Celestia's POV:
When I regained my consciousness, I wasn't on the seashore. I was back in Sapphire Castle. Queen Cynthia offered me the cabin, which was in the upper region of the castle. I think Theo had something to do with this. Or else the Queen would have never given me such a fine room.
I was lying on the bed, which was in the center of the big room. Theo must have brought me here from the seashore. I instantly felt humiliated for not performing well on the first day of my training. That was my first task, and I failed in it!
Why did I fall? I was soaring up in the air, and suddenly, within a second, I slipped on the sand. This is very humiliating! I was about to summon a White Stag!
At that moment, Theo entered my room. He was back to his normal compassionate form. " My Sweetness, are you alright?" he asked me.
I wasn't even able to look at him. I disappointed him today. Theo sat kneeling beside my bed and held my hand.
" Celestia, My Love. You can never disappoint me, even if you stab me in my heart with your dagger because I am so much in love with you. And you did well today," he said.
I was stupefied. Did Theo compliment me?
"Celestia," Theo smiled. " You almost summoned the White Stag. You just lacked the knowledge of the way force works. Or else you could have summed multiple White Stags."
"I lack knowledge?" I gasped. " Then what is the solution for this?"
" I'll show you how everything is done. But for that, you would have to do everything I tell you without a second thought," Theo stated.
"I am willing to do anything," I almost shouted. " But please tell me what I should do."
Theo beamed at my eagerness. " Again, you made the right choice, my love. Now we both are going to transit to the Dark Side together."
I jumped up from the bed and gazed at him in horror. What did he mean by the Dark Side?
Theo clenched my fingers slightly. " My Sweetness, you can't know the significance of light if you don't experience the darkness. Once you travel through the Darkness, you will eventually find the pathway to the light."
His declaration made sense. I know nothing about the dark side. Is that why I am constantly failing?
" Exactly, my love. If you need to ascend to the Dark Side, you would have to go through seven stages. And you will be doing your first stage tonight," he said.
My determination reached its peak. " What should I do in the first stage?"
Theo stared at me quietly for a while with his alluring green eyes. Then he said, " We are about to ascend together, Celestia. So it is crucial now that we have to become one."
I didn't understand what he said. " I thought we were already one! You and I are bound together by the spell of eternity."
Theo shook his head. " No, my love. We are not entirely together yet."
He then got up from the floor and grinned at me. " Come to me tonight, Celestia."
After that, he was gone. I still had no idea what he was talking about. And why did he leave me without explaining it?
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I was pacing around the room restlessly. There is not much time left for the sunset. And I still haven't figured out what Theo meant. I hope that somehow I get an answer for this before the night comes.
At that moment, Ivory came into my room. What is she doing here? She had some fabric in her hands. " These are for you," she said and placed the attires on my bed.
" Why are you giving this to me?" I asked her.
Ivory smirked at me. " Your choice of clothing is really disgusting. For once in your life, you deserve to wear lovely clothes."
Her mocking comments were not affecting me as I was already in an anxious state. Ivory read my thoughts and started chuckling.
" I never thought that you were this naive," she asserted.
" You know what he meant? Can you please tell me about it?" I made a request to her.
Ivory tugged her raven black hair behind her ear and gave me an icy glare. " He wants to spend the night with you," she explained.
I felt like my worst fear had come true. What am I going to do now? I know nothing about it. And Theo told me that it is the first stage. I don't want to disappoint him again.
Ivory chuckled again and left the room. This can't be happening! What if he hates me after tonight?
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It is night now. I wore the clothes that Ivory gave me. It was a lilac color gown. It fitted me perfectly, and it showed off every curve of my body.
I have never been this anxious. But I don't believe that it's my fault that I am unaware of it. My father forbade me from knowing about it.
I went out of my room hesitantly. I really didn't want to go. But also, I can't disobey my Mentor's instructions. I walked out of my room.
Theo was waiting for me outside. He was wearing a robe now. But it was a little grand and different from the one he usually wears. The fabric was embroidered with an eye-catching design.
The design on his fabric seemed like ocean tides to me. I don't think his Robe was made out of enchantments or spells. Someone must have made this from scratch by hand.
" You look lovely today," Theo complimented me. I grinned at him.
" Come on, my love. I am going to take you to an extraordinary place today. There we can accomplish our stage one," Theo whispered.
My pulse quickened. I tried hard to keep my mind blank as I didn't want Theo to know about my unawareness. But I wasn't able to do it!