The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 177

One rainy night.

Ivy and Edward heard loud knocking on the door, they were shocked to see the witch outside the door of their house drenched in rainwater.

“Why are you here? Do you want to die?” Ivy shouted at the witch.

“Don’t be mad. I come here to inform you and your brother that your father is dying! He begged me to see his two children before he passed away. Hurry up, come with me before it’s too late!” the witch said urgently.

Ivy and Edward looked at each other.

“Should we trust her?” Edward asked his sister.

Ivy sighed. “I dunno…” she replied in hesitation.

The witch saw that the siblings didn’t believe her claim. She quickly waved her hand in the air and the sight of Ivy’s father lying sick on the bed on the verge of his death appeared.

The heartbreaking sight of their father’s lifeless body pulled a string on the siblings’ hearts.

“Bring us to our father’s side right away!” Edward finally said.

“My pleasure!” the witch said and waved her hand.

The three of them vanished from the forest.

They landed inside the cave.

The siblings rushed to the chamber and saw their father lying on the bed, on the verge of dying. Despite his predicament, he was still able to identify his two children.

Ivy transformed herself into her human form.

“My children, I’m happy to see you again! It’s been a long time that we haven’t seen each other,” the father said, teary-eyed, gravely lamenting their long separation. There were tears of regrets shining in his eyes.

“Father, why are you looking so sick? What happened to you?” Ivy asked worriedly.

The father sighed heavily. “We all have to die at some point in time. My time is running out. My only wish is to see my two children before I pass away,” he said, the strength of his voice fading fast.

The children hugged their father in absolute sadness.

Edward looked at his sister. “I’ll give half of my power to Father!” he said.

“Me too!” Ivy seconded.

Their father was shaking his head. “My children, please don’t bother giving me half of your strength and energy! My condition is helpless! I will die anytime soon. Forgive me for abandoning you. I love you so much!” he told them, his face contorted in agony as the strange illness gripped his body.

Ivy was shaking her head. “No! We can’t allow you to die!” she said desperately.

Edward and Ivy quickly placed their hands on their father’s head and chest to transfer half of their power and strength to him.

The witch was standing nearby, watching the desperate effort of the children to revive their father. A flicker glimmered in her eyes.

A few minutes later.

Edward and Ivy were getting weaker because half of their strength and power were already transferred to their father’s body.

However, no matter how hard they try, he still passed away.

“Father! You can’t die! Please, come back!” Edward shouted in despair.

“Father, please don’t leave us!” Ivy screamed hysterically.

The room was filled with anguish as the heartbreaking cries of the children filled the air.

The expression on the witch’s face was filled with pain, fresh tears sprang from her eyes. Her darling had finally passed away peacefully after seeing his estranged children.

She directed her hands on the siblings, time for them to sleep.

A few seconds later, Edward and Ivy’s eyelids felt so heavy and their body crumbled to the bed beside their father. Ivy transformed into her bird form.

The witch waved her hand, and a wooden cage suddenly landed on the bed. She quickly picked up the bird, put it inside the cage, and hung it on the ceiling.

Next, it’s Edwards’ turn. She waved her hand again, then thick roots appeared out of nowhere and secures Edward’s hands and feet, pinning him to the wall.

Done dealing with the children.

The witch went to her darling’s side and planted a kiss on his lips for the last time. “Rest in peace, my darling,” she whispered in agony.

She walked away from the bed and waved her hand, directing them to the earth in the middle of the chamber.

She will make a grave for her darling.

A few hours later.

When Ivy and Edward finally regained their consciousness, they were surprised to see themselves already captured by the witch.

They saw the witch preparing their father’s burial on the ground.

A moment later, the witch was placing flowers on the bed.

“Witch, how dare you! Release us!” Edward demanded furiously.

Ivy looked at the witch, her eyes blazing with anger. “Release me from this cage! Or I’ll kill you!” she screamed, trying to get out of the cage but failed. Her power simply failed to function inside the cage.

The witch looked at them. “Shh, keep quiet, children! Keep your voice down! I’m now going to bury your father into his final resting place. Please, observe silence!” she scolded them.

The witch waved her hand, the corpse floated in the air, then it slowly entered the freshly dug grave until it landed in the bottom.

