The Remaining Truth

INSIDE OF AYA'S DEN

AMIRA'S POV:

" Master... Our servent has successfully got the victim"

" Good. I knew she can be handy"- she said while caressing her pet leopard.

" Ca-Can I ask you something master?"- I couraged to asked her. I know she can be short temper while asking her any questions.

" I know what are your questions, Amira." She replied without looking up from her pet. " There is more than just defeating her this time. I want a host to carry my soul. She is a perfect host. Leaving beings have a certain time limit to access everything. But I... I am ahead of everything now."

Finally, she looked up meeting my eyes and said-" Not only she is a good host for me, but the bonus is that with her body I shall be gaining the chi inside of her. The ultimate power of a witch... the one I was lack of since birth..."

The leopard moved out from her lap as she stood up. She continued-" You see, I was born as human and my elder sister was gifted. She was greedy that she didn't want to share her powers with me when she could have... If she wanted..."

She slowly began to come down from the stairs and she continued-" I have promised myself to get more than what she had. And I finally succeeded. I Followed the path of Satan and offered my soul to the king of Hell, Lucifer. There I met prince Mammon, Satan and Asmodeus. I have served the three the best I could and finally got a chance to ask for one wish. The wish I had in my heart for years. To rule the earth. For a mere Human-like me, It was almost impossible. So the three princes helped me. I had spent 300 days in the dark cell of Hell while serving the seven kings... that is when they blessed my soul as the immortal one. But there were a few rules I must follow. I need a host every 100 years. My magic will not work after that. the body will rot and I will be needing a new host. I have to sacrifice 50 children's in the hellfire every 100th year to gain the magic in me. Shawna's body was filled with strong Chi. As much as my sister. Once I get her body I shall be invisible. I won't have to change the host ever. I shall be a ruler... and the master of Earth."

She laughed in a high pitch that almost made me crack in my ears. I somehow managed to keep a straight face. I smiled internally as I thought. I have already met King Livyatan and prince Merihem. They have promised me with her powers If I can kill her in the blood moon night of seven stars. I will gain her powers. An inevitable power that no one in the world could defeat.

I smiled internally with my plan. She trusts me too much. Only I can kill her through this trusted bond. I must wait till the right time comes.

As I was lost in my thought we heard a footstep and it was no other than Felix. My real Love. I have fallen for him for over 50 years. The first was when I met him in a battle. His power and beauty had killed my heart. I know he is an immortal Vampire and the strongest one, which makes her perfect by my side.

No matter what I must make him mine when I will gain the powers.

Felix stood in front of Aya and asked-" Did you know that King S is a Human who is ruling in the WitchLands?"

Aya didn't react as she just gave a smirk and replied-" Which is why he is the right one for us."

Felix didn't notice me. He never did. I know he had somehow started feeling for that bitch Shawna. But I am sure I will be able to own his heart when I inherit the powers. I bet he loves her because of how much power she is. I stared at him when Aya said-" King S found me in the human lands a few years ago. He was a smuggler and had lost his life. I was in the search of a host. That is when he recognised me. I came to know he was a worshiper of King Lucifer too. He was covered with greed and lust. I brought him here and gave him powers. He seemed to know a lot about witches and magical beings. Humans have always been smarter in this. He promised to work for me and make me the weapon that can kill the magical being"

Felix roared in between as he said-" Shawna is going to be there... What if he hurts her?"

Aya's eyes glowed in red and she roared back-" You shall not speak with your Queen like this!!! Do not forget you are just my other servants.."

Felix's seemed unaffected by the insult but my blood boiled hearing this. I clutched my fist and I controlled. I must act when the right time comes.

Felix said-" Yes... I am... but enough of it. I will no longer follow you. I have already done more than what I was in debt to you. I will take Shawna and leave from here. You shall not follow me anymore. If you do, I will not hesitate to take you done with my bare hands"

His eyes were speaking anger. He left as Aya kept glaring at him. I hated to hear Shawna's name from his mouth but I couldn't act anything.

I said-" he didn't know that You are planning to kill her"

Aya replied-" He didn't need to. By the time he comes to know, I shall have what is already mine."

INSIDE OF AYA'S DEN, CELL ROOM

SHAWNA'S POV:

The next second I was back in that congested den. I was not sure who was it. It didn't seem familiar with the first one when I came here before. Maybe this was Aya's.

