DEMONS COVEN
"It's been a while, Rock" Bakasura said, grabbing her black fan to start fanning herself as she walked to her throne.
"I came because...
"Because you need something?" Karazi cut him off.
"That's true, you only come here when you need something and you never give anything in return" Agares rolled eyes.
"Have you both forgotten that i don't fully belong here? Half of me is here and the other half belongs to the Institute, and I have to be careful so I won't get caught" Aragon replied.
"You drank Tora water, even the mightiest supernatural would smell dark energy around you" Bakasura replied.
"I know, but I still have to be careful" Aragon said.
"Are you keeping an eye on Mali over there? She hasn't been making progress and we're losing time" Bakasura asked.
"She's just there, not doing anything worthy. She's only keeping an eye on here I think" Aragon replied.
"Is she tempting me to kill her?" Bakasura smirked, standing up.
"You know you can't. We don't only need the blood of the one to complete the ritual. The blood of a mermaid is needed too, is that not why you stole her from the river?" Aragon replied.
"Why are you here though?" She asked.
"I lost the orb of pains for now" he said.
"What! How dare you! It's one of the greatest devices of this coven!" Karazi snapped, and a wave of Bakasura's hand made him fly to a pool of water in the middle of the rock. Pool of pains.
He began crying loudly immediately he landed.
"Great queen! I'm sorry for trespassing! Great queen!!!!!"
"Disrespecting my visitors is equivalent to disrespecting me, you know better" Bakasura muttered and walked up to Aragon
"What happened to my orb? I remember you promising to keep it safe when you took it" she muttered poisonously.
"I wanted to teach the cursed child some manners, so i planted it in him, using the one" he replied, and she squinted.
"The one listened to you? There's only one way to make that possible"
"It's exactly what you're thinking. I had her first intimacy, and she's automatically my soulmate. I can order her to do whatever" he replied, and Bakasura laughed in a witchy way, walking away from him.
Her robe was dragging on the ground, and she was fanning herself as she laughed.
Her cobra crawled back to her shoulder when the snake noticed her happiness, and she faced Aragon again
"Then what are you waiting for? Order her to walk here herself! Let's make the ritual faster!"
"Are you sure Orion will die if she does?" Aragon asked.
"You read their legend yourself, didn't you? Legend of the cursed child and the one says if the one dies, the cursed child follows. She's bound to die after the ritual, then he's dying too, you can have your revenge for Astrid's death finally" Bakasura replied, and Aragon smiled.
"But get me the orb of pains back, it's needed here" Bakasura said again.
"Sure, great queen" Aragon bowed.
Agares smirked from his spot, getting jealous.
He and Karazi are always here with Bakasura, but she still pampers Aragon more than them.
To him, it's nonsense.
INSTITUTE, MERLIN'S ROOM
Echo and Merlin got to the door and faced each other.
They've been practicing together since they left the cafeteria, and they spend close to two hours in the assembly before stopping.
They're both so sweaty.
"I'm hungry" Echo held her tummy.
"You just said my mind" Merlin replied, and their eyes met.
They smiled knowingly and tiptoed out of the corridor, keeping it up till they got to the back of the kitchen.
They exchanged glances, and Merlin led the way to the door.
He opened it slowly, and Echo came in after him.
They went straight to the freezer and opened it jointly.
They got two cans of milk and doughnuts, and they smiled at each other.
"Let's go" Merlin whispered, and when they turned to the door to leave, it opened.
They quickly hid beside the freezer, bodies gumming as two of the maids came in.
"Heard Sheila travelled again" one of them said.
"Traveled? Heard she went missing" the second one replied.
"She's not someone who can be captured easily without vervain, and like I heard, vervain went extinct since years ago"
"Whatever, let's just get the veggies for tommorow's breakfast and go through bed"
They got veggies from the freezer, and Merlin pressed his body harder on Echo's, making sure they're hiding well.
Echo's heartbeats came crazily fast, and it was even reaching his ears.
She closed her eyes in embarrassment, and he smiled, thinking she's expecting a kiss.
By now, the maids left the kitchen already.
Merlin brought his face closer to kiss her, but her eyes flew open that moment, and he blinked.
"What are you... doing?" She said slowly.
