Chapter 95 - They're Coming!

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~Hillsraine Grove~

The coronation ceremony for the new Priestess of the Liatris Flora Clan was going to be held tonight, during the full moon.

The women are busy cleaning the whole chapel and gathering flowers from the garden to decorate the whole place. There's also a feast after the coronation to celebrate the new Priestess.

Leera was holed up in her room the entire morning, relaxing on the terrace outside her room. Since, she had already given instructions to the women, no need to check their progress and activity. Besides, Rhea was already acting on her behalf as a Priestess, no need to insert herself in the picture to avoid trouble.

She's not that overly selfish though...

She will give Rhea the chance to enjoy being a Priestess today.

She has not visited Rhett in the past few days to avoid angering the women further.

Smirking, Leera went inside the room to take a long bath.

...

Inside the room in the basement.

Rhett was sighing heavily, getting restless, pacing back forth on the floor. He was worried to death wondering what's going on with his beloved Sabrina.

She hasn't visited him for some time now. Is she alright?

He hoped so!

His mind was bombarded with dozens of questions but no answers. He's getting frustrated and depressed inside the room, he wanted to leave this place but sad to say, he can't!

He even tried to transform himself into his wolf form but failed several times. The people who captured him... they're indeed powerful and capable of suppressing his wolf form from coming out. It dawned on him that the only way to transform into his wolf is to be there in that cage, that's the time to escape with Sabrina.

Although he's getting desperate and bored to death in this room, Sabrina's presence now and then gave him a bit of consolation to survive his ordeal.

Looking back, he's been imprisoned in the cave for 10 years... what he's undergoing right now isn't that much worst compared to the cave. Once he can leave this room and be there inside the cage, escaping is no longer impossible, it will become possible!

He has to endure his situation, for now, curve his temper and be alert all the time for any opportunities of escape that may arise later.

He went to bed and sat on the edge, staring at the wall, waiting for Sabrina's visit.

...

In the wooded area, near the cemetery, the next Priestess and her minions were planning something...

"Girls, did you see how calm Leera is?" Rhea asked her minions.

"Yeah, she never defended herself against our accusations. She didn't even bother to make an appeal and asked our sisters to pity her, she just let go of her Priestess position so easily..." one of the minions expressed her thoughts.

"Exactly! She appears so calm and silent which does not sit well with me. She's acting suspicious and strange to me, as if she's planning something!" Rhea added apprehensively.

"C-could it be that she has plans to sabotage the coronation tonight?" one of the minions voiced out her opinion.

"That's a big possibility!" Rhea stated. "She could be planning something to jeopardize my coronation tonight!" she said vehemently.

"What are we going to do now?" one of the women asked.

Rhea was silent for a moment. The more she thinks about it, the more she believed that Leera is planning something behind her back! But if she will go directly to the Priestess and asked her what she's planning for tonight, she was sure that the Priestess won't reveal her plans.

The worst thing could happen tonight, she might not be able to become a priestess unless she will get rid of Leera first, that's the only way she can secure her coronation tonight without interruption. It's better to be safe than sorry!

"Okay, girls, listen up! I have a plan to make sure that my coronation will succeed tonight! Come closer! I'll tell you what to do!" Rhea said.

The group gathered and discussed their plans.

Several women were stationed nearby to watch over the group and alert them if Leera and her minions were coming to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Two hours later.

Rhea and her minions finished discussing their plans and were ready to take action based on their objectives.

The group returned to the mansion and climbed the stairs, going to Leera's room.

They walked slowly in the hallway and stopped in front of the Priestess' room.

Rhea signaled her minions to keep quiet.

The women nodded their heads.

Rhea proceeds to knock on the door three times.

The door was quickly opened by Leera.

Rhea quickly waved her hand at Leera's face putting her in a deep sleep.

Leera's body was about to crumble but Rhea and her minions caught her body before it falls to the floor, they entered the room and put Leera's body in the bed.

