Anything For You
Chapter 117

"It's time now. Estella, you have to agree for this. I need your powers." Evanora whispered to herself while arranging the things for her next magic ritual, she was going to perform. While she was still holding on to the urn dearly, like her life depended on it. Soon after she was done with everything, she just sat over the bare floor to wait for the persons she had been yearning to meet. After a while, a soft knock was heard over the woodden door. Her mind jumped in excitement instantly and she got up to let them in immediately, but not after composing her beaming face.

"Welcome back. I was expecting you both." Letting them in, she said calmly. Today, she had to act even more elegant and composed so that Valor wouldn't doubt her intentions. Taking their respective sits, they looked at each other for someone to initiate a conversation.

"Actually, I wanted that Urn back, Lady Evanora." Estella's voice was heard in EVANORA's ears drums and she was dumbstruck instantly. She didn't see it coming.

"And also Egon is leaving today. He kept his promise. Now, it's our turn. I don't know about Valor, but I would like to give you whatever you desire." Estella completed her side of the conversation, hoping to hear from the witch soon. Clearing her throat, Evanora gazed towards Estella as of looking through her soul,

"I guess King Egon had told you everything. It's good though. Differences and distances should be cleared as soon as possible, before they lead to hurt and hatred. But I am sorry, I can't give you that urn." "Why?" Estella's questioning tone slightly Echoed in the atrium, making Evanora to turn rashly towards her with a shuddering glare.

"Because It now belongs to me." Evanora finished the conversation from her side, announcing the end of that discussion. Both the ladies were eyeing each other. Valor noticed. And tried to ease the scenario, "Actually, that urn is the last remaining thing which she had of her parents memoir. So, it would be a huge help from your side. L...."

Not letting him finish, Evanora stopped him in the middle showing her hand in the mid air, replying plainly without any emotions,

"I am not your mother or granny that you ask me for help again and again. Don't you remember the deal that I help you, and in return you give me what I want. I helped king Egon, and he gave me what I wanted, THAT URN. Now, I don't want to give it up." "But, I can give you something in its return too." Estella replied too, looking at the witch's direction.

The witch chuckled, and then smiled hysterically,

"Seriously!! You didn't give me anything in return of my previous help, Queen Estella. What do you have to offer me? Let me hear this out." She crossed her arms around her chest proudly leaning back on her chair and crossing her legs, revealing a deadly aura. Both Estella and Valor were taken back with her addressing Estella as Queen. She wasn't still crowned, then! But Estella had understood her intentions and didn't drag it any further replying, "WHATEVER YOU WANT."

"Think once before you say that, Queen. I may ask something, which you won't be able to give me." She said all the words one by one, trying to scare the soul out of Estella, who didn't even flinch. But Valor surely was. Up to this moment, he wasn't aware of Estella being the Queen. He though of getting caught off between two women, both looked badass, one was a Witch, and the other a snake... No, Correction, Snake Queen. Shiver ran down his spine.

"I give you my word. Say whatever you want, lady Evanora. I am generous. I will not deny you of what you want." Estella made her words.

"Fine. I want all of your powers." Announced Evanora.

SHIT! What the hell she did just say? Was she out of her mind! Valor cross-questioned her,

"You already have so much powers. What more do you wish for?" His eyes clearly turned red and were burning, thinking the fact that this witch was trying to hurt his little rat indirectly.

"I want more. And she is the Virgin Snake Queen. Her powers will make me immortal and the most powerful. And Valor.." she took a long pause looking through his eyes which were almost darting towards her not to say anything rubbish, but she wasn't afraid. Was she!

"I guess she must know why she is here today."

"What do you mean?" Estella screeched.

"Hmm, looks like he didn't tell you. Let me enlighten you then." Standing up proudly from her spot, Evanora approached Estella slowly, step by step, emitting a smirk, and leaned closer to her ear whispering everything. Every f*****g thing about her past life, the fairy, Valor, everything.

Nothing except a disgusting look was plastered over Estella's face. Darting a murderous look towards Valor, who lowered his head downwards, she spitted out,

"Do you think you can force me by all this? Then you are wrong, Lady Evanora." This time Estella started to approach Evanora, who started to step backwards slowly, While Estella emitted her dangerous aura continuing,

I appreciate that you helped me. And I can give you anything. But giving up my powers is not in my hands. And don't you dare to threaten me, EVER!"

"I like your confidence. But would you still say the same after you look inside it?" Evanora questioned Estella, making the urn to appear magically in her hands and sliding it towards her, which made Estella frown hardly. She narrowed her eyes, scrunched her brows and peered into the contents of that urn with a softened gaze, only to get stunned. Her eyes turned lavatic and changed color immediately switching to dark, shining green. Both valor and Evanora notice this.

"Would you still say the same, Queen Estella!" Evanora mocked at her, and Valor took a swift moment to peek into the contents and was equally stunned to find a dead corpse of a huge snake stuffed into it. Without any doubt, he knew whom this corpse belonged to. He was still in daze, and couldn't believe his eyes, when a shrilling murderous voice ranted in his ears.

"YOU TREACHEROUS WITCH! You dare to capture my mother's corpse. I will not...." But she stopped when Evanora disappeared in the blink of an eyes, leaving the frowning Estella all alone with Valor, who didn't understand anything. He didn't know that Evanora could be so cunning and greedy for powers. But when did she perform this heinous act!!

"She took advantage of my emotional state. She deceived me. I will not let her go." Ranted Estella and shifted the other instant, revealing her snake form, a half snake-half human. Her eyes were bloody dark green emitting fury and murder, while her plams clenched tightly into fists. The sling possessed scales, which shined every now and then. This huge transformation made Valor dumbstruck. He had been a fairy. He had seen her transform earlier, but not like this ever. He was also scared now. Not paying any attention to him, Estella marched towards the magic room after using her power to find Evanora inspite of the fact that the Witch had cloaked herself.

