CATHERINE'S POV

Michael ran to Ember. He placed his hands on her head and chanted under his breath.

"Is she alright?" I stood beside him.

"She will be." his voice didn't give me any reassurance. I turned to Frost. "Do you know why this happened?" he looked as clueless as us. Sigh.

I went near her. She was sweating tremendously. I took her hand and checked for her pulse. Even though they are elemental spirits, they have human-like bodies.

Her pulse is stable, breathing is also normal then why is she not waking up? Out of nowhere, I pricked my fingers. Like how the hell did I get pricked?

"ouch"

It didn't bleed a lot. But the blood fell on Ember's hand and got absorbed.

Her eyes opened.

"She woke up," Frost said.

She suddenly started licking my wound. I flinched.

"Mm so sweet." She said.

Eee what the hell?? Frost looked pissed. He walked towards us and pushed Ember down. Mocking her he hugged me and said, "She is my master. Only mine."

"Why does she have it?" Ember sat up and held my hands. She closed her eyes.

Suddenly warmth started spreading through my hands to my heart. "This!" She opened her eyes in a jerk.

"You.. your blood why is it mana nutritive!!!" What? What the hell am I supposed to know?

"Uhh I don't know" she looked amazed.

"Ember did you see the Duchess?" Michael asked her. She nodded.

"It was like someone took over my body. I felt trapped." She explained how she almost felt her soul out.

"But how did someone possess me? It's new. I mean no one can possess a spirit's body. If possessed that means-"

"Death" Michael completed.

"Then how are you still alive?" Frost asked. Ember looked at him. "I am lucky ain't I? I might have ascended my level too" she smiled wide.

"But didn't you say, Young master, was that directed to Michael?" She nodded in disagreement.

She pointed to Frost. "Frost. She called Frost. It was blurry but I could see a white dragon." Frost looked at her.

"Then! Did you see who was the one who captured my mom!!" I shouted. I gripped her. "Ah that... I am sorry I didn't." She looked down.

Sigh.

Why? My heart is gripping is it happiness that my mom is still alive or that I am almost unable to protect my mom?

I can't feel my body... "Gasp... Gasp.." I can't breathe. "Cathy!!" He held me. "You are sweating a lot!! Is anybody out there!? Anyone!!"

Gasp. Gasp. I can't keep up. My eyelids felt heavy. I swarmed into another black space.

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What is this? Where is this?

I am lying down on a muddy floor?

What is this? Another memory?

Suddenly many half-dead half human looking creatures walked toward me.

What is this?

A live zombie apocalypse movie?

As I tried to get up,

I felt my feet stuck in the mud.

What now? I can't move.

I tried getting up but

I sank deeper into the mud.

They keep on swarming towards me.

Anyways I just have to shut my eyes and keep up with it. It will pass.

They closed in. I can feel it. Suddenly I was lifted into the air. I opened my eyes in terror.

They took me to what seemed

to be an altar.

"Tie her up" a piercing voice. I looked up. His face was covered with a purple haze.

"You just look like her, young and stunning. Also, you are such an unusual entity,

(laughing menacingly)

you are the perfect bride for me."

He laughed loudly. He took a knife and started engraving a weird mark

on my palm.

"It hurts!!" Agh this is not a memory. I can feel the blade.

This is real!!

Blood flowed out from the cut, drenching my palm in red. "Agh!!!!!" I cried out.

"Please save me!! Ahhhh!! No!!"

I helplessly cried out.

He stopped the torture. My eyes filled. I couldn't see anything.

"Do you want to see something." he again laughed extremely ugly. "Bring the corpse here," he said and many zombie-like creatures went out and came with a body that was tossed on the floor.

He pulled me up taking hold of my hair and I sat up straight feeling every strand of hair in pain.

"You looked for your mom, right? You wanna see her!!" a purple mist formed near the body which was tossed on the floor.

"Look doesn't she kind of look like Bella."

Mom! My mind went blank. What didn't he say corpse then-

I held onto my chest. My hand, drenched in blood, clutching my chest. If I don't then my heart may not survive. The pain is too much. I can't breathe.

He brought her body close and no doubt, she was mom. I cried. Like a baby.

"Oh I love this!!" he laughed. His hand was on my back. All the purple mist encircled my body.

I looked at mom.

"I-" sniff I couldn't stop my tears.

"I- am sorry m-mom" I lifted my hand to touch her face.

It's cold.

No warmth. No breathe.

"No I can't accept this!!!" Suddenly the mist which was covered around me started glowing in different colours.

"How is this possible!?"

"If given a chance I would even give up my life with the devil to save you mom and dad!!" I shouted.

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