Chapter 4
*The Wizard Kingdom, The Central Coven Of Wizardry.*Queen Griselda, the Witch of the Central Coven, sat in her golden chair looking at the five sons of Zed who were utterly beaten up and bloody from the fight last night.She stood up, paced a little, and then sat back down, took a look at the wizard beside her, and shook her head in disappointment."You had one simple instruction, and that was to bring Prince Jaden to me."Torak, the leader of the brothers, spoke up in pain. "We had no idea it would lead to a bloody fight. We tried to reason with..."he stated.Griselda's eyes furrowed with confusion."You tried to talk someone into joining you and he ended up beating you all to a pulp?That story sounds eerie to me, did you perhaps enrage him?" she asked, picking up her wand.Torak's eyes widened as he stared at Rafael, who stood close to Queen Griselda.Rafael is the Queen's right-hand man and royal wizard.She told him to send the sons of Zed to bring Jaden back alive, but he told them to make sure they kill him.After a second of eye contact, Torak lied."We only tried to reason with him, diplomatically of course, but he beat us up out of rage or so. By the time we found him, he was drunk with human wine. It must be why.""How stupid are you to not know that a man must only be approached when he is sober?" Griselda cut him short, anger rising in her tone."It's my fault, I should have sent more competent people. It wouldn't happen again." Rafael intervened.Torak bowed his head as she dismissed them."Sadly, the Wizards of Zed proved to be incompetent. We shall find a way to bring Prince Jaden back, we must."She smiled at him. "Thank you Rafa."He nodded as he walked away to continue his duties.Many centuries ago,The crucifix, also known as the rogue witches and wizards of the Central Coven, invaded the Kingdom at night.Queen Selene and her husband, King Dragoz, were taken unawares as the war took place.The crucifix had come to exact their revenge for what King Dragoz had done by banishing them for earlier plotting treason.In a bid to save her only child, who had just been born, she ran to the woods.But the leader of the crucifix Galleo caught up with her."I hate that you would leave so soon." He smiled.She screamed, clutching her child to her breasts, crying."Let us go!" she yelled at him, as his other men surrounded her."I wish I could...but we all know witches. They are the strongest when it comes to retribution and with that child you have there, you might come for revenge," he chuckled.Selene looked confused.What Galleo was saying wasn't entirely a lie."What are you talking about...we won't come back...I, Dragoz, and our child will leave, you can take whatever you want."Galleo gave a long maniacal laugh.. "You mean this King Dragoz?" he said as he threw Dragoz's lifeless head to the ground just where Selene stood.A feeling of pain and anger filled her heart.She was in extreme anguish, she fell to her knees.Her heart was broken.Seeing her husband's head out of his body and bleeding made her enraged."Why? What did he ever do to you?" she cried.She screamed angrily as she threw her child to the ground, her body emitting a certain energy as she muttered a spell that sent half the crucifix flying and burning to the ground, but Galleo was unaffected by her power.She stared at him as she realized."What did you think?" he asked, jumping about playfully.He was clearly enjoying his domination. He set his hair free from the ponytail it was in and twirled it around before continuing,"That we will come to attack one of the strongest witches and wizards of our time without a little backup?Ha! I'm not that dumb."She hastily picked baby Jaden up and held him tightly in tears."Now it's my turn, Queen!" Galleo announced.He created a huge fire spell, but just before he aimed it at her, she cursed."You shall all pay for what you have done. My son shall be reincarnated to take back what is rightfully his. The throne belongs to our family."Without a care, he immediately set her on fire. She would have created a protection spell but all her energy she had used up earlier."I would be waiting." He chuckled.With that, Queen Selene and her child burned to death.*********After so many years and centuries, the Central Coven was regained again by the sisters of Selene.The witches of Savadore and a few descendants of the crucifix, Rafael included,One of the descendants of the savadore witches had become the recent ruler of the Central Coven.During that time at the coronation, The oracle had shown the few of them King Jaden, who had been reincarnated, and asked that he be brought to the coven, for the dark times were ahead.Apparently, Rafael sent the best of the coven guardians.The brothers, who he ordered to kill Prince Jaden rather than bring him back alive.He walked into the room where the brothers sat waiting for him to arrive."We apologize, Lord Rafael, he was too strong! We clearly underestimated him." Torak, the mouthpiece of his brothers, pleaded.Rafael sighed.He sat on a cushion and rolled his eyes. "You shouldn't have escaped at all," he said, touching his chin."But Lord Rafael, if Prince Jaden is truly the chosen one, why would you tell us to kill him?" Torak asked out