A half-hour later.
Inside the moving carriage.
The couple looked at each other.
"I don't want to go with you to the manor anymore," Rebecca said.
"But why?"
"I just wanna go ho!" she replied.
Corbin sighed. "Can you at least go with and say hello to Ebony and Anastasia? Can you stay there with even just for one night?" he begged.
Rebecca shook her head. "No, I can't. I'm so sorry..." she said. She's been gone for too long already. She's afraid that if she won't leave right now, she will never be able to leave her husband's side forever and she has to endure the vampire couple's presence all the ti which doesn't sit well with her. She was relieved that all her powers were finally working at this very mont, she's free to go!
Corbin's face becos a thick wall of sadness. "Alright, since I can no longer force you to stay in my side even for just one night then you may go now..." he said sadly.
"Thank you for giving your permission to leave. I don't want to disappear without saying goodbye," she said in a miserable voice.
Corbin hugged his wife tightly and kissed her lips. "I love you! Always rember that..." he said in a distraught voice.
"I know. You take care of yourself," she said sighing heavily, she grabbed her ager belongings. "I'll go now..."
"Go..." Corbin said softly, blocking the tears from falling down his face. Ugh! This is fucking so hard!
The atmosphere inside the carriage is unbearable.
Rebecca stared at her husband's face for a long ti.
Then all of a sudden, she vanished from the carriage.
Corbin released a deep sigh. "She's gone!" he muttered morosely to himself.
He covered his face with his hands and let the tears fell freely from his eyes. He never expected that their parting can be so depressing, emotionally draining. It's killing him inside!
His beloved wife is gone!
He allowed the tears to continue flowing from his eyes hoping that it can wash away the pain and sadness that he felt after Rebecca left him for real.
anwhile...
Rebecca teleported herself in the forest, at her old friend linda's place.
The old woman was hanging clothes on the clotheslines in the front yard of her wooden house. She turned around after detecting another presence.
"Grandma! I'm back!" Rebecca shouted happily and rushed to the old woman's side.
The won hugged each other in utter delight.
"Where have you been!?" linda asked in tears.
Rebecca sighed. "It's a long story, Grandma. Don't worry, I will tell you everything that happened to after I went missing!" she said.
"Ok. I'm looking forward to hearing your story," linda said and looked at the bag that Rebecca was holding in her hand. "And what is that? Why are you bringing your clothes here?" she asked.
"I have no place to stay, Grandma. Are you willing to adopt ?" she said with a puppy dog's eyes.
linda smiled brightly. "About ti! Co inside!" she said.
The won entered the wooden house and sat on the chair facing each other.
Rebecca put the bag down on the floor.
"You nearly died! Your candle stops burning! What happened to you during those tis?" linda asked right away, wanting to know what happened to her friend.
Rebecca begins her narration.
"It all started when the vampire bats attacked the South Pond Town and its neighboring areas killing the villagers and town's people. The people can't leave their house. When I heard about the news I have a suspicion that the bats are after my friend Laura. They are sent to locate her whereabouts.
To prove that I'm right with my assumption, I take so blood samples from Laura and rubbed them all around my body, and also copied her image pretending to be her. The bats were after Laura, indeed. They transford into three big blackbirds and warned that if I don't go with them they will continue harassing the town and kill the people. So I decided to go with them peacefully, and the bats disappeared from the town completely because they already have , the fake Laura..."
Rebecca paused for a mont to catch her breath then continue. "The birds have taken to the vampire couple's mansion, the couple who are after my friend Laura. You know her story, right? I told you about her," she said.
linda nodded her head. "Yeah, I know about Laura's story, because you told about her," she stated. "Continue..."
"Since I copied Laura's image, the vampire couple had arranged the Awakening Ceremony because Laura was destined to marry their son. Her blood can awaken and resurrect their son from death. But their eldest son Corbin discovered my disguise and know that I'm an impostor. He offered my safety as long I will bring him to Laura, but I refused because I don't want to betray my friends.
At the ti of the Awakening Ceremony, my blood failed to resurrect the couple's son and they discovered my disguise. They threw into the furnace and I thought I died way back there.... but Corbin saved ," she said.
linda's brows furrowed. "Really-? It sounds strange to ... why the son of the couple saved you?"
