Put Out My Fire - Chapter 131

The catch was, Christopher would have to return to Solaris and learn how to summon the great sea serpent, Akurra.

For now, the masters had to return to their respective worlds to rest.

It was only the next day that Christopher had a one-on-one talk with his father.

From their family’s sitting area, he revealed, “Father. When I traveled to Solaris, one of the world’s protectors or should I say, creator of their water affirmed, that I am from the moon – that I have a blood of a white witch from the moon. The creature I spoke with was a sea serpent.”

He leaned forward and said, “Father, why would the serpent say that of me?”

First, Theo was taken aback by his son’s tale. ‘A sea serpent? Creator of water?’ These were the thoughts that initially ran through his head.

Nonetheless, Theo had to convince himself; this was now his truth, being the father of a son who was chosen to hold the spirit of water from the earth.

“Chris, that’s impossible. I am from Aeros. How else would you have wings and gain the ability to self heal?” Theo told. He shook his head while resting back on his seat. “Maybe the serpent was mistaken. It just can’t be.”

“I don’t know, father. It did not seem that way to me,” told Christopher. “His story was very convincing and there was no reason for him to lie about it either? There is absolutely nothing to gain for him to make up such a story. Plus, the serpent offered to help us.”

“What about mother, father? You told me that she had a family here?” Christopher asked.

The truth was, Christopher never met anyone of his mother’s relatives. He was told her parents had passed away. Only his father met them while he was a baby.

He met his grandfather from his father’s side, but not a single kin from his mother’s.

“They lived in one of the eastern border villages – the village of Gantrik, but like I told you. Your grandparents passed away shortly after we were wed,” told Theo.

“We – we don’t have any other relatives there?” Christopher asked.

“She had an aunt that often visited her in the castle, but that was it, and she never went out to the village of Gantrik since her parents died. Only her aunt came to see her now and then,” told Theo. “If I recall it correctly, her name as… Matilda.”

After thinking deep, however, he cited, “Well, she said – your mother, she had other relatives in the same village but they weren’t close. People knew them to be a wealthy family, but I never really dug deeper at that time, son.”

“During our wedding, I can only recall her parents and her aunt, join the celebration. There were others who came, but I could not really remember exactly how they were related to your mother.”

Theo chuckled and said, “Your mother was very beautiful. Back then, I did not care for her background. She was spellbinding, and she looked so young over the years. She took care of herself really well.”

“But then again, she was one of the wealthy families. My father did not mind the union at all, for her family blessed us with gold as dowry.”

Christopher chuckled and said, “Father, you speak like I have not seen my mother. Of course, I know how beautiful she looked and how much you adored her.”

There was an awkward silence after that before Christopher spoke again, “Well, it doesn’t seem like we know much about mother’s family.” He leaned back to his seat and thought, “I wonder why I never bothered to ask mother back then.”

As a result of Christopher’s conversation with his father, he fled to the eastern village of Gantrik, purposely wanting to find their relatives.

His father gave him the specific description of an old Manor that used to belong to his mother’s family.

Theo told him Agatha had sold the house to a married couple, namely Muriel and Gerard.

He easily found the manor as it was the biggest one in the village. It was quite impressive in size and land area.

The caretakers of the manor knew him well and bowed in his presence.

“Young master of Aeros, what brings you here to the house of Sir Gerard and Lady Muriel?” Said one servant.

“I need to speak with the family of the manor, please,” said Christopher while landing his feet on the ground.

“Certainly, young master Christopher.”

He was guided through the house and lingered in the living room while the holders of the home came down from their chambers.

Seeing Gerald and Muriel, he greeted them with respect. A boy in his teens came down with them and sat in the chair in front of Christopher.

“To what do we owe this honor for the young master to visit us?” Asked Muriel, bowing her head to their future ruler.

“It’s nice to see you, face to face, young master,” greeted Gerard.

“The same with me,” their son also said. “I want to become like you, one day.”

Christopher smiled at the praise but he did not have time to chitchat. He went directly to the point. He asked, “I’m sorry for the sudden visit, but I came to ask how you knew my mother.”

The couple were puzzled and even looked at each other. “We knew your mother, young master?”

“Yes, my mother. Agatha,” said Christopher.

At the mention of her name, Christopher noticed the sudden change in their movements. The couple became stiff and expressionless.

Only the young boy beside them was the same, grinning at him.

“Ah, yes. Agatha. The Lady of Aeros who sold us this manor,” said Gerard, speaking rather slowly.

“Your mother. Right. What do you want to know about your mother, young master of Aeros?” Asked Muriel. She was looking straight at Christopher, but he felt like the woman was looking past him.

It was an odd stare.

It wasn’t only bout their expression. Christopher also noticed how their eyes weren’t blinking at all.

With a frown on his face, he asked, “Do – do you know my mother well? What about her family?”

“Agatha and her parents, Umfrey and Aldith belong to an old family here in the village, young master, but they were the last of their kins along with Aldith’s older sister, Matilda,” told Muriel said lifelessly.

“Matilda?” He asked. He realized this was his mother’s aunt.

“Where – where can I find Matilda?” Christopher asked with a frown. He then moved closer to the newly turned strange couple.

Even the boy noticed the oddness of his parent’s actions that he asked, “Are you okay, mother, father?”

Gerald moved slowly to face his son and said, “We are okay, son. Please go up to your room. This is a private discussion.”

“We don’t know where Matilda is,” told Muriel. “For all we know, she might have already passed away too.”

Christopher meant to ask more, but Muriel suddenly fainted, alarming the servants of the house.

What shocked Christopher was how Gerald stayed in awe for a second even after Muriel fell unconscious. He saw how Gerald shook his head and became frightened at the sight of his wife, senseless.

“Muriel! Muriel? Are you alright?” Gerald asked. He carried his wife in his arms and went upstairs, never to return again.

Only a servant faced him, saying that the landlords wanted to rest. Christopher was left with no choice but to leave.

He decided to go to the earth, bringing his wife with him to Trinity Bay.

For a few hours, the master of fire and water played the part of a normal married couple. They cooked dinner and ate with Martin.

In the evening, Christopher brought Amanda out into the nearest cliff, where they first kissed.

Above them was a full moon, and they both looked at it in delight.

With his arms around Amanda’s waist, Christopher hugged her from behind. He pecked on the side of her face and said, “Look at that, my love. The moon shines so brightly.”

“What is this all about, Chris?” Amanda asked, turning to his handsome face.

Amanda received a peck on the lips before Christopher spoke again. He said, “My love. I think my mother is the white witch that serpent, Akurra, is referring to.”

She watched as her husband directed his gaze from her to the moon before she asked, “Do you want to.. go to the moon?”

***

Meanwhile, from the moon, watching over the earth, the supreme of the white witches was in a panic.

“Supreme, did you sense it too?” Asked one other servant witch.

“Yes. Yes. The spell was activated.” Agatha put a hand on her chest and shed a tear. “They are asking for me, Matilda what do I do?”

She started walking outside of her home, headed for the pond, and said, “I should check on them and see who is looking for me.”

Matilda, Agatha’s most trusted and loyal servant, moved closer to her and said, “Forget them, Agatha, our sovereign. We are your true family.. They will never know that you are a white witch and they will never know that you are still alive.”