Chapter 169: Chapter 169: The Brighter the Light, the Darker the Shadow (III)


    Madam Harsetti chuckled seeing this little girl immediately lose her eagerness just because that cursed beast fell in love with someone else.


    She used her cane to lift Aria''s head once again and said, "Don''t be sad, little girl. He might be in love with that woman, but that doesn''t mean he cannot fall out of love, or get bored of her. Because she is not his fated mate."


    "Fated mate..."


    "Yes, I told you that the cursed beast cannot identify his fated mate, right? However, the cursed beast will be drawn into a pure-hearted woman. Since that woman you mentioned before is also a witch, there is no way she has a pure heart. The first condition to be a witch is to have a dark heart full of hatred and self-loathing."


    "Yes! There is no way that crippled woman has a pure heart! Her heart is filled with jealousy towards me, and also self-loathing because she has a deformed leg!" Aria insisted, which the Great Witch found funny because Aria only made it even more obvious that she had all the qualities she mentioned just now.


    "Then, it won''t be difficult to steal the cursed beast from her. In fact, she might''ve used the same trick that I''m about to tell you," Madam Harsetti grinned. "If you want to make love with the cursed beast, then this is the only way to do it. Listen carefully."


    Like a diligent student, Aria stared at Madam Harsetti in full focus, waiting for instruction.


    "The cursed beast cannot identify his fated mate. But he is blindfolded, right?" "Y-yes, he is blindfolded."


    "That''s because his gaze will kill anyone on sight. If you ever stare at him right in the eye, your heart will stop beating instantly," Madam Harsetti exined. "The only one who will be immune to his eyes is his fated mate. I can teach you a spell that can turn you blind for ten seconds. With the help of an illusion, it will look like your eyes are functioning normally to other people. You can fool the cursed beast by asking him to take off his blindfold and stare at him with your blind eyes."


    Aria was joyful knowing this secret, "Then please teach me that!"


    "Careful, little girl. This spell is an advanced one. Not because it''s difficult, but because the cursed beast will nullify any illusion when he opens his eyes. You need to be a Great Witch first if you want to seed. On top of that, you need to obtain something from his body as a requirement. It can be his hair, saliva, sweat, tears, or anything else," Madam Harsetti continued. "Do you know what the requirement is to be a Great Witch?''


    "I need to sacrifice someone I truly love. It can be my parents, lover, or children," Aria repeated what she read in the Necronomicon. "But, Madam... I don''t understand what love is. How am I supposed to sacrifice my mother when I don''t even know if I love her or not?"


    "That is your homework, little girl. One of the most important feelings for a witch is despair. Sacrificing your loved one is the biggest despair you will ever get. Try to learn how to love your mother before killing her, alright?" Madam Harsetti chuckled. "Don''t worry, I won''t let you leave this dream empty-handed. After all, fifty sacrifices is no small feat."


    Madam Harsetti tapped the ground with her cane again, and a ne with an emerald pendant appeared in front of Aria.


    "Take that ne. It''s my personal collection, but I''m sure it will be more useful for you," Madam Harsetti said.


    Aria picked up the ne and asked, "What is this for, Madam?"


    "That emerald ne will boost your magic power in general, so you can cast spells without it taking too much toll on your body and mind." Madam Harsetti replied. "On top of that, that ne can nullify someone else''s dark magic. Since your enemy is also a witch, you can stare at her while holding the emerald pendant, and that woman will lose her dark magic powerpletely. She will not be able to cast spells anymore."


    "Be careful. You can only use this ne''s power one time, so use it wisely or you''ll miss your chance," Madam Harsetti warned. "No matter how strong of a dark witch your enemy is, she will not be stronger than the emerald ne''s nullifying ability."


    Aria felt that she had been given a jackpot to victory. With this emerald ne, she could turn Swan back into a useless person. She could torture, and kill Swan in the most humiliating way possible.


    "Thank you! Thank you so much, Madam! This is the best gift you could ever give me!"


    "It''s just a small bonus, little girl. Once you''ve killed your beloved mother and experienced despair, l will give you another gift to celebrate your sess in bing a Great Witch," Madam Harsetti promised. "I will leave for now. Until we meet again, Aria of the Holy Achate."


    Madam Harsetti tapped the ground with her cane again and dispersed into hundreds of ck butterflies.


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    Aria gasped and opened her eyes after she had that long dream. She looked nkly at the ceiling of her room, as she could feel something in her hand.


    She opened her palm, and surely, that emerald ne from Madam Harsetti was with her right now.


    Aria grinned from ear to ear and wore the ne immediately.


    It couldn''t be seen with the naked eye, but Aria could feel the boost of magic


    power within her. She tapped the bed, and the bed slowly levitated one inch above the ground.


    Lifting something heavy like the bed was impossible for Aria before, but now she could do it with ease!


    1.n


    "Oh, thank you for the gift, Madam!" Aria yelled joyfully, as she was just too happy right now. She continuedughing and grinning as she imagined Swan''s desperate face again, "Just you wait, you crippled bitch. Without your dark magic, you will beg to be spared by me!"