Hey! I'm back with this chapter and I am loving the reviews and the way that this story is going so I hope that you guys like it to and well here is the new chapter. This chapter contains a lot of thoughts and feelings of Dark Bloom.
I walked hand in hand with Lord Darkar into the portal. "Taking over realix will be so much fun when I get to do it with my one main witch." Darkar said looking at me I turned my head and stared right into his red eyes. I felt a certain wariness begin to swim in my head. A slash of electricity ignited from my hand sparking Kerbog in the head. The poor bird-like creature lifted his small wings and took off with a loud squawk. Baltor and i continued to walk hand in hand until we reached shadow haunts throne room. Darkar led me to the center before realising my hand. He continued to walk to the throne that laid near the back. He turned around and sat upon it.
"I think my queen deserves to be dressed well when we take over Realix." Darkar said.
He took one look around the room before waving his hand sending sparkles of green light before me. The sparkles swirled around me. My body began to glow brighter and brighter. My outfit morphed into an elegant black shoulder less dress that stopped at my ankles. A see through black cape latched itself to my neck. A black choker held it in place with a blue diamond in the centre.
"Now come my dear I have a special gift for you." He said gesturing me to come.
Laughing I walked towards him. He stood holding his arm out as Kerbog flew into the room and sat on his shoulder. In his other arm he took mine. He led me out of the throne room and down a darkened stony hallway. We continued to walk until we stopped in a brightly lit ball room with two large crystal chandeliers hanging over us. He led me to a circular ball that laid in the back of the room next to two glass doors. He pulled my hands to the ball creating an electro shock. The electricity pounced through my veins. I screamed and fell to the floor my whole body revolting in shock. I blacked out.
"Finally were here." Baltor gasped grabbing his sides in pain from running and walking so long.
We had finally reached the castle after what felt like years. We were standing at the drawbridge. We walked up to the huge gate watching it fall into place over the dry sandy moat. We walked inside and instantly my jaw dropped.
Delicate icicles frosted in blue sparkles hung from the ceiling imitating rainbow-colored light across the beautiful white tile floor. Purple light-colored the walls. I could hear running water coming from my left and laughter coming from my right.
"Its beautiful. I wonder who lives here." I said aloud examining a few ruby crystals embedded on a podium in next to the door.
"I think you mean who lived here." Baltor said examining a set of blue marble pillars supporting the wall to the right side of me. "It seems as if no one has lived her for a few years."
"It looks so familiar to me." I said turning and walking to a set of white marble doors. I pushed them open and was welcomed with the sight of a bedroom. The bed was made up of purple sheets a black see through veil hung over the huge bed post. In the corner of the room next to a set of double doors that I guessed led to a balcony. A mirror sat there a thin layer of dust caked on the glass. I walked over to it and picked up a delicate looking pink jewelry box. I opened it watching a small piece of paper float to the ground. A small ballerina in a blue tutu danced in the center holding an invisible hand of someone who wasn't there. "Where is your prince?" I asked aloud. Setting the box back on the dresser I bent down a picked the paper up.
I unfolded the paper to find only four words written in messy handwriting, "Remember turn the Key." I set the paper on the desk and picked up the box and turned the key twisting it for as long as it would allow me. I released it watching it twirl around slowly. The ballerina twirled in circles dancing with an imaginary partner. A sweet sounding melody poured from it. I dropped the box on the floor shaking. I remembered that tune. listening to it brought back a memory of furniture being destroyed a dark figure standing over laughter ringing getting stronger from the aura of fear that was coming from the frightened family. Vanessa and Mike sat side by side next to me. Vanessa's arm wrapped around me watching the figure destroy everything in its path.
A hand resting on my shoulder woke me up from my day-dream. "Are you ready to be free Bloom?" I looked up and saw Mike looming over me shutting my eyes and opening them again the figure morphed into Baltor.
I nodded my head in reply and stood walking to the heart of the castle, the throne room. Once we were there we watched as electric currents poured from a blue ball of light floating in the center. A small portal opened up in the room.
I took Baltors hand and walked into the portal not knowing what was happening on the other side. If only I had known.
"I opened my eyes to find Darkar leaning over me a look gleaming in his eye. He held out a clawed figure out towards me and waved it in front of me. It took me a minute to focus my vision nd shake off my daze. I took his hand and he pulled me up. When I was standing my legs collapsed in on me, Darkar was quick to catch me before I fell to the ground. I felt a power so unique and evil flowing in my veins like a certain darkness crawled into my brain and set itself into my body. I stood and pushed Darkar away laughing, "What is this glorious power I feel surging through my veins?" I laughed out loud.
"Like I told you my dear Dark Bloom, I gave you this wonderous gift to help you get the codex pieces from the schools."
"Does this mean I have to return as that goody goody Bloom!" I whined.
Darkar shook his head putting a hand to his forehead in annoyance. "I'm afraid so!" He shouted, " But for tonight we can still party and in the morning our work will begin!
The party lasted well into the night. I finally managed to slip away. I walked down the hall clumsily to my old bedroom. I walked inside smiling in the memories. Long spider webs wrapped around the ceiling and ended in the middle of the room in the chandelier. I walked over to my bed that was clad black as midnight. i quickly ran to my wardrobe and dressed in my pajamas and slipped into bed. I pulled the black covers over my head and closed my eyes as I went into my dream world.
Darkness surrounds her calling out. A girl who looks like me dances in the darkness. She is not alone another follows in her wake. A man steps from the darkness he wears a long cape and a beautiful decorative mask. He takes her hand and swings her round the room. She responds with laughter and giggles. The image slowly fades away a new voice calls to me one that I have not heard in a long time it is the voice of the girl I once was. She is opening a golden wrapped christmas present. She could have been only about five or six. I watch as she tears open the package tossing the paper aside from the tree. She cried out in amazement holding a pink colored package with a pretty doll inside. She giggled. I watched as mike and Vanessa picked her up and wrapped her in a warm hug full of love. A tear rolls down my cheek as I remembered that time of peace and joy.
I wanted to wake up and leave this horrific nightmare, I knew what was coming next but I couldn't wake up. I tried to pinch myself and all I got was a twinge of pain in my left arm. "ow." I muttered to myself rubbing where I pinched.
I could hear the screams of my adoptive family. I could hear a voice shouting at them. I covered my ears with my hands but I already knew what the said, "Where is the crown?" The voice roared. I heard the door to the living room slam open and a woman clad in black approached the tree.
"We don't know what you're talking about!" Mike cried out to the woman holding my old self to his chest. I examined my old face watching myself as I slept.
"The worst is yet to come my little child." I whispered out to her. I tried to reach out to her to brush a hanging strand of hair out of her face but my hand went right through her.
The odd woman continued to scream about a crown throwing furniture crossed the room. The christmas tree flew across the room and went right through my head.
I snapped my eyes open thankful that i woke up before the true nightmare began. I hurriedly got dressed for the day ahead.