Chapter 100 - Blood Betrayal
That didn't make sense.
If she was part of the White Circle, why then would she try to expose them? Why would she report her to the King? Why would she put them at such a risk? Did they know what she had done or was she just in the White circle as a spy that reported back to the King? Was she one of them? Or was she a rat?
What was she?
That explained one thing though?
That was why she could read the letter. Because she was an High Pillar. So, maybe Gwen had not betrayed her?
"Bring her to me."
Zezi looked right at where the voice had come from.
The vapour of smoke.
What was that?
If this was a dream, she had better wake up now. Something told her things were about to even become worse.
"Please." Lady Delice said, leading the way.
They got there and Lady Delice bowed slightly while Akeem fell on one knee.
What was going on? Where they worshipping this ball of smoke?
"You must bow, Lady Zezi."
Zezi folded her hands, a smile tugging up her lips.
Fear was for someone who was scared to lose something and that someone wasn't her.
"I will not bow to something I do not know."
"Don't you dare disrespect my mother." Lady Laura was right next to her.
Okay. That was confusing. What was going on?!
"Your mother."
"Yes, that is what my step brother has made her into. Attacked her with the his darkness and--- That Soul seizing vampire." Laura snapped and never had Zezi heard her speak with that kind of hatred. Despite hearing Laura speak with nothing but hatred since she had known her, this was different, this wasn't filled with disgust as usual, this was filled with bitterness, a rage for revenge and a quest of vengeance.
How interesting.
This castle was nothing but a wreak of everyone wanting to kill each other.
Zezi wasn't interested in their reasons as long as she knew that she was part of the main pillar behind this and her loyalty was unshakeable.
Ah! That made sense now.
It was a test. To see if she would rat them out to the King to save herself. Testing her loyalty.
The fact that they considered themselves more than her annoyed her even further. They were on the same level playing ground here. What did they take themselves to be? She didn't care about them or her life. Whatever she had been feeling that had been swaying her feelings recently went straight out of the window at that moment.
If only they knew how she hated all of them. She wished she could claw at their chest and yank their hearts out, but that would have no effect for something that has no beat.
Besides they were stronger than she was. Whether she liked it or not, that was something she had to admit to herself.
"Let's get down to business, shall we?"
"Yes." Laura snarled. "We are at the part where you bow."
Zezi chuckled, her laughter echoing.
"Maybe your the High Pillar you sent to me did not deliver my message clearly." Now she was talking to the room.
Damn the consequences.
"But I am not here to offer my aid as a lesser being. I know you need me. How much progress have you made without me?"
"Silence." Laura snapped.
"Or what?! You will silence me forever." She tsked. "Looking around at the room that looked back at her with concealed eyes. Now that she was standing here and observing things, there were people upstairs looking down at her. She tried to search for Gwen but couldn't find her.
That further confirmed it then. Gwen wasn't in on this White Circle thing. That was why she couldn't read the letter. It hadn't been a lie or an act, it was true.
It seemed that she was really loyal to the King, for her not to have been invited into this. Zezi wondered what they King had done to earn such unshakable loyalty from her, when the ones closest to him were even against him. Maybe he had saved her children or her husband from a life threatening situation, it had to be something that made her forever grateful to him.
Zezi was curious, she would have to find out.
"You won't want to find out what I will do to you, wolf."
Zezi smiled, "I think I want to find out. Do to me as you please but fair warning, no matter what it is, I will still not bow. I am here as an ally, not here to serve you. We join forces together, we have our aim." Then she looked back at the ball of smoke. "What do you say, Smoky?"
"What did you just call my mo---"
"That is enough, Laura." The silence rang across the room. "I, High Priestess of the White Circle, accept you as my Ally."
Gasps filled the room.
This must have never happened before.
Zezi nodded, this should be satisfying but it wasn't.
It was too easy.
It felt really off.
"Welcome. Daughter of the Fur."
The whole hall repeated after Smoky. petaed that. Then the ball of smoke spoke again.
"But even an Ally must take an oath not go against the pact." Laura stood in front of her with a goblet in her hands, her eyes glowing red as she chanted something unintelligible, while she slip a hand over the goblet, covering the surface with her palm.
Zezi could hear her blood dripping into the liquid contained in the golden cup, the smell of blood was thick in the air.
Zezi's browns knotted together.
Laura was a witch and she was performing blood magic, making use of dark spells. Wasn't that forbidden?
Well, betraying the King was forbidden too and yet, here she was.
Next thing she knew, she slashed her palm making her blood drop into the cup.
Hissing, Zezi snapped her finger away.
The content in the goblet hissed too, vapour raising out of it while it bobbled like it was on fire, the shade changing till it finally stopped at purple.
"In this goblet is the Blood of the White Circle and it also now has your blood. Drink. It is an oath to stay loyal to the mission. The day you speak to another about us, that is not part of us, in betrayal, is the day you die."
Zezi smiled.
Death. Why was that always the threat. For her, that wasn't a threat at all.
"Drink first and swear the same to me. We are allies, remember?"
Laura bared her fangs at her.
"Or give it to smokey then, I just don't know how she will take--"
With a grunt, Laura did as she asked before she would get a chance to speak anything more.
Zezi nodded, taking the goblet from her and drinking down the content in one gulp.
That was probably the nastiest thing she had ever tasted. Zezi also felt a bit dizzy after but that quickly faded away when Laura was once again speaking in her sharp voice.
"Be warned. The death will not one of ease."
She shook her head and smiled, feeling slightly different, a strange connection that settled in her heart like an unnecessary burden she had foolishly chosen to carry. She waited for it to fade away like the dizziness earlier but it didn't.
"Welcome to the White Circle, Mate of the King, Daughter of the Fur, Decendant of the Moon."
Shut up, Smoky.
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Happy Valentine's day. Three chapters today - my Val gift to you. Thank you all so much for your support. Have fun today.
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