"It's a long story my dear but I only ask you not to fear me. I won't hurt you in any way please." She went to her knees and I had no choice but to reach for her and comfort her.If I could sleep with a stranger who turned into a lion in the same room why not for my mother who raised me for years and never hurt me in any way. "Am not scared of you mother but am really disappointed with you, why did you hide such an important part of you?" I cried.Wait! Who was comforting the other? We were both in tears."I will tell you everything but for now we have no time to waste. I have just come to break the spell that I had cast on to your powers." She said."Powers! My Powers?" I asked with my eyes widened.**Mother**"Yes, your powers. You are not an ordinary girl my child. You are a daughter to both a witch and demon. You have strong powers. In fact they're extraordinary ones but I had kept them under control with a spell because I wanted you to live a normal life like others. I knew you
After a while I heard some footsteps coming close to our bed, it was Anu's mother. "What is she doing here at this hour? What does she want?" I asked myself. Since she wasn't able to read my mind anymore, she came closer to me and put her hand on my head, I wondered why but it seemed she wasn't able to read it, perhaps that's why she bent over, removed my bedcovers and bit me on the shoulder. I felt pain for a little while till when she placed her hand on the wound to collect my blood before she made it heal right away and like that the scar was no more.I tried to slowly open my eyes in a wise manner and see for myself what was going on. She later closed her eyes, whispered some strange words and a colourless glass came swinging from nowhere and appeared before her. Grabbing it she put the drops of my blood in it and drank it.Wait! What was she doing with my blood? What was her intentions? Was that the first time she has done this to me or things always happened as I was asleep?Sh
"Don't fear me please wife. Am not going to hurt you but I just wanna hear you say you love me."he said with his eyes on me."Is that all I need to do?" I asked confused."Yes, only that."he said." Aren't you scared of me?"he added."No. Why should I be?" I lied yet inside my heart was beating faster than ever and so loud too."Are you sure?" He asked with a concerned tone.Sitting closer to him I grabbed his hairy face between my hands, leaned over and whispered "I love you, husband."Wait! Did I mean it or I lied because he wanted to hear me say so?Just like that he became normal again, he returned to his human form. "You are so stubborn Anu."I said with relief when he turned back to normal. "You scared me."I added."Am so sorry Artie. I didn't intend to scare you but you know what I have finally believed what my mom told me."he said."Your mom? What did she tell you?"I asked curious. I wanted to know everything about her. I believed she was evil since she was capable of biting me
"You're a terrible person mother. You used the innocent person for your own good."I pointed with a disappointed expression on my face."I know. Am such a terrible person but what else could I have done. I did all that for your own good and survival."she said."Do you still have him under your control? Does he know the truth about you? I mean does he know you are a witch?"I asked."Yes. He knows everything about me now. By the time he learnt the truth about me, he was already in love with me and couldn't back off. Strange things happened on the day when you were born. Witches and demons came to congratulate me and when he asked about them, I told him the truth except for one thing.""What's that mother.""He doesn't know that you are not his child."she said as her eyes got flooded with tears."I understand why you chose not to tell him the truth about me. Your intentions were good and I don't blame you for anything so don't cry mother." I comforted her as I enveloped her with a hug."
Looking around I saw a knife in the fruit basket. Walking backwards to reach for it, he followed me and that's when I stabbed him on the stomach. Seeing him bleeding I panicked and got scared when he stared at me with angry blue eyes as he turned into a big bat."Oh God! How would I trace his heart now. Why has he turned into a bat this time? Did he know I wanted to stab him on the chest? Did he somehow find about our plan? I panicked as I tried to think correctly. "No Artie, this isn't the right time to get scared. You have to be brave and strong so you can find out what these people are up to."I said to myself."Am so sorry Anu but am left with no other choice."I whispered into his ear as I get hold of my dagger to stab him while shaking terribly."Am so sorry mother. For sure I can't do this anymore. I have caused so much pain to him already. I need to rectify my mistake." I breathed as I dropped my dagger down. It was like mother had been somewhere close watching me because she ap
Looking around, the magical walls were no more. I wasn't safe anymore. For a moment I got a strange feeling. A line appeared on the ground leading to somewhere so I followed it. It stopped at the previous abandoned place. "Why am I back to this place?"I asked myself. Maybe something compelled me to. "Artie, Artie."someone kept repeating my name."Who are you?"I asked while shaking terribly."You will soon find out."he replied."Show yourself if you aren't a coward."I provoked."Help please.""Why should I help you, I even don't know you. What if you aren't a good person."I said."Please save me."he cried and I could feel he was really suffocating from underground."I know this is very dangerous but I have no other choice my dear. You are the only one who can help me bring me back to life. You are partly demon and witch too, there's nothing impossible for you."he pointed."How did you know about me?"I was getting terrified."I know you very well my child."he cried."Child? Are you my
Waiting impatiently for things to work by themselves like how mother had promised, nothing happened. "This can't be happening to me." I panicked when nothing happened yet Anu had started to undress himself. Opening my eyes slowly to look at him, I couldn't believe what my eyes saw. His fangs had elongated while his eyes darkened as his nails turned to crawls."OMG! What would happen to me if my powers don't work out?" I shook my head at the thought. Still wondering, I felt a cold arm caressing my waist. "He has started his mission already. What do I do now."I breathed inwardly as I opened my eyes again to look at my shining ring. "You really can't do this to me please. What don't you see that he has already started his mission."I yelled at the ring and a sound escaped my lips."Artie." Anu called me but I couldn't answer because I knew he was trying to see if I was awake.When I didn't answer, l heard him breathing with relief. For a moment my breath was taken away when I felt soft
"I will bring him back no matter what happens."I said trying to get up on my legs."So brave! But this bravery of yours might not work on me tonight. Am sure you still want to live, am I right? Going against me would shut down all of your future hopes. I advise you to stay back and let me do my task. I had unfinished businesses before I was burnt from here." He said biting his lip."Unfinished businesses?"I repeated his words."Well you see I made a deal with your parents. Your mother couldn't conceive for more than a hundred years, she was barren so they came to my house for some help. I agree to help them but on two conditions. The first was that your mother would spend a night with me after confirming her pregnancy and the second one was that their child would later be my daughter-in-law of which they didn't fulfill. And when I came here to remind them about our deal, I ended up getting burnt alive." He said developing long fangs that got me scared."Thank God they never fulfilled