“About what.”
“You will always be a kid.”
***
Miyana just could not ignore the loud screams and curses that came from all the direction,Jacob was not giving up,he was mad,Lakiya was scared to death,he now and then turned to his mother who refused to let him move from the place.His heart did stop when Jacob appeared from the ground just a little away from the alter, “I do.”he hissed instead of him.Miyana was shocked but not the others,they knew he would come.
“Wait,nobody attacks the lunati.”announced Misaya.
“Why not?.”pretended Shira.
“Very unfair,five against one,the one who still hasn’t discovered his power.”
“Yes of course,he couldn’t withstand a new face among us,how will he manage the experienced hands?.”
“Lets be fair then,one of us can give up their powers to him,the one who is breathing her last,never to be re-born again.”
Each and every head turned to Misaya and she smiled softly “I don’t mind.”she said raising gracefully from her chair and allowing all her energy to flow within her opponent.This time when Jacob opened his eyes,they were purple just like them and Misaya was reduced to only bones and wrinkled skin.She sat again in her seat and turned into a stone cold statue.
Lakiya was mad he could not see his mother die like that,for the first time ever he fought valiantly,his sword did taste Jacob’s blood but when he couldn’t keep up, the rest four entered into the fight,they were no match to him,Misaya’s powers were beyond anybody’s reach,one by one Shira,Juna,Manika lost their lives,when their soul flew, it went and settled in Miyana’s new necklace,which was made of blue sapphires.Crisinda smiled she was eager to go in the fourth saphire next to her sisters but Jacob was a bit tired and Miyana was scared to death.She fought as any berch witch would finally loosing her life to him.
Jacob stood annoyed,his cold eyes fixed on Miyana who was rooted to her place.
“I do.”he repeated advancing slowly towards her. “Do you?.”he asked holding her by her neck,she didn’t speak and he wanted her to. “Answer me do you.”
“No.”she replied through her brimmed eyes.
“No,you have a tongue to say that.”he snapped holding her more tightly than ever.
“I don’t want you to do the same mistake again,I have been poisoned and there is no way I am going to live.”
He did not know what to say,he did not think about it,few words did came to his mind while he first time met Crisinda.
“Your majesty it is already late,why are you still in the ground don’t you want to sleep?”asked one of the generals,Jacob opened his eyes,he was in his palace grounds,all that he saw was what happened few months ago,he did bring back Miyana,she requested him to put her in the tower.No matter how hard he tried,her no never turned into a yes,he was reduced to nothing but a king on a throne.He had to find who poisoned her and how did he end up in this,this which he still recalled as A Blunder.
Its Just Love
“Its very hard not to love you Jacob.”her dying eyes were still locked in his,he was crying,no words came out of his mouth,he just waited,mustering all his courage he finally said “don’t go Miyana,I’ll be hungry all the time.”
“I am pretty sure Jacob you will manage fairly well without me.”she smiled, her pain was already reflecting in her voice. “Its a different kind of hunger Miyana only you can satiate it.”
“You’re late Jacob,I waited for a very long time for you to say this,now why do you do it?.”she asked.
“Its better late than never.I wanted you to know.It was a strange feeling,I took long to understand it.When I couldn’t understand I made things worst for you,it just killed me so much to see you ignoring me and avoiding me,I was mad,I did not know this feeling,I love you Miyana,don’t go.”
“Don’t be sorry Jacob,its not your fault,we were just played roughly.Whatever happens always happens for good.Be good Jacob and do good.”she was sinking, her voice had reduced and most of her words were easy for him to read in her mind, “I won’t allow you to go.I’ll turn you into a lunati,I don’t know how to live without you.”
“Give yourself time,don’t change me into a lunati.”
“Why?.”
“I don’t have the courage to love you again,I’m done Jacob.”
“Just try it one more time Miyana,I promise I will be the best man,a man that a women always dreams about.Don’t leave me like this please..”
“You are getting dark circles Jacob,how long have you been up.”
