Chapter 17 - The Scarlet Eyes

Those red strings it can't be, why mother is doing this...

"What did you do to me you bitch release this spell now, why can't I move, I feel my mana draining what are you doing, or else I will make you and your beg for death but it will not be given"

Ronald was burning in fury and he was gritting his teeth and yet he was standing still like a stone statue, like the string entangled around his body is strangling him,

"So Dustin said that when Ravens arrives here you will tell them that I, Norman, and Kosa ran away together and since they had the document in the first place it will be proven I was guilty and had a relationship with them, and you have to kill us because we tried to fight back huh?" My mother spoke in her sharp and prideful voice and somehow Ronald's face turned blue,

"and then you will replace the fake ones with the copy of the original in your house that will assure the Ravens, but at the same time Dustin will sell original to Shaytins, it will be seen as we were the who leaked them, quite a thought you have given to this trickery yet-"

"HOW? HOW THE FUCK!! YOU KNOW THIS? is this some kind of Illusion or Psychological conjuring spell? You BITCH! you lied about having no mana! " Ronald's anger was bursting throughout of his veins, but then suddenly he started laughing,

"You know it, Cara, no matter what you do you won't be able to defeat me, in the end, I will kill you and your brat!"

"See that's where you made a mistake your first and biggest mistake was to lay your eyes on my son,

second coming after me, at least you should know before you die, that you died by the hands of,

THE WITCH OF THOUSAND GRIMOIRES!"

My mother smiles with these words, Witch of the thousand Grimoires but how I thought I tried to pick myself up with my arms to help her out but fell on my face,

"Don't push it dear! just me gimme a little time"

She looked at me with a gentle gaze and bright smile,

"WITCH OF WHAT? have you gone insane is that recoil of this spell, you feel proud calling yourself by the name of the Most disgraceful Traitor of the history, she died 10 years ago in the Great War, don't you know how many people died because of that bitch, and you say her name like that huh?" Ronald words were shivering and terror in them was clear,

"Just because you know a fancy spell you think you are her? I would've believed you if you had mana in your body and also if you are That Traitor You would've killed each and everyone on this town easily"

"Shut up." my mother said to his insane face,

"as she did to her people despite being there-"

"Didn't you heard Shut Up!" she put her finger gently on the string and snapped it,

And the moment the thread broke Ronald fell on the ground with a sudden jerk,

What just happened? is he dead? are we free my anxiety was eating me alive I looked at my mother she was standing still silently,

"MOTHER SAY SOMETHING ARE YOU OKAY!" I again tried to pick myself up with my skinny and lifeless arms but again fell on my face,

"Don't push your Aaris" she said in her sweet and gentle tone, the same one in which she used to talk to me,

"mother are you okay?" my anxiety was increase with heartbeats, and then she turned to me,

"Look at you still worrying about me, come here I want to see your face for one last time" she raised her hand, and that severed strings gently wrapped around me and I felt some strength in my body it was gently flowing through in me, it picked me up from the ground, and slowly carried me to her, and she rested her soft and warm hands on my face, and then she put her forehead on mine her long black hair covered me as shade for a place to rest,

I look at her and her Scarlet red eyes were filled with tears and yet she was smiling,

"Aaris listen carefully when the Ravens arrive here you will tell them that Ronald, Norman, and Kosa were planning to kill Tresguys' , He got the real documents from the headquarters and they framed us, and planned this escape so he can remove Norman and Kosa to avoid problems, Ronald wanted negotiate the real ones hidden in one of the paintings in his house with the Shaytins, that will help you later."

"No, I will tell the truth...I will tell them everything and after that, we will go away from here you promised me that we will start a new life!" I was on the verge of crying but stopped as I don't want her not to worry about me much but herself,

"I am sorry Aaris, I always been a liar to you, I always broke my promises I always left to suffer alone, I am also the real reason of your condition if only I was strong enough then,

please forgive me..forgive me please" little by little her voice was breaking with her sob and I grabbed the side of her shoulders,

"I will forgive you everything, I never blamed in the first place so please stand up and let's go now, why are you doing this, please I beg you let's go" I broke into tears,

"Aaris there is some Gold muras in the house we went on your 5th birthday,

they will help you for few years,

and ask Beth to take you to St. Mikeal home,

they will look after you, there you will find new friends-"

Her hands fell from my face and she completely leaned on me, her warm touch was somehow fading away,

"it looks like I don't much time,

don't slack off on your studies,

stop being a klutz,

and also don't forget to eat and to rest,

never be rude to people, protect those who you find dear to yourself,

you know I always thought how would you look when you will grow, may like your father Strong and cheerful and a little bit of aloof, you know he was smiling and crying like an idiot when he first held you... it was the happiest day of our life become like him, never lose hope till the end, he always said that

you can't be defeated until you give up, so try your best,

don't worry I am always watching, after all I lo-"

"Mother?"