Chapter The Disguise (Part 2)
'Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. You are not an option, a choice or a soft place to land after a long battle. You were meant to be the one. If you can wrap yourself around the idea that you are something incredible, then you will stop excusing behavior that rapes your very soul. You were never meant to teach someone to love you. You were meant to be loved. We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.'
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Tamara was terrified hearing the voice of Jason. She hopes he doesn't see right through her.
She placed her right index finger to her forehead to tighten the disguise spell even more.
"You are in the wrong house Jason." Rae said with a smile.
"Really? If I am in the wrong house how then do you know my name?" Jason asked playfully returning her smile with one of his own.
"Seriously Jason, what are you doing here?" Rae demanded. "Shouldn't you be at home, sleeping, training with warriors or whatever a Prince do at his palace?"
"I came to see you ...point of correction ...I came to see my girlfriend, it's been like forever since I saw you last." Jason replied.
"But we saw few minutes ago?" Rae asked with a pointed look.
"Well to me is like forever, so are you going to argue why I am here or you invite me into your home."
"My grandmother is around."
"So?" Jason shrugs his shoulders as he asks.
"She is not your fan, she doesn't like you that much Jason."
"People don't like me, but who cares, at least you are among the few who likes me and you are special to me." Jason said and gently pushed Rae out of the way as he entered the house inviting himself in. He waited for Rae to lock the door. "Your house is so tiny Ra-" Jason pauses as he saw the muder look Rae sent in his way. "I mean to say your house is tiny compared to mine. So where is your grandmother?"
"She is in the sitting room." Rae responded. "Let me take you to see her."
Rae walked towards the sitting room with Jason behind her. She entered and sat down on her favorite chair and waited for Jason to enter and sit next to her, but she didn't hear any footsteps. She has to turn her head to see if Jason followed her. He stood by the door of the sitting room, looking at her grandmother strangely.
She looked at her grandmother and saw her staring at Jason, her hands shaking in fear even though she was trying to hide it in her dress. Why is her hands shaking with so much fear?
That's odd.
"Granny, why are your hands shaking all of a suddenly, don't you know Jason again?" Rae asked her granny.
Her grandmother couldn't reply her. Her eyes were on Jason as Jason's eyes were on her. He has a thoughtful expression showing in his handsome features.
"Jason, why are you staring at my grandmother like she stole a diamond from you?" Rae asked Jason.
"This is not your grandmother Rae, she can fool you but not me." Jason replied without taking his eyes off the fake Lillian.
Tamara heart began to accelerate when she heard those words from Jason. If she had known that Jason was coming here today, she wouldn't have come. Now she has to find a way before Jason knows it's her.
But what other way? She is trapped because even though she disappeared, Jason will track her down. He is good at everything. Rae voice brought her out from her thoughts.
"How do you mean?" Rae demanded in surprise. "She is my grandmother Jason, you are just making this up." Rae added.
"I am not making it up Rae and your fake grandmother knows it." Jason responded and went to sit with Rae still looking at the fake Lillian. "Didn't you notice anything strange when you came home? Her character towards you or words? She Is Not Lillian." Jason added with a smile.
"Impossible Jason, why would someone try to disguise himself or herself, as my grandmother? I don't get it because my grandmother doesn't look for trouble, and she cooked and I ate her food just now, am still alive, isn't it?" Rae ask trying not to believe the words of Jason.
Truly her grandmother behaved in an odd way today but that doesn't mean she is a different person.
Rubbing the middle of his forehead with a finger, Jason nodded to himself. "I know you won't believe me when I say she is not Lillian, but I am going to prove to you what I am saying is true, and if it is true you owe me."
"Do whatever you want, but don't get sad if she forbids you from coming to see me here again." Rae said looking at her grandmother.
Odd, she isn't talking or rebuking what Jason had just spit out.
Jason rubbed his palms together and opened it, a phoenix bird made of fire appeared on his palm. He stroke the fire bird head in a lovely way.
Tamara wondered what Jason was doing, her fears increases the more.
"You know what to do." Jason said and the phoenix left his hands, disappearing into thin air.
"What was that for?" This time around, it was the fake Lillian (Tamara) who spoke.
"Oh, she give speaks." Jason said smiling and gesture with his right hand as he did circle in the air.
A fire rope circled the fake Lillian. "What are you doing!?" Tamara shrieked in fear and faces her granddaughter. "Rae won't you do something, he tied me with fire and it's burning my skin." She lying, the fire wasn't burning any of her skin. "I don't know whoever you are which I am going to find out soon, but just know you lie too much." Jason said before Rae would speak. "The fire doesn't burn anyone unless I ask them too, since Rae is still saying that you are her real grandmother, the fire won't burn you." He added. "And you can't escape from it Lillian."
