Scarlett And The Dragon Flame

The Book Of Fate

Scarlett POV

We walked into the secret library. Bloom leads the way. There is a lone book perched on a stand in the middle of the room.

"There it is." Flora says.

Bloom hesitantly opens the book.

"Read it." Musa encourages her.

Mandragora flies closer to the secret library.

"Getting closer...! I see you now, and I feel the power of the dragon flame! Ugh, those guardian fairies are just so pathetic. Why are the witches so worried about them? They're just little ants that need to be stepped on, and I'm ready to squash them!"

She releases the bug inside the glowing orb she was carrying, with a deep laugh.

Bloom studies the text and starts to shake her head.

"What does it say? Is it -" Stella says.

"Is it about your parents?" Aisha asks.

"No! I can't read it! I have no idea what it says." Bloom says clearly frustrated.

"What language is that?" Phoenix asks.

"I don't know, but I swear I have that style before." I say. I might've seen it in the Alfea library when I was researching.

"How are we supposed to read it?" Bloom asks.

Suddenly the text starts to turn into a gold dust and starts to form something.

"You don't have to." The figure says.

"Oh look out." Bloom says. Everyone backs away from the book and forms a figure.

"Who is that guy?" Sky asks.

The man fully forms and he is in a brown coat. He looks almost like a ghost, his bottom half not showing and his upper body translucent.

"Don't worry, Bloom. In Lord Bartleby. I was your father's scribe, and now the official keeper of this book. I've been waiting for you for many years, young princess." He says introducing himself bowing towards his princess.

"You know who I am?" Bloom asks.

"Of course, Bloom. I'm so happy to see that you're well. When the ancestral witches attacked Domino, your father risked his life to protect this book and keep it safe." Lord Bartelby tells us.

"You knew my parents? Please, tell me. Are they alive?" Bloom immediately asks.

"See the book... All right. Here, this chapter talks about Oritel and Marion. Your parents were the last rulers of Domino." He says showing us a picture of King Oritel and Queen Marion.

"Hey, that's their wedding picture! Look at that gorgeous dress! You know who'd look really great in it? Me!" Stella says enthusiastically.

"Look at their eyes, they have so much strength." Bloom comments in awe, looking at the picture.

"There's more." He says, turning the page. It shows King Oritel and Queen Marion holding a baby.

"That must be Daphne as a baby." Bloom states.

Lord Bartelby turns the page again. It shows Daphne holding two baby girls, both with fiery red hair. Bloom looks up at Lord Bartleby sharply.

"Who is that? The other baby." Bloom demands.

"Your younger twin sister."

"What!?" Bloom shrieks.

"You did not know?" Lord Bartleby asks her.