Absolute Control

A Spider's Pursuit

Elise

It's been three days since the attack and, now I'm doing a perimeter check within my cousin's estate. I walk around the outside the garden maze then, I hear a rustle on one of the bushes. I summoned a huge spider and, launched it on the hunt. A hooded man jumped from the bush and, run into the garden maze. I summoned flying spiderlings to scout for me before, I run into the maze and followed the man. "Damn, I've been in this maze every visit and I still hasn't memorized it." In every splitted paths I summoned a huge spider to go to the other way for me. I hear a scream of terror nearby and I smirked. "He's close by." I changed into my spider queen form and, launched myself to the direction where the scream came from. I found him being held by one of my giants. When he saw me, wind casted from him making me knocked off to a maze wall. As the strong winds keep on whipping, his hood flew revealing a man with a crystal like wings of a butterfly. "Long time no see your majesty, Spider Queen Elise." He greeted me as he continue to flap his wings and, bursting wind to keep me pinned on the wall. "Jacoby." I said bitterly, I need to get out of here fast.

Jacoby is the butterfly king, I know that in the animal kingdom, butterflies are spider's prey but. In the magic realm, within the classes of entomon magi, Rhopalocera Magus is among the most powerful. And for an Arachno Magus like me it will be a deadly battle. Him having the wind's blessing, he can easily deflect my venom spells, so the only magic I can rely on is my summoning abilities, shadow magic and my spider god form. I know I can beat him but, he's also got an entomon god form so, I can't underestimate his powers. I summoned the biggest in my collection to shield me from the wind. Once the pressure's off my body, I quickly run from the gale and, order my other spiders to shoot webs to trap him. Now he's already trapped, I quickly shoot a bolt of venom to completely immobilize him. He quickly flapped his wings slicing the web and, deflecting my venom. I was wrong, his wings are not crystal like, it really is crystalline. This srap edges wings are a complete disadvantage for me. The next thing I knew his wings is glimmering in white. "krystallikí anemostróvilos!" He casted a spell and a whirlwind of diamond dust struck me. The sharp blows of the wind cut my exposed skin from my carapace armor. I barely stand with blood dripping from my body. Before Jacoby launch an attack again, I recalled my first summons and, swapped them with armored arachnids to shield me from the attack. The collision exploded and a haze was created, this is the stealth that I'm waiting for.
Now I will strike. "vent venimeux!" I casted and a gale of venom thrust towards Jacoby. He easily dodged it and the next thing I knew, a barrage of mystical butterflies rained over me creating an explosion of magical dust. The damage is so severe, I went back to my human form and fell to the ground. This is it for me, I'm done.

"Eternum coup de foudre!" I heard someone chanted and, a flash of blood red lightning crashed down from the sky. I also saw a man in an enchanted duelist full gear sway his saber. "Vent ricochet!" He casted, and a blade of wind flew and cut Jacoby's crystalline wings. He fell on the ground losing his consciousness with the powerful attacks. "Elise, are you alright?" It was Keith, he's in full elemental robes, wow I guess this is a severe situation for him to go all out. I laughed and answer him. "I'm beat but, still alive couz." The man in the duelist gear removed his helmet, it's Dylan. I never knew that he's a warrior type, all I know is he's a seer. Wow, we really have strong members in the coven. I guess I can retire from battling and, focus on paper works from now on. Keith carried me on his shoulders as, Dylan put a knock out spell on Jacoby then carry him as well. I saw Jacoby fully asleep on Dylan's shoulder and, he still looks like the man that I loved.

"Katarina Elise, will you marry me?" He kneeled down as he ask me the question that I've been waiting for from him my whole life. "Yes Jacoby, yes!" I laughed and cried at the same time with, overflowing joy from within me. He put the ring on my finger and stood up, I leaped and hugged him as he catch me with a hug as well. We were happy until, I found out that he's a part of the Stregoni Maligni. Our coven's mortal enemy. "How could you Jacoby?" I screamed at him. "You asked me to marry you to what, to spy on my coven?" I questioned him. "No Elise, believe me, I truly love you." He said, I can't stand his lies I slapped him. "Leave." I coldly said. "Please, I'll do anything Elise, I will leave the coven even if I put my life at risk, I'll do it, for you my love." I almost want to melt on his words and run to him but, I didn't. I can't let him die for me, I can't lose him. I know he'll hate me but, at least it will keep him alive. "No Jacoby. Leave and, never come back." I said and from then on, I've never seen him again.

I woke up from my dream crying. I hurt him, badly and now, he's a puppet. I just lay on my bed immobilized and helpless. I turn my head to see Keith sitting by my bed and, making sure that I'm okay. Dylan entered my room and called Keith's attention. "The prisoner's awake, Darius is just finishing the precautionary measures before you enter the room." Keith nodded and stood up. "I wanna go." I said firmly. "You need to rest the damage is so severe your body's not fully recovered." Keith argued. "seliniakí evlogía." Silver light engulfed my body and, I instantly recovered from the damages. "Are you stupid Elise? That spell heals instantly but, it reduces your lifespan!" Keith shouted at my face. "I know, just need it this one time." I look at him in teary eyes, he sighed deeply and slowly nodded. I stood up and walk behind Dylan and Keith, making way to where they contained Jacoby. I'm ready to see him again, I longed for this moment in years and now, it's happening.

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Sorry this is shorter than the usual chapter of this book. I hope you like it though. If you want more side stories of other characters here, just let me know. You know where to find me.

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