“From the day I met you.”he laughed.
“Too bad come and sleep now.”she said pulling him close to her chest,his sensitive ears were happy to still hear her heart beat,although slow it was still there.
“Sleep.”she whispered and his eyes were heavy,he held her more close still glued to her chest,breathing in her floral scent,she was the most beautiful of all,her dark black curls still brushed his heated cheeks,he was at peace,he could stay there with her as long as time lived.
***
“Miyana where are you going?.”he demanded.She did not answer him and walked through the door.The sudden anger that raced in his veins were devastating,he tried to get away from the bed,to hold her back,when he found her lying in his arms.She was standing at the door at the same time was frozen in his arms,it was getting difficult for him to understand,why two of them,how can he see two Miyana’s.It then dawned,gingerly he placed his ears close to her heart,there was no sound,Miyana standing at the door finally smiled,she was leaving forever.
“No,I will not allow that.”he thundered,forcing all his powers to trap the soul in the opposite mirror,she tried hard to escape but he managed her to drag in the powerful blue waves of his magical hands.Miyana was crying, her hands tried hard to break the glass but she couldn’t,she was trapped,how long she did not know,she watched him like he did her,there was nothing he could do.He had nobody by his side,the women who he loved was dead!.
***
“That’s it?.”I asked,Troy looked at me like he was confused. “What do you mean by that’s it.”he demanded.
“What happened to Selina and how did Crystal get cursed?,then how did he end up?,where was he so long and what about the dead boy who haunted Ruth,why do you have to make her drink blood and that too his blood,why does she still refuses him if she loves him till date?.”
“You are smarter than I expected,I can guess few answers for you but to be honest the book supports no facts and he won’t tell me, neither will Crystal, but it is said something bad happened,something beyond anybody’s imagination.Have you ever seen Jac..I mean to say Ronaldo,he has hardened,his eyes are warm only for her,nothing interests him only her,I don’t know how can one love somebody like this,how?.”he asked me,I was baffled,was he honestly asking me a question,how did he even expect me to have a answer to the same. “Hungry?.”he asked,disturbing me in my thoughts, “yes.”I gulped trying to see his eyes,they were not mad anymore nor were they filled with lust,the story had a different kind of effect on him,it did actually on me too,they loved one another and till date they do but there was something which separates them,its not that small misunderstanding,then what was it?.
I was free to walk around and have a look at my room,there was nothing much to see,just like before,only it was night,he did came in with the dinner, “Hey,go ahead,munch on.”he said putting the silverware on the table. “Really.”I tried and he just ignored me, “It doesn’t work till you have the fire element and silver together.”
“Thanks.”I voiced sitting on the chair and nibbling my food for a long time,pretty long,cause I was thinking,not a way to escape but a way to dig the truth. “Don’t worry the truth will be in front of us,Jill is at work.”he smiled lying on the bed lazily.Before I could ask he answered “Chris is dead and so is Kim and she knows why because she has discovered the art of imagery,she is on her way to find you and Ruth.She must be definitely Crisinda born again”. “And who might I be?”I wondered loud,he smiled so
ftly,well it was not hard to guess who he calculated me with, “Shira honestly.”I barked,he still continued to smile,closing his eyes and humming a soft tune.
There was no way I interrupted him,I actually loved his peaceful expression,when he was finishing and finally stopped, I had to ask, “Which song is it?.”
“This one,well Miyana used to sing for Jacob,I mean Ronaldo.”
“Its alright you can call him Jacob.”
“Thank you.”
“Which song?.”
“Hold onto me forever,hold onto forever,
Deep in my heart you smile at me,
See in it there is love for thee,
You’re the only one that makes my heart beat wild,
Oh my love soothe and make it go mild,
Hold onto me forever,(2)
Between you and me,Its Just Love.(2)”.
