Chapter 8 Her Plan

"Vincent? What are you doing in this place? I thought you were going to kill yourself? " Glenda asked, her mouth trembling.

Glenda told him, "You have a letter to me, you said you were going to kill yourself," as he held his

older brother. As she held her brother, Glenda's hands trembled. It was still alive, she couldn't believe it.

When he last sent the letter, his brother was eighteen years old, and she was twelve years old at the time. They split up when her older brother was ten years old, and she was eight years old, due to their father's role. They grew up in a family in which their clans were at odds. Glenda's father is a loving witch, a protector of nature and a balancer of the world's energies, whereas her mother is an evil witch who practices bad magic.

She has 10 siblings, six older brothers and two older sisters. Vincent was the fifth son, and among the women and siblings, she was the youngest. Glenda had not heard from her other siblings since they had gone to live with their father. Every memory seemed to have a hole in it, and she couldn't recall the order of events surrounding her father and brothers' departure.

"We hid from Mother because she planned to kill us in order to have the most powerful power of all," Vincent explained. Glenda couldn't stop crying because she was so happy. Vincent hugged

her back while stroking his hair as she held her brother.

Vincent stepped away from his sister because he felt odd about her. Vincent cradled his little sister in both arms and gazed deeply into her eyes.

Vincent said, "Phasmantos dormeo." Glenda closed her eyes and fell asleep, and Vincent snatched her up and said a prayer to become invisible. Elena is released at the same time as they vanish, taking the demon book that belonged to her late grandma.

***

It's a hot afternoon. The sun's rays almost burned Elena's skin, but that didn't stop her from reaching her goal of becoming powerful.

She's currently on Mount Salsalan, traveling to the cave on the ground that is said to be possessed by demons. She was only holding the book in her hands. She doesn't feel 'thirsty or tired' even when it's sweltering outside. She was adamant on doing so, despite the fact that it was extremely dangerous.

"Who are you?" said a woman behind her, prompting her to turn away. She was shocked up in the air and grasped her neck when she turned around. She was unable to take a breath because the woman was choking her with her strength. She set the book down, so the woman could examine the fallen book. Elena collapsed to the ground as the woman's eyes widened, and she lowered her hand.

"Who are you, and why do you have that book?" asked the woman.

"My name is Elena, Louela's granddaughter," Elena said as she carefully rose up and rubbed her

garments to remove the dry leaves that had clung to her clothes.

"Does that mean she's dead, Louella?" the woman questioned, her voice shaking. Elena's brow furrowed in surprise at the woman's abrupt shift in tone.

She replied to me, pointing to the book, "She passed the power to you! " The book rose to its

feet and walked up to the lady.

"You can't have this power; the book must be burned-" the woman was about to finish her sentence when her heart was suddenly snatched from behind her. Elena shouted and hugged herself in disbelief. The tone of the woman's skin gradually turns silver, revealing her black and large veins.

Her body fell as soon as the killer let go of the old woman. Elena shuddered with terror as she realized what had caused the tragedy. This is a young lady similar to her. As she smiled at her, her tan hair was long and wavy. She still had the woman's heart in her hands and tossed it next to the body.

"Are you Elena?" she asked, wiping her hands full of blood, wiping in the woman's black skirt.

"Yes, I am... Who are you?" Elena asked the young lady.

"You don't seem to care, but you'll thank me soon."

***

Glenda awoke in a comfortable bed. Her older brother smiled at her when she gently opened her eyes. She stood up from her reclining position and stepped back until she was leaning against the bed's headboard.

She asked, "What happened? What am I doing here?"

"To keep you safe, Glenda," added her eldest brother Douglas, "particularly since your daughter is still planning something horrible."

Glenda was confused and questioned, "What do you mean?"

"Even if you have no power, we are watching your actions, Glenda. We've been keeping an eye on you for years because I know the day will come when Mother will hand over her black power to you, "said her second brother, Arthur.

"Elena, your daughter, is in possession of the devil's book, which she intends to utilize," he said.

"She plans to kill you and every one of us tomorrow, during the upcoming eclipse, in order to obtain black power." Vincent warned her, "She'll have to kill nine adults, nine children, and nine witch relatives, and we're them."

"I'm not a witch... I have no power, why me?" Glenda wondered, still unsure of what she was trying to say.

"We know you hid your strength in the sacred," Douglas said, "but when one of us dies, your power will return to you." Glenda was startled by what she had heard, recalling the first time her own kid had injured her. Elena is abrasive, and she's certain she'll do it again and again. She had no idea who her family was, and all she cares is about herself.

When someone abruptly shouted out of the room, everyone turned to see. Glenda was among the siblings who rushed out. Kara was a maid who cried and screamed as she dragged the woman's lifeless body. It was Kara, the twin sister of Mara.

When Glenda felt something unusual in her energy entering her body, she shuddered and stared at her palm. Her abilities are resurfacing.