I looked in front as I saw Patricia was standing just before me. It was too late to react. I knew there was something wrong with her... I didn't know what. Now I was clear.

I was somewhere feeling betrayed again. I had trusted Patricia, more than that Jenny had trusted her with her kid and family. John trusts her. How can she break all their trust?

"Yes Master"

I remember her telling that to someone back in my palace. Perhaps is she with them?

We trusted her because of Jenny. She did. This is why we never thought to run a background check on her. Maybe this is our fault.

I gulped down the anger inside of me and asked gathering all of me-" Why?"

She didn't respond to anything as she stood still. Something was still off.

I asked again-" Why did you do this Patricia? I have trusted you... We all did. John..."

She was still silent. Her eyes were not showing any emotions as if she was dead inside.

I asked-" Patricia? Answer me!!!". By this time I was frustrated. I said-" Did you never love Jonathan? Was it all a lie? The five years old kid love you like his own mother. Did everything mean nothing to you?"

But this time, something clicked. She blinked. Once. Twice. Thrice. She looked a little shocked by seeing me in front of her. Like something she did, but she don't remember. She looked around wondering and asked me with a little gasp-" Ho-How did you come here? Jo-Jonathan..." Her eyes started searching for something madly as I stood there in confusion.

" You. You brought me here Patricia. Why are you talking like you have no clue about what just happened?"

"because I don't!!!"- She replied with a high pitch. She was crying. What is going on?

"What do you mean?"

She finally stopped looking around and looked at me. Her eyes were speaking sorrow and guilt. Were they of remorse? What for?

She said-" Th-they have got me. I-i am their slave now. I have to save Jonathan. I am sorry"

Her words were giving me more and more confusion. Salve? What is she talking about? Where is Jonathan? Why does she say she has to save him? What did I miss?

I mustered up all my guts to ask-" What do you mean exactly Patricia?"

She stopped and looked at me with teary eyes-" I-I don't have much time. I need to save my child before I go."

I don't understand what are you talking about?"

"They-They have got the children and Jonathan was one of them. I somehow managed to follow them here through the portal. There was a guy. Tall and pale looking. he has red eyes like they were hungry for blood"

I understood she was talking about Felix.

"When I came here I saw another woman. Cindy. She was the one who found me. She- She was serving another woman. the woman I was running for all of my life. They-They finally got me. She cut my blood and did a spell. I am her slave now Shawna. "

Her words made me freeze at my place. Cindy? She is Aya's ally. That is how they got to know all of our plans. I somehow remember I haven't seen her anytime after we came back from Paradise of Doom, confirming my pregnancy.

She was behind all of this for all this time. She deceived Priam. And that foolish man had somehow slept with her!!!

Anger boiled inside of me thinking all of these. The was worse than a nightmare. But Patricia... She is a slave!!! How? How did all this happen? How shall I ever will be able to make this all right? I have known the only way to get out of the salve bond is either the master to give up or she/he dies.

Both the cases were far from being sorted.

" I don't have much time. I- I just want to say that I am really sorry. I didn't mean to do any of these things but I had to. To save Jonathan. Please tell John that I am really sorry and Tell Jonathan that his mother loves him a lot. More than anyone or anything in this world. Please... will you?"

She pleaded with her teary eyes while holding my hands. I didn't know what to say to her exactly. The slave bond will snap any second now. I nodded to her but somehow but I had no idea what could I do to help her.

I needed to find the children, Jonathan, Grandma and Mother kelnier before it was too late.

I asked-" Do you know where they have kept them?"

She nodded and said-" I do. They are towards the south, the third cell. But I cannot take you there or not you can go there. She will come here any second". She whimpered closing here yes. the slave bond was trying to take over. She looked at me with her guilty eyes. Her eyes flickered a few times as she said-" Pl-Please find a way to save them"

That was the last conversation I had with her. The next moment her eyes turned into silvery stone as her expression ended right there. She was back to a puppet that someone was controlling from behind. I tried calling her names while holding her by the shoulder... So that she could hear me. But nothing seems working at that time. The slave bond took over as I just watched standing there. I knew, even if I tried using my powers, I could not do anything until the master die.

