Mystical Encounters 25 Chapter 25

"Still lacking!" I shouted.

Ivy raised both of her hands towards me. The long thin vines grew taller than she tried at first. I jumped away until her vines stopped growing. When my feet reached the gra.s.s, a dark purple smoke surrounds the ground that appeared out of nowhere, or it didn't really appear out of nowhere.

The poison from her vines is so strong that a gloomy aura started to release. Sweat rolled down my face. A poison that emits an aura meant that its effects would be worse than anyone could imagine.

"What a dangerous living element," I thought to myself. It's a good thing that Ivy is not one of my enemies, because it would add another headache for me.

"We should stop for now. You're doing your best Ivy!" I said.

She nodded at me and those poisonous vines disappeared. Then I looked towards Elis, and I almost shake my head when I saw him resting in one of the castle's benches outside.

"Such a lazy guy," I said.

I didn't bother him anymore. He's a grown-up living element after all, so I'll let him pa.s.s with my strict training for this day.

"Irvene, I have to trouble you today," Sister Adelaine said. I saw her walked towards me in the castle's training grounds, while a female servant is beside her.

"What is it, Sister?" I asked. It's weekend today, and I finished training with my contracted living elements, so it will not bother me that much.

"Well, it's just some small things. Follow me," she said.

She goes back inside the castle and I followed her. I didn't insist on asking her and shrugged. I would know it anyways.

**

I frowned when I saw the familiar door in front of us. I have been away in this huge castle for a whole year that I almost forgot how things work here. The female servant swiftly opened the door, while Sister Adelaine pushed me inside the room that I didn't have the time to react.

"You won't be escaping this time Irvene," she said. I even heard her laugh. Sister Adelaine might be cheering inside her mind because she succeeded to fool me today for clothes fitting.

I remembered how I successfully escape from them whenever they tried to bring me inside this room. This strange room is in a spell where a person can't possibly go outside when he entered this place without the permission of the person who cast it.

Father taught my brother about this spell whom by any chance, came up for this crazy idea.

I sighed deeply. The restriction of my magic caused it even harder to escape from them.

This place is specially made for me who always avoid clothes fitting, and I have a truly acceptable reason why I don't want it.

A few female servants and Ms. Kaila Helios, a famous tailor from a well-known family of our country welcomed me. Some mannequins in exquisite formal dresses also surrounded the room.

"It's been a long time, Lady Irvene," Ms. Kaila said. She smiled afterward.

She works here in Soul'e castle to design our clothes and also the other workers in the castle. A trusted person who knew about my true ident.i.ty and the same age as my sister, so they're both five years older than me. Twenty-two years old ladies who will make me wear dresses I don't want. That thought made me cringe.

"We should start then," Sister Adelaine said.

Ms. Kaila walked near me with her measuring tape and started measuring my body.

"I have enough clothes in my closet, Sister. I don't need new ones," I said.

"You're wrong Irvene. The clothes in your wardrobe were already old and there's an important occasion that would be held after this month ends," Sister Adelaine said.

"What occasion?" I asked.

"Why would you forget about it? Your Brother Mavien would announce to everyone about him being an official ruler to our country," she explained.

So that's the reason for this urgent fitting.

"And your presence there is important," she said.

"I understand," I said. That day would definitely change everything for me.

After Ms. Kaila finished taking my body measurements, she picked up a dress from the mannequin and do some magic on it.

"Here, change your clothes," she said. She gave a dress to me.

"I-I didn't need to change though," I said.

I saw Sister Adelaine snapped her fingers. Suddenly, my dress changed in a second. This dress reached six inches above my knees and is slightly fitted and it's a combination of red and white color. It is also designed with some intricate golden lines.

I frowned even more. This why I don't like fitting clothes with them.

"I'm right, it definitely suits you!" They both said in unison.

"Why does this one suit me almost perfectly? You only got my body measurements a while ago," I asked.

"It's my new spell! That dress seemed normal but it has magical attributes suited for you," Ms. Kaila said enthusiastically.

"And you'll wear those dress from now on. My personal servant will bring the other similar dresses to your room once it's made, " Sister Adelaine said.

This would be my worst day ever but I won't let the other days be like this. A grin flashed through my lips. A black cloak designed with white lines appeared from my hands in an instant. I wear it immediately. The cloak reached my knees.

Perfect.

"I just have to think that you still wear that dress under the cloak," Sister Adelaine said.

Now, it's their turn to make a frown on their faces.

Since they already finished making me their doll,

they let me get outside this suffocating room. As much as possible, I don't wish to come back to that place.

**

I'm walking through the hallway on the second floor of the castle that leads to my room when Vaughn and Sid saw me. They are obviously giving me weird glances.

"Why are you wearing a cloak?" Sid asked.

"Did you get into a fight?" Vaughn followed.

"It's actually not. You know, clothes fitting with Sister Adelaine," I said.

After I said that, Sid filled the quiet hallway with his loud laughter. They have stayed at this castle for a long time, and they knew how I always act towards that.

I did my best to ignore Sid and return to my own room. Hmp.

**

The weekend pa.s.sed easily and the crowd of students welcomed us on the first day of another week. However, it's a bit different from our usual routine at the school.

All the students from first to six levels are gathered at the school's biggest field. It's called the Magic Arena.

"Good morning students! All of you are gathered through this day to announce your most awaited event!" An instructor said.

"Today will be the first day of Magic battle compet.i.tion!"