Now my sweet Luna let me start my tale where the trouble first began. It all started when the rumours about me first started at the Royal Academy. So I will begin when I first heard the rumor.
“Did you hear about Elora the lowly commoner whore thats been trying to get in bed with our Prince Cary” I hear someone 'whisper' as I walk past. I roll my eyes Cary's not your prince he is the nation's prince not yours clearly someone thinks to highly of themselves.
“Speaking of her there she is” another girl 'whispers' before gesturing toward me while trying to not be adverse to others.
“Elora will you help me study for the test coming up” Maven ask runing up to me with a book in hand.
“She's with him again” girl three 'whispers'.
“I will but where do you wish to meet this time” I ask Maven and he hands me a note.
“Don't read that until after class” Maven says before running off.
“Did he just give her a confession letter?” girl one 'whispers'.
“I think he just did” girl two 'whispers'.
“If he gets her than we get Prince Cory to ourselves plus they are both commoners both plain” girl three 'whispers'. Thouse three noble girls are gossiping again when will they ever stop probably never. The day goes just like it always does the nobles being stuck up and hateful when ever Cory comes to talk with me even when the teacher requires us to. When the last gong sounds signaling the end of the day I hang back a bit to see what Maven's Letter says.
Come meet me at the library I found something you might want to see. - Maven
Really Maven you want to go to the library you could have just told me this morning and so I head to the Academy's library.
“Come on slow poke let's go” Maven when I get to the library says before tugging me through the library to the upper levels. When we reach what seems to be a random shelf he pulls out a seemingly random book and the book shelf slides into the floor revealing a hidden passageway.
“Maven how did you know this was here” I ask him backing away hoping the place he is trying to take me was not what I think it was.
“My father found it once after he killed the last King here” Maven says calmly and I back up before turning around to flee from him. Maven ends up catching me in the end before covering my mouth and haling me into the secret passage way. When the secret door closes behind us sealing us in he lets go of my mouth.
“Why are you doing this I thought we were friends” I ask him feeling the beginnings of betrayal at his act.
“Father chose you to be the one for this so come along before I have to make you” Maven says his face hardening into an unreadable mask before his hand closes on my arm and tugs me along with him deeper into the unnoun.
When we finally reach a well lit room I spot a man that looks just like Maven but older way older. This man must be the famed King Killer if what Maven says is true. God help me if that is true.
“I brought her father” Maven say pulling me closer to his father.
“Good good. What is next Master?” his father says.
“Try her down and gag her then leave I will do the rest” I dark sinister voice says from the shadows.
“I don't see way it has to be her” Maven mutters as he forces me to sit in a nearby chair. His father soon ties me down to it. With me tied down Maven soon looks at me with I think guilt or regret as his father gags me. With that done they both leave just as the dark voice wanted leaving me with whatever it is.
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“With this he will soon be here in the body of that boy” the dark voice says as someone comes out of the shadows to reveals a human shaped dark mist with glowing red eyes and an ancient looking book in its 'hands'. I can only fight the ropes and scream which sounds like a moan with the gag as he it gets closer to me. In the distance you can hear the heavy footsteps of men in full armor hitting a stone floor getting closer.
“Do you hear that your princeling is coming but he will get here too late to save you from this fate” it chuckles as he brings the book closer to me.
“Stop right there you monster let her go” Cary says getting into the light and I turn to look at him and his eyes widen as he sees who's in the chair.
“Your too late princeling” it says before it forces my head to face the book. When my eyes land on the book I can feel some sort of power into my body. The thing chuckles again as the book turns into fine dust before he fades away into the shadows.
“I'm so sorry I wish I found out who Maven's father was sooner I could have stopped this” Cary says unties and ungags me.
“It's fine Cary it's not your fault I trusted him” I tell him before trying to get up only to have the power pulsed painfully sending me sliding to the floor.
“Are you okay Elora” Cary asks me.
“No” I say wincing as it feels as if someone is using hot iron write something on my legs.
“Boy you might want to carry her to the Light Mages now” the Captain says as the smell of burning flesh is smelt. Just as he says Cary picks me up like a princess before running as fast as he can with me all the while the pain works its way up my legs and past my hips as it starts from my wrists and works its way up my arms.
“Look it Prince Cary and it that Elora he's carrying?” I hear a student say as we pass this person must have been here late to study I think. When we get to the infirmary the closes place with a Light Mage he puts me on one of the cots.
“Can you see what's going on with her Miss” Cary asks the 'nurse'. The pain worsens as it now gets past my neck and onto my face. The pain from my arms meets the ones on my neck.
“I'm sorry this is not something I can stop or ease this is ancient forbidden magic at work. What is going on?” the 'nurse' ask Cary.
“I do not completely know only it had something to do with the King Killer and a shade” Cary says and I can see the nurse's eyes widen at the two things he mentioned. The burning pain stops just under my eyes and I feel the power pulse again and the whole building shakes around us as I open my mouth to scream.
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A/N: And with this one of our resident Goddess's secrets if you wish to call it that is revealed. Just so you know thing of Memory of the Goddess as a story in a story as it basicly it is. You will find somethings similar over time between Elora and Luna but then again that is easy explained with the whole soul thing between them. Next chapter will be another Memory of the Goddess then we are back to Luna. If you wanted to know how many words Changing World is up to so far it is 21,732.
So what is your thoughts on Elora and Cary so far? And this chapter?