Chapter 4: the Mirror-Phantom of the opera

From the last chapter Stolas was sitting at the dressing room table still examining the rose as he gently touched the sigil on the bow as Andrephelus entered speaking "Stolas Solum, where is your little blue shawl?" He asked as Stolas turned surprised "Sir?" He questioned as Andre smiled "Well you cant have lost it *One arm bowed* after all the trouble I look, I was just 14 and soaked to the bone" he said as Stolas smiled catching on "because you had run into the sea to fetch my shawl! Oh Andre, it is you" he said happy to see a childhood friend and how he still remembers him.

"Stolas" said Andre as he put down the bouquet as he started to sing.

Andre: little Solar let his mind wonder (Stolas: heh, I can se you remember that too!)

How little Solar thought "Am I fonder of dolls"

Stolas (Joining in) Or of shoes or of riddles of frocks (Stolas: thos picnics in the attics when we were kids with your younger sister)

Andre: or of chocolates

"Father playing the violin" said Stolas remembering those days when his father was alive "As we read to each other dark stories of the north" said Andre also remembering those days when they were children.

Stolas: "No what I love best" Little Solar said

"Is when I'm asleep in my bed and the angel of music sings songs in my head"

Stolas and Andre: the angel of music sings songs in my head

Andre hugged him as he tried to nip a kiss but Stolas avoided it "You sang like a angel tonight" he said softly "Father did say 'when it is time for me to return to the stars I will send the angel of music to you" *gently takes Andres hand* well my father returned to the stars Andrephelus and I have been visited by the angel of music" he said as Andre gently shook his head "Oh I dont doubt it, and now come now we go to supper" he said stepping up as Stolas frowned a bit and shook his head "No Andre, the angel of music is very strict" said Stolas worried for his teacher "Well I wont keep you up late" said Andre thinking it will be a late teaching as he walked to the door "Wait Andre no" protested Stolas "You must change, I'll order my Carriage, two minute little Solar" he said exiting "No Andre wait!" He said but the peacock had already walked out of the room as the door shut behind him as he sighed "Things had changed now Andre" he said staring at the door.

His feelings changed to that he saw Andre not as a lover but as a freind as his heart seems to shift to…someone else

Outside of the room a sharp clawed hand with a light grey-silver gem on the back of the palm locked the door and took the key out. All of this did not go unnoticed by Bella, but she made no move to stop the short figure who had locked Stolas in his room instead she turned and left as the lights in the opera house began to go out one by one.

Back in his room Stolas had just changed into some evening cloths when the candles suddenly blew out as it caught his eye worried as more candles blew out as he looked around feeling something…someone was there as was out on stage as the lights went out as his heart pounded as he ran to the door but as he reached it a voice echoed through the room

Voice: Insolant boy this slave of fashion

Basking in your glory ignorant fool this brave young suitor

Sharing in my Triumph

Stolas stopped hearing the voice recognizing it as he stood a bit taller holding his hands into his own.

Stolas: Angel I hear you, speak I listen

Stay by my side guide me

Angel my soul was weak forgive me enter at last master

Voice: Flattering child you shall know me

See why in shadow I hide look at your face in the mirror *Stolas turned to the mirror and a figure started to appear in the mirror*

I am there inside!

Stolas looked at the mirror and walked to the mirror in a trance-like state…or just a want to be with his master who taught him so much.

Stolas: Angel of music guide and guardian

Grant to me your glory Angel of music hide no longer

Come to me strange angel

Voice: I am your angel of music

Come to me angel of music

The voice echoed even outside as Andre returned to get Stolas after seeing he didnt came to the carriage as he tried to open the door but it was locked as he heard the voice "Who is that voice? Who is that in there!?" He called but Stolas didnt hear Andrephelus as he was focused on the figure in the mirror.

The figure was a imp slightly shorter then Stolas mid chest, with black and white curved horns and a serpent like face and yellow eyes and a heart shaped mark on the forehead and dressed in a grey dress suit with a black overcoat and a cape with silver lining and grey dress pants, around his neck was a choker with a red skull gem, on the right side of his face he wore a pale mask. His name was Blitzo the Phantom of the opera.

Blitzo: I am your angel of music (Andre *Knocking* Stolas! Stolas!)

Come to me angel of music

Stolas stepped through the open mirror but hesitated for a second before taking Blitzos hand, once he took it he guided the owl down a candlelit hallway as Stolas looked at the imp

Stolas: in sleep he sang to me

In dreams he came that voice which calls to me

And speaks my name

And do I dream again? For now I find *Looks at the little imp who was focused forward to take him to his destination*

The Phantom of the opera is there…inside my mind

Blitzo lead him down the stairs and down a hallway to where a alternated shinny Galarian rapidash that was a dark sky blue and a aura green named Aurora was waiting as she gently nosed her master as Stolas worridly glanced back every now and again.

Blitzo: Sing once again with me, our strange duet

My power over you grows stronger yet

Blitzo gently guided Aurora as Stolas road on the beautiful galaxy like horse down the hall way.

And though you turn from me *See Stolas looking over his shoulder as Blitzo gently turned his head back to assure him its ok*

To glance behind the phantom of the opera is there

Inside your mind

Soon they reached a like as Blitzo helped Stolas dismount before they both boarded a gondola as Blitzo began to row it through the tunnels as a misty fog accumulated giving it a mystical feel as lit by the candles in the path.

Stolas: those who have seen your face draw back in fear

I am the mask you wear

Blitzo: its me they hear

Stolas/Blitzo: your spirit and my/your voice in one combined

The phantom of the opera is there

Inside my/your mind

He's there the phantom of the opera

Beware the phantom of the opera

Stolas watched Blitzo as he gently rowed the gondola through the sewer way as Stolas felt the enthrall at the imp who had taught him how to sing as the tunnel seem to get wider as Stolas saw a entrance to a area.

Blitzo: in all your fantasies you always knew

That man and mystery

Stolas: were bot in you

Stolas and Blitzo: and in this labyrinth

Where night is blind the phantom of the opera is there inside you/my mind

Soon they came to the layer "Sing for me my angel of music!" He said

Stolas: He's there the phantom of the opera

Stolas then started to vocalize as Blitzo smiled and encouraged him to keep going as Stolas vocalized amazingly as Blitzo can tell this was gonna be a amazing lesson and maybe something to share with the owl…his heart feels for, as Stolas struck on a high note impressing Blitzo.

Authors note: Meet the phantom of the opera Blitzo and if you ask if he has his burn scars under his mask…well wait until Don Juan its a bit worst then just white burn marks.

Next chapter Blitzo shows Stolas around his lair and expresses a wish..a wish for Stolas to marry him