(Book 1) The malediction of the Undertaker

Chapter 51: Semi mage

Taker, Pat follow Anastasia to the great hall, they could see the cauldron hot and looks ready to drink. She stirred again and again the liquid which turns green and a blue smoke comes out. May my words heal you, may this formula make you better. She says this sentence several times before an explosion is heard in the cauldron. "It's ready Majesty." Said Anastasia before taking the bowls to put the potion in for each sick person, each child, woman and man drinking the potion Anastasia made. She slowly approaches her daughter whom she hadn't seen for so long, she kneels next to her, taking her head gently to help her drink. "It's going to be ok my dear..." Anastasia said looking at Diana who had her eyes half open and fell asleep instantly.

Taker has finished giving his people a drink and walks over to Diana, he notices that Anastasia has emotion in her eyes seeing her daughter. He sees Tigress who had still grown and fattened down from the ceiling to stand next to her mistress, the creature also hopes that she wakes up soon. "Who is this?" Pat asked looking at the lady Taker brought back. "She's Diana's mother...she's an alchemist..I met her during an attack by Mendal's men.." Said Taker looking ahead, Pat nodded without saying anything then looked at his friend. "Did you find what you wanted?" he asked knowing that he had also left to find Mendal Castle to confront him. "Yes, as soon as this is over...we're going to attack his castle and kill him.." Said Taker in a terrifying voice struggling to hide his anger at seeing his people dying.

The night was long for the people of the fortress, thanks to Anastasia's potion most people are healed but Diana remains asleep. Anastasia stayed by her daughter's bedside all night, she is so happy to see her again, she can't believe how she grew up, how beautiful she is now. Taker came this morning to see if there was any improvement in her recovery but no, which made him angry. Seeing her still sleeping not knowing if she drank the potion too late drives him crazy, yet she's still breathing. He misses her purple eyes terribly.

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Diana slowly opens her eyes, rubs her eyes gently wondering what time it is then sees a woman with gray hair, purple eyes with a beautiful smile forming on her face. "Everything's good." She said looking at her child a little surprised, Diana looks at this woman wondering who can be. "Who..who are you?" Asked Diana sitting on her bed, the lady took her hand calmly. "My name is Anastasia, you don't know me but I know you.." Said Anastasia calmly smiling, Diana looks around wondering where Taker is and why she has never seen this lady before. "I...I'm an alchemist, it's thanks to me that you're still with us today." Said Anastasia, Diana smiled at that comment. "Thank you" Diana said smiling sincerely before Anastasia got up going to the fireplace. "You must know, Diana, that you are not what you think.." Anastasia said looking at the fire in the fireplace, Diana frowned as she drank her glass of water.

"Do you learn the language of creatures very quickly?" She asked, turning back to her who nodded softly. "You should know that your family on your mother's side were people like...like Taker." Said Anastasia looking at her daughter thinking about what she's telling her, don't understand why she's telling her that. "...Your grandfather was a mage and gave up his powers out of love for a human.." She added going to her daughter who is trying to understand what she is saying, she takes her hand gently.

"Why are you telling me this? Who are you ? Do you know my mother?" Diana asks before Anastasia takes a deep breath before revealing it to her. "I am your mother." She confessed to the surprise of Diana who has tears in her eyes, very happy but not understanding why she left her father. "I'm sorry that I left your dad when you were just a baby, I was afraid your dad would see me differently so I left after saying it all to him." She said with tears in her eyes, Diana can't believe her eyes, her mother is here after years, finally reunited. "So...so I...am not a...normal person?" Diana asked, rubbing her thumb on the back of her mother's hand, she shook her head. "No, you're only half human..." She said before Diana took her hands from her mother's hands and left with Tigress, crying leaving Anastasia alone, sad but understanding.

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She cries on a tree trunk as her creature rubs her head against her temple to try to comfort her. How dare she come back into her life like she never left? So she's half human but why didn't her dad ever tell her anything? was he ashamed? "I finally find you." She looks behind her and sees the Majesty, hands behind his back stepping out of the shadows. She is happy to see him again, she missed his sudden appearances. She wipes her eyes as Taker sits down next to her and removes his black hood from his head. "You know...your mother didn't want to hurt you." He said knowing that she probably took it badly what Anastasia told her. He was at Diana's after intense training with Pat and when he saw Anastasia sad and the bed empty, he immediately understood. "Why did she come back?" She asked in tears not wanting her to come into her life like this. She hurt her father when she left, she hurt everyone including her own daughter. And her excuse is because she belongs to magic?

"She came back because she regrets having left you, she tried to find you and the spirits put me on her way." He said calmly looking at the transparent lake in front of them. "If that's true, why didn't my father tell me anything? I'm not like you, I wasn't born with powers like you, like...my maternal grandfather." She said before Taker took her in his arms to try to calm her tears, he can't see her in this state, it hurts him strangely to see her crying. "He may have promised your mother not to say anything and it's not a shame to be born with magic blood but without power..." he said before taking her face in his hands, wiping her tears from her cheeks using his thumb. "You know how to understand the language of creatures quickly and that's already a plus you have." He says then closes his eyes and leans his forehead against hers. "Don't turn your back on her, all she tried was to protect you and again today she saved your life." He added, he could finally understand why his aura is so powerful when he is with her, he had missed her terribly during his excursion and when she was sick.

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Anastasia had followed Taker where he went, she saw everything and heard everything and seeing that Taker and Diana so close also makes her understand that both are in love with each other. But their differences make them back down, she is a half-mage and he is a mage, a cursed king of a huge fortress and in a powerful family. When Taker told her he was not in love but intrigued, she knew he was lying to himself and everyone, even Markus had figured it out. Did his curse make him think like that? Does he still have a shade of love in his heart despite his curse?