"So what about the bird you sent a few minutes ago, what will it do?" Rae asks.
"Well, to search for the real Lillian and bring her home right away." Jason answered.
"And how do you intend on doing that? If truly there is another Lillian out there which your bird went to find, do you think she will follow your bird?" Rae asked.
"It's not a normal bird Rae, it's a phoenix bird, and don't worry yourself about that, I will speak to her myself once I see her." Jason replied.
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THE REALM OF THE GODS:
"What!" The water man shouted. "How did you get to know?"
Hermes nodded his head. "I was sent to inform the Priestess of the supernatural about their coming to earth soon." Hermes answered. "Did they tell you the day they will be coming?"
"No, I wasn't given the day of their coming, but they will come." Hermes said.
"My son has come back from the Gate of Darkness with my bones." The water said.
"That's good news, we have been waiting for that since, so when is the ritual taking place to join your bones and you together?" Hermes asked.
"I wish I could give a positive reply but I can't, Tharollin has refused to give it back to me and that is our main problem." The water man said.
"If he doesn't want to give you back your bones, then we should steal it from him." Hermes suggested.
"Tamara also made this suggestion, but you don't know my son like I do, if he hides anything you can't find what he hid no matter how hard you try too." "Then what are we going to do?" Hermes demanded.
"I lied it was the Wolf King who had murdered Avonmora and her people, so for me to get back my bones I will have to kill Roen and his family." The water said.
"But you know Avonmora is truly your son's mate, even though you lied to the Priestess who believe and cast a spell on both of them into believing they were mates. He won't give you your bones if you didn't do as he asked." Hermes said. "I know, that is why I am here, you have to keep blocking the gods eyes from knowing what is happening down there. I will hurry up my plans."
"Okay, farewell." Hermes said and the water man disappeared.
****
Closing her eyes, Lillian started chanting as soon as her hand touches the forehead of the girl who slumped. Tiny sawdust started coming out from her palms down to the face of the young girl. This went on for close to an hour. None of the witches in the shop disturb her as they know what Lillian was doing. This spell needs concentration.
She was finally reaching the final stage of the spell that will remove whatever evil spell that was cast on the young witch when she heard a loud gasps round her and the whisperings.
She ignored them and focus more on the girl, when she finally removed the evil spell from her, Lillian opened her eyes and touches the girl nose, she was satisfied when the girl started breathing normal.
"She is now okay and will wake up in five minutes time." Lillaian said as she then looked up to see the cause of the loud gasps she heard.
It was a phoenix bird which landed near her once she made eye contact with it. There was only one person who has a phoenix fire bird in the whole supernaturals. Why would he be here? Once the bird landed, it transformed into Jason who smiled at Lillian.
"What are you doing here my prince, I mean your father would have sent one of the palace messengers if he needs my attention." Lillian said trying to be polite to him.
"Well I visited your house to see Rae and I saw someone who disguises him or herself to be you. I don't know why he or she did that so I am here to inform yoj." Jason told the witch.
"You came to my house to see my granddaugh-" Lillian pauses in her statements mid way as what Jason had said processes in her head. "What did you just say?" She demanded straight away.
"I said I visited your house to see Rae and I saw someone who disguises to be you, I don't know what the person is trying to achieve by faking to you. The fake person trying to be you is still in your house, in the sitting room with Rae and as I speak to you." Jason replied.
Getting up to her feet with lighting speed, she teleport herself to her home without waiting for Jason.
"She will get a cold if she's not taken from the ground, at least she saved her life and we wouldn't want a cold to catch her." Jason said to the rest of the witches who were staring at him. He transformed back to the Phoenix bird and vanished.
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Tharollin appeared inside the palace and hypothesized a guard who was guarding one of the gates of the eastern path of the palace.
"Tell me where the Prince is?" Tharollin demanded.
"He went out of the palace, going to see a friend of his." The guard reply.
"What about the demons being kept captives, where did your king keep them?"
"I don't know, no one knows where the king kept them."
"You are just a waste of time, but I won't kill you so it won't cause any suspicious." Tharollin said and began to move away from the guard, then stop. "But then again, I lied."
He closes his mouth a little bit and started sucking the air around them, the soul of the guard left his body and entered Tharollin mouth, swallowing it.
The guard fell with a thud, turning into charcoal, he was dead.
Shaking his head sadly. "What a waste of soul." Tharollin said and then looked around him. Where can Roen hid his demons? He disappeared.
******
Lillian teleport herself home, to her sitting room.
She wasn't surprised when she saw Jason sited with Rae because she knows how he carries out his message.
What shocked her that left her mouth wide open was when she saw a look alike of her sitting down with a fire rope around her.
