Chapter 62
Persephone’s POV
I scooped up the black powder in a container and then did the only thing that I thought would work. I gradually picked up a pinch of the powder and then applied it directly on my eyelids and then closed my eyes as I stood before the mirror and chanted.
With the blood of the forsaken anointing my eyes
May I see no more lies
With the charm of the seven deadlies on my gaze
May I know everything under haze.
I had no idea what had changed but I opened my eyes and everyone gasped. I looked at my eyes and found that they were now of a completely different colour.
“What the hell happened to my eyes?” I shrieked as I looked at the reflection on the mirror. My eyes which had been a beautiful shade of blue with a hint of green in it was now completely purple in colour. And with my pink bubblegum coloured hair I looked like some kind of Japanese anime character who had come out alive.
“Ummm I guess that means the spell worked?” asked Nyra who standing directly on my shoulder and Anora on the other side. One of them pulled me aside and then stared in my eyes and said,” Do you see anything differently?”
“Your horns are visible and your skin is blue,” I said as I stared at Anora. Why had I not realised that she was always wearing a glamour and even when she was in her demon form that was also in glamour so that not the reality was shown. Anora took a step back as I looked at Mara who was smiling at me. What I saw in her made me want to scream and howl but I did not. She did not have a throat. In place of her throat there was an abyss of darkness and her entire body was covered in dark smoke. Apart from that everything was the same and she was wearing the garb of a nun.
“You look like that Demon nun in the movie Conjuring…I don’t recall the name,” I said as she laughed. It was extremely odd and disconcerting to see them in their real forms but I knew what they wanted to me to see and adjust to. I had to adjust to reality and to be able to look underneath every single thing. Because now I was in a place where I could be fooled and hoodwinked at any point of time, like Cordelia.
“Do I look any different?” Alizeh asked in still curious.
I turned towards her and said,” No, you look the same. Only you are glowing a bit.” But then I realised that was her aura, which I had been able to see earlier, now it was pronounced for every single creature I was seeing and I sighed.
“Alright, now that the deed is done, let’s dress up and party the shit out.”
Soon my room turned into a make shift dressing room with all kinds of dresses and make up and I was glad that I had my designer shit here. Grandmaman had made sure that I had all the clothes that I would need. She knew that there were some things that we did not like but it was expected of us and since that was necessary, designer shit it was.
I had finally decided on a purple glittering shorts with a black sequined crop top. It was completely opposite to the vibe that my hair and eyes was giving off but with extreme good care and caution and make up finally I could pull that edgy look off. Nyra was a master of make up, with her being a siren and all and she was the one who did my hair and make up as I made sure that everyone was completely looking gorgeous and perfect.
“You have some really good shit in your wardrobe, Persephone,” said Anora as she stared appreciatively at my shoe collection and I waved at it.
“Take whatever you need but make sure you return them cleaned. There is a curse placed on the entire wardrobe!”
“WHAT?” shouted the demoness and I could only snort and said,” yes, because this place is filled with thieves and I need my clothes. You may wear and return but I need them to fill my wardrobe and make me feel like a princess.”
“You are a queen, my darling, why would you even wish to be a princess?” came that throaty smoky drawl that I had come to anticipate so much and I knew that my dragon was at the door.
“The sorcerer was the one doing this and now you are doing the same thing. Do you all seriously have a death wish?” asked Anora as she glared at Zmiyrenan who smiled at her and said,” I waited until you were all completely ready to go out. I have shown extreme patience and courtesy, demoness. Don’t ever mistake that for weakness.”
“Huh! As if,” said Anora as she looked at me and said,” If you are not coming within the next ten minutes, I am removing his scales by putting a curse on him. You should know, dragon scales are in extreme demand in all realms for alchemic purposes.”
“Anora,” I glared at her and said,” Zmiy! Come on in.”
The girls left and he stared at me an said,” I never imagined that someone could look so beautiful and ethereal and so sinfully sexy at the same time. But you, my spitfire have done the impossible.”
“Well that is all Nyra’s handiwork. Are you coming to the wolves’ Blood moon party? We are all going there,” I said as I looked back at the mirror and he came behind me but did not touch me and said,” You are playing with fire, little one.”
“Well I was born to do that,” I said with a smile and then continued,” But you showed me that I don’t burn with fire…then what is the point?”
“When you are in my arms again, alone, naked, waiting then you will burn, darling. You will burn and I will make sure of that.”
I smiled and said,” Promises, promises.”
“Tonight is the night that we hunt together for the first time. This is not going to be a party, it is going to be a blood bath,” said Zmiyrenan as I turned towards him in shock.
“Alizeh and all the other girls?”
“Yes they are the entertainment. You need to get them out before they can be pursued and mistreated by the pack who did the same thing with you. This time they have drugged the drinks and there is a no magic circle in the pack lands…no magic of witches will work there.”
I smiled with no hint of pleasure on my face.
“It is a good thing I am not just a witch then.”