#Nimira Zodius

[monstersofsilence]

“I regret not finding love”

Merlee, Amorra, and Luniin finally arrived at Morrin's new location. Standing fore them is practically another mansion but much more larger than the previous one. "I'm starting to believe this guy is compensating for something." Merlee says.

"Yeah... his ego." Amorra bluntly said. "So... what's the plan."

"I'm going to try and stall him. At least make him think I'm literally giving myself up while you and Luniin go and find Meryna and my ancestor. They're bound to somewhere in there."

"Well... can't you sense them or something? At least make it easier for me and Luniin?"

"You're right. I didn't think of that."

"First time for everything~" Luniin said with a chuckle a Merlee glared at her and she gestures a zip to her mouth.

Merlee closes her eyes, focusing as much as she can on Meryna's and Nimira's energy to try and figure out where they are. Everything is silent, still. Time slowing and darkness envelops as she focuses on finding the energies she is looking for. She then sees it. Two orbs of light and the outlining of where it is. Opening her eyes, she collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily as Amorra gets concerned. "Are you alright?"

Taking a second to recollect herself, she nods to her and stands back up. "They're in a holding cell. The back door is a great way for you two to get inside without being seen and once you're there, make a left turn until you find a wall. It's hidden in there and it'll take you downstairs to where they are."

"Holy crap... you saw all that?"

"Well... practically. Though it's difficult focusing on two life sources. I almost used up my energy. But I'll be okay. You two head around back."

Amorra and Luniin nodded and they left to do their jobs. Merlee is left alone as she slowly walks up to the front door, letting out a deep breath as she was ready to knock until she heard some rustling behind her. Turning around, she sees a troll trying to untangle herself from the roots she's caught in. She finally gets herself free as she waves over to Merlee. "Oh! Um... hello! I was... uh... lost! I was looking for some place to at least stay over for a bit." She says with a smile.

Merlee stood where she is, confused. "Um... well... I don't live here. Sorry."

"Really? Oh... that sucks. Um... my name is Celrna."

"Hello... Celrna?"

"So... what are you doing here?"

"Listen... I'm sorry that I can't help you, but I'm on important business... and it's something that you shouldn't be around when it happens, okay?"

"Oh... uh, okay! I'll be... I'll be on my merry way then! It was nice meeting you, miss!" The troll finally left, waving goodbye while Merlee stood there, confused by the sudden appearance of this troll. The red blood turns back to the door, instantly banging three time on it and steps back a bit to see it open on its own. She is greeted with a large, grand hall that leads up to steps and then three door ways. One in front of her and the others on the sides.

"You've got to be kidding me." Merlee whispered to herself as she looks around.

"Merlee Zodius!" A voice is echoed. A familiar and hated voice. Morrin walks into the grand hall with Kalios and Jalone by his sides. "I knew you changed your mind."

"Yeah... I did." Merlee plainly says.

"How's that bullet wound? I assured you that I tried killing you since you left me no choice, but I'm glad you made it through."

"Well, maybe you should work on your shitty aim if you were planning on killing me."

"Yes. Well, I am no sharp shooter, but I did try my best. Now, this isn't some trick? If you give yourself up, I will free the two that are related to you."

"Yes... I'm... I'm giving myself up to you. I don't want you to hurt the people that I care for... not my mate and neither those related to me. Please... let them go."

"Hmm... seems sincere." Morrin says as he takes a drag on his cigarette. "But... I can't say I believe you."

"... What?"

"No. I really don't believe you. I expected something like this might happen. You think you'd just waltz in here, give yourself up, I let your friends go, and then that's it? No. Oh no... that's too easy."

Merlee grits her teeth together, angry as she readies herself. "Let them fucking go!"

"I can't do that. But hey. You tried. I guess that means I'll be finishing them off." He was ready to walk off until he heard an explosion coming from within his mansion. Alarmed, he quickly turned around to face Merlee. "You... you aren't alone... are you?"

