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Chapter 30
The dark witch sat in her study, the rain pouring down against the window, her gaze looking out into the distant storm. Her body aching at heartache in pain. That cursing little brat's magic was torturing her to no end. The light bringing the memories out of her mind for her to face.
Another shiver ran down her spine as she heard the giggle of her friends run through her mind. She closed her eyes puling the cloak closer around her shoulders.
" must I be tortured this way…." She whispered speaking to no one. Though she didn't know someone was listening to her.
"It never had to be this way you know" Zandra cringed at the sound of her once best friend.
"What do you want….you are a fool to come here. People die here….he died here." The dark witch felt a tear fall when she felt a hand on her shoulder. The thought the even possibility of this woman…this old friend coming here was more than a dream.
"Zan…I want to talk to you. No fights, no magic….just talk." Riley felt herself needing to heal this wound she had hidden for so long. She had allowed a boy to between her and her best friend. And an accident as well.
"Why would you want to talk to me…I'm a dark witch.." she moved away from her old friend even though as much as she wanted to hug her and cry out all the hurt buried underneath her skin. One person brought those back without the use of magic. Her niece Lucy…what a bright gift. The dark witch thought of her niece greater than anyone else.
"Because Zan, I want to at least…show you something" Zandra turned to see Riley hold up her bracelet. The bracelet she had given her.
"You kept it…" Zandra was clearly shocked, she thought after all this time everyone had given up on her. And yet here was the hope, one had kept it. A simple bracelet, a token of friendship. Was all Zandra had longed to see. Riley smiled gently nodding.
She did it as a favor to herself as well. She could never deny her and Zandra's friendship. Damion wouldn't want her to.
"Of course I did. You wer-are still my friend"
That's when it happened, after so many years of pain. Zandra, The Great Dark Witch of Oz's heart melted, she broke down and hugged Riley so tight.
"Riley….we cant be. This isn't right. Our paths….our past can't be fixed…We cant changed it." AS much as she wanted her best friend back. As badly as she wanted to admit it. She couldn't get what she longed for. How much she wished she could redo everything. She knew she couldn't. She lost the chance when she gave everything over to Morrible. She gave her light to Morrible and only dark magic may enter her body. She couldn't go back…she would die. She couldn't stop. The thought of Morrible made her anger rise wanting to hurt that little Linda. That brat that made her feel it all over again. She wanted the power as well, and she felt the dark magic within her call out.
"Get out …the dark…its growing go! You can't save me!" she pushed Riley away, a tear fell from both royals for they knew their past was just that the past. And they couldn't get it back.
"Y..you have to do it… the magic out. Kill the d. magic…" Riley nodded and ran out grasping the bracelet.
"I won't fail you Zan…" but as Riley left she had no idea that Zandra's dark magic was using Riley's simple touch to affect her Little Arya Grace. Zandra smirked her dark magic wrapping around her.
"hmmm much better. Hurry Miss Riley you have till the eclipse to save her."
As the dark witch prepared for the final battle, Glinda, Megan, Jen, and Dimitir had a bigger shock on their hands as they began to tend to their five patients. They found their bodies just outside the gates of the palace.
It brought Glinda to tears while she tried to stay focused. Dimitri working hard to place the time of the plan and the right medicine for them all.
"Dimitir…what has happened to them…" the duke sighed completely exhausted but nodded getiing some answers.
"Glinda…it's the eclipse the day of the eclipse is when we must before this! Its…" he looked at Megan taking her hand in his.
"It's the Only way to save them… They are alive ..but barely. Light magic is what is keeping them alive. I'm completely baffled. The dark magic would have killed them by now. Zandra poisoned them. ..along time ago possibly a few days. It would have killed them in a few hours…But how.."
Glinda walked up to the mother and daughter. A tear fell as she grabbed a once green hand, allowing herself to cry, instead of being strong.
"Linda…Lin protected you. It's going to be okay..you are all going to be okay. I swear I won't loose you again."