Chapter 27: Chapter 27
The air itself was stumped by the revelation. It felt as if even the air is empathizing with the three when finally Lucius comprehended what he had heard.
Alys was Alder’s daughter!
Good Lord! Lucius hadn’t expected that the least. Now that Lucius was recalling everything was when he finally understood why his mother had been cruel to her own daughter.
Lucius felt a part of missing riddle has finally completed the mystery he was holding. The riddle piece was Alys, who he did not consider at all.
“Seeing as we did not how and in what manner Alder had stowed his magic in Knox, I had to make him a long log of rites. By then I had the knowledge of a person coming back from death and rise into a feral power.” Orla narrated slowly, giving her son some time to unite everything that has happened.
“Madonna followed the future predicted by Mortas by leading Knox to perform injustice to Lady Ella according to your log seeing as she was the one who shall be bringing back the dead man with a marital bond. In that manner you protected Ella by isolating her before her husband was back to be her guard.” Lucius joined the dots and made the picture of what might had happened.
Although Lucius was well aware of the past incidents, he still did not know of motives for few actions. Knowing his mother, he knew she could play several at one time but still some things were just too hard to combine and one of those was his sister.
“Orla and I did not know where Alder’s magic was stowed so we had to make a log of rites in such a manner to benefit our motive of stripping him of the magic along with leading the prediction in a way to be our ally one day. Later fortunately we stumbled upon the truth that Knox’s hands held it. So we took the opportunity and led Knox to the travelling Alys so we could take down Alys and Knox at the same time and put Alder into vulnerability.” Lucius could not believe what he had done.
Without knowing his mother was directly behind Alys’ slaughter, he had done something he shouldn’t had but now thinking back to it, he had done just the right thing.
“I have to be grateful to you to cover my trail without delay after Aly’s death. That way I had enough time to take a good hiding even from you.” Orla smirked. That did nothing but to irk Lucius more.
He did not know of Alys being forced and slaughtered that time as he was more consumed on covering the trail of his mother who seemed to be found around that region. It was only when he masked everything of his mother from Alder and his allies that knew of what occurred.
So his mother knew he was helping her mask her trail all along those years. He was not surprised as it was expected of her. She was much more wise and clever than she could let out. She knew her son was being under Alder and helping from shadow and she took good benefit of it.
She knew he could not see the motive behind Alys’ murder and would definitely go for her if he knew of her interference in the matter so she hid herself well and sent Madonna to take care of everything in her place.
Madonna being a great Witch, fashioned herself to be capable of finding Orla as long as she was still on the planet. She had impressed Alder enough to think she would back him later when time came and that was by a marital bond between Lucius and Madonna. After all, to Alder, family helps each other in the times of dark knowing not many knew of her evil intensions.
Alder had ideal picture for the impending war with Lucius as the final move to rise to power along with Madonna’s strength, his other allies who were promised to be given great importance in his reign.
“I beg your pardon-“ Madonna gaped at Madonna to see her smiling at her with a knowing look. “He was helping you all along?” Madonna almost yelled at Orla.
Madonna could not believe what she was hearing. She thought every other person who was drawn in the play was on their own sources but she did not know of Lucius being an ally.
She did not know of Lucius being in shadows and helping Orla and her.
Lucius could only wink and smirk at her to irk her even more than she was previously. She could not believe Orla had hid something so valuable from her and for what purpose? She didn’t know.
Lucius also kept her away from the truth which made her anger towards her husband intensify.
“For one, in my justification, I say I did not know of your association with my mother, although I had my doubts regarding the matter. I knew you were somehow related to her but it was only after our wedding did I knew of how you are associated with her. That was the purpose I approached you to find my hiding mother to begin with. I could’ve gone to someone else but I knew there was something about you that gave me an impression of your possible relation with my mother.”
Lucius was puzzled too on how his mother had chosen to keep Madonna and her relation a secret from him as well. He did not know why but knowing his mother, she must have had a good purpose. Truly, he did not know of Madonna being raised by his mother until lately.
Madonna glared at her husband when he soothingly enlightened her with a very much annoying mischievous grin. The fire in her eyes intensified as she noticed his eyes talking a slow stroll on her body, resting his eyes at every luscious curve of hers for few moments.
She was flushed when his eyes darkened when they stopped at her lips. They were having some grave debate and there he was, showing his desire for her in such a shameless manner.
However, Madonna loved being shameless so she could not fault the man.
“My motive was pure, hand on my heart. I wanted you both to meet by the fate’s nature.” Orla clarified to which she received an exasperated sign from Madonna and a look of disbelief from her son.
Orla was having enjoyment. There is no denying in it. She knew her son and Madonna were having tough time to put their desire for each other under wraps. She did not fail to spot the heated eyes they were giving to other which added a little more to her enjoyment.
Oh, there was nothing more entertaining than watching a pursuit of forbidden. Lucius was undeniably fascinated by Madonna and was trying to put limitation for reason of Madonna’s curse.
Madonna, on the other hand, was in love with Lucius, although she did not know of it herself. But she was making an effort to keep her distance from her son so she could save his life.
Orla felt the whole ordeal adorable. She was just going to sit and watch the theatrics of the fate and take enjoyment in it.
“I am cursed, Orla! If you were in good sentiments with your son all the time then how could you allow him to wed me?” Madonna was maddened by Orla and her peaceful pose.
She loves her son which was very much apparent. If so, then how come she was so peaceful with her son’s death all cause of her?
Madonna would go fanatical if the mother and son persist to be reckless of one’s life.
“That was that, I want to know why you were cursed by Alys to begin with.” Lucius brushed off Madonna’s concern as though it was not a matter of importance as he turned to look at her and his mother inquisitively.
Both the Witches sombred at the query as they both looked at each other with gravity.
“Alys, although got her powers from me and her father as legacy, I had sealed her abilities after I knew of the danger behind her existence. It was at that time when I was not able to seal her magic for good as she has a part of me in her. So I had partly sealed her abilities and left knowing she would attain her magic entirely when she turned the age of eighteen. Killing her after she was born was not an easy task considering Alder’s guard for his daughter. So as Madonna being a Throne, gained her powers to full extent, she helped me put a good seal on Alys. As you know that sealing once abilities lastingly would take few days of rites. That was when Alys felt the smallest of the powers she hold were slowly losing ground. With the least bit of energy she had, she could trace the person who were holding the power over her and cursed her to the scope her modest powers permitted her.”
That was the time when Alys, even though did not have knowledge on Madonna, used the least bit of her magic to put a strong possible curse she could so Madonna could suffer her whole life like she would without her witchcraft.
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