Following the huge snake hybrid, Valor felt his feet and legs getting numb. He couldn't accept that she would ever blame him for all this stupidity of Evanora. The witch had been sitting inside the fire circle.

"Give me back my mother's corpse, right now. I won't punish you for this." Yelled Estella from the outer side of the circle.

Smirking cunningly, Evanora yelled back from inside the circle showing the urn,

"Come, and get it."

Just when Estella was about to step inside the circle, she was stopped by Valor, holding her wrist tightly urging her not to do so. But she just glared with a soul-piercing gaze, which made him retreat his hands. Just when her snake tail touched the fire circle, she cried in pain loudly and was thrown far away. Evanora laughed out loud,

"Looks like snake queen isn't that powerful as she bragged about. Am I right, Queen Estella?" Her mocking words were making Estella even more furious. She got up and tightened her fists, her nails digging into her soft flesh.

"You forced me for this." Saying that Estella closed her eyes, summoning all her powers to her core, and her sking flashed colors immediately. The scales which were faint greenish-blue earlier were now glowing in green and red colors, showing that she was totally stuffed with a very high energy. Her hair grew more longer and her tongue changed its appearance from a human one to the forked one, and a row of fangs appeared on both of her lower and upper jaws, while she was still half human.

Neither Valor, nor Evanora had witnessed anything like that in their whole lives. The witch still didn't take is seriously, and kept on chanting the spells using some stuffs, which she poured occasionally into the fire circle. Estella was about to attack her, when she felt a presence behind her. Her senses were way too strong now. She mind-linked with the presence and ordered, "Show yourself."

The presence immediately attained a humane form, but it was a soul, not a human. Before she could ask anything, the soul responded,

"If you want to pull her out of the fire circle, attack the circle from left corner where fire meets air. It's a slight creak. She will be vulnerable and you can step inside."

"I can still do it, without your help, whosoever you are." Estella's response didn't offend the soul, and it said,

"Yes, you can. But not without suffering a blow. My method will help you without letting yourself harmed. Rest is up to you." The soul announced and disappeared into thin air. In the mean time, Valor was still glued to his same earlier spot. He was now nothing but a vulnerable human, who could just wait and watch. While Evanora was happy thinking that Estella would soon surrender. But it was her biggest misconception.

Estella formed a ball out of her hands, which flickered in green color and threw it at the exact same spot where the soul pointed, along with using her tail to strike it. The fire circle which the witch made around herself to stop Estella, was shuddered in no moment. She was on her own now. Still she was the badass witch. How would she accept defeat!

Clutching the urn even more tightly, she spell bounded it with her magic hanging it in mid air, while prepared herself for a fight. But Estella's whole focus was over the urn which contained her mother's dead body. She promised her mother to find out about the truth before cremating her. But now, due to this greedy witch, everything was going off the track. She wasn't ready to pay this huge price.

When Estella was about to seize back the urn, Evanora attacked her in a swoosh, catching her off guard. The snake queen jolted because of the blow, but got a hold over herself quickly.

"Surrender, snake queen. I don't wish to kill you. I just want your powers. After that, you can take that urn and your mother's body." Evanora suggested.

"You are cunning. You cheated me. Took advantage of my emotional state. Cunningly stolen my mother's dead body. Why!! Just because you want my powers!! Then let me be straight, I WON'T GIVE IT TO YOUUU...." Saying that she attacked Evanora with her tail, pinning her to the ground and gluing her there.

While her hands reached for the urn. Strangely, she got it. Not paying any attention, she clutched it dearly and retrieved her mother's dead body. When she was about to hold the dead snake, her palms burner and she hissed in burning pain, throwing off the dead snake over the ground, only to find it disappeared. The moment she understood it, it was too late. She was caught up in the illusion magic. The burning pain took over all her body and she cried, winced loosing her hold over the Witch and shuddering herself over the ground.

Evanora quickly hauled up from her sit, and casted a spell to glue Estella in the same spot, caging her in an invisible boundary with one hand, and used the other one to pin down Valor who tried to make a move saying,

"Valor, she isn't your little rat. She is Estella. There is only a part of her soul in this girl. Don't let it take over you. And you girl, see, I was right about it. You are blessed with so much powers. But... tch tch tch tch .... You don't know how to use them. Those who are powerful should be emotional. And I am sorry to say, you are very emotional. But don't worry, I will take care of your powers. You can be happy in your world, and me in mine. We both will be happy." "You... are a fox, a backstabber Evanora. You caught me in illusion magic. Release me, then I will wreak havoc on you." Estella yelled on top of her lungs despite her body shuddering and her eyes staggering, ready to shit at any moment.

"Power comes with all that, Queen. You are a child. You will understand eventually. Now let's not waste any more time here." Saying that Evanora casted another spell and threw the red powder over Estella making her whimper even more. She cried out and groaned in pain loudly. Her whole body turned into a huge green snake, which could scare anyone off his wits. Slowly, the effect of magical spell took place and her skin peeled off, making her flinch even more in pain. She was growling more and more, and hissing. Evanora slowly sucked up the powers from her body, using her spells. One by one, the faint flickers emitted from Estella's body and entered in EVANORA's. Though the witch was strong and powerful, yet these new animalistic powers were making her weaker. The time when she was done absorbing every last ounce of energy and power off Estella, she herself plopped down over the ground, and laid there unconsciously.

The room turned into a cemetery. Utter silence crept into its every nook and corner. Valor was stunned, his throat dried, skin paled and his words died making him numb. Evanora dropped down unconscious, and Estella.... The huge green snake was now looking like a pale specimen lying over the ground with its eyes parted open and mouth agape, slowly turning into the human form.