Cursed By The Moonlight - Chapter 102

Zion was surprised by what Diana said. He suddenly got worried and concerned.

“Do you know the Demon Prince Sura, one of the Elysian Elders?” Diana asked.

Zion nodded. “Yeah. He’s Ari’s uncle. We met him.”

“His mate has no soul. If you see her, she looks like a normal Terran, but she is like a doll once you talk to her. Like someone was making her body move. She only knows one emotion, happiness.” Diana continued.

“Someone stole his mate’s anima, right?” Damien asked.

Diana nodded. “According to rumors, when they met, the girl was chosen to be Sura’s slave and witch. Remember that before a demon enters the mortal realm, a Terran slave will be chosen and a witch as a companion. In Sura’s case, his slave and witch died during his first few years in Terra, so the girl was the second choice. She was a Terran and a witch in training at that time. Unlike other witches, she was allowed to study, and after she graduated, she worked as a model and an actress  in Aramoor City.”

“But witches were not allowed to mingle with ordinary Terrans. What’s so special about her?” Damien asked again.

“She was just an ordinary Terran, an orphan. One of the witches found her on the streets and took her in. No one really knows where she came from. She was normal when they met. One day Sura came home, and she was gone. He found her in one of the alleyways near her house. By the time Sura saved her, her anima had been stolen already.” Diana continued.

“Diana, I don’t know why you are telling me all this?” Zion frowned.

“I’m telling you this because if someone was really trying to wake Amaris in Tartarus, it’s either they will force her anima to return to its original body, or they will use her body as a puppet like Sura’s mate.” Diana answered.

“There could be another reason. You only mention two, but don’t you think there’s another possibility why they are trying to wake her up?” Damien exclaimed.

Both Zion and Diana looked at Damien, waiting for him to continue.

“Spill it out!” Diana blurted impatiently.

“What if they found an anima that could control her body? That’s also possible, right? I mean, we already knew that her original body would start to deteriorate if her anima won’t claim it. What if they were trying to make her body a shell for another anima? They could just take one anima and put it there.” Damien answered.

Diana was still frowning and seemed confused. Damien saw his sister’s reaction and sighed.

“Come on! Think about it! The gods, the demons, or whoever wanted her would do everything. Putting an anima inside her would be easier for them. They’re in Tartarus. Different souls were imprisoned and trapped there. They could easily get one from mythical creatures, Titans, demons, or monsters. I’m sure they will take a strong anima since your Luna is strong.” Damien continued while looking at Zion.

Zion didn’t say a word. Damien has a point because the anima and the corpus must have equal strength and power for mythical creatures like them. If an anima is stronger than the corpus, the corpus will not be able to handle the power and would eventually weaken and die. It’s the same if the anima is weaker than the corpus.

In Amaris’ case, her corpus needed a strong anima to control it. If the anima is weak, her corpus will not follow.

Zion glanced at Amaris, who was busy attending with the girl. He was thinking about how strong she was. He had not seen all of her powers yet, but he was sure that she had discovered only fifty percent of it.

“Any idea of someone in Tartarus stronger than her?” Zion asked while staring at his Luna.

The siblings, Diana and Damien, glanced at Amaris as well before looking at Zion.

“Cronus.” Diana simply answered.

Zion’s eyes widened. “Cronus? The king of the Titans?”

Diana nodded. “Yes. Cronus was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans. He’s Selene’s uncle.”

“W-Wait. Let’s say you are right. Why would Cronus want his niece’s body? Isn’t he powerful enough to escape from Tartarus?” Zion asked.

“We don’t know the reason. But if it’s true, our enemy is something beyond powerful. We are talking about Cronus. The one who overthrew his father, Uranus. We just don’t know what he wants.” Diana answered.

“I know.”

The three frowned while looking at the little kid who just spoke. It was Azalea.

“What do you mean?” Diana asked.

“Azalea’s father was taken in Tartarus, and she was able to sneak in there by transforming herself into the smallest insect.” Zion said.

Amaris got curious when she saw Zion and the others talking. They looked serious, so she walked closer to them to ask.

“What’s happening?”

Zion looked at Amaris and sighed. He knew she might get worried if she heard about Cronus, but he swore not to hide anything from her, so he told her everything.

Amaris wasn’t surprised anymore. A lot had happened, and this was one of the things she had already expected. For some reason, she felt like she already knew about it or someone had told her.

“You didn’t seem surprised.” Zion commented.

“I don’t know. It’s like I already knew. I think one of my ten forms felt something.” She answered.

Amaris looked at Diana as if she was asking for an answer.

“Maybe one of them is connected to your corpus.” It was Azalea who answered.

They looked at the little fae with a frown. The girl rolled her eyes and took a deep breath. Then she took something from her small bag; it was a book. Azalea opened it on top of the center table while they looked at what she was showing them.

“This was my father’s research. He was researching about soul transference. At first, I didn’t know his reasons, but now I think it was because of you.” Azalea started while staring at Amaris.

Amaris didn’t say a word. She glanced at Zion then at the opened book on the table. She frowned when she couldn’t understand what was written on it even though there were illustrations.

“Can you tell us what it says?” She asked Azalea, who immediately nodded.

“It says here that Phelan made your anima immortal, but Selene granted your anima the power to transfer to another body. In short, soul transference. Selene didn’t complete the ritual, so some of your powers were left in your body, including two of your ten forms.” Azalea started.

“Is that the reason her body was preserved in Tartarus?” Damien asked.

Azalea nodded. “Father confirmed that two of your forms were trapped inside your body, and one of them was powerful enough to destroy the balance between worlds. Do you remember all of your ten forms?”

Amaris shook her head. She tried everything to remember her other forms, but she felt like her memories about them were blocked.

“I can’t remember, but I felt something was missing, like one of my forms was connected to my body.” She answered.

“Not one. All of them. Your tenth and strongest form is a dragon. ” Azalea exclaimed.

“A dragon? I thought only one demon had a beast dragon, the demon princess Athanasia.” Diana frowned.

“No. The demon princess has a dragon, yes. But it wasn’t the strongest. Remember, she was once suspected as the bringer of death. In the end, it turned out as a false prophecy.”

“Are you saying that Ari’s dragon was the strongest? If I remember correctly, when I was a kid, I read something about an ancient dragon, the immortal dragon, Endralth. But it was just a myth. No one could control it, even the gods, so it remained a myth.” Zion said.

Amaris stared at Azalea. She was still a kid, but she already knew a lot, unlike them. Azalea sighed and looked annoyed because of the adults’ ignorance.

“Endralth cannot be claimed by force. She wanted to choose for herself, and she chose you.” Azalea said while looking at Amaris.

Amaris was surprised. She wasn’t sure if Azalea’s words were true, but she couldn’t change the fact that she felt something powerful, making her more drawn to go to Tartarus.

“Why me? If I was chosen, does it mean I met the dragon? But I can’t remember meeting Endralth. I don’t even know what a dragon looked like in real life.”

Azalea turned the book’s page again before answering Amaris’ doubts.

“Here. According to my father’s research, Endralth was in hibernation for ten centuries. They said that she would wake up once the chosen one was born. When you were born, she woke up and searched for you. She came across Eone, the Goddess of Nature, and asked her where to find you.. That’s when Eone realized that Selene’s daughter was powerful, so she gave you a gift to transform.”