Dreamer

17.

Even if I didn't want to be frightened by my predicament, the stare I'm getting from Octavius and orion is enough to scare every living cell in my body.

"He's coming. He's coming for me." These are the first words that leaves my lips while they tremble.

"We have to get you out of here." Orion stares at me one more time before his gaze moves to octavius.

I watch Orion loosen his grip on his sword, making me furrow my eyebrows. "What are you doing!" I exclaim.

"Getting you to a safer place." Orion speaks still with one hand on his sword.

"And meeting with your people who want to take me prisoner?" I ask him in disbelieve.

"Then which is preferable, you getting taken by Articus or being here, in which I would let them take you prisoner." Orion tells me, while I don't reply. He takes that as a yes, while he loosens his grip completely.

"Before you do anything mother, you should know Articus is on his way." Orion speaking the instant the barrier is taken off us.

The gaze on Maria's face explains her shock at Orion's statement. "What do you mean he is coming here? Articus can not pass our boundaries." Maria speaks.

"That we know, yet, we know Articus always finds his way, and that mark on her chest proves he knows where she is." Octavius intervenes.

"Then more reason to have her here and not in Articus's hands." Maria speaks making me glare at her.

"As your prisoner that is." My gaze hot on her.

"Lest you have forgotten that you have committed an attempted murder, and also with the mass injury of bellator luminis, so yes you would be a prisoner and would be watched after, away from Articus." Maria says and I scoff.

"And lest you also forget that, it is not attempted murder, because I do plan on finalizing my attempt, also your people came after me when I warned clearly." I tell Maria even though my mercy may be at their feet.

I may sound tough and try to act like it, but deep down I know I can never over power them, all because I do not know how to use my powers properly. Revenge may be in my eyes, but it is also hard to hurt innocent people.

"You have no remorse at all." Maria stares at me as with her look I see the distaste in her eyes.

"You talk about me, yet, you haven't gotten a glimpse of what you and your people did to me. Articus is the one who killed my grandmother, but you are all the cause, so do not try to play the innocent card, because you made me who I am now." I tell her letting my voice reflect my emotions.

"This is not a time to debate about this, Articus has found her and he will stop at no cost to get her, we know that." Orion intervenes.

"I am not changing my decision, she would be under our watch, but she would be put forward with the council of justice."

"Then I would fight till my last breath." I tell each and every of them as they stare at me in disbelieve at my statement.

"Maria..." Octavius begins.

"No! I am not listening to any of it, I am in charge here, so let her bring whatever fight it is, we are also not backing down and letting loose a dangerous being." Maria speaks while my face doesn't leave the frown it has on.

"I did not want this, but know that would not be on my watch, Maria," Octavius words brings us all to turn to him. " I would not sit and watch everything get destroyed, not after all I sacrificed. Let fate take it course Maria but no, you wouldn't let it, and neither would I let you ruin it all." My gaze on octavius, one of confusion as I stare at him wanting to know why he is taking my side.

"I thought you would say that, which is why I had Ares take care of that." Maria says and my perplexity increases.

"What...do.." Octavius doesn't complete his statement when I notice his gaze lower, while I follow it and see a circle of silver and black dust around Octavius.

"How could you..." Octavius stare at Maria in disbelieve. "Ares...and you...why?" He moves to Ares, whilst I stay with confusing in my eyes of not knowing what's the situation is all about.

"My apologizes Octavius, but as mother said, she is dangerous and we can not predict how irrational she could be." My initial thought of Ares, as of not having any grudge against him changing after his statement, as I now stare at him with them same gaze I stare at Maria.

They may see me as a bad person, and yes I can accept I am not the fragile and naive girl I used to be, but I am not a bad person because if I am, I would have merged with Articus.

"How could you Ares...why mountain Ash?" Orion says to Ares in disbelieve.

Mountain ash. Is that what it is?

"Don't take this personally brother, you know I am doing all these for the best..."

"The best?" Orion cuts him off.  "You have just hindered his powers, how is that for the best?" Orion yells whilst Ares remains silent.

Is that what it does? So Octavius is powerless now?

