FATE #3 *(A ROSE IN BLOOM)*

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GENERAL POV

Pearl rose from the throne and halted the ongoing argument, she took off her glasses and headed towards her... Jemilla teleported to the right side of the throne.

"You might want to get everyone to safety first Pearl! It won't be safe for them being here!" She cautioned, Lucious and the generals started acting on that right away, they adjourned the court.

"Perhaps the generals aren't needed either!" She stated, again Pearl ordered her steps towards her giving reverence to the fact that she's not ordinary...

"It's good I came early, if Zherra isn't exorcized before the thirteen hour, she'll take over without your knowledge!" She unveiled her face after her statement.

Pearl laughed... "I should have known it could only be you, welcome back Jemy!" She mounted the throne and immediately she sat on it, she began feeling Zherra trying to take over again.

She was stirred up by Jemilla's presence, she knew once Jemilla dies it will be easier to take over Pearl's body.

"You returned to practice exorcism on me? Who told you I'll need that? You will only die this time if you don't leave now Jemilla. I won't go easy on you like I did that day!"

Jemilla chortled once her words reached her ears, and without a warning Pearl sped towards her, grabbed her by her neck and slammed her into the wall, she rose to her feet unaffected and got smashed down again.

A punch from Jemilla sent her flying into the opposite wall, they violently fought in the room with Kimbling wet in fear for her daughter's life whilst Lucious held firmly onto her.

Jemilla camouflaged for a moment and returned with a knight in her hands, she bit into his neck in her presence and drained him to death...

Unable to keep up with the restraint, Kimbling let out a scream in fear, whereas Pearl just cackled at that, she figured out Jemilla wasn't alright.

"You're dying Jemilla! Why do you want me to make that swift for you huh?" She queried.

"Let just say it's a test for you, whether you're strong enough to take me down in my weakness!" She smiled sinisterly and cast a binding spell against her, but Pearl quickly countered it.

They began fighting with spells in an attack and defense mode. Pearl tried reaching for her dagger from where she normally kept it on her body, but it was gone, she thought she had left it at Lucious' place, until Jemilla pulled it out...

"Looking for this huh? That's what I came for yesterday!" She told, to repel any take over from Pearl, she needed to make it impossible for her to exert control on it...

She quickly slashed her palm again with the seal and let her blood drip onto it, for by so doing she opened up the vault in which Zherra was kept, just as she did to Free her, the dagger stood glued to her palm afterwards.

While she was at it Pearl mumbled one of the old spells and froze her in her spot... Zherra was strongly forcing her way up at this point to finish her off but Pearl was also holding on to her place firmly.

Seeing as well the table was almost set, it was twenty minutes pass twelve hours in the afternoon, Jemilla employed her telekinesis to get hold of Lucious, she clasped onto his neck with her chelidon and pointed the dagger to his throat.

She employed words to rouse Pearl's rage. "Try anything funny Pearl and your dear lover gets it... I have nothing to lose if he dies, Pearl! Or should I do what I did the last time again huh? What his brother has done to your mom, won't it be fun to see you helpless against me because of his life huh?"

She ridiculed... "Reverse this spell now, Pearl!" She commanded when Pearl exude a long and loud groan, she knew it was working when Pearl's eyes kept thinning out, she was still fighting over dominance with Zherra.

Lucious at this point was under perturbation, pointing out 'the what ifs' and outcomes, he wanted to put an end to the charade, to opt out of the agreement, he struggled to free himself from her grasp, but then, Jemilla didn't plan to fail, she was fully drown in her mission.

"Calm down princess! Don't... Don't lose yourself please!" A mother's anguish, Kimbling cried out through her fear, she fell to her knees with tears in frustration, not having any idea of what was happening.

Jemilla rolled him somewhere, pointing the dagger towards Pearl, she pitched the long spell and began exorcizing Zherra out.

It was a long process since part of her had already merged with Pearl. Trying hard to get it all, Pearl fell on her knees and regurgitated blood, puking it from her mouth and nostrils.

Jemilla decided to give up then and there, observing the dagger closely, she noticed the magnetic energy trying to attract her back into Pearl. "Pearl!" Kimbling and Lucious rushed over to help her. "That won't do she needs so much rest..." Jemilla carried her in her arms and sped out to her chambers. Everyone who cought a glimpse of that or felt the passing wind, thought it was the empress herself.

Kimbling got the room mobbed and went along with Lucious to take care of Pearl. Jemilla had her hand in hers and placed her to sleep. The little human was back.

"Who's side are you on miss? You use my daughter's body anyhow, as and when you want to... Who are you anyway?" Kimbling angrily burst out at her.

"Take care of her both of you, she will be fine in at least six days, in all these days she needs total rest, her system is reaclimating to the ambiance of this world... Lucious don't let your eyes of her, report every suspicious sign to me! A part of Zherra is still in her system, it's really no big deal but then, still we can't let our guard down."

She reported and left through the forest to the boundary with the dagger, she made her exit and entry back in to the vampire world, camouflaging from all eyes she snack into the treasury room and returned the dagger in its place.

She cast the previous spell which used to bound it back on and left again to the human world.

The second phase of her quest had to be in session too... Kimbling sent Lucious out to take care of the palace whiles she stayed by Pearl's side to take care of her.

Lucious thought over what happened in the throne room, and felt to keep a lookout for Jemilla's next move, he decided to lurk around Devan's oubliette in wait of her any attempt to meet up with him.

Jemilla made her way into the palace's general kitchen, where the knights and prisoners dish were made.

She went along with a sac containing bottles of potions, in a disguise as one of them, she made her way into the main cooking area of the kitchen, the meals were still on fire, due to how vast the Billypot were, it was hard to tell if someone stood behind it.

She emptied the potions into each meal and made her way out, she headed towards the dungeon after sensing Lucious' presence somewhere around, she camouflaged and went on ahead to meet Devan.

She informed him of how far her plan has been achieved and told him about how to raise that army against Pearl before she regained consciousness.