I gulped. I have to find a way.

FELIX'S POV:

She has arrived. I know. I can smell her scent from far away. I could never forget that sweet scent of vanilla and peach that she carry. That makes me crazy all the time, That makes me lose my shit.

It was her. Definitely her.

I smiled as I ran following the scent. I stopped in a cell room where her scent ended. A part of me roared knowing that she was asked to stay in the cell. She must have been in my room. I wasted no time as I entered the room with a smile on my face.

As my eyes fall on her beautiful figure something tingled inside of me. This was love. The love I had for her. I wanted to show her how much I was affected by her. I want to hug her so that she could never have to leave me.

I wasted no time as I took her in my chest, hugging her the best I could. I closed my eyes and inhaled her sweet scent and said-" Oh Shawna... How much I have missed you. Do you know how worried I was all these days when our bond didn't connect? I was going crazy not feeling you. You have been my drugs, Shawna..... How much I waited to see you again."

I let her go from the hug but held her by arms closed to me. I wanted to see her. And she was standing so close to me. I barely could control myself. But I have to. I don't want to hurt her. I want her to be mine, but I also want her to accept me. I am willing to wait.

" Do you know how much I have missed you in these days? Oh!!! How happy I am to see you finally."- I was beyond happy to see her right in front of me after 4 days. Since the day she had been here last time, I lost my connection with her which somehow made me mad inside. She was the only thing that makes me feel like a living being. Her warmth and life had made me somehow realise I was still living. I was so happy that I couldn't stop telling her how I really felt.

"Do you know Shawna how scared I was all these days? I- I was thinking what if something happened to you and I was not there to save you this time? What if I failed to protect you? What if... I-I lost you?"

I could not imagine losing her as I did with Cara. I was immature and weak back then. But I have gained enough powers all these years to finally protect the one I love. Shawna.

I hugged her once again, allowing her to emerge within me. Her little body somehow fitted perfectly in my arms. I could express how much happy I was.

" Why are you not talking? Oh right... You are probably confused... I am sorry. I know this will hurt will a little but I promise, things will be alright very soon. I will protect you with all my life and not let anyone harm you. I-I love you so much, Shawna. More than even you can think of..."

I didn't notice till now, her face was expressionless as tears were flowing out from her eyes. I wiped off her years as I said-" Don't worry Princess. No one will harm you. No one dares until I am alive."

"You. You are hurting me, Felix"

Confused, look at her and asked-" What do you mean Shawna?"

"This... all of this... Your doing are hurting me, Felix. You say You love me, but all you do is hurt me. First, you killed my dad... Then you are trying to harm everyone I love... This is not love, Felix... This is not love."

She sobbed looking down.

" No... No... You don't understand princess. This is all temporary... The war... I have no motive in it. I-I am just in debt that I am paying off. But look at the bright side. She promised me, She will not harm you. We-We will go far away from her and we can settle down. We will have a family. I am even ready to accept this child as my own."

"You are insane...!!! this can never be... I can not let my family die"

"When you live for eternity, you will learn how to live alone Shawna... I have lived all these years, alone. You will learn to forget and cutt off all your emotions... We will live a happy life princess."

"Have you gone crazy Felix? I have a husband... and I am carrying his child... What part of my words can you not understand that I only love him?"

"The man who never loved you... never trusted you... And the one you have only mistreated you? is this what you call love? Shawna... I have seen how much you have suffered to gain his love. I know that he doesn't deserve you,r love. All I am asking is to give me a chance."

"You are impossible... I can never love you, Felix. I never did. It was always Priam and always will."

The name of another man from her mouth felt like a dart in my heart. I tried to control my anger but I barely could. I shouted-" Enough!!! I love you but that doesn't mean you are allowed to insult me and my love. From now on you will live only for me. You will learn to love only me. I will be your husband soon... and after this war, we are going far away from here. Just us"

"This is madness, Felix. You do not love me. You never did. You just want me to be yours. There is a difference"

She was too stubborn. I know that, but that doesn't give her the right to question my love for her. "You will stay here until the war is over. That is final"

Tears runs down her cheeks but I couldn't let myself fall weak before her. Thus was a matter for some time now. the war will soon be over. We know the traps we set will never be easy for them to understand. I left her without any further words.