THE WITCH'S ANGER
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Moments later, Logan entered.
“I told you he’s arrogant and stubborn, didn’t I?” he said with a smile.
“You were right. And you still remain the handler of Ramona’s tortures. I’ll find a way to deal with him,” she replied.
“It’s simple. Manipulate his incoming queen and use her against him.”
Logan smiled.
“Simple,” he repeated before leaving.
Kyle was waiting outside the suite.
“Get Ramona from the dungeon. I don’t need her family. I’ll torture her until she urinates blood this time,” he ordered.
Kyle bowed before leaving.
“Arthur... whether you like it or not, I’m still taking back the throne,” he muttered with a dark smile.
***
TRAINING GROUND
“Yaaaaa!”
Dustin shouted as he leapt into the air, spinning his spear before landing on top of the bell and performing a handstand.
He moved with incredible speed.
He sprang from the bell onto the roof of the nearest building, swung his spear in a wide arc, and then launched himself toward the nearby cashew tree.
With one swift movement of his spear, he sliced through the branches before dropping gracefully to the ground.
The moment he landed, everyone erupted into applause.
“You still have it in you! That’s the Dustin I know!” Felix exclaimed.
“Awesome,” Amy said.
Dustin winked at her.
“I’m impressed,” Mandela said.
“Thanks, teacher,” Dustin replied with a smile.
“I guess that’ll be all for today. We’ll meet again tomorrow,” Mandela announced.
“Hi, Mandela!”
Shakira came rushing toward him.
Mandela immediately began walking away.
“Wait! Mandela!”
She ran after him.
Iris shook her head.
“How shameless.”
“Finally, someone worse than Princess Mikaela,” Amy said.
“Princess Shakira will never change,” Felix added.
“Tell me more,” Dustin sighed.
“The queen selection is happening in ten minutes. I swear, the maidens can’t possibly be human. The Queen Dowager picked the hottest ladies,” Iris said.
“So after the selection today, the enthronement ceremony follows tomorrow. Wait! We’re allowed to bring dates?” Amy asked excitedly.
“Be my date!” Felix and Dustin said simultaneously.
Iris raised a brow.
Amy looked at Dustin, then at Felix.
She was about to answer when a scream suddenly echoed through the grounds.
“Have mercy on me!”
They exchanged glances before rushing toward the torture ground.
Their eyes widened at the sight before them.
Ramona was tied to a cross while Logan sprayed her with ants.
She screamed as the insects crawled across her body, biting relentlessly.
Another spray from Logan sent another swarm over her.
She screamed again.
“I didn’t kill her!”
“I can’t watch this,” Amy said before rushing away.
“Me too,” Dustin said, following her.
“Just like Princess Shakira, Lord Logan will never change,” Felix muttered.
Iris looked at him.
She smiled faintly before turning her attention back to Ramona.
“Poor sinner,” she sighed.
Mandela stood near the guards’ chamber, watching.
His entire body trembled as he witnessed Logan spray another swarm onto Ramona.
He closed his eyes, turned away, and walked inside.
***
MORNING OF THE SAME DAY: PALACE LIBRARY
Apart from spending time on his terrace, Jonathan also loved spending time in the library.
He had been there since daybreak and hadn’t even eaten breakfast because of the fascinating book he was reading.
BOOK OF ANCIENT WITCHES
The most powerful witch he had read about so far was Circle.
He continued reading her story.
Circle had been a wicked witch who once ruled the Baal Empire.
Her favorite pastime was killing children.
She hated the sight of them, and their cries infuriated her.
According to the records, she had killed 555 children before her death.
Jonathan’s eyes widened.
“Five hundred and fifty-five kids? What?”
He stared at the page.
“How did she die? Who killed her?” he muttered.
“She was killed by Ontario McCarthy.”
Mikaela’s voice came from behind him as she entered the library.
Jonathan looked up.
“Huh?”
“Weren’t you reading about Circle? The most wicked witch in the history of Baal who killed 555 children?” she asked as she sat on his table.
“She was killed by Ontario McCarthy, the father of Logan and Arthur McCarthy,” she continued.
“Our grandfather?” Jonathan's eyes widened.
“You really don’t know anything, do you?”
Mikaela shook her head.
“Grandfather Ontario was a demon hunter when he was alive. Circle was the last demon witch he killed before his death. But I heard she had a child.”
Jonathan raised a brow.
“Why are you being nice today? And shouldn’t you be at His Majesty’s selection ceremony?”
“Selection?”
Mikaela’s eyes widened.
***
QUEEN DOWAGER’S SUITE
Mikaela stormed into the Queen Dowager’s suite, fury blazing in her eyes.
She had killed every guard who attempted to stop her, leaving destruction in her wake.
When she finally reached the terrace, Mandela stepped in front of her.
“Mikaela—”
She tried to push past him, but he overpowered her and held her firmly.
“Leave me alone!”
“Father must not allow another woman into his heart! Let me go!”
The maidens were already seated before King Arthur.
He stood silently, examining each of them.
“Make your choice. Your loud daughter is already here,” the Queen Dowager said beside him.
Arthur looked over the maidens once more.
Then his eyes stopped on the fifteenth maiden.
He stood.
“You.”
The young woman’s eyes widened.
“Your Majesty,” she said softly as she slowly rose.
“Yes!” Princess Shakira exclaimed happily.
“She’s my best friend.”
“Lady Riel from the Fallon family,” the Queen Dowager announced as she stood.
“It’s her,” Arthur said.
The Queen’s crown was immediately placed upon Riel’s head.
Her eyes widened as she touched it gingerly.
“It’s real! I’m the queen now! I’m the queen!”
She dropped to her knees before Arthur.
“Thank you for choosing me, Your Majesty. I’ll be—”
Before she could finish, Arthur had already begun walking away.
He reached the doorway and saw Mikaela still being restrained by Mandela.
“Mika—”
“Did you forget what my mother did to you?”
Mikaela’s voice trembled with emotion.
“Morticia ended my baby brother’s life and sacrificed him just to increase her powers! She stole sixty percent of your powers and locked you in a cage like a dog for five years. You almost died!”
Tears streamed down her face.
“She nearly killed me too when she slashed my head with the Sword of Hell. The mark is still there!”
She parted the hair covering her forehead.
A scar ran across her head where the sword had struck. There was no hair growing over the mark, so she had always hidden it beneath the front of her hair.
“And now you’re getting another woman?”
Her voice cracked.
“I don’t want this! I don’t want another woman around you, Father! I don’t want it!”
She cried bitterly.
“Mika, it’s not my choice. It’s compulsory and—”
“I don’t want any woman around you, Father! No way!”
She screamed before rushing away.
Her anger consumed her as she walked.
Something inside her seemed to push her forward until she finally reached the prisoners’ cells.
She rubbed her palms together.
A glowing blue ball of fire appeared between them.
She split the flame into several pieces and hurled them in different directions.
One of the flames landed inside Sally’s cell.
Her clothes immediately caught fire.
“Mother! Fire!!!”
Reggie screamed in terror.
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