The Collector

-Wow, you are somewhat malnourished. Anyone would say that the marquess is starving you, if it were not for the fact that they have been sucking your life.

Seth listened attentively to the complaint about his appearance. Ellen drank the wine and sadly saw a young man who not a day ago was on the line between life and death. Oly served more food to Seth, who only kept quiet and spoke only when ordered by the witch.

His sisters did not want to deal with him, so they refused to attend snack and dinner. The resentment persisted and it would not go away easily, even though their grandmother told them that the usurper was largely responsible for Seth's erratic and disgusting character.

She was sure that the parasite was introduced into the young man at some point in his entire life, since when it was extracted, it was clinging to his soul with such force that it took them several hours to remove it.

-If none of them by your side you might have been consumed before your time.-

-...-

-Ask what you want. I'm not going to eat you-

-Isn't the entire kingdom, supposed to be purged? Or maybe these things cannot ..- a fear arises suddenly

-It is assumed that if they are common larvae, they do not represent danger and can be erased. It is as you say ... in this case all the evil was not purged. The duty of a star is to illuminate the dark, but with these modified parasites it is different. They cannot be easily eliminated, they stick to life itself and if they see danger they camouflage themselves as part of the host's essence-

A migraine made his head throb. All the information received gnaws at your mind. He was having a hard time opening her eyes, so Oly took his hands and began to ease his discomfort.

-My granddaughter's treatment is temporary. The usurper spent too much time inside you not to have sequelae. Headaches may take years to go away, until then bear it.

- If I had known what was happening, I might ... wish I could do something about it. Curse!-

-Hemm ... you couldn't have done anything. You are very young and inexperienced. Although ... you have not transformed before, neither now. That's weird ... mmmm, unless ...-

Ellen looked thoughtful and moved her fingers on the armrest. Something told him what was happening in Seth's body, something much more serious.

Ellen got up and searched the dining room section for a music box. Inside was an old pocket watch that was damaged to give to Seth. When he took it, the watch turned gold and looked brand new.

-Just in case, is this watch familiar to you? -

Seth places his fingers on the engravings and analyzes it carefully. The design of the cover was that of a rabbit in a suit holding a sword and a pistol, in the background there was a starry sky surrounded by letters that simulated floral details. Behind the clock was written a message in alphanumeric code. He remembered seeing it before but he didn't know where. He raised his gaze to hastily lower it again due to the pain.

-It was a gift from the last saint to the late Marchioness since she was never able to use it. It is a collector and a key that opens the doors to various worlds. Its main owner was known as "The White Rabbit" later it became part of the possession of "The Collector".

-My mother, she ...-

-Andrea was supposed to be in charge of delivering it to the new owner when he was older if he managed to balance his soul ... but apparently she failed to deliver halfway. Thank your sister that she get it back on time-

-I can't ... I can't carry such a thing- Seth placed the clock on the table in terror.

- Too bad, you know something, that watch only reacts to the owner, to his predestined partner and to no one else. The only way to get rid of it would be for it to be inherited by the next in line of succession worthy of its use-

-Why?-

-You want to know why I'm giving it to you? Well, because as soon as you took it, the clock woke up. You're the next Collector- Ellen had a smirk as she remembered how Siri sadly handed her the watch that even she didn't know why she had taken it that day.

-Seth, it's not for nothing that you carry the middle name you have. It seemed strange to me that a Jasony didn't wake up with the stars and the charix so close. I bet your mother told you something about that or am I wrong?

He paled when he realized that Ellen was right. The Marchioness constantly told him stories about her ancestors before sleeping and in one of those many stories, the name appeared. The pieces began to fall.

She had told him that the first Jasony was an ancient being and the bearer of a god who could destroy all worlds if he awakened. Of his offspring, only those called Jasony could carry the weight of the key. Seth, whose middle name carried the legacy of the last vestige of a divine line, would have the mission of creating a path to the firmament.

Seth never understood a word that his mother told him, his childish thought was based on relating it to a mere fairy tale and nothing more. Everything about his mother from him was fantasies and delusions, for her delicate health from her only gave the feeling of wanting to comfort her little one before her departure.

How wrong he was.

-They weren't stories, she was .... because I didn't listen to her. Hawww- crying beat him out of hand

-Usually happens. To give you an idea; previous bearers did not wake up and only gave the watch to the next heir and so on, until they reached you. Even in cases where one or both stars were involved, the wearer was still asleep. It is the game of the gods, what can I tell you.-

-Play who among them will wake up first. They do it so as not to get bored- Oly who was sitting on the couch answers annoyed.

-My dear Oly, the creator god is not fond of destroying lives, but he cannot help leaving loose ends to create more drama and chaos. He would say that he does it out of ambition to polish the character of his creations more than for pleasure.-

-But even if it's the case, I don't know how to use this thing. You..you know you couldn't use it, I refuse. You will know how to use it better ... right? - Seth avoids looking at the clock on the table and tearfully rebukes Ellen.

-I don't know how to use it. That's your job. If you prefer to stay still, it is your decision although it is a bit disappointing since it was you who said that you wanted to do something about it to finalize the matter-

-And what am I supposed to do. I've only heard stories about him and nothing else. I only came to save my father and ended up entangled in yours matters and in a problem that I do not understand-

Ellen thinks with her eyes closed and after a brief silence she comes up with a possible solution for Seth.

-I am going to save your father and your people-

-You will it! -

-With a condition-

Seth began to have an ominous feeling about Ellen's goal and deep down he knew it would end worse than now.

-When my grandson returns, he will give us his report and once you listen you will have to decide if you stay or go. In case you stay ...-

-And what if that happens? -

-You are going to have to train with him and his sister, whether you like it or not.-

Here is the chapter that crosses two novels at the same time. 🎉🎈🎊 Now it can be understood better with "The fairy godmother killed Prince Charming" and part of "Motivations for destruction". I can only continue with more chapters. Enjoy it😘