Storm is coming

Desire burns

A war is calling

Only one will stand at the end of it all

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"Es durum dul santo evag oh ye Sabine biade odile san quekim ie mala sing go to mata zumale kez," Five dark sisters chant simultaneously as they go around in circles.

There is a pentacle diagram on the floor and there is a pregnant woman laying down in the middle of the circle, there are candles places in each end of the five pointed star.

Sabine trashes on the floor, clearly uncomfortable by the settings, and the pregnancy isn't helping either.

The dark sisters stops at each end of the star, looking down at Sabine as she cries out. "Ail Bil Dil Gil Lil," They chant and Sabine bend her knee and scream really loud that I close my eyes to avoid seeing her face.

I notice that everything around me is quiet, I open my eyes and realize that am no longer in the mansion's basement but in an abandoned building. It's too dark and quiet.

"Where exactly is this place?" I whisper and decide to take a tour of the place. I notice some scary shit as I walk pass the hallway, I know that I have been here before but not quite sure when.

I stop infront of a door, I swallow as I place my hand on the doorknob, this is giving me some kind of weird deja vu. I clear my mind and open the door, my mouth drops open in shock at the sight infront of me.

A man is chained to a wall, his neck, hand and legs. His face is swollen and bloody, his wound looks fresh.

Another man stands tall infront of him holding a knife. I'll be damned if I don't remember that knife. Motherfucking Theo.

"What the fuck do think you are doing?!" I slam the door and charge at him.

When I get to his front, he looks indifferent like he doesn't care about anything. He cut the man's arm and move closer to take a good look at the wound.

"I thought they said your blood kills people," He wonders. And am wondering where the scar in his face is, his face looks clean and clear of any cut.

The wounded man laughs like is he's got a death wish, his laugh turns into cough. "Why- why don't you release me and I'll gladly show you what my blood can do," For someone who is dying, he really knows how to speed up the process by angering the person torturing him.

Theo smiles leans closer and say. "I won't kill you now, I will make you watch as I kill Sabine and your precious daughter."

Eric's smile fades into anger. "Touch them, ArihmaTheo. Touch them I dare you," He threatens.

Theo nods. "You don't have to dare me, am going to do it, your majesty," He says mockingly.

Eric laughs and nods. "I believe you but let me remind you that I am not human, you might want to get a bigger chain to hold me," He says and break his right hand free from the chain, his hand moves swiftly to claw Theo's face.

Theo staggers back while holding his face as he cries in pain, Eric uses the time to break free and escape the place, passing through me as he makes his way out.

"What the hell just happened?" Exactly what happened.

"It's okay!" My eyes snaps open, I remove my head from the table and rub my face as I try to register where I am, am still in the dorm kitchen, I must have fallen asleep after talking our plans through.

"What were you dreaming about?" The hair on my neck stands as goosebumps start developing on my hands, am only putting on a black camisole, and am pretty the goosebumps on my hand isn't because of cold.

"What are you doing here?" I glare at him, I haven't seen Roman since he let Professor Holme kidnap me and am not ready to talk to him, I'm still trying to process his involvement with them.

He sits opposites me and answers. "I know about what's coming and I was hoping we talk."

Of course.

I roll my eyes. "About?" I mutter.

He sighs and proceeds. "I know am not your favorite person at the moment but please just listen to me," He pleads and for the first time he looks vulnerable, he doesn't look like the badass Roman I know when I first came here.

"You got five seconds," I don't want to regret this but I feel like I owe it to myself to know the full story.

He places his forearms on the counter and lean forward. "Both my parents are Gemini witches, my sisters are Gemini witches and am a Scorpio," He tells me like I don't know.

"And that has to do with me because..." Moving on.

"In our world am an outcast, an outsider, I didn't fit in mostly because most Scorpio have gone on extinction. No matter where I go, no matter where I am, I was always looking behind my shoulder because am one of my kind. My parents works for The High Lord, your Grandfather. One day he invited all witches from all the coven to a witch day ceremony in his mansion, I didn't want to go because I know I won't fit in but my Mom convinced me to go, I went with my sisters.

When I got there, people started asking about my other half but I told them I wasn't a Gemini Warlock which started the conflict. In the witchery world the Scorpio are like the outcast of all because of some mistakes the ancestors made which led to the discovery of your Mother. I went in hiding and I felt a bond, I followed the bond to a room, it was shielded, protected with heavy magic but I crossed and saw her, instantly I knew she was a Scorpio.

She told me about you, she even showed me your picture, she made me promise to find you and protect you, she didn't have to ask though, I would because it's what we do, Scorpio help one another. When The High Lord found out he almost killed me because no one knew about her, he bought me from my parents. Well, they were happy to give me away, and I became his errand boys. He made Theo train me and I became ruthless just like him, and then I met Sebastian, he told me about Dean and this school. The initial plan was to infiltrate the school, get close to Dean to find you until I saw my sisters, they were going here and I was happy, forgot all about the plan. Sebastian used them as leverage. Do what they want and my sisters lives.

