Chapter 8 - The Past 2

"A century back?" Christian yelled dodging a flying object. Exium chuckled. "What do you think kid?"

"We're way older than you, one of the perks of being a witch." Exium explained.

"Alright you two stay close." She said to them. They pulled closer to her and she circled them placing a protective barrier around them.

"We're going to fall." She said. The barrier dropped down suddenly and they hit each other. "Good thing were in this form." Exium said.

The barrier stopped. Then, flashes of the past whipped past their eyes. From when Celeste was born till when her sister was born. "Who knew baby Celeste would be this cute!" Exium gushed moving around to get a better view of her.

"I'd be careful with the movement." She said pointing down. A big swarming whole was beneath the barrier. "That's the void it sucks the life out of creatures." She explained.

Christian continued watching as the memories flashed in front of them. Exium was right about one thing. Celeste was cute when she was a baby. A male who happened to be be her father, carried her on his shoulders.

She had big purple eyes and her hair was white. Her father had long black hair with blue eyes. From his figure, he was muscled and tall. He noticed he had a tattoo on his left arm.

A woman appeared behind them with a huge grin on her face. She had white hair and purple eyes. A child peeked from woman's legs and Celeste looked excited.

The child was smaller with white hair like hers but her eyes were blue. She had her thumb in her mouth. She smiled at Celeste.

"That's Amethyst. She's a beauty isn't she?" Exium commented silently. Indeed, they both took after their mother. They looked like twins.

Celeste pushed the memory away unable to watch her sister anymore. It skipped to young Amethyst and Prince Felipe in a garden having a picnic. Prince Nikolai stood away from them with a frown set on his face.

Prince Felipe was younger than he expected. Christian thought. "And that's the bastard's brother who got the Laveau witches killed." Exium scoffed at Nikolai. How he wished he would wring his neck with his plants.

"I wonder what Amethyst saw in him anyway. He isn't half as good looking as me though." Celeste gave a look. "Ridiculous. I wonder what she also saw in him. Anyways she married his brother and as a good sister I had to go." She sighed.

"Love is blind afterall." Exium commented.

Christian turned his attention to the memory. It was Prince Nikolai having a meeting with a mysterious person.

Celeste gave Exium a secret nod. "Did you see the symbol on the person's wrist?" She asked and Exium nodded.

"Dark Heart witches." He said. "I see. So they were the ones responsible for her death." She mumbled.

It skipped to Celeste in a war with the Royal Army with Amethyst and Prince Felipe by her side. "A war! I always wanted to see yhe war that happened between the Laveau witches and the Royal family." Exium beamed and they both stared at him.

"That's the shadow witch that i was talking about." He pointed to Celeste's shadow form. She looked like a shadow but there was something dark about her form. "Amethyst was a white witch and Celeste is a shadow witch. The opposite huh?" Exium watched their form.

It skipped to where her sister was killed right before her eyes. As she run to her dieing husband, an arrow pierced hee heart. She fell and her body slowly burned.

Celeste was numb from the shovk she lost control of hwr power. For the first time she let it control her body. The place became dark and her form changed to something more inhumane. "That's the bloodlust form. She is using the souls of the dead witches. Their vengeance makes it more dangerous."

"The more souls she uses the more she loses control. As you can see, it didn't end quite well." Exium pointed to her unconscious form. Dead soldiers alrund hwe. The place was filled with blood and other disfigured bodies. Some had their head ripped off.

Apart from the blood filled place, the grass had also withered and burned. The place was filled with dark energy.

She was then carried by someone." Who was that? " He pointed to the figure carrying her. "That was me. "He gloated. " I was sent by my coven to survey around the battlefield for any survivors. I was surprised when she was still alive. " He laughed lightly.

" Then why didn't other witches help them?" He asked an obvious question. Other witches could have helped them. He thought. " We were ordered by the Council not to interfere. Afterall, they were content that the Laveau witches were wiped out. "

" I see." Christian said. It skipped to when he was born. It wasn't in the castle like he thought. It was in a small cottage. He looked at the memory perplexed. His parents dropped him in front of the Palce door after they managed to sneak in.

" Oh so you aren't with the royal family after all." Exium watched the memory again.

"Your parents were Laveau Witches Impossible. I thought all of them died " She watched him.

"Now that you talk about it, it's more confusing. That means they should be alive by now but we don't know where." Exium said.

" We need to go back before the barrier collapses." She pointed to a small crack in the barrier. The barrier rose sending them out of the void.

The symbol spat them out and she landed on Christian who wrapped bis body around hers. Ecium was thrown into his plants.

Faust turned to his original form. Luna held him in her mouth with a displeased look. 'You kept long.' she told Faust.

'Memories. Master's memories.' Faust said coiling around her waist. She wasn't allowed to enter the void with them as she wasn't a magic vessel like Faust.

Hands still on Celeste, he looked at her for any injuries. She felt his hands kn her back and thsi wasn't the first time she felt so embarrassed. She gave his arm a light pinch as an indication to let go.

He felt her pinch but he decided to hold her in his embrace for a while . It wasn't everyday he got this opportunity.

"If you two are going to continue laying on each other then you might as well need a bed." Exium snorted at them.

His plants separated the two and threw them on the seat. Celeste cheeks flushed in embarrassment. She watched Christian who had a smile on his face. Luna hopped on her lap with Faust in her mouth .

" Oh you're here. " She carried the two and gave them a hug masking her embarrassment. Luna and Faust wriggled out of her grasp. 'Christian. My Friend' Faust bobbed his head excited.

She have Faust a surprised look and nodded anyway. "Anyways we do have a bigger issue." Exium said breaking the silence.

She nodded her head watching Christian one more time and their position minutes ago flashed in her mind. "We will have to travel again with you Exium." She said.

"I can't leave here like that Edrea plus I wasn't able to see my past." He complained. The villagers were already suspicious of him. There were rumors saying that he was a witch but he denied their claims. Leaving would mean he was one.

The other thing was he didn't want his coven to discover his whereabouts considering he betrayed them. His head was on the menu.

"You know that I can't come but I will make it an exception for you this time." He sighed.

'Thank you Exium. " She released a relieved sigh." As for Christian, you will be coming with as. We are on a search for your parents." She said.

" We might as well include Gylore." Exium suggested. Celeste made a face at the thought. Him joining will make things easier and faster on the otherhand, she didn't want to bother him. She had bothered him enough.

" What's wrong? You don't want him to join us. " Exium said. Seeing as she didn't respond he spoke again. "Why don't we let Christian vote?" He placed his hand on his shoulder.

"What do you think Christian?" Exium asked him . Christian opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. "Yes I think it's a good idea." He managed to say.

Exium seemed satisfied with his answer and clapped excitedly. "I will finally see my darling." Celeste sighed again. "Alright we will go with him. I need to rest i feel quite dizzy."

Christian sent her worried glances. It was them that forced her to go to the past. "Christian will escort you to your room." Exium said startling Christian himself. He knew something was up with him.

She stood up and made her to room. Exium smiled mischievously when he saw Christian behind Celeste. It was about time he smirked. She collapsed and Christian caught her before she hit the ground.

Christian looked at Exium who had a guilty look on his face. " I didn't do anything!" He shrugged. Christian narrowed his eyes at Exium and carried her to her room.

'Was that necessary?' Luna followed Exium to his work area. "It is. It would happen sooner or later. I'm just speeding up the process." He looked down at Luna. He had to admit she was too clever for her own good.

'I see.' She said watching Exium work.