Forever Destined To The Silver Shadow

Celestia's POV: 

I wasn't able to sleep even after the witch gave me a healing potion. Because the pain was not in my head, it was in my heart! I wasn't able to stop crying. 

Theo is my enemy! He is trying to bring darkness to this realm. I should be against him. But still, my heart needs his affection. My soul craves his touch and kisses. What is wrong with me? Why do I desire him even after knowing the truth about him?

I am not under enchantment right now. I was hit by the arrow, which was dipped in the Unicorn's blood. I should be free from all those illusions! So it is not just the enchantment. I am really attracted to Theo! 

Daviana told me that he is trying to control me in the name of love. What if that is the truth? Is he pretending to be in love with me? These questions kept running on my mind. 

I curled my fingers tightly and tried to control my emotions. These are just feelings! My feelings don't matter at all. Because I am the Dawn… and my people are relying on me. 

I can't let them down just because of the feelings I have for Theo. I have already sinned a lot, and I have made a lot of mistakes. Now it is on me to correct it. 

I have to stop Theo somehow. But I still don't know how I could do that. People say that I am even more powerful than Theo. But I don't feel like I am that powerful. Do I really have Angelic powers within me? 

I unleashed my Angelic powers a little when I was battling with the Demon princess Lilin. But I was able to do that only because Theo helped me. 

But Theo can control both light and dark forces. The Demon Princess Lilin herself trained Theo in mastering the Dark Force. How can someone match Theo's capabilities?

No one can stop him! Only the Holy Aiden can do it! That is why I was about to pray to the Sun God this morning, but Theo interrupted me. Now, what more can I do? My heart is broken, and my people are having a lot of expectations of me. 

At that moment, I felt his presence. Theo was standing beside my bed, and he was watching me. When did he get here? Since he can appear from one place to another through the air, it is easy for him to get here in a second. I wish I had that power! But only the Sirens are blessed with that power. 

Theo wasn't smiling at me as he used to when he looked at me. "Were you crying?" he asked me.

How did he find out that I was crying? Perhaps he is just bluffing. I remember the last time when he saw me crying. He got so furious at me, and he punished me for that. I can't admit to him that I was crying! 

I immediately shook my head in denial. "No, I wasn't crying. I am fine!"

Theo strode closer to the bed. I tried to get up from the bed, but he pushed me back and made me lie down on the mattress. But his eyes were not on me. He was glaring at the red mattress. 

Then I realized that the mattress was scattered with white pearls that were formed out of my tears. There were a lot of pearls! Why did I cry so much? Theo took a handful of pearls and glared at me furiously. 

"So you have begun to lie to me now as I am not able to read your mind?" Theo asked me. 

"No, but….."

"How many times do I have to tell you, Celestia. I die a little every time you cry. You promised me that you would tell me about everything that bothers you. But you are secretly punishing yourself by concealing the truth," he said and took a step back from the bed. 

Theo then stared at the white pearls intensely. "You know that I die a little whenever you cry. But I don't think that you care about me at all. If you really love me, then you won't be hiding things from me."

"No, that is not true," I cried out. But Theo didn't listen to me. He vanished in white fumes even before I could explain myself to him. 

I don't know why Theo doesn't want me to cry. Maybe he loves me so that he can't see me cry. Whatever! He is mad at me now. I got down from the bed and changed into a blue gown that was strapless and knee-length. 

Theo likes it when I wear a short gown, and he might forgive me. After I got out of my room, I realized that Theo could be anywhere in this big castle. How can I find him here? 

I kept walking in the long hallway in a random direction. Just then, I ran into the white witch in the hallway, who offered me a potion. She gave me a warm smile. Her kindness reminded me of Daviana. 

"Are you okay now, dear?" she asked me. 

I nodded immediately. "I am fine now. And can you please tell me where Theo is?" 

She stiffed when I mentioned Theo. "Lord Silver Shadow is in the room of artifacts along with the former Lord Arcadia," she replied. 

I almost forgot that people here had accepted him as their Lord. I thanked her and rushed downstairs. I thought of entering the room, but I didn't do that as I heard Theo arguing with Arcadia. 

I pressed my ear against the quartz door of the artifacts room and overhead their conversation.

"Silver Shadow, you have to wait at least a couple of days before you can make the next attack. You won't get a smooth victory in the Valley lands. A lot of them in that land are against you," I heard Arcadia say.

"Then it is going to be an exciting challenge for me! I have been waiting for challenges like this my whole life. Once I step into the Valley lands, all the Mages will be made to surrender to me," Theo said. 

I tried hard to control my gasp. Theo has already planned his next attack. And I have no idea how to stop him! At that moment, I heard footsteps arriving closer to the door. 

I immediately moved away from the door. Arcadia got outside of the room. He bowed to me, and after that, he left the place. 

"Why are you here, my sweetness? Have you decided to come clean to me?" Theo raised a question when he spotted me. 

I realized that there is no use in concealing the truth anymore. Maybe if I tell him to stop doing this, he might listen to me…....