SCARS - CHAPTER 21&22
(RAVEN VENOM)
“Who the heck is this rude,spoilt brats?” Charlotte snarled.
“It’s advisable you return back to the palace cause the outcome won’t be friendly” Ella warned in her childish voice and Charlotte bursted out laughing.
“Do you really know who I am? The princess of CHOLA EMPIRE any other one is a counterfeit,so kneel or get punished” She boasted.
“You’re a worthless princess!” Yorkoo spat out and Charlotte’s became more furious.
She tried slapping Ella but received a treatment from her. Ella smartly dung her sharp tooth into the skin of Charlotte, and blood bursted out.
“Arghhh my arm” Charlotte screamed collapsing on the floor.
Ella held Yorkoo’s hand and they teleported far away.
The palace soldiers gathered her and placed her on a horse. She was already weak and boils started appearing on her skin.
As they rode back to the palace, Charlotte kept screaming and scratching her body. The spot which got bitten was oozing out a bad smell.
**********HUMAN WORLD**********
BENNEY’S MANSION
The family just had dinner and Khole cleared the plates. Fransisco stretched his perplexed body while yawning.
“Mom I’m going to sleep, I’m so tired” He said rubbing his eyes with his knuckles.
“Alright son,pray before you sleep okay?” Mandy said.
“Yes I will” He said climbing the staircase noisily.
He entered his room and walked to his school bag. He carried the bag up and it was heavy.
“Why’s my bag this weighty?” He mumbled and unzipped it.
The golden ancient book was neatly placed inside his bag. He became confused not knowing whether to be happy or not.
He pulled it out gently and placed it on his bed. He flipped the pages and the continuation of the story began.
He read only two pages and it noted the end. He closed it and was returning it back to his bag when something metallic fell.
He picked it and it was a dragon pendent. It shined gold and he gasped.
“Hmmm there’s something about this pendent” He kept it on his study table and entered the bathroom.
He allowed the water to wet his body before applying soap gently on his skin. He was totally lost in his thoughts.
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Fenuku’s Residence
Lisa and Linda were together in the sitting room discussing and joking with each other.
Fenuku came out form his room and immediately he sighted Linda,he sighed and walked to the kitchen.
He got a can of coke and was returning to his room.
“Hi Fenuku” Linda waved her hands smiling profusely.
“Hi” He replied grudgingly rolling his eyes.
“Fenuku why are you been rude to her? She’s just saying hi” Lisa snapped.
“Mom please I just came downstairs to get a can of coke and not coming to meet…” He paused when he realized the damage he would cause if he completes his statement.
“Nevermind I’m off to my room” He said and climbed the stairs faster.
“Fenuku!!” Lisa yelled.
“Mom!!” He replied and shut his room door.
“I’m so sorry about that sis” Lisa apologized.
“It’s okay, that’s how kids behaves” Linda replied but she was deeply upset.
“Let me get you something to eat,you can entertain yourself with the TV. I’ll be right back” Lisa said.
“I’ll be waiting sis” Linda smiled.
As soon as Lisa entered the kitchen Linda’s face twisted furious.
“That little brat,if he keeps running his mouth like this I’ll ki|| him” She muttered to herself folding her fist.
She felt a touch on her shoulder and when she turned she saw mark.
“Mark stop you know she’s home she can catch us” Linda said but mark cared less.
He held her waist and glued his mouth against hers. This went on for sometime.
Lisa was coming out from the kitchen when the tray of food fell from her hands.
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CHOLA EMPIRE
The horses ran faster into the palace and the soldiers carried Charlotte inside. Her skin was filled with red itchy boils.
Queen Lazebel came out with a long pipe in her hand. She was smoking vigorously.
“What happened to her?” She inquired.
“A random girl bit her and boils appeared on her skin” A soldier said.
“And who’s this girl?” She asked.
“We’re yet to know her, Her majesty” The soldier replied.
“Mom my skin arghh” Charlotte scratched her skin as blood oozed out.
“Chain her” Queen Lazebel said.
“Mom don’t I’m not mad” Charlotte cried trying to get away from the grip of the soldiers.
Queen Lazebel walked into her chamber and went to the shelf. She drew out a big book.
She dusted it and opened it. She flipped the page and halted.
It reads:
“THE RAVEN VENOM IS ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY VENOMS TO BE KNOWN. IT IS KNOWN TO DISCONNECT THE BODY PART AND INVOKES RED ITCHY BOILS ON THE SKIN. IT GENERATES INTO TINY TERMITES AND CONSUMES THE BRAIN SLOWLY. A SUPERNATURAL BEING CAN SURVIVE THE RAVEN VENOM FOR NOT MORE THAN TWELVE HOURS”
She closed the book forcefully and breathed heavily. If something wasn’t done then she was going to lose her daughter.
She teleported herself to the antidote room. It’s been a long time she stepped her foot there,she had abandoned it for reasons best known to her.
She began searching the big room, checking the names on each bottles of the antidotes. She stayed there for almost an hour but she didn’t find it.
The clock ticked and her heart beat skipped.
“Ten minutes left” She muttered.
“But it’s not here, I know one was remaining how come it’s missing?” She thought.
She teleported back to her chamber and ran out crazily. It was eight minutes left.
“Send for the healer,be quick!!” She ordered and the soldiers ran out and brought back Alessia. Her skin were filled with wounds and scars due to the tortures.
“Heal the princess, she’ll die in five minutes” Queen Lazebel said.
Charlotte was already unconscious,her skin was irritating and some part were black and rotten.
“On one condition Her majesty” Alessia said.
“What f*king condition? She’s has four minutes left Alessia!!!!” Queen Lazebel cried.