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Chapter 7 - Behind the shadows

In a dark chamber with only a few candles lit, Lucio the leader of the Shakira , a man with golden brown hair and red eyes which glowed in the dim light was seated on his bed drinking some wine while been entertained by some dancing women who were wearing clothes that revealed most of their seductive parts. he was having a good time when a few guards interrupted him " king Lucio, we have some important news for you" one of the guards who was a bit hefty said. The aroused king dismissed the dancers watching them leave, swaying their hips to his taste. "It better be worth it else I'll have your heads on my feet" he said to the guards with a rough voice sending shivers down their spines. They knew what their King was capable of and he never made empty threats. " Your Majesty, we saw two women at the destroyed castle. They were both witches, one we recognize as the Queen mother of Aretha while the younger one had green eyes and black hair." One the guards said while the king listened then suddenly he burst into laughter. " I can see they came to visit the ruins, the younger one must be the princess of Aretha. They must have been devastated to find the castle in ruins" he said and drank his wine. " they were dressed in human clothing and they vanished using a portal" the guards said to the king who then stood up and said "They are hiding in the human world but not forever, we have to destroy the both of them. The entire royal family must be wiped out, send me my right hand man". A guard quickly left receiving the instruction, " Your Majesty, how do we kill them when we can't go to the human world?. Only witches and demons can get there in one piece" The hefty guard said to him while he poured himself more wine and said " you seem to have forgotten so soon what my right hand man is" . The guard only nodded getting his point, the other guard came back and said " I've sent for him but he said he is busy and would be here later". If only he wasn't as important as he was to the king, Lucio would surely behead him. He dismissed the guards and sat back on his bed still drinking his wine, when a young handsome man with golden eyes and black shoulder length hair wearing a black vest and jacket which went well with his black pants then walked into his chamber. " Aiden, I see you're here already" king Lucio said standing up to meet his gaze, " I didn't want to keep his Majesty waiting" Aiden said, his eyes glimmering in the light. The king put his glass down and said " I have a mission for you", " is it demons?" Aiden asked. " partly, one is a witch while the other is part demon" The king said walking back and forth, " who exactly are they?" Aiden asked him getting on his nerves. " well if you must know, they're the Queen mother and princess of Aretha. And I believe you don't have a problem with that, do you?" he asked studying the expression on Aiden's face.

" why would I but do you?" he said trying to aggravate the tempered king who laughed and then said " don't forget I'm your master Aiden, I could easily get rid of you". " but not if you need me as much as you say" he said with a smirk, " you have a sharp tongue and I like that about you" the annoyed king said keeping his composure. " Thanks for the compliment, so when do I leave because I know they're in the human world" Aiden said getting back to business, " yes they are, that's why you're here. You're a demon so you can teleport there, I'm a Shakira I can't do that. you'll leave in the night when it's morning there" king Lucio said and fell on his bed. " You know for a king, you are not alert. I'll take my leave now" Aiden said and turned around not waiting for the King's permission. King Lucio was annoyed with the way Aiden spoke to him but he didn't expect him to be sweet either then with a clap of his hands he summoned the dancers to soothe his anger.

Aiden walked back to his mansion, he didn't bother teleporting. " sir, Ramone is waiting for you at the sitting room" his maid told him immediately as he stepped into the house, " why didn't you tell him I wasn't home" Aiden asked the maid firmly who then said " I did, but he said he would rather wait for you". "Argh" he said as he teleported to his sitting room and found him seated on the sofa with his legs on the table, Ramone was a good friend to Aiden but also annoying at times although he was also a demon. " what are you doing here?" Aiden asked while leaning against the wall, " just came to say hi, Sarah told me you went to see king Lucio" Ramone said without turning around. " yes and he gave me a task" Aiden said sitting down with his friend , " who are you killing this time?" Ramone asked. " hmm, that is not your business" Aiden replied him," so it's yours?" Ramone asked. " obviously" Aiden said and vanished to get some wine. " I'll be going to the human world for my task" Aiden said while pouring himself a drink, " can I come with?" Ramone joked but surprisingly Aiden agreed " I need someone to help me get familiar with people". " well I'm not coming, remember you said it was your business not mine perhaps you can figure it out yourself, You've gone there a number of times" Ramone said drinking his wine. " then why did you ask?" Aiden said glaring at his friend, " nothing" Ramone said" fine don't come " Aiden said and drank his wine. " alright I'll come along" Ramone said and smirked, Aiden knew what his friend was thinking, Ramone wasn't good with ladies. " Aiden, can I ask you a question?" Ramone said, " what?" Aiden said walking to his room while been followed by Ramone. " why are you so loyal to king Lucio?" Ramone asked, wow that was a question Aiden didn't want to answer " I'll tell you later" he said and took off his shoes," No, that's what you always say when I ask you" Ramone said and sat down on the chair beside the bed. " alright if I tell you, you'll let me rest without interrupting me" Aiden said, " yes I'll let you have your beauty sleep" Ramone said as he made himself comfortable to listen to his friend.