The Ancients (Book#1)

Ch.7- Meeting at 12

"Princess please! Stop being a pain and go back to your room, your father told you to leave that man alone did he not?" The maid hastily followed the princess Scarlet.

"Please just forget you saw me, just act like I was in my room the whole night. Please I need to speak with him...." She looked at the maid with strong eyes.

"As you wish madam." The maid left the princess be and left her. The princess then arrived at Clay's chambers and noticed the door was open so she let herself inside. No one was in sight so she walked straight in and saw a book on the dresser. Scarlet picked it up and opened the book, suddenly magic filled the air. It was a magical story book, She looked at the magic and asked "Please show me this story." The book then glowed and began showing the story.

Once there was a king that ruled the entire northern capital and was loved by all who've seen or met him. This man's name was Samael Hunter. a figure who is accuser, seducer and destroyer, and has been regarded as both good and evil. His lover's name was Lilith Victorian. People in the kingdom thought she was deceiving their king so they tried to seal her away for eternity. They succeeded in doing so, they locked her away into a tree that will never be unsealed unless her lover Samael broke his promise. The way they captured her was by saying her lover was being captured by the west and the southern kings, and so she killed them before knowing it was a trap. King Samael Hunter lost his memory in the process of her sealing. The only memory he has of her is that she brought him happiness. Some say the king disappeared with his temple never to be seen again unless his lover was resurrected from the tree. Do you believe the story of the half god and demon? Will he know her secret? The book then suddenly closed and moved out of the princesses hands and into Clay's.

"What are you doing in my chambers princess!" Her face was shocked looking at him and then at the book.

"I was looking for you, I saw no one in here so I let myself in." Clay looked at the book and then at her.

"You saw the book's story?" Scarlet looked at Clay in confusion. "You can see the magic in this book."

"Yes I can, why, can you not?" Clay walked towards her and she backed into the dresser. Looking at what she bumped into as she turned to face Clay he was right in front of her inches from her face.

"What did you see? What did you see Scarlet." Hers eyes widened as she heard her name. She thought about the book and realized the names seemed familiar.

"Your true name was Samael Hunter, the original king of the northern kingdom, isn't it. Clay's face changed as did his expression. His eyes narrowed and looked like he was going to kill her. She began trembling in fear, looking him in his eyes but then she saw a lost feeling in his eyes. "She lied to you, why do you still love her?"

"You're lying!" Clay backed up as Ben, John, and Mark walked inside the room closing the door behind them. Their faces were a little shocked from Clay's voice.

"I'm not lying! She's using you, all she wants is your power over the kingdoms!" Clay's face changed as his memories began to come back to him. He fell to his knees accidentally making a summon circle. Suddenly, Clare appeared in front of Clay. Clay looked up at Clare as she placed her hand on his cheek. Everyone backed away as Clare appeared from the circle. They all took out their swords and pointed them at Clare. Scarlet backed up more into the dresser a little frightened.

"Are they hurting you Clay? Do you want me to make them disappear?" Clay's face began to grin as he stood up. Clay's eyes weren't the same, they became a bright gold.

"They.... Are not important...." John's face changed and he pointed his sword at Clay. "Why is my body so weak from this form? Why are you here Clare.... You left me...." Clay's face changed as his arm started to emit a dark red and black flame. He then looked at Clare. "You aren't important Clare." Clare backed away from Clay.

"How dare you say that to me!" She said an enchantment on Clay putting a spell on him. He fell onto his knees again feeling pain all over his body, he began yelling in pain. John got out an enchantment spell and said some words that Clare could not understand. Suddenly the paper landed on Clay and it then on Scarlet. John's eyes widened looking at Scarlet.

"Your.... Please save him!" Scarlet's face knew what John meant and she walked right past Clare and to Clay. Her eyes turned a bright blue, as her outfit changed in an instant. A golden gown was over Scarlet, she glowed as bright as a star. She placed her hand on his face. Clay turned to his back, breathing in pain, he said one thing.

"I'm sorry Scarlet...." She then kissed Clay on the lips and the room began to glow a bright white. Clay felt no pain and stood up with Scarlet. "Thank you Scarlet...." Clay then broke the summon circle and Clare disappeared. Clay's hand began to have multiple cuts as they all bled blood. John, Mark, and Ben all rushed to Clay giving him punches and messing up his hair.

"You had us all worried there for a minute Clay. You should really work on your own memories." Clay then looked at Scarlet, he then walked up to her and placed his hand on her cheek.

"A princess should choose carefully who she kisses, the person she kissed might actually fall in love with her." Ben smiled and shoved Clay into Scarlet making them kiss again. Her face was a bright red and so was his, they both backed away from each other and looked at Ben ready to hurt him. John then let out a little smirk as they both beat up Ben. Mark stood there laughing at Ben and he sat down on Clay's bed. John then looked at the time and noticed the meeting was gonna start soon and they all needed to be there.

"Well if you two are done we still have to go to a meeting, remember. Oh and Clay your eyes haven't changed back yet?" Clay looked in the mirror and saw his eyes. He looked away with disgrace and said a small spell. His eyes changed back to normal, Scarlet looked at Clay's arm and saw a tattoo glowing a dark red.

"Well, I should return to my father, none of you speak of what happened in this room. That means you don't tell anyone about Clare or the fact that I kissed Clay, John, Ben, Mark." Looking at Clay she smiled and left the room.

"I agree with her, let's not speak about what happened here...." Clay picked up a book that had fallen and it was the book Scarlet was holding. Clay put the book in his dresser and looked at everyone. "I'm sorry about what happened.... I wasn't controlling my thoughts or my actions, it won't happen again." John smiled and went up to Clay giving him a big pat on the back. 

"Don't you worry your pretty head about what happened here, and I think I speak for everyone in here right guys." They all smiled and looked at Clay with trust in their eyes.

"Yeah!"

"Well let's go then, we don't want to be late now do we Clay." Clay smiled more and left the room, they all followed after him.

The clock struck twelve, Clay told his men to set up a perimeter around the meeting hall and to keep their eyes out for anything out of place.

Now what will happen at the meeting of all four capitals from the north, south, west, and the east? Will Clay realize what's to come or does he already know? 

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