“Ariana ran away, she’s so scared of death” Barbie announced sarcastically and they laughed. Brooklyn walked inside and Mia passed the news to him, thinking he would be happy but he pushed her aside and walked out angrily.
They couldn’t understand why he loved Ariana so much.
He teleported to the shaman’s house where he met his mom consoling Austin. She stood up defensively when she saw him. “What do you want? Are you happy now? Have you come to mock us?” She asserted with tears.
“Mo.. mom… i. I…”
“Don’t call me that, I’ve disowned you. You’re no longer worthy of being called my child” She retorted and his heart tightened with pain.
“Mom you should rest, I’ll handle it” Austin patted, holding her should, she nodded and sat down. Austin threw a questioning gaze at Brooklyn who glared at him.
“You couldn’t protect her and now she’s gone” Brooklyn accused, boiling with anger.
“You couldn’t accept the fact that she would never love you that’s why you became a snitch” Austin retorted, his anger rising.
“I had to do it since you were too weak to tell her the truth. If she got captured and killed without your consent do you think I’ll forgive you or she’ll ever forgive you? I’m glad I snitched, better than making her end up like Nicole” Brooklyn lashed.
“I don’t care anymore! She chose her destiny and now I’ll choose mine which is to defeat you and make you pay for everything” Austin replied and left.
Brooklyn stared at his mom who looked at him blankly, gone was the warmth and glow in her eyes. She had a few marks on her face, he knew the marks would heal with time but seeing her this way wounded his heart.
She was the one whom he was closest to but now she detested him. Sadly, he left for Dracula’s room.
Dracula was with a blonde stripper, she was stroking his dick when Brooklyn barged in. “I want you to find Ariana now” Brooklyn instructed and faced the wall, disgusted.
“Check my phone, you would get the exact location, she’s on a mountain” Dracula responded with his head thrown backwards.
Brooklyn took the phone and went to his room. He studied the mountain, wondering how he could get there. The airlines and taxis had stopped functioning because of the demons.
“What have I done? Isn’t all these too much. All I wanted was a small fight and Austin would surrender but now it’s affecting the country” Brooklyn thought, ruffling his hair.
He checked the phone one last time, got a backpack took medicine, snacks and money then went outside.
He closed his eyes and teleported but landed at the wrong location. He went back home and continued teleporting. Frustrated at his inability to go there, he decided to try one last time or ask Dracula to help him.
He teleported and found himself at the foot of the mountain. With a broad smile, he ascends to the top. He scanned around and finally saw her. A demon as pouring water on her as she shivered.
Angrily, he pushed the man and wrapped his hand around her. Surprised to feel a hand around her, she looked around and saw Brooklyn.
Angrily, she pushed him and went to help Lucile up. “Are you okay?” She inquired, holding his arm.
“Yea, who was that?” Lucile responded, standing up, he locked his gaze with Brooklyn who was growling.
Brooklyn sauntered into his wolf form and bared his teeth at Lucile who brought out two daggers and stood in front of Ariana. “Stop it Brooklyn, don’t harm him!” She shouted, standing between them as they gazed at each other furiously and Brooklyn shifted to his human form.
“Step aside, I won’t let him take you away” Lucile defended, standing in front of her.
“Mo, he’s a fr…. Someone I know, he’s the cause of all these problems” She concluded and Brooklyn’s heart stopped for a second.
“She sees me as a maniac” He thought, the feeling of pain heavy in his chest.
“Can I talk to you alone?” He pleaded and Lucile refused immediately.
“I won’t harm you”
“Would you believe a person who has hurt and betrayed his own family?” Lucile demanded when glanced at him.
“I’ll call you if I need your help” She persuaded and reluctantly he left.
“How are you?” He questioned.
“Fine, what do you want?” She replied sharply and harshly.
“I miss you… I know you’re mad at me but I did it for you, for us. Austin was bound to kill you when things get out of control” He explained and she laughed coldly.
“You did all these for your greedy and selfish self. You never thought about anyone apart from yourself”
“I always think about you. Come with me, I promise you make everything right. That demon isn’t trustworthy, why would he pour water on you?” Brooklyn requested.
“It’s none of your business, all that matters is that he’s better than you, he’s better than Austin and I am safe with him” She replied with anger, hurt and sadness.
“Don’t be sad, I helped you. If they found out, they would abduct and kill you before Austin is involved. I have to reasonable explanation but I’m sorry. Come with me, everything seems worthless and useless without you. Your presence does a thousand miracles” Brooklyn confessed holding her palm.
“If I agree to follow you, would you stop? Would everything go back to normal? Would Austin still be alpha and Dracula and his minions would they return to their world?” She questioned, searching for answers in his eyes.
He was thrown aback by her questions, he didn’t know if he could stop Dracula or make his return to the underground world.
“I know you’re not ready to stop. Go away and please don’t ever come back” She sobbed, turning to leave but he held her arm.
“Ariana, it’s not easy… I just can’t stop now… Dracula won’t..”
