Chapter 85

Chapter 85
Persephone’s POV

When I had pushed the pearl in my body the influx of power that had crashed into my being was inexplicably strong. I could not even fathom how I was supposed to take control of that insane amount of pain but then I blacked out in the water.
And then next moment I woke up, I was frozen solid and Takumi was doing that. The things that the men in my life were doing was not really clear to me and I was extremely confused that he could send me in something like this without even knowing how it was gonna end. But I was glad that I had gained the powers of adapting to any environment that I was thrown in including getting my own clothes.
The pearl was in my veins liquified now. The power that thrummed beneath my skin was…
I didn’t know what to say about that power.
But the heady feeling that it gave me was too enchanting.
I could see that people were already milling about the small clearing that had been chosen for the place of the challenge and my opponent was already standing there.
Cressida stood there in black as I watched the sun go down the horizon and she was speaking.
“She was supposed to be here at dusk and yet she isn’t here. I told you guys, she would be too scared to even show up!” she laughed and all the basic bitches who were standing with her started laughing and guffawing too. Yeah, I had super strength and now I had super speed as well.
Not the sonic one like Tak had, that was something handy. I would have to ask him to teach me that particular power but right now, super speed it was and the moment I was standing so close to Cressida to see that her flawless skin wasn’t flawless at all I raised my brows at her.
“Did you place your bets on me not showing up? Seriously? You guys forgot to place bets on me winning and kicking her ass?” I asked with a soft sweet smile playing on my lips as I could see Cressida stilling at my comment.
“Oh don’t you worry on that count, darling,” came Wilhelm’s voice in a drawl. I turned to stare at my handsome vampire walking in our direction with all my girls in tow. Only Alizeh looked a little scared but the rest of them all the psychopaths they were looked positively gleeful and I smiled. He was standing tall and was wearing a dark maroon pullover and a beige coloured trousers with his Italian handstitched leather loafers along with a long overcoat as dark as the midnight sky, positively black, but not black at all.
Wilhelm came close to me and pulled me towards him but not too close as he kissed both my knuckles and said in a dreamy voice,” You look positively radiant. And I am certain that you will tell me the story later on…but I have a lot of money riding on this..”
“You bet on me?” I had to ask, because after all, I wasn’t still sure about what was happening. I could sense that my dragon was close by, but not coming forward.
“Who else darling?” he smiled as he showed his fangs and all the vampires in his presence hissed in response and he said,” It is an involuntary reaction sweetheart, don’t pay them any attention. They are in thrall when I am here.”
I rolled my eyes as I could feel Takumi standing close by. He had this glistening quality even when he was completely dry and I knew now that came from being a siren but he wasn’t showing any expression. His face was completely blank and impassive and as my gaze fell on him Wilhelm said,” Whatever he has done, you can punish him for that later on. I will personally make him your slave but now focus on making this bitch pay for daring to challenge you.”
I nodded.
Anora and Mara both stood there. Nyra was nowhere to be seen and I knew that she was doing something that I would be better off not knowing. Alizeh wringed her hands in nervousness but she beamed when I looked at her and gave me two thumbs up.
“You go girl…you look so fucking hot…I need to get a few leather outfits and boots like her,” Anora commented and Mara scowled at her and slapped the back of her head and then a slap fight between the to vile demonesses started.
Alizeh begged them to stop fighting and Wilhelm snapped his fingers and then went rigid for a moment and then they were back to normal. Anora winked at me and I could not help but snort.
Anora licked her lips as she blew a flying kiss towards Cressida and she looked in shock and the men who were standing around us all sighed and swooned. Ufff, to be a succubus and bring chaos everywhere you went.
I finally nodded at Wilhelm and he stepped back.
Cressida was still sneering at me but I remained impassive.
“The rules of the challenge are simple,” announced Wilhelm as Cressida looked at him with confusion in her eyes and he looked at her and said,” What? You dared stepping out of the line even when I expressly forbade you to do that, playing petty games of yours. Now, you reap what you sow. After all, you are a vampire and you are still under my coven.”
“But I am under your protection,” Cressida argued and I had to sigh thinking how positively banal someone had to be to argue that.
“Of course you are under my protection. But you went against my word and now your punishment is also under my control, Ms. Whetever your name is supposed to be!”
Wilhem stepped back as the circle of stones suddenly lit around us with soft magic, and I knew it was blood magic. It was Zmiyrenan’s power humming through the dirt and stones and grass all around me.
“The rules are simple. No weapons allowed. The person who gets the first three strikes wins. And whatever deal that was made yesterday night will also be executed with immediate effect,” announced Wilhelm as he gestured everyone to step out further from the stones.
And in the middle of them I could see a dark figure standing with another satyr whose gaze were fixed upon me. Something strange happened inside my heart but I looked away back to Cressida as Wilhelm announced.
“Let the challenge begin. Fight!”