The Crystal 2 by Jones M (reading cloud ebooks .txt) 📕

corner of Eva's castle. I looked below me, seeing the erwiches scattering like cockroaches, some even being blown up by the touch of a mere stardust.

It was like many bombs detonating within seconds. The erwiches kept exploding into flames, leaving soot as residue.

It was then that I realized Emery was killing the erwiches.

I spotted Tevix running away, but a fireball hit him. He screamed as flames licked his form before he exploded seconds later. 

I also watched in disbelief and shock as debris of the old castle was sent flying sideways. Parts of the castle were destroyed, pieces of the bricks smashing against the protection ball I was in. A tower in front of us was hit, turning towards my left and landing on a couple of erwiches who perished immediately.

The ball we were in began moving us away from the scene.

"No! Wait!" Liam screamed as we all turned to face Eva's castle. We were moved away from the castle, noticing the green transparent protection dome that had surrounded it. We couldn't see anything because it looked like there was a large cloud of dust in the covered area.

It was not even minutes later that a large explosion thundered from the site. It was so strong that it shook the ball the guys and I were in.

"EMERY!" some of us screamed. The dust being caged in the green dome began to settle. However, we were quickly moving away from the castle. I couldn't see Emery.

My eyes began welling up with tears.

Oh no. Did she—

It was a couple of seconds later when we were past the mountains that I saw a figure approaching. My eyes scrunched in confusion as I saw something flying towards us at a fast pace.

It was Emery.

"Is she--"

"EMERY!" I cut Selena off when my doubts were cleared. Emery was flying towards us with a grin on her face. We all cheered at her. 

"What?" I heard Bianca exclaim in shock, but I chose to ignore it. She must have been shocked like the rest of us were that Emery had survived whatever it is she did to the erwiches and erboons.

I turned my attention to the front, seeing that we were approaching the grassland that was near the mountains.

To my surprise, a couple of people were present and so was the Queen.

Emery's P.O.V

"Emery!" the Queen screamed in delight when she saw me. I landed on the ground just as the others landed with their own magical bubble.

I hugged Elizabeth.

"I was so worried about you! Did it work?" the Queen stared at me in question. I nodded with a smile.

"Yes, it did." I still couldn't believe it.

"What worked?" Erick and Justin asked as they approached us. Elizabeth smiled.

"Our plan worked! The erwiches and erboons are all gone!"

"WHAT?" the guys yelled in disbelief, including Bianca.

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An hour had passed, and the city of Crystalia was in a mood of celebration. There was a celebration being held in the castle over what had just occurred.

The Queen was outside the castle with Selena, Erick, Justin and me. We had taken a change of clothes to celebrate the special occasion.

"So let me get this straight," Erick spoke. "You spoke to my mother."

I nodded.

"You planned this whole thing with her."

I nodded again.

"Why didn't you involve me?" Erick asked with a frown. I rolled my eyes at him.

"You could have declared war or something, and you wouldn't even know how to keep a secret."

"I can! But how did you even do it?"

I sighed.

"I had a feeling the erwiches wouldn't miss a chance of having another evil crystal. So I had to do something to make them think I could turn evil."

"Wait. So that's why you shapeshifted to that evil form last week!" Selena said, and I nodded in agreement.

"So the Queen and I suspected that the erwiches would plan to kidnap me. If that were the case, we talked about how it could go. I had her talk to some of her trusted guards to help and to keep what I planned a secret."

"How did they know you were kidnapped? That we were all kidnapped?" Justin asked.

"Well, we decided that I would always carry a small enchanted stone wherever I went. It acted as a tracker that used magic to power it. If I was in an area where magic is banned, it would signal that I was kidnapped. It did, and so everything went to plan."

"But when did you know when to attack?"

"Um, you all heard me scream 'NOW!', right?"

People's mouths dropped open in understanding.

"So, the erwiches are completely gone?" Erick asked, and I nodded.

"You are sure?"

I nodded again.

"What if--"

"Erick, they are all dead. They all were there, and I knew they all wouldn't miss a chance to see their new queen. Besides, I would have known if someone remained."

Third Person's P.O.V

Eva had flown to earth to let Tevix convince Emery to turn evil. It was one of the endings she was hoping for the crystal. However, she was surprised by what she saw.

She was met by the sight of her ruined castle. Two of her towers were on the ground, the walls broken on impact.

"Tevix?" Eva called out, but there was no reply. She closed her eyes and tried to call some of her followers, but she received no reply. 

Eva thought it was her mind playing tricks on her. It was then that she noticed a hand underneath a couple of bricks. She grabbed it and tried to pull. She didn't need to exert a lot of force because the hand was only what it was: a hand. 