"You'll be surprised which one of the people I brought to help me out. Now it's just you and me. Your stupid lackies stay out of it."

"No... no. Not now. Maybe next time if you live. I have some people of my own that I hired to take you in... or kill you. Hopefully the first option. For now, we'll meet again when you finally do give in to me."

He walks away along with the two trolls following suit as Merlee yells for him. "Hey! Get back here! Come back and fucking face me!" She runs to the doorway that he disappeared in was quickly stopped by a scythe that landed in front of her. Stepping back, she looks to her right to see two subjuglators. Staying cautious, she stands still and waits for their move.

"Well, so you're the troll that rich guy has been talking about." One of them said. "You don't look all too mighty. But I will admit that you have fire with you~"

"Who are you two?" Merlee questioned.

"My name is Leanie Cruziv. My friend here is Hirana Niirio. Mister Rich hired us because he's desperate to having you and he would pay us quite highly if do the job."

"Do you really expect him to fulfill that promise?" Merlee says. "He's possibly using you two and then stab you both in the back."

"You don't think we don't know that?" Hirana says. "Of course we expect him to betray us, but that doesn't mean we'll let that slip. No. Once we're done with you, we're going after him next."

"In the name of Mirthful Messiahs." Leanie says. "Now shut up and die!"

Both pounced at Merlee's position as she jumps back as Leanie grabs her scythe and starts charging towards her with it. Merlee quickly dodges as Leanie swung on her right side and then rolls to being face-to-face with Hirana who grins at her as the indigo blood raises her cleaver. Startled by this, and feeling a burst of energy coming from her, she moves out of the way as she swung and missed.

Tired of trying to dodge and move, she starts being on the offensive as she casts a fire ball at them as they moved away, blowing up a chunk off of a wall. Leanie looks relentless as she continues to try and get close to Merlee, but the red blood keeps casting fire balls to keep them at bay while Hirana looks not all there. It always seems like she would look dangerous, but then hesitates the next, like there's a switch inside her that makes her want to attack or not.

Merlee continued to hold them off, waiting for Amorra and Luniin to come back with Meryna and The Exiled. The red blood is pushed back to the point she ends up against a pedestal and she looks back to see her scythe is being displayed behind a glass case. "That asshole." Using her elbow, she breaks it and grabs her scythe.

"Oh come on." Leanie mocks. "Do you even know how to use that?"

"Trust me." Merlee replied. "I spent my entire life practicing with this scythe a lot more than you have with yours. Plus, I'm strong enough to wield this." The red blood prepares for a swing, but was then hit in the abdomen from the blunt end of Hirana's cleaver. Merlee tried getting up, but heard a gunshot and instantly froze. The three of them stood still as all of them wondered where it came from and they all looked over at the doorway seeing Amorra pointing her handgun at Hirana and Leanie.

"It's over." The teal blood says as Luniin comes out of the door way with Meryna and The Exiled behind her. Merlee smiles, getting up and quickly walks over to their position as Hirana tries to get her, but was stopped as Amorra points her gun at the subjug. "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

Merlee quickly aids her relatives, looking over at the collars. around Meryna's and The Exiled's necks. "Are you guys okay?"

"Oh swell. Instead we got our asses handed to us and got these fucking things around our necks!" Meryna says angrily.

"Good to see you, too Meryna." Merlee says.

"Merlee." The Exiled spoke. "I have a favor to ask of you."

"Now's not the time, Nimira." The red blood said as she tries to pry open the collars with her hands but failing.

"Hirana. The one with the pig tails. I want you to help her."

"What?! Help her? She tried to kill me!" Merlee explained.

"She's being told to do that. Hirana has a second soul within her. That second soul gains control every so often, but Leanie is using that to her advantage. The more she does, the more dominant it becomes and the more Hirana drifts off from her actual body. She's nothing more than a pet than just Leanie's friend. Please. Help her. I sense good in her... I sense fear from her. From the things she's doing."

