Chapter 70 - Caught On The Act!

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Azere had already started chanting her spell when Olga arrived at her side.

Azere directed her hands at Betty's grave and suddenly... the earth began parting on its own as if one hundred invisible hands were digging them at the same time.

Olga watched in amazement. "Cool!" she clapped her hands in glee.

Azere increased the speed of digging... a few minutes later... the coffin made of wood finally emerged.

"Oh, the grave is too shallow!" Olga commented.

When the cover of the coffin is already visible in sight, Azere waved her hand and the cover was blown away and landed on the ground a few meters away... they rushed to the coffin and their eyes widened in shock, they were greatly surprised because the coffin is empty!

Azere sighed heavily. "Just as I have suspected, it's empty!" she said, enraged.

"Oh, no! Mother is alive! She's probably in the castle right now and being held against her will!" Olga blurted angrily.

Azere knew that they can't stay longer in the cemetery, if somebody knows what they have done to Hilda and the Mother's grave, they are facing immediate danger! They have to leave the cemetery at once!

"Let's put the cover back in the coffin and restore everything in the right order before Hilda wakes up!" Azere said urgently.

They picked up the cover and returned to where it belonged.

Suddenly... a white mist exploded in the sky above the cemetery and enveloped the whole place instantly! Olga and Azere found themselves suffocated by the mist that entered their nostrils.

"What's going on! Let's teleport!" Azere was about to teleport out of the place but that was also the moment the darkness enveloped her senses and she fainted.

The same thing happened to Olga.

A few seconds later, the two women can be seen lying on the ground, unconscious.

Suddenly... Maera appeared in the air... hovering around the area. A moment later, her feet touched the ground. She walked to the location of the unconscious ladies and stared at their faces. "So crafty!" she murmured to herself and waved her right hand.

The mist suddenly vanished from the area.

She looked at the gate and saw Hilda lying on the ground. In the blink of an eye, she appeared beside the unconscious woman and snapped her fingers on her face.

Hilda regained her consciousness and was startled to see her senior peering at her face. "W-what happen?" she asked when she found herself sprawled on the ground.

"The two Granny's put you to sleep, not only that, they discovered that the coffin is empty!" Maera said in annoyance.

Hilda finally remembered everything that transpired before she lost consciousness. "Damn! Where are they?" she asked and roamed her eyes around the area. She saw the two women lying on the ground, huge relief washed over her. She looked at her senior and bowed her head in shame. "I'm sorry for my incompetence, Madam! Please forgive me!" she apologized.

"You're forgiven! Get up!" Hilda said.

"Thank you so much, Madam!" Hilda said in relief.

"Next time, be careful!" Hilda said and walked towards the location of the unconscious ladies.

"What are we going to do with them, Madam?" Hilda asked.

Maera sighed. "Now that they already know that the coffin is empty, they will think that their mentor was being held prisoner in the castle. They will return here, again and again to give us a huge headache. To prevent that from happening we should take care of them early..."

"What do you mean, Madam?" Hilda asked.

"Let's put them in the prison for now. I still have to bring these matters to the council. They will be the ones to decide what they want to do with these two bold trespassers!" Maera replied. "She looked at the ladies on the ground. "Troublesome ladies!" she wrinkled her nose in annoyance.

She released a deep sigh and looked at the sky above. "The castle's peace was currently disturbed by the disappearance of Betty and the medallion. I wonder if we can go back to the same peace and harmony that we have enjoyed before the tournament has started?" she said wistfully.

Hilda's brows furrowed. "I thought that Betty was already burned alive by the dragon who guarded the medallion and only her ashes were left behind?" she asked, fishing for confirmation. The case of Betty and the missing medallion truly intrigued her.

Maera rolled her eyes. "That's what the higher ups wants us to believe. I know better!" she replied with a heavy sigh. "Anyways, I'm going back to my place. Instruct the guards to bring these two troublesome women to the dungeon!" she ordered.

"Copy, Madam!" Hilda said.

Maera vanished from the cemetery.

Hilda rang the bell that suddenly materialized in her right hand.

A few minutes later.

Six guards appeared in the cemetery.

Hilda addressed the guards. "Bring these two troublesome women to the dungeon!" she commanded.

"In the dungeon, Madam?" the leader of the guard asked.

Hilda thought for a moment. The old ladies won't survive in the dark and dirty dungeon. "Ah, bring them to the underground cell that housed old prisoners," she corrected.

"Copy, Madam!" the guards said.

A few moments later.

The guards and the two unconscious ladies disappeared from the cemetery.

Hilda vanished from the area as well.

Five hours later.

Azere's eyes fluttered and her eyes wide opened, staring at the ceiling, she woke up to a windowless room, and she was lying on the bed. The only pieces of furniture in the room are the two wooden beds. Good thing, there's a toilet as well!

