Chapter 23 : Warlock Potions
SEREL
"What do you mean?" Meissa asked as soon as we get back here. Levi came rushing to my room telling us that we have a problem. And then Aquacia announced that the sun in the mortal domain is lost too.
"Look, I brought the watch from Alice in Wonderland. It tells the exact day time but outside is dark." Paliwanag nito saamin. I looked on the wall clock above and saw the clock's arms pointed on a time telling it's day time.
Then I looked outside and saw nothing but darkness. She's right.
"Should we go outside?" Tanong ni Fisso.
"No, I suggest we should go back to the Versailles." Umiling si Nadia.
"The council must know about this. Sila na ang bahala. Whatever is happening, we need to put the Versailles first. It's in danger because of Malucia." Napatango ako sa sinabi niya. She's right. The Versailles is in danger as long as Malucia is there. We need to go back as soon as possible but...
"How?" I asked, paano kami makakabalik?
"Maybe it's time for this." Itinaas ni Meissa ang libro na nakita namin kanina. Nag-ningning ang mga mata ni Flare ng makita iyon.
"Oh my Gosh. Is that a portal key?" Gulat nitong tanong saamin. Tumango si Meissa.
"This one is different. This isn't just a portal key, but a special one." Anito at binuksan ang libro. The book lightened and made the same symbols again and we stepped in.
I closed my eyes because of the lightness that enveloped me. But when I opened it, I'm expecting to see the Versailles place but I'm somewhere... in the darkness.
"Hello?" I called, hoping that someone will hear me. Napaka dilim sa lugar na ito.
"Meissa?" I called again.
"Fisso!"
"Serel..." Nanindig ang balahibo ko ng makarinig ng isang napaka lamig na boses sa kawalan.
My system started to panicked. Nasaan ba ako? This isn't a dream, I tried pinching myself earlier and the pain is visible.
"Are you confused, my dear?"
"Sino ka?"
"Who is Serel Remedies?"
The voice is echoing on the whole place. I cannot see anything but darkness. I tried walking but the darkness is all on me. I tried to run, but there's no destination. What is happening? Nasaan ako?
"The butterfly is already flying..."
The place reversed and I saw a bright blue sky and a green field. Then a butterfly flew infront of me and my eyes laid on it as it fly on the whole place.
"She will soon hold a pen,"
Nagulat ako ng mabago muli ang buong lugar. Mula sa maganda at maaliwalas ay naging madilim iyon. A candle lightened up and the light grew until I can saw someone writing on something. Everytime she will write, the words are floating on the air.
"And Inscribe the fate."
The whole place turned dark again. Naghanap ako ng liwanag then a book lightened. Bumuklat iyon at umilaw, pinagmasdan ko iyon ng mabuti at halos manlaki ang mga mata ko ng makita na mayroong mga hayop na lumalabas mula doon.
"You are Serel..."
My head started to spin.
"Serel."
"Tama na!"
While my head is preventing the voice to speak on again, I stepped back and stepped back, until I fell on a cold deep water. I tried to swim but something deep down the water is pulling me deeper and deeper. It keeps pulling me until I cant no longer breathe.
I gasped for an air when I opened my eyes. Hinihingal ako at umuubo dahil sa pakiramdam na lumubog ako sa tubig.
"Gising na siya!" Flare rushed on me, doon ko lamang napansin na nakahiga ako sa kama ko, sa loob ng aking kwarto.
"Thank goodness you're awake!" Nag aalalang dinaluhan ako ni Aquacia at mabilis na sinapo ang noo ko.
"A-Anong nangyari...?" Tanong ko.
"You passed out right after we stepped out on the portal. Wait, are you okay?" Alala niyang tanong saakin. Bahagya akong tumango.
"I...I was in a dark place," I said after sipping on the water that Flare handed me.
"Maybe it's just the effect of the portal. Anyway, you need to get ready. You missed our training but we still have another class. Warlock Class." Napatango na lamang ako kay Nadia ng sabihin niya iyon.
After dressing up, the girls waited for me before going to our next class. It's a warlock class, where our teacher, of course she's a warlock. Will be teaching us basic potions, such as love spells and healing potions that might come in handy.
"Great, andito na kayo!" Our teacher said.
We sat down and waited for her to discuss on our front. Mayroon siyang nilabas na mga baso and containers.
"For our activity today, I will be pairing you up because you will go outside to find this plant." May ipinakita siya sa screen na isang pink na bulaklak.
She paired me up with Tyson, and we immediately left the palace to find the flower. Ngayon na lang muli ako nakalabas at nakita ang ganda ng palasyo. Mayroong malawak na hardin ang palace, the garden is a maze.
"The flower is Echinacea. A herb to prevent sick and wounds. It can be found in moist to dry praries and open wooded areas." Tyson spoke up, sumunod lamang ako sa kaniya. He had an earthy blood so he knew this.
Habang naglalakad ay nanghihinayang ako sa buong palasyo. It's so pretty outside yet no one can see the beauty in it because of the thick ice. I wonder how it looks like to see this place in a normal day.
"Tyson?" I called him when I remembered.
"Nasaan ang magulang mo?" Bigla nalang lumabas sa utak ko ang tanong na iyon. They're always speaking about their parents but I do not know them, so I wonder what they looked like.
Nanatiling tahimik si Tyson kaya kinabahan ako. Baka ayaw niyang pag usapan ang tungkol doon kaya hindi siya umiimik.
"Ayos lang kung ayaw mong pag usapan---"
"They vanished." Napatigil ako ng marinig iyon mula sa kaniya.
"They vanished and no one knew where they are." Dagdag pa niya. Napapikit ako, tanga mo talaga Serel. That's a sensitive topic!
"It's okay, I'm getting used to it. But having Taurus around is better. I miss them." Napabuntong hininga siya.
Tatahimik na sana ako ngunit napantig ang tenga ko ng may mapagtanto sa sinabi niya.
"Taurus?" Nag angat ako ng tingin sa kaniya.
"Yup, she's my mother." Tumango ito. Nanlaki naman ang mga mata ko dahil doon.
"Taurus as in yung sa zodiac sign!?" Gulantang kong tanong dahil hindi talaga ako makapaniwala.
"Yeah. And my father is Leo. Why?" Sagot niya, So he wasn't really joking!
Doon lamang mag sink in saakin lahat lahat. The Astrology. The known zodiac signs in mortal domain is a real human being in this world. And when I've read the astrology book, the part that the four basic elemental gods made a pact from the goddess of galaxy to create a stars that will rule a certain thing and will be under by their elements. So that's why Tyson is a half blood asteoloheir. Astroloheir means that they're the stars that will soon to be written on the galaxy and will be entitled as gods and goddesses. And Taurus is under the earth element while Leo is under the fire element.
Namangha ako ng mapagtanto iyon. Napatigil lamang ako sa pag iisip ng tawagin ako ni Tyson. He already found the flower so we're already okay.
"Guess I dont need to explain it anymore." He chuckled, napatawa rin ako dahil doon.
"I just realized it a minute ago," Tumawa ako.
"So if Flare is a pure blooded astroloheirs and Leo is your father, that leaves Sagittarius and Aries as her parents. Tama?" I guessed and Tyson nodded.
"Pero sinong babae sa dalawa?" Iyon pa rin ang iniisip ko. I'm quite shocked knowing that Taurus is a she. Girl, lady, babae, woman. I thought she's an opposite.
"Tita Aries," Tumawa muli ito.
"You reminded me of someone," Aniya habang naglalakad kami. Nilingon ko naman siya.
"Sino?"
"Just someone." Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin ng bitinin niya ako. "...who's dearly to me."