Ensnaring his Dark Moon-Chapter 171: A love that hurts

A long long time ago, the only descendant of the witch goddess accidentally ended up in the cave of hellfire. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The little girl knew what fire could do to her but she was not aware of what was there in the cave.

And by the time she realized it, it was too late as flames erupted around her.

She lay there on the ground. Scared, desperate, unwilling... she did not want to die.

But who will save her?

Just when she was on the verge of losing faith, she saw a hand extended towards her.

She was wondering if it was her illusion.

’’Take my hand if you want to live,’’ a crisp voice sounded.

And she slowly raised her head to look at the man who was squatting near her.

Cold and indifferent blue eyes stared at her.

She gulped when she looked at the scar running down his eyes.

Hesitating a bit, she weakly placed her hand in his when the pain from the fire got intense.

Witches like them... could not stand fire.

As soon as her hands touched his, a golden glow enveloped her body.

And as the realization dawned on her, the girl was stunned.

In the next moment, they were teleported out of the cave.

The girl knew who the man was. Her parents had told her about his existence.

In the heavens, there were many gods and goddesses and many big and small clans.

But the five most powerful of them were God of Life who has been in cultivation for over centuries, Goddess of Witches who was her grandmother who mastered witchcraft, God of serpents who were half-human and half snakes, who symbolized royalty and evil at the same time, God of Sea who controlled the water world and the last and most powerful...

God of Death. The immortal who held the power of reincarnation and resurrection. He feared no one. He had rare abilities like transportation and his divine powers were golden.

That’s how the little girl recognized him.

Watching him save her, she felt gratified.

’’You are good-looking and kind,’’ the girl bowed when he placed her down near the Witch Castle, ’’One day, Marilyn wishes to marry you,’’ she had heard that the fate of God of Death was tied to their clan.

How? She did not know.

He paused when he heard her words but in the next moment, he disappeared from the place without saying anything or looking back at her.

’He did not take me seriously that day but what he did not know was that I meant every word I said. He was the man I had set my heart on.’

The little girl went back to her grandmother and asked her about what she must do to marry that man.

And she was told that she must be powerful so that she could contribute well and be accepted by the court of darkness.

Ages ago, it was divined that the God of Death must marry the most powerful witch both sides were tied to the divination.

’To him, saving me was just a coincidence. To me, it was fate. A fate that was destined to change my life.’

’He underestimated my obsession with him and as the decades passed by, I became the strongest immortal witch that the heavens had ever witnessed.... Just so I could be worthy enough for him.’

The day she dreamt of finally arrived. After growing up into a beautiful woman, Marilyn married Atlas, the God of Death.

But what awaited her after that was a nightmare.

The husband she wanted... he never stepped inside her room. The love she desired... she never got it from him.

All she had was the support of court members who accepted her as the Queen of Death... but that did not keep her warm at nights.

She slept on her huge bed... feeling cold.

There were times she would sneak out of her bed-chamber to see him, to hear his voice but she made sure that he never saw her.

She followed him like a shadow, expecting a little bit of his love.

But what she got one day was...

’I love her,’ Atlas told his friend, Zephyr, the God of Sea while sitting in the empty night court.

’Then, you should go after her.’

’She is a mortal.’

’And you might regret this later. Make your decision and tell me. Even I want to go to the mortal realm to get a glimpse of the sea creatures. Let’s go there together. We will be back soon since you know that we can’t stay there for extended periods.’

While both of them were discussing their plans, they were unaware of a person eavesdropping on them.

They would have easily sensed her presence but Marilyn used her ability as the strongest witch and listened to them while floating in the air, her feet did not touch the floor even once. She stopped her breathing and heartbeat, veins popping on her face and body.

A lone teardrop rolled down her cheek before landing on the floor and the floor cracked slowly.

’Did they know that a witch’s tear can cause destruction?’

Two days before both of them were set to go to the mortal world, Marilyn invited Zephyr to her place for tea.

Even though Atlas never loved her but she knew that she had established a trust in his heart.

And hence, his friend Zephyr also trusted her and he came over to her place without any complaints.

While they talked, he enjoyed the tea made by her, unknowingly drinking three cups.

She enjoyed his company but it was a pity that he gave the wrong suggestion to her husband that day.

And hence... she had cast a spell on the tea he drank.

Everyone deserves punishment for their wrongs, don’t they?

Two days later, both the gods set to the mortal world as they had planned before, keeping it a secret from their respective courts.

’’Margret, kill that woman who seduced my husband,’’ Marylin ordered her servant.

Aunt Greta smiled.

And the next day, word spread in heaven that the God of Sea went against heaven’s rule and spent all day and all night in the mortal world.

The spell she had cast on him would have made him intoxicated and sleepy as soon as his body came in contact with water.

As a punishment, Zephyr lost his throne and his fate was tied to the sea.

His impudence caused fury amongst the court members and they were unified.

He was reduced to being a creature of the sea forever when all of them took an oath to not accept him as their God anymore.

’He wanted to get married to her and she had agreed. He was trying to confess the truth about himself to her,’ Aunt Greta informed Marilyn, ’When he left her side, I took the opportunity to stab her. Mortal life... how long can it last after all?’

And soon, her husband came back to the Castle of Darkness with a defeated look on his face.

Marilyn smiled as she looked at him from a distance.

It must have hurt losing his lover and his confidante on the same day.

But who told him to hurt her feelings?

’I lent him my shoulder but he had to seek another woman’s embrace.’

Centuries later, he brought a woman forcefully inside the Castle of Darkness.

All these long years, decades, centuries, she kept seeking his love, his touch but she never got any of that.

Then how could anyone else get that?

It stunned Marilyn but she was calm because the woman he brought with him was rebelling against him. How long would he keep her against her will?

Or even if he did, he would eventually be bored by this push and pull.

She was just an object to satisfy his desires, not worth Marilyn’s attention.

’My Lady, she resembles that woman...’ Aunt Greta told her when she saw the beautiful woman sitting alone in the garden, looking at the flowers.

It took Marilyn a few moments to realize why Atlas regained his composure so soon after his lover’s death.

She never thought... never expected Atlas put that mortal woman through a cycle of reincarnation. A god used his sacred power for his own selfish desires.

If the words got out that like Zephyr, he too stayed in the mortal world for one day and one night and that he used his divine powers like this, then it would cause chaos in the dark castle and probably he would be dethroned if the court members were united.

If he harmed someone for his selfish motives then he would be destroyed right that instant.

The more the powers, the more are risks.

But Marilyn did not want that. For him to suffer, how could she bear it?

She loved him.

So, the one who should suffer would be this woman.... Adeline Daven.

And from then on, started the bad days of the prideful princess who was abducted by the God of Death.