The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 118

That night.

Amber was standing beside the window, looking at the view outside.

She was waiting for Ivy’s arrival because she was dying to know about Edward’s condition.

Besides, she needs someone to talk to regarding the perplexing phenomenon that happened to her in the staircase. Until now, she failed to find the answer to her question.

One of the questions that are bothering her mind is…

How did she manage to float in the air and land safely on the floor when she saw herself falling on the staircase? Worst case scenario, she should have bruises right now because she was falling on the stairs.

The fall was terrifying!

Something powerful saves her!

C-could it be Ivy?

Maybe the bird was in the mansion during the time of her fall and she was the one who saved her.

Where is Ivy?

“Can you come faster, please?” Amber spoke in the air, looking at the wooded area in the distance.

A few minutes later.

The one thing that Amber was waiting for finally come. She saw the bird flying towards her room.

Ivy landed on the window sill. “Waiting for me?” she asked.

“Yes! How’s your brother?” Amber asked.

“He’s feeling good! Thank you for donating your blood, he finally get rid of the pain on his stomach for good. And he can eat properly now without vomiting the food. He eats a ton!” Ivy chattered happily.

“That’s awesome! I’m glad to hear that,” Amber said. “Let’s go to bed,” she said.

They relocated into the bed.

Amber looked at her friend. “When I wake up this morning, I noticed that the cut on my hand was already gone. Did you heal my hand?” she asked.

“Yes, I did!” Ivy answered.

“Um… you know what… something strange happened to me in the morning,” Amber said.

“What happen?” Ivy asked curiously.

“I was walking in the hallway absentmindedly while looking at my hand where the cut was used to be, I didn’t notice that I’m already in the staircase and stepped forward, to my shock, I miss one step and fell down. Miraculously… I floated and landed safely on the floor without injury.Can you believe that? Does it mean I have power? Or you’re the one who save me from the fall?” Amber asked.

Ivy shook her head. “No. I’m not here in the morning. I was busy gathering and preparing food for my hungry brother during that time. It’s not me who save you…” she replied.

Amber’s brows knitted together in confusion. “Then who is it? Who is the powerful entity who save me from the fall?” she asked in bewilderment.

“I know the one who is responsible…” Ivy answered.

Amber looked at the bird with narrowed eyes. “You know who? Who is it? Quick, tell me now! Who is it?” she asked excitedly.

“It’s the powerful medallion on your neck!” Ivy said.

Amber’s eyes widened in surprise. “W-what medallion are you talking about?” she asked, frowning deeply.

“I can see it! Common, touch it with your fingers now!” Ivy commanded.

Amber obliged and touched her neck, then her fingers touched something solid. She looked at the object in her hand and saw the necklace with the medallion. “How did this thing come to my neck? It’s the first time that I have seen it!” she asked, her confusion growing in leaps and bounds.

“The necklace and the medallion was with you the whole time, yet you didn’t know about it’s existence? That’s weird!” Ivy commented.

“Yes, I’m not lying, I’m telling you the truth! Why would I deny it if it’s on my neck? I will ask aunt about this mysterious necklace!” Amber said about to remove the object from her neck but it suddenly disappeared from her hand. “Eh? Where is it?” she asked in bafflement.

“The medallion is powerful and it refused to be removed from your neck!” Ivy said.

Amber’s eyes widened in shock. “Y-you mean that the medallion has consciousness just like us?”

“Yeah!” Ivy replied. “I have seen the medallion in your neck the first time we meet, then after that I haven’s seen it again until today, and now it’s gone again,” she explained.

The creased on Amber’s forehead deepened. “But I didn’t know that I’m wearing a necklace on my neck and it has a medallion, I only know about this now when you mentioned it to me.”

“Maybe because the medallion doesn’t want to be seen all the time? I think it’s always been with you but you didn’t know about it, only now. You can ask your aunt about it, maybe she knew the history of this medallion and why it’s in your position,” Ivy elaborated further.