Thinking for a moment, Merlee let's out a sigh as she nods to her. "Fine. But I hope I'm not making a mistake." Turning around, she faces the two subjugs. "Listen up. We're leaving here. You two are not to follow us or Amorra, here, is going to shoot you if you do."

"Do you really fucking think we're going to let you walk out of here alive?!" Hirana yells. "You've got to be fucking joking"

"We are leaving!" Merlee yelled. As she was ready to make her way down the stairs, she hears footsteps coming from the middle doorway and all of a sudden a collar came flying and instantly wraps around Luniin's neck and a barrage of cards came flying and wrapped around Amorra's arms and legs, keeping her in place. Soon Morrin, Jalone and Kalios came out. "You son of a bitch!" Merlee charged towards Morrin, but was knocked back by one of his powers. She falls back to where Leanie and Hirana are as Hirana grabs the red blood, holding the cleaver over her neck.

"Isn't this a surprise?" Morrin says. "We have the whole blood line here! A big reunion." Walking over to Luniin, he looks her over and made a disgusted expression. "She looks like a slut. Didn't think there'd be one in the Zodius blood line." Luniin tried to attack him but he moved away and she falls flat on her face. "Also clumsy." He then walked over to Amorra who is restrained from Kalios' magic cards. "Amorra... it has been so long."

"Fuck off." The teal blood says.

"Come now! Where's your compassion? I made you who you are, you know?"

"You mean kidnapping me as a kid and made me into a fucking weapon?! That's all you want. Power! First me, then Merlee. What's next? Going treasure hunting for some powerful fucking relic that will make you untouchable?"

Morrin frowned, taking out his hand gun and swats it at her face. All Merlee could do is watch as the teal blood continues to get hit over and over until she finally remembered what her ancestor told her a couple of minutes ago. "Hirana..." She whispered.

"What the fuck do you want?!" The indigo blood whispered back.

"No... I want to talk to Hirana." Merlee says as the indigo blood was surprised by this and just ignored what she heard.

"I know that there's two of you in there. Trust me. I've known it since we fought. One second you would literally run towards me swinging like a manica, but the next you would look hesitant. I even felt it. An unbalance."

"What do you want with me?" Hirana finally answered.

"I'm pretty sure you've talked with my ancestor, right?"

"... Maybe."

"Well, she already told me what's going on but maybe you don't know."

"Like what?"

"Leanie is using you."

For a minute, Hirana thinks it over and denies it. "Shut up. You just want a way out of this."

Letting out a sigh, Merlee shook her head. "Well, I tried." Instantly, she casts a bright flash of light as she reels her head back to but against Hirana, getting out of her grip and quickly running to get to her friends. She only falls short as she manages to hover Amorra, Luniin, and Meryna away. When the bright lash of light dimmed, she is met with Morrin standing next to the right side of her ancestor with a gun pointing at her head. "Let her go!" Merlee yelled.

Morrin looks at Merlee and then at The Exiled. "Does this seem familiar to you... Nimira?"

"Not that I recall." She answered. "You and your ancestor merely just took me and locked me in a cage and then sold me to a warlord."

"Yes... the biggest mistake my ancestor made when I told him how powerful you were." Morrin swats his gun on the back of her head as she collapsed to the ground, trying to get up, but only got on to her knees.

"Stop! Leave her alone! Don't you fucking dare hurt her!" Merlee furiously yelled.

"No... I won't hurt her." Morrin says. "Despite her being the greatest mage, Merlee is beyond that and even she doesn't know that. So..." Looking at The Exiled, he points his gun directly on her head. "I'll just kill her so I can wipe away the memory of my ancestor. The mistake he made. Anything you want to say, Nimira?"

"Yes..." The Exiled said. "Merlee... do you remember my regrets?"

