<p>"... Understand? Oh, no you don't. You lost just a father and you are claiming camaraderie?".<br/><br/>She looked at me, very distraught, straight in the eye.<br/><br/>"Never say so again. You don't fucking understand. You can't deceive me like that traitor".<br/><br/>"You know what? I'm done talking. Just kill the boy".<br/><br/>The crowd started to surge towards me from all sides.<br/><br/>She went the opposite way and disappeared into the crowd.<br/><br/>Rachel snapped her fingers and an enchantment encircled me.<br/>They started to chant a somewhat ritualistic song.<br/><br/>They grabbed me and took me to the elevated platform of the hall.<br/><br/>"No, please understand. I promise to help. I don't want this violence too".<br/><br/>I tried to speak desperately but my voice was swallowed up in the chants.<br/>I could barely hear myself.<br/><br/>Suddenly a drum-bursting voice yelled.<br/><br/>"STOP!!!".<br/><br/>We all looked to the direction of the voice.<br/>It was Merlin.<br/><br/>He walked past them and moved forward to meet Cleopatra.<br/><br/>"The traitor finally shows up".<br/><br/>"Cleo, stop this madness".<br/><br/>"Madness, you say? It wasn't madness when you sided with the vampires to wipe us out, huh?".<br/><br/>"That is a mistake I'll regret for the entirety of my existence. But don't make a mistake you'll regret".<br/><br/>"A mistake? You charted this path, Merlin. We are just following it".<br/><br/>"The vampires pledged a great price to the Council. They couldn't resist it".<br/><br/>"At our expense? Just because we refused to give up our essence? What an offer indeed".<br/><br/>"And about Devin, I'm...".<br/><br/>"Don't you dare call his name, you bastard".<br/><br/>"You killed your own, just because of a bloody offer".<br/><br/>"He attacked first, which is against the law".<br/><br/>"You pushed his hand. He had no other choice, just the way we don't".<br/><br/>"Why am I even talking to you? So you'll trick me, Merlin?".<br/><br/>She turned to us.<br/><br/>"Kill the boy".<br/><br/>They continued with their chants.<br/>Merlin continued persuading her, but much of their conversation couldn't be heard.<br/><br/>Rachel brought the knife and handed it over to Cleo.<br/><br/>"Save him if you can, Merlin. Oh, I forgot, you're just a wisp of a spirit now".<br/><br/>She advanced towards me with the knife.<br/>The chants got louder and louder.<br/><br/>She got to where I was. I tried to beg her but she snapped her fingers. I became mute.<br/><br/>She raised the knife to cut out my heart.<br/><br/>Just then, his voice thundered!<br/><br/>"YOUR DAUGHTER IS ALIVE!!!".</p>