Chapter 2 Episode 2: Chaos

Chapter 2.

"Please help me! Grandma is dying!" Clara kept crying as she held her dying grandma on the ground as they rushed up to her.

"Go and get the Herb doctor!" One of the elders said to the attendants as he quickly ran away while they carried Annabel to the royal chamber.

The Queen just stood in shock as she did not know what to do. She was tensed that something bad might happen to Annabel while Lucas tried to calm her down.

While they waited for the herb doctor, the Queen followed them to the royal chamber where they took old Annabel who was struggling for her life.

Clara was crying next to her grandma as the Royal Attendants took her away. The Queen sat next to Annabel and sat next to her on the bed.

"I am sorry, Annabel. I did not mean to. I am truly sorry" she apologized as Anna was struggling to speak.

Ursula noticed that Annabel was struggling to talk, so she moved closer and took her ear close to her mouth.

"Do what is right and there is something else that I..." She did not finish as the door to the room sprang open, revealing one of the elders and the Herb Doctor and the Queen stood up before Annabel could finish what she wanted to tell her.

"Do not worry, Annabel. You would be taken care of and be alright, soon" Ursula said to her as the Herb Doctor asked them to leave the room so that he could take care of his patient and they did as instructed, and the door was closed, leaving just the herb doctor and Annabel.

Clara was whimpering at a corner as she silently prayed for the ancestors to pardon her and allow her grandma to stay alive.

Ursula walked up to her and patted her shoulders.

"Annabel would be fine, just have faith" she spoke as Clara looked up at her still crying.

"You have faith, don't you?" She asked as Clara nodded as more tears rolled down her eyes.

They waited outside as the door of the room that Annabel was kept creaked open, then the Herb doctor appeared.

He walked out of the room and closed the door after him.

"What happened? How is she?" One of the elders asked as the Herb doctor glanced at Clara who was crying and was staring at him with great intent.

He sighed and turned to one of the royal servants.

"Please, take her away" he instructed the servant who nodded and walked up to Clara. She whispered something to Clara who nodded, then she held her wrist, leading her out of that chamber.

Immediately after the servant took Clara away, the elders, the Queen and King turned to face the Herb Doctor who sighed.

"What has happened to her?" The King asked as he was getting impatient.

"We lost her. She could not make it" he announced as they exclaimed in shock.

The Queen was more shocked as she was the cause of it. Her blood boil from within as she bit her lower lip. Then she remembered that Annabel wanted to tell her something.

"The Queen has killed the scroll keeper!" One of the elders of the black witch blurted out immediately.

"What?!" The Queen was shocked at this accusation.

"That was not intentional. I did not..." She did not finish her talk when her water suddenly broke and she went into labor.

The elders and Lucas were staring at her while she was grunting and staring at the water on the ground.

"Quick! Get the midwives!" Lucas yelled as he rushed to support Ursula who was still grunting.

One of the male servants wanted to leave as the council chief of the white witches volunteered and left immediately to get the midwives.

"Help me, let us take her to her chamber!" Lucas called for help but the white witches were reluctant. The black witches went to help out before the white joined and they gently helped her to her chambers.

*.*

Clara sat on a chair in the chamber of the seven scrolls and massaged the necklace that belonged to Annabel which she was holding. It was given to her by the Herb Doctor. By this time, she has been told that Annabel was dead.

The Doctor had told her that Annabel wanted her to have it that she would be with her in the spirits.

She sniffed and wondered how she was going to cope without her grandma.

She immediately regretted telling Annabel about the glowing walls because it was what led her to her place of death. If only she could turn back the hands of time.

Her attention was drawn to the glowing scrolls. She immediately stood and walked up to the shelves and took the scrolls.

Then, a name suddenly appeared on the scrolls that had a long list of names of Scroll Keepers.

"Annabel" she read the name out as a flicker of years dropped from her eyes and touched the scrolls.

She took the scrolls back to the shelf as she was about to leave, as the walls started glowing and there were writings on the walls immediately. She stopped and waited if the walls would stop glowing and if the writings would disappear like the last time, but they did not as it continued glinting.

She moved closer to the walls and was surprised that she could understand the strange language that she could not earlier.

She started reading what was written on the walls out and immediately after she finished, the writings stopped shining but it was still on the wall.

She wiped her tears at the new message and was glad that the ancestors heard her cry.

She began to prepare herself for the ritual so that she would be able to appear before the witches as the new scroll keeper and give them the news from the ancestors.

*.*

"Come on, I could see the baby's head, it is almost coming out!" Odette, One of the midwives said to the Queen who was sweating profusely and was pushing with all atoms of strength that she had.

"I am tired. Please, let us stop!" She cried out.

"We can not stop now. We have to push else we might lose the baby. Please! Come on, just keep pushing!" Odette urged and Ursula resumed.

"Excuse me!" Odette stood and wiped off the beads of sweat that were forming on her forehead.

"Adella, take over. I would be back soon" she said to one of the midwives who quickly stood and settled in her position while she left.

She was tired because they had been going on for hours and there was something that she had to attend to.

She immediately left the room, when she reached the open passageway, she peered at her left and right before she started moving straight, she did not know when she bumped into Lucas who was worriedly pacing back and forth in the foyer.

"How is she? What is happening? Why are you not there with her?" Lucas quickly grabbed her and bombarded her with questions.

"She is fine and still pushing. With luck, we would have both babies alive because she seemed tired!" The midwife said.

"What? Please, do all you can to save the three of them. Please" Lucas pleaded almost tearing up.

"I will try my best. I have to do something!" The midwife freed herself from his grip and she kept walking.

He watched as she walked down the hallway and sighed. He moved closer to the door and waited while praying silently.

*.*

Odette kept walking and was turning at regular intervals to check if she could still see Lucas in view, when she did not see him, she curved and continued moving until she saw the council chief who was waiting for her.

He immediately saw her, his facial expressions altered as he moved closer to her.

"What is the news? Has she delivered yet? Come on! Spill!" The Council chief urged her as she sighed.

"She has not delivered yet. She might lose her life in the process as..."

"I do not care about how the Queen is. I am concerned about the black stone. If she is born first, make sure you take her life! The ok prophecy must not come to pass!" He said as Odette nodded.

"Yes, Chief" she responded and was about to leave as he held her back.

"Wait," he said looking straight into her eyes.

"Make sure that the white stone stays alive. No matter what, make sure she lives even if it would cause you the last drop of your blood!" He instructed sternly as great fear gripped her. She was beginning to think that the task that was laid in her hand was way too important and much for her.

"The destiny of Stoneville and the witch race, rest on your shoulders right now"

"Now, go and do not come back until she is dead!" He uttered and turned his back at her as she bowed and left.

She came out of the place and first of all checked if anyone was in sight. When she was sure that it was all cleared, she began to walk as her feet could carry her.

She got to the open path and could no longer see Lucas hanging around. She wondered where he must be and moved closer to the chamber that the Queen was delivering her babies.

She froze at the spot when she heard the cries of a baby from where she stood, she quickly rushed and opened the door.

She got in and saw Lucas sitting in a corner while holding a baby that was wrapped. The midwives were still with Ursula who was struggling to deliver the other baby.

"Wow! One of them is out!" She tried to hide her shock as she moved over to Lucas to take a look at the baby. Lucas was visibly happy as he was grinning from ears to ears.

Then she saw the tattoo on her forehead that was slightly covered with her black hair. It was a black half-moon.

Her heart skipped when she saw that it was the black witch that came out first.

"Can I have the baby for a while?" She asked smiling at Lucas.