Forever Destined To The Silver Shadow

Celestia's POV: 

Davania was hiding behind the lilac bushes. What is she doing here? If the castle guards spot her, she might end up in big trouble. She called me out again. 

I ran to the bushes and knelt on the grass beside her. The lilac flowers and the green leaves were so dense that they completely concealed both of us. And the tall pine oak trees around us aided us as a camouflage. 

I turned around to see if any of my other friends were there. To my surprise, Daviana was all alone. "Why are you here?" I said in a shallow tone as I didn't want to startle the Mage guards patrolling the castle. 

"Celestia," she said and touched my arm. "How are you feeling now? Were you able to see the truth after Edwin shot you with the Arrow?"

Her questions made me even more confused than I was already before. Theo told me that everything I saw after I got hit by the Arrow was not real. But now Daviana is telling me something different! Who should I believe?

I almost didn't notice that Daviana had placed her hand on my arm. She must be reading my thoughts right now. Daviana was quiet for a while and said," Why are you not answering?"

"But I thought that you were reading my mind," I replied. 

"Celestia, I won't be able to read your mind for a few days. So you have to speak out everything," Daviana clarified. 

That is what Theo said to me too! Even he wasn't able to read my mind. "Can you please tell me about that arrow? Why do I feel differently after getting hit by that?"

Daviana took a deep breath before she spoke. She took her hand from my arm and said, "The three arrows that hit you were dipped in the Unicorn's blood."

I gasped after hearing what she said. Unicorns are very sacred creatures, and their blood has the power to heal everything. They live in the spirit realm, and it is almost impossible to summon a Unicorn. But Father Oberon has a vial of Unicorn's Blood in his treasure room. 

"So Darius stole the Unicorn blood from Father Oberon just for me?" I gasped. 

Daviana nodded immediately. "Exactly! Darius went against his father just to help you see the truth. So please, Celestia. Don't ignore the reality and repeat the mistakes that you made in the past."

So everything that I saw was true? But my friends could be deceiving me too. They have already tried to separate Theo and me before. 

I replayed the events in my mind that happened to me at midnight. After I dropped the Saber of Venom on the ground, I got hit by the arrows. Those arrow tips were Silver in color, and they didn't hurt me. 

It is evident that the arrow was dipped in the Unicorn's blood! That's why I wasn't harmed. The only thing that I experienced after the arrow hit me was that my mind was rushing with many thoughts. So what I saw is the truth! 

They say that the hardest thing to accept is defeat and the truth. I realize that now. I wasn't able to breathe normally after that. The feeling of guiltiness was strangling my neck. 

"I have sinned so much! Even an eternity wouldn't be enough for me to wash away my sins," I screamed. Daviana placed her hand on my mouth and silenced me. 

"Celestia, you were under the enchantment. It wasn't the real you. So don't be hard on yourself. You still have the time to change everything," Daviana declared. 

I wanted to laugh out loud at the joke she made. It is too late. He already has complete control over me. "I pledged to him that I would be his lady love for all eternity," I blurted out. "I will never be able to stand up against him. "

Daviana listened patiently to everything I said. I wasn't even able to look at her. I gazed down at the green grass as the Sun slowly began to rise. I let everybody down. I let myself down! 

"Do you want to know why the Silver Shadow has enchanted you?" Daviana asked me. 

I shook my head immediately as I didn't know the answer. He told me that he loves me, and I feel that his love for me is real. But he also lied and manipulated me! So I don't know what is going on in his mind. 

"Because Celestia, you are the only one who is more powerful than him in all the three realms. That is why he has you under his spell because he is that intimidated by you."

Daviana's justification was not wholly believable. "I agree that Theo is deceiving me, but I don't think he sees me as a threat. He just wants to own me as his prized possession," I said. 

"No, he sees you as a real threat," Daviana argued with me. "That is why he doesn't want you to think independently. He has imprisoned you in the name of love and made you so vulnerable."

So his love is a lie?!!!!! All those sweet words of his were a lie! That hurt me the most than the rest of the things he did to me. I didn't even have the strength to cry anymore. 

"Listen to me carefully, Celestia. Since the Arrow of Truth hit you, you are temporarily free from all the enchantments for now. But within a few days, this shield will wear off, and he will be able to read your thoughts again. You have to find a way to stop him before he could do that. Or else it will be too late for everyone. The Silver Shadow will become the King of three realms, and there will be darkness everywhere!"

"But how can I stand up against him?" I cried out. 

"You have to do it, Celestia. You are the Dawn, and we all are relying on you," she said and got up from the ground. I almost didn't notice that a portal was opened behind the pine-oak trees. She glanced at me for the one last time, and after that, she was gone. 

She told me that my shield would break off within a few days. So I would have to fix everything before that? It seems like an impossible task! But also, I can't give up. I should find a way to stop him. 

I realized that no one could help me. Only the Almighty Holy Aiden can help me. I faced in the direction of the Sun and closed my eyes while I was still kneeling on the ground. 

"My love, what are you doing here?" he said, just when I was about to talk to God. 

My heartbeat quickened when I heard his voice. When did he arrive here? Did he see me speaking to Daviana?