“So the divine beings are still on his side because they are hopeful that one day Marcus's curse will be lifted and everything will come back to normal,” Axlan concluded.
“Yes. Even I'm waiting. He was good to me before he was cursed,” Damon sighed, moments from the past flashing in front of his eyes.
“Can't you find that demon sage?”
“I have no desire to be cursed again. Moreover, many divine beings tried to find him. No one could find his whereabouts,” Damon stood up from the chair, ready to leave.
“Maybe my brothers can find him,” Axlan suggested.
“I'll gladly lift your curses if you could do that,” Damon smirked before vanishing in the air.
Axlan rolled his eyes at the person who just dissappeared, “Will gladly lift our curses, huh. Liar.”
Axlan stood up from the bed and went to the door. He couldn't step out of the room so he was waiting for a maid to pass by. After waiting for some time, finally he saw a maid carrying a laundry basket.
“Listen!” He yelled.
The young girl got scared and ended up dropping the basket on the floor. She sighed in relief when she realised that it was Axlan and not a ghost.
“Oh, I got scared,” she sighed, “Yes... yes, Master Axlan?”
“Sorry for scaring you. Tell my brothers to come here and meet me. Also call Cynthia.”
She nodded and picked the basket of clothes again before walking away.
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“So you want us to find that demon sage who cursed Marcus?” Alarick asked Axlan with raised eyebrows.
Axlan was sitting on the bed and his four brothers standing around him and throwing daggers at him with their eyes. While Cynthia was standing in a corner silently.
“That's not our concern, Axlan,” Zyaire shrugged.
“It is, brothers. Look at the broader picture. If we find the demon sage, he will lift his curse from Marcus. Then Marcus will lift his curse from Damon and Aurore. Then Damon will lift his curse from us. And we will easily become Ace. Happy ending!” He told them excitedly.
Alexander was the only one who looked interested, the rest just stared at his face as if he came from some other galaxy.
“What if instead of lifting Marcus's curse, that demon sage cursed us? I'm not ready to take another curse,” Alarick shook his head.
Akexander chimed in, “I'm interested, actually. Divine beings tried to find that demon sage only in the human world. What if that demon sage is actually living in the realm of demons?”
Axlan agreed, “Yes, there is a possibility.”
Cynthia was getting more and more confused as she heard their conversation.
“Alright, so it's decided. I'm going to the realm of demons to find that demon sage,” Alexander declared.
“Take Xavier with you,” Alarick suggested.
Both Alexander and Xavier frowned at Alarick for suggesting that.
Alarick clarified his statement, “The demon queen has a crush on Xavier. She will be more willing to help if Xavier accompanied you to her court.”
Even though Xavier hated the fact that the demon queen had her eyes on him, but his presence could make the mission easier so he was willing to help, even if he and Alexander didn't get along.
“Can I ask something?” Cynthia interrupted their conversation and all heads turned towards her.
“Why did you call me here? I don't think I can help you in any way.”
Now Axlan couldn't just tell her that he called her too because she was their mate.
“Umm... you have got involved in the magical realm too. And it indirectly concerns your sister's life. So you should be well-informed about the developments,” He handled the matter wisely.
Cynthia nodded, understanding what he meant, “Then I'll take my leave. Or else Cara will scold me again for being lazy.”
And Cynthia exited Axlan's bed chamber.
Alarick began, “Alex and Xav, both of you are leaving for the realm of demons in the morning.”
Both of them nodded and then shared a distasteful look before walking away.
Now Axlan looked at Alarick with puppy eyes, “Alarick, can you please undo your curse? I was only trying to help you all.”
“Rick, just do it,” Zyaire too supported his fourth brother.
Alarick nodded with a sigh and undid the curse with a flick of his finger. “Alright, now you can step out of your bed chamber and the castle. However, if I ever caught you doing sneaky things again, the third curse will be way worse,” He warned Axlan.
Axlan smiled, “I promise I won't.” And he ran out of the castle, to the woods to finally roam around freely.
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Another extremely late update.
I was actually about to put the book on hold but then decided to complete this chapter because I got an amazing idea.
Btw, I want to change Marcus's name. Maybe, Lucian?
I would have abandoned this story long ago if it wasn't for Khans__profession and PratikshaGawade17 asking about the updates from time to time. So I'm writing for them and myself too, actually.
Do tell me your views on the chapter!
Fifteen • The Demon Sage
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