Chapter 232: First Attempt To Awakening
Madeline and Cassian returned to the house after speaking with Osvaldo and Napoleon. The first place Madeline went to was the secret passage she had discovered in the library, and she placed a burning lamp on the ground, brightening the secret room and revealing all the symbols that had been neatly carved onto the wall.
She could feel an air of magic run through her veins whenever she stepped in here. It sparked her energy and made her feel determined to learn it. If her Mother can do it, then she sees no reason why she can’t learn the barrier spell herself.
With her arms crossed, she walked around the circled room, studying each hand pattern on the wall that Napoleon had told her about. There were a lot of things that she never knew her Mother was capable of doing, for example, carving such detailed magical patterns on a wall, and since the steps were quite vivid, it didn’t look difficult to learn.
Her mind crossed to the familiar face of Jeremy who stood outside the palatial building. It could be possible that it wasn’t Jeremy, but someone impersonating him. As far as she knows, Jeremy never possessed those red eyes, and the thought of it never failed to make her shudder.
"What are you doing Maddie?!" She scolded herself, giving her body a mental shake to snap out of her negative thoughts. "You can do this, you have nothing to be afraid of. A lot of lives depend on you, Cas’s freedom depends on you, and I’m sure both my Mother’s blessings are with me."
She took a deep breath after using the words from her mouth to motivate herself. Taking a step back and feeling her courage build gradually, Madeline tried to picture the same hand pattern on the wall.
She sat on the ground with both of her legs crossed, but she made sure to cover her legs properly with the hem of her gown keeping her modesty intact. After getting comfortable in that position, Madeline closed her eyes briefly to connect with the power that was deep within her reach.
She remembered Osvaldo and Napoleon’s words, the spell they had told her to memorize before taking the patterns on the wall into practice.
As she quietly chanted the spell, a certain lad showed up in the secret passageway, watching her. He had searched the whole house for the young woman before deciding to come here, but he was met with the sight of his lovely wife, practicing her powers using meditation.
Unknown to Madeline, the young lad had made his way in front of her, and he quietly took his seat on the ground, facing her. With his back leaning against the wall, he watched her try to concentrate with all of her might, which looked funny and adorable as she squinted her eyes tight, until she let out a displeasurable hiss.
"Why can’t I-- ahh!! What are you--??" Madeline’s eyes snapped open, nearly jumping out of her own skin when she noticed a pair of Amber-brown eyes watching her, and her heart that already got stuck to her throat slowly returned to its position after seeing it was Cassian.