Return Of The Dead Duchess

🌙•°•°•°•°•|| Chapter VII

Water Chains

     I am still looking for any way to get down there. Sadly I have fire attributes unlike the Duke, Izriel and Ivanna. And it been so long since the last time I used my magic.

     When I was locked up my magic was weakened by the silvertip shackles. I became powerless and the day I had seen fire again was in my death. My power becomes my enemy. I felt my hands shaking as I remembered the flames devouring me whole.

      I calmed myself. I can still use my magic but I don't know if I can handle it without remembering those awful memories. When I am already calmed I open my eyes and looked at the water.

     "I'll die down there"

      Water can easily kill me. I can stay down the water for less than an hour but the more It'll be longer the more of chance my magic collapse. An instant death. And who knows how far I'll be down there and who knows how deep that is.

      I removed my cloak and let it fall into the ground. The cold breeze immediately passed me and my magic ignited as an effect. I felt warm and the cold disappearing. I then removed my boots and any unnecessary things in my body. Mother's pendant soon joined the pile and I was left only with my nightgown I am wearing. The cream sleeves reaching my wrist level and the skirt drapes and fell into the low level in between of my knees and feet.

      I eyed the silver lines from far which is spilling with lots of some magic energy. In a mental note, It keep on vanishing every five seconds. I started walking towards the water. The beast beside me now in a form of a white tiger cub, followed my slow steps.

      But when I came to halt, still with doubts in my head and started collecting few mana in the surrounding, it suddenly leaped into the water and it is immediately devoured in the darkness of this big basin.

      Out of nowhere, a white dolphin emerged in the depths. From where the beast vanished these creature appeared. I smiled at the thought it is willing to help me with my task because of what I did to it. With a thought, I can only stay underwater for an hour. My mana is limited and water is my elemental enemy. The more I stay down there out of my limitations, the more chance my magic core collapse sending me to an instant death.

    I mentally laughed at the dark humor. As the looks of it, I am really death bound no matter what I do.

    I breathe deep before jumping into the water. The coldness immediately biting my skin. And my magic responding against it. I started breathing underwater but I know my cancellation power will not last long. I clung towards the beast and soon, it swim deeper towards the silver line.

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It been long years since I was tricked.

It been too long that I lost count of the passing time.

    My power started to wear off slowly and my hope is thinning. The water chains that keeps my body bind at the pillars serves as a reminder that I am useless now. My beautiful form is now such a far dream . Even if I escape this hell, I will still need years to gain my power back without any magical pact, and to able to shift back to my beautiful dragon form. . . That stupid Lefevre! I am going to kill him once I escaped this hellish prison!

     My treasures! I know he been eyeing them with his ugly greedy eyes! My poor treasures left unsecured in my cave! I need to get out of here and kill him!

     I tried struggling again against the magic binds yet it is too strong. Everytime I do this, the water chains glow into silver. It is close to breaking but it never happens. That bastard who bind me down here, I will find him and he will die in my wrath!