of curiosity."That is none of your business. Do not mention any of this to Queen Griselda." He stood up and walked towards the door. "I wonder what the prince could be doing now?" He sniffed.JADEN'S POV"Bro, you look like crap," Aaron commented as he watched me take my seat in my cubicle."Maybe I should give you a taste of my fist so you can look the same," I teased as he laughed."What happened last night? You just left the club."He asked, and flashes of being beaten rushed my memories.I brushed it off and concluded that it was just one of my dreams.I began typing my reports. "Speaking of that, do you remember seeing me after I left the club?" I asked curiously.I couldn't keep the coffee shop lady off my head."Only that you left with Stacy," he replied.I finished the reports and sent them to the chief inspector, who asked me later by telephone to meet him in his office.I didn't know what to expect.As I got into the office, the inspector, Mr. Carson Davis, stared at me."Damn ..You look like Crap..Jay."I sighed, "You are not the first person saying that.""Err...That's why I called you."Carson Davis stood up looking out his window now."You should take the day off. Aaron raised his concerns. You have been working tirelessly for a week and got like three murder cases already."Me, who is a hyper-responsible kind of person, tried explaining that I was fine. "I'm fine, I still have a murder case on my shoulder." I said, "You need to see a doctor or therapist, Jay.""But...""I am the boss here!...your mother would kill me if something happened to you!"Davis is my uncle and the brother of my mother."She is dead, uncle, stop making low-blow jokes," I replied, avoiding the subject."She still can...she still can." Davis laughed slightly making me smile. I took his advice and left.I decided to stop by the cemetery to see my mother's grave.Flashes of her dying in the hospital bed of cancer hunted me.I wondered why I couldn't forget her death scene.My mother's death was the start of his dreams and depression.As I was about to leave, I noticed that someone was watching me.It wasn't just one person.There were two or maybe more, they were hiding in the woods surrounding the cemetery.I wondered who they were and why they were there.But I had only two choices: to go back to my car or corner them some how.My mind immediately went to Carrie's murder case."Maybe her killer had come to kill me after hearing that there's no murder case I haven't solved." I thought.Walking fast, I moved to my car safely, but just when I was about to get in, a hand grabbed me by my shoulder.Chapter 5WRITER'S POV"You again!" He looked surprised."We need to leave now." Rowena said, rushing to the other part of the car and getting in.Jaden wondered why this coffee lady was stalking him, but with the intensity in her voice, he felt that something was really wrong. For some reason, he believed her. As he got in, he began driving. His mom was buried in a small church cemetery in Roseville. So the drive to the main town takes about an hour or so. They were driving in silence, and Jaden was a bit confused about everything. He immediately put the car to a halt."Why'd you stop?" She asked nicely. He cursed himself for not even thinking, "What if this lady was some serial killer?"Rowena knew that he had a lot of questions, but this wasn't the time to answer them."Who the hell are you really?"..and why did you follow me all the way from town to Roseville? Are you stalking me?""Eu.. Jaden, I understand that you need answers, but now is really not the time for...""Wait, how
JADEN'S POV I slowly opened my eyes, trying to ignore the splitting headache I was having. The evil... woman, wizard, lady was gone, and the coffee shop girl was lying beside me. Images of what had just happened flooded my mind as I stood on the road. "I really used magic?" I asked, staring at my arms like they were going to answer me. I pointed to a tree and yelled "flames." Nothing happened, but a few birds flew away because my yell startled them. "Flames is a little too cliché. Wizard spells should be all spooky and scary," I said to myself. I assumed a more confident stance and yelled, " Flamino uhhh fireo?" "What the hell am I doing?" I giggled and immediately realized the coffee lady was still on the ground. "Hey, are you okay?" I tapped vigorously. She was burning up and was unconscious, so I quickly took her to my house. I paced to and fro as I waited for her to wake up. I had tons of questions after I did a mental check to make sure all I'd just experienced was not o
WRITER'S POV Rafael immediately walked to the cell where Gwen was being held and asked the guards around to leave so he could question her privately. "You said something about him being accompanied by someone?" Rafael asked Gwen, who was bound by chains on both hands and feet. "Yes, do you think I won't be able to handle a person who just found out he could use magic?" She snapped. "I did not say I don't believe you; what did she look like?" Rafael asked, biting his fingers like he feared her response. "She had platinum hair, and her eyes were too glittery and blue; she looked like a real human woman till the moment she started to glow." " Her....." Gwen cried, her eyes tearing up. "It's exactly as I feared." He already has a guardian beside him; I don't know how that's possible," Rafael replied, turning to leave. "Why do you want to kill him?" Gwen yelled in despair, and Rafael raced back in. "How dare you yell that?" Rafael spoke fiercely; he walked close to her and took her