"... No. No. No! Don't you fucking say that right now! Don't you dare hurt her!" Merlee casted a fireball at Morrin and he shielded himself with his right hand. She gets up and swings her scythe at him, but she only gets pushed from him. "God... damn it! Let her go!"

"Merlee... do you remember my regrets?"

Panting, Merlee started to tear up as she picks herself back up. "You... regretted not finding the one person to fall in love with."

"... Thank you." The Exiled says, smiling as she closed her eyes. Merlee was about ready to make her next move but was too late. The gunshot rang out. Everything suddenly stopped as Merlee sees the smoke coming from Morrin's gun and then seeing her ancestor becoming still for one second and then falling forward to the ground. Broken. Merlee felt her heart break apart. Then anger. Everything is silent around her. She can see Morrin's lips moving, but doesn't hear what he's saying.

She hears Parasaiya's voice, telling her to not do anything rash. She doesn't listen. The room began to be consumed by a dark mist as everyone around her are wondering what is going on and are becoming concerned by this. Merlee is still, frozen, filled with anger as her eyes began to darken and the whole room start to shake. Finally, she then hears a scream as she leaps towards Morrin but gets stopped by Leanie and Hirana that blocks her way.

"Hirana! Stop her!" Leanie yelled.

"But... look at her! She's-"

"Do it! Now!"

"Just fucking do it, you pu- SHUT UP! I will!" Hirana tried to swing her cleaver at Merlee, but she stops it mid-swing by the blade with her hand. "What?!"

"Attack her!" Leanie yelled once more.

"But... she's...-

"Attack! Her! She's not invincible!"

Hesitant, Hirana jerks her cleaver away from Merlee and swung again, but the red blood grabs it by the blade with her hand again, bleeding from it as the cleaver began to crack and then breaking apart, leaving a shock wave that knocked Hirana back. Leanie tried to attack Merlee, but she was instantly swatted from the red blood's hand flew back against the wall, getting knocked out. Merlee then looks at Morrin who was ready to block anything that she might throw at him. The red blood leaped over to him and then darkness.

It felt like forever. An eternity. Merlee finally opened her eyes to seeing the sky in front of her. Was it all a dream? Realizing that she's outside. She jerks herself up and sees Amorra, Luniin, and Meryna all around her. "Hey! Easy, easy." Amorra says.

"What happened? Where's Morrin? Did we kill him? Did we get him?" Merlee questioned them.

"We... didn't get him." Amorra sadly says.

"What? H-How?"

"You tried to get to him, going completely mental, but he eventually pushed you back and tried to shoot at you." Parasaiya suddenly spoke as he makes himself appear as a shadow figure. "I was trying to tell you to stop, but you didn't listen to me."

"Oh..." Merlee looked around and notices that someone else is missing. "Wait... where's Nimira? Where's my ancestor?"

Everyone was silent. Luniin was about to say something but quickly refrained from doing so, not wanting to make it worse. Merlee remembered what had happened, realizing that what she saw wasn't a dream. "No... no... she can't be..." The red blood began to tear up, sobbing as she didn't want to believe it. "God damn it! God fucking damn it!"

"I'm sorry, Merlee..." Amorra says. "We did get er body, but... there's nothing we can do."

"God... damn it! She went through hell! All her life she just wanted peace, but she could never have it! She didn't fucking deserve this!" Merlee screamed. "I'm going to find Morrin. And I'm going to fucking tear him apart! I'm going to bring him back from the dead and kill him over and over and over again until he begs to be put in the fucking ground where he belongs! DO YOU HEAR ME MORRIN! I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU! I'M GOING KILL YOU IN EVERY FUCKING WAY POSSIBLE! YOU HEAR ME MORR-"

Merlee is instantly knocked out from Meryna, hitting her in the back of the head. "That should shut her up." She says, grabbing Merlee and placing her arm over her shoulder. "Listen uh..."

