Chapter 12 Summoned

Xafir's glare remained apparent and he didn't hide his dislike and distrust for Ethy. "Why are you here?" he asked, though his voice calm but his eyes were the opposite.

"Fancy meeting you again Xafir!" Ethy smirked, "but today's occasion, I too, am eligible to participate and besides am not the devil." He was the only creature prohibited from making an appearance on this occasion.

Xafir's eyes looked down to Ethys' wrist and Ethy caught him looking, he chuckled and raised his wrist before his eyes looking at the bracelet made of diamond and emerald. "I can't believe this thing has kept me chained for ages, Xafir am impressed with your poweress" he tilted his head to the side and a murderous glint flashed through his eyes.

"Why exactly are you here?" was not relenting.

"Is that even a question Xafir! Of course am here to claim." his face was blank and turned his attention to the platform, "isn't she lovely!!" he grinned.

Diverting his attention to Eleanor, he saw something odd about her, "You compelled her!" his voice was grave with suppressed rage.

"She's bound to be mine in the first place, did you think I'd come here to watch her being taken away!" his face laced with disdain.

"Ethy backdown!!" Xafir growled.

"Make me." Ethys' face was smug.

"Xafir, enough! whoever takes her is not our business, ours is the outcome." Moham spoke blankly. Xafir kept quiet and only glared at Ethy who gave him a triumphant look and a raised brow that clearly stated, 'there's nothing you can do.'

Back at Eleanor, though her expression was blank from being compelled, her insides were screaming, she was scared terrified, horrified and overwhelmed with fear, it was like she was locked in a glass jar not having control of her body. 'Was her family really giving up on her like this? Was this day really the end of all her dreams and what not! Would it have hurt them if they had told her a bit earlier so that she was prepared?!'

In her subconscious state, she noticed she was in a place filled with lash forests and the green scenery was so beautiful, the air was filled with her mother's scent. "Mom," she called out but no response came, she looked around again and called on her father and brother but no one came. She kept walking following the pathway, she looked around not even having the chance to admire the beauty of this heavenly garden. Trotting aimlessly, she heard a voice that was loud and clear for her telling her to give up and surrender to it then she'd be set free.

"Eleanor, give into me, you'll be safe, I'll protect you," it whispered. It was tempting as she desperately wanted believe in what it said inorder to leave this void and everything that was happening to her now but could this voice be trusted?

Unfortunately no, she had herself left to trust. The voice from earlier kept whispering unrelenting pressuring her to accept but she chose to shut it out of her subconscious mind. No, she wouldn't let her blind trust for anyone come just like that ever again. From a distance from where she stood, she saw a small twinkle, not knowing why but her mother came into her mind and she found herself whispering her name out once again. Taking light hesitant steps, she walked in the direction of the twinkle and the light became more clearer as she moved closer, on clear inspection it was like a door and somebody stood there.

The figure was of a woman dressed in a green off shoulder dress and her hair fell on her back in waves glittering and when she was almost close, the figure seemed to be rather Faraway than she had expected! Realising this, she frowned and hastened her steps rushing forward to catch up but the figure kept creating distance.

This frustrated Eleanor greatly that she stomped her feet in annoyance. "Hey!!", she called out, "Can you help me! Do you know where I am? I really don't want to be here...all of this....help me" she almost cried, the figure gave her a homely feeling making her feel vulnerable and safe at the same time. She just wanted to rush in and atleast hug this figure for comfort. Her dear brother and loving father had dropped a boom on her earlier on, she couldn't even go to them for comfort, she felt so lost and alone yet they were the only people she ever had in her life! Her throat tightened as she suppressed a painful whimper erupting from the depths of her soul mercilessly ripping her heart. She felt her legs weaken and she tried to find something to grasp onto her breath caught in her throat.

The figure stopped going further when it heard her voice, "Call onto me." the voice whispered. "I'll find my way to you!"

She finally gave into the gravitational pull and collapsed to the ground. Finally, she could breath again but it was still useless. Supporting her body with her hands on the ground tho stop her self from crashing to the ground, she lifted her tear blured eyes to look at the figure and asked in confusion. "What?, who are you? Tell me who you are so that I can call you." tears rolled down her beautiful face, her breathing was heavy as she felt suffocated.

"Figure it out, Eleanor darling." and the figure grew more distant, "before am out of reach."

Eleanor felt her mind race miles after miles, nothing coherent was forming in her mind and with every second that ticked by, the figure went further away, her mind continued to buzz as she watched the figure drift off into the distance, tears continued to fall as she felt helpless and scared, her body violently trembled in annoyance and frustration.

Eleanor called out the least person whom she ever sought affection from and that was her mother...."mom!!!", she cried out desperately, 'if this is my last moment on this world, I'd love to tell you that it was, is and always will be you that I love the most. Am sorry for having not said it before but I just hope it's not yet too late. I love you mom!' her mind spoke what her mouth and heart failed at. Tears trickled down her face.

The figure came to a halt and in the next instant, Eleanor felt herself being engulfed in a warm and safe hug. She shuddered and squirmed further into the embrace holding on tightly. She had found her safe haven and ended up rippling. An energy surged through her veins in shock waves after shock waves, a green hue started to envelope her, though faint, it shook her making her cramp and coil her frail body.

Back at the event.

"Chief Algan has offered five thousand essence crystals." The emcee of the event said out loud as his voice was amplified by folds for everyone to hear.

This created an uproar in the crowd, this was such a hefty price, undeniably, he was to win the protector!! thought almost everyone at the event.

"I'm offering ten thousand essence crystals." a voice boomed from the back of the crowd. Everyone turned around and it was Andy, his figure stood tall and commanding and as a warrior, it was expected. His proclamation erupted the whole hall.

"Wow, I didn't know warriors could be this rich!"

"How did he manage to collect all those!!"

"Is he still a white warrior, how did he acquire all those!"

"Yeah right, one has to do some dirty stuff to acquire those....but I still feel his essence, it's pure!!"

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