Sigh.
Wanto sits on a big rock, sighing. Is two partners, Onyx and Ito, was there with him.
You thought the day 4 was over? Not now.
In that same night, the trio had received an attack of another Shinobi, targeting specifically Onyx, but it was no avail. They could take some information of him before taking his life.
Ito look at the man, before a confusing comes into his mind.
"Wait, if this Shinobi was targeting specifically, you, then that doesn't mean...?"
Onyx nods, confirming his suspicion.
"It's better you call your siblings, because what if?" Wanto suggested.
"I'm already doing that." Onyx says.
On his silver ring, he traces a specific line of 6 numbers, and then a circle around. A phone appears, and the teen brings to his ear.
While Onyx was tracing the number, Wanto couldn't help but marble the abs of the shinobi.
"Wow man, your training surely is giving results." He says, slowly and gently passing his hand on Onyx's stomach, feeling and squeezing the abs that here marking on his clothes.
Onyx only nods, taking Wanto's hand and guilding through it.
Ito look at them with a blank expression, interjecting. "Excuse me??? I'm no candle, you know? And I'm gonna tell this to your siblings, Onyx!"
Onyx just humphf and roll his eyes in annoyance, letting go of Wanto's hand.
He started calling one by one her siblings, making sure that they are okay and not injured.
***
The assistants and the imperials children (or just the prince and the two princesses) were in Amethyst room, the shinobi that invaded the room was still there, but knocked out. They were planning, conspiring, and trying to understand why such attack not only to the empress but for one of the prince's assistant too.
Sume was all clingy towards the bird woman, grasping on her injured leg and his head resting on her ankle. Amethyst wasn't minding the such touch, coming from him, is already waited. The pain from the deep cut was making her giggle, but quietly, she didn't want to make a scene...
She receives a call from her silver clock. She opens and the phone jumps out, catching it and bringing to her ear.
"Yes?"
— Amethyst, did you also got attacked by a Shinobi too?
"Yes I did."
— are you injured?
"Yes I am, in the right leg, but it's okay, I already took care of it." She says casually, with a smile on her face.
— I hope you get week quickly. Don't forget to go on the Lion gates.
"The Lion gates? Wait, what time—"
—23:56am
"Fuck..." She cussed out, whispering. But then "make sure to be prepared then, because I'm feeling that something more will happen."
—Me too. I will be waiting.
Onyx hangs up the call. The phones jumps back to the clock, and closes. She opens up again, to see the hours. Standing up, she announces.
"Guys." The others turn to Amethyst's direction.
"We better go to the Lion gates. The princesses must stay, because something concerning will happen."
They look at each other, but they nod, she's the child of a Dionísia anyway. Everything that involves spirituality and divinity is with her, even if a bit.
"Your highness, if the lady says, then we must listen." Tulipa adds, trying to convince them.
"Okay... Let's go." The prince stands up. "Sir Sume, stay with my sisters, and please check out my mother. They safety are now your priority temporarily."
***
...crack...
As they were flying in Aya's back, Tulipa's head started to hurt, too much, the pink sensors on her head firing signals.
The others notices the pain of her co-worker, but when they were about to reach out and check on her... The clock reaches 00:00.
Chatters and chatters started spilling from the gates of each side of the kindgom, the once white light coming from the entrance now a burning red like fire, the temperature higher than the normal.
The others incredulous, started watching from the sky as Malignous Spirits started to come out of the gates, the scream and laughter spitting on its mouth starting to spread around the kingdom.
"What...?" The prince mutters.
"Invasion. Someone sabotaged the entrances just right in the day of Madam of Magic's arrival." Lun Re said. "This shouldn't happen in her presence.
Amethyst quickly looks up at the dark sky. The clouds slowly were opening, letting the eyes of the deity lay on the kingdom. The moon was red, the sky turned purple, starting the the visit.
***
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While reaching the gate of the West, Onyx called me again, but this time was to warn me about the aggressiveness of the Lion statue of the gates. He was on the East, Dahlia, the oldest and the first daughter, on the North and Ixora, the second oldest and the first son, on the South.
In the way, we were making sure to kill the spirits that comes by, just to not appear on our way again.
***
"Finally, we reach the... Gate..." Says the prince as he looks now at the state of the statue.
It was green, Jade green, contrast of the normal grey color it used to have. It staff? Dirty of blood, the grass was with multiple dead bodies. A signal that sho tries to pass the gate or defying the guardian, will not have a good fate.
"Who solve the puzzles to pass the gate, will be its last time to see one."
Announces the statue.
"Say your names, being of the living."
Everyone say their names, and when its my time, I could feel the suprise in the statue expression. Great, it targeted me.
"Amethyst OwlHeart Orchids. Third children of Dionísia Najo. What a surprise to see a sacred children here."
