trap must be a stroke of luck for us.“This can’t be! Where did you find this! How dare you keep this a secret from me!” she shouted out something to Alora who in return only weakly smiled back at her.Craning to look at me she huffed, “Lycia cast the strongest shield that you can around us.”Saying that she leaned against my shoulder watching Spirit while trying to catch her breath and get it back to stable.Doing as she had said I summoned all the power that I had and focused it to cast a barricade so strong that I felt the skin of my fingertips burn and the flesh char away at the magic that I cast out of my body.I didn’t know for how lon
"Lycia! Oh, my goddess! You are back!" Dad's worried voice fell on my ears like a salve, and tears spurted to my eyes like those of a child. I turned around to let him gather me in a hug."My sweet child, I am sorry. It's all my fault. Are you alright?" he asked, his shaky hands reluctantly pulling away from me to look me over. I could see in his eyes that even as I stood there, he found it difficult to believe that I was before him, safe and sound."Why are you covered in soot? Did she try to burn you?" Roz's aggravated voice roared out his anger and concern as he grabbed Seff by the shoulders and turned him around to check on him."We are fine, but let us talk about everything after Lycia and I take a bath," Seff said, pointing at his attire and our state."Yes, of course, but first, tell me, are you both hurt anywhere else besides this?" Dad asked, still anxious as he examined my burnt hands. He didn't wait for my response as he closed his eyes and started working on healing my han
*LYCIA*They knew.It was apparent by the silence that we now sat in after having just finished our lunch. We had been late because of obvious reasons, and by the time we came, dessert was already served to Dad and Roz, making us quietly hurry through our meal."Since we couldn’t talk while having lunch together," Roz said, looking at the two of us pointedly, "We should continue our conversation in the sitting room."Oh my goodness, I could see it from his gaze that he knew we were late because we were busy fucking each other.‘This is so embarrassing,’ I said, following King Roz to his sitting room, who was now talking to Dad again.‘Is it? I feel quite content, though,’ Seff grinned, glowing from the post-orgasmic bliss.‘Don’t joke about it! I can’t even look Dad in the eyes,’ I said, groaning as I remembered Dad politely smiling at me when I walked in and apologized for being late. ‘We should have stopped right there in the bathtub. Why did you have to seduce me to do it properly
*LYCIA*"So you finally got rid of the Luna training, huh? Wasn’t this a bit extreme, though? You didn’t have to go and risk your life for it."At the words, I turned around to finally see the man who had been missing since yesterday after our return."Reemus! Where have you been?" I asked, rushing towards him. I had wondered about his whereabouts a few times but had forgotten to ask Seff about it."While a certain someone freed herself, I am still bound by my duties to get the Luna ceremony prepared for her," he said with a sigh. Then, with a small smile, he let go of his pretenses of being annoyed and said, "It's good to see that you are fine. I heard what happened, and it must have been really scary for you.""Of course, almost getting transformed into a chimera with my mate wasn’t the most pleasant of thoughts," I joked. But even as I said it, I felt my bile churn at the thought of it actually happening."Spare me from having to imagine that again. If that human hadn't already bee