Before I Fall

Chapter Seventy-six

Mignon seized the opportunity to kill her daughter the second Morgan threw her down to the padded floor of the throne room. Her mother immediately propped herself up on her good knee then fired a violent blast of green energy from her hands to her daughter's face. Morgan went soaring through the air, through the walls of two adjoining halls until Morgan ended up among the rubble of pillars in the courtyard. She heaved a breath before cackling hysterically at what should have been a fatal blow. The mad woman was impressed with Mignon. Still, Morgan removed the stones that were on top of her and stood up quickly, she flew through the destructive path she'd created and was back on top of her mother. Mignon raised her an arms as she tried her best to blast Morgan again. The princess however, was fully prepared for another attack this time, holding Mignon in the kneeling position and pushed her hands away, diverting the strong blast into the ceiling and through the roof of the palace.

Mignon's scream mirrored the ones that Morgan had often released under the hands of the dungeon masters, vampires and even Mignon herself. It was the perfect recipe for Morgan's unhinged state. Mignon's screams increased in volume for each wrist Morgan twisted and broke until they hung loose. All of a sudden the Queen's skin began changing, the demon Mignon had kept under a tight leash was emerging. Her chocolate coloured eyes drained to be replaced by a bright red colour, signaling the rage inside her. The onyx scales that covered the princess consumed Mignon's flesh giving her a similar appearance to her daughter.

"Oh no you don't!" Morgan exclaimed in anger. Mignon didn't get to become all powerful just when Morgan had Mignon right where she wanted her, Morgan wouldn't give her the chance to fight back. Not after all she'd put her through.

Jumping into action, Morgan dashed across the large throne room in record time toward the enormous chandelier that had fallen to pieces from Mignon's previous blast. She wrenched the chain that once held the dazzling glassy lights to the white ceiling. Morgan was back at Mignon's side with the help of her super speed but her mother's transformation was almost complete. She quickly lassoed the thick chain around Mignon's neck and pulled on the loose end forcing her head to bend backwards. Gathering her arms behind her back, Morgan moved quickly to wrap the chain around Mignon's broken hands then her ankles and fastened it into a complicated knot. Morgan added a nasty binding spell to the fetters just for good measure. Mignon keeled over on to her side as she fought against her restraint. The pig grunts she emitted were an affront upon Morgan's ears because the more Mignon fought the chain, the tighter it became, hence her reason for choking to death. But this wasn't enough, Morgan wanted more blood.

"What else can I do to you, piggy? Do you remember that, mother? Do you remember calling me a fucking pig because I struggled with my weight? Well... what do you think of me now?" Morgan asked taking a few steps back so Mignon could scrutinize her.

Mignon continued to squirm back and forth on the ground. The chain bit into her flesh each time she moved and blood now accumulated around her neck, hands, ankles and yet, her murderous gaze was trained on Morgan. The Queen waited a while before she found what little voice she had left to utter a few words.

"Y-you... you still ain't... still ain't shit, bitch." she wheezed.

Morgan smiled then turned around. She strutted cockily towards the ceremonial chairs belonging to herself and her mother. Her back was straight and stride steady as she walked up the five steps to the throne. Instead of taking the smaller one on the right, she sat down on the bigger one belonging to her mother. This action seemed to upset Mignon far greater than killing her people did. She wriggled in her hogtie like a demented woman and her sound became more ferocious. She was trying to break free.

"Tough tit, mother. Guess who's Queen now?" Morgan ridiculed with a smirk.

Mignon's roar of objection shook the entire palace just as Morgan's punches had earlier. The new Queen laughed loudly at Mignon's unavailing efforts to get to her, Morgan was busy lauding her own. She did it. Morgan had overthrown her mother and was now Queen of the Demon Kingdom and soon the Underworld. They would all bow to her. Morgan plucked a single scale from her flesh on her arm that quickly regenerated. From that single scale, the Queen disrupted its atomic make up, using her own witchery to fashion herself an unusual black crown and placed it gently on her head. It was a mighty crown, a mighty symbol of her unending power and she didn't need anyone's approval.