Council Meeting (1).

Standing before the door made of real gold in the lux palace, she contemplates whether to knock and go in or just return to her room which she considers her safe heaven and keep her head. She has been told... No wait, she has been strictly warned not to knock on the door of gold if she has not been called or sent for first reason being that, even if she is sold to the highest bidder there is still no way her worth will amount to the price of the gold door and the second reason is if she simply wants to keep her pathetic head. But of course who wants their head cut off? No one. Well with exception of a fool who is tired of living. She's being sent by the royal couple to inform their daughter about her birthday which was due to come in some few hours time but by the words of the person she serves, she does not wish to be disturbed even if the gods were descending from the heavens. Now this is where she needs the divine intervention of the heavens else she sure knows she would not last longer than a few minutes. First and foremost she could not defy the orders of the royal couple, and she secondly can also not defy the orders of their daughter whom if things were being looked at from the right angle is her true master and Queen. But she right now have no choice, 'What to do?' She asked herself in her thoughts besides it was not like she can defy the almighty royal couple and go Scott free, there was no telling how her pitiful head would no longer stand tall and proud on her slender neck. All she could do was just pray to the heavens for a better luck and count on that but well if her luck fails her then that's would be a story for another time. She took a very deep breath trying to gather some courage which was not even there in the first place, honestly speaking she feels very lucky because it was no news to her that the person inside the room with the golden door has the ability to sense anyone from afar before they were able to get close to her palace so standing before her very door for some time now she knows that her heartbeat have already been sensed by the lady in the room. Normally, she would be told to scram before she would be able to even knock on the door of gold and officially make her presence known so not hearing any sound or warning coming from inside the room as usual she wants to give herself more courage by saying or thinking the heavens and lady luck were on her side. Before she could even knock on the door she heard the sweet and melodious yet cold and distant voice of the lady inside the room asking her arrogantly to get in or leave. "I'm very certain you do not plan to spend the rest of your pathetic life before my door so you better get in or leave me in peace." She quickly entered the room to see the beautiful lady on her bed with her eyes closed and as usual clothed in a white silk dress with an opening on one side revealing her sexy long and milky legs, getting down on her knees with her forehead touching the cold floor of the room just as she had been taught for a whole century, she relayed her message. "Princeps, your mother would like for me to remind you that in some few couple of hours time, it would be the day the Princeps had life and saw the light of the world." "The world is full of darkness, at least mine." The lady said nonchalantly giving a soft mocking chuckle afterwards leaving the poor maid to wonder whom or what she was mocking. She also didn't really understand what the lady meant by her words 'The world is full of darkness, at least mine.' But who was she to question the great princeps of her land. There were lots of things she didn't understand but she dared not ask almost all the maids in the palace envy her because they think she is privelleged to be serving the great princeps but what they didn't know is how stressful it can be. In some few hours time the lady would be a century old and during all these years that she has served her she has never for once seen the eyes of the great princeps, she did not even know the colour of her eyes. It is one of her problems, why she has never see the eyes of the lady. She could vividly remember that as the lady was five she stopped her parents from throwing unnecessary balls for her birthday while she does not even bother to make an appearance and since then she has not for once hear anyone daring to bring up the matter of her birthday so the royal couple suddenly telling her to inform the lady about her birthday and the lady receiving the news as if she was experting it is also one thing she didn't understand but of course a common maid like herself would not dare to ask and seek her own death. "Leave if that's all." Being lost in her thoughts, she did not hear the princeps granting her permission to leave. "Don't make me repeat myself." Startled by the power in the calm voice of the lady she quickly left but not before saying_ "Yes your masjety." Letting out a sigh, she asked the two people standing in the dark_"Why send the poor thing over if you both knew you would be paying me a pleasant visit." The lady said to the couple with sarcasm. "Well we did not also know we were going to come and besides I do not think we need permission to visit our own lovely daughter." Fiona said to the lady laying on the bed with little to no expression on her face. The lady could not understand why her parents would come and visit her after she had made it clear that she didn't want to see anyone even them. "Honey I think you should not take what your mother said to heart." Lucas said in an attempt to stop the two most important women in his life from starting what he knows would not end soon. The lady not wanting to make her innocent father worry and also waste her precious time quarreling with her parents, especially her mother just laid quietly on the bed waiting for them to state their mission for which they've decided to disturb her rest. Even though she knows what they want to talk about, she still wants to hear it from them why at such a late hour they won't tell her be. Fiona as usual decided to just speak her mind. "I think you should start preparing yourself already if you haven't." "What do you mean your majesty?... 'The lady questioned anger already evident in her blood and voice.' Are you trying to tell me that a whole century has not been enough for me to prepare myself?" "I'm not saying that, what I mean is y..." "Unfounately your majesty, what you mean does not really matter to me but if you think a whole century has not been long enough for me to prepare myself then you are free to prolong the curse to another century." The lady spoke in a very calm and quite voice but Fiona need not to be a genius to know that her daughter was mocking and insulting her. "You won't talk to me that way young lady because I'm your mother." The lady just scoffed at her saying the word mother. "I honestly do not think that would be necessary honey." Lucas always the peacemaker said so that the mother and daughter talk won't lead to a heated arguement like always. "If you think so then get your wife to just shut up and stop disturbing me." "She's your mother, whether you like it or not so just deal with it." "Then she should start acting like one and not go round using her own daughter for a stupid sacrifice." Lucas didn't know what else to say to his beloved daughter he knows what her mother did really hurt her but she is one to express no emotions and hardly even shows anger. "Well I just want you to get done with it quickly so I can have you all to myself" Lucas said and he really meant it, all he wants to do is to just spend some quality time with his precious. The lady smiled at the words of her father and Lucas couldn't help the boyish grin that spread across his never ageing face. Fiona who couldn't bare being left out said..." All you do is to just smile at your father and treat me like air, you behave as if I do not exist. What wrong have I ever done to you?" Fiona siad with sorrow in her eyes, she really was feeling hurt and left out, all she wants to do is hold her daughter close to her bossom and let her know all she did was for their own good and comfort, she hopes one day she would understand everything and forgive her. Lucas seeing the smile fade from his daughter's lips glared at his wife..."I think that's enough of you for today Fiona... 'Turning to his daughter, he said calmly to her' "Honey I think you should get going already." "OK papa." Lucas chuckled at her calling him so informally and the envy on his wife's pretty face. Being left alone now the lady teleported herself from her bed to her 'lab' picking up the necessary items needed for the sacrifice, she appeared before the devil's grin, she has only some few minutes before midnight arrives and performing the awakening rituals would take some precious time. She looked at the small plain bottle which has turned red due to her blood quietly before stepping close to the entrance of the devil's grin. She's heard rumors and all kinds of stories and exaggerated tales about the infamous devil's grin but has never been curious enough to see it for herself but today, she have no choice but to visit. Lifting up one hand to feel the texture of the tomb in which her mother captured The devil.