Rae eyes widen when she saw another woman appearing beside them. She was confused, who is her real grandmother amongst them?
"She is your real grandmother, she went to the witch's shop to get some potion." Jason said to Rae breaking off the silence that has suddenly engulfed them as he pointed at Lillian who had just appeared. "So you owe me Rae." Tamara know she was in big trouble now that the real Lillian is here. She has to come up with something fast.
"I find it hard to believe that there are actually two grandmother's here with me." Rae said.
"Who are you and why do you choose to disguise yourself as me?" Lillian asked her fake look alike. "Don't you have someone else to impersonate?"
"I would ask the same question, who are you and what are you doing in my house?" Lillian (Tamara) demanded in the same tone the real Lillian had use.
"You still have the guts to ask me who I am in my own house!" Lillian shouted angrily. "We shall see who's the real one here." She added and she started speaking in a strange language which grow louder with each passing moment
The fake Lillian held her head in pain as the chants kept increasing. She started transforming back to her real self.
Tamara gave a loud shout as at the same time Lillian shouted the final words.
Rae gasp in shock as she saw Tamara sitting where the fake Lillian had sat down.
It was Tamara all along..... Jason was right.
"Tamara so it's you?" Lillian said surprised.
Getting herself as the pain went away, Tamara smiled. "Yes it is me."
"Why are you doing this? What do you hope to get from this disguise?"
"A lot of things Lillian and one of them is Rae." Tamara answered.
"Rae? What has Rae got to do with this?"
"You are hiding something Lillian, something I want to find out about Rae." Tamara reply. "You lied to me that day when I came to your house."
"I don't understand what you are saying Tamara, Rae is my granddaughter and you can't change that fact."
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"Then why is she wearing that hidden spell bracelet on her wrist, I disguise as you to tell her to give me her bracelet and I will know who she really is." Tamara said in pride. "I could have succeeded if not for Jason coming here and seeing right through me."
"I will let this slide Tamara, but do not repeat this next time, for the sake of the blood we both share, I am warning you never to try this again. Just because the gods choose you as the priestess of us and I obey you, does not mean I can't defeat you." Lillian warned. "I am giving you a last warning."
"Of course I won't try it Lillian, but say the truth, you are hiding the identity of Rae for a reason and I am going to find out whatever reason it is."
"Jason release her from your hold, I don't like hearing empty pots making the loudest noises."
Jason nodded and the fire died down immediately, freeing Tamara.
Tamara stood up from her seat. "This isn't over sister." With that she disappeared.
"Wow, that was unexpected, I didn't know you were related to that ordinary lady that calls herself the priestess." Jason said.
"Yeah, no one knows we are from the same parents, she chose her path and I chose mine." Lillian said. "Thank you Jason for alerting me."
"That's no problem."
Lillian turned to look at Rae and saw a thoughtful expression on her face.
"What is going on your mind dear?" Lillian asked.
"I was thinking about what Tamara said, about the bracelet, is it true that you are hiding my real identity?"
Speaking the truth, "Yes Rae, remember that night Jorkallun came to visit and I told you I have a secret to tell you and you said I shouldn't tell you yet, you remember?"
"Yes granny I do remember that night." Rae answered.
"Jorkallun was here? What for? What was he looking for here? What did he want from Rae?" Jason asked facing Rae feeling jealous.
"He came to visit me when I didn't come to school for some days, don't feel jealous Jason, it's you I love."
The clearing of throat from Lillian brought Rae back to her.
"What is going on between the both of you? And why is Rae telling this Prince in distress she loves him?"
"Well granny, we profess our love for each other today and something happened when we kissed, it was magical." Rae said dreamy.
"You kissed! You both kissed!" Lillian shrieked out as she glared at Jason who just shrugs his shoulders as if he didn't do anything.
"Granny please lower your voice, we are not far from you." Rae said blocking her ears with her two hands. "I haven't even told you the interesting part yet and you are shouting." "What interesting part do you want to tell me in a kiss?"
"When we kissed, her hair changes to different shades of color and her face too." Jason said before Rae would answer.
"What?"
"Yeah, she becomes a totally different person." Jason said.
Lillian didn't believe a word.
"She wouldn't believe it until we show her." Rae said. "Kiss me Jason."
"Yeah I would love to kiss you but not in front of an old woma-" he was cut off by Rae's lips.
Lillian eyes grew wide in shock when she saw the transformation happening right in front of her.
She glanced at Rae's wrist and saw the bracelet still there.
Rae dispatch her lips from Jason and faces her grandmother who looked shocked.
"Believe us now grandma?" Rae asked holding her new colored hair in her fingers as it began to fade.
"Rae, there is something you must know about yourself, I think it's time for you to know who you truly are." Lillian said finally.
Now it's the time to tell Rae the truth.