Hours have passed and school has ended. Right after her friends left, Glory and Grim head back to the ramshackle dorm where they head upstairs to get ready for bed. With Glory in her maroon pjs, she starts writing her seventh entry on her journal.
Dear mom and dad,
Today was a rough day. Early morning I had training with Merlin, but then after training is done, I met Rook again when he was serenading me. I know romantic, isn't it? Though, I'm quite happy to see him again. He's quite the charming man. Then this morning, my friends and I witnessed Grim being controlled by a guy with hyena ears by the name of Ruggie Bucchi, the same guy that I run over in the halls yesterday. And I'm not kidding when I said hyena. He has ears that looks like a hyena and even laughs like a hyena just like the three hyenas from the Lion King! He maybe small, but damn he's a mischievous one. Not to mentioned cheeky and playful as well. Which I find that alluring, though I would never admit this to Ruggie if I ever saw him again. Then we had a meeting with Crowley and Merlin where they discussed about blots and overblot. Overblot is when a person is overcome with negative energy based on the magic they possessed, just like how it affected Riddle. Speaking of Riddle, Riddle has been strict as usual, but he's becoming lenient for the past few days ever since the overblot incident. He even helped me with the investigations and I was so happy! First we went from Pomefiore dorms where the first culprit is Rook, but doesn't seem to be the person who would harm people like that, but Riddle did mention about him being off, I wonder why? Then we moved on to the Leech twins, whom we suspect they're culprits but we saved them for last. However, we did get caught and we ended up getting chased by the twins. I had to admit, they're were pretty intimidating and I wouldn't go near them if I ever see them again. Lastly we went to Savanaclaw and for the first time, I was quite surprised to see how similar it looks just from the back itself. It felt African vibes from the atmosphere. It reminds me of the Lion King. Soon we talked to our last culprit, Jack Howl, who was a bit cold to us, but is quite independent; which I get, but...I'm quite worried about him. I wonder if he knows about the fouls plays in his dorm? Hopefully, he'll find a way to do something. Then we met Leona and Ruggie again, whom we had a Magift match with them, but didn't end up winning because they're using dirty tactics to win. Which is a dick move from my perspective. Though, I wonder what causes Leona to use dirty tactics for? Cuz I can see his heart beginning to darken with blot. Maybe it has something to do with his past? I'm not quite sure. Whatever it is, I have to stop him before he overblots, just like how Riddle overblots. Mark my words, mom and dad, I'll do whatever I can to prevent him from falling into his own corruption and bring him back to the light. You'll see. I hope you guys are doing okay over there, tell Zara and Harriet that I said hi.
Love, your awesome and strong daughter and princess,
Gloriane Corbett
Right after she closes her journal, Glory turns to Grim who is lying on the bed snoring.
"Huuuummmm...Mnya mnya...Didjya see me super shoot..." Grim mumbles while sleeping with Glory giggling while watching him.
He really loves Magift a lot.
Glory thought. As she puts her journal under her desk, Glory glance up at the night sky to see a full moon beaming in the night. She grins when she sees a full moon.
Today's the full moon, huh?
Glory thought as he turns back to Grim who is mumbling in his sleep. Then she looks back at the moon where she shrugs.
I feel like taking pictures tonight. Besides, I don't feel tired yet.
Glory ponders as she got up from her chair where she puts her red robe, her white slippers, and grabs her cellphone. Once she gets all she need, Glory quietly left the room without waking Grim up. While carefully walking downstairs, a voice appears.
"You're not going to sleep Glory?" Glory turns to the right to see the chubby ghost looking at her curiously. She gave him a reassuring grin.
"Don't worry about me, I'm just taking a walk around outside. I'll won't be back for too long, I promise you." Glory reassures.
"Alright. Be sure to come back before midnight." He reminds her.
"I won't, see ya." Glory waves as she walk down stairs and head outside. Once she's outside, Glory wanders around the path from her dorm until she climbs down to the stairs and sat on the concrete. Glory then looks up at the sky to see the full moon glistening down at her her along with the Ramshackle dorm. Glory smiles softly admiring the glistening moon.
This would be a great time to take a picture.
Glory thought as she grabs her phone from her pocket and carefully locks her focus on the moon until she gets a perfect angle. She then snaps the picture and goes to her photo apps to smile with satisfaction to see a perfect picture of the moon.
"Perfect." Glory mutters. While admiring the view from the moon, Glory's grey eyes shift to the left and notice something near the concrete. Surprised, Glory turns her body to the left to see a dead flower.
"Oh god..." She mutters staring at the dead flower with empathy. Glory then takes her glove off and lays her left hand on the dead flower as she breathes in and out before she starts chanting.
