Chapter 18: Hard Choices

Dianna's POV
I advanced angrily towards Aria and she quickly casted a spell and disappeared into the thin air
"Ahhh!!!" I growled angrily as I walked towards Eva and grabbed her throat with my burning hand


"Dianna please, let me explain, please" Eva pleaded as I my hand started burning her neck


"Dianna stop!!" Eric yelled as he made to stop me but Ivan stopped him m


"She deserves death!!" Ivan said


"She deserves to be given a chance to explain!" Eric said


"She deserves no chance! She betrayed us and she shall meet death!"


"She helped us save Dianna from the death slumber!"


"I blew up the city hall along with Aria, I saved Dianna not her!!!" Ivan yelled


"Enough!!!" Gia yelled
Her eyes changed to an icy blue and she came towards me and held my burning hand with her freezing hand


The freezing sensation calmed me down and slowly, the burning flame overshadowing me disappeared


"Let her explain Dianna, let's hear her out" Gia said and I let Eva go, though her neck was already quite burnt


"Your explanation better be good else you shall still meet your death today" Ivan said


Eva winced and stood up
"I am the leader of the witches of this city! What did you expect me to do when the savage and beastly Hammington family arrived in my city?!!"


"Your city?! We were born here a thousand years ago and that's long before your ancestors were even born, if there's any true leader of this city then it is us!!" Ivan said


"You guys? The Cursed Hammingtons, ruler of the witches of Arcane County?! You can not even get a hold of your lives so how on Earth will you rule a whole city? You think ruling is easy? Sorry to burst your little bubble but it's not, as a leader we have a responsibility of making difficult choices in the best interest of our people and sometimes, we have no choice but to be the bad guy just to save our people. When you arrived in Arcane County, I knew trouble wouldn't be far away so I met with the only person that I knew would be able to handle you guys, the last descendant of the Guardian that cursed you all, Aria is a crazy witch, she has plans, she was already planning on ending you guys before I went to her and I only told her I do not care what she plans to do with you all, only she should be fast and there shouldn't be any damages done to my city and all the while I stayed by your sides cause I knew I had be an ally to you all so I won't be suspected" Eva said


"That wasn't a good explanation" Ivan said


"You planned with Aria to end us!" Eric said


"I didn't plan with her, I just supported her!" Eva said and I laughed


"I will let you live, continue protecting your city whichever way you see fit but keep yourself away from anything related to my family and I, if I ever see you together with Aria, that burn on your neck will be the least injury you will get from me" I said


"Dianna, you will spare her?!" Ivan asked


"It's more like putting her on a leash, who knows, she might be useful to us in the future" I said and I grabbed Eva's face "Consider this a reward for letting me know the gender of my baby but next time, I won't be so merciful" I said and walked out


I went back to the Mansion and met the lady that was beside me at the hospital


"What are you doing here?" I asked


"You woke up at the hospital and after telling you your siblings went to save Ivan, you sprang up, cut the drip and went to off angrily, I am here because I am worried, you are supposed to be in the hospital with a drip on!" she said and I just stared at her not knowing if I should be happy that in a long time, someone apart from the family circle was showing a concern for the Hammingtons, or if I should be angry at her guts and audacity


The door suddenly flew open and Ivan walked in angrily as Eric and Gia followed him


"You should have let me burn that impudent witch alive Dianna!!" Ivan yelled but stopped immediately he saw Sophie


"I do not blame Eva, she had no choice, we are like parasites that caused harm to her City, she made a choice as a leader for the benefit of her people!" Eric said


"Oh please, you are only supporting Eva because you have garnered some kind of affection for her else you'll have been the first one to rip out her throat!"


"Affection?! I have no affection towards anyone! You also supported Eva, you stopped Dianna from burning her alive!" Eric said


"Only because I wanted to hear her out, doesn't mean I agree with the explanation she gave!" Gia said


"Oh enough both of you!! I just got of the hospital, do I really have to deal with your squabbles now?!!" I said and they became quiet


"What.... your hand" Sophie said pointing at one of Ivan's flaming hand that was without his spelled glove


"What are you doing here?!!" Ivan asked


"I was..... I was worried about you" Sophie said


"Leave" he said


"Ivan...."


"I said leave!!!" he growled and Sophie sniffed and began to walk out then she stopped


"Am just glad you are fine" Sophie said


"I do not.....I do not....." Ivan started coughing profusely and we all quickly went to meet him but even in pain, he still didn't let Sophie touch him


"What's wrong brother?!" I asked as I held him and he started coughing out blood


"What's going on?" Eric said


"The witch, Martha" he said and collapsed in my arms


"Ivan!!!" Gia screamed as he went unconscious


"Look at his arm!" Eric said and I held Ivan's hand
Black veins had started appearing on his hand


I stood up angrily and went to grab Sophie by the throat
"Who the bloody hell is Martha!!!" I yelled


"She.....a witch, the witch that help Ivan perform a locator spell on the Guardian, I told him, I swear I told him, I told him Martha is a very crazy witch but he insisted on meeting her, she must have done something to him" Sophie cried


"I want to meet this Martha" Gia said


"The black veins in his arm are increasing Dianna" Eric alerted


"Get Eva" I said


"Eva?"


"She's the only witch we know she'll be able to tell us what's wrong" I said


"You just burnt her throat and you want us to get help from her now?!" Eric asked


"What choice do we have?!!!" I yelled "I am not going to let anything happen to my brother"


"I'll get Eva, I believe Eric is too soft for this kind of task" Gia said and walked out



"You stay with Ivan" I said to Eric "Meanwhile, you Sophie, you are going to show me where this Martha is" I said......