"So you are saying that my mother left a message for me?" asked Maddie
"Yes, it seems like it" replied Curtis as he gave the crystal shard back to Maddie.
"Mhmm I see" said Maddie as she collected the crystal from Curtis, she was suspicious of this whole thing, why would Clove leave her a message?? what else did she need to tell her?? she was sure that she already knew what she needed to know, but the only way to find out for sure was to play this thing.
"So how do I play it?" asked Maddie
"It is easy to play" said Curtis
"Just tap on the middle of the crystal shard and say 'ludere', it should play then" said Curtis
"So Maddie do you want to play it?" asked Annie
"Of course I do" she said as she was curious to what exactly was so important that her mother had to resort to recording it, and leaving it for when she died to be watched.
"Well then I think that we should all leave while Maddie plays it" said Annie
"Her mother left it for her to watch" said Annie as she held Matt and she was about to start walking away, while Curtis stood his ground.
"No, no one is going anywhere" said Maddie as she stopped them right in their tracks
"We are all going to listen to what is on this crystal shard" said Maddie
"But Maddie don't you want to listen to it alone?? privately??" asked Annie
"No I do not, so everyone stay where they are and let's watch this thing" said Maddie
"I agree with Maddie" said Curtis as he had no intention whatsoever to leave in the first place.
He was curious as to what Clove could have recorded on that crystal shard, it was rather odd to him that she would do such a thing, who knew if it was a video to poison Maddie's heart, or maybe something even worse.
If he knew Clove, he knew that she would never do anything without her husband's consent, she was totally dependent on Azazel, which was why to tell the truth, was why she was able to stay with him for so long, without him killing her himself.
"Who knows what could be recorded there" said Curtis
"We cannot take any chances, it's best that we all stay here" he said
"Yes Curtis is right, I don't trust this whole thing one bit" said Maddie
"It's better for there to be many witnesses, than for me to see whatever this is alone" said Maddie, she was not taking any chances, she knew how truly twisted these so called parents of hers could be.
To tell the truth, she was in doubt that Clove died when she first heard it, she was sure that it was some sort of lie or trick from Azazel's side, because she was sure that no one would dare hurt Clove with Azazel by her side.
It was not until she saw Azazel with her own two eyes, hanging around Clove's grave, and even then she was still suspicious of the whole thing, and with that mystery lady coming out of nowhere to give here that envelope.
And what made her even more suspicious was that her mother tried to contact her a day before the whole witches brew attack on the entire camp, as if she was trying to warn her prior to that time.
"Maddie are you sure??" asked Annie
"Yes Annie I am" said Maddie as she looked very serious about this.
"Well okay then" said Annie as she went to sit down on her bed, and Curtis casually pulled out a chair from the small table in their room, and he sat down very comfortably like he had no intention of going anywhere anytime soon.
"Well then let's play this thing" said Maddie as she squeezed the crystal without her realizing it.
"Ludere" said Maddie as she tapped the middle of the crystal shard, and in that instant, a white screen was projected from the crystal, and Maddie almost dropped the crystal from shock, she did not know that was going to happen.
"Oof Careful Maddie" said Matt
"Yes, *sigh* I was just startled back then" said Maddie as she sighed in relief, she was sure that she was almost about to break it.
"The crystal is basically indestructible unless you use extreme force or magic to destroy it, so a little fall won't break it" said Curtis as he seemed to read her mind.
"Wow phew, I thought I was going to break it" said Maddie as she laughed
"Lay the crystal shard on a flat surface, so it can play freely" said Curtis
"Okay" said Maddie as she laid the crystal on her bed, and she went to sit beside Annie on her bed.
Like a move screen the message began to play on the white screen, it was Clove's face, her blonde hair was tied up, and her blue eyes looked dim.
"Maddison" came her voice from the video.
"Maddison, I know that you don't want to talk to me, you don't want to see me, and you don't want to hear from me" said Clove
"And I understand that, I believe that I deserve all the hate you have for me" said Clove as she looked down sadly.
Annie looked at Maddie, and she noticed that Maddie did not look moved at all, meanwhile Curtis's eyes were glued to the screen as if he was expecting more to this video, and Matt watched in silence.
"But Maddison, I want you to know that I love you" said Clove as she looked up.
"I love you, even if I didn't show it, or I made you think otherwise, you were always my daughter, and I Loved you like my own life" said Clove.
"I know that most times, I did not act like a mother, and what has happened recently has made me realize that I messed up" she said.
"I was supposed to be a pillar of support for you, but I let you down" she said
"All because I listened to your father stupid wish trying to make you stronger, to not be weak, he said that you were his daughter and that you had to act like it" said Clove as she looked angry.
"But he was wrong, he didn't make you strong, instead he broke you, and I just watched from the sidelines as he did that" said Clove
"And for that I am extremely sorry" said Clove as a few tears dropped from her eyes, but she wiped them off immediately.
"*Sniff* I hope that one day, you can find it in your heart to forgive me, even though I know that I do not deserve it" said Clove as Maddie clenched her fists.
"And even if you don't I will still love you" said Clove as she smiled sadly.
"Anyway *Sniff* That is not all that I want to tell you" said Clove as she sniffed, and she seemed to be trying to calm down her raging emotions.
"What I want to tell you next is about your father" said Clove
"Your father well... well he is getting softer, he's getting more human" said Clove
"I can see it in his eyes, from the way he thinks to the way he acts, the powers he sold his soul to are slowly beginning to loose their hold on him, seeing that this is the longest time that he has not renewed his powers" said Clove
"Which is why, I let what happened to me happen, he needs to change, he needs to realize that there are more thing than love of power" said Clove
"He needs to think deeply, and figure out that other things are more important than his ambitions" she said
"I am sure that if he is convinced enough by what happened, he would cease this war that is about to happen" she said
"If he does, he would release the entire witch realm from the bondage that he has put them in" said Clove
"And if he does not, Annie has to make sure that she kills him" said Clove seriously
"She must make sure that she kills him, so he can come join me wherever I am" said Clove with extreme anger and determination.