"Flower, gleam, glow..."
Soon her left hand glows along with the dead flower.
"Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine..."
She harmonizes as the plant is engulf with light.
"Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine...
What once was mine~"
As soon as she vocalizes the last line of the chant, flower returns back its original state revealing to be a light blue lily. Glory then giggles softly and smiles at the blue lily.
"There you go, all better." Glory comforts the lily with a gentle tone. Then she stands up and looks back at the moon with a grin.
"Hmmm...I don't mind doing this." Glory mutters as she takes a deep breath and exhale out before she starts singing
***Start the music at the top^***
"I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream
I know you, that look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you, I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream."
Glory then starts harmonizing as the wind starts to blow gently through her while she sings.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah~"
"Ah Ah Ah Ah ah ah ah Ah~. Mmm..Mmm..mmm...mmm~"
"But if I know you, I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once
The way you did once upon a dream~"
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While on the other side of the forest, a mysterious shadowy figure was wandering in the forest until he heard a melodic voice nearby.
"Hmm? What this I'm hearing?" He mumbles as he saunters through the grass, stepping on twigs while following the enchanting voice. While listening to the voice as he follows the sound of the mysterious voice, thoughts appear inside of his head.
Could there be a nymph? A fairy?...
He thought while following the enchanting voice. He soon finds himself reaching its end of the path until his green eyes caught on a woman with raven hair wearing a red robe vocalizing a bewitching yet alluring voice under the full moon.
"That was her?" He mutters as he watches the mysterious ravenette extending her arm out while singing.
"I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream
I know you, that gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem...
But if I know you, I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream~"
While she marvels under the moon, the mysterious tall male figure couldn't help but be mesmerized by the enchanting ravenette's alluring voice. It's like he just seen a beautiful celestial nymph with a captivating voice of a goddess. Soon he saw her opening her eyes revealing her glamorous grey eyes that gleams from the moonlight.
I wonder if I'll ever get home....
Glory thought until she heard a loud rustle and crack from the left where Glory gasps and spins around to see a tall man with horns on his head looking surprised yet froze when being spotted.
"...Ummm..." The man with horns utters while stunned as Glory stares at him with a bewildered look as she blinks her eyes twice.
"Uhh...hi." Glory greets him sheepishly as the mysterious man with horns widen his eyes saunters towards her. While approaching, Glory slowly lifts her head up and widens to see the man with the tallest height.
Holy sh#t! He's tall!
Glory thought while stunned by his tall height, the man with horns curls his brows in confusion.
"You scared?" He ask curiously causing Glory snap out of her thoughts and shakes her head at him.
"No, I wasn't. Sorry, I was just surprised that you've come here." Glory replies.
"I always come here every night. Tell me, do you live here? This building had been abandoned for a long while." He ask curiously.
"I do. Crowley gave me permission to stay here until I find a way back to my world." Glory told him.
"Your world? Describe it for me." He inquires Glory nods where she told him everything from the dream, the voice, the hand that appeared from her mirror that dragged her to Twisted Wonderland based on Disney villains from Disney movies that watched as a child where she discovers that she's the reincarnation of Mother Gothel.
"I see....that's why. I heard rumors about you being the next Gothel. You happened to be that girl, right? Gloriane Corbett?" He guessed as Glory looks down at the ground for a minute before looking back at the mysterious man with horns.
"I am...and I'm not proud. I've always born from another world, but to have the same dream, being transported here and being told that I'm the reincarnation of Mother Gothel is just random yet...draining."
"Draining?" He tilts his head caressing his chin curiously as he watches Glory intertwining her fingers while looking tense.
"Like...people been avoiding me because I look like her, but...they're mistaken and it's frustrating. Just because we look the same, doesn't mean I'm going to become like her. They kept saying that I'm going to be the next Gothel or I'm going to lock them up in a tower, but...Pfft. I'm not going too, I don't live in a tower. I live in a freaking abandoned dorm!" Glory lets out a giggle covering her mouth as she giggles with the man with horns crossing his arms while gazing at her.
"Well do find it strange. You do have sheer resemblance of her, but...you don't seem that bad." He states making her widen her eye and she lifts her head to him with a surprised look. He lets out a sigh.
"I know how it feels to be feared and misunderstood. You're not the only one, I get misunderstood a lot and everyday." He told him as Glory blinks her eyes as he averts his green orbs to the left.
"I'm always been uninvited from fancy events in school. I even got told that I'm going to be in the hall of fame this year's Magift tournament." He said shocking Glory.
"You were going to be in the hall of fame this year?" She ask curiously.
"I was, but Crowley told me I wasn't." He said as Glory notice him griping his arm.
