Seraph looked at her body and saw streaks of blood running down from her stomach. She cried out in horror.
"Calm yourself child, I transported our souls to an initiate of the Dark Sacrament sect. She was killed in the witch initiation ceremony, but her death has a higher purpose to serve us." Fiona said.
"Is this your home?" Seraph questioned
"Yes, you need to participate in this ritual if you want to join the sect and gain powers."
"I don't know if I can do this" coming from earth Seraph was taught about morals and goodness. She didn't know if she could kill anyone.
"You can't back out!" Fiona screeched as her face turned dark.
Seraph blinked rapidly as fear gripped her body.
See this Fiona sighed "Look Seraph if you don't fight we will both die and become a sacrifice to fuel this ritual. You have me if you don't survive it would be an embarrassment to my reputation."
"Ok" Seraph said as he resolved her self. "I will do what ever I need to do to survive."
"Good, good" Fiona smiled. "What the other initiates don't know is that the more people you kill the more power you will gain from hell through Venibbeth."
"Venbi..." Seraph asked puzzled
"A guardian of hell our sect has contact with. In exchange for souls and blood he gives us powers from the underworld plane. We can talk more later grab the knife on the floor and leave."
Seraph eyes roamed around until she saw a curved knife that had an ominously black color with inscriptions on it. She quickly grabbed it and ran deeper into the forest.
"Where are we?" she asked Fiona
"The profane grounds of the sect. Countless dark and unholy rituals have been performed here. Be careful devils and appartions roam this place attracted by the dark aura... look there I see an initiate!"
A girl with a demonic mask sat down an was crying. As she heard Seraph walk towards her she called out in fear. "Go away, leave me alone."
"It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you I just wan't to leave." Seraph said as she reached her arms out.
The girl flinched as Seraph reached and took her mask off. Her angelic face was covered in dark blood.
"Are you okay?" Seraph questioned
"I want this to stop, I didn't know this is what I would have to do to if I wanted to join the sect!"
"Ignorance ! What did you think, it would all be singing and dancing! This is a cult worshiping a evil god trapped in the underworld plane! Kill this fool!" Fiona retorted in Seraphs mind.
Seraph arm instinctively reached for the knife while the girl sobbed into her arms. She raised the knife high and as it fell down it struck true into her neck.
The girl looked at Seraph in shock. She slowly sank into the earth as her blood bathed the surrounding in a reddish tint. The knife glowed and an ethereal like string flew out of the girls body as the earth consumed her.
Seraph questioned her own sanity. She actually killed someone and it felt... good.
"What happened to her body" she shivered as she asked Fiona.
"Her body is being taken to the final ritual site yo be offered as a sacrifice. While her soul rests in your blade. The initiate who has the most souls will usually get the most rewards from the underworld plane so we need to get going."
Seraph ventured out into the woods and claimed the lives of 20 more girls with the aid of Fiona.
After countless hours a horn was blown across the entire forest 3 times.
"It's time Seraph," Fiona said firmly "I need to hide my presence so the coven leaders and Venibbeth don't sense me."
Seraph walked out of the trail and towards the gate of the coven.
Two, two meter tall giants with green horns stood at the entrance of gate. A couple of frail old women stood in front of them.
They waited as the empty space in front of the gate filled with more initiates. In the Hana's old memories there were well over 50 in the beginning. Now there stood only 5.
"Welcome to the coven sisters" The women in the middle croaked." The final part of your journey rests inside, stay still."
5 of the old women walked towards them and up at black scarf around their eyes.
Seraph felt her self being led around a maze of rooms into the coven grounds. When she finally stopped, somebody undid her cloak.
As the cloak fell to the floor, she felt her naked body being observed. She hesitantly took her blind folds of and scanned the room.
A huge pentagram was drawn onto the wall opposite if her. The other girls stood next to her naked as well. A beautiful women stood on a platform looking down on them. Her gray hair contrasted with her youthful skin.
"Vanessa" Fiona growled
Seraph looked curiously at the women who killed Fiona. She was bound to fight her in she future she bedded to carefully observe get.
"Silence" the witch stated which immediately halted the ritual chanting.
"I am the leader of the Dark Sacrament coven and the supreme witch! Congratulations you are here to be initiated into this coven as fellow sisters. Let the initiation ceremony commence!" She screamed as she waved hands.
Suddenly the numerous candles light up and emitted a black flame. The chanting commenced once again, and the initiates recited the unholy words they had prepared for long ago.
"I, Seraph , in the presence of the Mighty Ones do of my own free will and accord most solemnly swear that I will ever keep secret and never reveal the secrets of the Art except it be to a proper person, properly prepared, with a Circle such as this. And that I will never deny the secrets of the Art to such a person if he or she be vouched for by a Brother or Sister of the Art. All this I swear by my hopes of a future life mindful that my measure has been taken and may my magical weapons turn against me if I break this my solemn oath."
Supreme Vanessa suddenly flew towards them and gave then each a kiss. As She but their lips hard enough to draw blood, she used the blood to draw a symbol on their foreheads. She chanted louder and louder and soon the rest of the coven joined in.
The pentagram on the wall began to drip blood. It twisted faster and faster until a dark world came into view. The initiates minds could not comprehend the mystical plans that was summoned. Their minds threatened to collapse until something started to cone out."