ACE POV:
As I emerged from the portal, I saw them buried deep in dialogues.
I saw them around a picture of Brave.
"We're either dealing with a new creature or...!".
"...Or an ancient one!".
They all turned around in surprise.
"ACE???".
"What... How... When...???".
They rushed up to me and hugged me tightly.
"Where were you? We were looking all over for you".
"Yeah? I know".
I faced their reasons for discussion.
"Seems we came at the right time".
"We???".
The rest of the gang emerged from the portal.
"Jane!!!" they yelped in excruciating relief.
They rushed to hug her.
"You found him Jane. You did it".
"Or rather he found us".
"What do you mean?".
"It's a long story. We were...".
"This is Brave" I said again.
They all gathered round.
"Who's Brave?".
I clapped my hands and chanted some spells.
As I separated my hands from each other, magic followed filling the space I created.
I sent it into the holographic image. Soon, the image began to crack.
"Ace, you are destroying the image".
"Wait for it" I said, very confident of myself.
"But it's breaking. It's our only evidence".
"It took me a lot of magic to make those scales visible".
Soon, a bright light shone from the image.
We all covered our eyes.
The light became dim. We looked at the picture again.
Not just scales, the entire creature was visible.
It was a giant snake. It was blue in colour and possessed seven horns blazing hot in flames.
"A snake? What a master of disguise".
"Indeed".
"Wait, how did you do that? You conjured so much magic in just level one".
"It wasn't me".
"Who was it?".
"It's Merlin".
"Merlin? How?".
"A lot has changed. Things are not the same anymore".
"Merlin the druid, from the books?". It was Zainab.
"Yes, that Merlin".
"He told me everything".
"Everything? What do you mean?".
"From the Dark Age till now".
Their faces showed a mixture of shock and disappointment.
"So you know about...?".
"Yes I know".
"About what?".
We looked at Jane.
"She doesn't know? I guess you haven't told her yet".
"It's your choice to, not mine".
"What do you mean?".
"Jane, we're sorry. We've been lying to you".
"What do you mean?".
Helen stretched out her hands. A staff appeared in her hands.
"Helen, no. I will never let you use this staff. Any other way but this".
"She has to see me for who I am".
"Who you are? I don't understand. Mum, Dad, what's going...".
Helen stomped the ground once. Her apparel changed.
She was clothed in a blood-red robe.
She had a crown of matching colour, made with rubies.
Jane staggered backwards in fright.
"You are....a....BLOOD WITCH!!!".
"Of high ranks" I added.
She staggered backwards even more.
"No, no. Don't be afraid of me, please".
"Get away from me".
"No, please...no...ahhh".
Soon, she let out a loud roar.
"What's happening?".
"Her emotional resistance dropped. Her old nature is trying to overwhelming her. She may return...!".
*ROAR*
She started to grow in size. Her size fluctuated between normal and strange.
"...To her old self!!!".
Horror was written on his face.
She became a large red bird with a long tail.
She grew claws longer than that of an eagle.
She had three horns on her head.
She flashed her eyes at us in a blaze.
She let out a drum-bursting screech.
*SCREECH*
"Shit!".
"What's happening?".
"Everyone get back".
"Evacuate the building now".
The rest left me, leaving only I and Willis.
"We can hold her till she's worn out. Then Merlin can apply the spell again".
"We can't".
"What do you mean?".
"The secret is out!!!".
"Oh shit!!!".
FARAWAY IN THE RED SISTERS CLAN
RACHEL POV:
The Queen was in a fit of rage. We just lost six powerful blood witches battling the pure-blood descendant.
We all knelt before her.
"I can't believe that a 17 year old defeated all of you".
"I'm sorry Your Majesty. He wasn't alone".
"What do you mean? The rest were ignorant and helpless".
"It was Merlin's...!".
"Silence!!!".
"Don't mention that name here!!!".
"That scheming bastard. He still taunts me, after all this time".
"Prepare for...".
Soon, we all heard a deafening screech.
We all turned to the sky.
"Impossible!!! After all these years!!!" I said in disbelief.
"...WAR!!!".