“He won’t what? Stop? I thought you were the boss, I thought you called the shots yet you can’t order him to stop. Just go. You’re nothing but a weakling. You couldn’t fight with Austin and that’s why you confronted Dracula for help” She flung at him and walked away, tears rolling down her cheek.
Brooklyn fell to the ground. Her words echoed in his ears. “You’re weak!”
“Ahhhh!” He yelled holding his ears.
Ariana walked to where Lucile was. “Let it out, you have no control over your situation and frustration is eating you up” Lucile said, patting her back.
“Everything lies in my hands. If I give up myself for the rites, it would all end” She sobbed.
“It’s not as easy as you think. Dracula won’t let you do that, it’s either he kills you or imprisons you. He would bend you to his will, make you powerless. You wouldn’t even be able to help Austin” Lucile explained and she looked at him with surprise, her brown eyes glistering.
“But I want to help Austin, if I don’t give myself up, how else would I be able to help him?”
“By learning how to fight with your powers. You can beat Dracula only if you’re brave and very skilled I’m fighting” Lucile announced.
“But Dracula is the most powerful demon” She declared and he let out a laugh.
“No, to our group he’s the second most powerful. Your mother, I, Dracula and a few demons belonged to a group. We called ourselves the war forces. We were second to none, the most powerful group and we were banished. That’s why we came to earth. There are other creatures apart from demons in the underground world” Lucile confessed, regret evident in his voice.
“Why were you exiled?” She demanded curiously.
“Don’t know about now but then we had rivals from different groups. We were framed and got banished without any reasonable crime. So we stayed with the witches for a while before deciding to come to Earth” He replied with a sigh and Ariana was shocked.
” How did mom…”
“Enough questions for today. I’ll answer when you know how to float” He replied and she grumbled silently.
“But I don’t know how to do it” she whined.
“Let your power flow through your veins naturally. If something sparks within you, allow it to grow, give it full control of your body” Lucile ordered and she felt a spark within her but it disappeared before she could count 5.
“I give up! This is hard, I’ll continue living my life like yours. I’ll distance myself from the modern world and live a primitive man” She spit out with frustration.
“That’s enough for today, we’ll continue tomorrow” He instructed and she heaved a sigh of relief while he shook his head sadly as they ascended.
He brought out eggplant with a few potatoes and gave it to her. Her eyes lit with joy but it faded when she realised there would be no accompaniment.
“Can I get some tomatoes or eggs?” She requested timidly.
“Yes, there’s a golden goose laying golden, large eggs at the back of the cave, you’re free to get as many eggs as you wish. You can get a thousand if you wish” He replied sarcastically and she stared at him with shock.
“If he could get potatoes, why couldn’t he get eggs?” She wondered within herself.
“Make your food, eat a lot. I wouldn’t go easy on you tomorrow” He declared with a yawn as he lay on the floor and closed his eyes.
” How would I lake a fire… Lucile, please come help me. Lucile?” She called but got no reply.
With a groan, she began setting the wood. She stroked two stones against each other but couldn’t even get a spark.
“Why is my life complicated? I feel like I left an island of pleasure for one of suffering and he’s being super annoying” She thought as she dropped the stones angrily.
She stared at her hand as she felt a movement like blood racing faster than before. A small spark appeared on her hand and she screamed, waking Lucile.
“I felt it” She said ecstatically and with a groan he turned to face her.
“Felt what?” He requested staring at her with a frown.
“A spark appeared on my hand, I felt something within me.. It.. it… was.. it was there” She stuttered, staring at her hand waiting for something to happen but nothing did.
“But… but.. it.. it appeared”.
“I know you want to know how to use your powers but making up stories doesn’t count” He scolded and her face dropped.
“Just have dinner and go to bed, tomorrow would be more hectic than today” He replied and turned.
She tapped his shoulder and he turned, staring at her. “The fire” She mumbled and with a snap of his fingers, there was flame.
She wished she could be half as good as he was. With the water dripping from the crack, she washed the back of the potatoes and used a flat rock to peel them. She used the water to wash the potatoes and put them in the pot, adding water before putting the pot on the fire.
She wished she didn’t have to wait for a very long time before getting water but she was scared to go out alone and didn’t want to disturb Lucile.
Sitting on the hard ground, her mind flashed to Austin. If they were together, they would be in the dining.
She thought about school and despite the terrible treatment she received, she still missed school. She missed Charlotte’s tantrums.
“If only fate could be kind to me” She thought as she began to doze off. She opened her eyes and checked the food.
The potatoes were soft already, searched for a napkin and couldn’t find any then resorted to using her hand.
“Ouch!” She yelled, dropping the hot pot on the ground. She ran to the crack and let the water drop to her hand as she blew air on it.
Her hand turned red thought she couldn’t feel the pain again. She let the pot cool before going to it. She stared at the potatoes and lost her appetite.
The food looked appetizing but she couldn’t explain why she didn’t want it. She crawled to a side and lay on the ground. “Why did I run without listening to Austin?. But if I had waited they would have captured me. I should be angry at Austin, his subjects killed my mom and now they also want to kill me” She thought as she dozed off.