章節 6: VI · Rules Made to be Broken
Mass release: 1/25
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Jade and Peridot were having the time of their lives, reminding every single damn time that she was wrong, that she should have listened to them, that even though the outcome was good since they wanted her in Alexandrini, which they had been fighting about for years, she fell in the hands of that maniac who wanna use her to kill her father, because she stubbornly didn't hear them.
They are certainly in the right to say that.
Nevertheless she believes she's also in the right to find it annoying and shut them down by putting on the ear pods and listening Pour It Up by Rihanna, her favorite singer thanks to how Saoirse added 12/111 songs of her in the small playlist she had made for Emerald. Something Emerald will not get rid of just because she saw the truth in her ex-friend.
She only took the left ear pod when Dior came back from her office where she had gone to get more of her notebooks for Emerald. "How is your lust perfume potion going, Em?" Dior got back to calling her that after she warned her not to call her changeling anymore, because she may be reckless and a bitch, but she likes to stay unscathed more.
And Emerald already got tired of telling her to not call her Em, as that nickname is definitely better than being called a changeling, "It's done, I made ten small bottles," I'mma sell it in Alexandrini for sure.
Dior's eyes widened, "You managed to make it enough for ten lil bottles, even though you used the same amount of ingredients we use for just one bottle?" And there was awe in those blue eyes.
This have been happening for those four days, how is she even still surprised? "Yeah. I'mma keep it too, since I made it."
"Give me one," Dior bargained. "For the ingredients you used."
"Is that someone you wanna seduce?" Emerald said mischievously.
Dior's cheeks turned bright red, "I just wanna test how potent it is. Since all the other potions you've been doing are really effective."
"Mmhm," she scoffed and handed the first bottle she filled in. It's the least potent one, no way I'mma give this maniac the last one, it's the most potent, since the ingredients were mixed in the bottom the longest. "There, it's the last one," she lied.
"The last one is the most potent," Dior's grin widened maniacally. "I only heard legends of before the changelings were allowed to live longer, how they were able to use all kinds of magic even better than the naturals. Seeing it actually happen is absolutely insane, how amazing. You managed to get my recipes and make it 10 times more potent than me, without even trying. This will be really useful," then she kissed the heart-shaped small recipient. "I can't wait to try this on together with your jar for the love and lust bath ritual!"
Nyx have mercy on the poor souls this maniac is targeting. "Tell me how effective it was later, I'm also kinda curious to see if it's potent." If it is, I'll be able to sell for a salty price. And an even saltier price if I sell it as a combo with the jars for the love and lust bath ritual. I'mma be rich.
Dior narrowed her eyes in excitement, "You gonna sell it?"
"What? You thought I was gonna use this?" She mocked. Making use of love and lust potions of any kind to be with somebody you're into? Nyx help us, that's some shitty kind of violation. It's magical aphrodisiac. I would never do this, and I would be pissed off if anyone dared to use it on me. But as long as I'm not a victim, I couldn't care less. "Why? Can't I?"
The maniac witch tilted her head, "Alexandrini has a police against love and lust potions of any kind, but there's a secret market going between the students under the nose of the supervisors. Many supervisors can be bought, especially the ones with a frustrated love life. They teach how to make a less strong one, consumable through the mouth, but don't let the students use it. It's one of the rules."
"Some rules are made to be broken," she grinned mischievously.
And for the first time, they actually had a moment of understanding between each other, and Dior realized with excitement that the girl in front of her was going to spread pure havoc in Alexandrini and possibly claim all the top spots in everything. Just the thought of someone under her throwing the bastard kids of the Phoenix faction down, made her overjoyed. "If any-thing happens about you doing this, I'll get my people to cover it up for you. Feel free to break as many rules in there as you can. It'll be interesting."
I'm definitely gonna use her, but she ain't using me. "I will."
"Good, good," she purred. "You managed to excel in the hardest type of spell for all greens, Emerald, you have my respect for that. Love is a dangerous thing to play with, but I can tell in my bones yours will be more potent than anyone ever made. I'll make good use of it. Now," she pointed to the books, "take these with all the others with you, but be careful, most of these spells," she paused her hand over the books, "are dangerous to deal with in the making, and one needs years of training to get them."
That means I can't be seen with them. "Then I'll translate them to my grimoires in my code language, and hand them back to you, so I won't be seen with them, and no one will be able to read them, since only I know this language," it was the first mom taught me how to write and read, she made it herself, only her and dad knew, but it's not like he's gonna get his hands on my grimoires. "It'll be safe."
"Can you do that in the remaining three hours we have before we have to leave to Alexandrini?" Dior asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"I'm quick with the pen," it was all Emerald said.
"Then do it," she nodded. "Ah," she paused before she could leave her alone again, "Did you also learn the main four bath oil recipes?"
A nod, "For divination, inspiration, cold care, and women's bath." She pointed her sharp left index nail now polished in glittery silver to the side of the workshop, where ten jars of each were paused. "I'm taking them with me too. They will be easier to sell."
"I'll take one of each as a lil tax for the ingredients and to test them out, yeah?" When she said that, Emerald stood up and picked the bottles she had filled first of each and set on the table for her. "I'll get you a magic bag with a spatial incantation that you will be able to put everything you want inside, and it'll still look normal and weight like nothing. I'm sure you will get your hands in the single room the strongest student brought by will be presented with, because I doubt anyone will be as strong as you in there. That will be essential, especially in the Snake House headquarters."
Fuck yes, I was scared of having a bitchy roommate. "Essential?"
