The Seventh Son

CRESENT WITCHES

“I did not summon you, give me my powers back, why can't I fly?” Clarris yelled at the witch. 

The witch laughed out hard and began circling Clarris, “You woke me up from my millennial old sleep. Seven years you cried, seven years you moaned the Betrayal of your lover and bestfriend. Seven years your tears flooded my tomb,”

“What are you talking about? that's not even possible?? I just got tired from flying, lay on the ground and sobbed for some minutes,” Clarris spoke in a terrified voice. “ and then the ground collapsed beneath me and I found myself in here, now I have lost my ability to fly.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,” the Witch sneered.

“Clarris ssss you've been crying for seven years, you've been in this forest for seven years. You've been……….long forgotten child.”

Clarris moved a bit back, now fear was consuming her

“Just look around…. ..was this the appearance of the cave when you first found yourself in here?” The witch asked.

Clarris looked around and could clearly see that the cave had drastically changed apart from the blood that she was standing in and that seemed like an illusion and the heads on the spike, the cave had no opening, the entire upper part of the cave was sealed with overgrown shrubs, twigs and branches. 

Clarris began Punicking, “No no this is a trick witch, this is your magic at work. I order you to free me now!” she yelled out. 

In a swift, the witch snapped her fingers and they were teleported into Crystal castle, Ergad, king Jerald's kingdom. The witch had made sure to teleport in King Jerald's chambers. Clarris smiled but the mini second smile was replaced with disgust when she heard the moaning of a woman, she turned and it was Jerald and Rachel making love.

“You stupid witch, get me out of this past,” Clarris yelled out.

“This not the past my child this is the present, seven years after your disappearance,” the witch said out in mocking voice

“No no you are lying, this is your illusion," Clarris cried out.

 The steaming love making of Rachel and King Jerald grew louder, “my king please slow down, remember I'm pregnant,” Rachel said between moans.

Clarris hearts sank in, “please tell me this is an illusion, tell me this is what will happen if I do not go back?”

“Sorry child this is happening now, they just can't see us or hear us.”

“How? hours ago I was in this castle preparing for my wedding?”

Before the witch could reply, there was a knock on the door and the pair in bed stopped making love and quickly scrambled for their clothes, “Father we can't sleep,” a child's voice cried out. 

Jerald stood up and walked through Clarris's body and opened the door, two handsome boys rushed in and gave King Jerald a hug. “Father, there is a monster on the window,” the youngest one cried out.

Jerald lifted the two boys and tossed them on the bed, “The monster will not follow you in this fortress,” he said while tickling both boys. The boys giggled and the oldest went and sat on Rachel's laps.

Clarris could tell that the oldest was seven or six, she looked at the witch, who gave her a wide smile, “Yes dear, Rachel was with child the day you ran into the forest.”

Clarris's tears turned into bitterness, “But how? When?” she cried out. 

The witch snapped her figure and they teleported to the day after Clarris ran into the forest.

King Charles was pleading with king Jerald for more knights, “We need to send more knights into Deadman's forest, she might be alive?” king Charles yelled on top of his voice.

“I have just lost the strongest assassins to that dumped Forest, nothing has been found of them. And you expect me to risk more men,” King Jerald replied.

King Charles became furious and slammed on the table, “This is the princess, your wife to be we are talking about, we should risk everyone's life!”

Jerald stared at him quietly, he had not slept the tire night and was tired, he needed to get king Charles off his back, “I can spare a few men but before dark they will return, no more men should die because of your daughter's recklessness. Darrell was the last shapeshifter we had in all the seven kingdoms, he was like a brother to me. Do you know how valuable his ability was to this kingdom?” King Jerald yelled out.

“A few men???” King Charles asked with sorrow in his eyes, Jerald just looked down without saying a word. 

King Charles left the room furiously. Clarris tried to hold her father's arm but she couldn't touch anything soluble, her hands passed through king Charles's arm, “Father I'm here, please do not be sad,” she cried out.

“My Child he can not hear you,” the witch reminded her. Clarris looked at Jerald with hate, the useless man could not even go out and look for. It disgusted her to the core. All these years he had been pretending to love her...

Rachel walked into the room, she and Jerald shared a long hug, “she is gone forever isn't she?” she asked.

“Darrell and his men did not survive, how could she?” he replied.

Rachel was consumed with guilt, she felt her stomach turn and could feel everything on her throat. She ran to her Chambers and Jerald followed behind. Clarris and the witch also followed. 

Rachel went straight into her bathroom and vomited. She came back holding her tummy. “My king, I think I'm with child.” she said suddenly.

Jerald's sad face turned into happiness and he lifted her off her fit, “her you sure my love, this is great news. I've been dreaming of this day” he said.

Clarris rushed to where Rachel was standing and tried to grab her but to no avail. The witch laughed out hard.

“Very sure, I have been having morning sickness for the past days.” Rachel replied

“Why didn't you inform me of such good news, this is beautiful news?” Jerald asked.

“You were going to marry my best friend,” Rachel replied looking away.

“Clarris's heart began beating fast again and the room began shaking.”

Jerald held on to a terrified Rachel, “what was that,” he asked.

“An earthquake maybe,” Rachel replied In a terrified voice.

“Calm down Clarrisss!” the witch yelled at her.

“You said they can't hear me, how come they can feel me” 

“You are more powerful than you think, you are not just a girl that can fly,” the witch hissed

Clarris remembered the terrible words that Jerald had told her, “you are just a girl that can fly”

Hate built up and the castle began shaking vigorously, “I'm going to bury them in this stupid castel” Clarris yelled out.

“Stupid girl, you are not seeing the bigger picture here?”

Clarris looked at the witch with pain in her eyes

“Watch them, don't you want to know what happened,” the witch asked.