Maji - Part 1: Apart

by ChaosDragonOverlord

Separated at birth and raised into slavery, Lilly and Orchid have each tried their best to escape the clutches of their captors. Be it fate, or a curse, the two each happen upon a stone tablet with a person carved into them, but a strange power emanates from them. Do they trust what's within the stones to finally escape their past, or do they even have a choice?

47. Chapter 47: The Challenge

Orchid stormed through the throne room and marched right up to Draegor. She looked up to him with a fiery anger in her eyes. Bella and Gilligan looked to Orchid with a look of shock on their face, not having expected she would return.

"I challenge you to a Duel, Draegor." Orchid demanded.

"Well this is unexpected." Draegor chuckled. "Tell me, did he put you up to this? Are you sure you want to die just to get rid of him and set him free?"

Orchid froze for but a second. "That's what you think. I know that if I defeat you, then Young will be gone from my spirit and I will be myself again."

"Is that really what you believe? Even if that were true, do you honestly think you have a chance of defeating me?" Draegor laughed coldly.

Orchid held up her fist. "I have my own ways." She said with confidence.

"I see. Then entertain me well." The masked man challenged.

"Wait!" Bella cried. "What are you doing?"

"Who are you?" Orchid asked.

Bella took a deep breath. "I'm your aunt, Bella."

"My aunt? Seriously?" Orchid was not convinced.

"You were separated from me and your sister from birth and I've been unable to find you until now. The Light Country held us prisoners in their castle." Bella explained.

"Wait, I have a sister?" Orchid asked.

"Enough." Draegor interrupted. "We can continue this later. For now I have more important matters to deal with." He said as he seemed to look into Orchid's soul, right to Young himself.

"No! I'm not letting you harm my niece!" Bella protested and was about to grab Draegor by the arm, but a dark shadow started to envelope him. "What?"

The shadow grew larger and larger until it completely engulfed Draegor and Orchid before anyone else could even react.

"Orchid!" Bella called out and reached through the fog of shadows, but she instead fell through on the opposite side. Confused, she tried again only to meet the same result.

"Such powerful magic." The King acknowledged. The Grand Knights and the Royal Gurards all surrounded the orb of shadows, prepared to attack anything that would maybe come through.