Anjiala episode 40

ANJIÁLA – Episode 40
 
 
 
© Bunmi B Gabriel
 
 
 
Anjiala
 
 
 
‘…and here princess is your specially designed bedroom, I did it myself.’ White ended his tour with a smug grin on his cat l-ips. Does cats have l-ips?
 
 
 
‘This castle is breathtaking, you made it yourself?’
 
 
 
‘Strong enough to withstand any attack, not that anyone will dare attack the mighty castle of Naphaledia.’ He said proudly. I dropped him on the floor and marveled at my room. One word, snow.
 
 
 
The room was like an ice queen’s bedroom, soft woolly snow and ice floor. The ice of the snow was solid frozen and looked like glass, just like the walls. Snow flowers surrounded the room in their icy blue glory, giving it a splendid blue sparkle touch.
 
 
 
‘I love cold places…’ I chirped.
 
 
 
‘I noticed, that’s why I made this place in time for you. Your people were cold lovers in the past and apparently might still be.’ I nodded and walked to the bed. I jumped on it and squealed.
 
 
 
‘I’m so happy! I feel like a kid again!’
 
 
 
‘But alas! Not all joy are long lived.’ He said sadly.
 
 
 
‘How do you mean?’
 
 
 
‘Aris is going to hurt you my dear princess, both unconsciously and consciously. His fear of losing you and determination to protect you will be the exact thing that will…..er….you should rest, you had a very long day.’ I smiled and nodded, I wasn’t going to press on.
 
 
 
‘White, before you leave, can I ask a question?’
 
 
 
‘A or some?’ He asked knowingly. I chuckled.
 
 
 
‘Some.’
 
 
 
‘Okay, I’m listening.’
 
 
 
‘One, why are you a cat?’
 
 
 
‘Aren’t lions cat?’
 
 
 
‘You know what I mean,’ I pouted.
 
 
 
 
‘It is best that people are unaware of the life force of Aramis’ powers and existence of Naphaledia. The world is better protected that way.’ I nodded and chewed on my in,side cheek. ‘Next question?’
 
 
 
‘Why are the Peace Bearers not allowed to have love?’
 
 
 
‘As love can give great strength, so can it give great weakness. A Peace Bearer is pure and clean from the sins of reality, their mission to protect and justify. Love is blind, it clouds judgment, it manipulates and a Bearer doesn’t need that.’
 
 
 
‘Then why does Aris have?’
 
 
 
‘When the time came, didn’t Adam of earth get Eve?’ I nodded agreeing to his logic.
 
 
 
‘Why me? Just to create another Medasepticon?’
 
 
 
‘And bring peace to thee that brings peace.’
 
 
 
 
‘Why don’t you have a mate?’ He smiled and shook his head amusedly. ‘That’s a stupid question, moving on. So all your life, you don’t get intimate with any other lion?’
 
 
 
‘Do I look or feel like a normal lion to you?’
 
 
 
‘Well, no. So both you and the Peace Bearer get to die a V-rgin?’
 
 
 
‘What part of pure don’t you understand? Not we, just me though and I don’t die. Some previous Bearers of the past tried to love, tried to start a family but it didn’t end up well. The moment they got s€×ually connected to anyone, they become open to attacks, vulnerable to darkness and easy to manipulate. Their powers becomes limited, their authority low. That is why Manuwei have enough power and right to mess with his life the way she pleases. Aramis is weak and you’re his biggest weakness.’
 
 
 
‘So, it’s like a punishment for breaking the rules?’ He nodded. I scoffed and folded my arms. ‘Serves him right. No one asked him to steal from me, ungrateful thief.’
 
 
 
‘Easy there now princess, all in good time. Now get some rest or do you have any questions left to ask?’
 
 
 
‘Can I visit the library later? And the treasury? Can I also see Lumina?’
 
 
 
‘The ladies would be sent to you at dawn or anytime you’re ready.’ I nodded and rolled on the bed. I need to start working on my plans.
 
 
 
 
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Aramis
 
 
 
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‘You’ll never be able to save her Aris, I’ll have her.’ Manuwei’s image mocked me in the mirror.
 
 
 
‘No, I’ll stop you.’ I said confidently. She laughed like the lunatic she was and smirked.
 
 
 
‘And how would you do that? I successfully convinced her brother to send her here, made White turn his back on you and I’m going to get her. As long as she keeps loving you, as long as you keep wanting her, my plans will definitely succeed.’
 
 
 
‘Then I’ll make her hate me! If she don’t love me, she won’t need to be here.’
 
 
 
‘Take a look at her child,’ the mirror whirled into a clear image of her taking a shower. I gro-ned and looked away. ‘She’ll never fall for your tricks, she will forever love you and that will never change. You’ll keep wanting her, wishing she was in your arms…or would you prefect it if she’s in another’s?’ I scre-med and brought the mirror. She didn’t fail to leave a long taunting mockery laugh.
 
 
 
I would never let her get you Aurora. If hating me will save you, then so be it.
 
 
 
)))))))))))))))))) Manuwei ((((((((((((((((((
 
 
 
Yes! It’s working! Everything is going fine, way too fine! Aramis is such a fool, a love blinded fool. If only he knew her hating him was exactly what I needed to fill her heart with bitterness and contempt, to take over her beautiful body and mind. He would be creating his own doom.
 
 
 
‘Mistress,’ my main assistant called respectively. I rolled my eyes. ‘Can I say something?’
 
 
 
‘What is it?’ I was staring at myself in the mirror I use in watching over everything, she flying behind me. She was a dark pixie.
 
 
 
‘Don’t you think you should be keeping an eye on Zander? The little boy isn’t as stupid as you believe he….’
 
