July 19 finally came and that day, from the very morning, Meredith felt that the opponents were approaching. Around noon, she notified everyone:
- The army will soon emerge from behind the trees, they will come from the forests to the east, I feel the very strong demon energy. There are a lot of them... More than we expected. They also took the worst scums from the Underworld with them, vampires, strigoi, trolls and other monsters, all children of the darkness.- Meredith said, staring at the forest wall.- So many minds...- Alice added, focusing hard on understanding the thoughts of the enemies.- Can you read all of their minds?- Rita asked, looking at her with concern.- I understand the thoughts of the demons and the others have far less complex minds, so I have no problem understanding the thoughts of trolls, strigoi and similar creatures. It will be worse with vampires, because some of them are "shields" and therefore can block their mind just like Tess.- AlAround 11 p.m. the fight became even more fierce than before. Eleazar was increasingly unable to keep up with the teleporting of the wounded, Maria and the angels also felt a slight panic - their makeshift hospital was filling up at an alarming rate, and as little as one person left it, several other wounded appeared in this place. Fatigue and impatience with the still uncertain result of the battle clearly troubled all figthing. Tess, despite the support from others and short breaks, was slowly losing strength, and her shield was starting to let through some of the stronger mental attacks. Alice also felt very tired of constantly browsing through so many, often quite complicated, minds at once. Deborah returned quickly to the battlefield, and, encouraged by victory over Salvadore, she fought as fiercely as ever.Fortunately, the battle was still remarkably even. Everyone knew that, according to the prophecy of Joan Thomson, mother of Johnathan and the great Oracle, the fate of
Damon's anger was indeed waning, and helplessness was slowly taking its place. He felt as if all his life energy was leaving him along with anger, and when became like a normal demon again, he fell to his knees, completely exhausted. At this moment one of Alistair's troops moved to attack him. Damon knew he was too weak to defend himself, so he closed his eyes and suddenly felt someone grab his hand, then as if he felt nothing for a few seconds. When Damon opened his eyes two minutes later, he was lying on the bed in the makeshift hospital, Selene was holding his hand, crying, and Maria raised her hands over his body. He clearly felt some power begin to spread over his body. Damon slowly began to regain his strength, and Selene, seeing him awake, beamed as she wiped away her tears.- How are you feeling?- she asked, her voice still apprehensive.- Okay.- Damon replied, and Selene sighed with relief.- But how did I get here? The last thing I remember is an army of demons th
In September, after nine months of pregnancy, Isabelle gave birth to a beautiful and healthy baby girl, whom she and her husband named Rose. Johnathan was overjoyed, and Isabelle was also very happy, because finally had the baby she wanted so much. Maria and Eleazar got married in December, Marco and Teresa a year later. Selene and Damon had not yet thought about getting married, they wanted to enjoy each other in peace now.On June 20, 2019, Elisabeth ended her service as the head of the Sorceress Council, taking a well-deserved retirement. There was a farewell ceremony during which Meredith, personally appointed by Elisabeth, became the new Council leader. Selene was proud of her aunt. Deborah joined the Big Three because Meredith's nomination made a seat vacant, and she was the oldest of the other Council members.Selene said goodbye to Sara and Jennifer for good, who had left for college, each in a different part of the country. This is how she also said goodbye to nor
She was like April sky, sunrise in her eyesChild of light, shining star, fire in her heartBrightest day, melting snow, breaking through the chillOctober and AprilHe was like frozen sky in October nightDarkest cloud, endless storm, raining from his heartColdest moon, deepest blue, tearing down the springOctober and AprilLike hate and love, worlds apartThis fatal love was like poisonRight from the startLike light and dark, worlds apartThis fatal love was like poisonRight from the startWe were like loaded guns, sacrificed our livesWe were like love undone, craving to entwineFatal touch, final thrill, love was bound to killOctober and April (...)The Rasmus ft. Anette Olzon - October & April
Sunlight filtered through a thick blue curtain, illuminating a small room located in the attic. Right by the door was a large wooden desk, painted white, and a swivel chair. Under the desk was a trash can filled to the brim with some papers, soda bottles, and salty snack wrappers. On the desk there was a laptop in a silver casing, a pile of notebooks and books, and a tiny lamp. Above the desk there was a large shelf with a lot of books - from textbooks, through readings, to romances. Here and there, there were photos framed in colorful frames and many other ornaments such as jugs, figurines, etc.There was a large wardrobe opposite the desk, and its door was decorated with baroque ornaments of flowers, angels and animals. Next to the wardrobe there was quite big, pink dressing table with a large mirror, framed in a wave-shaped frame decorated with tiny roses. There were make-up cosmetics scattered on the dressing table, and a small box, probably containing the owner's jewelry.
Selene woke up around noon, drenched in sweat. Once again this month she had the same nightmare - ran through the dark, sinisterly rustling forest, over dry leaves and stones that hurt her bare feet painfully. Behind, Selene heard someone's footsteps, her breathing quickened more and more, and legs slowly failed to obey - she stumbled over protruding boughs more and more often, her sweater got caught on branches, leaving threads of yarn on them, which caused holes in the material. Eventually Selene exhausted herself completely, caught her foot on something large and fell face down into the pile of leaves which caused her to groan softly from pain. Whoever was chasing Selene now grabbed her arm and rolled onto her back, so she looked at this someone's face. It was a man with ebony, mid-length hair and a long black coat. His raven black eyes drew her into their irretrievable depth like a cosmic black hole. As Selene watched him in horror, he clasped his hands together in a strange ges
Suddenly Jennifer's gaze went somewhere far away, soon Sarah looked in the same direction as her and literally stopped moving. Not understanding their reaction, Selene turned in the direction they were staring and in an instant, she understood their delight - two handsome men sat a couple of tables behind them. One of them was a tall, dark haired man with chocolate eyes and a muscular figure. Next to him sat a blonde of medium height, slim, with blue eyes who, compared to the dark haired one, looked kind of inconspicuous.- Tell me it's a dream...- Sarah stammered.- They're so damn sexy.- Jennifer spoke up, staring at them.Selene didn't say anything, just looked at the brunet. Suddenly she saw his face as he turned towards their table - he looked as the guy from the nightmare! Selene immediately turned to her friends, and her terrified expression surprised Sarah, who for a moment looked back from the boys.- Hello.- Selene heard a velvety voice above her. She l
- What do you mean? I don't understand...- Selene looked at her aunt strangely.- "Who am I really? What's that supposed to mean?"- she thought sarcastically.- Eh... It may seem ridiculous to you, but... you are not human. You are a sorceress.- Meredith explained.Selene's eyes grew round, she was speechless and fell heavily on the sofa. There was silence for a moment.- In addition, you are "the chosen one"...- her aunt began speaking again, wondering how to put in words what she wanted to convey to her niece.- You are the one who is born once in a thousand years, our hope, for at the age of eighteen you will become powerful enough to defeat the demon lord Alistair. All these people who are here are wizards and witches, they came here to protect you until your destiny is fulfilled and to teach you to control the power that will soon begin to show.- she finished, watching Selene's reaction.- What kind of power? - Selene asked, not understanding.- Like all