Chapter 310 - 310

"Sister!" the witch screamed. "You…you said." 

"She cursed me. She had to pay." Allias said with a smirk and the witch looked at him filled with hate. 

"You will pay." She yelled at him and grabbed the vile of blood in a hurry before she disappeared. He was finally alone. He realized and looked at the black curse mark on his arm. He had killed Silak but it was not disappearing. Perfect, he thought and grabbed the doll from his pocket. Thankfully it was still there. He turned around, spotting everyone sitting on the grass looking around disoriented. 

"So I used my powers to eliminate someone and now I am cursed." He mumbled to himself. "Worth it." He said with a naughty smile as he whistled. "That felt good." He said as he headed towards the room he had left Mark. The boy was still there, still dead. Allias looked at him with a gentle smile. "Soon, you will be back." 

It could seem as if it was nothing but to kill a powerful creature you needed a very big amount of magic. The stronger your opponent the more you exerted yourself. The witches were obviously strong so for Allias to simply make that woman evaporate he had to send out a huge amount of power. Under different circumstances this would be nothing but the truth was that he was really rusty. He couldn't believe that he had actually managed to pull that off so easily. He would have to also think of the consequences soon and check that curse mark but he didn't care for now. He was too happy that he had a way to bring his best friend back that the Council seemed only like a small obstacle in his bright future.

He got inside, where Mark had been left and took his friend in his arms. Rasing him up gently as he left the cottage. He looked back one last time, observing the horrid decorations, the darkness of the hallways and the feeling of decay he got from everything. As he walked out the front door he got to see the rest of the elves clearly. Theseus had been pacing back and forth, a worried expression on his face and the king couldn't help but chuckle. He looked at his arm, he had somehow managed to hold Mark with only one, even he was impressed with himself. He bit the edge of his sleeve with his teeth and brought it down, hiding the curse so none of them could see it. There was no reason for them to know at this moment. 

Theseus was the first one to notice him. His lilac eyes widened and a relieved expression covered his worry. He ran towards him and stopped just a few meters away, scanning him carefully with his eyes. From head to top he looked carefully, wanting to make sure that Allias was perfectly fine. The king smiled, making the general's heart flutter.

"Can you please hold Mark. It's kind of difficult for me." He said and Theseus immediately moved, taking the red haired away from him. Asmodeus had followed him, seeing the body of his old lover he too needed to make sure everything was fine. He took Mark from Theseus and walked away not really interested in Allias. 

The moment they were left alone Theseus rushed forward and hugged him, squeezing him in his arms and the king giggled as he tried to breath. He wouldn't let go of him and Allias could feel his rapid heartbeat as their chests touched. 

"I am fine, Theseus. Theseus. I can't breathe." He said and smacked his back a few times, signaling the general to let go of him. "Someone looks worried." He teased him and Theseus rolled his eyes.

"I was worried sick. I didn't know where you were, you disappeared and we kept calling into that endless black pit. All I wanted to do was find you and make sure you were okay." He told Allias. The king caressed his cheek, leaving a light kiss on his lips as compensation for his worry and Theseus pulled him closer, kissing him passionately. Allias' eyes widened from the surprise before he allowed the general to eat him up. When Theseus let go of him both of them were panting. "I'm so glad you're okay." He mumbled.

"I feel kind of offended that you were so worried. We're talking about me here. What's the worst thing that could happen?" Allias asked him with a cheeky smile. "Is everyone else okay?" 

"Yes, they are all fine. Ea is a bit shaken up. He had never been trapped in a magic spell like that before so he is quite shocked." He said and Allias' stole a glance towards them. Ea and Ares we're talking, sitting on the grass while the king seemed to be deep in thought. Theseus noticed it, a frown forming on his face. "What's wrong?" He asked but Allias shook his head and wore another smile.

"No, nothing. I was just checking up on them. He couldn't tell Theseus about using his powers nor the curse. He would go insane with worry. They had so much going on already. This would simply throw him off the edge. He couldn't do that to him, he had to find out a away and deal with it himself.

"Allias, what did the witches ask of you? Is everything alright?" He asked the king, curious about what happened.

"Yeah, it wasn't really that big of a deal after all. They just wanted to play. They took some of my blood and then released you."

"Your blood? Why would you give them your blood?" Theseus asked. Allias was right, he as already upset about this, he couldn't add more to his worries. He should stop being selfish now and face his responsibilities. He was king and he had to bear the troubles on his own. It was about time he stopped using his lover as his support, to solve all his problems. He wouldn't move forward like that.

"I don't know. I guess we never will...How about we go back and...."

"Allias giving them your blood is dangerous! Why would you accept that?" He asked.

"Don't worry. I don't think they will use it for anything." He said. The leader sister was dead and the other one was probably to scared of him now to attempt anything, at least not in the real future. 

"How are you so sure of that?"

"I just am. Come on now. Let's go meet the others. I want to go home and rest. I am exhausted." He told him and Theseus took his hand. The moment the general touched him he felt a piercing pain, as if needles were traveling in his blood. The mark was pulsing. He closed his eyes and took in a deep breath trying to hide his pain. Theseus hadn't noticed it, he was walking and looking straight forward. Allias relieved looked at him, admired him hoping that Theseus' beauty would take his mind of the pain. All he had to do was trave the lines of his face, get lost in the color of his eyes and everything would be fine. He could do this, no one would realize. Once he was back at the palace he would visit a doctor and get this solved. He had to hide the tracings of his magic though. Soon Silak's death would become known. He needed to cover his tracks. 

"My king you're fine!" Ea exclaimed happily and Allias smiled.

"Yes I am glad you're alright."

"Took you a while to free us didn't it? I mean my stomach was turning. Falling in that endless darkness for so long. I still feel dizzy." Ares commented with a pout and Ea smacked his arm. "Glad you're okay though." The Disse prince mumbled. 

"Did you place Mark's body on the other carriage?" Allias asked Asmodeus and the demon nodded. 

"Good. I think we all want to go home. Why don't we get back to the carriages? Ares you will drive." He told the young elf and he gasped.

"Me? Why me? I hate driving."

"It's fine, I will do it " Ea said and Ares looked at him. He sighed, remembering how the elf said he was exhausted.

"No, I will do it. Hurry up and get in." He said as he hopped on the driver's seat. 

"Asmodeus come with me for a second I want to show you something about Mark." Allias said and Theseus stared at him with a questioning look. Allias simply smiled and followed the demon. "It will take just a second.

They stood a bit further and Asmodeus smirked at him.

"Lying to your liver is not a good thing." He told him "Shut up."

"What is it that you want from me Allias?"

"Once our carriege starts I want you to stay for a while and...and destroy this whole valley."

"What?" Asmodeus asked surprised. 

"I used my powers. I killed one of those witches so I need you to cover my track. Please just ruin everything. I know you can. That way your demonic aura will cover mine." 

"What's in it for me?"

"What do you want?"

"I want you to let me say goodbye to Mark. Once he wakes up."

"I don't trust you."

"I swear I will leave afterwards."

"Okay then. Just make sure to cover every bit of my magic."