•Your Destiny Is Magical• Cassarian story

Chapter 5

"But why would she take him?" the princess asked her boyfriend. They sat on her bed in her room, discussing the kidnap of the alchemist.

"Are you sure that it was Cassandra who took him? I mean, the Saporians also wanted revenge on him, if I remember correctly," Eugene said while holding his girlfriend's hands in his.

"Yes, I'm sure. I don't know how to explain it, but I could feel her," she said. "And you saw the black rock too, Eugene. We haven't seen one of those in months."

Eugene sighed.

"Okay, so let's say that it is cobra lady who took him," he said. "Then we really should be concerned. I hate to admit it, but she is powerful, Sunshine, who knows what she's doing with him."

Rapunzel buried her face in her hands and let out a quiet sob. "I just wish things would go back to normal, Eugene."

The former thief took her in his arms.

"Me too, Sunshine, me too."

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"Cassie! Let me in!" A boy with black hair and a blue hair stripe shouted.

He had been shouting for a few minutes now, without success. Realising that this wasn't going to get him anywhere, he started walking West, with a sigh, towards Corona.

Meanwhile inside, Cassandra had locked herself in a chamber in her tower. To some it may sound silly, first asking him to join her and then pushing him away like that. But she got the information she wanted. And still the thought that he hadn't drunk any water kept lingering in her mind.

In her trip to Corona the day before, she had payed a visit to the alchemists room.

She took what looked important to her. Some weird liquids, a scale, and a couple of tools.

Cassandra did everything Varian had said. Mix this with that, stir until it becomes yellow, and then add Yttrium. She opened her bag and looked everywhere, but came to a realisation she doesn't have it.

With a groan, she stood up. To Corona, again. How lovely.

The blue haired girl opened the door and grabbed the shape-shifting cloak.

"Where are you going?" a voice behind Cassandra asked.

"Corona," she answered, propping the cloak in her bag. The ghost seemed surprised with that.

"I just need to get... a thing." Cass answered.

"And what might that 'thing' be?" she asked while raising an eyebrow. (I'm just assuming Zhan Tiri is a girl)

Cass smirked. "You'll see."

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The sun was already rising when the alchemist finally reached Corona. He was exhausted; he had walked the whole night, wanting to reach the Kingdom as soon as possible. He also felt dehydrated.

Varian reached the gate and walked in, dragging his feet.

"Lance, you have to pay attention if we want Hair stripe back!" He heard a familiar voice say when he reached the fountain. His eyes started to close, but he forced himself to stay conscious and walk in an alley towards the two former thieves.

"Calm down, Eugene, he's right there," Lance said while pointing at the boy who just appeared from behind a corner.

Eugene immediately noticed something was wrong. The raven boy looked pale. Unhealthy pale. He ran towards him just in time to catch him before his small and fragile body touched the ground.