 
 
‘Are you trying to say I’m wrong!’ I flared. she bowed.
 
 
 
‘No milady, I was just trading carefully…’
 
 
 
‘That’s not the right saying…. You’re right, I shouldn’t underestimate him. He’s powerful but just like Aramis, he have gotten one obvious weakness,’ I smiled and waved my hand on the mirror. ‘Show me the girl…’ It whirled into the image of the girl dancing on her bed as she shook her head crazily. She was singing a crazy human song, so irritating.
 
 
 
‘What will you do? Kill her?’ I raised my hand, the sacrificial dagger appearing. ‘You can’t kill her! She’s the keeper of that world’s goddaughter and her mother is the strongest winter witch in all universe. She’ll definitely find out who killed her daughter, her heartlessness is beyond what you can handle, please hold back.’
 
 
 
‘Then what am I suppose to do?! I need to distract him, weaken him. He needs to focus on her and not Aramis’ weakness!’
 
 
 
‘Perhaps I can help,’ she suggested and flew forward until she was an inch away from the mirror. She raised her hands and closed her eyes. ‘Roam in the world of darkness, let your greatest fear be your destruction. Dwell in the arms of hopelessness, hang between life and death and face the curse of the sleeping death.’ She chanted, she k-ssed her hands and blew a k-ss, as soft as the whisper of the wind. Black and purple dust flew from her hands and entered the mirror.
 
 
 
That should hold her down and buy me some time.
 
 
 
Krystal
 
 
 
I walked around the tall ice castle, singing softly to keep the witch hunter that lived in me at ease. I dragged my scepter behind me, letting the magic flow to the snowy ground and sustain the region of earth. Being me is hærd. I took in the fresh air, something wasn’t right.
 
 
 
Wynter was whimpering and turning in my head, she let out faint frustrated howl and cried too. She was agitated.
 
 
 
‘Wynter? Is everything alright?’
 
 
 
‘Must protect my babies, must look over my cubs.’ She cried pacing around my head. I sighed, she was more protective than I was.
 
 
 
‘What’s wrong now?’
 
 
 
‘I don’t know. I have a feeling something is going to happen to our child, I’m not sure who but we have to protect our children.’
 
 
 
‘Hold on,’ her instinct was always right. I mind linked Lyn. ‘Frog face, is Kristofferson with you?’
 
 
 
‘I’m kicking his ass at chest, don’t interrupt me.’
 
 
 
‘Where’s Lumi?’
 
 
 
‘With my sisters, they weren’t shopping.’
 
 
 
‘And Luna?’
 
 
 
‘She wanted to stay in her room and watch a stupid movie marathon after rocking out.’
 
 
 
‘Did you check what movie she’s seeing?!’
 
 
 
‘Was I suppose to check?’ He asked foolishly. I face palmed myself, his I don’t care life wasn’t good for Luna’s upbringing. ‘Why are you asking?’
 
 
 
‘My wolf, she’s worried something is going to happen to one of them…I’ll check on Kress.’ I broke our mind link and raised my sceptre, I penetrated into his mind and sighed with relief, he was sleeping and in his dream, he wished he could live with us. He was sad. I dropped my sceptre and sighed.
 
 
 
I wish that too my baby. Curse your dad’s vampire gene.
 
 
 
‘Krystal, it’s coming!’ Wynter cried. I grunted and spun my sceptre in my hands.
 
 
 
‘In every world, there is winter, in every universe, there must be cold. Cut through the secrets of life, flash through the future and show me what my heart seeks most.’ I hit the bottom of the scepter on the ground. Unclear images flashed in my head but what I did see was Luna, dead.
 
 
 
‘Krystal!!!!’ I ran and wh¡pped my sceptre, I could feel what I summoned flying above me. I spun spirally into the air and landed on my dragon’s back. It flew very fast, cutting through portals to get there on time. Once it was above the manor, I jumped down and landed in a crouch.
 
 
 
‘Krystal, what’s with the….’ I shut out Lyn’s mental message and dashed straight to her room with my wolf speed. I kicked her door open, she was surrounded by a storm of purple and black dust.
 
 
 
‘My baby!’ Wynter panicked. I walked to her and pointed the sceptre at it.
 
 
 
‘Like flakes of dust, you will become snow.’ I zapped the dust and s-cked it into my sceptre. She fainted but I knew she would be fine. ‘I don’t know who sent you but you will go back to that person with the message of the Queen of winter. I am the heart of ice, the spirit of winter, none shall dare a being of light and exit unharmed. Take back your darkness with the gentle k-ss of the hunter’s venom.’ I k-ssed the scepter, the poison of the already furious hunter in me burning into it. I wh¡pped it out, the dust running out and disappearing but this time, it was blood red and icy blue.
 
 
 
I need to find out who that is. But first, Luna is gonna to have to stay with the oldest myths for protection.
 
 
 
)))))))))))))))))) Manuwei ((((((((((((((((((
 
 
 
The mirror went blank, I was trying to revive it when red and light blue dust dashed out and surrounded us. It formed a powerful tornado, one I couldn’t get rid of. The dust formed the shape of a horrifically large snake and entered my heart. Blood spluttered out of my mouth, my heart dividing into two. My pixie already dropped dead but I was fighting for my life. I knew I had to leave my body before I died along with it.
 
 
 
The spell would shut me out from life for a while but I would be back, weaker but better than dying. Whoever backfired the dust was damn strong. I forced my spirit out of my body and floated into the mirror where I would stay and regain my strength. I would be blind but hopefully, Aramis would still fulfill his threat.
 
 
 
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To be continued.
 
 
 
Krystal just bought Anjiala and Aramis some time.
 
 
 
To be continued