The Beast Within

Chapter 13

Dabbie's POV

I wake up with the feeling that something was definitely bound to happen today, not that I could possibly lay my hands on it, but it keeps jabbing at my mind but each time I pried my mind to know what it is, it just kept leaving my brain in a more muddled state than it already was. I stretched and looked at the clock. It's Wednesday and it's 8:30 already, in the morning; I groaned feeling a slight throb in my head as I got up. I walked to the bathroom, swaying a little from the sudden dizziness that washed over my head. I managed to get to the bathroom, took a long shower and brushed my teeth, all these while searching my mind for that one thing that's special today.

Occupying my mind with something else; I remember having a dream, where I sat watching Lycans attack a human boy guarding another boy, the other boy not human though because he was changing into a Lycan too. But why was the human boy so keen on protecting the turning Lycan boy.

I scoffed. My dreams makes no sense to me any longer. Nevertheless I didn't completely shut off the dream, I knew there was still little meaning to it. Right now I have to find out what's so special about today.

“I don't even know what Month we are in”. I thought to myself.

“Maybe I'll ask Lady Diane when I meet with her”.

After finishing my dressing, I walked out of my room into the the kitchen to get myself something to eat.

“I'm starving”. I said to myself and hastened my steps.

I walked past some servants that greeted me formally with smiles on their faces. Strange tho, because none of them as much as lift their heads to look at me before; I had always felt like a beast to be feared around them, maybe that was attributed to the fact that I'm the most powerful magical being still in existence and that I'm the only one of my kind.

I returned their greetings back warmly and continued my descent to the kitchen. Getting down from the long stairs that led to the kitchen, I was met by one of the maid who already took the trouble of waiting for me by the door.

“What would you like me prepare for you Lady Dabbie”. She said curtseying a little.

“Uhm. . . Nevermind I will make something for myself”. I replied her watching my words so as not to hurt her feelings.

“No Milady, I've been giving strict order by Lady Diane to prepare something for you, and not doing that will mean disobeying her”. She said back without meeting my eyes.

“Scoffs”

“Alright, I'll have oat and milk, don't worry about adding sugar, just bring the jar to me”. I told her, not wanting her to do something stressful because of me.

Few minutes later, the maid brought the oat and sugar to me in the dinning room and turned to leave, but she stopped suddenly as if to remember something.

“Ha, Lady Diane asked me to inform you to meet her in the large hall where meetings are being held”. She finished off without turning but I could see a twitch on her ears which could only happen as a result of smiling.

“Okay. . . Tell her I'll join her soon”.

She left, and I started my meal of oat. Halfway through eating, I fell into a trance. In the trance, I found myself in a surrounding I've never been to before. I scanned it thoroughly and noticed men moving about mid strides as if going to deliver orders. My eyes having adjusted to the surrounding, I discovered I was in a cage.

“How can this be".

I thought to myself as I tried to reach for the bars.

Gasp

“This can't be”.

I inspected my hands well and was shocked to discover it was all covered in fur except for my palm and instead of nails, I had razor sharp claws.

Then something else distracted me, beside me in another cage were other Lycans, but they gave off awful scent and twas almost choking. I inspected them well and discovered that some were badly wounded and some that could stand were visibly enraged. They looked ready to rip and tear. A sixth sense told me these were rogues and how could that be that I'm among them.

“Enjoying your new home are you”. One big looking guy that could be passed for a guard said.

“Grrrrrrrrr”. Was all I could do

“Don't you dare growl at me”. He said and pushed a button on the wall. The result came out to be a bolt of electric current flowing into my body through the chain I was strapped to. He kept increasing the current till I could no longer hold it anymore and...

“Dabbie! Are you okay”. I heard a voice say

I slowly regained consciousness of my surroundings and discovered I was no longer behind bars anymore and that the surrounding I am now is a very familiar one. I looked at my hands and discovered it was back to normal nd there was claws there.

But I was still visibly shaken.

“Dabbie. . . Are you okay?”. The voice I knew belong to Lady Diane asked again.

I wanted to reply her but, I couldn't. My whole body kept shaking and it felt like I was still being chained to the cell where I was being electrocuted.

Lady Diane's POV

I was shocked at the state I found Dabbie, she was shaking all over, not answering my questions but I was glad she came around. She looked frantically at her surroundings and at her hands, then she brought the hands to her chest and kept shivering. I couldn't quite place my hands on what was wrong with her until I used my magic on her. And here wasn't the best place to do such, didn't want to create another reason for the servants to fear me already. The fact that I'm a witch didn't help that at all.

“Carry her to my chambers”. I told one of the maids assigned to Dabbie.

And she with another of the maid carried Dabbie into my chambers with me tailing them. My mind kept rushing, this couldn't be happening, not now at all. Today was meant to be the girl's happiest day. Today was her birthday, no one told it to her since she's been here and she didn't bother asking either. But they all wanted her to come of age before her date of birth would be broken to her.

Dabbie was born on the 19th of February, and today she's come of age, Today she clocks 18, the day most of her powers start manifesting and this wasn't a good manifestation either. Who goes into frantic shaking on their birthday. They sure must be a lot about Dabbie being a Mage.

“Drop her gently will you”. I told the maids as soon as they brought her to the bed in my chamber.

“You're dismissed”. I told them as soon as they laid her down.

As soon as they left, I rolled up my sleeves and walked briskly towards where she was laid and was about to cast a spell that'll tell me exactly where her spirit had wandered to when a audible spark was visible just a metre away from where Dabbie was laid, followed by white misty cloud which morphed into Lady Ellen and Lady Mirabel.

“The prophecy is starting to manifest”. Lady Ellen said on landing.

“The Prophecy. . . What's with the Prophecy or what has it got to do with all this”. I asked, a little angry that they could penetrate the barrier I placed in my room because of their intrusion.

“First we apologise for the intrusion”. Lady Mirabel said as if she read up mind

“We were able to enter when the guard spell you placed lowered, which could only mean you panicked real hard due to something”. She finished off.

“So... Mind telling me about the prophecy now, and how come I'm the only one not aware of the prophecy”. An enraged me asked.

“We kept it from you for a reason Diane”

“We knew you cared so much for her, and wouldn't want anything to hurt her, the knowledge of that didn't want us to burden you with anything that will cause you to worry”. Ellen said.

“The prophecy said that, when she comes of age, her soul will cleave to another that as been made especially for her, a turned human, bearing powers greater than those who turned him and on whose shoulders lie the doom and salvation of the spiritual world”. Ellen said without blinking

“So... The cleaving already happened, since today is her birthday and the day she's come of age and she's witnessed exactly what the other was going through at the time the cleaving happened”.

“I'm sorry we kept it from you all these while”. Ellen said ans touched my shoulder.

I should be angry, but I wasn't, I knew a day like this was going to come. A day I'll get to discover new things about the little Mage we took in.

“She'll be okay right?”. I asked worriedly

“Yes she will, she just wasn't prepared for the shock she felt while in the other's body”. Ellen said looking at Dabbie with glowing green eyes as if searching out her soul.

I didn't know why I didn't think of that earlier. I should have used Occlumacy; the act of searching the mind of someone to know what they've done in the past.

“Who is he?”. Dabbie finally said

I grabbed her hands in mine was about to say something before Lady Ellen shushed me.

“I will do the explanation this time Diane”. She said winking at me.