The Curse
“Its the most beautiful and expensive diamond necklace available in any kingdom.”Jacob was slipping the charming piece around her neck whereas Miyana was rooted stone-cold in front of the mirror, “do you like it?.”he asked with dead hope, “yes.”her reply was very faint even to his extremely sensitive ears, “look at yourself Miyana,you always wanted a thing like that,are you happy?.”
“Yes I am.”
“You love me?.”
“Yes.”
“Will you marry me again?.”
“Ye..”she stared at his wild eyes,eyes who were mad and wanted her at any cost, “your majesty.”she said getting up and avoiding him,he held her as tight as possible,not allowing any space between him and her, “you will marry me won’t you Miyana?.”he demanded coldly, “your majesty I am about to die,you already...”. “don’t you dare give me that nonsense,will you marry me,answer now.”he shouted pinning her to the wall and forcing her to look in his eyes.
“No.”
“You have a tongue to say that to me,how on earth did you manage to be so...”her tears did not melt him this time,he was annoyed and savage, “a berch witch who is now my slave,you have no powers that match mine,I am the king of lunatis and have Misaya’s power,how do you...”he stopped dead,she was not breathing,why was she not breathing,what went wrong,it couldn’t be the poison,he was treating her with the best medicines and spells,this could not be happening, “call the healer now.”one of the soldiers at the door was out to get the healer.He was not much to look,pretty frail and old himself,his aged eyes looked gravely at Jacob and he said softly “nothing will ever work on her,its no ordinary poison,its a poison from a foul witch,it is not only degrading her body but also her memory and her love for you.She does not remember you, nor does she remember your name.”
“Is there any way...”
“Turn her into a lunati and slowly you have to make her realize who she is to you and who you are to her.”
The anger that washed within him suddenly was calm,he stared for a long time,she was sleeping peacefully,tears from her eyes did not disappear so quickly,they were still there,he was lost in his memories,the first day when he met her,the way she tried to flirt with him,her beautiful thick lips when they called his name....
“Are you alright?.”he demanded.
She was half awake trying to straighten herself,he was sitting right in the middle of the room,not annoyed nor mad,just trying to find a simple answer.
“Yes.”was her reply.
“Miyana who am I?.”
“Your majesty...”
“What is my name?.”
She was blank,not able to answer a simple question, “what is my name?.”he demanded wildly.
“I don’t know...”
He had the sword in his hand and it did come for her,close to her eyes ready to penetrate her right eyeball.
Ruth was up,it was a bad dream,maybe it was not a dream but a reality which she did live once,her tired eyes were shocked,she saw him sitting in the center of the room,just like in her dream,he did have the sword,the droplets of fear on her forehead were not lying,it was one of her past memories,she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself and when she did open it,he was not there,she looked around and then to her right hand side he stood with a glass of water. “Drink,it will help.” she took the glass gingerly and looked into his eyes,he just sighed ,stretching his legs while he sat.
“Too bad you only remember the bad things that happened between us Miyana,what about the good ones.”she did not answer,still taking small sips from the glass. “What about the good ones Miyana.”he repeated, “Jacob just let her go and I will try....”
“Try...Try..”he was close to her lips just few inches away, “how many times are we going to try?, how many times?.”
“I..”
“Don’t speak a word..” She was terrified to her core,he was finally loosing it,his hands smashed anything that came in his way,she was scared to death,watching him in prefect horror,the way he was battling within,finally when he was tired he sat on the ground with his legs crossed and looking at the ceiling.She saw the mess,the broken vase,then the chairs,also the beautiful ancient planters by her window side,he was not there in the room,her eyes could not see him anymore,she sighed softly and he was again close to her face inches away from her,this time his cold lips touched her and she shivered involuntarily,his hands traced her frail curve line while she tried to close her eyes,Jacob made it difficult for her to breathe,she tried many times to push him away but he was having his way,the only way which his tired mind could think of,to make her aware of the golden moments which they spent together.His hands crushed her soft skin while she tried to pacify his burning heart,there was no escape,her breathing had normalized but he was still trying hard,forcing those memories out of her which she failed every time to recall.
