The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story



Chapter 0550

Elva glanced up at Veronica and her laughter stifled. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Veronica startled a little, then tried to smile again. It wasn't as big as before. It barely twitched her lip, and certainly did not meet her eyes.

"Nothing's wrong," Veronica said. "I'm glad you liked the trick."

*How long does it last?" I asked, though as soon as the words left my mouth Elva's purple glow began to fade.

"Aww," Elva said, looking at her hands. "Do it again!"

"Elva, honey," I scolded lightly. "We don't demand things from people."

"I'm tired now," Veronica said. "Maybe another time."

Elva tucked her chin down, disappointed. But she said, "Okay."

*Thank Veronica for the magic trick," I reminded Elva.

Elva kicked her feet on the ground. "Thank you..." she mumbled.

"You're welcome," Veronica said.

Elva lifted her folded bird again. She glanced at me, as if for permission.

"Go on," I said. "Have fun."

Nearby I saw the nanny coming up onto the deck. Elva saw her too, and ran toward her, holding up the folded bird. With Elva thoroughly distracted, I turned to Veronica, looking for an explanation. "What just happened?"

"That magic trick' was actually an incantation I read about in this book." She motioned toward the merfolk book on the top of the bar. "The book contains many sections on curses

up and I perked up. She said 'remove them'! That should be exciting, a great sign! If the book talked about how to remove the curse, then maybe we didn't need to wait for the oracle to appear again

Veronica looked anything but happy

asked, because looking at Veronica, I

and the magical power level needed to remove it. It's easier, of course, if the person who made

won't happen," I said. Jane was the one to make the curse, on her own daughter no less. I'd come to accept that Jane would never come around,

"Yes," Veronica said.

I was beginning to suspect that it

case, it pulled my heart out a

the curses," Veronica said. "It will require the highest amount of magical power

power? Veronica was the only one I knew who could do

you remove her curse?" I

far." She sighed. "What I do is mere child's

hope I had built up for myself crashed and burned all around me. It was my own fault. I should have

said quickly. "This isn't on you at

"If I were stronger-*

closer to her. I dipped my head into her line of vision so she could see my face and know that I'm earnest. "We wouldn't even know any

I couldn't talk. I knew exactly how it

the merfolk oracle," Veronica said. "She's the only one

my heart. I wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust her. The oracle was a stranger. This magic was foreign, even to Veronica.

just started. Maybe there's more I can

I hoped she knew how much I appreciated her. I wasn't sure she would until Elva was

and I walked off a little ways, wanting to give her some space. I looked out over the water. The view was pretty

showed her folded bird to Nicholas, who had just stepped out onto the deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had made it and given it to her, and

Nicholas said

to replicate the bird. Unfortunately, Veronica didn't notice to be able to help. The nanny did the best she

to me. Together we stood side by side. We both turned to look out over

to cool down," Nicholas said.

from our discussion, but I didn't think he had anything to be sorry about. "I'm not mad that you