The Wizard Experiments - Chapter Twenty Nine

"I'm going to start on a few spells and see where it goes. I'm going to need your permission to get someone to test this spell on. We can not endanger your life, your highness." the wizard explains to Kristen."You have my permission to do whatever you need to find a cure for this curse," Kristen replies. "Ok, I will get started right away," he says.

It wasn't long before the wizard had found some prisoners. He ran across a small family far from town and decided it was convenient to take them. With her husband away, she and her three girls were hopeless to escape. They were locked up in the dungeon. Three children and an adult were perfect for him to experiment on. The girls were around James's age, and the woman was around Kristen's age. 

They didn't know why they were taken or what they had done wrong. The kids were scared, and their mom was staying strong to help keep them calm.

The wizard studied his books and began to make a potion for his victims.

The mother was the first one to test the potion. Within minutes she had a red fog surround her, and her body began to jerk.

The girls watched in shock as their mom's transformation took place.

Soon she became still, and her eyes turned a yellowish glow. Her skin turned pale and cool to the touch. She was very pretty with her strange appearance, but they had no idea what had just happened to her.

The wizard brought her to his house to examine her. "So I see your skin is pale and cold, and your eyes have changed too. I'm not sure why they haven't turned red. Maybe it's the color your eyes were before. Let's take a look at your teeth. Kara opened her mouth so the wizard could examine her teeth. Yes, they, too, have changed. You are now looking like the queen." he tells her. "Why have you done this to me? What are you going to do with my little girls?" she questions the wizard. "All in good time will be revealed to you," he replies.

Playing in the castle while waiting for the darkness to come outside, James wandered down into the dungeon. He knew he wasn't allowed down there, but it was so tempting to take a look. He was shocked to find three little girls locked up in the dungeon. "Why are you here in the dungeon?" James asks one of the girls. "I don't know why we are here, but it's a scary place," she replies.

Before James knew it, his father caught him. "What are you doing down here, son?" "I was bored and wanted to see what the dungeon looks like," he replies shyly, knowing he is in trouble. "Why do they have little girls locked up down here?" he asks his dad. "I do not know, but we don't get involved in things that don't pertain to us. It's best to just leave it alone." his dad stresses. "Can I play with them for a while since everyone is asleep? We will be quiet." James begs his dad. "Ok, but this will be our secret. Don't tell anyone." his father warns him. 

James was so excited to have someone his own age to play with! They all seemed really nice and warmed up to James fast, even though they knew of his condition. Word always spreads fast through the kingdom. "I will talk to my mommy and see if she will let you and your mommy go," James tells them.  

The wizard asked the queen to come and examine his new experiment to see what she thought. "Well, I see you have done quite well, wizard. I see she has the same skin and teeth, but her eyes are different. Maybe something is not quite right." Kristen says. 

"I want you to keep experimenting till you get the red eyes. Now try to find a curing potion as well. I'm very pleased with your work thus far." she tells him with enthusiasm. 

"I see you now have this awful curse as I do. I would suggest that you do as he tells you so that he might find a cure to this condition, and in return, you and your family will be spared a painful death." Kristen tells her.

The wizard then brings one of the little girls to his study."Come here, little girl!" the wizard calls out to her.

She walks hesitantly over to him. He leans down to speak to her. She trembles with fear. "Don't be afraid, little one. I'm here to help you," he tells her.

"Here, sit for a bit. I will get you something to drink. You look very thirsty and tired." he says. The wizard hands her something to drink. She begins to drink it. It had a very odd taste, but she didn't mind.  

Then she started to feel very strange. "I feel so cold. I don't feel good," the little girl said as she began to wobble. She gasped for air as she crumbled to the floor. "That is not what I expected to happen. You should have turned like your mother. The wizard watched the little girl and found that the potion did not work on her. He knew the outcome was not going to be good. "I will have to work on the potion some more," the wizard said as he motioned for one of the guards to take her back to the cell.  

The guard opened the door and placed the little girl on the floor of the cell where her mother and sisters were being held. She was barely breathing and seemed lifeless on the floor. Her mother ran over to the little girl, that didn't respond to her calling her name. She shook her and begged her to open her eyes. 

Her sisters and mother watched her as she quit breathing. Fear and grief overcame them as they burst into tears. "What did they do to my little girl?" the mother screamed through the cell bars. 

The queen was summoned to the dungeon to ask what she wanted to do with the girl's body. "How tragic, such a pity that she died so young. I really don't approve of the ill-treatment of children, but I will do anything to free my son of this curse. If the wizard has to do this, I shall approve it. Place her in one of the unmarked graves to hide her identity. We don't want anyone to know of this," she tells her executioner.

The executioner took the girl's lifeless body and placed her in one of the unmarked graves like he was told to do. He chose a grave that belonged to a prisoner. That way, no one would know she even existed.