"It's not that I'm mad about it or anything...not at all." He assures with a calm tone, but Glory can tell that he's enraged by the way his gripping his sleeve and his tone sounded like disappointment. Soon, let's out a sigh and turns back to Glory.
"I apologized for scaring you like that, but I didn't expect you have such an enchanting voice." He said causing a blush crept to Glory's cheeks.
"Thanks, I don't always sing like this before." She told him.
"Hmm?" He hums in confusion.
"Yeah, I was quite shy as a child. However, I do love to sing. My friends and my parents encourage me to compete in a talent show back in elementary school. It took me a two days to think about it and soon I agreed. I sign up the talent show and I start practicing my song that I loved from my childhood. Then a week later, I was ready. I was so nervous but Zara and Harriet told to be confident and positive. I took their word until my chance got ruined..." Glory said as she let's out a sigh while talking about her childhood. She folds her arms while continuing to talk about her childhood.
"Those kids ruined it for me by pulling a cruel prank at me. They released a tarantula and let it crawl towards my back while was singing but I panicked and I was humiliated. Afterwards, I became the butt of the joke and I stopped singing. I even developed a fear of spiders." She told him.
"That sounds terrible." He remarks as she nods at him.
"It does. I even hide my voice because of the insults from my childhood; saying that I'm a coward, your voice sucks, or you don't have the balls to sing in public cuz your a coward. So I kept it hidden from my close friends and my parents so I won't get make fun of again." She explains. He then tilts his head before laying a hand on her shoulder.
"Well...to me, you sounded like a goddess and...you shouldn't let people bring you down like that. Because from what I've seen, you have an amazing voice." He reassures with a warm smile causing her to blink her eyes before smiling back as she lets out a giggle.
"That's what everyone told me. From my friends at Heartslabyul and the head dorm Riddle." Glory said as she smiles fondly at the memories from the Unbirthday party where her friends such as Cater, Ace, Deuce, Trey, Grim, and Riddle gave her courage to sing and perform in public for the first time. For the time, she felt a sense of relief and she couldn't get enough of that.
"You don't know how much it gives me relief when they gave me reassurance. At first I was scared as I look back at the traumatic memories of me singing in public, but ever since I got here, I find myself slowly embracing my voice. All because of Night Raven." Glory explains with a bright smile while remembering the Unbirthday party where she sang in public for the first time.
"I see...." He mutters while grinning before humming as he looks at the ramshackle dorm.
"I'd been quite fond of its as a place I could be quietly left alone." He mutters. Soon something popped from her mind.
"Are you from Diasonmia?" Glory ask curiously making him baffled.
"Am I from...you don't know who I am? Truly?" He ask curiously with a bewildered look before forming an intriguing smile.
"....Hmmm. Is that so? That is...exceedingly rare. What should I call you?" He ask curiously.
"Well besides my name, I go by many nicknames such as Glo, Glory, or Glor. That's what my friends called me." She told him causing him to tilt his head caressing his chin.
"Glory? That's an unusual name, but...." He then forms a grin.
"It actually suits you. It suits you very well since you possess such enchanting beauty. You sure you're not beguiling with some enchantment spell?" He teases making widen her eyes as she felt her face flushed and waves her hands at him.
"N-No, I'm not! I would never-!"
"Pfft Hahaha! Calm down, I'm only joking." He reassures while laughing making her baffled.
"Eeh!? We're you-! Boi!" Glory shouts pouting at the mysterious man as he kept laughing.
"My~ what an odd yet cute reaction. Interesting." He playfully remarks. Glory huffs and cross her arms furrowing her brows.
"I am not cute!" Glory scoffs with a pout.
"Of course you're not." He sarcastically teases as he ruffled her hair making her pout even more and smacks his hand away.
"Come on, stop!" Glory mumbles with a flustered look while holding her head completely embarrassed.
"Hehe alright. Though there's something I need to ask."
"Hm?"
"What's that on your left hand?" He ask pointing his finger as Glory downs to where he's pointing until she widen her eyes.
Ah crap! I forgot that I have my glove taken off!!
Glory thought with a panicked look but let's out a sigh and glance at him.
"I'll show you, but you can't tell anyone. That includes your dorm as well." Glory advises him and he nods. Glory looks around for a wilted plant until she spot one from the other side and turns to the mysterious horned man.
"Follow me." She told as Glory walks to the wilted plant with the mysterious man following after her. She then crouch down a,omg with horned man where she takes a deep breath and exhale out before starting to chant.
"Flower, gleam, and glow..."
Soon her left hand glows once again along with the wilted plant shocking the mysterious fae.
"Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine~"
She sang as the flower gets engulfed with light while the young fae watches in awe.
"Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine....