Aya's head tilted in confusion, Tulipa and Lun Re leaned close, and started to explain.
"Sacred child is the title given to the children of Dionísias and Dionísios." Says Tulipa. "It doesn't matter if is from the same blood or adopted." Lun re adds.
I just sigh in exasperation. "Go straight to the point, Lion statue."
"To spare out your companionship, I will let you, and only you, do this challenge. But before, let me take out your magic companion."
A challenge? What happened to the puzzles?
Wait, did it said—
Suddenly, the circle spell of summoning appeared in my mouth, an overwhelming urge to take my magical companion out had appeard. I look around, until I locate the dearest river possible. I quickly rush there, crouch until my mouth was in contact with the water, and take her out. She's a water loving being, you know?
"I'm so sorry." I whispered, and she nodded in understanding.
With a swift movement of his staff, a woman and a child appear. They were sitting, arms tied up along with the legs. Sorry, I couldn't help but giggle at such imagery.
"Mommy?" The young kid calls out. His eyes widen, confuse, trying to understand the situation.
"Son!!!" The moms eyes were full of tears, desperate, trying to reach her child but no avail.
"Leave the noise for later." The Lion statue shush them out. He turns to me.
"Now, Amethyst OwlHeart Orchids, the third children of Dionísia Najo, sacred child. The challenge is simple. I want you to choose who you will take their life."
The eyes of the others widen, while mine furrowed in confusion, but...
"Choose, or the mother, or the kid. Is up to you."
I look between the two people in my front, analyzing them.
"Isn't there another way to contourn this out?"
"I believe not, sadly."
The others said, unsure about this, but, I am feeling that they putting a lot of trust on me.
"Aren't you taking to long? No need to answer, in the count of three, you kill immediately before I kill you." The statue jabs out.
"Please, spare my kid, take my life instead!!!!" The mother, pleads with all her heart.
The Lion statue lifts his hand, starting to count. "1—"
Swing!
A gasp came out of the mother, the others, their eyes widen. The child didn't scream, too stunned to process the fact that he's lifted up by my big scissors scrossing his stomach.
"MY BABYYY!!!" the mother screamed, in pain, agony, for seeing her own kid dying.
"What a surprise. An hero would save both—"
"I'm a sacred child. One of the imperial prince's assistant. Not a hero, Lion statue." I interject, letting the kid fall on the floor while i swing my scissors to clean it up.
"You want to know why i didn't hesitate? Look at her right eye." I point out with my scissors, inviting the to look too.
forcing the woman lift her head up with the point of my scissors, and watching closely, they could see...
"A Dollmaker with a immortalitypact." I conclude. "I don't trust people who controls dolls, nor even have the Dollmaker Position owners." Turning to the woman on the floor.
"You can stop with the acting, i know you're actually agonizing physically and not mentally." I snarl.
the comments makes the others become confuse at first but them they understand, becoming alert.
i brutally grab the kid and lift him up.
"Lion statue, want to know something?" I asks with a smile. "Dollmakers with a immortality pact, their soul turns into a heart form jewelry, a nucleus, and transfer their nucleus to the doll they will control and walk around with. So if they die, their conscious will be transferred to the doll. The doll now possessed, if eat a living being flesh, will turn into one. Making them live for years and years in this type of cycle."
with my claws, i sank my hand on the kid, or better, the doll's chest, breaking and piercing the porcelain until i reach the nucleus. I take it out, showing to the statue with a a wide unsettling smile. I love being right.
"See?" I say. With a giggle, i squeeze the jewelry out until it breaks. I could hear he woman screaming, contorting on the floor, until the last breath leaves her body.
"It was a funny puzzle, not challenge." I giggle.
"Very well, but you may not go."
Wait, what?!
We all get confused with the answer, looking at the statue.
"But didn't lady Amethyst complete the puzzle?" Exclaims the prince. "Is our rights to pass through."
"I suddenly had another puzzle, and you must resolve it as well, all of you this time."
We all start to prepare our weapons, ready for whatever 'puzzle' it would send, when...
"Are you really sure about it."
In a gasp of mine, I could immediately recognize this presence.
"Father!!" I happily exclaim.
"What a happiness see my one of my precious children here. How is it been? I meet with your brothers and sister in the other gates."
An open smile appears on his face, even tho he's using his jester mask, I could still sense that he's smiling.
"The jester in red." Says the statue. "If you're here, then that means..."
"Yes. Now, public, I want you to look up at the sky." He points up.
In minutes, a big chorus could be heard from the sky, approaching us.
In each second the chorus you high up and up, indicating their arrival. With golden wings, completely white appearances, angels from the sky, played and sing together with the chorus. The winds had turn heavy, stronger. In a big glass plate... The five Dionísias of Madam of Magic sanctuary arrived at the place. They didn't come down, they were up, flying above the forest trees. Their clothes light purple with golden details, their veil black, and their big witch hat white.