"Do you not want me to stay?" Giselle asked as I stood with my hands crossed over my chest while she stood on my doorstep.She came unannounced, not like she ever tells me before she comes, saying she was going to be staying with me for a few weeks because she believes I'm lonely and likely to make vile decisions.She was dressed in a black long jacket, black shorts, and, I kid you not, a top hat, looking like a low-budget magician."Come in," I muttered, moving aside for her to step in. I didn't notice a suitcase till she was fully inside the apartment."Wow! "You are really serious," I said unbelievably, and I walked to my room and slammed the door behind her. It wasn't making any sense at all,"Open the door this instant before I get mad," she yelled, banging on the door, and I swear I saw a lightning bolt pass through the door knob."You of all people should know that I've been through so much to let a threat get to me."The banging stopped, and I thought she just wanted to trick
Rowena******I flew into the air at the first attack Gwen threw at me; my magic wasn't working. I could hear sounds of Jaden getting mercilessly beaten, and I hit the ground."Focus, Ro. Channel your emotions." I whispered to myself and kept whispering, but it was like pouring water on stone.Fruitless!Was I hallucinating the last time?I stretched my hands and imagined myself levitating, still channeling my rage and the thousand emotions I was feeling; it worked perfectly in my head, but I was still firmly rooted to the ground.Great! I got into a fight with wizards without checking if my powers worked."You would have made it a lot easier for the both of us if you had just let him go." "Now take a look at him," Gwen laughed as she slowly lifted me in the air. For the first time since our fight started, I caught a glimpse of Jaden.Sprawled on the floorHalf-dead maybewith blood coming out everywhere.Gwen's twin sister is definitely a lot more twisted."I thought
Chapter 10Writer's povBack at the covenRafael paced back and forth in his chambers, clutching his pocket dagger tightly, showing how irritated he was getting. Gwendoline and Georgia were supposed to be back with great news long before now, but they were both nowhere to be seen. Not even a sign of Prince Jaden, at least.Rafael was obviously running out of patience, and it was evident in his facial expression as beads of sweat ran freely from his forehead down to his slightly pointed nose."The Queen demands your presence immediately, sir Rafael."With a wave of his hand, Rafael dismissed the guard that had come to deliver the message to him. "Why does she want to see me?" he thought. "Gwen has probably messed things up again."He dabbed his face with a towel and made sure he looked as relaxed as possible. If by chance the Queen found out about his plan to kill the prince, he was ready to deny every bit of it.One more glance at the mirror and he was sure he was good to go, then he h
Chapter 11*Writer's pov*"Howdy, mate," Aaron's unpolished British accent jolted Jaden back to the present, and he turned to face him fully. The cup of coffee in his hand was steaming hot and still looked untouched. "What's bothering you, Jaden?""This is the most complicated case I've ever handled in a long time." "Why is everything taking so long?"Aaron kept staring at him, you know, with that "are you sure about that?" look."You know...." Aaron started and slowly sat at the edge of the desk. "You can lie to any other person in this entire world, including your uncle, but you can't lie to me." C'mon, man, tell me what's eating you up. I know it's something more than this case."Jaden stopped what he was fake-typing and relaxed in his chair, stroking his chin. He struggled with different thoughts about whether or not to tell Aaron about all his encounters, about Elle or the sons of Zed or the twin witches that attacked him, about his realistic dreams that had just been reoccurring
Chapter 12 Rowena's pov I stared at the note, totally unfazed, probably because I had Giselle by my side. "Who could have sent this?" She asked, ripping it to pieces. "Who else? Definitely the wizards," I replied and walked away. "Where do you think you're going to?" Giselle asked as I grabbed my coat from the top of the chair I was sitting on earlier. "To see that Jaden's okay," I replied without giving her a look, and she pulled me before I could get to the door. "You get a death threat, and the next thing on your mind is finding your little lovebird?" She yelled. "I'm not going to look for you this time," she added, tightening her grip around my arm. "You and I both know who they're after," I yelled back, wriggling myself from her grip and storming out the door. I got out of the house and took a taxi to my workplace; that's the easiest way to know where Jaden works, plus I haven't been there for days now, so I at least owe them an apology. Jaden's pov "Are you going to t