The Hybrid's Oracle

Dark Fire

  She cleaned the house humming happily, she had a plan, she had a  goal, she had a target in mind. She had to be quick and swift or it could backfire.

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  A man was standing all high and mighty in front of a greyed haired man with disgust clearly evident in his eyes.

  The tension in the air was thick.

  It's no surprise since the all mighty man wasn't a man but a monster, his eyes were red, his dark, shiny wings wrapped his body like a second skin, the sharp horns piercing out of his head, the air around him eerie, the aura around him was domineering making it difficult for anyone to challenge him or look him straight in his eyes.

  "Crown prince Lucian Lucifer Josh Woods, what do I owe this pleasant visit".

  "Andronicus, there had been rumors flying around".

  The certain man named Andronicus scoffed without respect, it was clear that he didn't take Lucian in consideration "I didn't expect that the crown prince would be one that listens to mere rumors".

  "You're right. But I'm sure you know what those mere rumors are. I'm certain that you've heard about them".

  "I'm confused my Lord, you could do well to shed more light on those rumors".
 
"They say that you are raising an army to overthrown us royals. I've known you for a very long time and I know that you are not the kind of man capable of doing such a thing. I hope you would agree with me" Lucian slightly tilted his head upward daring the man to challenge him.

  He lets out a dry, cackled laugh "My loyalty has always been to the kingdom and no one else and if my lord believes otherwise, my life is yours, feel free to do as you please with it".

  Lucian laughed sarcastically, inwardly he trusted no one but himself. "If you say so".

  "My lord isn't it a high time you crown one of the maidens as crown princess and future queen, soon the council might want to crown you king".
 
"The council doesn't tell me what to do, I do as I please as long as it's right....or wrong and also I can't just choose a random mate, she has to be capable" Lucian grinned, a glint of darkness in his eyes. A giant cloud of black mist surrounds him. "I hear that your granddaughter is back, how is she?".
 
The man smiles genuinely relishing the fact that Lucian has remembered his granddaughter "she is well my lord, she is looking forward to having an audience with you. Please have some wine with me while I send someone to call her over".
 
"Probably next time, I have a meeting to get to" With that, a dark mist surrounds his entire being and in the blink of an eye, he had disappeared leaving a trail of dark mist where he had stood.

  "It seems he is interested in my lovely Zoya" excitement filled his eyes,it was obvious that he was proud of his granddaughter "she has always been my pride and has always listened to me. I'm so proud of her again. She is the perfect person to use as bait".

  Meanwhile Lucian sat on a throne looking at some of his people, a cold stoic expression on his face while the people in the room were filled with fear of the unknown. It is obvious that this 19 years old kid didn't beg or ask for respect, he demands it and in return...instills fear.

  "What happened here" he roared out angrily at a group of 7 old men sitting in a round, one of them, Andronicus was looking uninterested, five of them looked shaken to their boots while one looked clearly amused and laughed quietly giving the others an 'i told you so' look.
 
  "I'll tell you my lord. While you were gone, the others here decided to take matters into their own hands, they decided to decide who would become the next queen of Niveria, I warned them against it but as usual they wouldn't listen to me and just dismissed my warning".