Behind the Umbra

Avalon Palace

Without any second thought, I let my spirit out, trying to reach my daughter. After moments of try, I finally gather all my power and starts to rise with high intensity. I am now floating in front of her but I cannot get closer.

There is a light glowing around me. Different forces that are hidden are getting visible. I can sensed that we are now surrounded by other creatures but I didn't mind anything.What is important to me is to get my daughter and held her in my arms.

With all my strength, I try to remove the flame covering her, my eyes is illuminating with light. It wasn't easy. I only had a little chance to take her before other does. I've been casting different spells. I am now running out of breath. My energy is consumed at its highest.

When I felt that I am getting out of strength, I raise my hand, aiming to touch my daughter. Instead of holding her and get closer, we collide, a powerful energy cause me to fall out. Spirit from her surge. It cause an explotion. If I only had my crystal, maybe I can have her without any struggle.

Being the queen, I had a special crystal. It grants me control to any force associated with incantion, wind and moon. It gives me access to Edyme- the place where the moon deity Seline resides.

Due to the maximum use of energy, I began to be unconscious, falling speedly. My daughter is still floating above, on the other hand.

I almost touch the ground when someone catch me. I try to recognize who it was but my eyes slowly shut down. The next thing I new, I am sprawled to a soft comforting bed.

I get up noticing that I am in the most familiar room. It is where I had my things and collections of different potions. A curve in my lips is formed. My very own room. It is my castle. I am in Avalon.

Knowing that my kin found me, a soothing feeling run through my spine. I know that we are safe. Surely, my daughter is in the infirmary.

Without hesitation, I go to infirmary, half running. As I passed to every mystica in the corridor, I was always met with an earnest greeting, giving me the recognition of a long awaited queen.

Finally, I reach the room at the farthest corner of the castle. This room has a special space in the palace for it has to be the resting place of forecefull exhausted spirits.

I open the door. It was master Lupin who was busy doing something, facing his back agaisnt me, the most informed and equipped wizard who is incharge in almost all aspect in this kingdom, the trustworthy nobiliary who serve my father for a long time.

"A lost queen who had her startling return" he utter without any hint of delightment, turning around to face me. He look at me intently, distancing his glasses from his eye like measuring my weight, staring from head to foot.

"Should I bow and give you the grandest entrance?" He said mockingly.

"For a queen who startled the entire kingdom, I think, Yes! You should get down on you knees, salute and just vanish" I raise my brow, walk throughout the the room and headed to the bed containing my peacefully sleeping daughter.

"You are always the fierce queen I ever know" he chuckled. I only throw him a glance and roll my eyes. Of all the people in this kingdom I perfectly know that he is the most grateful for my return. He is more likely a second father to me.

Gazing at her pale small body, I can't help but feel sorry for being reckless. I shouldn't have slept. Until now, what happened last night hasn't yet figured out. I don't know what the hell is going on. Who did that to her? I'm pretty sure that she wasn't turning to be an accurst specially now that she was already treated. It was too sudden for her to transform. Shifting to be an accurst don't seem to be like that. Floating with a flame around you and glimmer with high intensity energy doesn't seem to be an Accurst thing.

I'm on my deep thought, when master Lupin interrupt.

"We have to talk" he said with great tention.