Chapter 9

Each descendant of king Martin became a great ruler making the Kingdom to rise a step ahead. Each king came up with new techniques and new rules were made for the betterment of the kingdom.

Now it was the reign of King Malcom. A king different from his fore fathers . He was different and known for being ruthless and heartless. He made his own rules and forced his people to follow. Even though he was regarded as harsh,, the people still obeyed him because of him the Kingdom had gained more respect earning itself a great name.

Whenever his name was mentioned,, people would cower in fear. Nobody wanted to be at the receiving end of this wrath. Those that disobeyed him lived to warn the people of his wrath.

Despite being considered as mean,, King Malcom was a good husband. He was a caring and loving towards his wife,, Queen Marsha. People had believed that the queen would die in the king's hand but it never happened.

Both the king and queen were blessed to have a son,, prince Aiden. According to the people,, the prince was considered as a curse due to his strange illness. Ever since Aiden turned a year old,,a curse in the form of sickness fell on him. Different doctors who were believed to be the best failed to treat him saying it was beyond their knowledge.

Left with no other choice,,the king decided to visit a seer. She was an old lady who had knowledge and could see and explain things that were not seen by other people. She was a descendant and the only person of her lineage who survived the war. With her ability she was kept safe and people met her when her help was needed.

"The prince might not be able to live for long because some part of his soul has been taken,,what is remaining can only make him survive just for a short time." Came the wise words from Siera the seer.

"How is this even possible?? Who took my son's soul?" Queen Marsha asked.

" Only dark witches can take someone's soul and feed on it ." Replied Siera.

" I thought witches ceased to exist, how come this is happening now?" King Malcom couldn't believe.

" Yes,, the dark witches are believed to have perished but some who are strong are still into hiding. With the help of cunning people these witches are able to create havoc. They cannot harm anyone without having help from person unless a person asks for their help." Siera explained to them.

" I won't give you false promises but all I can tell you is ask for Aztec's help. He might be able to help the prince live a bit longer than expected. After all Aztec is a great healer." Siera tried to advise them.

It was better to try thought the queen to herself who couldn't bear to see her only son suffering.

With the help of Aztec,, prince Aiden's health improved.

When the prince turned ten,, his health became even worse than before. Siera explained that another part of his soul was taken. It seemed like someone wanted to kill the prince but who?

With the worsening condition of the prince both Siera and Aztec were asked to stay in the palace and make it easier to get them when the prince was in pain.

One day Siera came up with a theory on how to heal the prince but even she didn't know how to get such help.

" We have only two options: it is either we get a dark witch to help us or we find a white witch. If the prince's soul was taken by a dark witch then it will be impossible to ask for their help knowing how cunning they are. As for a white witch none of them survived." Siera tried her best but still nothing good came.

The queen wished a miracle would happen but all that was just a wishful thinking.