Bloodied Wings

Part 5

At BATS base...

Eda was taken to the base as Raine wanted to show her their plans to learn the truth.

It was a little tiny base, but it showed the dedication of the Bards who want to know the truth of things. It seemed that the spotted odd things going on with the Covens, more so since the attack on the princess's life on her own coronation day, which is still postponed. Which was still weird though. Wasn't it rescheduled for the week after the attack? So why was he waiting for so long? Why troubled still by the broken cultist group? Weren't the Blood Crusaders feeble now without their 'glorious' leader? What was Belos hiding from everyone and why hunt down the remaining Crusaders now?

Raine and the others had to know.

"Okay, we have been tracking down the Blood Crusader's activity and it seems they were planning something big," Katya informed the group.

"Whatever is going on involves Fizzy Ba-Boom Bomb Potions, Dracony Fireworks, and scout masks," Derwin added as he pointed out the missing items from the covens.

"They could be planning an assault on the Emperor's Coven Base near Bonesborough so they can raid for the tech at the World of Innovation Museum near the heart of the city. If they get their hands on that, there's no telling what they can do." Amber assumed that they knew the best engineers and inventors would keep their gadgets there, especially the emperor.

"So, if we intercept them, we can use the melody spell to get the truth or perhaps track them back to their base then we can find out what exactly is going on. But this is going to be dangerous, and we might get killed... Are you sure you want to do this?" Raine advised as Eda took a moment to think about it.

The kids really didn't need her and soon would be back with their own families....

"Alright, I'm in." Eda decided as she and Raine hugged.

At a base near a beach...

A cultist member looked at his severed arm.... His rage is beyond its limit.

The look on Luz's face was that of rage and grief as Lilith forced her hand out.

The monks came out with a knife and cut the princess's hand, allowing her blood to be filled into a jar. Once enough, she was back into a bubble.

"Now, we have everything we need."

"Good, good now everything can be how it was." Lilith declared happily then saw the princess's face, "Your Highness, please understand. This will fix everything-."

"I'm going to tell my dad."

Lilith gasped.

"I'll tell my dad everything. I'll tell everyone. You are going to pay for this." She gritted her teeth.

"Oh, then you are a liability."

Before Lilith or Luz could respond, the head monk tossed the bubble with Luz inside into the boiling sea!

"No!" Lilith shrieked as she rushed to the haul, but it was too late!

Luz disappeared into the water!

...

At the Private quarters...

Luz fought with the Head Cultist.

"Oh, I should have chopped you into pieces before throwing you into the sea. But thank you for the door. My master will need it." He grinned.