Rebecca breathed deeply. "Yeah, that puzzled as well. He instructed a woman healer to cure the burnt flesh in my body. She had to put to sleep most of the ti so that I can't feel the pain. In only two months, she got my burnt skin cured as brand new. And now I'm finally back here," she concluded her narration.
"That's all?" linda asked.
"There's still more, Grandma. But right now I'm feeling sleepy. Can I continue the story later after I wake up?" she said trying to stifle a yawn.
"Sure! Just enter that room next to mine, it's ready to use. I just cleaned it last week," linda said.
Rebecca entered the room and put the bag on the floor, she lay down on the bed and closed her eyes to sleep.
Outside the door, linda was shaking her head.
~~0~~
Graven visited his friend Terros in the forest.
He found the old man tending to the plants in the front yard.
"Old man, I'm back!" Graven said happily.
Terros noticed Graven's happy deanor. "Son, you look happy today. May I know why?" he asked curiously.
"Old man, I finally got my wife back! And she told that the baby inside her tummy is our child! I'm so happy!" Graven said enthusiastically, wearing a broad smile on his face.
"That's fantastic, son! I'm so happy for you!" Terros said, feeling happy for his friend.
"Where is your lady friend? I want to thank her personally for creating the magical powder that helps trendously in locating my wife's whereabouts," Graven said.
"Veronica is not here right now. She went on a trip to visit her friend. She will return one of these days," Terros answered
"Ah, okay. I will just thank her so other ti," Graven said.
"Okay. By the way... where did you hide your wife? I'm sure your twin brother is already going crazy trying to find Laura right now," Terros asked.
"I settled her in a safe place. In a property that I recently acquired. My brother does not know the existence of that property, so it will be hard for him to find her again," Graven replied.
"But Luke can easily locate Laura's scent if he is determined to search for her whereabouts in every town just like you did," Terros warned him.
"Yeah, I know... that is also one of my biggest problems right now," Graven said in a distressed voice.
"Don't worry, if you want, I can create an invisible barrier or concealing thod that would prevent your brother from detecting your wife's scent. I just need to see the place and work my spell right on the spot," Terros offered.
"Thank you so much, old man. I'm already heavily indebted to you," Graven said.
"Don't ntion it," Terros said. "I will go with you to the place once Veronica is already back from her trip..."
"Okay. Thank you in advance! By the way, how about the black liquid? Still no redy for it?" Graven inquired.
"That's what Veronica's trip is all about. She's going to ask her dear friend how to make a proper elixir out of the thousand-year-old tree that we used to make you vomit black liquid from your body," Terros replied.
"I see... your friend is super kind, old man. I greatly admired her willingness to help ," Graven comnted.
"Yeah, she is one of a kind..." Terros murmured.
Graven went silent for a mont. Then he looked at the old man. "There's sothing that is bothering right now... " he said.
"What is it? Tell , maybe I can help you," Terros urged him.
"I recalled that when I'm still ten feet under the crumbling castle, the cursed King was unable to read my mind. I wonder what happened? The previous tis, he was able to read my mind without any problem," Graven said in utter confusion.
Terros was silent for a mont. Then he recalled that he put a few drops of the elixir into Graven's mouth that his deceased master had given him. Aside from its dicinal properties, it can also conceal one's mories in the eyes of an enemy. "Ah, regarding that thing...I put a few drops of my master's elixir in your mouth that can conceal your mory because I'm sure the cursed King will access your mory once you and your n are already under his captivity again. It's better to be safe than sorry," he explained.
"Thank you, old man, for always thinking about my well-being in advance," Graven said feeling grateful for the old man's help and resourcefulness.
"Don't ntion it. When it cos to you, you know that I'm always ready to help you," Terros said with a smile. "By the way, be careful... your brother might spy on you. I think he will start following you around so that he will know where you're hiding Laura," he warned him.
"Okay, I got it. But he won't succeed because every ti I go to visit Laura, I always teleport here first before proceeding to that place... so that he can't follow anymore. The spell formation you had created around here is not accessible by anyone unless that person is really powerful," Graven said.
"Ah, I see, that's wise of you!" Terros gave him a thumb up.
"It's now ti for to go ho to my wife! See you so other day, old man! Take care!" Graven said.
"You too! Give my regards to your wife," Terros said.
"Ok. You will et her soon!" Graven said and bid goodbye to the old man.
In just a blink of an eye, Graven vanished from the place.
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