It's been 4 hours since they departed from Marcel's household. Madison and Mason started their journey and their first witch hunt. They ride their horses and travel to the southern villages. According to the list that Caesar gave them, they should arrive first to the village of Maria.
At the village of Maria, there has been reports of continuous kidnappings every week. So, they were assigned to investigate the village's incident it if that was a witch's doing. They used the shortest route on the map as the shortcut to arrive to the village as soon as possible.
But unexpectedly, the route they used was an odd one. As they ride to it, they didn't even saw any sign or warnings about it. As they ride straight ahead, they followed the path and noticed that there was a forest ahead, they stopped at the front of the forest because they realized that something was off about it.
Mason suddenly got some chills on the forest, he looked at Madison and both nodded, as they entered the mysterious forest cautiously.
At first, everything seems normal, but as they walk deep through the forest, Madison suddenly felt something and said, "I think, I felt something. Like magic, no, a barrier. Mason, use your sword, slice down that barrier."
Mason nodded and replied, "Yes ma'am!"
He swung the sword at full force, slicing the barrier in just one swing.
When the barrier was broken, it was revealed that there's a house behind it and it seems to be abandoned.
Besides the house, there's some big cages on its left side. Madison noticed and recognized that these cages were used for torturing prisoners.
Mason also realized something and said, "Madison! Shoot the door!"
"Okay, here I go!" Madison replied as she aims at the door and shoots it.
They entered the house cautiously and saw that there was nothing, but old equipment and some old things. They checked the whole place silently.
While they're at it, a witch suddenly fell on Mason from the ceiling giving him a surprise attack.
The witch's clutches were too hard to fend off so Madison can't use her gun to him.
She finds a convenient weapon to use while Mason is holding it off and there, she found a shovel and charge right into Mason and the witch.
"Mason! Duck!" Madison shouted as she swings the shovel.
Mason ducked, hitting the witch by the head. The witch loses her grips to Mason and felt dizzy until she fell to the ground.
Madison complained, "Man, this witch is sure too hard to handle."
Mason nodded, "Yeah, and it appears to be a young girl."
Madison replied, "Huh? You're right. And it's a cute one."
"Oh? What's this? Looks like my sister has such fetishes for younger girls." Mason teases and giggles.
Madison replied, "Huh!? Hell no! I'm more interested in boys who are stronger than you!"
Mason annoyingly asked, "What!? Are you saying that I'm that weak!?"
The twins continued arguing, until the witch woke up.
Madison noticed and pointed her gun to the witch and said, "It seems you're awake, having a sweet dream?"
The witch replied, "Pardon? What happened? Hey, why are you pointing a gun to me?"
Madison loudly asked, "That's enough questions! Tell me where are the children that you took!?"
The witch replied "Huh!? What children are you talking about!?"
Madison shouted, "Stop playing dumb, it's dirty!" And said, "If you're gonna continue this then it's better to kill you now!"
Mason interrupted, "No Madison, don't do it..."
"What!? Why Mason?" Madison asked.
Mason answered, "We don't know anything yet if she was the culprit behind the reports we've been receiving." As he suggested, "If needed, we must investigate first before we take action if we want to smoke out the culprit smoothly."
He then now talked to the witch and asked, "Hey there miss, can I ask for your name?"
The witch answered, "It's Cristina, my name is Cristina."
Mason replied, "It's nice to meet you Cristina." And introduced himself and his sister, "My name is Mason, and this is my sister Madison. Well, I'm sorry about my sister. She may be like that but..." As he whispered, "She has some kind of liking towards younger girls."
Cristina blushed and her face turned beet red. Madison noticed and threateningly said, "Mason... May I ask what you told her?" As she showed some murderous aura.
Mason reacted and said, "Nothing, nothing, sister..."
Cristina curiously asked, "Huh? Is it true that your sister, Madison was into younger girls?"
"Idiot! Why did you say it out loud!?" Mason anxiously asked.
Madison replied, "So it's true that you said something, huh!?"
Mason said, "Huh!!! No, no, no, no, no... She must be imagining things."
Cristina replied, "I'm not imagining anything, I'm sure you said that."
Madison shouted, "Mason!!!! I'm going to kill you!!"
"I'm sorry!!!!" Mason replied as he ran and was chased by Madison, Cristina also followed them around.
Few hours later, the three got along with each other and Cristina told the twins everything she know.
Madison was surprised and asked, "What!? You mean there are 4 forests that surrounds the Village?"
Cristina nodded and replied, "There are some rumors that various witches lived there and not just witches, there are some mythical monsters that dwells there, feeding on humans who ventures there."
Mason replied, "Who- How exciting..." And asked, "So Cristina, can you show us the way?"
Cristina refused and answered, "What if something happens to you two? I can't afford to lose you two."
Mason replied, "Huh? Don't worry. As long, as we have each other's back, we're not afraid of anything."
Cristina became annoyed and yelled, "No! I don't believe you! You're not telling the truth!"
Madison replied, "Hey, hey it's okay..." As Cristina suddenly ran off crying. Mason tried to stop Cristina as he shouts her name, "Cristina! Wait! Don't wander off by yourself!"
The twins looked at each other and nodded. They followed Cristina along the way, until suddenly Mason saw a piece of cloth and noticed that the piece of cloth was Cristina's clothes. They suddenly heard a scream from far away and they knew that it was Cristina.
So, they rushed for her aid. While riding fast, Madison noticed that they're entering a haunted forest and they saw traces, traces of Cristina and it leads towards the forest.
They stopped for a moment heard another scream and it was coming from the forest. Mason noticed a warning sign at the entrance of the forest.
The writings on the sign was Marian characters and it says, "Beware of the Witches ahead!"
The two took it the warning seriously. Mason got anxious and doesn't know what to do. Madison noticed him and slapped him real hard, and said, "Get a grip Mason! We're diving in the forest!"
"But-"
Madison immediately replied, "No more 'buts'! We're gonna go in that forest and save Cristina!"
Mason steels himself and agrees with Madison. And so, the two rode together and dived right in the forest.