The witch picked up the flowers and scattered them on the corpse’s body.

Edward and Ivy watched the burial of their beloved father taking place in front of them but they couldn’t do anything to free themselves from their confinement ‘coz they were under the witch’s control. Tears rolled on their faces.

“Goodbye, Father. Rest in peace!” Ivy murmured.

After the burial was done, the witch walked towards the entrance of the chamber.

“Hey, release us!” Ivy yelled angrily.

The witch looked at the cage. “No! From now on, the three of us will live in this cave as one family. That’s what I promised to your father. I told him that after he passed away, I will take care of his children. Now, I’m fulfilling my oath. Guys, from now on, you will stay in this cave with me as a family,” she said and left the chamber.

Ivy and Edward looked at each other helplessly.

From now on, they will never stop finding ways to escape the cave and kill the witch before they leave this awful place behind.

They were distracted by the sigh of their father dying before their very eyes, they forgot that the witch hasn’t changed at all! She’s still the evilest stepmother in the whole world!

Ugh! They were tricked again and again!

What a shame!

…

Back to the present.

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The following day.

One of the pieces of the crystal ball can be seen floating in the air and entering Ivy’s house in the forest.

Dimitri was resting on the floor, waiting for news.

The crystal ball drifted towards Dimitri and announced. “I found the bird and the boy!”

Dimitri rose to his feet. “Great! Take me to them!” he said.

“They were captured by a deranged witch who enjoys drinking the boy’s blood. Currently the boy is drained of his blood, he might not last longer…” the crystal ball said.

“How about the bird?” Dimitri asked.

“The bird was imprisoned inside a cage that is protected by a dark spell. I tried to free the bird but I can’t get inside,” the crystal ball said.

“Don’t bother about it, leave everything to me. Take me to the place now!” Dimitri ordered.

“Copy,” the crystal ball said.

Dimitri grabbed the crystal ball with his right hand and they vanished from Ivy’s place.

A moment later.

They landed inside the cave where the witch, Ivy, and Edward were holed up.

The witch’s eyes widened in surprise and alarm upon detecting the presence of a strong aura inside the chamber. She looked around her, trying to find the aura.

“Who are you? Where are you? Come out, or I will turn you into ashes!” the witch shouted, wanting to see the face of this bold entity trespassing her territory, bypassing the barrier that she erected around the cave and the chamber.

“I’m here!” Dimitri suddenly appeared behind her.

Before the witch could turn around to see the face of the intruder, she was already frozen on the spot by a power so strong it started suffocating her. “Release me at once!” she shouted in her mind, her voice was hysterical, she felt a weakening in her body that made her desperate to flee.

Dimitri walked towards the cage and released Ivy from her captivity.

Ivy flew out of the cage and looked at the stranger who rescued her from the cage. “Savior, who are you?” she asked.

“I am the guardian of the medallion. I’m sent here by Sabrina to find you. You and your brother are safe now,” Dimitri replied and walked towards the area where Edward’s body was pinned to the wall. He waved his hand and the roots automatically released Edward. He managed to catch Edward’s body before it crumbled into the ground.

Dimitri lifted Edward’s body and placed him gently in the bed.

“Thank you, savior! Please help me, I need Sabrina’s blood to help save my brother’s life!” Ivy said, panicking.

“Don’t worry, I’ll bring her here right away,” Dimitri responded and vanished from the room.

Ivy was crying while looking at her brother’s lifeless body. Then she glanced at the frozen witch. Her eyes were blazing with hatred and fury. “I will kill you, bitch!” she screamed at the top of her lungs. She directed her hands at the frozen witch, yellow-orange flames leaped from her hand and devoured the witch hungrily from head to foot.

“No! Please! Don’t kill me!” the witch screamed in excruciating pain and agony.

A few minutes later, it was over.

The witch was now reduced to ashes on the ground.

Ivy watched the ashes, smiling in satisfaction. Then she looked at Edward. “We finally got our revenge, brother!” she said happily. Then she placed her hand on Edward’s head transforming some of her strength and power into his body.

A few minutes later, she collapsed on the bed due to exhaustion.

She glanced at Edward.. “Brother, hang on!” she said in a low voice, then her eyes automatically shut off as darkness took over her senses.