Connor O’Sullivan’s POV
‘so, you’re planning to live once more? Isn’t it will upset the balance of the universe?’ I asked Clive after Alice disappeared with Abigail. Clive nodded.
‘well, look, kid, I know it will be very disappointing as you’re one of the Guardians that supposed to protect the balance of Order and Chaos. Your brother is the king of the monster realm, you will be next in line, so this was a very big decision for you,’ Clive said as I just nodded to the truth that he just said.
‘so, let me get this straight, Abigail was trying to convince Alice to stay in the mortal realms as you did with me right now, right?’ i asked him. I know how these people to handle their affairs. I studied them since I can read my books.
‘Yeah, see for yourself then,’ he said before he waved his hands and an image of Alice and Abigail were chatting was pulling my attention to them.
‘so, if I say I agree to this, all of this memory will be faded, even about the thing that I meet Connor and all that?’ Alice asked Abigail. She nodded. no, she wouldn’t.
‘what is she trying to do?’ I asked Clive as I was looking at the image. He just shrugged at me.
‘okay, I will allow it. I don’t think this …complication was meant for me anyway. I just—I can’t,’ Alice said as she looked so determined to forget everything that we have shared, everything we had faced.
‘face it, kid. Your soulmate was not interested in your life. I think it was for the best for her to remain in the mortal realms,’ he said as he waved his hand again and the image was gone. I gripped my hands until my knuckles were white. I closed my eyes as I took a deep breath.
‘you’re right. I failed, I fail to keep her here so why bother?’ I said as I was looking at Clive over my shoulder. He nodded before he went to pat me on the shoulder.
‘just enjoy your life, and forget this. Your brother got it under control,’ he said as he was looking at the door that appeared in front of us. I looked at Abigail who was smiling happily and Alice who was smiling as well. I was happy to see that Alice will be out of danger but why my heart ached at the sight of losing her?
‘we’ve decided,’ Alice said as she looked at us.
‘We have too. Come on, we must do this before midnight,’ Clive replied before he waved his hand to draw a pentagram, a powerful one before a door appeared in front of us. I felt a very powerful dark aura was coming from that door.
‘Are you sure about this?’ I asked Clive. He turned to look at me and smiled.
‘as clear as crystal,’ he said before he took Abigail’s hand and walked through the door. I went beside Alice and took her hand. She smiled at me before we walked through as well.
The interior of the room was elegant, to say the least. Even with a strong dark aura, the room has a cozy feeling to it.
‘Friends,’ a voice came to our attention when there was a man and a woman who wore black clothing. The man was wearing a suit with a red necktie and the woman was wearing a black dress with lace and onyx diamonds on her left hand, on the ring finger.
‘Welcome, my friends, to the Underworld,’ he said as he went to shake Clive’s hand. He greeted Abigail before the woman greeted her with kisses on her cheeks.
‘Lucifer, I brought our hosts. They agreed to the condition as well as we are. so, I hope we can do it tonight,’ Clive said as he put his hand on Abigail’s lower back. They were smiling as well as this Lucifer man.
‘great, great. now, I know it would benefit them more than you guys, so, is there anything that you wish for more?’ Lucifer asked us as I looked at Alice. She was smiling at him.
‘yes, I was hoping that my memory of this realm would be gone forever when I would remain in the Mortals realm. It would be beneficial as I would not seek to find this place anymore,’ she said as she was looking at Lucifer. He nodded at her.
‘and you, young prince?’ He asked me as his red eyes were shining with mischief. Those eyes. I looked at Alice as she was talking to Abigail about her decision. I sighed as I mind linked with the lord of the Underworld.
‘i wish that my memory will remain intact of this place and about my family here,’ I said as I was communicating with him telepathically. He smirked at me.
‘is that so?’ He asked me again.
‘yes, and I don’t any memory of Alice be erased forever but I wanted to put it into my memory and when she kisses me in the future for the first time with true feeling, she will remember everything about what happened in this realm,’ I replied to him. He nodded.
‘very well, it looks like everything was in order. Let us begin the ritual,’ Lucifer announced to the room as he waved his hand and we were in a place that was filled with candles and a pentagram that was ready for the transformation.