"Oh...I...you have an eyelash on your face" he said and removed the imaginary lash before taking his body away from hers.
"Oh... thanks" she said awkwardly.
"It's fine" he replied, rushing out of the kitchen.
He got out and inhaled, calming his heart down before leaving.
Echo came out too, inhaling and exhaling three times.
"I almost passed out, he has too much effect" she muttered hugging the packaged doughnut and milk to her chest as she rushed out of the building.
KAITLYN'S ROOM
Master Duran and the chiefs are currently in the lightened room, standing close to each other by the door as they scanned everywhere.
It's almost time to start the search.
"I think everything is ready since all her belongings are here, let's start" Chief Water said, and Master Duran nodded once
Chief Feathers sighed, and the three pointed their left palms forward at once.
Bright lights came on from the palms like torchlights, and the three met in the middle of the room, making the brightness multiply, even going out through the windows.
Their eyes are wide open, and they focused on the blinding lights as it shone.
It lasted for three minutes, and their hands went down.
"A beast" Chief Water said.
"Dust, in the woods" Chief Feathers said.
"Agatha" Master Duran added.
"It all adds up" Chief Feathers smiled.
"We tackle this tommorow morning" Master Duran said.
LIBRARY
Krishna came out after reading to his satisfaction again, and he met Ruthie in the hallway, she's just about to enter the library.
Instead of talking to him as usual, she walked past him and opened the library door.
"Hey, is everything ok?" He asked, and she stopped.
"Don't feel too big, not everything revolves around you. It shouldn't mean anything if I suddenly refuse to talk to you yunno? I mean nothing" she said and finally entered the library, shutting the door loudly.
Krishna stood in confusion for a while before making his way back to his room.
He got in and met Lissa walking around, waiting for him.
Immediately he entered, she rushed to hug him.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" He asked, carrying her up.
"Was waiting for you" she smiled, and he dropped her.
"You're so heavy, too heavy for a kid" he said, squatting in front of her.
"I'm not a kid" she said meaningfully.
"You always say that" he replied, and she pecked him on the cheek.
"Why?" He raised his brows.
"Goodnight, now I can sleep" she said and walked to the bed, climbing it.
She lay on it and covered herself.
Krishna sighed and entered the bathroom, but then Ruthie's words hit him, and he stopped to think about it for a while before moving.
"Here!" Cat suddenly jumped on his way.
"What are you doing here in the bathroom? Why aren't you in the room?" Krishna carried her, and she licked his face.
"I don't like Lissa, there's no way I'm staying in same room with her" she said.
"She did nothing wrong" Krishna said.
"I just don't like her" Cat replied, wagging it's tail cutely.
CERES'S ROOM
Ceres came in with a big smile on her face, jumping around before coming to the front of the mirror.
She actually saw everything that happened between Ruthie and Krishna earlier in front of the library, and she couldn't be more happy.
They're not getting along, and now she has the chance to claim Krishna.
She started removing her earrings, humming to a song in front of the mirror, but then she suddenly saw another person behind her through the mirror, and her eyes widened as she quickly turned back, but no one is there.
She turned back to the mirror, and she froze when she saw Sheila standing there.
She decided to act brave immediately to avoid getting caught, and Sheila smiled.
"I compelled a disciple to eat sand, and she got angry, then she went to the city library and killed over 20 people, using my face. The story is as clear as crystal" she said, walking closer.
"What do you mean?" Ceres asked boldly, not moving an inch.
"You're a shape shifter, aren't you?" Sheila asked with a dangerous smile.
"I dunno what you're talking about" Ceres replied and turned to walk away, but she met Sheila in front of her again.
Before she could talk, Sheila removed the mirror from the wall easily and hit it on her head, breaking it down.
"Fuck!" Ceres gasped as her blood before pouring.
She controlled the dressing table with her eyes, and the table flew to Sheila, but Sheila sped to another angle, and the table flew out the window.
Ceres turned back, and surprisingly, Sheila is gone.
No sign of her in the room, but she couldn't held but feel her presence.
She rushed to the bathroom and opened the door, only to meet her in there.
"Argghhhhh!!!" She screamed as Sheila bared her fangs, digging it into her neck.