Ruby Locket #2: A Grand Wedding

CHAPTER 5- Power

Coniuro antiquas
potestates celi et inferi;
Audiatur haec ultimae
potentiae vox et solutus.

De profundis maris,
de montibus cæli;
Exeat ista virtus,
et nunquam moriatur.

Vim ac robur arcesso ;
Di potestatem mihi des.
Haec potestas uti valeatque;
Numquam auferatur aut celetur.

Audiatur hoc carmen,
et nunquam frangatur;
Donec vigilare iubes,
et illi reddere."

Thunder roared and lightning split the sky. The winds raged and the drizzle felt like tiny drops of unearthly ice. Lyanna lay on the altar prepared the night before as the witch summoned power from all parts of the universe.

The trees swayed vigorously as their leaves synchronized into a deafening rustle. Amelia hollered the spell over and over again. Finally, everything went still. A glowing orb floated down from the thick formation of dark clouds. It made its way into her heart. Her emerald green eyes now glistened grey and her fiery red hair plain white. It was done.

Once she was down, Amelia asked "How do you feel?"

"Powerful...I see it...I see it all", Lyanna replied. The power was literally coursing through veins. She saw everything. How Isabelle helped Amari and his supernatural aids, Charles and Edgard.

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Four days later.
Isabelle walked into the hall with Pierre. Upon seeing each other, Amari and Isabelle rushed into an embrace." Have you had any luck finding her?", she asked.

"I'm afraid not", Amari replied. He squinted a bit at the sight of Pierre. "If I may ask, Who is this?"

Isabelle turned toward Pierre. "Oh, this is Pierre-Antoine Jean-Baptiste Louis Xavier de la Croix. He mentors me in the ballet", she replied. With the way, they were stealing glances at each other Amari knew what was going on between the two. A smile grew on his face.

" It's a pleasure to meet you, Monsieur Pierre-Antoine", Amari greeted.

"The pleasure is all mine your grace", Pierre replied. The pair bowed once the Queen and King approached them.

" Thank you for honoring our call. We've been talking and we've decided that it would be best for your family as well as you to stay within the castle walls. We feel it wouldn't be safe to have you so exposed.", said the king.

"Also, with the recent attacks on the people, it just wouldn't be safe.", The queen added.

Lyanna wasted no time putting her plan into action. She plagued the people with vermin and hoards of locusts for the past four days.

"Your highness, I'm so honored. Thank you.... would it be alright if Pierre stayed too?", Isabelle asked. The King and queen looked at each other for a moment and agreed.

Soon enough, they were all housed within the castle. In actuality, it took two days. Although it was Amari's idea, his heart was at peace knowing his friend: his sister, was safe. Isabelle and Amari have been close for so long. Their bond was strong. The tightest of siblings.