Narika: The Ghost Bride-Chapter 235 - Two Hundred And Thirty-Five:Don’t Touch My Son!
The Underworld.
Hell.
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The ceremony kicked off with entertainment being hosted by five demons that wanted to show how much appreciation they had towards Narika, for what she did for them being Ares.
Narika sat comfortably beside Adrik, who sat at the right hand side of Lucifer, whose face could show that he wasn’t really enjoying what was going on, unlike the rest of the others, and his children noticed that including the Grand Alliance who were present.
It never really occurred to anyone why Raj, the head of the witches council would grace hell with her presence. But it’s only about time before she meets the famous Narika, Baram’s descendant.
That’s the reason everyone could explain the unwithering gaze she kept on Narika, who seemed to notice her but all she could do was to hold onto her son, who was usually really active and bubbly today. She guessed he could make out what today is all about.
While talking out her time to study how things are being runned around in hell, during cleansing ceremonies she had come to understand that Ares, was the first prince that deserved such treatment, including Adrik didn’t receive such privilege apart from Lucifer keeping him hidden in the human world for reasons only known to him.
He could have taken him away when he was little, and save Marilyn the nervous breakdown she was having, having had to put on her brave girl pants in order to protect not just him but her twin girls, which there was no point in trying to argue with Lucifer about leaving, just like Ares. There’s no way she can take those kids to earth, without having their identity exposed to which would freak out any normal human.
From where Narika sat, she could see everything including Lucifer’s foul mood. For someone who had been waiting for this moment, he wasn’t showing how happy he was right now, which brought back the eerie feeling she has been having since this morning.
Something bad is going to happen, but to who? That she doesn’t know, since she’s no seer which was why she wouldn’t let anyone touch her son until it’s ready to cleanse him with not just her blood, with that of his father and grandfather too.
"Something is wrong?" She heard Aurora whisper to Azazel, who had an unbothered look on his face towards everything that was happening. But instead of a reply, he mugged Aurora which made her know that there was trouble in paradise which was situated at Abbadon, the moment he walked past the both of them.
"Look at father, he’s not happy, Dagan. What troubles his mind?" Ramiel asked, looking up at his father, whose mind was clearly not here until the third sounding of the drum brought him back to reality for him to know that it’s time.
Narika watched the way Lucifer’s best friend, Erin walked up and whispered something to him to which he stood up and left for a while, while Raj did the honor of leading the witches who are incharge of preparing the oath taking.
A young maiden approached Narika, and demanded to carry Ares, but she wasn’t planning on letting any of them come closer to her child.
"Let her bring the child herself if she wishes." Raj announced from where she was, making everyone notice the commotion that was going on, that some of the demons didn’t like the way Narika was acting like they were out to hurt her and Ares.
That she considers them her enemy, while it was the other way around but Narika’s didn’t care, she could read off the body language of every single one of them.
As she approached Raj, her eyes connected with that of Adriks ex, Polina who had this biggest scowl on her face that if someone didn’t knew that she’s her aunt, then they would say that Narika had committed a huge crime to her which is not by falling in love with the man who was never going to hers.
She can’t fool her. No matter the camouflage she goes by, coming up with a new name to pretend that she was someone else when she’s not, she would never forget the fact that she tried to kill her, regardless of her being under Lucifer’s influence or not, she could have fought it off.
But when the hotness of the room filled her entire skin, then she realized that she was stark naked, and her eyes nearly popped out.
"What the...’’ she tried protesting, but Raj neared her by placing a hand on her temple.
"Relax, child. It was meant to happen, destiny does not lie, you were meant to be here with him to save us all. " Raj said.
Touching her temple did help to calm her down, because she wasn’t really keen on being naked right in front of almost all the population of the spiritual realm.
She didn’t give any problem when Ares was taken away by Rah, who transferred him over to the next witch in sight before going around to secure sone charm around Narika’s wrists before helping her in the tub filled up with blood.