She tried to teleport back to Laswich Mountain but failed.

Olga had finally awakened and was very much horrified to find herself inside the windowless room together with Azere. "Oh, no! They caught us!" she exclaimed in horror.

"Yeah, good thing they didn't kill us right away," Azere said grimly.

"What's going to happen to us now?" Olga asked anxiously.

"They will skin us alive!" Azere joked.

Olga glared at her. "Stop joking old hag!" she said indignantly. Right now her favorite joke is no longer funny to hear when it was directed at her.

Azere laughed bitterly and said, "Well... there's nothing we can do right now but wait. What they're going to do to us? Only time can tell. Let's just wait for the perfect time to escape!"

"Why wait? Let's teleport now back to Laswich Mountain!" Olga said and initiated the process in her mind.

A few minutes later, she failed to teleport, she remained inside the room with Azere. Her brows knitted together in confusion. "What the hell is going on? Did I lose my power?" she asked in horror.

"Yes, dear..." Azere replied.

"For real?" Olga asked worriedly.

Azere shook her head. "I think it's temporary only. Once we leave here, our power will return. Maybe they suppressed our power for the time being..."

"In what way? I didn't see anyone in the cemetery when we lose consciousness. Who put us into this situation? Unless Hilda quickly regained her consciousness. Was she the one who captured us and put us into this place?" Olga asked.

Azere shook her head. "I highly doubted that. Did you remember the mist that covered the entire cemetery? The one responsible for the mist is also responsible why we lose our power and why we're here in this prison room waiting for a verdict," she explained.

"Ah, I got it. The mist! It's the reason why we fainted!" Olga finally remembered.

"Exactly!" Azere glanced at the door and released a deep sigh.

"I wonder how long we're going to stay here?" Olga asked in wonderment.

"If they will forget about us then we will be stuck here forever," Azere replied dejectedly.

They looked at each other anxiously.

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Back at the cave.

Amara locked the door of her chamber and went back to bed.

She opened her hand and the golden medallion appeared in her palm. She stared at it for a long time. Her hands were itching again, dying to use the medallion for her gain. But the dire warning of the snake echoed in her mind again.

Her musing was interrupted by the sound of knocking on the door, she asked, "Who's there?"

"It's me, Sabrina!"

Amara looked at the medallion in her hand, it disappeared from her palm in split seconds.

She left the bed and opened the door. "Come in," she said.

"Time for lunch!" Sabrina said cheerfully and placed the food in the bed.

"Thank you so much!" Amara said in a grateful voice.

"Don't mention it," Sabrina replied.

"Oh, dear... why you didn't tell me, I could have help you in preparing our meals," Amara spoke.

"It's okay, Rhett help me in the cooking preparations. No need to feel bad about it. Enjoy your meal!" Sabrina said and left the chamber.

"Thank you again!" Amara closed the door.

She returned to the bed and began eating her meal.

After eating, she left the chamber wanting to help Sabrina in washing the dirty dishes in the stream.

This time, Sabrina didn't refuse her offer. Rhett accompanied the ladies to the stream.

When they reached the stream, Amara insisted that she will wash the dirty utensils alone. "Let me wash the dishes and just relax..." she said.

"Okay, as you say so," Sabrina replied and went to Rhett's side.

Amara proceeds in washing the dishes. After she finished with the chore, she and the couple returned to their chamber.

Amara locked the door and went back to the bed. She opened her hand and the medallion appeared in her palm.

She stared at it for a long time wondering how powerful the medallion is and how will Sabrina going to use it when the girl is so naive and has no idea about the power of the medallion.

A few minutes later, she roused herself from her stupor and the medallion vanished from her hand.

She stared at the ceiling.

She already scheduled the completion of her mission tonight after the couple fall asleep.

It looks like her vacation in this cave will end tonight!

She's starting to hate herself for what she's about to do to the couple. But before she come here, she was already determined to complete her mission, come what may. What she didn't expect is the growing affection she has for the couple. She like them, genuinely so. She released a deep sigh.

She released a deep sigh and shut her eyes.

Outside Amara's chamber.

The couple went to the entrance of the cave. Rhett left the cave to go to Azere's hut to get some supplies and water the vegetable garden.

Sabrina was left at the entrance of the cave looking at the view outside.

Amara left her chamber and joined Sabrina. She sat on the wooden bench that Rhett had recently constructed so that they don't have to sit on the ground anymore. "Where is Rhett?" she asked.

"He went to Grandma Azere's hut to get some food supply. The he's going to water the plants and feed the chickens and roosters," Sabrina answered.

"Ah, okay..." Amara said. "I'm going to give you something..."

Sabrina raised a brow and asked, "What is it?"

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