The Winter Fairy
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Elena reaches back to the castle. She sees Elevina watering the garden but doesn't say anything. She carefully passes her and enters her room locking the door behind her.
She brings out the letters and a marble and tries to absorb their energy sources. With a bit of magic she merges them together forming a golden pixie dust which she poured in a tiny bottle strapping it round her neck. She hurries back to Vinix cottage but sees Elevina in her path.
"There you are? I have been looking everywhere for you. Strangely, I haven't seen or heard from Vinix since that incident. Do you know what happened to her?" Elevina asked, scrolling down at what Elena had around her neck.
"oh she's probably fine. I guess she needs some alone time." Elena said as she does in desperation to leave.
"What's that around your neck? Why are you sweating profoundly? Are you going anywhere?" Elevina asked, sensing Elena's mood.
"Oh this? I get thirsty quite easily…ahh yes I am actually in a hurry. I left something at Vinix place. I should be back later at dusk but if you still don't see me don't bother about me okay?" Elena said, kissing Elvenia gently on her head.
"What's with her? Nevermind…I better get back watering the flowers." Elvenia said going back to the garden to water the flowers.
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At Mephistopheles….
Queen Lilth waits patiently for her guest as she sets up a dinner table for her welcoming. Mantus and Dagon appear in front of queen Lilith's chambers and are escorted in with Lilith's other servants. Vinix hands tied up in front of her as she moves like an obedient dog.
Vinix was shocked and prettified to the bone as fear ran down her spine. Words couldn't express how devastated she felt and immediately agony she would face especially with no other but queen Lilith herself. She could only imagine how horrific meeting queen Lilith would be as she begins to sweat profoundly.
She sees a laver pit with skeleton Bones scattered around, smell of blood which seemed to dry off, black wall covered up in spider web, hearing the loud thunderstorm and lighting was enough to make her run away, red small candles circulated around her chambers and two huge Archdemon with horns and sharp claws stood at both sides of a long, red-black chair which seemed to be like a throne for a queen.
What drew her attention was the figure in her mist who sat on the throne without saying anything. Already she has seen the claws , scales on her body and the dress which oozes with danger. She swallos nervously as her eyes widen even more to terror.
"Greetings your evilness. We have come with Vinix, the healing fairy you seek." Mantus said bowing down his head.
Suddenly she sees the figure raise up her head slowly and begins to Walk down towards her, seldring her tongue . That's when she saw her, the demon queen, queen Lilith of Mephistopheles.
The half demon and human face wasn't pretty to view, her red deep eyes were just like the devil itself but less milder and what shook her was her long- spiked tail.
Vinix swallowed hard this time wondering what to do.
"leave us…"but my queen" I said leave us!" Queen Lilith lashes out agreesssively making Vinix shiver in terror.
Her two servants leave, leaving Vinix alone with their queen. Lilth begins to sniff the air while flicking out her tongue in joy.
"Mmm, how delightful. The smell of a fairy smells so tempting to devourers but it's your lucky day dear I won't not just yet. Vinix…what a beautiful name for a beautiful Fairy. I assume you must know why I had to bring you here?" Queen Lilith said, playing with Vinix hair.
"No I don't! Why do you want me?" Vinix said with a straight up energy asking queen Lilith gazing firmly at her face.
"Oh you don't? You see Elena has been in my way for quite some time and I have to obviously kill her but unfortunately I can't. Now that I have you! I can get all the information from your tiny little brain and you will help me my dear." Queen Lilith laughs, pouring some blood in a globulin cup and drinks up.
"Well…you can count me out! Am not doing shit for you!" Vinix said repulsively without thinking.
"So stubborn! Just like Elena. Eventually you will crack. Vengeance will be mine. Am feeling really famished and am sure you are too. Let's have dinner." Queen Lilith said calling out to Mantus to bring out the food as Vinix follows Lilth with her hands still tied.
Lilth and Vinix sat down giving gazes at each other. A bell rings from a distance Mantus brings out some dishes with a bag of blood and puts them on the table taking his leave.
"Now dear, join me. Don't worry you're not drinking blood or organs. Rather nice fairy food. Now eat up! I would need your strength and wouldn't want my pretty doll to starve." Queen Lilith said, munching a heart.
Vinix could only stare into her plate as plans to leave the goddamn kingdom kept popping up in her head. She notices a sharp knife next to queen Lilith. With her last final strength she telekinated the knife directly at queen Lilith's heart.
Vinix was shocked nothing happened but just a spill of blood dropping down from her chest to the ground. Queen Lilth screeches in terror and grips Vinix throat seizing air and making it difficult for her to breath.
"You little brat! I guess being nice wasn't okay. You will regret what you did." Queen Lilith said, throwing vinix on the ground. Vinix breathes faster struggling to take air not minding the pain she had felt on the hard ground.
"Mantus! Dagon! Take her and lock her up in the dungeon! Now!" Queen Lilith ordered with fire in her eyes.
"N…no! P…please stop! No!" Vinix yells out in pain wailing as she is dragged and thrown into a dark creepy cell of which she didn't know when she would be rescued. She only hoped everything will be okay.
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Meanwhile at Winterfell…
Elena flies to Vinix cottage and decides to rescue her but she stops thinking of what Elevina or Vinix would have told her. It was because of how selfish Elena was that she kept putting her friends in danger.
