Reluctant to let him go although the crown prince is behaving oddly.
"your grace" A figure that is within her majesty grasp is possessing her child's body. A being that normally follow the scents of their owner. The first time he confronted one of this creature was after he strike an arrow onto Thalia's leg, hunting her down just because she trepasses the boundary between the human realm and the beast.
He had no clue how his arrow could penetrated her flesh since they had a hard skin, and that time she wasn't in her human form.
The ground was shaking letting out few ugly beings underneath the ground fighting over the spilled blood.
As Thalia's guard, he is the only one to witness how Thalia get rid of it personally, Clarity Robane realized the creature that lurk in the dark had the ability to imitate however and whoever they like of they get to taste their blood.
According to Thalia, those creatures won't attack human as they wish. He made a fuss on how it was false, the unbothered creature whom often stay still at the entrance of her Majesty chamber nearly gobbling him alive.
"burn it! Burn her Sir Clarity!" If had not Thalia yell at him to burnt that creature wish his fire magis he could be six feet under the ground.
Thalia is not here, which meant to two options, one is this figure is another creature that managed to find the bloodline of Thalia and wanted her blood.
Two, Thalia loses control of this demon that it went for her son when he is just about to turn 12.
"it's not the same for my people. Those creatures called Noir, I am born with it. Just like Lukas and I, my father didn't marry his kind, my mother was a witch that is cursed to have Noir binge our blood, imitating the host, wanting to be like them, one day one of those demon will eat me, posessing my body as theirs. When that time come Sir Clarity, burn me"
As a boy he listened to stories where those beast are barbaric species they are ruthless being that slaughter mankind and their own children if they are bored.
Fake oath he said is now his duty, he would fight amd die for her, sometimes Clarity Robane questioned himself is he under Thalia's love spell like Marcus and the King.
"what am I supposed to do dear queen, this thing posessing your son and you are not her! I can't kill the crown prince," He gulped. The crown prince is still staring at Clarity Robane kicking his dangling legs in the air.
"I know you" he is mouth was open, but it was a woman speaking. A familiar old lady voice ringing into his ear.
"you are the child that tried to take her away from me" Eliot was talking like a tired person whose done climbing a mountain.
"you looked old" Said the creature in front of him.
Clarity Robane is now confused. Is this the crown prince's body? Or is this a Noir that imitating him?
"leave before I burnt you" The boy in his arm is now gigling just like old people in their 80s. Clarity Robane is annoyed.
"You won't find him, we ate him" Clarity Robane grit his teeth, he decided to turned around maybe the crown prince is still laying on the ground.
"None?" The creature mocked Clarity Robane. Although he is mad he is willjng to listened to the creature's bullshit.
Clarity Robane clicked his tongue. Nodded his head few times and laughed. The boy in his arms came closer to his face wondering why is he like that
"You bitch stop messing with me!" Clarity Robane dropped the person from his embrace. A startled and buffled expression filled the crown prince's face.
Clarity Robane took out the dagger hidden from his inner clothes and stab the crown prince on the heart.
He is not interested in witchcraft, and didn't learn for it though he is gifted in it, but his family is. Which is why he knew the odd scrathes on the silver dagger is done to summon a fire. Based on the dagger as well it is designed for a smaller grip such as children.
"Arghhhhh!!!!" A terrible scream echoed the entire place as the crown prince body melting like a candle letting out rotten smells.
Clarity Robane cover his nose and stepped out of the hissing black liquid from the crown prince body.
"how the hell you knew?"the small amount of fire will not get rid of Noir, they need to be burt to crisp to the bones to get it done.
Clarity Robane plopped on his knees trembling because he did that out of hint. Eliot has a uniqe trait compare to other willows' bloodline, this noble family had a weeping willow branch birthmark on specific areas of their body.
When he was carrying Eli, there was a reason he hold a connection to his face, because he wanted to see the birthmark in his eyes.
Usually a faint mark could be seen from Eliot's emerald eyes, it was a guess but none could be seen when his eyes were black entirely.
Doubting he will hurt Thalia's son, in the end he force a final blow and it felt great he was right. Clarity Robane heard a groan. He couldn't figured the crown prince whereabout though he knew he is near.
He stood up while holding a knife coated with fire as he was holding a torch of fire. They dwell underground hiding their presence in the dark but the shaking movement as they lurking is one of their weakness.
He felt pointed the fire following to where he believed the creature hid the real Crown Prince. At end of the stair case Eliot was there.
No time to lose, Clarity Robane sprinted to the rescue. The creature somehow knew he is trying to take Eliot away. A line of shadows emerged on the concrete leading to Eliot.
The creature was wailing to petrified Clarity, the hot tempered guy threw the dagger on the creature's head and the edge sticked to her head. The enchantment is going so the creature's hair was on fire.
"Aarghhhhhh" She pulled out the dagger with her pointy nails angrily to the unconscious Eliot and glare at him waiting for the fire to burn the boy.
"crap!" As the dagger about to hit Eliot, the dagger loses its durability and turn to dust.
"Fuck!" The creature had Thalia's Voice as she said that. Clarity Robane didn't let the creature's imitation to Thalia's face falter him.
He kicked Thalia's doppelganger on her waist and immediately stomped on her stomach. Before the creature sink into the concrete, Clarity Robane slammed the creature's head.
As a descendants of witch, he was taught how to use his ability in a young age, however he quit learning it when he didn't know how to control it.
"Die!" an extreme swirl of fire emitted from his arm burning the skull in his palm. "Bastard!! Release me!" it was a luck for Clarity and bad omen for the creature for imitating Thalia's petite figure which made it easy for Clarity Robane seize the creature in its place.
"Sir Clarity.. I don't want to die" hearing the beg causes rampage on him, Clarity Robane pouted his lips letting his ability out of control.
The creature underneath him struggle to get out that it tried to change into its own proportion. Clarity Robane had a life to protect and he will not let that happen.
Again countless body defomation Clarity Robane would increase the heat. His was sweating as he did that.
"mother?" Eliot was watching the whole time and was witnessing the way Clarity Robane murder his mother.
His lips began to tremble that his voice couldn't be heard. His chest pounding so hard to the point he forgot how to breath even his legs is giving up on him.
"it this a dream? Not it's not, It's hurt.. I can't breath" Now his whole body is shaking, he was drooling for trying to breath through his mouth.
"Your highness" As Eliot almost plopped on the concrete, sturdy hand supporting his upper body. The fire is gone, only smokes and weird smells circling in the air.
Clarity Robane hugged him, instructing him to breath by the nose. Eliot had a hard time to believe Clarity Robane would kill his mother. Even if he did, he must have a reason.
Clarity Robane stroke his hair, lifting him carefully. At that time, Eliot glances over to the burning scene but there were only a peck of dust left behind.
"mother" Tiredness made him sleepy. He pray once he opened his eyes, he will be on the bed, and next to him is his mother patting him to sleep.