"Amorra." The teal blood responded.

"Amorra... thanks for helping out. I'll be sure to let Merlee know that once she's chill."

"No problem... sorry about-"

"It's okay." Meryna said. "I... I think Nimira knew about it anyway."

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In captivity

It has been a couple of days since their capture and Meryna is growing more violent than ever as she's screaming and kicking at the metal bars. "You fuckers!" She yelled across the hall. "Wait until I figure out how to get this shitty collar off and I'll implode you from the inside out!"

"Meryna... it's pointless." The Exiled says as she's sitting in a meditative position.

Meryna looks at her, confused but distraught by how calm she is in the situation she's in. "How?! How the hell are you chill?! We're in a fucking cell!"

"This isn't my first time being in one." She merely says and then it finally donned on Meryna what she meant and finally kept quiet about it. "Merlee will come for us or we can try to come up with some sort of plan to escape."

"Well, what plan are we gonna come up with when we got these fucking collars on that negates our magic?"

"Have patience." She says as Meryna groans in frustration. Soon a door is heard open and two subjugs came in.

"Oh great." Meryna sarcastically says. "Who brought the circus in town?"

"I wouldn't talk so rudely to us if you know what's good for you~" One of them says and then spoke something in a different language that Meryna couldn't understand.

"What the hell did you say?"

"None of your concern, rusty. I'll be leaving Hirana here to watch over you two. Play nice now~" The subjug let out a giggle and left, leaving the other subjug with the two red bloods. She stood still for a moment and finally leans against a wall, looking down at the ground. Meryna is confused by this, expecting her to say something or make some threat.

"Hey, what's your deal? Aren't you baddies supposed to mock a victim that's being held prisoner or some crap like that? Like in the movies?" Meryna says.

"Just shut up. No one gave you permission to talk." Hirana says in a polite tone.

"I'm just saying! I should expect some sort of-"

"She says shut the fuck up you waste of garbage!" Hirana says in a louder, high pitched tone as her left cybernetic eye glows brightly purple. "You're lucky I don't just rip you apart limb from limb and shove them down your damn throat to shut you the fuck up!"

"Jeez... that was a big change in attitude." Meryna finally backs off but The Exiled got intrigued by this, getting up and taking a look for herself of who this person is.

Despite not being able to use her magic, she can still sense things and she can sense a duality of sorts within the troll. "What do you mean she?" The Exiled questioned. "Your friend that just left?"

Hirana was surprised by this question, trying to think of an excuse. "Uh... of course! I meant her."

"She never said that. That's something I don't quite understand."

"What the hell are you? A detective?"

"No. Not really. You already know what I am, but I don't think you understand the lengths of what I can really do."

"What... what do you mean?" Hirana then covered her mouth, whispering something to herself as her left eye glowed once more.

"Throughout my sweeps I have trained myself to feel and sense everything around me. Whether it be a life source or a powerful energy from an object. Everything emits some sort of energy, traveling through the wind, the ground that we stand on. You... are Hirana, correct?"

Confused by this, Hirana plays along with the red blood's little game and responded. "Yes. That's my name. Hirana Niirio."

"Who's the other in the room with us?"

"What... I don't follow?"

"Let me rephrase it. Who's the other in the room... within you?"

Shocked by this, the indigo blood looked away as she tries to think of something. "I don't know what the hell you're talking about."

"But I think you do. I sense four souls. Mine, Meryna's, and yours. But there's another. The fourth one is within you."

"I... I-I-I..." She stuttered but instantly changed her tune. "Ah fuck it. She found us out. The gig is up and you fucking blew it!"

"I was correct. The change in tone and attitude. Not to mention your left eye giving it away. It seems to always glow much more brighter when the other presents itself."

"Con-fucking-grats!" The indigo blood slowly clapped sarcastically. "Woop-dee-fucking-doo! You want a freakin medal or something?"

"I wish to speak to Hirana, now. I just wanted to be right."