Alice Hughes’ POV
I was placed next to Connor when Clive was facing him and Abigail was in front of me. I kind of wished that this ritual would be quick.
‘okay, now I will chant and you guys will feel that your body was coming to alive. You will be solid and both of you,’ Lucifer pointed to Connor and me, ‘will be leaving this realm and your memory as you asked for, Alice will be gone. understood?’ He asked me. I nodded at him as well as Connor. He then began chanting in an old language that I don’t know.
‘O magnum peto, te et vivite ne tarda mors animae duae eos,’ he chanted the first line and Clive and Abigail were gone. They were shining with lights before they both vanished in front of me. I was blinking my eyes as I was afraid of what would happen to me and Connor after he chanted.
‘Potens ergo memoria quasi ueanium et obliuionem,’ he continued and I felt like my head was hit by a hammer.
‘ow!’ Was my response before Lucifer continued to chant his spell.
‘Cum dilectus et recorrdentur excitare Memoriam tradis,’ he added before I feel sleepy and yawned. Connor felt the same. I closed my eyes and I was into oblivion before I forget everything that I felt and knew for the past few days.
I tossed and turned in my bed as I was feeling heavy. I was trying to open my eyes when the shine was coming through the windows. I was blinking my eyes as I was trying to adjust to the light. It was morning and I don’t even remember where I was.
‘Good morning, Alice in Wonderland,’ Nora’s cheerful voice was coming into the room. I smiled at her when she appeared with something in her hands.
‘Happy birthday!’ She said excitedly as she handed me a parcel that she was holding in her hands.
‘Nora, you should have not,’ I said as I took the parcel.
‘open it,’ she said as I looked at her. I pulled the ribbon and just tore the wrapping paper. It was light but it also feels heavy. I wondered what she got me this year. Last year, she gave me a mug that said ‘Happy Birthday to me!’
‘oh my god, thanks to Nora,’ I said as I came across the eyeshadow palette that I have been dying to buy but I have been forbidden by my mother.
‘Do you like it?’ She asked me. I smiled at her as I nodded.
‘it’s more than what I wished for,’ I said as I was looking at her. She hugged me as I hugged her as well.
‘Happy 20th birthday, bestie,’ she whispered as I hugged her tighter.
‘thank you, bestie,’ I said as I closed my eyes. There was a flicker of red like a ruby. I opened my eyes before Nora get off me and went to make me breakfast.
‘Nora, you should not burden yourself,’ I said as I was trying to make her stop.
‘No, your first birthday as 20 years old is no joke. You ‘re going to love the next surprise I have for you,’ she said as she was going out to the kitchen to serve my breakfast in bed. I smiled as I shook my head. I don’t think I can stop her now. May just let her be. I held the eyeshadow in my hand. It was warm colors, more like fiery red colors, suitable for my warm undertones.
‘urgh!’ I exclaimed as I closed my eyes and I saw that flicker again. That image again. I opened my eyes as I panted out my breath.
‘what was that all about?’ I said as I shook my head. Maybe I did not get enough sleep.
‘here you go!’ Nora said as she put the tray on my laps. I looked at the tray and my stomach growled automatically. My mouth watered at the sight. There are bacon, omelet, and sausages. There was a glass of orange juice.
‘Wow! Thank you, Nora,’ I said as I was picking my fork to bite into the sausages.
‘no problem and tonight clear your schedule, we’re going to party,’ she said excitedly, too excited in my opinion.
‘Party? What party?’ I asked her. She looked at me before she rolled her eyes at me.
‘it’s the Halloween party of course. Did you forget that your birthday was on Halloween?’ She asked me. I smiled sheepishly as I don’t remember my parents let me celebrate my birthday on that Satanic day, in their belief.
‘well, I can’t wait then, for that will be my first Halloween party ever!’ I said as I was laughing. Nora laughed with me before she left me to eat and get ready to shop till we dropped for tonight.
‘we might be lucky to bump into someone tonight,’ she said as she went outside of the room for me to rest until the afternoon for our shopping.
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