I will just let you guys read the story and then you can read my explanation on the bottom!

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Amelia floated inside of the darkness again, she didn't panic, she was used to it. After Mattie, as she would call him in her head, fell asleep Amelia touched the ring on his finger and felt that tug. Next thing she knew she was in the inky blackness.

She closed her eyes, she let the darkness overcome her again.

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Matthew could feel warmth beside him, he couldn't see anything but black, following the warmth he eventually heard laughing. Up ahead he saw a sphere of light, he reached out, to touch it, when the light seemed much farther than he originally thought. He stepped forward but the light just got smaller, the laughter dimming to a mere echo. Matthew ran towards it, when he finally heard the laughter, as if it was right in front of him, he reached his out to the warmth, the light widened to reveal-

Matthew jerked awake with a gasp, breathing heavily, he ran a hand through his hair and looked at the window where the curtains were drawn. When the panic faded he tried to remember what exactly his dream had been about. He couldn't remember anything except the feeling of panic that had stayed with him immediately after he awoke.

Dragging himself out of bed a glare of light shone in his eye briefly. Looking down at the ring he sighed at the memories of last night. He should just stay in bed, he was the King now, and everyone had to obey him. Even the other Kings because they were in his land-it would be terribly rude to ignore them but they would probably-

"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING!?"

He was sure that the other Kings could handle it, they were all master killers in their own way, plus Ludwig was a very formal man and if Matthew claimed to be ill, he would make sure the other Kings stayed as well to wish him a long life and prosperous reign-

"MON DIEU! YOU BARBARIANS WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BREAKFAST!?"

No, really, it would be fine if he stayed in bed-

"YOU WANKERS ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!"

He wasn't going to be able to stay in bed today was he?

"AIYAH! WHAT ARE YOU DID YOU DO TO PANDA!?"

…

Matthew looked at the two genies with a death wish. He had come down to the dining hall to find the room in chaos. The servants were barricaded on the other sides of the doors helplessly as the two genies caused the food and silver to float in the air as they danced to a violin in the air above the table.

To his utter horror he had found the other countries covered in food- except for Ivan who had been fending off a feisty bowl of porridge- and all of them ready to tear someone's head off.

Now here he was, sitting at the head of the table, the other kings cleaned off and eating. The servants had cleaned up the disaster with horrified looks on their faces. Then Matthew had ordered Amelia to come down and she did, reluctantly. Feliciano floated down beside, they both had their heads down in shame. Matthew had scolded them and was now trying to apologize to the kings and was shocked to find them slightly confused about who he was. Once that was figured out they ate the rest of their meal with the two genies still kneeling on the floor and the air tense.

When everyone was done Matthew lead them back into the meeting hall where they had been the previous night. The two genies were floating in the air with food that seemed to have appeared from no where. They were talking and giggling with each other like life-long friends.

"Amelia, will you please explain everything that happened last night?" Matthew asked exhaustedly.

"You as well, Feliciano," Ludwig added.

"Dudes, we already told you we were genies! What else could you possibly need to know? All the legends should probably mention us somewhere!"

"Yes, you are mentioned, that doesn't help us anything except to know genies are tricksters that grant wishes. We don't know the bloody hell why. We don't know how. And we certainly don't know when you are going to trick us into causing our own bloody deaths. That's the only thing the legends tell us you wankers!"

"Da, and now that King Matvey has your ring on we need to know everything."

"Ve~! Luddy has my ring on his finger too!"

Ludwig cringed in his chair at Feliciano's outburst and was silently wishing he had reminded him to keep his mouth shut.

"See! Feli is Luddy's genie and he hasn't died or taken over the world yet! Plus we promised to explain today!"

Amelia cut off her burst of excitement to look over at Feliciano who nodded his encouragement from behind Ludwig's chair, where he had drifted to at some point. Nodding back Amelia clapped her hands together, then they started glowing.

"First off we are genies, as you already know."

Amelia's voice got deep and an edge of immeasurable wisdom and power. She brought her hands apart slowly until she had a swirling vortex of golden smoke about the size of a vanity mirror. Her face was blocked from their view as she continued talking in that eerie voice.

Genies grant wishes, any wish you can think of, we are the most powerful creatures to exist. Imagine having one of the three most powerful beings under your thumb obeying your every command? But, everything comes with a price, at the very least a person's death but most fates are much worse."

The vortex showed pictures of men going insane, turning into things they shouldn't and others cursed to watch themselves be ripped apart by the ones they loved. Then the images slowly faded into the swirling mass of fog.

"We grant three wishes every time our rings are placed on a mortal's finger. Once those three wishes are granted the ring removes itself-and us-from the mortal and we start the cycle over. Unfortunately our abilities are extremely desirable, causing us to be hunted down by mortals and immortals alike. Sometimes we disappear of centuries to avoid hunters."

The vortex showed a golden figure coming out of a lamp and giving the dark figure holding the lamp riches and fame. Then the dark figure tried to destroy the lamp once the genie went back in, only for the dark figure to turn to start burning. Then the lamp was buried underneath the crumbling castle with the other riches. The imaged disappeared into the swirling fog as well.

"Because of this we are often mistaken as murderers, we-"

"But you did play a part in their death, da?"

Both Amelia and Feliciano froze, Amelia's fog dispersed immediately and they both stared at Ivan.

"V-Ve~? We didn't k-kill anyone it was the-"

"No, you were the ones to do it. Just like the legends say, da?" Ivan pressed them, making it seem like they were trying to get out of it. He gave them a cold, smile overfilling with bitterness. Amelia and Feliciano let their heads fall and their bangs covered their eyes. Fog started surrounding them.

"Aiyah! Smoke is coming from the rings!" Golden fog was coming out of the ring on Matthew's hand and crept up and around Amelia. Red smoke started flowing from Ludwig's cloak and did the same as the golden smoke.

"A-Amelia? What's wrong?"

"F-Feli? Are you alright? What's happening?"

Neither of the genies answered.

"Their silence just proves-"

"Do you think we asked for this? Do you think we enjoy watching death over and over!? ARE YOU SCARED WE WILL KILL YOU NEXT!?"

The fog was thin enough that the genies were still visible but the way it shadowed some of their facial features made both of their furious faces powerful and dangerous. Their eyes were slightly narrowed and darkened from their previously lighter hue. Their hair was slightly splayed behind them and their mouths were set in grim lines of despair.

The next thing they said together with their low powerful voices brimming with anger because of the lack of response.

"WELL?"

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A woman made her way through the woods, she was tired, hungry and desperate. Night was falling and her window of opportunity was going to disappear with the sun. She was about to collapse when she saw it.

A cottage.

She made her way through the dark woods to the cottage that looked abandoned and was invisible to anyone who wasn't looking for it. When she reached the door she fell against it, barely able to keep herself from falling over in relief. She slowly forced her hand up to knock on the door.

Knock, knock.

Nothing. She forced her hand to repeat the action when a shadow fell across her with the little light left. Turning quickly the woman stared at the cloaked figure.

"Yes, traveler?"

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I'M SO SOOOOOORRRRRYYYYYYY! I NEVER MEANT TO BE AWAY THAT LONG! I tried to make it up by writing a long chapter! 4 pages in Word!

I won't bother you with reasons for being late that you really don't care about and get to the important stuff.

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