Chapter 12 Blackmail and kidnapping.
Over the next couple of days, Alexander tried his hardest to conceal his magic. That has awakened from its slumber magic he thought never existed. At first, it was kind of easily but whenever Cora would say something rude, disrespectful or downright cruel about his parents and his true home, Alexander found it extremely difficult to reign his emotions in. This became very clear during breakfast this morning, at the breakfast table Cora, Henry and Alexander sat in silence for the majority of breakfast. But the moment Alexander and Henry started sharing memories of Regina. Cora's vicious tongue soon emerged! Cora's comments angered both her husband and grandson until finally one of her comments pushed Alexander over the edge. The anger Alexander felt from Cora's final comment caused his magic to lash out his knife and fork fly off the table and head straight for Cora. Cora makes a small hand gesture which quickly immobilizes the culturally in mid-air.
After breakfast, Alexander found himself in the estate's gardens with Cora near Regina's childhood apple tree. Cora while wearing a purple dress with an overcoat to match. Alexander is wearing a blue cotton shirt that has a silver threaded pattern on the bottom of the shirt and the bottom of the shirt's sleeves with a black leather belt, black trousers and black boots. Cora is holding her spellbook Rumple gave to her many, many years ago in her hand. Cora has it open on a specific page.
"Now, Alexander after that outburst of magic earlier it just proves you have the gift all we have to do is nurture it to its full potential," Cora says.
"You still haven't told me what caused that tremor the other night," Alexander replied. Cora simply hands over the open spellbook to Alexander who accepts it but still looks directly at Cora.
"That was just a natural occurrence," Cora lied and very easily too. Alexander wasn't sure if he believed her or not from what his grandpa has told him, Cora is incredibly powerful.
"Really," Alexander said.
"Yes, now enough of your pointless questions, its time to start your training," Cora snapped.
"So you can have more power, grandma will you ever be content with what you already have," Alexander commented and he can see his comment irritates Cora.
"No, I have worked for decades to get where am I now, and I won't stop Regina may have rejected her destiny as queen but now I have you, Alexander not only will you strengthen my magic but you will give me the keys to Snow's kingdom through her daughter," Cora tells Alexander with anger in her voice but yet she isn't shouting.
"Marry Snow's daughter, Cora, I would never marry a stranger nevermind just to get someone power I would only ever marry for love," Alexander spoke.
"No, oh what a shame Alex," Cora says as she makes a small swift hand gesture with her right hand causing a floating looking glass to appear from some purple smoke. The looking glass than conjures an image of Alexander's home village and inside the village we see little Theo. Cora then conjures a fireball in her right arm and aims it towards the looking glass.
"CORA," Alexander snapped.
"Now, tell me, Alexander do you want this boy's life on your shoulders," Cora said.
"Cora, he is a child for god sake," Alexander shouts.
"Yes and how more tragic it will be of course like I said he and your family will remain safe if you do what I say," Cora spoke.
"Fine, I'll marry Snow's daughter and learn magic but leave my friends and family out of this," Alexander tells Cora.
"Excellent," Cora replied before letting the fireball burn out. Cora than begins to train Alexander the arts of Dark Magic.
Now back at Maleficent's castle, we have Maleficent, Lilith, Regina with Daniel and Zelena stood in Maleficent's living area where her fireplace has burning firewood. Zelena walks over to Lilith and passes her a small bronze amulet that was shaped into a sun.
"What kind of amulet is this,"? Lilith asked.
"A communication on Cora's estate I have no doubt she has a way to monitor all her looking glasses to see if people are trying to look in on her but with this, you can communicate safely with us," Zelena explained.
"Oh, but I'm going to have to blend in Cora would be suspicious of me, if I turn up in my true form," Lilith points out.
"You're going there as yourself once Zelena teleports you to the servants quarters we will tell you what to do there," Maleficent tells her daughter.
"Than she can get him straight out," Regina said.
"No, sister I could only break the foundation of the spell Alexander and Lilith must get Cora to do the rest," Zelena replied.
"And how are they going to do that,"? Daniel asks.
"Lilith won't be able to get Alexander, straight out of there since the way my spell works only the mistress of that land can grant him permission to leave," Maleficent says.
"That's up to them dearie, now time to leave little dragon," Zelena spoke before making a sift gesture over at Lilith causing her to disappear in a poof of green smoke.
Lilith appears in one of the maids' bedrooms emerging from some purple smoke. This maid's bedroom belongs to Elena. Elena stumbles back to her door upon seeing Lilith!
"Who are you, how did you get here,"? Elena asks scared of Lilith.
"You for now," Lilith replied before clicking her fingers and in a matter of seconds, she shapeshifts into Elena's form.
"Oh, my god" Elena cried.
"Not quite," Lilith says as she makes a hand gesture teleporting Elena out of the maid room back over to Maleficent's castle.
End of chapter 12.