The middle one, Dionísia Najo, look at the statue, not sad, not angry. Just... Disappointed.
Her voice echoed, loud and good tone.
"How could you turn into this? Such imagery?"
The statue, perplexed, wanted to explain, but no avail.
"You, had failed your job as a guardian. We We will remove you from the tittle and replace you. May Madam of Magic let me bring you to your first form, cement."
And with that, bringing her hands together, moon shine like ever, and a sword fell. Right at the statue's head. The impact was enough for an explosion, but with my dad's barrier, we were safe.
Dionísia Najo looks down at me and at the jester, and an genuine smile opened in her melancholic face. She waves at me, her words, now, soft.
"Hello my daughter, hello husband of mine."
We wave back at her. "Hello mother."
"Hello wife of mine."
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Hello guys :D, it's me, Yansus Miaufa De Cat, and I wanted to announce the hiatus of the novel Witch's Eyes, but don't worry, is not for serious or worrying reasons. The real reason is actually to give focus to a another novel, Betrayal for Acension, that will also pass in the same timeline and universe as Witch's Eyes, but in a very different kingdom and land. The purpose is to develop a more detailed and dramstical writing, so I can confirm that, by the time, my writing will be much better (I guess).
When also have twenty chapters, I will come back to WiEy with more new stories to tell of Amethyst and her companions. ^^
For now, as a thanks for all the fans that read until here, I will leave basic informations about the main characters, the prince and his assistants!
[Info the characters!!!]
Amethyst Owl heart Orchids
Height: 175cm;
Age: 19;
Species: Owl and Peacock mix;
Likes: spicy food, anything related with venon, toxin and medicinal drugs, animals, rain and cloudy climates, hibiscus, clocks, eat rats;
Dislikes: sleep, bitter food, roses, a certain nurse, hot baths, wasps;
Speciality: medicine, science and Craftsmanship;
Elementary manipulation: Earth, water, sound.
Weapon: gigantic white scissors with a clock in the middle;
Position: The Doctor, The Scientist.
Tulipa Arachserpent
Height: 177cm
Age: 19;
Species: Arachserpent;
Likes: sour food, eat rats, humid and cold places, sweet rocks, eat snow;
Dislikes: spicy food, hot baths, not sleep, light, not eat snow when it's snowing;
Speciality: cooking and exploration;
Elementary manipulation: ice, sound, vribrations.
Weapon: bow and arrow, fire weapons (any kind);
Position: The Adventurer, The Geographer;
Lun Re Shioto
Height: 188cm;
Age: 24;
Species: Wine Tiger (a tiger who it's fur is not orange but red wine colour with green wine stripes);
Likes: sweet food, wine, tea, eat rats, sunbathing, fashion, tease his friends (co-workers), rain;
Dislikes: loud places, sand, sour food, crickets, whatever crazyness Amethyst do (but will indulge to it somehow);
Speciality: writing, cooking and hunting;
Elementary manipulation: electricity, fire;
Weapon: sword, axe;
Position: The Servant, The Hunter;
Aya
Height: 159cm;
Age: 168 (28, in not dragon age, or out of the skylands);
Species: Bipedal dragon;
Likes: bitter food;
Dislikes: bring her past;
Speciality: advocacy and law;
Elementary manipulation: ???
Weapon: doesn't have one;
Position: The Lawyer, The Warrior;
Chibuko Taoko
Height: 230cm
Age: ??? (She claims to be 36)
Species: ???
Likes: night walking; ???
Dislikes: light in her eyes; ???
Speciality: Military and special forces commander; (reason why she's the second general of the special forces)
Elementary manipulation: ???
Weapon: ???
Position: ???
Saganu Takeru
Height: 174cm
Age: 21
Species: human
Likes: relaxing, relax with his assistants and friends, animals and creatures, studying, all types of food, solve things, The Jester In Red, Dionísia Najo;
Dislikes: work, punctuality, not help on something, whatever crazyness Amethyst do, cloudy climates, Daia;
Speciality: ???
Elementary manipulation: none yet;
Weapon: revolver;
Position: Still discovering;
Dunishia Takeru
Height: 132cm
Age: 10;
Species: human
Likes: exploring and adventure, any type of food, learn, fashion, studying and writing, pass time with Amethyst to learn more;
Dislikes: not explore, carrots, butterflies, be sick, be restrained in one room, roses (allergy);
Speciality: exploring and crafting;
Elementary manipulation: none yet;
Weapon: a big brick;
Position: still discovering.
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The first chapter of Be4As might come on Thursday or Friday (Friday or Saturday for some), so stay alert.
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