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Sedora and Liam were also busy trying to settle their differences. "Sedora, we are adults and I pray you that you make us behave like one." Liam said already tired of their quarreling. "What do you mean Liam?... Are you right now calling me a kid again? Me?... Your wife and the mother of your child?... Oh my God Liam your just too much." She said with hurt in her voice, she could not believe that her husband has indirectly called her a kid again. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he tried to make her understand... "Sedora, he is my child too, I'm also frustrated by the result and our current situation but by being like this and throwing tantrums like a five year old won't help any of us that's all I'm trying to say please understand me." Sedora didn't say anything but just stared at her husband and allowed her tears to flow freely on her beautiful pale chicks like the Nile over flowing it banks in it prime time. Before Liam she didn't have to act all strong because he would always be by her side no matter what. He could not bear to see his beloved wife shed tears like that before him ergo he tried to console her the best way he could. Taking her in his embrace he said... "You can cry all you want darling I'm here for you I just don't want you to blame yourself and bottle up your grief because even the heavens knows how much you have tried for our son, to the extent of putting aside your pride as the Queen of the night creatures and going down on your knees twice to plead with those disgusting creatures." "I know my love, but as a mother I can't help but feel like I haven't done enough for my son...*sniff* I'm tired of seeing my son in that state, the son I carried for a whole twenty moons *sniff* I just can't help the feeling of wanting to do more for him *sniff* I want to go back to them and p..." "You will do no such thing again Dora, besides they said to wait for the right time so we h..." "No darling, I can't wait, what if one more apology is the key?... There's no harm in trying we won't know until we try." She said to him trying to make him see reason. Its not like he has not thought about all this but the feud between them is so intense that putting away their pride twice was more than enough for him. As the sorrowful couple discussed their plight heart to heart in the Queen's chamber, the lady was also busy before the devil's grin as she was already running out of time.

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Looking at the circulus vitae she has drawn with a stick she formed out of thin air, she proceed to pour the blood in the small bottle in it but stopped and groaned in frustration as she senses something that would hinder the sacrifice from being pure, and she could not afford that. Walking away from the entrance of the devil's grin, she made her way to walk around the devil's liar trying to sense the disturbing thing she sensed earlier then "Bingo." She said as she found what she was looking for, quickly getting rid of it she returned to the entrance of the devil's grin where the circulus vitae has already taken the perfect shape she has earlier wanted. Sensing the power the circulus vitae was emanating within her soul since she could not see with her eyes closed. With her serious signature expression, she drew the pentagram inside the circulus vitae before pouring the blood in the small bottle around the drawings on the floor cutting her palm with a sharp object she got from God knows where and allowed her precious blood pour onto the floor making the drawings glow bright red like her hair. She sensed as her royal and holy blood did it job before pouring a black substance in the glowing drawings immediately changing the glow from red to black, the tomb opened up and without wasting time she walked in, sat on his bed and cut open her wrist to feed him her blood. As if on purpose, they both opened their eyes together as the lady stared into the purple eyes of the devil and the confused man on the bed also stared into her blue-green ocean like eyes.