Chapter 8
Emily's POV
"It's her..." the queen spoke softly. A middle-aged human woman with long, brown, curly hair, and dark, black, manga eyes was now approaching us. She wore a witch shirt, but no hat, purple high heels on her feet, and a silver talisman hung from her neck. She stood before us, glowering at each of us, but she stared at Michelle a little bit longer, before she spoke.
"Navine is gone, so now I can gain power," Xiara said to us. "I've been waiting a long time for this..."
"You can't take our world from us!" the king exclaimed. "We're not going to let you!"
"Incendio!" Xiara yelled, pointing at a corner of the castle. It lit on fire. She continued using the igniting spell, creating a huge blaze all around us. Servants, and other people who worked in the castle, were running around screaming, trying to find a way out. Kiki pointed her wand at the fire blocking the doors, using it as a hose as water shot out of the tip, and put out some of the flames.
"Oh, you must be Kiki, the famous sorceress from Nayru," Xiara said, stepping in front of Kiki. "I've heard about you, and your exceptional sorcery skills."
"Yeah, that's me," Kiki replied, the water from her wand extinguishing more flames.
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Michelle's POV
"Incendio!" Xiara yelled again, making the blaze even bigger, and Kiki continued to try to put out the fire. Eventually, the flames became too much for Kiki's waterpower, and we knew we had to get out of here. Luckily, Kiki cleared the fire in front of the doors, so we made a run for it. Anthony opened the door, and we all rushed out, as one of the castle pillars fell, and bits and pieces of the ceiling were crumbling to the ground. My parents were following us out, when Xiara stopped them.
"Immobulus!" she chanted, pointing her wand at each of them, rendering them unable to move. Serena saw this, and floated back to help them, but the thick smoke made her unable to see. Xiara created a black, opaque bubble with her wand. It surrounded her, and she disappeared just like that. Serena pushed past the smoke, still searching for my parents. She couldn't see them past the smoke, but she could hear their voices.
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Emily's POV
The king was already dead, his lifeless body lying beneath another castle pillar that had fallen, and crushed him. The queen cleared her throat so Serena could hear her.
"You need to leave with the kids," the queen told Serena. "We won't ever make it out, at this point."
"No, we can't leave without you guys," Serena responded, dodging more rubble. "What about Michelle?"
"You're going to have to," the queen said, her voice shaking. "And Michelle...I can't..." She sounded like she was about to cry. "Serena...Michelle...You're going to have to tell her...Go! Serena, go now!" Serena was having trouble breathing now, so she had no choice but to float out of a broken window to avoid being swallowed up by the fire. She looked into the window, and saw Xiara appear once again, wand in hand.
"Avada Kedavra!" Xiara yelled, and Serena knew that both of the noble rulers were dead. Now, she had to tell Michelle...
"Are they...?" Michelle asked, her eyes watering, as the castle continued to burn.
"I'm sorry, sweetie, but they are," Serena confirmed, wrapping Michelle into a tight hug, as Michelle's tears dropping from her face onto her chest.