Chapter 49

I stayed locked up in that room for so many hours. The smell is killing me, Brandon never showed up ever since then, I'm hungry, I'm thirsty and at the same time I'm having a massive headache right now. Why do I always get into trouble? Every since I got here I've been going from one problem to another.

I honestly don't know how long I've been locked up here. The room has no window, it just had a little door. The door suddenly opens, Ixia walks in. She had a smile on her face. "You must be hungry" Ixia said but I really didn't reply.

"Come let's go have dinner" Ixia said. "I'm not going" I replied. "Do you really want to stay here with him?" She asked pointing to the decaying body. I shook my head.

"I thought so" Ixia said. Ixia dragged me to the dinning room. I sat down and I began to look around. "Here have some wine.....you must be thirsty" Ixia said. I looked at Ixia and she understood that I didn't trust her.

"Don't look at me like that, the wine isn't poisoned" Ixia said. I held the glass of wine but I'm not gonna drink it though cause I can't trust her.

"How long have I been here?" I asked. "Why do you want to know?" Ixia asked. "I'm curious as to how many days I've got to live" I said. "You've been here for three hours but in the outside world you've been missing for a month" Ixia said. "A month huh?" I asked slightly confused.

"As to how long you'd live...don't worry you don't have much time left. When the red moon is out we shall begin the ritual" Ixia said. "We?" I ask. Ixia laughs "Yes, my followers and I" Ixia said. "You brought me here to have dinner with you....aren't you scared that I'd escape?" I asked.

"Hardly...I'm not bothered about your escape because I know my Castle is a complete maze.....only my followers and I know our way around here and even if you do escape we're in the middle of a desert so there's no way to go" Ixia said.

I slowly shook the wine glass in frustration. "What exactly are you going to do to me?" I asked. "I'd drain all my sister's powers from you and once I've done that I'd kill you" Ixia said. "When does this red moon appear?" I asked. "Tonight so get ready to face your doom" Ixia said. I watched Ixia enjoy her meal.

"Why aren't you eating?" Ixia asked. "Um....I've lost my appetite" I said. Ixia cast a sleeping spell on me and so I fell asleep. When I woke up I found myself tied up to a tree. I was in a dark room, I saw people's shadow.

The fire came on and I saw woman dressed in black surrounding me. Ixia stood before me, the glass ceiling opened and I could see the red moons reflection.

"Sisters it's time" Ixia said. They all nodded in agreement, they began to say some enchantment. I tried to escape but I couldn't, suddenly I felt this massive headache. "DO NOT RESIST LILITH...RESISTING WOULD ONLY MAKE IT WORSE" Ixia yelled. I tried to resist but I couldn't, it felt like my soul was leaving my body.

My chest hurts, my head hurts, in fact my entire body hurts from the pain. I screamed as the ritual continued. Ixia came to me, she placed her hand on my head and she began to go through my memories. It hurts when she looks at my memories, I tried to resist but I couldn't.

There's this particular memory I saw that fascinated me. It was a memory of me when I was about six, I guess the memory drew Ixia's attention. When I was five my Mom took Harrison and I to the park, at that time Harrison was just eight months old. Mom carried him in a stroller, to go get Ice cream while I sat on a bench waiting for Mom to arrive with the Ice cream.

While I waited I saw a white rabbit, it was so cute that I followed it to a near by lake. I got to the lake but the rabbit was no where to be found although I found a Woman who looks exactly like Arleta sitting on a bench, I sat down with her. "Where you looking for the rabbit?" Arleta asked. "Yes but it ran away...it must have noticed I was chasing it" I said.

Arleta laughs. "Do you want to see a magic trick?" Arleta asked. "Yeah" I said in excitement. Arleta closed her hand and when she opened it, there was a butterfly and it flew away.

"Woah!! It's beautiful.....do another one" I said. Arleta smiles at me, she did something with her hand and an ice cream appeared. I screamed in excitement. "Do you like strawberries?" Arleta asked.

"Eww.....No, I love chocolate" I said. Arleta changed the ice cream to chocolate and I happily took it. "Would you like to take my magic trick?" Arleta asked. "Yes.....can I?" I asked. "Close your eyes" Arleta said. I closed my eyes and I saw the cloud changed, it became pitch black. I saw Arleta transfer her powers to me. Although back then nothing happened, I didn't feel anything.

"You are destined for greatness Lilith" Arleta said, I opened my eyes. "Hey, nothing happened" I said, when I looked Arleta she wasn't there any more. I stood up with the chocolate ice cream iny hand. I went back to the bench where my Mom left me.

"Lilith...I saw a weird cloud just now, are you alright?" Mom asked. "Yes Mummy" I said. I licked the ice cream. "Honey where did you get that ice cream from?" Mom asked.

"A nice lady did a magic trick and then a butterfly came out of her hand.....it was so awesome" I said. "Lilith concentrate....who gave that to you?" Mom asked. "That's what I'm saying Mummy and you're not listening, the woman gave me the ice cream" I said. "What have I told you about taking things from strangers?...give that ice cream me" Mom said. "No....I wanna lick it"I said.

The memory ended. "So that is how my Sister foolishly gave her powers to a human child....now I shall take it" Ixia said. Ixia kept draining me. "Don't give up Lilith.....fight...fight Lilith....FIGHT!!" I heard Brandon's voice echo in head. I felt my blood boil. "You want the power so badly? Then take it" I said. I connected all the powers I could find in my body and I let it out. "Yes!!" Ixia yelled.

"Wait.....stop. It's too much power" Ixia said. The rope on my hand caught fire I walked up to Ixia. I put my hand on her head and I did the same thing she did to me. I drained all of her powers and left her completely empty. "NO!! What have you done? What have you done?" Ixia asked. I don't know how but I began to speak a weird language, I looked at Ixia's followers and lightning came out of my hand and it struck them to death.

"Now you.....bow before me. Bow before your new Master" I said to Ixia. Ixia refused, I pushed her to an open flame. She screamed in pain, she came out. "I wouldn't say it again Bow" I said. Ixua immediately fell to her feet.

"Good girl...Ixia I here by place a curse on you. As long as you walk under the sun, the moon and for the fact that you on this earth. You shall suffer for all the wrong doings you've done" I said.

A huge chain appeared on her body. "This chain is the symbol of the curse. This is a chain that can never be broken. You may try to break the spell but it can never be broken. This is your fate" I said. "No! No! You little bitch!!! You can't do this to me!!" Ixia yelled.

"But I already have...I think you need a vacation....what do you think?" I asked. "F**k you" Ixia said. "Very well...you are banished from this world and as punishment you shall spend fifteen years in the realm of trolls and you shall work as a maid" I said. I snapped my fingers and Ixia disappeared.

I came back to my senses, I ran out of the Castle but Ixia was right thus place is a complete maze. After running round for some many frustrating hours, I decided to jump out the window. Eventually i did jump out the window, I got outside but the problem is that I was still in the dessert.

I walked for hours but it seemed like I've been walking in circle, the Sun is scotching hot. I was exhausted from all the walking, I missed a step and I tripped. I fell in something strong, I looked up and i saw a handsome fellow holding me, he gives me a quick smile. "Lilith" He calls my name and I fainted.