I was led straight to the end of the hallway. Left and right there were two doors. We proceeded into the right one. The dining hall welcomed us inside to it. Long dining tables of polished wood scattered all over the granite floor. black banners streamed down the velvet walls.
The banners represented a diagram; Side view of a skull peirced by a dagger with Razrous written right below it. Grand golden chandeliers dangled from the ceiling. Tomorrow maybe I would be able to witness this place in it's full grandeur. Various doors were listed against the walls. I didn't have the slightest about which lead where.
Good thing I had the headmistress with me as a guide or I would have been scampering like a lost cat. She led me to a door at the right side, second from the front and we disappeared into a corridor. Two entrances on either side till the dead end.
First one on the right we entered. Snap!
Yulva snapped her finger and the wood stocked in the fireplace burned. Two pairs of couch and two pairs of loveseats circled around a center table . My shoes vanished when I felt the soft fur of the mat.
" Sorry for that. Don't want it dirty do you?"
" No."
Mini stairs led into four rooms and one of them was alloted to me by her. Prior to I could enter she blocked me and chanted something akin to a sweet whisper and the room started to tumble in itself. The crashing sounds caused me eyebrows twitch and involuntary shutting down of eyes.
Yulva motioned me to get in. Was is safe right?
" I will take my leave for now. Don't leave the room until I send someone or come to you myself." She commanded, pulling out a ring from her finger. She stuffed it in my hand and left the common room. I shrugged and set foot inside my room. It was a simple room. Wooden study table that came with a bundle of papers, a quill pen and a inkwell. A bookshelf, bed, and the most important necessity, a bathroom. I sure could use a bath right now. White rolled up towels were ready inside.
I jumped out of my wet clothes, dropping it on the floor. There was a red seal painted on the surface of the bath tub, begging for attention . I touched it and warm water leveled up. How convenient! . Sorcery sure is awesome. And from tomorrow....me as well. I sunk into it , bringing the water to overflow. As my body submerged, my sore body and mind released every ounce of stress gradually. The answers to all my pressure had been a good bath. I rested my hands over the edge of the tub and quietly introsoected. I was still holding onto the ring Yulva gave me.
It is a black ring pronging a white gem similar to a raven clenching it's pray. For what did she give it to me for? Knowing Yulva, this couldn't be something simple. I slid the ring into my right ring finger. My arm died like a hanging skeleton. What! I arose from the tub, clenched my teeth and struggled to move my arm an inch but it didn't bother. I thought to pull out the ring and I did; Stuck!
Argh! What the fuck that woman gave me?! Just when my mind was going calm.
An eerie wind grazed against my skin. I shuddered and wildly searched for any entrance for wind to come. The bathroom was sealed for air to sneak. A tiny throbbing in my ring finger after which, my arm came back to life. Finally! Thank you! Tears of joy trickled out of my eyes.But it was still a bit numb but better than before. I shivered at the thought it staying paralyzed for the rest of my life.
Somebody whistled! My ears perked. I spun behind and my eyes blew wide. My footing slipped and I fell on my ass onto the tub, splashing water all around. A pale man of mist in shaggy fashion stared right into my eyes. His lower half was dizzied into smoke. I slithered back.
" Hello asshole." He waved his hand and said with it's murky voice.
" Who the fuck are you?!" I barked at the entity.
" Didn't that bitch Yulva tell you?" He jeered.
" Tell me what?!" I demanded.
" Can't you say by looking? I'm a fucking poltergeist." He released an irritated sigh.
Poltergeist! Great! Why didn't I expect that. I rubbed my glabella in annoyance. I raised an eyebrow at it.
" What the fuck is your story then?"
" What could it be? I was a happy and free poltergeist pulling harmless pranks among peopel. Most of the times but no. Killed one here and there. Thanks to my bad stars, I crossed paths with that whore Yulva and she captured me inside the ring and casted a spell that I'm to obey and serve the bearer of the ring." He lamented.
" She must have used you a good lot." I smirked at his misery. I didn't sympathize with him. White bastard had my balls in my throat.
" She wished!" He mocked and his face came closer to mine.
He put his hands on his hips and bent over to me.
" I'm not your some regular poltergeist. Though she binded me to the ring, she was never able to use me. She maybe an adept witch, but I had been too strong on her to utilize me the way she wished to. In fear of me possessing her, she stopped using me altogether until..." He scowled his eyes at me.
" Until?" I urged him to continue.
" Until you! You summoned me involuntarily. I tried to posses you. But there is a strange barrier guarding your soul and mind I couldn't break through no matter how hard I tried." He said as though he blamed me for his condition.
" Briefly, you will do as I say, correct?" I questioned.
"Unfortunately yes. Fuck me! I'm an idiot. You didn't know the utility of that ring. I should have just stayed dormant inside. "
" Good! Now return to the ring." I issued my very first order.
He was sucked back into the ring, leaving behind a number of vile curses. No trouble for now.