Chapter 9: True Colors
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Marion
I knew when Mendai was able to link me from afar, he went to great lengths to do it, he warned me about Joimar looking into our son and his fake death. He also told me about my husband who is having an affair with a man which is forbidden in Volterra and it was about time I started playing dirty to get rid of him and his father. I admit, I care about Willix and hoped he was different from his father, and the Elders and the people of Volterra loved him as King. I had Nola follow him and notify me when he is with his lover, we need proof and I need to find a way to stop Joimar from looking into my secret love affair that would dethrone me in the eyes of the people. I couldn't believe I had just given him my body and agreed to give him an heir as the Kingdom required it, especially in their eyes, I lost a son when I found out all this. I was angry that he was having an affair when I gave up on Mendai who would never have cheated on me, I felt lied to and used.
I was going over a spell to erase my memory of the affair and my son, the only problem is, I will have to erase Luc and Nola's memory as well to keep my secret. Mendai is safe in Elivra as long as he never comes back here and has already sworn, not to step foot in Volterra unless requested by me. King Joryen has agreed not to let Mendai step foot in Elivra especially after he told me what Joimar asked of him, he was either going to have me dethroned, killed, or banished and I was way ahead of him. I knew deep in my heart, that he had my parents killed and I was also looking into it so they could get proper justice and I was close to putting the pieces together. Nola linked me, "He is with Lord Clive at his secret location behind the blueberry field, Your Majesty," and I closed the link heading over ther. Luc followed me as my loyal guard and I was nervous, I had fallen for Willix in a sense because we would be ruling together, and being intimate sometimes can grow things between you.
I reached the little cottage and looked at Luc who said, "Take it easy, Your Majesty," and I pulled the door heading to the moans coming from inside the bedroom. I held my tears back taking a deep breath and preparing myself for what I was about to see, I stood outside the door hearing Lord Clive beg my husband for more c**k and I felt sick, I could be pregnant again and now I had to deal with this. I pushed the door in my anger as my magic glowed, they both looked at me and I stared into my husband's eyes, he knew he was caught and I turned around to head back to the Palace, how could he do this to me? I felt sick and as I reached back to my quarters, I emptied my stomach in the bathroom toilet. I didn't want to see him when he busted through the door and said, "We need to talk, Marion," I said, "Leave me alone."
I despised him at that moment and turned to him saying, "Tell me the truth, did you and your father conspire to get me pregnant?" He said, "What does it matter, we are married and have s*x and you will get pregnant," I turned to go out and he grabbed me pushing me against the wall, and said, "Marion, my love, I am sorry, there is so much pressure right now and you lost our son." I pushed him off yelling, "Don't you dare turn this on me, I lost your son because you were busy f*****g him and I felt everything," I was lying but hey, he deserves to hear this, I need to plant the seed of doubt. I continued, "We may not have been marked but being pregnant with your child, I could feel the uneasiness, that's why I went looking for you," I was crying because I missed my son, because of Joimar's ambition, I had to give him up.
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Two Months Later
I started to feel the pressure of Joimar's accusations and I was working to get the spell perfected, rumors leaked of me having a relationship with Mendai before I was with Willix. I knew this had Joimar written all over it, a special committee was created to investigate and Mendai's presence was requested to answer to the council but King Joyen shut it down unless they had proof that he committed a crime towards me. I smiled because Joyen was loyal to my parents and loved me as a daughter, he also respected Mendai, and deep down, I believe Mendai was part of his family. I never looked at his mark or my son's because they had to move quickly and get out of there but Joyen will never give up someone in the court unless it is dire. I had taken a special tea to stop any pregnancy, I was not going to give Willix a child like this unless we got past this trial I was going through.
I had stopped having s*x with him and he was angry about it but he still went to his lover's bed, at this point I didn't care and what little feelings I had for him, disappeared. My focus was getting my kingdom under my control without the restraints of the Elders, Joimer had them in his pocket and he was going down, all of them and I couldn't wait. I wanted to open a school for all practicing witches and warlocks, ther are different levels to witches and we all need them to function in society. I had perfected potions and since my powers were increasing, I tried to hide it, it would seem I would be more powerful than my mother ever was and I was holding that secret. I will need to pass some of my power on to my husband to balance it out or it will consume me in the end, I hate to think giving him such power will help but I highly doubt it, if only I would find my fated mate but no one really does in Volterra, especially royalty.
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Willix
I will be heading out to this secret coven of seers, we were told they are a threat to Volterra and as King, I had ordered the extermination of all seers. I wanted to get Marion on my side so I was taking out rogues and anything that threatened us, I would prove I was worthy of her love, I had hurt her and my father was angry at me because I had a lover, however, he didn't know it was Clive and I needed to keep it that way. Rumors spread across the land that Mendai was her lover and looking back, I see it now but I didn't then, I don't want to believe she was his w***e and my dead son was his because I would have to banish and dethroned her for treason. I thought my infidelity caused our son's death but my father is sure that wasn't my son and she lied about it, we needed proof, once I am done here, I am heading to Elvira to speak to Mendai, as King, I can order him to tell me the truth.
I walked over to the King of the Seers, he wanted peace but refused to surrender and work for us as slaves, his community was small and he was old. He wasn't scared of us and before I ended him with my dagger, he looked at me and whispered, "You will never be the grandmaster witch for you will suffer for eternity out in the cold," and he dropped dead. His wife looked at me and said "Our legacy will live on," and I ended the family and told my men to leave no one alive. I turned around and started my journey to Elvira, I would end Mendai if I had to but I was not stupid, Elves are warriors and they are old. I couldn't afford to go to war with them but Mendai would answer for his crimes if he laid a hand on my Queen.
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Dragu
I watched from afar as my mother linked me to stay away, I watched King Willix end my entire bloodline and my people, we were a small community. We are a peaceful people and there was no justification for this but greed, I will get my revenge one day, but for now, I must sleep and ascend to my father's throne. I am the last and only heir to my father's throne, if there are any survivors among my people, I will find them when I wake and I take off to see my cave where I will sleep for at least two years to transform and accept th power of the King. This will only happen because he is killed, the power has to go somewhere and usually, he would have stepped down and passed the power to me. When I am done, I will have King Willix's head on my mantle, my father was old and if he were still in his prime, they wouldn't have won, and before I could see what my future held as I felt the deep loss of my people, I went into a deep sleep.
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