“Okay, I’ll ask my aunt,” Amber said, sighing deeply.

Ivy stared at the medallion on Amber’s neck. “It showing itself again! Hurry up! Try to remove it from your neck!” she ordered.

Amber grabbed the medallion from her neck and when she was about to remove the necklace from her neck, it disappeared from her grasp again. “What’s going on!? I can’t remove the necklace from my neck, why?” she asked in bafflement.

“Just stop trying removing it from now. It looks like the medallion doesn’t want to leave your side. So, there’s nothing you can do about it,” Ivy said.

Amber breathed deeply and put her hands on her lap. “What I’m gonna do now?” she asked anxiously.

“Don’t be so worried about the medallion. It can help and protect you from danger,” Ivy said, trying to erase the worry on her friend’s face.

Amber was in deep thoughts.

“What are you thinking?” Ivy asked.

“I’m human, I’m not like you. But why the medallion chose to stay with me? I can’t understand that part. I’m scared!” Amber said in a terrified voice.

“Shhh, calm down. There’s nothing to be afraid if you become an owner of a powerful object. It’s your good luck! Embrace it with open arms!” Ivy said.

‘What I’m gonna do now?” Amber asked.

“Do nothing,” Ivy replied.

“Is this medallion good or bad for me?” Amber inquired.

“It depends… you will know soon enough. There are some powerful objects that are idle and they only act if their owners instruct them to do something for them. But some powerful objects wants to be the master, and the bearer must follow their command. In your case, since it didn’t show itself to you yet or required you to do something for it then I guess the medallion only wants to protect and save you from harm just like the incident that happened in the staircase. Without your command, it automatically save yourself from falling down the stairs. It acts on its own accord,” Ivy narrated. “But then I could be wrong… maybe the medallion has not fully awakened yet…?”

Amber took a deep breath. The expression on her face is that of someone worrying about something. “Are there some powers that is bad?”

“Yeah, there is… some powerful objects consumed your soul and make a slave out of you…” Ivy answered.

“How about you? What kind of powers do you have? Good or bad?”Amber asked curiously.

“I acquired my powers through a long time of cultivation, therefore, I am the master of my power. My powers obey me and I can summon them at will anytime I want to. Your case is a bit different from my situation. The medallion chose you, for what reason I don’t know. For now, don’t worry too much, it won’t do you any good if you keep stressing about it,” Ivy advised her.

“I just hope this is a good medallion and not an evil one that would require me to do bad deeds,” Amber said earnestly.

“As I said, don’t stress out yourself much. Sooner or later, you will know why the medallion chose you and why it refused to be taken out from your neck. I can finally say with certainty that the medallion is the reason why your face looks different than before and why your hair turned white all of a sudden,” Ivy said.

Amber digested Ivy’s statement slowly. So, from her face to her hair and the accident on the staircase is all the medallion’s doing? Who else will be responsible for these mysterious happenings around her? Certainly not here because she has no inborn power, she’s just a weak mortal being.

She released a deep sigh.

Silence engulfed the room.

A few minutes later.

“Friend, I’m going back to my place. See you tomorrow,” Ivy bid farewell to Amber.

“Okay, good night!” Amber replied.

“Night night!” Ivy responded and flew towards the window.

Amber watched Ivy fly away and disappear in the darkness of the night.

She went to the window and closed it, then turned off the light and returned to bed to sleep.

She was lying on the bed staring at the pitch darkness enveloping her room. She grasped the medallion on her neck, she can hold it! She tried removing it from her neck, but again it disappear and she can no longer feel it beneath her fingers.

Dang!

She released a deep sigh.

The medallion can sense her intention! It knows when she’s about to remove it from her neck, which means it has access to her thoughts!

If that is the case then she gives up!

She gives up!

She will go to sleep so that her troubled mind can have a good night’s rest, and tomorrow morning she will wake up feeling refreshed.

She wrapped the blanket around her body and shut her eyes to sleep.