Chapter 25

Oleander's POV

I've been trying to find Claire after Isabelle mentioned her, and what I found was that… she really wasn't here. A weird unease spread in me, I have to find her soon…

Theodore wanted to help me find her, though his main reason to offer help was to get over everything and spend time with me, either way I appreciate the help.

"Oleander!" Isabelle's sharp and breathless voice pulled me out of my trance.

She came running to me and stood for a moment, while trying to catch breath.

"So? What happened now?" Isabelle is not the athlete type, so something must have happened for her to be running.

" Winslar is missing too!" She said with a troubled look. It seems like something must have happened to both them" she said again, panic starting to rise in her.

"I don't see how that's a problem. Winslar never stays in one place for too long. I am pretty sure he is goofing around somewhere" Theodore's annoyed voice cut through the tension.

Isabelle parted her lips to say something but Theodore's cold eyes shut her up. He is going to get a good scolding for this later!

"No, Theodore, I think Isabelle is right. Something really is wrong" Isabelle's eyes lit up as soon as I took her side.

"Leticia!"

"Oleander!"

PiriPiri and Lax's sudden call made us all flinch a bit.

"Danger! Our family in danger!" Lax said with urgency while PiriPiri viciously nodded her head.

"First I will transport you to the place you are needed. We will explain everything later!" PiriPiri's hurried voice was the last thing I heard before she teleported me and Theodore to an unknown place.

The place she teleported us to, looked like an abandoned temple which was more of ruin than a temple. A large beautifully carved and polished door stood in front of us. Which was the only thing that looked intact. For some reason, that door scared me. It felt as if there were some horrible memories waiting for me behind that door.

"My love…." Theodore's soft voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "Let's get this over with, then we'll spend some time together, alone" He smirked while saying alone, knowing that I understood what he wanted to imply.

We pushed through the door and entered the room. It was pitch black except a dim candlelight that fought for his dear light in the far end of the room, and a weird wash basin.

That wash basin reminded me the things I never wanted to remember ever again.

"Why did I give birth to a monster like you" my mother said between her broken sobs with despair, "its not your fault, it's just this child is cursed" my father's sweet voice comforted her, while two men in robes held my head in the washbasin which was filled with cold water. "We need to purge this child using the holy relic our goddess Crystia gave us" a man with a fancy robe said. I couldn't breathe anymore, the water felt as if it was burning me. This isn't normal. Please help me… Mom… Dad… I am not a monster… so please help me…

Oleander? And Theodore? Claire and Winslar's shocked whispers made me flinch with surprise. What are they doing here?

Theodore snapped his fingers and two golden light balls appeared making the room much brighter, at least bright enough to see both Claire and Winslar tied by a weird golden rope.

"Why are you still tied? Can't you just use your magic to get out of here? You are powerful to wipe out an entire nation with a snap yet you struggle with a damn rope? What a joke!" Theodore's disapproving words made Winslar wince a bit.

"Its not his fault! They used a special type of rope which blocked all his powers, they said no one from the dark realm can use their powers in this place" Claire said in protest.

If what she said is true….. then we are in a serious trouble…