My magic is gone

"He's…dead."

There was no emotion on her face.

Instead, she grasped my wrist and muttered a spell underneath her breath and the waves of wind that engulfed me almost immediately indicated that we were being teleported.

When I blinked my eyes opened, I noticed that we were in my own bedroom. Mother was crouched on the ground, muttering a string of complicated sounding spells underneath her breath.

I remained perched on my bed, body trembling and mind numb as I stared at her.

I was yet to wrap my mind around the fact that Aynacat was dead.

How was I going to continue living without her? Without Leo?

Stared down at my fingers and the blood coating my fingers sent a wave of emotion through my veins, prompting me to scream as I burst into tears once again.

"Ayna is dead, mama! She's really dead! They- they killed her, and Leo, and a lot of people in the ballroom, mama they..." I was still screaming when a look from my mother made me clamp my mouth shut at once.

Her eyes were glowing and all the color had drained from her face, causing me to whimper in fright as I stared at her. She was still crouched on the ground.

It took a few seconds for me to notice that it was my magic. The space in my chest where my magic was supposed to be seated in, felt empty.

My eyes flew open in shock and confusion and a cry tore out of my throat as my eyes settled on my mother. Blood was pouring out from her ears at this point and I stepped out from the circle and caught her before she could fall backwards.

"Mother!" I cried out. Her eyes was no longer glowing but blood was swimming through them. She reached for my hand with a small smile on her face and I grasped her hand as tears slid down my cheeks.

"Please, mama." I whispered as my heart raced.

"Everyone is dead, baby." She whispered weakly,, and my eyes widened as my grip tightened around her.

Your father, your siblings, everyone else who attended the ball, all dead." She whispered and I felt my heart come to an abrupt stop.

"Mum, let's get you some help, please." I whispered frantically

"It's too late, child. They're coming for me. My friend will come for rescue." As she spoke, more tears fell down my face.

"For us." I whispered and she shook her head.

You're gonna be safe." She responded and I shook my head frantically.

"No, mama. I don't wanna be saved alone, let's be saved together, please mama." I whispered frantically through my tears.

"Jule." She called, and I grew still. Mother almost never called my name on a normal day. It was always pet names except the situation was serious.

"You're the last survivor of royal bloodline, you have to remain alive at all cost." She continued, coughing out a little blood and my heart clenched even more.

"T- they don't wanna kill you, they wanna take you and use your magic." She continued and I blinked down at her in confusion,

"B- but, they won't be able to, because I've sealed up your magic." She continued, and my eyes widened in shock, and that was when it once again registered in my mind that the space in my chest housing my magic was empty.

"I combined all of my magic, and that of your father and siblings into your magic... b- but, I sealed it up in order to protect you. You'd be safer for now with no magic. You might hate me for this but with time, you'd come to understand."

Before I could fully grasp what she had just said, my bedroom door was flying open and a bunch of men poured into the room. They aimed an arrow at mother and in a fleeting moment, the arrow was embedded in her chest. A scream tore out of my chest as I felt her take in a last breath before going still.

A scream tore past my throat and I felt my heart shatter into a thousand pieces as I was abruptly heaved off the ground by the men. One of them grabbed my hair and tilted my head sideways to sniff at my throat.

"His magic is gone." One of them growled. "That wrench has done something to it!"

The masked man's attention was on me next, and he thundered. "What did she do to your magic? Where the fuck is it?!"

I trembled as I shook my head, unable to form any words.

Before I knew what was happening, I was being dragged out of the bedroom and down the long hallway where tons of bodies littered.

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