"Oh I'm so sorry! Am I too unimportant for you? You just wanted to be fucking right that there's two of us? That I'm fucking stuck in this bitches body?! You're too mighty for- STOP! AH! Stop it! Stop it now! You're done talking!" She suddenly talked to her self again, wrapping her arms around herself as she tries to calm herself. "Why... why did you have to persist?"

"I'm sorry... I just-"

"I have been living like this since the accident! The same one that took my left eye! Ever since then I have been trying my best to be in control, but whatever is living inside me is trying its best to dominate me and take over... I always feel like I'm gonna lose myself... never coming back mentally or whatever it may be..."

"Have you seek help to get rid of it? Or at least find some answers to your situation?" The Exiled said.

"No... I've just been afraid." Hirana says. "People might think I'm crazy. And a lot of people don't like subjuglators and they all think we're crazy enough anyway. But... Leanie has been helping me. Making it useful. She treats me well and understands the situation that I'm going through."

"Leanie? The one that left a while ago?"

"Yes. Leanie Cruziv. We met each other when I was seeking help with the problem and she said that it's not a problem that can be useful if done right. And so I did. We both has been together since and me being around her have sort of helped satisfy the other's needs... but I don't know why... I feel like it's getting stronger."

"Hmm... I understand the situation." The Exiled merely says. "But... I think you need to understand it yourself. Or see it in another direction."

"What do you mean by that?"

"When a scientist wants something to be done right, they experiment with things. Trying different variables and equations until they realized that there's something that's preventing it. One thing that could literally be the answer. So they use up enough of it that they make their new solution."

"What? What... I don't?"

"You'll figure it out in time. Or someone will tell you bluntly. Possibly the latter." The Exiled says as she walks back to sit at her corner. "In due time. Fate works in mysterious ways..."

Confused by this, Hirana stayed quiet as Meryna listened to the whole conversation and walked over to The Exiled, curious by what she meant. "Hey..." She whispered. "So... care to explain?"

The Exiled looks at the ground, letting out a sigh and answered. "The other indigo blood is using her. Letting the other soul to be more dominant... and she would then have an obedient troll."

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Bonded link [sweeps ago]

"Alright younglings, that'll be it on healing spells." Nimira said with a smile as the young trolls closed their books. "Now, someone raise their hand and tell me what I said yesterday." One wriggler raised their hand and spoke. "You said you were gonna tell us a special spell!"

"That's right. It is a very special spell. Though its origin is... very unknown, actually. Something even I still can't figure out. But it's a wonderful spell."

"What is it, miss Zodius?" One wriggler said.

"For' grua. Bonded link. It is a spell that is actually not taught because it happens naturally." Nimira said, seeing the young trolls confused by the vague answer.

"What do you mean?"

"Every spell that exists, we practice and we know of its existence. Bonded link is much different. We don't practice the spell because it practices itself. Meaning, it conjures itself when you're with someone you care about. Whether it be a friend, moirail, matesprit, or even a kismesis."

"What does the spell do?"

The red blood knew that question was gonna be difficult to answer, but she will have to say the truth. "When you grow a bond with someone for numerous amounts of time, the spell conjures itself, forming a link on you to the one you are in relations with. Only in time, when you die or get injured, the spell will conjure itself. The way it does it is actually different to everyone that knows magic. Sometimes its a showing of a symbol, or other times it is something else that possibly has meaning. It is sent out to the one they care about, wherever they are. It's something to warn them of the immediate danger their friend or lover is in."

"Miss Zodius, do you love someone that you want to save you?" One young troll asked which left Nimira blushing, but chuckling from the question.

"Oh gosh, well, no. I do not have someone that I love. My life is... complicated. I'm busy all the time teaching you young one to become great witches, warlocks, mages, all of the wonders of magic. I never have time for myself to find someone to love."