Eva used her powers to visualize everything that had happened when he was gone. It was a couple of minutes later that she realized all of her followers were dead.

She collapsed on her knees before letting out a scream filled with anguish.

 

 

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

 

Emery's P.O.V

The celebration in Crystalia was still ongoing. After the Queen and I had explained the plan of killing the erwiches to her sons, Selena and the members of the Ordinary Brothers, we decided to head towards the garden.

"Are you sure about this, your Majesty?" I asked the Queen as I stared at her with a worried expression.

"I am very sure about this. It is about time we remove the dome that surrounds this city," Elizabeth replied.

"But what about the erboons?" I asked her. "I am not sure I had gotten rid of all of them. Those who remained could fly to us and snatch us up if you remove the dome."
The Queen remained quiet, thinking over the words I had said.

"You're right," she said. "But I am still tired of this damn dome. What if we made a few changes?"

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion just as she started chanting a spell. Golden stardust appeared and spread from her palms. They flew towards the invisible dome, making it conspicuous by giving it a yellow glow.

I watched in amazement as the dome swiftly dematerialized to yellow stardust. They moved around the city, glowing harsher as they materialized into another dome. Unlike the previous one which had taken the shape of a hemisphere, the new one grew higher and higher, touching the clouds in the sky. It looked like an open cylinder. The glow quickly dissipated, making everything seem normal.

"I guess that could work," I told the Queen. She smirked at me before walking towards a group of witches who had called her.

Selena's P.O.V

"Guys, we need to talk," I told Justin and Erick as soon as the new dome was formed. They looked at each other, and then at me in confusion. I walked towards the entrance of the castle, knowing that they would follow me.

We walked at a fast pace towards the main study room. Once we were in it, Justin closed the door. My eyes shifted from Justin to Erick and then back again.

"Erick, how long have you been in love with me?" I asked him. Justin's eyes widened in shock as Erick tensed.

It had been a topic I wanted to discuss. I had doubted it when Emery had told me, and so it had been easy for me to dismiss it. But when Tevix had mentioned it as he threatened to kill me, it made me think about it again. If what he had said was true...

Honestly, I did not know what to feel with the information.

"Look. I need to know because I would it hate it if I ruined the relationship between you two."

"Selena, you don't have to worry too much--" Justin spoke.

"I'm sorry, Justin, but I feel like we need to talk about this. I mean, your brother has feelings for me! I don't want to hurt him when he sees us together."

My eyes shifted to the King, but he refused to look at me.

"How do you even feel about this, Justin?"

Justin remained quiet for a moment.

"I don't know," he replied. "I don't know what to feel, okay? I'm mad that my brother wants you , and I also feel sad for him. Why didn't you tell me, Erick?"

Erick remained quiet, not meeting our gazes.

"Erick," I spoke, turning to face the king, "are you even sure that you are in love with me?" Erick's eyes briefly flashed with an emotion that I couldn't decipher.

"I'm not," he replied quickly. "It was all lies. What Emery and the erwich said were lies."

"But--" I went to speak, but he cut me off.

"They read me wrong. The two of you don't have to worry about me because I don't have feelin gs for you."

I had no idea why, but I felt like a knife had stabbed my heart.

"There is a party that I would like to get back to. I told you the truth, and I would want us to drop this subject. Okay?"

After a pause, I replied, "Okay."

Erick nodded his head at us before exiting the room.

I had no idea why, but I felt like something broke inside me. The fast way Erick had dismissed the subject made it known that he indeed did not love me. 

"So, can we go back to the party?" Justin stated. My eyes focused on him, and I was surprised that I had forgotten he had been in the room.

"Sure," I told him with a smile that seemed forced. He smiled back at me, and we were soon heading out of the room.

Emery's P.O.V

"I hate this bitch," I commented once I entered the Queen's study room. 

I spotted Bianca lying on a plush lime-green sofa. After a spell had been chanted to knock her out and to wipe the memories of the recent erwich attack, she was brought into the room. Of all the places they could have brought her, they decided to bring her to a room that belonged to the Queen.

They decided to bring her in Crystalia.

Apart from her, the members of the Ordinary Brothers and Erick were present.

"What are we going to do?" Erick asked. "Everyone saw the erwiches attack us. How are we going to wipe out their memories and the evidence?"

"Calm down," I told him. "This issue can be fixed. It will take a lot more power to wipe the memories and evidence of the erwiches being on earth, and so I need more than one witch."

"How many?" Logan asked with a curious expression.

"Perhaps twenty," I guess. His eyes widened in shock.

"I'll