Chapter 106: Meet Ms. Oddie

CYNTHIA MAXIMILLIAN P.O.V
I look at my grandmother and waited for her next words. She raise her hand and ball of crystal appears. There is a beautiful living in...a VOLCANO?!
"A volcano?!"-I said.
"She is the oldest noble witch that ever live. She serves the 2nd generation of Maximillian's who became a witch. She's aunt Oddie, my mother's trusted aid."-she said. I nod. She looks beautiful.
"Uncle Owen!"-I shouted. He is about to leave when I use my power to drag him beside me. I smiled.
"What do you think? She can be my aunt. You don't have any girl in mind, right?"-I said. He laugh awkwardly and give me that warning glance.
"Are you afraid of witches?"-I ask.
"I am not because my parents are witch but...she is living in a volcano. Don't you think she preferred to be alone, Cynthia?"-he said. I smirk.
"You a werewolf, uncle. Wolves are good in attracting women."-I mark. Nathan and Evan spoke.
"And us are not good?"-Nathan. I laugh.
"I am charming myself, right my queen?"-Evan.
"They are."-Rachel and Alexa duets.
"What I mean is there sexual charm is much aggressive and they typically...wait, that's true."
"See? But its not bad. That witch is quiet beautiful Owen, maybe its time to get married either."-Evan.
"Everyone, aunt Oddie is a clever woman."
"Laura! Stop peeking on me or I'll throw you on that lava."-she said without looking on us. She continued slicing the fruits. Grandmother laugh and the crystal disappears. I suddenly shut my mouth.
"How did she?"-I said. She sigh.
"She's as sharp as the pureblood witches and she's sharp tongue as well."-she added. Uncle cough.
"See? Besides I am not into hurry in looking for someone that I can be with."-he sad.
"Nope. Your coming with me, uncle."-I said. I smiled and snap my finger. We are now standing in her house and underneath is an ocean of lava. She is a rare one herself. She build a house above the bubbling lava of a volcano. The house doors opens.
"Just send me back my niece."-uncle said.
"Let's get in."-I said. As soon as we enter, hundred knives had attack us. My barrier automatically protect us. A woman sitting on the chair looks like a queen staring at her subordinates. She"s much more scary that I thought she can be.
"Hi, Ms. Oddie. I know you know us and...uhm."
"My niece needs your help regarding the forbidden magic, the time control."-uncle. That cold stare, geez!
OWEN GREENE P.O.V
I have to help my niece and to make sure that no one will die with my family. She look on us coldly as if she"s trying to read us. I didn't show any fear.
"Lady Laura told us that you have an information that will help my niece regarding this concern. We know that this is a sudden favor we ask from you but this our only choice. We can't let our comrades die if we can do something. Those kids had still a life ahead of themselves."-I said.
"This is the first time that a man ask to me some favor with those brazen eyes. You've got a nerve yourself."-she said. I sigh and speak again.
"Yasmin is pregnant, Alexa is expecting a baby soon. Pricilla starts a life with her husband and...they need to live. If I'll be the one who will die in exchange of them, I'll be okay with that. My soldiers can settle under my big brother leadership. I don't have a woman that will weep for me. My family can cry for me and that is enough. But them? They haven"t see much of this world. I'm begging you, help us."
"Ohh? That's quiet a remarks. But I don't give favors without any test. You said your willing to die aren't you?"-she said. I nod. She smirk.
"Yes."-I said. She raise her hand and another hundred knives had pointed towards me. I raise my hand and sign my niece to step back.
"Uncle, what are you doing?! I can do it my..."
"Don't act recklessly again, kid. Your just young but you suffered a lot. Let the old one's do some favor for you, okay?"-I said. When I look at her, she snaps her finger and the pain from those knives numb my body. I cough and spit blood on the ground.
"I will be doing this for a hundred times. Will you be able to stand it?"-she said. When she heals me and stab me again, the pain is unbearable as the counts gone up. All Cynthia can do is to cry as I look at her and signed her to stay back.
"Uncle Owen, no...Ms. Oddie, please!"-she begs.
"Don't beg. Y-your my beautiful niece. You h-have to be strong and h-held you head up high. Don't b-beg when it doesn't n-needed, agh!"-I mumbled.
My eyes are getting blurry and before the last strike will fall on me, everything went blank. The next thing I felt is a warm body holding me tightly.
"Hmp, hahh!"-I rose up and cough. A hand from my back give me a glass of water. I drink all of it.
"Cynthia! My niece!"-I said and look back. But a boobs block my sight. I raise my head and what the!
"You?! Where's my niece? Did you ate her?!"-I said.
