Magix Ultra

Chapter 22

"The flowers of the Axilla Tree will be in full bloom this year."

"Indeed. Hopefully we won't be too busy to see them bloom. I cannot wait to obtain the petals from that tree. Just imagine all the potions I can brew!"The man, Armadus, simply smiled at the woman's enthusiasm.

"Who knows,maybe I make that frown of your turn up!" She giggled at his offended look before taking his hand in hers and off they went into the distance.

The scene suddenly changed and the man was now standing on a cliff. Before him was a woman but not the woman with silver hair he so deeply cherishes. This woman had auburn hair reaching her calves and was done in a simple braid. She too wore beautiful white garments. But unlike the previous woman's simple yet stunning flowing dress, hers had seemed more lavish with all the beading and jewels embedded into it. The fairy wings she had on her back shone and sparkled under the the moonlight like gems.

Her hands were clasped together as she gazed at him with hopeful sea blue eyes.

"Armadus, I adore you greatly. I will leave my empire if I must for my heart beats only for you." The woman confessed.

Armadus, unlike how he was with the silver haired woman, only stared at her with his disinterested amber orbs. Then he sighed with a hint of annoyance surfacing.

"Nera,my heart belongs to Argant and Argant alone. It has for centuries. That is one thing I know will never change. My apologise but I will not accept this confession of yours." With that, he turned and began walking away. But before that, he glanced back at her and said,

"Keep in mind that you are the princess of this empire and not to mention the guardian fairy of this land. I advise you to think wisely before making such a decision." Armadus left after that,ignoring how Nera fell to her knees.

"Argant...It's always Argant..." she mumbled through gritted teeth. A red glowing magic rune suddenly formed on the ground beneath her as she chanted in an ancient dialect.

Once again the scene changed. Now, Argant stood under a tree, the Axilla tree. Varying pastel colours of flowers bloomed from it. She smiled fondly at the crystal like petals shone before her eyes winden in what could only be dread. Her head snapped up to the sky and saw a giant ball of black flames shooting down the sky towards her and the tree.

Without hesitation,she casted a dome like barrier around the tree, which protected it and her from the flames. Unfortunately, when the ball of fire collided with the barrier, it exploded into hundreds of smaller sparks and ignited flames all through out the valley.

"Armadus! What is the meaning of this?!" She bellowed upon realising where and who the the flames originated from. Sure enough, there he was, her beloved in his dragon form, flapping his wings in the sky.

"Aaargaaant~~~!" A voice suddenly sang. In the field of flames, Nera stood before Argant with a satisfied and crazed look in her eyes. Her auburn hair was now jet black and her sea blue eyes became blood red.

"Nera?" Argant gasped in disbelief. Nera, the guardian fairy of this land, the princess and future ruler of this empire, was oozing with what the dragon of light instantly knew as demonic energy.

"Nera, why?..."

"Finally, I will regain what is rightfully mine!" She declared.

"What more could you possibly want?! With your status and power, you have never lacked anything! So why would you do such a heinous act?!"

"Lies! I am a princess! I am the future leader of this empire yet my ungrateful subjects look up to you rather me, the guardian fairy of this land! And Armadus... he should have been mine! Mine! "