Everything I did was forced by Sebastian, he and his father are obsessed about finding you and when they did, they didn't know how to strike because you didn't know anything. I got closer to you to learn what you know but the more time I spend with you the more I think about the promise I made to your Mother. Am sorry for lying to you, am sorry about your parents, I swear I had nothing to do with it, am sorry for everything."

"What changed?" I ask instead of asking the real question, which is how my mom is doing. I chose to ask Roman about his feelings.

He is also a pawn in their game like me, too bad his parents are just a pathetic excuse for Humans, I can't believe they sold him and I can't believe I believed him.

He breaks eye contact and stares down at his hand. "You kissed me. Everything changed when we first did magic together and I didn't have the heart to betray you or your Mother so I just kept pushing you away," He whisper and a single tear rolls down his cheek.

I don't know what to say.

"Roman, I forgive you," I whisper and reach for his hand. "I have a question for you," He raises his eyebrows. "You told Damien to stay away from me, I wanna know why."

He swallows hard but I don't miss the guilt expression he wears. "Damien likes you and I think you have feelings for him too. He has a dark past, I don't him to taint you," He answers.

Of course he's got a dark past, someone like him isn't ordinary. Something I should add on my list if I want to befriend him.

"I know but-" I don't get to complete my sentence as Jessica bust into the kitchen looks terrified as ever.

"Good you are awake," She swallows her saliva to regulate her breathing. "Roman?"

Roman bury his head down in response.

"Get to the point, Jessica," I urge because I think she's about to vaporized him with her glare.

"Heat signatures outside the school," She announces as the rest enters the room.

I push the stool backward and stand up, Roman follow suit. "How many?"

"Lots of heat signature, we need to prepare," Nate adds.

"We can still run," Dean suggest.

"Only cowards run," Damien contribute.

"We need heavy firepower," I say.

"What do we need it for, we have magic," Nate replies.

"No! There is only six of us against an army of them, we cannot win unless we fight fair, cast a spell that will take everyone's powers away temporarily," I explain.

"I agree-"

"That's perfect-"

I lick my lips as Damien and Roman replies together. "Awkward," Nate slurps, Jessica nudge his stomach and clears her throat.

"No need for that Cami, am a Sage, I know exactly what to do," Jessica boasts in confidence.

"Let's do this then."

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We don't let them knock before we open the gate, the six of us are standing on Frontline waiting for them to assemble. There is no Theo or Sebastian on sight which is a good thing.

Damien tightens his hold on my hand and turns to me. "I... I have something to tell you after everything is over," He says.

I smile. "I have something to tell you after everything is over," I stroke his hand and gently release it.

I transfer the sword I was holding to my right hand. I decided to pick up a sword from the armory because I don't trust my magic skills or my demon powers.

I take a deep breath as they start walking fast. I have never experienced anything like this before, having to fight a battle opposite an actual opponent, the feeling is not welcomed in my body at all.

Jessica steps forward and bend down on the floor and places her hand on the floor to her sage-y thing. Okay, that's go time.

Damien pulls me behind him in a protective way. "I'll take this," He collects the sword from my hand.

I try to protest but he beat me to it. "Stay close," He orders and moves to join in the fight.

I look around to see everyone engage in something meaningful, too busy to care about me.

I am going to burn them. "Il ferroso," I cast and my hand burns, fire appears. "That's one way to start a fight," I smile to myself and join the fight.

Blast some people, burn some. Receive a few hit here and there, I am the heroine of this story, I am the queen of this fight and there is no way am giving up without kicking some ass.

I feel a punch on the side of my head. "Ouch that hurt," I rub the area, I wince. It's definitely going to bruise later.

He continue to punch my stomach, pushing me again a wall, he removes a sword and...

I close my eyes and wait for the sword to pierce through me but all I hear is a masculine groan, I open my right eye to see Roman standing in front of, I open both my eyes as the man removes the sword from Roman.

He falls lifelessly on the ground. My mouth drops open in shock as I look from the Roman to the man. "What... What have you... What have you done!" I scream.

I quickly bend down and place my hand on his cheek. "Hey... Hey you are gonna be okay, you are gonna be fine, just hang in there," I can feel tears streaming down my face now.

He places his bloody hand on my hand. "It's okay, I am happy your face is the last thing I'll be seeing," He manages to say.

I shake my head. "No don't talk like that or at all, please Roman!" I place my head on his forehead.

"I love you and am sorry, please forgive..."

I raise my head and stare into his cold eyes. "Roman," I bite my bottom lips to stop myself from crying. "Roman," I whisper and that when I know that he's gone, he died saving me.

My eyes turns black and I stand up from the floor and face his killer, I extend my right hand forward and turn my head. I can't explain it but I can feel the power taking over, I curl my hand in tight fist as the man starts hyperventilating, holding his chest as he coughs blood.

It feels like am squeezing his heart in my palm, and it feels weird, good weird.

Suddenly I feel a bump on head. Jessica screaming for help is the last thing I see until everything turns dark.

★†★

💗,Milia.