Beware the Violet (The Eulogimenoi Series Book 1) by Maria Vermisoglou

Author:Maria Vermisoglou [Vermisoglou, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: Violet Revenge

As Jacques had predicted, on Monday we all wore our masks.

Frost covered my features that matched the chill I had surrounding my heart, but there was no other way. I hated it, but I felt the need to pretend was coming to an end. Soon, I could set the bowling ball rolling and the tumble would bring Darkness to its knees.

Kristy, however, was concerned about me and kept talking to me all the way from school to the gate, but I kept giving her curt nods and answers. I hated this, but I held the hope she could forgive me when everything was settled. Meanwhile, the Darkness had made most of the Blessed Realm inaccessible and thus; we took a longer path to Madelena’s house where otherwise, we could have just walked straight ahead.

The witch was worried, but had shared nothing with us or called a meeting which was strange. What was she waiting for? For the Blessed Realm to disappear entirely before finally taking action? Every time I went for lessons, Kristy asked if the witch had mentioned anything but Madelena was as silent as I was and I wondered why she didn’t do anything. She was the strongest of all the creatures here and acted as their leader. Shouldn’t she be the first to act according to their needs?

“Pride,” I heard one voice say snarkily and spinning, I saw Jacques, sitting on a rock. A week had gone by after our encounter and he already looked awful and I knew he would continue to do so unless Light won the battle.

“Pride?” I uttered, and he nodded.

“You looked at the witch’s house and then at the Blessed Realm so you obviously wondered why she doesn’t do anything. Witch pride. She thinks she knows better by letting this go on but in reality, she’s more scared than I am. Her powers are hanging in an unsteady balance as we speak. Imagine walking on a thin thread and once you tip on either side—Light or Dark—then the other side will attack you with everything in its armory,” he said and staring at him, my thoughts turned somber. “Staying on the sidelines is all she can do, but she could warn people and let them know what is happening instead of leaving them unprepared.”

“That’s a difficult job, I don’t think I could do it,” I said and then a thought came to me. “But wait, she summoned me when the Darkness had almost won. Isn’t that tipping the scales?”

“No. The Believer is neutral in the sense that she can either be good,” he looked at me deep in the eyes—“or evil.” His gaze fell on my fingers and the sticky substance that was now covering half of their surface. “Summoning you didn’t necessarily ensure her success.”

Troubled, I bobbed my head and turned on my way. “I warned her,” he said, and I spun.

“What do you mean you warned her?”

“When the Darkness started appearing for the second time I warned her, but she wouldn’t listen.

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