After the heavy wind had finally calmed down, Athena looked up in the sky.Her expression turned horrified as soon as she found Ayra hanging in the air. She almost broke out into a loud scream and tugged Ethan relentlessly,

" Ethan.. Ethan..Ayra..My baby...Take her down..Take her down..I will never forgive myself if anything happens to her.. Ethan.."

On the other side, Ethan looked also petrified. He barely asserted the cries of his sister and Athena before stumbling up from the ground. A low suppressed whisper escaped through his lips upon seeing their baby girl's unconscious body,

" Ayra...Baby..."

He collected his thoughts reflexively and spreaded his hand to perform magic. After chanting a spell, he tried to bring down Ayra through her magic but it didn't work out.

Watching her brother's expression dropping, Esme shook in fear lightly and asked between her sobbing,

" What.. what happened, brother? Why aren't you taking her down?"

Ethan who attempted to perform his magic one more time replied unsurely,

" I...I don't understand, Serena..My magic can't bring her down.."

Esme immediately shot up from her place and spoke hastily,

" Let me try with mine."

Esme wiped her tears off and used her own magical powers to bring her down. Again she failed and a confusion spreaded through their eyes. Esme mumbled while gazing at her own hands suspiciously,

" What is happening? Mine...mine isn't working though.."

Athena felt her heart sinking deep into the ocean. She stared at Ayra's hanging body and felt guilty. If she didn't suggest Ayra for doing this action, nothing would have happened. Athena suddenly felt that she didn't deserve to become Ayra's mother.

As she started to remorse, Esme suddenly exclaimed surprisingly,

" Look..look.. brother..she is coming down on her own..she..."

She paused and narrowed her eyes curiously upon noticing that another red magical power was coming from their right side slowly. As she glanced at the direction where the magical powers were coming from, Esme froze.

Athena who also looked at the way curiously smiled with relief before calling out lightly,

" Brother..."

Aaron didn't look at any of them. He only concentrated on bringing Ayra down with his powers and was extra cautious regarding the child. He went in Dalastia to visit Esme but they weren't there. Surprisingly he met Ron over there and heard everything from his mouth. From the beginning of their days in Crimond Hill, Ron explained everything to Aaron vividly. Finally Aaron clearly understood that why this girl was so important to them. He immediately got bad vibe since the issue was related to Enchantress. He didn't wait for them over there and quickly made his way towards this place.

Ethan's expression turned gloomy upon noticing Aaron. He didn't want any asist from this man but hence he was helping in bringing Ayra down, he needed to tolerate him unfortunately.

Esme stood frozen in her stop as if time had stopped and she could feel her whole world tumbling down beneath her feet. Before meeting him, she imagined of slapping him so hard until his cheeks start to bleed. But after meeting the man, her foolish mind only wanted to inspect him deeply without leaving any inch of his body.

How was he doing this days? Had he rested well since he had lost so much powers?

With the help of Aaron's powers, Ayra was finally back on the ground. Athena rushed over to her and started to run her hands anxiously through Ayra's unconscious body. She murmured impatiently,

" Brother.. what happened to her? What has Enchantress done to my baby?"

Aaron stared down at Ayra's baby face numbly. From his judgment, Enchantress didn't perform any dark spell on her as there wasn't any sign of scars on her body.

Then why did she faint after the fight?

Aaron still didn't meet Esme's eyes who was battling on the fact that should she stay here any longer or run away. But glancing down at Ayra's weak body, she forgot every battles between them and ran over to Ayra hurriedly.

Esme fell down on her knees and sobbed hard upon noticing Ayra's sullen face. She started to inspect her body scanningly and mumbled incoherently,

" What happened to her? Brother, call someone for help. Why isn't she waking up?"

Aaron finally came back to his senses. His blank eyes averted on Esme's crying face who seemed scared badly. His heart wrenched in pain after thinking that this woman again got hurt for his sake. If she didn't meet Enchantress for him, nothing would have happened to this little girl.

Aaron forcefully pushed away those thoughts to calm down his mind. Their first priority should be the girl now who laid down fainting. Aaron interrupted their talks after crunching down beside Ayra and offered lowly,

" Let me check on her."

Ethan who was standing by their side instantly declined ruthlessly,

" No, we can take care of her. We don't need an outsider to meddle in our family matters."