"Each room in the Snake House has a lab-like kitchen for the green witch or wizards to prepare and test their spells, since greens are famous for it, as well as for poisons," she pointed at the three phtalo green books at the bottom of the pile.
Emerald's eyes widened, "Those are about poisons?" And she was unable to hide the sheer excitement with the idea from your face. Hell to the yeah. This will be amazing to deal with anyone who tries to kill me or some shit. Damn, seems like it's one of the few upsides of being with this maniac. Who else would be crazy enough to put three grimoires on poison at the hands of someone like me?
"You have an upper hand on these, already," Dior beamed, excited with Emerald's wicked excitement, since Saoirse hates poisons and refused to learn about it, focusing on other things, as she's terrible at them.
Of course, I do. "My blood," she licked her lips.
"Your blood!" Dior grinned. "If you pour a lil drop of your blood in any of the poisons or healing potions you want to make, focusing on what you want to achieve with the poison, how strong you want the magic in your blood to be, you might even become a pupil of the Poison Master in there."
She pressed her lips together, "Who's him?"
"Grayson Qin. He's Welsh-Chinese, his Chinese birth name's Qin Shi Huang. He's 195 years old, but he looks 35 as the stronger you are, the slowest you age, and he's strong, Em," Dior sat down, so serious it made Emerald tense. "He's a green-red wizard, but he hates everyone and he's the hardest teacher in Alexandrini, he teaches there since he was 25 year old, back when we graduated at 16, before going up to 18, then to 20, and later to 23. In the war, he got into self-isolation to stay away from all red and greens, because he really does hate all of them. And no one ever got a perfect grade with him. That crone is the oldest person in Alexandrini."
Damn, he must be awesome. "No one? Never in 170 years?"
"Never. However," she grinned, "no changeling ever went there. Changeling nature aside, it's been millennials since a star or a death witch was recorded, both self-destroyed themselves long ago because of their evil nature. You are something entirely new, never seen before, and you have the kind of innate generational talent no one can get to, even if they train their entire lives for it. If you get in his good side, you will be safe from your father's clutches, even if he learns you're there."
"Does he hate you too?" She couldn't help asking.
Dior scowled, "Oh, he does. I hate him too, but he will be the best asset for you to have if you wanna survive in there. And I need you alive for me to get that fucker killed," she passed a hand over her ginger hair and Emerald couldn't help noticing how painfully gorgeous she is.
As pretty as maniacally vicious. That means I'll also be safe from her if I get on his good side. "What do I have to do to get under his wing?"
"Emerald," Dior leaned closer, "you are majestically talented when you don't even try. So, try your hardest to be the best at every assignment he gives you, and he will test you, especially when he realizes you are not normal, because he will realize. I can't guide you on it, because I was never enough to get on his good side, no one ever was," she chuckled. "You have the power to humiliate everyone who ever studied with him, by getting a perfect grade, which you will, because you do everything perfect even if you don't know exactly what you're doing."
"Will it help that I'm fluent in Chinese?"
"You're fluent in Chinese?" Dior blinked surprised.
"I hid in China for half a year in a old city full of elders. I got fluent in it after two weeks," she rolled her shoulders. "The elder woman who took me in was a severe black witch, she was kinda mean, but she taught me lots of Chinese recipes, and other stuff. Her daughter also taught me Kung Fu in order for me to do her English school assignments for her and for me to take care of her chores, and they named me Jiang Jiaying." They were both maniacs actually, and enjoyed humiliating me and beating me up, which got them both dead after I had an outburst after Jiang Qingge, old Jiang Mingxia's daughter beat me up almost to unconsciousness. I was 12.
"You know Chinese and Kung Fu?"
She ain't the brightest, is she? "Yeah." I know 11 martials arts.
"That will definitely come in handy. If you get into the gym and gain more weight and strengthen your muscles, you will be able to take down, hand-to-hand, anyone who try to mess with you, bully you and all!" She took a deep breath and stood up again. "What else will you take with you to Alexandrini?"
"My 35 tea blends. I made 20 of each," she pointed to the big pile of smaller jars with dried mixes. "I just wanted to do two of each, and it end up like that," she chuckled anxiously, still shocked. "I'll also take the oil infusion for wishes," she pointed to the pile with 19, since Dior had taken one of them for herself the day before. "The 6 magical waters, 10 bottles of each," her nail went to where she had set those jars. "And the 5 different spell jars I made, 10 of each," it's actually 6 different types, but I hid the love spell jars, because that one came out so strong the scent made my nose itchy, and I'm not letting this maniac anywhere near those. "And the seeds of 20 different herbs and 10 different flowers to plant there."
"Insanely productive," Dior gasped under her breath. "Alright. I'll get five space bags just in case. If you get the single room, which you will, you will get a private balcony where you will be able to make a little garden to plant wherever you need. I'll be back in three hours with the bags, the eyeglasses, and the restraining bracelets and anklets. Be done with all my grimoires, and with packing by then," then she turned her eyes to the twin emerald serpents, who had their eyes set on her, wary. "Poisonous?"
"Lethal. Wanna test them?" Emerald purred menacingly.
Dior swallowed, "I'm good. Keep it up." Then she left.
["Sssssshe reakssssss of innocent deaths,"] Jade hissed.
["Do not dare to trusssssst thisssssss excusssssse of a human being, witchling. Sssssshe isssss ussssing you, with bad intentionsssss!"]
"I won't, became I'm using her too," she grinned viciously.
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