Orion doesn't say anything but try to move closer to octavius, when he is bounced back by a field blocking him. "Don't even dare Orion, else I would forget that you are my son and take action against you." Maria speaks definitely taking Orion aback, while I glance at a warlock performing the shielding spell on Orion.

It makes sense now, how Ares would have been able to surround Octavius with mountain ash without him knowing, because Octavius definitely did not expect it from someone like him.

"Now Atheena, come willingly or we make you." Maria faces me, where I still stay behind Orion's back.

"I would rather leave with Articus that to be anywhere around with people like you." I tell Maria with detest in my eyes, to which I notice Orion's expression not liking the nature of my words.

At my words, maria doesn't say anything when I notice the warlocks begin chanting another spell, and Orion's feet raises the air gradually, until he's flying the air against his will, while he struggles.

"Maria do not hurt her! Stop this nonsense at once." Octavius still I'm his confinement speaks, as my own heart lace with fear with no one by my side, since orion has also been confined, yet unlike Octavius, Orion is kept in a shield where I can neither hear a word he speaks, but only see the banging his fists make on the shield.

With myself all alone, I try to summon my power to imagine myself out of here, but it all ends up effortlessly, to which I suspect my anxiety may be the cause of it. My breath beginning to heavy, seeing the warlocks chanting another, as this time I start to feel my muscles go numb and weak.

Out of reflex my knees go down on their own, as I yell in pain at the weakening spell they continue. Every cell and bone in my body feel the effects of the spell, as the wailing of my voice is the only sound to be heard, along with Octavius trying his best to get out of his confinement.

"Stop....st...op." My body starting to succumb to the full effect, as I notice blood oozing out of my nose.

My head raise up staring at the woman all in command of this, watching how cruel they could all be, after taking all from me, after ruining my life with a prophecy I never asked for.

If I am to survive this, I promise to make each and every one of them pay.

I promise in my head, while more blood ooze out and my breathing begin to seize. Out of the blue, I feel the earth shaking and the tiles breaking, with materials hanged, shattering on ground, where as that destabilize the warlocks and they stop the spell, but it doesn't make me regain my strength.

The trembling continues, as a surge of wind and lightening grows on the inside of the grounds, while something deep inside me is certain of what it is all about.

Articus is here.

He has found a way and he has found me.

My eyes spinning due to the effect of all the shaking, where as deep down at this moment, I don't care if Articus is to be my saviour, because as of now, all what others have shown me has been nothing but wickedness.

With my breathing seizing I realize just how tired I am of it all, how tired I am of choosing, how tired I am of having no one able to come to my aid, having to be weak even when I thought I was stronger, having to be thought of someone I'm not.

I am tired of it all, and if it means having to not feel it all with Articus, then I am ready to go with him.

With a whiff, a huge lightening emerges and so does Articus, as I watch his red eyes descend from the lightening, along with his black leather clothing, but one thing I also did notice, is the anger on his face.

As he descends the portal, no other follow through, making me perplexed, because he is always with his creatures, yet, I underestimate the power of a demon king, as I watch him fling and snap the necks of Bellator luminous that come after him with just a move of his fingers.

My weak body not letting me do anything other than watch, as I stare at Orion and Octavius both remain powerless, still image the confinement Maria put them in.

It comes to the warlocks, as merge hands together chanting a very powerful spell at Articus, but instead of it to affect him, he is only pushed back slightly.

I continue to watch, seeing Articus stop in his tracks, as his red eyes swifts back to brown orbs. Now noticing his full expression, I see the gaze he has on the warlocks, while I fear for them, and within a second Articus fangs are out of his teeth, taking me by surprise at the speed he uses when I glance at all the warlocks and witches on the floor with blood oozing out of their necks.

Some headless and some bleeding vigorously.

My sight in horror watching him kill, all with the reason for one person, me.

At the whole scenario, I do not sight Maria and Ares, also with Aurelia around the environment, but that only remains the least of my problems, as with the warlocks now dead, Orion is free and remains the last man not powerless against Articus.

"I'm ready to side you, but don't hurt him. He is the main reason I am still here." Articus who now has his hot gaze on my fragile body stares at me, as I speak my last words before darkness calls unto me, but not before my gaze with Articus signify the truthfulness in my words.

I  am now with Articus.