21 Cedric The night before II

Then, nine year old Cedric was at the living room watching the rain through the window. The butler had to run errands and because of the storm he was running late.

Even though the butler was a vampyre, they live as common as mortals could be. They are very much aware how a single occurrence could lead 12 clans of magicians after them.

Since the vampyre has lived of a thousand years like this, he is pretty much adept to it. Careful not to bring Cedric around as he is still young and could probably release a temper on such situation.

The boy Cedric has a short temper. Even if he understand well that they are in danger, he would rather fight head on than go in hiding. Like that night, his magic could bring the butler home right away. But it would infuriate the old guy so he could only watch the weather in annoyance.

The sea crashes loudly, and the rain was pouring hard. Time passed by slowly.

And then he felt it. A force. A magic he had not conjured. It started with time. Each second seemed to stretch forever. He could almost count the drops of the rain. And the sound of the sea crashing had become music to his ears.

The dimmed lights seem to magnify like stars. His senses sharpening all at one. As the boy then close his eyes, he was blinded by a sudden burst of light behind his eyelids, followed by a showering of red petals. And then he smelled roses. He wanted to open his eyes again to check if that was real but he was unable to. Forced to follow what is being shown to him, the roses float around him swirling, its fragrance enveloped him, before he saw a cherub with the most beautiful gray eyes.

The baby dimpled at him. She is so cute!

At this moment, the boy Cedric has not yet realized that his Beloved was born. He only knew that he would eventually find her. No one knew how. And what is happening right there and then is too magical and beautiful for his young mind to question.

He reached to that baby girl and she came to him. And then was surprised when she hugged him. However the bliss hadn't last long. The cherub was suddenly pulled away and it cried. Young Cedric do not know what to do. But when his hands dropped to his side, and curled into tiny fists, he was forced awake by the butler who came rushing inside the house.

It was then he noticed that the storm was no longer. And indeed there were too many rose petals on the floor. His right hand was glowing that the butler had to hug him and soothe him a long time before he was calm enough to tuck the magic back in him.

When he came to, he heard the butler's soft murmurs on top of his head. Asking him what had he seen.

It was seven days after, that he came to talk about it. That whole week he never left his bed. He never took a meal. Nor drink anything.

During this time, the butler has predicted already what Young Cedric had seen. But the information he received after shocked him to the core. The baby girl that was just born, is indeed the promised prophecy as The Order was unable to destroy it. However, her spirit was separated from her body. The spirit was hidden away, with the most dangerous spells around it. It was rumored that one needs the blood of her whole family to free it.

While the body was sent imprisoned to another realm. To be bethroted to the Young Master of the wolf clan.

When the Young Cedric heard all this in his bed, he was enraged that he almost blew their cover for wanting to rescue the child he had seen.

However, the butler having lived a very very long life, and had taken care of all his predecessors, coaxed the boy to reason.

Slowly and silently, the young boy learned to control his powers. He grew stronger each day. While the butler called his vampyre brothers one by one. The coming of the girl has ignited a little flame into the hearts of the oppressed. And soon they were able to move much more.

They were able to locate the realm where the living body of the girl is hidden. And soon, Young Cedric was able to visit her in her sleeping mind. It wasn't as clear then. And at first the young girl was unaware, being able to forget about it when she woke up.

But Young Cedric is persistent. As the butler carefully planned all the steps they will need to consider in the future, he continued to train both his physical, mental and spiritual powers.

Alas, tomorrow is the night when he would take her out of that realm. They had both suffered enough since her birth. It is time to take his beloved back.