The Dragon's Flame Queen ✔

Chapter IV - Preparation of Departure

Chapter 4.

Seraphina was barely able to walk as she stumbled into Merlene's house and fell right on the floor near the door. Merlene heard the sound and walked up to the door only to find unconscious Seraphina at her door. 

"Sera? Sera, what's wrong?" Merlene panicked as she tried to wake Seraphina up but she was out cold.

Merlene took her in and paced across the room as Seraphina was sleeping on the bed, her breaths were unstable which said she wasn't sleeping so well. Merlene chewed the insides of her cheek and wondered if she should go to the guild Hall and ask Master Jord what happened that she ended up in this situation. Did someone attack her? And, how did she end up in such condition? Seraphina could easily overpower anyone, then this condition was totally confusing. Merlene felt the dread coiling in the pit of her stomach as she sat near Seraphina and her eyes widened as she felt no magic presence from her.

"What the heck? Why can't I feel her magic?" She muttered and then held her hand feeling for the pulse which was unstable. The warmth was there but somehow the magic aura that Seraphina emanated was gone completely without any traces.

"What the– how is this possible? How could her magic disappear like this?" Merlene was close to lose it when Seraphina slowly cracked her eyes open and Merlene looked at her.

"Sera, what happened? Who did this to you?" She asked, Seraphina opened her mouth barely able to get words out. Merlene gritted her teeth, the magic energy was life energy for a wizard and whoever had stolen her magic aura had nearly killed her in process.

"Who did this?" Merlene growled and Seraphina breathed, unable to speak, the agony rose in Merlene's chest to watch Seraphina like this.

Seraphina's thumb gingerly brushed over her hand and Merlene was barely able to control her fury. She brushed her hand over Seraphina's head and decided that whoever had done this with her sister would have to pay.

Seraphina fell asleep again and Merlene left the house stomping towards the Guild Hall. She burst in through the doors and walked right over to Asilax who was the only one who always picked fights with Seraphina. She grabbed the front of his shirt and plucked him up from the ground.

"What did you do with Sera?" She demanded, the fire in her eyes was enough to make anyone feel as if he was staring into the furnace of hell.

"No-Nothing." Asilax said.

"Don't lie to me, what did you do you her?" She demanded, slamming his back against the stone pillar making all of the guild to look at what was happening.

"Nothing, I swear." Asilax winced, "It was her who threw me off for no reason at all." 

"Merlene!" Merlene turned to look at Master Jord who had called, "Come in my office." He said and disappeared in his office.

Merlene let go of Asilax and walked off towards Master Jord's office. She entered inside and was instantly faced by a question.

"What's going on? What were you doing, Merlene?" Master Jord asked.

"Someone attacked Seraphina and stole her magic aura. She's barely conscious. I want to know who did it." Merlene spoke.

"I did it." Jord said and Merlene's eyes widened.

"You... what?" 

"Her powers are getting out of hands and this was the only way of stopping her from causing any trouble until she was married off to some good man." Jord said and Merlene gritted her teeth.

"Why? Why strip her off all her magic though? You know magic energy is life energy of a wizard yet, you went and did that to her?!" Merlene's voice rose and Jord looked at her.