CHAPTER 6

As soon as the front page came in contact with the Demon Wolf’s blood, an illuminating and blinding light was cast upon the entire basement. The light got dimmer and I lost my sight. My whole body felt light and nauseous. From a distance, I heard my friends...

“Where is Susine?” Carla cried.

“Umm guys, look up,” said Bruno.

After coming back to my senses I saw that I was in the air and had grown two beautiful, elegant black wings, having horns like that of a reindeer. My left eyeball had a star-like scar that was also on the brick while entering the basement. It was the symbol to summon the Grimoire, and my right eyeball was no browner but was gleaming red depicting the mark of an alpha wolf who is the leader of a pack. My wings added allure while the glow on my face looked dazzling. I looked like a queen in its true sense.

The wings disappeared and I stumbled down, getting my eyes back to normal and making the horns disappear. I looked at the Grimoire which was now filled with all kinds of different spells and weapons.

“I love it! And I can’t believe it’s finally mine.” I beamed

“Wonderful! Now you can finally avenge your brother,” exclaimed Kaleb, suddenly realizing that he shouldn’t have said it.

“Wait a minute, how do you know about my brother?” I said, giving a suspicious glance at Carla.

“You have a brother?” said Bruno abruptly. A minute passed giving up I hesitatingly replied, “Since we have grown closer, I will tell you guys, yes I have a brother, his name is Charles and when he was ten the demon ‘Megiculus’ killed him.”

“I am so sorry Susine. I hope we will find the demon and eliminate it,” said Kaleb apologizing

“Yeah, I hope so too.”

“Let’s leave this place for now.” snickered, Carla changing the subject.

Just when we were about to leave, a voice echoed, “I, Ansketill Martinez, the fourth protector of the Grimoire, now pronounce Susine, the fifth protector and ‘The Grimoire Queen’.”

Everything went still then. Everyone was in shock at what just happened.

“Man, first the ‘Demon Wolf’ and now ‘Grimoire Queen’ just tell me how many tags you're gonna get.” said startled Bruno to break the uncanny silence.

“Haha, nothing would have been possible without you guys, so thank you for coming to this adventure for me.”

“A Friend in need is a friend indeed,” said Carla.

“But, looking at the dilapidated condition of this place I don’t think anyone would have climbed this hill to reach here for quite some time,” asked Bruno.

“Well, it’s after all a Grimoire of the demon bearers and I think most of them are in irias living their lives in peace, so I guess the dangerous part were the wolves, traps and that protector of the book and the others were just mere rumors.”

“Let's not forget the Blue Scorpions.”

“Yeah how can we forget, hope they are still unconscious.” crackled Carla.

“Now let’s get out of here, this place is creepy,” groaned a tired Kaleb.

“Yes please, no more boats.” shrieked Carla

“Ok ok if you insist, giddy up people let’s go back to the Guild Hall.” Just as we were about to leave this wretched place, we stopped dead in our tracks, our legs refusing to move. We were a few paces from the entrance of the castle and dread filled my whole body.

Suddenly the wind went still and a man walked through the doors and looked me straight in the eye with his vicious and trembling stare…..Oh my God! The similarity and said,

“Hello, sister.”