Chapter 58 - The Cursed

Lory did not make a comment, she raised her trinity staff she conjures ancient spell, a sudden gust of wind swirl around her, the more she chants the faster the wind movement, at the end of her spell she hit the ground with her staff and everything explode including her trinity staff, she kneeled on the ground after lost most of her power while she was panting, the statue crack, little by little the crack is getting bigger lory saw what inside the statue a black scales moves slowly and in instance a black serpent emerged from it "Freeee...…at lassssttt" he hissed with his eerie voice.

It was at that time that Lory realizes how severe her action, secretly she uses her remaining power to put a spell on her, the serpent still busy celebrating his freedom. Lory sighs secretly, at least with this she would be the only one who takes the fall.

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Lazarus the King of The Serpent, I'll be at your service your highness…" his words filled with malice and blood lust.

Lory ignores his mockery "Our deal….Lazarus" she said calmly.

Lazarus snickered, suddenly the damp water below start to ripple, as if something emerges from deep within, lory looks behind her, she feels chill running down to her spines, million black snakes in normal sizes appear from the water crawling on the floor until she can see the floor surface again, the snakes climb the stairs with hissed sounds, see hundreds of snakes crawling at her hair behind her neck start to raised , they begin to crawl on her feet and slowly slithering to her thigh, her waist and climbing to her chest, Lory try her best to hold her disgust.

"Now princess, let start the deal…." Lazarus viciously hissed on her.

One snaked slithered around her neck, the snakes bares her fang on her then she bites her nape Lory grimaces in pained, she can't move, her body is wrapped tightly by hundreds of black snakes. After the snakes bite her it penetrated through her skin, the excruciating pained make her wants to scream but she relented, she can't show her weakness in front of this creature who definitely loved to see her tortured.

The snakes have penetrated her completely she can't feel something move inside her skin, it's undescribable feeling of pain and disgust slowly her consciousness drifting away, Lazarus sneered "You are mine, you mark is the bond between us, everything you will be mine from now on and forever" Lazarus smiles in triumph.

Unexpectedly there's a lot sound of loud squawk, Lory hears the familiar sounds she abruptly awakes, the loud squawk repels the snakes from her, swiftly one by one slithered down from her body, released from the snakes her legs become limp she falls on her knees.

"What do you want Grimareus!!" Lazarus yells at his arrival.

"I won't let you take her!!!"

"You too late, the deal was complete" Lazarus laugh in triumph.

Lory's body starts to change, black snake scales appear on her skin and her purple eyes pupils changed to yellow crescent just like a snake.

"There's still time…" Girsha transforms into white orbs then he pierces inside her, she eventually screams in agony as two power collides inside her, she feels like something stabbing her heart.

"Don't give up, little girl!!" she heard Girsha's voice.

"If you let him control you, how could you save Lucas" he reminds her, her yellow eyes transform to her original purple eyes 'Lucas' she remembered him, she clenched her fist, she remembered she needs to save him, she can't die now, not until she saves him.

She screams, at the same time the wings grew behind her back changed from white to black as night. Lazarus enraged, he was so close to claimed her soul, Lazarus has lie to her, he hides few details from her. Even though he can only claim her soul after she dies but doesn't mean she can't control her while she still alive but because of Girsha his planed is ruined.

"You can protect her now, but she's still mine when she's dead, she's mine!!" Lazarus laughing like maniac.

Lory lost her conscious, she fell weakly on the ground.

She doesn't know how long she passed out, her eyelashes fluttering she slowly opens her eyes. She looks around and realizes she was alone, no snake, Lazarus, and Girsha.....wait, Girsha!!

Lory force herself to sit on the ground, she touches her chest she still can feel her connection with Girsha but it's faint, so faint...

"Girsha….." she called, but no one answer, this not right no matter how far they are from each other they can still call each other telepathically.

"Girsha where are you?" she tries again but still no answers.

Lory bite her lips, she feels terrified now "Girsha, don't jok around, where are you....GIRSHA!!"

Lory's eyes become moist, her body shaking "Please don't do this, Girsha where are you, I'm scared!!"

A moment later, a black wings wrapped her from behinds, Lory shocked beyond belief why her wings become black, only then she realizes what happened, He sacrifices himself to protect her soul, Lory cursed her stupidity she should've knows this, how could that serpent lend her a hand, why she stupidly trust that creature.

"Girsha what have you done?" her tears fall on her cheeks.

"What have I done..."

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Lory awakes from her sleep with tears stream down on her face, she blinks her eyes a few times then she wiped her tears with her sleeve.

She looks beside her, a small white bird sleep comfortably on the soft pillow. Lory smiles grew wider and she feels a sense of relief, she pulled the pillow closer to her, she strokes the white bird head with her finger, the bird fidgeting a little bit, Lory smiles again then she closes her eyes, she hopes next dream she has, would be a sweet dream.

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Arthea walks on the empty ruined, Lazarus already gone and so the princess. She looks down on the ground the trinity staff broken into seven fragments, she raised her hands the fragments float on the air and they all glowing with a bright light then a second later the fragments disappear into thin air.

"This what you want, isn't it, Marcus....?"