"What!" Zara faced her.
"Believe me, don't hurt him" Ceres replied, and Zara roughly let go of Krishna.
He fell on the ground, and she broke the compel on Echo and Merlin before walking away.
They both started vomiting grass immediately, and Ceres rushed to Krishna.
"Krishna are you...
"Even if you're the only girl left on Earth, I'd kill myself rather than having anything to do with you." he said and stood on his own.
"Krishna!" Raven joined them, and his eyes widened when he saw Echo and Merlin vomiting their guts.
Krishna walked away, and he faced Ceres.
"It's Zara, she compelled then" she said.
"Don't act like you're not with her! You both are always together obviously cos you need something from her!" Raven shot.
"Why don't you go talk to your ex instead of pouring it all on me?" Ceres rolled eyes and walked away.
••••••••
Astrid is currently walking down the hallway, and as expected, all eyes are on him.
👥 He's so handsome
👥 I want him
👥 He's handsome than Superior Orion
👥 Y'all are underestimating Superior Orion's handsomeness. Superior Orion is hotter
👥 No it's Astrid, can't you see?
Several comments about comparison with Orion flew around till he walked past a room, and he was pulled in, only to come face to face with Aragon.
Before he could utter a word, Aragon grabbed his face and kissed him hard, but he quickly broke it and pushed him away.
"Astrid..
"My gay spirit died with me back then, and now I'm in for a new life. Stay away from me Aragon" he glared.
Aragon tried to hold him, but he gave him a punch on the face, making Aragon stagger with a cut on his jaw.
"I'm stronger than a normal human now , so take my word and stay away from me" Astrid rolled eyes and walked out of the room.
Agatha went low behind the window, looking so shocked.
She heard and saw everything.
•••••••
ZARA'S ROOMROOM
The opening of the door made Zara drop the cup of scotch with her, and when she turned to see Raven, she smiled.
"My love"
"You can't compel disciples anyhow here, especially Merlin and Echo just because they're the weakest, and most especially, Krishna. I swear to my ancestors Zara if you touch Krishna, I won't mind dying but I'll kill you" he threatened.
"Wow! So who should I touch? I mustn't touch Peony, I mustn't touch Echo and Merlin, and I mustn't touch Krishna. Too bad no one tells me what to do. I only get eager to do it more if you tell me not to do something and you know it!" She spat.
"I don't care about that Zara, I've told you my mind" he replied and turned to leave, but he met her in front of him already.
She grabbed his neck and pulled his face in to kiss him, but he touched her, and she got shocked, shaking funnily as she let go of him.
He walked out of the room, and the shock left her body.
"He's tempting me, and it's dangerous. If only he knows" she smirked.
••••••••
SAMARA'S ROOM
"So what do we do? Without the snow lotus, we can't make the antidote, and she's dying" Echo said.
"I can't believe that Zara girl" Merlin said.
"Ruthie if she dies, the necklace will wake her right? So we don't have to fear" Peony said.
"That's if she's not connected to Superior Orion. Now that she's connected to him, even the necklace can't raise her cos their lives are connected, don't you get?" Ruthie replied.
"Then what do we do?" Peony asked.
"We search for Superior Orion" Merlin said.
"How do we find him?" Ruthie replied.
•••••••
CITY HALL
Two members of the council were killed during Orion's rampage, so they reduced in number.
They're all seated silently when Lancelot came in with Arya, and the two sighed.
"I guess vampire hunters wasn't a good idea" Lancelot said.
"It only worsened everything, and now I can't help but feel guilty about the lost lives" Arya said sadly.
"Rhea is currently hiding from the red-eye demon, so I bet we won't be seeing her for a while, but we can't just keep watching" Lancelot said.
"Sheila Alaric is gone thankfully, but what do we do about the other vampires in the Institute? Especially Orion Alaric himself, the red-eye demon" Arya said.
"I think I might have a plan" Lancelot said.
