Shira Pov:
My darling girl, can you help me with my things please? I seem to have sprained my ankle. I saw a lady who seem to be having difficulty walking approached Maya. They seem to be at the Market square. Why am I seeing this?.
It is no problem Miss. where is your carriage? I could help you with this much. So sorry you sprained your ankles. Don't you need to see a healer? I heard Maya responded to the strange Lady while helping her with her things.
I saw the lady smiled at her as she pointed at a carriage at a near distance. You are so kind, I will be sure to call on a healer as soon as I get home.
Maya and the lady got to the carriage, and as they got to the carriage, The coachman came and relieve Maya of the things she helped the lady with. Maya turned to leave but the lady held on to Maya to stop her from leaving. My darling girl, Take this as a token of my gratitude as she held out a necklace for her.
I saw Maya collect the necklace with delight, as she seem enamored with the necklace and she immediately put it on.
Maya, So you are going to the White haven tomorrow as princess Shira's maid right?Congratulations to that regard once again. I hope you have a lovely journey. The lady said seeming genuinely happy for her.
Maya seem to stare at the lady suspiciously, Miss how do you know that I have been accepted at the palace? she asked sounding alarmed. I did not remember telling you such a thing through our conversation.
Silly girl, how would I know if you had not told me., you seem to forget things quite easily. The lady responded smiling brightly. I have to go now my lovely girl, I hope we both get what we wanted. the strange Lady said while waving Maya goodbye.
I tried looking closely at the Lady's face as she seem to be covering it with some sort of veil. No matter how hard I tried I could not see the lady's face as she drove away.
<> I seem to have seen one of Maya's memory with a Lady. I do not know why I was taken to that moment.
What is happening here? What is happening to Maya? I looked at Alfred and Lance hoping for a response.
Just as Lance is about to respond to my question. We heard Elder Iris declared Maya dead. Alfred seem quite upset with the news as he hurriedly left the room.
Elder Iris instructed two guards to carry Maya's body while he left with the other Menders.
Shira I will like to speak with you, Elder Elser said after the menders left the room. This is a Bangui, Elder Elder said holding out the necklace the strange lady gave to Maya in her Memories. The only difference now is that the Neckalce seem to have change color. There seem to be a whirlpool of black energy raging violently inside the pendant of the necklace. I could feel the great amount of dark magic it contains.
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The necklace seem to be calling to me. I could hear a voice coming from the necklace telling me to collect and wear it, as it shine appeals to my eyes.
That is the dark magic trying to entice a host. We need to destroy the necklace but I will need a drop of your blood to do that Elder Elser said.
There is this pull again. This uncontrollable pull as I find myself collecting the necklace from Elder Elser grasp. I could feel a whirlpool of energy flowing to my core as I held tightly the necklace.
I immediately got pulled into a dark space. The darkness seem to be alive, as it rages all around me. I could not seem to control my movement as I feel myself falling. The space around me suddenly changed and I find myself in a room with a man in some sort of Lab.
As I tried going closer to him, I feel my leg hit something. I look down to see corpses laying all over the floor with blood everywhere, the stench so horrible I find myself holding my breath.
There is different herbs, bones, flesh and tubes containing different color of liquid on the shelf as the man seem engrossed with whatever experiment he is concocting. He did not seem to be bothered about the horrible smell of the room.
I looked to the side of the room to see some witches in a cage, they seem to be from the Moving Mountain kingdom and few from the Grimly kingdom due to the level of energy i could detect from their core. they were bind with some sort of magic as they sat with eyes devoid of life. What sort of Babaric sorcery is going on here?
I saw a man walked in. Biembel how is the project coming along? The man who just walked in enquired from the obviously deranged Man. They seem to not be aware of my presence.
The man that was referred to as Biembel looked up as he seem irritated by the disturbance. Garett do I look to be playing around, He responded in an angry tone. get out of my Lab before I vaporize you into oblivion.
No need to get all grumpy Old Man. I was just asking after your progress. I think you might need a break from your Lab, all the blood stench and enclosed space seem to be getting to you, the man said while holding tightly his nostril.
Be glad that Master seem to hold you in high regard, you would have regretted messing with me when am obviously in a bad mood. I need to talk to Master, lead the way. The man named Biembel said.
The man named Garrett looked at Biembel, he seem to want to say something but decided against it as he turn to leave with the evil doctor trailing behind. and I followed.
They walked through some corridors until they got to a door. The man named Garett knocked on the door but there was no response. He knocked several times before I heard a voice coming from inside the room telling them to come in.
Garett opened the door and we entered into a dimly lit room. Why are you both here? Biembel why are you here and not in your beloved lab? Are you finally done with your project that seem to be taking forever or you need another set of witches? I heard a voice coming from a dark corner of the room ask.
My Liege, the evil doctor said as he bow to the anonymous person, I think there is no way for a breakthrough until I can get the blood of the princess. Just a drop will do.
Hmmmn the anonymous person growled. So how do we get the princess blood? The person said as she walked out of the shadows.
I stand rooted in place as I stare at the woman whose face is now visible as she walked into the light.