"Maybe you should!" One wriggler said and soon the rest began to talk among themselves, agreeing to the idea which only left Nimira surprised.

"Quiet down, quiet down. Now, do not worry about me. I'll... think it over. But thank you for supporting the idea, dears. Now, time for you all to head home. Tomorrow I'll be teaching you levitation of objects." Once that was said, all the wrigglers began standing up and headed out while Nimira yelled out some last minute information. "Be sure to study it in your spell books!"

Sitting her hive alone, she thought about the idea. She had stopped thinking about the idea of finding someone to be with because of what they might think of her. With high bloods, in these coming times, they would most likely see her as just tool or possibly one to be enslaved. To everyone else, they might see her as a freak of nature.

Though she still liked the idea. Maybe one day. One day.

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Ask the Zodius’ stuff!

The Exiled/Nimira Zodius (currently dead)

Merlee Zodius

Meryna Zodius (Merlee from another universe/dimension)

Luniin Zodius (she’s kinda dumb)

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Part of the lineage

"Nimira. Please tell me why you cannot teach me?" Merlee said, following her ancestor all around her home, trying to be persistent with the question

"I told you why, Merlee." The Exiled said. "I told you at least eight times."

"Yes, but it's still not a valid reason. My mate can forgive!" Merlee almost yelled, but calmed her voice, still chasing her ancestor.

"Have you told her Parasaiya is no longer a part of me?"

"... No."

"Exactly my point." Nimira said, turning back to her. "I'm merely afraid that she may not forgive me. I nearly caused harm between you and your mate." Merlee didn't say nothing but silenced herself for a moment.

"Then... who can be my teacher. At least one that can be around most of the time." Merlee said. "I have my boss at the cafe, but I work for her and I do have shifts for my work."

Her ancestor stayed quiet for moment, stuck in thought until her expression changed as if something came to mind and turned to her descendant. "There could be one." Her ancestor said. "There is more to our lineage than you think, Merlee. Does the name Luniin sound familiar?" Merlee gave a confused expression by the name being told and shook her head, not even knowing the name.

"Luniin is part of our lineage. Luniin Zodius. I spotted her once before, though in the most... unlikely circumstances I'd ever want to see... long story, but she has more knowledge in spells than you. She's closer to being a master witch like I am." Merlee's ancestor explained.

"So... can you teleport her here?" Merlee questioned. "So I can meet her?"

"... Why didn't I think of that? Hopefully she's not doing anything rash currently." Nimira said. Closing her eyes, she lets out her hand, with the back of her hand facing upwards and the front flat, she muttered out a spell and a flash appears as Luniin appeared as if a wormhole was opened and pulled her out of it. Luniin appeared on the floor in nothing but her underwear, sleeping. Merlee's ancestor and herself looked down at Luniin, both confused. Luniin soon woke up, yawning and streching, looking up at the pair, rubbing her eyes for a second.

"Uh... hi?" She said. "Fuck. Wow, this is awkward. Sorry. I went to a rave party and someone told me there was cookies and I followed them... it was... uh, my reward if I did the cow girl thingy. I also drank too much. Got a hell of a hang over."

Merlee just gave a stern look at her ancestor, Nimira looking back giving a half smile until she was grabbed by the arm from Merlee to be spoken to in private. "Are you kidding me?!" Merlee whispered to her ancestor. "She's more advanced than me?!"

"I know this sounds very crazy... but yes." Nimira said shyly. "To be very honest with you, she actually does know a great amount of advanced spells despite her being..." Nimira paused as both her and her descendant looked back at Luniin as she is looking around, poking at a floating, open book as it clapped shut. she gasped and giggled. Nimira continued, "... slow and a bit of a dunce, but you have to trust me... and trust her... and deal with her-"

Luniin suddenly teleports between them, levitating upside down. "Hey, you guys talking about me?" Both Merlee and Nimira screamed, Merlee catching her breath as she and her ancestor stepped back.