She decides to think of a plan and flies back to the castle. The guilt was killing Elena that she just couldn't hide it from Elevina anymore again.
"Elevina, I need to tell you something? It's about vinix." Elena said, flying back and forth to Elevina's direction.
"Ok sure what is it? Wouldn't you like to have a seat? Elevina asked, pointing at a White chair a bit closer to her.
"Not really. Vinix…got captured by demons by queen Lilith." Elena said, looking firmly at Elevina's troubled face.
"What?! How come? You never bother to tell me?!" Elevina yelled out to Elena with a deep pained voice.
"I wanted to but she told me to keep it away from you. I…it's all my fault! Everything! She did warn me about it but I just Shut her out neglecting everything! Am really a bad person. I thought I was doing the right thing!" Elena said crying as she buried her face in her hands.
"Ele…I understand and heros too are bound to fall sometimes. Am not bad at you at least for telling me this. What matters now is to find a way to rescue back vinix." Elvenia said, wiping off Elena's wet tears from her eyes.
With that finally released she hugs Elevina for comfort hoping things will be okay.
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At Mephistopheles…
Vinix found it very difficult to sleep as she kept counting the days she was made a prisoner. After much wailing she decides to see if she could somehow communicate to someone.
Luckily she sees a marble she had thrown for someone to rescue her.
Picking it up she covers it in her palms and enchants; "Quistim dresminue lustrum untukmu!" the marble begins to glow. She gives herself a cut on her finger and drops a drop of blood inside the marble saying;
"H…help me…if anyone can hear me…Am in the dungeon of Mephistopheles…I have been captured! I don't have much time to talk…someone is coming…I'll…" The marble stops bringing out light.
Vinix notices a shadow coming up front towards her. She immediately disintegrates the marble turning it into ashes.
"Still awake, don't do anything funny fairy. You can't escape our kingdom." Dagon said looking at Vinix before heading back to his post.
Vinix burst out in tears once again. As she starved herself with no food or water. All she could only do was hope.
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At Winterfell…
Elena sleeps peacefully but begins to hear a familiar voice crying in distress with flashes of image showing up in her dreams. The fairy said; "H…help me…if anyone can hear me…Am in the dungeon of Mephistopheles…I have been captured! I don't have much time to talk…someone is coming…I'll…" Elena wakes up giving out a loud scream panting much heavily.
Her screams alone woke up Elvenia who hurried to see what the problem was. She opens Elena's door carelessly and flies to meet her.
"Elena?! What is the matter? Calm down, I am here. It was only a bad dream." Elvenia said hugging and kissing Elena's head.
"Vinix!...we have to save her!" Elena said, still trying to catch her breath.
"Will we be okay? You just have to calm down and everything will be okay. Now you need to sleep and I'll sleep with you" Elvenia said, placing Elena's head gently on her pillow as she watched Elena till she fell asleep.
The following morning Elena wakes up and decides to practice her magic to relieve the stress and anxiety she was facing which worked well. I guess she just wanted to project all those feelings somewhere to free herself from the guilt.
Bailey sees Elena troubled as he reads her mind through telepathic waves.
"Vinix, I am really sorry. I just hope you're ok wherever you are."
Bailey decides to approach her and asked;
"Vinix right?" Bailey asked, giving Elena a shock of surprise as she turned around to see Bailey behind her.
"Yes, how did you know? I never told you." Elena said, wiping off her soaked sore eyes.
"Like I said before, I have many powers and abilities. I would help you in rescuing Vinix." Bailey said, turning around to take his leave.
"B…bailey, thank you." Elena said softly, arranging her scattered hair.
"No need to. Am sure I would do the same thing for my brother." Bailey said walking back to prepare for Vinix rescue.
At dusk…
Elena decides to visit the river to meditate for awhile before she comes back. Arriving she sees the stars shining as brighter than before, the wind swaying the river tides creating a little noise and fireflies gathering around lighting up the river.
She sits and begins to hum a song closing her eyes.
"When a star should shine that bright, when it shows its pretty light, then a song will be sung from afar of the fairy here tonight." Elena sang harmoniously as rabbits, birds, crickets, toads and all forms of creatures gathered around.
Elena, satisfied and relaxed, opened her eyes to see all kinds of creatures in sight as she was astonished. She smiles, wiping off her teary eyes. She picks up a baby bunny and gently pets the bunny's head softly.
Suddenly the river began to ripple causing all the creatures and fireflies to run away. The noise becomes louder as Elena's heart begins to race.
Gazing at the river she sees a figure emerging from the river. It came closer and closer but covered with seaweed so Elena couldn't really know what she was about to fight against.
The figure emerged out of the river completely running straight to Elena who already got ready to attack too. She dogged its attack and took off to the sky. Opening her plans she instantly freezes the monster slowly covering the entire body.
"No! Don't attack him!" Bailey shouts from a distance shining a bright light at Elena making her fall down to the ground.
Bailey quickly summons out some twigs which are wrapped against the monster. He loosened up the seaweed to discover it was Biddy, his brother.
"What? Biddy?! It can't be, your dead." Bailey said in surprise as she staggered taking a few steps backwards as he stared intensely at his brother.
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