"What are we going to do next?" one of the minions asked.

"We will imprison her in one of the rooms inside the basement!" Rhea answered.

A few moments later, Rhea, her minions along with Leera's unconscious body were gone from the room.

They appeared inside one of the rooms of the basement.

Rhea ordered the women to put Leera's body in the bed, then she addressed her minions. "Two of you will stay inside this room to watch over our prisoner. We'll only let her out one month after the coronation to make sure I can succeed on her vacant position tonight without any glitch!"

"Aye, Priestess!" the women replied in unison.

Rhea chose the two women who will guard Leera.

She went to bed and directed her right hand at Leera's face, she chanted a spell to suppress Leera's power.

Fifteen minutes later.

Rhea and her minions left the room.

Hours went by.

Lunch and afternoon passed like a blur.

Finally, the evening arrived.

The women ate dinner together in the dining hall at 7:00. After dinner, the women went back to their rooms to wear their white garb and get ready for the coronation.

At 9:00 in the evening, the women gathered in the candle lighted chapel.

Outside, the full moon is shining in the sky above.

Inside the chapel, Rhea went to the altar and addressed the women.

"Our Priestess Leera is nowhere to be found. She's not in her room right now. I think she went away because she has no intention to vacate her position to me. Because of this recent development, I will declare myself the new Priestess of our clan! Let's begin the prayer," Rhea said.

After a few seconds of murmurings, the crowd went silent.

Rhea began reciting the prayer for their ancestors and god's in heaven.

After one hour, the coronation was over.

"Long live, Priestess Rhea!" one of the women said.

"Long live, to our new Priestess Rhea!" the women cheered.

Rhea smiled broadly. "Thank you so much for trusting me and believing in me! I will do everything in my power to serve you all with the best of my ability. I will put our clan's well being first before my personal gratification. Thank you for joining me in this wonderful event! Let's all go back to the house and continue our feast!" she said.

They were about to leave the chapel but suddenly... one woman shouted... "I can't breathe!"

Startled, Rhea looked at the women crumbling on their seats one by one. "What the hell is going on!?" she shouted in horror.

Rhea's eyes widened in surprise after seeing all the women unconscious, then it's finally her turn, she can't breathe!

She was gasping for breath... then her eyes widened in surprise after seeing the woman entering the chapel! Oh, no! It's the Priestess!

Her face was drained of blood. It's impossible!

She had suppressed Leera's power and put her in a deep sleep just to make sure that her coronation is a great success tonight! How come the Priestess is out of the basement! Who helped her?

Leera went to Rhea's side, smirking.

"Are you surprised, dear?" Leera asked the woman who is currently gasping for breath in front of her.

"H...how d...did you get o...out of the r...room? W...who h...helped y...you?" Rhea asked in a trembling voice.

Leera smiled. "No one! Because I was never in that room in the first place!" she answered smugly.

"Whaaat-? W...what do y...you m...mean?" Rhea asked, her face paled.

Leera laughed in amusement. "The one you put in the room in the basement is not me, it's one of my trusted aides. After learning that you and your minions gathered in the woods for a meeting, I already predicted that you are planning something behind my back to get rid of me. And I was right! So, I quickly switched image with one of my trusted aides and have her stayed in my room pretending she is me while I'm outside the mansion spying on your activities. You are such a dumb girl! Do you think you can outwit me? Never!" she exclaimed haughtily, laughing devilishly.

Rhea looked at Leera, sporting a horrified expression on her face. "W...what a...are... you g...going to do to me!?" she asked in a terrified tone.

Leera's laughter echoed inside the chapel. "You will see!" she said and waved her hand at Rhea putting her in a deep sleep.

Leera swept her eyes around the chapel, the women are in a deep sleep. The medicine that she mixed in their foods in the kitchen was working just fine. The girls will wake up 24 hours later.

A few minutes later.

Dolores entered the chapel and said, "Priestess! They're coming!"

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