His wild untamed desires were soaring high,she was not baffled nor annoyed,it had to happen,how long would he keep himself away from her,she did fear this moment and here she was being loved by his parched soul.The skin around her neck did bleed and he stopped instantly. “Your body is still not ready for me and neither is your heart.”he said frustrated,pulling himself away from her.
“She has nothing to do with this,you saw yourself,its just me,why don’t you let her go.”she tried again while he covered her fresh wound. “She is my slave,I can do anything with her,she breaths because you wanted it and she won’t .....”
“Why won’t she?,why not?, What is your problem? You have me,then why can’t you just let her go,why are you behind the four innocent girls,let them live their lives,you can cast a spell on them and they will forget me forever,they won’t hurt you,just let them go Jacob,be the one who I loved once,please be him.”she cried avoiding his scrutiny,he tried to touch her and she slapped his hand,he laughed,enjoying her temper, “You honestly want to know why I can’t leave them?.”she looked perplexed, “ ‘Cause they make you a living being and many a times I get rational behavior from your end.I am not letting them go Miyana,I want you back,in body and in soul,this time I decide and you obey,you have to love me again,you have to.”With that said Jacob was out of the room,she sat devastated on the floor,trying to hide her wounded heart,it was so clear to read in her innocent eyes what she feared,what she feared most about him and being back again in love,he knew it but he wanted that thing to be out of her heart and mind,his determined eyes were not giving up,he was close,she was breaking,her cold silence was finally on its edge,her heart was beating at a frantic rate,it was good to hear her like that,he did remember it when the first time he met her,it just felt like that,she avoided his eyes again,he banged the door ferociously leaving her in darkness.
“Why the hell are you wearing a coat?.”demanded Crystal.
“I have a trial to attend.”he informed,every soul present in the room was shocked,some even started gossiping. “Brother you are the king and those worms...”
“I know what I do Crystal that is why I am the king not you.”she stood annoyed,eyeing him with pure hatred.
“Manja,I don’t want any single soul to go near her,if I find
even the slightest trace,say goodbye to your family.”the man in blue coat and red eyes was a bit terrified,he obeyed instantly,standing at Miyana’s door,his eyes did not miss a single movement,soft sobs were audible to everyone and like most of them he tried to ignore it.It was hard for Jacob,his sensitive ears could still hear her cry. “Where is Troy?.”he demanded angrily.
“Yes Sire.”Troy was already standing in front of him and I was by his side,my hands were handcuffed and I could see the anger that flashed within his eyes, “take her to the dungeons and make sure she breathes.”
“Sure.”he said pulling me madly at the end, “stop...”I tried when he hinted me to pretend,to play along. “Are you planning to kill her?.”demanded Crystal,her eyes were fixed on me,like I was a treat for her,ready to be served,I could clearly hear Ruth,she was crying her heart out,the scowl that sketched Jacob’s face was indescribable,he was getting annoyed minute by minute, “One scratch on her body and Crystal you shall be back in your grave.”he threatened, I saw Troy smiling cunningly,he knew when to play and practice,something which I failed all the time. “Don’t worry sweetheart,I will teach you the trick.”he smiled pulling me up in his arms.
“Where is he going?.”I asked.
“To the court of Nevesa.Seems like Jill has finally called things and lined up all facts in place.”
“Is he stupid?.”
He was a bit offended at the word but his smile was back again, “Jacob can be mad,he can be idiotically in love but never stupid,you want to meet Jill and the rest don’t you?.”I nodded, “he has gone to bring them,after all they are his wife’s close people.”he laughed.
I wanted to box him down and I did but it was no use,he was only laughing,my hands were pulled back while he kissed me,they was no denying that he was good at this but the time and place were not according to my choice.
“Don’t worry once we are free,I will take you to a close place,near the sea and under the heavenly sky,you will love the air and heat that will melt our souls.”
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