Athena lost her patience after hearing Ethan's cold words. Please! They weren't still sure that whether Ayra was safe or not. Why did he was showing his attitude?

Athena barked out angrily,

" Shut up, Ethan! Don't you dare to stop my brother from checking on her! Since you are so fucking powerful, why couldn't you have brought her down with your powers?"

Ethan immediately went silent and didn't dare to rebuke anymore. Even Esme didn't protest either since she knew that Aaron would be able to track Enchantress's spell more skillfully than all of them.

Aaron run his fingers through Ayra's collar fast and found her alive without signs of harming. He breathed in relief slightly and suddenly his attention shifted on her wrist.

Aaron's face sank immediately. He hurriedly picked up her wrist and studied the devilish mark scrutinising his brows tightly.

Even Esme seemed astounded as she whispered out terrifyingly,

" Mark..a..a devil's head.. What.. what does this mean?"

Subconsciously she didn't notice that she was interacting with Aaron this time. Aaron answered without thinking too much nervously,

" I..I am not sure.. either.. Enchantress was the first hybrid witch lived in our world..She was blessed with so many forbidden magics.. It is almost impossible to distinguish her each spells since she isn't alive anymore.."

Athena interrupted looking extremely anxious,

" Brother.. what do you mean by that? How will we find out then? Is it something bad? What are your thoughts?"

Aaron seemed to fall in deep dillemma. He looked down at Ayra for a while and answered nervously,

" She is physically well now. I have checked on her nerves and there is no sign of using dark spells on her. Regarding this mark, I have seen it for the first time in my life. I am awakening her now. We can discuss about this mark later."

Athena nodded sniffing her nose painfully and watched Aaron touching Ayra's right wrist softly. After eyeing on Ayra's face for a while, Aaron murmured something softly and the sleeping girl shot open her eyes instantly.

Everyone sighed in relief upon seeing her consent back. Ayra blinked few times and called out Esme loudly,

" Mommy.."

Esme felt a burden leaving out from her shoulder after hearing Ayra's chirping voice. She immediately pulled her up and gave her a tight hug. While breathing in her baby smell, she murmured impatiently,

" Baby..you are safe.. Mommy was so worried for you.."

Ayra returned her hug while snaking her arms around Esme's shoulders tightly. She giggled softly and murmured,

" Mommy is so scared. What will happen to me? Look...I have killed that aunty.."

Esme complimented sincerely,

" Yes, Ayra is brave."

Aaron watched their interaction in daze. This was the first time he had seen such weak and vulnerable sight of Esme. A complex feeling coursed through his mind when he remembered that how much she had suffered for this baby. Yet it was him who distanced himself from her selfishly.

Athena smiled faintly and commanded to everyone,

" Let's head back to Dalastia now. Ayra needs rest."

Everyone nodded in agreement and started to head for the white castle. Aaron was left in back and was dwelling on the thought that whether he should follow them or not. Since arriving here, Esme didn't speak to him directly for a minute.

Athena paused and looked back at her brother confusingly. Seeing him unmoved from his spot, Athena urged waving her hands off,

" Brother..why are you standing numb? Follow us to Dalastia now."

Aaron glanced up at Ethan hesitatingly whose expression remained unwelcomed. Noticing Aaron's hesitation and Ethan's poker face, Athena snorted coldly,

" Why are you looking up at him? If he really wants to marry me, he should welcome you wholeheartedly. Or else, he can forget about marrying me ever."

Ethan's expression dropped as soon as Athena's words fell out. He sighed helplessly and found himself in very bad situation. Pushing away those angers forcefully, Ethan requested with a poker face,

" King Aaron, please follow us to Dalastia. You are more welcome than me in my castle."

Siemus wanted to laugh at Ethan's poker face but held back at the end. She looked up at Aaron who quickly followed them in as if he couldn't wait to go in over there.

Siemus shook her head helplessly. It was once again proven that men could be so foolish after being in love. Who would ever imagine that this two mighty kings were actually coveting each others to win their women's heart?

But soon after, Siemus's expression turned serious reminding Ayra's mark. Whatever it was, she was sure that this mark would bring something unfortunate in Ayra's life. As a tribid, Siemus could realise the wickedness of a witch's mind. Enchantress, the greatest witch of all time would never leave this mark on Ayra's wrist without any purpose.

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