If she wasn’t under the influence of whatever this woman has done to her, she would clearly put up a fight because how in the hell is she supposed to bathe in the blood of who knows who?
"With the vast strength in me connecting to the four elements of life, I declare you and your baby safe from any harm whatsoever that may come." Rah said, holding Ares’ up as blood rained down on him, Lucifer’s blood before soaking him into the bathtub along with Narika.
Narika watched Adrik go naked and soon joined them in the tub, before Lucifer was the next to come into sight. His wrists were sliced with a knife while his blood was being offered to Ares.
The moment he tasted his blood, a rumbling sound was heard as everyone nearly fell to their floor, the uncontrollable wind and heavy thunderstorm in the skies made everyone know that this was Ares doing.
Under Narika’s watchful eyes, she watched Raj slice Ares’ skin." No!" She mumbled, trying to take control of her body to stop this mad woman from hurting her child but Adrik held her.
"It’s alright, He’s safe." He assured her, rubbing the blood more on her as she tried hard to look away from what was happening.
The moment Lucifer drank Ares blood, a loud growl left his lips while Ares’ body color changed into that of a normal child but not without that altering his growth, right in front of everyone to the age that Narika could come to figure out was him being in his teens.
What the hell?!
"Noo!!" She yelled, she didn’t like the result of this, she wanted her baby and not some experimented thing that was being g controlled by Lucifer.
It’s not been two days since she had this child, and now he’s all grown up.
"Narika, stop please." Adrik tried calming her down, until she realized that he knew that this was going to happen.
She pushed him away from her, while trying to come out of the tub but Adrik went to hold her down, but she used her powers on him striking him down as gasps filled the air.
"What have you done?" She roared at Raj, hoisting the woman up with every agitation in her, surprisingly Raj didn’t fight back but all Narika wanted to do is to kill her, to kill everyone including Adrik from keeping such vital information away from her.
"Mom." Ares called.
The moment she heard him speak, her resolve altered as she was slacking off on killing the witch. She looked at Ares, but all she could see was nothing but a machine designed for war.
He lacked emotions, and was standing beside Lucifer who had the biggest grin on his face, as if he just won a lottery.
"You all tricked me!" She yelled, pushing Raj to the wall but she swiftly took a stand as if nothing had happened.
"It wasn’t my fault that dearest Adrik didn’t fill you in on what a cleansing ceremony really is." Lucifer smirked, patting Ares’ shoulder.
"Don’t touch my son." She warned him, with fisted palms.
Adrik was just walking up from having passed out from the hit on him by her, " this isn’t what you told me," He mumbled, and tried hitting his father but Ares held his hand up and Adrik stilled in the air.
Looks of surprise, denials and horror was written on everyone’s face, but Oregon and the Grand Alliance weren’t fazed. They all knew that this was meant to happen if they were going to defeat Rowan using Ares, he wasn’t supposed to grow up now, but the matter at hand was more important.
"You turned him against us, his parents?" Narika’s asked shocked, so much for her believing that there would ever come a tone when Lucifer would play fair.
"It was meant to happen, oh! come on. Don’t tell me you think i was actually going to let you raise him up like he was some precious egg that needs to be handled with care.’’Lucifer scoffed.
"He’s my son, I birthed him!" Narina yelled coming forward, as Adrik was still battling under Ares’ hold.
"It doesn’t matter anymore, he answers only to me right now, this is his life as the grandson of Lucifer morningstar. This is his destiny." Lucifer said, and she yelled before raising her hand up to engage into a full blown battle with him.
Ares could have stopped her from approaching him, but Lucifer could only say that he was distracted by his father but it was the other way around, he couldn’t hurt his mother.
The moment the middle of the floor was divided, and lava cane pouring out of the ground, everyone ran helter-skelter for their lives including the Grand Alliance who got what they wanted.
But not with Narika giving up anytime soon, until Lucifer wraps his hands around her throat.
"That’s enough!!!"
