Armistice

Chapter 31

I  hate the color pink, I've always hated it. Right now seeing Ms Lacy in her hot pink mini gown, I hate it even more.

"General Sage, I didn't think you'd be here so early" Ms Lacy says in a sickly sweet voice that sounds so unlike her, it seems someone's trying to impress the general.

"I'm sure you received my letter?" General Sage asks skipping all formalities.

"Yes General" she replies crestfallen

"Good, then you know why I'm here and what you have to do?" She says boredly and Ms Lacy just nods.

"Where are the other girls?" General Sage asks and Ms Lacy points towards a black door down the hallways and General Sage immediately walks towards it leaving us alone with our old guardian

"So which one of you is the chosen one?" Ms Lacy breaks the silence in a stern voice, probably trying to intimidate us

"I'm the chosen one, the one from the prophecy". I boast with a smirk.

I watched in satisfaction as Ms Lacy's eyes widened, I'm sure she wasn't expecting me to be the one, well I wasn't expecting me to be the one either but here we are.

"Oh my, Elisa, I've always known there was something different about.."

"Oh please just cut the crap and show us to our room already" I say, cutting her off mid sentence. I really wasn't in the mental headspace to hear her useless flattery right now.

She looked dumbfounded at my words but she quickly recovered, "it seems all the attention has made you forget your place Elisa" she sneered at me moving closer. I was taller than Ms Lacy but right now we were at eye level no doubt a result of her extremely high heels.

"Quite the contrary Lacy, it has made me realize my place and that's above you" I say and she looked even more angry "oh and it's Ms Elisa, respect is reciprocal" I say, stepping back and grinning sweetly at her.

"Follow me" she turned around and headed down the hallway, the clinking of her heels annoyingly loud. The girls rush after her but I don't bother following her, at least not immediately, I know this place like the back of my hands so I can never get lost.

I felt my body sag the moment she turned down the hallway, that felt so good. Ms Lacy made our childhood here less than favorable and I've always wanted to put her in her place for that.

"Lacy's not back yet?" General Sage asks, walking towards me. I just shook my head no with a grin. Obviously General Sage heard all that happened between Ms Lacy and I but she decided not to interfere.

"You do remember the plan right?" she asks and I nod. How could I forget the plan that keeps ringing in my head, that's the only thing I live for right now; the plan; both mine and the demons'.

"Thank you for everything, I really appreciate it" I said after a while of comfortable silence and I meant it. She's one of the few reasons I'm standing here confidently, one of the few reasons I have hope for the human race and for that I'll be eternally grateful.

Ms Lacy rounds the corner before General Sage can reply, her heels still clinking annoyingly.

"I'll take my leave now" General Sage says to Ms Lacy while the other just nods probably still upset from my words

"See you soon Elisa" she says walking out the front door.

I don't know how to feel to be honest, the fact that I'm the girl from the prophecy has sunk in a long time ago but the madness of the journey I'm about to embark on hasn't.

I have to be extremely careful and discreet with this mission. According to Alex, while the Beast of Lumbers is rash and irrational, the King of Montain was quite the opposite. Rather than giving intruders a swift death, he'd torture them till he found out what he wanted only then will he grant them what they will, at that point, be begging for; death.

Days bleed into nightfall and soon the day I've dreaded and at the same time anticipated is here, the day I go to Montain.

I had rubbed the potion I was given on my face in hopes that it'll work, if anything I do not doubt the work of the witches, after having experienced it first hand when I fought, I do not have it in me to ever doubt them.

"All of you on a single line" A booming voice had me scrambling to join the queue. It was the same man from last year and I fear he'll recognize me so I don't stay in front of the line choosing instead to hang back not too much that there'd be a lack of the letter I need though.

The queue moves by very slowly and I try my best not to look at General Sage when I get to the front. peering into the bowl, I expected to see folded paper like I did last year but what I saw almost had me gasping.

The papers were folded yet the letters were as clear as day, it's as if they were never folded and I just quickly picked the letter 'M' before my staring and lingering became suspicious.

Moving to stand at the right corner of the room, I patiently wait for the other girls to pick so this whole fiasco can end, I don't bother looking for Kate and the other girls because we've been warned not to act like we even like each other at all to arouse less suspicions besides I made sure they rubbed the potion in their faces this morning so I'm sure we'll end up together.

"Those of you who picked L, follow me" General Sage's stern voice bellowed and the girls scurried after her.

Without a single glance in our direction General Sage left the room with the girls.

A female walked in, I couldn't tell if she was a demon or human but with the confidence that she eluded, I'll say demon.

"Follow her" the bulky man said and whispered something to her which she answered with a nod before gesturing to us to come along.

We were went through the same process as last year and soon we were out with our bags and brown paper bags with us, the last time I left the academy I thought it was going to be my last time seeing it and now I still feel like that, call me a pessimist but anyone going to kill a demon king will think exactly the same thing.

"This way" the lady motioned towards a big white bus. It looked like the one the demons used in transporting us to the arena, just that it's white.

We all quickly entered and soon we were on our way, it was still surprising that the demons chose to drive us in a bus and not a big black van like perishable goods, maybe the demons were right after all, just maybe the King of Montainis a little less evil than the beast of Lumbers, only time will tell though.

Author's note
I'm really really sorry for going MIA, but so much family drama has been going on.
Good news tho: I finally landed my butt into uni😁😁😁I'm so happy.
I've also edited Armistice and will be taking the chapters down one by one for reposting.
I've got many chapters written so that means regular update I promise.
How are y'all doing??
Happy Eid in advance to us million