What once was mine~"
As she sang the last line, the withered plant went back to his original state revealing to be a white lily. Afterwards, the young fae gently touches the white lily with his face filled with awe and shock.
"You're a healer." He said as she nods at him with a sheepish grin. This causes him to smile intriguingly.
"I can understand why the Mirror of Darkness said about you possess such magic. This is quite rare. No wonder why Crowley allow you to attend here." He remarks with a grin before his lips form a straight line as he got up from the ground along with Glory.
"Hmph...Nevertheless...But if there are people living here it means this abandoned building is no longer abandoned. That's too bad. I have to find another abandoned place for my nightly strolls. Well then, I bid you adieu."
"Huh? Wait!"
"Hm?" He turns back to Glory with a curious look. As Glory takes a good look at him, memories starting to flash before her when remembered the rumors people spread about him, his name being mentioned, him being feared, being uninvited, him saying he won't be in the hall of fame. Everything he said reminded her of Maleficent as both of them are known to be uninvited from special events. Everything is slowly coming together when Glory finally knew who this person is.
As she faces the mysterious fae, Glory grips her fist tightly before she confronts him.
"...You're Malleus, aren't you?" Glory ask curiously making him widen his eyes before letting out a chuckle before smiling back at the curious ravenette.
"Feel free to call me whatever you'd like. Goodnight, Titania." He says as he disappears from full sight baffling her.
"So he's Malleus......" She utters while stunned by the realization, but soon giggles and forms a smile.
"He seems nice. I hope I get to meet him again...." She mutters as let's out a yawn.
"Welp, time for bed." Glory said as she walks back to her stuff where she puts her phone in her pocket and grabs her glove. Afterwards, she walks back to her dorm to get some sleep for tomorrow.
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Meanwhile at the Savanaclaw dorm, Leona was lying on his bed in his room minding his own business until he heard the door open and turns to see Ruggie with a tray of food.
"Leona, good evening. I brought your dinner and I took care of another job." He told him as he waltz in and lays a tray of food next to him.
"Ahh. Aren't you an efficient one, Ruggie." He remarks with a sly grin. The hyena shrugs nonchalantly.
"Well naturally. If it's for you Leona, it's easy." He assures with a wide grin.
"Ha, don't flatter me. You're doing this for yourself." Leona points out.
"...Oh no, Leona. This is for us, y'know. Everyone wants to turn this world on its head. The hyenas in the legend of the King of Beasts followed him because they wanted to improve their lot in life. I'm just doing the same." Ruggie reassures as Leona cross his arms.
"Hmph. Then discreet while you 'hunt'. Don't leave evidence." He informs.
"Shishishi! Of course. It's hyena's policy to never leave a scrap of their prey behind. By the way, Leona. What are your thoughts on Kitten?" He asked.
"Huh?" Leona looks at him with a confused look.
"You know, Glory. The girl who is reincarnation of Mother Gothel and unlocked her power recently." Ruggie told him. Leona smirked when thinking about the new girl in Night Raven college.
"She's a lioness for sure. Despite possessing that old hag's appearance, her scent is different." Leona responded.
"Yeah. I can tell a mile away that her scent is different. But strangely, she has this "allure" that she has from her ancestor. Which is weird cuz she's not that evil. She is a genuinely nice girl." Ruggie restated. Leona rolled his eyes at the hyena.
"That's cuz the mirror said that her soul is different from her ancestor, so it's no surprise there." He reminded before he crept a smirk.
"But she is one tough lioness though. That girl could look at me in the eye without being frightened by me and she beat a couple of punks in our dorm all by herself. Her magic even caught me by surprise and her strategy is well-thought. I'll give her credit for that. Hell, even our dorm mates were so scared of facing her after the fight. That's what happens when you piss off a woman." Leona pointed out. and the hyena chuckled.
"You really are fond of her, don't you Leona?" Ruggie assumed with a side grin, but he scoffs at his guess.
"Women are known to be the strongest warriors in our hometown. They can easily dominate you within a split second. Hell, Even my big bro's wife could take good swing to kick their asses. That's why you should never underestimate women." Leona informs nonchalantly with Ruggie shrugging his shoulders with a chill smile.
"Yeah, yeah, I get ya. Moving on to our next plan, who else is our next target?" Ruggie ask curiously.
"Let me think..." He ponders for minute before he opens his mouth.
"How about a wolf that likes to sneak around eavesdropping on others?" Leona points out.
"Huh!?" Ruggie shrills with his eyes widen before glaring at the eavesdropper.
"I know you're there, fresh-baby. You might want to find a new hobby with those giant ears of yours." Leona confronts as footsteps are heard as it approaches to his room where it reveals to be none only then Jack Howl, who gave them a serious glare.