"What? Your parents are both witch, you just beg to be a wolf and that's how you see witches?"-she said.
I feel bad to what I said. I cleared my throat and stood up, I give her my hand and she take it. I help her to stood up. My niece appear from the kitchen holding a tea and cakes. She smiled.
"You're awake uncle Owen! That was cool!"
"Cool? Give me a break."-I said. She laugh.
"Aunt Bella, are you coming with us?"
"To? I already give you the book. Just train it in the interspace and you'll master that in just a year or so depending in your strength."-she said.
"To Skyfall? Your Lady's daughter is there. She will be happy to see you."-I said and sip some tea.
"This is delicious."-I said. She smiled.
"Aunt Bella made that."-she said. I nod and taste the cake either. It's delicious actually.
"I will have this whole one, I feel like I need to eat the hell out of me after what happened."
"Uncle, thank you! You really love me."-she said and hug me. I push her softly and speak.
"Let me eat peacefully."-I said. She laugh. I already ate half of the cake when I ask her again.
"Hey, tell me do you really like living alone?"
"I have been living alone for 5 centuries straight yet I'm still alive. What's wrong in living alone and never mingle with trivial things."-she said. She start knitting like its nothing. I put down the cake and sip my tea. This place is indeed safer and better if you don"t want to interact with other beings.
"I have three men close to your age that can be suitable as your husband. Why don't you come with us? You can still live normally."-I said. She frown.
"And this type of living is abnormal? Do you wish to die permanently?"-she said. Knives suddenly appear again and that made me laugh awkwardly.
"I am just telling you what you can discover if you just leave this place. A grandmother...woow!"
I even move back when the knives is just an inch away from me. I can still remember those striking pain and I suddenly feel shaken. Damn it.
"Uncle, don't call her a grandmother. Did you saw how pretty she is? How sexy her body is? Hmm?"
"But she is technically your grandmother's aunt that means in my age she's my g-grandmother! Okay! It's my fault, put those knives away."-I said. They"re so close now. They disappeared and I sigh in relief.
"She better stay here, for everyone"s safety."
"Leave now, just remember what I say, Cynthia. You should follow the step or else, the first time you used that magic will only cost your life and the lives of those three."-she said and continue knitting.
"I understand, aunt Bella."-she said.
"Should we go now?"-I ask and stood up.
CYNTHIA MAXIMILLIAN P.O.V
She didn't look on us and when she wave her hand, the next thing we saw is the garden of Skyfall castle. They approaches us and grandmother saw the book in my hand. I give it to her.
"She said this is great grandmother's heirloom."
"Yes, I can still sense my mother's magic in this grimoire."-I said. She opens it and saw how happy and sad she is. She even caress the papers.
"I am wondering if aunt Bella can come here. I really miss her, she keeps on rejecting me whenever I want to saw her."-she said. I sigh.
"I knew she did that to protect you and I feel like she wanted to punish herself. I am curious what's the reason behind it."-I mumbled.
"Mother died in protecting her after we are escaping from beast slayers. That is also the time I sacrificed myself and save my sister. Maybe she feels guilty that she didn"t even protect her master instead she"s the one that is being protected."
"I see...that's why her eyes seems to be lonely and wanting to have a reason to live."-uncle. I look at him and get curious. He look at me.
"What? Did I say something?"-he ask.
"How come that you say that uncle?"-I ask.
"You know that wolves can detect lies and we have a strong sense of empathy. When I first meet her eyes, there's a sense that shows me what she really felt from her heart."-he added. I nodded.
"I can't read her mind and she didn't want to meet me eye to eye. Maybe she didn't want me to see it."
"I wanted to tell her that I didn't blame her and she"s still a part of the family. But she didn't let me in after she choose to live in seclusion."
"Maybe we can drag her here. Use a reverse psychology?"-Chenqian.
"She let you in, Cynthia. You can try to convince her again and maybe send a letter from you, Lady Laura. What do you think?"-father Alfred. I nod. I tried to go there but I can"t enter anymore. They look at me.
"What's wrong?"-mother ask.
"She shut me off. She didn"t want me to go there anymore."-I said. They both sigh.
"Maybe she just handed this book to you."
"Grandmother, I'm sorry if I didn't convince her to come with us."-I said. She smiled sadly.
"It's okay, I am happy that she"s safe and alive."
I raise my hand and try to contact her using the crystal. My eyes widened when I saw her visitor.
"What is going on here? Brenda?!"-mother.
"Finally, you let me in, old hag."-Brenda.
"What are you doing here, evil witch?"-aunt Bella.