Chapter 111 - Checkmate (1/2)
The dome of magic was beautiful, the hypnotized students looked at the lights coming from the gardens with eyes wide open.
Anne nodded while watching the many figures inside the dome trying to figure out a way to come out. She was delighted by their fear.
”Well done, Elton,” she said as the young boy rested on the chair by her side. He was exhausted.
”Thank you, Master, ” he whispered and fell asleep. Poor boy, he had been working non stop and hadn't apply for extra payment.
The dome had wasted his whole magic. Now the Princess had only three hours until the effects of the dome faded away.
”You… what have you done?”
John managed to come closer to the Princess and observed the dome with bright eyes.
”This is a competition, little John…” Anne laughed, ”and we can make use of whatever it is at our disposal…”
She didn't finish her words when a sword came to her neck.
”Master!” the four beautiful boys ran towards her, but they couldn't step closer. It was too risky. Only one move and the boy with blond hair would…
”Make it disappear.”
”I can't do that,” Anne said while still smiling. She was in no way scared on the threat of the handsome youngster. ”The power to break that magic should come from a powerful wizard, and… regretfully, I am not one.”
”You… you did it on purpose…”
”What?” Anne always do things on purpose. Why was he saying that?
”You let the wizard Druon go away on purpose.”
”…”
That was not on purpose, in fact, that damn wizard ruined her plans. She was preparing a team to kidnap him and shoved him into a tower while Blackie guarded the entrance, but the damn wizard had to play with Adam Robinson.
”How long will this last?” John didn't lower his weapon as he saw Billie inside the dome, ”speak, princess!”
”Ha… ha… muahahahaha!”
She laughed and then stopped with a smirk. Her eyes shined with delight as for the first time she had managed to pull out her crazy and evil laugh without making anyone laugh… *cough*, cry in fear.
”You are crazy…” whispered John with a terrified face.
”I am…” she said with delight.
Her paper as the evil princess was starting to take form. Now, not only she had managed to control the Academy but she was entrapping her enemies into a powerful barrier. They should now fear her.
”What is your purpose?”
”I already told you, I will win this mission.”
”Why are you so eager? This doesn't make sense… you have everything in your life…” John said with a dispirited voice.
Anne only looked at him… ”so what?”
He couldn't believe his ears. His sword was now down as he knew that no matter what he did, he won't beat her with simple weapons.
”What?”
”Can't I have more?”
”You are selfish!”
”Selfish? This contest was made to test the selfishness of our souls,” she said with a strange serious tone. ”Are you not the same?”
”I am… not,” he was starting to become furious, ”my wish is not the same as yours…”
”Are you sure? How can you know what I wish for?”
”You…” he fisted his hand and looked to the side. It was useless trying to convince the capricious and spoiled princess. ”Nevermind…”
He knew that there was nothing he could do but wait. Anne only looked at him with a small smile and took a seat at her table.
Gandalf was ŀɨċkɨnġ the hands of Elton and making him giggle from time to time in his dreams.
”Princess, are you okay?”
One of the FBB kneeled and look up at Anne's face. ”Don't worry, I am fine.”
She said but she signaled the boys to move to their other mission.
They hesitated. They didn't want to leave the princess with the crazy blonde.
”I will be fine,” she said and nodded. ”He can't do anything to me.”
She was sure that the heart of John was tired of bathing his hands with blood. So she didn't have fear, nor even a small shiver growing in her spine.
The four boys nodded and jumped the balcony right away, they disappeared into the night without a trace.
”Your people… where do you find them?”
”Should I tell you?” Anne looked at the empty plate. Somehow the pastries had vanished and she was starting to grow angry.
Then John looked at her frown and smirked. ”You should stop eating that much.”
”Why?” She felt that she hadn't eaten enough in this life, why should stop now?
”You are going to…”
”I have the answer of happiness.”
”What?!”
”I have the answer of happiness…” she said again and took a little potion from her robes. ”This will cure any stomach ache I could possibly have.”
”That is not what I meant.”
John sighed.
”Then?”
”You will grow fat.”
”I can't, I go training every two days…”
”…”