🪢 SLAVE TO THE ICE LORD ❄️
( melting his icy heart...)
Chapter 25❣️26
DARREN'S POV
The northern borders is now nothing more than a bloody wasteland. Bloody limbs are all that's leftover from the massacre in this village.
The sight of blood doesn't faze me, the fact that this is my own territory is what's wrong. Anything that belongs to me will only be punished by me, no one else.
These people don't deserve this kind of death. I see men, women both young, old and even a pregnant woman whose head had been eaten off. Her abdomen was ripped open and her immature infant lay in the cavity.
I clenched my fist in anger, Maleficent... you coward, come and face me head on!
CALIX'S POV
The sight before my eyes is so appalling. I turn my gaze to Darren and he is currently squatting next to the dead body of a pregnant woman.
His eyes slowly turn dark and the ground around him starts freezing up. It keeps spreading and his hair is turning gray. The guards are slowly stepping back to avoid being swallowed by the ice.
He's letting his anger take over. He needs to calm down or this village might just become a frozen wasteland.
I transform into a fire phoenix and fly to him. I perch upon his shoulder and his eyes start to return to it's normal color. The ground stopped freezing although the parts already covered in ice remained frozen.
He walked away from the scene, I was still on his shoulder. It is nice to be carried around once in a while.
Get off me! Darren says in his baritone voice. How rude!
I shake off a few feathers on his shoulder before flying off and transforming back to my normal form.
You couldn't even carry me for a little while, I sneered but he just set the feathers on his shoulder ablaze and it turned into ashes and was carried away by the wind.
What is being done about the ghoul rampage? He asks with his gaze ahead as he took slow steps.
I have summoned Nightingale, she will be in the palace by tomorrow evening, we can then discuss how to trap Maleficent and her band of ghouls before she creates an army and becomes stronger, I say.
The last time, she got stronger by taking the hearts of the lynxes, It is most likely that she will come after Avia, Darren says and he does make a good point.
The walls have ears and now Avia's identity is in the open all because of... us, I feel that we should protect her from Maleficent, If not for anything but to prevent Maleficent from getting stronger, I say and expect him to throw a fit but... he just stopped for a few seconds and nodded slightly before increasing his pace as we headed towards the carriage.
He's acting out of character especially when it comes to Avia...is it what I'm thinking?
ANAYA'S POV
I'm so glad, Darren is coming back today. Just a day without him is making me miss him more than ever. Who knows how I survived without him when I went to the ordinary human realm?
I decided to have his favorite meal prepared for his breakfast, lunch and dinner.
As I head to the kitchen, I bump into a male creature. The tray of wine in his hand splashes on my dress.
Urghh!! You Imbecile! You just ruined my dress. Don't you know you can't get this dress from this realm, I seethe and he quickly bows his head to apologize.
He raised his head and his eyes look oddly familiar.
ALVIN'S POV
I should have been more careful. I shouldn't be bumping into any royal till my job is done.
I made to walk away but her voice stops me.
Hey you! I've never seen you anywhere in this palace, what are you anyway? She asked trying to look at my eyes.
I suppress my energy and my eye color became more faint. I slowly raise my head up to face her. I was brought into work yesterday my lady, I said with my hands in front of me.
She looked at me for a while before dismissing me. I hurried off, I could feel her gaze on my back as I walked away.
That wine had a few of the pellets inside but by spilling it, I have wasted a good opportunity. If I don't complete the task soon, I'll lose another life. I don't think I have much life left to spare.
AVIA'S POV
I notice Darren's carriage coming into the palace. As usual, the maids line up at the entrance to welcome him.
I followed as well, I am a slave after all. We all lined up at the left and right side and at the end, Anaya and Lauren stood waiting for them.
Darren and Calix walked in and the maids, guards and slave worked bowed respectfully.
Anaya hugged Darren, How was the trip? She asked with a weird voice. She acts like she is his wife or something.
I hiss subconsciously and his gaze lands on me. He has a sly grin on his face like he read my mind.
Calix also turned towards me and I suddenly became anxious and worried. Did I do something wrong?
Darren walked upstairs and Anaya followed. Brief me on what happened?.. Lauren says to Calix and they both left.
Everyone soon dispersed and soon I found myself in the kitchen preparing Darren's dinner.
As I placed a bowl of meat stew on the tray, I felt a tap on my left shoulder. I turned around to look and I met Alvin
Where did you go? I didn't see you when the ice lord returned, I ask.
I had something important to do. Anyways, forget about me, are you going to give him his food, he asked and I nodded in affirmation.
I need to leave now and serve his food, I say and hurry off
As I walked into Darren's room and he was once again at the balcony. My lord, your food as desired, I say and he gestures to me to place the tray on his table.
I place it on the table and walked out.
I don't know why but I have an uneay feeling that something bad is going to happen.
I walk over to my room and shut the door behind me. I think I'll go to bed now, I already exhausted.
It must be two hours since and I haven't been able to sleep. I hear a knock on my door and I stand up to open it.
Immediately I see Darren but his eyes are completely white giving off an ominous aura.
I step back slowly as he approaches me with a deadly gaze.
What's wrong... I ask but he grabs my neck forcefully, squeezing the life out of me.
He lifts me from the ground from my neck. He keeps applying pressure and I can barely breathe.
Please... stop... Please, I beg but he doesn't listen. My leg starts freezing up and it's climbing up slowly and painfully.
I bring out my claws to strike him but I just can't... His grip on my neck tightens and blood trickled down my nostrils.
I noticed the dark energy around him, he must be under some kind of spell. I try to speak but my words come out as gasps for air.
Please Darren, snap out of it.