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The crack of wood burning in the fire was loud in the silence of the room of the old mansion. The crystal chandelier glowed illuminating the features of the three present entities, a woman and two children.
The mother was standing in front of the sofa where the twins met, the firelight shining behind her, intensifying her regal presence.
Josette Parker positioned herself in front of her daughters, a blonde and a brunette, both gazing anxiously at the mother.
"Since completing the first decade of life,the Council members think it is appropriate for you to know about some of our Coven rituals." The mother began, her arms locked in her back, her erect posture, the cracking of fire accompanying the tone of her voice.
The girls said nothing, they knew better than raising their voices in serious moments like this.
"The most significant and indispensable of these rituals is the so-called The Merge ."
The name seemed to arouse the children's interest, sitting on the big red couch.Jo Parker arched a brow. She directed the palm of her left hand to the gigantic tapestry on top of the fireplace.With a small movement of her fingertips the light of the room shone brighter , the twins watched intently.
"Due to the fact that twins are the first in line for our Coven's lead, they are coerced to perform The Merge , where their magic are interconnected and absorbed by the stronger twin."
The woman paused to let out a breath, "Only the strongest twin survives the spell, completely absorbing the magic of the other." She glanced at the two girls in front of her, the blonde named Elizabeth Briar Parker, nicknamed Lizzie, who was cringing as she looked at her fearful mother. What caught her eye was the other dark-haired twin, named Josette Adena Parker II , nicknamed Josie. The child looked peculiarly at the tapestry above the scaffold, clutching the upholstered sofa so hard that the knots of her little fingers turned white.
The tapestry showed the profile of two people, one man and one woman face to face, and holding hands with blood dripping from it. Above them was a lunar eclipse, a blood moon, which cast a red light on the two. Around the figures were the members of the Coven, who surrounded them in a circle holding hands, all dressed in red robes.
Jo Parker gulped at the determined look in her daughter's brown eyes, and tried to forget the fact that those same eyes reminded her of him.
"The ritual is unstoppable, the deadline is until the eighteenth birthday of the first-born twins. Your training starts tomorrow."
Josie Adena Parker II bit her lip, and at that moment, she was sure that her relationship with her sister would not be the same.