•••••••
GARDEN OF FLOWERS, 21ST HOUR
Orion is still laying in the pool of his own blood in the middle of the garden, barely unconscious.
His breathing is coming faintly, and his heartbeats could barely be heard.
A cold air suddenly hit his skin, penetrating into the pores.
He opened his red eyes slowly, and he saw Sheila hovering on top of him.
"If you stay away from everyone for several weeks just like you did after Astrid's death, then I'll kill you and you'd join me here in the afterlife. Stand up Orion Alaric, my death should be strength to you, not weakness" she said.
"Sheila" he whispered, and she smiled.
"Ding Dong! Hear the alarm? Stand the fuck up, Orion" she replied.
"I can't" he replied.
"Astrid is back. Turns out he was resurrected by Lilith, and he was the one who shot your soulmate, accusing her of killing him. You should go set things right, ask her to tell you the truth" she said, and he closed his eyes again.
"Being in the afterlife shows me a lot of things, and I'm enjoying it here. At least I can still see you, so stand up now Orion, up!!!!!!" She yelled, and Orion sat up, holding his bleeding stomach.
••••••••
INSTITUTE, SAMARA'S ROOM
The witches are still watching over dying Samara, not planning to sleep at all
Merlin, Krishna and Raven are out of the Institute, they went in search of Orion since dusk, and they're not back.
Echo is in the room with Peony and Ruthie, and her eyes are wide open too, but their eyes suddenly closed at once.
The three girls passed out on the ground, and the lights went out.
Orion appeared in the room, holding his bleeding stomach with an hand while his backhand stars shone on the second hand.
He walked to the bed and sat beside Samara, stroking her hair gently first.
"Sorry I came late" he whispered, and her eyes opened slowly.
"Onion" she whispered, and he bent over her immediately, kissing her lightly on the lips.
Instantly, their wounds began healing, and their energies started returning in triple folds
The bullet came out of Samara's stomach on it's own, and the wound closed up same time as Samara's.
Samara sat up in bed immediately, holding his face so she could deepen the kiss, but he broke it shortly.
"Tell me the truth" he whispered, and she nodded thrice.
"I will"
"You told me you have two sisters. One is Wanda, your senior sister who got cursed and lost all her hair cos she killed your father" he said.
"Yes" she replied.
"Who's the second one?" He asked, and she looked away from him.
"Sam" he called, and she faced him.
"Hmm"
"Don't keep anything from me and tell me who she is" he said.
"She's... she's a devil...a diabolical witch, she's got mad powers, even more than me" she replied.
"Yes?"
"We have the same face, and that's because she's my...twin... she killed Astrid" she replied, and Orion held her face.
"Her name is... Samira" she finally said, and Orion pulled her into a tight hug immediately.
"I'm sorry for keeping it this late, just that mother warned me to never disclose it. To her, Samira is a stain she wishes to erase, and she doesn't wish for her to be recognized as a member of the Hercules family" she said on his shoulder, and he started stroking her hair.
"Don't keep any more secrets" he said, and she nodded.
"I won't, I promise you" she replied and finally hugged him back.
"I missed you" she whispered, and he turned on the lights in the room before breaking the hug to hold her face.
"Would you get mad if I said I didn't? All that was in my head was Sheila, I never knew her demise would wreck me like this" he whispered, and she smiled.
"It's alright not to miss me, at least you're good to me, and you're back to me" she said, and he rested his forehead on hers.
"But I have a question" she said.
He parted their foreheads, then he held her hands before facing her.
"I'm all hears, pretty girl"
She smiled so wide after hearing that from him.
"It feels like a year since I've heard you call me that"
"You'll get earful of it now that I'm back, I'm impatient for your question" he replied.
"Isn't Sheila an immortal? Immortals aren't supposed to die" she said, and he sighed.
"You're clueless a lot. You should take time to visit the library and read more about supernaturals" he said.
"Sure" she nodded.
"Immortals don't die, but there's an exception for vampires"