"Okay... first of all, don't ever do that again!" Merlee yelled, looking at Luniin with a stern expression. "And secondly, put on some clothes. Go to my room upstairs and grab a pair of clothes."

"Wait... why?" Luniin said, looking at her with a puzzled expression. "Am I staying?"

"No. I want you to be my teacher because my ancestor cannot teach me since she's afraid of my mate."

"What?! Dude, that's fucking sweet! I never been a teacher. Uh... well, um except for that one time where I pretended to be one for someone who wanted me to be, uh-" "Please stop talking. Go and put some clothes on."

"Right. Gotcha, ma'am!" Luniin winked and floated away and went upstairs. Merlee and her ancestor were alone as she just lets out a sigh.

"Be kind to her..." Her ancestor said. "I know she's not the kind of person you expected, but she has heart. Alright?"

Merlee only looked at her ancestor and nodded, looking down at the ground. "I will. I promise." She answered. With that, Nimira smiled, pulling her bandana to cover her mouth and her hood over her head and teleported away. Merlee stood where she is, staying quiet and walked to her couch and sat there until hearing Luniin's voice.

"Hey! You got a cute, little deer plushy thingy doing some cool ass dance!" She screamed.

Merlee's eyes widened and  quickly ran. "Don't you touch that! That's not yours and that's not my room!"

[monstersofsilence]

Welcome (Week ago)

Her legend. Gone far and wide and has been told for as long as it was carved onto stone. The Exiled. She knows what she had done and she knows what will come next. Standing on the very place of where she died, she waited, knowing full well that she will come to find her. It’s obvious by now that her plan... its plan failed.

“I knew you’d be here.” A familiar voice came behind her. The ancestor turned around, her glowing eyes staring at the descendant. “So... this is where you died.”

“... How did you know?” She asked, pulling down the cloth that covered half of her face.

Merlee only shrugged, crossing her arms in front of her chest as she did. “Just a hunch... I need you to leave her now. You’ve caused too much harm as it is.”

The ancestor only tilted her head slightly to the side, sighing heavily. “You know very well, little girl, that I cannot do that. Nimira is all I have. I have protected her to the end. I gave her life.”

“Well... then you leave no choice.” She walked much closer to her until she was a foot away from her, looking up at her as The Exiled stared down at her with her glowing eyes. “I’m sure your intentions were good in thought, but you are still a corrupted manifestation.” She said, screaming the spell she used on herself, freeing her ancestor as an aura erupted from her and vanishes. the Exiled breathed in heavily as if her breath was taken away for a moment, collapsing to the ground. Merlee quickly crouched down and wrapped an arm to comfort her.

“Oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no... what have I done?!” The ancestor cried out, the glowing of her eyes no longer there.

“It’s okay! It’s over, Nimira. It’s over... you’re free now.” Merlee said, smiling as she looks at her ancestor

“But...” She paused for a moment, trying to gather words to even speak out. “I caused so much harm... even before my death and now!”

“Then just forget it. That wasn’t you now.” Merlee said, pointing at Nimira. “This is you. The past is the past... I learned that the hard way, too. Now it’s your turn.”

Her ancestor just frowned, standing back up and patting down any dirt off of her clothes. “Merlee Zodius... never in my life would I have thought that I had a descendant as wise as anyone I knew.”

“Well... I sorta had to have my matesprit to help me along the way. I’ve been through enough hardships.” She said, pausing for a moment and looking up at her ancestor. “Nimira... welcome back. I... don’t know if you want to stay with me. I think my mate might not know that you are freed unless you tell her.”

“In due time. I just... want to get out of here now.” Nimira said. “This place just brings a lot of dreadful memories.”

“Right... take my hand then.” Merlee said, her ancestor doing what she was told. Nimira took one last look of her resting place, frowning as the memories came flooding back to her. Merlee mumbled the spell as they teleported away of the one place that was once the death bed.